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BELFAIR HERALD Serving Belfair m Allyn -- Grapeview -- Tahuya -- Mason Lake -- South Shore -- Victor Thursday, December 13, 2007 Section of The Shelton-Mason County Journal # the Theler Center: 00000000ieombelngo00 s?. ught Commumty Center are search- for three new board members ell as a variety of volunteers elp with new and ongoing proj- R. }fficials say that since a funding is three years ago, the nonprofit reorganized and kept the cen- open on a shoe-string budget money generated through do- ions, room rentals, fund-raising tits and volunteers. Our frugality has been 'tough f for us all," said Linnie Griffin, !of Theler's four board mere- s, "Especially our manager and small, hardworking staff, most hom are unpaid volunteers." )FFICIALS SAY that core cies have been developed that ensuring the future for North son's only community center i public wetland trails. In ad- ion, they point out that many sung heroes" have shown their ingness to "walk hand-in-hand" nature by volunteering. Some em include the following indi- Uals: D Arp Masley, a Master Garden- who helps maintain the nature rdens. Bill Moyer, who mows and -whacks the trails, maintains tipment and repairs anything t needs fixing. Security host Dave George, o keeps a watchful eye on Theler ildings and grounds and serves • Florence Crosswhite and many other daily walkers who pick up lit- Zer and help keep trail signs clean. • Carefully screened workers from the Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women who maintain the trails and gardens and clean up around the community center and parking lots. "IN EVERYTHING we do, our focus will always be toward the lo- cal community," said Griffin. "But moving forward depends on broad- based community involvement. That's why we're calling on our neighbors to share their time and talents." Three two-year board positions will be open this month and vol- unteers with experience in fund- raising and grant writing are espe- cially needed. Local residents may submit a letter of interest to P.O. Box 1445, Belfair, 98528, or e-mail them to theler@hetc.com. Officials say that the letters should include a listing of interests, qualifications, history of volunteer- ism and state how one's personal experience might benefit the com- munity center. All four board members - Grif- fin, Dave Kinnee, Mary Swoboda and Tom Farmer - say they would be happy to talk with those that are interested in becoming board members. Those that would like more information or would like to reach the current board members iwelcome greeter to walkers us- should call 275-4898. 00ospital board for meeting The inaugural meeting of the !Wly formed Mason County Pub- will chair the commission. :Hospital District 2 Board of nmissioners will be held at 7 . on Tuesday, December 18, at Fire District 2 station on the Belfair Highway. It will be the board's first offi- tl meeting, but it will not come lmwthe pomp and pageantry of 1 investiture ceremony. The issioners have all opted to orn in already, individually, are ready to get down to busi- e meeting agenda indicates t following a call to order, there 1 be time for introductions. The t real order of business for the board will then be deciding who Following that, the board is set to have a discussion about goals for the hospital district and dis- cuss possible mission statements. In addition, the board will have a discussion regarding possible committees and discuss a meeting schedule. Before adjourning, the board is set to hold an open forum to hear from area residents. The public is welcome to attend the meeting. Those that would like more information about the new hospital district or the upcom- ing meeting should contact board member Bev Wendell by calling 275-9365. Girl Scouts help children at Turning Pointe The Girl Scouts of Melody Pruett-Hop- fensperger's Troop 271 stuffed 52 Christ- aas stockings for the children affected by. domestic violence at the Turning Pomte Women's and Children's Shelter. Each stocking contained a storybook, a coloring book, 24 crayons, assorted can- A RIVER runs through it: The Tahuya River's high, fast water got the better of this bridge on the Belfair-Tahuya Road. Several other bridges in North Mason were also destroyed during this past week's storm. A storm's aftermath: Se"00,ral seek emergency relief at the Theler Cenl:(;r By LIZ CASE By the time last week's storm blew through North Mason, its high winds and drenching record rainfall left homes flooded, power out, phones dead, trees downed, roads and bridges washed away and whole communities stranded. Streams and rivers that normally flowed quietly through rural yards became violent, rushing torrents that swept away whole houses, ground away embankments and scoured away whatever was lying in the water's path. By the time the winds died down and the skies cleared, PUD 3's Joel Myer estimates that between 2,600 and 3,000 North Mason customers were without power. Virtually all have now had power restored, ac- cording to Myer, with the excep- tion of some individual homes that needed further repair first. "We knew how much work was waiting for our people," said Myer, "but we were really pleased at the amount of community support we got. People were coming out of their houses with coffee and food dy and candy canes, a stuffed animal, a toy, a bottle of bubble juice and a cracker packet. The scouts pictured here are Te- resa Lake (at left) and Jessica Hopfens- perger. The stockings were delivered to the shelter on December 10, and were bringing food, unasked, to the substation for returning workers." ' Mason County's emergency management office was still com- piling figures early this week as to how many homes or other proper- ties were damaged or destroyed in the storm. "The best information I currently have is lots and lots and lots," said Martin Best, a member of the emergency management of- rice. BELFAIR'S Mary E. Theler Community Center was officially serving as an emergency shelter at 8 a.m. on Monday, December 3. Four people sheltered at Theler on Monday night