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Is it stormy weather?
istle a happy tune
the wind whistles so the Pickering area. As it happens,
windstorm echoes nearly three a crew employed by the public
weeks after it blew through
town.
PUD 3 reports that a tree
limb fell across powerlines near
the Harstine Island Bridge,
knocking out the electrical pow-
er of some 2,200 customers at
10 o'clock on Tuesday morning.
Parts of the island were out
of power for four days after the
windstorm of December 14-15.
This week's outage affected not
just the island but also Spen-
cer Lake, Phillips Lake and the
utility district was doing some
storm cleanup work nearby and
was able to restore power by
10:50 a.m.
This newspaper is still do-
ing some storm cleanup of its
own. Last week we published
several photographs taken by
our readers of damage caused
by the storm and told the sto-
ries that went along with them.
This week we add a couple of
latecomers that didn't make it
in last week's paper.
LEE ASCHE TOOK this photograph at his home off
Lynch Road last month. Wind knocked down the trees,
and the trees did a number on the truck.
Trees root for pickup truck
Lee and Sonja Asche have
an old Mazda pickup truck they
drive when their other rigs are
out of service for one reason or
another.
On the evening of" December
14 it was parked near a stand
of fir trees at their property on
Lynch Road. The high winds
that ripped through knocked
OVer a cluster of trees and their
root system acted like a kind of
spatula.
"The root s);stem of that fir
cluster uprooted the ground and
tipped the truck over," Mrs. As-
che said.
The trees in question were
about 100 feet tall, she said, and
the force of the wind and the
roots combined also dislodged a
canopy that had covered the back
of the truck, leaving it draped
over a soggy patch of ground.
FRANK WEEKS snapped this shot of inspectors Kelly
Riordan and Nick Carr checking out some dead wood
near Treewater Place.
IA,":, N (' I;NTY
Days
The home of the Weekses on
Treewater Place survived the
Storm, but the trees gave way
before the wind and the power
of a woodcutter with firewood
on his mind.
"A tree had fallen and just
barely missed my house," Frank
Weeks said.
Kelly Riordan and Nick Carr
Were called to the scene and in-
vited to inspect where a sizable
fir had hit the gutters before
coming to rest on the ground.
left Weeks with timber
"We were just out making sure
nothing major had happened,"
Weeks said.
That done, Riordan got about
the business of cutting up this
fallen tree and others that had
tumbled thereabouts. The wood
will be cured for a while and
then dedicated to the heating
of homes. "We've since logged
the whole lot. They're all gone,"
Weeks said of the land around
the home he has made for him-
self and his daughter, Kelseigh.
00qrrested but not charged
No charges were filed in Ma-
son County Superior Court
gainst three woman who had
ee: scheduled for arraignment
oa December 29 in unrelated
Cases.
• Robin Marie Hermann, 21,
r helton, was arrested Decem-
er 14 in an investigation of pos-
SeSsion of methamphetamine.
• Akasha Leigh Garner,
8, of 766 SE Cook Plant Farm
Road, Shelton, was arrested De-
cember 17 in an investigation of
possession of stolen property in
the second degree.
• Sarah Lois McFarlane,
24, of 290 East Sherwood Creek
Road, Allyn, was arrested De-
cember 17 in an investigation of
intimidating a public servant.
They were all released from
conditions imposed on them by
order of the superior court.
Man, woman arrested
for assaulting trooper
By MARY DUNCAN
A Belfair couple suspected of
assaulting a Washington State
Patrol trooper appeared Tues-
day, January 2, in Mason County
Superior Court.
Norman Eugene Vanderberg,
53, was identified in an inves-
tigation of assault in the third
degree and obstructing a law
enforcement officer. Christine
Louise Vanderberg, 48, was
identified in an investigation of
assault in the third degree and
driving under the influence of
intoxicants. The Vanderbergs re-
side at 41 NE Virginia Avenue,
Belfair.
They were arrested at about
11:46 p.m. on December 29 by
Trooper C.W. Bates of the Wash-
ington State Patrol, who said he
stopped the vehicle Ms. Vander-
berg was driving for erratic lane
travel on State Route 300 near
Sand Hill Road. After detect-
ing an odor of intoxicants on her
breath he asked her to perform
field sobriety tests and to take
a portable breath test. He said
the result of the breath test was
a .165, over twice the legal limit
of .08.
As she was being taken into
custody her husband exited
their vehicle and approached the
trooper's car. Bates reported tell-
ing Mr. Vanderberg to stop and
return to the vehicle but he con-
tinued toward the trooper and
allegedly hit him with his right
hand. The trooper was adjust-
ing the hand restraints on Ms.
