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Harstine: Pleas to avoid trials: t Nichols to demonstrate bonsai MacIntyre admi techniques at club's plant sale ass au!ting Estaci0 dants an- refused to serve him tered plea changes in Mason cause of his association By JOHN COOPER A recent visit with Harstine Is- lander Don Nichols at his home on Coyote Lane revealed that he has a unique hobby, namely bon- sai Bonsai is a method of horticul- ture used to produce dwarfed plants. If one should ask Don whether or not he is an expert in bonsai he would probably smile modestly and say no. However, the evidence attests to his exper- tise in the field. When we visited his patio gar- den Don and his two cats, Rowdy and Buddy, graciously guided us around the area where 12 or more specimens of dwarf trees were flourishing in low bowls contain- ing earth, stones and ornamental bark chips. SOME YEARS AGO when Don was in his 20s, he said, he saw a magazine ad which in- trigued him. For $9.95 he could send for a complete bonsai kit which he proceeded to do. The kit was complete but required the grower to start from scratch since seeds were provided from which to sprout trees. The thought that he would be a long time in achiev- ing results might have discour- aged Don, but the reverse was true. The flame of curiosity had been lit. "Although it does take many years to achieve a desired result in some cases," Don explained, "very satisfactory results can be arrived at in a shorter period of time." That there are ways to do that was proven to be true. The various bonsai gardens he showed us have all been created since the Nicholses moved to Har- stine several years ago. Don has coaxed many specimens into ma- turity over the years but the older ones he donated to a nursery in the Seattle area before moving here. A Ramapo rhododendron with tiny leaves and buds that will soon unfold as tiny blue flowers stands, despite its short eight inches, looking for all the world like a generous shade tree. A dwarfed juniper, that Don con- fides he gleaned from "the back 40" of a nearby nursery seems to be a gnarled and weatherbeaten tree wrestling a precarious living from the meager soil of a rocky crag. SO THE PARADE of bonsai miniatures in Den's garden goes on revealing how he has trained Japanese maple, San Jose junip- er, Hindu Pan pine and many others to conform to the aims of bonsai. Those who want to know more about bonsai or want to dabble in that form of gardening will have an opportunity to talk to Don Nichols at the Harstine Island Garden Club's annual plant sale at the community hall on Satur- day, May 1. He will be on hand all day to answer questions and dem- onstrate techniques. As we concluded our visit we noticed that the gray cat, Buddy, had its right rear leg encased in a cast from hip to paw. Three weeks earlier it had been struck by a car which crushed and frac, tured the limb. The vet had sug- gested amputation which Don re- jected because he felt that Buddy, with the same TLC he has be- stowed on his bonsai creations, would soon he as good as new. That seemed to be the case for as we drove away Buddy was standing on his hind legs, with equal weight on both sound and injured extremities, stretching up to sharpen his claws on the side of a wooden shed before meander- ing off to pursue adventure in the woods. ISLANDER DON NICHOLS explains to Becky Cooper how he pruned and coaxed a Hindu pan pine into this example of the oriental horti- cultural technique of bonsai in the garden of his home. DESPITE THE fact that milder weather, more appropriate for the season, would be very wel- come one of our reliable sources assures us that spring has really arrived. This observer reports that the trillium is blooming. This flowering herb, easy to identify because of its three pet- als, is a "kissin' cousin" of more sophisticated lilies. It is an early bloomer and awakes from its win- ter nap, safe inside its rhizome, to be a traditional herald of spring. People may call it by another col- loquial name such as wake-robin or birth-root, but trillium by any other name is just as welcome as a messenger bringing the reas- suring message of warmer days ahead. Rod Hammett reports that the garden club at its meeting on Thursday, April 8, made plans to do additional landscaping at the community hall on Saturday, April 17. THE CLUB WOULD like to dovetail this project in with the annual clean-up day and wishes to encourage volunteers who fin- ish their roadside chores to re- turn to the hall and help in the endeavor to beautify the front grounds and create a pleasant setting for the monumental rock which bears the plaque commem- orating the community hall as one of Washington's historical buildings. Karla Lortz, who has concep- tualized the undertaking and is a prime mover in the completion of it will be donating the heather plants that will be incorporated into the landscaping. Community club members now total 293 as of April 9 which is just 10 shy of last year's tally of 303. Nonie Neuerburger, commu- nity club treasurer, who reported this information, would