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" Taylor t ) do prison time |hood Canal West. ( iBoutwells hon d for work "I can't make any excuses for O re recCeOdYJo::y:,s 2 ihoO:2sp:rt, areildIetS ndsOUcbeat),ngaU p it," he told the court. "Alcohol is was sentenced Thursday to 45 Deputy Prosecutor Reinhold 'no excuse." the Hood Canal Food Bank By NORMA JANE CAMERON fiHood Canal West residents lied the fellowship hall at Hood Canal Community Church after the 11 a m service Sunday to honor Ed'and Marlene Boutwell r their tireless service at the 0od Canal Food Bank. 0a January 9, 1995, the Bout- Wells Were elected to take over the Operations of the local food ank, Ed as president of the Hood Canal Food Bank Board and Mar- lene as director of operations for the food bank. At that time, the project served 80ae 35 families in the Hood anal Community Clubhouse in 0tlatch By the summer of 1995, the rood'bank recipient rate dou- bled to 70 families when the food aak on the Skokomish Indian "ervation was closed. TItE PROJECT continued to a little at a time, with needs highest at holiday time the winter months. food bank enlarged, built )wn structure at the Hoods- Community Hall of Finch and by Thanksgiving of it was serving 195 families. any or more would have up in December, but People were unable to get to bank because of the noted that Hood Canal volunteers served 150 families last month. They double portions of food on and third Monday of month to last recipients for a schedule that makes for the recipients who often rely on public or other However, Ed not- if the population needing bank's assistance contin- grow, food distribution may volunteers who help with the dis- tribution of food at the food bank. It was noted that some of the helpers are snowbirds and are in the south at this time of year, but 30 people come each distribution day to help with setup and serv- ing on the first and third Monday of each month. Pastor Jack Keith and Harold Rorden thanked Ed and Marlene for their dedicated service. Roden presented the Boutwells with an engraved plaque for "distin- guished service" and an expense- paid trip to Canada as a gift for them from an appreciative com- munity. The Boutwells thanked every- one for the gifts and stated that they would use the trip to cele- brate their 45th wedding anniver- sary in April. The presentation was followed by a potluck dinner. * AN INQUIRING Mind pro- gram, "Teachings of the First People," is scheduled for 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, February 6, at the Hoodsport Timberland Library. In the program for listeners of el- ementary-school age through adults, S'Klallam tribal member Roger Fernandes will share the music and legends of the Puget Sound people of Western Wash- ington. His stories are those that taught people in the time before books and schools, and enter- tained listeners before the days of television. Artifacts, slides, songs and dance will enhance his pre- sentation. Friends of the Hoods- port Library sponsors the pro- gram. * Friends of the Hoodsport Li- brary will meet at 1 p.m• Tues- day, February 9, at the library meeting room. The executive board will meet at 11 a.m. • The Hoodsport Timberland Library will present "LAF (Li- braries are Fun) Share a Story Night" from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m• Fe- bruary 11 for school-age children, parents and adults of all ages. Anyone who may be a storyteller open the food bank in between the desig- Mondays to cope with situations. BOUTWELLS, in turn, ed the more than 100 I'lood Canal School to screen for delays ing a hard time,understanding what he or she is told? "Was (or is) your child slow in developing speech? Does your child seem clumsy, especially when doing things with his or her hands? Does your child sit and listen to a story for up to five minutes?" For more information, or to set up an appointment for screening, parents or caregivers can call Hood Canal School at 877-5463. The school will need the child's name and birthdate, area or areas of concern, the caller's name and a phone number for further contact. Canal School is conduct- screenings from birth through an effort to find children have delays that could success in school• to Hood Canal pre- Pam Thomas, chil- With delays in vision, hear- language, motor and thinking skills may from the screening• The also attempts