Notice: Undefined index: HTTP_REFERER in /home/stparch/public_html/headmid_temp_main.php on line 4394
Newspaper Archive of
Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
February 4, 1999     Shelton Mason County Journal
PAGE 17     (17 of 36 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
 
PAGE 17     (17 of 36 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
February 4, 1999
 
Newspaper Archive of Shelton Mason County Journal produced by SmallTownPapers, Inc.
Website Β© 2025. All content copyrighted. Copyright Information
Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Request Content Removal | About / FAQ | Get Acrobat Reader




A00son odyssey, continued: " i , i iJl r jQ t )el vi, N be By STEVE PATCH 9 twas supposed to be a day worth waiting for After 2i years of ionng, Ernie Moy "-&apos; or I)epart- .eat of Corrections inmate #249026, as he's been own as well since that trembling trigger finger tanged everything half his life ago - was up for lease, m h ' , Yes, and it see ed little more t an formahty stood een him and freedom when he went before the determinate Sentence Review Board that long- awaited day last ,/une, parole plan in hand and aUtious joy in his heart... Of course, most prison in- 'Incarcerating q t es never do get their day . the so-called parole board, someone ;reason is they're doing ,_ , or a crime committed after or being 84 Sentencing Reform Act, t established standard sen- lg guidelines and did away mentally ill the we ll-THINK-about- Convicted murderer Ernie Moy turned out to be just that," the letter continued, "I had such hopes of leaving a prison envi- their board-dismantling conjec- ture back in '96, reminds Schat- tauer, the legislative mandate was for ISRB expiration in 1998. Since then, however, termination has been moved back - to 2008. ronment and joining the regular -.., * , good work force..: 'Y0U-go sensibility of the 7_Q not a 0 trole-board system. "* * * * *  Other words, when their #,l 9  , "And the main argument," she Is u I,l’,l,E& , IPT"edoesnthaveavote sa s, "was that these eo le the p they walk. No ques-  ' I ' Y P p - asked • As the ISRB s executive offi- ISRB people - are so significant a w2taie May, on the other hand, what's filled his days virtually cer, though, Dennis Marsh does danger to the community that .Convicted of first-degree since the last time he-lint a disciL have his finger onthe pulse of there has to be this extra -'aer i .... -- the arole board Has for ears "hurdle' or sto a known as the l t n the fall of 1977 - mak- plinary write-up, more than 18 P . i y , pg p, :aim subject to the old law years  now. parole board, which takes a look hence the whim and risdom - Fixiw'tldn His res onse to Ernie's predi- at these folks and decides wheth- l I:SRB. pevritersl for instance. Old cement? p er or not they can be released to , , , , mimeograph machines. Radios. "It's an ethical bind for the TVs. Eventually computers as board," said Marsh, contacted by well. phone about a month after the And this enterprise of his be- decision. came so productive it evolved "Incarcerating someone for be- into the centerpiece of an ap- :ing mentally ill is not a good "Kit" Bail is the ISRB. She chaired it when she had this to cons still in prisons: pliance-repair program that ben- are tour 'heavy- efited senior citizens and other ghtweights are fixed-income folks hereabouts ya know. We've re- and put Ernie's Washington Cor- rections Center home on the that we're community-outreach map, so to )w are murder- speak, in the early '90s. murder- BY THEN, of course, the fas- degree cases, very tidious little man with the shy sex offenders " I mear, smile and quiet wit had acquired quite a reputation among his the community." Sounds like nonsense, some critics have responded. "Well, it-IS nonsense," says Schattauer." FOR ONE THING, she ex- thing, after all.  plains, statistics speak otherwise. • * * * ..... average age of the ISRB a prisoner is I think around 36 or ct: Between July and