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i • afternoon. Marine Cor r s promotes 00raf.00 b00acked up Rau to lieut00,nant colonel ' mile o n Rout e 3 nia!C?onmtil9Uge3 dt?916pahg:sle')ed alcrIetVSetirg'atffie:nrinCtorFBIg and antt::tyd22pe:ltoinOn [ O#Cue:.per. in Marine Aircraft Group 16 as the ternal terrorist threats. Following sonal awards include the Bronze hTraffic coming into downtown elton from State Route 3 was Larled late Monday afternoon, Lcking up more than a mile east the city, according to one frus- ated motorist. The snafu began sometime be- een 4 and 5 p.m. when an em- 0Yee of the Washington State !partrnent of Labor and Indus- Les became concerned that a a fflc control plan associated with doWntown sewer basin project as not being followed, said Shel- nbePublic Works Director Jay SOIl. .Meantime, motorists were un- hie to use Front Street, which as closed to traffic because of rk related to the sewer basin roject. L .While the L&I employee spoke th flaggers at First and Pine p.reets, motorists coming west- [0Und into the city on State Route 3 had to negotiate the busy inter- section for themselves. The backup lasted past 6 p.m. Ebbeson said the flaggers weren't needed on Tuesday, but cautioned they would be back later this week. The L&I employee was concerned the project contractor, Gary Merlino Construction, Incor- porated of Seattle wasn't following the state-approved traffic plan, he said. The flaggers need to be able to communicate with each other and weren't necessarily briefed about how they were supposed to do that, Ebbeson said. "Safety is above reproach," he added. "It has to be done right." Ebbeson said that in the future the L&I employee will contact ei- ther him or Shelton City Engineer Mike Michael rather than speak- ing to the flaggers. 00ayton roused by 00ate-night search .|live deputies, five officers from Y_e. Department of Corrections }lgitive Apprehension Task Force #'ld a Washington State Patrol ,,t 9tl '00per converged Tuesday night ; the area near the Dayton store :t eBt of Shelton to seek a fugitive )I ?d fleeing capture. ,{1 e man was arrested and an- . !e.r man remains at large, ac- Utng to Dean Byrd, chief deputy # OPerations for the Mason Coun- t Sheriffs Office. Nathan Caleb -aSel, 35, of Shelton was arrested Jan unrelated matter involving Department of Corrections vio- lation. Joseph J. Birchall, 26, of I-elton fled the scene and was not P0drehended. j3irchall was want- four misdemeanor warrants, said, with one of them a high tiority warrant. .he incident began at 9:20 p.m. i.th the report of a suspicious ve- cle Parked at the store located at tl0 West Shelton-Matlock Road, Pd said A deputy responded and k the driver, Feasel, into custo- 'teasel was under supervision [. e corrections department. lrchall bolted out of the vehicle ¢1 fled into the woods. Deputies ! ! [00lym ic College i p 00helton slates lnformatmn trent Tuesday 101yrnpic College Shelton is host- g a college information night I . 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July F' In the Johnson Library Read- pRoorn, 937 West Alpine Way. ii ae program is geared toward P ents who have recently gradu- fed from high school and have t decided on their next step. At- Idees reportedly told neighbors to stay inside because they were search- ing for a man who had several war- rants. Law enforcement vehicles lined both sides of Shelton-Mat- lock Road as officers searched the woods for Birchall. Birchall was not located and officers cleared the scene around midnight. S-2 and information systems man- agement officer, deploying as the air combat element intelligence officer for 1 lth Marine Expedition: ary Unit (Special Operations Ca- pable). Upon completion of that deploy- ment, he reported to the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab's Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (Experimental) for duties as the intelligence plans officer/col- lection manager. He participated in a series of advanced experi- ments, Hunter Warrior and Urban Warrior. In August of 1998, then-Captain Rau attended the Command and Control Systems Course at Quan- tico, Virginia. Following gradua- tion in June of 1999, he reported to Joint Staff/Defense Intelligence" Agency (J2), National Intelligence Support Division, as plans, sys- tems and operations officer. He deployed in 2000 as the Defense Intelligence Agency representa- tive on the National Intelligence Support Team (NIST) supporting Operation Joint Forge with Task Force Eagle in Tuzla, Bosnia-Her- zegovina. He served as a Joint Staff planner for U.S. Joint Forces Command's Exercise Ellipse Al- pha 1999 and Exercise Top Offi- cials 2000. During the designated National Special Security Event, Interna- tional Naval Review 2000, in New York, he served as the lead planner and assistant team chief for the NIST supporting the Naval Crimi- Jobless rate up to 5.3 percent Mason County's unemployment rate bucked a state trend and rose slightly during June, according to the Washington State Employ- ment Security Department. " " Washington employment gained a bit in June, according to a report issued this week by the depart- ment. Statewide, unemployment declined from 4.6 percent in May to 4.5 percent in June. For Mason County, the situa- tion is reversed; the county's job- less rate rose one tenth of one per- cent. Mason County's jobless rate continues to ride somewhat above the state average, with 5.3 percent of the workforce out of work in June. According to the state's fig- ures, 23,200 of the county's 24,510 employable people were at work in June; 1.,310 were without jobs. A year ago, the jobless rate was 5.1 percent. Mason County has more un- employment than in neighboring Thurston County, with 4.2 percent unemployed; Kitsap and Jefferson counties, with 4.4 percent jobless; and Pierce County, with 4.6 per- cent out of work. But Mason County's job picture is brighter than that of Grays Har- bor and Lewis counties, with 6.2 can enjoy pizza while ad- rs help as. them plan educational [llere is still time to apply for percent jobless, and Pacific and [a'cartra.l iad 1 a4d.se:llfofr°rmfoa/ pC:rWl:nt: c°:::id;i:itymh5"8 arnd5': aation. tively. 00alifornia Road fire purns half an acre Resources office in Enumclaw, said the cause of the fire re- mains under investigation, but that it was human-caused. Crews from Fire District 9 and the DNR extinguished the blaze. Ahfire that was human-caused Ched about half an acre of erland off California Road July 8.- -- AT Tasker, assistant region-  anaer for the Washington ate Department of Natural The state's lowest unemploy- ment rates were in King County, with 4.0 percent out of work, and tiny Douglas County, with 3.7 per- cent jobless. Columbia County, just east of Walla Walla, had the highest jobless rate last month, with 6.3 percent of its potential workers out of work. Economists working with state figures said information services, education and health services, and professional and business services were all on the increase, but government, wholesale trade and manufacturing were all down. June is a typical growth month for agriculture, as well, according to the state's number-crunchers. CLU 2 AYLOR [l[S0000v,c00s Renewal time for your auto or homeowner's insurance? You might want to stop by and compare our rates. Stop in for a free quote. X HARTFORD 104 E. "D" St. #1 Shelton, WA 98584 360-427-1989 * 360-426-5595 marlene@marlenetaylorinsurance.com participation in a series of Pacific Command and European Com- mand exercises as the team chief and assistant team chief of NISTs, then-Major Rau led a roughly 24- member interagency NIST to Uz- bekistan to support Joint Special Operations Task Force-North/Task Force Dagger in October 2001 at the outset of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. RAU WAS SELECTED to attend Command and Staff Col- lege at Quantico in 2002. Prior to completing the resident course of study, he deployed in February 2003 in support of I Marine Expe- ditionary Force in Operation Iraqi Freedom as the G-2 future intel- ligence analyst and head of the Paramilitary Working Group. In the summer of 2003, he re- ported to 4th Marine Expedition- ary Brigade (Anti-Terrorism) - 4th MEB(AT) - as the deputy chief of staff for intelligence, G-2. He supervised the coordination of Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Cell (ATIC) deployments to American Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan, and Ashraf, Iraq. He