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'lhree vie for Seat
i>n water board
Three men, including a
cently fired Belfair Water
istrict employe, have expressed
retest in a soon to be vacant
ater connnissioner's seat.
Charles Stow, who was the
istrict's sole employe until
triter this month, submitted a
tter to the conlmissioners
'ecember 20 saying he was
ailable for Harry Lohman's
osition.
Lehman is leaving the board
becember 31 because he is
loving to Yakima.
Two other men have
|Xpressed,interest in the
mmissioner s job - Ed Cokelet
d Roger Kieffer.
Board Chairman "Pete"
Unn said it might be a while
efore the replacement is named.
' law, they have up to six
ionths to select one.
"We want to get as many
mes as we can," he aid. "Then
1 (Smith) and I will sit down
ld see who fills the bill."
The two commissioners will
ake their decision in executive
=Salon.
The new commissioner will
]e appointed to serve the
]emainder of Lohman's term
tch will end next year.
i
fire district
:00ooking for
"00ispatcher
I Mason County Fire District
]0. 5 is seeking a qualified
:rson to supplement its
iatching staff.
! The department is accepting
]Pplications for a dispatcher
iiinee and relief dispatcher.
'lThe new part-time position
]111 reqmre an above average
:ility to read and write and an
Tire water commissioners,
charged with overseeing the
district which serves
approximately 300 customers,
meet every third Tuesday of the
month at 7:30 p.m. in the old
PUD building.
Thursday, December 28, 1978
Section of the Shelton-Mason County Journal
CAROLING IN Twanoh Falls may not be a tradition yet, but it's on its
way. Three years ago, the Grable family gathered together some neighbors
and walked around the neighborhood spreading good cheer. Mrs. Grable is
:llity to read maps. Duties will
ielude grounds and building still organizing the event, and she even has plenty of music for those who
an.up and light maintenance, want to join the group on its rounds. After the singing, everyone is invited
fliadty with the distdet and to the._Grable's, home. for. refreshme ts_...
;Jason County in general will be
tection
' Applicants must be able tO[o r k without constant 00erger of fire pro
pervision and have some
iowledge of fire service and
'dical aid or be willing to train be discussed
r S'position requires d,stricts to
meone with flexible hours
lee it involves relief duties.
Although the fire department
esn't have to have anyone
applicants are being
now so someone will be
if the need ever arises.
An extra relief person is our
said Fire Chief
Knight.
Applications and resume
be sent in handwriting to
Protection District No. 5,
Box 127, Ailyn.
Commissioners from Mason
County Fire Protection Districts
No. Eight and 15 will discuss the
merger of their two departments
during a special meeting at 7:30
p.m. January 16 in the Tahuya
FirehaU.
District 15 Commissioner
Faye Paolino described the
meeting as "just a hunt and
search mission, really."
mmissioner sought
Ralph Victor, Mason County
Protection District No. 5
has resigned from
:ie board, effective December
ill, because of health reasons.
[ Victor was appointed to the
::: lard in January of this year.
:ii term was due to expire in
e fall of 1979.
|Anyone interested .in the
[sition vacated by Victor
[uld submit a written resume
.the Fire District Station No. 1
in Allyn, preferably before the
January 17 board meeting.
The person selected will serve
on the board until the fall of
1979 at which time he or she
will have to run for election.
All commissioners are
required to file a public
disclosure form.
Fire commissioners are
"watchdogs of the taxpayer's
money," said Fire Chief Richard
Knight.
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A contract for maintenance
ithe Belfair Cemetery has been
: pted by the Belfair Cemetery
: triet, s
rpeo i h
[m Ir
, [tracted
:tine
said Commissioner Roy
. People's Janitorial Services
Bremerton has been
for the work. Besides
weeding and mowing, the
.apany will remove dead
'ers and plants from graves,.,
,I', blackberry bushes and
as, and keep the natural
neat.