No- so," says the attorney. "Statisti- vember '98 the ISRB conducted cally we know those people are 46 "parolability hearings." Of those, 32 resulted in the inmate being found "not parolable." Fact: Three years ago the gee- setting: Lending a sympathetic ear. You know: actually taking appointed an ad hoc time to hear the anguish of his ernor's office committee of citizens involved in , brethren in lockdown or the guys you he tutored in the prison school, corrections and mental health NOT canna go out and reoffend violently. "And the other argument is this: What's the difference be- tween an ISRB prisoner - who's done probably, on average, 20 years at this point in time - and a person who commits a crime to- day and does not have to jump that extra hurdle?" The answer isn't being so much as articulated, much less discussed, says Schattauer. In- stead, the board is following the public's rather knee-jerk man- date, as she sees it. And its posi- tion is particularly clear when it comes to the mentally ill. ated in 1998. , "By and large they do keep Fact: The state s ISRB prison,, them in prison,b she says. "And him variously er head: count at that juncture their reasoning is that they are incarcera, was 759 The: number as of this too great a risk to ublic sa  " . p y., past December: 729. AGAIN, SAYS the major people. is the kind of people with are the kind of houldn't be out on . Ya know? could challenge you prison - one to champion in as a person who in our community...,' refer as "dancing" for the come off in the eyes bers as decent, re- squeaky- but not his git-a-long since incarceration - when gnosed n AND SO IT ) busy with drew this pic, , with you from the flip "And it was mittee "Like my ust sent AND: WHY AREN'T these back for 18 months to finish out pre-SRAcons out onthestreet? his sentence," says Schattauer. in a "He's a treated sex offender. Had too was on the governor's ad hoc committee. "So ifs not real unusual for them to have: some trouble once treatment in the community. parole officer, his mental- health counselor at the Depart. ment of Corrections and his corn, munity mental-health counselor - ALL said he shouldn't go back. they get out in the community. "And the board sent him back Not bigtime trouble, necessarily, - for looking at pornography four but because they've:been institu, times." tionalized for solong. KIDDY POHN? Pictures of "So oneofthe:reasonswhythe woman being raped? Guess It s a portrmt of one of the parole, board members," the Iet. ter.writer advised, 'era back to the institution - in roughly consistent manner of says, referring to the Nineties people that we're lettin' out." equivalent of Playboy magazinei "Cuz that's the last time the ts a all the years, o more insidious culprit, "There is a a in back in..." She laughs, not amused so she much as exasperated. a lot easier..." "All my daydreaming has Arsonist gets one year in prison THE YOUTH also faces the prospect of being ordered to pay as much as $1 million in restitu- tion to the Washington Depart- ment of Natural Resources at a hearing scheduled for March 4. Judge Sawyer ordered him to pay $335.75 in court costs, $500 to the crime victims' compensa- tion fund and $450 in attorney- fee recoupment. He prohibited him from having the makings of incendiary devices and said he couldn't be a firefighter any more. Deputy Prosecutor Reinhold Schuetz said ttalajian admitted he got a thrill r)tJt <)t' setting the fires. "We can't have this" h(' said. "'This is a volunteer fire- fighter making work fin" himself'" Joan Cowling, a firefighter with l)istrict 4 and a member of A young west-county firefight- er will serve a five-year prison sentence for setting a series of ar- son fires. Shane J. Halajian, 19, of West 1010 Highland Road, Shelton was sentenced in Mason County Supe- rior Court Thursday to 60 months in prison for a series of brushfires he started while serving as a vol- unteer firefighter fbr Fire District 16. Halajian was arrested last July and subsequently convicted in connection with a 47-acre fire in September 1997 and a four-acre fire in July of 1997. He also received eight months each for three cotmts of reckless burning, sentences which will be served concurrently with the sen- tence fbr arson. 