Articles from the November 24, 2022 edition

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 By Matt Baide    News    November 24, 2022

Park and ride opens in Belfair

After nearly a decade of planning, the Belfair Park & Ride opening was commemorated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony late last month. “It was great to have them there to thank them for their hard work over the last eight to 10 years that this project...

 
 By Matt Baide    News    November 24, 2022

Fire 12 recall appealed

Mason County Fire District 12 commissioners on Nov. 16 appealed a recall petition filed against them to the state Supreme Court. Mason County Superior Court Judge Monty Cobb ruled all three recall petitions can move forward after a hearing Nov. 3. Kr...

 
 By Gordon Weeks    News    November 24, 2022

Helping neighbors in need

A single mother of four with little income is hoping you pluck her wish list off the Christmas Giving Tree at T's Café and Espresso in downtown Shelton and make her family's holiday brighter. Her... Full story

 

Hoodsport parks' tree removal almost done

Port of Hoodsport officials recently contacted the Shelton-Mason County Journal to sum up the work being done at the Hoodsport Trail Park and the Hoodsport Hills Disc Golf Course, both of which are...

 

Holding the door, against better judgment

I opened the entrance door to a restaurant for a woman the other day, which sparked a frayed memory of a time that’s no more. From the early 1970s, when the women’s liberation movement took root,...

 

Commission Briefs

Professional services contract signed Mason County signed a professional services contract with Bridgeview Consulting to update the county’s multijurisdictional hazard mitigation plan. According to the information packet, counties are required to...

 
 By Jan Parker    News    November 24, 2022

Growing up at Simpson's Camp 3

This is the conclusion of Jim Howell's memoirs of growing up at Simpson's Camp 3 between 1934 and 1946. We were poor and so were most others. I got two pairs of shoes each year. Ninety-eight-cent...

 

Nonprofit Briefs

Choirs, quintet perform Christmas concerts Women of Note, the Harstine Island Community Choir and the Evergreen Brass Quintet perform a "Sounds of Christmas" concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at Faith Lutheran...

 

Stallone reigns in 'Tulsa King;' the Pepsi-Harrier fracas

Stallone triumphs on TV with “Tulsa King,” while Netflix takes us for a wild ride with “Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?” ‘Tulsa King’ One of the themes of the later years of Sylvester Stallone’s career has been his ongoing struggle to stay...

 
 By Matt Baide    Sports    November 24, 2022

Rochester, Aberdeen outpin Shelton

The Shelton girls bowling team dropped two matches last week against Rochester and Aberdeen in Evergreen Conference matches at Westside Lanes in Olympia. Shelton hosted Rochester on Nov. 15 and lost...

 
 By Matt Baide    Sports    November 24, 2022

Thankful for family, turkey and sports

One of my favorite holidays is today, one that always has similar moments every year, but are still special in their own distinct way. I’m sure many of you have stories of family coming over on Thanksgiving in the morning, everyone conversing and...

 
 By Matt Baide    Sports    November 24, 2022

Prep Roundup

Climbers place nine on EvCo football all-league first team Shelton had nine football players crack the first team all-Evergreen Conference list. On offense, Shelton senior offensive lineman Logan...

 

Dewatto port closes in on 2023 budget

The Port of Dewatto’s 2023 budget discussion began with port volunteer Kris Tompkins going over what the port accomplished in 2022, from replacing four fire rings to repairing the campground’s electrical system. The concrete parking area next to...

 

It's a hectic run-up to Thanksgiving Day 1948

Mary, Sam and a friend go out for Thanksgiving dinner. Has anyone else noticed how Mary is having her hair done all the time? My mom used to get her hair done every five weeks. In between, she combed...

 

John Richmond Lane

John Richmond Lane passed away on July 30, 2022, in Spokane, Washington, with his devoted wife, Betty Ann (Boring) Lane, of 60 years by his side. He was born January 15, 1940, to Woodsie Melvin “Bud” and Thelma Marie (Eddelman) Lane in Hot...

 

Death Notices

Olivia L. Brink, 70, a resident of Shelton, passed away November 9, 2022, at home. Arrangements are by McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Randall Kauff, 60, a resident of Olympia, passed away November 14, 2022, at Providence St.... Full story

 

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