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Page A-30 Shelton-Mason Journal Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 Port of Allyn prepares legislative session items By Isabélla Breda isabe/la @masoncounty. com Port of Allyn commissioners unan- imously agreed during their Dec. meeting to send lobbyists to advo— cate for further funding to complete the Sargent Oyster House project and their Recreation and Conserva- tion Office grant proposal that would fund Sweetwater Creek Park, during the 2021 legislative session. Briahna Murray and Holly Cocci of Gordon Thomas Honeywell Govern— mental Affairs — hired by the port to advocate for portvprojects accord- ing to the port’s website —— proposed that the port request $334,360 for the completion of the Oyster House. The port received $378,000 from North Mason groups receive thousands in donations Journal staff news@masoncounty. com The Coalition of Churches in Belfair and North Ma- son Food Bank are among the 25 organizations that re- ceived donations from Kitsap Credit Union. Kitsap Credit Union presented $5,000 checks to the organizations at its “Holiday Cash & Dash” event Monday at its Harborside corporate office in downtown Bremerton. A total of $130,000 was donated to food banks and Backpacks for Kids organizations in Mason, Kitsap, Jefferson and Pierce counties, In a news release, KCU noted more people are rely- ing on local food banks and food assistance programs during these hard times. “With some food banks serving more people than the capital budget for Oyster House renovations in 2019, Murray and Cocci said. “I would encourage the port to con- tinue to make this our main priority for the upcoming session, especially given the robust capital budget fund- ing we’re expecting, and that the Legislature has a desire to support economic development,” Cocci said. “This project creates several jobs, es- pecially to finish out the project, and also bringing Visitors into the area, which in turn supports businesses in the surrounding area.” During her report, Commissioner Judy Scott noted that the roof is fi— nally on the Oyster House. When the restoration of the build- ing is complete it will serve as a mu- ever, we at Kitsap Credit Union found it crucial to sup— port our local food banks in a much larger way during these challenging times,” said KCU CEO Shawn Gil- fedder. In 2019, Kitsap Credit Union donated $52,000 to lo- cal food banks and backpack feeding programs. During Monday’s ceremony, recipients were greeted with a musical entrance as they pulled into the drive- thru event. Each group received a large ceremonial check, and the real thing. continued from page A-28 the novel. “It’s more grounded in real life — I think that’s kind of important,” she said. Many of the story’s motifs come from Jeffery’s life. “For undergrad. I went to [Uni- versity of Californial:,~£esfkgley and I studied Interdisciplinarystudies and my focus was international relations and foreign trade. And then I went to Vanderbilt University for law,” Jeffery said. “I ended up taking the bar [exam] up in Washington state.” While practicing immigration and deportation defense in Seattle, Jeffery fell in love with her weekend excur- sions into the woods. “When I lived full time in the Se- attle area, a lot of my friends, you know, we would go camping and we would just, you know, go for hikes and I realized that the Hood Canal is a pretty awesome place in the world,” Jefi'ery said. . After earning a teaching credential and moving back to California to teach social studies at the high school level and legal studies at Delta Community College, Jeffery said she was missing that “awesome place” and bought a cabin near the canal. “I don’twant the area to get too big, because the way it is now it’s, it’s still a charming place and there’s just enough amenities,” Jeffery said. “If you need to get something for your seum, featuring the history of shell- fishing‘in North Bay. The port’s second most critical project, the Sweetwater Creek Park project, received preliminary approv— al from the Recreation and Conserva- tion Office Funding Board on Nov. 5. The project proposal will need to rank 60 out of 80 Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program grant proj- ects to be considered for state fund— ing, Murray said. “Historically, the rank being ranked 60 puts us kind of on the cusp of receiving funding,” she added. The port is seeking a $486,436 grant from the RCO that will be matched with $288,813 from the port. The primary elements of the pro- posed park include a natural play- ground, interpretive trail describing the history of hydropower in Wash— ington 'and an American Disabilities Act accessible fishing dock and hik— ing trail. The project proposal also states it will restore salmonid access to 1.2 stream miles of Sweetwater Creek. Commissioners Scott and Ted Jackson added that one of their top priorities to seek state funding down the road is adding a sidewalk from Drum Street to Lakeland Village in Allyn. “Recognizing that we have to deal with [the Washington State Depart: ment of Transportation] and Mason County, that’s a safety issue and I think that should be the next one,” Scott said. Shawn Gilfedder, center, president and CEO of Kitsap Credit Union, hands a ceremonial check on Dec. 7 for $5,000 to Francine McKinley of Belfair-based Coalition of Churches as KCU Belfair branch manager Samantha Massey looks on. Courtesy Photo house or whatever you can go to hard— ware stores it has things that you need. Then, the natural world is all around you, and it’s unspoiled.” Beyond the move from the Bay Area and experiences with diverse people and perspectives, Jeffery’s encounters with alcoholism appear in the story. “You know, we’ve struggled a lot with getting high school students to ,- ' realize the dangers of drinking and driving, and especially in a rural area where you have long stretches of road,” Jeffery said. “We’ve dealt with those incidents as a community in Stockton [California] we’ve had students who have unfortunately been injured and one student died from being injured in a car accident where the other motor- ist had been drinking.” Between the natural scenes from the woods surrounding Belfair and the Hood Canal, the real-world issues and the fantasy world, Kiser Kanouse said the book is enjoyable for all ages. “It’s cool to not only kind of immerse myself into this world that she’s de- scribing and creating but then also to be in reality,” she said. The book is available at all of the major booksellers including Amazon,‘ Barnes & Noble, Walmart eBooks and Google Play. Autographed copies are available on the author’s website at wildasilva.com. “So yeah, it’s a fantasy story,” Jef- fery said. “But it also has some real- world elements in it that I hope to be helpful to people.” Author: ‘It’s cool to immerse myself into thisworlclgc’ Akilah Jefferey, retired lawyer, high school teacher and profesor, was in- spired by the words surrounding Belfair. She recently published “Wilda Silva, Secret Keeper” about the magical forests. Courtesy photo