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Non-profit Org . U.S. Postage Paid Vaughn,WA . 98394 Key Peninsula Permit No. 2 December 4 1989 .Volume 17 Is.sue 22 Circulation 7250 working together for the social and economic good of our Key Peninsula Box Holder Christmasis coming All around the Peninsula special NEWS that people could apply for their events in honor of the season are being bask ets betw een December 1 and 8. held. Those dates should have been December As they have for · the last twelve 1 through 18. Donation s of cash or non years, Mike Salatino and friends will perishable food can be made to Key cook a spe cial Christm as dinner for Penin sula Communi ty Servic es, POB seniors who otherwi se would have no 392, Lakebay 98349. place to go. Mike has the al}le assistance The Burley Christmas party is ofEleanor Stock this year and she will be scheduled for Saturday December 9 from in charge of the guest list and 10 am to 2 pm at the Burley Community transportatio n arrangements. Invited Hall, next to the post office. All area guestsreceiveagift. Santaalsovisitsand residents are invited to join in singing an entertainment program is put on. carols under the direction of the Burley Transportation can be provided. Bible Church. If you know of a senior who would Cookies and hot cider will be othe rwise be alone, please contact supplied by Burl ey re sident s and Eleanor Stock at 884-3739. members of the Burley Library Key Peninsula Community Association . Santa and Mrs. Claus, who Services will host a holiday bazaar and are appearing at the personal request of brt;akfas! on Sunday December 10 at the Mr. and Mrs. Lawrenc e Standly, will be Longbranchlmpro vementClub. From 7- on hand to talk to youngsters and pose for 10 am a menu of pancakes, eggs , bacon picture s. Each child visiting with Santa and a beverage will ALL be served for will receive a candy cane and picture as a only $2.50. Lunch items including remembrance. There will no charge for hamburgers and hotdogs will follow. the pictures , however a donation box will The bazaar will feature a flea market , be set up to offset the price of the film. arts & craft s items, and a bake sale . A food collection box for those in Booths remain available for $ 10.00. Call need will be avail able at the party . Food Marge Adams at 884-4440 for details. may also be left at the Burley Community All proceed s will go to benefit the food Hall or the Burley post office on other bank. dates. The Peninsula Neighbors Craft A free program sponsored by the Club will have a boo$ at the (KPCS) Friends of the Key Center Library will bazaar. Craft club member s donate their be held Wednesday, December 6, 7 pm at earnings back to the community. Please the library. The presentation will include stop by their booth and see the nice Swedish Christmas traditions , including assortment of Chri stmas items they will advent candles, Lucia celebration, and have on display. Christm as Eve highlights. Coffee ,. tea, KP NEWSphoto by Joe ApriJe The Community House Project and Swedish Christmas cookies will be Johnand MichelleFlint<!! are just aboulpafect as one of Americasfavorite people are working hard to get their · served. The event is a gift to the Friends coupks,Mr. and Mr.s. SamaClaMs, at therece-nt KPCCA Arts and CraftsFair . Chri stmas baskets for those in need and the community from Britta Broncs completed _. We reported last time in the and Ann Marie Hahn. Fire District 16 labor issues still unresolved Armed robber by Megan Aprile Fire district 16 commissioners and caught, thanks to the local fire fighters union are still A fire district 16 class 3 firefighter, 12 meeting. If not, binding arbitration is working to reach agreement on their first with 3 or more years of service is paid expensive for both sides. Attorneys for alert employees contract The districthad been scheduled $2240 monthly. Class_3 firefighters in each side cost about $175 per hour, the Jonna Gosnell and Tammy Dumas for binding arbitration, but both sides Lakewood, Parkland or University Place hired arbiter about $500 per day, coming were at work as usual on October 11, agreed to_try to reach agreement on their are paid $3169 monthly. Fire district 16 to a total, with various other costs, of an when a man came in to open a savings own. firefighters work on a schedule estima ted $2500 per day according to one account with a governm ent check . Jonna That meeting was unsucces sful also, commonly used in fire departments ·called side, or $5000 per day, according to the Gosnell remembered a former customer and a final meeting has been scheduled for Detroit 56, which is a rather elaborate other. of the Credit l}nion who had used the January 12. If the remaining issues