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Woman to prison for embezzlement (Continued from page 1.) ommendation for a sentence at the top of the standard range. The court noted that there were numerous letters of support for Strickland, and defense attorney Andrew Rubenstein asked the court to consider the fact that Strickland had never been in trouble with the law. "She was in an abusive mar- riage," Rubenstein said, "where she was physically abused if she did not steal money." Strickland told the court, "I did not believe it possible to put into words how sorry I am for my ac- tions." Her decisions were not pro- voked by breed, she said, but by her ex-husband. "But I take responsi- bility," she said. "I had no right to put people through all of this: fam- ily, friends, my new husband: I've put them all through hell. I have carried this load on my shoulders since the first dollar I took. It's a relief to have this out and be able to apologize so I can close this door and move on. "My goal is to get this money paid back," she added. THE JUDGE adopted the sen- tencing recommendations, impos- ing sentences of 43 months on each of seven counts of first-degree theft and 22 months on each of two counts of second-degree theft. The terms will run concurrently. Some bills X-it quietly (Continued from page 2.) The folks at CareNet Pregnancy Center in Shelton have been track- ing the progress of Senate Bill 5297 and its companion, House Bill 1297, which is co-sponsored by State Rep- resentative Kathy Haigh, D-Shel- ton. Those measures are announced to be "regarding providing medical- ly and scientifically accurate sexual health education in schools." THE BILLS SET a deadline of September 1, 2008, by which date every school that offers sexual health education must assure that it is "scientifically accurate, age-ap- propriate, appropriate for students regardless of gender, race, disabil- ity status or sexual orientation, and includes information about ab- stinence and other methods of pre- venting unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases." Parents and legal guardians would be able to excuse their chil- dren from sex education classes by filing a written request with the lo- cal school board. After the rejection of 11 amendments and the inclu- sion of one, the bill passed the Sen- ate on March 7. The House bill has been stuck in the House Committee on Health Care and Wellness since January 25. John Eaton of Dirt Cheap Cycle has been working with the Wash- ington Off Highway Vehicle Al- liance to spread the word about Senate Bill 5544, which makes it unlawful "to operate a nonhighway vehicle in such a manner where the noise created by the engine of the vehicle is plainly audible nside or immediately adjacent to'a resi- dence." 00lrrest warrants Warrants were issued for the following people who failed to ap- pear on Monday, April 2, for pro- ceedings in Mason County Supe- rior Court: Richard Hudson, sentencing on a charge of witness tampering, no bail; Catherine R, Turner; ar- raignment on a theft charge, $2,500 bail; Corey Eugene Laughard, omnibus proceedings on an eluding charge, $10,000 bail; and Derrick Matthew Rowland, arraignment on drug charges, $5,000 bail. Cash-only bail was established for those who failed to appear for re- view hearings on earlier cases: Bri- an Lawrence Torpey, $2,459.76; Chad Alexander Hamilton, $4,26.08 and $2,304.58; Moses Lee Brown, $2,135.12, $3,039.61, and $1,031.67; and Aaron David Prater, $2,112.58. As a purveyor of two- and four- wheel rigs and vice chair of the al- liance, Eaton wants lawmakers to know that some people might be of- fended by such a measure. Towards this end, the off-road community made a show of force March 9 on the capital campus in Olympia, and Ea- ton says more than 80 people from Shelton were among the hundreds who gathered to demonstrate their enthusiasm for off-road travel. "THIS ISSUE IS extremely im- portant to families that enjoy this recreation and have the right to do so," Mark Hansen of the alliance wrote in an e-mail to this newspa- per. "With the growing number of participants in this sport there is the decrease of available land to ride and enjoy Washington's won- derful outdoors." Jacob White, a staff person as- signed to the Senate Committee on Consumer Protection and Housing, summarized publlc testimony taken on February 23. Pro: "Some people are inconsiderate and harass their neighbors with ORV noise. Some ORV drivers even engage in severe retaliatory harassment against those who complain. This type of harassment prevented some hom- eowners from coming to the hear- ing." Con: "ORVs do not lower prop- erty values. ORV parks are not lo- cated in suburban areas. The term 'plainly audible' is too subjective." The bill calls for a $100 penalty for the first violation and would jack up the fine $800 for repeat offend- ers and would allow the offended party to also recover costs and legal fees. The Senate Rules Committee killed the bill on March 21, and on the same day did the same thing to Senate Bill 5484: "Allowing dogs in designated outdoor areas of bars and coffee shops." Senate Bill 5978 would instruct the state's Higher Education Co- ordinating