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Since 1886 Vol. 134, No. 17
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New Cases
in county
now at922
Health officer: efforts
showing ’positive outcomes’
By Adam “fiddnick
adam@masoncounty.Com
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases
grew by three during the past seven days.
Mason County had 22 confirmed corona—
virus cases. as of Wednesday morning. State-
wide, Washington had 12,282 confirmed cases
as of Monday, including 682 deaths.
Mason County has not had any reported
deaths related to the corona-
virus.
In a letter April 16 to
Mason County communi-
ties, Dr. Daniel Stein, the
county’s health officer, wrote
that 10 of the 21 people who
tive for the coronavirus are
no longer in isolation.
“While change is often dif-
ficult, our efforts are begin-
Stein
ning to show positive outcomes as the number-
of new cases is decreasing and many of those
who have been infected are recovering at
see CASES, page A-13
Renovations begin on
historic oyster house
iGordon “Weeks
gordon@masoncounty.com
In 2013, the Port of Allyn purchased the his—
toric Sargent Oyster House on North Bay from
the state Department of Fish and Wildlife for
$1 and had it moved to port property near the
Allyn dock.
The 71—year-old building has remained dor-
mant —- until recently. Workers are rebuilding
the bottom half of the structure, which will be
transformed into a working museum dedicated
to the history of the shellfish industry on North
Bay.
The renovations are happening because for
the first time since the port. bought the build-
ing, money is available for the project, Port of
Allyn Executive Director Lary Coppola wrote
in an email.
The North Bay Historical Society, a partner
in the project, received a historical preserva-
tion grant for $160,000. That money will be
used to stabilize the building and then move
it to a newly constructed platform after the old
launch ramp is replaced, Coppola wrote. ,
The Port of Allyn received a $218,000 capi-
tal budget appropriation that will be used to
see overstate, seem
at the time had tested posi?
ice catch
Sean Johnson, a Mason PUD 3 lineman, catches a piece of equipment for
installation Tuesday morning
at Spencer Lake. PUD 3 workers made the final switch Tuesday morning to a
planned maintenance
project that moved power lines underground. Joel Myer, public information
and government relations
manager for the PUD, said the move provides reliability for the system and
safety for customers. Some
utility employees are working on rotations during the COVlD-19 pandemic.
For more photos, see page
A-12. Journal photo by Lloyd Mullen
Delivering food to kids'in their community
Pioneer paraeducators, bus
drivers overcome fear to serve
By Gordon Weeks" ' '
gordon@masoncounty. com
Pioneer School District bus
driver Trish Bennett and paraedu-
cator Darla Hylton said they felt
fear facing the coronavirus when
they began delivering meals to the
district’s children five mornings a
week.
Their roots run deep in the com-
munity. Both women attended Pio-
neer schools, as did their parents;
Hylton’s grandchild is a Pioneer
Eagle. Their fathers worked to-
gether in fire dispatch in the Agate
area.
“We thought this virus was tem-
porary,” Bennett said. “We didn’t
get to say goodbye to the kids.”
“There was so much unknown,”
said Hylton.
But the women, who have trans-
ported special needs students for
the past two years, overcame their
fear, strapped on face masks and
gloves, and joined five other duos
on buses to deliver bagged break-
fasts and lunches to anyone ages
18 and younger, and educational
materials, on routes that can be
found on the district’s website and
Facebook page.
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‘ Pioneer School District paraeducator Darla Hylton, in the bus
doonrvay, hands breakfast and lunch to Harstine Island residents
Monday while driver Trish Bennett looks on. Journal photo by Gordon
Weeks
“We just protect ourselves and
do it for the kiddos,” Bennett said.
During the first week of its
“grab-and-go” program, the dis-
trict distributed about 500 break-
fast/lunches, Superintendent John
Gummel stated in a message to
families Friday on the district’s
website. Last week, the district
handed out more than 1,600 meals:
Eight of the district’s 12 bus
drivers are on a rotating schedule,
said Bennett, the lead driver. Cafe-
teria staff members Geanne Clark,
Erin Edginton, Terry Weeden and
Bob Hurst prepare the meals.
At 8 a.m., six buses pull up to
the school to receive the meals and
other materials to distribute; new
educational packets now go out
with the buses each Friday. .
Monday’s bag contained waf-
fles, a burrito, apple juice, apple-
sauce, cucumber slices and a Rice
see BELIVERIES, page A—9
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County prepares building
to house homeless
Semitruck rolls, closing
major route for hours
Major blaze near Belfair
burns structures, land
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