like to see the total membership reach a new high. She encourages all who have forgotten to send in dues or have put off doing so to send them to her without delay. MASON COUNTY Sheriff Steve Whybark, in his remarks when he spoke to the community club at their meeting last Friday, cited the good service being done by the island's Crime Watch pa- trol. He indicated that the neighbor- hood watch on Harstine is one of the best because it is well organ- ized and consistently vigilant. He attributed the steady decline of burglaries over recent years in large measure to neighborhood watch organizations. The sheriff is planning to put into effect a C.C. Cole & Sons, Inc. D.B.A. Evergreen Fuel Co. 24 HOUR DIESEL Full Lmne Petroleum Jobber FUELING STATION "Tanks • Lubrlcants-- Frnnr  ° Furnaces & Equipment 661 East Pine Serving Mason County 426-441 I Sbelton since 1935 426-226 I I lira L J I Page 18 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, April 15, 1999 weekly news sheet which will supply the island Crime Watch with pertinent information from his office. Topics which Sheriff Whybark touched upon were the effective use being made of the new juve- nile facility in Shelton, coopera- tion between schools and law en- forcement agencies and the use of grants to add deputies to the de- partment with one deputy now concentrating on violations re- garding timber, brush and illegal dumping. The department is developing a mobile office to be used as an on-site control center when need- ed. Most questions from club members centered about environ- mental violations which arise pe- riodically when individuals mis- use the remoteness and rural na- ture of Harstine Island. Sheriff Whybark reassured questioners by informing them that personnel now are available to take imme- diate and effective action in such cases. THE COMMUNITY club has okayed the cutting down of two trees which are a safety threat to the adjacent fire station should they topple over in a storm. Vol- unteers from District 5 will fell the trees and saw them up. The club voted to give the wood to the state park as a cooperative ges- ture, in return for the park's giv- ing apples for the annual apple squeeze. Mr. and Mr. Bob Haynes who live on the shores of Pickering Passage near the state park think it would be good advice to those living on the waterfronts of Har- stine Island to secure boats and other portable equipment. On or about April 2 someone took their 12-foot aluminum boat which they had customarily beached above the high-tide line for a number of years without incident. Elaine Haynes reported that they had drawn the boat up un- der the overhanging foliage so that it was not noticeable from off shore. Some branches have come down due to the storms of the winter so that possibly the boat was partly exposed. *The party or parties unknown," she said, "must have waited for high tide; otherwise the boat would have had to be dragged quite a ways to launch it." There were signs of the craft having been pulled to the high-tide line. Chaining your canoe, kayak or small boat is no guarantee it won't be stolen, but it will be a deterrent to those bent upon thievery. The Hayneses want others to profit from their loss by taking steps to secure adequately the possessions often stored out- of-doors and readily accessible from the water. IN THE APRIL 1 column we mentioned that April is the time for spring cleaning and the month is shaping up true to form. April 17, this coming Saturday, is the day for volunteers to report in at the community hall for assign- ments from Jim Anderson for the all-island cleanup. This project was given a jump start on Wednesday, April 7, when several individuals doing community service came to the is- land and collected many bags of litter. At Hartstene Pointe, Satur- day, April 24, has been selected as the 5th annual marina cleanup day for which volunteers are needed. Volunteers do not have to be boat owners to show up at 9 a.m. at Indian Cove to assist in dock painting and repair, beach clean- up, picnic area refurbishing and putting up new flags and ban- ners. They will be rewarded with a gourmet barbecue lunch pre- pared by Ron Ellis. NOT TO BE left out, the Wildlife and Habitat Committee of the Hartstene Pointe Main- tenance Association has latched onto April 30, last day of the month, as shoreline cleanup day. Wilma Leslie and Cliff Judd, WAHC members in charge of the project, encourage everyone to join them at 10 a.m. at the North Pointe picnic area on the 30th to pick up a supply of litter bags and instructions. Through the month, and no doubt for an extended period of time, volunteers will be busy for two hours, 9 to 11 a.m., on Wed- nesdays and Saturdays helping with forestry management at the Pointe. At present they are using a recommended technique of "lop and scatter" through a 30- to 50- foot wide corridor along both sides of every road. The object of this method rec- ommended by professional arbor- ists is to cut up dead brush and tree limbs short enough that they lie fiat on the ground where they absorb moisture and