| March 20: Is it time for Shelton City Administrator Dave O’Leary to go? Several city employee bargaining groups think so, with members voting “no
confidence” in him. The Shelton Police Officers Guild asked city commissioners to demand O’Leary submit his letter of resignation immediately. After deliberating for two hours Wednesday, a Mason County Superior Court jury
found in favor of North Mason School District in a personal-injury lawsuit brought by Jason Koenig, a former Bulldog pitcher against his former coach and school. James Sawyer, Mason County’s first superior court judge, announced
he is stepping down and thinking of retiring by the end of this September. He started as district court judge in 1979, then became superior court judge in 1987 once Mason County established its own superior court apart from a joint court
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superior court commissioner, Amber Finaly, Shelton MunicipalCourt judge, and Belfair attorney Daniel Goodell. Fire District 4 Chief Bob
Burbridge as of Monday afternoon was been placed on temporary, paid administrative leave pending investigations into two unspecified allegations against him. Brett Bishop, chairman of the Fire District 4 Commission, said he received written
allegations of misconduct from someone connected to the district. A new attraction is coming to Dewatto: the Washington Renaissance Fantasy Faire. The festival outgrew its former 27-acre site and has acquired 206 acres on Bear Creek-Dewatto
Road. The festival plans to open at its new location during the first three weekends this August. The Anderson family in Allyn got a celebrity living-room makeover thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and a lot of donors. Jayden Anderson,
age 3, has a rare form of epilepsy that
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causes as many as 40 seizures a day. His parents, Richard and Jennifer Anderson, wanted the living room redone so he wouldn’t hurt himself during a seizure. Shelton High School wrestling standout Sarah Brownstein
placed fifth in the Girls’ National Folkstyle Tournament Tournament in Oklahoma City. SHS senior Michelle Robinson signed a letter of intent to play soccer next season for The Evergreen State College.
Deaths: Frank J. “Hap” Hollatz, 90; Doretta Gertrude Barnum, 89; Lavina Mary Brewer, 87; Shirley Ann Davis, 72; Daniel Laroy Gosser, 52; Vince Edward Kenyon, 33; Katherine “Kay” Michael, 97; Marilyn Sue (Johnson) Szczepanski, 73; Marcia
Riggins Wells, 56; Donald Clayton “Don” Wilson, 77.
Births: Jordyn O’Reilly Garza; Kyree Sallymae Emde; Kyli McLaine Ragsdale; Aaron Miguel Cervantes.
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