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IT'S ENJOYMENT ALFRESCO downtown each Thurs- day evening. Last week's Prohibition Jazz Band (at top) delights a parkfui of fans who (above) listen laid back or (right) groove to new heights. .... Guard band to play in Post Office Park It's almost as if Don Smith of the 133rd Army National Guard Band is coming home when his entourage plays for tonight's "Music in the Park" series. Although Smith is not from Shelton, his par- ents moved here in 1967 and his mother has lived here since. Smith said Shelton is "a nice lit- theme and Disney's "Mulan," and favorites from the 1940s such as "In the Mood." Smith said the band consists of "weekend war- riors," but instead of wearing camouflage and practicing warfare in Yakima, the band plays its music. He added that the band is extremely busy due to military cutbacks. tie town" and he was happy to,,be able to accom- "More communities would like u tn ha in ' . * , "* ........... - modate the Oldv Towm eltoAssovtat s ra 7, 7 volv¢l witbtheir events, but the military-band quest for a performance, program has been down-sized and there are Smith, a 30-year-member of the National Guard but only a six-year veteran of the guard band, plays the trumpet, baritone horn, trom- bone and drums. He calls himself a "jack of all instruments but master of none." The group is really three bands: a concert band of more than 40 members, a 20-member stage band and a small combo band. The guard band plays patriotic tunes such as "Stars and Stripes Forever" and "The National Anthem," such movie music as the "Star Wars" more requests than we can meet," Smith ex- plained. "We're free, so the price is right for small communities." This year's schedule included Camas, Fircrest in Seattle, Ballard, Bremerton, Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, Anacortes, Bellingham and the Puyallup Fair. "We'll be near the end of our travel schedule when we play at 'Music in the Park,' and we'll really be getting good," Smith said laughing. WSP puts taxis on highways to combat aggressive driving The Washington State Patrol is adding 10 vehicles to its Aggres- sive Driver Apprehension Team. The vehicles are designed to look like taxis. The unmarked cars are part of an effort target- ing aggressive drivers and those involved in incidents of "road rage." "We want people to think every TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY BY OWNER, 5 acres, Grapeview Loop Road, lots of cover, beach access, creek, secluded building sites. $37,500 terms. (360) 275-2708. $7/29-8/19 BY OWNER. 728 West Franklin Street, $91,500. 1,418 sq.ft., 3 bedroom, 2 bath, handicap amenities, patio with hot tub, appliances, landscaping, gar- den. Call 426-8513 for appointment. B7/29 AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE Advisor. New opening in well-equipped shop. Accept- ing applications. Outstanding earning potential. Must have verifiable trade experience. All inquiries confidential. For interview, call 426-2271. D7/29-8/5 GARAGE SALE, Saturday only, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 120 SE Mill Creek Ridge W. F7/29 MOVING SALE, Saturday only, g a.m.- 4 p.m. 2581 SE Old Olympic Hwy., Ka- milche. Car, boat, trailer, household, misc. K7/29 MULTI-FAMILY garage sale; 1514 Ridge Road. Friday/Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Lots of good stuff. R7/29 FULL-BLOOD cocker spaniel, 4 years old, blonde female, Needs good home. Call 426,5084. $7129 taxi could be a trooper, or at least be thinking about their driving," said WSP Chief Annette Sand- bbrg. She said none of the vehicles will look like the typical un- marked trooper vehicle but rather gram stopped a total of 3,062 mo- torists for aggressive driving, re- sulting in 2,148 citations. These included 22 for reckless driving, 97 for negligent driving, 1,128 for speeding, 19 for driving under the influence and 11 for failure to use like any other vehicle going down seat belts. the road. A total of 12 vehicles will be as- signed to the duty throughout the state. The majority will be going to areas along the Interstate 5 corridor. The goals of the program are to reduce road rage and aggressive driving and to increase the use of seat belts on state and interstate highways. From July to December of last year, troopers assigned to the pro- "Aggressive driver behavior and road rage remain a signifi- cant public safety concern for the citizens of Washington State," Sandberg said. A study completed in 1998 found that nearly one-third of Washington's drivers have been victims of road rage and that 68 percent of the drivers believe the situation on the state's highways has become worse. WCC airs shooting hours The Washington Corrections Center has announced nighttime hours for weapons qualification. Gunfire at the shooting range near WCC is scheduled for Au- gust 4, August 10, August 16, Au- gust 22, August 26, September 1 and