00ournal of I00ecord Arcadia Chevron,  n(lton, no red. seven blue, total seven. Brad's Quick Stop, Shelton, no red, two blue, total two. Colo's Corner. Shelton, no vio- lations. Jackpot R&R, Shelton. no red, seven blue, total seven. Log Cabin Tavern. Shelton, no wolations Money Saver Pharmacy. Shelton. no violations. Nature's Best, Shelton, no red, three blue, total three. Saint Edwards, Shelton. no violations. (Continued from page 16.) January 13: Alderbrook Deli Mart, Union, no red, five blue, total five. Union Bay Care, Union, five red, eight blue, total 13. January 14: Bucks Prairie Store, Elma, no violations. Dayton Grocery, no viola- tions. Lake Nahwatzel Resort, Mat- lock, 10 red, no blue, total 10. Matlock General Store, no violations. Roadside Cafe, Dayton, no violations. January 15: Arco AM-PM, Shelton. no vio- lations Graden's Chevron Food Mart. Shelton, 20 red, no blue, total 20 Kim's Espresso, Shelton, no red, five blue, total five. January 19: Alderbrook Golf and Yacht Club, Union, no violations. Hunter Farms, Union, no red, five blue, total five. Purdy Creek Espresso, Shel- ton, no red, three blue, total three. January 25: Bob's Tavern, Shelton, no red, two blue, total two. Chez Beaujeas, Shelton, no violations. D&D's Tavern, Shelton, no violations. Domino's Pizza, Shelton, no violations. E1 Rinconcito Mexicano, Shelton, five red, five blue, total 10. First Baptist Church, Shelton, no violations. First Street Pub, Shelton, 10 red, two blue, total 12. Kim's Espresso, Shelton, no red, eight blue, total eight. Tortilleria Jalisco, Shelton, no red, 10 blue, total 10. January 27: If the Masou ('ounLy arson response team, read a prepared statemem prior to the sentencing. She saM volunteer fire departments re- sponded to most of the 3,000 fir(, calls made statewide in 1997 "IN 'rill,; SIMPIX]ST terms, firefighter arson violates the very missi(m of the fire service -- to protecl our neighbors" lives and activities." she said. l)efense attorney Ran Sergi noted that: tlalajian was th(, son of a fire district chi('f arm that he wdunteered ti)r firefighting duty tlt all early age "I think Shane rt,- ceive(I too lllUCh responsibility in being at)le to dispatch an(t driv(. l:rucks and l)e able I,,) manage th(, scene until other firefighters arrived," he said. Halajian made an Alfl)rd ph,: ()t" uilty Tlaat means he main- tains his innoctmc, but ctmce(lt,s that flu' t,vidence is such that hi, wouhl t)rol)ablv be convict,,d of the crimes as clmrged. OFFICE SUPPLIES at the Office Supply Store • Cards .Gifts • Furniture and More 409 West Railroad Avenue, Shelton Phone 426-6102 .Fax 426-6195 Your Complete Office Product Dealer WecoM00 INcom Tnx WoM • Individuals * Partnerships • Corporations D.R. GFIRr)N(R, (.P.Ft., P.S. dba Gardner Accounting 601 W. Railroad Ph. # (360) 426-8262 Suite 400 Fax # (360) 427-0597 'sheito, tUl 98!:54 Emaih gardner@hctc.com the tops: Shell FREE FRESH BREWED COFFEE WITH SHELL FORMULA GASOLINE PURCHASE "A BURGER STORE AND A WHOLE LOT MORE?'" Locally Owned And Operated for 21 Years WENDY and DAVE BLAIN, (.)tners OPEN: 6:30 A.M.-10 P.M. 7 Days Per Week BREAKFAST • LUNCH * DINNER 3001 Olympic Hwy. North (360) 426-7224 on Mt. View Fax 426-7407 You Are Having Trouble With These...l00fT00 ttELPI I llllllll I • Choose from 13 Major Manufacturers • Choose fYom 5 Different Sizes • Choose from 5 Different Levels of Technology • Choose 6 Months Same as Cash - 0% Interest* *WAC I I WHAT'S AT SHELTON CHIROPRACTIC? SOME GREAT NEW PEOPLE! Pictured from left to right are: Bill Ottaviani, Total ttealth Physical Therapist; Dr. l)amon Ernst, Chiropractor and Clinic Director; Shannon Ernst, Office Manager; Carolyn Hearn, Chiropractic Assistant; Teresa Shafer, Chiropractic Assistant, and Steve (:ostlow, Shelton