to identify with social, behavioral or problems. are some questions to suggests. "Is your to understand or hav- Workshop will deal With septic systems • asL. It a ..... .ungton Sea Grant special- yst l Offer a free class on septic at tL,a. Operations next Monday -e libr • ary in Hoodsport. Timberland Library's meeting room. Residents can learn more about their on-site systems by bringing system records and questions to the class. Additional information is available from Don Leaf or Teri King at 427-9670, Extension 396. The same tele- phone number can be used to reg- ister for the class. F  - HOODSPORT MANE CUT & CURL ® The %- - free class iointlv s on red b ' "  P - Pa-, Y Sea Grant, the Frank 8ou y FOundation and the Puget ea a. Water Quality Action to '::,)s scheduled to run from 1 v,ra. February 8 in Hoodsport LEE STILLwELL Friendly hometown service Located in Downtown Shelton at 601 Railroad #200 426=2685 " Home • Auto • Life • Commercial at heart, or who likes to tell sto- ries real or make-believe, is invit- ed to keep the storytelling tradi- tion alive and well in Hoodsport. • Hood Canal Kiwanis will meet at noon today at the Hoods- port Inn, where all meetings for the month of February will be held. The group is working at finding a permanent location for meetings, and that decision on time and place will be made soon. • VALENTINE'S DAY is re- turning again, and with it the Hoodsport Firemen's Ball and Valentine Dance. The event is set to start at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb- ruary 13, and will wind up at 1 a.m. at the Hoodsport Community Hall. A buffet will be set out at 8 p.m. Community members can enjoy food, fun, prizes and photos, as well as music by Brett Ness Productions. The price is $12 for an individual or $20 per couple. Those attending must be 21 or older. Tickets are available from any Hoodsport firefighter or at the Model T Tavern, Torchy's Vid- eo or Laurie's Gift and Liquor. They can also be arranged for by calling 877-5867. • The Hood Canal Community Church announces its Institute for Christian Studies is starting a new course, "Soteriology: The Doctrines of Salvation," a 12- week videotaped college course. The instructor is Dr. David Hock- ing of the Calvary Chapel Bible College. Classes are from 7 to 9:15 p.m. Tuesdays, February 23 through May 11 or from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. Wednesdays, February 24 through May 12. There is no charge for the course, which will be held at the Hood Canal Community Church Fellowship Hall. • Hood Canal Community Club will hold a rummage sale in May at the clubhouse in Potlatch. Con- tributions of items for the sale will be appreciated. The club will not meet in February but there will be a meeting on the third Thursday in March to make plans for the rummage sale. Thursday, February 4 Noon, Hood Canal Kiwanis Club, Hoodsport Inn. 7 p.m., Hood Canal Lions Club, Union Fire Hall. 7 p.m., Hamma Hamma Fire District 17, training at Jorsted Creek Fire Hall. Friday, February 5 9 a.m., Hoodsport Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS group), Hood Canal Community Church Fellowship Hall. 7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anony- mous, Hoodsport library meeting room. Tuesday, February 9 10 a.m., Lake Cushman Fire District 18 training. 11 a.m., Hoodsport Friends of the Library board; 1 p.m., meet- ing in the library meeting room. 6 p.m., Hoodsport Fire Com- mission, Hoodsport Fire Hall. Wednesday, February 10 10:30 a.m., Lake Cushman Fire District 18 Commission, Fire Hall 1. 7:30 p.m., Hoodsport Firemen, training, Hoodsport Fire Hall. Thursday, February 11 Noon, Hood Canal Kiwanis Club, Hoodsport Inn. months in prison for robbery in the first degree. He was arrested last November after beating and robbing an old- er man in the Lake Cushman Schuetz. Taylor, according to the prose- cution, was drunk at the time of the incident, and was wanted for failing to appear on charges of de- livering a controlled substance. Judge James Sawyer ordered him to pay $210 in court costs, $500 to the crime victims' com- pensation fund and $450 toward attorney fees. tie scheduled a res- titution hearing for March 25. In superior court: Six sentenced to jail time Cases against several Mason County defendants were resolved at sentencings in Mason County Superior Court last week. In cases before Judge James Sawyer