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The Shelton High School softball team split two games last week. The Highclimbers lost to Black Hills, but bounced back with a win against Centralia in Evergreen Conference softball last week. Shelton lost 8-5 to Black Hills at home April 12 but recovered and won 8-7 against Centralia at home last Friday. The Highclimbers traveled to Chehalis on Monday and lost 19-2 to the Bearcats. Shelton (3-9, 1-6) hosted Bremerton on Wednesday and is back in action in Shelton on Monday against Centralia....
Central Mason Fire and EMS joins with North Mason High School, Washington State Patrol and Mason County Sheriff’s Office to host the “Last Dance” event today and tomorrow, aiming to show students the dangers of driving under the influence. According to a news release, today will have emergency responders giving students a look at fatality collisions. It will include a mock accident on the football field where responders will extricate pre-selected students from vehicles. The public might see inc...
Ryder was Sgt. Heather Prigger's best friend. In April 2017, the Mason County Sheriff's Office bought Ryder from a kennel in Shelton. The dog remained with Prigger until his death last month due to an aggressive form of canine cancer. Sheriff's Office K9s live with their handlers and essentially become their dogs. As soon as Prigger saw Ryder, she said she knew he was the dog for her. "I fell in love with him," Prigger told the Journal. "He was incredibly friendly, loving. We had an instant...
The state Supreme Court ruled 9-0 Monday that the recall petitions against all three commissioners of Mason County Fire District 12 , which covers Matlock, can move forward. According to state Supreme Court documents, the court concluded that all of the recall charges found by Mason County Superior Court Judge Monty Cobb were factually and legally sufficient to proceed, were upheld and allowed to move forward. The document also stated the charges the Superior Court found were insufficient to...
Shelton Yacht Club in Tacoma festival The Shelton Yacht Club will participate in the Tacoma Yacht Club's Daffodil Marine Festival at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. According to a news release, the annual decorated boat parade runs until 2 p.m. along the Tacoma waterfront and can be viewed along Ruston Way from restaurants and parking areas. Boats will be decorated with thousands of daffodils and other flowers. The Shelton Yacht Club's boat will be Moneytaker III, owned by Bruce and Susan Moneymaker. Shel...
Being a fan of Seattle sports has its ups and downs, but within the last calendar year have had a lot more to cheer for than not. The Seattle Kraken has clinched its first berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in only its second season. The Kraken made some improvements in the offseason by acquiring some key players this season, including Andre Burakovsky, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Martin Jones, and bringing up the first ever draft pick by the Kraken, Matty Beniers. These players added to the core...
The first Trout Pond day - Saturday at Verle's on Golden Pheasant Road just outside Shelton - was reportedly an overall success. WDFW Region 3 State Hunting Coordinator Kelly Riordan said the event drew a few hundred families and at least 225 kids fished. The mobile fish pond was stocked with 300 Rainbow Trout and a few jumbo-sized Rainbow Trout. "The message of introducing all generations to the outdoors hit the mark, even in quite poor weather," Riordan told the Journal in an email. "A steady...
The old North Mason Regional Fire Authority station is next door to the new station, and it is just waiting for a new tenant to move in. NMRFA vacated the building May 16, and hopes the county moves in sooner rather than later. The fire commissioners wrote a letter Feb. 27 to the Mason County Board of Commissioners asking to formally inquire about the county's intentions and timeline for moving into the old fire station. "We are approaching a year since we have vacated the building," the letter...
The Shelton City Council unanimously approved the annexation of 40 acres of land into the city at its Tuesday meeting. According to the background information, the city received notice in February of the intent to petition for annexation. The property being annexed, known as Meadows Edge, is in the Shelton urban growth area and is adjacent to the Shelton Springs subdivision and south of Island Lake. The property is the site of a proposed 36-lot subdivision, which is under review by Mason County...
Mason County ranked 25th out of the state’s 39 counties in health outcomes as measured by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in a study released last week. At the Mason County Board of Health meeting March 28, Director of Community Serivces Dave Windom talked about the ranking prior to its release, stating he wanted to make the point that because the county moves up or down in the rankings doesn’t mean it is better or worse. “Also, I saw the measures changed, so they...
A 30-year-old Shelton woman suspected in the shooting of her boyfriend was found dead March 18 at the High Steel Bridge in Mason County. According to court documents, the deceased woman is Chantel Dawn Peterson, who was charged with domestic violence assault in the first degree for the Feb. 12 shooting of Elijah Gossett in Shelton. The cause of death was suicide, according to court documents. At the time of her death, Peterson was free on $5,000 bail following her initial arraignment on Feb....
The COVID-19 pandemic began three years ago, and the last remnants of the pandemic era restrictions are set to end next week throughout the state. The mask mandate will end at Mason Health and Mason General Hospital on April 3, as directed by the state Department of Health to end the statewide mask order. Employees who interact with patients will still be required to wear masks while in the facilities, according to Mason Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dean Gushee. “Mason (Health) is taking a...
Shelton man killed in U.S. 101 collision A 27-year-old Shelton man died in a three-car accident March 22 on U.S. Highway 101. According to a Washington State Patrol news release, Aparicio Mendoza Matias died in the accident. Matias was southbound on U.S. 101 in a 2002 Volkswagen just north of state Route 3. A 2020 Jeep driven by a 60-year-old Shelton woman, was in front of the Shelton man. A third car, a 2004 Audi driven by a 64-year-old Shelton woman, was northbound on U.S. 101. The Volkswagen struck the rear of the Jeep, lost control and...
