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Regular attendees of Shelton's Holiday Magic Christmas Parade know there's a big chance they will be standing in freezing rain. That was not the case Saturday on West Railroad Avenue in downtown Shelton. The skies were clear for the event hosted by Kristmas Town Kiwanis and Peninsula Credit Union. "I've been joking with club members that I've never had my prayers answered by the weather gods," Kiwanis member Julie Rowan, co-chair of Holiday Magic, said with a laugh. "It was beautiful." The...
The Shelton School District is facing a $2.3-million budget deficit. “Our picture has shifted to a negative fund balance,” Clinton Sherman, the district’s new executive director of financial services, told the Shelton School Board on Tuesday evening at its regular meeting at Mountain View Elementary School. Sherman replaced Brenda Trogstad, who also served as assistant superintendent and is retiring effective Dec. 31. The district’s 2024-25 budget had a beginning fund balance of $1 million. The district is now projected to end the school year w...
A transient who failed to register as a sex offender and was wanted on a felony Department of Corrections warrant stabbed a Shelton Police officer in the hand when the officer attempted to arrest him Dec. 5, according to the SPD. SPD Officer Whitley was treated at the scene and transported to Mason General Hospital for further evaluation, SPD said in a statement. “The officer sustained non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to make a full recovery,” according to the statement. Aaron E. Martinez, 39, was arrested for first-degree ass...
The Hood Canal School District has placed two levies on the Feb. 11 special election ballot. One proposal is a six-year capital levy to pay for infrastructure and technology upgrades that would include replacing an aging transportation center and creating spaces for art, music and pre-kindergarten. The other is a four-year replacement Educational Programs and Operations levy to sustain programs and services the district calls critical. The Hood Canal School District serves about 330 students in...
A good epitaph for a tombstone: “Sorry. I’m late.” ■■■ I was late to an appointment last week because my internet algorithm wasn’t right. It was promoting Grateful Dead songs and videos of people getting hurt on trampolines. I couldn’t let it go — if you don’t stay on top of your algorithm it can lead to worse developments, including songs from Metallica and clips of people being hit by commuter trains. I was late to my appointment, but the person completely understood once I explained why. ...
Building a trail Editor, the Journal, Years ago, the residents in Mason County asked the Park Board to build a trail between Shelton and Belfair. Our first problem is getting people off the side of state Route 3 between the Oakland Bay Marina and Bayshore. It would be hard and expensive to build a trail east of the railroad tracks, or next to Route 3. Then, after the state repaved Route 3 and put a 10-year moratorium on any work over it, we removed the people’s request from the County Comprehensive Plan because without crossing Route 3, i...
Although it is enjoyable and wholesome work in the great outdoors, growing Christmas trees is not as easy as you might think. My husband, Wes, and I worked as professional foresters. Now, we are Christmas tree growers which in many ways is more intense. However, you reap the benefits in six to eight years instead of 40 to 60! Hopefully after reading this article, you'll have a better understanding of what is involved and appreciate the knowledge and effort that it takes to provide families with...
A kayaker who failed to return to Twanoh State Park on Saturday was found dead by the Coast Guard Sunday. Dustin Poe, 26, launched from the park Saturday afternoon and was late returning, Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Class Briana Carter and Mason County Coroner Jaime Taylor told the Journal. At approximately 7:18 p.m., the Coast Guard and Mason County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit began searching the area, but were thwarted by poor weather, Carter and Deputy Matt Colbenson said. A member of the Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles spotted P...
A Shelton man died in a car collision Dec. 5 on state Route 3 due to speeding, according to the Washington State Patrol. Levi Eaton, 39, was southbound in an Acura Integra on state Route 3, just north of Grapeview Loop Road South, when he crossed the centerline around 11 p.m. and struck a northbound Audi 8 driven by Belfair resident William Donals, 59, the WSP news release states. Eaton died at the scene and Donals and his passenger were transported to St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale, according to WSP. Both vehicles were totaled. WSP...
The newest Washington State Patrol trooper has a short commute. “There was only one spot in Shelton and I got the spot,” Trooper Isaiah Tandal told the Journal. Tandal lives in Belfair with his wife and five children. He requested the local assignment after leaving the WSP Academy in Shelton. Graduating cadets can be sent to posts throughout the state, but WSP asks their preferred location and considers family status. Tandal’s last job was at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton as a mem...
The Economic Development Administration announced the Port of Shelton will be awarded $100,000 to partner with Mason PUD 3 on the expansion of the substation at Sanderson Field. The funding will support a feasibility study and is provided through a 2023 Disaster Supplemental funding package designed to aid communities in economic recovery and revitalization following a presidential disaster declaration. “The Port of Shelton is excited to see this project move forward with funding from the Economic Development Administration,” Wendy Smith, exe...
Hama Hama Oysters hosted a Holiday Market Saturday north of Lilliwaup. The offerings included live music, holiday caroling, food, an appearance by Santa Claus, and products from local artisans and others....
