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The Shelton City Council refined its proposed animal ordinances, allowing residents to own five hens - but no roosters - regardless of the size of their property. The council members also discussed the proposed changes to ordinances regarding cats and dogs April 12 at a study session. The council gave preliminary approval to new animal ordinances at its Feb. 15 meeting. At its March 1 meeting, the council postponed voting to make the new laws official after debating some of the details. Under...
Council OKs new laws on graffiti, signs The Shelton City Council on Tuesday approved new ordinances on graffiti and signs. The council gave preliminary approval at its April 5 meeting. In both cases, the city states it is seeking to make the rules more concise. The new ordinances go into effect Sunday. Under the vandalism ordinances, the owner of the vandalized property is responsible for the cleanup, but the city will provide paint or the labor for the task. The ordinance defines graffiti as “any unauthorized inscription, letter, words, n...
Shelton students excelling at Spokane college Jael Adams and Gregory Jenney of Shelton earned spots on the honor roll for the winter quarter at Spokane Community College. To be eligible, a student must earn a GPA of 3.0 or better. Scholarships open to full-time Harstine residents The Harstine Island Women’s Club and the Judy and Charles Chase Memorial Endowment are offering scholarships to full-time residents of Harstine Island who are entering or continuing their post-high school education. Applicants must have earned a diploma from an accredi...
Starting on Sunday, the owners of vandalized property in the City of Shelton are responsible for the cleanup, with the city providing either the paint or the labor for the task. With the new graffiti ordinance, Community Lifeline in downtown Shelton is offering help as well. The nonprofit that operates a homeless shelter on Third Street is offering to send an outreach team to homeless encampments to urge them to leave private property and then help them clean up any mess they created. Athena...
Two companies have petitioned the City of Shelton to annex a combined 280 acres east of Olympic College Shelton into the city limits. Both properties are in unincorporated Mason County in the Peacock Ridge area, and are in the city's Urban Growth Area. Green Diamond Resources owns 240 of the acres, and JPS Properties owns almost 40 acres. The Shelton City Council accepted the proposed annexation at its April 5 meeting. In the city's Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map, the two properties are...
The Shelton City Council will vote Tuesday on placing an emergency medical services replacement levy on the Aug. 9 ballot. The council unanimously gave preliminary approval at its April 5 meeting. If passed, the replacement levy would collect 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value No one from the public spoke about the proposal at the April 5 meeting. Shelton voters approved similar levies for EMS in 1998, 2004, 2010 and 2016, City Manager Jeff Niten told the council members. The levy...
Betty Olson is living proof that longevity resides in the genes. The Shelton woman's mother reached the age of 100 years and three months. Two of Olson's sisters lived until they were 100 years, seven months. Olson passed the century milestone April 6. Friends and family joined her for a celebration at Alpine Way Continuing Care Community in Shelton, where she has lived since 2017. "It's been a wonderful life," she said on April 5, the day before her birthday. "I've been blessed with friends and...
Pioneer Kiwanis Club clam/crab dinner returns The Pioneer Kiwanis Club hosts a crab and clam dinner, with a live and silent auction, May 21 at Pioneer Elementary School. Proceeds from the event go to scholarships for Pioneer School District students and for programs that benefit Mason County children. Tickets are $40 for adults, and $20 for children ages 2 to 12; kids under 2 are admitted free. The meal also includes spaghetti and coleslaw. Tickets are available from any Pioneer Kiwanis member. For questions or to donate an auction item, call...
Students Fitzmorris, Boothe excelling at Oregon State Two students from Mason County earned spots on the honor roll for the winter quarter at Oregon State University in Corvallis. To be eligible, a student must earn a GPA of 3.5 or better while taking at least 12 graded hours. The students are Lindsay S. Fitzmorris of Belfair, a senior majoring in agricultural science, and Aaron J. Boothe of Shelton, a senior majoring in computer science. Scholarships available to Pioneer students The Pioneer Kiwanis Club is offering scholarships to high school...
The Shelton City Council on Tuesday awarded a $2.6 million contract to a Puyallup company to construct the city's Western Gateway project on West Railroad Avenue. Miles Resources offered the lowest responsible bid of the four companies that vied for the contract at $2,552,993. The project includes new pavement, storm drain improvements, new water main and water services, a new bus pullout and bus shelter, and new curb, gutter and sidewalks. City of Shelton crews last week began pulling up...
The Shelton City Council on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to new ordinances on graffiti and signs. The council can make the changes official at its April 19 meeting. If passed, the ordinances would go into effect on April 24. The council discussed both proposed ordinances March 8 at a study session. In both cases, the city states it is seeking to make the rules more concise. Under the proposed vandalism ordinances, the owner of the vandalized property would be responsible for the cleanup, but the city would provide either the paint or the...
City plans program to collect plastic film The City of Shelton, in partnership with Mason County and SC Johnson, is launching a six-month pilot program to offer curbside collection of plastic film to residents. SC Johnson is a manufacturer of household consumer brands. The company has already partnered with the towns of Point Roberts and Friday Harbor on curbside plastic film recycling programs. With the program, residents can recycle clean and dry plastic bags, plastic storage bags such as Ziploc brand bags, dry cleaning bags, and other...
Twenty-nine groggy cats lay in cages and carriers Monday afternoon inside the Veterans Memorial Hall in downtown Shelton. The cats were awaiting the return of their owners after being either spayed or neutered by members of the Humane Society of Mason County’s new Mobile Animal Sterilization Hospital (MASH). The services are offered to low-income residents, with spaying and neutering cats $50 and dogs $100, vaccines and flea treatments for $10, and microchipping $20. On Wednesday, the team spaye...