and seven people stayed overnight on Tuesday. Belfair's Faith In Action West Sound organization sent volun- teers Suzi Abbott and Shawn Jones to staff the Theler kitchen, providing hot meals for drop-ins as well as overnight guests, and delivering meals to emergency responders. Jones also stayed the night on Monday as a shelter at- tendant. "I am so honored to be able to do this for this community," said Jones as he worked in the kitch- en, preparing the sloppy joes for the Tuesday meal. Abbott added, "There are so many people who have had such a hard time of it, and it's really an honor to be able to help." Local restaurants and other donors provided the shelter with cooked food as well. ON THURSDAY, Theler of- ficially closed as a shelter and opened as a center for flood relief and supplies, coordinated through the Salvation Army. Metal shelving loaned by the Belfair Lions through dentist Don LaPere was set up in one of the conference rooms to hold food and other necessities. Tables were also set up for donated clothing. It was a quiet day and commu- nity responders were concerned, knowing firsthand that many peo- ple in the area needed assistance but wondered how to get the word out that it was available. But the word began to get out that day on television when KOMO 4 asked its viewers to do- nate enough goods to fill a moving van with relief supplies. Viewers responded with enough donations to reportedly fill seven moving vans with goods. One of those vans arrived at Theler at 1 p.m. on Friday, De- cember 7, and the station filmed a segment at the center, showing volunteers sorting through dozens of boxes of clothing and food and cleaning supplies and other goods. The segment began airing late that afternoon. THAT DID the trick. People began arriving, both for assistance and with more and more dona- tions. This reporter and son, Mark Case, volunteered at Theler for six hours on Sunday, receiving dona- tions, stocking shelves and assist- ing visitors. Kiwanis member Jim Burton and his wife Arlene tackled the mountains of clothing, sorting and folding and stacking items neatly on the tables, On that day, things went smoothly with only a few quiet times and visits from flood victims were steady. Two couples arrived for sup- plies, saying that flooding had de- stroyed their homes and they had lost everything. Another man said that water had flowed beneath his house but it was still standing, although his car had been sub- merged to a depth of three feet and his well house was destroyed. One man arrived with dona- tions of several dozen brand-new toys, a giR from a woman in Kirk- land. Another brought a brand- new man's down coat, donated by a recent widow in another town, which was given back out almost right away. SEVERAL people arrived to ask what items were still in need and went right back out to go and purchase them. True to their word, donations came back of gas cards, waterproof work gloves, men's size socks, and men's warm hats and gloves. Cases of canned tuna, graham crackers, peanut butter and bot- (Please turn to page 4.) BELFAIR HERALD Serving Belfair m Allyn -- Grapeview -- Tahuya -- Mason Lake -- South Shore -- Victor Thursday, December 13, 2007 Section of The Shelton-Mason County Journal # the Theler Center: 00000000ieombelngo00 s?. ught Commumty Center are search- for three new board members ell as a variety of volunteers elp with new and ongoing proj- R. }fficials say that since a funding is three years ago, the nonprofit reorganized and kept the cen- open on a shoe-string budget money generated through do- ions, room rentals, fund-raising tits and volunteers. Our frugality has been 'tough f for us all," said Linnie Griffin, !of Theler's four board mere- s, "Especially our manager and small, hardworking staff, most hom are unpaid volunteers." )FFICIALS SAY that core cies have been developed that ensuring the future for North son's only community center i public wetland trails. In ad- ion, they point out that many sung heroes" have shown their ingness to "walk hand-in-hand" nature by volunteering. Some em include the following indi- Uals: D Arp Masley, a Master Garden- who helps maintain the nature rdens. Bill Moyer, who mows and -whacks the trails, maintains tipment and repairs anything t needs fixing. Security host Dave George, o keeps a watchful eye on Theler ildings and grounds and serves • Florence Crosswhite and many other daily walkers who pick up lit- Zer and help keep trail signs clean. • Carefully screened workers from the Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women who maintain the trails and gardens and clean up around the community center and parking lots. "IN EVERYTHING we do, our focus will always be toward the lo- cal community," said Griffin. "But moving forward depends on broad- based community involvement. That's why we're calling on our neighbors to share their time and talents." Three two-year board positions will be open this month and vol- unteers with experience in fund- raising and grant writing are espe- cially needed. Local residents may submit a letter of interest to P.O. Box 1445, Belfair, 98528, or e-mail them to theler@hetc.com. Officials say that the letters should include a listing of interests, qualifications, history of volunteer- ism and state how one's personal experience might benefit the com- munity center. All four board members - Grif- fin, Dave Kinnee, Mary Swoboda and Tom Farmer - say they would be happy to talk with those that are interested in becoming board members. Those that would like more information or would like to reach the current board members iwelcome greeter to walkers us- should call 275-4898. 