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K.C. WHITEHOUSE recently became the newest full-time firefighter on the Shelton Fire Department staff. The Shelton resident has dreamed of a career in the fire service ever since he was a young boy. Shelton hires White,house to be its newest fii efighter By JEFF GREEN You might say K.C. Whitehouse has always had a burning desire to be a firefighter. For as long as he can remember, the 24-year-old Shelton resident wanted to work :in the fire service. Many kids think they want to be firefighters when they grow up, but for various reasons lose that notion along the way to adulthood. Whitehouse hung in there and kept his dream alive. He became a student volunteer firefighter at age 15. Now he's get- ring a career opportunity as a re- c.ently hired flfll-time paid member of the Shelton Fire Department. Though relatively young, he is no novice. His parents told him that at age 12/2 he fell in love with tirefighting. As a young boy, he played with fire trucks and be- gan visiting the Shelton firehouse. He'd stop in for five minutes at a time and even got to ride on fire trucks during local parades, some- thing he still gets a kick out of. At age 15, he joined the firefighters in Fire District 11, which serves Is- Birds: Have you heard the word? The Journal's Bird Brain is back in business, winging it with the latet in aviation news heralding spring's approach. Adele Smith called the news- paper's Bird Watch Hotline to say she's seen a collared dove off Olde.Lyme Road in the Lake Limerick area. It hung around her house for several days before flying to the home of a neighbor. Sonja Chapman spotted some tree swallows around noon on Sunday near Panhandle Lake. She says a flock of about 15 eve- ning grosbeaks has been hanging out by the feeders at her place for the past two weeks or so. Daralynn Fitzpatrick says husband Bob saw a male,rufus hummingbird at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. "He kind of flitted around the yard and hung out by our window here tbr a few minutes and then disappeared," she said, speaking of the bird and not of Bob. The Fitzpatricks live in the vicinity of Cloquallum Road and Iighway 101. They maintain an annual lookout for hummers. "It's like a contest every year," Mrs. Fitzpatrick said. Sally Thomas said she saw a flock of 10 tundra swans flying over Gallagher Cove from her home on Totten Shores Drive at about 9 a.m. on Monday morn. "They stayed around for about an hour drifting," she said and is of the opinion they were resting for the next leg of the migration to more northern climes. Jim Howell reported at 9:10 a.m. on Monday that the swal- lows had returned to Dayton and Marlene Holman of Harstine Is- land says she spied a hummer at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday. The Bird Brain welcomes any and all sightings of our fine feathered friends. Persons who would like to report their find- ings tbr publication can do so by calling Sean Hanlon at 426- 4412. land Lake and other places in the Shelton area. "THAT'S ALL I have ever wanted to do," he said. "There's no doubt in my mind all through high school what I was aiming fbr." By his senior year, he was a stu- dent firefighter at SFD, spending half his school day there, work- ing and training. Whitehouse fig- ures he spent 40 hours a week in lirefighter duties at the SFD and District 11. That included a lot of things related to firefighting on weekends. Two weeks after graduating from Shelton High School in June 2001, he was working tbr the Washington State Department of Natural Resources on a wildland firefighting engine crew stationed in Belfair. More often than not that summer he worked on "proj- ect" fires, as they are called, in Eastern Washington, Montana and Colorado. He became a lieutenant at Fire District 11, then about a year ago became assistant fire chief there. Meanwhile, he continued to vol- unteer at SFD and attended The Evergreen State College, where he continues working on a bachelor's degree with an emphasis on public administration. At some point, he says, he'd like to go into fire ser- vice administration. "IT'S NOT mundane. You're (Please turn to page 9.) ILLIS New agency formed for indigent it defense• The Mason County Commission in state funding of language preters based on a payraen j. of $50 per hour for those wlO certified and registered. Dudley Panchot who has been a practicing la the state for 51, years, supl Judge Sheldon s commentS the hearing. Commissioner Gallagher said, "I feel, es fund, ; about the indigent a something that we're oblig do and need to do." :':' COMMISSIONERS ala0 thorized the transfer of $33,_3!g be given to the Economic De ment Council of Mason Cottn* this amount $4,313 is for s e provided last year and $29,: for additional services to be vided this year. (Please turn to page 9.) has authorized the establishment of a new county office responsible fbr the defense of people who don't have a lot of money and stand ac- cused of a felony