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JOURNALEDITORIAL
g" t loss
Mason County is reeling following the
unexpected death of Jerry Lingle.
Some will always remember him sim-
ply as Jerry while others took to calling
him Uncle Jerry. Others will think of him
first as Commissioner Lingle or Officer
Lingle.
Here at the Journal. Mr. Lingle will
always be remembered as a straight on Friday is still hard to believe. Mr. here at the Journal can't help remem-
shooter. Lingle was a role model for countlessbering his moving eulogy at Officer Tina
His recent foray into politics didn't re- kids. peers and folks older than himself Griswold's memorial after her life was
ally change him much, in this community and our hearts go out cut tragically short in a Lakewood coffee
He always called us back promptly to them all. shop.
or shared a few minutes before or af- Jerry could be a big, bad-lookin' dude Jerry, who was Griswold's reserve
ter a board meeting. He made himself when he scrunched up his eyebrows andtraining officer when she started her ca-
available throughout the week and on scowled at you or a mere teddy bear of reer here in Shelton, said this at her me-
weekends. He loved Shelton and Mason a man when his eyes twinkled and his moriah "This giant of a woman will live
County and served both with everything smile lit up whatever room he was m. in our memories fbr as long as you hold
he had, It seems that just about everyone hasher in your hearts. I'm proud to say she
Jerry seemed like the perfect picture a favorite story or anecodote about Jerry was my friend."
of health last week and his sudden death following his untimely death. Some of us The same. of course, is true for Jerry.
LETTERSTOTHEEDITOR
ry G1 respect, a man's man. not be-
Ave urg.D es cause of his formidable physi-
cal bearing, but because he
voters to had the strength and charac-
ter to be sensitive, kind and
s u p po rt carmg without relinquishing
authority. In this era of cyni-
cism and indulgence, it may
Dick Taylor be some time before they
make another Jerry Lingle,
and we should all feel hon-
Editor, the Journal ored to have known a man
This letter is to the sitting who possessed those qualities
commissioners and two can-
to which so many aspire yet
didates for the Port of Shel- so few achieve.
ton. I kilow you all to be hon- Tom Davis
orable men as you have cho- Shelton
sen to represent the voters
of the Port District and the
call of public service is a no*" ,~y"ommun"*'"
ble one. Please give up your
shortsighted ibcus on the
airport. While I agree that has lost an
Sanderson Field is the Port's
most impo ant asset, it is icon
not the only asset. Comple-
tion ot'the master plan for the
Oakland Bay Marina would Editor, the Journal
bring much needed tourisnt It is 9 p.m. and about one
dollars into the local economy hour ago I was informed that
and should not take a back~ Sgt. Jerry Lingle has passed
seat to other projects. Also, away. Our community has
upgrading the Johns Prairie lost an icon. He will always
radhead l~ over due. I urge be in our hearts', he will be
you, as one of the concerned greatly missed.
voters, to consider these re- Jerry was a huge part of
quests. FurLhe~, I would ask our community. Nobody will
that you give up your op-be able to fill that void. We
position to the Shelton Hills were important to him as he
project. Airports and develop- was to us.
ment's co-exist in many corn- Thanks for sharing him
munities. I have met with Mr. with us, Lingle family. Jerry
Adams of Hall Equities and if always talked about his kids
they do half' of what they are and how proud he was of his
plaiming, the economic ben- kids. Rest in peace Jer Bear,
efit to the Port ofShelton arad we will be seeing you one
Mason Comity would be we,'ll day.
worth the effort. This compa- Mary Johnson
ny seems genuine in its claim Shelton
to want to help our commu-
nity grow and if they make a
profit fi'om it, well that is the Regrets for
American way and there is
nothing wrong with making
money. Jerry
Finally to the voters who
supported me in the primary
/-" .,,I n..
thank you fbr your vote. The -,ng,e~
bickering at the port has to
end and since I will not be rDassin~
the one to end it, please sup-
r "
port the only candidate who
can -- Dick Taylor. Our lo- Editor, the Journal
cal economy is battered and I feel deep regret for the
bleeding it istime to stammh passing of our commissioner,
the blood loss. Jerry Lingle. My condolences
Brian E. Avery to his family and loved ones.
