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The Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce and Shelton Downtown Merchants Association put on its annual Halloween Spooktacular trick-or-treat event on West Railroad Avenue in Shelton on Oct. 31. The event was well attended despite rain showers and featured more than 60 local businesses and nonprofits....
A steady downpour didn't prevent adults and kids from enjoying the Trunk or Treat event on Halloween at Hood Canal Market Fresh. Offerings included a bouncy house, a deejay, a costume contest and refreshments....
Madison McClanahan, a 2024 graduate of Shelton High School, was crowned 2025 Miss Teen Rodeo Washington. McClanahan, an 18-year-old freshman at the University of Idaho, earned the title at the annual competition Oct. 11 and 12 in Ellensburg. On the first day, she competed in the horsemanship competition at the Kittitas County Fairground and the public speaking and media interview in the theater in the Central Washington University student union building. The next day, McClanahan visited...
Journal reader Tammy Reeves submitted these photos of her Agate area yard....
Mason Health hosted its popular Trunk or Treat Halloween event on Friday in the parking lot of Mason General Hospital....
The seventh of 10 children, Esther Wood grew up on her family's farm on the banks of the Columbia River outside Rainier, Oregon. "I lived way out of town," Wood recalled in an interview with the Journal on Tuesday. "I couldn't do anything on my own without a ride." But once she got off the secluded farm, Wood kept moving. She became a city girl during World War II living in Portland, conducting payroll in the office of the naval shipyard in Vancouver, Washington. She posed with Elvis Presley's...
OysterFest 2024 wrapped up Sunday after a weekend of food, music and shucking contests. 460 RV campers stayed onsite, a record for the 42nd festival, and almost 10,000 people paid admission. An additional 1,000 volunteers and vendors attended, Volunteer Chair/Public Image Chair Laurie Brown told the Journal. Ticket sales showed many visitors were from out of state and throughout Washington, Brown said. Jerry Obendorf, who served as the Grand Old Oyster, said the event was a great success and...
Members of more than 30 indigenous tribes reside in the Shelton School District, including the Squaxin Island and Skokomish tribes. Attendees can get a taste of some of their culture and cuisine while enjoying indigenous dancing, storytelling and a traditional meal at the Shelton School District's Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee's Fall Indigenous Vividness Showcase Benefit Dinner and Auction starting at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Shelton Civic Center, 525 W. Cota St. Tickets are $50. All...
A gaggle of Canada geese watch the sun rise Monday at Potlatch State Park....
The Hamma Hamma River, Potlatch State Park and Union are among the spectacular sites that inspire Jan Morris' vibrant watercolor paintings. The flowers come from her imagination. At her new art gallery in Hoodsport, she and her mostly local friends and acquaintances showcase and sell their art. And the drinks are also local, produced a couple doors down at the Hardware Distillery owned by her and her husband, Chuck, since 2012. Flywheel Fine Art & Strong Waters, 24180 U.S. Highway 101, is named...
The weekly Shelton Farmers Market took a medieval turn Saturday as the Society for Creative Anachronism joined with the market to show off medieval wear and activities, including a fencing display....
The annual Hoodstock Music and Arts Festival was Thursday to Saturday in Union, both on the water and at businesses throughout the Union area. The popular festival marked its seventh year, and for the fourth year was partially on the waters of Hood Canal, where music lovers could watch from their boats and watercraft....
Marmo Gallery in downtown Shelton is asking people of all ages to create and submit a 4-by-6-inch postcard capturing something special about Shelton for an exhibit called "Community Correspondence." The postcard exhibit will be displayed at the gallery in September and October. The deadline is Sept. 6 to submit your postcard to the gallery at 217 West Cota St. Gallery owner Isa Radojcic, who curates the shows at her business, said she's seen other cities sponsor postcard creation contests to...
Photographer Shawna Whelan took a day hike on Mount Washington on Tuesday and captured these images....
