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Scholarships from MGH Foundation Auxiliary Guild The Mason General Hospital Foundation Auxiliary Guild awarded $20,000 in scholarships to 11 people pursuing higher education in medical and computer science fields. Five graduating Shelton High School students received $2,500 scholarships. Lily Bennett will attend Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. She will work to earn a bachelor's degree in radiographic science to become an X-ray and MRI technician. She graduates Shelton High School...
A fire extinguisher might be the most effective way to drop a home intruder. Put yourself in the shoes of the agitated person confronting you while recognizing signs they are about to attack. Be aware of your own body language and tone of voice in the midst of a potential conflict. Those are among the pieces of advice Mason County Sheriff Ryan Spurling and Shelton Police Captain Daniel Patton shared at a forum on emergency preparedness May 28 in the Shelton Civic Center. About 75 people...
Mason County Republicans host Lincoln Day Dinner June 22 in Union The Mason County Republican Party hosts its 2024 Lincoln Day Dinner on June 22 with comedian Brad Stine as the scheduled guest. The evening will include dinner, a dessert dash and auction items. The Lincoln Day Dinner will take place at the Alderbrook Golf & Yacht Club in Union. For more information and tickets visit www.MasonCountyRepublicans.com. Civil Service Commission now accepting applications The City of Shelton is accepting applications to fill a volunteer vacancy on the...
Poetry reading June 22 at 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. Mitchell is a retired nurse, and “Finding Lost Pond,” published in 2021 by Finishing Line Press, is the story of a nurse’s life as she is bearing witness to and holding the suffering of her patients, her parents and her own life. Her current work is a memoir “Bequeathed,” a book of essays about her work for Kitsap County Health Department in founding the AIDS prog...
City passes new 6-year transportation plan The Shelton City Council at its June 4 meeting unanimously passed the city's updated 6-year Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). The plan received preliminary approval at its May 21 meeting. With the plan, the city is required by the state to prioritize its transportation projects it anticipates doing in the next six years. The plan lets the state Department of Transportation know what projects are anticipated, which have federal and/or state funding...
The former office manager of Shelton Memorial Park cemetery is facing a civil lawsuit in addition to criminal charges for theft and money-laundering. The Shelton Cemetery Association sued Dustee Munro in Mason County Superior Court June 6, seeking recovery of $265,700 she allegedly stole. “The Shelton Police Department’s declaration of probable cause recommends that plaintiff should seek recovery of $265,702.47 from defendant, including for misappropriated funds of $118,957.40, undocumented charges of cost to customers of $126,945.07, unp...
Fatal crash on state Route 108 A 19-year-old died June 9 on state Route 108 near milepost 7 when his Lexis R33 left the road on a curve and went down a creek embankment, according to the Washington State Patrol. South Mason Fire stabilized the vehicle and “rapidly worked to extricate the sole occupant,” Casey Dickerson of Poulsbo, a SMF Facebook post states. Dickerson was removed from the car within 8 minutes of firefighters arriving at the scene and airlifted to an unidentified medical facility, but died “despite extensive resuscitation effor...
Twenty-nine graduates of CHOICE High School accepted their diplomas in front of friends and family at a commencement ceremony June 6 in the Shelton High School Performing Arts Center. The commencement ceremony also noted the 40th anniversary of CHOICE, which is housed next to Evergreen Elementary School in downtown Shelton. Vernon Bruni noted he has been principal for two years and started at the same time he was becoming a father to triplets. He reminded the graduates of the alternative school...
The 2024 graduates of Cedar High School on Friday paraded in classic cars with a police escort from the campus they share with Olympic College Shelton through town and to their commencement ceremony at the Shelton High School Performing Arts Center. That's the kind of individual attention you get when you're in a class of 13 students, and you've been adopted by the members of the Yesteryear Car Club. The alternative school specializes in project-based learning. Principal Amber Hosford lauded...
Belfair Clinic’s primary care clients knew when Dr. Raul Dominguiano unexpectedly left his practice there in January something was amiss. Former patients told the Herald their beloved “Dr. D” would never walk out on them without notice unless Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, who operates the clinic in collaboration with Mason County Public Hospital District No. 2, was involved. Belfair resident Monna Haugen told the Herald in March that her partner had an appointment with Dominguiano on Jan. 6, but received a call the morning of the visit...
Heavy rainfall didn't prevent thousands of people from converging on Shelton for the 80th annual Mason County Forest Festival from Thursday through Sunday. "Overall, I think it was a fantastic event," said Amy Cooper, vice president of the Mason County Forest Festival Association. The inaugural Smokey's Birthday Party event Friday evening in the Shelton Civic Center parking lot, co-hosted by KMAS, drew a large crowd that enjoyed birthday cake, axe throwing and photo opportunities with Smokey...
Hundreds of Mason County high school seniors will march in gowns before cheering parents, guardians and friends to pick up their diplomas at five graduation ceremonies hosted in the next three days. The CHOICE High School ceremony is hosted from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today in the Shelton High School Performing Arts Center. The graduates of Cedar High School, which is housed at the Olympic College Shelton campus, will be transported in classic cars to their ceremony from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at the same venue. The North Mason High School...
