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Sometime in the late 1980s, a Mason County Historical Society program featured people sharing their memories of attending school in Belfair between 1926 and 1939. The program was recorded and the tape has recently been transcribed. These are some of their stories. Mr. Ambrose Johnston, who is mentioned several times, taught at Belfair in 1928-1929. Johnston's wife, Shirley, who also taught at Belfair, phoned her story in to the MCHS program: "We had graduated from the Teachers' College in...
On March 18, Shelton Mayor Eric Onisko swears in Tony Drogmund as the newest officer for the Shelton Police Department. The Shelton High School graduate spent 11 years in the Army and worked for the Squaxin Island Tribal Police Department. He's also a sergeant in the National Guard....
Belfair woman, three children in Kitsap crash A Belfair woman suspected of DUI caused a head-on collision in Port Orchard, injuring two of her three children in the vehicle and another driver March 19, according to the Washington State Patrol. Mariah Crider, 33, of Belfair, was eastbound on state Route 160 at Aiken Road in Port Orchard when she crossed the center line and struck an oncoming vehicle head-on. Crider, her three children, all 6 years old and under, and the driver of the second vehicle, James Brooks, 74, of Port Orchard, were taken...
Seminar Sunday on preparing for disaster A disaster planning seminar is hosted at 1 p.m. Sunday in the meeting room at the Mason County Democrats headquarters, 222 N. First St., downtown Shelton. Space is limited, so register by email to Jeanette Lewis at jl98584@gmail.com. Ride the rails on Easter Bunny Special The Peninsular Railway and Lumbermen’s Museum hosts its annual Easter Bunny Special event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 12 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 13 at Simpson’s former Stillwater yard 10 miles west of Shelton. Tickets are $15 for a...
Open enrollment underway in Shelton schools The Shelton School District is conducting open enrollment for students who live within the district’s boundaries, including students entering kindergarten. The enrollment also includes intra-district transfers. Students who live in the district who want to transfer from one elementary school to another must complete an intra-district request each year. Choice transfer requests must be completed by district students who want to attend school in another district, or students who live outside of the S...
Shelton Nimrod Club The Shelton Nimrod Club is offering four John Post Memorial Scholarships of $1,000 to high school graduates who are pursuing further education. Application forms are available from a current Nimrod Club member, high school offices or by emailing mcleapin@yahoo.com. April 22 is the deadline to send a completed application. Applications can be either mailed to P.O. Box 574, Shelton, WA 98584; hand delivered to a Nimrod Club member; or emailed to Patti McLean at mcleapin@yahoo.com. Call 360-789-7748 to let them know you have em...
Since Mason PUD 3 added the Low-Income Assistance Surcharge line item on electric bills in January 2023, the surcharge has collected $1.7 million, supporting 3,505 households. In a news release from the agency, PUD 3 states the money has supported programs that its Project Share program alone could not fund. PUD 3 began discussing the surcharge at public meetings in 2022. One of the goals was to comply with the Washington State Clean Energy Transformation Act legislation, which requires utilities to provide energy assistance to low-income...
The nonprofit group Shelton Junior Programs sponsored two performances by the Boxtales Theatre Group from Santa Barbara, California on Monday at the Shelton School District Performing Arts Center at Shelton High School. Students in grades one through three enjoy the morning performance of "Wisdom of Emotions - Life Lessons from Around the World" that included the African tale "The Hunterman and the Crocodile," the Intuit/Pacific Northwest story "Sealskin Soulskin" and the Jewish story "Too Much...
Neighbor seeks protection against man accused of crossbow assault Another person has filed for an order of protection against a Belfair man arrested by Mason County Regional SWAT Team on March 11 for allegedly shooting a crossbow at a neighbor. Robert Bird’s neighbor in Belfair contacted police about a dispute that later escalated when Bird “returned with a cocked and loaded crossbow, which he pointed at me and fired, narrowly missing me,” the neighbor wrote in a March 12 protection order petition. On March 18, another neighbor accused Bird of...
The North Mason School Board's study session Monday went over possible ways to meet a looming budget shortfall because of a failed levy vote in February. The levy was a renewal of a levy approved by voters in 2022 that is set to expire at the end of 2025. The district's current budget includes levy funds through half of 2025's budget. "We will still have half of 2025 to collect in the fall. Having failed the February levy means that we have half of what we would have had this year that we can...
Port of Grapeview Commissioner Art Whitson said he was at the port’s facilities March 13 and saw all the parking spaces taken. “I think it was a clam dig,” Whitson told commissioners at the March 18 meeting. Only a few cars had paid parking receipts displayed, he said. “For the most part,” people weren’t paying the required $5, despite signs and a kiosk, he said. Paid parking is hard to enforce because the lot isn’t staffed, Commissioner Mike Blaisdell said. Unless the port wants to fence the lot, it has “to rely on the honor system,” he said....
NMRFA pancake breakfast scheduled The North Mason Regional Fire Authority will host a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Station 21, 490 Northeast Old Belfair Highway, Belfair. Parking is available in the lower parking lot next to the station. All ages are welcome and breakfast is free. Donations will be accepted to support the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Community Fund. “Through Neighbors Helping Neighbors, our EMS crews, firefighters, Resource Access Program, and Mobile Integrated Health Program can provide urgent support for loc...
