Articles from the April 20, 2023 edition
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Gunfire erupts during violent weekend
One person is dead and four others injured, including one critically, in a series of weekend shootings across Mason County. On Saturday, Shelton Police responded to three shootings within four hours, according to a Shelton PD news release. The first...
Marilyn Leigh Johnson (Dittman)
Marilyn Leigh Johnson (Dittman) passed away peacefully of natural causes on April 6, 2023, at the age of 92, while in the wonderful care of the staff at Shelton Health and Rehab. Marilyn was born on O... Full story
William "Bill" Freeman
William "Bill" Freeman, 61 of Shelton, WA passed away unexpectedly on March 5, 2023. He was born December, 1961, in Chicago, IL. He graduated in 1980 from Apple Valley High School in CA. He moved his... Full story
In Memoriam
Clinton Reynolds Willour, 79, a resident of Houston, TX, passed away February 4, 2021, in Houston. No funeral home information is available. Karla Marlene Weber Anderson, 53, a resident of Billings, MT, passed away April 11, 2023, at Capital Medical... Full story
'Two peas in a pod'
Ginny Swarts and Betty Olson were born in 1921 and 1922, when Warren G. Harding was president, radio was new, and the movies were silent except for live musical accompaniment. This month, the two...
School board seats on ballot
Four of the five seats on the Shelton School Board are on the fall ballot. The terms of board members Keri Davidson, Sandy Tarzwell, Karla Knudsen-Johnston and Lauren Gilmore all expire at the end of the year. Matt Welander’s term representing...
Fire 12 recall petitions begin
Community members met at the Matlock Grange last Saturday as recall petitions for Mason County Fire District 12 commissioners began collecting signatures. According to minutes from the meeting written by Trina Young and provided to the Journal,...
City Briefs
City sells land to hospital district The Shelton City Council on Tuesday voted to sell two surplus properties on North 13th Street for $800,000 to Public Hospital District No. 1 of Mason County....
Happy meetings on the Huff 'n' Puff Trail
I ran into Journal reporter Gordon Weeks last Saturday on one of the segments of the Huff 'n' Puff Trail, that 1.8-mile-long collection of loops that meander through a stand of slender firs on...
Filling Empty Bowls
On April 12, more than 100 people molded clay to create about 260 pieces of art - mostly bowls - to benefit patrons of the Saints' Pantry Food Bank in downtown Shelton at the first of the...
County Briefs
Assessor’s Office renewal applications The Mason County’s Assessor’s Office mailed renewal applications this week to exempt recipients on the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Exemption from Real Property Taxes program. According to a news...
Commission Briefs
Old Belfair Highway project Mason County commissioners approved an update to the project limits of the Old Belfair Highway county road project at the April 11 meeting. According to the information packet, commissioners approved a resolution May 21, 2...
Port of Hoodsport prepares to renew its dock lease
Port of Hoodsport officials agreed they need to address some matters as they work to renew the lease on its dock. Cailan Neeler, ports program manager for the state Department of Natural Resources, contacted the Port of Hoodsport in July about the im...
Education Briefs
Scholarships for Harstine residents The Harstine Island Women’s Club and the Judy and Charles Chase Scholarship Fund Management Committee are offering scholarships to full-time residents of Harstine Island who are entering or continuing their post...
Pitch in to help on Earth Day Saturday
Celebrate Earth Day Saturday by helping remove trash from a Tahuya forest or plant trees and shrubs at the new site of the Shelton Farmers Market. Volunteers can help plant native plants, fruit trees...
Bob Ross movie, documentary offer true-life takes
I had intended to see "Renfield" last weekend, with Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult, but since it's not screening at a theater near me yet, I decided to take advantage of this "happy little accident"...
'We Speak for the Forests' screens for free today
The Skyline Drive-In Theater is presenting a free screening at 8 tonight of a locally made documentary film, "We Speak for the Forests." The film's director, Mason County Climate Justice co-founder...
Moving up
Shelton's Mason Goos, Bradley Eleton and Blaze Andrews all signed to play college football at a signing ceremony at the Student Union Building at Shelton High School on Monday. Goos signed to play at...
Climber track shines in home meet with Wolves
Shelton won both the boys and girls team titles in an Evergreen Conference dual meet at Highclimber Stadium last Thursday. In girls action, Kennadi Ward won the 100-meter dash in 14.14 seconds and Mad...
Prep Roundup
North Mason girls golf The North Mason girls golf team lost to Bainbridge 250-179 in an Olympic League match April 12 at Wing Point Country Club on Bainbridge Island. The Bulldogs hosted Olympic at LakeLand Village on Tuesday and host Sequim today...
Shelton edges Bremerton
The Shelton High School baseball team earned a walk-off nonleague win against Bremerton in extra innings after dropping two Evergreen Conference games against W.F. West last week. The Highclimbers...
Shelton High Roundup
Girls golf Shelton dropped two Evergreen Conference matches last week to Centralia and Black Hills. The Highclimbers lost to Centralia 73-40 on April 12 at Alderbrook Golf Course. Gabby Stevens led Shelton with 13 points, Alena Hall added 11 points...
Climbers split two
The Shelton High School softball team split two games last week. The Highclimbers lost to Black Hills, but bounced back with a win against Centralia in Evergreen Conference softball last week....
