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Shelton Memorial Park hosted Wreaths Across America, a nationwide program honoring military veterans, on Saturday. Local military members led a tribute and Boy Scout Troop 110 placed wreaths on veterans' graves....
A Christmas swing dance was Dec. 12 as part of the Festival of Firs at the downtown tree maze at 425 W. Cota St. in Shelton. Another dance is scheduled tonight. Journal photos by Shawna Whelan...
Regular attendees of Shelton's Holiday Magic Christmas Parade know there's a big chance they will be standing in freezing rain. That was not the case Saturday on West Railroad Avenue in downtown Shelton. The skies were clear for the event hosted by Kristmas Town Kiwanis and Peninsula Credit Union. "I've been joking with club members that I've never had my prayers answered by the weather gods," Kiwanis member Julie Rowan, co-chair of Holiday Magic, said with a laugh. "It was beautiful." The... Full story
Hama Hama Oysters hosted a Holiday Market Saturday north of Lilliwaup. The offerings included live music, holiday caroling, food, an appearance by Santa Claus, and products from local artisans and others....
Lake Nahwatzel resident John Acocks tried water-skiing for the first time at age 10 on Lake Superior in Michigan, where his family owned a cabin. "It took me seven tries to be successful, to pull up and stay up on the water," Acocks recalled. He remembers that number because his 12-year-old brother also tried "and was not successful at all." Acocks turned 80 last week. He's still water-skiing, slaloming on one board always, on Lake Nahwatzel with his friends and fellow members of the Lake...
The Kristmas Town Kiwanis hosted their Holiday Magic Parade on West Railroad Avenue in downtown Shelton on Saturday. The popular holiday event drew hundreds of spectators....
Six Mason County dancers ages 7 to 17 perform a new opening scene during the overture to Centralia Ballet Academy's production of "The Nutcracker" ballet at 1 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday at the Shelton School District Performing Arts Center at Shelton High School. The students are performing as part of the group's outreach program. Admission is $17 in advance, $19 at the door. The seating is general admission. For more information or to buy tickets, go to www.centraliaballet.com or...
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...
