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Journal photo by Rick Kennedy
Sarah Donald
performs with
the Other
Guys Theatre
Company on
Saturday in
Shelton
By RICK KENNEDY
Bringing to mind the days of the American classic,
Prairie Home Companion, Good Timber channeled the
mood and texture of 1940s logging culture before two
capacity crowds at the Shelton High School auditorium.
Standing ovations in both an ai~rnoon and evening
performance over the Forest Festival weekend showed
the ensemble's musical revue, clearly resonated with
the two audiences, both heavily populated by mature
adults old enough to remember the [aardship and ro-
manticism of the logging era.
"Shelton has been an amazing place, and they get
it. They have a deep understanding of the lumber and
pioneer culture. They know what it is all about," Mary
Desprez, the ensemble's company manager, said.
The ensemble, known in Canada as Other Guys
Theatre, was a group of six performers and musicians,
headed by Ross Desprez. The show, Good Timber,
was based on the logger poetry of Robert Swanson,
who worked in British Columbia in the 1940s, and it
consisted of 22 songs and poems performed in a brisk
90-minute performance.
"It was a blend of folk music with ragtime and gos-
pel influences paired with 1930s and 1940s era poetry,"
Desprez said.
Authentic costumes and acoustic instruments as
well as a background multimedia show of grainy black
and white photography gave the show a credible pres-
ence to match its content.
One of the songs, Death of Rough House Pete, depict-
ed a visit to nearby Aberdeen by Swanson in the 1930s.
Outgoing Shelton School District Superintendent
Joan Zook had seen a performance of Good Timber,
while she was in Canada last summer. Mary Desprez
recalled the phone conversation with Zoek that brought
the show to Shelton.
"I got a call from her in my office, and she had seen
the show in British Columbia and she was very em-
phatic. She said ~rou are coming to my town,' "Desprez
said.
"Shelton is a perfect place for this kind of show. Brit-
ish Columbia and this area share a similar history and
culture," she added.
Creating fire in the
By RICK KENNEDY
The fireworks that resi-
dents of Shelton saw a little
after 10 o'clock Saturday
night actually started a little
after 10 o'clock that morn-
ing as the crews of Olympia's
Entertainment Fireworks,
Inc. began the job of set-
ting up the 1,500 or so firing
points and electrlc wires to
make it happen.
For six years running, EFI
Vice President Larry Mat-
tingly and his crew have put
in 14-hour days for 17 min-
utes of showtime in Shelton.
"We are glad to be back at
the Forest Festival. Shelton
is one of our smaller but al-
ways exciting shows,~ Mat-
tingly said.
Loaded with two moving
vans of equipment, the task
of setting up a show, even a
smaller one like Shelton's,
takes many hours and much
care, according to Mattingly.
EFrs various firing
points, four-inch cannons,
and electrical wiring eas-
ily span the length of Shel-
ton High School's practice
football field near Wallace
Kneeland Road. Every fir-
ing point is measurec~ ~or
precision, and no detail was
too small for Mattingly's
team of 12 on Saturday
morning.
EFI's inventory included
aerial shells from two to
four-inches, and a wide va-
riety of candles, fountains,
multiple-shot items and
other pyrotechnic materials,
all of connected by hundreds
of feet of wire.
Once the apparatus is in
place, the wiring is hooked
to a designated =firing
board,~ a panel device with
buttons and switches that
very much resembles a re-
cording studio's sound mix-
ing beard.
=Our technicians fire
in groups of three, with a
Journal photo by Rick Kennedy
Pamela Ryhearson an
employee with Enter
tainment Fireworks,
Inc. places fuses for the
ForestFest fireworks.
shooter, an assistant, and a
safety backup. The goal is
always to keep light in the
sky. That is what the people
come to see," Mattingly said.
