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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) !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. 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.