also participated as the intelligence officer for the 4th MEB(AT) component in Eu- ropean Command's Exercise Agile Response 2004 in preparation for support to the Athens Olympics. In 2004, Major Rau deployed as an individual augment to Multi-Na- tional Force-West (MNF-W) as the fusion officer/senior analyst in the Tactical Fusion Center, Camp Blue Diamond, Ramadi, Iraq, where he oversaw all-source analysis and interagency coordination. Returning to 4th MEB(AT), Rau participated in the transition to U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command (MARSOC). Upon the stand-up of MARSOC, he served as the deputy assistant chief of staff for intelligence, G-2 Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, .Meritorious Service Med- al, Navy and Marine Corps Com- mendation with bronze star, Joint Service Achievement Medal, and Navy and Marine Corps Achieve- ment Medal. He is married to the former Mil- inda Gibson of Veneta, Oregon, and has three children, Joel (19) Lukas (17) and Kyrid (13). DO YOU PLAN MORE FOR FAMILY VACATIONS THAN YOU DO FOR COLLEGE? llaving hm with your family is important. But nothiJg is more vital than your &lid's hture. That's why at Edward Jones we can help you put together a plan to pay for college. True, vacations are great. But graduation ceremonies are (well hater. For a free personalized college ('()st report, call or visit today. Janis Byrd Financial Advisor 1717 Olympic Hwy. H. $helton,WA 98584 360-432-8965 www.edwardjones.com Mmber SIPC BatteriesPlus. 00ohn f..$co# i REAL ESTATE Shelton 360-426-3319 2215 Olympic Hwy N John L. Scott Shelton is proud to announce new owners! Stacey Ogg and Kristy Buck You'll still lind the same stall" and agcnts with the same great service. ,mli BOOK STORI- MIDNIGHT RELEASE CELEBRATION JULY 20 TM. 2007 * lOin- MIDNIGHT Join us for live music, games, costume contest, magic show and morel 116 W. Railroad Ave. Suite 102 * Shelton, WA 98584 M-TH 7-6:00 Z O CASH or 360-426-6011 Phone FRI 7-7:00 ][j CHECK 360-426-6012 Fax s e n s e- .,.., .o,.,0.., SAT 7-5:30 ''*""'' SUN 8:30-4:00 Thursday, July 19, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 3 i • afternoon. Marine Cor r s promotes 00raf.00 b00acked up Rau to lieut00,nant colonel ' mile o n Rout e 3 nia!C?onmtil9Uge3 dt?916pahg:sle')ed alcrIetVSetirg'atffie:nrinCtorFBIg and antt::tyd22pe:ltoinOn [ O#Cue:.per. in Marine Aircraft Group 16 as the ternal terrorist threats. Following sonal awards include the Bronze hTraffic coming into downtown elton from State Route 3 was Larled late Monday afternoon, Lcking up more than a mile east the city, according to one frus- ated motorist. The snafu began sometime be- een 4 and 5 p.m. when an em- 0Yee of the Washington State !partrnent of Labor and Indus- Les became concerned that a a fflc control plan associated with doWntown sewer basin project as not being followed, said Shel- nbePublic Works Director Jay SOIl. .Meantime, motorists were un- hie to use Front Street, which as closed to traffic because of rk related to the sewer basin roject. L .While the L&I employee spoke th flaggers at First and Pine p.reets, motorists coming west- [0Und into the city on State Route 3 had to negotiate the busy inter- section for themselves. The backup lasted past 6 p.m. Ebbeson said the flaggers weren't needed on Tuesday, but cautioned they would be back later this week. The L&I employee was concerned the project contractor, Gary Merlino Construction, Incor- porated of Seattle wasn't following the state-approved traffic plan, he said. The flaggers need to be able to communicate with each other and weren't necessarily briefed about how they were supposed to do that, Ebbeson said. "Safety is above reproach," he added. "It has to be done right." Ebbeson said that in the future the L&I employee will contact ei- ther him or Shelton City Engineer Mike Michael rather than speak- ing to the flaggers. 00ayton roused by 00ate-night search .