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SHELTON-
MASON COUNTY
JOURNAL
....__Thursday, March 1, 2007 121st Year m Number 9 5 Sections m 44 Pages Published in Shelton, Washington 75 cents
'conditional releases' at WCC
IIARy DUNCAN Officials of the Washington crimes, been released from custody violation time in King County cor- held accountable for their actions.
plan to start the conditional
153 nonviolent offenders
time at the Washington
Center in Shelton has
by the state follow-
)utcry when offenders
in King County.
State Department of Corrections
were planning to review the situ-
ation of the offenders at WCC as
a step toward granting their con-
ditional release as a way of al-
leviating crowded conditions at
various correctional facilities that
house people who have committed
and then have violated conditions
placed on their release.
Governor Christine Gregoire
reportedly has ordered the depart-
ment to stop releasing convicted
felons who have violated condi-
tions of their release. This order
came after 83 offenders serving
rections facilities were granted
their conditional release.
"I am outraged by the recent re-
lease of offenders in King County
back into the community prior
to the completion of their cus-
tody sanction," Gregoire stated
Wednesday. "Offenders must be
Anything less sends the wrong
message to the violator and threat-
ens public safety."
She ordered the Department
of Corrections to halt the release
of offenders immediately. "I am
hereby directing that any of-
(Please turn to page 8.)
may
t new
iance
High School's Student
luilding, better known as
might get a new look if
Director David Wes-
and a number of SHS
their way.
in the course
to the Shelton School
on Tuesday evening, told
eehool board that students are
b' ,
* tnchned to buy school lunch-
the lunchroom surroundings
g his point was a
by Diane Kemple of
Systems, Incorporated, a
has designed 40 percent
McDonald's restaurants as
as KFC and Hardee's eateries
has now turned its at-
school cafeterias.
MADE a video pre-
to the board showing
at the SUB might
into appealing areas
*'Utilize existing tables as well
counters with stools.
different wall treat-
would enhance the lunch
for students, she said.
students are used to the
feel of a nice restaurant,"
An inviting color scheme
thematic gn elements,
with school and team
Sought responses from stu-
her visit to the school,
Speaking in favor of ren-
the SUB Tuesday were
students. Sydnee Putvin
tends to bring her lunch
it in the hall of the band
arid would like the proposed
alternatives to
Class President Jacob
said he has seen attrac-
in other schools
tlded that it would be "nice
something to take pride
SHS. And Amaira Galla-
the board she's a senior
efforts to upgrade the
had begun when she
t freshman. A number of stu-
vho gave input on the pro-
were at the meet-
the presentation.
Kemple and Westermann
the school board that in
where Kemple's recom-
were followed, rev-
from the increased use of
paid for the im-
In later discussion,
suggested that the dis-
consider purchasing
new seating
outgoing senior
turn to page 11)
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the inside
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.................... 33
Calendar ....... 17
i.e..e... Je.eoeoeeeeo** 40
Dining ..... 32
Journal ................. 18
of Record ............. 28
..................... 10, 11
Letters ................. 4
........ 23
"'.................................. 22
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TAKING A LOOK at a beached bluntnose six-gill shark along Ham-
mersley Inlet are Nicole McHargue (closest to shark) and Debbie and
Lexi McHargue in the background.
Fourteen-foot ocean-running
female shark 'a rare find' here
An adult female bluntnose
six-gill shark beached last Fri-
day afternoon near the residence
of Dick and Nancy Roughley on
Hammersley Inlet.
The shark measured 14 feet
and weighed well over 1,000
pounds, Dick Roughley told The
Journal.
According to Greg Bargmann,
a research scientist with the
Washington Department of Fish
and Wildlife, such sharks live in
the ocean at depths of 1,000 feet
or more. "It's really a rare find,"
he said.
The shark was pregnant with
80 pups. On Saturday, scientists
took samples from the carcass
to try to determine how old the
shark was and what caused it to
die. Bargmann said they could
find no signs of trauma.
"No one knows how long they
live," he said of such sharks.
Adults are rarely seen in inland
waters. Bargmann's theory is
female sharks return to inland
waters to spawn, then go back
out to the open ocean.
