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Activities aplenty at Shelton senior center Activities at the Mason County Senior Activities Center at the Pavilion, 190 W. Sentry Drive in Shelton include tai chi, yoga, line dancing, quilting, machine knitting, crafters, Monday art workshops, pool, bridge, pinochle, hand and foot care, cribbage, Mexican train dominoes, mahjong, bingo, and movies on Tuesdays. Proof of vaccination is required to enter the building. Polar Bear Plunge for emergency services The Hood Canal Lions Club hosts the 12th annual Polar Bear Plunge fundraiser from 11 a.m....
Students achieve honor at Spokane college Shelton natives Jael Adams and Gregory Jenney earned spots on the honor roll for the fall quarter at Spokane Community College. To be eligible, a student must earn a GPA of 3.0 or better. Roberton has perfect GPA Christinia Roberton of Shelton earned a perfect 4.0 GPA for the fall semester at Bismarck State College on Bismarck. North Dakota. That earned her a spot on the president’s honor roll. SHS students stage romantic comedy The Shelton High School theater department stages the romantic comedy ...
Polar Bear Plunge benefits emergency services The Hood Canal Lions Club hosts the 12th annual Polar Bear Plunge fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Alderbrook Resort and Spa. Proceeds benefit Mason County Emergency Services. The plunge is open to anyone who raises at least $25 in donations. The top emergency worker fundraiser, and the top resident fundraiser, will be recognized. The event includes free coffee, hot chocolate, clam chowder and raffle prizes. The donations are tax-deductible. For more information, contact Lion Ian...
Donate Blood today or Friday in Shelton Winter weather conditions have caused canceled appointments to donate blood, and Bloodworks Northwest is accepting blood donations today and Friday at the Shelton Church of Nazarene, 1331 E. Shelton Springs Road. To make an appointment, call 1-800-398-7888, sponsor code 443B, or go to: BloodworksNW.org. Al-Anon Family Group meets Serenity in Shelton Al-Anon Family Group meets at noon today at 1900 King St. in Shelton. Polar Bear Plunge for EMS The Hood Canal Lions Club hosts the 12th annual Polar Bear Plu...
Pioneer School Board meets Tuesday The Pioneer School Board will meet for its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday. A virtual link will be included in the board agenda on the district’s website 24 hours before the meeting. According to School Board President Soosi Day, the board voted to hire Paula Akerlund to conduct a comprehensive review of the district. Akerlund is a retired school district superintendent who conducts district reviews. The report will be presented in mid-February and will provide a baseline to develop the district’s str...
Al-Anon Family Group meets in Shelton Serenity in Shelton Al-Anon Family Group meets at noon Jan. 20 at 1900 King St. in Shelton. Blood donations needed The weather conditions have caused canceled appointments to donate blood, and Bloodworks Northwest is accepting blood donations Jan. 20 and 21 at the Shelton Church of Nazarene, 1331 E. Shelton Springs Road. To make an appointment, call 1-800-398-7888, sponsor code 443B, or go to www.BloodworksNW.org....
For more than a week, City of Shelton public works crews worked around the clock de-icing streets, plowing snow and dropping sand to help motorists navigate an extended snap of snow, freezing rain and ice. "They've been grinding it out," Mike Albaugh, the city public works department's maintenance supervisor, said Tuesday. "We've definitely been keeping up to the best of our abilities," he added. The city owns four snowplows, one road grader and one de-icer. Crews of four or five employees...
Nonprofits can apply for vans Nonprofit organizations can apply for a Mason Transit Authority grant for two used 12-passenger vans. Jan. 10 is the deadline to apply for the grant. The grant application, selection criteria and other information is at www.masontransit.org/vangrantprogram. Both vans are 2006 Ford Econolines with about 94,000 miles, automatic transmissions and no wheelchair lifts. The Van Grant program awards surplus transit vans to help solve transportation issues and benefit Mason County residents. The application process is...
Register to receive Toys for Tots gifts Mason County families in need can register until Friday to receive holiday items from Mason County Toys for Tots. Shelton families can register online at http://shelton-wa.toysfortots.org, and click on “Apply Now.” The gifts will be distributed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 18 and 19 at the Shelton Church of Nazarene, 1331 E. Shelton Springs Road. This is the first year for distribution in Belfair. Families can register at the same site. The gifts will be distributed from noon to 6 p.m. Dec. 17, and 9 a.m. t...
The Shelton City Council on Nov. 16 approved a new art exhibit for display from Nov. 30 through Feb. 28 at the Rotating Art Gallery in the Shelton Civic Center. The council followed the recommendation of its Shelton Arts Commission to exhibit wood creations by Steve Charles, acrylics on canvas by Fen Hsu, works in acrylic dustman pour by Heather Rosborough, and photography by Deborah Chava Singer....
In a news release, the district said it is hiring regular substitute teachers for $175 a day, emergency substitute teachers for $140 a day, para educators for up to $21.59 an hour, substitute para educators for $13.69 an hour, and a starting wage of $21.73 for bus drivers. Applications are available on the district's website at www.sheltonschools.org/departments/human_resources/employment....
No one spoke during a public hearing Oct. 19 on the City of Shelton’s proposed $41.1 million budget for 2022. The Shelton City Council will host a second public hearing on the proposed budget at its meeting at 6 p.m. Nov. 16. The budget must be adopted before the end of the year. The $41,146,160 in proposed expenditures includes $15,097,780 for the general fund, $1,872,280 for the street fund, $2,986,620 for the capital resources fund, $62.900 for the tourism fund, $177,300 for the bond fund, $2,883,800 for the capital improvement fund, $...
