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MARTI HARRELL studies the past of Grant School while the school bell waits in her husband's shop for the day it will be returned to the roof of the school. Pickering club rings a bell for historic school The bell that tolls in Pickering will soon sound again after many years of silence thanks to the ef- forts of the community. Plans call for the bell to be at- tached to the historic 1914 Grant School at 9:30 a.m. on August 28 at the end of Community Club Drive, an offshoot of Pickering Road. A crew from PUD 3 will help hoist the old bell and its new bell- tower onto the roof, and current plans call for a front-end loader to lift Ernie Harrell onto the roof as well. He is building the tower in his shop, which is but a short walk from the school and but a stone's throw from the house where he and his brother grew up. Green Diamond Resource Com- pany is helping to pay for improve- ments to the school by means of a grant to the Pickering Com- munity Club, a group tbrmed last year by the reorganization of the old Pickering Homemakers Club. Members of the club held a yard sale earlier this month to raise ad- ditional funds for efforts to restore the building and make it a monu- ment to the past and a gathering place for today. The building has two rooms, one which used to be the class- room for children in grades 1-6 and a smaller room tbr quiet time and other educational purposes. Grant School closed back in 1942, two years before Harrell started class himself at Oakland School, which had the same sort of setup (Please turn to page 7.) L City commission roundup: Shelton officials reaching ou00l' to Skokomish Tribal Councili00 The City of Shelton is reaching guard stream water tbr an abun- examiner. She has served ', out and hoping to have a positive dant fishery while accommodating capacity for the past yea relationship with the Skokomish population growth and economic does not want to continue t Tribal Nation, Shelton city com- development, the work because of the am missioners were told this week. In other city business the corn- travel involved. , Shelton Public Works Director missioners: Klockars has agreed to ,F Jay Ebbeson drafted a letter for • Approved an interfund loan as hearings examiner un the commissioners to sign that of $6,000 from the city's capital city can recruit and hire a will go to Denese LaClair, chair- woman of the Skokomish Tribal Council noting the city is interest- ed in establishing an informative and cooperative relationship with the tribe. "The city acknowledges the Skokomish Tribal Nation as a fed- erally recognized tribe with sov- ereignty, treaty rights and 'usual and accustom' resource areas," the letter reads. The city is planning and devel- oping projects it believes are of interest to the tribe and the city commission wants to establish a line of communications, govern- ment-to-government, according to the letter. "We feel it would be mutually beneficial to meet and discuss is- sues and concerns to help ensure responsible action is taken to con- sider and incorporate practices that protect future goals, and to protect tribal cultural and archeo- logical sites," it notes. The commissioners on Monday directed Ebbeson to send the let- ter. "I think it's absolutely appro- priate for us to do that," Mayor John Tarrant said of the city's overture to the tribe. The city is aiming to reach an agreement with the Skokomish Tribe similar to one it reached with the Squaxin Island Tribe in July that's aimed at protecting stream flows while planning for Shelton's growth. The Squaxins and city plan to jointly monitor water resources and develop a groundwater mod- el to provide a scientific model to provide a basis for future deci- sions about how water is used. Their goal: find a way to safe- Troubled son held in shooting Karin Gunning and Arthur Har- ris who said Mrs. Hemphill had taken Mr. Hemphill to the hospi- tal and that he had been shot in the hand on one of his fingers. Prince reportedly pulled a gun on his mother and demanded mon- ey from her. She refused, ran out of the house and then heard a gun- shot. Mr. Hemphill came out of the house and told her to "call the cops," saying "he hit me." Prince was ar- rested at his father's residence in Kitsap County. According to Dracobly's report, Prince is a convicted sex offender and is therefore prohibited from owning, using or possessing fire- arms. tal-health hospital. That's all I'll say. Sorry, that's just the way my mind is." Prince was back in court on Tuesday. Defense attorney Ron- ald Sergi, who appeared as a friend of the court, said Prince "was not in a position to identify himself." Sawyer said Prince would be committed to Western State Hos- pital on the court's motion for an evaluation of competency and dangerousness to the community and set a review date for Septem- ber 10. He also imposed $500,000 bail and signed an order prohib- iting him from contact with the Hemphills or their residence on View Court. According to a probable-cause statement prepared by Sergeant Jason Dracobly of the Mason County Sheriffs Office, Prince argued with his mother after she refused to give him money and then shot Hemphill in the hand when he intervened. Prince left the residence and was seen walk- A 28-year-old man arrested after allegedly shooting his moth- er's husband in the hand will un- dergo a mental-health evaluation ordered by Mason County Supe- rior Court Judge James Sawyer. Timothy Lawrence Prince ap- peared for identification on Mon- day in an investigation of assault in the second degree, unlawful possession of a firearm and at- tempted robbery in the first de- gree. He provided an address of 2575 NE Lake Tahuya Road, Bremerton, at booking. Two of the potential charges involve domestic violence. Prince was arrested