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Homeless people who are camping on private property, sometimes without the knowledge of the property's owners, are dumping trash, defecating on the ground and starting dangerous fires to keep warm, Shelton Police Chief Carole Beason on March 22 told the Shelton City Council. Property owners would be responsible for the cleanup under a proposed ordinance the chief and council members discussed at the work session. Failing to clean up the messes would be a misdemeanor offense, and repeat...
On April 5, City of Shelton crews will begin removing the former Simpson Lumber Co. railway tracks crossing West Railroad Avenue between 11th and 12th streets. The track removal is scheduled to take three days. It's part of the city's Western Gateway Project, and will include a new sidewalk, curbing, pavement, a water main and a new bus shelter. The $2.6-million project is funded in part by the Transportation Improvement Board and the American Rescue Plan Act. Simpson stopped using the line in...
Mason County commissioners and staff will partake in a third Belfair Sewer public hearing at 6 p.m. April 5. This is the third Belfair sewer public hearing in three months. The first hearing was Jan. 31 and lasted more than four hours, with staff presenting, the public asking questions before providing comment and commissioners ultimately deciding to host another hearing in 30 days. The second hearing was March 1 and lasted about two hours with the same format of presentation and public comments, and commissioners once again decided to host a...
The nonprofit Youth Connection in Shelton received $500,000 in federal money to help develop transitional housing for young adults ages 18 to 24 who are either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The funding request was included in the 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Package recently passed by Congress. In a news release, the organization states Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Tacoma and Sen. Maria Cantwell requested the Community Project money. The nonprofit also received $1.28 million in the stat...
Seven historic Mason County women showcased The Mason County League of Women Voters hosts a showcase of Mason County female leaders from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Mason County Historical Museum, 427 W. Railroad Ave., Shelton. The seven featured woman who pushed boundaries, set an example of citizen participation and offered diversity are Anne Miller Pavel, Irene Davis, Xinh Dwelley, Maggie Velasco-Lucero, Ethel M. Dalby, Clara Eastwood and Mary M. Knight. To share your thoughts on the project, email [email protected], and add the...
Community Lifeline last week dedicated its building to Shelton resident Dr. Harry Griffith. Griffith said he made the donation to honor his brother, who died homeless. Griffith made a large donation to help the nonprofit purchase the building at the corner of Franklin and Third streets in downtown Shelton, said Athena Ayres, Community Lifeline's executive director. The organization hosted a dedication ceremony on March 22. Community Lifeline also hosted a resource fair and picnic Friday in...
No matter how attuned you are to the news these days, you can always find a story or two each week that stretches your sense of what’s possible in this world. Feast on these three stories: Story No. 1 The reclusive and heretofore-unknown oldest daughter of TV mom Kris Jenner and deceased super-lawyer Robert Kardashian surfaced last week living and working in the tiny Idaho Panhandle town of Sandpoint. Ethel Kardashian Jones, sister to Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Robert Kardashian, gave an e...
Combine the tracks Editor, the Journal, Concerning the proposed removal of the train tracks through 1.5 miles of Shelton and conversion to a trail: This seems very short-sighted and costly. In my opinion, the better option would be to combine the tracks and a trail alongside as a benefit to the community and in conjunction with the Simpson Peninsular Railway make it a part of a wonderful tourist attraction that would bring in dollars to the area. I ask what would be wrong with that? Greg Linder, Union Eye on local news Editor, the Journal,...
References to “normal” times before the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 are common these days, but with restrictions easing, Mason County begins “normal” life with the coronavirus. Mason County Director of Community Services Dave Windom said he thinks the county handled COVID-19 “really well.” “One of the things we did different is we set up area command right off the bat and got that integration, we realized this is bigger than public health,” Windom told the Journal. “We set up area command,...
The Mason Transit Authority Board monthly meeting provided an update on the Belfair Park and Ride’s potential opening date. At the meeting, MTA General Manager Amy Asher provided an update, with unanticipated delays to finalize the details of the Belfair Park and Ride building necessitating another location of the April board meeting, which was scheduled to be hosted at the Belfair building. “I just spoke with our project manager, Patrick Holmes, earlier today. We’re waiting to hear for final...
Pioneer hires search consultant The Pioneer School District has hired a consulting firm to help search for a new superintendent. The Pioneer School Board on March 22 voted unanimously to hire John Bash with Hazard Young Attea & Associates to recommend applicants after parting ways with Jill Diehl after 1 1/2 years. The district will pay him $5,000. The district considered five firms for the job, said School Board President Sue Day. HYA helped conduct the superintendent search for the Southside School District and others in the region, “so I f...
