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Rides for readers
G.erry Watters of the Free & Accepted Masons meets
Ii with Kourtney Lawrence, left, and Gage Wilkins at
Hood Canal School. Watters and Cecil A. Simmons pre-
sented the students with bikes as part of the "Bikes 4
Books" contest. This is a project of the Masons and the
Serve Washington Reading Corps.
ir--
Canal West:
,,,t'ort of Hoodsport may
oin with co11007t:y on park
ly DONA C. MARTINSEN
The Port of Hoodsport is partner-
lg with the Mason County Parks
epartment to upgrade Foothills
e uaty Park.
r After a feasibility study is com-
e eted a proposed Hoodsport Com-
e unity Center will be developed at
£ m park.
r In other news from Hood Canal
r est, the Master Gardeners will
have a weekly plant clinic at the
Hood Canal Visitor Information
Center in downtown Hoodsport.
The clinic will open on Saturdays
beginning July 7 from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m.
If there is a meeting or event in
our area that needs to be report-
ed, contact me by e-mail at west-
canalnews@yahoo.com or by
telephone at 877-5510.
High-sc.h ool 'prank' leads
to multll00 le felony ctlarges
(Continued from page 1.)
during the jury term beginning
September 11.
BABBITT'S codefendants in
the vandalism incidents a.t the
bus garage and the commons
building appeared in court re-
cently.
Michael Martin Meurs Jr., 18,
of 180 East Lake Forest Drive,
Allyn, a codefendant in the bus
vandalism, was arraigned on Fri-
day, June 29, and pled not guilty
to burglary in the second degree
and malicious mischief in the
first degree. He is scheduled for
an omnibus hearing on August
6, a pretrial hearing on August
27 and trial during the jury term
beginning September 11.
Judge Toni Sheldon amended
conditions of release for Meurs
to allow him to travel to Pullman
on August 20 and to change his
address to a residence hall at
Washington State University.
Jesse Daniel Remington, 18,
of 4750 East Rasor Road, Bel-
fair, and Derik Lee Swenson, 18,
of 151 NE Wanda Lane, Belfair,
were arraigned on Monday, July
2, on charges related to the in-
cident at the bus garage. They
pled not guilty to burglary in the
second degree and malicious mis-
chief in the first degree and are
scheduled for omnibus hearings
on July 30, pretrial hearings on
August 27 and trials during the
jury term beginning September
11. Phillip Need, who will be 18
in September, has been arrested
in connection with the incident
at the bus garage and his case is
proceeding in juvenile court.
DAVID JAMES Morrow, 20,
of 20 NE Rainbow Place South,
Belfair, and Justin Paul East-
man, 18, of 191 East Sherwood
Creek Road, Allyn, have been
charged as codefendants in the
commons case. Morrow was ar-
00hell game is over; tribes
° d firms can go fish now
iinued from page 1.) of 20 years, Rafeedie ruled that the 1855. Problems resulted from land
ties for everyone in the state, tribes also have treaty rights to 50 deals sanctioned by the authorities
WE HAD A choice and we
yose cooperation," Fraerdt said.
a-Iveryone loses when w turn to
e courts to settle natural-re-
[Urce issues The shellfish re-
-FUrce is too "important to tribal
tures, to the shellfish industry
adto everyone who lives in the
uget Sound region for us to fight
percent of the "naturally occurring
shellfish" but excluded them from
a share of the "fruits of the grow-
er's labor."
This language has been the sub-
ject of" more legal wrangling since
then. Rafeedie defined a natural
shellfish bed as one capable of sup-
porting a commercial livelihood
but was silent on the issue of what
which allowed shellfish beaches in
tribal areas to fall into private and
nontribal hands. "Fault for creat-
ing this controversy lies squarely
with the State of Washington and
the United States for selling the
tidelands and not objecting to the
sale," Rafeedie wrote.
Lisa Bishop, the business man-
ager of Little Skookum Shellfish,
ver it.