August 19 and is suspected of shooting Guy "Ed" Hemphill in the hand on August 17 at 121 NE View Court, Bel- fair. Prince was living with his mother, Patricia Hemphill, and Mr. Hemphill at the residence on View Court. Judge James Sawyer asked the suspect to state his name and date of birth and Prince said he had never been arrested and had never been to jail. "I'm off ing towards North Shore Road my meds," he said. "I keep blackJ carrying a .22-caliber handgun. ing out. I'd like to get to a men- The incident was reported by tq at Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, August 23, 2007 improvement fund to the regional water fund. Financial Services Di- rector Cathy Beierle said the re- gional water fired needed the loan to have a positive cash balance. • Accepted a Coordinated Pre- vention Grant from the Washing- ton State Department of Ecology totaling $93,822.14 ibr 2008 and 2009. The funding will cover a number of things, including the recycling coordinator's wages, bro- chures and calendars, waste re- duction and reuse promotion and other things. Shelton's matching share of the grant totals $23,455.54. The city has secured funding through the grant program since 1994, when the first recycling coordinator was hired and the curbside recycling program was started. • Approved an extension of the city's contract with Margaret Klockars of Seattle as hearings ment tbr her .... i 1 At their meeting bn Au'I the commissioners: rs.t • Heard from Norma of Kitten Rescue and othe the problem of feral and doned cats. Webber said t ganization gets more than calls a year from upset re She asked the missione small sales ta:Cnmcrease so : small room could be built f] at the city's pound. Tarrant said the city c0t sion didn't have an answgi I night. The solution may noti pen today, but, ultima should happen, he added. Mason County Commie Ross Gallagher, who was! audience, said it would co county a couple of million i to build a shelter. "This cc nity needs a facility that ha everything," he said. TH E U LTI MATE WAY TO! "BUY AMERICAN[ Buying American can provide you with a regular in('onm wimn it t'omes to investing. U.S. government sct'uritics arc guaranteed as to the payment of principal and accrued inlerest, i)[us, they're exem|)t from stale and local taxes, whi('h is more than enough to make you I'cel rather lalriolic. " Yields to maturity (effective 08/17/07 subject to availability and priC change. Yield and market value may fluctuate if sold prior to matur ty, and the amount received from the sale of these securities may i more than, less than or equal to the amount originally invested. Boa investments are subject to interest rate risk such that when inters; rates rise, the prices of bonds and the value of bond fund shares ca decrease and the investor can lose principal value. Call or visit your h)eai financial advisor today. Armln Baumgarlel Dan Itaumgarlel Armin Baumgartel Dan Baumgartel I:i|lan¢iadvlors 821 West Railroad Avenue, Suite A, Shelton 426-0982 • 1-800-441-0982 www.edwardlones,com Mere t:)er  SPECIALS OF THE WEEK At the of Highway 108, just away from and Shelto COMPLETE ROLL-YOUR-0WN One Pound Bag SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Ouittir Smoking Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health. 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A crew from PUD 3 will help hoist the old bell and its new bell- tower onto the roof, and current plans call for a front-end loader to lift Ernie Harrell onto the roof as well. He is building the tower in his shop, which is but a short walk from the school and but a stone's throw from the house where he and his brother grew up. Green Diamond Resource Com- pany is helping to pay for improve- ments to the school by means of a grant to the Pickering Com- munity Club, a group ibrmed last year by the reorganization of the old Pickering Homemakers Club. Members of the club held a yard sale earlier this month to raise ad- ditional funds for efforts to restore the building and make it a monu- ment to the past and a gathering place for today. The building has two rooms, one which used to be the class- room for children in grades 1-6 and a smaller room tbr quiet time and other educational purposes. Grant School closed back in 1942, two years before Harrell started class himself at Oakland School, which had the same sort of setup (Please turn to page 7.) City commission roundup: Shelton officials reaching to Skokomish Tribal Council The City of Shelton is reaching out and hoping to have a positive relationship with the Skokomish Tribal Nation, Shelton city com- missioners were told this week. Shelton Public Works Director Jay Ebbeson drafted a letter for the commissioners to sign that will go to Denese LaClair, chair- woman of the Skokomish Tribal Council noting the city is interest- ed in establishing an informative and cooperative relationship with the tribe. "The city acknowledges the Skokomish Tribal Nation as a fed- erally recognized tribe with sov- ereignty, treaty rights and 'usual and accustom' resource areas," the letter reads. The city is planning and devel- oping projects it believes are of interest to the tribe and the city commission wants to establish a line of communications, govern- ment-to-government, according to the letter. "We feel it would be mutually beneficial to meet and discuss is- sues and concerns to help ensure responsible action is taken to con- sider and incorporate practices that protect future goals, and to protect tribal cultural and archeo- logical sites," it notes. The commissioners on Monday directed Ebbeson to send the let- ter. "I think it's absolutely appro- priate for us to do that," Mayor John Tarrant said of the city's overture to the tribe. The city is aiming to reach an agreement with the Skokomish Tribe similar to