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Superior com-t roundup: Woman arrested for sparl00:s flying at home of her ex Crowning moment State shotput throne officially his to as- Gabe's final challenger's failed upset bid at cend, Shelton's Gabe Shoemaker gets a the state meet Saturday in Pasco. For more congratulatory hug from head coach and on the Climber senior's weekend to remem- former champ Doug Sells seconds after ber, turn to page 23. Lesser of two drunks guilty in crash that paralyzed man A 29-year-old woman who ad- mitted she drove a vehicle under the influence of alcohol causing a crash in which her uncle was para- lyzed acquired a "strike" when she changed her plea on Monday, May 21, in Mason County Superior Court. Trica Lee Rice of 241 East Or- chard Beach, Grapeview, entered guilty pleas to charges of vehicu- lar assault and driving under the influence. The vehicular assault charge is considered a so-called strike under the state's persistent- offender sentencing law which mandates a sentence of life in pris- on without the possibility of pa- role for persons convicted of three "strike" offenses. She is scheduled for sentencing June 25. Rice was driving a 1995 Dodge Dakota south on East Thomas Road on September 9, 2006 when the vehicle left the roadway and collided with a dirt embankment. The pickup truck continued travel- ing southbound and collided with a tree, rolled over several times and came to rest on its tires on the northbound shoulder, accord- ing to court documents. Her pas- Lookout for maple theft nets two meth suspects Two men arre§ted at the site of a suspected theft of maple from Green Diamond Resource proper- ty near Matlock appeared Friday, May 25, in Mason County Supe- rior Court fhcing potential drug charges. Lance Jon Saila, 57, of 26 West Satko Glen, Elma, and Clarence Allen Creamer, 36, of 121 Barce- lona Lane, Elma, were identified in an investigation of possession of" methamphetamine with intent to deliver. They were arrested May 24 on Green Diamond Resource prop- erty in the area of Decker Creek by Deputy Ted Drogrnund of the Mason County Sheriffs Office who is assigned to patrol private forest lands. He reported finding a fresh theft from a downed maple tree on May 15 on property between Beer- bower and Matlock-Brady roads. Certain maple slabs are used in making musical instruments and furniture. Drogmund noted he set up sur- veillance and on May 24, a dark- colored pickup truck parked next to a downed maple tree. Two men got out of the rig and were detained by Drogmund and other officers. Saila was arrested on a Depart- ment of Corrections warrant and Creamer had active Grays Harbor County warrants. He said the suspected meth was found inside the vehicle with the seven small bags all containing a white substance stuffed in an Al- toids container. According to the report, there was also a larger plastic bag containing suspected meth, three smoking devices, one plastic mini-scale with white res- idue and $1,580 in a case on the front seat. The substances in the bags field-tested positive for meth, Drogmund reported. Judge Toni Sheldon appointed Ronald Sergi as defense counsel for Saila and The Evergreen Law Group to represent Creamer. She set bail at $5,000 for Saila hnd at $10,000 for Creamer. The judge ordered the men to have no con- tact with each other and told the men they cannot go on Green Dia- mond property and cannot harvest special forest products without a permit. Saila and Creamer are sched- uled for arraignment on June 1. •Automotive • Truck *RV ,Motorcycles • Marine .AIM & Models senger, 58-year-old Theodore M. Sipe, who sustained a broken arm, a dislocated shoulder and a spinal injury, is paralyzed from the chest down. 