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CJ Allen, a 2013 graduate of North Mason High School, is headed to the Paris Olympics with Team USA. Competing in the 400-meter hurdles at the U.S. Track & Field Olympic Team Trials on June 30 in Eugene, Oregon, Allen finished with a time of 47.81 seconds in the event finals, earning second place and qualifying for the Olympics, which begin later this month. “I was 10 years old when I saw the Olympics go off. I said that one day I’d be an Olympian,” Allen said in a YouTube interview with CITIU...
Travelers should expect periodic closures on state Route 108 west of Kamilche, according to the state Department of Transportation. Crews will be removing and replacing culverts to allow for fish passage. During each closure, drivers will be detoured to U.S. Highway 101 via Mud Bay and state Route 8 to McCleary. Times, dates and locations are: ■ 8 a.m. Monday, July 8, to 8 a.m. Monday, July 22: Between West Hurley Waldrip Road and Eich Road. ■ 8 a.m. Friday, July 26, to 8 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9: Just west of Eich Road. ■ 8 a.m. Wednesday, Aug....
The City of Shelton is considering installing 12 cameras at city entrances that read vehicle license plates and within 20 seconds alert Shelton Police of stolen plates or cars, missing persons or abducted children. At a June 25 study session, the Shelton City Council heard presentations on the system by Flock Safety that is used in 61 locales in the state, including the cities of Olympia, Kent, Marysville, Omak, Centralia and Aberdeen. “One of the biggest things to understand about this is if someone is rolling into our city with a stolen c...
"Demurrage" was the winning word for The Wanna-Bees at Sound Learning's 28th annual Spell-E-Bration fundraising spelling bee June 29 at the Mason County Senior Activities Association center in Shelton. Demurrage is a charge payable to the owner of a chartered ship in respect of failure to loan or discharge the ship within the time agrees. This was a victory for the team of spellers Pearl Ostroff Deloach, Susan Carlson and Nancy Evans. The trio correctly spelled curio first to end a long faceoff...
Shelton native Alicia Otto kicked her addictions to methamphetamine and heroin eight years ago. "At first I fought it tooth and nail," Otto told the audience at the annual Mason County Family Reunification Day gathering June 27 at Kneeland Park in Shelton. But being clean was the only way Otto could regain her four children, now ages 8 to 17. Now she's helping others as the program director for the Recovery Cafe in downtown Shelton. Otto and her children were among the celebrants at the Family...
I was in the grocery store last weekend when I stepped and slipped on a strawberry on the floor next to the checkout counter. I went down in an instant, landing on my right knee. As I took a moment to gather myself before rising, I came eye to eye with a youngster, maybe 2 years old, standing a couple of feet in front of me. Her shirt, face and hands were smeared with strawberry goo, and she had a full strawberry in her hand. I looked into her eyes, she into mine, and I suspected the following...
Bad headline Editor, the Journal, Your sensational banner headline in the June 27 Journal did great disrespect to the facts. A more accurate headline would have read "Incalculable Grief and Sorrow on the Skokomish Reservation" and would have better served. Andrea Love, Union Good policy Editor, the Journal, Congratulations on the success of your new policy concerning what you will print in connection with letters to the editor. I have been riveted by the many positive responses concerning local...
From the Aug. 10, 1939, Journal "The Phoenix Logging Company, Mason County's second largest logging railroad operation, recently hauled out its last logs and closed its camps for good, having cut during its life of nearly 40 years nearly all of the private timber in the Lake Cushman region (about 1½ billion feet of timber). The Phoenix operation has cut all timber available on lands owned by the company in the foothills west of the canal extending from the bend in the north fork of the...
The voter-approved merger of Grapeview Fire District 3 with Central Mason Fire District 5 happened July 1. The merger easily passed on May's ballot. Both District 3's Chief Patti Graber and District 5's Fire & EMS Chief Jeff Snyder said at the time they were happy with the vote. The main station on Grapeview Loop Road will have increased staff and will eliminate duplicate services, allowing more firefighters and paramedics to respond to calls, the chiefs said in May. "Our new Central Mason team...
Mason PUD 1 customers went longer than expected without power after overnight maintenance on the Potlatch substation June 27. Residents of Union, Lilliwaup and Hoodsport were scheduled to have electricity cut from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. so Bonneville Power Administration could service the substation. Power was restored by 8 a.m. Mason PUD 1 General Manager Kristin Masteller told the Journal in an email that BPA didn’t give a reason for the delay but sometimes work takes longer than anticipated. “After BPA restored power to their sub that feeds our...
