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Journal online archives expand with three more years of history
By KEVIN SPRADLIN Users can access the 40, 50 or maybe 100 years," are interested in," Jettko Jeffko said the commit- 1963, 1967, 1969, 1976,
kevin@masonco~nty.com Journal archives at no cost. Jeffko said. said. "From this upload, we'll ment to preserving commu- 1999, 2007, 2009, 2010 and
The only condition is that a The Journal has been find out if it's true." nity history by way of online 2011.
survey question must be an- published each week since The Journal contracts archives is a thankless pur- Issues from 2012 are up-
Three more years of Ma- swered each time a reader 1886. Of the 126 years, all or with Jeffko and SmallTowm suit for publishers. It's also loaded weekly on a delayed
son County history are now wishes to view a page. parts of 16 years, including Papers to take bound copies a costly one, as the service is basis, usually six to eight
available online. Paul Jeffko, of Small- 2012, are online, of older newspapers fromfree for users, weeks, Jeffko said.
Through Shelton-based TownPapers, said publishers The three most recently the "morgue," or storage fa- "It costs them money The Journal archives at-
SmallTownPapers Inc., the of community newspapers added years were 1963, 1967 cility, to a fl~tbed scanner. (and they) don't make mon- tracts "tens of thousands" of
Shelton-Mason County Jour- have a "unique" responsibil- and 1976. Jeffko said deter- The scanning of broadsheet ey from an archive," Jeffko page views per year, Jeffko
nal has been dedicated to ity -- and opportunity -- to mining which years are up- pages is primarily done in said. "They're never paid to said.
preserving the area's history keep a treasure trove of sto- loaded first is like a puzzle. Frederick, Md., Jeffko said. keep the story. It's a good And that number is ex-
since 2008. ries past. "It turns out, based on us- Once scanned, pages are thing that people don't know pected to grow as more ar-
Recently, more than 4,000 Publishers, Jeffko said,age for the past year, that converted into a digital im- about." chives are uploaded.
newspaper pages were up- "are the stewards of the sto- 1969 and 1962" drew the age and made available Fifteen complete years Most people, Jeffko said,
loaded. The digital archives ry of the town." most usage, Jeffko said.online. SmallTownPapers are currently available on- are "not really aware the
are available online at http:// Stories that were "record- "So, I figure it's probably retains copyright over the line, including: 1939, 1946, newspaper even keeps an ar-
smc.stparchive.com, ed, week by week, over 30, the 60s (and) 70s that people digital image. 1947, 1949, 1959, 1962, chive."
Homeless
WORDONTHESTREET
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Mikel said the group of
churches hopes to complete
two primary projects in the
near future. First, advocates
want a "one-stop shop" for
homeless people to receive
vital services, such as food
bank assistance and emer-
gency shelter.
A second effort is a "Re-
claim Our Parks" initiative,
an idea Mikel said aims to
prevent "a whole bunch of
people doing untoward be-
haviors" in public areas.
St. David of Wales Church
also has four key services to
aid the homeless, estimated
to be 660 in Mason County
but "probably twice that
number," Mikel said.
Programs run by the
church include an emergency
cold weather shelter, daily
meals that serve 100 or more
people each night at the par-
ish hall, providing a place for
the homeless to obtain a hot
shower, and serves as a place
of referral where appropriate.
"We're doing our part,"
Mikel said of the churches,
civic groups and volunteers.
"It feels like the city is not do-
ing their part."
Mikel said he felt the city
spends more time working
with city code as opposed to
finding a way to lure new
businesses to SheIton.
Mikel was limited to the
three minutes available to
each person during the meet-
ing's public comment period.
Mayor Gary Cronce said
he felt many of the city's poli-
cies "probably were created in
economic boom times" with-
out consideration of future
impact in bad economic times.
'%Ve are in the process of
re-evaluating some of the
policies," Cronce said.
There are ways, Cronce
said, that the city "might be
more business-friendly, espe-
dally to the building commu-
nity. It is very difficult to cre-
ate jobs and build businesses
up when there is no money."
"Are we putting the road
blocks up," Cronce asked.
"I don't want 'em up. I can
sense there has been over-
regulation in the past."
City Administrator Dave
O'Leary said the former
policies came with a trad-
eoff and impact things like
public safety. Those policies,
O'Leary said, include street
standards and frontage re-
quirements.
"It's very expensive,"
O'Leary said. "Maybe we
don't need that."
In a follow-up interview
after the meeting, Mikel said
a homeless coalition formed
approximately 10 months
ago and meets the second
Thursday of each month.
Meeting locations can vary
each month.
Mikel said he and other
advocates for the homeless
made a recent trip to Olym-
pia. There, Mikel said, of-
ficials have established a
one-stop assistance shop for
homeless people.
There also is a drop-in
center, a 90-day emergency
shelter, a two-year transi-
tion shelter and a permanent
shelter, Mikel said.
"In all of those services,
we would definitely be inter-
ested," Mikel said.