'rhe defendant wrecked a car and her uncle was seriously in- jured. The testimony would in- dicate they had been drinking together and he had her drive be- cause she was less drunk than he was," Deputy Prosecutor Reinhold Schuetz reported. Schuetz said Rice's blood alco- hol level was .18, more than dou- ble the legal limit of .08, and noted the mandatory sentence based on the blood alcohol level is 365 days with a mandatory two days in jail and at least 30 days of confine- ment for the DUI. The sentencing range for the vehicular assault is from three to nine months, Judao Toni Sheldon said the state ou"-ld recommend a sentence of,six months with two months to be served in Custody and four months on electrordc home monitoring. L= CIM. we   tPA psttaj AUTOMOTIVE The Professionals The choice of people who are particular about their cars! 20,33 Olympic Highway North 426-1467 Shelton, WA 98,584 Dan Moldenhauer, owner Bail was set at $100,000 for a Mason County woman arrested after attempting to set her former boyfriend's residence on fire, not once but twice last week. JoAnn E. Harvey, 44, of 41 East Peyton Place, Shelton, was identified on Friday, May 25, in Mason County Superior Court in an investigation of arson in the first degree. She is suspected of domestic violence against Donald W. Beeson at his residence at 60 East Centerline Road, Grapeview. According to a probable-cause statement by Detective Jason Dracobly of the Mason County Sheriffs Office, Beeson said Har- vey came to his residence twice on May 23. The first time she was yelling and screaming at him and throwing rocks at his house, he said, and he came outside, gave her a blanket and some clothing and told her to get offhis property. Beeson said the next thing he saw was flames coming from the side of his house, which he said he was able to extinguish. He then called 911 to make a report and while he was on the phone, he said, he noticed more flames coming from the vapor barrier under the house near where he had seen Harvey. Judge Toni Sheldon appointed Charles Lane as defense attorney, set bail at $100,000 and scheduled arraignment for June 1. She or- dered Harvey to have no contact with Beeson or his residence. On Tuesday, May 29: • Holly Jessica Mills, 18, of 200 Spruce Street, Tahola, was identified in an investigation of at- tempting to elude a police vehicle, driving under the influence, being a minor in possession of consump- tion of alcohol, criminal mistreat- ment in the second degree and driving while license suspended or revoked in the third degree. She was arrested at about 2:30 a.m. May 28 by Trooper Richard C. Pigmon of the Washington State Patrol, who reported seeing a man running along Highway 101 near the intersection with Brock- dale Road. The man, identified as Aubrey Strom, reportedly said he and Mills, his girlfriend, had been drinking together and they got into an argument. The trooper said he approached the 1988 Lincoln which Mills was driving and she sped off and the trooper pursued it with lights and siren turned on. Mills report- edly stopped the vehicle again on Brockdale Road but took off as the trooper approached. Pigmon said the Lincoln hit speeds of 97 miles per hour. and when it came to the T-shaped in- tersection of Brockdale and Mc- Reavy roads, the car hit a ditch FINDING THE RIGHT FINANCIAL ADVISOR IS AS IMPORTANT AS FINDING THE RIGHT BOND. At Edward Jones, you'll always have the ability to find quality investments. But the service and respect you'll get from our office go far beyond the numbers. So take a look al the figures belov,; then call us to learn more. 1. U.S. (;overnnlent Guaranteed Bonds 4.41136 to 4.82%* Guaranteed applies only to the payment of principal and interest. 2. Insured Federal Income qhx-Frec Bonds 4.50%to 4.62%* Interest may be subject to state and local taxes and Alternative Minimum Tax. Insured as to timely payment of principal and interest. Insurance does not eliminate market risk. 3. Investment-Grade Corl)orate Bonds 5.29%to 6.14%* * Yield effective05/24/07, subject to availability and price change. Yield and market value may fluc- tuate if sold prior to maturity, and the amount you receive from the sale of these securities may be more than, less than or equal to the amount originally invested. Any bonds called prior to maturity result in reinvestment risk for the bond owner. Bond prices may fall in a rising interest rate envi- ronment. Contact your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor for more information about maturity dates and applicable call provisions. Bond investments are subject to interest rate risk such that when interest rates rise, the price of bonds can decrease and the investor can lose principal value. Call or stop by today. Armin Baumgartel' Dan Baumgartel Financial Advisors 821 West Railroad Avenue, Suite A, Shelton 426-0982 * 1-800-441-0982 www.edwardJones.com Member SIPC Armin Baumgartel Dan Baumprtel Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, May 