September 8. Folks who hear shooting north of Shelton between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. on those dates can assume that what they're hearing is rou- tine practice, says WCC's spokes- man Alan Adams. -D00L Center AUTOMOTIVE The Professionals The choice of people who are particular about their cars! 2033 Olympic Highway North 426-1467 Shelton, WA 98584 Dan Moldenhauer, owner Page 10- Shelton-Mason County Journal- Thursday, July 29, 1999 Skokomish River dispute: Count 3" gets pro t:ection order againsl: Parsons after hearing Skokomish Valley resident Guy Parsons will have to stay away from a Mason County en- gineer and other public works employees for the next year as the result of an order of protection Judge Victoria Meadows signed Friday in Mason County District Court. Mason County Deputy Prose- cutor Mike Cliff, who presented the case for petitioner Rich Geig- er, said this is the first time the county has gone to court seeking an order for protection from un- lawful harassment on behalf of an employee. Parsons, a Bambi Farms Road resident who has objected to work done in December 1997 at his property to prevent bank ero- sion on the Skokomish River, contested the petition on the grounds that Geiger was tres- passing on his property. ATTORNEY Barnett Kalikow of Olympia, who represented Parsons in court, drafted a June 16 letter informing the county that no one acting on its behalf could enter Guy and Martha Parsons' property. A December 1997 bank armorment project must be repaired or replaced be- cause of substandard work, the Parsonses claimed in the same letter. They are suing the county over the project. The 1997 emergency repair was done by.the public works de- partment at the direction of the Skokomish Flood Control Zone District Board under a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers per- mit. This May the Corps of En- gineers issued an enforcement letter to the county stating the project needed maintenance and repair work. The events which led to Geig- er's petition occurred on July 8 when he went to the river to take measurements for an engi- neered log-jam project author- ized by the flood board in May and other pending river work. He testified t last week' ha- ing that as he drove down Bambi Farms Road he saw Parsons and his daughter near the Parsonses' fence line. The daughter was holding a rifle, he said. "I was on Simpson property," Geiger said of his position on the river. "He came up to me moving pretty fast. Mr. Parsons said, 'I told you to keep off my proper- ty.' " He described Parsons as "real agitated. I've never seen him that upset since I've known him." PARSONS TOLD Geiger he was dressed inappropriately, Geiger continued, and asked him "Don't you think you're out of your element?" After other in- sults and profanity, Geiger said, Parsons threatened to call the sheriff if he did not leave. Although he was very con- cerned, Geiger said he tried to be calm. He said he recalled think- ing if he didn't leave imme- diately Parsons might do some- thing physical. As he was leaving, Parsons came after him with erosion- control stakes taken from the river and told him Mason Coun- ty needed to get its materials out of the river, Geiger testified. JUDGE MEADOWS allowed information which Geiger heard about Parsons from others to show the engineer's state of mind in terms of emotional distress. Geiger testified he had been informed in telephone conversa- tions by Ron Gold, Parsons' neighbor and a contractor on the '97 bank project, and Tom Schreiber, another neighbor and Gold's employee, that Mr. Par- sons was patrolling his property with a rifle to protect baby goats from stray dogs and that they had heard gunfire from the property. "When I first heard this I didn't believe it," Geiger recalled. "I thought they were upset or exag- gerating." Referring to testimony that Parsons suffered from hepatitis C, Kalikow inquired, "Were you aware he was ill and weak?" "I was not aware," Geiger re- Class of'51 plans reunion schedule The Irene S. Reed High School Class of 1951 will hold its 48-year reunion on the weekend of Au- gust 20-22 in Shelton. On Friday, August 20, cock- tails and dinner are in store for early birds at the Shelton Elks Lodge on Craig Road. The activi- ty, says'spokesperson James Mc- Elroy, was organized to provide a meeting place for classmates and spouses traveling from out of the area. However, all classmates are invited and encouraged to attend, McElroy emphasized. The main hall of the Shelton Moose Lodge is reserved for the reunion banquet and party which will begin at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, August 21, with a social hour. Dinner is set for 7 p.m. and enter- tainment and dancing will begin at 9 p.m. Chuck and Judi Manke have invited their classmates to their Hood Canal home for a picnic, more socializing and tall-tale-tell- ing on Sunday afternoon, August 22. The gathering