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Mason County Commissioner Sharon Trask, a Republican, will face Democrat and Shelton City Council member Miguel Gutierrez in the Nov. 8 general election, while Democrat Sandy Kaiser and Republican Travis Couture will compete to replace Drew MacEwen representing District 35, Position 2, in the state House of Representatives. Those are among the initial results of Tuesday’s primary election. The results of the second ballot count were scheduled to be released at 4 p.m. Wednesday, after the Journal went to press. For updates, go to the J...
Central Mason Fire Chief Mike Patti is hanging up his coat Aug. 19. Patti, 68, joined Central Mason Fire in July 2011 as the assistant chief and fire marshal. He worked in that position until 2015 when he was promoted to deputy chief of operations while continuing his fire marshal duties. He was promoted again in January 2020 to fire chief. "I think once I retire, I'm going to take a couple months to breathe and we'll just see what the future holds," Patti told the Journal. "I want to do some...
Guns and other weapons would be banned at Shelton School Board meetings under proposed new rules. At its July 26 meeting, the board gave preliminary approval to rule revisions on meeting conduct, the order of business and language considered “uncivil.” The board can make the changes official with a vote at its meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Some of the proposed changes include simple logistical tweaks, such as noting the meeting site has changed to the Mountain View Elementary School cafeteria the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Oth...
Mason County awarded $2 million for bridge projects Mason County Public Works was awarded $2.027 million by the Federal Local Bridge Program. According to a news release for the Mason County commissioners, the federal bridge program provides funding under the National Highway Performance Program used to improve the condition of city or county-owned bridges. Public Works was awarded $167,000 to replace the south timber pile on the North Fork Goldsborough Bridge on Little Egypt Road with concrete pile cap. The Toonerville Bridge on Bear Creek...
Salesman on train: “How far you going, friend?” Harold Hill: “Wherever the people are as green as the money, friend.” — “The Music Man” Writing a newspaper column sometimes requires fishing. You get an idea the fish are biting 20 yards off the point during the outgoing tide, so you go there. You sit in a boat. And you wait. And you wait. I’m no fisherman, but I’ve heard this is how fishing works. My idea was to spend some of primary election day sitting in a camp chair watching the comings and g...
Great story Editor, the Journal, We should all give a big shoutout to Gordon Weeks for writing, and the Journal for publishing, the heartwarming story of Mr. James Aylesworth in the July 29 issue. This man's story deserved the front-page treatment it received. As a very young boy, I remember running to the TV every Sunday afternoon to watch "Victory at Sea." It was a 26-episode series about the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II. One internet passage tells us it was "famous for its...
It is with great sadness that we announce and mourn the passing of Daniel “Dan” Coxon on July 22, 2022 at the age of 73. Dan is survived by his wife, Debbie, and daughter, Angie. Dan was born on 7/11/49 in West Seattle. He lived his entire life in Western Washington as close to the water as he could. Dan met the love of his life, Debbie, and married her in 1978. They welcomed the light of their life, their daughter, Angie, in 1981. The three of them spent as much time together as they could mak... Full story
The Shelton City Council on Tuesday evening approved code amendment changes that allow community organizations to host temporary homeless encampments of up to 30 people. The council in a 6-1 vote approved the code changes, with James Boad voting against it without explanation. The vote was the same when the proposal received preliminary approval by the council at its July 19 meeting. Under the amendments, a community group could be permitted for an encampment on private property of up to 30 people for seven months, and after that could apply...
Brandon R. Miller passed away July 6, 2022, in Shelton, Wash. He was born June 7, 1983, in Olympia, Wash. He also lived in Lacey, WA and Chicago, Ill. Brandon attended Lacey's Timberline High School and earned an Associate's Degree in Welding Technology from Olympic College in Bremerton, WA in June 2016. He was an apprentice electrician with Alexanny Contractors from 2019 to the present, and before that he was an electrical lineman with North Sky Communications from 2016 to 2019. Brandon was... Full story
Carroll Roy Kelley, 84, passed away at Mason General Hospital on July 17, 2022. He was born on November 19, 1937 to Richard and Agnes (Grimm) Kelley in Olympia. He moved to Shelton as a young boy and spent the rest of his life in his family home in Kamilche. He met the love of his life, Barbara Wilson, in High School. They married on May 17, 1958 and raised three children Cheryl, Tammi and Daniel. He loved the outdoors and spent his career as owner and operator of K & K Logging, both with his... Full story
Olympic College scholarships available The Olympic College Foundation is awarding more than $190,000 in scholarships for the fall quarter. Sept. 9 is the deadline to apply. The scholarships will be awarded in time for the start of fall quarter Sept. 19. Several of the scholarships focus on science, technology, engineering and math. Other scholarships focus on the performing arts, communications and academic excellence. Applicants are required to write brief essays about themselves and what matters most to them, their continuing education, and...
