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Songs, fireworks set at Harmony Hill tonight The free second annual Fireworks & Campfire Sin- galong takes place tonight, Thursday, July 2, in collabo- ration with Harmony Hill Retreat Center in Union. The Anna's Bay Chorale will start the evening at 8 p.m. by previewing some of the works it's preparing for performance later this month at the Mason County Fair. Then a campfire will be lit and participants can enjoy the Alderbrook Resort's an- nual fireworks display from the patio off the Nordstrom Great Hall, make s'mores and sing camp songs in one of Anna's Bay's most popu- lar family events of the year. Log truck dumps load on SR lo8 on Monday morning Troopers say speed caused the crash By MARY DUNCAN A 60-year-old log- truck driver sustained minor injuries Monday when his rig struck a guardrail on West State Route 108, went over, lost its load and landed on the passenger side. Ray W. Lawrence of Montesano failed to take a curve at Milepost 5 on a slight grade, accord- ing to a report from the Washington State Pa- trol. The trailer pulled the tractor into a guardrail. It went over the guard- rail into a ravine, losing it load. The tractor came to rest on the passenger side in the eastbound lane. Lawrence sustained facial lacerations and was treated at the scene. The collision memo indi- cates he will be charged with second-degree neg- ligent driving. The trooper reports' identified speed as the cause of the crash re- ported at 8 a.m. June 22. The tractor and trailer were reported as a total loss. The roadway was closed for about an hour and a half. SHELTON - 3 BEDROOM house on lake in town. Garage, dish- washer, washer/dryer hookup. Water, sewer paid. New carpet. $899. 360-280-1787, wa4rent. com. C6/25-7/2 YARD SALE - Friday-Sunday, July 3-5, 9am-5pm. 108 W Birch, Shelton. 360-508-1701. Maytag refrigerator, Cobra golf clubs. G7/2 SMALL DUPLEX, 2 bedroom, 1 bath. $550 deposit, $575 rent, W/S/G included. 642 Dearborn, Shelton. 360-427-2665. M7/2-9 BEAUTIFUL 8-week-old, red miniature Dachshund puppies. 2 males, $200 each; 3 females, $250 each. Vet checked, 1st shots, wormed. 360-427-6122. D7/2-9 GARAGE SALE Ayock Beach (north of Hoodsport on Hwy 101). Lots of good stuff. Friday, Saturday, 9:30am-4:30pm. R7/2 WEATHER High Low Precip. Fahrenheit (In.) June 24 68 55 .04 June 25 66 51 .02 June 26 71 50 0 June 27 79 41 0 June 28 73 52 0 June 29 79 39 0 June 30 77 45 0 Measurements are re- corded for the National Weather Service at Sander- son Field. Less than an inch of rain was recorded in June. The total precipitation of .09 inches was significantly be- low the monthly average of 1.66. The highest tempera- ture of the month was 91 degrees recorded on June 4. The lowest temperature was 39 degrees recorded on June 23 and 29. Wednesday morning the National Weather Ser- vice predicted sunny days and clear nights on Thurs- day and Friday. The high Thursday should be near 86 degrees with the mercury climbing to 90 on Friday. The lows should be in the lower 50s. Forecasters expect sunny skies on Independence Day with a high near 81. Satur- day night should be mostly cloudy with a low around 51. The extended forecast for Sunday through Tuesday calls for partly sunny days and mostly cloudy nights. The high Sunday should be near 78 with highs on Mon- day and Tuesday of 71 de- grees. The lows should be in the lower 50s. Send your press releases to pr@masoncounty.com by 5pm on Fridays Jail guard off to prison Judge denies treatment alternative By MARY DUNCAN A former sergeant at the Washington Corrections Center will serve time in prison and be required to register as a sex offender af- ter being convicted of incest. Marion Edward Sanders Jr., 44, of Shelton was sen- tenced on June 29 in Mason County Superior Court to 34 months for incest in the first degree and to a concur- rent sentence of 20 months for second-degree incest. The offenses were commit- ted when his daughter was between the ages of 13 to 17. As part of the plea agree- ment the state agreed to dis- miss one additional count of first-degree incest and one additional count of second- degree incest, Deputy Pros- ecutor Rebecca Jones re- ported. Although he has no prior criminal history, the offenses count against each other with a standard sen- tencing range of from 26 to 34 months for first-degree incest and from 15 to 20 months for second-degree incest. She recommended top-of- the-range sentences. "Ear- ly on in this case defense asked state to contact victim for her feelings on a SSOSA (Special Sex Offender Sen- tencing Alternative) and her response was absolutely not," Jones said. "This is a family that has been torn asunder," she added. Under a SSOSA sentence the defendant is sentenced to serve up to 12 months in jail followed by intensive sexual deviancy treatment within the community while under supervision by the court and the Department of Corrections. Jones read the victim im- pact statement into the re- cord. It began, "A predator is taken off the streets for a period of time. The person, and I call him a person be- cause a man would not do this. He robbed me of a fa- ther and abused me. As a re- sult I have lost a father and or incest Jones as a cor- rections officer with the Depart- ment of Correc- tions. The de- fendant w a s someone the com- you have lost a family." The victim continued, "I never want to see you again. For so long he made me be- lieve if I told someone they wouldn't believe me. I guess that's what happened when you don't tell someone for a long time. He has never tak- en responsibility for this." said, "He served '7 know it's affected me terribly having to live with the memories." munity looked up to. He cer- tainly has abused that." Defense counsel Jeanette Boothe argued for the SSO- SA. "I listened to the state- ment read by the prosecu- tor. We all feel for that inner child she talks about." She referred to the pre- sentence evaluation. She said the evaluator talks about the struggle Sanders had. "He knew what he was doing was not right but he just could not bring himself to talk about it. He has long recognized he needs to get help, specifically for porno- graphic addiction," she said. Because of the no-contact order Sanders has to apolo- gize to his daughter through the court. She quoted Sand- ers as saying, "What I put you through both physically and mentally is unforgiv- able. I know my actions put a burden on you. For the rest of my life I will live with the regret. Why did he do this to me? I have asked my- self that every day. I don't know. I was too ashamed and afraid to talk to you. For the rest of my life I will regret what I have done and what I have lost." He was an employee with the Department of Correc- tions for 13 years and has 24 years in the Air Force, including the reserves, she continued. "He would bene- fit from the alternative sen- tence and the community would benefit as well. He was "a member of the com- munity in high standing" and at a "mild risk of reof- fense." Sanders read from a let- ter he had writ- ten to his daughter. "If we had discussed this sooner her let- ter would have been written dif- ferently. I know how she feels about me. What I did was terrible. She never deserved what I did. "I know it's affected me terribly having to live with the memories," he contin- ued. "I don't know about her because I have not spoken to her. She did talk to her mom about this years ago and I denied it. 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