Articles from the September 8, 2022 edition
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Richard B. Norris
Richard B. Norris, 77, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones August 31, 2022, from complications of strokes and pneumonia. He was born August 19, 1945, in Denver, Colorado, the... Full story
By Two dead in 101 crash
Two people died and at least one other person was seriously injured in a three-vehicle wreck early Wednesday morning on U.S. Highway 101 near the Shelton Matlock Road interchange. According to Washington State Patrol spokesperson Katherine...
City eyes 2023 capital projects
The City of Shelton’s proposed capital improvement plan for 2023 calls for upgrading well No. 1, replacing downtown trees that are cracking sidewalks and removing two railroad crossings. Jay Harris, the city’s Public Works director, gave a...
Plans for Skokomish restoration
The Mason Conservation District updated the public on federal regulations and the Skokomish Valley Road project at its Aug. 30 meeting at the Skokomish Community Church. Senior Conservation Manager Keith Underwood led the meeting and talked to the...
Peterson tabbed to helm Shelton-Mason chamber
Shelton City Council member Deidre Peterson will be the new president and CEO of the Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce. Peterson, a Shelton native who was elected to the council in April 2018,...
City approves annexation request
The Shelton City Council on Tuesday gave final approval to an application request by two property owners on Peacock Ridge east of Olympic College Shelton to be annexed into the city. On Aug. 16, the council had given gave preliminary approval to...
Random thoughts for a September day
Someone should introduce a brand of cigarettes called Moderate. That way, people could call themselves Moderate smokers. People without shelter are called homeless, so people with shelter should be...
County says monkeypox cases are rare
One person had a confirmed case of Monkeypox in Mason County, but a county official said it’s unlikely that “a lot of” cases will occur. According to Mason County Public Health Nurse Audrey O’Connor, there was one case and one contact from th...
County Briefs
Salal permit sales Sept. 14-15 Permits for commercial-use salal in Olympic National Forest will go on sale Sept. 14 and 15 at the Quilcene, Quinault and Forks offices. According to a news release, Quilcene and Quinault offices will sell permits...
Harstine Island troupe performs monologues, poems
Ten local performers will bring to life pieces by Oscar Wilde, William Shakespeare and themselves in Harstine island Theatre Club's "A Reader's Theatre Collection of Monologues, Poems and Original...
School Briefs
Olympic College scholarships The Olympic College Foundation is awarding more than $190,000 in scholarships for the fall quarter. Friday is the deadline to apply. The scholarships will be awarded in time for the beginning of fall quarter Sept. 19....
Belfair Self-Storage celebrates 10 years
Not many self-storage businesses can celebrate a decade in business with a performance by a two-time Grammy nominee, but Belfair Self-Storage plans to. Manager Barbara Treick invites the public to the 10-year anniversary of the business on Sept. 21...
Nonprofit Briefs
Shelton YMCA hosts Welcome Week The Shelton YMCA welcomes visitors during Welcome Week activities Friday through Sept. 18. The free events include a community dance from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, a Native American art gallery from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday,...
'Rings of Power' boasts top-notch production
I entered into the first two episodes of Amazon Prime Video's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" with considerably mixed feelings, and in spite of finding myself impressed by a lot of what I...
Battle for the Axe: Climbers rally past Bulldogs to retain Mason County Cup
The axe is staying in Shelton after the Highclimbers defeated North Mason 39-18 Friday in the 10th Mason County Cup game. It was a tale of two halves for Shelton, scoring just six points in the...
Shelton boys finish second at Ultimook Race
The Shelton boys finished second as a team at the Ultimook cross country race in Tillamook, Oregon, on Saturday. Shelton's Jacob Miller finished sixth with a time of 16 minutes, 56 seconds. Jaydon...
Commission Briefs
County to receive USDA money Mason County commissioners approved allocating U.S. Department of Agriculture Secure Rural Schools and Roads money at the Aug. 30 meeting. According to the information packet, the USDA requiries counties to choose an...
Thelers have a spotty week pursuing salmon
There is no way I could keep up with Mary's schedule. I got tired just reading this week's diary. Driving back and forth twice from the fishing camp to Belfair, plus a trip to Seattle. She writes of...
Port of Grapeview facing 10-year redistricting
The Port of Grapeview is set to convene a special meeting Sept. 13 to address its redistricting, which is required every 10 years for federal, state and many local government agencies. The purpose of redistricting the port is to balance the...
Donald Lee Pauley
Donald Lee Pauley was born on December 11, 1937, to Barbara and Frank Pauley. Don passed away on August 25, 2022, at Mason General Hospital. Don lived most of his life in Shelton, with exception to... Full story
Hildegard Agnes Jurgens Hohmann
Hildegard Agnes Jürgens Hohmann peacefully left this earth on May 3, 2021. She was born in Bochum-Linden-Dahlhausen, Germany to parents Emil Jürgens and Hildegard Agnes Ketemer on July 12, 1937.... Full story
