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O'SULLIVAN will close out the Mason County
Association's season next month with a concert
• and Irish music•
e of pipers
give concert
bagpiper Jerry
will visit Shelton ibr
last Mason County Concert
performance of the
season on April 21.
The concert by Jerry O'Sullivan
will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday in the Shelton High
Auditorium at 3737 North
Road.
association members
admitted with their season
Individual tickets to the
cost $20 for adults
$5 for students and are avail-
at Lynch Creek Floral, Fourth
I:, dwa rd Jones
MAKING SENSE OF INVESIING
cast
take stage
Saturday
of all ages will get
look at an age-old favor-
this Saturday when Missoula
]'s Theatre and more than
local students present The Lit-
local cast features Mary
as the Little Mermaid,
Also featured are her three
Delia, Amelia and Oph-
who will be played by Laura
Anna Harder and Tera
Gil, the Merboy next door
played by Jon Ramsey.
Royal Family includes
Gamache as the Prince,
Ls the King and Brin-
Townsend as the Queen. The
Seasiders will be played by
Gerou, Sarah Oakes, Emily
Rachel Sears, Jake Mar-
Danielle Salinas, Natalie
(Please turn to page 7,)
and Railroad downtown, or at the
door.
OR, THOSE who buy a season
ticket for the concert association's
2007-2008 season, costing $60 for
an adult, $15 for a student or $125
for a family, can get the O'Sullivan
show as a bonus concert. The new
season includes concerts by folk
singers The Limelighters, cowboy
entertainer Sourdough Slim, the
California Guitar Trio, the French
Chamber Orchestra and the four-
woman musical quartet Misty
River.
To buy a season ticket, send a
check payable to MCCA to P.O.
Box 1572, Shelton, 98584, and in-
clude your address and the names
of those seeking the ticket, includ-
ing children for a family ticket.
More information is available from
MCCA president Becky Schuyten
at 426-1842 or on the Internet at
www,mccca,com.
Jerry O'Sullivan and Friends
play the reels and ballads of Irish
musicians plus the rhythms of
Irish step dance. O'Sullivan has
been widely hailed as America's
premier uilleann piper with a
reputation for technical and me-
lodic mastery of the instrument,
an Irish bagpipe known for its
subtlety and expression. He is also
widely recorded on the tin whistle,
the low whistle, the Highland bag-
pipes and the Scottish smallpipes.
O'Sullivan has appeared all over
the world in such venues as New
York's Lincoln Center and Saint
Patrick's Cathedral, the Milwau-
kee Irish Festival, Boston's Gaelic
Roots Festival, the National Coun-
cil for Traditional Arts Folk Festi-
val and the Swannanoa Gathering
(Please turn to page 7•)
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Knight will have his day
By REBECCA WELLS
Richard A. Knight's service as
chief of Mason County Fire Protec-
tion District 5 has spanned more
than half a century: from 1957 to
present. In recognition of his com-
mitment, the Mason County Board
of Commissioners has proclaimed
Saturday to be "Chief Richard A.
Knight Day."
"Thank you, 500," said Assistant
Chief Jeff Cowan in a prepared
statement, referring to Knight's
number. Cowan said Knight
"has also provided innumerable
amounts of time, service, leader-
ship, commitment, and steadfast
dedication to emergency services
and to the people of Mason County."
Starting as a volunteer firefight-
er in 1952, he moved up to become
maintenance captain and then
fire chief. Throughout his years
of service, he has been directly or
indirectly responsible for recruit-
ment, induction and training, as
well as the testing of firefighters
and emergency responders, many
of whom have gone on to make a
career in emergency services.
Knight has been recognized by
both the International Association
of Fire Chiefs and The Washington
State Association of Fire Chiefs for
his years of service.
He is a pioneer of emergency
medical services in this county. He
achieved his first aid certification
through the American Red Cross
in 1958. He then became a certi-
fied Washington State Emergency
Medical Technician in 1971. He
was certified in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation in 1975, and become
a state-certified paramedic in
1979.
Knight operated the first am-
bulance service in Mason County.
He served 20 years as a volunteer
paramedic and later as a paid
paramedic providing advanced life
support to the citizens of Mason
County. He established, managed
and maintained the Emergency
Communications Center known as
Firecom tbr fire and medical aid
dispatch, or 911, services to the
many fire districts and residents
of Mason County.
"I appreciate the dedication of
Chief Knight," remarked Com-
missioner Ross Gallagher as the
proclamation was read during the
commissioners' meeting on Tues-
day. "It's kind of rare to hear of
someone stick with something for
50 years."
Commissioner Tim Sheldon
also congratulated not only Chief
Knight but also his wife, Bonnie,
tbr offering him so much support
throughout his career.
He wants fast action, slower cars
Steps to reduce speed limits
along North Shore Road have not
been moving fast enough for John
Whalen Jr. He brought his con-
cerns to the Mason County Com-
mission last week.
Two weeks ago he submitted a
petition asking the county to lower
the speed limit from 35 to 25 miles
per hour from milepoint 7.5 to
milepoint 8. The petition bore his
own name and those of 16 others.
