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counts homeless from page 26.) housing is a big piece of said. DEFINITION of home- used by the census takers broad than the defini- the U.S. Department and Urban Develop- the feds don't count are living in substan- or are "couch surf- a phrase that decribes don't have a place of but lay their heads in of those who are will- them in. Not all of the this category have made known to the census that a lot of people themselves home- they stay with others they do have a place to they do not have stable said. takers counted 239 males with 84 of them and 265 home- with 72 of them liv- own. "We're talking with single moms dads," Sells said. "We're )le with children. have enough affordable and a minimum-wage job pay the rent." of a job is the sixth most of homelessness re- by the census takers. The in are: family break- or drug use, domestic inability to pay for rent and conviction of a felony crime. People counted in the census reported a number of disabilities with 23 percent hav- ing untreated dental problems; 20 percent a problem with alcohol or drugs; 13 percent having men- tal-health issues; and 9 percent a physical disability. ALCOHOLISM WAS the most common disability reported by sin- gle men and women. Single men said alcoholism and family break- up were the most common cause of their homelessness, while single women said domestic violence and the committing of a felony crime were the most common causes of their homelessness. Family break- ups were the most common cause of homelessness among single par- ents of both genders and persons under the age of 18, and dental problems were the most common disability found among this seg- ment of the population. The census counted 115 people who had been homeless for more than a year or who found them- selves homeless more than three times in three years. Among the chronic homeless who responded to the census, 31 had problems with alcohol or drugs, 15 reported mental-health issues and 13 were military veterans. "They may be living in the woods and they may be living in their cars or in an abandoned building," Sells said. "We know that there are many colonies in different areas." The annual census is required by the state's Homelessness Hous- ing and Assistance Act of 2005. That law provides approximately $12 million a year for state and lo- cal programs that provide housing and services for homeless persons. State and local officials are obliged to develop plans that have the goal of cutting homelessness in half by 2015. FUNDS TO SUPPORT this ef- fort are generated by a $10 record- ing fee collected by the county in connection with official documents related to home mortgages and other transactions. A small frac- tion of the money collected pays for the administration fee and the rest is split between the counties and the Washington Department of Community, Trade and Eco- nomic Development for programs to reduce homelessness. An exam- ple of this was a vote last spring by the Mason County Commission to award a grant of $2,500 to the Cold and Hungry Coalition, a nonprofit group that runs an emergency cold weather shelter in the basement of the Saint David's Parish Hall. The Department of Communi- ty, Trade and Economic Develop- ment helps to fund a network of 172 community-based emergency shelters in Washington. Manag- ers of those shelters report that in 2002 these shelters served 78,426 individuals but also reported more than 81,610 instances of people be- ing turned away from emergency shelter services in the state. They said more than 58,250 of those in- stances involved households with children. MORNING RAYS light the way for traffic and put a little sparkle in the roadside powerlines this week in Agate. lllllill Weather lllllililllil High Low Precip. Fahrenheit (In.) September 5 68 55 0 September 6 70 52 0 September 7 71 50 0 September 8 77 41 0 September 9 82 42 0 September 10 90 41 0 September 11 82 43 0 Measurements are recorded for the National Weather Service at Sanderson Field. Wednesday morning the National Weather Service predicted sunny skies and clear conditions from Thursday through Friday. The highs should be in the upper 70s with a low around 47 degrees. Forecasters expect mostly cloudy skies from Friday night through Sunday. The lows should be around 47 degrees Friday night and 50 on Saturday night. The high on Saturday should be near 71 with a high near 69 on Sun- day. The extended forecast for Sun- day night through Tuesday calls for mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of rain on Sunday night and a chance of showers Monday through Tuesday. The lows should be in the mid- to upper 40s with highs near 65 degrees. cases He was arrested August 22 when he reported for weekly drug testing at the Mason County Pro- bation Office at 615 West Alder on a pending superior court case in which there was a warrant for his arrest. Shelton Police Officer Chris Kostad said he searched Williams and found two glass pipes with white residue in the