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The pandemic prevented the staging of a student play last year in Shelton High School's Performing Arts Center. But after class these days, the theater is abuzz with students adjusting lights, moving props and preparing to launch into rehearsals for the romantic comedy "Almost, Maine," which debuts at 7 p.m. Friday. "Project!" acting teacher and director Wendy Burr calls to the 17 masked actors on stage warming up their voices. "To be or not to be!" "To be or not to be!!" they bellow back....
Hoodsport native exceling at Gonzaga Jasmine Dang of Hoodsport earned a spot on the president’s list for the fall semester at Gonzaga University in Spokane. To be eligible, a student must earn a GPA of 3.85 or better....
Donate cans to help youths The Kristmas Town Kiwanis Club is collecting donations of aluminum cans to benefit programs and scholarships for Mason County youths from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 19 in the parking lot at Bob’s Tavern on First Street in downtown Shelton. 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. Saturday at the Alderbrook Resort and Spa. Proceeds benefit Mason County Emergency Services. The plunge is open to anyone who raises at l...
Members of the Shelton City Council, the Mason County Board of Commissioners and the Port of Shelton Commission gathered to discuss annexation, economic opportunities, sewer-capacity expansion and land exchanges at a special meeting Jan. 28 at the Ridge Motorsports Park near the airport. The two-hour gathering of three governmental entities didn't lead to specific proposals, but allowed a free-flowing conversation. "It's important to get together and talk," said City Manager Jeff Niten, who...
Voters in the Mary M. Knight School District have until Tuesday to cast their ballots for the district's proposed replacement levy. The district is asking for the passage of a two-year school education levy - formerly known as a maintenance and operations levy - that would collect $586,187 for the 2023 tax year and $639,632 for the 2024 tax year. The levy would replace a two-year levy passed by voters in February 2020 by 53.33%. If the levy passes on the Feb. 8 ballot, district homeowners will...
Quilters, seamstresses and garment makers who adore the offerings at Annie's Quilt Shoppe in Shelton can share their love by voting for the business in an annual international contest. Last year, the business at 2505 Olympic Highway North finished among the top 100 stores in the fourth ByAnnie Local Quilt Shop Contest. According to a news release from ByAnnie.com, the contest is "dedicated to supporting local economies and the timeless tradition of sewing." ByAnnie states that 4,100 quilt shops...
The City of Shelton is considering removing and replacing 38 downtown trees whose expanding roots are lifting and breaking sidewalks and pushing up grates. The Shelton City Council talked about the trees and possible solutions at a work session Jan. 25. Most of the downtown street trees are chanticleer pears planted in 1995, said Public Works Director Jay Harris. During the past nine years, the trees have more than doubled in size and the roots are lifting the sidewalk and street improvements ne...
Belfair student excelling at Seton Hall Amber Johnson of Belfair earned a spot on the dean’s list for the fall semester at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. To be eligible, an undergraduate student must complete all courses with a GPA of 3.4 or better, with no grades lower than a C....
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....
Kathy McDowell is a survivor. The 68-year-old McDowell is the last active member from the three-member Shelton City Commission, and hence the longest serving member of the seven-member Shelton City Council. "My heart is in the community," the Shelton native said. "I love this community, and I want to see it thrive." McDowell's council term is up at the end of 2023, and she's considering running for another term even while living with Parkinson's disease. She said she has projects she wants to he...
From 1897 until recent years, the structure at the corner of West Railroad Avenue and Seventh Street in downtown Shelton has been home to mortuaries. Frank Willey established Mason County's first undertaking business in a plain wood building before replacing it with the current brick building in 1926. According to the Mason County Historical Society, three or four owners used it as a funeral parlor/mortuary until it became available for lease by other businesses. Skokomish Valley-based Gravity...
Shelton High School senior Katherine Peck said her friends and relatives call her a "poli-sci nerd," and that knowledge and her presentation skills are propelling her to a statewide contest. Peck is the winner of the American Legion Post 31's annual Constitutional Speech Contest conducted Jan. 8 at the American Legion Veterans Hall in downtown Shelton. She will represent the post at the state contest March 11-12 in Ephrata, with the opportunity to win scholarship money and the chance to advance...
On Jan. 11, Pioneer Elementary and Middle School students and teachers were given about 20 minutes notice to evacuate the schools due to an outbreak of COVID and staff shortages. For seven school days, instructors taught remotely, which was a challenge for three teachers who don't have internet at their homes. Some teachers gave lessons while sitting in their cars in the middle school parking lot. Teachers shared their challenges and concerns Tuesday evening at the Pioneer School Board meeting...
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 ...
Twenty raised garden beds are available at Shelton's Callanan Park to low-income families who want to grow their own fruits and vegetables. The community garden is collaboration between Hands on Personal Empowerment (HOPE) Garden, Mason Conservation District and the City of Shelton. The garden beds are available first come, first served. Application forms are available on the HOPE Garden Project and Mason Conservation District websites. Four or five of them will be raised for easier access for g...
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...
Residents in the Hood Canal School District as early as tomorrow could receive ballots for the district's replacement levy and a building bond that would create a new junior high school building, additional classrooms for early learning programs, a more accessible playground and a new transportation maintenance building. Voters have until 8 p.m. Feb. 8 to cast ballots. The proposed tax rate for the replacement levy is an estimated $1.04 per $1,000 of assessed home value. The estimated cost for...
In 1932, Franklin Roosevelt won the first of four elections for president of the United States. Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean. Zippo lighters, Skippy peanut butter and a gasoline tax all debuted. "Night & Day" sung by Fred Astaire and Leo Reisman and Bing Crosby's "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" were the two best-selling songs. That's the same year the steel-and-concrete U.S. Highway 101 bridge over the Skokomish River was built. Ninety year...
Of the 16 fatal and serious vehicle accidents that occurred in Shelton from 2016 to 2020, 10 involved pedestrians and bicyclists. “This was a startling percentage of the crashes,” consultant Ryan Shea of SCJ Alliance of Lacey on Tuesday told the Shelton City Council. The council voted unanimously to give final approval to a Road Safety Plan developed by the city and SCJ Alliance. The council gave preliminary approval at its Jan. 4 meeting. The city will use the plan to apply for a share of $35 million of federal Highway Safety Improvement Pro...
For about the next six weeks, drivers can expect daytime lane closures on state Route 3 north of Shelton from Bell Road to about a mile north. Mason PUD 3 crews are replacing aging underground facilities. The work began Monday. Flaggers are directing traffic through the work zone, and lane closures can be expected from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays until Feb. 18....
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...
The new mayor of Shelton said he sees his role as being "the face of the city." At the Jan. 4 Shelton City Council meeting, Eric Onisko was elected to be the new mayor by a 5-2 vote, with Joe Schmit receiving two votes. Onisko and Schmit were among the four council members sworn in for four-year terms earlier that evening. This is the second term for the 54-year-old Onisko, who owns the Hillcrest Shell and the Bayshore Texaco. "I think we work well together, and we have nowhere to go but up,"...
The Shelton City Council will pursue federal money to improve the safety on some of its most dangerous roads, which include the East Wallace Kneeland Boulevard business corridor and the North 13th Street/Shelton Springs Road intersection. The council Jan. 4 gave preliminary approval to a Road Safety Plan. The council can vote to give the plan final approval at its Tuesday meeting. The city report states that if the council had declined to adopt the plan, the city would have missed out on the...
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....
