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Since 1886 — Vol. 134, No. 36
MASON COUNTY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 3, 2020
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Speed demon
Monster Attack Performance team rider Cameron Beaubier races last weekend
during a
MotoAmerica Superbike race at Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton. Beaubier
won both races at
the Ridge event. See more photos on page A-15. Photo courtesy of Phil
Veitch/Ridge Motorsports Park
City accepts Simpson land
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gordon@masoncounty. com
The City of Shelton has accepted the gift of prop-
erty from the Simpson Lumber Co. that includes
the railroad right of way from the downtown water-
front to US. Highway 101, and land on the wood-
ed hillside across state Route 3 from the Shelton
Yacht Club.
By swan Weeks“ "
gordon@masoncounly.com
my, who also happened to be the son
of Gil’s pastor. After the event, Gil
drove them both home, and dropped
The Shelton City Council voted unanimously
Tuesday to accept the land. The city will pay noth-
ing for the property, except for an estimated $1,200
in real estate excise tax to Mason County. The
council gave preliminary approval at its regular
meeting Aug. 18.
Residents will have plenty of opportunities to
see LAND, page A-3
COMMUNITY PROFILE *
Music, ministry, love
bind Shelton couple
, Q8
i1 Palmer and Betty Blanken-
ship met as teenagers, he an
established evangelical star,
she a Bible college student persuaded
to see him preach.
“I thought he looked like a poor
little humble mouse of a guy,” Betty,
now 84, recalled.
. “I thought immediately she was
gorgeous,” 83-year-old Gil said.
“I thought, ‘I’ve got to go with that
girl.’ ”
At least one obstacle stood be-
tween the teens on that night in
January 1946: Betty’s boyfriend, Jim-
Betty off first. Jimmy then turned to
Gil. .
“He said, ‘What do you think of
my girlfriend?’ ” Gil said. “I said, ‘You
better watch out, I’lltake her away.’
Seven months later, Gil and Betty '
married.
The couple, who have lived in
Shelton for 34 years, last month
celebrated their 64th wedding an-
niversary. The ministry, the military
and music have helped keep them
together.
see COUPLE, page A-10
unday
protests
planned
By Justin Johnson
justin@masoncounty. com
A pair of planned events Sunday will bring two
sides in the current nationwide conversations on race
and policing to downtown Shelton. '
A Black Lives Matter protest is scheduled for 2
p.m. at Post Office Park near Second Street and West
Railroad Avenue. At' the same time, a Back the Blue
rally will take place on the corner of First Street and
West Railroad Avenue.
“We are well aware of the planned events,” Dar-
rin Moody, Shelton police chief, wrote in a Monday
email to the Shelton-Mason County Journal. “We are
‘ working with our community partners and our public '
safety and law enforcement partners to ensure that
everyone that may attend any events can exercise
their rights in a safe manner.”
The BLM event is being organized by Dominque
Miller and Marisa Kaneshiro, according to a Face-
book post about the event. According to the event in-
vite 68 people have indicated they’re committed to
attend, as of Monday. '
“It is a smalltown that needs some of our at-
tention. I do want us to march if there is enough of
us there. I want some numbers and Security there
because it is a iffy town. Please wear all black and
masks. There will be free snacks, water and extra
masks. Bring signs, noisemakers and megaphones,
I want us to be really loud and heard. Be prepared,”
reads the event description.
According to its Facebook event, the Back the
Blue event is being organized by Ilene Greenhalgh.
The event has no description, but 115 people have
indicated they’re committed to attend, as of Monday.
Shelton residents Betty and Gil Palmer, who perform as longtime members
of Old Time Fiddlers District 5, recently celebrated their 64th ‘wedding
an-
niversary. “We play up songs, not down songs,” she said. Journal photo
by
Gordon Weeks
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Sanderson Field runway County pursues North Mason sees
gets makeover CARES Act money sharp rise in airlifts
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