last Thursday: • Kristina Noel Hoag, 26, of 81 East Northlake Drive, Shelton was sentenced to a year in jail for domestic assault and unlawful display of a weapon. The charges were the result of an incident of domestic violence that occurred last August. Prior to the hearing the court received a report that a urine test conduct- ed on January 11 showed evi- dence of marijuana and meth- amphetamine in her system a few weeks after she gave birth. "IT IS TROUBLING given her new status as a mom," Schuetz said. "I would think that she would know better•" Sawyer suspended 326 days of her sentence and gave her credit for 28 days spent in treatment for drug and alcohol abuse. He or- dered her to pay $199.65 in court costs, $500 to the crime victims' compensation fund and $350 in attorney-fee recoupment. • Robert Chandler Oliver, 38, whose last known address was 140 Morgan Lane, Buchanan, Tennessee, was sentenced to eight months in jail for forgery and possession of stolen property. He was convicted on charges that he forged checks and used someone else's credit card to pay for his stay at Alderbrook Inn during the summer of 1997. Sawyer ordered him to pay a $1,000 fine, $140 in court costs, $500 to the victims compensation fund and $350 in attorneys fees. A restitution hearing was sched- uled for March 25. He will be un- der court supervision for 12 months after his release. • Raymond Scott Thorn- ton, 33, whose last known ad- dress was 33070 West Highway 101, Hoodsport, was sentenced to six months in jail for felony viola- tion of a no-contact order. He has already served 67 days. Sawyer converted the rest to day report- ing. THE JUDGE ordered him to pay $110 in court costs, $500 to the victims compensation fund and $350 in attorneys fees. He will be under court supervision for a year following his release. • Noelle Cummins-Straggi, 31, whose most recent known ad- dress was East 1100 Trails End Drive, Belfair, was sentenced to six months in jail for three counts of forgery. Sawyer gave her credit for time served and converted 30 days to 240 hours of community service. Sawyer ordered her to pay $505 in court costs, $500 to the victims compensation fund and $350 in attorneys fees. He put her under 12 months supervision and scheduled a restitution hearing for February 25. • Brian Randall Craig, 34, whose most recent known address was 309 University Avenue, Shel- ton, was sentenced to six months in jail for possession of cocaine. He was also given 12 months of court supervision. Sawyer is considering a re- quest by defense attorney Charles Lane to let him serve the rest of his time in a diversion program in Kotzebue, Alaska. The city has no roads in or out and is said to be free of heroin. "I HAVE A serious drug prob- lem and I'm trying to get help for it," Craig said. "It's no fun being a heroin addict." • Jerry Wayne Tinney, 55, of Union was sentenced to 30 days in jail for unlawful issuance of a bank check. He was given credit for the 14 days he's already served. The other 16 days were converted to 140 hours of commu- nity service. Sawyer also ordered him to make restitution of $600 and pay $197.55 in court costs, $500 to the victims compensation fund and $350 in attorneys fees. He was also given 12 months supervision. After one-day trial: Michaels guilty of shellfish crime Johnny "J.R" Michaels, 36, of 120 West Kneeland Street was found guilty at the end of a Ma- son County Superior Court trial Tuesday of commercial fishing without a license in the first de- gree. He was accused of digging for clams near Shelton's sewage treatment center at Eagle Point with the idea of selling the sea- food in Olympia. According to his signed confes- sion he and one of his partners have twice sold tainted shellfish from Oakland Bay to buyers from Olympia. Michaels, David W. Cox and Steve Avery were arrested near Eagle Point last June 26 by enforcement officers of the Wash- ington Department of Fish and Wildlife• "ALL THREE of us planned to share in the profits from dig- ging these clams," Michaels said in a statement he signed after speaking with Officer Gregory Haw shortly after his arrest. Haw was one of three fish cops who testified at a brief trial be- fore Judge James Sawyer. Officer Jerry Zimmerman was the first witness called to the stand by Deputy Prosecutor Reinhold Schuetz. Zimmerman described how he and Sergeant Steven DeMiero re- ceived