Shelton: Hopefully Brenda Hirschi
will be available and will-
" ing to step in and serve out
I will Jerry's term. Allen Roth
couple that appeared out of
nowhere. That man was won-
derful ... checked to see if I'd
broken anything, fixing my
glasses, while calmly explain-
ing what was happening and
suggesting we call 911. At
one point he was holding
my back to help me sit up.
He helped me with my cell
be under 350 words and provide contact and
phone to call my husband.
His wife was in front of me
dress information for the )ournal.
forever Shelton
Out of work
remember Shelton is a
Jerry wonderful and need
Lingle place help
Editor, the Journal
Editor, the Journal Editor, the Journal I am 46 years old. I have
The early passing of Jerry On Saturday, Aug. 13, I lived and worked on my own
Lingle, who I will forever re- tripped over an uneven curb since I was 16 years old. I
member as Commissioner across the street from Neil's was taught at an early age
LmRtt~ marks one of the sad- Pharmacy and fell flat on my what it was like to work. I
& t: days in Mason County face. Hard. Here is what hap- was a logger for seven years
history. From humble begin- pened alterward. When I fell, and an auto mechanic for
nings he rose to achieve one the lady I had been walking 10 years. I recently lost my
of the most powerful post- around with and her three job and am looking hard for
tions in our county, and did teenage grandchildren ran another one with no success
it all with honor and dignity, over from across the street, yet. I have had no income
Jerry Lingle was, in every arriving just behind some whatsoever forthreemonths
ott~ring encouragement. A
Mason County transit driver
stopped. The sales person
from Neil's pharmacy came now. I know when you quit
over with Kleenex, a box of or lose your job you have to
wet wipes and ice. Did I men- wait five weeks to get any-
tion that I'd split my lip and thing. I have no problem
there was blood everywhere? with that. but three months?
Faces bleed so well. No one My mother has been making
asked if I had HIV or any my car and insurance pay-
other communicable disease, ment and paying for my gas
]'hey just kept handing me so that I can look for work.
more Kleenex and wet tis- I recently went to the
sues. Then a jogger stopped emergency room because l
to check if we needed help. have back pain and it was
Another Mason County busthe only way I could get
stopped. Someone called 911. looked at. That's what they
The pharmacist came out did was look at me and writ
and checked me for possible a prescription fbr pain and
brain damage. Then theretell me I need to see a doctor.
was a fire engine, complete I have no insurance let alone
with rescue team. And last money; so I went to DSHS to
but not least the ambulance, see ifI could get some medi-
with another team. The guy cal to have my back checked.
behind me - I think it was I was told that because I
him, that's where my stuff was physically able to work
was scattered - collected ev- they couldn't help me. Un-
erything and got it into my employment won't give me
purse - even the partly eaten my unemployment. I have
cookie that one of the kids nothing but my mother and
rescued from wherever it had I shouldn't have to depend
landed. Someone made sure on her after thirty years. She
that my purse came with me has her own bills and used
to the ambulance. So many to live alone K/ff~she's all I
people willing to help some have. I cannot~t help from
old lady they didn't even anybody.
know. Truly amazing. A huge People on welfare live all
contrast to all the negative around me and they live bet-
things one hears about pub- ter than most people that
lic response to a person that work. I don't understand.
needs help. Neil's pharmacy Please help.
has my business forever. To Duanne Morton
top it all off, the lady with the Shelton
kids called my house later
that day to see if I was OK.
Wow. I haven't lived here all
Kudos to
that long, but if this is com-
mon behavior, Shelton is a
the
wonderful place. I really wish
I knew who that first couple
was. I owe them many, many
community
thanks.