The average four-inch
shell, such as used in Shel-
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ton, travels 350 feet above "We pay a serious atten-
ground. In bigger shows, tion to safety," Mattingly
or lake shows, much larger said. "We have to get it
shells are used, and are pro- right3
pelted as high as 600 feet After the last shell is
up. fired, and the show ends, the
A 24-volt self-contained EFI crew has to wait about
battery system is connected 15 minutes, a cooling down
to the firing board with com- period, before clean up and
puter synchronized elec- packing begins. In a typical
tronic ignition used to fire show, only one shell out of
various explosives, every 1,000 may misfire, or
Veteran =pyrotech" Gary even be a dud, according to
Schuette and his wife, Terri, Mattingly.
were operators for the Shel- The Shelton show runs
ton performance. Schuette about 17 minutes, but even
has a computer worksheet the larger shows average
and graphic showing all the about 25 minutes, according
firing points and cue num- to Mattingly.
bers. "Again, you want to keep
Before every fireshows a continuous flow of light up
show, the trajectories and there. That is what the show
timing are predetermined is all about," he said.
Some three hours before After setting up for close
Shelton's showtime, Gary to 10 hours, the close down
Schuette is again walking takes just two hours. By
the turf and double-check- 12:30 a.m., Mattinglf's team
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by that time, the basic show June 25 in Umati]la,
ground setup is completed. Ore.
Sheriff - Casey Salisbury
SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION BULLETIN
LEVEL 3 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSIENT/HOMELESS
Date: June 8, 2011
Prepared
by: Detecth.e William
Adam
Bulletin#: 11-25
The Mz~oe Courtly SheriWs Office is r~ k~si~ the Iblk+wins in feo'nadvn per~tt~ to RCW *~4.~dl aad the Washington State Sulz'eme Court decision ie
which authom~ law cn~n.'~meee e.8~:las Iv thfon~ the polgic of a sea ofl~nd~ relc~c whe.; i. the discl~'m~ of Ibe ~¢n~T, the ~iv~¢
of thfm~al~ will en~e i~blk ~fety ~nd pa~cclion. The indiv~ml wdo appem on this ncaiF~tio~ has hecn convicted of a ~x ofl~ th~ rcqu~
r~eiswadon with tae Sh~4fi% Omce in the county of their rcs~knc=. Further, their p~vthm cnmirml hie~ory ple~"s th~n in a ciz~sif~adon level wh~h
IVfle~LS the Ix~tial W r¢-ofl~nd. This sex olTcnde~ ~ served the ~entc'nt~ ~mpo~ on him ~ dw cc~m and has advised the Ma'am County Shed fFs
OIT~e that he will be I~vi.g in the Ioc~ion t~l~v. HE IS bLO~ WA~ BY THE POLICE AT THIS TIME. THIS NOTIFICATION IS NOT
INTENDgD TO INCREASE FEAR, RATHER. IT IS OUR B£LIEF THAT AN INPORM~D Pueuc IS A ~'I~R PUBUC. the M~ Coun~
SherifFs oelce S~ no I~1 authority to direct wht~c a sex offender may ~ ma> not live. Units court o~l~d r.'stoctiom exisl, thla offrad¢~ is
co~m~mt~ully I~-~ to live when~cr he chooses. Sex ofler~ have alw~s lived in m~r commun~.s. ~ it wam'r until pemq~ ol"the Communi~
~r~d~nAt~nf~99~(whick~¢s~h~.r~glatrut~~)tha~t1wcnf~emc~t~v~w~y~ivin& In many ~e~-'s. Iz~
enfoe:emem ~ no~ able io sh~e I~t informafice wilh yo~. CRizen almse of thls informat~n to threaten, imimid~¢ o¢ hanm r~gist¢~ad sex offe~ will
nol he tol~. Further. such a~ ~mld pc~.mhl~ end la'~ en forcemcnt's abili~. Io do communily no~ f.:~lions. We believe the only p¢'~,,o~ who wins if
~mmoeity nc~r~,ice ends is the sex offcndor, slv:c~ ~e~ otTeedcrs derive their po..,,cr IlU~,utm s~:r~y.
Ir vu k~,e my Imf~r.--odM ,~eelrdta~e e=rrMt erlmiul zeflvav or mk or =my ~*der ,~Ye~tler. m call 91 I.
For other sex offender int'o~ation, "' . .
RONALD ALLEN LONG
WHITE MALE - DOB: 1110411975
5'-10" - 100 LBS. - BROWN HAIR & BLUE EYES
Roaakl Loag has recently moved into Mason Coonty as Tmnsi~t/
Homeless and is required to r¢gist~, as a sex offender for multiple sex
crime convictions. On 0~0~/1~3, Long was found guilty of Child
Molestation I~ Degr~. Thu~ton Count)' Superior Court cause
#1-17422. This conviction stems ~m wh~m Long was 17 years old.
he sexually mol~tnd a 9 year old little girl that was known to him.
