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Thursday, February 16, 2012
-- Week 7 -- The voice of Mason County since 1886 -- Published for Mason County and Arden Merriman of Shelton -- $1
Deputy
shoots
man after
wood
theft
Hoodsport resident
treated for injuries,
sent to county jail
By KEVAN MOORE
kevan@masoncounty.com
A Mason County Sheriffs
Office deputy shot a 50-year-
old Hoodsport man suspect-
ed of stealing wood this past
Thursday night, Feb. 9.
According to MCSO Chief
Deputy Dean Byrd, the dep-
uty feared for his life and
shot Martin Stanley Ivie
with his patrol rifle. The
deputy, who has not been
identified, was placed on ad-
ministrative reassignment
pending an investigation by
a regional team of police in-
vestigators.
Officials transported Ivie
to Mason General Hospital
and he was treated for inju-
ries before eventually being
transported to the Mason
County Jail. In Ivie's ini-
tial court appearance Mon-
day, Feb. 13, Court Com-
missioner Bob Sauerlander
found probable cause for
two counts of first-degree
assault and felony eluding.
Bail was set at $200,000,
and defense attorney James
Foley was appointed to rep-
resent Ivie.
According to Byrd, a
deputy was conducting sur-
veillance on the North Dow
Ridge Road above Lake
Cushman pursuant to a for-
est products theft investiga-
tion. The deputy watched
Ivie stealing wood for a pe-
riod of time and called for
backup. When the back-up
officer approached the area,
the suspect discovered that
he was under surveillance.
The deputy attempted to
take Ivie into custody. But,
according to the deputy, Ivie
did not comply with orders
and fled the scene in his
truck. Byrd said that Ivie
attempted to run down the
first deputy, but the deputy
could not fire without en-
dangering the approach-
ing back-up officer. As Ivie
passed the first officer, the
See Shooting on page A-6
ADVENTURES ON THE RIVER
Phyllis Antonsen, 84, traveled to Alaska in July 2011 for a 10-day rafting adventure down the
River.
Courtesy DnO~OS
Kongakut
Local resident,. 84, recounts Alaskan rafting trip
By NATALIE JOHNSON
nataIie@masoncounty.com
Many people dream of vacations in
warm, tropical locations, complete
with sand, surf, beach chairs and
drinks with tiny umbrellas.
However. when Phyllis "Phyl" Antensen
takes a trip, she dreams of adventure.
In July 2011, Antonsen, 84, took a 10-
day rafting trip in the Arctic Circle, along
the Kongakut River in the Alaskan Wilder-
ness.
Antensen gave a presentation about
her trip to the Retired Scientists of Mason
County club at a relaxed meeting at the
Shelten Timberland Library on Friday,
Feb. 10
"I lost all track of time," she said, de-
scribing her experience m the Arctic Cir-
cle's constant daylight in July.
First, Antonsen flew to Fairbanks, Alas-
ka to meet her tour group. She traveled in a
group of nine people, including two guides.
From Fairbanks, the group took a small
plane to Arctic Village, a small town that
calls itself "the gateway to the National
Wildlife Refuge."
From there, three passengers at a time
took a smaller plane deep into the Alaskan
wilderness to the Kongakut River near the
north slope of the Brooks
Range Mountains. Anton-
sen said she had no idea
how many miles the group
traveled on the river.
Antonsen gave colorful
descriptions of her trip, in-
eluding the pilot who shut-
tled the rafting group from
place to place.
"I thought he was just
"It's Still incredibly wet," she said. "I
imagine it's because of the permafrost, it
can't soak in."
Throughout the trip she saw what she
described as interesting plant species, mag-
nificent geological formations and several
species of native Alaskan wildlife.
"i got in a
fight with a
willow ... it
caught me
right in the
"I tried to find out about
the geology of the region
- this area is so remote
there has been very little
geological exploration
there," Antonsen said.
Over the course of the
10-day trip, in which the
nine people split into two
large rafts and paddled
down the river toward
the epitome ofwhat a bush ribs and threw fort Sea in Northern Alas-
pilot should look like," she where it meets the Beau-
said.
Antonsen said she took ~e in the ka, Antonsengotteknow
her compamons, who
the trip because, at 84, she
didn't want to wait any ~'~VVdI,~|,wl
came
from
all
over
the
United States.
longer to make such an ad- People of all ages took
venture, the trip, some who were retired, some eel-
Antonsen said the northern part of Alas- ebrating milestones in their life, and others
ka, where the rafting journey took place, just taking family vacations.
is an arid location, receivmg little rain or "We had a young boy with us. He was 15
snowfall each year. The temperatures dur-
ing the trip ranged from 50 to 70 degrees. See River on page A-6
MTA moves forward with fundraising effort
By NATALIE JOHNSON support the project.
naialie@masoncounty.com "It's basically half of what we'll have to
come up with locally," Patterson said.
Patterson said the money would help in
The Mason Transportation Authority renovating thel8,500-square-footstructure
(MTA) is taking steps toward raising funds on Franklin Street in Shelton.
to complete a remodel on its transit commu- The MTA bought th.e Shelton armory,
nity center, which used to be owned by the National
In October 2011 the MTA got notice ofGuard, in 2006, with the intent of turning it
an award of a $3.28-million grant from the into a transit community center.
Federal Transportation Administration to In 2008, the MTA completed an engineer-
turn the old Shelton armory into a down- ing and design study that showed the build-
town transit community center, ing was a good candidate for a remodel.
However, in order to complete the proj- The MTA plans to include increased bus
ect, MTA will need to supply 20 percent of service at the facility and more office space
the project, or about $900,000, in matching for tenants. The construction will include
funds "green" building materials and other energy
MTA General Manager Brad Patterson efficient measures.
said the transit authority has asked state In addition to remodeling the building,
legislators, like Washington state Reps. the MTA hopes to work with the City of
Kathy Haigh and Fred Finn, for help rais- Shelton to rebuild Franklin Street, to make
ing part of the money, it structurally safe for the increased bus
Specifically, the MTA has asked for an traffic expected after the transit center is
appropriation of $600,000 of state funds to complete.
The MTA is also moving forward on a
IIIl!lJ ![!!111!!!1!1!111[111 ter.plan to buy two lots behind the transit cen-
8 2 See MTA on page A-6
la
By NATALIE JOHNSON
natalie@masoncounty.com
At a time when many schools in the
state face censures for failing to make
the grade, one Shelton school is cele-
brating marked success.
On Wednesday, Feb. 1, Oakland Bay
Junior High School received notification
that it won a Wash-
ington Achievement
Award for Improve-
ment from the Office
of the Superintendent
of Public Instruction
(OSPI) and the State
Board of Education.
OBJH principal
Bracken Budge cred-
its the school's staff
Dan and students for their
Kass improvement in stan-
dardized test scores.
In the school's
2008-2009 Washington Assessment of
Student Learning (WASL) scores, about
35 percent of students passed math. In
ma
~the 2010-2011 year,
almost 60 percent
passed math in the
new Measurements of
Student Progress test
(MSP).
Reading and sci-
ence skills also in-
creased since 2008.
Two years ago, test
Bracken
scores at the junior
Budge high were significant-
ly lower, Budge said.
"Our test scores
weren't exactly what we wanted them
to be," he said.
The school had the opportunity to ap-
ply for state school improvement grants,
through OSPI, but chose not to because
the grants required significant staff
changes at the school, Bracken said.
"The school board had confidence in
our staff," Budge said. "For that reason
this is particularly meaningful to us."
In order to achieve the recognition,
school officials focused on tailoring
See Oakland Bay on page A-6