Thursday, May 28, 2020 - Week 22
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Dancing mask to mask
Mark and Lynda Flanagan of Bremerton dance to live music Friday outside the HUB Center for Seniors in Belfair. Members are invited to come to the weekly dances from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays at the center at 111 N.E. Old Belfair Highway. Patrons are required to wear face masks, and social distancing must be maintained among those who don’t cohabitate. The cost of membership is as low as $5. Members also have access to The HUB Shop on Fridays, and receive a 10% discount on purchases. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks
County starts to reopen
By GORDON WEEKS
gordon@masoncounty.com Mason County beauty salons, restaurants and retail businesses began reopening their doors last weekend after the state on Saturday granted the county the right to move to phase two of Gov. Jay Inslee’s four-phase coronavirus reopening plan. A day after the Board of County Commissioners of Mason County and Mason County Public Health applied — for the second time — for a variance to move to phase two, the petition was granted, along with requests from six other Washington counties: Cowlitz, Grant, Island, Jefferson, Pacific and San Juan. “I have found your application to be complete and your public health, health care, and community resources to be appropriate for the variance consideration,” Washington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman wrote Saturday to Dave Windom, the county’s director of community services. For more of the Shelton-Mason County Journal, subscribe to our weekly edition. |
SHS grads get drive-up commencement
By GORDON WEEKS
gordon@masoncounty.com For the first time in about 30 years, a Shelton High School graduating class will celebrate commencement on its own campus, in a manner that upholds social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. In a plan unveiled at the Shelton School Board’s regular board meeting Tuesday evening, Shelton High School graduates June 23 will arrive in a vehicle with family members, step onto a stage in front of the Student Union Building, take their diploma from a table, have their name read, move the tassel on their graduation cap, return to the vehicle and depart. The CHOICE High School Class of 2020 will celebrate commencement Sept. 18 inside Shelton High School’s Performing Arts Center. The ceremony will be live or virtual, depending on the conditions of the pandemic. For more of the Shelton-Mason County Journal, subscribe to our weekly edition. |
North Mason High School Dean of Students Alexia Hadfield, shown Friday in front of the Belfair school, is the North Mason School District’s new athletic director, replacing Mark Swofford, who is retiring June 11 after 24 years. Journal photo by Justin Johnson
Alexia Hadfield takes over as North Mason’s athletic director
By JUSTIN JOHNSON
justin@masoncounty.com
Life as a military spouse has taught Alexia Hadfield the art of flexibility and has given her the ability to adjust to last-minute changes of a plan.
Both attributes should serve her well when Hadfield assumes her new duties as North Mason School District’s athletic director next month in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
“Making future plans will remain difficult until we have an official decision on how sports will be run for the 2020/2021 school year,” Hadfield, who is currently North Mason High School’s dean of students, wrote in an email. “Remaining flexible, and being able to adapt to change while focusing on what is best for the safety and success of our student-athletes and coaches will be at the forefront of decision-making. Any decision made will be based on what is best for student-athletes.”
A 36-year-old wife and mother of four children, all of whom are involved in athletics, Hadfield believes that sports teach more than just a game.
“Students learn life-long lessons and skills,” Hadfield said. “Sports provide an avenue for students to learn focus, dedication, time management, work ethic, self-discipline and self-motivation. Student-athletes learn how to work as a team and problem-solve on the fly. Sports can teach students how to recover from failure and win with grace.”
For more of the Shelton-Mason County Journal, subscribe to our weekly edition.
justin@masoncounty.com
Life as a military spouse has taught Alexia Hadfield the art of flexibility and has given her the ability to adjust to last-minute changes of a plan.
Both attributes should serve her well when Hadfield assumes her new duties as North Mason School District’s athletic director next month in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
“Making future plans will remain difficult until we have an official decision on how sports will be run for the 2020/2021 school year,” Hadfield, who is currently North Mason High School’s dean of students, wrote in an email. “Remaining flexible, and being able to adapt to change while focusing on what is best for the safety and success of our student-athletes and coaches will be at the forefront of decision-making. Any decision made will be based on what is best for student-athletes.”
A 36-year-old wife and mother of four children, all of whom are involved in athletics, Hadfield believes that sports teach more than just a game.
“Students learn life-long lessons and skills,” Hadfield said. “Sports provide an avenue for students to learn focus, dedication, time management, work ethic, self-discipline and self-motivation. Student-athletes learn how to work as a team and problem-solve on the fly. Sports can teach students how to recover from failure and win with grace.”
For more of the Shelton-Mason County Journal, subscribe to our weekly edition.
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With Social Distancing. 6’ and Mask requested please. Be safe. We care.
Lobby Hours Mon.-Fri. 8:30am-12:00pm
With Social Distancing. 6’ and Mask requested please. Be safe. We care.