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August 2, 2007
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Health Dept.
director retiring |
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Maryann
Welch's career dates to the 1970s
By Dee
Anne Shaw
Vidette Editor
Maryann Welch, a third-generation Harborite who came up through
the ranks to become the director of the county's Public Health
and Social Services Department, will retire this fall. Her career
in county government dates to the 1970s and she's been a department
director for more than 20 years.
"I have been very fortunate in my career with the county,"
she said. "I couldn't have planned it as well.
"I think very highly of her, and certainly she has done
an outstanding job," Commission Chairman Al Carter of Hoquiam,
said. "She runs an excellent department." |
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Maryann Welch will retire Oct. 31 from her job as the county's
health and social services director. (Photo by Dee Anne Shaw) |
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G.H. County Fair
beckons |
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By Dee Anne Shaw
Vidette Editor
A freshly landscaped entrance will greet fairgoers next week
and the Fair staff adds their smiles to the bright, welcoming
sign.
"It helps when you have a perfectionist doing the work,"
Fair manager Debbie Adolphsen said of Dave Persell, the fair
board member who oversaw the work and did much of it himself.
The Fair opens for a five-day run on Wednesday, Aug. 8-12. The
new entrance was made necessary by the winter wind storm that
toppled trees all over Grays Harbor. The fairgrounds was no exception |
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Pictured welcoming everyone to this year's fair are,
from left, Fair Manager Debbie Adolphsen, Barb Smith, Kelly Peterson
and Juanita Adolphsen. (Photo by Dee Anne Shaw) |
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Third straight title for DeBenedetti |
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8th Annual Shipwreck Beads Northwest Modified
Nationals
By Jerrad Kellogg
Vidette Reporter
ELMA Jon DeBenedetti notched his third straight Shipwreck
Beads Northwest Modified Nationals championship as he led wire-to-wire
in the annual race's eighth edition, and easily reigned in the
$4,000 first prize on Saturday, July 28, at Grays Harbor Raceway
in Elma.
DeBenedetti, out of Medford, Ore., has been the race's champion
since 2004. He repeated in 2005, but a third title had to wait
until 2007, as last year's race was called off after the untimely
death of Fred Brownfield, the Raceway's former promoter.
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Winner of both night's main events, Jon DeBenedetti
of Medford Ore., at left, in his stars and stripes No. 0d car
takes the outside line around turn-four and passes Marysville,
Cailfornia's Ryan McDaniel during a trophy dash early Saturday
evening. (Photos by Jerrad Kellogg) |
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Montesano school bus safety debated
The Montesano School District "has cause for concern about
our buses," Superintendent Marti Harruff told the School
Board at its July 19 meeting, and she said she is implementing
changes that will result in better ongoing bus maintenance. Roger
Garrick, the district's former transportation supervisor, vehemently
disagrees with any implication that the buses he oversaw weren't
well maintained. He granted an interview to The Vidette
because "now they're saying I didn't create an environment
for safety." It's one thing to lose a job in what he doesn't
believe was a purely fiscal decision, "it's another when
they start attacking my personal credibility and the safety I
maintained for those kids. That's enough."
Mere oversight on load of logs, buyer says
Pat Tagman of Willis Enterprises takes issue with the Montesano
city attorney's opinion that retired forester Ron Schillinger,
who is running for mayor, illegally approved the donation of
logs to a football fundraiser. "Nothing illegal, whatsoever,
took place," said Tagman, who is a manager and log buyer
for Willis Enterprises of Oakville, which partnered with the
city to support the fundraiser. Well-intentioned, busy people
forget things all the time, he said. "It happens,"
Tagman said. "When it's brought to your attention, you make
a correction."
Primary election ballots go in the mail this
week
A new election calendar is in place this year and it means the
county Auditor's Office will mail ballots to all registered voters
this week in time for an Aug. 21 primary election. In previous
years, the primary has taken place in mid-September. Auditor
Vern Spatz reports that by law the ballots must be mailed by
Friday, but he expects they'll be mailed by Thursday, Aug. 2.
He had hoped for an Aug. 1 mailing, but when the sample ballot
was circulated it was discovered that Ron Schillinger's name
had been misspelled. He's a candidate for mayor in Montesano.
More Sports
Good luck removing performance enhancers
from baseball
Opinion by Vidette reporter Jerrad Kellogg: Well it is
going to happen (Well it happened) Barry Bonds is going
to (has )break (broken) Hank Aaron's all-time homerun record.
It took Aaron 23 seasons to tally 755 homeruns 15 seasons
of which he hit 30 or more homers, including 8 seasons where
he hit 40 or more. It has taken Bonds 22 seasons 14 of
which he hit 30 or more, including 7 seasons hitting 40 or more
dingers. On the surface they seem like similar timelines, but
why has it taken Bonds one year less, when he has done it with
one fewer 40-homer season and one less 30-homer season? Well
the answer is one of his 40-or-more seasons was his single season
record breaking season of 2001, when he hit 73. That is also
the same time frame when steroid use in baseball was believed
to be its highest.
Oregon driver sweeps weekend
ELMA Medford, Oregon's
Jon DeBenedetti put the field at Grays Harbor Raceway on notice
Friday night that he would be a serious threat to pick up his
third consecutive Shipwreck Beads, Northwest Modified National
title on Saturday, as he made a mid-race pass to take over the
lead and then he held off the field, to win the Pete Muller Logging-PBM
feature race on the first night of the two-day racing event at
the Elma track.