will begin at 1 p.m. Reservations for the 48-year get-together of what McElroy calls "old 'Climbers" and their "mellowed classmates" can be made by calling McElroy at 427- 2617 or Lois Bernert Hunter at 426-4887. sponded. "I was quite alarmed by his vigor." NEXT TO take the stand for Parsons was Martha Parsons, the respondent's wife, who testi- fied to the arrival of three sher- iffs deputies July I0 to serve pa- pers about the hearing. Kalikow contended, "My clients are being harassed. This show of force was out of bounds. It put my clients at great fear." Shannie Parsons, the re- spondent's 13-year-old daughter, said she was holding an unload- ed rifle while her dad cut down a tree when she saw the public works car drive in. Her dad said he was going down to the river and she took the rifle to the barn, she said. She identified the stakes which, she said, her dad pulled from the river and later handed to Geiger. "Keep out Mason County" was written in her dad's handwriting on the stakes, she said. Her dad was not angry, she said, adding, "I know he didn't like Rich .... But he would never do anything to harm him." Before taking the stand Par- sons was warned by Judge Meadows that criminal charges may be filed over the removal of the county stakes. "I never threatened Geiger or any other public officials," Parsons stated. Parsons began testimony by noting he had begun patrolling with a rifle when his goats were out because Schreiber and Gold both had dogs that attack the goats. Parsons said he reported the problem to animal-control authorities. When he saw the county car, Parsons said, he told his daugh- ter, "I need to go down to the river and see what that man's up to." He said he first saw Geiger on a neighbor's property, then on the river bar "right where the Corps told him not to be," he said. His sense of his property lines was based on Visual observations and a Mason Conservation Dis- trict map prepared by conserva- tion district staffer Mike Mad- sen, he said. CROSS-EXAMINING Par- sons, Clift asked if he was angry about his illness. "No, my ill- ness doesn't make me angry. Other people do," Parsons said. "I think it's a conspiracy, sir. Ron Gold and Tom Schreiber, Mr. Geiger, the public works de- partment - all are in a conspira- cy against me." When Clift inquired why he confronted Geiger, Parsons ex- plained, "I thought he was getting ready to trespass on my land." Asked why he didn't believe Geiger when Geiger claimed he was not on his property, Parsons claimed, "He's a habitual liar." In closing, Kalikow mai' tained Parsons never did anY'! thing illegal and had used legsl| means to notify county to stay | his property. He claimed it w¢| provocative for Geiger to be ther | and if he was not on ParsonS[ property, then Geiger was "aW'| fully darn close." "S |, HE CALLED the hearing | put-up job from the very begin'| ning. Kalikow contended tM| action was directed to punish the Parsonses for complaining abe t a job poorly done and for criticis" ing Geiger publicly. Before signing the erda,| Meadows noted the rifle was [ nonissue in her ruling, and par J sons has the right to protect  | livestock. [ However, Meadows sai&[ Geiger was on a place he legallY| had a right to be in order to do l@| job and Parsons initiated tl#| confrontation. The statements l| made, she said, were designed | be annoying and antagoni#| constituting harassment Tll| way he handed over the stakes ! Geiger also was intended to | annoying and antagonistic, tl#[ judge said. Meadows explained the ord¢ also limits Parsons' right to beg arms in that he can not display j weapon when county work cre@ are on the river. Such an # could be viewed as intimidati, and while it is his right to 0.| serve river work, Meadows ad| ed, Parsons cannot take a wer[ pen with him. MEADOWS DID modifY tl petitioner's request that ParS0 remain 200 feet away from C er at work because that woV prohibit Parsons from conduC ing necessary county busin@ Instead of restraining him fr01 Building I, Judge Meadows 0 dered any contact between P.$ sons and the public works 0 partment be through Parsons' Jq t0rney, except in the case emergency. .? Additionally Parsons may , ;ome within 100 feet of Geig¢' e "dence, the judge ruled. _, order is effective until July 2000. PUD outage set for August 12 Mason County PUD 3 has # nounced that a power outage scheduled for Thursday, Aug  12, which will affect customerS Libby Road in Agate. The outage will begin at I0 a.m. and last for approximst two and one-half hours. ApP imately 30 customers will be#[ feted. The purpose of the ott| is to upgrade PUD 3 facilities. || We Have. The Right Grill For You! Come in and SAVE, and See Our New Outdoor Products Showroom. Sale Ends Jul, 31st • REAL SECURITY • AFFORDABLE PRICE I NEW FEDERAL LAW: NO TAX ON GUN SAFES I VERLE'S SPORTS CENTER & MARINE 2948 OLYMPIC HwY. N. SHELTON, WA. 360.426-0933 Ar Funs Qeq led July: tal. I and 1 Penfz a