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+ Page A-14 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, May 16, 2019 E s F L 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 conserve more than Come see . (360) 4Z6-8401 continued from page A- 1 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. LU BRICANTS O ! L DIST. CO COMPANY $21 ' " ! " b I We deliver continued from page A-1 "There is much state government can ) do to make sure these new networks I ~ i " State Sen. Tim Sheldon (D-Pot- reach everyone in the state, regardless ) latch), who sponsored a similar bill of zip code." . It~ . - (~]during the 2018 Legislative sessionThe new law aims to make broad- Ii We carry kerosene. Located at Sanderson said in a Monday news release the band serviee more widely available and ]$ 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 [ EARLY DEADLINE for the May 30 Journal is Friday, May 24 at 5pm 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.