Lucille was born March 16, 1927, in Shelton and passed away peacefully with family beside her on July 18th, 2022. She was born to Walter and Lena Allen. Growing up her nickname was the "Little Girl of Skookum Bay". She graduated from Saghalie Irene S. Reed High School in 1946. Lucille then married Carl R. Dodge on August 6, 1946. She was widowed with five children Charles, Carl, Dick, Linda, and Margaret in 1958. She married in 1959 and ended by divorce and having two more children Vicky and... Full story
Claudette Crona, 83, a resident of Shelton, passed away July 21, 2022, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Eric Craig Hansen, 51, a resident of Belfair, passed away July 23, 2022, at Swedish Cherry Hill in Seattle, WA. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Eva Lynn Lorberfeld, 47, a resident of Shelton, passed away July 24, 2022, at St. Peter Hospital in Olympia. Arrangements are by Forest Funeral Home and Crematory. Corbett Johnson, Sr., 46 a resident of Shelton,... Full story
Library workshop offers look into cyanotype Anna Goraczko, an artist-in-residence with Hypatia-in-the-Woods, talks about cyanotypes and organizes a community cyanotype at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Shelton Timberland Library. A cyanotype is a form of camera-less photography using light-sensitive paper. Cyanotypes are slow-reacting prints on special paper that are sensitive to a limited near-ultraviolet and blue light spectrum. Midday is the best time for this sort of printing, and is a safe process...
Woman dies while diving in Hood Canal A 57-year-old Oregon woman died July 24 while diving in Hood Canal. According to the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, the woman experienced a medical problem while diving and died when she came back to the surface. There was no information on what medical problem occurred. Monkeypox case in Mason County The state Department of Health notified Mason County Public Health of a positive test for monkeypox in Mason County on Monday. According to a news release, Mason County Public Health is conducting a case a...
At about 3 on the morning of Aug. 1, 1919, "neighbors gradually awoke to the fact that the old Willey residence on the northwest corner of Cota and Seventh was on fire. By the time the alarm was turned in and the steam siren sounded the call, the building was burning fiercely and beyond saving, but the hose team held the fire in check and prevented it from spreading. Sparks and pieces of shingles rose high enough in the air to fall all over the business district, but caused no damage....
NOTE: This story has been updated to include Wednesday's 4:30 p.m. second ballot count. Democrat Sandy Kaiser and Republican Travis Couture will advance to the Nov. 2 general election in their bid for a two-year term representing District 35 Position 2 in the state House of Representatives. In the initial results in Tuesday's primary race, Couture and Kaiser outpolled Republicans Patti Case and Tiffany Sevruk to face off in their bid to replace incumbent Drew MacEwan of Union, who is running...
NOTE: This story was updated to include Wednesday's 4:30 p.m. second ballot count. Four levies supporting emergency medical services in Mason County are passing after the initial ballot count of Tuesday's primary election. An emergency medical services levy for the City of Shelton is passing with 998 "yes" votes and 653 "no" votes. Mason County Fire Protection District No. 4's levy lid-lift vote was easily passing in the second count, gathering 1,346 "yes" votes against 804 "no" votes. The levy...
Note: This story has been updated to reflect Wednesday's 4:30 p.m. second ballot count. Miguel Gutierrez and Sharon Trask are leading the race for Mason County Commissioner District 3. Gutierrez, a Democrat, received a majority of the votes with 2,119, or 43.93%. Trask, a Republican, accumulated 1,500 votes, or 30.27%. Mark Carlson, a Republican, trails Trask by 3.5% of the vote at 26.90%, which is 1,333 votes. Only residents of Mason County Commissioner District 3 were able to vote in the...
Note: This story has been updated to include Wednesday’s 4:30 p.m. second ballot count. Juli Tuson and Randy Lewis will advance to the Nov. 8 general election in a bid to represent District 3 on the Mason PUD 3 Commission. Tuson and Lewis were the top two vote-getters of the four candidates competing in Tuesday’s primary election. They are seeking a six-year term as the commissioner of District 1 on the three-member board. Linda Gott, who is not seeking re-election, has served in that position since 1999. In the ballot results released at 4:30...
Remembering Nadia Hovind We are hosing a Celebration of Life for Nadia on August 13th, August 13th, 2022, 1:00 p.m. at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 206 Wyandotte Avenue, Shelton, WA 98584 Cookies and coffee will be offered after the service... Full story
