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Open position on Shelton School Board The deadline is 5 p.m. July 16 to apply for an open position representing District 1 on the Shelton School Board. The appointment to the five-member board extends to November 2025, when the position will appear on the ballot to fulfill the rest of the two-year unexpired term through 2027. At the June 25 Shelton School Board meeting, Karla Knudsen-Johnston announced she was resigning. The Shelton School Board appointed Knudsen-Johnston to replace Marilyn Ward after Ward moved out of her district in June...
Police have arrested an Elma man in connection with the death of a woman whose decomposing body was found in a ravine near Schafer State Park. Joshua Morris, 43, was seen on video surveillance May 22 leaving the Lucky Dog Casino with Joanna Ruth Saunders, 29, according to court documents. Saunders was later identified as the body found June 11 on West Beerbower Road in Elma, about 1 mile away from the state park. Mason County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Morris on July 3 for manslaughter. Deputies discovered Saunders June 11, after gravel pit em...
Just a pleasant summer week. It did rain a bit one day. Mary mentions that it would be nice to put the fires out, so they had fires back in 1950, too. Blackberries are in season, so they bought some for Clara to can. Mary and Sam had lots of company during the week. Monday, July 3, 1950 Very warm all day. It was 77 in the garage. We baked the ham and have potatoes ready for salad. The Jell-O is made. So, we are all set for the 4th. Sam rode with Pink Williams to Port Orchard so was gone part of...
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...
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...
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...
Mason County Sheriff Deputies arrested Dale Red Hawk LaClair, 40, for murder Tuesday after finding LaClair “shirtless and covered in blood” and Paul William Peterson, Jr., 35, apparently beaten to death on the front lawn of a home on the Skokomish Indian Reservation, according to court documents. MACECOM began receiving calls about a man crying for help around 5 a.m. June 25 and dispatched deputies to North Salish Court on the reservation, according to a probable cause document. “When the initial responding deputies arrived, they conta...
The Shelton School Board on Tuesday evening passed new policies on international students and educational opportunities for students with a parent in the military. Both measures had been given preliminary approval by the board at its June 11 meeting. The policy on international students notes that “the board recognizes the value of cultural and academic exchanges. Such experiences provide international exchange students with a balanced understanding of our country and provide U.S. students with a broad world perspective.” The policy states tha...
