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Land swap
Continued from page A-1
Fudge Point property.
The first is the land swap,
trading 200 acres of Harstine
Island State Park for 200 acres
at Fudge Point. The developed
part of the state park, including
restroom facilities, a parking lot
and beach access, would remain
public.
"People at state parks thought
the Fudge Point land was a bet-
ter model car," Hahn said.
The Washington State Parks
Commission had planned to take
action on the proposed land swap
at its March 29 meeting in Port
Townsend, but has delayed the
vote in light of public concerns.
The second option involves
selling 200 acres of Harstine Is-
land State Park land at auction,
then using the money to purchase
the 200 acres at Fudge Point.
The third option involves
searching for grant money to buy
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
Steve Hahn, real estate manager for Washington State
Parks, hosted a public hearing on a proposed land
acquisition on Harstine Island Tuesday night.
the Fudge Point property, andfor a fifth option, in which state
the fourth includes no action be- parks would abandon the entire
yond pursuing grants to buy the Fudge Point plan.
beach land held by TPL. "I am totally against the state
Several citizens advocated involvement in either of the op-
tions," island resident Linda duck farm.
Bensonsaid. "The public would not be
Citizens from the island andhappy and the shellfish growers
beyond turned out to make would not be happy," island rest-
their opinions heard on the dent Bill Burrows said.
matter. While many speakers Burrows called information
said that the Fudge Point land provided before the hearing inac-
should be preserved for public curate and misleading, and sev-
use, most questioned whethereral other speakers called into
state parks should purchase question the management prac-
land at all given state budget tices at state parks.
cuts and the continuing reces- "With as much trouble as the
sion. state parks has done ... I think
"I believe Harstine Island they need to step back and re-
State Park should stay exactly as group," island resident Michael
it is," island resident April Han- Glazer said.
sen said. Island residents were also con-
Several speakers asked if state cerned about the access to Fudge
parks had considered the value Point if it became a state park.
of the timber on the state park Currently the access to the prop-
land. Others simply didn't want erty is a private road.
to lose public forestland with an However, most agreed that
established trail system. Fudge Point should be preserved
The tidelands around Fudge for public use.
Point throw another wrench into "Fudge Point is probably the
the equation. While TPL now~ best piece of land in this island,"
owns the upper part of the beach, said island resident David Olson.
the lower half belongs to Taylor "To preserve that for the public is
Shellfish, and will soon 13e a geo- desirable."
Caucus
Continued from page A-1
Middle School, the Alder-
brook Resort and Southside
School.
Rather than in a tradi-
tional primary, in which in-
dividual voters cast ballots
for a particular candidate,
the caucus brings represen-
tatives of entire voting dis-
tricts together in one place
to pick a candidate.
At those locations, voting
precincts picked delegates
to go to the Mason County
Republican Convention on
March 31.
This year, the Washing-
ton State Republican Party
chose to implement "secret
ballots" to allow partici-
pants to vote without at-
taching their name to the
ballot.
Precinct Committee Of-
ricer Dinah Griffey said the
"secret ballots" caused a stir
in the Belfair caucus loca-
tion.
"Everytime we have a
caucus, the rules change,"
she said.
"I don't vote parties, I
vote candidates," said Shel-
ton resident Mary Matheny,
who:voted at the SHS loca-
tion,
Shelton resident Vicki
Thompson showed up
dressed for the occasion in
Tea Party earrings. Thomp-
son said she has always
identified with conservative
politics.
Opinions were varied at
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
Richard Hammond said he has traditionally been an independent voter, and chose to vote in the
Republican caucus this year because he agrees with Ron Paul's political views.
Saturday's caucus, with vot- cided that money is some- or traditionally independent Republicans in Mason
ers giving diverse opinions thing to spend rather than voters like Richard Ham- County also introduced
about the four Republican to earn," he said. "Money mond. resolutions during the cau-
frontrunners, used to be something that "I'm a flip-flopper," he cuses.
