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Thursday, May 26, 2011
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Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
BBQ was on the menu
at the Bite of Shelton
during the weekend.
By NATALIE JOHNSON
The Shelton-Mason
County Chamber of Com-
merce's annual Business
Expo/Bite of Shelton went
off without a hitch on Thurs-
day, giving locals a taste of
67 businesses in their com-
munity.
purpose is to feature
our local businesses and res-
taurants and highlight all
Mason County has to offer,"
Chamber Director Heidi
McCutcheon said.
Of the 67 businesses and
restaraunts nearly all said
that the event helped put =a
face to a name" in the coun-
ty's business community.
"This is our first year so
I don't really have results,
but it's a great social event
for me," Amy Cooper of Coo-
per Studios Photography
said.
The event was so popular
this year, McCutcheon said
it almost outgrew its ven-
ue, the Pavillion at Sentry
Park.
We actually made some
See Bite on page A-6
deadline
The Shelto~-Maspn
County Journal will be
closed in observance of
Memorial Day on Monday,
May 30.
As a result of the
impending holiday, an early
deadline for the June 2
issue will be at 5 p.m. on
Friday, May 27.
Births B-8
: ommunity Calendar B-3
Entertainment/Dining B-3
Journal of Record A-6
Obituaries B-7
"S Opinions, Letters A-4
Sports C-1
Weather A-8
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screens a big problem for sewer
By NATALIE JOHNSON produces reclaimed water Construction gives a de- concluded that the screens
from wastewater. This re- tailed timeline of events were allowing sludge and
The city of Shelton an-claimed water is safe for at the plant: particulate matter past the
nounced Monday that all purposes except drink- In April 2010, operators headworks and into the
damage caused over the ing. at the plant first noticed a plant, and started working
last year and a half from Not long after the plant "vibration issue with Lake- with Pease and its subcon-
faulty screens in its Sat- began accepting wastewa- side rotary drum screens tractor Lakeside, to get re-
ellite Water Reclamation ter from its only customer, CRDS)." Lakeside is the placement screens.
Plant has caused an esti- the Department of Cor- company that supplied Michael said that even
mated $i million in dalm- rections (DOC), problems the screens, which filter though some material did
age. began coming to light. A out particulate matter and get caught in the screen,
In January 2010, the letter from city engineer sludge at the headworks of gaps eventually allowed it
city placed the plant into Mike Michael to Darron the sewer plant.
full operation. The plant Pease of Pease and SonsAt that point, the city See Screen on page A-6
Journal photo by Kelly Riordan
A father and daughter team up for some trout fishing at Island Lake recently
during some nice spring weather. For more outdoor activities read the Mason
County Visitor's Guide in this issue of the Journal.
Knife-wielding woman gets 22 months
By KEVAN MOORE . Homan was arrested at her Homan was held on $40,000
residence 10:49 p.m. on Febru- bail following her initial appear-
A Shelton woman was sen- ary 25 under investigation of ance on February 28 when the
tenced in Mason County Su- fourth-degree assault. Deputies court found probable cause for
perior Court ox~ Monday to 22 were advised of a physical dis- those charges and she pied not
months in for second-degree as- turbance at the Simpson Road guilty on March 8. Homan even-
sault with a deadly weapon en- address about an hour earlier, tually pled to the slightly re-
hancement. Homan was taken into custo-duced assault charge on May 9.
Donna Luella Homan, 41, of dy for minor assault, but further With an offender score of one,
the 500 block of Simpson Road investigation led to charges of Homan faced a standard range
was sentenced to ten months for first-degree assault and felony of six to 12 months on the first
the assault and an additional 12 harassment when prosecutorscount with a 12-month enhance-
months for using a knife. She charged her with threatening ment and three to eight months
also received an eight-month to kill her neighbor, Shirley J. on the second count.
term, to run concurrently, for Cervantes, with a large kitchen
felony harassment, knife. See Knife on page A-8
Clean Water Program
seeks public input
Journal staff report
County residents are invited to attend one
of three upcoming meetings to share iniforma-
tion about a proposed Mason County Clean
Water Program and potential funding options.
Citizens will be asked their opinions about the
scope of the program and how to pay for it.
The meetings will be held from noon to 2
p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, at the Mason Coun-
ty Public Works Building located at 100 W
Public Works Drive; from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
on Wednesday, June 8, at the Hoodsport Fire
Hall located at 331 North Finch Creek Road;
and from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June
9, at the Theler Community Center, located at
22871 NE State Route 3.
See Water on page A-6
Journal file photo
Clean rivers,
streall~,
lakes and
saltwater
stretches
have long
been a
priority
in Mason
County. Lake
Cushman,
seen, here
is a perfect
example
of how
important
that concept
is.
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
These are some of the
plastic particles that
caused $1 million in
damage to filtering
equipment at the
city's Satellite Water
Reclamation Plant.
By NATALIE JOHNSON
The Mason County Board of
Commissioners approved a pro-
posal to create special events poli-
cies for Mason County Parks and
Trails Tuesday.
The county previously had no
official policies on special events,
said John Keates, director of Ma-
son County Parks and Trails.
=We wanted to make sure we
:covered the direct costs for events,
safe guarded our assets and prop-
erty and made sure that the event
sponsor was concerned about safe-
ty," Keates said in an email.
The policy defines a special
event as a temporary activity that
lasts no more than three days and
happens no more than three times
a year and includes more than 50
people. It excludes activities at
parks like the Mason County Rec-
reation Area (MCRA), which al-
ready has policies in place.
The new policy also includes
fees for using the parks for both
commercial and non-commercial
entities.
"This is about people who throw
large parties or special events
that cause the need for cleanup,"
County Commissioner Lynda Ring
Erickson said.
Fees range from $50 to $500
for non-commercial events and
$150 - $550 for commercial events,
depending on the expected num-
ber of participants. Commercial
events will also be charged for $25
for water or electric hookups•
The policy also stipulates that
there will be no smoking or con-
sumption of alcohol allowed at
county parks and that a permit
must be issued by the county prior
to the event.
Keates said that while groups
are encouraged to apply for per-
mits and pay the fees in the
parks policy, the county would
not stringently enforce those poli-
cies in some cases. For example,
school field trips will likely not be
charged.
Commissioner Tim Sheldon
asked for clarification on the en-
forcement of the policy Tuesday.
"What is the bright line of
when you need a permit and when
you don't?" Sheldon asked. "If
somebody had a wedding or a fam-
ily reunion and they didn't check
with the parks is somebody going
to show up and say: 'Well you had
over 50 without a permit? Is there
any penalty for that?'"
Keates said that technically any
event with more than 50 partici-
pants needs to get a permit. He said
that the policies would likely not
be enforced if a small event like a
See Parks on page A-8