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Articles from the July 28, 2022 edition


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  • 'No matter how damn old I am'

    Gordon Weeks|Jul 28, 2022

    After Triton Cove resident James Aylesworth turned 100, his niece drove him to the Navy recruiting office in Silverdale, where the World War II veteran offered to re-enlist. He didn't want to be paid, he explained. He specifically wants to help the Ukrainians fight the Russians in any capacity he can. "I want to help my country no matter how damn old I am," he said. The recruiter never followed up with a promised reason for rejecting his offer, Aylesworth said. Since then, he turned 101 and...

  • Barbara Blancher Van Etten

    Jul 28, 2022

    Barbara Blancher Van Etten, 92, passed away peacefully July 17, 2022, at Panorama Nursing Facility in Lacey, WA. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Barbara was born in the Edgemont area of North Puyallup. She attended Fife High School and graduated from Oregon State College. She met and married her husband Al in 1951. He preceded her in death. The couple moved to Puyallup, WA in 1953 and raised five children. Barbara got her teaching credential and taught elementary...

  • Celebration of Life - Donald R. Cady

    Jul 28, 2022

    Join Us to Celebrate The Life Of Donald R. Cady August 14, 2022 at The Hub In Belfair from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m....

  • Lucille M. Chapman

    Jul 28, 2022

    Lucille was born March 16, 1927, in Shelton and passed away peacefully with family beside her on July 18th, 2022. She was born to Walter and Lena Allen. Growing up her nickname was the "Little Girl of Skookum Bay". She graduated from Saghalie Irene S. Reed High School in 1946. Lucille then married Carl R. Dodge on August 6, 1946. She was widowed with five children Charles, Carl, Dick, Linda, and Margaret in 1958. She married in 1959 and ended by divorce and having two more children Vicky and...

  • Celebration of Life - Julie Gentle

    Jul 28, 2022

    Celebrating the life of JULIE GENTLE ~ August 13th, 2022 at 3 P.M. ~ Suzy Petty, her family and Luke Monroe invite you to celebrate the beautiful life of Julie Gentle. Faith Lutheran Church 1212 Connection St., Shelton WA 98584 Cheerful attire encouraged RSVP/questions to [email protected]...

  • Fun with Styrofoam

    Alex Fethiere|Jul 28, 2022

    I've been known to accumulate free materials towards an indistinct future use. Some call that "hoarding." At one point it was scraps of Kevlar. At another, 55 gallon drums. More recently, it was styrofoam packing forms. Expanded polystyrene (styrofoam) is easily recycled by densifiers, which reduce it to 1/90th of its aerated volume and extrude it into ingots. Even if we have such facilities in Mason County, I'm not inclined to bundle up trailerloads of foam and deliver them, or burn it. I have...

  • Olympic College Shelton hoping to boost enrollment

    Matt Baide|Jul 28, 2022

    Education had to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and more than two years later, many schools are still trying to navigate the world the pandemic has created. Olympic College Shelton is still recovering from the pandemic and is trying to figure out how to get students back on campus. "When the pandemic first began and the governor issued proclamations, higher ed was kind of the least important things for him to worry about at the time when he had other things and it continued that way thr...

  • Wilde Irish Pub debuts on Railroad Avenue

    Gordon Weeks|Jul 28, 2022

    Growing up in Shelton, James Boad dined with his grandparents most Sundays at the Ming Tree Café in downtown Shelton. On July 1, James and his wife Nikki debuted their Wilde Irish Pub in the same building at 423 West Railroad Ave. She runs the front of the house, and he runs the business in the kitchen. The final result barely resembles the original concept created three years ago. James, a Shelton City Council member since 2019, and Nikki has envisioned adding two stories to the building and...

  • Details emerge about fatal wreck

    Matt Baide|Jul 28, 2022

    A July 10 fatal accident on Northcliff Road near 8th Street involved two cars and the arrest of Matthew J. Galvin, 38, for vehicular homicide, vehicular assault and assault in the third-degree. As of press time, Galvin is not in custody and a court appearance hasn't been scheduled. According to the incident report, Shelton Police Department officer Jared Ford arrived to two front-end damaged vehicles. Galvin's pickup truck reportedly crossed the center line and hit a white sedan traveling in the...

  • Shelton schools hire three principals

    Gordon Weeks|Jul 28, 2022

    Three new principals will helm Shelton schools in September. The Shelton School Board on Tuesday evening approved the hiring of Vernon Bruni as principal at CHOICE High School, Paula Canady at Evergreen Elementary School and Teresa Mayhr at Oakland Bay Junior High School. The hirings were part of the school board's common consent agenda. The trio replaces three principals who resigned in June: Mario Juves at Oakland Bay Junior High, Stacey Anderson at CHOICE High School and Amber Argus at Evergr...

  • Beat the Heat

    Matt Baide|Jul 28, 2022