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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
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•
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