st, e( hi h on th, "ekn otl arr IT'S ENJOYMENT ALFRESCO downtown each Thurs- day evening. Last week's Prohibition Jazz Band (at top) delights a parkfui of fans who (above) listen laid back or (right) groove to new heights. .... Guard band to play in Post Office Park It's almost as if Don Smith of the 133rd Army National Guard Band is coming home when his entourage plays for tonight's "Music in the Park" series. Although Smith is not from Shelton, his par- ents moved here in 1967 and his mother has lived here since. Smith said Shelton is "a nice lit- theme and Disney's "Mulan," and favorites from the 1940s such as "In the Mood." Smith said the band consists of "weekend war- riors," but instead of wearing camouflage and practicing warfare in Yakima, the band plays its music. He added that the band is extremely busy due to military cutbacks. tie town" and he was happy to,,be able to accom- "More communities would like u tn ha in ' . * , "* ........... - modate the Oldv Towm eltoAssovtat s ra 7, 7 volv¢l witbtheir events, but the military-band quest for a performance, program has been down-sized and there are Smith, a 30-year-member of the National Guard but only a six-year veteran of the guard band, plays the trumpet, baritone horn, trom- bone and drums. He calls himself a "jack of all instruments but master of none." The group is really three bands: a concert band of more than 40 members, a 20-member stage band and a small combo band. The guard band plays patriotic tunes such as "Stars and Stripes Forever" and "The National Anthem," such movie music as the "Star Wars" more requests than we can meet," Smith ex- plained. "We're free, so the price is right for small communities." This year's schedule included Camas, Fircrest in Seattle, Ballard, Bremerton, Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, Anacortes, Bellingham and the Puyallup Fair. "We'll be near the end of our travel schedule when we play at 'Music in the Park,' and we'll really be getting good," Smith said laughing. WSP puts taxis on highways to combat aggressive driving The Washington State Patrol is adding 10 vehicles to its Aggres- sive Driver Apprehension Team. The vehicles are designed to look like taxis. The unmarked cars are part of an effort target- ing aggressive drivers and those involved in incidents of "road rage." "We want people to think every TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY BY OWNER, 5 acres, Grapeview Loop Road, lots of cover, beach access, creek, secluded building sites. $37,500 terms. (360) 275-2708. $7/29-8/19 BY OWNER. 728 West Franklin Street, $91,500. 1,418 sq.ft., 3 bedroom, 2 bath, handicap amenities, patio with hot tub, appliances, landscaping, gar- den. Call 426-8513 for appointment. B7/29 AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE Advisor. New opening in well-equipped shop. Accept- ing applications. Outstanding earning potential. Must have verifiable trade experience. All inquiries confidential. For interview, call 426-2271. D7/29-8/5 GARAGE SALE, Saturday only, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 120 SE Mill Creek Ridge W. F7/29 MOVING SALE, Saturday only, g a.m.- 4 p.m. 2581 SE Old Olympic Hwy., Ka- milche. Car, boat, trailer, household, misc. K7/29 MULTI-FAMILY garage sale; 1514 Ridge Road. Friday/Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Lots of good stuff. R7/29 FULL-BLOOD cocker spaniel, 4 years old, blonde female, Needs good home. Call 426,5084. $7129 taxi could be a trooper, or at least be thinking about their driving," said WSP Chief Annette Sand- bbrg. She said none of the vehicles will look like the typical un- marked trooper vehicle but rather gram stopped a total of 3,062 mo- torists for aggressive driving, re- sulting in 2,148 citations. These included 22 for reckless driving, 97 for negligent driving, 1,128 for speeding, 19 for driving under the influence and 11 for failure to use like any other vehicle going down seat belts. the road. A total of 12 vehicles will be as- signed to the duty throughout the state. The majority will be going to areas along the Interstate 5 corridor. The goals of the program are to reduce road rage and aggressive driving and to increase the use of seat belts on state and interstate highways. From July to December of last year, troopers assigned to the pro- "Aggressive driver behavior and road rage remain a signifi- cant public safety concern for the citizens of Washington State," Sandberg said. A study completed in 1998 found that nearly one-third of Washington's drivers have been victims of road rage and that 68 percent of the drivers believe the situation on the state's highways has become worse. WCC airs shooting hours The Washington Corrections Center has announced nighttime hours for weapons qualification. Gunfire at the shooting range near WCC is scheduled for Au- gust 4, August 10, August 16, Au- gust 22, August 26, September 1 and September 8. Folks who hear