Bargmann said if anyone
sees adult bluntnose sharks in
inland waters, they should con-
tact the state Fish and Wildlife
Department.
Shelton bus levy set May 15
The Shelton School Board Tues-
day authorized a special election
on May 15 for a $1.3-million trans-
portation vehicle fund levy.
The measure, said Superinten-
dent Joan Zook, would cost tax-
payers 50 cents per $1,000 of as-
sessed value. Zook said it did not
appear that any other measures
would be on a May ballot, so the
district will bear the cost of hold-
ing the election.
If approved by voters, the levy
funds enable the district to add
19 vehicles to its fleet in coming
years. Levy funds would be col-
lected in 2008 and 2009.
The transportation vehicle fund
levy would be in addition to bond
and maintenance-and-operation
levy funds currently collected by
the district. In 2008, district prop-
erty owners would pay an estimat-
ed $5.96 per $1,000 for the corn-
bined bond and maintenance-and-
operation levy. With the transpor-
tation vehicle fund levy added to
that combined rate, they would
pay $6.46 per $1,000.
The school district would use
money from the levy to purchase
seven special-needs buses and 12
regular school buses during a five-
year span from the next school
year through the 2011-2012 school
year.
Northcliff
homes to
start soon
Building could begin soon on a
new 19-lot subdivision approved
by the Shelton City Commission
at its meeting Monday.
Developers of Northcliff Park
told city officials Monday that
they planned to deed an adjacent
12-acre parcel of steep hillside
bordering the stream variously
called Shelton Creek and Spring
Creek to the city as watershed
and potential park or trail devel-
opment.
Applicants for the subdivision
were Mason County Development
LLC, whose agent is Larry Mitch-
ell, and Mountain View Alliance
Church.
AFTER A HEARING Janu-
ary 25, the city's hearings exam-
iner recommended approval of the
plat of Northcliff Park, a 19-lot
subdivision already cleared west
of Northcliff Road. Approval was
also recommended by City Plan-
ner Jason Dose.
Property parcels in the new
5.06-acre subdivision, which bor-
ders on the steep slope to the
creek, range from 9,197 to 6,006
square feet. A 1.81-acre green
belt is part of the site, which will
include curb, gutter, sidewalk
and drainage work on extensions
of Sidney Street and Jones Street.
Access to the development from
Northcliff Road will be via Eighth
and Sidney streets and Barnhard
and Jones streets.
Closer to Northcliff Road, said
Pastor Mark Sartori, is a build-
able lot which the Mountain View
Alliance Church has retained
after selling the site in the cur-
rent plat to Mitchell and business
partner Gary Bigger. Mitchell
said the partnership will work
with contractor Ben Myers to
build custom homes on the lots,
starting this summer.
Pastor Sartori said the church
has not yet determined whether it
will build on the Northcliff prop-
erty. "The building we have now
(Please turn to page 11.)
Rossi gives
GOP Lincoln
Day pep talk
By KEVAN MOORE
Former Republican gubernato-
rial candidate Dino Rossi was in
Shelton this past weekend to help
inspire the local party faithful as
the keynote speaker at the annu-
al Lincoln Day Dinner in Mason
County.
About 160 people, including a
smattering of"Dinocrats" who sup-
ported Rossi in his bid against cur-
rent Governor Christine Gregoire
in the 2004 election, attended the
event at The Pavilion at Sentry
Park. Among the Dinocrats? Lo-
cal state senator and county com-
missioner Tim Sheldon had drawn
the attention, and criticism, of his
own state party's chair before even
showing up at the annual Republi-
can fund-raiser.
As soon as Sheldon walked in,
though, he drew accolades from
Rossi at the top of his speech fol-
lowed by the applause of an ap-
preciative crowd. Rossi began his
speech by saying that Sheldon is
"definitely one of the good guys
down there."
(Please turn to page 8.)
Hitting the books at CHOICE
Kayla Conrad has her eyes on the prize School. Barnard was named 2005
of her own book while teacher Sue Teacher of the Year for her work as a
Barnard works with Christina Russell teacher of reading in the Shelton public
in a classroom at CHOICE Alternative schools. There's a story on page 19.
