Week of October 17, 2024
Week of October 17, 2024
The Journal encourages Announcements and News Releases of local, timely interest to our readers. Local photo submissions are also welcome. Include information on the who, what, when, where, why and how of your news lead. Deadline is each Monday by 5 PM. All submissions should include the sender's name, address and daytime phone number which will be used for verification purposes only. Submissions are subject to editing for length, grammar and clarity. To submit your Announcement or News Release: • Email [email protected] (preferred)... Full story
The Mason County Sheriff's Office and Mason County Regional Swat Team arrested two burglary suspects Oct. 8 with the help of K9 Kylo, according to a MCSO news release. The bust took place on Northeast Dewatto Hills Road in Tahuya where police recovered nearly 20 firearms with 15,000 rounds of ammunition, two stolen commercial work trailers and Mason County Public Works traffic signs, the release said. A third suspect on the property escaped into the woods and was arrested Oct. 10, according to...
A woman has sued a nonprofit housing provider, the City of Shelton and four police officers for wrongly evicting her from a subsidized apartment in downtown Shelton. Michelle Engles, 62, claims Crossroads Housing and the Shelton Police Department violated the Residential Landlord Tenant Act by removing her from a one-bedroom transitional unit on Cota Street that Crossroads supplied, according to a federal complaint filed on Oct. 2. “Crossroads and Ms. Engles entered into a rental agreement under which Ms. Engles agreed to pay monthly rent,...
Southside School District Superintendent Paul Wieneke is asking Mason County for help with Collier Road. Wieneke’s request was discussed at Monday’s Mason County commission briefing. “Southside School District has requested that you resend us your Right of Way Engineer for another feasibility discussion about the following Collier Road safe solutions: ■ Widening the west side of Collier Rd. to include a right turn lane (southeast to Arcadia Rd.), ■ Install flashing yellow warning lights at the intersection of Arcadia...
Meet candidates at event tonight The League of Women Voters of Mason County hosts Speed Dating with the Candidates from 6:30-8:30 tonight at the Mason PUD 3 meeting room, 2621 Johns Prairie Road, Shelton. The event is an opportunity for people to meet and ask questions of candidates running for state House Legislative District 35, Positions 1 and 2; Mason County commissioners, Districts 1 and 2; and Superior Court judge, Position 1. For a list of confirmed candidates, go to lwvmasoncounty.org. Rededication ceremony at Huff’n’Puff memorial...
On Tuesday evening, the Shelton City Council awarded a $947,571 contract to Keystone Utility Systems to install already-purchased new meter boxes, lids and transmitters to replace every water meter in the city. With the new system, employees will no longer be physically reading the meters at the sites but collecting the numbers with transmitters. The City of Shelton’s water customer meters are more than 20 years old and have “reached the end of their useful life,” the city states. The city is close to falling out of compliance with the...
Shelton moves on tourism grants The Shelton City Council on Tuesday evening gave preliminary approval to awarding $97,000 in tourism grant requests to local organizations for 2025. The grant awards can be finalized with a vote at the council's meeting at 6 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Shelton Civic Center. The money comes from taxes collected from motels in the city. The city's Local Lodging Tax Advisory Committee met Sept. 18 to review the tourism grant applications, with local groups requesting...
The Shelton-Mason County Journal won 33 awards, including nine first-place prizes, at the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association’s 2024 Better Newspaper Contest. Staff members received their awards at the 137th annual convention Oct. 5 at the Indian Summer Golf & Country Club in Olympia. The entries were judged by members of the Arizona Media Association. Fifty Washington newspapers sent entries. “Over the last four years, our paper has received more than 100 awards from WNPA,” Journal Publisher John Lester wrote in a statement....
