Articles from the May 26, 2022 edition
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Downtown owners frustrated
Some downtown Shelton business owners say street people are urinating and defecating outside their shops, leaving trash, stealing and sleeping in their doorways. Businesses in a two-block radius of...
Primary races set
Mason County Commissioner Sharon Trask faces two challengers in the Aug. 2 primary election: Miguel Gutierrez, a first-term member of the Shelton City Council, and Mark Carlson. The two top vote-getters will face off in the general election Nov. 8....
County sees rise in COVID cases
Pandemic restrictions might be mostly gone, but COVID-19 is still prominent throughout Mason County. Director of Community Services Dave Windom updated the Board of Health during Tuesday’s meeting. Mason County Division of Emergency Management...
Grapeview schools superintendent retiring
Grapeview School District Superintendent Kurt Hilyard is retiring, with his last day at the post June 30. The district's board of directors on Tuesday hired Jerry Grubbs as his replacement. Grubbs is...
Western Washington's payoff months
"Summer, summer, summer, It's like a merry-go-round - Magic." -The Cars Summer is the season we residents west of the Cascades have earned. Winter is the slog. Summer is the song. The sun shines and...
Letters to the Editor
Editor’s Note: The following letter was co-authored by three Cedar High School students. To protect student privacy, only their first name is being used for publication....
Nonprofit Briefs
Church’s rummage sale Saturday on Lake Cushman road St. Germain Church hosts its annual rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 600 Lake Cushman Road in Hoodsport. Make appointment to give blood today, Friday in Shelton People can donate...
School Briefs
Mary M. Knight offers free meals to summer attendees The Mary M. Knight School District offers free meals to people 18 or younger enrolled at its summer school or Owl Camp 2022. For more information, call 360-426-6767, ext. 101. New Hampshire...
County Briefs
Central Mason Fire & EMS graduates five members Central Mason Fire & EMS celebrated the graduation of five members from its annual Firefighter Recruit Academy. According to a news release,...
Ida's story: Coming to the canal, meeting Vincent Finch
In 1872, 9-year-old Ida Robbins traveled by ship with her parents from Maine to California to reunite with family members. Her father was ship Captain George Robbins, who hauled cargo up and down the...
Commission Briefs
Career incentive pay policy approved Mason County commissioners approved the adoption of a new pay and benefit policy and added it into the Mason County Personnel Policy. According to the information packet, the budget will be affected for Public...
Fire 12 votes to temporarily retain chief
Mason County Fire District 12 decided to keep on fire chief Kelli Walsworth pro tem in order to help the district transition to a new fire chief. At the May 17 fire commissioners meeting, commissioner Albert Wilder said after talking as a board and...
Spell-E-Bration returns after three-year pause
After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic, the Shelton nonprofit Sound Learning will stage its popular fundraiser Spell-E-Bration June 17 at the Shelton Civic Center. About 10 teams of...
'Essex Serpent' creates atmospheric gothic mystery
So, after reprioritizing my entertainment expenses, I'm subscribed to Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount+ and Peacock. Remember when streaming was supposed to be simpler than cable?...
Rest-A-While art & music fairs open Sunday
The summer and fall series of art and music fairs at the Rest-A-While RV Park in Hoodsport kicks off from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. It will include a memorial to recently deceased Journal columnist and writer Mark Woytowich at 2 p.m. “Mark was...
Shelton's Carstens wins two races at districts
Shelton's Alauna Carstens continued her record-breaking senior season, winning the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter race at the District 4 2A track and field meet Friday at Highclimber Stadium in Shelton.... Full story
Prep Roundup
Shelton baseball falls to Ellensburg to end season The Highclimbers had a lead against Ellensburg on May 21, but were unable to hang on as Ellensburg won 6-5 to end Shelton’s season in the State 2A baseball tournament at Davis High School in...
Valiant, but vanquished
The North Mason High School softball team earned the No. 10 seed in the District 2/3 2A Bi-District tournament on Friday and Saturday at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey. The Bulldogs defeated...
Hawkins eighth-graders seek to stop school shootings
Hawkins Middle School eighth-graders Bradley Williams, Dylan Prideaux, Sophia Mairs, Owen Oblizalo and Yariel Barajas presented their "Project Citizen" to the North Mason School Board on May 19....
Mary enjoys week of lovely spring weather
I think Mary’s favorite adjective this week is “lovely.” Everything was lovely this week. Weather sounds a lot like what we are having too. Are you having a lovely week? Friday, May 21, 1948...
Donna L. Fugere
Donna L. Fugere was born in Seattle on June 7th, 1938, and went to be with Lord on May 21st, 2022. Donna's life was colored with beauty and lived with love. She is survived by her devoted husband... Full story
Bruce T. McLain
Bruce T. McLain, 67, lost his short battle with Cancer on March 16th, 2022, at St Peter's Hospital. Bruce was born in Ketchikan Alaska on June 18th, 1954 to Cecil and Betty McLain. Bruce attended... Full story
DeeDee (Bailey) Horton
DeeDee (Bailey) Horton passed away peacefully at home on May 18, 2022, in Olympia, WA at the age of 52, after battling with an aggressive brain cancer. She was born and raised in Olympia, where she... Full story
James Philip Sifferman
James Philip Sifferman, 70, went home to God on May 11, 2022, in Gaffney, SC, after several years of declining health. Born June 20, 1951, he was the son of Earl and Betty Sifferman of West Seattle,... Full story
Steven Gerald Brill
The Rev. Steven Gerald Brill was born on January 15, 1957, in Murray, UT, and died on May 5, 2022, at the age of 65 at his home in rural Montesano, WA. Steve was an avid fly fisherman, ceramic... Full story
