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He works with wood
A builder of benches and birdhouses waits for his
wares to attract the attention of folks trolling and
strolling through the Shelton Farmer's Market. The
governor has declared that such affairs should have a
week of their own, so there is more about this on page
32.
Belfair man guilty
(¢" dealing in meth
near grade school
A 43-year-old Belfair man has
pled guilty to making and sell-
ing methamphetamine near Sand
Hill Elementary School in Belihir,
a circumstance which could add
years to any time he will spend
behind bars.
Douglas M. Lawrence of 1000
Sand Hill Drive entered an Alford
plea to charges of manulhcturing
meth and trafficking in the illegal
drug at a hearing held Friday in
Mason County Superior Court.
Two other counts were dismissed
as part of his plea agreement with
the state. Judge James Sawyer
scheduled sentencing for August
27.
The guilty plea resolves a case
that has been pending since 8:30
a.m. August 2, 2005 when officers
of the West Sound Narcotics En-
forcement Team served a search
warrant at the address on Sand
Hill Drive. WestNET obtained
a warrant as the result of a con-
trolled buy of drugs from a man
called "Mike," as Lawrence is also
known. Sergeant Randy Drake
advised Lawrence of his rights
and went with Detective Roy Allo-
way to a place in the nearby woods
where the meth was cooked.
Lawrence was booked into the
Mason County Jail where Officer
Troy Wiktorek of WestNET and
the Shelton Police Department
found the suspect in possession of
a bag containing a substance that
tested positive for meth.
All that is according to a state-
ment written by the officers short-
ly after Lawrence was arrested.
This same statement was cited
in support of his guilty plea since
he would not admit to the crimes.
In an Alford plea a defendant
pleads guilty without admitting
to the facts of the case because he
thinks there is enough evidence
for a conviction and he wants to
take advantage of an offer from
the state.
Deputy Prosecutor Mike Dorcy
asked the court to dismiss two ad-
ditional charges that Lawrence
possessed heroin on April 30, 2005
and meth on the day of his arrest.
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and accrued interest. Ph]s, they're exempt from state,
and local taxes, which is more than enough to make
you hel rather patriotit:.
* Yields to maturity effective 08/07/07 subject to availability and price
change, Yield and rnarket value may fluctuate if sold prior to maturi-
ty, and the amount received from the sale of these securities may be
more than, less than or equal to the amount originally invested, Bond
investments are subject to interest rate risk such that when interest
rates rise, the prices of bonds and the value of bond fund shares can
decrease and the irwestor can lose principal value,
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Suite A, Shelton
426-0982- 1-800-44t-0982
www.edwardJones.com Member SleC
Armin Baumgartel Dan Baumgartel
Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, August 9, 2007
Public gets a look at
to restore water in the
A draft plan to improve the wa-
ter quality of shellfish-harvesting
areas was floated in public on Fri-
day when partners in the Mason
County Clean Water Initiative
held an open house at the Shelton
Civic Center.
Several dozen people were in-
vited to taste oysters and clams as
they perused booths set up by Ma-
son County, the Squaxin Island
Tribe, the Washington Depart-
ment of Health and other partners
in the coalition. The coalition is
seeking public comment and pub-
lic support as the draft plan takes
final tbrm. Presumably there will
come a day this plan will come up
for a vote by the Mason County
Commission, but certain public of-
ficials were out of town not able to
confirm this.
The proposed Oakland Bay Ac-
tion Plan has the goals of reduc-
ing water pollution and ensuring
that "the county's waters remain
safe tbr swimming, fishing and
all activities important to the cul-
ture, heritage and economy of the
area."
