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Electric lights on Christmas Eve
Sunset turned the electric powerlines of State Route 3 between Deer Creek and
PUD 3 into holiday lights on a stretch of Bayshore.
R
_00:'eschool
The Shelton Cooperative Pre-
school, currently operating in the
basement of the Shelton Post Of-
rice, is looking for new quarters af-
ter receiving notice that it will lose
its lease on March 31.
The U.S. Postal Service, which
owns the building, is concerned
looking for new location
that the space is not safe for the
preschool, said teacher Rae Gor-
don. The basement is under-
ground, and each year it floods in
heavy rains. It usually has to close
for a few days to clean up and dry
out carpets, Gordon explained.
The cooperative is a parent-
owned nonprofit organization that
has been in the post office's base-
ment tbr 10 years.
The organization is looking for
a space of at least 1,250 square
feet somewhere in the city limits
for $600-$650 in rent. Anyone who
can help may call 426-7857.
Miggie and V"
may still go
the historic flow
By SEAN HANLON
Having prevailed in his efforts
to memorialize not just one but
two Irenes by means of water in
the area, Ken VanBuskirk of Bel-
fair now hopes to do the same for
Miggie and Viola.
A soon-to-be-ex member of the
North Mason School Board and an
all-around man about the town,
VanBuskirk recently prevailed in
a five-year quest to have a tribu-
tary of the Union River named af-
ter an Irene who wrote a book and
the Irene she wrote about.
The Washington State Board
on Geographic Names received his
petition in January 2002 but did
not act on it until September 21.
Caleb Maki, who reports to the
board, explained the reason why.
"The board's policy is if you're
going to submit a commemorative
name, the person who's being com-
memorated has to be deceased at
least five years and they were de-
ceased only three years," he said.
THEY ARE IRENE Davis, who
wrote a history of the area, and
Irene McKnight, who established
a farm there during the Great De-
pression.
Davis was born in Seattle in
1919, graduating from South Kit-
sap High School in 1937. She
The Histol:v of Bel/hir ana" the
huya Peninsula and served as
rater and president of the
County Historical Society.
She died on November 8,
at the age of 83, and therefore
name became an offici'al
date for creek commemoration
November of last year.
kirk renewed the request he
in her memory on December
2006 and made the point that
book records that Irehe McKni
moved to Belfhir from
with .her husband Claude in
and they established a farm on
acres that had been part of
Thomas White homestead.
The stream is named for
Davis, but the applicant made
point in his correspondence
the board that naming it
Creek would also serve to
the memory of Mrs. McKnight.
HER HUSBAND worked
the Puget Sound Naval Shi
in Bremerton until he left its
ploy to become a thll-time
"They sold milk, corn,
(Please turn to page 9.)
House okays Skok funding
(Continued from page 2.)
the hazardous and nuclear
waste cleanup project at the
Hanford Reservation, educa-
tional improvements, health-
care facilities and crime-control
initiatives, as well as benefit
programs and health-care ex-
penditures in Veterans Affairs.
The Skokomish Tribe has been
working with Mason County and
PUD 1 on a wastewater man-
agement system that would cost
about $3.2 million to design and
$16.7 million to build and serve
people living from the Skoko-
mish Reservation to Hoodsport.
If the House version of the omni-
bus spending bill is approved the
partners will have secured about
$8 million of the money needed
to complete the project, with
costs estimated at about $9.9
million for Hoodsport, about $6.5
million fbr the Skokomish Reser-
ration and about $3.4 million for
the Potlatch area.
DICKS WORKED with the
tribe to include language in the
federal Tribal Assistance Grant
that allows upwards of $4.3 mil-
lion to be applied to the waste-
water project. Other funds have
come from the state's Centennial
Clean Water Fund and the Puget
Sound Action Team, an agency
formed to address pollution prob-
lems in the area.
Wastewater management is
instrumental to the Skoks' plan
to build as many as 138 homes on
234 acres of high ground above
Potlatch State Park as an alter-
native to established tribal hous-
ing in the floodplain of the Skoko-
mish River. The Skoks are build-
ing a water tank and a water
treatment plant with enough ca-
pacity to serve 90 homes up on the
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
Damage to forest
lo )king extensive
(Continued from page 1.)
GIBSON SAID areas around
Hoodsport, Shelton and Lake
Man arrested
in FEMA case
(Continued from page 2)
23 at the Theler Center in Belfair,
which was being hsed by FEMA to
take applications for disaster relief.
Doyle reported being contacted by
a FEMA employee, Mary Brown,
who was concerned about Smith's
behavior during their meeting.