Matheny wouldn't say carried value. Our economic said. "In this one I changed Mason County PUD 3
who he cast his vote for, but problems won't be solved my mind four or five times." Commissioner Linda Gott
said he didn't want to vote until we change our moral- Hammond said of the four asked that the Republican
for a candidate with expert- ity about money." candidates for the Republi- Central Committee of Ma-
ence on Wall Street. Some citizens at the cau- can nomination, Paul's views son County support a reso-
"As a society we have de- cus were new Republicans, come closest to his own. lution to add some sources
of hydropower to Initiative
937. The initiative, a renew-
able energy bill passed in
2006, requires Public Utility
Districts to purchase renew-
able power.
"This initiative has se-
rious flaws," Gott said. "It
doesn't consider hydropower
renewable."
Griffey said the Belfair
caucus location had record
turnout.
"As far as the turnout
goes, it was six times what
we expected. This is the
kind of problem you want to
have," she said.
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
Colton Twiddy, left, and Dylan Helser took second and first place,
respectively, in the regional SkilIsUSA competition in Elma on Feb. 1.
-v --J°amenf' ' Helser, Strand and Twiddy "You learn pretty much all
in an individual measuring the aspects of building and
Continued from page A-1 contest, framing," Twiddy said.
The final project included Both Twiddy and Helser
apprenticeship through the building two walls, one with said they are interested in
National Center for Educa- a door, and one with a win- pursuing carpentry in the
tion Research (NCCER). dow. Helser was the only one future. Also, Strand and
"They're a really good in his group to fmish the proj- Twiddy spent much of last
group of kids and they're ex- ect. summer building a clubhouse
cited to go to state," he said. "A lot of the other coates- for the SHS baseball team for
"It makes their senior year tants had one wall done or their senior project.
that much more special."one and a half," Helser said. Helser, Twiddy and
Twiddy competed at the "I got done with mine right Strand also help build child-
regional SkillsUSA competi- when they said time." rens' playhouses at SHS that
tion last year, and encour- The three students not are donated and raffled to
aged his friends to join this only earned places at state, benefit programs like Relay
year, but also took home aboutfor Life, McCausland said.
At the competition in Feb- $500 worth of prizes, includ- Twiddy said the Career
ruary, SHS students par-ing a chop saw, levels and and Technical Education
ticipated in several tests and measuring tape,Twiddy (CTE) classes at SHS have
projects, Twiddysaid. said. helped him find interests
"There's a math test, Until April, all three stu- that could turn into a career
there's a nailing portion, dents are spending theirin thefuture.
there's a measuring portion spare time studying up on "It's really given me a ba-
and there's a project," he said. carpentry techniques andsis of what I want to do after
SHS senior Chris Taunt skills they could be tested on school," he said.
also tied for first place with in the state competition.
Sheriff
- Casey Salisbury
HIGH RISK SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION BULLETIN
LEVEL 3 NOTIFICATION OF UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF RESTRICTIONS
Date: March 6, 2012 Prepared
by: Detective William
Adam
Bulletin#: 12-08
] tie Mason County Sheriff's Office is releasing tile following ini't~n'aation pt,'suartt to RCW 4,24,550 and the \Vashingtoll Slate Supreme Court decision in
~, wh ch aut odzes aw enforceme ~t agel ties to nfo ~l tile public of a sex offenders release when; in Ihe discl-etiolzt of the agency, the release
uf hllbrmation will enhaace public sali?ty and protection. The individual who appears on this notillcation has been convicted of a sex oPfcnsc that requires
regislration with tile Sheriff's ()ltiee in the county oflheir residence. Furlhel; lheir previous criminal history phlces them in a classification level which
rellecls tile potential to re-offbnd. This sex offender has selwed the sentence imposed on him by the courts and has advised the Mason County Sheriff's
Office ~hal he ~ill be living in lhe location beJow. I-IE IS NgIT WAN'rED I~' 'rill,; POIACE AT Tills TIM E, rills NOTIFICATION IS NOT
INTENDED TO INCREASE FEAR, RATHER, IT IS OUR BELIEF THA'I'AN INFORMED PUBLIC [S A SAFER PUBLIC. Tile Mason CImnty
Shefit f's Office has no legal authority to direct where a sex offender may or may not live. k/nless court ordered rcsnictions exist, this offender is
cons i utionally flee to live wherever he chooses. Sex offenders have always lived iii our comnmldties but it ~asn't until passage of the Colnmur, ilv
h'otection Act ill' 1990 (ivhic/ n ~ Idales .sex" offimd~," registT"atlon) that aw enforcetnent e'~en knew where tl',e'~ we 'e v rig Ii1 many cases, law
cltf~3rcemcnt is ntl~,v able to share that ir~fbrmalion with yott. Citizen abuse of this inlbrmation to threatell, intimidate or harass registered sex offenders will
ilol bc tolerated. Further, such abuse coukl potenliall_v end law en forcemenl's abilit~ to do community nofilScalkms. We believe lhe only person who wins if
¢ommunily Ilotificlsion ends is the sex offender, since sex ofl?nders derive their power through secrecy.