The Shelton-Mason County Journal encourages original letters to the editor of local interest. Diverse and varied opinions are welcome. We will not publish letters that are deemed libelous or scurrilous in nature. We reserve the right to reject any letter for any reason. When submitting a letter, please observe the following guidelines: Writers are limited to one original letter plus one rebuttal or counter-rebuttal per calendar month; Letters should be no more than 300 words; Letters will be edited for grammar, spelling, style, clarity and... Full story
Manny, an 11-year-old Mason County resident, was focused on his phone Saturday while longtime county resident Rob Wilson-Hoss briefed a gathering of 10 people on what was ahead on the trail, a roughly 2-mile hike that tracks Goldsborough Creek just west of downtown Shelton. As the narration continued, Manny took a position nearer his mother, leaning against her back and his arm slung over her shoulder so his cellphone screen could be visible in the shade provided by mom's head. It was 70...
Vote Beben Editor, the Journal, We’re voting for Tom Beben for county commissioner. Tom Beben’s purpose, work ethic and passion that earned him recent Mason County Citizen of the Year honors will continue full speed ahead if he’s elected our county commissioner. Tom is not a politician, owes no party loyalties, and is motivated only by doing what is best for all of Mason County. With Tom’s 17 years of tireless altruistic volunteering, he’s left a large wake of supporters from all walks of Mason County life, who relish the feeling of...
Your financial services team published the Mason County Annual Report for 2023 per RCW 36.22.010(4) and submitted the preliminary budget for 2025 to the Board of County Commissioners per RCW 36.40.040. Both documents are available on the auditor’s Financial Services Department webpage. There will be public hearings in early December on the 2025 budget prior to formal adoption by the commissioners where you can provide comments and input. Next, we have started work with our certified public...
Switching things up, we're taking a week to cater to readers who spend more time streaming media than screening films in the theaters, especially because it allows me to squeeze in a couple of Halloween-themed reviews. 'Agatha All Along' The latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been airing new episodes on Disney+ every Wednesday since Sept. 18, and it's scheduled to wrap up its run Oct. 30. As a lifelong Marvel Comics fan, if you'd told me years ago that a nine-episode TV...
On October 6, 2024, the world lost a beautiful soul. Courtney Owen Drebis was born in Shelton on December 14, 1970. He spent his first three years in Shelton and then the rest of his childhood in Hawaii and Southern California, returning to Shelton in 1986. He completed High School in Shelton and received his CNA at South Sound Community College. He loved to care for others and was a champion of the underdog. In 2000, he married Sara Simpson Drebis. They lived in Olympia with a beautiful view... Full story
Courtney Drebis, 53, a resident of Shelton, passed away October 6, 2024, at a friend’s residence in Shelton, WA. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Sherrie Guinasso, 78, a resident of Allyn, passed away October 6, 2024, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Patrick Sullivan, 90, a resident of Shelton, passed away October 8, 2024, at Alpine Way in Shelton, WA. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Maria Prudencia Gonzalez Francisco,... Full story
Oakley Rae Johnson, born June 19, 2024, beloved daughter of Jason and Olivia (Shaddox) Johnson, passed peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, October 10th, 2024. Her sweet personality will be remembered for the inexplicable joy she provided to her family and all who knew her. The world grew a little darker with her loss and heaven gained an angel. She is survived by her parents, grandmother Teresa Fox, great-grandfather Aaron Fox, grandparents Mickey Johnson and Crystal Prather-Johnson, numerous... Full story
Larry "Bugs" Monson passed away at home from complications of COPD on September 29th, 2024. He was born on August 9th, 1946 in Bellingham, WA to Harold and Gladys Monson of Shelton WA. Larry is survived by his wife, Sandi Monson; his daughter, Sherrie Mills (daughter of first wife Carol Miller, deceased), son-in-law, Brent Mills, his sister, Darlene Rede, her husband Ken, his niece Tammey Rede Frey and her family of Arizona and California; several cousins and many friends. Larry attended grade... Full story
Patrick Sullivan was born and raised on a farm in Cuba Township, Becker County, Minnesota in December 1933. He was 90 years old when he passed on October 8, 2024. Pat was an honorable man, whose word was his word. He was a rare gem of a husband, he was a wonderful dad and grandpa. Pat served in the U.S. Army in 1953. He worked as a mechanic and manager of vehicle maintenance for Metro Transit in Seattle, WA. In retirement, Pat and his wife Janice of 71 years moved to Shelton, WA. Pat enjoyed... Full story
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