On 0~14/1995, Lea8 pied guilty to Child Mol~tation I~ D¢g~'¢,
Thurston County Superior Cour~ cause #94-1-00953-6. This
conviction sasns from when L~mg was between 15-19 years old, he
sexually molested a little girl over the course of four ycar~, from the
time tl~ girl was 4 throush 8 years old. Long estimated that he
sexually mol~tnd the linl© girl 75-100 times. During a polygraph
ex mmieation cenductnd in 1993, Long disckw~l that between the ag~
of 11 through 16, he $¢xeally mol~led at least 9 victims, ages of 2
through 30. as well ~s veering/poeping in on at least 4 victims. Based
LanE's sex offense convictions against young children, his self
disclosure of uumemas victims inside/outside known pa)ple
including complete sh-angers, Long's history of sex offender
thilur~ = well as criminal hi~,ovy Inoblems to inclnd¢
substaacc alm~ and failing to register, LONG is considered a Very
Xil~ Risk. LONG is no longer on DOC Supervision and his (ely
requbemem upon him is his duty to register as a sex offender. LONG
is assessed by the Masou County Sheriff's Office as a Levd 3 ~
~lgl~. This is the highest level given to a Sex Offender, meaning
that the subject is at a HIGH RISK to re-offend.
He has ~TJven his location within Mason County as:
Transient/Homeless in the area of Shelton. WA
Sheriff - Casey Salisbury
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SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION BULLETIN - PAGE 1 OF 2
VERY HIGH RISK LEVEL 3 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSIENT STATUS
Date: June 8, 2011
,Prepared by: D¢4ectlve
WllUam Adam
Bulktla#: 11-26
T~¢ Mason County Sheriff's Office is releasing the following in formation pursu,~mt to RCW 4.24.f, g0 and the Washinglon State S ulax'me
Court decision in ~t t g.Y~_~ll~ which aut horiz.¢s law entb~cnt agencies to inform the public of a sex offenders release when; in the
discretion of the agency, the release of information will enhance public saf¢ty and protection.
The individual who appears on this notification has hecn cc~victcd of a sex ofl~ns¢ that requires Iegistration with the Sheriff's Office in
the county of their n=sidcnce. Furlher. their pr~'ious criminal histocy places tht,~n in a classification leA'el which effects the potential to t¢-
offend. 'Thi~ ~, 0ff~.~l~ ~d I1~ ~l~ impo~d 0~ him by I1~ am~ mlha ad~i~ tht M~ C~ ~1~0", Olli~ ~ b,
will he living in the location below. H E IS NOT WANTED BY THE FI)LICE AT THIS TIME. THIS NOTIFICATION iS NOT
INTENDED TO INCREASE FEAR, RATHER, IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT AN INFORMED PUBLIC iS A SAFER PUBUC.
The Ma.~n County Sheriff's Office has no It tel authority to direct where a sex offei~er may or may not live. Unless ect~ mdea'¢d
reslrtctions exist, this oflbnder is constitutionally free to live whcrvvcr he chooses.
Sex offenders have always lived in our communities, but it wasn't until presage of the Community Protection Act of t 990 (wh~ch
ma*Matessexoffenderregistrcaion) thtaiswenforcemontevenknewwhemtheywemlivirq~ In ramay cases, isw enforcemeat is now able to
share thai information with you_ Citiz£n abuse of this information to threaten, intimida~ or harass registered sex offendecs will ~ he
tolerated. FurtheL such abt~ could pot~mtially end law cn for¢¢w,~t's abil0y to do o~untmity nc~ifi¢gtions. W~ b¢ficve the oaly p¢lso~
who wins if community notification cuds is the sex offender, since sex off©ndors derive their power through s¢cr~-'y.
If yea have any iefer---tL.,~ mcardiee emmet ertmlmil att'ttvlh' ~f dailt ar My milker e41"m~ler, eleme ~di 911.
For other sex offender information, "i .
JAMES HENRY CHRISTY
WHITE MALE - DOB: 10116/58 - 6'00" - 188 LBS.
