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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 $7.8 million
Democrats
to hear fro00
union leade!
2
The 35th Legislative
Democrats will hold their
general meeting from 1 to 3
on Saturday, March 10,
North Mason Library,
State Route 3 in Belfair.
The guest speaker will
Perez, community
the United Food Clerks
ington Local 21. She will
how Wal-Mart affects the
community, what the
doing to pressure
change and how
play a role, particularly
coming presidential
For more information,
James Chapin, chairman
35th Legislative District
crats, at 360-692-2666.
11 Four
Forks
I I I IThe Olympian
Four Stars
The News
Call for Parties,
Meetings, Receptions FRESH A Wide of
& Special SHELLFISH Seafood & Other Meat
Occasion Lunches DAILY
360) 427-8709 * Open for Supper
Downtown Shelton • Comer of 3rd and West Railroad
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I Polish Out Most Fine Scratches
| Vacuum Interior & Clean vents
| [ Clean & Dress All Vinyl
I Clean & Dress Leather 0f Ape /
I Shampoo Upholstery & carpets
Windows Cleaned (Inside & O't)
I Clean Wheels & Rims
I • I Dress Tires
I I Animal Hair Extra ' le will1 II
Discount price sub oct tO size & condition of vehtC, n "ot I
| | coupon only, Byappomtmentonly.Notvahdw'tha y
offer. Expires 3/31/07.
JI I,, ,m --. ,m, 1 --= m, .,,,
FREE Shuttle Service Available 360-426-5585
Ra,lroad
" Avenue & U.S. 101 Interchange, SheltO
NISSAN, ETC. u.Certified Monday-Saturday 8 a.m,-7 p,m. sstar¢,
WE SERVICE ALL "' Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. **,7, ,-
Parts and Service open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 P'$'
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
! [i;,J' Clean & Dress All Vinyl
| [ Clean & Dress Leather l, Appl,e/
| [ Shampoo Upholstery & Carpets
I Windows Cleaned 0ns,de a Out)
['. Clean Wheels & Rims
| [( Dress Tires
• Discount price sublect to size & cond*lion of vehicle With
I coupon only By appointment only Nol valid with any
other offer Expires 3/31,07,
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, $,11 nQ.eo ,, ,,
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FULL DETAIL INCLUDES:
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' WITH S0 MANY CHOICES, SAVINGS
WHY WOULD YOU CHOOSE with these coupons!
SERVICE
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 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)
['. Clean Wheels & Rims
| [( Dress Tires
• Discount price sublect to size & cond*lion of vehicle With
I coupon only By appointment only Nol valid with any
other offer Expires 3/31,07,
II IIIIB I I IIIIB IB Illl IlIII IlIII
, ,,oSl 3_q,.o." $
, $,11 nQ.eo ,, ,,
..,89.ooi '
FULL DETAIL INCLUDES:
I , Hand Wash & Dry Hand Wash & Dry
' WITH S0 MANY CHOICES, SAVINGS
WHY WOULD YOU CHOOSE with these coupons!
SERVICE