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Cascade Natural Gas replacing Shelton natural gas pipelines Cascade Natural Gas is going to replace natural gas main pipelines and service lines in a portion of Shelton. According to a news release, the work will occur over the next five to six months beginning Monday and is an ongoing integrity management process to ensure safety and reliability of the natural gas system. Cascade identified sections of pipe for replacement based on physical, operation and maintenance components. The work requires a short interruption of natural gas service...
County invites comments about county road project Mason County invites the public to comment on alternative plans for the Uncle John Creek lower culvert fish barrier correction project on Agate Loop Road. According to a news release, an open house is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. April 7 at the Agate Grange No. 275, 1631 Agate Loop Road, Shelton. The open house is for people to come talk with Public Works team members about the design alternatives, ask questions and provide comment. Comments must be received by Public Works by 4:30 p.m. on April...
This Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m., the Mason County League of Women Voters is sponsoring an open house at the Mason County Historical Museum (427 West Railroad Ave.) to showcase seven women, past and present, who have made a difference in the county. One of those women is Mary M. Knight, who played a significant role in the early days of education. This is Mary's story. Mary Dunbar was born in Ingham County, Michigan, on Sept. 2, 1854, the only daughter of the five children of C. S. and Orpah...
Not all nerds are nerds about everything, so while I'm a nerd about a broad spectrum of media, my one big shortfall is that I've never been a nerd about video games. I'm prefacing my review of the "Halo" streaming series on Paramount+ by saying this so you will know I am reviewing this series from the standpoint of someone for whom this is an introduction to the "Halo" mythos. Of course, I was aware of the "Halo" franchise and had even watched my younger cousin Shawn play a few rounds, so I got...
The Shelton dance team placed second in the 1A/2A military dance category at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association state dance meet in Yakima on Saturday. "It feels so rewarding, the team has worked so hard to make it to state, and for us to bring home some hardware was the cherry on top and made all those early mornings so worth it," senior captain Zoe Salas wrote in an email to the Journal. "The team's reaction was priceless. Everyone was running to each other crying,...
With our deepest sorrow, we announce the passing of our dear beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She was a resident of Elma, WA for a little over 30 years. Ellen passed away on March 18, 2022 at Tacoma General Hospital. Ellen Morrow Lynn (Medynski) Whitecotton, 85, was born June 8, 1936, to parents Arthur and Mary (Chalmers) Medynski in Verdun, Quebec Canada. She was preceded in death by her husband Billy Joe Whitecotton in 1993. She is survived by her sons...
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Peggie M. Lindberg, 98, of Shelton, Washington passed peacefully on March 23, 2022, with family by her side. She was the second child of J. Earl and Ruth Boller, born May 1, 1923, in Lewistown, Montana. Peggie grew up on a wheat and cattle ranch near Denton, Montana, and graduated from Fergus County High School and Montana State College. Peggie came to Shelton in 1945 to teach art at the Junior High School. After several years of teaching, she worked at Simpson Employees Credit Union before...
Clara May Barnett, age 85, passed away at home March 20, 2022 after a fall. She was born May 20, 1936, in Boston Massachusetts to Francis and Evangaline Madden. She is survived by her husband Tim Barnett, her four daughters: Eva Marie Johnson, Denise Lynn Heryford and husband Bill, Sue Ellen Brooks, and Jennifer Ann Albertson, and her special friend Dennis Taylor. She had eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her three sisters and her brother. There...
Michael "Mike" Jay Briggs, age 54, passed away on March 19, 2022, in Mount Vernon, Washington. Mike was born in Beech Creek, PA on August 23, 1967. He was a 1985 graduate of Bald Eagle Nittany High School. Mike moved to the Seattle area in Washington in 1989, where he was married to his wife Jani of 33 years, and they have one daughter, Jennifer. The family lived in Shelton for years before moving to Mount Vernon. Mike spent his career working for various companies in the food processing sector...
Marge Uhlman, age 84, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2022, with her daughters by her side in her home on Stretch Island in Grapeview, WA. Margie was a third generation Washingtonian being born and raised in Seattle. Growing up in the Greenlake/Wallingford neighborhood, she was very involved in her church's youth group and loved to sing in the choir. She was the first of her friends to learn to drive and have a car, and was always up for a road trip, which continued throughout her life....
Michael Jay Briggs, 54, a resident of Mount Vernon, former resident of Shelton, passed away March 19, 2022, in Skagit County. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Ray Mullens, 51, a resident of Grapeview, passed away March 22, 2022, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Reed Thomas, 85, a resident of Shelton, passed away March 23, 2022, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Jerome Chase, 88, a resident of Olympia, passed away Ma...