one it reached with the Squaxin Island Tribe in July that's aimed at protecting stream flows while planning for Shelton's growth. The Squaxins and city plan to jointly monitor water resources and develop a groundwater mod- el to provide a scientific model to provide a basis for future deci- sions about how water is used. Their goal: find a way to safe- Troubled son held in shooting Karin Gunning and Arthur Har- ris who said Mrs. Hemphill had taken Mr. Hemphill to the hospi- tal and that he had been shot in the hand on one of his fingers. Prince reportedly pulled a gun on his mother and demanded mon- ey from her. She refused, ran out of the house and then heard a gun- shot. Mr. Hemphill came out of the house and told her to "call the cops," saying "he hit me." Prince was ar- rested at his father's residence in Kitsap County. According to Dracobly's report, Prince is a convicted sex offender and is therefore prohibited from owning, using or possessing fire- arms. SPECIALS OF THE WEEK A 28-year-old mat] arrested after allegedly shooting his moth- er's husband in the hand will un- dergo a mental-health evaluation ordered by Mason County Supe- rior Court Judge James Sawyer. Timothy Lawrence Prince ap- peared for identification on Mon- day in an investigation of assault in the second degree, unlawful possession of a firearm and at- tempted robbery in the first de- gree. He provided an address of 2575 NE Lake Tahuya Road, Bremerton, at booking. Two of the potential charges involve domestic violence. Prince was arrested August 19 and is suspected of shooting Guy "Ed" Hemphill in the hand on August 17 at 121 NE View Court, Bel- fair. Prince was living with his mother, Patricia Hemphill, and Mr. Hemphill at the residence on View Court. Judge James Sawyer asked the suspect to state his name and date of birth and Prince said tal-health hospital. That's all I'll say. Sorry, that's just the way my mind is." Prince was back in court on Tuesday. Defense attorney Ron- ald Sergi, who appeared as a friend of the court, said Prince "was not in a position to identify himself." Sawyer said Prince would be committed to Western State Hos- pital on the court's motion for an evaluation of competency and dangerousness to the community and set a review date for Septem- ber 10. He also imposed $500,000 bail and signed an order prohib- iting him from contact with the Hemphills or their residence on View Court. According to a probable-cause statement prepared by Sergeant Jason Dracobly of the Mason County Sheriffs Office, Prince argued with his mother after she refused to give him money and then shot Hemphill in the hand when he intervened. Prince left guard stream water for an abun- dant fishery while accommodating population growth and economic development. In other city business the com- missioners: • Approved an interfund loan of $6,000 from the city's capital improvement fund to the regional water fund. Financial Services Di- rector Cathy Beierle said the re- gional water fund needed the loan to have a positive cash balance. • Accepted a Coordinated Pre- vention Grant from the Washing- ton State Department of Ecology totaling $93,822.14 fbr 2008 and 2009. The funding will cover a number of things, including the recycling coordinator's wages, bro- chures and calendars, waste re- duction and reuse promotion and other things. Shelton's matching share of the grant totals $23,455.54. The city has secured funding through the grant program since 1994, when the first recycling coordinator was hired and the curbside recycling program was started. • Approved an extension of the city's contract with Margaret Klockars of Seattle as hearings examiner. She has served i$ capacity for the past ye"i does not want to continue am the work because of the I- travel involved. Klockars has agreed to as hearings examiner tm_ city can recruit and hire a ment fbr her. At their meeting on the commissioners: • Heard from Norma otherS!!ai of Kitten Rescue and _][: the problem of feral and!l, doned cats. Webber said t ganization gets more them 1 calls a year from upset re She asked the missione small sales tmgmcrease so small room could be built f at the city's pound. .,IR. Tarrant said the city co¢ sion didn't have an ansWgl l night. The solution may n i pen today, but, ultima--. should happen, he added. : Mason County Commi Ross Gallagher, who was audience, said it would county a couple of million to build a shelter. "This nity needs a facility that ha everything," he said. TH E U LTI MATE WAY TO[ "BUY AMERICAN[ Buying American can provide you with a regular int.ome when it comes to investing. U.S. stwurities arc guaranteed as to the payment o[ l and accrued interest. Plus, they're exempt from state and local taxes, wl]i('h is more than enottgh to make you I'cel rather palritli(:. " Yields to maturity effective 08/17107 subject to availability andpri(;l change. Yield and market value may fluctuate if sold prior to maturl ty, and the amount received from the sale of these securities may i2 more than, less than or equal to the amount originally invested. Bor investments are subject to interest rate risk such that when intere: rates rise, the prices of bonds and the value of bond fund shares c decrease and the investor can lose principal value. Call or visit your h)eai financial advisor today. Armln Baumgarlel Dan Baumgartel Armin Baumgartel Dan Baumgartel I:i|l.nciafldvlors 821 West Railroad Avenue, Suite A, Sheiton 426-0982 • 1-800-441.0982 www, edwardiones,com Mernt:)er At the of Highway 108, juat away from and Shelto he had never been arrested and had never been to jail. "I'm off my meds," he said. "I keep black - ing out. I'd like to get to a men- the residence and was seen walk- ing towards North Shore Road carrying a .22-caliber handgun. 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