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IL a.UT T ST 9BS lhh,l h,h|,h.h,l],h,hl,,|,hll .... II .... lih.,hhi,l Thursday, July 5, 2012 Week 27-- The Voice of Mason County since 1886 -- Published for Mason County and Harry Griffith of Shelton -- $1 Nonprofit files suit against county for garbage hauling contract By NATALIE JOHNSON natalie@masoncounly.eom The Advocates for Responsible Gov- ernment, a nonprofit group based in Belfair, has filed a lawsuit against Mason County and the Mason County Board of Commissioners in response to a contract for garbage hauling that caused some controversy when it was approved on June 5. "My clients are strong proponents of open government. We believe this is a prime example of just the opposite," said Wayne Hagen, an attorney repre- senting the group. The lawsuit argues that the Mason County commission failed to comply See Suit on page A-3 A Hope Island raccoon enjoys a crab islands, is accessible by boat only. Man with area ties on most wanted list By NATALIE JOHNSON nataZie@ma,~oncounty.com A Mason County man is on the Washington State Depart- ment of Corrections' (DOC) most wanted sex of- fender list• Bradley Al- len Barr, 48, has been on the run since February 2002, according to the DOC. The updated list was posted Bradley on June 25. Barr According to the DOC, Barr is a white male, 5 feet 10 inches tall with red hair See Wanted on page A-3 81111U!!I!!IIU!I!I!!IIII2 Journal photo by Jesse Mullen lunch on Sunday. Hope Island, located between Squaxin and Steamboat Hoodsport home declared total loss after fire By EMILY HANSON emil3~@)ma.~oncounty.com A rental home in Hoodsport was consumed by flames last week in an accidental fire.: The call came in at 4:13 p.m. on June 28 that there was a structure fire at 340 N. Kokanee Ridge Drive, Hoodsport. "The woman living in the home was tryiqg to open a gal- lon of olive oil and dropped it on the stove, which was already turned on," said Mike Fain, Ma- son County Fire District No~ 18 assistant chief. '%Vhen she tried to clean up with paper towels, she got too close to a burner and the paper towel ignited." Once the fire began, Fain said it spread quickly, resulting in the total loss of the house. The woman and two of her five children were in the house at the time of the fire but were able to safely exit the home without injuries. Mason County Fire Districts 1, 6, 9, 17 and 18 as well as the Central Mason Fire Marshall were on the scene, with the first arriving less than 10 minutes af- Courtesy photo A Hoodsport rental home was declared a total loss after an accidental fire spread from the kitchen on June 28. ter the Call Fain said a fire extinguiser is the proper way to put out an oil fire in a kitchen. "If a fire extinguisher had been handy, it would've been a quick way to knock the fire down a bit for us to be able to save something, he said, . The family left with relatives a_Pmr the fire began and Fain said the American Red Cross assisted by giving them a way to purchase foodand get by for a day or so. The names of the family have not yet been released. 4 open homicide cases head to trial By NATALIE JOHNSON natalh~@masoncounty.com Mason County's spate of violence between March and early June has resulted in four open homicide cases heading to trial in the county. ..... Travis Carl Baze and Ste- phen Churchill, Christopher Thorson, Dylan J. Burke and Charles Sydney Long- shore will soon stand trial for charges ranging tkom vehicu- lar homicide to aggravated 1st degree murder. The county has experi- enced six deaths ruled a ho- micide so far this year. This is the most homicides recorded in Mason County in a single year since 2005. Baze and Churchill, both of Shelton, are accused of murdering Shawn Joseph Morrow with a baseball bat on March 26. Morrow met with the two in a public fish- ing area in the 3900 block of State Route 3, purportedly to buy heroin. Baze and Churchill pleaded not guilty to first- degree murder charges on March 30. Although the men were given bail of $250,000 and $350,000, re- spectively, their bail was raised to $1 million each on March 30 when Morrow died of his injuries. Both Baze and Churchill are scheduled to attend a pre- trial hearing on Aug. 6 at the Mason County Courthouse. Christopher Thorson is ac- cused of murdering his wife of 37 years, Vanessa Thor- son, with a shotgun on April 12. According to authorities, Thorson and his wife were arguing and drinking when Vanessa Thorson said to her husband, "Why don't you just shoot meT' Thorson, who lived near Lake Cushman with his wife, originally told authorities the incident was an assisted sui- cide. Thorson pleaded not guilty on April 23 and was granted $1 million bail. His next appearance in Mason County Superior Court will be at a pre-trial hearing scheduled for Aug. 6: His trial is scheduled to start on Aug. 20 at the Mason County Courthouse. According to authorities, Dylan J. Burke, a Shelton resident, was be~nd the See Homicide on page A-3