a call through the Wash- ington State Patrol dispatch cen- ter about three men poaching clams from a beach off Oakland Bay owned by the Simpson Tim- ber Company. Zimmerman watched the men through a 20- power spotting scope from the Shelton Yacht Club while De- Micro set up up watch by the main trail leading up from the beach to a parking area. "They were raking and picking up items and putting them in buckets and bags," Zimmerman told the court. He said he watched as the men rinsed the clams and then carried them up off the beach and out of sight behind some brush• That's the point at which two of the men were arrested by Zimmerman and DeMiero. Zimmerman described the two as as looking like typical commercial clam diggers. "THEY WERE SWEATY, muddy, dirty, wet from their ac- tivities down at the beach digging," he said. He described how officers handcuffed the defendants and then went down to the beach to recover bags and tools used in harvesting the tainted clams. The beach at Eagle Point has been closed to shellfishing for many years. First the shellfish were polluted by waste from waterfront mills. More recently they've been polluted by outfall from the Shel- ton wastewater treatment plant. "This entire end of Oakland Bay has been closed for a long time because of contamination from the mill and the sewage plant," Zimmerman said. DeMiero testified that he set up a watch at the top of the trail and used a portable radio to keep in touch with Zimmerman. He ar- rested Michaels after the suspect slipped at the top of the trail, then called for assistance from Shelton Police Department. An officer of the SPD watched Michaels while he and Zimmer- man chased down Avery and Cox. "I YELLED AT them to halt and they did halt and Officer Zimmerman came up and hand- cuffed them," he said. DeMiero said that they seized 149 pounds of clams. Thirty pounds is the limit for three sports fishermen. The officer told the court that he destroyed the clams. "We have to destroy shellfish," he said. "We can't put those shell- fish back to where people can dig those, reap those, because that is a prohibited area." He said he checked a list of cer- tified commercial fisherman and found that none of the three sus- pects was licensed to take com- mercial quantities of shellfish. Defense attorney Eric Valley asked DeMiero whether he ever remarked that clam poachers de- serve the death penalty. "I don't remember saying that," DeMiero said. "I don't believe I ever said that. I don't believe in the death penalty." 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"Do not go gentle into that good night," he said as a way of urging the jury not to leap to the conclu- sion that his client was guilty of the crime as charged• HE RECALLED Zimmerman to the stand and asked him why he was reluctant to talk to attor- neys outside the courtroom. "It's something I don't do because it gives more opportunity to be mis- quoted," he said. Under questioning by Valley, Zimmerman admitted that he for- got to note in his official report that clams were found on the rail- road tracks near the polluted beach• DeMie:ro was asked about motion sensors that are sometimes used to track the movements of people on beaches. "I have used those sensors on Eagle Point and I have used them on that trail because it's the main trail but they were not in place that night," he said. In his closing remarks Valley said the state never established that his client poached clams• "They can't put a clam in my cli- ent's pocket, they can't put a clam basket in his hand and they can't put a rake in his hand," he said. SCHUETZ CLOSED the state's case by reading exerpts from the confession that Michaels had signed. The jurors were James M. El- liott, Kathleen Charlotte Axtell, James A. Allen, Dennis L. Ward, Robert E. Bowmer, David Alan White, Jeanne A. Henriksen, Kenneth D. Lawson, Glenna R. Williams, Randy L. Cottonware, Erik L. Lippy and Tracy Lee Wade. Sentencing is scheduled for February 25. $2 OFF ANY SERVICE Now through Valentine,s Day with this ad. Jackle Burfiend, Marilyn Harris, Cheryl Borden, stylist Owner, stylist Receptionist Now open 10 a.m.