BROWN HAIR & BROWN EYES
James CHRISTY has recently registered as a Transient sex offender
because he lost his home. He is required to register as a sex offender
due to numerous sex crime convictions. His most curvet conviction
that he is juat being released from is due to pleading guilty to Felony
Indccont Exposure on 05/03/2010, Kitaap County Superior Court
cause #10-1-00367-1. This is due to CHRISTY at age 51 exposing
himself to a 52 year old woman in a common area of an ~t
complex. Other sex crimes are as follows: CHRISTY pied guilty to
two counts of Indecent Liberties With Fo~ible Compulsion on
11/12/93, Mason County Superior Court cause #93-1-00098-7. This
conviction stems from when CHRISTY was 38 years old, he was
baby-smiling a friend of a relative's children. While he was alone with
the two little girls, ages 5 & 6, he began the sexual abuse by grooming
the little girls through playing sexually oriented games. Eventually.
the sexual molestation escalated to rape. During the investigation of
Starting at ,t~ these sexual assaults, CHRISTY solely placed all responsibility for
3 oz. packag , ,) the offenses upon the little girls. According to I:)~a~mont of
C~ons file material, CHRISTY also admitted three more sexual
( Assorted 12 Packs fl, ,. /I
CHRISTY admitted to exposing himself to a 14 year old girl that was unknown to him; and that he approached two
/ • l_. _ " kti ,.,, .lp~-1 --1 Jt ~thergir~sunkn~ntohim~agas~&~2~and~-toexpos~himse~f~them.CHR~S-~a1.~u~admiRedtha~he
(O[]len I~ * provided alcoholic bBycrages tool4 or 15 year old girl where the girl became intoxicated and CHRISTY stated that
I eck
out
teenage girls, 4 girls under the age o[" 7, and one l 0 year old boy.
/ Mountain Dew * Cnmb / / offi r _ :1 he "had his way with her". In all. CHRISTY persoually eatimates that he has had "20 or so victims" including 15
/ Root :Beer. Sierra""m,t / l ,,~,,d, ( 18 Pack - 12 oz. Can potential victims ,'or CHRISTY include children and vulnerable adults. CHRISTY personally lists his victim age
/ / I / nu we er /I =,o as5 years old to l7y .... Id. CHRISTY also has a lengthy criminal conviction history which includes
/-- ~ Raeg. $5.99 i- ~ J i-- ]Bud Light |Ill P .... ion of Marijuana, Minor ln P .... ion, DWI, Malicious Mischief 3~ Degree, DWLS, Disorderly Conduct,
Criminal Trespass, Simple Assault, Theft/Larceny and Indecent Exposure (Public Indecency).
• 4 Slto~ I~ f~arned to take this threat ve~ scrious!y. The ~t of~u ~= ~
CHRISTY as an angry sex offender who is in denial ahout truing a sex offender. ~ tO~ ~ ~
~'k us -- Pltces I~ject t° dl~ with°lit n°flce -uuxon Peg. $1 4.99 )] s VERY HIGH RISK:
FACEBOOK * M~ ~l'e~ at ~ ~ ~ ~ft~, ~ fNOTE: CHRISTY is no Ionaer on Devanment of Corrections Sonervision and his only munirement is his duty to
re " x e11d
Extra Sm~ 10 oz .... I S ~0 Medima 16 oz" .......... $ ~99hl I CHRISTY i .... ssed by the Mason County Sheriffs Offi ..... ]&y.f,L~ due to his asseasment by
1Pwlhra ~,m~ail lfi n~ II~$9 .~t't~r M@Jt 16 ~ $5s9 I I I the WA State Departnmnt of Corrections as an "EXTREMELY HIGH RISK TO RE-OFFEND". This is the
)e.x food SmaU 10 oz.............. ............. $"295 St~W ~11.t 0~ 0g-: ...... .... "$" "49 I ,,~ " []LJ II HIGHEST LEVEL given to a Sex Offender, meaning that the sobject is at a VERY HIGH RISK to re'offond-
oi-. *=.= :.,:' ,,. ~:U'~..'~..e~l~.,.i,,:ijk~;.::,ltA~ .l~l.:.J'~. ::, : '. ~ CHRISTYhss~ivenhissmtuswitlldnMmmnC~m/v:":
$ 19~ 9 •
Medium 10~: :::':;':. 5 ....... ~im~/ I Transient/Homeless within Shelton, WA
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