00ospital board for meeting The inaugural meeting of the !Wly formed Mason County Pub- will chair the commission. :Hospital District 2 Board of nmissioners will be held at 7 . on Tuesday, December 18, at Fire District 2 station on the Belfair Highway. It will be the board's first offi- tl meeting, but it will not come lmwthe pomp and pageantry of 1 investiture ceremony. The issioners have all opted to orn in already, individually, are ready to get down to busi- e meeting agenda indicates t following a call to order, there 1 be time for introductions. The t real order of business for the board will then be deciding who Following that, the board is set to have a discussion about goals for the hospital district and dis- cuss possible mission statements. In addition, the board will have a discussion regarding possible committees and discuss a meeting schedule. Before adjourning, the board is set to hold an open forum to hear from area residents. The public is welcome to attend the meeting. Those that would like more information about the new hospital district or the upcom- ing meeting should contact board member Bev Wendell by calling 275-9365. Girl Scouts help children at Turning Pointe The Girl Scouts of Melody Pruett-Hop- fensperger's Troop 271 stuffed 52 Christ- aas stockings for the children affected by. domestic violence at the Turning Pomte Women's and Children's Shelter. Each stocking contained a storybook, a coloring book, 24 crayons, assorted can- A RIVER runs through it: The Tahuya River's high, fast water got the better of this bridge on the Belfair-Tahuya Road. Several other bridges in North Mason were also destroyed during this past week's storm. A storm's aftermath: Se"00,ral seek emergency relief at the Theler Cenl:(;r By LIZ CASE By the time last week's storm blew through North Mason, its high winds and drenching record rainfall left homes flooded, power out, phones dead, trees downed, roads and bridges washed away and whole communities stranded. Streams and rivers that normally flowed quietly through rural yards became violent, rushing torrents that swept away whole houses, ground away embankments and scoured away whatever was lying in the water's path. By the time the winds died down and the skies cleared, PUD 3's Joel Myer estimates that between 2,600 and 3,000 North Mason customers were without power. Virtually all have now had power restored, ac- cording to Myer, with the excep- tion of some individual homes that needed further repair first. "We knew how much work was waiting for our people," said Myer, "but we were really pleased at the amount of community support we got. People were coming out of their houses with coffee and food dy and candy canes, a stuffed animal, a toy, a bottle of bubble juice and a cracker packet. The scouts pictured here are Te- resa Lake (at left) and Jessica Hopfens- perger. The stockings were delivered to the shelter on December 10, and were bringing food, unasked, to the substation for returning workers." ' Mason County's emergency management office was still com- piling figures early this week as to how many homes or other proper- ties were damaged or destroyed in the storm. "The best information I currently have is lots and lots and lots," said Martin Best, a member of the emergency management of- rice. BELFAIR'S Mary E. Theler Community Center was officially serving as an emergency shelter at 8 a.m. on Monday, December 3. Four people sheltered at Theler on Monday night and seven people stayed overnight on Tuesday. Belfair's Faith In Action West Sound organization sent volun- teers Suzi Abbott and Shawn Jones to staff the Theler kitchen, providing hot meals for drop-ins as well as overnight guests, and delivering meals to emergency responders. Jones also stayed the night on Monday as a shelter at- tendant. "I am so honored to be able to do this for this community," said Jones as he worked in the kitch- en, preparing the sloppy joes for the Tuesday meal. Abbott added, "There are so many people who have had such a hard time of it, and it's really an honor to be able to help." Local restaurants and other donors provided the shelter with cooked food as well. ON THURSDAY, Theler of- ficially closed as a shelter and opened as a center for flood relief and supplies, coordinated through the Salvation Army. Metal shelving loaned by the Belfair Lions through dentist Don LaPere was set up in one of the conference rooms to hold food and other necessities. Tables were also set up for donated clothing. It was a quiet day and commu- nity responders were concerned, knowing firsthand that many peo- ple in the area needed assistance but wondered how to get the word out that it was available. But the word began to get out that day on television when KOMO 4 asked its viewers to do- nate enough goods to fill a moving van with relief supplies. Viewers responded with enough donations to reportedly fill seven moving vans with goods. One of those vans arrived at Theler at 1 p.m. on Friday, De- cember 7, and the station filmed a segment at the center, showing volunteers sorting through dozens of boxes of clothing and food and cleaning supplies and other goods. The segment began airing late that afternoon. THAT DID the trick. People began arriving, both for assistance and with more and more dona- tions. This reporter and son, Mark Case, volunteered at Theler for six hours on Sunday, receiving dona- tions, stocking shelves and assist- ing visitors. Kiwanis member Jim Burton and his wife Arlene tackled the mountains of clothing, sorting and folding and stacking items neatly on the tables, On that day, things went smoothly with only a few quiet times and visits from flood victims were steady. Two couples arrived for sup- plies, saying that flooding had de- stroyed their homes and they had lost everything. Another man said that water had flowed beneath his house but it was still standing, although his car had been sub- merged to a depth of three feet and his well house was destroyed. One man arrived with dona- tions of several dozen brand-new toys, a giR from a woman in Kirk- land. Another brought a brand- new man's down coat, donated by a recent widow in another town, which was given back out almost right away. SEVERAL people arrived to ask what items were still in need and went right back out to go and purchase them. True to their word, donations came back of gas cards, waterproof work gloves, men's size socks, and men's warm hats and gloves. Cases of canned tuna, graham crackers, peanut butter and bot- (Please turn to page 4.)