/li. In return for giving up their constitutes a commercial liveli- applauded the agreement that
a}laim to an estimated $2 million hood. At long last this has been finds all these bigwigs headed for
o a. armual shellfish revenue, the resolved by the agreement before her company. "We are very excited
li bes will control a trust funded us now. that we have all reached a happy
pr y: $11 million in state funds, $22 Tribal rights are based in a se- settlement, and we are ready to
illion from the U S government ries of treaties Indians made with move ahead with our partnership
n nd $500,000 in aual payments the U.S. government in 1854 and and friendship," she said.
e Pread over 10 years from a group
;if nontribal shellfish companies
ty b " "
hat includes Skookum and Tay- Coun oard hears from citizens
i: r.
"Shellfish is an important re- (Continued from page 9.) "How will this change?" she
Urce in Washington, and the fact
at everyone came together to
iae.ch an agreement underscores
il mr Vital role in our community,"
)I regoire said.
Taylor is the president of Tay-
f, r Shellfish, a company which is
oaSed in Mason County and has
. ngs as far away as British Co-
Imbia and customers all around
J
. e World. "Shellfish growers and
ke tribes have developed a fair
li blUtion to a difficult problem," he
dd. "The agreement will right an
storical wrong and will put more
Ii Lellfish on the tidelands for ev-
ii VYone -
(RAFEEDIE'S RULING on
ellfish built on the law and the
;.gic of a 1974 decision by U.S.
istrict Court Judge George Boldt
[, the case of United States versus
yashington He found that the
bes are entitled to 50 percent of
[e harvestable salmon and steel-
rt cad returning to the western wa-
rs o/this state. After the passage
"Could the new district ensure
that the citizens continue to re-
ceive that level of service?" she
asked.
She also wondered about what
would happen if Medic One is
purchased and asked: Will the
department be able to field more
than two fully staffed engines for
the new district with the expense
of all the new emergency medical
services personnel? She also want-
ed to know if the new department
would be able to cover the city in
the event of a fire outside the city
limits, since currently, staff is al-
ways left to protect Shelton in the
meantime.
asked. Her hope is to bring these
questions and their respective an-
swers out in the open for public
discussion.
In other remarks made to the
commissioners on June 26, Rog-
er Davis of Shelton said some
local homeowners have to pay
high rates for flood insurance,
depending on where they live in
proximity to flood zones. Due to
the relative complexity of this is-
sue, Commissioner Lynda Ring-
Erickson suggested there be a
meeting together with Emmett
Dobey, the county's director of
community development, to dis-
cuss the matter.
Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Complete Line of
Memorial Markers
Available for sale"
Burial and Cremation Lots,
Columbariums, Liners, Vaults
Phone 426-2152. Fax -5615
raigned on Wednesday, June 27.
He entered not-guilty pleas to
charges of burglary in the second
degree and malicious mischief in
the first degree and is scheduled
fbr an omnibus hearing on July
30, a pretrial hearing on August
27 and trial during the jury term
beginning September 11.
Eastman was arraigned on
Monday, July 2, and entered
not-guilty pleas to charges of
burglary in the second degree
and malicious mischief in the
first degree. He is scheduled for
an omnibus hearing on July 30,
a pretrial hearing on August 27
and trial during the jury term
beginning September 11.
Another 18-year-old was ar-
rested in connection with the
vandalism at the commons. Ja-
cob Daniel Sanford of 610 Ay-
cliffe Drive, Shelton, was identi-
fied on June 28 in an investiga-
tion of burglary in the second de-
gree. He appeared in court with
an attorney.
Court Commissioner Richard
Adamson scheduled arraignment
for July 13. He ordered Sanford
to have no contact with potential
codefendants and said he cannot
go on North Mason School Dis-
trict properties.
ACCORDING TO court doc-
uments, Morrow allegedly ad-
mitted participating in a break-
in June 14 at the North Mason
High School commons area and
identified the other participants
as Babbitt, Eastman and San-
ford. The vandalism resulted in
$13,000 damage according to the
probable-cause statement. Mor-
raw reportedly said it was "a
high school prank that got out of
hand."
Morrow also allegedly partici-
pated with Meurs and Babbitt
in "burning the image of a large
penis, between 10 to 20 feet in
length into the football field us-
ing an accelerant causing over
$2,500 in damage," according to
the arrest affidavit.