crime. Superior Court Judge Toni Shel- don attended last week's commis- sion meeting and explained that two budget transfers on the agen- da did not involve spending addi- tional funds on the court system. Instead, the proposal was to take money already in the court budget to establish a separate budget ad- ministered by the court and to be spent on indigent defense. The transfer takes $508,100 from the superior court's share of the county's Current Expense Fund to finance the new Indigent Defense Department. Sheldon said this thnd will provide better finan- cial accountability for these costs. Establishment of this fund fol- lows the introduction of the Jus- tice in Jeopardy Initiative, which is now before the Washington Legislature. That measure is ex- pected to detail just how much money the state's counties spend on indigent defense. Sheldon said there are some reports indicating that Washington is near the bot- tom nationwide when it comes to financing the defense of indigents accused of a crime. ESTABLISHMENT OF the Indigent Defense Department would simplify the task of estab- lishing just how much the county is spending to defend poor people accused of a crime. This spending could conceivably be detailed by means of a one-page list of the ex- penses in indigent cases. The Justice in Jeopardy Initia- tive builds on the work of the 2002 Court Funding Task Force of the Washington Board for Judicial Re- view. The task force was charged with developing and implement- ing "a plan to achieve adequate, stable and long-term funding of Washington's trial courts to pro- vide equal justice throughout the state." The initiative works to increase funding for trial courts, legal aid, parents involved in dependency cases and indigent defense. Jay Hall, executive director of the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts, said this year the agency is seeking $7.8 million Democrats to hear fro00 union leade! 2 The 35th Legislative Democrats will hold their general meeting from 1 to 3 on Saturday, March 10, North Mason Library, State Route 3 in Belfair. The guest speaker will Perez, community the United Food Clerks ington Local 21. She will how Wal-Mart affects the community, what the doing to pressure change and how play a role, particularly coming presidential For more information, James Chapin, chairman 35th Legislative District crats, at 360-692-2666. 11 Four Forks I I I IThe Olympian Four Stars The News Call for Parties, Meetings, Receptions FRESH A Wide of & Special SHELLFISH Seafood & Other Meat Occasion Lunches DAILY 360) 427-8709 * Open for Supper Downtown Shelton • Comer of 3rd and West Railroad I I [. Bug & Tar Removal | I E_I Hand Wax | I  Polish Out Most Fine Scratches I I  Vacuum Interior & Clean Vents II I [Lli' Clean & Dress All Vinyl I I  Clean & Dress Leather 0f A,es) | |  Shampoo Upholstery & Carpets . [_-_/,d' Windows Cleaned (Inside  Out) I I  Clean Wheels & Rims | |  Dress Tires I I Anita,, Hair Exira • Discount price subiect to size & condition of vehicle. With I I coupon only. Byappointmentonly. Notvalidwithanyother offer, Expires 3/3t/07. ,,I I• =,. =- .,, --. m -,, ,,,, --,--. I Ig Bug & Tar Removal I [g Hand Wax I  Polish Out Most Fine Scratches |  Vacuum Interior & Clean vents | [ Clean & Dress All Vinyl I  Clean & Dress Leather 0f Ape / I  Shampoo Upholstery & carpets Windows Cleaned (Inside & O't) I  Clean Wheels & Rims I • I  Dress Tires I I Animal Hair Extra ' le will1 II Discount price sub oct tO size & condition of vehtC, n "ot I | | coupon only, Byappomtmentonly.Notvahdw'tha y offer. Expires 3/31/07. JI I,, ,m --. ,m, 1 --= m, .,,,  FREE Shuttle Service Available 360-426-5585 Ra,lroad " Avenue & U.S. 101 Interchange, SheltO NISSAN, ETC. u.Certified Monday-Saturday 8 a.m,-7 p,m. sstar¢, WE SERVICE ALL  "' Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. **,7, ,- Parts and Service open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 P'$' MAKES AND MODELS. Saturdays 8 a.m.-4:30 ,.r Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 8, 2007 Armln Baumgartel Dan Baumgartel www.edwardjones.com M(mlber %IPC To invest in tax-free bonds, call or visit your local financial advisor today. Armin Baumgartel Dan Baumgartel Financial Advisors 821 West Railroad Avenue, Suite A, Shelton 426-0982 • 1-800.441.0982 • Yield effective 03/05/07, sul?jecl to availability. Yield and market value rnay fluctuate if sold prior to matutity and the arnount you receive from the sale of tl]ese securities may be less than, equal to, or more l:t)arl It](; arnourlt originally invested Bond values may decfine in a risin 9 H]teresl rate enwronrnert. Any bond called prior to maturity results m reinveslrnent risk for the owner of the bond. May be subject tO alternative rnU]llntim tax. Municipal bonds may have orl(jir]al isstlo (liScOl,lnt. Some of tile available i;F, uerk of bolidy are callable, Corttact your local I::(Iward Jorle, finattcial adwsor lot more information about mattlrity date arid applffI:ablo, call I:)rovP,ons. 3.49% TO 4.31%* TO PAY TAXES? Hand Wash & Dry I I Bug & Tar Removal I Hand Wax | [_i Polish Out Most Fine Scratches I i2I' Vacuum Interior & Clean Vents ! 