He's got the goods in hand

Amy Nussbaum watches her son James join a scramble which ensued Saturday morning when Mason County employees brought their children to the green in front of the courthouse to hunt for Easter eggs.

GARY CRONCE has joined the race for mayor of Shelton.

THREE GRADS and two students listen to Bonnie Rose talk about famous folks who had trouble in school. The graduates of an Olympic College program at the Mason County Jail are, from left to right, Clarence Allmendinger II, William Dolezal and Jacob Clary.

ARTISTS PLAYING old-time music entertain the crowd at the Saturday afternoon show of the 22nd annual Shelton Fiddle Fest in the Shelton High School Auditorium. About 750 people attended the festival's three shows benefitting Save Our County's Kids. Shown clockwise from top right are Seattle fiddler Stuart Williams, Shelton's own Jammer Lawson, Mama's Pride Kathryn (left) and Ana Dozier-Quine of Union Gap, Lewis County Pickers' mandolinist Gary Phelps of Rochester and guitarist Merry Hart of Chehalis, Sarah Comer of Puyallup with Phil Williams in back, Norwegian fiddler Jeff Anderson of Olympia, Bobbi Fultz of Rochester and Vivian Williams of Seattle.

SHELTON'S GOODWILL ambassador to Washington, D.C., takes a break from her chores at the Saints' Pantry food bank. Sabrina McGlothlin is 11 and a student at Olympic Middle School.

BACKLIT IN FOREHAND assault at the net during arecent Climber tennis turnout is senior veteran Danielle Hewitt.

SENIOR VETERAN DEAN BEARDEN bears down en route to victoryin a recent Shelton High School varsity baseball game on Climber Field.

Skoks back
McReavy museum

This vintage photograph of the McReavy house in Union captures the essence of a restoration project which has gotten a boost from the Skokomish Tribal Council. In keeping with recommendations of the Tribal Gaming Commission and Culture Committee, the council has made a grant of $5,000 to a local group working to establish the McReavy House Museum of Hood Canal. Tribal officials said the group's goals of preservation and restoration are critical to the revitalization of the lower Hood Canal watershed, and these goals are also vital to the Skokomish Tribe. They said the tribe values its opportunity to contribute to this project. The grant was announced in a letter to the group of local people who are working on the project from Denese LaClair, chair of the Skokomish Tribal Council.

FIRE DISTRICT 2's new chief, Beau Bakken, is a department veteran. He began his career with the district as a volunteer about 10 years ago.

A hot day at the park

North Mason resident Glen Leighton captured this shot of a motorhome fire at Belfair State Park late last week. Firefighters from Fire District 2 responded to the fire which was quickly extinguished. Fire District 2 officials said that no one was injured during the blaze.

FRED FAWCETT is set to be honored by Governor Christine Gregoire for his many hours of volunteer work for Faith in Action.