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Phase three: Gather
from page A-1
and the Mason County Health Board
will both meet Tuesday to discuss and
vote on the variance application.
The state is expected to take a few
days to review the application, Win-
dom said. If Mason County receives
approval to move to phase three, the
commissioners will set~a specific date,
likely 48 hours after approval, to allow
businesses to reopen to phase three
levels, he said. '
“It gives us time to review what
needs the most attention,” said Com-
missioner Sharon Trask.
The county hopes to be in phase
three on June 22, Windom said.
Windom told the commissioners the
state secretary of health does not want
Mason County to apply for the vari-
ance earlier than Saturday, when the
county will have been in phase two for
three weeks.
Mason General Hospital and Dr.
Daniel Stein, Mason County’s health
officer, have already approved the ap-
plication for.phase three.
Helping residents in long-term care
facilities is 'a priority, Windom said.
“We have people in long-term care
who have had no visitors since March
or February,” he said.
Those residents no longer dine to-
gether in cafeterias, Windom said.
“They’re eating in their rooms,” he
said. “They’re very, very restricted to
their rooms. They’re not getting exer-
cise, thefre not getting the emotional
and mental stimulation.”
The county is seeking ways to reach
out to the Hispanic-speaking residents
and others who don’t speak English
with information about the pandemic,
Windom said. He said he is worried
Fifty years ago, on June 13, fnen
Stevens. . '
an family gathered in
to celebrate the marriage of David C. and Sally Jo (Smith) Sund. Sally grew
up in Lake
Dave grew up in Hoodsport, and his family has lived on the land that his
great—grandfathe
homesteaded six generations ago. Dave and Sally live on that family
homestead now. ,
They met when they were in the wedding party of Shelton resident Terry and
Sue
Thursday, June 11, 2020 — Shelton-Mason County Journal Page A-11
ings of 50 people would be permitted
“.
Movie theaters such as'Shelton Cinemas will be allowed to reopen at
half capacity when the state allows Mason
County to enter phase three of Gov. Jay lnslee’s four-phase coronavirus
reopening plan. Journal photo by Gordon
Weeks
about agriculture workers who work
closely and travel together in vans.
“I don’t want to see it happen here
what happened in Yakima,” he said.
As of Wednesday morning, Yakima
County —— which has a large Hispanic
population — has 4,834 confirmed cases
and 104 deaths. The county has 189.9
cases per 10,000 population, by far the
largest in the state.
a'k‘ed church in Marysville
Osterberg. It was inexpressible joy when they met and found each other.
They had a
counseling/coaching at David Douglas High School, being offered a job in
publishing which ,.
k required a move to California. They got married with 14 attendants which
included Sally's
I. sister and brother and cousins, and Shelton/Hoodsport residents:
Dave’s brother Larry,
féhis sisters, and Terry and Sue Osterberg. Lifelong friend Jim Williamson
was also in the
"‘ wedding party.
gyAfter the honeymoon, the couple settled in San Clemente, California.
5‘ The journey has been interesting and diversified. The couple
eventually moved back to
’1 Washington where they worked as therapists in a practice that they
owned, ACT
a,
it Counseling.
They also founded the world-class'Sund’s Lodge Fishing Resort in
British Columbia, which
hithey worked as a family for 34 years. The family includes their sons,
Asher and Scott, and
their daughter-in-law Heather. They are blessed‘with six grandchildren:
five on earth and
one in heaven. The couple says this milestone was achieved with a lot of
love, a lot of
laughs, and their faith in God.
4,
whirlwind courtship: Sally graduating from Central with her teaching
degree and Dave,
In a time such as this, the celebration will be online.
Send your congratulations to them at RC. Box 2020, Hoodsport, WA 98548. 5
h.
, Mariam“ a.
The commissioners discussed stag-
gering the reopenings, such as per-
haps allowing restaurants with social
distancing and other precautions in
place allowed to immediately go from
half capacity to 75%.
When the county went to phase two
reopening almost three weeks ago, “Peo-
ple were opening without precautions,”
said Commissioner Randy N eatherlin.
He added, “We as a commission say,
‘These are ready to go.’ It doesn’t hap—
pen until we say it happens.”
The cOmmissioners discussed the
challenges of reopening baseball fields
when as many as 50 people will be al-
lowed to gather.
“I know we’ll have a lot of elderly
people there They want to see their
grandkids,” Neatherlin said.
we’re proud of you... i
We know this isn’t how you pictured this day.
But we’re all stronger because of you.