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In the late 1960s and early '70s, Dennis Meurer wandered the streets of his hometown of Shelton capturing black-and-white images with his camera. A pair of young guys in blue jeans lean on a car inside the Mell Chevrolet sales room on First Street in the fall of 1970. Simpson employees work inside the mill's roundhouse, now gone. Shoppers stroll past the shops on West Railroad Avenue. "It was more or less for myself," Meurer said in an interview with the Journal. "It's a form of hoarding." His i...
Through its annual Christmas Kids project, the members of the Mason County Fire District 17 Auxiliary on Saturday hosted Mr. and Mrs. Claus arriving on a firetruck to deliver presents to children in the district at the district's station next to Jorstad Creek on U.S. Highway 101. The auxiliary raised money from fundraisers and teamed with Fire District 18 of Hoodsport to meet the requests from 10 families....
Xinh Dwelley was a cooking legend, a champion oyster shucker, a philanthropist, and in her own words, "Julia Child in Shelton." Her radiant smile is the image that lingers. The native of South Vietnam who created exquisite cuisine in Xinh's Clam & Oyster House in downtown Shelton and authored two cookbooks died Nov. 17 at age 72. Her life will be celebrated at a memorial service at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Skookum Event Center at the Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton. The Shelton-Mason...
Evergreen Elementary School staged its 43rd annual Turkey Trot on Wednesday at the school in downtown Shelton. Students in grades kindergarten through fourth raced around the school building and playground, with the top three finishers from each grade receiving Walmart gift cards. Teachers and staff members ran with the students....
The Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging connects vulnerable adults with information and social and health services that help them remain in their homes. They also support people who provide informal caregiving assistance to family members or friends. Most clients have very modest means combined with health conditions that limit their ability to care for themselves. Every year, LMTAAA organizes the Light of Hope program, where financial donations help fulfill client wishes, which would...