Mason PUD 3 customers will benefit from two programs through the state Department of Commerce. The programs are available to low- and moderate-income households, one featuring bill credits and the other providing expended energy efficient incentives. Funding for both programs is limited and available now. Under the qualifications, a family of four in Mason County with an income up to $73,450 a year is considered low income. A family of four with an income up to $137,700 per year is considered moderate income. These programs are funded through...
Bluegrass From the Forest July 12-14 Eight bands, the Chick Rose School of Bluegrass and campground jams are among the musical offerings at the Kristmas Town Kiwanis’ 19th annual Bluegrass from the Forest music festival July 12-14 at the South Mason Youth Soccer Park in Shelton. A weekend pass is $45 and includes admission to all events Friday through Sunday. A family weekend pass, which includes two adults and as many as four children, is $90. Passes for specific afternoons or evenings are $12-$15, or all day Saturday for $25 or all day S...
Nine people receive Centennial Guild scholarships The Mason General Hospital Foundation Centennial Guild awarded $20,000 in Kristi Armstrong Memorial Scholarship money to nine people pursuing higher education in medical fields. Among the recipients are four Shelton High School graduating seniors, three Shelton High School alumni who received the award in years past, one Mason Health employee and one Shelton resident. Centennial Guild Treasurer Patty Rhoades and members Kim Keeler, Kim McElliott...
For as much as action thrillers such as "Mission: Impossible" aim to put audiences on the edges of their seats, I have rarely felt secondhand tension as uncomfortable as the opening sequence of "Thelma," in which an elderly widow falls prey to a phone scammer. The scene has a pitch-perfect suspense-building lead-in, as we see 93-year-old Thelma (June Squibb) receiving gentle guidance on navigating the internet from her doting 24-year-old grandson Danny (Fred Hechinger), who's so good to his...
Grapeview Water & Art Festival July 27 The 28th annual Grapeview Water & Art Festival is hosted from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 27 at Fair Harbor Marina and the Port of Grapeview on Grapeview Loop Road in Grapeview. Admission is free. Offerings include live music, free children’s activities, and arts and crafts created by local artists. From the shore, patrons can test their golfing skills by trying to sink a ball in a hole on a floating dock. Frito’s chili pie and steamed clams are among the food offerings. Parade, vendors at Tahuya Day Fes...
Port of Allyn commissioners agreed to drop “interim” from Executive Director Travis Merrill’s title at the July 1 regular meeting. Merrill has been the interim director since January, after former Interim Executive Director LeAnn Dennis died in December 2023. Dennis was serving in the position after Executive Director Lary Coppola died in October. “You’ve earned your title.” Commissioner Judy Scott said. Port discusses $25K refund Port of Allyn Commissioners tabled discussion on a $25,000 refund for connection hookup fees paid last year by Rona...
Changes coming to the North Mason School District’s Highly Capable Program should see more students qualify for the program, Savannah Elliott, district assessment coordinator highly capable services coordinator, told the North Mason School Board on June 24. Starting in the fall, a new ability test for students in kindergarten through 12th grade will use nonverbal methods that are good for use with a diverse student population, Elliott said. She told the board how the hiCap program has evolved. In previous years, a single data point could d...
Several deaths this week. Mary attended several chapter meetings and Sam got home from his trip to L.A. The days before the Fourth of July saw some bad traffic. Some Girl Scouts came out to Mary and Sam's property and went swimming. Monday, June 26, 1950 This was a busy day. Up very early and went to Mae Housen's where I phoned for 2 hours. Finally got all the required number of officers for Alice Lord's funeral. I called Walter Miller, and he will try to get the pall bearers for us. It is good...
On June 27, 1944, in Sacramento CA, a beautiful little baby boy was born and named Merle Allen by his proud parents, Malcolm Anthony and Mary Emily (Monice) Silva. The mystery unveiled 'M' = Merle. Allen and his older sister, Sharron Silva-Taylor spent their early years on the beautiful 35-acre family farm on the banks of the Sacramento River. When he was seven, the family moved into the Sacramento suburbs, right next door to the old Sacramento Airport flight path. Allen's love for aviation...
Donald Lowell Rutherford was born in Aberdeen, WA, on July 23, 1936, to Irma and Lou Rutherford. His family moved to Tahuya, WA, where he started his 2nd-grade year of school. At the start of 7th grade, they moved to Shelton. Don's father owned Lou's TV Service on Mountain View where Don started working installing television antennas. Don loved sports and was an avid baseball and football player throughout high school. He also found a love for hunting and fishing that started at a young age. It...