|live deputies, five officers from Y_e. Department of Corrections }lgitive Apprehension Task Force #'ld a Washington State Patrol ,,t 9tl '00per converged Tuesday night ; the area near the Dayton store :t eBt of Shelton to seek a fugitive )I ?d fleeing capture. ,{1 e man was arrested and an- . !e.r man remains at large, ac- Utng to Dean Byrd, chief deputy # OPerations for the Mason Coun- t Sheriffs Office. Nathan Caleb -aSel, 35, of Shelton was arrested Jan unrelated matter involving Department of Corrections vio- lation. Joseph J. Birchall, 26, of I-elton fled the scene and was not P0drehended. j3irchall was want- four misdemeanor warrants, said, with one of them a high tiority warrant. .he incident began at 9:20 p.m. i.th the report of a suspicious ve- cle Parked at the store located at tl0 West Shelton-Matlock Road, Pd said A deputy responded and k the driver, Feasel, into custo- 'teasel was under supervision [. e corrections department. lrchall bolted out of the vehicle ¢1 fled into the woods. Deputies ! ! [00lym ic College i p 00helton slates lnformatmn trent Tuesday 101yrnpic College Shelton is host- g a college information night I . 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July F' In the Johnson Library Read- pRoorn, 937 West Alpine Way. ii ae program is geared toward P ents who have recently gradu- fed from high school and have t decided on their next step. At- Idees reportedly told neighbors to stay inside because they were search- ing for a man who had several war- rants. Law enforcement vehicles lined both sides of Shelton-Mat- lock Road as officers searched the woods for Birchall. Birchall was not located and officers cleared the scene around midnight. S-2 and information systems man- agement officer, deploying as the air combat element intelligence officer for 1 lth Marine Expedition: ary Unit (Special Operations Ca- pable). Upon completion of that deploy- ment, he reported to the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab's Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (Experimental) for duties as the intelligence plans officer/col- lection manager. He participated in a series of advanced experi- ments, Hunter Warrior and Urban Warrior. In August of 1998, then-Captain Rau attended the Command and Control Systems Course at Quan- tico, Virginia. Following gradua- tion in June of 1999, he reported to Joint Staff/Defense Intelligence" Agency (J2), National Intelligence Support Division, as plans, sys- tems and operations officer. He deployed in 2000 as the Defense Intelligence Agency representa- tive on the National Intelligence Support Team (NIST) supporting Operation Joint Forge with Task Force Eagle in Tuzla, Bosnia-Her- zegovina. He served as a Joint Staff planner for U.S. Joint Forces Command's Exercise Ellipse Al- pha 1999 and Exercise Top Offi- cials 2000. During the designated National Special Security Event, Interna- tional Naval Review 2000, in New York, he served as the lead planner and assistant team chief for the NIST supporting the Naval Crimi- Jobless rate up to 5.3 percent Mason County's unemployment rate bucked a state trend and rose slightly during June, according to the Washington State Employ- ment Security Department. " " Washington employment gained a bit in June, according to a report issued this week by the depart- ment. Statewide, unemployment declined from 4.6 percent in May to 4.5 percent in June. For Mason County, the situa- tion is reversed; the county's job- less rate rose one tenth of one per- cent. Mason County's jobless rate continues to ride somewhat above the state average, with 5.3 percent of the workforce out of work in June. According to the state's fig- ures, 23,200 of the county's 24,510 employable people were at work in June; 1.,310 were without jobs. A year ago, the jobless rate was 5.1 percent. Mason County has more un- employment than in neighboring Thurston County, with 4.2 percent unemployed; Kitsap and Jefferson counties, with 4.4 percent jobless; and Pierce County, with 4.6 per- cent out of work. But Mason County's job picture is brighter than that of Grays Har- bor and Lewis counties, with 6.2 can enjoy pizza while ad- rs help as. them plan educational [llere is still time to apply for percent jobless, and Pacific and [a'cartra.l iad 1 a4d.se:llfofr°rmfoa/ pC:rWl:nt: c°:::id;i:itymh5"8 arnd5': aation. tively. 00alifornia Road fire purns half an acre Resources office in Enumclaw, said the cause of the fire re- mains under investigation, but that it was human-caused. Crews from Fire District 9 and the DNR extinguished the blaze. Ahfire that was human-caused Ched about half an acre of erland off California Road July 8.