Vanderberg when she allegedly
swung her leg back and kicked
the officer.
They appeared in court with
attorney James Gazori who asked
for a personal recognizance re-
lease for the couple. He said Mr.
Vanderberg is employed at Ban-
gor Submarine Base and has a
high-level security clearance. He
also noted the couple owns their
property in North Mason.
Judge James Sawyer exoner-
ated the bail which they posted,
$5,000 each, and released the
couple on their promise to appear
for arraignment on January 12.
C;,uLilty pleas:
Teen tells in spray spree
An 18-year-old Hoodsport
man who spraypainted property
at Shelton High School last fall
changed his plea recently in Ma-
son County Superior Court.
Justin D. Christensen of
500 North Mountain View Drive
pled guilty on Friday, December
29, to malicious mischief in the
first degree. In his plea state-
ment he wrote: "On September
29 I caused physical damage in
excess of $1,500 at Shelton High
School. I spraypainted graffiti at
the school."
Christensen has agreed to pay
restitution to the high school
and to several businesses which
were also vandalized, Deputy
Prosecutor Reinhold Schuetz
said. In exchange for his plea,
the state agreed not to charge
Christensen in connection with
the businesses he "tagged" the
same evening, Schuetz added.
With no prior felony history
the sentencing range is from
zero to 90 days, Judge Toni Shel-
don explained. She scheduled
sentencing for January 29.
Christensen's codefendant,
Kendall Beth Koester, 18, of
3460 West Shelton-Matlock
Road, Shelton, was in court on
December 29 as well. She has
been charged with first-degree
malicious mischief and is sched-
uled for trial during the jury
term beginning January 23.
Also on December 29:
• Trevor Alan Felix, 20, of
140 East Blevins Road, Shelton,
entered guilty pleas to charges
of first-degree theft and theft in
the second degree.
With an offender score of
three, the sentencing range for
the first-degree theft is from four
to 12 months and from two to six
months for second-degree theft,
Judge James Sawyer explained.
In his plea statement Felix
admitted taking two motorcycles
on June 13: a 2004 Honda and
1994 Yamaha. He is scheduled
for sentencing on January 29.
• Gordon Bruce Pavey, 61,
of 650 East Twilight Way, A1-
lyn, pled guilty to assault in the
third degree. In exchange for his
plea the state agreed to dismiss
a second count of residential
burglary.
In his plea statement he ad-
mitted shooting a pellet pistol
into the residence of Mark A.
Matsko, who was staying in a
trailer on Pavey's property. "In
a fit of anger I fired a bb gun
into my friend's residence with-
out regard to where he was," he
wrote.
With no prior felony criminal
history the sentencing range is
from one to three months in the
Mason County Jail followed by up
to 12 months of community cus-
tody, Judge Sawyer explained.
He said that in addition to dis-
missing the burglary charge the
state would recommend 60 days
to be served on electronic home
monitoring. The judge scheduled
sentencing on January 29.
llllll
Weather
llllll
High Low Precip.
Fahrenheit (In.)
December 27 42 27 .22
December 28 34 26 0
December 29 37 27 .04
December 30 35 28 0
December 31 43 30 0
January 1 44 33 1.19
January 2 54 44 1.75
Measurements are recorded for
the National Weather Service at
Sanderson Field.
Total precipitation in December
was 12.71 inches, which is three
inches more than the 75-year av-
erage for the month of 9.67 inches
and makes the year-to-date total a
staggering 80.85 inches of precipi-
tation for 2006. That's about 16
inches above the 75-year average
of 64.98 inches annually. Snow fell
on December 23 and 27.
The highest temperature last
month was 53 degrees recorded
on December 14 when 2.4 inches
of rain fell and a wind gust of 53
miles per hour was recorded. A
chilly 24 degrees was the lowest
temperature, recorded December
17 and 18. Low temperatures did
not dip into the teens during the
month.
Wednesday morning the Na-
tional Weather Service predicted
showers on Thursday with a high
temperature in the lower to mid-
40s. Thursday night should be
mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and a low in the lower to
mid-30s.
Forecasters expect rain and
breezy conditions on Friday with
winds increasing in the afternoon.
The high should be in the lower to
mid-40s.
The extended forecast for Fri-
day night through Monday night
calls for rain, with lows in the mid-
30s to lower 40s and highs in the
40s. Showers are likely on Tues-
day with a high in the lower 40s.
00lrrest
warrants
Warrants were issued for the
following people who failed to ap-
pear on Friday, December 29, for
proceedings in Mason County
Superior Court: Franklin Need-
ham, $7,500; Shadow Williams,
$5,000; and Joseph Edward An-
drews, $627.50 and $3,465.38.