.'iiiL' The cost of the maintenance
::' $100 per visit, said
!1 missioner Bead. Spring wsits
:'ii:][ 11 probably be once a month
',| ore, and visits will be less in
::.i1 Winter. explained Bead. The
: .|'ltrict will be charged a
llping fee when necessary.
| Tie 1979 cemetery district
,::.ittget Iias reserve funds to
:: 0Vide]" cyclone fencing around
the upper west side of the
cemetery, he said. "This is not
to keep people out of the
cemetery but to discourage
loitering and motorcyclists from
riding over the graves."
NM levy
rneehng set
The North Mason School
District Levy-Bond Study
Committee, chaired by
Jackie Allen, will meet at
7:30 p.m. January 4 in room
two at the high school.
Anyone interested in
working on this committee
should attend the meetingl
She said that each
department should benefit from
a merger, or it won't be carried
out.
For District No. 15, the
advantages of a merger are quite
obvious. The department, which
was formed two years ago, has
had more than its share of
internal problems.
Although they are resolved
now, said Mrs. Paolino, the cure
resulted in the resignation of
four volunteers and one fire
commissioner.
This loss of manpower didn't
help the district which needs all
the people it can get to provide
adequate fire protection for its
approximately 14 square.mile
area.
A merger, said Mrs. Paolino,
would give the residents better
cove rage.
As it stands now, the
department has 10 volunteers
which includes two EMTs.
However, there are times when
they are not available.
If such a situation existed
after a merger, District No. Eight
volunteers would be able to
answer an emergency call.
"It might take them a little
longer," said Mrs. Paolino, "but
at least they would respond."
Combining the two districts,
she said, would give the
taxpayers of District No. 15 the
coverage they deserve.
District No, Eight also stands
to gain from joining the two
departments.
Its benefits will come in the
way of additional revenue, an
increase in volunteers -
including two EMTs which is a
major addition to any
department - and additiorial
equipment.
"All we ask is that one truck
and one aid ear stay up here;"
said Mrs. Paolino.
That leaves a fire tanker and
a 'four-wheel drive pickup that
can be placed anywhere in the
combined district the
commissioners see fit.
District No. 15 also has a
1945 fire truck, but it's
scheduled to go to a girl scout
camp located in the district,
Camp Lyle McLeod.
District No. Eight Fire
Commissioner John Christen,
,who has been talking with Mrs.
Paolino about a merger for some
time, said that the advantages for
his district far outweigh any
disadvantages there might be.
However, he said, "There
may be something I haven't
thought about or considered that
they (other commissioners) may
consider."
If the commissioners of both
districts approved the merger, it
will be up to the residents of
District No. 15 to give the final
okay, which will include the
dissolution of their district.
Sixty percent of the people
would have to agree to the
merger, said Mrs. Paolino. An
election wouldn't have to be
Two escape
serious inlury
Two people received minor
injuries in a single car accident at
8 a.rn. December 24 about 1.5
miles south of Belfair on State
Route 3, according to the
highway patrol.
The driver, Miles G. Smith,
37, of Seattle and his daugl, ater,
Heather B. Smith, 15, of
Shelton, were going southbound
when the vehicle failed to make
a right turn and went off the
road and struck a fir tree. Smith
and his daughter were treated at
the scene and released.
Smith's 1969 Chevrolet van.
was totaled, according to the
highway patrol.
Man 00complains about water
Harry Lehman.
Kieffer told the
commissioners that his well
water contains a lot of debris
which clogs up his faucets and
washing machine.
Because the water pressure is
only 35 pounds per square inch,
"I have to run it through the
pump, which makes my water
cost a hell of a lot more than
anyone else," Kieffer said.
He pays $8 a month for the
water from the district-owned
well.
Kieffer also said that one of
his neighbors is ,on the Belfair
water systeln without having a
meter. The commissioners said
The only customer on an
artesian well owned by the
Belfair.Water District complained
at the commissioners meeting
December 19 about the poor
quality of water and about the
new rate increase.
