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Upon arrival, firefight- ers broke out a living room window to allow the flames and smoke to escape from ,MP3"s .Gameboy Advance Courtesy of Tim McKern The cause of a house fire on Arcadia Avenue is still under investigation. the house, a press release stated. First responders were "The cause of the fire "The couch was too close, joined at the scene by Ma- was determined to be an causing an electrical short son County Medic 1 and electrical component that that in turn caused the Mason County Fire dis- was plugged into the wall," fire." tricts 4 and 11. ical oses rive-in Half the Time, almost Half the Price... Now that's something to smile about! Technology that straightens all your teeth in 3 months to about a year, for children and adults. r FREE Consultation for a I -AS- FBRACES I *( ...... be cornbi.edwrtha nyodle,offe,' --~ Cash value 1120¢ New patients only. Expires 881112 ~"P" L1626 Olympic Hwy. N. Th~o'f=~ofR~rdCt~ow,,~,~g, DDS.Sho,o, ~/ Richard C. 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Biehl said the district wants to make "The building was built in the 1950s and sure the drive-in stays open. a wire ran down below the building for the "It's one of the few left in the area and well pump," Mason County Fire District we want to keep it open," he said. 4 Assistant Chief Eric Biehl said. "Not a Manager Janette Sigo said the drive-in whole lot of cosmetic damage was caused, has been cleared to reopen after electrical They had an electrician come out and L&I and building inspections have been con- come out to make sure everyone would be ducted. safe." Currently, the Skyline Drive-In is closed The drive-in was in the middle of show- to provide parking for the 2012 Paddle to ing.a film, which had to be shut off when Squaxin. ..... the 'power was turned off to extinguish the The drive-in movie theater is set to re- fire. open on Monday. Steel Bridge fire 50 percent contained By EMILY HANSON' Forest Service Road 2340. full acre and was half con- emiZy@masonco~t~tv~corn At first, the fire was ap- rained. proximately half an acre in "A portion of the fire is size. Crews from Washing- inaccessible due to thesteep A fire near the Steel ton Department of Natural terrain,"Nemeth said. Bridge that was reported in Resources were the first to The fire was determined the early morning hours on respond, to be human-caused by Friday is mostly under con- By Friday afternoon, theMonday afternoon, how- trol. fire had grown to 3/4 acre. ever the actual cause of the "It is 50 percent con- "Suppression actionsblaze was still unknown, rained," said Donna Ne- will be taken, withfirefight- since the point of origin meth, Olympic National er and public safety as the was located in an inacces- Forest public affairs officer, first priority," a press re- sible area. At 3 a.m. on Friday, the lease stated. "Access to the "It hasn't spread," Ne- Steel Bridge fire was re-fire area will be very diffi- meth said. ported on the Olympic Na-cult given that is is burning She said the crews plan tional Forest's Hood Canal in heavy timber and steep to monitor the fire and will Ranger District within the terrain." most likely wait for a deep- Skokomish watershed. The By Monday afternoon, saturation rain to declare Steel Bridge is located off the fire had grown to a the fire controlled. Always quality products, plus you save/ ....... ~i!i!:.{ 100~ ADDITIV[4R[~ i ! MONSTER ENERGY Buy one 16 oz. can for S2s9 &geta a" can FREE Budweiser & Bud TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY TOO LATE TO CLASSlff TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY Light 299 Come Try Our NEW DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS Sandwich, Chips, & 22 oz. 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