Chamber/ Whitney's
Tourney at Oaksridge set
ELMA - The 12th Annual Montesano Chamber of Commerce and Whitney's
Golf Tournament is planned for Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Oaksridge
Golf course. The four-person scramble formatted tournament will
begin with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. on the day of the tourney.
Satsop Triathlon approaching
ELMA The Satsop Triathlon
to be held at Vance Creek Park in Elma is planned for Saturday,
Aug. 4. Two different courses will be offered at the event that
begins at 9 a.m. An Olympic-distance course will consist of a
three lap swim around one of the Vance Creek ponds, a 25-mile
bicycle race and a 10-kilometer run on Wenzel Slough Road. A
shorter course is set to include, a 500-meter swim, a 12-mile
bike race and a 5-kilometer run. The cost to participate is $65
for individuals and $90 for two-or-three person relay teams.
Day-of-race registration will be held from 7:45 and 8:45 a.m.
For more information contact Rory Muller at (253) 334-4433 or
Rory@budracing.com.
MHS girls second in
off-season soccer tourney
TUMWATER Coming off a season last fall that ended in the
state quarterfinals and after graduating seven players, the Montesano
Girls Soccer team has a big challenge ahead this year to fill
the shoes of seven solid seniors who graduated, the head coach,
Ken Matthews, said. |
Other
Headlines
Montesano school bus safety debated
The Montesano School District "has cause for concern about
our buses," Superintendent Marti Harruff told the School
Board at its July 19 meeting, and she said she is implementing
changes that will result in better ongoing bus maintenance. Roger
Garrick, the district's former transportation supervisor, vehemently
disagrees with any implication that the buses he oversaw weren't
well maintained. He granted an interview to The Vidette
because "now they're saying I didn't create an environment
for safety." It's one thing to lose a job in what he doesn't
believe was a purely fiscal decision, "it's another when
they start attacking my personal credibility and the safety I
maintained for those kids. That's enough."
Mere oversight on load of logs, buyer says
Pat Tagman of Willis Enterprises takes issue with the Montesano
city attorney's opinion that retired forester Ron Schillinger,
who is running for mayor, illegally approved the donation of
logs to a football fundraiser. "Nothing illegal, whatsoever,
took place," said Tagman, who is a manager and log buyer
for Willis Enterprises of Oakville, which partnered with the
city to support the fundraiser. Well-intentioned, busy people
forget things all the time, he said. "It happens,"
Tagman said. "When it's brought to your attention, you make
a correction."
Primary election ballots go in the mail this
week
A new election calendar is in place this year and it means the
county Auditor's Office will mail ballots to all registered voters
this week in time for an Aug. 21 primary election. In previous
years, the primary has taken place in mid-September. Auditor
Vern Spatz reports that by law the ballots must be mailed by
Friday, but he expects they'll be mailed by Thursday, Aug. 2.
He had hoped for an Aug. 1 mailing, but when the sample ballot
was circulated it was discovered that Ron Schillinger's name
had been misspelled. He's a candidate for mayor in Montesano.
More Sports
Good luck removing performance enhancers
from baseball
Opinion by Vidette reporter Jerrad Kellogg: Well it is
going to happen (Well it happened) Barry Bonds is going
to (has )break (broken) Hank Aaron's all-time homerun record.
It took Aaron 23 seasons to tally 755 homeruns 15 seasons
of which he hit 30 or more homers, including 8 seasons where
he hit 40 or more. It has taken Bonds 22 seasons 14 of
which he hit 30 or more, including 7 seasons hitting 40 or more
dingers. On the surface they seem like similar timelines, but
why has it taken Bonds one year less, when he has done it with
one fewer 40-homer season and one less 30-homer season? Well
the answer is one of his 40-or-more seasons was his single season
record breaking season of 2001, when he hit 73. That is also
the same time frame when steroid use in baseball was believed
to be its highest.
Oregon driver sweeps weekend
ELMA Medford, Oregon's
Jon DeBenedetti put the field at Grays Harbor Raceway on notice
Friday night that he would be a serious threat to pick up his
third consecutive Shipwreck Beads, Northwest Modified National
title on Saturday, as he made a mid-race pass to take over the
lead and then he held off the field, to win the Pete Muller Logging-PBM
feature race on the first night of the two-day racing event at
the Elma track.
Chamber/ Whitney's
Tourney at Oaksridge set
ELMA - The 12th Annual Montesano Chamber of Commerce and Whitney's
Golf Tournament is planned for Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Oaksridge
Golf course. The four-person scramble formatted tournament will
begin with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. on the day of the tourney.
Satsop Triathlon approaching
PASCO Taking place east
of the Cascade Mountains the Southern Washington 14-year-old
Babe Ruth Baseball State Tournament escaped the flurry of rain
showers experienced on the west side of the state last week,
but the East Grays Harbor All-Stars were not able to stay for
the duration as they went 1-2 in pool play Wednesday, July 18
through Friday, July 20, and then 0-1 in championship play on
Saturday, July 21, getting eliminated from the single elimination
bracket.
EGH 13s fall at state
tourney
TUMWATER The East Grays Harbor All-Stars' stay at the Southern
Washington 13-year-old Babe Ruth Baseball State Tournament was
shortened due to foul weather forcing the tourney to go from
double-elimination to single elimination and a subsequent 5-4
loss to Longview in the first round on Saturday, July 21, at
Tumwater. |
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