therefore be- come much less combustible. This method, aimed at lessening the forest fire danger, also helps to ® ._, LEE STILLwELL Friendly hometown service Located in Downtown Shelton at 601 Rmlroad-- #200 426=2685 • Home • Auto • Life • Commercial I I i preserve the forest floor. Primary attention to the areas adjacent to the roadsides in this clean-up effort is to make less likely a serious fire being started by a carelessly tossed cigarette butt. TIME IS GROWING short to make sure you have tickets to at- tend the spring fling dance at the community hall on May 8. The deadline to do so is April 23 and the number of tickets is limited. For tickets call 427-0889 or con- tact a Hartstene Pointe Travel Club officer. They're good at picking win- ners! We're talking about the folks who choose the menus for the senior lunches. The Over-50 meal for Wednesday, April 24, in- cludes roast beef, mashed po- tatoes with gravy, tossed salad, French bread and angel food cake with berries topped with whipped cream. Even with the bread lend- ing an international flair that menu is an all-American winner! The May 2 presentation at the community hall by Coastal Gee- logics Services on the subject of Shoreline Management is open to all residents of Mason County who have an interest in the pro- tection of shoreline properties. A reminder - register for this work- shop by calling 647-1845, because preregistration is required al- though the workshop is free. April 11 through 17 is National Library Week which makes it an appropriate time to mention that there are two small libraries on the island. One, of long standing, is in the community hall and the other is located in the Hartstene Pointe Clubhouse. Both are run on the honor system and comprise volumes donated by island resi- dents. Volunteers, on an informal basis, keep the shelves tidy. Our technical advancement has not supplanted the pleasure of curl- ing up with a good book. That's reason enough to celebrate Na- tional Library Week even if our island libraries are humble and small. County Superior Court during the past week rather than taking their cases to trial. They include: • Laurel Susan MacIntyre, 44, of 21110 State Route 106, Shelton. She pied guilty on Wednesday, April 7, to assault in the second degree. MacIntyre was arrested on January 20 after deputies of the Mason County Sheriff and an offi- cer of the Skokomish Tribal Police responded to a report that she tried to stab Roy E. Estacio, who had been living at the same ad- dress. Estacio, according to the ar- resting agency affidavitl was mov- ing out of the place when MacIn- tyre started yelling at him, scratched him with her nails and got a knife from the kitchen. "Ms. MacIntyre started swing- ing it, he said, like a Zorro," Deputy Prosecutor Amber Finlay told the court. Finlay promised to recommend a mid-range sentence in exchange for MacIntyre's negotiated guilty plea. Judge James Sawyer or- dered a pre-sentence investiga- tion to confirm that she didn't have a criminal record at the time of the crime. MacIntyre was released on her own recognizance pending sen- tencing on May 27. • Larry Wayne Frisby, a 27-year-old inmate at the Wash- ington Corrections Center in Shelton, pled guilty on Wednes- day, April 7, to charges of assault in the fourth degree and mali- cious mischief in the first degree. The plea followed an amend- ment by Deputy Prosecutor Fin- lay to the criminal information filed with the court. Guards origi- nally said Frisby had thrown a cup full of urine and feces on them. Tests determined that the substance was coffee, according to defense attorney Charles Lane. The incident occurred on Octo- ber 15, 1997. Although two guards were reportedly hit with the coffee, Ralph Black was the only victim named in court pa- pers. Frisby said the guards had person that they don't like. The charge of chief in the allegations that the library at WCC. In exchange for the Finlay has to a mid-range yer scheduled sentencing 27. • Robert guilty to malicious second degree and violence assault in the gree. He changed his day after Deputy ber Finlay agreed to drop charge of rape in the gree. Henry recently polygraph test in asked about alle raped his former The charges that occurred on 1997. Henry admitted to Kristy Suhr and ning his car into her He was angered by her break up with him, court papers. Henry incident but was arrested in Texas tion of the uniform c stances act. Sawyer scheduled for June 3. He also order prohibiting Henry and Suhr. may charge Suhr with false police report. Wooden to go on Several Mason owners will be Olympia Wooden tion's 20th annual Fair on May 8 and 9. The two-day will fill Percival downtown Olympia. clude touch tanks, a boatbuilding booth, wooden boats and al food alley, as well other entertainment. just 2 days until Our One Day Only! Saturday, April 17 th eo 000 o o o o e e o e e e 0000 eo eeoc e oe 0000@ @ Celebrate our 97th Anniversary throughout the store! Doors open at 8 a.m. with Doorbuster Savings until noon! Special Anniversary Hours: I Friday 9 s.m.-9 p.m. I e um Saturday 8 s.m.-9 p.m. J ,, i°,l-t/?