twenty four shift on and off arrangement. A check of vouch~rs at the fire station. same name as the man that was opening cannot be resolved at that time, the talks Normally, seniority determines how showed that a total amount of $6, 842.50 the account. Ms. Gosnell remembered the will have to go to binding arbitration, people are laid off, but the recent levy has so far been paid to Cabot Dow and former customer, even though she had not since firefighter s cannot go on strike. The mandated funds for parafl!edic salaries . As sociates, a firm of professional seen him very often, and so she knew the main unresolved issues are wages, hours Both side s are hopef ul that negiotia tors, for their servic es in the and seniority. agreement can be reached in the January contract talks. continued on page 2 ... Page 2 Key Peninsula News December 4, 1989 Key Peninsula KP interim NEWS rezone passes PO Box 3, Vaughn , WA 98394 county council The interim rezoning of the Key Peninsula was passed unanimously by the Pierce County Council at their November 28 meeting. The new zoning takes effect on December 15. - Over the next two years, the residents of the Key Peninsula can put together a The Key Peninsula News is a part of community land use plan. Beginning in the Key Peninsula Civic Center June or July of next year the·planning staff Associaition , supported by local of the Council will hold community merchants' advertising and staffed forums to assist local residents in the largely by volunteers. All proceeds go planning process. toward the programs of the Civic Center. The three main provisions of the plan The NEWS is published twice-monthly, are a minimum lot size of 2 1/2 acres, KP NEWS photo by Joe Aprile and°distributedfree to all residents in the designate.d commercial areas and a 50 Key Peninsula area. ,. foot buffer zone. The tax status of the A nice crowdenjoys the atmospnereand the selectionof quality handmadeitems at buffer zone is · being considered by the the Key Peninsula Civic Center.Association'sannual Arts and CraftsFair. mng. editor: Megan Aprile assessor 's office. · ad sales: Karen Olson Armed robber caught, ad layout: Lee Kidd reporter: Megan Aprile ' cont. from page 1 · photographer: Joe Aprile Drive Safely bookkeeper: Ruth Updike by Megan Aprile man in front of her was pot that person. the man was arrested for both fraud/ ,,. distribution: Lee Kidd · Tammy Dumas , the teller who dealt with forgery and anne.d robbery. The 1988 traffic fatality rate of 1.95 this man, engage.d in conversation with For their outstanding help and deaths per · 100 million miles travele.d staff support volunteers: Joanne him while carefully noting what he cooperation Jonna Gosnell and Tammy continues a steady downward trend over Baldwin, Sally Cornman, Linnea looked like~ The two reporte.dthe incident Dumas received certifjcates of the last decade. In 1979 the state recorde.d Lawson, Dai] Peterson, Dorothy and when Deputy John Hendrickson appreciation from the Pierce eounty a whopping 3.55 fatality rate. Reynolds, Marian Wagn~r. arrive.d gave him, in his words "what I Sherifrs Department, presente.d by Sgt. Washington Traffic Safety Commission consider to be one of the best suspect Bill Siewer. In addition, Hendrickson (WTSC) director Gene Peterson says the contributors : Daphne Datrs, Paul descriptions I have received in my pointed out tJ:tat many large financial statistics are encouraging , but "w~ still Cyr, Elaine Forch, Marvin Keizur, fourteen years as a deputy'\ institutions are reluctant to become ha~e too many drunk drivers, too many · Hugh McMillan, Janice McMillan, One of the things that struck Deputy involve.din criminal incidents when they young men sitting on their saf ey belts · Dory Meyers, Cecil Paul, Dr. William Hendrickson was that the description have suffered no monetary loss, and how instead of buckling them and too many Roes, Stella Retherford, Keith Stiles closely matche.d the one of the suspect much he therefore appreciate.d Tacoma . people using the roadways as a ~ace who had robbed the liquor store in Key Telco and their employees for getting track." The opinions expressed ate the Center in August. Thr9ugh investigation, · involved. opinions of the writers and do not Peterson does attribute the necessarily reflect the views of the improvement to a combination of factors, publishers or staff. · including a dramatic increase in safety ~minors; alcohol, drugs means no . belt us, due mostly to the safety belt use law. He also cited continued DWI more driving education, . improved highway The I 989 legislature pas_se.dchanges vilege rev'lkedwhether or not a vehicle next issue: construction technology · and increase.d in the law on minors in -'possession of is involved.