stem and black residue in the bowl in addition to a bag containing a white crystal substance which field-tested positive for meth. Two defendants were arraigned on August 27 and are scheduled for omnibus hearings on Septem- ber 17, pretrial hearings on Octo- ber 1, trial readiness hearings on October 5 and trials during the jury term beginning October 9. * Lindsy Marie Spargo, 22, of 709 West Cedar, Montesano, pled not guilty to possession of methamphetamine. She was arrested August 12 by deputies responding to a report of a domestic-violence assault at Little Creek Casino Resort. Spar- go reportedly had a Washington Department of Corrections war- rant and the suspected meth was found when she was searched at the Mason County Jail. Officers said the meth was in two small bags which had been hidden in her vagina. She alleg- edly expelled one of the bags and attempted to ingest its contents, which field-tested positive for meth. Whatever happened to the idea of listening before we make up our minds if someone is or is not telling the truth? You and I don't really know whether the government is telling the truth or not. All we know is what the national media is telling us. uM & TAILORS and Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. 215 South Second 426.337t card. He says he's got a social secu- rity card and has spent two years trying to secure an official picture I.D. card. "I do have an identifica- tion problem here," he said. BROOKS HOPES his family will send him his birth certificate and figures this will produce a breakthrough on the identification front. He keeps busy while waiting for developments. He reads a lot and figures he has read thousands of books over the course of the last 40 years, with novels and art books at the top of his list. "My pursuit in life is to be an artist. I'm a good artist. I'd like a place to draw and paint," he said. Persons shopping in the Knee- land Plaza Shopping Center drive past one of his favorite haunts, as Brooks can often be seen reading a book a stone's throw from the stop- light at the main entrance to the parking lot. A sign advertises his need for funds, most of which he spends for his campsite on a ridge high above the beaten track. He set for trial • Benjamin .4,. Borden, 24, who was listed as homeless at his booking, entered a not-guilty plea to a charge of assault of a child in the third degree. He was arrested by Officer Ed Day of the SPD who said he was investigating a report on August 11 from Doctor Dean Gushee from Mason General Hospital. The doc- tor reported seeing a 2-year-old boy "with considerable bruising on his face." The child is identi- fied by the initials "R.G.G-W." The alleged assault took place at the Fairmount Cove Apart- ments where Leah Leming was watching the toddler while the boy's mother, Stevie Wright, was working. Borden, who is Leming's boyfriend, reportedly admitted he hit the boy when the child screamed in his face. According to court documents, he was not to be at Leming's apartment due to a previous conviction for assault of a child in the third degree against Leming's daughter. On August 16: • Wesley H. Duncan, 23, 309 Roosevelt Street, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of failure to register as a sex offend- er. He entered a not-guilty plea through James Foley, who was appointed as defense counsel, and is scheduled for an omnibus hear- ing on October 8, a pretrial hear- ing on October 22, trial readiness hearing on October 26 and trial during the jury term beginning October 30. says panhandling "beats breaking the law," and that his 15 years in prison taught him to never break the law. "I buy beer, but I haven't been drunk in maybe eight months," he said. "It's been about a year and a half prior to that. I don't drink hard liquor but I sit in my tent and listen to my radio and read my books and I drink a beer and make my supper. I have no teeth so I make chili and chopped meat. I tell you, always take care of your teeth. I didn't take care of mine." Showers are available to Brooks and others thanks to the congrega- tion at Saint David of Wales Epis- copal Church. The church offers a hot shower and clean towel to those in need of same as part of an active ministry to the homeless that in- cludes opening the lower level of the parish hall as a cold weather shel- ter on nights when the temperature approaches zero. "I get a bath once a week and it's kicking my ass but I can't afford to get off this corner. It takes most of a day to get into town and get cleaned up," he said. Brooks said church groups "are fantastic as long as they know you're not just spinning your wheels" and makes it clear that the residents of Shelton have been good to him. "I love these people. They are my bread and butter," he said. This is not to say he doesn't keep his dis- tance. "I stay out of the mix. I'm not antisocial, not claustrophobic. I'm not emotionally or mentally chal- lenged. I'm not crippled. I'm not stupid. I'm not uneducated." Casey Salisbury ~ Sheriff l II HERIFF