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Page A—8 — Shelton-Mason County Journal -'Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 Same Day _ Emergency Appelntments Pain Free Dentistry Experts In Helping You Maximize Insurance Benefits Easy Financing Options Evening Appointments Available ew "tients Always Welcome Serving you in two locations: Steven H. Bowers, DDS 717 W. Railroad Avenue Group is excited (360) 426-1664 Thomas Duffy, DDS Mm the newest member of 1525 Olympic Hwy North (360) 426-9711 Bowers Dental Dr. Meharry. 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Timberland Regional I .org or a Live Chat on TRL.org 'Libra/y buildings are sti//.c/osed to the public. public access, no meeting rooms, no restrooms, and no computer use at this time. 93W, gala/3W Tahuya man killed bytree By Boxleitner kbox/eitner@mascncounty.com Labor Day weekend ended with a death due to high winds and an ex- tended closure of a highway due to a wildfire in Mason County. Tahuya resident Jon F. Maves, 75, was killed about 11:45 a.m. on Sept. ‘ 7 while he was trying to find trees on his property that might be hazardous due to the high winds that were blow- . ing, according to Mason County Coro- ner Wes Stockwell. Stockwell said the falling tree that struck Maves was rot— ten and snapped at its base, striking Maves. The death was investigated by the coroner and the Mason County Sher- iffs Department. Also on Monday, a wildfire just north of Lilliwaup shut down U.S. Highway 101 for more than 14 hours from the evening to the next morning. Washington State Patrol troopers were on the scene of the wildfire along U.S. 101 near milepost 326. Initial reports suggested power lines were knocked down. WSP Trooper Brian Johanson tweeted that crews were dropping wa— ter on the fire and that workers with the state Department of Transporta— tion and Mason County Public Utility District 1 were on the scene. At 8:25 p.m., Johanson tweeted the fire had spread to trees near power lines, presenting additional hazards to crews, although the initial report of downed power lines had not been con- firmed. By 5:28 a.m. on Tuesday, Johanson tweeted that state Department of Nat- ural Resources workers were working -to control the fire and provide crowd control, and WSDOT and state troop- ers had cleared the scene, but the road remained blocked near Lilliwaup. By 9:33 a.m. later that day, Johan- son reported the road reopened. Mason County Fire Districts 1, 6, 16, 17 and 18 were all toned to this event, accord- ing to Fire District 17 Chief Nadine Brown, while Fire District 16 Chief Matthew Welander served as the ini- tial incident commander. Welander told the Shelton-Mason County Journal it was a l-acre fire that had threatened one house, and he commended the on-scene responders for “putting themselves between the fire and that home.” Janet Pearce, communications manager for the Department of Natu- r’al Resources, told the Journal two fire engines remained on the scene as of 11-230 a.m. Tuesday. Pearce said an investigation needed to be conducted, but that the fire was “human-caused.” College prepares for new year By Kirk Boxleitner kbox/eitner@masoncounty. com Allison Smith, the Shelton commu- nity education manager for Olympic College, can point to a few programs where in-person instruction is still re- quired on campus, including welding and nursing certifications. . . But even in those cases, admittance to campus is strict. “Before you even come onto campus, you have to fill out a Whole stack of forms, and confirm you have no symp— toms,” Smith said. The campus computer lab also is open to students because of the many students in the county who live in ar- eas without internet access. Those who wish to use the lab must make reser— vations, given the limited number of students who can occupy the lab while maintaining safe distances. .. Such distancing limits are also wh the campus’ few in—person classes have had to offer more sessions — each class can now accommodate fewer students. “We’re already a very small cam- pus,” Smith said. Even with Olympic College going “mostly remote,” according to Smith, in its lesson plans up to January, it’s still a relatively expensive proposition ' to keep the school running, even before , anticipated budget cuts of between 10% to 20% next year. . Smith said the campus was sani- tized in March, but every time a stu- dent leaves an area such as the com- puter lab, that space is sanitized. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS With the expenses of maintaining the school’s operations, coupled with the number of buildings that are new unused, Smith said Olympic College has been considering shutting some buildings down while ensuring they remain in proper repair. Smith expressed her gratitude to the financial assistance provided by the CARES Act, and looks forward to any further money the state. or federal governments provides. “All our offices are still open vir— tually,” Smith said. “People can still contact the counseling, admission and financial aid offices during our regular working hours. If anything, I think our staff has been working even harder as a result of working from‘ home, be- cause when you’re at home, it’s that much harder to tell yourself, ‘No, it’s past 5:30 p.m., and you need to put this work away for the, day.”’ Smith lamented Olympic College’s drop in enrollment, but she said it’s an inevitable consequence of so many courses being offered online-only, which she noted can be intimidating to less tech-savvy students! ' Such challenges were compounded by Olympic College. transitioning to a new computer system earlier this year, less than two months before the pandemic hit. “It slowed everything down at first,” Smith said, “because we were all learning how to use this new system, and from home to boot, but once we get used to it, it should facilitate our dis- tance learning.” Dillon Bohdi Hebert Wheaten, a boy, was born on August 28, 2020, to Kristin Maria Wheaten and Toby James Hebert, at Capital Medical Center in Olympia, WA. He was 7 pounds, 3 ounces. '