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Since 1886 Vol. 134, No. 17 $1.50 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. . l ,a ’ .v a l .t Y ‘ 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 INSIDE TODAY ‘ ’ 00111 "53263 8 2 County prepares building to house homeless Semitruck rolls, closing major route for hours Major blaze near Belfair burns structures, land Page A—1 0 , Page A—7 Page A-2