Rain pelted sideways inside Simpson Lumber Company's former Stillwater yard as Corry Wheeler activated the windshield wipers on a 900-horse-power diesel electric locomotive that has traveled Simpson tracks since 1954. Wheeler smiled. "Hey, it even works!" he exclaimed. "OK, let's go back and grab the caboose," said Dale Campbell with the Peninsular Railway and Lumbermen's Museum. Along with a handful of fellow volunteers, their task that day was to find out whether Locomotive 900 is in suitable...
Two Shelton High School students, both 15, suffered injuries and were taken to Mason General after a SHS bus crashed into a vehicle on state Route 3 on March 13, according to the Washington State Patrol. The bus, carrying 29 teenagers, was northbound on Route 3, just north of Johns Prairie Road around 3 p.m. when it “failed to yield,” striking a Nissan Leaf turning left, according to a WSP news release. The car then struck an oncoming GMC Sierra truck. The bus and car blocked both lanes and the truck went into the northbound ditch. “The schoo...
Oakland Bay Junior High students act tentatively before they set foot on the crossing that leads them across Wallace Kneeland Boulevard. That apprehension is understandable. The students press a button to trigger lights at the midblock crossing of the four-lane road, intended to stop traffic. But many drivers ignore both the light and the requirement to slow their speeds to 20 mph. Even if the vehicle in one lane stops at the crossing, another vehicle in the other lane blows right on through with students in the crosswalk. Shelton Mayor Eric On...
The main courtroom in Mason County's historical courthouse just had a makeover, courtesy of Judge Monty Cobb and Thomas Jefferson. The new design puts the jury box in the center, in front of the judge's bench, so jurors look face-to-face with witnesses. Jefferson championed the design, now known as Virginia revival. The United States' third president didn't like jurors off to the side. "He was of the mindset that the jury is the centerpiece of the justice system," Cobb, who's a superior court ju...
Submissions sought for traffic box art The City of Shelton is accepting submissions of artwork for consideration of the next round of Shelton Arts Commission's traffic boxes. All Mason County residents are invited to submit artwork. Applications are due by 5 p.m. April 4. Applicants can email one image of their artwork to Parks and Recreation Supervisor Jordanne Krumpols at jordanne.krumpols@sheltonwa.gov, with the subject line "Traffic Box Project." The submitted artwork must be 1,000 pixels wi...
Journal reader and Union resident Cathy Warner captured this photo of a total lunar eclipse just after midnight on Friday, March 14, from Union. A blood moon lunar eclipse happens when Earth lines up between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow that tints the moon red. The first full moon of March is known as the Worm Moon, marking the thawing of the ground at the end of winter. To submit a photo for consideration for publication, email it along with details to editor@mason...
Harstine Island troupe stages Neil Simon play The Harstine Island Theatre Club stages the Neil Simon play “Rose & Walsh” at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Friday, and 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Harstine Island Community Club, 3371 E. Harstine Island Road N. To get to the club, take a left off the Harstine Island bridge and drive about 3 miles. Admission is $15. Tickets are available at the door or in advance at the Olympic Bakery on Pickering Road and Williams Flowers in downtown Shelton. The play follows two great literary figures and portrays the d...
Open enrollment underway in Shelton schools The Shelton School District is conducting open enrollment for students who live within the district’s boundaries, including students entering kindergarten. The enrollment also includes intra-district transfers. Students who live in the district who want to transfer from one elementary school to another must complete an intra-district request each year. Choice transfer requests must be completed by district students who want to attend school in another district, or students who live outside of the S...
Shelton Kiwanis Foundation The Shelton Kiwanis Foundation offers scholarships to graduating seniors from Shelton, CHOICE and Cedar high schools; homeschooled students in Shelton; and/or the Running Start program. Scholarships are available in education, general academics, science, nursing, and career and technical education. Application forms and details are at www.sheltonkiwanis.weebly.com/scholarships.html. April 15 is the deadline to apply. For more information, email sheltonkiwanis.scholarships@gmail.com. Hood Canal Lions Club The Hood...
Five teens Saturday were crowned the new members of the Mason County Forest Festival Royalty Court at the Shelton School District Performing Arts Center at Shelton High School. Shelton High School senior Kodee Galloway was named Queen of the Forest and North Mason High School senior Grant Galbraith is Paul Bunyan. Cedar High School senior Jasmine Mejia is Princess of Douglas Fir, Shelton High School junior Ashley Hermenegildo is Princess of Hemlock and Shelton High School junior Lane Stoney is...
An Elma woman was airlifted to St. Jospeh Medical Center in Tacoma after a single-vehicle rollover on state Route 108 Saturday. Sheri Richards, 52, was driving too fast for conditions when she lost control of her Ford F150 truck on a westbound curve on Route 108 at milepost 5, according to the Washington State Patrol. She struck a dirt embankment and rolled the truck, coming to rest in the eastbound lane, a WSP news release states. Richards has been charged with first-degree negligent driving and third-degree driving while license is suspended/...
Every day until 2030, 10,000 baby boomers will turn 65 years old. In Washington, the percentage of residents who are 75 and older is projected to grow from 7% today to 13% by 2050. In our state, 820,000 people are family caregivers. Those are among the figures the League of Women Voters of Mason County mulled Tuesday afternoon at its meeting in the Olympic College Shelton library meeting room. The members heard some of the results of a two-year study conducted by the LWV of Washington that explores gaps in long-term care support for seniors,...
The Wilde Irish Pub in downtown Shelton got a jump on St. Patrick's Day by celebrating a couple of days early on Saturday with a block party in front of the business on West Railroad Avenue....
