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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...
Donald Coleman Anderson 1941-2023 Donald Coleman Anderson, age 81, passed away on March 30, 2023 in Lehi, Utah. He was well loved by all who knew him, and will be greatly missed. Don was born on April 15, 1941, in Shelton, Washington. He was the only child of Olaf and Ida Anderson and he lived most of his life in Shelton, with only a few exceptions. Don also served in the U.S.Navy. Mr. Anderson was an educator in Shelton for many years. He taught English and Drama, as well as being the... Full story
Jamie Ann Powell, 70, a resident of Shelton, passed away March 28, 2023, at home. Arrangements are by Forest Funeral Home and Crematory. Fredric Clark Anderson, 76, a resident of Shelton, passed away March 28, 2023, at Swedish Medical Center-Cherry Hill in Seattle, WA. Arrangements are by Forest Funeral Home and Crematory. Randy Emery, 70, a resident of Hoodsport, passed away April 1, 2023, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Dennis Michael Hutchins, 72, a resident of Shelton, passed away April 3,... Full story
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...
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” (1855) — Frederick Douglass, former U.S. slave “Frederick Douglass is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more, I notice.” (2017) — Donald Trump, then-U.S. president Moderator: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Tonight, we have a really special event for you. Through the magic of cyber-optical, quantum-artificial intelligence, we bring you a question-and-answer session with...
Letter response Editor, the Journal, Recently I wrote a letter about Senate Bill 5427. This bill, regardless of protestations to the contrary, will be used to silence critics. Milton Friedman, the great American economist said, “One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” Many programs with great intentions end up as political terrorism.An example is the COVID shutdown of Washington. Gov. Jay Inslee said he did it for our health and safety; instead it put many businesses out of...
Mason County is a great place to live, work, and play. We are warm and welcoming people. We have miles of coast, trails, mountains and lakes for recreation. We have active and thriving small businesses with a variety of distinct fare and wonderful food. We also have differing opinions on social justice. I have witnessed and experienced instances of racism and discrimination in our community, and I believe that we can work together to create a more inclusive and welcoming community for all people...
For the first time in seven years, the Friends of the Shelton Library will host a book sale. It's from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on the lower level of the library at 710 W. Alder St. Hundreds of books will be on sale for $1 for paperbacks, $2 for hardbacks. Only cash will be accepted. Customers are encouraged to bring their own boxes and bags. Friends of the Shelton Library will use the sale proceeds to support library programs and events. The donated books have been kept in an off-site...
Celebrate Huff’n’Puff Trail at event Saturday The Shelton Rotary Club invites walkers and joggers of all ages to enjoy the City of Shelton’s Huff’n’Puff Trail at a special event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the trail across the street from Shelton High School on Shelton Springs Road. Shelton Rotary members will be performing general maintenance, providing trail maps and details of the trail’s history, and collecting comments on the best times and dates for “community use windows,” where participants walk together with law enforcement and cit...
The Friends of Foothills Dog Park (formerly Friends of Lake Cushman Dog Park) is getting ready for the grand opening of its dog park in Hoodsport, just off of state Route 119, on April 22. The group has invited Mason County and Port of Hoodsport commissioners, as well as the Mason County Parks Advisory Board, Mason County Parks and Trails Manager John Taylor, Parks Maintenance staffer Carol Olson and Program Support Technician Anne White, all of whom the group credited with supporting their...
The first settlers to make their homes near the head of Little Skookum Inlet in the mid-1880s called their settlement Kamilche, after the Native American name for the valley. Around 1889, a logging railroad was pushing its way past Kamilche up Little Skookum to reach more open water. When the railroad reached the point where Little Skookum merged with Totten Inlet, docks were built and a small community called New Kamilche took shape. In addition to homes, there was a hotel, saloons, store...
Shepard excelling at St. Louis University Kaitlin Shepard of Shelton earned a spot on the dean’s list for the fall semester at Washington University in St. Louis. To qualify, a student must earn a semester GPA of 3.6 or better and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units. Shepard is enrolled in the university’s College of Arts & Sciences. Making the grade at Oregon State Four students from Mason County earned spots on the scholastic honor roll for winter quarter at Oregon State University. To qualify, a student must earn a GPA of 3.5 or bet...
Registration is underway for the Goldsborough Creek Run and Walk, a Mason County Forest Festival event staged June 3. Participants can register for the 7-mile walk, 7-mile run, 2-mile run or walk, the senior ¼-mile and the Junior Jog, also ¼ mile. Register online at Runsignup.com, or pick up a form at the Mason General Hospital Foundation office in the Shelton Gateway Center, Anytime Fitness, the Shelton YMCA and Shelton Athletic Club. The courses of 2 and 7 miles begin in Shelton Valley and end on West Railroad Avenue in front of the S...
The approach of Easter had me in a kind of contemplative mood, so I finally got around to seeing a documentary I'd first heard about when it debuted in 2012, but which, for whatever reasons, I simply never managed to watch at the time, until I found it on Amazon Prime Video. It's a story for the ages, as an oppressive despot wages war in Eastern Europe, and a decidedly unserious actor suddenly becomes the unlikely voice of an opposition movement fighting for freedom. While it has parallels to...
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 Port of Allyn’s scheduled state audit for the period from 2019 through 2021 was “overall quite positive for us,” Port Executive Director Lary Coppola said. The auditor commended the port for scoring a “clean audit,” Coppola added. “There are no findings, no management letters issued, and the auditors found we fully complied with all state laws, rules and regulations, as well as our own policies and procedures,” Coppola said. “This is the third clean audit we’ve had in the eight years I’ve...
Mary is gearing up for her flowers on the property. Doesn’t sound like the weather was particularly great, but trying to break into the next season with more sun. Mary likes her sun and likes to be tanned. Saturday, April 2, 1949 Today the sun was out when I got up. Sam washed clothes and I cleaned house. At 1 o’clock, I had a permanent put in my hair at Gorst and did not get home until 4:30. Sam had dragged the road and oh! it did look so nice. Then he got supper while I got ready which was...
