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After a spring filled with cold, rainy days, organizers couldn’t have planned for a more picturesque afternoon for the 63rd annual Shelton Invitational track and field meet. The event, long considered one of the state’s most prestigious track meets, has occurred every track season in Washington since 1960. “Thanks to all the coaches, athletes and officials for making this one of the best Shelton Invitationals on record, and the big man upstairs gave us one of the best weather days ever that...
Shelton baseball The Highclimber baseball team wrapped up the regular season with four Evergreen Conference games last week. Shelton opened the week April 25 with a 2-1 win at home against Black Hills before going to Tumwater to face the Wolves on April 26 and lost 7-4. The Highclimbers hosted Tumwater on Thursday for senior day, losing 14-4 and wrapped up the regular season with a 16-12 loss on the road Friday against Rochester. Shelton (10-10) is in third in the EvCo and waits to find out who...
North Mason School Board President Arla Shephard Bull, the board’s legislative representative, shared information April 20 from the final week of the legislative session. The board was waiting on news regarding education-related items in the budget. Shepherd Bull said it was “an interesting legislative session,” noting the Washington State School Directors’ Association’s tracked 120 education-related bills from the start of the session. “Thirty-five were left as of last Friday,” she said. Sup...
Even as the Port of Dewatto opened up the Dewatto River Campground on April 1 after conducting a campground cleanup March 25, it faced another significant piece of maintenance. While Port Manager Jeana Crosby readied for the campground's opening by ordering "Danger" and "Keep off the Fence" signs, and four fire rings for the campground, she also supplied estimates from multiple businesses for the cost to replace all the existing sets of blinds at the port offices, which are overdue to be...
Colleen Harlow has painted landscapes for at least 50 years, but before she moved to Mason County half a dozen years ago, she hadn’t settled down in any one place long enough to connect with its artistic scene. “I came to Mason County to retire in the same place where my daughter lives,” said Harlow, whose artwork is being displayed throughout May on the Belfair Self-Storage’s art wall. “It’s such a great place to be, and Belfair is such a nice small town, especially when the weather get...
The Port of Grapeview commissioners received an update on the Case Inlet Fisheries Task Force on April 18. Brad Pomroy, the facilitator for the task force, touted its progress over the past months, while noting progress was closer to “a marathon than a sprint.” The task force has visited the Point Defiance net pen installation, provided testimony to state Department of Fish and Wildlife commissioners, and met with Will Henderson, manager of the Squaxin Island net pen program, Pomroy said. Pomroy...
I think Mary Theler was a social butterfly. What do you think? She loves being around people and visiting. I am giving Sam kudos for washing the clothes. He does it quite often. Driving into Gorst almost every day to get her hair combed is a bit eccentric, don't you think? Definitely shows signs of a privileged life. Good thing Sam was a good provider. Have you guessed Mary's favorite adjective? Saturday, April 23, 1949 Today I arose early and went after all the bread so was home by 11. Cleaned...
