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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 Shelton-Mason County Journal-Thursday, March 8, 2012 - Page A-7