Massage Therapist. Not pictured: Greg Fulling, Total tlealth Physical Therapist. SHELTON CHIROPRACTIC Full-Time Chiropractic, Massage Therapy and Physical Therap) 00rov,00or,00o00 426 8060 most major Sat. Appt. Available medical plans " N. 7th & W. Alder Thursday, February 4, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 17 A00son odyssey, continued: " i , i iJl r jQ t )el vi, N be By STEVE PATCH 9 twas supposed to be a day worth waiting for After 2i years of ionng, Ernie Moy "-' or I)epart- .eat of Corrections inmate #249026, as he's been own as well since that trembling trigger finger tanged everything half his life ago - was up for lease, m h ' , Yes, and it see ed little more t an formahty stood een him and freedom when he went before the determinate Sentence Review Board that long- awaited day last ,/une, parole plan in hand and aUtious joy in his heart... Of course, most prison in- 'Incarcerating q t es never do get their day . the so-called parole board, someone ;reason is they're doing ,_ , or a crime committed after or being 84 Sentencing Reform Act, t established standard sen- lg guidelines and did away mentally ill the we ll-THINK-about- Convicted murderer Ernie Moy turned out to be just that," the letter continued, "I had such hopes of leaving a prison envi- their board-dismantling conjec- ture back in '96, reminds Schat- tauer, the legislative mandate was for ISRB expiration in 1998. Since then, however, termination has been moved back - to 2008. ronment and joining the regular -.., * , good work force..: 'Y0U-go sensibility of the 7_Q not a 0 trole-board system. "* * * * *  Other words, when their #,l 9  , "And the main argument," she Is u I,l’,l,E& , IPT"edoesnthaveavote sa s, "was that these eo le the p they walk. No ques-  ' I ' Y P p - asked • As the ISRB s executive offi- ISRB people - are so significant a w2taie May, on the other hand, what's filled his days virtually cer, though, Dennis Marsh does danger to the community that .Convicted of first-degree since the last time he-lint a disciL have his finger onthe pulse of there has to be this extra -'aer i .... -- the arole board Has for ears "hurdle' or sto a known as the l t n the fall of 1977 - mak- plinary write-up, more than 18 P . i y , pg p, :aim subject to the old law years  now. parole board, which takes a look hence the whim and risdom - Fixiw'tldn His res onse to Ernie's predi- at these folks and decides wheth- l I:SRB. pevritersl for instance. Old cement? p er or not they can be released to , , , , mimeograph machines. Radios. "It's an ethical bind for the TVs. Eventually computers as board," said Marsh, contacted by well. phone about a month after the And this enterprise of his be- decision. came so productive it evolved "Incarcerating someone for be- into the centerpiece of an ap- :ing mentally ill is not a good "Kit" Bail is the ISRB. She chaired it when she had this to cons still in prisons: pliance-repair program that ben- are tour 'heavy- efited senior citizens and other ghtweights are fixed-income folks hereabouts ya know. We've re- and put Ernie's Washington Cor- rections Center home on the that we're community-outreach map, so to )w are murder- speak, in the early '90s. murder- BY THEN, of course, the fas- degree cases, very tidious little man with the shy sex offenders " I mear, smile and quiet wit had acquired quite a reputation among his the community." Sounds like nonsense, some critics have responded. "Well, it-IS nonsense," says Schattauer." FOR ONE THING, she ex- thing, after all.  plains, statistics speak otherwise. • * * * ..... average age of the ISRB a prisoner is I think around 36 or ct: Between July and No- so," says the attorney. "Statisti- vember '98 the ISRB conducted cally we know those people are 46 "parolability hearings." Of those, 32 resulted in the inmate being found "not parolable." Fact: Three years ago the gee- setting: Lending a sympathetic ear. You know: actually taking appointed an ad hoc time to hear the anguish of his