"Housing is the biggest is-
sue in Shelton for low-income,
underemployed and homeless
people," he said. "I would say
God comes to the homeless in
the form of housing."
Do you care
or w
Adrianne Loser
Arthur Metcalf
"I actually do care. They have a lot of events up "I just moved here three days ago so I'd like to check
there that are great fundraisers for local organiza- out the fairgrounds before they get rid of them."
tions. They also have a nifty museum up there and
it would be kind of sad if we lost all that."
Chris Anderson
Peter Stewart
"Yes, very much. I didn't know it was a possibility .... I'd like to see them stay. I think it's a good part of
the community but you can't have everything."
High level of seat belt use on county roads
STAFF REPORT "several thousand'! vehicles that In addition, one DUI arrest
pr@masoncoun/y.com passed through patrol check- was made.
......................................................................... points. Participating law enforcement
Between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. agencies included the Washing-
Mason County law enforce-on Friday and Saturday, check- ton State Patrol, the Shelton Po-
ment agencies issued 42 cita- points were located at First lice Department and the Mason
tions to motorists during special Street and Railroad Avenue in County Sheriffs Office.
enforcement patrols on Memo- Shelton and along State Route 3 The extra patrols were funded
rial Day weekend in Shelton and in Belfair. by a federal grant from the Na-
Belfair. Baumgart said a total of 58tional Highway Traffic Safety
Michele Baumgart, target citations were issued during the Administration and distributed
zero manager for the Mason checkpoint enforcement times, by theWashingtonTrafficSafety
County Target Zero Task Force, including: 42 for seat belt viola- Commission. Locally, the patrols
said that is a highly successful tions, 13 for cell phone violations were coordinated by the Mason
rate of seat belt use among the and three for speeding. County Target Zero Task Force.
Shelton
Continued from page A-1
version of the elite four --
the next leve of competi-
tion in the Pokemon arena.
Gorman, meanwhile,
said high school seemed
like "pushing a boulder up
a hill wearing socks on a
newly waxed floor."
Now, Gorman said, he
and his fellow graduates
can vote, gamble and "go to
Chuck E. Cheese without
adult supervision."
Upon graduation, Gor-
man said, it's time to "get
on with the first day of the
rest of our lives."
SHS social studies
teacher and girls basket-
ball coach Justin Parker
"Be
relentMesso
Unyiemdingo
Persistent."
was selected to address, the
senior class.
Parker emphasized to
graduates that to be suc-
cessful in life, one must
"not be afraid."
"Be relentless," he said.
"Unyielding. Persistent."
And when -- not if -- life
knocks you down, "get back
up, brush yourself off, grit
your teeth and get going."
"So much opportunity
awaits you," Parker said.
Parker acknowledged
that the U.S. and global
economies aren't in the
best of shape.
Still, "your life is in your
hands."
,'Your life can be what
you make it," Parker said.
"Don't be passive about
what is ahead. Fight,
scrap, claw. Get it done.
Seek to be the best."
Parker provided a real-
istic view of the economy.
It's not an easy time right
now.
He also let graduates
know that life wouldn't al-
ways go their way.
"Life is not fair," Park-
er said. "Some of you will
have a much more difficult
life than others. The only
thing you can be certain of
is change."
Superintendent Wayne
Massie ended the program
on a note of hope.
"When I look out at you, I
see potential," Massie said.
"You are all gemstones
(and) just barely have the
surface scratched."
Knight Jason Van Auken thanked not only his par- Valedictorian Emily Johnson's speech to
ents but also a second set. Without the four her fellow graduates focused on maintaining
Continued from page A-1 of them, Van Auken said, he might not have an individual identity. Becoming someone else
made it to graduation, to meet others' expectations, she said, is the
"God, I hate this," graduate Shanna To- "I didn't have a steady home all the time," easy way out.
bin said when it was her turn at the podium. Van Auken said, noting he had attended some She said society tries to tell teens how to
Tears welled in her eyes before she managed two dozen elelementary schools, dress, act and think.
to thank her parents for instilling a solid work Some found humor to be the common bond "In our world, being yourself can be one of
ethic in their daughter, between their place at the podium and the au- the most challenging things we can do," John-
Linda Cook, class salutatorian, kept things dience, son said, "but the reward is most definitely
simple in her personal note to her parents. "I am a stubborn girl," Amber Wood said. worth it. However yoU affect the world, do it
"Thank you guys for having me," she said. "Ask my mom. I get it from her." well."
CHOICE whatyou've learnedand whatyouattending his first CHOICE grad- ate to set goals and, one by one,
have to give," Roberts said to the uation, conveyed to seniors that achieve them.
Continued from page A-1 graduates. "People (at CHOICE) graduation wasn't an end, butLopez seemed to understand
have been your Grandma Cedar simply a beginning, the message.
the future. Tree." "It's only one step," he said. "My journey doesn't end here,"
"No one can ever take away Superintendent Wayne Massie, Massie encouraged each gradu-Lopez said.
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