On Tuesday, December 26, Le-
roy Eugene Miles failed to ap-
pear for trial on charges of theft in
the second degree, second-degree
malicious mischief and posses-
sion of methamphetamine. Judge
James Sawyer issued a $20,000
warrant for his arrest.
PUBLIC
"--S H E R I F F ,,,, NOTICE
Steve Whybark ~ Sheriff
SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION BULLETIN
WHERFABOHTS UNKNOWN LEVEL 3 NOTIFICATION
If you have any information regardin current criminal adiviW of this or any other offender, please call 911.
For other inf6rmauon on sex offenders,http://so.co.mason.wa.us/
DAVEY KEITH NEWBY
WHITE MALE - DOB: 05/01/82
5'-07" TALL - 165 LBS.
BLOND HAIR & BLUE EYES
Davey Sewby re-registered with the Mason County Sheriff's Office on 01/18/06 for a
09/12/00 conviction of Assault 3rd Degree With Sexual Motivation, Thurston County
Superior Court cause # 00-1-0919-8. This conviction stems from Newby pleading guilty to sexually assaulting
a known female when she was between the ages of 9 and 10 years old; and then sexually assaulting the same
girl again when she was 15 years old. Newby has also been convicted of other non-sexual crimes including the
Attempted Manufacturing of Meth, Criminal Trespass 2nd, the Manufacturing of Meth, Attempting to Elude
Law Enforcement, and Possession of Marijuana. Newby has absconded from his registered address within the
400 block of SE Picadilly Drive, Shelton, WA., and has failed to notify Law Enforcement of his whereabouts
since leaving that residence in December 2006. There is an active DOC Secretariat Arrest Warrant on Newby
and he is considered a HIGH RISK. If anyone knows the whereabouts of Davey Newby, do not approach him,
but call 911 or contact the Mason County Sheriff's Office or any local Law Enforcement Agency. Newby is
assessed by the Mason County Sheriff's Office as a Lcv¢l 3 Sex Offender. This is the highest level given to a
Sex Offender, meaning that the subject is at a HIGH RISK to re-offend.
HIS WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN
Paid for by the Mason County Sheriffs Office
I II II II I II I I
Thursday, January 4, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 9
Is it stormy weather?
istle a happy tune
the wind whistles so the Pickering area. As it happens,
windstorm echoes nearly three a crew employed by the public
weeks after it blew through
town.
PUD 3 reports that a tree
limb fell across powerlines near
the Harstine Island Bridge,
knocking out the electrical pow-
er of some 2,200 customers at
10 o'clock on Tuesday morning.
Parts of the island were out
of power for four days after the
windstorm of December 14-15.
This week's outage affected not
just the island but also Spen-
cer Lake, Phillips Lake and the
utility district was doing some
storm cleanup work nearby and
was able to restore power by
10:50 a.m.
This newspaper is still do-
ing some storm cleanup of its
own. Last week we published
several photographs taken by
our readers of damage caused
by the storm and told the sto-
ries that went along with them.
This week we add a couple of
latecomers that didn't make it
in last week's paper.
LEE ASCHE TOOK this photograph at his home off
Lynch Road last month. Wind knocked down the trees,
and the trees did a number on the truck.
Trees root for pickup truck
Lee and Sonja Asche have
an old Mazda pickup truck they
drive when their other rigs are
out of service for one reason or
another.
On the evening of" December
14 it was parked near a stand
of fir trees at their property on
Lynch Road. The high winds
that ripped through knocked
OVer a cluster of trees and their
root system acted like a kind of
spatula.
"The root s);stem of that fir
cluster uprooted the ground and
tipped the truck over," Mrs. As-
che said.
The trees in question were
about 100 feet tall, she said, and
the force of the wind and the
roots combined also dislodged a
canopy that had covered the back
of the truck, leaving it draped
over a soggy patch of ground.
FRANK WEEKS snapped this shot of inspectors Kelly
Riordan and Nick Carr checking out some dead wood
near Treewater Place.
IA,":, N (' I;NTY
Days
The home of the Weekses on
Treewater Place survived the
Storm, but the trees gave way
before the wind and the power
of a woodcutter with firewood
on his mind.
"A tree had fallen and just
barely missed my house," Frank
Weeks said.
Kelly Riordan and Nick Carr
Were called to the scene and in-
vited to inspect where a sizable
fir had hit the gutters before
coming to rest on the ground.
left Weeks with timber
"We were just out making sure
nothing major had happened,"
Weeks said.
