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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Year 125 -- week 20 -- 7 Sections -- 54 Pages -- Published in Shelton, Washington -- $1
Li h
City moves to
second phase
of streetlight
project
By NATALIE JOHNSON
After the success of the
first phase of the program,
the city of Shelton plans
to embark' on the second
phase of its project to save
money by eliminating
some streetlights within
the city.
This phase will cut pow-
er to 36 streetlights south
of Cota Street to the city
limits.
The last phase of the
project shut off 47 street-
lights and will save the city
an estimated $7,522.46 a
year.
The savings for January
through March 2011 have
been $2,560.20.
While Mayor John Tar-
rant has voiced opposi-
tion to the p~ogram, Police
Chief Dave Eklund as-
sured him that there have
been no noticeable increas-
es in crime associated with
disconnected lights and
received only two citizen
complaints.
"When we started this
we had visions of grandeur
thinking we would save
$40,000, i,t~.t,/t&U~6 'out we~l
save $2;600 ... i thin~ it
was worth it," commission-
er Mike Byrne said.
The city placed the pro-
posal to continue the pro-
gram on its consent agenda
for next Monday's meeting.
Johns Creek
study
underway,
but needs
more funding
By NATALIE JOHNSON
Representatives from
the Department of Ecol-
ogy and the United States
Geological Survey (USC~)
held a briefing in Shelton
Monday on the status of a
hydrogeologic study on the
Johns Creek Basin.
"Water management is
something we're looking at
closer than ever," said Sal-
ly Toteff of Ecology. "Water
is a finite resource ... there
might not be as much as
See Water on page A-7
Births B-8
Community Calendar B-3
Entertainment/Dining B-3
Journal of Record A-5
Obituaries B-7
Opinions, Letters A-4
Sports O1
Weather A-8
Pleads not guilty to three counts of vehicular homicide
By KEVAN MOORE His next court appearance on State Route 3 about wreck, Benjamin Black- to negotiate a left curve on
is slated for May 23 and a a mile north of Allyn left burn, 18, was able to walk the highway when the car
A young Allyn man has trial date has been set for three former North Ma- at the crash site, but was slid into the northbound
pied not guilty to three the last week of June. son School District stu- transported to Mason lane, rotated, struck a tree
counts of vehicular homi- Schuchard was extri- dents dead. Those killed General Hospital in Shel- on its right passenger side,
cide and one count of re- cared from the driver's seat were Bryan Blackburn, 22, ton for further treatment, continued to rotate and
hicular assault, of a 1990 Chevrolet Corsica NMHS class of 2008; Dan- Schuchard, meanwhile, rolled, finally landing on its
James E. Schuchard, and airlifted to Harborview iel Tedder, 20, PACE class was released from Harbor- wheels.
20, was arraigned in Ma- Medical Center in Seattle of 2009; and Tyler Janku- view after a brief stay. The state patrol said
son County Superior Court in the early morning hours nas, 20, NMHS/Homelink The state patrol says that alcohol was a contrib-
last week and Judge Toni of Sunday, March 6. class of 2009. that while driving south- uting factor in the fatal
Sheldon set bail at $10,000. The single-vehicle wreck A fifth victim in the bound, Schuchard failedwreck.
The SPSCC Spell Cats anxiously confers on Friday during the Spell-e-bration in Shelton. The team
the competition, which raised money for Mason County Literacy.
Photos courtesy Judy Arms
finished second in
ill
ma
Spellers raise $20,O00 for literacy
By NATALIE JOHNSON to the mostly unheard of words
that took teams one-by-one out
Veteran spellers came fromof the competition.
near and far to test their skills After eight rounds and a
at Mason County Literacy'slengthy spell-off, the Car-is-
18th annual Spell-e-bration matics, sponsored by Bakala
Friday at the Shelton Civic State Farm Insurance, came
Center. through with the win on the
After all of the donationsword"geologize."
were counted, the event raised The South Puget Sound
about $20,000 for Mason Coma- Community College Spellcats,
ty Literacy, Kris Smock, the sponsored by Green Diamond
non-profit's executive director. Resource Company, claimed
"Financially it counts forsecond place, and The Shelton
about a 10th of our annualRotary Rockets, sponsored by
budget, and it's pretty impor- the rotary, got third.
tant," she said. "It's a little "The Shelton Rotary spon-
lower than we'd hoped for, but sored a team for the first time
we're happy with it." this year, and their president
Contestants were not was in the audience and she
thrown off their game by the said she had so much fun she
unfortunate date of the event, wants to be on a team next
Friday the 13th, and spelled year," Smock said.
their hearts out all night for The evening wasn't just
charity, about the spelling bee though.
Fii~een teams competed in During breaks, contestants
this year's bee, sponsored by and spectators alike could par-
organizations from the local ticipate in a live auction, a si-
Kiwanis and Rotary clubs, to lent auction and a raffle, with
Taylor Shellfish and Green Di- all proceeds going to Mason
amend, to the Shelton Timber- County Literacy.
land Library and the Journal. Although Literacy didn't
Despite a noble effort, and a raise quite as much money as
pledge to not offer joke bribes they'd hoped, Smock said the
to the judges as most teams evening was a definite success.
did, the Noble Mason Orchard "It shows strong community
Bees were the first team to fall support," she said.
Photos courtesy .ludy Arms
Judge
Janis Byrd
rings in a
correctly
spelled
word.
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