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|l zxre you on one level? I don't do well with stairs anymore." By NATALIE JOHNSON natatie@m(tsonco~tnty.com Early this month, the Shelton Police Department (SPD) promoted three of- ricers in the department, gaining a new lieutenant and two patrol sergeants. On Wednesday, Feb. 1, the SPD promoted Les Wat- son to lieutenant, and on Friday, Feb. 3, promoted Harry Heldreth and Mike Fiola to patrol sergeant. Shelton Police Chief Dave Eklund said the department likes to hire from within for open sergeant and lieuten- ant positions whenever pos- sible. "We always do that if we have people with the experi- ence," he said. Watson started with the SPD in 1987 as a reserve of- fleer. Starting that year, he spent three years as a cor- rections officer at the Wash- ington Corrections Center (WCC). The SPD hired him as a full-time police officer in 1990. In his 25 years at the SPD, Watson has served in a number of capacities. He began as a patrol offi- cer and was promoted to patrol sergeant in 1996. From 1999 to 2001 he served as a detective ser- geant. Watson said he has en- joyed his years with the SPD. "I came to this depart- ment and there was really good leadership," he said. "Our current chief (Eklund) was my field-training of- ricer. He was responsible largely for shaping me as a young officer." i!!iiiiiiii iiiiiiiiii !iii iiii!i i ! iii!i¸I¸¸iill¸II Mike Fiola As a lieuten- ant, Wat- son wants to work on increasing training for SPD of- ricers and to focus on commu- nity rela- tions. "I re- : ~i~i::: : ally want to work on making . t r a i n i n g a priority and get- ting the officers the train- mg they Harry Heldreth Les Watson need and deserve and want," he said. "There's a lot of things that we can ac- complish over time." Hel- dreth also started at the SPD as a reserve officer on Feb. 1, 1993. One year later he became a full- time officer. He later served as the Shelton School Dis- trict's first School Resource Officer (SRO). After working as the SRO for two years, Heldreth also worked on the Community Orienting Policing Services (COPS) program in the SPD for two years. Before his promotion to patrol sergeant, Heldreth spent another seven years as a detective. Shelton police officers ro- tate from detective to patrol on a regular basis, Heldreth said. "It gives everybody a chance to be a detective if they want to," he said. Heldreth has also worked as a hostage negotiator for the department in one in- stance, he said. "We got the person talked out of the house successful- ly and no one got hurt," he said. "It's a lot of communi- cation. It's listening -- ev- erybody wants to be heard." Heldreth said late SPD officer and county commis- sioner Jerry Lingle first encouraged him to join the department as a reserve of- fleer. "I've devoted my entire career to the Shelton police department," he said. "I figured, this is a good job, I hope I make a difference over my career, not only to help the citizens but make a name for myself in the com- munity." Fiola transferred to the SPD from the Tenino Police Department in 2003. "I've been doing this about 10-12 years now. This is another stepping stone," he said. "My future goals are to keep on climbing up the ranks." Fiola said he comes from a law enforcement family, with multiple family mem- hers serving in one form of law enforcement or another. He said he wants to focus on community policing as a sergeant. "It's basically crime pre- vention through awareness and education," he said. Yes, we are! You won't have to climb stairs to get to your spacious apartment, and you'll pay less than you do at the nursing home! 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Journal photo by Natalie Johnson Joe Staley, of North Wind Forest Consultants, briefed the Port of Shel- ton Commission on the possibility of harvesting timber on 100 acres of the port's Johns Prairie Industrial Site. e ers tim sale SKOOKUM L£REEK TOBACCO F, IICT#RY ##TLET 360..42 ,. 2 4 [ D ....... , COMPLETE o • • Petal5 T.li I|llS ii • } I I Nil 3.8,! _= S4 ..... ~i i m V i STILL OFF RING FACTO, Y atlas SAtE ON COMPtErE & rR amotls,* I 'S~/e ofh~'~;d (m Cemp,ete ~:~;;l ;q:~t, or I 00:~ & H;g,~/t~f K',O,s and on F,afi#Jons Ad#lt/ve-Fi'ee ~:~fll/'Ta~.'oc lOOs 24 H/,:fi} Air lOOs By NATALIE JOHNSON na~aEe(~masonco~tnty.com The Port of Shelton Commission heard a presentation Tuesday on the possibility of harvesting 100 acres of port-owned timber on its Johns Prairie Industrial Site. Joe Staley of North Wind Forest Consul- tents briefed the commission on the proposal. The land in question includes the area that the port leased to Adage in 2010, a company that wanted to build a 65-megawatt biomass boiler on the property. Staley said in the 100 acres in question, there are about 73 trees per acre and 1 mil- lion board feet of timber. Staley recommended that the port consid- er a "conversion permit," which would allow the port to develop the property immediately after logging it. It would take 60 days to acquire the per- mit, which is good for one year, and can be renewed for another. '5~e basically have two years to do it, with the permit you have the flexibility," he said. While having the option to develop the land is ideal, port commission Chair Dick Taylor said the port is in a position to get a good price on timber harvested from its property. "It's an asset that we have that we can use for revenue," he said. During the presentation, the port did not ask for an estimated value of the timber. The presentation was designed to outline the port's options for the property. Because the timber comes from port-owned land, it is considered public timber, and can- not be exported out of the United States, Stal- ey said. While exported timber has generally fetched a higher price than locally s~]:] ~" ~ight now, the market fbr domesac ....... ,.~. is very strong, port Executive Director John Dobson said. Staley also said the trees in question are of a very desirable size on the timber market -- most of the trees measure about 22 inches in diameter at the stump, and are about 50 years old. Also, with transportation costs making up much of the cost of timber harvests, the prox- imity of the timber to local lumber mills could increase its desirability, he said. "Where this piece of timber sits in relation to the local market is terrific," Staley said. The area was thinned in 2006, he said, and contains laminated root rot, a fatal condi- tion common to Douglas fir trees. "It is a root disease that is transmitted by roots touching. It's fatal," he said. "Just about every stand in Western Washington has it." Staley said harvesting the timber could help clear out the disease in this stand of trees. "The way you manage it in the system is you harvest the trees and plant something that is not susceptible," he said. Because the land is publicly owned, the port will need to put the timber out for a pub- lic bid. Staley said the port could expect 2-5 bids. The port can impose a minimum bid, and does not have to accept any of the bids offered. Dobson didn't ask the port commission to take any action al er the discussion, but asked that they consider approving an option to sell the timber at a later meeting. "At this time what we'd be asking the com- mission to do is accept the concept of the har- vest," Dobson said. "The thought then is that we would request bids from those who are in- terested." 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