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Page A-14 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, May 16, 2019
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The former Peninsular Railway & Lumberman's Museum, now doing
business as Simpson Railroad, on May 7 hosted a Speeder Run. North
American Railcar Operators Association members brought 21 motorcars,
some from as far away as California, to tour the Simpson Railroad line in
downtown Shelton. Members of the nonprofit group are dedicated to the
preservation of railroad "motorcars" that were used by many railroads
fortrack maintenance and inspection. The event raised $1,050 for the
nonprofit Simpson Railroad. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks
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plans to immediately restore about 5
acres, which includes removing der-
elict structures and debris and reveg-
etation with native plant species. The
wetlands and streams protected in the
project are habitat for four species of
salmon, numerous waterfowl, migra-
tory birds and raptors.
Ecology states on its blog, https://
bit.ly/2VFlp7s, the project is a step in
conserve more
than 600 acres of coastal shoreline and
wetlands in the Skookum Valley flood-
plain.
Phase 2 of the West Oakland Bay Res-
toration involves Ecology partnering with
the Squaxin in restoring 28 acres of coast-
al wetland salt marsh and remove inter-
tidal dikes. The goal is to reestablish and
protect the salt-marsh estuary lost in the
creating of the Oakland Bay Industrial
Harbor more than 100 years ago.
The larger effort plans to conserve
and restore nearshore, estuarine and
freshwater habitats in the Oakland
Bay Watershed, noted for recreation,
shell fishing, tribal use and wildlife
habitat.
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Ii We carry kerosene. Located at Sanderson said in a Monday news release the band serviee more widely available and
]$ Industrial Park new law makes the availability of more affordable in remote regions. The
lative District, which encompasses cess. Much of the funding comes from
!- ~ Mason County and parts of Kitsap money diverted from the Public Works
and Thurston counties. Making high- Trust Fund, which drew criticism from
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speed broadband service available to
all will keep the area from being left
behind, he said.
"High-speed service is vital to our
state's competitiveness, but as new
5G networks are rolled out, there is
"a danger rural areas will be ignored
as providers focus on more lucrative
markets," Sheldon said in the release.
"This is a concern for everyone who
lives outside an urban center. The In-
ternet is a foundation for just about
everything we do theSe days, from ap-
plying to college to running a small
business, or just keeping in touch with
the world. But in districts like mine,
many people are still on dial-up con-
nections because that is the fastest
the Association of Washington Cities,
among others, prior to passage of the
capital budget in April.
Inslee made broadband expansion
into underserved communities a pri-
ority during the 105-day Legislative
session.
"I consider this one of, ff not the
most important, small town and rural
economic development issues, and to
see that advance is really great news,"
Inslee said during a March 7 press
conference.
Sen. Lisa Wellman (D-Mercer Is-
land) introduced the bill at Inslee's
request.
"Broadband is also a necessary tool
for participation in the modern econo-
service available."
Sheldon added he thinks connect-
ing rural areas tobroadband is as im-
portant now as it was to connect com-
munities to electricity in the 1930s.
"In many ways the deployment of
broadband technologies in rural areas
is as important as the deployment of
electricity was in the '30s," he said.
my," Wellman said in a March 6 state-
ment. "Access to internet will do won-
ders for small businesses throughout
Washington state."
Emma Epperly, Washington News-
paper Publishers Association's Olym-
pia News Bureau reporter, contributed
information used in this story.