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Meg Quinlivan is the new executive director of Turning Pointe Survivor Advocacy Center in Shelton. Quinlivan has been executive director of the YWCA of Kitsap County and Prison Pet Partnership. In a news release, the nonprofit organization noted Quinlivan has more than 20 years of experience in executive leadership, nonprofit management, fundraising and program development. "Meg has held leadership positions in similarly focused organizations, but an order of magnitude larger than Turning Pointe...
Comic murder mystery on Harstine The Harstine Island Theatre Club stages the comic murder mystery "You Have the Right to Remain Dead" at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Harstine Island Community Hall, 3371 E. Harstine Island Road N. The Saturday and Sunday shows have been canceled this weekend due to illness among the cast and crew. Next weekend, the show is staged at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10. Tickets are sold at the door and Olympic Bakery on Pickering Road...
Fire District 12 commissioners filled the vacant seat 2 position at the June 19 meeting, appointing Matlock resident Steven Ingram. Earlier in the meeting, Commissioners Trina Young and Dave Persell interviewed Ingram and Kenneth Smith, asking the candidates about their experience and how they would approach the commissioner job. Smith, who volunteered with District 12 from 2011 to 2018, said he also worked in fire districts in Spokane and California. Persell asked Smith when he first learned about the “fraud situation” at the district. “Wh...
Imagine strolling through a downtown creative district in Shelton where you can browse galleries, attend concerts, dine at a restaurant on well-lit streets made friendly for pedestrians and bicyclists. The Shelton City Council discussed creating such a district at a work study session June 11 at the Shelton Civic Center. Jae Hill, the city's community and economic development director, said the city's Downtown Visioning Plan in 2025 envisioned an arts district on Cota Street, but not much has...
Stores in Shelton lose more than 300 shopping carts a year, which end up in alleys, ravines and homeless encampments. It costs the City of Shelton staff time and money to retrieve them from its parks and when they become a nuisance. At a study session on June 11, the members of the Shelton City Council and city staff spent an hour discussing ways to mitigate the problem. Jae Hill, the city's community and economic development director, said he reached out to stores in Shelton about their...
Mason County Chief Public Defender Peter Jones briefed commissioners June 17 on how preparations are going for presumed changes to his office. The Washington Supreme Court is accepting comments on updated standards through October, Jones said. It’s the first step in passing the standards and making them mandatory, according to Jones. The new proposed rules have been alarming for Mason and other smaller counties that will have to dramatically increase their budgets for indigent defense. Potentially updated Washington State Bar standards will d...
The following items are from the "Local and Personal" pages from June, July, and August issues of the 1920 Journal. June 11: J. Y. Waldrip recently installed a new milking machine on his dairy farm at the head of Oakland Bay, and it is reported to be a great labor saver in the milking of some 30 cows. The county commissioners have been in session this week disposing of the usual routine business. A franchise for distributing electric current over the roads of Mason County was granted to the Olym...
Jackson resigns from United Way United Way of Mason County Executive Director Ted Jackson resigned June 6, the organization said in a news release. "Mr. Jackson has served UWMC with dedication, and the Board of Directors extends its gratitude for his service," according to the statement. UWMC Board President Dani Cook told the Journal in an email the group is "taking time to evaluate the program," and will not currently be seeking a replacement executive director. Jackson was a Port of Allyn commissioner until his resignation Jan. 19. He is...
Fight outside CHOICE graduation ends with arrests Shelton police arrested three men fighting outside the June 6 CHOICE High School graduation at the Shelton High School Performing Arts Center, according to court documents. Damien Castellane, 21, James Elmund, 19, and Malique Ekstein, 20, were arrested for assault and obstructing a law enforcement officer, according to a probable cause document. Shelton Police Officer M. Mullins got called for a “verbal disturbance” at the center at 6:10 p.m. and en route, MACECOM told him it escalated to a “ph...
A bit of old Norway is coming to Hoodsport this weekend with the Fjordin Crossin festival. The event celebrates a Nordic tradition of “sending a barrel of aquavit in a ship from Norway across the equator and back again,” according to the event’s website. The local version will send a barrel of the Hardware Distillery’s dill aquavit across the Hood Canal and back to Hoodsport. It happens Saturday at the Hoodsport Dock and is sponsored by the Hardware Distillery and Be the Traveler/Hood Canal Events. Starting at 11 a.m., food booths and other v...
Mason Health has again demonstrated its commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship by winning three awards this year from Practice Greenhealth, a national membership organization for sustainable health care systems. For the fourth consecutive year, Mason Health earned the Practice Greenhealth Excellence Partner for Change Award, recognizing superior performance in environmental sustainability in programs and services. For the second year in a row, Mason Health also won the Greening the Operating Room Award. For the first time,...
Crews from Central Mason Fire & EMS responded to several major fires in the past two weeks, including this June 5 fire at a home on the 1900 block of Laurel Street. The fire was reported by a passerby at 7:21 p.m., and units arrived on scene within four minutes to find active fire in the attic of the residence. Crews made entry to conduct a search of the home, and to extinguish the fire. Central Mason also responded to fires on the 200 West block of Seattle Avenue on June 3 and a hopper fire at...
Market on the Hill Saturdays in Hoodsport St. Germain Episcopal Church hosts its Market on the Hill from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 29, July 27, Aug. 10 and 24 and Sept. 14 and 28 at 600 Lake Cushman Road, Hoodsport. The July 13 market is combined with the food bank annual fundraiser at the Hoodsport Fire Station at 331 N. Finch Creek Road in Hoodsport. Poetry reading Saturday at Shelton Library Poet Pamela Mitchell will read from her book of poetry, “Finding Lost Pond,” at 5 p.m. June 22 at the Shelton Timberland Library, 710 W. Alder St. Mit...
Port of Allyn commissioners approved a contract with WestSound Engineering to redesign a plan to incorporate the Allyn Carey Water System into the port’s system at a special meeting June 10. Commissioner Judy Scott said she’d worked with WestSound Engineering before. “I’ve been pleased with their work,” Scott said. Scott and Commissioner Michael Curtain approved the $14,922 contract. Commissioner John Sheridan did not attend the meeting. Interim Executive Director Travis Merrill said that he and Jeff Carey met with WestSound engineer Michael J...
Sam leaves for Los Angeles. Alice Duckwiler passed away this week. Lots of Chapter meetings. The weather is dry and so Mary does lots of watering. Monday, June 12, 1950 Today Squires boy came down and planted annuals. I cleaned house and cabin good and threw out all the old flowers. Looks very good. To Bremerton and called on Bertha Zoe Els and delivered her a baby cup in the name of the chapter. Met Eliza Jane and Helen Hanberg there so heard all about the weddings, etc. To Maimee Gould's but...
Shelton's annual Christmas tree might illuminate downtown again after all. The City of Shelton is considering a draft lease agreement with the U.S. Postal Service regarding Post Office Park that was sent to the city Monday. The federal agency's proposal comes almost three months after the U.S. Postal Service withdrew from discussions to sell Post Office Park to the city, or to trade it for the city's Brewer Park. The city's eviction from the park would have meant the end of the annual Christmas...
Fire District 12 commissioners held a regular meeting June 5 in the Matlock Grange, discussing steps they are taking to reinstate insurance coverage and other district business. “There’s a lot to do,” District 12 Acting Chief Mike Brown said. Brown was appointed acting chief by Commissioners Trina Young and Dave Persell following their suspension of Bryan Walsworth. Brown said he and Young are working to get insurance back for the district. In May, it lost insurance coverage due to years of mismanagement, was declared a disaster area by the c...