Babbitt, Swenson, Meurs,
Remington and Need are accused
of breaking into the North Ma-
son bus garage in May and caus-
ing more than $2,500 in damage
to several buses. Babbitt, Meurs,
Swenson, Remington and Need
are all graduates of the Class of
2007 at NMHS.
School superintendent Tom
Kelly commented in a press re-
lease that he was "saddened" by
the incident in the commons, add-
ing that "our students, staff and
community deserve better. The
vast majority of our students are
good citizens. This destructive
behavior is totally unacceptable
and not reflective of our commu-
nity at large."
Sheriff Casey Salisbury said
the vandalism investigations
were a priority. "The senseless
damage caused at North Mason
High School is not just a prank.
Serious crimes were committed
and the Mason County Sheriffs
Office made it a priority to bring
the perpetrators to justice."
A tour of gm dens
goes with th flow
The county's annual garden tour
will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Saturday, July 14.
Sponsored by the Master Gar-
deners of the Mason County Ex-
tension of Washington State Uni-
versity, the tour will feature seven
gardens. Three are in the Shelton
area and four at Alderbrook Golf
and Yacht Club. Each garden con-
tains a water feature.
Tickets cost $12 and are avail-
able at the following locations:
Sage Book Store, 116 West Rail-
road Avenue; Lynch Creek Floral,
331 West Railroad Avenue; Fergu-
son's Flowers, 627 West Railroad
Avenue; Lost Lake Nursery, 66 SE
Lynch Road; Oakland Bay Garden
Center, 5962 East State Route 3;
Sharon's Garden Center, 920 East
Johns Prairie Road; Cameo Bou-
tique, 6843 East State Route 106,
Union; Laurie's Hoodsport Gift &
Liquor, 24230 Highway 101; The
Trading Post Liquor & Gifts in AI-
lyn; AG 3 Garden Center in Bel-
fair; Valley Nursery, McLendon's
Hardware; Harstine Island Farm-
ers' Market; Shelton Farmers'
Market; and Oakland Bay Organic
Farm.
Margaret "Peggy" Ann Hildebrandt
died of complications due to pancreatic
cancer on Thursday, June 28, at Fir
Lane Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was 58 and lived in Burlington for
13 years.
She was born on October 2, 1948
in Shelton, WA to Dwight and Francis
(Fredson) Southmayd.
She spent her elementary years in the Seattle suburb of
Shoreline returning to Shelton to graduate from Shelton High
School, married Kieth Hildebrandt and raised three kids to
adulthood. She then moved to the city of Burlington with her
husband and lived the remainder of her life there. The portion
of her heart that didn't follow her husband north remained in
Shelton with her family. Peggy was a wife and a mother in
the truest sense. Family to her wasn't just kin and blood, but
friends, pets, neighbors, and even friends of her children or
children of her friends and family. She was a sympathetic ear,
biggest fan, your greatest defender and the binder that
held our family together. She loved to watch her kids do what
they loved and supported her husband in his many adventures.
While gold prospecting was a recent pastime, watching the
Mariners, reading, baking and showing infinite love to her
canine companions was how she spent her days.
Surviving are husband Kieth Hildebrandt of Burlington,
WA; daughter Tracy Hildebrandt of Shelton, WA; son Gene
Hildebrandt of Matlock, WA; son Jud Hildebrandt and wife
Marian of Shelton, WA; grandchildren Tyler Hildebrandt, Tia
and Tawin Avery; sister Kathy Look of Shelton, WA; sister Mary
Jane Thompson of Olympia, WA; brother Lynn Southmayd of
Shelton, WA; uncles Ken and Bill Fredson of Shelton, WA;
aunts Mary Coleman and Jane Lange of Olympia, WA; aunt
Alice Hildebrandt of Shelton, WA.
A graveside service will be held on Monday, July 9, at 2:00
pm at Shelton Memorial Park. Reverend Richard Parle will
officiate.
Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home of Shelton.