Doyle said he asked Smith to calm
down aler Brown said he was
loud and hostile. Smith allegedly
reached inside his jacket at which
point Doyle reported that he struck
him, took him to the ground and
placed him in handcuffs.
Sheldon released Smith on his
promise to appear for arraignment
on January 4.
By
Russ Denney
Wynoochee"were particularly hard
hit, while the Quilcene area does
not have much road damage."
More than 14 inches of rain and
heavy wind gusts of 40 miles per
hour or more clobbered the forest
and caused damage estimated
at $8 million during the early
December storm, according to
published reports.
Several national forest roads in
Mason County remained closed as
pf late last week due to washouts,
plugged or destroyed culverts,
debris flows and surface loss. They
included forest roads 23, 24 and 25
and roads 2340, 2342, 2353, 2361,
2401, 2441 and 2480. Other roads
not on the list may be closed due to
snow or gates, the Forest Service
warns.
Olympic National Forest
officials are still assessing storm
damage to determine the costs of
emergency and long-term recovery
efforts and they hope to have a
better estimate by mid-January,
weather permitting.
We will be
CLOSED
for New Year's
on January 1
We will reopen
January 2nd at 6:30 a.m.
PANTORlUM
CLEANERS & TAILORS
Serving Shelton and
Mason County for 82 years
i i
Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
215 South Second
426-3371
ill
Page 6 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 27, 2007
heights. Phase one of the housing
plan envisions the construction of
30 homes, and phase two calls for
48 dwellings more, with the first
homes ready for occupancy by the
end of 2008.
KAYAK "PROVIDED" in your front yard.
1 bedroom A-frame Totten Inlet. Newly
refurbished, secluded. No smoking/pets.
References. $600. (360) 432-0559.
C12/27-1/17
DISASTER CRISIS Worker: Behavioral
Hearth Resources is currently seeking
15 crisis workers for a 2 month tempo-
rary position working with storm victims
in Thurston, Mason and Grays Harbor
counties. Experienced with social work,
working with people and strong com-
munication skills desired. Must have
own vehicle and be willing to work in the
community providing emotional support,
active listening and referrals to storm
victims. Knowledge of community re-
sources and provide general information
about available services. Must be avail-
able for employment January 2, 2008.
For more information see our web page
www.bhr.org. Salary DOQ. EOE. Submit
resumes to: Attn: Human Resources,
BHR, 3857 Martin Way E, Olympia, WA
98506. B12/27
LARGE ROOM for rent, fireplace, $600
monthly. Large room with bedroom and
private bath, $700.1 bedroom, $400. No
pets. All have laundry/kitchen privileges.
Rent plus deposit and screening fee.
(360) 427-0713. B12/27-1/3
DISASTER CRISIS Response Lead:
Behavioral Health Resources is cur-
rently seeking qualified individuals for 2
month temporary employment working
in Thurston, Mason and Grays Harbor
counties as Disaster Crisis Response
Lead. MA preferred or a BA with experi-
ence in counseling or social services to
provide direct services and supervision
to crisis workers. Must have own vehicle
and be willing to travel in the community
looking for and working with storm vic-
tims. Qualified individuals must be avail-
able for employment January 2, 2008.
EOE. For more information see our web
page www.bhr.org. Salary DOQ. Submit
resumes to Attn: Human Resources,
BHR, 3857 Martin Way E, Olympia, WA
........................................................................................ 98506. B12/27
233' WATERFRONT, Agate area, 4
acres. 2 bedroom, 1 bath. Spectacular 2005 CHEVY Blazer EXT, 4x4, 69K
view. $875 first/last months, deposit, miles. Excellent condition. $16,500 OBO.
(253) 278-2891. H 12/27-1/17 (360) 426-5632. A 12/27-1/17
We
have
fishing
supplies/
Skokomish Indian Tribal
Enterprises (S.I.T.E.)
OLYMPIC COLLEGE
Shelton
937 w. Alpine Way, Shelton, WA
Premis Carton
+ tax
Bud
Bud ....
S949
12 12 oz. cans
3 Chicken Strips
& 8 Jo Jo
Potatoes
19390 North U.S. Hwy. I01
Skokomish Nation, WA 98584
At the intersection of Hwy. 101 & Hwy. 106
minutes north of Shelton on the Skokomish Indian Reservation
Located next to the Lucky Dog Casino * 427-9099
S429
Comnl00te
Cartdn:: :
Winston
sa00s Ca00°n
;.,,!; ,,: r.: i
Marlboro
1
Basic
COFFEE:
Small 79¢, Med 89¢,
SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING:
Cigarette Smoke Contains Carbon
Monoxide.