Students at Shelton, Cedar and CHOICE high schools who graduate in 2025 or 2026 are eligible for free tuition for up to four years at The Evergreen State College. Those students are also eligible for additional money for housing, books and living expenses. They’ll receive support and advising beginning in high school and lasting through the completion of a degree. On Nov. 26, the Shelton School Board heard a presentation on the “Evergreen’s Shelton Promises” program by Chelsea Brady, the district’s director curriculum & instruction grades 7-12,...
Services for highly capable students The deadline is Friday to nominate or refer Shelton School District students for Highly Capable services. According to the district, highly capable students generally possess the following learning characteristics: ■ Capacity to learn with unusual depth of understanding, to retain what has been learned and to transfer learning to new situations. ■ Capacity and willingness to deal with increasing levels of abstraction and complexity earlier than their chronological peers. ■ Ability to make unusual conne...
Journal columnist signs copies of book Kirk Ericson, a columnist for the Shelton-Mason County Journal, signs copies of his new book of Journal columns, “Great Writing!” from 4-6 p.m. Friday at Marmo Caffe & Gallery, 217 W. Cota St., Shelton. High school teachers discuss civics The League of Women Voters of Mason County hosts “High School Civics: What Does it Take to be an Informed Citizen?” from 11:30 to 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Olympic College Shelton library meeting room, 937 Alpine Way, Shelton. Civics teachers from Mason County high schools...
Lake Nahwatzel resident John Acocks tried water-skiing for the first time at age 10 on Lake Superior in Michigan, where his family owned a cabin. "It took me seven tries to be successful, to pull up and stay up on the water," Acocks recalled. He remembers that number because his 12-year-old brother also tried "and was not successful at all." Acocks turned 80 last week. He's still water-skiing, slaloming on one board always, on Lake Nahwatzel with his friends and fellow members of the Lake...
The movie "A Christmas Story" became a holiday classic after its release in 1983. Set in the 1940s and based on a book by Jean Shephard - who also narrates - the story chronicles young Ralphie's attempts to convince his parents, teacher and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift. There's also some business about a bunny suit, a seductive lamp, an exploding furnace and tongues frozen to poles. Connection Street Theatre stages a play based on the...
Over the course of seven years of writing film and television reviews for local newspapers, I've recommended several selections for holiday viewing, but what follows is my baker's dozen of personal favorites for the season, listed in the order in which they should be seen this month. 1. "A Christmas Carol" (1984) Alastair Sim is considered by many to be the best onscreen Ebenezer Scrooge, but George C. Scott's fierce TV movie portrayal of Scrooge ranks among the all-too-few adaptations of...
Shelton boys basketball The Shelton High School boys basketball team split two games last week to open up their season. The Highclimbers fell 58-46 on Dec. 3 at Olympic, before cruising past Rochester 45-28 on Dec. 5 at Terry Gregg Court in Shelton. Shelton faced Hoquiam on Tuesday and Heritage on Wednesday, both at home, and then takes on Montesano at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Moda Center in Portland. Shelton girls basketball The Shelton High School girls basketball team opened its season with...
The Port of Allyn commissioners appointed a four-member water systems subcommittee at Monday’s regular meeting. The subcommittee will “focus on matters related to the port’s water system operations, planning, and policy recommendations,” according to port documents. “Basically, it’s going to be a subcommittee that’s going to work with commissioners. Commissioners have the full authority to approve or disapprove any decision,” Commissioner John Sheridan said. Subcommittee members will review the port’s current water system operations and re...
Darren Melvin Evans was born August 2, 1966 in Bremerton, WA to Cliffred Melvin Evans and Jean Andrea Evans. Resident of Olympia, WA from 1976-1997. Darren attended Timberline High School, class of 1985. He married Leona Marie Bolieu of Olympia, WA in 1988. Owned and operated Evans Towing, Olympia, WA, and was a founding member of Christ the Servant Lutheran Church of Lacey, WA. Loved and enjoyed the company of his family and friends. He enjoyed races, monster truck shows with his children and... Full story
Roland Cuzick passed away December 3, 2024, born in Arkansas in 1939 to Eddie Walter (Rufus) Cuzick and Dorothy Lee Edens (Cuzick). He settled in the Minerva Beach area, known as Potlatch State Park, in 1942. He attended school at the Lower Skokomish grade school with siblings Reba Tibbits, Norma Brown and Melvin Cuzick, all previously of Shelton. Roland graduated from Shelton High School in 1959, worked for Simpson Timber Company, married Darlene Dronen from Shelton, and then relocated to... Full story
Luther Michael Hooks was born in Tampa, Florida on September 29, 1946. He passed on to eternal life on November 29, 2024, while in Washington State Veterans Home, Port Orchard. His service will take place Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 12:30 p.m. at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington. Please visit www.rill.com for his full life story.... Full story
Beloved Shelton graduate, class of 1974, state AA wrestling champion slipped away from us on Monday, December 2, 2024. Gino was a loving man with a big heart and a bigger sense of humor. He loved to make people laugh. He thought he was funny. From childhood, Gino was passionate about a few things; music, fishing, classic cars, the Seattle Seahawks, Dachshunds and his great big family. Gino worked at Settle and Sons in Shelton for many years. He drove a gravel truck, log truck, and chip truck... Full story
