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Shelton Mason County Journal
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MANAGING EDITOR The Shelton-Mason County Journal is seeking a hands-on Managing Editor to lead our newsroom team and manage all aspects of our editorial department. We are a weekly newspaper located in the recreation heart of Washington state. Good leadership, organizational and management skills are required, along with a passion for quality Community journalism. The successful candidate will have strong editing skills, embrace a we will get in the newspaper philosophy, have experience writing thoughtful editorials, have strong attention to detail and possess the ability to motivate, coach and inspire the newsroom staff to perform at their best. Ability to plan and manage department budget and experience in page layout and design using InDesign are strongly desired. We seek a person with the ability to move this department forward in a professional manner and who is able to work well in a team environment. In return, we offer a competitive salary that includes a performance:based bonus and benefits. The Shelton-Mason County Journal has a 126-year history of publishing quality newspapers in a dynamic and established community and seeks a person who is committed to the continuing the tradition of publishing award-winning work. Please emall resume in confidence, including salary expectation to: Karl Sleight, Publisher, Shelton-Mason County Joumal, kari@masoncounty.com. |i .................... HELP WANTED-REPORTER The Shelton-Mason County Journal is seeking an energetic, talented and experienced reporter to join our award-winning newsroom. We are a weekly (Thursday) newspaper and the newspaper of record for Mason County, Washington. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong writing and organizational skills while reporting about local government, outdoors recreation, education and human- interest features. You'll need a working knowledge of AP Style, be able to handle a camera and have a clean, clear writing style that can make even the most confusing processes simple for readers to understand. The Shelton-Mason County Journal has a 126-year history of publishing quality newspapers in a dynamic and established community. We are seeking a writer who understands community journalism and thrives in a team-based environment. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. Please e-mail your resum6 and best three clips to: Karl Sleight, Publisher, Shelton-Mason County Journal, kari@ masoncounty.com, lto~ ~.,~~ Transit our packets. We can't go off of what I construction on Mason County PUD think they know or what I know that 3's new Johns Prairie Operations Cen- Continued from page A-1 they've done." ter and is also working with Mason Project manager Mike Oliver said General Hospital and Family of Clin- of the community members who signed MTA needs to follow federal rules to ics on its remodel. the letter, the letter. In an RFQ, companies don't give "It was my understanding that the "Any federally funded project with bids for the cost of services. They only bids ... were very close -- that it was taxpayer money (has) got to be a 100 present their qualifications for the paper thin. If that is true, the business percent level playing field," he said. project. needs to stay in town," she said. "My Patterson said the transit author- After MTA staff singled out HHJ real concern is that we need to award ity will be under heavy scrutiny once and Merritt, the board entered into a work to people that pay the taxes it begins using the $3.28 million grant, negotiation process. here." "We're now a small fish in a big An independent assessment of the However, MTA staff said that be- pond," he said. "The agency as a whole project done with the help of OAC cause the organization is accepting a will be scrutinized ... it was important Services and the Washington State federal grant, it can't show favoritism for us to be sure we did it the right Department of Transportation deter- toward a local company, way." mined the contract amount, which is "Foster Williams did an excellent Two months ago, MTA chose OAC not to exceed $700,000, Patterson said. job in 2008," Patterson said. "We have Services as the community center proj- This price includes a Leadership in to go offofwhat was presented to us in ect manager. OAC Services managed Energy and Environmental Design. Caring Continued from page A-1 "They wrapped up the one project and they've been kick- ing it ever since," Ingwaldson said. 'They were only as- signed one and so far I think they've done two or three." Green Diamond volun- teers also added landscaping and spread new gravel at the Mason Transit Authority. Ingwaldson said donated labor can really make a dif- ference to non-profit organi- zations. "When you're out there do- nating yourself as a laborer, those organizatibns can save those dollars they would have spent on labor.., and keep in- vesting them," she said. United Way volunteers also completed many other projects throughout the coun- ty Thursday. The Mason County Senior Activities Association had pleted early, on June 16. painted the picnic shelter at three projects Thursday. Volunteers from Mason Kneeland Park. Shelton Ki- Volunteers from Penin-County PUD 3 prepared wanis Club painted picnic sula Credit Union and Terri Habitat's House 5 in Spencer tables, weeded and spread Flowers washed the windows Glen for a new coat of paint mulch in the rose garden in and painted floor tiles at Nif- and cleared scotch broom Brewer Park and the Krist- ty Thrifty and at the senior from a home site in the Sho- mas Town Kiwanis Club center on Railroad Avenue recrest area on June 16. weeded and cleaned flower and weeded flowerbeds at the Volunteers from the Kit- beds and planted new flowers senior center. .sap Credit Union and Mason at the Log Park Monument. They also plan to wash, County Fire District 2 worked Volunteers from Penin- polish and detail the associa- at the Theler Communitysula Credit Union helped tion's van at a later date. Center and Wetland Trails to weed outside the Mason The South Sound Read- weed the demonstration gar- County Shelter's low-in- ing Foundation worked at St. dens in the wetlands outside come apartment complex David's Episcopal Church in the exhibit center, on First Street in Shelton. Shelton to sort and label a West Coast Bank and Volunteers also helped fold pallet of books. Hood Canal Communications and label sheets for use in Volunteers also complet- volunteers came together to the shelter. ed two projects for Faith in clean up the grounds trails at Maple Glen Senior Living Action in Belfair including the Wild FelidAdvocacy Cen- volunteers sorted and orga- cleaning, painting and stock- ter of Washington on Harst- nized donations for the Mason ing shelves in its thrift store, ine Island. General Hospital Founda- as well as picking up trash Volunteers also helped tion's Treasures thrift store. and weeding around the ex- clean up the home and yard Volunteers painted the in- ~erior of the store, for a client of Catholic Com- side and outside of the North Habitat for Humanity also munity Services. Mason County Resource Cen- had some day of caring proj- For the City of Shelton, ter and weeded its garden ects, some of which were com- Shelton Rotary members and picked up litter. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY TO0 LATE TO CLASSIFY TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY • N • WATERFRONT - LOW RETIRING TOOL SALE. Johns Creek Dr., 360-463- BANK on Case Inlet, Power tools, handtools, misc. 5288.W6/28 $735,000. Mt. Rainier view,, repair parts, table and chop GARAGE SALE-Something privacy, 3 acres. 3 bedrooms, saw, Shop Smith. 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