That done, Riordan got about
the business of cutting up this
fallen tree and others that had
tumbled thereabouts. The wood
will be cured for a while and
then dedicated to the heating
of homes. "We've since logged
the whole lot. They're all gone,"
Weeks said of the land around
the home he has made for him-
self and his daughter, Kelseigh.
00qrrested but not charged
No charges were filed in Ma-
son County Superior Court
gainst three woman who had
ee: scheduled for arraignment
oa December 29 in unrelated
Cases.
• Robin Marie Hermann, 21,
r helton, was arrested Decem-
er 14 in an investigation of pos-
SeSsion of methamphetamine.
• Akasha Leigh Garner,
8, of 766 SE Cook Plant Farm
Road, Shelton, was arrested De-
cember 17 in an investigation of
possession of stolen property in
the second degree.
• Sarah Lois McFarlane,
24, of 290 East Sherwood Creek
Road, Allyn, was arrested De-
cember 17 in an investigation of
intimidating a public servant.
They were all released from
conditions imposed on them by
order of the superior court.
Man, woman arrested
for assaulting trooper
By MARY DUNCAN
A Belfair couple suspected of
assaulting a Washington State
Patrol trooper appeared Tues-
day, January 2, in Mason County
Superior Court.
Norman Eugene Vanderberg,
53, was identified in an inves-
tigation of assault in the third
degree and obstructing a law
enforcement officer. Christine
Louise Vanderberg, 48, was
identified in an investigation of
assault in the third degree and
driving under the influence of
intoxicants. The Vanderbergs re-
side at 41 NE Virginia Avenue,
Belfair.
They were arrested at about
11:46 p.m. on December 29 by
Trooper C.W. Bates of the Wash-
ington State Patrol, who said he
stopped the vehicle Ms. Vander-
berg was driving for erratic lane
travel on State Route 300 near
Sand Hill Road. After detect-
ing an odor of intoxicants on her
breath he asked her to perform
field sobriety tests and to take
a portable breath test. He said
the result of the breath test was
a .165, over twice the legal limit
of .08.
As she was being taken into
custody her husband exited
their vehicle and approached the
trooper's car. Bates reported tell-
ing Mr. Vanderberg to stop and
return to the vehicle but he con-
tinued toward the trooper and
allegedly hit him with his right
hand. The trooper was adjust-
ing the hand restraints on Ms.
Vanderberg when she allegedly
swung her leg back and kicked
the officer.
They appeared in court with
attorney James Gazori who asked
for a personal recognizance re-
lease for the couple. He said Mr.
Vanderberg is employed at Ban-
gor Submarine Base and has a
high-level security clearance. He
also noted the couple owns their
property in North Mason.
Judge James Sawyer exoner-
ated the bail which they posted,
$5,000 each, and released the
couple on their promise to appear
for arraignment on January 12.
C;,uLilty pleas:
Teen tells in spray spree
An 18-year-old Hoodsport
man who spraypainted property
at Shelton High School last fall
changed his plea recently in Ma-
son County Superior Court.
Justin D. Christensen of
500 North Mountain View Drive
pled guilty on Friday, December
29, to malicious mischief in the
first degree. In his plea state-
ment he wrote: "On September
29 I caused physical damage in
excess of $1,500 at Shelton High
School. I spraypainted graffiti at
the school."
Christensen has agreed to pay
restitution to the high school
and to several businesses which
were also vandalized, Deputy
Prosecutor Reinhold Schuetz
said. In exchange for his plea,
the state agreed not to charge
Christensen in connection with
the businesses he "tagged" the
same evening, Schuetz added.
With no prior felony history
the sentencing range is from
zero to 90 days, Judge Toni Shel-
don explained. She scheduled
sentencing for January 29.
Christensen's codefendant,
Kendall Beth Koester, 18, of
3460 West Shelton-Matlock
Road, Shelton, was in court on
December 29 as well. She has
been charged with first-degree
malicious mischief and is sched-
uled for trial during the jury
term beginning January 23.
Also on December 29:
• Trevor Alan Felix, 20, of
140 East Blevins Road, Shelton,
entered guilty pleas to charges
of first-degree theft and theft in
the second degree.
With an offender score of
three, the sentencing range for
the first-degree theft is from four
to 12 months and from two to six
months for second-degree theft,
Judge James Sawyer explained.
In his plea statement Felix
admitted taking two motorcycles
on June 13: a 2004 Honda and
1994 Yamaha. He is scheduled
for sentencing on January 29.
• Gordon Bruce Pavey, 61,
of 650 East Twilight Way, A1-
lyn, pled guilty to assault in the
third degree. In exchange for his
plea the state agreed to dismiss
a second count of residential
burglary.
