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. .. M.” «y m. N. Since 1886 — Vol. 134, No. 32 By Gordon Weeks gordon@masoncounty. com Mary M. Knight isthe first school district in Mason County planning to allow students in the classroom in the fall, with an in-person/online hybrid learning plan. , Under the plan passed July 30 by MASON COUNTY, THURSDAY, AUG. 6, 2020 District Will open with online/in—person education the district’s school board, the Matlock school’s 150 students in kindergarten through 12th grade will be divided into two groups. Students in A Group will attend school in the buildings Mondays and Thursdays, the students in Group B on Tuesdays and Fridays; on the other days, they are distance learning. All students will study at $1.50 home on Wednesdays. The students will be divided into the two groups based on geography. Students in the same family will have the same schedule. The pandemic could alter that plan. The district has a backup plan in case the coronavirus forces all students home. “The goal posts keep moving back, and getting higher,” said Matt Mal- lery, superintendent of the Mary M. 8-86 8-13 lill‘nll"l"l'llllll‘l'l“!l'l““llll'lll'l"'lll“llllllll'll WCARRT LOT”C 005 I . .- SMALL TOWN PAPERS lionfiliasontnant marital Simmmms @ SHELTON WA, 98584—3847 MMK' plans for students to return to claserOm Knight Schdol District. Shelton, North Mason, Hood Canal and Pioneer school districts will start the school year with all students learn- ing online from home. Grapeview and Southside school districts state they will announce their reopening plans next week. With about 75 students each day at Mary M. Knight, about fourto six see RETURN, page A—1 O l i 1 ‘5‘ :i Incumbents advance to Nov. 3 election Fire districtmeasures in county passing after first ballot count byEdrdon’lNeeks " " " gordon@masoncounty.com State Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, will face Democrat Darcy Hufl‘manin the Nov. 3 general election in his bid to continue to represent the state’s 35th District, and state Rep. Dan Griifey, R-Allyn, will compete against Dem0crat Colton Myers for the other 35th District seat. Those matchups are among the results of the first count of Tuesday’s primary elec- tion. The four measures by local fire districts were all passing on the first count — one by a single vote. The top two vote-getters for each candi- date position move on to the general elec- tion. The Mason County Auditor’s Office was scheduled to release the results of the second ballot count Wednesday afternoon, after the see PRIMARY, pagevA—i MILES AT or o. ‘ Lauren Kerlee of Olympia watches her frisbee land in the net at Shelton Springs Disc Golf Course near Shelton High School Monday morning. See pages A14-15 for more disc golf pho- tos. Journal photo by Isabella Breda e MASON STRIKE TEAM BATTLES CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILDFIRE By'lsabella Breda reabe//a@masoncounty. com A Mason County strike team helped quench- a nearly 800-acre wildland fire south of US. High- way 2, near Ephrata over theweekend. “It was 102 degrees with low humidity and high winds —— at that point our heads are on a swivel be- cause that weather creates erratic and intense fire behaviors,” Central Mason firefighter MarkF-razier said. ‘ ‘ State assistance was mobilized when the Coulee Meadows Fire was 250 acres and rapidly growing early Friday morning. The Mason County strike team — including fire- fighters from North Mason Regional Fire Authority, Central Mason Fire, West Mason Fire, Fire Districts 11, 3, 1 and North Kitsap Fire and Rescue —— headed east in five brush trucks and a water tender at about 12:30 a.m. ' Strike teams are made up of a few wildland fire- fighters from each agency who sign up to be “up” for dispatch in the case of a large wildland fire. For Gavin Rightmeyer and Gary Thomas of North Mason Regional Fire Authority, this IOU-plus de- gree, fast-moving fire was their first wildland fire experience. Rightmeyer said that while working the line and, mopping up, the team stayed awake for 40 hours straight. ' Matt Welander, Mason County Fire District 16 chief, and Chief Ron Satterfield of Mason County Fire District 1, who are both seasoned wildland fire- fighters, got the chance to go out and lead. “There was a chief who came with us that has about 38 years of experience,” Frazier said. “We have a strong wildland program in Mason County. We use our experiences to share with the team what they should expect. We never leave a new crew high and dry — we try to pair the new guys with experi- lNSlDE TODAY Six firedistricts assist in terratic and intense’ weather conditions enced guys.” r Welander said the first-timers, were stunned by the extreme heat and level of work expected of them. “Over there on the first day it was 108 degrees,” Welander said. “Our water bottles were all so hot to the point where it was like drinking soup — not refreshing at all.” ” By Friday afternoon the Northwest Interagency Coordination Council reported the fire had reached 650 acres. “The first day was about a 14-hour operation — by the time we traveled there and worked the line we didn’t get back to camp until 8:30 p.m.,” Frazier said. ' , The fire was reportedly 75% contained by Satur— day morning, according to N ICC. Frazier said Mason County crews spent about two A see STRIKE, page A—1 2 ‘ I | County applies for Mysterious seeds . Port of Allyn sets" I rental assistance grant arrive in Mason County economic goals 8 5 2. 01 1 1 2 . ‘ Page A-2 ‘ Page A-8 Page A-25