shooting north of Shelton between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. on those dates can assume that what they're hearing is rou- tine practice, says WCC's spokes- man Alan Adams. -D00L Center AUTOMOTIVE The Professionals The choice of people who are particular about their cars! 2033 Olympic Highway North 426-1467 Shelton, WA 98584 Dan Moldenhauer, owner Page 10- Shelton-Mason County Journal- Thursday, July 29, 1999 Skokomish River dispute: Count 3" gets pro t:ection order againsl: Parsons after hearing Skokomish Valley resident Guy Parsons will have to stay away from a Mason County en- gineer and other public works employees for the next year as the result of an order of protection Judge Victoria Meadows signed Friday in Mason County District Court. Mason County Deputy Prose- cutor Mike Cliff, who presented the case for petitioner Rich Geig- er, said this is the first time the county has gone to court seeking an order for protection from un- lawful harassment on behalf of an employee. Parsons, a Bambi Farms Road resident who has objected to work done in December 1997 at his property to prevent bank ero- sion on the Skokomish River, contested the petition on the grounds that Geiger was tres- passing on his property. ATTORNEY Barnett Kalikow of Olympia, who represented Parsons in court, drafted a June 16 letter informing the county that no one acting on its behalf could enter Guy and Martha Parsons' property. A December 1997 bank armorment project must be repaired or replaced be- cause of substandard work, the Parsonses claimed in the same letter. They are suing the county over the project. The 1997 emergency repair was done by.the public works de- partment at the direction of the Skokomish Flood Control Zone District Board under a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers per- mit. This May the Corps of En- gineers issued an enforcement letter to the county stating the project needed maintenance and repair work. The events which led to Geig- er's petition occurred on July 8 when he went to the river to take measurements for an engi- neered log-jam project author- ized by the flood board in May and other pending river work. He testified t last week' ha- ing that as he drove down Bambi Farms Road he saw Parsons and his daughter near the Parsonses' fence line. The daughter was holding a rifle, he said. "I was on Simpson property," Geiger said of his position on the river. "He came up to me moving pretty fast. Mr. Parsons said, 'I told you to keep off my proper- ty.' " He described Parsons as "real agitated. I've never seen him that upset since I've known him." PARSONS TOLD Geiger he was dressed inappropriately, Geiger continued, and asked him "Don't you think you're out of your element?" After other in- sults and profanity, Geiger said, Parsons threatened to call the sheriff if he did not leave. Although he was very con- cerned, Geiger said he tried to be calm. He said he recalled think- ing if he didn't leave imme- diately Parsons might do some- thing physical. As he was leaving, Parsons came after him with erosion- control stakes taken from the river and told him Mason Coun- ty needed to get its materials out of the river, Geiger testified. JUDGE MEADOWS allowed information which Geiger heard about Parsons from others to show the engineer's state of mind in terms of emotional distress. Geiger testified he had been informed in telephone conversa- tions by Ron Gold, Parsons' neighbor and a contractor on the '97 bank project, and Tom Schreiber, another neighbor and Gold's employee, that Mr. Par- sons was patrolling his property with a rifle to protect baby goats from stray dogs and that they had heard gunfire from the property. "When I first heard this I didn't believe it," Geiger recalled. "I thought they were upset or exag- gerating." Referring to testimony that Parsons suffered from hepatitis C, Kalikow inquired, "Were you aware he was ill and weak?" "I was not aware," Geiger re- Class of'51 plans reunion schedule The Irene S. Reed High School Class of 1951 will hold its 48-year reunion on the weekend of Au- gust 20-22 in Shelton. On Friday, August 20, cock- tails and dinner are in store for early birds at the Shelton Elks Lodge on Craig Road. The activi- ty, says'spokesperson James Mc- Elroy, was organized to provide a meeting place for classmates and spouses traveling from out of the area. However, all classmates are invited and encouraged to attend, McElroy emphasized. The main hall of the Shelton Moose Lodge is reserved for the reunion banquet and party which will begin at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, August 21, with a social hour. Dinner is set for 7 p.m. and enter- tainment and dancing will begin at 9 p.m. Chuck and Judi Manke have invited their classmates to their Hood Canal home for a picnic, more socializing and tall-tale-tell- ing on Sunday afternoon, August 22. The gathering will begin at 1 