-5 p,m. Monday-Saturday, Evenings by appointment, A full-service salon serving all your professional hair needs for men, women and children. PEACOCK TkNNING SY Thursday, February 4, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal. Page 15 ---L " Taylor t ) do prison time |hood Canal West. ( iBoutwells hon d for work "I can't make any excuses for O re recCeOdYJo::y:,s 2 ihoO:2sp:rt, areildIetS ndsOUcbeat),ngaU p it," he told the court. "Alcohol is was sentenced Thursday to 45 Deputy Prosecutor Reinhold 'no excuse." the Hood Canal Food Bank By NORMA JANE CAMERON fiHood Canal West residents lied the fellowship hall at Hood Canal Community Church after the 11 a m service Sunday to honor Ed'and Marlene Boutwell r their tireless service at the 0od Canal Food Bank. 0a January 9, 1995, the Bout- Wells Were elected to take over the Operations of the local food ank, Ed as president of the Hood Canal Food Bank Board and Mar- lene as director of operations for the food bank. At that time, the project served 80ae 35 families in the Hood anal Community Clubhouse in 0tlatch By the summer of 1995, the rood'bank recipient rate dou- bled to 70 families when the food aak on the Skokomish Indian "ervation was closed. TItE PROJECT continued to a little at a time, with needs highest at holiday time the winter months. food bank enlarged, built )wn structure at the Hoods- Community Hall of Finch and by Thanksgiving of it was serving 195 families. any or more would have up in December, but People were unable to get to bank because of the noted that Hood Canal volunteers served 150 families last month. They double portions of food on and third Monday of month to last recipients for a schedule that makes for the recipients who often rely on public or other However, Ed not- if the population needing bank's assistance contin- grow, food distribution may volunteers who help with the dis- tribution of food at the food bank. It was noted that some of the helpers are snowbirds and are in the south at this time of year, but 30 people come each distribution day to help with setup and serv- ing on the first and third Monday of each month. Pastor Jack Keith and Harold Rorden thanked Ed and Marlene for their dedicated service. Roden presented the Boutwells with an engraved plaque for "distin- guished service" and an expense- paid trip to Canada as a gift for them from an appreciative com- munity. The Boutwells thanked every- one for the gifts and stated that they would use the trip to cele- brate their 45th wedding anniver- sary in April. The presentation was followed by a potluck dinner. * AN INQUIRING Mind pro- gram, "Teachings of the First People," is scheduled for 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, February 6, at the Hoodsport Timberland Library. In the program for listeners of el- ementary-school age through adults, S'Klallam tribal member Roger Fernandes will share the music and legends of the Puget Sound people of Western Wash- ington. His stories are those that taught people in the time before books and schools, and enter- tained listeners before the days of television. Artifacts, slides, songs and dance will enhance his pre- sentation. Friends of the Hoods- port Library sponsors the pro- gram. * Friends of the Hoodsport Li- brary will meet at 1 p.m• Tues- day, February 9, at the library meeting room. The executive board will meet at 11 a.m. • The Hoodsport Timberland Library will present "LAF (Li- braries are Fun) Share a Story Night" from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m• Fe- bruary 11 for school-age children, parents and adults of all ages. Anyone who may be a storyteller open the food bank in between the desig- Mondays to cope with situations. BOUTWELLS, in turn, ed the more than 100 I'lood Canal School to screen for delays ing a hard time,understanding what he or she is told? "Was (or is) your child slow in developing speech? Does your child seem clumsy, especially when doing things with his or her hands? Does your child sit and listen to a story for up to five minutes?" For more information, or to set up an appointment for screening, parents or caregivers can call Hood Canal School at 877-5463. The school will need the child's name and birthdate, area or areas of concern, the caller's name and a phone number for further contact. Canal School is conduct- screenings from birth through an effort to find children have delays that could success in school• to Hood Canal pre- Pam Thomas, chil- With delays in vision, hear- language, motor and thinking skills may from the screening• The also attempts to identify with social, behavioral or problems. are