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Page A-8 — Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020
Drive-in hosting sold-out’TWilight’author event
Labor Day in sights
of Shelton Cinemas owner
By Gordon Weeks
gordon@masoncounty. com
The owner of Shelton Cinemas says she hopes to
reopen by Labor Day.
The two-screen facility at 517 W. FranklinSt” in
downtown Shelton has been closed since the coro-
navirus outbreak in March. Owner Dorothea Mayes
could have optgl to reopen, with safety precautions
and social distancing in place, when Mason County
moved into Gov. Jay Inslee’sPhase Three reopening
plan June 22.
But Hollywood studios keep pushing back the
dates when it will release new-films for the screen,
Mayes said in an interview with the Journal. ,
' “I don’t feel like I can open the cinema with clas-
sic product I don’t feel I can charge the full ticket
price for a movie that’s good, but not new,”
she said. ,
, Mayes also owns the Skyline Drive-In off
US. Highway 101 south of Shelton, and said
she is happy featuring favorites there.
“The Fast and the Furious” and “Men in
Black” are being screened tonight. On Fri-
day, the venue hosts a sold-out in-person ap-
pearance by best-selling “Twilight” author
Stephenie Meyer. She is touring with her
new book, “Midnight Sun,” a retelling of her
“Twilight “novel from the vampire’s point of View.
The first “Twilight” movie will be screened following
a question and answer with the author.
Mayes said she has little to do with the event,
which is sponsored by a New York book company.
“The whole setup is nOt ours We’re providing
our space, we’re providing our projectionist,” she
said.
For the event, 300 cars with as many as four pas—
sengers each are allowed. Attendees will receive the
VS».
Meyer
new book, already autographed, in a bag,
Mayes said.
Meyer will answer questions from at-
tendees submitted in advance.
The rules at Skyline Drive-In include pa-
tronsfimust wear face masks if they are away
from their vehicle for any reason.
Patrons can sit in their vehicle, including
in the covered and uncovered bed of a truck
or SUV. Guests can sit directly in front'of
their vehiclesin chairs provided they don’t
block the View or movement of others. Patrons are
not required to wear a face mask if they are seated
directly in front of their vehicle.
Reservations to attend the drive-in are required
by visiting the website www.sky1inedrive-in.com.
Having Shelton' Cinemas closed for more than
four months has been “painful,” Mayes said.
“I need the money like I need air,” she said. Nev-
ertheless, “I can’t open until I have product,” she
said.
UnsOlicited seeds from China showing up in Mason County
a; Isabella Breda
isabe//a@masoncounty. com
Unexpected packages of seeds with a
Chinese return address are arriving in
local mailboxes.
North Mason High School alumna
Keri Hicks said she received a pack-
age of seeds last week. On the shipping
label, the contents of the package were
listed as socks.
" “It’s just a gray package, about 4
inches by 4 inches,” Hicks said.
“There was a return address with a
persOn’s name on it.”
Hicks said she doesn’t click any
fraudulent emails or marketing cam-
paigns that appear, but in the past she
has received Amazon orders originat-
ing from China.
“It’s really strange to be on a mailing
list like this,” she added.
According to the USDA, the seeds
appear to be part of a scam where peo-
ple receive unsolicited items from an
online seller who then posts false cus-
tomer reviews to boost sales.
“We have been inundated with hun—
dreds of calls from concerned people
and people who have received seeds,”
said Chris McGann, media relations
coordinator at the Washington state
Department of Agriculture.
Not only have these seeds been de-
liveredlto residences across the state,
but all over the world.
According to the US. Department
of Agriculture, “people across the coun-
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try have received unsolicited packages
of seeds.” Some of the seeds have been
identified as cabbage, herbs and laven-
der.
In a USDA broadcast, Gary Craw-
ford and Osama El-Lissy with USDA’s
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service said that consumers in Cana-
da, Australia and the European -Union
have also reportedly received packets
of seeds from China.
Washington State University Mas-
ter Gardeners sent out an email July
31 urging gardeners not to open the
seed packets and instead-place them
into a plastic bag and.mail them to
USDA-APHIS-PPQ - Attn: Jason Allen, 1
Seattle Plant Inspection Station, 835
South 192nd Street Bldg D, Suite 1600,
Seatac, WA 98148.
US. Customs and Border Patrol is
working to intercept these packages, as
some may pose an ecological threat.
'In'an email to the Journal, U.S. CBP
spokesperson Jason Givens said, “unso-
licited packages of seeds may contain
inVasive species or other materials that
could harm U.S. agriculture and the
environment.” .
The seeds. vary in size, shape and
color, but the USDA urges recipients
not to plant any of the unsolicited seeds.
Washington residents who have al-
ready planted the seeds should leave
the plants and contact Tim St. .Ger-
main, USDA-APHIS state plant direc-
tor, at Timothy.StGermain@usda.gov
or 253-944-2040.. -
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