31, 2007 and pulled back on the ter coming over the and losing a muffler. The which was creating back on Brockdale to 101 and stopped again.in the'° of the espresso stand on way 101 just before purdy tz Espresso, according to the i? er's report. The trooper  vehicle took off again and after it struck a residence at 151 North Highway 101 where 1 grandfather resides. _,t During the pursuit a 3.ye boy, identified as Mills' neP. was in the back seat of the v%- and was not in a proper car  the trooper reported. _j Judge Sheldon appoin'. aid Sergi as defense  Sergi said Mills is set to .g_.l from high school on Sat.Ur . needs to turn in her seaior.P and requested a release on ,1, al recognizance or bail at , The judge set bail at $5,0w, scheduled arraignment for J" 5. • Anthony Scott Feli 604 Ellinor Avenue identified in an possession of a without a prescription. has also been known by of Tony Reed. He was arrested May State Route 108 by a state responding to the hide non-injury who was a passenger in hicle, was arrested on two Municipal Court trooper said he found a small bag white crystal substance et and a pill which Felix "Dan-Dan." " ted I Judge Sheldon appmn t Evergreen Law Group to rep. Felix, set bail at $2,500 arid uled arraignment for Jttae • Jeremy Justin 27, of 436 Fairmotmt Shelton, was identified in vestigation of possession than 40 grams of marijuaj  p. He was arrested arotmU de 1 on May 26 at the park-ana'rJl at the intersection of SE C°:tl| and State Route 3 by a.Ao who reported the vehicle MO driving did not have o.n' was light. Morrison pulled m parking lot and the depU (Please turn to page lJa W & Urals wear and and stone, on t tng lay Pressed material offers beauty, ity, and ease of nstallaljon . I I r' flooring material can matCtl.  I llilltlj be p00-as00r00 I flcient in design. At SHEL' d  I I| I COVERING. we have  renovenon .r me e7 I !|. with you. suggesting s_l !| ucts and design solutionS'O  [ U. edge and expertise at 1tt¢ I m, Hwy So. can save you v ..'U,. I ili I .nd prev== I ilM the fun and satisfaclJ m ".83Z' " I | 1 HINT: Laminate flO._  I 11 over most I N as the surface is stali  °'" I Ik smooth. It can also be I . 1 i radiant floor heaffng el | Superior com-t roundup: Woman arrested for sparl00:s flying at home of her ex Crowning moment State shotput throne officially his to as- Gabe's final challenger's failed upset bid at cend, Shelton's Gabe Shoemaker gets a the state meet Saturday in Pasco. For more congratulatory hug from head coach and on the Climber senior's weekend to remem- former champ Doug Sells seconds after ber, turn to page 23. Lesser of two drunks guilty in crash that paralyzed man A 29-year-old woman who ad- mitted she drove a vehicle under the influence of alcohol causing a crash in which her uncle was para- lyzed acquired a "strike" when she changed her plea on Monday, May 21, in Mason County Superior Court. Trica Lee Rice of 241 East Or- chard Beach, Grapeview, entered guilty pleas to charges of vehicu- lar assault and driving under the influence. The vehicular assault charge is considered a so-called strike under the state's persistent- offender sentencing law which mandates a sentence of life in pris- on without the possibility of pa- role for persons convicted of three "strike" offenses. She is scheduled for sentencing June 25. Rice was driving a 1995 Dodge Dakota south on East Thomas Road on September 9, 2006 when the vehicle left the roadway and collided with a dirt embankment. The pickup truck continued travel- ing southbound and collided with a tree, rolled over several times and came to rest on its tires on the northbound shoulder, accord- ing to court documents. Her pas- Lookout for maple theft nets two meth suspects Two men arre§ted at the site of a suspected theft of maple from Green Diamond Resource proper- ty near Matlock appeared Friday, May 25, in Mason County Supe- rior Court fhcing potential drug charges. Lance Jon Saila, 57, of 26 West Satko Glen, Elma, and Clarence Allen Creamer, 36, of 121 Barce- lona Lane, Elma, were identified in an investigation of possession of" methamphetamine with intent to deliver. They were arrested May 24 on Green Diamond Resource prop- erty in the area of Decker Creek by Deputy Ted Drogrnund of the Mason County Sheriffs Office who is assigned to patrol private forest lands. He reported finding a fresh