After listening to Roger
Kieffer's complaint, the
commissioners voted to hook
him up to the main water system
at district expense.
Since Kieffer, who lives on
Hummingbird Lane on the South
Shore, already paid $375 to join
the water district when it was
formed, there is ,no reason to
charge hint for hooking up to
the system, said Commissioner
they didn't know how that was
possible, but they said they
would look into it when
Kieffer's new service is installed.
The district will bury a
two.inch pvc water line, said
Lehman, and anyone that wants
to hook up at that time may do
SO.
in other action, the
commissioners authorized $100
for a water district sign.
They also approved $500 for
the purchase of tools,
miscellaneous supplies. Chuck
Kovach, a former water
commissioner, will make a list of
what is needed by the district.
held, just signatures collected,
she said.
Once the merger is complete,
District No. 15 would be only a
memory, and District No. Eight
would be larger and have two
extra commissioners.
The extra board members
would remain until their term
expired, explained Mrs. Paolino.
About the upcoming
meeting, Mrs. Paolino said, "I
don't want to get down there
and have a knock down drag out
battle. I don't think we need it."
And if the merger is
approved, she added, "I'd be the
happiest person on earth."
Water district
has new job title
After firing its only employe
earlier this month, the Belfair
Water District has gone through
a minor reorganization and
created a new job -
administrative clerk.
Cathy Smith, wife of Water
Commissioner Hal Smith, has
been hired to fill the new job
which pays $350 per month. She
started December I I.
Mrs. Smith will manage the
district office, issue work orders,
take all complaints, and pass on
all information to the board, said
Commissioner Harry Lehman.
She will also read the water
meters every two months and
mail out the bills.
Mrs. Smith will be in the
water district office, located in
the old PUD building, five days a
week from 9 a.m. until 11 ann.
The reorganization of the
district is basically returning to
the way business was conducted
before the board experimented
with hiring a combination
administrator and maintenance
man, the commissioners
explained at the December 19
meeting.
Now all maintenance or new
installations will be handled by
one of three or four local
contractors.
The district pays $6 an hour
for this work, "which isn't very
much, but it's all we can
afford,', said Lohinan.
Unique restaurant
to open in Belfair
When the Klahowyan
Restaurant opens at the Spot
Realty Shopping Center in
mid-February, it will be the
beginning of a unique eating
establishment not duplicated
anywhere else in the Pacific
Northwest.
It will be small - seating
only 30 people - and intimate,
said Jack Sutherland of Seattle, a
restaurateur for 20 years.
His patter in the venture is
Gary Beck, also of Seattle.
The dining house, as
Sutherland prefers to call it, will
"have a rather involved wine list
and a limited menu," he said.
It's continental cuisine will
feature such dishes as stuffed
game bird, tenderloin and
specials of roast leg of lamb or
salmon, he said.
It will also feature fresh
fruits and vegetables.
"Most people this day and
age lean toward "the larger the
better,'" said Sutherland.
However, "I'm going in the other
direction."
In larger establishments "you
lose intimacy and familiarity
-with the public,", he said. But
this is not likely to be the ease
at the Klahowyan. Sutherland
will do the cooking and even
dish washing, while his partner
will serve.
To start with, only the two
of them will make up the staff.
Later, Suthedand said, a third
person will be hired so they both
can have a day off.
The name of the restaurant is
a stylized version of the Indian
word "klalowya" which means
greeting. It doesn't belong to any
one Pacific Northwest tribe but
it was a'universal word they all
used, Sutherland explained.
By adding an "n" to the end
of the word, it becomes "the
greeter," he said.
With such a name, it's not
surprising that the atmosphere
will be Indian with artifacts
decorating the walls.
"I'm trying to keep it from
looking commercial," said
Sutherland, so there won't be
any cash register visible on
entering the restaurant. "On the
way through the door, I want to
make you feel like you're
walking into the den in my
home."
