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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...
The heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems are failing at Oakland Bay Junior School, and windows, flooring, toilet partitions, countertops, wall coverings and lighting need to be replaced. Robert Herron, the Shelton School District's director of facilities and maintenance, presented that assessment March 28 to the Shelton School Board. A $4 million capital investment could return the school back to near-new condition, he said. "Oakland Bay is 33 years old and OSPI (the state Office of...
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...
Bryan P. Duggan June 3, 1954 – March 9, 2023 He began his life's journey in Burien, WA with his parents Paul and Lorraine, big sister Dianna and brother Mark. He grew up in a neighborhood of boys, lots of fun and mischief, belonged to the Boy Scouts, church activities and Little League Football, which his Dad coached. Bryan had gerbils, hamsters and even had a lizard at one time. Added to the family were two foster sisters Tela and Veda, a 'full house'. The family took trips to the ocean, p...
Carl William Mease, 75 of Union, WA, died instantly March 19, 2023, from a motor scooter accident in Vietnam. He began life on March 21, 1947, in Eldorado, Illinois, to Rev Frank R. and Almeda Bicksler Mease. At five years of age the family moved to Vail, Iowa, where he graduated from high school in 1965. He served in the Marine Corp during the Vietnam War from 1965-1969. On returning, he drifted - searching for answers to the meaning of life. He was influenced by the Jesus people he encountered...
Lloyd J. McHargue September 25, 1938- March 16, 2023 Lloyd passed away on March 16, 2023, surrounded by his family. Lloyd was born in Aberdeen Washington growing up between there and Drewsey, Oregon, where he was raised by his Uncle and Aunt. At age 14 he moved to Sedro Woolley to live with his Dad. At age 18, he worked for the Northern State Hospital in Sedro-Woolley, WA. He met and married Ann Lambert whom he was married to for 62+ years until her passing last May. Lloyd was drafted into the...
Carol Ann Thompson Goddard Carol was born December 22, 1946, in Bremerton, Washington, to Kay L. Thompson and Leona (Woeshnik) Thompson. Carol passed away on March 16, 2023, in Dayton, Eastern Washington from Covid. Carol and her family moved back to Belfair, Washington in 1952 and remained there. Carol entered North Mason School District and went on to graduate 3rd in her graduating class of 1965. She went on to Olympic College for one year and met Thomas Goddard in Bremerton and they were...
Cynthia Louise Rogers was born on August 17, 1955, in Shelton, Washington, to Evelyn and Emmett Laney, and passed away on February 3, 2023, in Tacoma, Washington. She had a bartending career that spanned 34 years. She tended bar at the Town Tavern, the Brotherhood, and spent the majority of her career at Bob's Tavern in Shelton. Cindi loved making people laugh and, as a long-time bartender, she had an unlimited supply of dirty jokes and wasn't afraid to use them. Cindi was an avid social...
Cherie Ann Blake, 71, passed away on April 1, 2023, after a brief battle with cancer. Cherie was born on September 7, 1951, to Leroy and Shirley (Adams) Miljour in Shelton, WA. She graduated from Shelton High School in 1969 and remained in Shelton for the rest of her life. Cherie worked most of her adult life at Taylor Shellfish Farms. After she retired from Taylor's, she and her husband Rick would pack up their RV in the winter and travel down south to explore new places and visit friends. They...
Jamie A. Powell, 70, a resident of Shelton, passed away March 28, 2023, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Ryan Shepard, 42, a resident of Belfair, passed away March 29, 2023, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Joshua Yaklin, 48, a resident of Shelton, passed away March 29, 2023, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Cherie A. Blake, 71, a resident of Shelton, passed away April 1, 2023, at home. Arrangements are...
The biggest mistake the 2000 "Dungeons & Dragons" movie made, even a year before the 2001 release of Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," was to try and compete directly with the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien was a scholar who researched and curated his own awe-inspiring mythos, but "Dungeons & Dragons," the game, was created by nerds like Gary Gygax, who simply knew they wanted Tolkienesque fantasy, but more of it, so its mythology plagiarized from any set of...