OFFENDER INFORMATION BULLETIN LEVEL 3 TRANSIENT NOTIFICATION If you have any information regarding current criminal activity of this or any other offender, please call 911. For other information on sex offenders, http://so.co.mason.wa.us/ MICHAEL DAVID NORCOTT WHITE MALE. DOB: 11/12/64.6'01"- 195 LBS. BROWN HAIR & BROWN EYES Michael NORCOTT has recently become homeless in Mason County and is re- quired to register as a Transient sex offender due to his 01/08/96 conviction of Child Molestation 2 nd Degree, Chelan County Superior Court cause number 95-1-00534,0. This conviction stems from when NORCOTT was 31 years old, he spent the night at an acquaintance's house. During the night, NORCOTT sexually molested a 14 year old girl who was a resident of the house; AND he also sexually molested a 13 year old girl, who was spending the night as a friend of the 14 year old girl. NOR- COT'I" pied guilty to one count of Child Molestation 2 nd Degree. Due to these factors NORCOTT is considered a MODERATE RISK, but due to his homeless/transient status, NORCOTT is now considered a HIGH RISK. NORCOTT is now re-assessed by the Mason County Sheriff's Office as a Level 3 Sex Offender, due to his homeless/Transient status. This is the HIGHEST LEVEL given to a Sex Offender, meaning that the subject is at a HIGH RISK to re-offend. NORCOTT has given his status within Mason County as: Transient/Homeless within Shelton, WA Paid for by the Mason County Sheriff s Office Thursday, September 13, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 27 Oenney Officer Warren Ohlson of Police Department stepson had assaulted was sleeping on the Ellertson returned af- his wife to work. He out of the house and awaken Carter. inside the house, Shane said, he told Carter to Carter responded with and allegedly said, mother's house too." then reportedly jumped the sofa and punched his in the mouth and eye. Illertson called the police left the area on foot, to Ohlson's report. Charles "Broth- 24, 20 North Court, Shelton, pled not ;ion of metham- Vas arrested at 10:57 a.m. 22 in connection with of the alleged which were reported at l.tn, on August 21 by Shane page 26.) beginning October 16. Thomas Carter, 19, of 410 Ellinor Avenue, entered not-guilty pleas of a no-con- burglary in the first and assault in the fourth The assault charge al- domestic violence against from page 26.) other places. "I'm the moves the boulders and hose," he said. "All the get I turn into jewelry and I Cell it a piece at a time on the to various people and sup- gh the winter that never been on welfare. I :food stamps here." is to get to Alaska. timber, fish, oil and the four major indus- he said. "As a gold miner and subaquatic engineer, all I've got to do is walk into a dive shop up there that sells dive gear and gold mining equipment and they'll know somebody who needs a diver. With my experience I'm absolutely positive I'll have a job in a couple of days. All I've got to do is get there, I'm positive I can get work." What stands in his way is his lack of the proper identification pa- pers. He'd like to take the ferry to Alaska and says that requires that he be ab]e to produce a state I.D. prison he: I)refers the outdoors counts homeless from page 26.) housing is a big piece of said. DEFINITION of home- used by the census takers broad than the defini- the U.S. Department and Urban Develop- the feds don't count are living in substan- or are "couch surf- a phrase that decribes don't have a place of but lay their heads in of those who are will- them in. Not all of the this category have made known to the census that a lot of people themselves home- they stay with others they do have a place to they do not have stable said. takers counted 239 males with 84 of them and 265 home- with 72 of them liv- own. "We're talking with single moms dads," Sells said. "We're )le with children. have enough affordable and a minimum-wage job pay the rent." of a job is the sixth most of homelessness re- by the census takers. The in are: family break- or drug use, domestic inability to pay for rent and conviction of a felony crime. People counted in the census reported a number of disabilities with 23 percent hav- ing untreated dental problems; 20 percent a problem with alcohol or drugs; 13 percent having men- tal-health issues; and 9 percent a physical disability. ALCOHOLISM WAS the most common disability reported by sin- gle men and women. Single men said alcoholism and family break- up were the most common cause of their homelessness, while single women said domestic violence and the committing of a felony crime were the most common causes of their homelessness. Family break- ups were the most common cause of homelessness among single par- ents of both genders and persons under the age of 18, and dental problems were the most common disability found among this seg- ment of the population. The census counted 115 people who had been homeless for more than a year or who found them- selves homeless more than three times in three years. Among