--4.'\\;/./. - = • Harstine: Pleas to avoid trials: t Nichols to demonstrate bonsai MacIntyre admi techniques at club's plant sale ass au!ting Estaci0 dants an- refused to serve him tered plea changes in Mason cause of his association By JOHN COOPER A recent visit with Harstine Is- lander Don Nichols at his home on Coyote Lane revealed that he has a unique hobby, namely bon- sai Bonsai is a method of horticul- ture used to produce dwarfed plants. If one should ask Don whether or not he is an expert in bonsai he would probably smile modestly and say no. However, the evidence attests to his exper- tise in the field. When we visited his patio gar- den Don and his two cats, Rowdy and Buddy, graciously guided us around the area where 12 or more specimens of dwarf trees were flourishing in low bowls contain- ing earth, stones and ornamental bark chips. SOME YEARS AGO when Don was in his 20s, he said, he saw a magazine ad which in- trigued him. For $9.95 he could send for a complete bonsai kit which he proceeded to do. The kit was complete but required the grower to start from scratch since seeds were provided from which to sprout trees. The thought that he would be a long time in achiev- ing results might have discour- aged Don, but the reverse was true. The flame of curiosity had been lit. "Although it does take many years to achieve a desired result in some cases," Don explained, "very satisfactory results can be arrived at in a shorter period of time." That there are ways to do that was proven to be true. The various bonsai gardens he showed us have all been created since the Nicholses moved to Har- stine several years ago. Don has coaxed many specimens into ma- turity over the years but the older ones he donated to a nursery in the Seattle area before moving here. A Ramapo rhododendron with tiny leaves and buds that will soon unfold as tiny blue flowers stands, despite its short eight inches, looking for all the world like a generous shade tree. A dwarfed juniper, that Don con- fides he gleaned from "the back 40" of a nearby nursery seems to be a gnarled and weatherbeaten tree wrestling a precarious living from the meager soil of a rocky crag. SO THE PARADE of bonsai miniatures in Den's garden goes on revealing how he has trained Japanese maple, San Jose junip- er, Hindu Pan pine and many others to conform to the aims of bonsai. Those who want to know more about bonsai or want to dabble in that form of gardening will have an opportunity to talk to Don Nichols at the Harstine Island Garden Club's annual plant sale at the community hall on Satur- day, May 1. He will be on hand all day to answer questions and dem- onstrate techniques. As we concluded our visit we noticed that the gray cat, Buddy, had its right rear leg encased in a cast from hip to paw. Three weeks earlier it had been struck by a car which crushed and frac, tured the limb. The vet had sug- gested amputation which Don re- jected because he felt that Buddy, with the same TLC he has be- stowed on his bonsai creations, would soon he as good as new. That seemed to be the case for as we drove away Buddy was standing on his hind legs, with equal weight on both sound and injured extremities, stretching up to sharpen his claws on the side of a wooden shed before meander- ing off to pursue adventure in the woods. ISLANDER DON NICHOLS explains to Becky Cooper how he pruned and coaxed a Hindu pan pine into this example of the oriental horti- cultural technique of bonsai in the garden of his home. DESPITE THE fact that milder weather, more appropriate for the season, would be very wel- come one of our reliable sources assures us that spring has really arrived. This observer reports that the trillium is blooming. This flowering herb, easy to identify because of its three pet- als, is a "kissin' cousin" of more sophisticated lilies. It is an early bloomer and awakes from its win- ter nap, safe inside its rhizome, to be a traditional herald of spring. People may call it by another col- loquial name such as wake-robin or birth-root, but trillium by any other name is just as welcome as a messenger bringing the reas- suring message of warmer days ahead. Rod Hammett reports that the garden club at its meeting on Thursday, April 8, made plans to do additional landscaping at the community hall on Saturday, April 17. THE CLUB WOULD like to dovetail this project in with the annual clean-up day and wishes to encourage volunteers who fin- ish their roadside chores to re- turn to the hall and help in the endeavor to beautify the front grounds and create a pleasant setting for the monumental rock which bears the plaque commem- orating the community hall as one of Washington's historical buildings. Karla Lortz, who has concep- tualized the undertaking and is a prime mover in the completion of it will be donating the heather plants that will be incorporated into the landscaping. Community club members now total 293 as of April 9 which is just 10 shy of last year's tally of 303. Nonie Neuerburger, commu- nity club treasurer, who reported this information, would like to see the total