ernor's office committee of citizens involved in , brethren in lockdown or the guys you he tutored in the prison school, corrections and mental health NOT canna go out and reoffend violently. "And the other argument is this: What's the difference be- tween an ISRB prisoner - who's done probably, on average, 20 years at this point in time - and a person who commits a crime to- day and does not have to jump that extra hurdle?" The answer isn't being so much as articulated, much less discussed, says Schattauer. In- stead, the board is following the public's rather knee-jerk man- date, as she sees it. And its posi- tion is particularly clear when it comes to the mentally ill. ated in 1998. , "By and large they do keep Fact: The state s ISRB prison,, them in prison,b she says. "And him variously er head: count at that juncture their reasoning is that they are incarcera, was 759 The: number as of this too great a risk to ublic sa  " . p y., past December: 729. AGAIN, SAYS the major people. is the kind of people with are the kind of houldn't be out on . Ya know? could challenge you prison - one to champion in as a person who in our community...,' refer as "dancing" for the come off in the eyes bers as decent, re- squeaky- but not his git-a-long since incarceration - when gnosed n AND SO IT ) busy with drew this pic, , with you from the flip "And it was mittee "Like my ust sent AND: WHY AREN'T these back for 18 months to finish out pre-SRAcons out onthestreet? his sentence," says Schattauer. in a "He's a treated sex offender. Had too was on the governor's ad hoc committee. "So ifs not real unusual for them to have: some trouble once treatment in the community. parole officer, his mental- health counselor at the Depart. ment of Corrections and his corn, munity mental-health counselor - ALL said he shouldn't go back. they get out in the community. "And the board sent him back Not bigtime trouble, necessarily, - for looking at pornography four but because they've:been institu, times." tionalized for solong. KIDDY POHN? Pictures of "So oneofthe:reasonswhythe woman being raped? Guess It s a portrmt of one of the parole, board members," the Iet. ter.writer advised, 'era back to the institution - in roughly consistent manner of says, referring to the Nineties people that we're lettin' out." equivalent of Playboy magazinei "Cuz that's the last time the ts a all the years, o more insidious culprit, "There is a a in back in..." She laughs, not amused so she much as exasperated. a lot easier..." "All my daydreaming has Arsonist gets one year in prison THE YOUTH also faces the prospect of being ordered to pay as much as $1 million in restitu- tion to the Washington Depart- ment of Natural Resources at a hearing scheduled for March 4. Judge Sawyer ordered him to pay $335.75 in court costs, $500 to the crime victims' compensa- tion fund and $450 in attorney- fee recoupment. He prohibited him from having the makings of incendiary devices and said he couldn't be a firefighter any more. Deputy Prosecutor Reinhold Schuetz said ttalajian admitted he got a thrill r)tJt <)t' setting the fires. "We can't have this" h(' said. "'This is a volunteer fire- fighter making work fin" himself'" Joan Cowling, a firefighter with l)istrict 4 and a member of A young west-county firefight- er will serve a five-year prison sentence for setting a series of ar- son fires. Shane J. Halajian, 19, of West 1010 Highland Road, Shelton was sentenced in Mason County Supe- rior Court Thursday to 60 months in prison for a series of brushfires he started while serving as a vol- unteer firefighter fbr Fire District 16. Halajian was arrested last July and subsequently convicted in connection with a 47-acre fire in September 1997 and a four-acre fire in July of 1997. He also received eight months each for three cotmts of reckless burning, sentences which will be served concurrently with the sen- tence fbr arson. 