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Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016 - Shelton-Mason County Journal- Page A-15
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By MICHAEL HEINBACH
michael@masoncoun com
Firefighters from Central
Mason Fire & EMS have been
on the move recently as fire
season has begun to hit its full
stride.
After assisting with the
8,000-acre fire near Prosser,
members from Central Mason
were dispatched to the 5,924-
acre Lower Crab Creek Fire in
Grant County near Royal City
before helping with the Snake
River Fire, which was split be-
tween Whitman and Garfield
counties and stretched across
11,452 acres.
Central Mason chief Tim
McKern, who also serves as
the district's mobilization co-
ordinator, said Monday he be-
lieves his firefighters will be
back on their home turf before
the weekend.
"When they leave they
could be gone for upwards of a
14-day deployment," McKern
said. ,Last year, they went
out for as long as 21 days,
but that's not going to hap-
pen again. Normally speak-
ing, our guys should be out
for about three to five days at
a time."
As of Monday morning, the
Snake River Fire had been 100
percent contained according to
the state Department Natural
Resources.
Though there were no in-
juries reported battling the
blaze, one structure was
lost.
On Sunday evening, the
Grant County Sheriffs Of-
fice reported the Lower Crab
Creek Fire was no longer ac-
tively burning and was 70 per-
cent contained with no injuries
to firefighting personnel or
structures lost
As August brings with it the
peak of fire season, McKern
expects his crews will be busy
in the coming weeks.
"It's that time of the year
where we're as busy as it gets,"
he said.
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By MICHAEL HEINBACH
michael@masoncoun corn
According to a press release issued
by the Washington State Department
of Revenue last Thursday, first-quarter
taxable retail sales were slightly down
across Mason County in 2016 from the
same period a year ago.
Despite an 8.9 percent increase in
taxable revenue statewide between
January and March, Mason County
saw an overall decrease of 3.99 percent.
The City of Shelton saw a drop of just
0.7 percent as compared to January
through March 2015.
Mary Schroeder, part owner of Bril-
liant Moon, a downtown Shelten busi-
ness specializing in books, gifts and
herbs, has seen a slight drop in busi-
ness as compared a year ago.
"My shop has been in our location
in Shelten since June of last year,"
Schroeder said Tuesday. "Our sales are
down as compared to last year and I'm
not entirely sure why. We have a great
group of customers who return to shop
here often, but I can't speculate as to
why business has decreased."
Shelly Barnett, owner of Off The
Walls Gallery and a member of the Re-
tailers' Alliance of Downtown Shelton,
.thinks the reason for the drop-off isn't
an issue specific to Mason County. She
cites the current political climate as
the reason consumers aren't spending.
"I have over 25 years of retail expe-
rience," said Barnett. "And when it's a
contentious presidential election year,
people become very wary of spending
money. I opened my first gallery in Port-
land in 1992, which was a presidential
election year, and we didn't come close
to meeting our expectations back then."
The most significant increases state-
wide came via health and drug stores
and e-commerce/mail-order sales. Drug
and health store sales climbed by 18.4
percent to reach $586.9 million and
taxable e-commerce and marl-order
sales were boosted by 16.7 percent, to
$606.5 million.
Across the state, new and used auto
dealer sales increased by 9.7 percent,
while apparel and accessories fell by 1
percent.
The object of the quarterly review is
to use data to balance seasonal effects
that could influence consumer and
business spending decisions.
STAFF REPORT
news@masoncoun corn
The Shelten Lions Club has
a new group of officers.
Mel Wflliamson has been
elected as the incoming presi-
dent. WiUiamson is no stranger
to the Lions -- he first joined the
Montesano Lions in February
1974; Tumwater Lions in 1987;
and then the Shelton Lions Club
in 1995. He credits much of his
leadership training to his 20-
year tour with the Navy. He re-
tired from the Navy in 1973 as
a chief petty officer. Hal Burton,
author of The Cronus Cypher,"
based a fictional character on
Williamson's military life.
The Shelton Lions are in-
volved in a variety of projects
in Shelton, including provid-
ing vision and hearing screen-
ings for elementary and mid-
dle school students, and pro-
cessing adult and child vision
services for those families in
financial need. Lions Clubs In-
ternational is the world's larg-
est service organization, with
more than 1.4 million mem-
bers in 46,000 clubs through-
out the world. The motto for all
Lions clubs is "we serve."
The Shelton Lions Club
meets the first Tuesday each
month, and hosts community
leaders, students and event
sponsors as part of their meet-
ing programs. All meetings
are held at Alpine Way Con-
Rutting Care Community in
Shelton. For more information,
email barbaralinzy@yahoo.com.
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