SHELTON-
MASON COUNTY
JOURNAL
....__Thursday, March 1, 2007 121st Year m Number 9 5 Sections m 44 Pages Published in Shelton, Washington 75 cents
'conditional releases' at WCC
IIARy DUNCAN Officials of the Washington crimes, been released from custody violation time in King County cor- held accountable for their actions.
plan to start the conditional
153 nonviolent offenders
time at the Washington
Center in Shelton has
by the state follow-
)utcry when offenders
in King County.
State Department of Corrections
were planning to review the situ-
ation of the offenders at WCC as
a step toward granting their con-
ditional release as a way of al-
leviating crowded conditions at
various correctional facilities that
house people who have committed
and then have violated conditions
placed on their release.
Governor Christine Gregoire
reportedly has ordered the depart-
ment to stop releasing convicted
felons who have violated condi-
tions of their release. This order
came after 83 offenders serving
rections facilities were granted
their conditional release.
"I am outraged by the recent re-
lease of offenders in King County
back into the community prior
to the completion of their cus-
tody sanction," Gregoire stated
Wednesday. "Offenders must be
Anything less sends the wrong
message to the violator and threat-
ens public safety."
She ordered the Department
of Corrections to halt the release
of offenders immediately. "I am
hereby directing that any of-
(Please turn to page 8.)
may
t new
iance
High School's Student
luilding, better known as
might get a new look if
Director David Wes-
and a number of SHS
their way.
in the course
to the Shelton School
on Tuesday evening, told
eehool board that students are
b' ,
* tnchned to buy school lunch-
the lunchroom surroundings
g his point was a
by Diane Kemple of
Systems, Incorporated, a
has designed 40 percent
McDonald's restaurants as
as KFC and Hardee's eateries
has now turned its at-
school cafeterias.
MADE a video pre-
to the board showing
at the SUB might
into appealing areas
*'Utilize existing tables as well
counters with stools.
different wall treat-
would enhance the lunch
for students, she said.
students are used to the
feel of a nice restaurant,"
An inviting color scheme
thematic gn elements,
with school and team
Sought responses from stu-
her visit to the school,
Speaking in favor of ren-
the SUB Tuesday were
students. Sydnee Putvin
tends to bring her lunch
it in the hall of the band
arid would like the proposed
alternatives to
Class President Jacob
said he has seen attrac-
in other schools
tlded that it would be "nice
something to take pride
SHS. And Amaira Galla-
the board she's a senior
efforts to upgrade the
had begun when she
t freshman. A number of stu-
vho gave input on the pro-
were at the meet-
the presentation.
Kemple and Westermann
the school board that in
where Kemple's recom-
were followed, rev-
from the increased use of
paid for the im-
In later discussion,
suggested that the dis-
consider purchasing
new seating
outgoing senior
turn to page 11)
!IIlIIIIIIUlIIIIIIIlIIIlIIIIIIIIII
the inside
oooi 2
.................... 33
Calendar ....... 17
i.e..e... Je.eoeoeeeeo** 40
Dining ..... 32
Journal ................. 18
of Record ............. 28
..................... 10, 11
Letters ................. 4
........ 23
"'.................................. 22
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
,Rltillilliiiililii!00i!llll
3263 001 2
TAKING A LOOK at a beached bluntnose six-gill shark along Ham-
mersley Inlet are Nicole McHargue (closest to shark) and Debbie and
Lexi McHargue in the background.
Fourteen-foot ocean-running
female shark 'a rare find' here
An adult female bluntnose
six-gill shark beached last Fri-
day afternoon near the residence
of Dick and Nancy Roughley on
Hammersley Inlet.
The shark measured 14 feet
and weighed well over 1,000
pounds, Dick Roughley told The
Journal.
According to Greg Bargmann,
a research scientist with the
Washington Department of Fish
and Wildlife, such sharks live in
the ocean at depths of 1,000 feet
or more. "It's really a rare find,"
he said.
The shark was pregnant with
80 pups. On Saturday, scientists
took samples from the carcass
to try to determine how old the
shark was and what caused it to
die. Bargmann said they could
find no signs of trauma.
"No one knows how long they
live," he said of such sharks.
Adults are rarely seen in inland
waters. Bargmann's theory is
female sharks return to inland
waters to spawn, then go back
out to the open ocean.