In his plea statement he ad-
mitted shooting a pellet pistol
into the residence of Mark A.
Matsko, who was staying in a
trailer on Pavey's property. "In
a fit of anger I fired a bb gun
into my friend's residence with-
out regard to where he was," he
wrote.
With no prior felony criminal
history the sentencing range is
from one to three months in the
Mason County Jail followed by up
to 12 months of community cus-
tody, Judge Sawyer explained.
He said that in addition to dis-
missing the burglary charge the
state would recommend 60 days
to be served on electronic home
monitoring. The judge scheduled
sentencing on January 29.
llllll
Weather
llllll
High Low Precip.
Fahrenheit (In.)
December 27 42 27 .22
December 28 34 26 0
December 29 37 27 .04
December 30 35 28 0
December 31 43 30 0
January 1 44 33 1.19
January 2 54 44 1.75
Measurements are recorded for
the National Weather Service at
Sanderson Field.
Total precipitation in December
was 12.71 inches, which is three
inches more than the 75-year av-
erage for the month of 9.67 inches
and makes the year-to-date total a
staggering 80.85 inches of precipi-
tation for 2006. That's about 16
inches above the 75-year average
of 64.98 inches annually. Snow fell
on December 23 and 27.
The highest temperature last
month was 53 degrees recorded
on December 14 when 2.4 inches
of rain fell and a wind gust of 53
miles per hour was recorded. A
chilly 24 degrees was the lowest
temperature, recorded December
17 and 18. Low temperatures did
not dip into the teens during the
month.
Wednesday morning the Na-
tional Weather Service predicted
showers on Thursday with a high
temperature in the lower to mid-
40s. Thursday night should be
mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and a low in the lower to
mid-30s.
Forecasters expect rain and
breezy conditions on Friday with
winds increasing in the afternoon.
The high should be in the lower to
mid-40s.
The extended forecast for Fri-
day night through Monday night
calls for rain, with lows in the mid-
30s to lower 40s and highs in the
40s. Showers are likely on Tues-
day with a high in the lower 40s.
00lrrest
warrants
Warrants were issued for the
following people who failed to ap-
pear on Friday, December 29, for
proceedings in Mason County
Superior Court: Franklin Need-
ham, $7,500; Shadow Williams,
$5,000; and Joseph Edward An-
drews, $627.50 and $3,465.38.
On Tuesday, December 26, Le-
roy Eugene Miles failed to ap-
pear for trial on charges of theft in
the second degree, second-degree
malicious mischief and posses-
sion of methamphetamine. Judge
James Sawyer issued a $20,000
warrant for his arrest.
PUBLIC
"--S H E R I F F ,,,, NOTICE
Steve Whybark ~ Sheriff
SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION BULLETIN
WHERFABOHTS UNKNOWN LEVEL 3 NOTIFICATION
If you have any information regardin current criminal adiviW of this or any other offender, please call 911.
For other inf6rmauon on sex offenders,http://so.co.mason.wa.us/
DAVEY KEITH NEWBY
WHITE MALE - DOB: 05/01/82
5'-07" TALL - 165 LBS.
BLOND HAIR & BLUE EYES
Davey Sewby re-registered with the Mason County Sheriff's Office on 01/18/06 for a
09/12/00 conviction of Assault 3rd Degree With Sexual Motivation, Thurston County
Superior Court cause # 00-1-0919-8. This conviction stems from Newby pleading guilty to sexually assaulting
a known female when she was between the ages of 9 and 10 years old; and then sexually assaulting the same
girl again when she was 15 years old. Newby has also been convicted of other non-sexual crimes including the
Attempted Manufacturing of Meth, Criminal Trespass 2nd, the Manufacturing of Meth, Attempting to Elude
Law Enforcement, and Possession of Marijuana. Newby has absconded from his registered address within the
400 block of SE Picadilly Drive, Shelton, WA., and has failed to notify Law Enforcement of his whereabouts
since leaving that residence in December 2006. There is an active DOC Secretariat Arrest Warrant on Newby
and he is considered a HIGH RISK. If anyone knows the whereabouts of Davey Newby, do not approach him,
but call 911 or contact the Mason County Sheriff's Office or any local Law Enforcement Agency. Newby is
assessed by the Mason County Sheriff's Office as a Lcv¢l 3 Sex Offender. This is the highest level given to a
Sex Offender, meaning that the subject is at a HIGH RISK to re-offend.
HIS WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN
Paid for by the Mason County Sheriffs Office
I II II II I II I I
Thursday, January 4, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 9