~ Paid Obituary Notice ~
Thursday, July 5, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 11
Rides for readers
G.erry Watters of the Free & Accepted Masons meets
Ii with Kourtney Lawrence, left, and Gage Wilkins at
Hood Canal School. Watters and Cecil A. Simmons pre-
sented the students with bikes as part of the "Bikes 4
Books" contest. This is a project of the Masons and the
Serve Washington Reading Corps.
ir--
Canal West:
,,,t'ort of Hoodsport may
oin with co11007t:y on park
ly DONA C. MARTINSEN
The Port of Hoodsport is partner-
lg with the Mason County Parks
epartment to upgrade Foothills
e uaty Park.
r After a feasibility study is com-
e eted a proposed Hoodsport Com-
e unity Center will be developed at
£ m park.
r In other news from Hood Canal
r est, the Master Gardeners will
have a weekly plant clinic at the
Hood Canal Visitor Information
Center in downtown Hoodsport.
The clinic will open on Saturdays
beginning July 7 from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m.
If there is a meeting or event in
our area that needs to be report-
ed, contact me by e-mail at west-
canalnews@yahoo.com or by
telephone at 877-5510.
High-sc.h ool 'prank' leads
to multll00 le felony ctlarges
(Continued from page 1.)
during the jury term beginning
September 11.
BABBITT'S codefendants in
the vandalism incidents a.t the
bus garage and the commons
building appeared in court re-
cently.
Michael Martin Meurs Jr., 18,
of 180 East Lake Forest Drive,
Allyn, a codefendant in the bus
vandalism, was arraigned on Fri-
day, June 29, and pled not guilty
to burglary in the second degree
and malicious mischief in the
first degree. He is scheduled for
an omnibus hearing on August
6, a pretrial hearing on August
27 and trial during the jury term
beginning September 11.
Judge Toni Sheldon amended
conditions of release for Meurs
to allow him to travel to Pullman
on August 20 and to change his
address to a residence hall at
Washington State University.
Jesse Daniel Remington, 18,
of 4750 East Rasor Road, Bel-
fair, and Derik Lee Swenson, 18,
of 151 NE Wanda Lane, Belfair,
were arraigned on Monday, July
2, on charges related to the in-
cident at the bus garage. They
pled not guilty to burglary in the
second degree and malicious mis-
chief in the first degree and are
scheduled for omnibus hearings
on July 30, pretrial hearings on
August 27 and trials during the
jury term beginning September
11. Phillip Need, who will be 18
in September, has been arrested
in connection with the incident
at the bus garage and his case is
proceeding in juvenile court.
DAVID JAMES Morrow, 20,
of 20 NE Rainbow Place South,
Belfair, and Justin Paul East-
man, 18, of 191 East Sherwood
Creek Road, Allyn, have been
charged as codefendants in the
commons case. Morrow was ar-
00hell game is over; tribes
° d firms can go fish now
iinued from page 1.) of 20 years, Rafeedie ruled that the 1855. Problems resulted from land
ties for everyone in the state, tribes also have treaty rights to 50 deals sanctioned by the authorities
WE HAD A choice and we
yose cooperation," Fraerdt said.
a-Iveryone loses when w turn to
e courts to settle natural-re-
[Urce issues The shellfish re-
-FUrce is too "important to tribal
tures, to the shellfish industry
adto everyone who lives in the
uget Sound region for us to fight
percent of the "naturally occurring
shellfish" but excluded them from
a share of the "fruits of the grow-
er's labor."
This language has been the sub-
ject of" more legal wrangling since
then. Rafeedie defined a natural
shellfish bed as one capable of sup-
porting a commercial livelihood
but was silent on the issue of what
which allowed shellfish beaches in
tribal areas to fall into private and
nontribal hands. "Fault for creat-
ing this controversy lies squarely
with the State of Washington and
the United States for selling the
tidelands and not objecting to the
sale," Rafeedie wrote.
Lisa Bishop, the business man-
ager of Little Skookum Shellfish,
ver it.