membership reach a new high. She encourages all who have forgotten to send in dues or have put off doing so to send them to her without delay. MASON COUNTY Sheriff Steve Whybark, in his remarks when he spoke to the community club at their meeting last Friday, cited the good service being done by the island's Crime Watch pa- trol. He indicated that the neighbor- hood watch on Harstine is one of the best because it is well organ- ized and consistently vigilant. He attributed the steady decline of burglaries over recent years in large measure to neighborhood watch organizations. The sheriff is planning to put into effect a C.C. Cole & Sons, Inc. D.B.A. Evergreen Fuel Co. 24 HOUR DIESEL Full Lmne Petroleum Jobber FUELING STATION "Tanks • Lubrlcants-- Frnnr  ° Furnaces & Equipment 661 East Pine Serving Mason County 426-441 I Sbelton since 1935 426-226 I I lira L J I Page 18 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, April 15, 1999 weekly news sheet which will supply the island Crime Watch with pertinent information from his office. Topics which Sheriff Whybark touched upon were the effective use being made of the new juve- nile facility in Shelton, coopera- tion between schools and law en- forcement agencies and the use of grants to add deputies to the de- partment with one deputy now concentrating on violations re- garding timber, brush and illegal dumping. The department is developing a mobile office to be used as an on-site control center when need- ed. Most questions from club members centered about environ- mental violations which arise pe- riodically when individuals mis- use the remoteness and rural na- ture of Harstine Island. Sheriff Whybark reassured questioners by informing them that personnel now are available to take imme- diate and effective action in such cases. THE COMMUNITY club has okayed the cutting down of two trees which are a safety threat to the adjacent fire station should they topple over in a storm. Vol- unteers from District 5 will fell the trees and saw them up. The club voted to give the wood to the state park as a cooperative ges- ture, in return for the park's giv- ing apples for the annual apple squeeze. Mr. and Mr. Bob Haynes who live on the shores of Pickering Passage near the state park think it would be good advice to those living on the waterfronts of Har- stine Island to secure boats and other portable equipment. On or about April 2 someone took their 12-foot aluminum boat which they had customarily beached above the high-tide line for a number of years without incident. Elaine Haynes reported that they had drawn the boat up un- der the overhanging foliage so that it was not noticeable from off shore. Some branches have come down due to the storms of the winter so that possibly the boat was partly exposed. *The party or parties unknown," she said, "must have waited for high tide; otherwise the boat would have had to be dragged quite a ways to launch it." There were signs of the craft having been pulled to the high-tide line. Chaining your canoe, kayak or small boat is no guarantee it won't be stolen, but it will be a deterrent to those bent upon thievery. The Hayneses want others to profit from their loss by taking steps to secure adequately the possessions often stored out- of-doors and readily accessible from the water. IN THE APRIL 1 column we mentioned that April is the time for spring cleaning and the month is shaping up true to form. April 17, this coming Saturday, is the day for volunteers to report in at the community hall for assign- ments from Jim Anderson for the all-island cleanup. This project was given a jump start on Wednesday, April 7, when several individuals doing community service came to the is- land and collected many bags of litter. At Hartstene Pointe, Satur- day, April 24, has been selected as the 5th annual marina cleanup day for which volunteers are needed. Volunteers do not have to be boat owners to show up at 9 a.m. at Indian Cove to assist in dock painting and repair, beach clean- up, picnic area refurbishing and putting up new flags and ban- ners. They will be rewarded with a gourmet barbecue lunch pre- pared by Ron Ellis. NOT TO BE left out, the Wildlife and Habitat Committee of the Hartstene Pointe Main- tenance Association has latched onto April 30, last day of the month, as shoreline cleanup day. Wilma Leslie and Cliff Judd, WAHC members in charge of the project, encourage everyone to join them at 10 a.m. at the North Pointe picnic area on the 30th to pick up a supply of litter bags and instructions. Through the month, and no doubt for an extended period of time, volunteers will be busy for two hours, 9 to 11 a.m., on Wed- nesdays and Saturdays helping with forestry management at the Pointe. At present they are using a recommended technique of "lop and scatter" through a 30- to 50- foot wide corridor along both sides of every road. The object of this method rec- ommended by professional arbor- ists is to cut up dead brush and tree limbs short enough that they lie fiat on the ground where they absorb moisture and therefore be- come much less