What's his urgency?
Over the last 40 years, he said,
vehicles have struck his parents'
property in this area three differ-
ent times. The first time, the im-
pact from the collision moved their
house seven inches off its founda-
tion, while his parents were asleep
in the bedroom next to where the
vehicle hit the house. In the seven
years he has lived in his present
residence across the street from
his parents' home, he said, out-of-
control vehicles have also driven
into three neighboring properties.
Whalen said he has to cross this
road to care for his parents across
the street. "I'm tired of trying to
jump out of the way of the speed-
ing traffic," he told the commis-
sioners.
HE TOLD THEM that law
enforcement has clocked vehicles
traveling as much as 93 miles per
hour on the 35-miles-per-hour
road. Whalen pointed to reports
of a fatality just six months ago,
where a truck ran over its driver,
who had been ejected from the cab.
According to his recollection, the
truck was finally stopped by a tree
a short distance to the east of his
property.
"I am very glad it was not my
house or any of my neighbors'
houses. The next time it could very
well be someone's home," Whalen
wrote in a correspondence he sub-
mitted to the commissioners.
"After many conversations with
the county sheriff, the county en-
gineering department and anyone
else that would listen to my com-
plaint, I have written a petition to
lower the speed limit on the North
Shore Road, where there is obvi-
ously a problem," he continued in
the letter which accompanied his
petition.
Besides the speed limit, Whalen
also attributed recent collisions to
the narrow road. In his opinion, it
would be beneficial to all if these
vehicles were driving on a differ-
ent road.
WHALEN SAID his parents
petitioned the county for a speed
limit change decades ago and back
then the county had assured the
(Please turn to page 11,)
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Thursday, March 22, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 3
O'SULLIVAN will close out the Mason County
Association's season next month with a concert
• and Irish music•
e of pipers
give concert
bagpiper Jerry
will visit Shelton ibr
last Mason County Concert
performance of the
season on April 21.
The concert by Jerry O'Sullivan
will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday in the Shelton High
Auditorium at 3737 North
Road.
association members
admitted with their season
Individual tickets to the
cost $20 for adults
$5 for students and are avail-
at Lynch Creek Floral, Fourth
I:, dwa rd Jones
MAKING SENSE OF INVESIING
cast
take stage
Saturday
of all ages will get
look at an age-old favor-
this Saturday when Missoula
]'s Theatre and more than
local students present The Lit-
local cast features Mary
as the Little Mermaid,
Also featured are her three
Delia, Amelia and Oph-
who will be played by Laura
Anna Harder and Tera
Gil, the Merboy next door
played by Jon Ramsey.
Royal Family includes
Gamache as the Prince,
Ls the King and Brin-
Townsend as the Queen. The
Seasiders will be played by
Gerou, Sarah Oakes, Emily
Rachel Sears, Jake Mar-
Danielle Salinas, Natalie
(Please turn to page 7,)
and Railroad downtown, or at the
door.
OR, THOSE who buy a season
ticket for the concert association's
2007-2008 season, costing $60 for
an adult, $15 for a student or $125
for a family, can get the O'Sullivan
show as a bonus concert. The new
season includes concerts by folk
singers The Limelighters, cowboy
entertainer Sourdough Slim, the
California Guitar Trio, the French
Chamber Orchestra and the four-
woman musical quartet Misty
River.
To buy a season ticket, send a
check payable to MCCA to P.O.
Box 1572, Shelton, 98584, and in-
clude your address and the names
of those seeking the ticket, includ-
ing children for a family ticket.
More information is available from
MCCA president Becky Schuyten
at 426-1842 or on the Internet at
www,mccca,com.
Jerry O'Sullivan and Friends
play the reels and ballads of Irish
musicians plus the rhythms of
Irish step dance. O'Sullivan has
been widely hailed as America's
premier uilleann piper with a
reputation for technical and me-
lodic mastery of the instrument,
an Irish bagpipe known for its
subtlety and expression. He is also
widely recorded on the tin whistle,
the low whistle, the Highland bag-
pipes and the Scottish smallpipes.
O'Sullivan has appeared all over
the world in such venues as New
York's Lincoln Center and Saint
Patrick's Cathedral, the Milwau-
kee Irish Festival, Boston's Gaelic
Roots Festival, the National Coun-
cil for Traditional Arts Folk Festi-
val and the Swannanoa Gathering
(Please turn to page 7•)
Bill Rising?
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lt' Hard To Stop A Trane"
Limited Time Only
G SPECIAL
UP TO
'1200 REBATE ON
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(*Consists of furnace, heat pump and Clean Effects air cleaner)
Present this coupon at time of appointment. Not valid with any other offer.
Savings wire this coupon only (:ash value 1/20€. Expires 3/31/07
SHEET METAL
HEATING &
'Dedtcated to your comfort"
)NTrACTORS REGISTRATION # CHEHASM252MH
1131 W.
Kamilche Lane
SHELTON
(360) 432-9965
h'J Hard T ,<;top A Trune"
Knight will have his day
By REBECCA WELLS
Richard A. Knight's service as
chief of Mason County Fire Protec-
tion District 5 has spanned more
than half a century: from 1957 to
present. In recognition of his com-
mitment, the Mason County Board
of Commissioners has proclaimed
Saturday to be "Chief Richard A.