the chronic homeless who responded to the census, 31 had problems with alcohol or drugs, 15 reported mental-health issues and 13 were military veterans. "They may be living in the woods and they may be living in their cars or in an abandoned building," Sells said. "We know that there are many colonies in different areas." The annual census is required by the state's Homelessness Hous- ing and Assistance Act of 2005. That law provides approximately $12 million a year for state and lo- cal programs that provide housing and services for homeless persons. State and local officials are obliged to develop plans that have the goal of cutting homelessness in half by 2015. FUNDS TO SUPPORT this ef- fort are generated by a $10 record- ing fee collected by the county in connection with official documents related to home mortgages and other transactions. A small frac- tion of the money collected pays for the administration fee and the rest is split between the counties and the Washington Department of Community, Trade and Eco- nomic Development for programs to reduce homelessness. An exam- ple of this was a vote last spring by the Mason County Commission to award a grant of $2,500 to the Cold and Hungry Coalition, a nonprofit group that runs an emergency cold weather shelter in the basement of the Saint David's Parish Hall. The Department of Communi- ty, Trade and Economic Develop- ment helps to fund a network of 172 community-based emergency shelters in Washington. Manag- ers of those shelters report that in 2002 these shelters served 78,426 individuals but also reported more than 81,610 instances of people be- ing turned away from emergency shelter services in the state. They said more than 58,250 of those in- stances involved households with children. MORNING RAYS light the way for traffic and put a little sparkle in the roadside powerlines this week in Agate. lllllill Weather lllllililllil High Low Precip. Fahrenheit (In.) September 5 68 55 0 September 6 70 52 0 September 7 71 50 0 September 8 77 41 0 September 9 82 42 0 September 10 90 41 0 September 11 82 43 0 Measurements are recorded for the National Weather Service at Sanderson Field. Wednesday morning the National Weather Service predicted sunny skies and clear conditions from Thursday through Friday. The highs should be in the upper 70s with a low around 47 degrees. Forecasters expect mostly cloudy skies from Friday night through Sunday. The lows should be around 47 degrees Friday night and 50 on Saturday night. The high on Saturday should be near 71 with a high near 69 on Sun- day. The extended forecast for Sun- day night through Tuesday calls for mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of rain on Sunday night and a chance of showers Monday through Tuesday. The lows should be in the mid- to upper 40s with highs near 65 degrees. cases He was arrested August 22 when he reported for weekly drug testing at the Mason County Pro- bation Office at 615 West Alder on a pending superior court case in which there was a warrant for his arrest. Shelton Police Officer Chris Kostad said he searched Williams and found two glass pipes with white residue in the stem and black residue in the bowl in addition to a bag containing a white crystal substance which field-tested positive for meth. Two defendants were arraigned on August 27 and are scheduled for omnibus hearings on Septem- ber 17, pretrial hearings on Octo- ber 1, trial readiness hearings on October 5 and trials during the jury term beginning October 9. * Lindsy Marie Spargo, 22, of 709 West Cedar, Montesano, pled not guilty to possession of methamphetamine. She was arrested August 12 by deputies responding to a report of a domestic-violence assault at Little Creek Casino Resort. Spar- go reportedly had a Washington Department of Corrections war- rant and the suspected meth was found when she was searched at the Mason County Jail. Officers said the meth was in two small bags which had been hidden in her vagina. She alleg- edly expelled one of the bags and attempted to ingest its contents, which field-tested positive for meth. Whatever happened to the idea of listening before we make up our minds if someone is or is not telling the truth? You and I don't really know whether the government is telling the truth or not. All we know is what the national media is telling us. uM & TAILORS and Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. 