Electric lights on Christmas Eve
Sunset turned the electric powerlines of State Route 3 between Deer Creek and
PUD 3 into holiday lights on a stretch of Bayshore.
R
_00:'eschool
The Shelton Cooperative Pre-
school, currently operating in the
basement of the Shelton Post Of-
rice, is looking for new quarters af-
ter receiving notice that it will lose
its lease on March 31.
The U.S. Postal Service, which
owns the building, is concerned
looking for new location
that the space is not safe for the
preschool, said teacher Rae Gor-
don. The basement is under-
ground, and each year it floods in
heavy rains. It usually has to close
for a few days to clean up and dry
out carpets, Gordon explained.
The cooperative is a parent-
owned nonprofit organization that
has been in the post office's base-
ment tbr 10 years.
The organization is looking for
a space of at least 1,250 square
feet somewhere in the city limits
for $600-$650 in rent. Anyone who
can help may call 426-7857.
Miggie and V"
may still go
the historic flow
By SEAN HANLON
Having prevailed in his efforts
to memorialize not just one but
two Irenes by means of water in
the area, Ken VanBuskirk of Bel-
fair now hopes to do the same for
Miggie and Viola.
A soon-to-be-ex member of the
North Mason School Board and an
all-around man about the town,
VanBuskirk recently prevailed in
a five-year quest to have a tribu-
tary of the Union River named af-
ter an Irene who wrote a book and
the Irene she wrote about.
The Washington State Board
on Geographic Names received his
petition in January 2002 but did
not act on it until September 21.
Caleb Maki, who reports to the
board, explained the reason why.
"The board's policy is if you're
going to submit a commemorative
name, the person who's being com-
memorated has to be deceased at
least five years and they were de-
ceased only three years," he said.
THEY ARE IRENE Davis, who
wrote a history of the area, and
Irene McKnight, who established
a farm there during the Great De-
pression.
Davis was born in Seattle in
1919, graduating from South Kit-
sap High School in 1937. She
The Histol:v of Bel/hir ana" the
huya Peninsula and served as
rater and president of the
County Historical Society.
She died on November 8,
at the age of 83, and therefore
name became an offici'al
date for creek commemoration
November of last year.
kirk renewed the request he
in her memory on December
2006 and made the point that
book records that Irehe McKni
moved to Belfhir from
with .her husband Claude in
and they established a farm on
acres that had been part of
Thomas White homestead.
The stream is named for
Davis, but the applicant made
point in his correspondence
the board that naming it
Creek would also serve to
the memory of Mrs. McKnight.
HER HUSBAND worked
the Puget Sound Naval Shi
in Bremerton until he left its
ploy to become a thll-time
"They sold milk, corn,
(Please turn to page 9.)
House okays Skok funding
(Continued from page 2.)
the hazardous and nuclear
waste cleanup project at the
Hanford Reservation, educa-
tional improvements, health-
care facilities and crime-control
initiatives, as well as benefit
programs and health-care ex-
penditures in Veterans Affairs.
The Skokomish Tribe has been
working with Mason County and
PUD 1 on a wastewater man-
agement system that would cost
about $3.2 million to design and
$16.7 million to build and serve
people living from the Skoko-
mish Reservation to Hoodsport.
If the House version of the omni-
bus spending bill is approved the
partners will have secured about
$8 million of the money needed
to complete the project, with
costs estimated at about $9.9
million for Hoodsport, about $6.5
million fbr the Skokomish Reser-
ration and about $3.4 million for
the Potlatch area.
DICKS WORKED with the
tribe to include language in the
federal Tribal Assistance Grant
that allows upwards of $4.3 mil-
lion to be applied to the waste-
water project. Other funds have
come from the state's Centennial
Clean Water Fund and the Puget
Sound Action Team, an agency
formed to address pollution prob-
lems in the area.
Wastewater management is
instrumental to the Skoks' plan
to build as many as 138 homes on
234 acres of high ground above
Potlatch State Park as an alter-
native to established tribal hous-
ing in the floodplain of the Skoko-
mish River. The Skoks are build-
ing a water tank and a water
treatment plant with enough ca-
pacity to serve 90 homes up on the
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
Damage to forest
lo )king extensive
(Continued from page 1.)
GIBSON SAID areas around
Hoodsport, Shelton and Lake
Man arrested
in FEMA case
(Continued from page 2)
23 at the Theler Center in Belfair,
which was being hsed by FEMA to
take applications for disaster relief.
Doyle reported being contacted by
a FEMA employee, Mary Brown,
who was concerned about Smith's
behavior during their meeting.