Board to assess higher education needs in Mason, Kitsap, Clallam and Jefferson counties and make recommendations to the leg- islature. This is a first step toward establishing a four-year college in this part of the state. The Senate Committee on Higher Education held a hearing on February 19 and three days later referred it to the Senate Ways and Means Commit- tee, where it has been since then. WITH SOME BILLS stuck in committee and others stacking up in the X files, work continues on budget matters. State Senator Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, reports that the Senate spending plan includes $19.7 million to put a new roof on the prison near Shelton and add 10D beds to the Mission Creek cor- rectional facility near Belfair. Also included in the Senate budget are: $4.8 million for sewer upgrades in Belthir; $1.9 million for the ac- quisition of 56.7 acres of habitat in the estuary of the Union River; $700,000 for the Turning Pointe Domestic Violence Shelter; and $400,000 for improvements to Bel- fair State Park. The Senate budget also provides additional funding for a number of ongoing projects: State Route 3 and the Belfair Bypass, replacement of the Purdy Creek Bridge, work on the Highway 101 interchange at State Route 3 and improvements along Highway 101 that would ad- dress unstable slopes in Lilliwaup. Sheldon is a sponsor of Senate Bill 5511 to require state agencies to allow state workers who are also volunteer firefighters to respond to a fire, natural disaster or medical emergency when called to duty. The Senate passed it 47-0, and it is now before the House Rules Committee. Chief Menter out (Continued from page 1.) fire service community during the past 30 years, including stints at fire districts 4, 5, 11, 16 and the Shelton Fire Department. "As a member of the manage- ment team, Chief Menter has helped lead this district through enormous growth, going from 550 calls in 2000 to over 1,050 calls in 2006," Plews said in the state- ment. "The board has appreciated his leadership during this period of accelerated growth and we ap- preciate his willingness to work with the district between now and the end of the year." 10-Yard Truck most sizes CRUSHED ROCK --- delivered into Shelton s165 Call for details for and pricing to just other areas. Plus tax. Price effective 9/1/05. Prices subiect to change without notice. I CONSTRUCTION GR*DE 3" Minus EO.B. Located on Highway 101 between Shelton and Olympia Year-round delivery II II Page 6 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, April 5, 2007 Call for details! (36o) 426-4743 "You have a great deal of support, people you worked with; you really r and that will be there tbr you ah)ng breached their trust." the way and when you return to the Strickland was taken into cus- community," Sheldon told Strick- tody and a restitution hearing was By land. "You have made an apology to set for May 14. D ( Septic session in Hoodsport o. To d Janis McNeal of Washington The library is located at North the Sea Grant will be at the Hoodsport Timberland Library from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 7, to answer questions about firtilizers, soil amendments, composting, pes- ticides, using native plants in the home landscape and other garden questions. Those who stop by will be invit- ed to register fi)r a free composting workshop in Hoodsport on April 26 or a free Septic Sense workshop with Teri King of Washington Sea Grant on May 10. Hood Canal watershed resi- dents attending the composting workshop will receive a free com- post bin. Hood Canal shoreline owners attending the Septic Sense workshop are eligible tbr a fee fe- cal colitbrm bacteria test of their shellfish, 40 Schoolhouse Hill Road. For more information, send an e-mail message to McNeal at jmcneal@ u.washington.edu or call her at 432-3054. Artwork needed Turning Pointe Domestic Vio- lence Services has issued a "call to artists" for donations of works i any medium by Friday, April 13. Artworks will be auctioned off i support of programs to help vic- tims of domestic violence. Descrip" tions of the works and biographies of the artists may be mailed to: Turning Pointe, P.O. Box 2014, Shelton, WA 98584; attention: Cathy Mecham. two enclq E Allel horn es. I: sanc well an,in sanc rnigl dog, idea She bear the 1 witl and dete the l to cl ...ANP NOW, I.IERE5 SOhAETI.IING YOO'LL REALLY LIllE! RETIRED! Congratulations to our friend and neighbor LES RODGERS on his retirement! GILLIS AUTO CENTER IS EXPANDING ITS SERVICE & DETAIL DEPARTMENT INTO THE BUILDING THAT HOUSED LES' AUTO REPAIR. THIS EXPANSION WILL ALLOW US TO BETrER SERVE YOUR NEEDS ON ALL MAKES AND MODELS OF AUTOMOBILES, PICK-UPS, VANS, SUVs, LIGHT TRUCKS, MOTORHOMES AND RVs. We invite Les' customers to come experience our friendly quality service when the need arises/ FREE Shuttle Service Available CHEVY, TOYOTA, NISSAN, ETC. WE SERVICE ALL MAKES AND MODELS.  360-426-5585 Railroad Avenue & U,S, 101 Interchange, Shelton ,,:,,Certified Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-7 p.m. 5star Certified ,m, Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ***** Parts and Service open Monday-Friday 8 a,m.-5 p.m. Saturdays 8 a.rn.