Pioneer Kiwanis Club clam/crab dinner returns The Pioneer Kiwanis Club hosts a crab and clam dinner, with a live and silent auction, May 21 at Pioneer Elementary School. Proceeds from the event go to scholarships for Pioneer School District students and for programs that benefit Mason County children. Tickets are $40 for adults, and $20 for children ages 2 to 12; kids under 2 are admitted free. The meal also includes spaghetti and coleslaw. Tickets are available from any Pioneer Kiwanis member. For questions or to donate an auction item, call L...
Scholarships available to Pioneer students The Pioneer Kiwanis Club is offering scholarships to high school graduates and GED earners who live in, or have lived in, the Pioneer School District, and are continuing their education at college or a trade school. Applications are available at the office of school counselors. For more information, call Pamela Harrell at 360-426-2344. Scholarships available to Harstine residents The Harstine Island Women's Club and the Judy and Charles Chase Memorial...
Homeless people who are camping on private property, sometimes without the knowledge of the property's owners, are dumping trash, defecating on the ground and starting dangerous fires to keep warm, Shelton Police Chief Carole Beason on March 22 told the Shelton City Council. Property owners would be responsible for the cleanup under a proposed ordinance the chief and council members discussed at the work session. Failing to clean up the messes would be a misdemeanor offense, and repeat...
On April 5, City of Shelton crews will begin removing the former Simpson Lumber Co. railway tracks crossing West Railroad Avenue between 11th and 12th streets. The track removal is scheduled to take three days. It's part of the city's Western Gateway Project, and will include a new sidewalk, curbing, pavement, a water main and a new bus shelter. The $2.6-million project is funded in part by the Transportation Improvement Board and the American Rescue Plan Act. Simpson stopped using the line in...
The nonprofit Youth Connection in Shelton received $500,000 in federal money to help develop transitional housing for young adults ages 18 to 24 who are either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The funding request was included in the 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Package recently passed by Congress. In a news release, the organization states Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Tacoma and Sen. Maria Cantwell requested the Community Project money. The nonprofit also received $1.28 million in the stat...
Seven historic Mason County women showcased The Mason County League of Women Voters hosts a showcase of Mason County female leaders from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Mason County Historical Museum, 427 W. Railroad Ave., Shelton. The seven featured woman who pushed boundaries, set an example of citizen participation and offered diversity are Anne Miller Pavel, Irene Davis, Xinh Dwelley, Maggie Velasco-Lucero, Ethel M. Dalby, Clara Eastwood and Mary M. Knight. To share your thoughts on the project, email [email protected], and add the...
Community Lifeline last week dedicated its building to Shelton resident Dr. Harry Griffith. Griffith said he made the donation to honor his brother, who died homeless. Griffith made a large donation to help the nonprofit purchase the building at the corner of Franklin and Third streets in downtown Shelton, said Athena Ayres, Community Lifeline's executive director. The organization hosted a dedication ceremony on March 22. Community Lifeline also hosted a resource fair and picnic Friday in...
Pioneer hires search consultant The Pioneer School District has hired a consulting firm to help search for a new superintendent. The Pioneer School Board on March 22 voted unanimously to hire John Bash with Hazard Young Attea & Associates to recommend applicants after parting ways with Jill Diehl after 1 1/2 years. The district will pay him $5,000. The district considered five firms for the job, said School Board President Sue Day. HYA helped conduct the superintendent search for the Southside School District and others in the region, “so I f...
Stan Yantis is laying down his baton in June after teaching music to Hawkins Middle School students for 39 years. That doesn't mean North Mason's music man will be packing his trumpet into its case. He'll continue to perform with local bands The Windjammers and Swing Fever, and then he'll start his part-time job as the instrument manager for the marching band at his alma mater, the University of Washington. For a couple more months, Yantis will instruct fifth-grade students in the mornings...
The Mason County Forest Festival court was crowned Saturday at Gateway Christian Fellowship in Shelton. Gabriela Lepe is the new Queen of the Forest, and Joshua Brennan is Paul Bunyan. Shawna Lacy is Princess of Cedar, Nevaeh Haskins is Princess of Hemlock and Bradley Haskins Jr. is Timber the Axe Man. The court members will represent the community while riding on a float in the parades of regional festivals, such as Fathoms O'Fun in Port Orchard. They will make their hometown debut during...
The Mary M. Knight School District has received the first electric school bus in Mason County, a $275,000 gift from the state Department of Ecology. The bus was delivered last week, and should be transporting students in the next couple weeks, said Superintendent Matt Mallery. The grant also paid for a charger for the bus. The bus can travel about 100 to 120 miles on an electric charge, Mallery said. That means the bus can pick up and deliver students to the two schools in the morning, be...
Pioneer School Board adds member The Pioneer School Board appointed Ellory Rowe to fill a board vacancy at its March 15 meeting. Rowe will assume Position 4, which opened up when Dwayne Kipple resigned. Rowe is a lifelong resident of Mason County, and her daughter attends second grade at Pioneer Elementary School. Rowe was sworn in Sunday at the board’s retreat. Scholarships for law enforcement students available Graduating Mason County seniors who plan to pursue a career in law enforcement or criminal justice can apply for a Charlie’s Vision S...