- -- AT Tasker, assistant region-  anaer for the Washington ate Department of Natural The state's lowest unemploy- ment rates were in King County, with 4.0 percent out of work, and tiny Douglas County, with 3.7 per- cent jobless. Columbia County, just east of Walla Walla, had the highest jobless rate last month, with 6.3 percent of its potential workers out of work. Economists working with state figures said information services, education and health services, and professional and business services were all on the increase, but government, wholesale trade and manufacturing were all down. June is a typical growth month for agriculture, as well, according to the state's number-crunchers. CLU 2 AYLOR [l[S0000v,c00s Renewal time for your auto or homeowner's insurance? You might want to stop by and compare our rates. Stop in for a free quote. X HARTFORD 104 E. "D" St. #1 Shelton, WA 98584 360-427-1989 * 360-426-5595 marlene@marlenetaylorinsurance.com participation in a series of Pacific Command and European Com- mand exercises as the team chief and assistant team chief of NISTs, then-Major Rau led a roughly 24- member interagency NIST to Uz- bekistan to support Joint Special Operations Task Force-North/Task Force Dagger in October 2001 at the outset of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. RAU WAS SELECTED to attend Command and Staff Col- lege at Quantico in 2002. Prior to completing the resident course of study, he deployed in February 2003 in support of I Marine Expe- ditionary Force in Operation Iraqi Freedom as the G-2 future intel- ligence analyst and head of the Paramilitary Working Group. In the summer of 2003, he re- ported to 4th Marine Expedition- ary Brigade (Anti-Terrorism) - 4th MEB(AT) - as the deputy chief of staff for intelligence, G-2. He supervised the coordination of Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Cell (ATIC) deployments to American Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan, and Ashraf, Iraq. He also participated as the intelligence officer for the 4th MEB(AT) component in Eu- ropean Command's Exercise Agile Response 2004 in preparation for support to the Athens Olympics. In 2004, Major Rau deployed as an individual augment to Multi-Na- tional Force-West (MNF-W) as the fusion officer/senior analyst in the Tactical Fusion Center, Camp Blue Diamond, Ramadi, Iraq, where he oversaw all-source analysis and interagency coordination. Returning to 4th MEB(AT), Rau participated in the transition to U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command (MARSOC). Upon the stand-up of MARSOC, he served as the deputy assistant chief of staff for intelligence, G-2 Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, .Meritorious Service Med- al, Navy and Marine Corps Com- mendation with bronze star, Joint Service Achievement Medal, and Navy and Marine Corps Achieve- ment Medal. He is married to the former Mil- inda Gibson of Veneta, Oregon, and has three children, Joel (19) Lukas (17) and Kyrid (13). DO YOU PLAN MORE FOR FAMILY VACATIONS THAN YOU DO FOR COLLEGE? llaving hm with your family is important. But nothiJg is more vital than your &lid's hture. That's why at Edward Jones we can help you put together a plan to pay for college. True, vacations are great. But graduation ceremonies are (well hater. For a free personalized college ('()st report, call or visit today. Janis Byrd Financial Advisor 1717 Olympic Hwy. H. $helton,WA 98584 360-432-8965 www.edwardjones.com Mmber SIPC BatteriesPlus. 00ohn f..$co# i REAL ESTATE Shelton 360-426-3319 2215 Olympic Hwy N John L. Scott Shelton is proud to announce new owners! Stacey Ogg and Kristy Buck You'll still lind the same stall" and agcnts with the same great service. ,mli BOOK STORI- MIDNIGHT RELEASE CELEBRATION JULY 20 TM. 2007 * lOin- MIDNIGHT Join us for live music, games, costume contest, magic show and morel 116 W. Railroad Ave. Suite 102 * Shelton, WA 98584 M-TH 7-6:00 Z O CASH or 360-426-6011 Phone FRI 7-7:00 ][j CHECK 360-426-6012 Fax s e n s e- .,.., .o,.,0.., SAT 7-5:30 ''*""'' SUN 8:30-4:00 Thursday, July 19, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 3