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217 W COTA ST
SHELTON, WA 98584-2263
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Week 25" The Voice of Mason county since 1886-- Published for Mason County and Ronald German of Belfair -- $1
City gives farm stand 45days to comply with code
By KEVIN SPRADLIN
kevin@masoncounty.com
Shelton officials on Monday gave the
owner of Jay's Farm Stand a 45-day ex-
tension to comply with their interpre-
ty. Dixon said the two tents are used to
protect his produce from weather dam-
age.
tation of existing code at the business's City officials contend the "temporary
Olympic Highway North location, membrane structures are ... required
At issue is farm stand owner Lee ~to meet the minimum construction and
Dixon's failure to comply with demands fire resistive standards" as stated in
bY city building inspector Kelly Mayo the International Building Code and
and Fire Marshal Mike Patti to remove
two tent-like structures on the proper- See Tents on page A-6
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By NATALIE JOHNSON
natalie@masoncounty.com
Alisha
Old
Haven, left, and Joshua Howard, both freshman from
Glory a final inspection before the flag is retired.
Oakland Bay Junior High School's
Journal photo by Kevin Spradlin
ROTC program, give
Mason County veteran service oranizations, "]t's a Jeamin9
students take part in flag retirement ceremony experience for some
By KEVIN SPRADLIN person teams unfolded each flag, One at of the kids who
kevin@masoncounty.com atime, and gave it one final inspection.
The ROTC members then refolded have never seen
each flag and presented all three of them ~F~hi
It was a short but solemn affair, to Pete Laserinko, adjutant for the Fred ~n ng tike this°"
More than three dozen people gath-B. Wivell Post 31 American Legion.
ered at Shelten Memorial Park on Satur- Laserinko held the three flags in one nearby hole, where the ashes were bur-
day to retire three U.S. flags, hand and presented them to Bob Stone, ied.
In a 30-minute ceremony, led by three post commander. ........ After being covered by volunteers, Boy
Mason County veteran service organiza- One by one, Laserinko put them into Scout Tanner Hunt, 10, placed a framed
tions, student groups and spectators alike a natural gas-fueled flame in front of the U.S: flag emblem over the ashes to mark
learned how to properly retire a flag. Veterans Memorial Wall. An ROTC cadet the spot.
The ceremony was spearheaded by played "Taps" during the minutes-long Scout Master Roger Miller said it's the
Fred B. Wivell Post 31 American Legion, process, role of Boy Scouts everywhere to help
Post 1694 Mason County Chapter of the After the flags turned into ashes,whenever possible. But the service orga-
Veterans of Foreign Wars and 40 et 8 Laserinko swept them onto a tray and nizations weren't the only beneficiaries,
V135. turned the tray over to members of Boy Miller said.
Members of the ROTC program at Scout Troop 110. "It's also a learning experience for
Oakland Bay Junior High School pre- Six scouts escorted the ashes from the
sented the flag to the audience. Two- front of the Veterans Memorial Wall to a See Flag on page A-5
In the weeks after Mason
County had a record number
of murders and other violent
crimes, Mason County Com-
missioner Steve Bloomfield
said he received a number
of complaints about incident
response times of the Mason
County Sheriffs Office.
During Tuesday's com-
mission meeting, Bloomfield
discussed one particular
complaint.
"The problem was that
(the residents) were being
harassed by a couple of in-
u-
ale," he
said. "They
called the
sheriff
and • the
sheriff's
depart-
ment was
very late
in respond- Steve
ing- six Bloomfield
hours."
Bloom-
field said the caller told him
that two subsequent 911
calls also did not receive
prompt response, and the
individuals in question had
warrants out for their arrest.
"Thag's the third [com-
plaint] in the last two weeks
I've fielded,, Bloomfield
said. "I personally think
that's not acceptable. We
need to get the bad guys off
the streets."
Undersheriff James Bar-
rett said the sheriffs office
had contacted the caller
Bloomfield mentioned spe-
cifically, and resolved the is-
sue.
He also said that the sher-
iffs office is facing a higher
demand for service than
there are personnel to deal
with those calls.
"Anybody who runs any
kind of business, public or
private whose requests for
service outrun their ability
See Response on page A-6
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By NATALIE JOHNSON.
nataZie@masoncountiy.corn
After years of planning
and preparation, the Paddle
to Squaxin 2012 Canoe Jour-
ney is only a month away,
with the landing scheduled
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for July 29 in Olympia. Squaxin Tribe will host the
Hosting the annual event Potlatch Protocol, a drug
is incredibly important to and alcohol free event, on
the Squaxin Tribe, signal- tribal land from July 30 to
ing and celebrating the re- Aug. 5.
surgence of their culture, Preparing for the event
but tribal members say the has given tribal members
preparation for the event an opportunity to rekindle
has been a journey in itself, or learn for the first time
"Hosting is about prepar- language, art and dancing
ing and the community in- skills and traditions.
teracting," said tribal coun- Tribal members such as
ci! member Ray Peters: Elder Virginia Farron have
After the landing, the volunteered countless hours
to hand-make traditional
gifts for participants of the
week-long event, such as
woven cedar hats and vi-
sors.
"It takes a good day to
make the hats, visors," she
said.
Volunteers are also mak-
ing clothes for native baby
dolls, vests for veterans and
traditional regalia for tribal
See JOurney on page A-5
Caroline
Peters, from
the NisquaUy
Tribe, helps
make
cedar hats
and other
gifts at the
Squaxin
Island
Museum.
Journal photo,by
Natalie Johnson