/li. In return for giving up their constitutes a commercial liveli- applauded the agreement that
a}laim to an estimated $2 million hood. At long last this has been finds all these bigwigs headed for
o a. armual shellfish revenue, the resolved by the agreement before her company. "We are very excited
li bes will control a trust funded us now. that we have all reached a happy
pr y: $11 million in state funds, $22 Tribal rights are based in a se- settlement, and we are ready to
illion from the U S government ries of treaties Indians made with move ahead with our partnership
n nd $500,000 in aual payments the U.S. government in 1854 and and friendship," she said.
e Pread over 10 years from a group
;if nontribal shellfish companies
ty b " "
hat includes Skookum and Tay- Coun oard hears from citizens
i: r.
"Shellfish is an important re- (Continued from page 9.) "How will this change?" she
Urce in Washington, and the fact
at everyone came together to
iae.ch an agreement underscores
il mr Vital role in our community,"
)I regoire said.
Taylor is the president of Tay-
f, r Shellfish, a company which is
oaSed in Mason County and has
. ngs as far away as British Co-
Imbia and customers all around
J
. e World. "Shellfish growers and
ke tribes have developed a fair
li blUtion to a difficult problem," he
dd. "The agreement will right an
storical wrong and will put more
Ii Lellfish on the tidelands for ev-
ii VYone -
(RAFEEDIE'S RULING on
ellfish built on the law and the
;.gic of a 1974 decision by U.S.
istrict Court Judge George Boldt
[, the case of United States versus
yashington He found that the
bes are entitled to 50 percent of
[e harvestable salmon and steel-
rt cad returning to the western wa-
rs o/this state. After the passage
"Could the new district ensure
that the citizens continue to re-
ceive that level of service?" she
asked.
She also wondered about what
would happen if Medic One is
purchased and asked: Will the
department be able to field more
than two fully staffed engines for
the new district with the expense
of all the new emergency medical
services personnel? She also want-
ed to know if the new department
would be able to cover the city in
the event of a fire outside the city
limits, since currently, staff is al-
ways left to protect Shelton in the
meantime.
asked. Her hope is to bring these
questions and their respective an-
swers out in the open for public
discussion.
In other remarks made to the
commissioners on June 26, Rog-
er Davis of Shelton said some
local homeowners have to pay
high rates for flood insurance,
depending on where they live in
proximity to flood zones. Due to
the relative complexity of this is-
sue, Commissioner Lynda Ring-
Erickson suggested there be a
meeting together with Emmett
Dobey, the county's director of
community development, to dis-
cuss the matter.
Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Complete Line of
Memorial Markers
Available for sale"
Burial and Cremation Lots,
Columbariums, Liners, Vaults
Phone 426-2152. Fax -5615
raigned on Wednesday, June 27.
He entered not-guilty pleas to
charges of burglary in the second
degree and malicious mischief in
the first degree and is scheduled
fbr an omnibus hearing on July
30, a pretrial hearing on August
27 and trial during the jury term
beginning September 11.
Eastman was arraigned on
Monday, July 2, and entered
not-guilty pleas to charges of
burglary in the second degree
and malicious mischief in the
first degree. He is scheduled for
an omnibus hearing on July 30,
a pretrial hearing on August 27
and trial during the jury term
beginning September 11.
Another 18-year-old was ar-
rested in connection with the
vandalism at the commons. Ja-
cob Daniel Sanford of 610 Ay-
cliffe Drive, Shelton, was identi-
fied on June 28 in an investiga-
tion of burglary in the second de-
gree. He appeared in court with
an attorney.
Court Commissioner Richard
Adamson scheduled arraignment
for July 13. He ordered Sanford
to have no contact with potential
codefendants and said he cannot
go on North Mason School Dis-
trict properties.
ACCORDING TO court doc-
uments, Morrow allegedly ad-
mitted participating in a break-
in June 14 at the North Mason
High School commons area and
identified the other participants
as Babbitt, Eastman and San-
ford. The vandalism resulted in
$13,000 damage according to the
probable-cause statement. Mor-
raw reportedly said it was "a
high school prank that got out of
hand."
Morrow also allegedly partici-
pated with Meurs and Babbitt
in "burning the image of a large
penis, between 10 to 20 feet in
length into the football field us-
ing an accelerant causing over
$2,500 in damage," according to
the arrest affidavit.