some questions to suggests. "Is your to understand or hav- Workshop will deal With septic systems • asL. It a ..... .ungton Sea Grant special- yst l Offer a free class on septic at tL,a. Operations next Monday -e libr • ary in Hoodsport. Timberland Library's meeting room. Residents can learn more about their on-site systems by bringing system records and questions to the class. Additional information is available from Don Leaf or Teri King at 427-9670, Extension 396. The same tele- phone number can be used to reg- ister for the class. F  - HOODSPORT MANE CUT & CURL ® The %- - free class iointlv s on red b ' "  P - Pa-, Y Sea Grant, the Frank 8ou y FOundation and the Puget ea a. Water Quality Action to '::,)s scheduled to run from 1 v,ra. February 8 in Hoodsport LEE STILLwELL Friendly hometown service Located in Downtown Shelton at 601 Railroad #200 426=2685 " Home • Auto • Life • Commercial at heart, or who likes to tell sto- ries real or make-believe, is invit- ed to keep the storytelling tradi- tion alive and well in Hoodsport. • Hood Canal Kiwanis will meet at noon today at the Hoods- port Inn, where all meetings for the month of February will be held. The group is working at finding a permanent location for meetings, and that decision on time and place will be made soon. • VALENTINE'S DAY is re- turning again, and with it the Hoodsport Firemen's Ball and Valentine Dance. The event is set to start at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb- ruary 13, and will wind up at 1 a.m. at the Hoodsport Community Hall. A buffet will be set out at 8 p.m. Community members can enjoy food, fun, prizes and photos, as well as music by Brett Ness Productions. The price is $12 for an individual or $20 per couple. Those attending must be 21 or older. Tickets are available from any Hoodsport firefighter or at the Model T Tavern, Torchy's Vid- eo or Laurie's Gift and Liquor. They can also be arranged for by calling 877-5867. • The Hood Canal Community Church announces its Institute for Christian Studies is starting a new course, "Soteriology: The Doctrines of Salvation," a 12- week videotaped college course. The instructor is Dr. David Hock- ing of the Calvary Chapel Bible College. Classes are from 7 to 9:15 p.m. Tuesdays, February 23 through May 11 or from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. Wednesdays, February 24 through May 12. There is no charge for the course, which will be held at the Hood Canal Community Church Fellowship Hall. • Hood Canal Community Club will hold a rummage sale in May at the clubhouse in Potlatch. Con- tributions of items for the sale will be appreciated. The club will not meet in February but there will be a meeting on the third Thursday in March to make plans for the rummage sale. Thursday, February 4 Noon, Hood Canal Kiwanis Club, Hoodsport Inn. 7 p.m., Hood Canal Lions Club, Union Fire Hall. 7 p.m., Hamma Hamma Fire District 17, training at Jorsted Creek Fire Hall. Friday, February 5 9 a.m., Hoodsport Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS group), Hood Canal Community Church Fellowship Hall. 7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anony- mous, Hoodsport library meeting room. Tuesday, February 9 10 a.m., Lake Cushman Fire District 18 training. 11 a.m., Hoodsport Friends of the Library board; 1 p.m., meet- ing in the library meeting room. 6 p.m., Hoodsport Fire Com- mission, Hoodsport Fire Hall. Wednesday, February 10 10:30 a.m., Lake Cushman Fire District 18 Commission, Fire Hall 1. 7:30 p.m., Hoodsport Firemen, training, Hoodsport Fire Hall. Thursday, February 11 Noon, Hood Canal Kiwanis Club, Hoodsport Inn. months in prison for robbery in the first degree. He was arrested last November after beating and robbing an old- er man in the Lake Cushman Schuetz. Taylor, according to the prose- cution, was drunk at the time of the incident, and was wanted for failing to appear on charges of de- livering a controlled substance. Judge James Sawyer ordered him to pay $210 in court costs, $500 to the crime victims' com- pensation fund and $450 toward attorney fees. tie scheduled a res- titution hearing for March 25. In superior court: Six sentenced to jail time Cases against several Mason County defendants were resolved at sentencings in Mason County Superior Court last week. In cases before Judge James Sawyer last Thursday: • Kristina Noel Hoag, 26, of 81 