Probably the most unique
feature about the restaurant will
be its open cooking area
surrounded by a counter with 13
executive chairs. The very
popular Thirteen Coins and Boon
Docker restaurants in Seattle
have the same type of
arrangement, he said.
Although there will be
counter service, it's not what
most people envision, Sutherland
said. The chairs pivot and tilt,
and they each have Indirect
lighting.
"It's a large circular counter
with a lot of privacy to it," he
said.
There will also be four dining
tables, he said.
Sutherland developed the
idea for the restaurant about five
years ago. He also designed it,
and he is even building the
interior himself. Right now, he is
doing all the work in his Seattle
home, but as soon as his permits
are okayed, he will move Into
the 40-by-40-foot room to build
the rest of the furnishings.
This will be the second
business venture for Sothedand
in Belfair. Up until 1969, he
owned a drive-in restaurant
across from Belfair State Park.
His parents also live here.
He had thought about
opening the restaurant in Seattle,
but every place he looked at was
too expensive or it just wasn't
right. "I'm picky about the
location," he said.
In Belfair, he hopes to have
the ideal spot.
Suthedand emphasizes that
"The whole concept is designed
not to run competition with
anybody in Belfalr but strictly to
fit in and add variety."
The Klahowyan will be open
seven days a week from 5 pan.
until 10 p.m., he said. At first,
reservations probably won't be
necessary, he said.
Fire code violations explained
The North Mason School
District is in violation of the
county fire code, but so are the
other districts in the county, said
Deputy Fire Marshall Vic
Paolino.
And, although some of the.
violations are serious, they don't
mean the schools should be
closed.
"I think the children in our
schools are safe," said Paolino.
After a thoughtful pause, he
added, "But you can't be
fail-safe either."
Paolino sent a letter to the'
North Mason' School Board
infortning it of the fire code
violations and outlining what
steps would have to be taken to
bring the district into
conformance with the code. (The
story was carried in last week's
Herald.)
Although the time frame
given to correct the violations -
30, 120 or 160 days - shocked
the school board, Paolino played
down his letter calling it "low
keyed."
"Most of the stuff can be
satisfied over a two- to
three-year period," ,he said.
"We're not pressuring the school
to do anything immediately.
"A sprinkler system over the
slat,.e area (at the high scltool)is
a major job," he said. "If plans
(are submitted) to do that over a
period of time, I think we could
live with that."
Separating the basement
storage area of the elementary
school from the rest of the
building with walls and ceilings
of one-hour fire rating
construction is another long
termed project, he said. "It
could be worked on this summer
or next."
There are a number of
things, however, that could be
coxrected quite readily, and
Paolino expects that to be done.
For instance, a metal can
with a tight fitting cover for the
storage of used oil mops in the
lower elementary could be
provided very easily. Repairing
the exit light over the stage door
is another example.
Paolino said "the intent of
the letter is to get them (the
school board) to communicate:"
So far, he is pleased with the
results.
The county-wide inspection
of schools, conducted in Belfair
November 17, was the first real
inspection of this type the
county has ever done, said
Paolino.
That's because the county
never had the manpower before.
Paolino wasn't hired until 1976,
one year after the county
adopted the state flr code.
Once it had the state code,
explained Paolino, the county
had to develop a way to apply
it. When the mechanics were
worked out, the county started
its inspections of taverns and
lounges frst because they had
the most serious violations, he
said.
'Schools on the other hand,
"may not have met the fire
code, but they still had fire drills
that were going well, and they
could clear out buildings in one
minute," Paolino said.
With that in mind, "we
didn't see an immediate problem
in the schools."
When the sdool inspections
finally started, however, Paolino
found some "glaring" violations
in every district.
And they occurred mainly,
not because of lack of
maintenance, but because of how
the schools were originally built,
he said.
in most instances, ihe
schools were built before the
.county had a fire code of its
own, and the state's fire code
was basically ignored, Paolino
said.
(Please turn to page four.)