Babbitt, Swenson, Meurs,
Remington and Need are accused
of breaking into the North Ma-
son bus garage in May and caus-
ing more than $2,500 in damage
to several buses. Babbitt, Meurs,
Swenson, Remington and Need
are all graduates of the Class of
2007 at NMHS.
School superintendent Tom
Kelly commented in a press re-
lease that he was "saddened" by
the incident in the commons, add-
ing that "our students, staff and
community deserve better. The
vast majority of our students are
good citizens. This destructive
behavior is totally unacceptable
and not reflective of our commu-
nity at large."
Sheriff Casey Salisbury said
the vandalism investigations
were a priority. "The senseless
damage caused at North Mason
High School is not just a prank.
Serious crimes were committed
and the Mason County Sheriffs
Office made it a priority to bring
the perpetrators to justice."
A tour of gm dens
goes with th flow
The county's annual garden tour
will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Saturday, July 14.
Sponsored by the Master Gar-
deners of the Mason County Ex-
tension of Washington State Uni-
versity, the tour will feature seven
gardens. Three are in the Shelton
area and four at Alderbrook Golf
and Yacht Club. Each garden con-
tains a water feature.
Tickets cost $12 and are avail-
able at the following locations:
Sage Book Store, 116 West Rail-
road Avenue; Lynch Creek Floral,
331 West Railroad Avenue; Fergu-
son's Flowers, 627 West Railroad
Avenue; Lost Lake Nursery, 66 SE
Lynch Road; Oakland Bay Garden
Center, 5962 East State Route 3;
Sharon's Garden Center, 920 East
Johns Prairie Road; Cameo Bou-
tique, 6843 East State Route 106,
Union; Laurie's Hoodsport Gift &
Liquor, 24230 Highway 101; The
Trading Post Liquor & Gifts in AI-
lyn; AG 3 Garden Center in Bel-
fair; Valley Nursery, McLendon's
Hardware; Harstine Island Farm-
ers' Market; Shelton Farmers'
Market; and Oakland Bay Organic
Farm.
Margaret "Peggy" Ann Hildebrandt
died of complications due to pancreatic
cancer on Thursday, June 28, at Fir
Lane Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was 58 and lived in Burlington for
13 years.
She was born on October 2, 1948
in Shelton, WA to Dwight and Francis
(Fredson) Southmayd.
She spent her elementary years in the Seattle suburb of
Shoreline returning to Shelton to graduate from Shelton High
School, married Kieth Hildebrandt and raised three kids to
adulthood. She then moved to the city of Burlington with her
husband and lived the remainder of her life there. The portion
of her heart that didn't follow her husband north remained in
Shelton with her family. Peggy was a wife and a mother in
the truest sense. Family to her wasn't just kin and blood, but
friends, pets, neighbors, and even friends of her children or
children of her friends and family. She was a sympathetic ear,
biggest fan, your greatest defender and the binder that
held our family together. She loved to watch her kids do what
they loved and supported her husband in his many adventures.
While gold prospecting was a recent pastime, watching the
Mariners, reading, baking and showing infinite love to her
canine companions was how she spent her days.
Surviving are husband Kieth Hildebrandt of Burlington,
WA; daughter Tracy Hildebrandt of Shelton, WA; son Gene
Hildebrandt of Matlock, WA; son Jud Hildebrandt and wife
Marian of Shelton, WA; grandchildren Tyler Hildebrandt, Tia
and Tawin Avery; sister Kathy Look of Shelton, WA; sister Mary
Jane Thompson of Olympia, WA; brother Lynn Southmayd of
Shelton, WA; uncles Ken and Bill Fredson of Shelton, WA;
aunts Mary Coleman and Jane Lange of Olympia, WA; aunt
Alice Hildebrandt of Shelton, WA.
A graveside service will be held on Monday, July 9, at 2:00
pm at Shelton Memorial Park. Reverend Richard Parle will
officiate.
Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home of Shelton.
~ Paid Obituary Notice ~
Thursday, July 5, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 11