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  • Climbers fall to Aberdeen

    Apr 28, 2022

  • Prep Roundup

    Compiled by reporter Matt Baide|Apr 28, 2022

    Shelton baseball Shelton faced Black Hills in a pair of games this past week. The Highclimbers won 3-1 at home April 19 before traveling to Tumwater on Monday and earning a 5-2 win. Shelton (11-5 overall, 6-4 league) hosted Crosspoint Academy on Wednesday and is at home against Black Hills on Friday. The Highclimbers hit the road Monday to take on Aberdeen. Track The Shelton boys and girls competed in an Evergreen Conference meet with Tumwater and Black Hills on April 21 in Tumwater. In girls action, Shelton’s Tatum Dickey won the 800-meter r...

  • Sweetwater Creek Waterwheel Park project updated

    Matt Baide|Apr 28, 2022

    Mendy Harlow, executive director of the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group, provided an update to the Mason County commissioners on the Sweetwater Creek Waterwheel Park project at the April 18 commissioner briefing. The park is planned for the Schindelheim property, which is south of Belfair Elementary School off state Route 3 and across from the Early Childhood Learning Center. The plan for the park is to have a freshwater fishing pond, public restroom, picnic shelter and a natural play area...

  • After long wait, 'Addams Family' takes North Mason stage

    Kirk Boxleitner|Apr 28, 2022

    7 p.m. on May 13 marks the first of North Mason High School’s six presentations of its spring musical production “The Addams Family,” which NMHS Drama Club Adviser Hilary Gennaro noted is long overdue. “We were set to produce this two years ago, right before COVID hit,” Gennaro said. “It’s been a long and winding road to get to this point. Some of the same students who were cast two years ago as sophomores now have the chance to play these characters as seniors, right before they graduate.” “The Addams Family” was a production Gennaro...

  • Mary takes afternoon nap, Sam returns home

    Clydene Hostetler|Apr 28, 2022

    Spring has come to Belfair in 1948. Mary is planting flowers and weeding her garden, and the lawn is getting mowed regularly. Sam finally returns at the end of the week from his trip. The Crosswhites took their boat out and ran aground on the beach. Boating season is starting too. Friday, April 23, 1948 Tried to sleep late but couldn’t so got up. Cleaned apartment and cabin then took Mrs. Thompson to Quimbys and Sundstroms with a potted pink hydrangea from the Belfair O.E.S. Social Club. They w...

  • Mildred "Millie" (Leeberg) Nicholas

    Apr 28, 2022

    Mildred "Millie" (Leeberg) Nicholas, 84, formerly of Fawn Lake in Shelton, WA, passed away on April 4, 2022. She was a graduate of Stadium High School in Tacoma, Washington. Millie retired as a driver for Exceptional Foresters Inc. and was a member of the Elks, Eagles, and the Junior League. She had a lifelong passion for all things outdoors, including hunting, fishing, camping and bird watching. Millie also enjoyed traveling and was a fantastic story-teller. She had the gift to gab and did not... Full story

  • Lawrence Paul Knudsen

    Apr 28, 2022

    Lawrence Paul Knudsen, age 81, of Shelton, passed away in the early morning of April 14, 2022. Larry, as he was known to friends and family, was born in Shelton on December 8, 1940, to Chris and Helen Knudsen. In 1957, he moved with his parents to Seattle, WA. He played gold on the High School golf team at Lincoln High School in Seattle. He graduated in 1959. After high school, he enrolled at the University of Washington, and graduated in 1964 with a degree in Business. In 1962, he met the love... Full story

  • John E. Dunlap

    Apr 28, 2022

    John E. Dunlap, 89, died peacefully on December 28, 2021, after a struggle with Parkinson's disease. John was born to Edgar and Helen Dunlap on Oct. 26, 1932, in Great Falls, MT. After graduating from high school in 1950, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, then was stationed on Adak Island in the Aleutians as a monitor of Russian radio transmissions during the Korean War. When his enlistment was complete, John returned to Montana, attended the College of Great Falls, and in 1955, transferred to... Full story

  • Christina Mae Foster

    Apr 28, 2022

    The Foster family is heartbroken to announce that Christina Mae Foster (Johnson), 69, born in Olympia, took her last breath on Monday, April the 25th of 2022, after a brief battle with cancer. Tina, as she was known, passed away peacefully at her home in Shelton surrounded by loved ones. She was a wonderful wife and mother who cared deeply for her family, her community, her friends and who spread happiness wherever she went, especially during the holidays, her favorite time of the year, when... Full story

  • Dean Allan Crosswhite

    Apr 28, 2022

    Dean Allan Crosswhite, of Ferndale, WA, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2022, in Chula Vista, CA at the age of 52. Dean was born on February 3, 1970, in Bremerton, WA and grew up in the Belfair area. Dean's passing is the result of a hard battle with Renal Cell Carcinoma, and is considered a "line of duty death". Dean was the Assistant Fire Chief of Whatcom County Fire District 7 at the time of his passing. Dean is survived by his wife, Luciana Crosswhite, son Spencer Crosswhite,... Full story

  • J.L. (John Lloyd) Koch

    Apr 28, 2022

    J.L. (John Lloyd) Koch died peacefully on April 8th 2022, at St. Peter's Hospital in Olympia, with his wife, Sue, and sister, Linda by his side. J.L., named after his two grandfathers, was born in Ashland, Kansas, on May 19th, 1950, to Forrest (Frosty) and Mary Jo Koch. He graduated from Shelton High School in 1968, where he played football, wrestled and played golf. He was a cryptologist for the Army in Vietnam, from 1971 to 1973. After the service, he was a truck driver for several years,... Full story

  • Jacob "Jake" Edward Smith

    Apr 28, 2022

    Jacob Edward Smith, 79 years of age and a resident of Shelton, Washington, passed away at Mason General Hospital on April 12, 2022, of heart failure. Jake was born on May 20, 1942 at Skokomish, Washington. He was a lifelong resident of Mason County, graduating from Irene S. Reed High School in 1960, where he was a letter winner on the high school football team. Jake was a member of the Skokomish Indian Tribe and was proud of his tribal heritage. He grew up on the Skokomish Reservation until... Full story

  • Death Notices

    Apr 28, 2022

    Karen Hughes, 78, a resident of Montesano, passed away April 19, 2022, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Eldon Biggs, 85, a resident of Shelton, passed away, April 19, 2022, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Virginia Doak, 70, a resident of Belfair, passed away April 21, 2022, passed away at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Mary Hoff, 74, a resident of Tahuya, passed away April 21, 2022, at home in Lake Forest... Full story