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Thursday, June 30, 2016 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page A-3 NEWS BRIEFS Man killed in National Forest MTA appoints new general A 20-year-old Port Orchard man died last weekend after a vehicle he was in tumbled more than 500 feet down a cliff in Olympic National Forest. Mason County Coroner Wes Stockwell identified the victim as James A. Gregersen on Sunday morning. According to the Mason County Sheriffs Office, three people were ejected from a truck when it rolled down a cliff Saturday morning near Spider Lake. A female passenger and the male driver sustained minor injuries. A group of three people -- two males and a female -- left a group campsite early Saturday morn- ing, according to Mason County Sheriff Chief Ryan Spurling. After briefly stopping on a Forest Service road, the driver quickly accelerated on a portion of the road about 9 1/2 feet wide. The right tire of the truck left the road and the vehicle tumbled more than 1,000 feet into a ra- vine. The female passenger was ejected first, then the driver, who is 21 years old. Gregersen was ejected last about half way down the ravine. The survivors said they climbed down, saw Gregersen was dead, and climbed out. They hiked back along the road until they had cellphone service and called 911 at about 6 a.m., Spurl- ing said. Danette Brannin has been ap- pointed general manager of Ma- son Transit Authority. The MTA Board of Commis- sioners voted unanimously to extend an offer for the position during its regular board meeting June 21. Brannin will make an an- nual salary of $90,000, along with standard management benefits. The probationary period will be waived for the Brannin permanent posi- tion. The board decided to hire Brannin rather than go through a lengthy and costly recruitment process, according to an MTA news release. Mason County Commissioner Terri Jeffreys, MTA's board chairwoman, said "After much deliberation, the board decided an external search was not necessary as the skills and talents needed to lead MTA are evident in Danette's performance to date. In her four months as acting general manager, she has demonstrated the skills and vision needed to continue to grow MTA service from a position of fiscal strength and sustainability. Her focus on building a strong team internally while expanding the agency's Local fire districts, Mason ..............and positive reputa- Co~Jaty Search and Rescue, the t~on with our ridership and the Mason County Sheriff's Office and community gives the board full volunteer firefighters responded confidence in her leadership." to the call. Brannin started working at Because it had been dark MTA in June 2012. She began as when they crashed, the survivors the staff accountant, then was couldn't find the crash site again, promoted to finance manager Volunteer pilot Rick Wiley tookin December 2012. She left the Sheriffs Office officials up in his agency for a brief period, but was private plane for about an hourstill providing contract work for and a half in search of the crash MTA. She returned full-time in site. 2015 as the finance and informa- Sheriffs deputies on the tion technologies manger. Bran- ground eventually found the site nin holds a Bachelor of Science after noon on Sunday. degree in accounting. Crews from Mason County "I am extremely excited for this Search and Rescue and fire de- opportunity to serve MTA and partments used a rope team to the community at large," Brannin recover Gregersen around 5 p.m.said. Spurling said the department is certain alcohol is involved, but • Compiled by editor Adam Rud- it is still under investigation, nick and reporter Brianna Loper e Journal photo by Shawna Whelan Fire crews work to extinguish a garage fire Sunday afternoon in the 2000 block of Stevens Street in Shelton. Nobody was injured in the fire, which officials esti- mated did $30,000 in damage. Central Mason Fire & EMS and fire districts 4 and 11 dealt with 93-degree weather as they extinguished the fire. 80 YEARS IN Family owned and operated since 1936. To Celebrate, We'll Take An Additional Our Already Low Prices.... Come In Today! and Mattress Center (360) 426-4702 • 414 Franklin, Downtown Shelton ....... Sat 10-5:30