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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. 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" 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 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