The Shelton Police Department will receive $249,580 to purchase new body-worn and dash cameras for officers because its current cameras are no longer in production. The council gave Tuesday evening gave final approval to the purchase at its meeting. The council gave preliminary approval to the deal official at its Oct. 5 meeting. At the Oct. 5 meeting, Shelton Police Chief Carole Beason said the district’s body-worn and dash cameras were purchased in 2017. That company was purchased by another company, and “the model we have is no longer a via...
The new cat foster partnership with the Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women in Belfair benefits when the Humane Society of Mason County sells pet microchips for $20 from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdy at Casey’s Bar and Grille at 24090 state Route 3 in Belfair. The event includes a pet costume contest, food, raffles and the microchip clinic. In the program with Mission Creek Corrections for Women, the Human Society of Mason County provides the food, litter, medical care and transport, and Mission Creek pairs cars in need of foster care with t...
Games, classes at senior center in Shelton The Mason County Senior Activities Center hosts games, classes and other events at the Pavilion at 190 W. Sentry Drive in Shelton. The events on Oct. 18 are cribbage and tai chi at 8:15 a.m., line dance at 9 a.m., Mexican train dominoes at 10 a.m., lunch at noon, and pinochle at 12:30 p.m. The events on Oct. 19 are cribbage at 8:15 a.m., in-person and Zoom yoga at 8:30 a.m., the sewing/knitting circle at 9:30 a.m., the senior walkers at Kennedy Creek at 1-0 a.m. advanced line dance at 10 a.m., and...
The Mason County Genealogical Society meets via Zoom at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month. To get the Zoom link, call 360-437-3119 or email [email protected]....
Thirty women over the age of 50 will be transformed into “Cinderella at the ball” and photographed at a fundraising event Saturday at The Underground in Shelton. The “Cinderella of a Certain Age” event raises money for the nonprofit Shelton Youth Connection and the homeless youth program. Tickets are $150. The news release states “Women over 50 tend to be overlooked, thought of grandmotherly; old, soft in the middle with crinkled smiles and wrinkled hands; forgetting that they were young. It is time that gentrification come to an end where bea...
The Mason County Senior Activities Center hosts games, classes and other events at the Pavilion at 190 W. Sentry Drive in Shelton. The activities on Sept. 27 are cribbage at 8:15 a.m., tai chi at 8:15 a.m., line dance at 9 a.m., Mexican train dominoes at 10 a.m., pinochle at 12:30 p.m. and an art workshop at 12:30 p.m. No lunch is served. The activities today are cribbage at 8:15 a.m., in-person and Zoom yoga at 8:30 a.m., E-Z Crafters at 9 a.m., quilting at 9:30 a.m., knot and chat at 10 a.m., mahjong at 10 a.m., advanced line dance at 10 a.m....
The Peninsula Arts Association will meet at 1 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Shelton Civic Center, 525 W. Cota St....
The Hood Canal Improvement Club will host a Zoom presentation featuring Hood Canal School Superintendent Nikki Grubbs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5. Grubbs will offer updates on such topics as the bond and levy proposal for February, school attendance, school assistance and how residents can help the district. To connect to the event, email Grubbs as [email protected] or Nancy Johnson, the club’s vice president, at [email protected] and a Zoom invite will emailed to you. To get assistance for a Zoom connection, call Johnson at 2...
The Shelton School District is looking for people who are fluent in Mam or Q’anjob’al and English, and who can help with interpretations. The district will pay an hourly wage. For more information, contact Betty Uriostegui at 360-426-2151, ext. 10541 or 360-490-1235 or [email protected]....
Devyn Anunta of Tahuya and Desolee Bang of Shelton earned spots on the President’s List for the summer quarter at Southern New Hampshire University. To be eligible, a full-time student must earn a GPA of 3.7 or better....
Marty Best was sworn in as the newest member of the Shelton School Board at its Sept. 14 meeting. “Congratulations Marty, we’re pleased to have you on the board,” said School Board President Sally Karr. Best, a Shelton resident who works as the administrative services manager for Grays Harbor Transit, will represent district Position 2 on the five-member board. He replaces Lynn Eaton, who resigned in June after moving out of her director district. Best is the only name on the ballot for the position in the Nov. 2 general elect...
Faith Lutheran Church in Shelton offers a 12-week course that focuses on healing after a loved one dies. The sessions are hosted online and in person. An in-person introduction to the program will be presented at 2 p.m. today at the church at 1212 Connection St. in Shelton. The online sessions are at 7 p.m. Wednesdays beginning Sept. 29. Everyone is welcome. The cost is $30 for materials. For more information, call the church office at 360-426-8611 or contact Pastor Terry Oliver at [email protected] or 253-732-1869....
The Mason County Senior Activities Center hosts games, classes and other events at the Pavilion at 190 W. Sentry Drive in Shelton. The activities Sept. 27 are cribbage at 8:15 a.m., tai chi at 8:15 a.m., line dance at 9 a.m., Mexican train dominoes at 10 a.m., pinochle at 12:30 p.m. and an art workshop at 12:30 p.m. No lunch is served. The activities Sept. 28 are cribbage at 8:15 a.m., a hybrid of in-person and Zoom yoga at 8:30 a.m., the sewing/knitting circle at 9:30 a.m., senior walkers at Kennedy Creek at 10 a.m., advance line dance at 10...