Bargmann said if anyone
sees adult bluntnose sharks in
inland waters, they should con-
tact the state Fish and Wildlife
Department.
Shelton bus levy set May 15
The Shelton School Board Tues-
day authorized a special election
on May 15 for a $1.3-million trans-
portation vehicle fund levy.
The measure, said Superinten-
dent Joan Zook, would cost tax-
payers 50 cents per $1,000 of as-
sessed value. Zook said it did not
appear that any other measures
would be on a May ballot, so the
district will bear the cost of hold-
ing the election.
If approved by voters, the levy
funds enable the district to add
19 vehicles to its fleet in coming
years. Levy funds would be col-
lected in 2008 and 2009.
The transportation vehicle fund
levy would be in addition to bond
and maintenance-and-operation
levy funds currently collected by
the district. In 2008, district prop-
erty owners would pay an estimat-
ed $5.96 per $1,000 for the corn-
bined bond and maintenance-and-
operation levy. With the transpor-
tation vehicle fund levy added to
that combined rate, they would
pay $6.46 per $1,000.
The school district would use
money from the levy to purchase
seven special-needs buses and 12
regular school buses during a five-
year span from the next school
year through the 2011-2012 school
year.
Northcliff
homes to
start soon
Building could begin soon on a
new 19-lot subdivision approved
by the Shelton City Commission
at its meeting Monday.
Developers of Northcliff Park
told city officials Monday that
they planned to deed an adjacent
12-acre parcel of steep hillside
bordering the stream variously
called Shelton Creek and Spring
Creek to the city as watershed
and potential park or trail devel-
opment.
Applicants for the subdivision
were Mason County Development
LLC, whose agent is Larry Mitch-
ell, and Mountain View Alliance
Church.
AFTER A HEARING Janu-
ary 25, the city's hearings exam-
iner recommended approval of the
plat of Northcliff Park, a 19-lot
subdivision already cleared west
of Northcliff Road. Approval was
also recommended by City Plan-
ner Jason Dose.
Property parcels in the new
5.06-acre subdivision, which bor-
ders on the steep slope to the
creek, range from 9,197 to 6,006
square feet. A 1.81-acre green
belt is part of the site, which will
include curb, gutter, sidewalk
and drainage work on extensions
of Sidney Street and Jones Street.
Access to the development from
Northcliff Road will be via Eighth
and Sidney streets and Barnhard
and Jones streets.
Closer to Northcliff Road, said
Pastor Mark Sartori, is a build-
able lot which the Mountain View
Alliance Church has retained
after selling the site in the cur-
rent plat to Mitchell and business
partner Gary Bigger. Mitchell
said the partnership will work
with contractor Ben Myers to
build custom homes on the lots,
starting this summer.
Pastor Sartori said the church
has not yet determined whether it
will build on the Northcliff prop-
erty. "The building we have now
(Please turn to page 11.)
Rossi gives
GOP Lincoln
Day pep talk
By KEVAN MOORE
Former Republican gubernato-
rial candidate Dino Rossi was in
Shelton this past weekend to help
inspire the local party faithful as
the keynote speaker at the annu-
al Lincoln Day Dinner in Mason
County.
About 160 people, including a
smattering of"Dinocrats" who sup-
ported Rossi in his bid against cur-
rent Governor Christine Gregoire
in the 2004 election, attended the
event at The Pavilion at Sentry
Park. Among the Dinocrats? Lo-
cal state senator and county com-
missioner Tim Sheldon had drawn
the attention, and criticism, of his
own state party's chair before even
showing up at the annual Republi-
can fund-raiser.
As soon as Sheldon walked in,
though, he drew accolades from
Rossi at the top of his speech fol-
lowed by the applause of an ap-
preciative crowd. Rossi began his
speech by saying that Sheldon is
"definitely one of the good guys
down there."
(Please turn to page 8.)
Hitting the books at CHOICE
Kayla Conrad has her eyes on the prize School. Barnard was named 2005
of her own book while teacher Sue Teacher of the Year for her work as a
Barnard works with Christina Russell teacher of reading in the Shelton public
in a classroom at CHOICE Alternative schools. There's a story on page 19.