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Thursday, March 26, 2020 SHELTON-MASON COUNTY our na The Voice of Mason County Since 1886 Vol. 134, No. 13, 3—128 8-31 v M'- The four Olsen children from left, Lydia, Cassius, Owen and Luke — make a vanilla cake at home. They attend Southside School, which like all other schools in the state is closed due to the spread of the coronavirus. Their mother, Gigi, is on the Southside School District Board of Directors. Courtesy photo A new life sheltering at home Residents work from home, attempt to keep kids home from school busy By Gordon Weeks gordon@masoncounty.com Like families throughout Mason County and the world, Rod and Gigi Olsen and their children Lydia, Cassius, Owen and Luke are adjusting to life at home with the spread of the novel coronavirus. HOW HAs LIFE “With four kids (10, 8 and twin 1 - 5—year-olds). is im- CHANGED roavouz portant for me to keep them stimulat- ed, so coming up with activities and out— door adventures is a priority,” Gigi said. “With my 10-year-old son being a heart pa- tient, self-quarantine is absolutely vital for our family.” She added, “My children’s emotional stability and mental health is what drives my planning and routine for them. This is a confusing and frightening time for kids and keeping them from dwelling on that aspect is a necessity.” Email us at news@masoncounty. "com or call 360-426-4412 and share your story. Feel free to send photographs of activities you’re doing while sheltering in place the Shelton—Mason County Journal may run your photos in an upcoming issue. a Olsen is a RealtOr with the Shelton office of John L. ’ lllll llllllllllll , 00111 see LIFE, page A-15 L Governor’s decree keeps local residents at home Page A-2 Second Mason County resident tests positive for the corona virus By Adam Rudnick adam@masoncounty. com A second Mason County resident .— a woman in her 7 0s‘— has tested positive for, the novel coronavirus, the county’s Public Health Department reported Monday. According to a news release from Dr. Daniel Stein, Mason County’s health officer, the department was told Monday about the case. Stein said the woman is isolating at home. The department is conducting what it calls contact inter- views. The woman joins a Hoodsport man in his 805, who officials said last week was being quarantined at home. As of Wednesday morning, the state had 2,469 con- firmed cases of COVID-l9 and 123 deaths, according to the state Department of Health. Gov. Jay Inslee iSSued a two-week stay-at-home or— der for all Washingtonians on Monday afternoon to curtail the virus’ spread. ‘ “Mason County Public Health, together with its health care, emergency management and law en- forcement partners, has been working to respond to the threat,” Stein wrote in the release. “However, help from everyone is needed at this time to slow the spread of COVID—19 in our communities and reduce the number of people impacted.” An additional news release from Mason County see CASES, page A-14 North Mason chamber hires new president/CEO Page A—3O 4 inimoiiieais“resistivivalumnihiininmo SMALL TOWN PAPERS not to; RA“ aaan AW: SWEUDN we assesses? Deputy I shoots, kills woman Driver allegedly struck officer with vehicle Gordon Weeks ' ‘ . gordon@masoncounty.com A 32—year-old Mason County woman was shot and killed by a Mason County Sheriff’s deputy in the Mason Lake area Tuesday night after she allegedly struck ' a deputy with her vehicle and led law en— forcement on a short pursuit. The details of the shooting were still emerging as the SheltOn-Mason County Journal was going to press on “see Sl-lOOfilVG, page County‘board approves $8M loan for seWer extension By Adam Rudnick adam@masoncounty. com A plan to pay for extending the Bel— fair sewer system was approved earlier this week by the Board of Mason County Commissioners. The board approved accepting up to ' an $8 million loan from the state’s Pub- lic Works Board on Tuesday during the board’s regular meeting at commission chambers in downtown Shelton. ' According to the contract, the loan will pay for two or three sewer lift sta- tions, a gravity sewer and pressure main extending the Belfair Waste Reuse Facil- ity to the Puget Sound Industrial Center at Lake Flora Road in 'Bremerton. ‘Money from the loan will pay for en- gineering, cultural and historical re- sources, environmental- documentation, review, permits, public involvement, easements, bid documents and construc- tion, thegcontract states. ' see SEWER, page A-15 lNSlE TODAY 1 .llllll FUN INSIDE: Cartoons, . puzzles, activities to do Starts oh Page A-17