The Squaxin Island Tribe and
21 other shellfish growers in Oak-
land Bay harvest about three mil-
lion pounds of clams and 1.8 mil-
lion pounds of oysters in any given
year, generating hundreds of jobs
and upwards of $10 million in an-
nual revenue. Taylor Shellfish is
one of the biggest companies of
its kind in the U.S. and, accord-
ing to this newspaper's Mason
County Profile 2007, it has about
400 people on the payroll and is
the seventh largest employer in in
the area. Some of the company's
growing area was taken out of pro-
duction in November of last year
when the Department of Health
downgraded shellfish beds at the
north end of the bay.
CHAPMAN COVE is also of
concern as it is home to especially
productive shellfish beds, and the
draft plan notes that it is "very
close" to receiving a downgrade.
Kim Zabel of the state's office of
Shellfish and Water Quality de-
scribed Marine Station 615, where
the waters are tested on a regular
basis, as indicating that Chapman
Cove is "extremely threatened."
Such was the gist of her remarks
to people who stopped by the dis-
play she presented at the civic cen-
ter.
Harvest areas that are down-
graded require shellfish to be
relayed before they can be sold
as food for people. The relay pro-
cess requires that the bivalves be
moved to cleaner water and rinsed
until contaminants are reduced to
a manageable level.
The draft plan states: "Degrad-
ed water quality in the area in-
dicates not just a loss of shellfish
revenue and jobs but an impaired
environment, lost recreational op-
portunities and, overall, a loss to
the culture and heritage of the
community."
Large stretches of Oakland
Bay south and east of Munson
Point are off limits to shellfishing
because the tidelands are in the
vicinity of the outfall of the Shel-
ton Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Another large area is subject to
temporary restrictions during and
after an inch or more of rain be-
cause runoff from the land causes
the level of contaminants to rise.
The thinking is that heavy rain
washes .fertilizer as well as waste
from livestock and failing septic
systems off the land and into the
bay. The Shelton Yacht Club is lo-
cated in the watershed and a 2003
study found that there
agricultural enterprises
tershed.
THE DRAFT PLAN
"strategies to correct"
water contamination
septic systems and
practices. If the drai
proved, persons applying
cultural building
required to go through a
that requires a farm
vironmental
plan calls for the
to "coordinate their
of agricultural water
plaints"
might be degrading
to Mason Conservation
a local agency "that
with farmers in the area.
"If enforcement is
the agencies will work
on an appropriate res
draft plan states.
The conservation
will seek funding for an
bic digester. This is a
stores cow and horse
a confined space until
down into a substance
be used as a fertilizer
contaminate the water.
plan also calls for the
Department of
Washington Department
ogy to respond to
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He works with wood
A builder of benches and birdhouses waits for his
wares to attract the attention of folks trolling and
strolling through the Shelton Farmer's Market. The
governor has declared that such affairs should have a
week of their own, so there is more about this on page
32.
Belfair man guilty
(¢" dealing in meth
near grade school
A 43-year-old Belfair man has
pled guilty to making and sell-
ing methamphetamine near Sand
Hill Elementary School in Belihir,
a circumstance which could add
years to any time he will spend
behind bars.
Douglas M. Lawrence of 1000
Sand Hill Drive entered an Alford
plea to charges of manulhcturing
meth and trafficking in the illegal
drug at a hearing held Friday in
Mason County Superior Court.
Two other counts were dismissed
as part of his plea agreement with
the state. Judge James Sawyer
scheduled sentencing for August
27.
The guilty plea resolves a case
that has been pending since 8:30
a.m. August 2, 2005 when officers
of the West Sound Narcotics En-
forcement Team served a search
warrant at the address on Sand
Hill Drive. WestNET obtained
a warrant as the result of a con-
trolled buy of drugs from a man
called "Mike," as Lawrence is also
known. Sergeant Randy Drake
advised Lawrence of his rights
and went with Detective Roy Allo-
way to a place in the nearby woods
where the meth was cooked.
Lawrence was booked into the
Mason County Jail where Officer
Troy Wiktorek of WestNET and
the Shelton Police Department
found the suspect in possession of
a bag containing a substance that
tested positive for meth.