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Many kids think they want to be firefighters when they grow up, but for various reasons lose that notion along the way to adulthood. Whitehouse hung in there and kept his dream alive. He became a student volunteer firefighter at age 15. Now he's get- ring a career opportunity as a re- c.ently hired flfll-time paid member of the Shelton Fire Department. Though relatively young, he is no novice. His parents told him that at age 12/2 he fell in love with tirefighting. As a young boy, he played with fire trucks and be- gan visiting the Shelton firehouse. He'd stop in for five minutes at a time and even got to ride on fire trucks during local parades, some- thing he still gets a kick out of. At age 15, he joined the firefighters in Fire District 11, which serves Is- Birds: Have you heard the word? The Journal's Bird Brain is back in business, winging it with the latet in aviation news heralding spring's approach. Adele Smith called the news- paper's Bird Watch Hotline to say she's seen a collared dove off Olde.Lyme Road in the Lake Limerick area. It hung around her house for several days before flying to the home of a neighbor. Sonja Chapman spotted some tree swallows around noon on Sunday near Panhandle Lake. She says a flock of about 15 eve- ning grosbeaks has been hanging out by the feeders at her place for the past two weeks or so. Daralynn Fitzpatrick says husband Bob saw a male,rufus hummingbird at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. "He kind of flitted around the yard and hung out by our window here tbr a few minutes and then disappeared," she said, speaking of the bird and not of Bob. The Fitzpatricks live in the vicinity of Cloquallum Road and Iighway 101. They maintain an annual lookout for hummers. "It's like a contest every year," Mrs. Fitzpatrick said. Sally Thomas said she saw a flock of 10 tundra swans flying over Gallagher Cove from her home on Totten Shores Drive at about 9 a.m. on Monday morn. "They stayed around for about an hour drifting," she said and is of the opinion they were resting for the next leg of the migration to more northern climes. Jim Howell reported at 9:10 a.m. on Monday that the swal- lows had returned to Dayton and Marlene Holman of Harstine Is- land says she spied a hummer at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday. The Bird Brain welcomes any and all sightings of our fine feathered friends. Persons who would like to report their find- ings tbr publication can do so by calling Sean Hanlon at 426- 4412. land Lake and other places in the Shelton area. "THAT'S ALL I have ever wanted to do," he said. "There's no doubt in my mind all through high school what I was aiming fbr." By his senior year, he was a stu- dent firefighter at SFD, spending half his school day there, work- ing and training. Whitehouse fig- ures he spent 40 hours a week in lirefighter duties at the SFD and District 11. That included a lot of things related to firefighting on weekends. Two weeks after graduating from Shelton High School in June 2001, he was working tbr the Washington State Department of Natural Resources on a wildland firefighting engine crew stationed in Belfair. More often than not that summer he worked on "proj- ect" fires, as they are called, in Eastern Washington, Montana and Colorado. He became a lieutenant at Fire District 11, then about a year ago became assistant fire chief there. Meanwhile, he continued to vol- unteer at SFD and attended The Evergreen State College, where he continues working on a bachelor's degree with an emphasis on public administration. At some point, he says, he'd like to go into fire ser- vice administration. "IT'S NOT mundane. You're (Please turn to page 9.) ILLIS New agency formed for indigc00rlt defense• The Mason County Commission in state funding of language preters based on a payraen j. of $50 per hour for those wlO certified and registered. Dudley Panchot who has been a practicing la the state for 51, years, supl Judge Sheldon s commentS the hearing. Commissioner Gallagher said, "I feel, es fund, ; about the indigent a something that we're oblig do and need to do." :':' COMMISSIONERS ala0 thorized the transfer of $33,_3!g be given to the Economic De ment Council of Mason Cottn* this amount $4,313 is for s e provided last year and $29,: for additional services to be vided this year. (Please turn to page 9.) has authorized the establishment of a new county office responsible fbr the defense of people who don't have a lot of money and stand ac- cused of a felony crime. Superior Court Judge Toni Shel- don attended last week's commis- sion meeting and explained that two budget transfers on the agen- da did not involve spending addi- tional funds on the court system. Instead, the proposal was to take money already in the court budget to establish a separate budget ad- ministered by the court