East Northlake Drive, Shelton was sentenced to a year in jail for domestic assault and unlawful display of a weapon. The charges were the result of an incident of domestic violence that occurred last August. Prior to the hearing the court received a report that a urine test conduct- ed on January 11 showed evi- dence of marijuana and meth- amphetamine in her system a few weeks after she gave birth. "IT IS TROUBLING given her new status as a mom," Schuetz said. "I would think that she would know better•" Sawyer suspended 326 days of her sentence and gave her credit for 28 days spent in treatment for drug and alcohol abuse. He or- dered her to pay $199.65 in court costs, $500 to the crime victims' compensation fund and $350 in attorney-fee recoupment. • Robert Chandler Oliver, 38, whose last known address was 140 Morgan Lane, Buchanan, Tennessee, was sentenced to eight months in jail for forgery and possession of stolen property. He was convicted on charges that he forged checks and used someone else's credit card to pay for his stay at Alderbrook Inn during the summer of 1997. Sawyer ordered him to pay a $1,000 fine, $140 in court costs, $500 to the victims compensation fund and $350 in attorneys fees. A restitution hearing was sched- uled for March 25. He will be un- der court supervision for 12 months after his release. • Raymond Scott Thorn- ton, 33, whose last known ad- dress was 33070 West Highway 101, Hoodsport, was sentenced to six months in jail for felony viola- tion of a no-contact order. He has already served 67 days. Sawyer converted the rest to day report- ing. THE JUDGE ordered him to pay $110 in court costs, $500 to the victims compensation fund and $350 in attorneys fees. He will be under court supervision for a year following his release. • Noelle Cummins-Straggi, 31, whose most recent known ad- dress was East 1100 Trails End Drive, Belfair, was sentenced to six months in jail for three counts of forgery. Sawyer gave her credit for time served and converted 30 days to 240 hours of community service. Sawyer ordered her to pay $505 in court costs, $500 to the victims compensation fund and $350 in attorneys fees. He put her under 12 months supervision and scheduled a restitution hearing for February 25. • Brian Randall Craig, 34, whose most recent known address was 309 University Avenue, Shel- ton, was sentenced to six months in jail for possession of cocaine. He was also given 12 months of court supervision. Sawyer is considering a re- quest by defense attorney Charles Lane to let him serve the rest of his time in a diversion program in Kotzebue, Alaska. The city has no roads in or out and is said to be free of heroin. "I HAVE A serious drug prob- lem and I'm trying to get help for it," Craig said. "It's no fun being a heroin addict." • Jerry Wayne Tinney, 55, of Union was sentenced to 30 days in jail for unlawful issuance of a bank check. He was given credit for the 14 days he's already served. The other 16 days were converted to 140 hours of commu- nity service. Sawyer also ordered him to make restitution of $600 and pay $197.55 in court costs, $500 to the victims compensation fund and $350 in attorneys fees. He was also given 12 months supervision. After one-day trial: Michaels guilty of shellfish crime Johnny "J.R" Michaels, 36, of 120 West Kneeland Street was found guilty at the end of a Ma- son County Superior Court trial Tuesday of commercial fishing without a license in the first de- gree. He was accused of digging for clams near Shelton's sewage treatment center at Eagle Point with the idea of selling the sea- food in Olympia. According to his signed confes- sion he and one of his partners have twice sold tainted shellfish from Oakland Bay to buyers from Olympia. Michaels, David W. Cox and Steve Avery were arrested near Eagle Point last June 26 by enforcement officers of the Wash- ington Department of Fish and Wildlife• "ALL THREE of us planned to share in the profits from dig- ging these clams," Michaels said in a statement he signed after speaking with Officer Gregory Haw shortly after his arrest. Haw was one of three fish cops who testified at a brief trial be- fore Judge James Sawyer. Officer Jerry Zimmerman was the first witness called to the stand by Deputy Prosecutor Reinhold Schuetz. Zimmerman described how he and Sergeant Steven DeMiero re- ceived a call through the Wash- ington State Patrol