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Budget Qi." Mom lives in the big city, but the senior communities are all high-rises and the city is so noisy. She needs good medical services, but driving through traffic to her appointments takes a lot of time. What should we do? Continued from page A-1 the unit had been paid off in 2011, the county commis- sion felt the unit's budget should be decreased accord- Howev voted to c Salisbl to the tra: and a $3~ general fi office, wt like man ~r Bloomfield still ut the $125,000. Lry said with cuts "tic safety division, )0,000 increase in md money for the ich covers things tatory salary and end it comes out the other," he said. "It's really tough for us to cover all our bas- es." Commissioner Tim Shel- don suggested using sup- plemental budget requests to cover gaps left behind ingly. "The sheriff found an- other need for that mon- ey and I can respect that need," Commissioner Steve Bloomfield said. Snow health l~enefit increases, the department is feeling pinched. "The bottom line for our sheri ~fs office is ... we squeeze he balloon at one after budget cuts. "What we've become is a county that wants to pit one department against an- other," he said. "We can't do that." Mason County Sheriffs Office Chief Deputy Dean Byrd also said that most Continued from page A-1 which crews hoped to have done by 5 p. Officials from the Shelton Police : partment and Mason County Sheri Office said that things were pretty qt throughout the morning and afternoon Wednesday. "Within the city we've had pretty l: ited traffic and everybody's been driv slow," said Lt. Les Watson. "We're in pl ty good shape. Watson said that road conditions wo remain bad for quite some time and url , people not to drive unless they absolut had to. county residents were staying indoors and off the roads Wednesday. m. "I think it's been pretty quiet," he said. )e- "There are the typical cars in the ditch ffs that deputies are running to, but nothing let really out of the ordinary." on City commissioners met for their regu- lar meeting Tuesday night before the snow m- started while trustees at Olympic College ng decided to postpone their scheduled ses- et- sion. The Shelton School District preemptive- lld ly closed schools on Tuesday night ahead led of the storm, while North Mason sent out ely word shortly after 4"30 a.m. Wednesday that schools would be closed. Washington Conservation Corps Sanders watch as a truck drops { Domestic Violence Shelter on Mc dogs near the shelter. MLK Continued from page A-1 of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was ce brated in 2011. AmeriCorps engineer Jennifer Lai, has worked with Mason Conservation siJ October, designed the project and appl for the proper permitting. Lai said the group planned on work: over the next few weeks to complete 1 project with as much volunteer labor possible. "We're hoping to get some local groups involved with the finishing planning," she said. The work should be done by the end January, providing the weather holds o she said. Lai said teens from CHOICE H: Zombie Continued from page A-1 Gennari said "The Inevi- table" is a post-apocalyptic zombie film that takes place 48 days after a zombie-cre- ating virus is unleashed on the population. Unlike many zombie plots, Gennari's are not "undead." "The zombies in our mov- ie are living breathing crea- tures still," said Associate Director and actor Christo- pher Hoard. Gennari, who wrote the film along with Hoard, said he intended the movie to be a commentary on warfare and morality -- the zombie- creating virus is released on the unsuspecting populace by a bomb. "With all of the differ- ent things we're doing with genetic research and gene- splicing ... I thought it apt Journal photo by Natalie Johnson workers Tyler Harris, left, and Jeremi ,ff a load of sand at the Turning Pointe nday for a project to build an area for School and volunteers from the Shelton Fire Department, or Mason County Fire Protection District 5, would likely volun- teer in the future. le- "If it wasn't for AmeriCorps I don't know how we would get this project done," said ho Mason Conservation engineer Rich Geiger. me On Monday, Geiger worked with Lai and ed the WCC, a division of AmeriCorps, to pre- pare the foundation of the dog area, which ng will have room for four kennels and a dog he run. as Monnier Construction donated time, and the Miles Sand and Gravel company donat- nH ed sand, gravel and concrete, Geiger said. The project also included an infiltration trench and gravel pit to deal with stormwa- of ter runoff, Geiger said. at, "We had to do the same level of engi- neering for this as the whole building," he gh said; to create ; film where there is no cure "he said. "It's re- ally to mr ~e people think." After the bomb is dropped,, ]ennari said, "the inevitable happens." Right row the film should be a 30qainute short, but Gennari )lans on incorpo- rating it into a full-length feature fi]m in the future. Last ~eekend, Area 51 filmed sh, ,ts in the alley be- hind Fore st Funeral Home. The weet:end before, they shot inside various loca- tions, including the 40 et 8 and the l'ine Tree Restau- rant and :5ounge. "My cream with this was to tave as many of the She |ton community come out and participate in the film md be able to sit down in ~he movie theater and wat h the premiere," Gennari ~aid. "We shot in I think eyery room of the Pine Tree]' Genna] started his ca- reer in theater, but switched to film when he created Area 51 Productions about four years ago, he said. "I finally solidified the fact that I wanted to start filming and make major motion pictures," he said. Right now, Area 51 Pro- duction crews work on fea- ture films and shorts on weekends and film com- mercials and public service announcements for clients during the week. In the future, Gennari and Hoard said they hope to work in Shelton again. They have several scripts with Shelton as a main lo- cation, they said. Gennari said he was im- pressed with Shelton's en- thusiasm for the project. "I do want to thank the community first," he said. "They welcomed us with open arms -- I'm deeply grateful to them for their hospitality." Move Mom to Alpine Way, in Shelton. It's located just a couple blocks away from highly rated Mason General Hospital, and several specialized clinics are also nearby. Shelton has wonderful small-town charm, and is friendly in a Norman Rockwell kind of way. You'll be happy with the atmosphere at Alpine Way, too. Our friendly family of residents and helpful, professional staffsure beats the big city crowd. From Music in the Park to Oysterfest, there are wonderful things going on in a beautiful setting near Hood Canal. If you're ready to help Mom find a new home, come and tour Alpine Way. We'd love to treat you to lunch, show you our lovely apartments, and answer all your questions. Call Kathy Burbidge at (360) 426-2600 for a free lunch and tour 900 West Alpine Way Shelton, WA 98584 RETIREMENT APARTMENTS, ASSISTED LIVING AND ALZHEIMER'S SPECIAL CARE www. enco re communities, com in the 1[~ Shelton;N~son C~unty 11~ Tell that special someone that you really care ... Your message will be published in this newspaper on February 9. It's a fantastic way to say "1 love you!" So give us a call -- 360-426-4412 -- or stop by our office at 227 West Cota St., Shelton and we'll get it down "on paper" for you. Valentine Greetings are one column wide by 2" tall in a display ad format with Valentine art and your special message of approximately 25 words or fewer. Larger ads are available at the standard display rate. Deadline is Monday, Feb. 6 at 5:00 p.m. This size ad with spot RED color for only What a great way to show your Valentine that you care! Shelton-Mason County Journal- Thursday, January 19, 2012 - Page A-5