Week of November 28, 2024
Week of November 28, 2024
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Christmas parades, holiday markets, a tree lighting, concerts and a Yule log celebration are among the holiday offerings in Mason County. Schafer State Park hosts a Yule Log Celebration from 1-3 p.m. Sunday at 1365 W. Schafer Park Road in Elma. Attendees can join the hunt for the yule log, enter the gingerbread and holiday baking contest, sing Christmas carols and enjoy food. The Belfair Christmas Parade begins at 5 p.m. Sunday at 111 NE Old Belfair Highway. The KMAS Holiday Christmas Party at...
Shelton-based Our Community Credit Union (OURCU) partnered with Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, Iowa to award more than $1 million in combined funds to seven nonprofit and law enforcement agencies in Mason and Grays Harbor counties. The matching grant program, which was introduced in 2023, will provide almost $12 million to eligible Washington organizations to strengthen communities. In a news release, the company states, "Community is in the Credit Union name, and OURCU is proud to...
Before they established careers, Mason County residents performed jobs where they ducked ice thrown at their head, cleaned up human remains scattered inside an airplane, and withstood putrid fumes while clearing sewer lines clogged with grease. They also taught native Alaskan children how to sing Hank Williams tunes, empowered Chinese teens to blossom onstage and fought forest fires on mountainous eastern Washington terrain. The Journal sent questionnaires to residents asking them to share the...
The Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce presented a "State of the Community" event Thursday at the PUD 3 auditorium, where city, county, port and PUD officials discussed how the year went for their organizations, including achievements, obstacles and goals for the future. On the panel were Mason County Commissioner Randy Neatherlin, Shelton City Manager Mark Ziegler, Port of Shelton Executive Director Wendy Smith and PUD 3's Public Information Officer Sheila Corson. Chamber President and...
Ame Gilbert - an artist, author and cook -presents "Cooking Memories" at 4 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Shelton Timberland Library at 710 W. Alder St. The resident of Brooklyn, New York - who is an artist-in-residence at Hypatia-in-the-Woods in Mason County - will read from the culinary memoir she is writing. She will also take questions from the audience. Gilbert is an independent food consultant and author. She is co-founder of Communal Table in New York City, where she developed and implemented themed...
The Shelton City Council on Nov. 19 eliminated building height limits in almost all zones, to hopefully encourage affordable and multifamily housing and other development. No one spoke at the public hearing on the proposal. The council gave preliminary approval to the changes at its Sept. 3 meeting. The change required a 60-day review by the state Department of Commerce. Applicable building codes will still regulate the materials and safety of buildings based on height and method of...
The Port of Shelton approved a lease with MACECOM at the Nov. 19 meeting, allowing the 911 center to almost double its operating space. MACECOM's current location at the Shelton Civic center has about 1,300 square feet, Executive Director Joe Schmit said at the meeting. The new building on West Rose Nye Way in the port's Peste Business Park will have 5,000 square feet. The lease is for 25 years with a 25-year option. "We've been squeezed for space, stretched thin. I think we were down to six...
The Port of Grapeview’s 2025 Operating & Capital Constriction Budgets were finalized at the Nov. 19 meeting, minus $40,000 in county funding. Commissioner Jean Farmer said the port didn’t get requested $40,000 in .09 money from the county commissioners, which comes from county sales tax. “We will have to ask for a levy increase,” she said. The money is needed to maintain the port’s facilities. Farmer said she would continue to look for grants. The port’s draft budget included the proposed $40,000 in estimated 2025 operating...
Almost 79% of registered Mason County voters cast ballots in the Nov. 5 general election. That’s the updated numbers from the Mason County Auditor’s Office on Nov. 18. The results were certified Tuesday. In the ballot count, President elect Donald Trump received 17,922 votes in Mason County for 49.35%, and Democrat Kamala Harris 17,064 votes for 47.07%. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received 663 votes for 1.83%. In the races for the Mason County Commission, Independent Randy Neatherlin got 18,811 votes for 55.08% and Republican William Harris...
Thanksgiving - since when? While it seems as though Thanksgiving, our greatest family get-together holiday, has been here forever, it only became our lawful national tradition recently, and not without some bickering, the efforts of a citizen activist and congressional backroom compromises. The version of Thanksgiving being traditionally associated with a 1621 Pilgrim end-of-harvest feast, which included a guest list of neighboring first-citizen Indians, is the common assumption. While that is...
Celebrate Harstine Island Community Hall birthday The Harstine Island Community Club hosts a 110th Birthday Bash and Silent Auction Fundraiser from 3 to 6 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Community Hall, 3371 E. Harstine Island Road North. The event celebrates the hall’s 110th year. Attendees can bid on silent auction items, shop for gifts and purchase beer, wine and sparkling wine. Tickets are $15 for attendees ages 13 and older, $10 for ages 2-12. Tickets are available at the door and online at www.harstineCC.org. To get to the hall, take a left off...
Prep roundup Shelton Bowling On Nov. 19 against Tumwater at Westside Lanes in Olympia, the Climbers split the two regular games and won both Bakers to defeat the Thunderbirds. Alivia Holte led Shelton (3-0) against Tumwater with an average of 156. Against the Tigers on Nov. 21, Kai Aronson averaged 160.5, including two turkeys in the second regular game. “In the past matches, we have had highs and lows,” Shelton coach Jennifer Deyette wrote in an email. “That didn’t happen tonight. Each...
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It’s Thanksgiving, the day our republic has appointed for us to be thankful. So … I’m thankful this Thanksgiving for the people around me who don’t complain about their hardships or the deficits of others. This expression of thankfulness will require taking space to complain about complainers, which makes me guilty of the attribute I condemn, but extremism in the defense of thankfulness is no vice. I’m thankful for my mother-in-law, Mary. She’s 97 years old and she’s a real Mother Mary. Mother Mary had to go to the hospital a...
In an era of "forever franchises," Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" offers audiences the novelty of an actual ending. When I watched "Return of the Jedi" in 1983, "Revenge of the Sith" in 2005 and "The Rise of Skywalker" in 2019, each time, I foolishly thought I was watching the final "Star Wars" film. But Coppola is 85 years old now, and all four movies he's directed during the 21st century have been self-financed, so unless his health and his fortune both undergo virtually impossible...
Eunice Taylor, 76, a resident of Grapeview, passed away November 15, 2024, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Cheryl Reise, 64, a resident of Shelton, passed away November 18, 2024, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Shirley Jean Tunnell, 75, a resident of Shelton, passed away November 19, 2024, at home. Arrangements are by Forest Funeral Home and Crematory. Kathleen Logan, 82, a resident of Shelton, passed away November 20, 2024 at Mason General...
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Shirley Tunnell of Shelton, WA. Shirley was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband Rick, her daughter Whitney (Danny), her daughter Molly (RJ) and her beloved grandchildren Kai, Cass and Brooke. Her family was the center of her world and her love for us was immeasurable. Shirley's greatest joy came from spending time with her grandchildren and creating special moments and lifelong memories for them. Shirley...
Betty passed away peacefully at home on November 18, 2024. She was born March 7th, 1931, in Shelton, Washington. She continued to live her entire life in Shelton. Betty held several bookkeeping positions in town. She loved traveling in her younger years and enjoyed putting together puzzles and working in her yard. She was a very dedicated friend to those who knew and loved her. She is survived by her husband, Robert Taylor, nephew, Michael Spece and niece, Susan Foster. A memorial service will be held at the LDS Church on Saturday November...
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