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J INSIDETODA I ‘ Shelton woman denates - hundreds of masks s ‘ l _, 8 ) Shelton youths cru' Street. Courtesy ph SHELTON-MASON COUNTY ourna oto rom about the mid-1950s to the early 1980s, Shelton youths cruised The Gut and hung out in The Square‘ on West Railroad Avenue, showing off their custom rigs, blasting rock . ’n’ roll and chugging cheap beer, all under the gaze of usually tolerant police. Some of those “Amer- ican Graffiti”-like nights culminated with drag races at “Dayton International” or a kegger in the woods. These days, West Railroad Avenue is eerily empty with, the “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” coro- navirus edict in place. The Square -—— also known as the Evergreen Square, on Railroad between and Fourth and Fifth streets is a largely vacant parking lot. The beloved payphones are gone. But the area and era crackles back to life through the recollec- tions of past and present She]- ton natives who reveled together on Friday and Saturday nights. More than 100 people shared their memories when the Shel-- ton-Mason County Journal que— ried members of the Facebook group, “Well, You Might Be From Shelton if “ “The Square was the heartbeat of Shelton in the sixties,” wrote Colin Morris. “It was where you went to see, and be seen.” “If you grew up in Shelton, you 3-171 8—34 ~ “‘ wznmmawmm>mm\\%\mxmmmwmm most likely cruised The Gut and parked/partied in The Square on any given evening, and always on the weekends,” wrote Peggy Zamzow. “The Square was where you found out what was going on or where the ‘action’ was going to be. (You would) meet at The Square and head to the quarter— mile for a race or just cruise back and forth. Those were the good old days!” “If you didn’t have a- ride, you could call one of the payphones in The Square,” wrote Kathy Toner. “Someone would answer every time! And one of them would ‘ come pick you up.” Sally Brownfield, now a see CRUISIN', page Age- “The Square was the heartbeat of Shelton in the sixties.” Colin Morris, on Facebook group “We/l. You Might Be From She/ton if... ” 0,0111" Page A—2 Community Lifeline offers more beds, meals Page IA-3 hinitialr!MilliW”it‘llilildnufit‘uIlulnmllh” (I SMALL TOWN PAPERS 927 W RAILROAD AVE SHELTON WA, 98584-3847 31.50 Conflicting number of new cases State lists 19 Mason’County corona virus diagnoses; county’s tally grows to 18 ’ By Adam Rudnickw- adam@masoncounty. com The number of residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus has grown, but local confirmed cases seem to be tapering off. According to the state Department of Health, 19 Mason County residents have tested positive for the coronavi— rus — a number that conflicts with the total cases county health officials have been adding to. According to the Mason County Public Health, 18 county residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. On April 9, a man in his 705 tested positive the only new case local health officials have reported since April 8, when the county reported 17 positive tests. The state number is different than the local number for several reasons, according to Mason County Public ~ Health. 7W see page A-13 Forest Festival postponed until Aug. 1 By Gordon Weeks gordon@masoncounty. com Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mason County Forest Festival orga- nizers rescheduled the 76th annual r event from May 30-June 2 to a one- day event on Aug. 1. “We’re excited to keep the festival going,” said Amy Cooper, vice presi- dent of the Mason County Forest Festival planning committee. In selecting a new date, organiz- ers noted that the Forest Festival .royalty court and float are already committed to parades at other festi- vals every weekend in July, Cooper said. Organizers also didn’t want to select a date later in August because several of the court members Will be 8e; FESTIVAL, page A-i 3 Jo‘umal ? Starts on page A17