combustible. This method, aimed at lessening the forest fire danger, also helps to ® ._, LEE STILLwELL Friendly hometown service Located in Downtown Shelton at 601 Rmlroad-- #200 426=2685 • Home • Auto • Life • Commercial I I i preserve the forest floor. Primary attention to the areas adjacent to the roadsides in this clean-up effort is to make less likely a serious fire being started by a carelessly tossed cigarette butt. TIME IS GROWING short to make sure you have tickets to at- tend the spring fling dance at the community hall on May 8. The deadline to do so is April 23 and the number of tickets is limited. For tickets call 427-0889 or con- tact a Hartstene Pointe Travel Club officer. They're good at picking win- ners! We're talking about the folks who choose the menus for the senior lunches. The Over-50 meal for Wednesday, April 24, in- cludes roast beef, mashed po- tatoes with gravy, tossed salad, French bread and angel food cake with berries topped with whipped cream. Even with the bread lend- ing an international flair that menu is an all-American winner! The May 2 presentation at the community hall by Coastal Gee- logics Services on the subject of Shoreline Management is open to all residents of Mason County who have an interest in the pro- tection of shoreline properties. A reminder - register for this work- shop by calling 647-1845, because preregistration is required al- though the workshop is free. April 11 through 17 is National Library Week which makes it an appropriate time to mention that there are two small libraries on the island. One, of long standing, is in the community hall and the other is located in the Hartstene Pointe Clubhouse. Both are run on the honor system and comprise volumes donated by island resi- dents. Volunteers, on an informal basis, keep the shelves tidy. Our technical advancement has not supplanted the pleasure of curl- ing up with a good book. That's reason enough to celebrate Na- tional Library Week even if our island libraries are humble and small. County Superior Court during the past week rather than taking their cases to trial. They include: • Laurel Susan MacIntyre, 44, of 21110 State Route 106, Shelton. She pied guilty on Wednesday, April 7, to assault in the second degree. MacIntyre was arrested on January 20 after deputies of the Mason County Sheriff and an offi- cer of the Skokomish Tribal Police responded to a report that she tried to stab Roy E. Estacio, who had been living at the same ad- dress. Estacio, according to the ar- resting agency affidavitl was mov- ing out of the place when MacIn- tyre started yelling at him, scratched him with her nails and got a knife from the kitchen. "Ms. MacIntyre started swing- ing it, he said, like a Zorro," Deputy Prosecutor Amber Finlay told the court. Finlay promised to recommend a mid-range sentence in exchange for MacIntyre's negotiated guilty plea. Judge James Sawyer or- dered a pre-sentence investiga- tion to confirm that she didn't have a criminal record at the time of the crime. MacIntyre was released on her own recognizance pending sen- tencing on May 27. • Larry Wayne Frisby, a 27-year-old inmate at the Wash- ington Corrections Center in Shelton, pled guilty on Wednes- day, April 7, to charges of assault in the fourth degree and mali- cious mischief in the first degree. The plea followed an amend- ment by Deputy Prosecutor Fin- lay to the criminal information filed with the court. Guards origi- nally said Frisby had thrown a cup full of urine and feces on them. Tests determined that the substance was coffee, according to defense attorney Charles Lane. The incident occurred on Octo- ber 15, 1997. Although two guards were reportedly hit with the coffee, Ralph Black was the only victim named in court pa- pers. Frisby said the guards had person that they don't like. The charge of chief in the allegations that the library at WCC. In exchange for the Finlay has to a mid-range yer scheduled sentencing 27. • Robert guilty to malicious second degree and violence assault in the gree. He changed his day after Deputy ber Finlay agreed to drop charge of rape in the gree. Henry recently polygraph test in asked about alle raped his former The charges that occurred on 1997. Henry admitted to Kristy Suhr and ning his car into her He was angered by her break up with him, court papers. Henry incident but was arrested in Texas tion of the uniform c stances act. Sawyer scheduled for June 3. He also order prohibiting Henry and Suhr. may charge Suhr with false police report. Wooden to go on Several Mason owners will be Olympia Wooden tion's 20th annual Fair on May 8 and 9. The two-day will fill Percival downtown Olympia. clude touch tanks, a boatbuilding booth, wooden boats and al food alley, as well other entertainment. just 2 days until Our One Day Only! Saturday, April 17 th eo 000 o o o o e e o e e e 0000 eo eeoc e oe 0000@ @ Celebrate our 97th Anniversary throughout the store! Doors open at 8 a.m. with Doorbuster Savings until noon! Special Anniversary Hours: I Friday 9 s.m.-9 p.m. I e um Saturday 8 s.m.-9 p.m. J ,, i°,l-t/?--4.'\\;/./. - = •