If you have an'.' illformation re~ardin~ current criminal activity ot' this or ally other offendel= olease call ,91 I.
For oth ....... ffender information, g .... .h_LtpA, Z[~,,~,eq~l~A,~'~,"u~.~/and click .....
GARY E. CHERRY
WHITE MALE - DOB: 08/12/58,5' 10" - 175 LBS.
BROWN HAIR & BLUE EYES
On 09/27/1999 CHERRY was declared to be a sexually violenl prettalor and was civilly
commitled in Mason County Superior Court, 99-2-00218-4, to the Special Comntitment
Center at McNeil IsJand. On 01/09/2003 CI.{ERRY was released to the McNeil Island
Community Transition Facility. On 12/11/2003 CttERRY was ordered by Mason
County Superior Court in be conditionally released to his private residence in Shelton
under a less restrictive alternative. According to WA State, CI-IERRY completed a 6-
step sex offender treatment program, but un 09/01/2009 he was still lbund to meet the
definition of a sexually violent predator by Mason County Superior Court. On
03/06/2012 CHERRY was unconditionally released from all restrictions and his only
requirement is to regisler as a sex ol]'elldel- due tO being convicted of 3 separate sex
oflbnses. The 1~! conviction was in 1979, Rape 2"a, Grays Harbor Superior Court Cause
#CR-354, where CHERRY beli'iended a barmaid, received a ride ti'nm the barmaid,
mislead her Io a renlote location and subsequently Ibrcibly raped her multiple limes.
The 2"a conviction was Indecent Liberties with Forcible Compulsion, Grays /-tarbor
Superior Court Causc # 86-1-00105-3 where CI-.IERR'{ met a 19 year old female with
her 7 month old child at a tlshing pond and again befriended her. Alter about 30
minutes of conversation, he gra'hbed at the Ibntale, pulled her out of her vehicle aud
pulled her shorts offatl while threateninz her and altempting to rape her. The victim
was able to fight back and Iiznd oil" CHERRY who apologized and asked her not to tell
the police. At the time of this attack CHERRY was on parole tbr the Rape 2"~. The 3~d
conviction was Rape 2"a, Mason County Superior Court cause #90-1-0129.6 where
CI1ERRY met a 21 year old female at a caf6 where they played darts until 1:30 am.
Under the guise of giving the vic0m a ride to her house, CHERRY instead took her to a
remote location and raped her nmhiple times and physicaUy assaulted her, CItERRY
has made admissions to raping 18 other l~males. CHERRY has never been convicted or
charged with any of ihose incidellts. Due to these lhctors he is considered a HIGH
RISK. CttERRY is assessed by Mason (;ounty Sheriff*s Office as a
This is the highest level given to a Sex Offender, meaning that the subject is
i at a tlIGH RISK to t~-offend.
CHERRY has given his address as: Within the 400 BLOCK OF East "E" St. Shclton~ WA
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