-4:30 p.m. I I J,L.-_ Woman to prison for embezzlement (Continued from page 1.) ommendation for a sentence at the top of the standard range. The court noted that there were numerous letters of support for Strickland, and defense attorney Andrew Rubenstein asked the court to consider the fact that Strickland had never been in trouble with the law. "She was in an abusive mar- riage," Rubenstein said, "where she was physically abused if she did not steal money." Strickland told the court, "I did not believe it possible to put into words how sorry I am for my ac- tions." Her decisions were not pro- voked by breed, she said, but by her ex-husband. "But I take responsi- bility," she said. "I had no right to put people through all of this: fam- ily, friends, my new husband: I've put them all through hell. I have carried this load on my shoulders since the first dollar I took. It's a relief to have this out and be able to apologize so I can close this door and move on. "My goal is to get this money paid back," she added. THE JUDGE adopted the sen- tencing recommendations, impos- ing sentences of 43 months on each of seven counts of first-degree theft and 22 months on each of two counts of second-degree theft. The terms will run concurrently. Some bills X-it quietly (Continued from page 2.) The folks at CareNet Pregnancy Center in Shelton have been track- ing the progress of Senate Bill 5297 and its companion, House Bill 1297, which is co-sponsored by State Rep- resentative Kathy Haigh, D-Shel- ton. Those measures are announced to be "regarding providing medical- ly and scientifically accurate sexual health education in schools." THE BILLS SET a deadline of September 1, 2008, by which date every school that offers sexual health education must assure that it is "scientifically accurate, age-ap- propriate, appropriate for students regardless of gender, race, disabil- ity status or sexual orientation, and includes information about ab- stinence and other methods of pre- venting unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases." Parents and legal guardians would be able to excuse their chil- dren from sex education classes by filing a written request with the lo- cal school board. After the rejection of 11 amendments and the inclu- sion of one, the bill passed the Sen- ate on March 7. The House bill has been stuck in the House Committee on Health Care and Wellness since January 25. John Eaton of Dirt Cheap Cycle has been working with the Wash- ington Off Highway Vehicle Al- liance to spread the word about Senate Bill 5544, which makes it unlawful "to operate a nonhighway vehicle in such a manner where the noise created by the engine of the vehicle is plainly audible nside or immediately adjacent to'a resi- dence." 00lrrest warrants Warrants were issued for the following people who failed to ap- pear on Monday, April 2, for pro- ceedings in Mason County Supe- rior Court: Richard Hudson, sentencing on a charge of witness tampering, no bail; Catherine R, Turner; ar- raignment on a theft charge, $2,500 bail; Corey Eugene Laughard, omnibus proceedings on an eluding charge, $10,000 bail; and Derrick Matthew Rowland, arraignment on drug charges, $5,000 bail. Cash-only bail was established for those who failed to appear for re- view hearings on earlier cases: Bri- an Lawrence Torpey, $2,459.76; Chad Alexander Hamilton, $4,26.08 and $2,304.58; Moses Lee Brown, $2,135.12, $3,039.61, and $1,031.67; and Aaron David Prater, $2,112.58. As a purveyor of two- and four- wheel rigs and vice chair of the al- liance, Eaton wants lawmakers to know that some people might be of- fended by such a measure. Towards this end, the off-road community made a show of force March 9 on the capital campus in Olympia, and Ea- ton says more than 80 people from Shelton were among the hundreds who gathered to demonstrate their enthusiasm for off-road travel. "THIS ISSUE IS extremely im- portant to families that enjoy this recreation and have the right to do so," Mark Hansen of the alliance wrote in an e-mail to this newspa- per. "With the growing number of participants in this sport there is the decrease of available land to ride and enjoy Washington's won- derful outdoors." Jacob White, a staff person as- signed to the Senate Committee on Consumer Protection and Housing, summarized publlc testimony taken on February 23. Pro: "Some people are inconsiderate and harass their neighbors with ORV noise. Some ORV drivers even engage in severe retaliatory harassment against those who complain. This type of harassment prevented some hom- eowners from coming to the hear- ing." Con: "ORVs do not lower prop- erty values. ORV parks are not lo- cated in suburban areas. The term 'plainly audible' is too subjective." The bill calls for a $100 penalty for the first violation and would jack up the fine $800 for repeat offend- ers and would allow the offended party to also recover costs and legal fees. The Senate Rules Committee killed the bill on March 21, and on the same day did the same thing to Senate Bill 5484: "Allowing dogs in designated outdoor areas of bars and coffee shops." Senate Bill 5978 would instruct the state's Higher Education Co- ordinating Board to assess higher