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Timberlakes resident Bill Scholl has something in common with U.S. diver Greg Louganis, U.S. tennis player Venus Williams, New Zealand canoer Ian Ferguson and Norway speed skater Johann Olgu Koss. Each won four gold medals and one silver medal in athletic competition. Four of them earned their medals at Olympic competition. Scholl, a former minister who lost most of his sight, won his medals in four days last month at the National Veteran Golden Age Games in Salt Lake City. Scholl competed in...
Kenneth M. Howard, Sr., age 94, passed away September 14th, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was born May 26th, 1930, to Elmer and Esther Howard in Carlisle, WA. Kenneth married Wynona Cook on December 23rd, 1950. Kenneth and Wynona settled in Matlock, WA, where they raised their four children, Kenneth Jr., Mildred, Margurette, and Kevin. Kenneth was employed in the timber industry. He was an avid hunter, and he and Wynona loved to travel to Branson, Missouri, where they visited 26 times. It w...
Loren Lee Longland, 79, of Shelton, Washington passed away, Friday, June 21, 2024 at Fir Lane Health & Rehab Center, after complications from an accidental fall. He was born July 5, 1944, the first born child to Floyd and Lillian (Koch) Longland, in Olympia, Washington. He attended school at McCleary Elementary only to leave his schooling behind to pursue other interests. He worked a variety of jobs from millwork at Simpson, painting houses, to manufacturing doors. But, his passion was making...
Dorothy Lois McDonald was born to Laura and Harry Gruver on March 13, 1927 in Prescott, Washington. She died peacefully at the Black Lake Adult Care Home in Tumwater, on September 7, 2024, at the age of 97. She was raised in Waitsburg, in Eastern Washington, until her parents moved to Shelton in the 1930's. She graduated from Irene S. Reed High School in 1945 and went to Washington State College for a year before transferring to Western Washington College, which is now Western Washington...
Joanne Avon Morrow Norris, loving wife, mother, grandmother and very proud nurse, sadly passed away of a stroke at Mason General Hospital on August 26, 2024. She was born August 12, 1947 to John and Helen (McCartney) Morrow in Aberdeen, WA. She married Randy Norris August of 1968 in Shelton, WA, where she lived for 70 years. Joanne enjoyed her family and loved them immensely. Aside from her family, her pride in life was her incredible nursing career at Mason General Hospital for 50 years. She...
In loving memory of Paula Newman Rioux, who passed away on August 16, 2024, one day before her 80th birthday. She was born August 17, 1944 in Tacoma, WA. Paula graduated from Stadium High School and then moved to Hoodsport, WA where she met Patrick Rioux, and were married August 3, 1979. Combining the two families was a growing experience. Paula had four children, Larry Olson, Paul Olson, Bud Kuker and Keli Rioux. Also surviving are Renee White and numerous grandchildren and...
Laura George Yorke (Ashbaugh) was born March 12, 1933 in Shelton, Washington to Edgar George and Zedna Elizabeth (Coleman) Ashbaugh. Laura passed away at home in Shelton on September 13, 2024 at the age of 91. She is survived by her sons, Glenn (Brenda) Lockwood of Madison, WI; Scott (Robyn) Lockwood of Shelton, WA and Sam (Julie) Lockwood of Kalama, WA, and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son Daniel Lockwood, husband...
Vivian Johnson, 82, a resident of Federal Way, passed away September 5, 2024, at Avalon Care Center in Federal Way, WA. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory Dorothy McDonald, 97, a resident of Shelton, passed away September 7, 2024, at Black Lake Adult Care Home in Tumwater, WA. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory Jerry Webb, 81, a resident of Shelton, passed away September 8, 2024, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Arthur Spezza, 42...
Drivers approaching the intersection of Wallace Kneeland Boulevard and Shelton Springs Road hoping to make a left-hand turn know they face a challenge, especially when school is about to begin or has just ended at Shelton High School and Oakland Bay Junior High. The City of Shelton has been proposing building a roundabout there for years and has about $1.6 million in grants earmarked for it. At a work session on Sept. 10, the Shelton City Council and staff members discussed a quicker and less...
Shelton can’t use the courts to solve its homeless problem. At least not now. That’s the opinion of city officials and the city’s insurer, Washington Cities Insurance Authority. Shelton City Manager Mark Ziegler, speaking with the Journal in August, said while some may see a solution in a recent Supreme Court decision overturning Martin v. Boise and allowing camping bans on public land, he is wary. “It’s not necessarily the fix,” he said. Ziegler and other municipal officials throughout the state rely on WCIA’s advice and right now the insur...
The Shelton City Council on Tuesday awarded a $231,526 contract to United Home Builders to complete a project on the Shelton Timberland Library deck. In June, the city advertised the project for bid, but received no offers. The second solicitation received two offers, with United Home Builders offering the lowest responsible bid. The project will remove the existing waterproof membrane that covers the wood-framed deck and safety railings to expose the deck sheeting and structure. The sheeting...
