Thursday, May 18, 2017 - Week 20
Salvaging a sucker
Journal photo by Shawna Whelan
Cody Pierce 2, licks the street to recover a few drops of his lollipop while his sister Ali 4, watches him Saturday during the CHOICE High School Block Party.
Cody Pierce 2, licks the street to recover a few drops of his lollipop while his sister Ali 4, watches him Saturday during the CHOICE High School Block Party.
Another local high school?
By GORDON WEEKS
gordon@masoncounty.com Imagine a new central Mason County high school with about 550 students from the Hood Canal and Pioneer school districts, perhaps located in the Lake Limerick area. That’s one possible scenario that emerged during a work session and public hearing Tuesday evening hosted by the Pioneer School District. About 150 people attended the forum in the Pioneer Middle School gym to discuss three options for paying an increased cost for the Shelton School District to teach the district’s secondary students. The Shelton School District in February passed a $65 million building bond, which includes almost $30 million for improvements and expansion at Shelton High School. Students in the Hood Canal and Pioneer school districts attend classes on those campuses through eighth grade, and then transfer to other districts, primarily Shelton. The Pioneer School District pays about $700,000 each year to neighboring districts to attend their high schools, while the Hood Canal School District this year is paying $309,000 for what’s known as a “non-high school fee.” But with the passage of the Shelton School District’s bond, the Pioneer School District states it will owe the Shelton School District about $4.5 million and the Hood Canal School District states its share will be about $4.2 million. The two districts sent residents a nearly identical flyer that spells out three options, and asks residents to share their opinions on online surveys. For more of the Mason County Journal, subscribe to our weekly edition. |
Musician, 100, still hitting all the right notes
By BRIANNA LOPER
brianna@masoncounty.com If there’s a piano in the room, Evelyn Trenchmann can be convinced to play. She’ll move a little slower than she used to — at 100 years old and after a fall last year, she uses a walker to get around. She’ll set down her hot coco, arrange her sweater and cautiously lift the lid off the keys. Around the dinning room at Maple Glen Senior Living, residents sip their tea and the only sound in the quiet air is the rustle of the morning newspaper. When Trenchmann’s fingers hit the keys, it’s like it’s 1940 again as the ragtime notes of “The Entertainer” dance into the air. Playing music is second nature to Trenchmann. She was born into a family of a dozen musicians, and she’s told she played her first full piece when she was 4 years old. By the time she was 6, she joined her family band, and played piano on stage during community dances. “Music practically was my life,” Trenchmann said. “If it wasn’t for music, I would have dried up and died somewhere along the line a long time ago.” For Trenchmann, music has always been about having fun, which led her to play with the four-piece band, Route 66, until she was 90 years old. Last weekend, the four members of Route 66 reconvened for an encore performance at Maple Glen, where Trenchmann lives, for the pianist’s 100th birthday party. The other three members, all men from Canada, traveled from as far away as Edmonton for the chance to play with Trenchmann again. For more of the Mason County Journal, subscribe to our weekly edition. |
Journal photo by Alexandra Smith
Shelton senior Matti Mecham holds third base as a Timberline runner slides in to beat the throw. The Highclimbers lost 15-1 May 11 at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey.
Shelton senior Matti Mecham holds third base as a Timberline runner slides in to beat the throw. The Highclimbers lost 15-1 May 11 at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey.
Shelton fastpitch is up to bat
By ALEXANDRA SMITH
alexandra@masoncounty.com
The Shelton fastpitch team had a busy week, playing five games in five days. During the week, the team went 0-5, and advance to the first round of the West Central District playoffs this week.
The team started the week with a close game against Peninsula May 8, but lost 8-7.
“It was a nine-inning game that we would’ve, could’ve, should’ve won,” fastpitch coach Kim Goldsby said. “Once again, being left at the plate 11 times kills rallies.”
On May 9, the Highclimbers fell to North Thurston 11-0 after being up by three runs.
“Natalie Albaugh became ill during the fourth inning and Taya Gouley came in and needed to leave the game when she took a shot to the knee from a line drive,” Goldsby said. “Timberline thought they had put us away and brought in their freshman pitcher, and we jumped right back into the game. Unfortunately we had a rough sixth inning and couldn’t recover.”
Hallee Garrick went 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and Alex Walters went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored.
On May 11, Shelton began play in the South Sound Conference tournament.
In their first game against Timberline, the Climbers faced Goldsby’s choice for conference MVP, pitcher Brooklyn Taylor. She has more than 200 strikeouts this year, and continued that trend against Shelton with eight more, and Shelton lost 15-1.
On May 12, the Climbers lost to North Thurston 13-3.
“Albaugh pitched one of her best games of the year, but our defense had its worst game of the year,” Goldsby said. “We minimized our strikeouts to two, but just couldn’t get our bats going. Thurston’s coach commented after the game that our team is much better than we presented on the field.”
After a rough week, the Climbers are looking to get back in the groove. They were scheduled to face Olympia yesterday. That score was unavailable as of the Journal’s deadline.
Tomorrow, the team begins play in the West Central District 3 tournament at Sprinker Field in Spanaway against No. 1 seed Kelso.
For more of the Mason County Journal, subscribe to our weekly edition.
alexandra@masoncounty.com
The Shelton fastpitch team had a busy week, playing five games in five days. During the week, the team went 0-5, and advance to the first round of the West Central District playoffs this week.
The team started the week with a close game against Peninsula May 8, but lost 8-7.
“It was a nine-inning game that we would’ve, could’ve, should’ve won,” fastpitch coach Kim Goldsby said. “Once again, being left at the plate 11 times kills rallies.”
On May 9, the Highclimbers fell to North Thurston 11-0 after being up by three runs.
“Natalie Albaugh became ill during the fourth inning and Taya Gouley came in and needed to leave the game when she took a shot to the knee from a line drive,” Goldsby said. “Timberline thought they had put us away and brought in their freshman pitcher, and we jumped right back into the game. Unfortunately we had a rough sixth inning and couldn’t recover.”
Hallee Garrick went 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and Alex Walters went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored.
On May 11, Shelton began play in the South Sound Conference tournament.
In their first game against Timberline, the Climbers faced Goldsby’s choice for conference MVP, pitcher Brooklyn Taylor. She has more than 200 strikeouts this year, and continued that trend against Shelton with eight more, and Shelton lost 15-1.
On May 12, the Climbers lost to North Thurston 13-3.
“Albaugh pitched one of her best games of the year, but our defense had its worst game of the year,” Goldsby said. “We minimized our strikeouts to two, but just couldn’t get our bats going. Thurston’s coach commented after the game that our team is much better than we presented on the field.”
After a rough week, the Climbers are looking to get back in the groove. They were scheduled to face Olympia yesterday. That score was unavailable as of the Journal’s deadline.
Tomorrow, the team begins play in the West Central District 3 tournament at Sprinker Field in Spanaway against No. 1 seed Kelso.
For more of the Mason County Journal, subscribe to our weekly edition.