theft from a downed maple tree on May 15 on property between Beer- bower and Matlock-Brady roads. Certain maple slabs are used in making musical instruments and furniture. Drogmund noted he set up sur- veillance and on May 24, a dark- colored pickup truck parked next to a downed maple tree. Two men got out of the rig and were detained by Drogmund and other officers. Saila was arrested on a Depart- ment of Corrections warrant and Creamer had active Grays Harbor County warrants. He said the suspected meth was found inside the vehicle with the seven small bags all containing a white substance stuffed in an Al- toids container. According to the report, there was also a larger plastic bag containing suspected meth, three smoking devices, one plastic mini-scale with white res- idue and $1,580 in a case on the front seat. The substances in the bags field-tested positive for meth, Drogmund reported. Judge Toni Sheldon appointed Ronald Sergi as defense counsel for Saila and The Evergreen Law Group to represent Creamer. She set bail at $5,000 for Saila hnd at $10,000 for Creamer. The judge ordered the men to have no con- tact with each other and told the men they cannot go on Green Dia- mond property and cannot harvest special forest products without a permit. Saila and Creamer are sched- uled for arraignment on June 1. •Automotive • Truck *RV ,Motorcycles • Marine .AIM & Models senger, 58-year-old Theodore M. Sipe, who sustained a broken arm, a dislocated shoulder and a spinal injury, is paralyzed from the chest down. 'rhe defendant wrecked a car and her uncle was seriously in- jured. The testimony would in- dicate they had been drinking together and he had her drive be- cause she was less drunk than he was," Deputy Prosecutor Reinhold Schuetz reported. Schuetz said Rice's blood alco- hol level was .18, more than dou- ble the legal limit of .08, and noted the mandatory sentence based on the blood alcohol level is 365 days with a mandatory two days in jail and at least 30 days of confine- ment for the DUI. The sentencing range for the vehicular assault is from three to nine months, Judao Toni Sheldon said the state ou"-ld recommend a sentence of,six months with two months to be served in Custody and four months on electrordc home monitoring. L= CIM. we   tPA psttaj AUTOMOTIVE The Professionals The choice of people who are particular about their cars! 20,33 Olympic Highway North 426-1467 Shelton, WA 98,584 Dan Moldenhauer, owner Bail was set at $100,000 for a Mason County woman arrested after attempting to set her former boyfriend's residence on fire, not once but twice last week. JoAnn E. Harvey, 44, of 41 East Peyton Place, Shelton, was identified on Friday, May 25, in Mason County Superior Court in an investigation of arson in the first degree. She is suspected of domestic violence against Donald W. Beeson at his residence at 60 East Centerline Road, Grapeview. According to a probable-cause statement by Detective Jason Dracobly of the Mason County Sheriffs Office, Beeson said Har- vey came to his residence twice on May 23. The first time she was yelling and screaming at him and throwing rocks at his house, he said, and he came outside, gave her a blanket and some clothing and told her to get offhis property. Beeson said the next thing he saw was flames coming from the side of his house, which he said he was able to extinguish. He then called 911 to make a report and while he was on the phone, he said, he noticed more flames coming from the vapor barrier under the house near where he had seen Harvey. Judge Toni Sheldon appointed Charles Lane as defense attorney, set bail at $100,000 and scheduled arraignment for June 1. She or- dered Harvey to have no contact with Beeson or his residence. On Tuesday, May 29: • Holly Jessica Mills, 18, of 200 Spruce Street, Tahola, was identified in an investigation of at- tempting to elude a police vehicle, driving under the influence, being a minor in possession of consump- tion of alcohol, criminal mistreat- ment in the second degree and driving while license suspended or revoked in the third degree. She was arrested at about 2:30 a.m. May 28 by Trooper Richard C. Pigmon of the Washington State Patrol, who reported seeing a man running along Highway 101 near the intersection with Brock- dale Road. The man, identified as Aubrey Strom, reportedly said he and Mills, his