p.m. Reservations for the 48-year get-together of what McElroy calls "old 'Climbers" and their "mellowed classmates" can be made by calling McElroy at 427- 2617 or Lois Bernert Hunter at 426-4887. sponded. "I was quite alarmed by his vigor." NEXT TO take the stand for Parsons was Martha Parsons, the respondent's wife, who testi- fied to the arrival of three sher- iffs deputies July I0 to serve pa- pers about the hearing. Kalikow contended, "My clients are being harassed. This show of force was out of bounds. It put my clients at great fear." Shannie Parsons, the re- spondent's 13-year-old daughter, said she was holding an unload- ed rifle while her dad cut down a tree when she saw the public works car drive in. Her dad said he was going down to the river and she took the rifle to the barn, she said. She identified the stakes which, she said, her dad pulled from the river and later handed to Geiger. "Keep out Mason County" was written in her dad's handwriting on the stakes, she said. Her dad was not angry, she said, adding, "I know he didn't like Rich .... But he would never do anything to harm him." Before taking the stand Par- sons was warned by Judge Meadows that criminal charges may be filed over the removal of the county stakes. "I never threatened Geiger or any other public officials," Parsons stated. Parsons began testimony by noting he had begun patrolling with a rifle when his goats were out because Schreiber and Gold both had dogs that attack the goats. Parsons said he reported the problem to animal-control authorities. When he saw the county car, Parsons said, he told his daugh- ter, "I need to go down to the river and see what that man's up to." He said he first saw Geiger on a neighbor's property, then on the river bar "right where the Corps told him not to be," he said. His sense of his property lines was based on Visual observations and a Mason Conservation Dis- trict map prepared by conserva- tion district staffer Mike Mad- sen, he said. CROSS-EXAMINING Par- sons, Clift asked if he was angry about his illness. "No, my ill- ness doesn't make me angry. Other people do," Parsons said. "I think it's a conspiracy, sir. Ron Gold and Tom Schreiber, Mr. Geiger, the public works de- partment - all are in a conspira- cy against me." When Clift inquired why he confronted Geiger, Parsons ex- plained, "I thought he was getting ready to trespass on my land." Asked why he didn't believe Geiger when Geiger claimed he was not on his property, Parsons claimed, "He's a habitual liar." In closing, Kalikow mai' tained Parsons never did anY'! thing illegal and had used legsl| means to notify county to stay | his property. He claimed it w¢| provocative for Geiger to be ther | and if he was not on ParsonS[ property, then Geiger was "aW'| fully darn close." "S |, HE CALLED the hearing | put-up job from the very begin'| ning. Kalikow contended tM| action was directed to punish the Parsonses for complaining abe t a job poorly done and for criticis" ing Geiger publicly. Before signing the erda,| Meadows noted the rifle was [ nonissue in her ruling, and par J sons has the right to protect  | livestock. [ However, Meadows sai&[ Geiger was on a place he legallY| had a right to be in order to do l@| job and Parsons initiated tl#| confrontation. The statements l| made, she said, were designed | be annoying and antagoni#| constituting harassment Tll| way he handed over the stakes ! Geiger also was intended to | annoying and antagonistic, tl#[ judge said. Meadows explained the ord¢ also limits Parsons' right to beg arms in that he can not display j weapon when county work cre@ are on the river. Such an # could be viewed as intimidati, and while it is his right to 0.| serve river work, Meadows ad| ed, Parsons cannot take a wer[ pen with him. MEADOWS DID modifY tl petitioner's request that ParS0 remain 200 feet away from C er at work because that woV prohibit Parsons from conduC ing necessary county busin@ Instead of restraining him fr01 Building I, Judge Meadows 0 dered any contact between P.$ sons and the public works 0 partment be through Parsons' Jq t0rney, except in the case emergency. .? Additionally Parsons may , ;ome within 100 feet of Geig¢' e "dence, the judge ruled. _, order is effective until July 2000. PUD outage set for August 12 Mason County PUD 3 has # nounced that a power outage scheduled for Thursday, Aug  12, which will affect customerS Libby Road in Agate. The outage will begin at I0 a.m. and last for approximst two and one-half hours. ApP imately 30 customers will be#[ feted. The purpose of the ott| is to upgrade PUD 3 facilities. || We Have. The Right Grill For You! Come in and SAVE, and See Our New Outdoor Products Showroom. Sale Ends Jul, 31st • REAL SECURITY • AFFORDABLE PRICE I NEW FEDERAL LAW: NO TAX ON GUN SAFES I VERLE'S SPORTS CENTER & MARINE 2948 OLYMPIC HwY. N. SHELTON, WA. 360.426-0933 Ar Funs Qeq led July: tal. I and 1 Penfz a st, e( hi h on th, "ekn otl arr