The majority of 64 dogs seized from a Grapeview property in April have been placed in permanent homes, Humane Society of Mason County President Katherine Johnson told the Journal. Skittles, a rat terrier, is the last dog remaining at HSMC from the confiscation and is available for adoption through the group's website at hsmcwa.org. Other rescue partners, including Joint Animal Services of Thurston County, Seattle Humane Society, Kitsap Humane Society, Smidget Rescue, Pasado's Safe Haven, and...
In April 2023, the Shelton Rotary Club adopted the City of Shelton's Huff'n'Puff Trail through the city's Adopt-A-Park program. Last month, the group formally committed to another year collecting trash, cleaning up graffiti, maintaining the trails and adding to a student memorial to the site across the street from Shelton High School. "The city was very excited," Kristin French, the group's co-director, said Friday at the group's community walk/Jog and public outreach event at the Huff'n'Puff....
From the Shelton-Mason County Journal, June 6, 1946. "Among the interesting features of the recent Forest Festival was the display of Simpson Company locomotives, from the first and original No. 1, 15 tons, to several of the newer and larger engines weighing up to 110 tons." Engine No. 1, built by H. K. Porter Company, was barged into Shelton in 1885 for what was then known as the Satsop Railroad, later Simpson Logging Co. It was officially named "C. F. White" but became known affectionally as...
Travelers around Lake Cushman should be prepared for extra traffic and temporary trail closures while the U.S. Forest Service harvests timber in the Big Stewardship area near the lake and in Olympic National Forest. The logging operations started June 3 and are expected to last until October, according to a Forest Service news release. “Travelers should anticipate encountering traffic control measures on North Lake Cushman Road between the junction of state Route 119 and Forest Service Road 24 until a quarter mile past the entrance to North M...
Spell-E-Bration June 29 at senior center The Shelton-based nonprofit Sound Learning hosts its annual fundraiser Spell-E-Bration from 4 to 8 p.m. June 29 at The Pavilion at Sentry Park at the Mason County Senior Activities Center at 190 W. Sentry Drive. The event features three-member teams competing in a community spelling bee, a silent auction, dessert buffet and live music. The event raises money to help adults become more literate. To join a team for the event, call Sound Learning at 360-426-9733 or email [email protected]. The...
School's out for summer for Shelton School District students on June 17, but a flurry of activities will continue inside and outside the buildings. "This summer we have a lot of work planned," Robert Herron, the district's director of facilities management and construction, told the Shelton School Board at its regular meeting May 28 in the Mountain View Elementary School cafeteria. Herron shared the projects in motion for this summer. "Some of these things may not come to full fruition,...
Civil Service Commission now accepting applications The City of Shelton is accepting applications to fill a volunteer vacancy on the Civil Service Commission. Applicants must be citizens of the United States and reside within Shelton city limits. The Civil Service Commission, a three-member volunteer board, is responsible for the administration of rules and examinations for the Shelton Police Department. The commission also establishes and administers civil service rules and regulations in compliance with state law. Commissioners serve...
Fire 12 continues to clean house, with new commissioners suspending district secretary Rachel Noga indefinitely at the May 29 special meeting and terminating 15 volunteers, including former commissioners Cinda Compton and Kelli Walsworth and former fire chief Bryan Walsworth at the May 31 special meeting. The dismissed volunteers were all hired by the previous board prior to the May 17 disaster declaration, Commissioner Trina Young said in an email to the Journal. On May 17, Fire 12 lost its insurance coverage due to mismanagement, according to...
he port’s water system satellite management company at the June 3 meeting. Northwest Water Systems in Port Orchard will be dropped for the smaller H2O Water Management Services in Mason County. Interim Executive Director Travis Merrill recommended the change due to dubious Northwest Water charges, he said. “Northwest Water has been billing us for tests that aren’t required for the last two years,” Merrill said. He also found several “errors in billing,” he told commissioners. Some tests done in 2023 and 2024 include gross alpha and radium test...
This week is pretty much the same ole same ole for Mary and Sam. Attending meetings and working in the yard. Mary went to a meeting in Vancouver B.C. May 29, 1950 Today I arose early and went to Bremerton. Saw Alice Duckwiler and gave her some lilies. Then saw Lulu Thompson about addendum for Dolores during her official visit. She seems to like the idea so I think it will turn out O.K. She always does things well. Over to Maimee Gould's and we checked on our refreshments. Called Mr. Jordan for...
Mason County emergency responders rescued a teenager who fell by the High Steel Bridge on Saturday, May 25. The 19-year-old man was apparently hiking in the closed area underneath the bridge and fell 400 feet down the side of the canyon, according to the Mason County Sheriff’s office. “Thanks to the dedicated efforts of our Special Operations Rescue Team, he was rescued and sustained only minimal injuries,” MCSO said in a Facebook post. MCSO, West Mason Fire and Fire District 6 assisted in the rescue. The post shows a rescuer pulling himse...
Mason County commissioners appointed Trina Young and Dave Persell as commissioners for Fire District 12, positions 1 and 3 respectively, on May 24. In their first action, Young and Persell quickly called an emergency meeting May 25 to suspend District 12 Fire Chief Bryan Walsworth and appoint Mike Brown as acting chief. They also approved hiring attorney Eric Quinn as the district’s legal representative for $500 a month. Young will serve as the commission’s chair and Persell will act as secretary. Last week, Fire District 12 lost insurance cov...