Proposals sought for homeless grants Mason County Public Health and Human Services announced the request for proposal application for homeless response grants is open for the 2023-2025 grant term. According to a news release, the homeless response grant program includes money from the consolidated homeless grant and the local document recording fees administered by Mason County. Public Health and Human Services is responsible for contracting and compliance activities related to these homeless response money. The money provides resources to...
Shelton track The Shelton boys and girls each won an Evergreen Conference track meet on March 21 in Centralia to open the track season. Miller won the 1,600-meter race in 4:34.7. Huisingh won the high jump with a height of 5 feet, 8 inches and Steven Gee won the pole vault at a heigh of 7 feet. Nathan Gomez placed second in the 200-meter race and long jump, Gabriel Menefee finished second in the 400-meter race, Anthony Warren-Keyzers placed second in the shot put and discus and Scott Jordan finished second in the triple jump. The 4x100 relay...
Snow day extends district school year To meet state requirements of 180 school days, the North Mason School District has added one snow day to extend the school year. Students in the district will attend a full day school day on Friday, June 16. Monday, June 19 is the Juneteenth holiday and there is no school. June 20 is a half day of class, and the last day of the school year. The district states reminders will be sent to parents and guardians. Celebration of Life Saturday for Clarke-Look A memorial and a celebration of life for Sheri Lynn...
West Mason Fire will be on the ballot in August with a $0.50 emergency medical services levy and a lid lift to $1.50. If the levy and lid lift are approved, it would be $2 per day for a $400,000 house, West Mason Fire Chief Matthew Welander told the Journal. The levy and lift will pay for staff and a new fire engine. The lid lift requires a simple majority to pass, while the EMS levy needs 60% approval to pass because it is a new tax for the area. “We need people to come out to the c...
Free dump vouchers The United Way of Mason County and Youth Connections of Belfair is handing out vouchers for the 2023 Days of Caring. According to a news release, vouchers became available Wednesday at the United Way of Mason County 790 E. Johns Prairie Road in Shelton and at the Youth Connection of Belfair on state Route 3. There are 300 vouchers available in Shelton and 150 available at Youth Connection of Belfair. To receive a voucher, you must fill out the required paperwork, have a valid identification and proof of a Mason County...
The effort to recall Mason County Fire District 12 commissioners was not heard in the state Supreme Court on March 9 as originally scheduled. According to court documents, the respondents, Matlock residents Kristin Masteller and Amanda Gonzales, had an attorney file a motion March 16 for the Supreme Court to issue an order announcing the decision of the court with an opinion to follow. The document states the respondents proposed a briefing schedule and requested the case be on the court’s M...
Woman found dead at High Steel Bridge The Mason County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to the Journal an incident of a woman found dead at the High Steel Bridge this weekend. The Journal did not have more information by press time but will report more information as it becomes available. Belfair pedestrian killed in accident A 22-year-old Belfair man was killed Friday while walking along state Route 300 near Belfair. According to a news release, Alexander M. Kendall, 22, was declared dead at the scene. A 2014 Volkswagen Jetta driven by a 2...
Firefighters from North Mason Regional Fire Authority, Central Mason Fire & EMS and Mason County Fire District's 11 and 3 competed in the 32nd Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Firefighter Stairclimb on March 12 at the Columbia Center building in Seattle. North Mason's Mickey Cotter, Elijah Freese, Kyle Barker, Tavia Henry and Travis Wilson finished 54th as a team. "As a whole, we did great. Our top guy, Mickey, shaved a minute off his top time and reached his goal," NMRFA firefighter Wilson said. "I...
The North Mason boys and girls lost their opening meet of the track season against Kingston on Wednesday in Belfair. The Kingston girls defeated the Bulldogs 64-40. North Mason's Natalya Garcia won the 100-meter dash in 14.16 seconds. Cali DuPont won the 400-meter race in 1:10.91. Kezlie Thygesen won the 1,600-meter race in 5:31.81. Kisslyn Kama-Tandal won the shot put with a throw of 19 feet, 6 inches, and Adrianna Tupolo won the discus with a toss of 95 feet, 5 inches and the javelin with a th...
Shelton baseball The Shelton baseball team earned its first win of the season against Port Angeles 5-2 on Saturday in a nonleague game on the road. Shelton (1-1) began Evergreen Conference games this week, traveling to Tumwater on Tuesday before hosting the Thunderbirds on Wednesday. The Highclimbers host Aloha, Oregon, at 2 p.m. Friday in a nonleague game. Shelton girls golf Shelton was scheduled to face Rochester at Alderbrook Golf Course on Monday, but no results were posted in time for the Journal’s print deadline. The Highclimbers are sche...
Almost one year ago, after months of public hearings and commissioner debate, the Belfair sewer project was approved to go out to bid and move forward with construction. Since then, the project has been going great, according to Public Works Director Loretta Swanson. Harbor Custom Homes built the portion of the sewer line that runs next to the Belfair View apartments and the Olympic Ridge housing development up to the Navy rail. Swanson said that part is complete. The contract was awarded to...
Rep. Dan Griffey, R-Allyn, and Travis Couture, R-Allyn, hosted a telephone town hall for 35th District constituents Friday, talking about the legislative session and matters that have an effect on Mason County residents, including police pursuits and the Belfair Bypass. Couture shared his thoughts on his first legislative session, saying he’s been enjoying the “chaos of it all.” “I kind of thrive in that environment. It is fast-paced and before you know it, it’s already the end of the day and t...
