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i 1 ghettonfiwiasoamnntp ‘ilonmal Since 1886 — Vol. 134, NO. 24 MASON COUNTY, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2020 3-120 8-24 4(0 $1.50 iii-I'll:'n'lfiiim"llili‘ihinfi‘u‘ammh'l'inhui'l WWWOOS MLTOMPN’ERS WWW ME SfETCN WA, 98584—3847 Marchers hold signs last as they march through Belfair as part of the “Belfair Say Their Names: A Peaceful March for Racial Reconciliation.” Journal photos Isabella Breda Nearly 700 residents show support for people of color By Isabella Breda isabella@masoncounty. com For many of the nearly 100 residents walking in “Belfair Say Their Names: A Peaceful March for Racial Reconcili- ation” on June 4, it was an opportunity to demonstrate that the rural town is just as invested in the future, of black American lives as'nea‘rby cities. “In this march, and in the message ‘Black Lives Matter,’ of course we’re not saying all lives don’t matter,” Bel- fair Community Church Pastor Jaime McCallum said. “It is this acknowledge- ment that we are intimately connected — as a community, in this town, in this world. All of us are members and we be- long to each other.” Marchers’ cars filled the Mason Transit Authority Park and Ride, where they gathered for an opening speech from march organizers and Ryan Spurling, Mason County Sheriff’s Office chief criminal deputy of patrol, who asked marchers to be peaceful. Though the march organizers noti- fied the Sheriff’s Office of the details of the protest, Spurling said community members alerted them that the anti- fascism protest movement or antifa was potentially looking to piggyback off of the march in Belfair. The group marched along state Route 3 from Burger Claim & More to Timberland Regional Library, receiv- ing honks of support and waves from driVers along the way. Despite the large turnout and vis- ible support from local biisinesses and drivers, the march was actually a last- minute endeavor. “Heidi (Husted Armstrong) mes- saged Dan (Oberg) and I last Tuesday morning and she said, have you guys been thinking anything about how to march in Belfair,” McCallum said. “She said, there’s just within me a stir- ring. To be silent right now might kind of be its own form of violence.” McCallum said she, alongside Arm- strong, a pastor at the First Presby- flsxiwceful march in Belfair infill? l'J terian Church of Seattle, and Oberg, director at St. Andrew’s House, an Episcopalian church and retreat center in Union, collectively decided on the “heartbeat” of the march. “It was really a desire to show that we stand with those who are hurting, with our brothers and sisters of color whose stories have gone unheard or just briefly heard in the news and out in a couple weeks,” McCallum said. “We stand with them and we want to bring their stories to the center so we want to be healers and reconcilers in that.” see MARCH, page A-12 Officials aim to allow more businesses to , reopen starting June By Gordon Weeks gordon@masoncounty. com Mason County plans to ask the state for permission to move to phase three cf Washington’s coronavirus reopening plan, and hopes it takes effect June 22. Phase three of Gov. Jay In- slee’s four-phase plan allows 1i— braries and museums to reopen, and allows gatherings of up to 50 people, 50% capacity at rec- reational facilities and movie theaters and 75% capacity at restaurants. The Board of Mason County Commissioners discussed the variance application Monday during its work session. 'Dave Windom, the county’s director of community services, told the commissioners he will have a draft application to them by Fri- day. The board will discuss the application Monday at its work session. County commissioners see PHASE THREE, page A—11 High school’s grad plan could change By Gordon Weeks gordon@masoncounty. corn Phase three might lead to Plan B for the Shelton High School Class of 2020 commence- ment ceremony. Due to social distancing re- quirements established to thwart . the spread of the coronavirus, the current plan calls for a drive- up ceremony June 23 at the high school. Graduates will arrive in a vehicle with family members, step onto a stage in front of the Student Union Building, take their diploma from a table, have their name read, move the tassel on their graduation cap, return to the vehicle and depart. Each of the 300 graduates‘will see GRADUATION, page A-10 INSIDE TODAY mm" T'a"‘“'°"“9‘ P°et in Union compiles back some services book of pandemic prose 3 5326300111 PageA_2 PageA_3 North Mason businesses , weigh in on reopening Page A-27