dispatch cen- ter about three men poaching clams from a beach off Oakland Bay owned by the Simpson Tim- ber Company. Zimmerman watched the men through a 20- power spotting scope from the Shelton Yacht Club while De- Micro set up up watch by the main trail leading up from the beach to a parking area. "They were raking and picking up items and putting them in buckets and bags," Zimmerman told the court. He said he watched as the men rinsed the clams and then carried them up off the beach and out of sight behind some brush• That's the point at which two of the men were arrested by Zimmerman and DeMiero. Zimmerman described the two as as looking like typical commercial clam diggers. "THEY WERE SWEATY, muddy, dirty, wet from their ac- tivities down at the beach digging," he said. He described how officers handcuffed the defendants and then went down to the beach to recover bags and tools used in harvesting the tainted clams. The beach at Eagle Point has been closed to shellfishing for many years. First the shellfish were polluted by waste from waterfront mills. More recently they've been polluted by outfall from the Shel- ton wastewater treatment plant. "This entire end of Oakland Bay has been closed for a long time because of contamination from the mill and the sewage plant," Zimmerman said. DeMiero testified that he set up a watch at the top of the trail and used a portable radio to keep in touch with Zimmerman. He ar- rested Michaels after the suspect slipped at the top of the trail, then called for assistance from Shelton Police Department. An officer of the SPD watched Michaels while he and Zimmer- man chased down Avery and Cox. "I YELLED AT them to halt and they did halt and Officer Zimmerman came up and hand- cuffed them," he said. DeMiero said that they seized 149 pounds of clams. Thirty pounds is the limit for three sports fishermen. The officer told the court that he destroyed the clams. "We have to destroy shellfish," he said. "We can't put those shell- fish back to where people can dig those, reap those, because that is a prohibited area." He said he checked a list of cer- tified commercial fisherman and found that none of the three sus- pects was licensed to take com- mercial quantities of shellfish. Defense attorney Eric Valley asked DeMiero whether he ever remarked that clam poachers de- serve the death penalty. "I don't remember saying that," DeMiero said. "I don't believe I ever said that. I don't believe in the death penalty." 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"Do not go gentle into that good night," he said as a way of urging the jury not to leap to the conclu- sion that his client was guilty of the crime as charged• HE RECALLED Zimmerman to the stand and asked him why he was reluctant to talk to attor- neys outside the courtroom. "It's something I don't do because it gives more opportunity to be mis- quoted," he said. Under questioning by Valley, Zimmerman admitted that he for- got to note in his official report that clams were found on the rail- road tracks near the polluted beach• DeMie:ro was asked about motion sensors that are sometimes used to track the movements of people on beaches. "I have used those sensors on Eagle Point and I have used them on that trail because it's the main trail but they were not in place that night," he said. In his closing remarks Valley said the state never established that his client poached clams• "They can't put a clam in my cli- ent's pocket, they can't put a clam basket in his hand and they can't put a rake in his hand," he said. SCHUETZ CLOSED the state's case by reading exerpts from the confession that Michaels had signed. The jurors were James M. El- liott, Kathleen Charlotte Axtell, James A. Allen, Dennis L. Ward, Robert E. Bowmer, David Alan White, Jeanne A. Henriksen, Kenneth D. Lawson, Glenna R. Williams, Randy L. Cottonware, Erik L. Lippy and Tracy Lee Wade. Sentencing is scheduled for February 25. $2 OFF ANY SERVICE Now through Valentine,s Day with this ad. Jackle Burfiend, Marilyn Harris, Cheryl Borden, stylist Owner, stylist Receptionist Now open 10 a.m.-5 p,m. Monday-Saturday, Evenings by appointment, A full-service salon serving all your professional hair needs for men, women and children. PEACOCK TkNNING SY Thursday, February 4, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal. 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