girlfriend, had been drinking together and they got into an argument. The trooper said he approached the 1988 Lincoln which Mills was driving and she sped off and the trooper pursued it with lights and siren turned on. Mills report- edly stopped the vehicle again on Brockdale Road but took off as the trooper approached. Pigmon said the Lincoln hit speeds of 97 miles per hour. and when it came to the T-shaped in- tersection of Brockdale and Mc- Reavy roads, the car hit a ditch FINDING THE RIGHT FINANCIAL ADVISOR IS AS IMPORTANT AS FINDING THE RIGHT BOND. At Edward Jones, you'll always have the ability to find quality investments. But the service and respect you'll get from our office go far beyond the numbers. So take a look al the figures belov,; then call us to learn more. 1. U.S. (;overnnlent Guaranteed Bonds 4.41136 to 4.82%* Guaranteed applies only to the payment of principal and interest. 2. Insured Federal Income qhx-Frec Bonds 4.50%to 4.62%* Interest may be subject to state and local taxes and Alternative Minimum Tax. Insured as to timely payment of principal and interest. Insurance does not eliminate market risk. 3. Investment-Grade Corl)orate Bonds 5.29%to 6.14%* * Yield effective05/24/07, subject to availability and price change. Yield and market value may fluc- tuate if sold prior to maturity, and the amount you receive from the sale of these securities may be more than, less than or equal to the amount originally invested. Any bonds called prior to maturity result in reinvestment risk for the bond owner. Bond prices may fall in a rising interest rate envi- ronment. Contact your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor for more information about maturity dates and applicable call provisions. Bond investments are subject to interest rate risk such that when interest rates rise, the price of bonds can decrease and the investor can lose principal value. Call or stop by today. Armin Baumgartel' Dan Baumgartel Financial Advisors 821 West Railroad Avenue, Suite A, Shelton 426-0982 * 1-800-441-0982 www.edwardJones.com Member SIPC Armin Baumgartel Dan Baumprtel Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, May 31, 2007 and pulled back on the ter coming over the and losing a muffler. The which was creating back on Brockdale to 101 and stopped again.in the'° of the espresso stand on way 101 just before purdy tz Espresso, according to the i? er's report. The trooper  vehicle took off again and after it struck a residence at 151 North Highway 101 where 1 grandfather resides. _,t During the pursuit a 3.ye boy, identified as Mills' neP. was in the back seat of the v%- and was not in a proper car  the trooper reported. _j Judge Sheldon appoin'. aid Sergi as defense  Sergi said Mills is set to .g_.l from high school on Sat.Ur . needs to turn in her seaior.P and requested a release on ,1, al recognizance or bail at , The judge set bail at $5,0w, scheduled arraignment for J" 5. • Anthony Scott Feli 604 Ellinor Avenue identified in an possession of a without a prescription. has also been known by of Tony Reed. He was arrested May State Route 108 by a state responding to the hide non-injury who was a passenger in hicle, was arrested on two Municipal Court trooper said he found a small bag white crystal substance et and a pill which Felix "Dan-Dan." " ted I Judge Sheldon appmn t Evergreen Law Group to rep. Felix, set bail at $2,500 arid uled arraignment for Jttae • Jeremy Justin 27, of 436 Fairmotmt Shelton, was identified in vestigation of possession than 40 grams of marijuaj  p. He was arrested arotmU de 1 on May 26 at the park-ana'rJl at the intersection of SE C°:tl| and State Route 3 by a.Ao who reported the vehicle MO driving did not have o.n' was light. Morrison pulled m parking lot and the depU (Please turn to page lJa W & Urals wear and and stone, on t tng lay Pressed material offers beauty, ity, and ease of nstallaljon . I I r' flooring material can matCtl.  I llilltlj be p00-as00r00 I flcient in design. At SHEL' d  I I| I COVERING. we have  renovenon .r me e7 I !|. with you. suggesting s_l !| ucts and design solutionS'O  [ U. edge and expertise at 1tt¢ I m, Hwy So. can save you v ..'U,. I ili I .nd prev== I ilM the fun and satisfaclJ m ".83Z' " I | 1 HINT: Laminate flO._  I 11 over most I N as the surface is stali  °'" I Ik smooth. It can also be I . 1 i radiant floor heaffng el |