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, * o 4 %% ,,I,1,1.1 Thursday, May 26, 2011 / 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 illlIj!l!! ll!l!!l!!lgll 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