All that is according to a state-
ment written by the officers short-
ly after Lawrence was arrested.
This same statement was cited
in support of his guilty plea since
he would not admit to the crimes.
In an Alford plea a defendant
pleads guilty without admitting
to the facts of the case because he
thinks there is enough evidence
for a conviction and he wants to
take advantage of an offer from
the state.
Deputy Prosecutor Mike Dorcy
asked the court to dismiss two ad-
ditional charges that Lawrence
possessed heroin on April 30, 2005
and meth on the day of his arrest.
TH E U LTI MATE WAY TO
"BUY AM ERICAN
{,m t.ovuh you wah a r, gular
Buying American
interim when it comes io investing, l Y.S. government
securities arc g, arant¢'td as to tim payment d prJn¢lpal
and accrued interest. Ph]s, they're exempt from state,
and local taxes, which is more than enough to make
you hel rather patriotit:.
* Yields to maturity effective 08/07/07 subject to availability and price
change, Yield and rnarket value may fluctuate if sold prior to maturi-
ty, and the amount received from the sale of these securities may be
more than, less than or equal to the amount originally invested, Bond
investments are subject to interest rate risk such that when interest
rates rise, the prices of bonds and the value of bond fund shares can
decrease and the irwestor can lose principal value,
Now at Avada!
Any Size...SAME PRICE!
Call or visit your local financial advisor today.
Armin Baumgartel
Dan Baumgartel
I.'lnant'iHI Advimirs
821 West Railroad Avenue,
Suite A, Shelton
426-0982- 1-800-44t-0982
www.edwardJones.com Member SleC
Armin Baumgartel Dan Baumgartel
Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, August 9, 2007
Public gets a look at
to restore water in the
A draft plan to improve the wa-
ter quality of shellfish-harvesting
areas was floated in public on Fri-
day when partners in the Mason
County Clean Water Initiative
held an open house at the Shelton
Civic Center.
Several dozen people were in-
vited to taste oysters and clams as
they perused booths set up by Ma-
son County, the Squaxin Island
Tribe, the Washington Depart-
ment of Health and other partners
in the coalition. The coalition is
seeking public comment and pub-
lic support as the draft plan takes
final tbrm. Presumably there will
come a day this plan will come up
for a vote by the Mason County
Commission, but certain public of-
ficials were out of town not able to
confirm this.
The proposed Oakland Bay Ac-
tion Plan has the goals of reduc-
ing water pollution and ensuring
that "the county's waters remain
safe tbr swimming, fishing and
all activities important to the cul-
ture, heritage and economy of the
area."
The Squaxin Island Tribe and
21 other shellfish growers in Oak-
land Bay harvest about three mil-
lion pounds of clams and 1.8 mil-
lion pounds of oysters in any given
year, generating hundreds of jobs
and upwards of $10 million in an-
nual revenue. Taylor Shellfish is
one of the biggest companies of
its kind in the U.S. and, accord-
ing to this newspaper's Mason
County Profile 2007, it has about
400 people on the payroll and is
the seventh largest employer in in
the area. Some of the company's
growing area was taken out of pro-
duction in November of last year
when the Department of Health
downgraded shellfish beds at the
north end of the bay.
CHAPMAN COVE is also of
concern as it is home to especially
productive shellfish beds, and the
draft plan notes that it is "very
close" to receiving a downgrade.
Kim Zabel of the state's office of
Shellfish and Water Quality de-
scribed Marine Station 615, where
the waters are tested on a regular
basis, as indicating that Chapman
Cove is "extremely threatened."
Such was the gist of her remarks
to people who stopped by the dis-
play she presented at the civic cen-
ter.
Harvest areas that are down-
graded require shellfish to be
relayed before they can be sold
as food for people. The relay pro-
cess requires that the bivalves be
moved to cleaner water and rinsed
until contaminants are reduced to
a manageable level.