education needs in Mason, Kitsap, Clallam and Jefferson counties and make recommendations to the leg- islature. This is a first step toward establishing a four-year college in this part of the state. The Senate Committee on Higher Education held a hearing on February 19 and three days later referred it to the Senate Ways and Means Commit- tee, where it has been since then. WITH SOME BILLS stuck in committee and others stacking up in the X files, work continues on budget matters. State Senator Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, reports that the Senate spending plan includes $19.7 million to put a new roof on the prison near Shelton and add 10D beds to the Mission Creek cor- rectional facility near Belfair. Also included in the Senate budget are: $4.8 million for sewer upgrades in Belthir; $1.9 million for the ac- quisition of 56.7 acres of habitat in the estuary of the Union River; $700,000 for the Turning Pointe Domestic Violence Shelter; and $400,000 for improvements to Bel- fair State Park. The Senate budget also provides additional funding for a number of ongoing projects: State Route 3 and the Belfair Bypass, replacement of the Purdy Creek Bridge, work on the Highway 101 interchange at State Route 3 and improvements along Highway 101 that would ad- dress unstable slopes in Lilliwaup. Sheldon is a sponsor of Senate Bill 5511 to require state agencies to allow state workers who are also volunteer firefighters to respond to a fire, natural disaster or medical emergency when called to duty. The Senate passed it 47-0, and it is now before the House Rules Committee. Chief Menter out (Continued from page 1.) fire service community during the past 30 years, including stints at fire districts 4, 5, 11, 16 and the Shelton Fire Department. "As a member of the manage- ment team, Chief Menter has helped lead this district through enormous growth, going from 550 calls in 2000 to over 1,050 calls in 2006," Plews said in the state- ment. "The board has appreciated his leadership during this period of accelerated growth and we ap- preciate his willingness to work with the district between now and the end of the year." 10-Yard Truck most sizes CRUSHED ROCK --- delivered into Shelton s165 Call for details for and pricing to just other areas. Plus tax. Price effective 9/1/05. Prices subiect to change without notice. I CONSTRUCTION GR*DE 3" Minus EO.B. Located on Highway 101 between Shelton and Olympia Year-round delivery II II Page 6 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, April 5, 2007 Call for details! (36o) 426-4743 "You have a great deal of support, people you worked with; you really r and that will be there tbr you ah)ng breached their trust." the way and when you return to the Strickland was taken into cus- community," Sheldon told Strick- tody and a restitution hearing was By land. "You have made an apology to set for May 14. D ( Septic session in Hoodsport o. To d Janis McNeal of Washington The library is located at North the Sea Grant will be at the Hoodsport Timberland Library from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 7, to answer questions about firtilizers, soil amendments, composting, pes- ticides, using native plants in the home landscape and other garden questions. Those who stop by will be invit- ed to register fi)r a free composting workshop in Hoodsport on April 26 or a free Septic Sense workshop with Teri King of Washington Sea Grant on May 10. Hood Canal watershed resi- dents attending the composting workshop will receive a free com- post bin. Hood Canal shoreline owners attending the Septic Sense workshop are eligible tbr a fee fe- cal colitbrm bacteria test of their shellfish, 40 Schoolhouse Hill Road. For more information, send an e-mail message to McNeal at jmcneal@ u.washington.edu or call her at 432-3054. Artwork needed Turning Pointe Domestic Vio- lence Services has issued a "call to artists" for donations of works i any medium by Friday, April 13. Artworks will be auctioned off i support of programs to help vic- tims of domestic violence. Descrip" tions of the works and biographies of the artists may be mailed to: Turning Pointe, P.O. Box 2014, Shelton, WA 98584; attention: Cathy Mecham. two enclq E Allel horn es. I: sanc well an,in sanc rnigl dog, idea She bear the 1 witl and dete the l to cl ...ANP NOW, I.IERE5 SOhAETI.IING YOO'LL REALLY LIllE! RETIRED! Congratulations to our friend and neighbor LES RODGERS on his retirement! GILLIS AUTO CENTER IS EXPANDING ITS SERVICE & DETAIL DEPARTMENT INTO THE BUILDING THAT HOUSED LES' AUTO REPAIR. THIS EXPANSION WILL ALLOW US TO BETrER SERVE YOUR NEEDS ON ALL MAKES AND MODELS OF AUTOMOBILES, PICK-UPS, VANS, SUVs, LIGHT TRUCKS, MOTORHOMES AND RVs. We invite Les' customers to come experience our friendly quality service when the need arises/ FREE Shuttle Service Available CHEVY, TOYOTA, NISSAN, ETC. WE SERVICE ALL MAKES AND MODELS.  360-426-5585 Railroad Avenue & U,S, 101 Interchange, Shelton ,,:,,Certified Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-7 p.m. 5star Certified ,m, Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ***** Parts and Service open Monday-Friday 8 a,m.-5 p.m. Saturdays 8 a.rn.-4:30 p.m. I I J,L.-_