Doyle said he asked Smith to calm
down aler Brown said he was
loud and hostile. Smith allegedly
reached inside his jacket at which
point Doyle reported that he struck
him, took him to the ground and
placed him in handcuffs.
Sheldon released Smith on his
promise to appear for arraignment
on January 4.
By
Russ Denney
Wynoochee"were particularly hard
hit, while the Quilcene area does
not have much road damage."
More than 14 inches of rain and
heavy wind gusts of 40 miles per
hour or more clobbered the forest
and caused damage estimated
at $8 million during the early
December storm, according to
published reports.
Several national forest roads in
Mason County remained closed as
pf late last week due to washouts,
plugged or destroyed culverts,
debris flows and surface loss. They
included forest roads 23, 24 and 25
and roads 2340, 2342, 2353, 2361,
2401, 2441 and 2480. Other roads
not on the list may be closed due to
snow or gates, the Forest Service
warns.
Olympic National Forest
officials are still assessing storm
damage to determine the costs of
emergency and long-term recovery
efforts and they hope to have a
better estimate by mid-January,
weather permitting.
We will be
CLOSED
for New Year's
on January 1
We will reopen
January 2nd at 6:30 a.m.
PANTORlUM
CLEANERS & TAILORS
Serving Shelton and
Mason County for 82 years
i i
Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
215 South Second
426-3371
ill
Page 6 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 27, 2007
heights. Phase one of the housing
plan envisions the construction of
30 homes, and phase two calls for
48 dwellings more, with the first
homes ready for occupancy by the
end of 2008.
KAYAK "PROVIDED" in your front yard.
1 bedroom A-frame Totten Inlet. Newly
refurbished, secluded. No smoking/pets.
References. $600. (360) 432-0559.
C12/27-1/17
DISASTER CRISIS Worker: Behavioral
Hearth Resources is currently seeking
15 crisis workers for a 2 month tempo-
rary position working with storm victims
in Thurston, Mason and Grays Harbor
counties. Experienced with social work,
working with people and strong com-
munication skills desired. Must have
own vehicle and be willing to work in the
community providing emotional support,
active listening and referrals to storm
victims. Knowledge of community re-
sources and provide general information
about available services. Must be avail-
able for employment January 2, 2008.
For more information see our web page
www.bhr.org. Salary DOQ. EOE. Submit
resumes to: Attn: Human Resources,
BHR, 3857 Martin Way E, Olympia, WA
98506. B12/27
LARGE ROOM for rent, fireplace, $600
monthly. Large room with bedroom and
private bath, $700.1 bedroom, $400. No
pets. All have laundry/kitchen privileges.
Rent plus deposit and screening fee.
(360) 427-0713. B12/27-1/3
DISASTER CRISIS Response Lead:
Behavioral Health Resources is cur-
rently seeking qualified individuals for 2
month temporary employment working
in Thurston, Mason and Grays Harbor
counties as Disaster Crisis Response
Lead. MA preferred or a BA with experi-
ence in counseling or social services to
provide direct services and supervision
to crisis workers. Must have own vehicle
and be willing to travel in the community
looking for and working with storm vic-
tims. Qualified individuals must be avail-
able for employment January 2, 2008.
EOE. For more information see our web
page www.bhr.org. Salary DOQ. Submit
resumes to Attn: Human Resources,
BHR, 3857 Martin Way E, Olympia, WA
........................................................................................ 98506. B12/27
233' WATERFRONT, Agate area, 4
acres. 2 bedroom, 1 bath. Spectacular 2005 CHEVY Blazer EXT, 4x4, 69K
view. $875 first/last months, deposit, miles. Excellent condition. $16,500 OBO.
(253) 278-2891. H 12/27-1/17 (360) 426-5632. A 12/27-1/17
We
have
fishing
supplies/
Skokomish Indian Tribal
Enterprises (S.I.T.E.)
OLYMPIC COLLEGE
Shelton
937 w. Alpine Way, Shelton, WA
Premis Carton
+ tax
Bud
Bud ....
S949
12 12 oz. cans
3 Chicken Strips
& 8 Jo Jo
Potatoes
19390 North U.S. Hwy. I01
Skokomish Nation, WA 98584
At the intersection of Hwy. 101 & Hwy. 106
minutes north of Shelton on the Skokomish Indian Reservation
Located next to the Lucky Dog Casino * 427-9099
S429
Comnl00te
Cartdn:: :
Winston
sa00s Ca00°n
;.,,!; ,,: r.: i
Marlboro
1
Basic
COFFEE:
Small 79¢, Med 89¢,
SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING:
Cigarette Smoke Contains Carbon
Monoxide.