The Shelton City Council on Tuesday evening gave final approval to shopping cart ordinances designed to help prevent their theft and abandonment on streets, in the woods and in ravines. The council gave preliminary approval at its Sept. 3 meeting. The laws goes in effect Jan. 1, 2025. An estimated 300 shopping carts are stolen from Shelton stores each year. The new requirements do not apply to any business that has 15 or fewer shopping carts or contain less than 3,000 square feet of retail space. The ordinance requires the bigger stores to...
About 2,200 people attended the Kristmas Town Kiwanis’s 19th annual Bluegrass from the Forest festival July 12-14 at the South Mason Youth Soccer Park. Duane Wilson from the group presented a report on the festival Tuesday evening to the Shelton City Council. Wilson told the council that 160 attendees stayed at local hotels and Airbnbs. Sixty guests stayed with local friends and families and about 228 campers stayed at the concert site off Johns Prairie Road, he said. Wilson said 1,431 patrons travelled 45 miles or more, 124 came from d...
“We seek to disagree accurately, avoiding exaggeration and stereotypes.” — from Braver Angels website By Kirk Ericson Here are some comments made at this week’s membership meeting of the Mason County League of Women Voters: “Wish I had these skills so I wouldn’t be afraid to talk to the neighbors.” “I tend to just get angry when I’m interacting with someone [I disagree with politically]. I just stop. I don’t like getting that angry. It’s not good. It’s not healthy.” “I have neighbors I know that...
To the Editor: School Board Accountability Recently, the Journal had an article where several local school districts lamented the fact their costs are exceeding their income. The State of Washington and the legislature, eg taxpayers, were of course blamed for the district’s woes. Let me offer a different perspective, at least in the case of the Shelton School District (SSD). First, the skyrocketing cost of insurance was mentioned by several districts. Part of this is what all of us are experiencing; however, in the case of SSD, could the i...
Editor, the Shelton-Mason County Journal Vote – But beware. A vote for Bob Ferguson will be a continuation of Gov. Jay Inslee’s agenda. John Ervin Shelton...
In preparing for the November 5, 2024, General Election, your Elections team has taken steps to improve the security of the election system and worked with local, state, and federal agencies to prepare for many contingencies. We also focused additional effort on voter registration database maintenance. Your vote matters and can shape history at the local, state, and federal level, including determining the slate of Washington State’s electors to the Electoral College. Some say our nation is ...
A Fire 12 Labor and Industries inspection in April has resulted in $4,500 in fines, according to state officials. Three serious safety violations, including no annual hose test, no annual pump test and no training or ongoing education and development and were assessed at $1,500 each, L & I’s Dina Lorraine told the Journal in an email. Chief Mike Brown said the fines were around $45,000 at Fire 12’s regular meeting. Aug. 28. Brown clarified in an email to the Journal he hadn’t received a final letter from L & I when he announced the fines...
Grill coverings have come off at Twanoh State Park now that a burn ban was lifted on Monday. Washington State Department of Natural Resources rescinded the ban and Mason County immediately followed suit allowing recreational fires throughout the county not under DNR jurisdiction, according to the Fire Marshal's Office. Clearing and residential burning are still restricted. DNR made the change dur to improving atmospheric conditions....
Mason Health has four new healthcare providers who started practicing this summer, three in primary care and one specialist in obstetrics and gynecology. “These providers bring a wealth of expertise and a dedication to preventative medicine to Mason Health,” a news release states. Jacqueline Gorzynski, MD, graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine in 2021 and completed her residency training at Chehalis Family Medicine in 2024. She is a full-spectrum family provider and has special interest including addiction medicine, lac...
The Shelton chapter of the nonprofit women’s Philanthropic Education Organization (PEO) Chapter B is offering a grant of up to $1,000 to a woman who is returning to college to further her education, and several grants of up to $4,000 for continuing education. The group is dedicated to helping women achieve their educational goals. The Mary M. Knight Achievement Award honors Mary M. Knight, a Mason County pioneer educator and a member of Chapter B. This award has been supporting women’s education in Mason County since 1936. To qualify, the stu...
According to the U.S. Department of Education, about 48 million American adults cannot read above a third-grade level. "People are stigmatized and shamed for low literacy, for not being able to read the newspaper, not being able to help their kids with their homework," said Shannon Klasell, executive director of the nonprofit Sound Learning in downtown Shelton. This is national Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, as designated by the U.S. Congress. The nonprofit organization ProLiteracy...
A Portland man who allegedly threatened to kill a Shelton woman in online postings is wanted for felony harassment. Judge Monty Cobb issued a warrant for Steven Ray Smith, 35, on Sept. 12 after the most recent alleged threat was posted on LinkedIn, a business and employment social media platform. An abuse and content enforcement employee at LinkedIn contacted police about “threats of violence and imminent danger,” according to a Shelton Police Department probable cause document. An account under the name “Dead Ninja,” posted numerous threats...