and to be spent on indigent defense. The transfer takes $508,100 from the superior court's share of the county's Current Expense Fund to finance the new Indigent Defense Department. Sheldon said this thnd will provide better finan- cial accountability for these costs. Establishment of this fund fol- lows the introduction of the Jus- tice in Jeopardy Initiative, which is now before the Washington Legislature. That measure is ex- pected to detail just how much money the state's counties spend on indigent defense. Sheldon said there are some reports indicating that Washington is near the bot- tom nationwide when it comes to financing the defense of indigents accused of a crime. ESTABLISHMENT OF the Indigent Defense Department would simplify the task of estab- lishing just how much the county is spending to defend poor people accused of a crime. This spending could conceivably be detailed by means of a one-page list of the ex- penses in indigent cases. The Justice in Jeopardy Initia- tive builds on the work of the 2002 Court Funding Task Force of the Washington Board for Judicial Re- view. The task force was charged with developing and implement- ing "a plan to achieve adequate, stable and long-term funding of Washington's trial courts to pro- vide equal justice throughout the state." The initiative works to increase funding for trial courts, legal aid, parents involved in dependency cases and indigent defense. Jay Hall, executive director of the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts, said this year the agency is seeking $7.8 million Democrats to hear fro00 union leade! 2 The 35th Legislative Democrats will hold their general meeting from 1 to 3 on Saturday, March 10, North Mason Library, State Route 3 in Belfair. The guest speaker will Perez, community the United Food Clerks ington Local 21. She will how Wal-Mart affects the community, what the doing to pressure change and how play a role, particularly coming presidential For more information, James Chapin, chairman 35th Legislative District crats, at 360-692-2666. 11 Four Forks I I I IThe Olympian Four Stars The News Call for Parties, Meetings, Receptions FRESH A Wide of & Special SHELLFISH Seafood & Other Meat Occasion Lunches DAILY 360) 427-8709 * Open for Supper Downtown Shelton • Comer of 3rd and West Railroad I I [. Bug & Tar Removal | I E_I Hand Wax | I  Polish Out Most Fine Scratches I I  Vacuum Interior & Clean Vents II I [Lli' Clean & Dress All Vinyl I I  Clean & Dress Leather 0f A,es) | |  Shampoo Upholstery & Carpets . [_-_/,d' Windows Cleaned (Inside  Out) I I  Clean Wheels & Rims | |  Dress Tires I I Anita,, Hair Exira • Discount price subiect to size & condition of vehicle. With I I coupon only. Byappointmentonly. Notvalidwithanyother offer, Expires 3/3t/07. ,,I I• =,. =- .,, --. m -,, ,,,, --,--. I Ig Bug & Tar Removal I [g Hand Wax I  Polish Out Most Fine Scratches |  Vacuum Interior & Clean vents | [ Clean & Dress All Vinyl I  Clean & Dress Leather 0f Ape / I  Shampoo Upholstery & carpets Windows Cleaned (Inside & O't) I  Clean Wheels & Rims I • I  Dress Tires I I Animal Hair Extra ' le will1 II Discount price sub oct tO size & condition of vehtC, n "ot I | | coupon only, Byappomtmentonly.Notvahdw'tha y offer. Expires 3/31/07. JI I,, ,m --. ,m, 1 --= m, .,,,  FREE Shuttle Service Available 360-426-5585 Ra,lroad " Avenue & U.S. 101 Interchange, SheltO NISSAN, ETC. u.Certified Monday-Saturday 8 a.m,-7 p,m. sstar¢, WE SERVICE ALL  "' Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. **,7, ,- Parts and Service open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 P'$' MAKES AND MODELS. Saturdays 8 a.m.-4:30 ,.r Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 8, 2007 Armln Baumgartel Dan Baumgartel www.edwardjones.com M(mlber ;IPC To invest in tax-free bonds, call or visit your local financial advisor today. Armin Baumgartel Dan Baumgartel Financial Advisors 821 West Railroad Avenue, Suite A, Shelton 426-0982 • 1-800.441.0982 • Yield effective 03/05/07, sul?jecl to availability. Yield and market value rnay fluctuate if sold prior to matutity and the arnount you receive from the sale of tl]ese securities may be less than, equal to, or more l:t)arl It](; arnourlt originally invested Bond values may decfine in a risin 9 H]teresl rate enwronrnert. Any bond called prior to maturity results m reinveslrnent risk for the owner of the bond. May be subject tO alternative rnU]llntim tax. Municipal bonds may have orl(jir]al isstlo (liScOl,lnt. Some of Ilbe available i;F, uerk of bolidy are callable, Corttact your local I::(Iward Jorle, finattcial adwsor Io[ more information about mattlrity date arid applffI:ablo, call I:)rovP,ons. 3.49% TO 4.31%* TO PAY TAXES? Hand Wash & Dry I I Bug & Tar Removal I Hand Wax | [_i Polish Out Most Fine Scratches I i2I' Vacuum Interior & Clean Vents ! [i;,J' Clean & Dress All Vinyl | [ Clean & Dress Leather l, Appl,e/ | [ Shampoo Upholstery & Carpets I  Windows Cleaned 0ns,de a Out) ['. 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