The draft plan states: "Degrad-
ed water quality in the area in-
dicates not just a loss of shellfish
revenue and jobs but an impaired
environment, lost recreational op-
portunities and, overall, a loss to
the culture and heritage of the
community."
Large stretches of Oakland
Bay south and east of Munson
Point are off limits to shellfishing
because the tidelands are in the
vicinity of the outfall of the Shel-
ton Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Another large area is subject to
temporary restrictions during and
after an inch or more of rain be-
cause runoff from the land causes
the level of contaminants to rise.
The thinking is that heavy rain
washes .fertilizer as well as waste
from livestock and failing septic
systems off the land and into the
bay. The Shelton Yacht Club is lo-
cated in the watershed and a 2003
study found that there
agricultural enterprises
tershed.
THE DRAFT PLAN
"strategies to correct"
water contamination
septic systems and
practices. If the drai
proved, persons applying
cultural building
required to go through a
that requires a farm
vironmental
plan calls for the
to "coordinate their
of agricultural water
plaints"
might be degrading
to Mason Conservation
a local agency "that
with farmers in the area.
"If enforcement is
the agencies will work
on an appropriate res
draft plan states.
The conservation
will seek funding for an
bic digester. This is a
stores cow and horse
a confined space until
down into a substance
be used as a fertilizer
contaminate the water.
plan also calls for the
Department of
Washington Department
ogy to respond to
(Please turn to page
Think you're
mone00with
insurance?
Marlene Taylor, CLU
You'd be surprised at our lower
Stop in for a free quote,
,) AYLOR
I.suRA.CE
0
104 E. "D" St. #1 Shelton,
360-427-1989 * 360-426-5595
marlene@marleneta)
Try a Personal Hearing
We'll Pro ram One For YOU, Right On The
FREE Demonstrationl
Hear for yourself
The new Arris
Personal Hearing
Device.
You will be amazed
At what you hearl
Appointments Are Available On the Following Dates:
p||n|uIIUnnni|n||n nm|nn||nin|nn|
.' FREE , ; FREE
; AUDIOMETRIC TESTING I I VIDEO EAR CAMERA
You will see whatwe seel
Find out what you are heartng and what you are
I
I
not. Our standard battery of electronic hearing I I We'll look into your ear canal with a Video
I testing will check both your hearing, and more I I Camera. You can watch the video tour of yourt
I importantly...your understanding, Our hearing
I check-ups are always free. See( and hear) for I I and ear canal. We'll inspect your ear canal
Find out for sure if wax or
I yourself if your hearing is normal. Those with a I I eardrum.
I hearing loss will be allowed to listen to digital I I obstructions are robbing you of your
hearingaidsrightonthespot. I I hearing. This service is always free at Avada!
B- i=,,.=i...iimimiiiiiiiI Iiiii=.ii.=ii.,.ii.===
p I I I III I I I I I I I I I III_ r I I I I I I I I I I I IIII
:lDigltalC°mpletely'ln'Canall$295 i ! Aff0rdable
Vocal Modesty I I
This tiny hearing aid slips right into i
your ear and is virtually hidden. No I I
volume control to adjust, simple to I I Also, extended payment terms up to 60 months.
use. Fits most mild hearing losses. "
See manufactures specifications. I I process is simple, fast. At Avada, we want to
I improved hearing is available at any budget,
• Expires: 8117/07 I
ilam'malaallll'milalaalam'i" i i M°nth'yPaymentRequiredlalamaaalm,mialllaaalllill
Call Toll Free 800-313-6706
You will be connected to the Avada location
nearest to you.
Aberdeen, Bremerton, Centralla,
Longvlew, Olympla, Shelton, Vancouver
instruments vBr
Purchase any hearing instrument from
Wear it for 30 days, if the hearing aid d(
not improve your hearing simply return
a full refund.
NO STRINGS!
Hearing Care
www.avada.com
, Heelthcare emer=L Inc. 534