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The Voice of Mason County Since 1886 —‘Vol. 137, No.25
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> fter his wife of 75 years
died in December,
94-year-old LakeLand
Village resident Albert Stabler
penned a bucket list that includ
ed skydiving for the first time.
Stabler had always stayed in—
side the plane. He took his first
solo flight at age 16. He piloted
in Seattle.
Former counselor pleads not guil
By Matt Baide
matt@masoncounty. com
Samuel Martin Caifey pleaded not guilty to three
charges at his arraignment hearing Tuesday in Mason
County Superior Court.
Catfey’s lawyer asked Superior Court Judge Daniel
Goodell if he would entertain an argument on bail reduc—
tion at the arraignment and a motion to reduce bail was
heard Wednesday after the Journal’s print deadline. The
former Shelton High School freshmen counselor’s omni-
bus hearing is Scheduled for July 3, the pretrial hearing
July 24, the trial term will begin Aug. 1 and the final
start date for the trial is‘Aug. 21. ,
Caffey was charged with third-degree rape of a child,
third—degree child molestation and controlled substance
distribution to a minor after he was arrested by the Ma-
son County Sheriffs Office June 2 at his Mason County
residence. He made his initial court appearance June 5.
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signed and constructed a plane,
Fly Baby IA, that hangs promi-
nently in the Museum of Flight
“When we were flying, it was
the old saying, ‘Why would you
jump out ofa perfectly good
plane?’ ” said‘his son, Richard.
Even after Richard and a
granddaughter jumped from
perfectly good planes, “He still
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celebrates opening
94-year-old Allyn resident Albert Stabler, left, receives instructions June
14 from Nate Reed of
Kapowsin Skydive in Shelton. Behind them is Kasha Farrington, who
photographed their tandem
jump, which saw Stabler and Reed descend»14,500 feet onto Sanderson Field
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‘1 relaxed and just'enjoyed the View’
140. He de—‘ said, ‘Why?’ ” Richard said.
Yet there he was on June
son Field.
‘_‘My kids want me to yell,
1-4 with his three children and
some of their spouses at Kapow-
sin Skydive in Shelton, getting
prepared to plunge 14,500 feet
in a tandem dive over Sander—
‘Geronimol,’ ” Stabler said. He
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Caffey, appearing in Mason County Superior Court
via video Tuesday, faces child rape, molestation and
drug charges. Journal photo by Matt Baide
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Ziegler is
city manager
By Gordon Weeks
gordon@masoncounz‘y com
4\
The Shelton City council on 'l‘uesday
voted unanimously to remove the “interim”
title from Mark Ziegler and appoint him‘
city manager.
After- meeting in an executi\.'e session
following its regular meeting, the council
reconvened and voted unanimously for the
appointment of Ziegler,
a Shelton native who
has worked for the city
for 29 years. Mayor
Eric Onisko and Deputy
Mayor Joe Schmit will
now negotiate a contract
with Ziegler.
Ziegler was named
interim manager three
months ago following
the departure ofJeif Ni-
ten, who was hired as
the city manager of Mountlake Terrace in
Snohomish County.
“in the short time you have been interim
city manager, you have shown you have the
dedication and the will and the ability to
run this city, and I think you are the perfect
choice for this position, and you’re dedicat—
ed,” Onisko said.
“Mark knews everybody,” said council
member Miguel 'Gutierrez. “He’s locked
in on all the issues and‘all the angles I
think he’s a great choice.”
“Thank you for the opportunity,
and the challenge to serve my community,”
Ziegler said.
Police chief
retiring
Ziegler
By Gordon Weeks
gordon@masoncounty. com
Shelton Police Chief Carole Beason will
retire in November. -
In an email to the Journal, Mary Ricker,
the city’s communications specialist, said
Beason had given the city notice of her re-
tirement, effective Nov. 2. The city had not
yet decided on a recruitment process to re:
place her, she said.
Beason was hired in November 2020
to replace the retiring Darrin Moody and
startedthe job in January 2021. The other
two finalists for the position were Ronald ,
Schaub, a lieutenant with the Pierce Coun-
ty Sheriff’s Office, and Ton Phan, former
deputy police chief for the Davis (Califor-
nia) Police Department.
'Before coming to Shelton, Beason
worked for the San Diego Police Depart-
ment for 25 years. She began- her career in
the‘départment as an officer and became a
lieutenant in 2015. In that position, she led
the sex crimes unit, child abuse unit, inter—
net crimes against child task force and the
sex registrant unit.
ilNSIDE THIS WEEK r
Ha rstine theater
group stages comedy
North Mason fire, schools
team up for Safety Days
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