00ournal of I00ecord Arcadia Chevron,  n(lton, no red. seven blue, total seven. Brad's Quick Stop, Shelton, no red, two blue, total two. Colo's Corner. Shelton, no vio- lations. Jackpot R&R, Shelton. no red, seven blue, total seven. Log Cabin Tavern. Shelton, no wolations Money Saver Pharmacy. Shelton. no violations. Nature's Best, Shelton, no red, three blue, total three. Saint Edwards, Shelton. no violations. (Continued from page 16.) January 13: Alderbrook Deli Mart, Union, no red, five blue, total five. Union Bay Care, Union, five red, eight blue, total 13. January 14: Bucks Prairie Store, Elma, no violations. Dayton Grocery, no viola- tions. Lake Nahwatzel Resort, Mat- lock, 10 red, no blue, total 10. Matlock General Store, no violations. Roadside Cafe, Dayton, no violations. January 15: Arco AM-PM, Shelton. no vio- lations Graden's Chevron Food Mart. Shelton, 20 red, no blue, total 20 Kim's Espresso, Shelton, no red, five blue, total five. January 19: Alderbrook Golf and Yacht Club, Union, no violations. Hunter Farms, Union, no red, five blue, total five. Purdy Creek Espresso, Shel- ton, no red, three blue, total three. January 25: Bob's Tavern, Shelton, no red, two blue, total two. Chez Beaujeas, Shelton, no violations. D&D's Tavern, Shelton, no violations. Domino's Pizza, Shelton, no violations. E1 Rinconcito Mexicano, Shelton, five red, five blue, total 10. First Baptist Church, Shelton, no violations. First Street Pub, Shelton, 10 red, two blue, total 12. Kim's Espresso, Shelton, no red, eight blue, total eight. Tortilleria Jalisco, Shelton, no red, 10 blue, total 10. January 27: If the Masou ('ounLy arson response team, read a prepared statemem prior to the sentencing. She saM volunteer fire departments re- sponded to most of the 3,000 fir(, calls made statewide in 1997 "IN 'rill,; SIMPIX]ST terms, firefighter arson violates the very missi(m of the fire service -- to protecl our neighbors" lives and activities." she said. l)efense attorney Ran Sergi noted that: tlalajian was th(, son of a fire district chi('f arm that he wdunteered ti)r firefighting duty tlt all early age "I think Shane rt,- ceive(I too lllUCh responsibility in being at)le to dispatch an(t driv(. l:rucks and l)e able I,,) manage th(, scene until other firefighters arrived," he said. Halajian made an Alfl)rd ph,: ()t" uilty Tlaat means he main- tains his innoctmc, but ctmce(lt,s that flu' t,vidence is such that hi, wouhl t)rol)ablv be convict,,d of the crimes as clmrged. OFFICE SUPPLIES at the Office Supply Store • Cards .Gifts • Furniture and More 409 West Railroad Avenue, Shelton Phone 426-6102 .Fax 426-6195 Your Complete Office Product Dealer WecoM00 INcom Tnx WoM • Individuals * Partnerships • Corporations D.R. GFIRr)N(R, (.P.Ft., P.S. dba Gardner Accounting 601 W. Railroad Ph. # (360) 426-8262 Suite 400 Fax # (360) 427-0597 'sheito, tUl 98!:54 Emaih gardner@hctc.com the tops: Shell FREE FRESH BREWED COFFEE WITH SHELL FORMULA GASOLINE PURCHASE "A BURGER STORE AND A WHOLE LOT MORE?'" Locally Owned And Operated for 21 Years WENDY and DAVE BLAIN, (.)tners OPEN: 6:30 A.M.-10 P.M. 7 Days Per Week BREAKFAST • LUNCH * DINNER 3001 Olympic Hwy. North (360) 426-7224 on Mt. View Fax 426-7407 You Are Having Trouble With These...l00fT00 ttELPI I llllllll I • Choose from 13 Major Manufacturers • Choose fYom 5 Different Sizes • Choose from 5 Different Levels of Technology • Choose 6 Months Same as Cash - 0% Interest* *WAC I I WHAT'S AT SHELTON CHIROPRACTIC? SOME GREAT NEW PEOPLE! Pictured from left to right are: Bill Ottaviani, Total ttealth Physical Therapist; Dr. l)amon Ernst, Chiropractor and Clinic Director; Shannon Ernst, Office Manager; Carolyn Hearn, Chiropractic Assistant; Teresa Shafer, Chiropractic Assistant, and Steve (:ostlow, Shelton Massage Therapist. Not pictured: Greg Fulling, Total tlealth Physical Therapist. SHELTON CHIROPRACTIC Full-Time Chiropractic, Massage Therapy and Physical Therap) 00rov,00or,00o00 426 8060 most major Sat. Appt. Available medical plans " N. 7th & W. Alder Thursday, February 4, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 17