Knight Day."
"Thank you, 500," said Assistant
Chief Jeff Cowan in a prepared
statement, referring to Knight's
number. Cowan said Knight
"has also provided innumerable
amounts of time, service, leader-
ship, commitment, and steadfast
dedication to emergency services
and to the people of Mason County."
Starting as a volunteer firefight-
er in 1952, he moved up to become
maintenance captain and then
fire chief. Throughout his years
of service, he has been directly or
indirectly responsible for recruit-
ment, induction and training, as
well as the testing of firefighters
and emergency responders, many
of whom have gone on to make a
career in emergency services.
Knight has been recognized by
both the International Association
of Fire Chiefs and The Washington
State Association of Fire Chiefs for
his years of service.
He is a pioneer of emergency
medical services in this county. He
achieved his first aid certification
through the American Red Cross
in 1958. He then became a certi-
fied Washington State Emergency
Medical Technician in 1971. He
was certified in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation in 1975, and become
a state-certified paramedic in
1979.
Knight operated the first am-
bulance service in Mason County.
He served 20 years as a volunteer
paramedic and later as a paid
paramedic providing advanced life
support to the citizens of Mason
County. He established, managed
and maintained the Emergency
Communications Center known as
Firecom tbr fire and medical aid
dispatch, or 911, services to the
many fire districts and residents
of Mason County.
"I appreciate the dedication of
Chief Knight," remarked Com-
missioner Ross Gallagher as the
proclamation was read during the
commissioners' meeting on Tues-
day. "It's kind of rare to hear of
someone stick with something for
50 years."
Commissioner Tim Sheldon
also congratulated not only Chief
Knight but also his wife, Bonnie,
tbr offering him so much support
throughout his career.
He wants fast action, slower cars
Steps to reduce speed limits
along North Shore Road have not
been moving fast enough for John
Whalen Jr. He brought his con-
cerns to the Mason County Com-
mission last week.
Two weeks ago he submitted a
petition asking the county to lower
the speed limit from 35 to 25 miles
per hour from milepoint 7.5 to
milepoint 8. The petition bore his
own name and those of 16 others.
What's his urgency?
Over the last 40 years, he said,
vehicles have struck his parents'
property in this area three differ-
ent times. The first time, the im-
pact from the collision moved their
house seven inches off its founda-
tion, while his parents were asleep
in the bedroom next to where the
vehicle hit the house. In the seven
years he has lived in his present
residence across the street from
his parents' home, he said, out-of-
control vehicles have also driven
into three neighboring properties.
Whalen said he has to cross this
road to care for his parents across
the street. "I'm tired of trying to
jump out of the way of the speed-
ing traffic," he told the commis-
sioners.
HE TOLD THEM that law
enforcement has clocked vehicles
traveling as much as 93 miles per
hour on the 35-miles-per-hour
road. Whalen pointed to reports
of a fatality just six months ago,
where a truck ran over its driver,
who had been ejected from the cab.
According to his recollection, the
truck was finally stopped by a tree
a short distance to the east of his
property.
"I am very glad it was not my
house or any of my neighbors'
houses. The next time it could very
well be someone's home," Whalen
wrote in a correspondence he sub-
mitted to the commissioners.
"After many conversations with
the county sheriff, the county en-
gineering department and anyone
else that would listen to my com-
plaint, I have written a petition to
lower the speed limit on the North
Shore Road, where there is obvi-
ously a problem," he continued in
the letter which accompanied his
petition.
Besides the speed limit, Whalen
also attributed recent collisions to
the narrow road. In his opinion, it
would be beneficial to all if these
vehicles were driving on a differ-
ent road.
WHALEN SAID his parents
petitioned the county for a speed
limit change decades ago and back
then the county had assured the
(Please turn to page 11,)
TAX-FREE INCOME IS THE
BEST GIFT YOU CAN GIVE YOURSELF AT RETIREMENT.
Janl$ Byrd
Financial Advisor
1717 Olympic Hwy. N
Shelton,WA 98584
360-432-8965
www.edwardjones.com
Member SIPC
% learn how an Edward Jones Roth
IRA could make sense for your
retirement, call today.
Distributions of eamings from a Roth IRA could be subject
to taxes and a 10% penalty if the account is less than
five years old and the owner is under age 592/2.
Mason County's 1 st choice
for all your fine jewelry needs
Our team has over 45years of
combined experience to serve you
We provide a full line of
IN.STORE services including:
Jewelry Repair
Custom Jewelry Design
Jewelry Appraisals
• Come in, we will gladly check and clean your jewelry for FREE.
426-5811
I st & Railroad, Suite 108
• Free Gift - Wrapping • one 'Year Interest FREE
w/Puequired Minimum Purchase O.A.c.
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Thursday, March 22, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 3