I know this is a long letter, Editor, the Journal
but I want folks to know the
kind of people who live here. As a hobby artist, I was
Thank you; thank all of you recently asked to design an
again for everything you did outdoor portrait and cedar
stand for a dear friend.
for me. Diana Findley i would like this com-
Shelton munity to know what out-
standing employees and
citizens we have. Without
their heartfelt, professional,
untiring and courteous help,
I could not have completed
this project. The companies
who helped me are as fol-
lows: Pro Build of Shelton
put up with my count-
less trips to see what was
needed and many questions;
Walmart had one-inch nails
I needed; Toziers answered
questions; Kulps Custom
Crafts of Pennsylvania had
the slate for the portrait;
Home Depot of Olympia
suggested hardy backer
board; Art Talks ordered the
museum Plexiglas; Brady's
Trucking and Landsege
provided the gravel; Daylite
Construction and family took
care of the cedar shingles, son. fbllow Commissioner
Last but not least, my son Sheldon's lead and have this
dug the hole, poured concrete contract reviewed by the At-
and assembled it. torney General.
My friend and I are ex- Stan Walster
tremely gratethl. Thank you Grapeview
one and all.
Martha Plumbing
Shelton
Fire Chief
Patti
Graeber
gets a 3
percent
raise?
Editor, the Journal
Much is being made of the
employment cuntract recent-
ly granted to Belihir Water
District M~g~i" Dave Tip-
ton. While his contract is un-
conscionable, here in Grape-
view we have Tipton light
in the fbrm of the contract
recently granted to District
3 Fire Chief Patti Graeber.
At a time when many public
employees are being asked to
take a pay cut, the fire com-
missioners granted the chief
a 3 percent raise ammally for
the next five years. They also
granted her use of a staff car,
which she may use for her
personal use. At a time when
many employees are being
required to pay fbr part of the
cost of their medical benefits
Chief Graeber was granted
full medical and dental cover-
age without cost to her.
She was granted un-
limited jury duty pay, pay
fbr unused sick leave and
two years' severance pay,
which would amount to over
$126,000. And last but not
least the Commissioners
gave up their right to dis-
miss the Chief by majority
vote. They have by agree-
ment bound them selves and
future commissioners to a
stipulation that the chief can
only be removed by unani-
mous decision.
At a recent meeting I in-
formed the commissioners
that I have been involved in
the formation of many labor/
management agreements
but this is the ~'st one I
have seen where it seems to
have been tbrmulated with
labor and management both
sitting on the same side of
the table.
Please Lynda Ring Erick-
stand right
here in
Shelton
Editor, the Journal
It's hard saying how many
times this summer my wife
and I rushed by Jay's Pro-
duce Stand on Old Olympic
Highway. But this week we
slowed down and checked it
out. We're glad we did.
The quality of fnfits and
vegetables put our regular
grocery store to shame and
the prices were substantially
lower. We browsed the out-
door venue and found that
the peaches taste the way
they're supposed to taste, the
broccoli was green (not blue-
tinted) and the plums were
neither soft nor hard, but
just right. I wondered wheth-
er the hothouse tomatoes
were as good as they looked,
so I asked if I could taste one.
I wasn't impressed with the
taste (having been spoiled by
our own home-grova~ ones
from years past) but I was
pleasantly surprised that the
cashier promptly ushered
me over to the tomatoes and
gave me a slice of one. This is
first-rate service.
We discovered they have a
great selection of bulk herbs
and we were able to buy
some sage right there, some-
thing we have had trouble
getting our normal outlet to
get for us. We even bought
some gourmet red licorice
from Australia.
They get much of this
product fresh from Yakima
or wherever the stuff is get-
ting ripe. I know people who
make a special trip over the
mountains to get theirs, but
Jay's Produce has eliminated
that hassle and expense.
what a treat to have this
produce stand right here in
Shelton. I urge you vegetable
and fruit lovers to give them
a look-see. I think you'll be
as impressed as my wife and
I were.
Bill Young
Shelton
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