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J Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 SHELTON-MASON COUNTY OLI r na W? 'ilml“il‘tt'illllltllt‘iigil‘tiigiii’“Siiii‘li’llti‘lhlii’i" m**m»a$x**x**a***CAR_RT Lo'pnrc 005 SMALi TOWN PAPERS 92? W RAILROAD AVE SHELTON WA 98584-3847 S~ 14 8—91 The Voice of Mason County Since 1886 _- Vol. 137, No.36 Bringing Old Glory Caleb Brown, with Shelton—based Skydive Kapowsin, parachutes into Phil Pugh Stadium in Belfair _during pregame festivities for the Mason County Cup football game between Shelton and North Mason on Friday. The Climbers defeated the Bulldogs 35—19. See more photos from the game on pages 17, 18, 37 and 38. Journal photo by Shawna Whe/an "None of Us are immune’ By Gordon Weeks gordon@masoncounty.oom Amber Carlson, director of be-' havioral health services for Mason Health, grew up in a family of al- coholics and drug addicts. . Her mother and brother died of overdoses. Her father was also an addict. “It’s hard to have hope,” she said. Yet there was Carlson’s father, marching alOngside his daughter Friday evening at the seventh an- nual OverdoseAwareness March from Kneeland Park through downtown Shelton. He got .clean 20 years ago and now counsels others, Carlson told a crowd of more than 100 at the park. “I never expected that man to get clean,” Carlson said. She add- ed, “He’s still clean. He’s still tak- ing it one day at a time.” Such an inspiring story of re— covery was dampened by the an- nouncement of 41 overdose deaths — mostly from fentanyl .— in Mason County since August of last year. Jamie Ellertsen organized the event and has participated in all seven Shelton marches. She shed tears as she addressed the crowd. “I think the event is different this year because a lot of people are missing,” Ellertsen said. She added, “This event is a- reminder , llllllllllllllllllllll, 53263 00111 Attendees opsewe a moment of silence for Mason County resi- dents who have died of drug overdoses. More photos from the event on page 3. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks every year that you’re not alone.” For two hours before the march, attendees strolled three rows of re— source fair booths hosted by sup— port groups, nonprofits and other agencies, including Northwest Resources, Olympic Health & Re- covery Services, Narcotics Anonyi mous, National Alliance on Men- tal Illness Thurston/Mason, Ma— son’Transit Authority. Crossroads Housing, Timberland Regional Li- brary, Sound Learning and Habi- tat for Humanity of Mason County. Mason County Commissioner Kevin Shutty said that “as an elected official, I don’t have a 15— step plan.” The county’s health department staff and community partners can team together on so- lutions, he said, , The 41 local overdose deaths in the past year show “why it’s so im— portant for us to gather so we can show support‘for loved ones and make a difference,” said Abe Gardner, an emergency preven~ tion specialist for the North Mason Fire District who overcame drug addiction. lNSlDE-THlS were};w County sends property ‘ High school valuation notices 9. sports schedules .r. $2 Bullying has gone online in schools ' By Gordon Weeks gordon@masoncounty com The classic image of school bullying has Big Billy beating up Little Bobby for his lunch money has mostly been replaced by online bul— lying on social media, including Mason County students. The National Center for Education Studies reports that in 2019, about 22% of students ages 12 to 18 reported being bullied during the school year. That‘s a 10% drop from 2009. Of the students who reported bullying in 2019, about 15% reported being the subject of rumors; 14‘22-reported being made fun of, called names or insulted; 6% reported being excluded from activities on purpose; and 5% reported be ing pushed, shoved, tripped or spit on. Addition— ally, 4% of students reported being threatened with harm, and 4% repmted thatbthers tried to make them do acts that they did not want to do or that their property was destroyed by others on purpose; Matt Maller , superintendent of the Mary M. Knight School District, said he doesn’t see much bullying on the Matlock campus. “It's more of the online bullying through some form of social bullying,” he said. Kids spread information on Snapchat, Discord and other platforms, Mallery said. “It’s usually about some type of personal in- formation, like who they’re dating and not dat- ing,” he said. Online bullying has increased “because it’s anonymous, to some extent,” Mallery said. “It can be more hurtful because it goes to multiple forms of people.” When a student tells an administrator they see BULLYING, page 8 District-by—District look ahead at 2023-24 Shelton North Mason Pioneer Southside . Mary M. Knight Hood Canal Grapeview Port of Grapeview 7 9 10. .11 12 13 14 commissoner joins study “a