215 South Second 426.337t card. He says he's got a social secu- rity card and has spent two years trying to secure an official picture I.D. card. "I do have an identifica- tion problem here," he said. BROOKS HOPES his family will send him his birth certificate and figures this will produce a breakthrough on the identification front. He keeps busy while waiting for developments. He reads a lot and figures he has read thousands of books over the course of the last 40 years, with novels and art books at the top of his list. "My pursuit in life is to be an artist. I'm a good artist. I'd like a place to draw and paint," he said. Persons shopping in the Knee- land Plaza Shopping Center drive past one of his favorite haunts, as Brooks can often be seen reading a book a stone's throw from the stop- light at the main entrance to the parking lot. A sign advertises his need for funds, most of which he spends for his campsite on a ridge high above the beaten track. He set for trial • Benjamin .4,. Borden, 24, who was listed as homeless at his booking, entered a not-guilty plea to a charge of assault of a child in the third degree. He was arrested by Officer Ed Day of the SPD who said he was investigating a report on August 11 from Doctor Dean Gushee from Mason General Hospital. The doc- tor reported seeing a 2-year-old boy "with considerable bruising on his face." The child is identi- fied by the initials "R.G.G-W." The alleged assault took place at the Fairmount Cove Apart- ments where Leah Leming was watching the toddler while the boy's mother, Stevie Wright, was working. Borden, who is Leming's boyfriend, reportedly admitted he hit the boy when the child screamed in his face. According to court documents, he was not to be at Leming's apartment due to a previous conviction for assault of a child in the third degree against Leming's daughter. On August 16: • Wesley H. Duncan, 23, 309 Roosevelt Street, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of failure to register as a sex offend- er. He entered a not-guilty plea through James Foley, who was appointed as defense counsel, and is scheduled for an omnibus hear- ing on October 8, a pretrial hear- ing on October 22, trial readiness hearing on October 26 and trial during the jury term beginning October 30. says panhandling "beats breaking the law," and that his 15 years in prison taught him to never break the law. "I buy beer, but I haven't been drunk in maybe eight months," he said. "It's been about a year and a half prior to that. I don't drink hard liquor but I sit in my tent and listen to my radio and read my books and I drink a beer and make my supper. I have no teeth so I make chili and chopped meat. I tell you, always take care of your teeth. I didn't take care of mine." Showers are available to Brooks and others thanks to the congrega- tion at Saint David of Wales Epis- copal Church. The church offers a hot shower and clean towel to those in need of same as part of an active ministry to the homeless that in- cludes opening the lower level of the parish hall as a cold weather shel- ter on nights when the temperature approaches zero. "I get a bath once a week and it's kicking my ass but I can't afford to get off this corner. It takes most of a day to get into town and get cleaned up," he said. Brooks said church groups "are fantastic as long as they know you're not just spinning your wheels" and makes it clear that the residents of Shelton have been good to him. "I love these people. They are my bread and butter," he said. This is not to say he doesn't keep his dis- tance. "I stay out of the mix. I'm not antisocial, not claustrophobic. I'm not emotionally or mentally chal- lenged. I'm not crippled. I'm not stupid. I'm not uneducated." Casey Salisbury ~ Sheriff l II HERIFF OFFENDER INFORMATION BULLETIN LEVEL 3 TRANSIENT NOTIFICATION If you have any information regarding current criminal activity of this or any other offender, please call 911. For other information on sex offenders, http://so.co.mason.wa.us/ MICHAEL DAVID NORCOTT WHITE MALE. DOB: 11/12/64.6'01"- 195 LBS. BROWN HAIR & BROWN EYES Michael NORCOTT has recently become homeless in Mason County and is re- quired to register as a Transient sex offender due to his 01/08/96 conviction of Child Molestation 2 nd Degree, Chelan County Superior Court cause number 95-1-00534,0. This conviction stems from when NORCOTT was 31 years old, he spent the night at an acquaintance's house. During the night, NORCOTT sexually molested a 14 year old girl who was a resident of the house; AND he also sexually molested a 13 year old girl, who was spending the night as a friend of the 14 year old girl. NOR- COT'I" pied guilty to one count of Child Molestation 2 nd Degree. Due to these factors NORCOTT is considered a MODERATE RISK, but due to his homeless/transient status, NORCOTT is now considered a HIGH RISK. NORCOTT is now re-assessed by the Mason County Sheriff's Office as a Level 3 Sex Offender, due to his homeless/Transient status. This is the HIGHEST LEVEL given to a Sex Offender, meaning that the subject is at a HIGH RISK to re-offend. NORCOTT has given his status within Mason County as: Transient/Homeless within Shelton, WA Paid for by the Mason County Sheriff s Office Thursday, September 13, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 27 Oenney Officer Warren Ohlson of Police Department stepson had assaulted was sleeping on the Ellertson returned af- his wife to work. He out of the house and awaken Carter. inside the house, Shane said, he told Carter to Carter responded with and allegedly said, mother's house too." then reportedly jumped the sofa and punched his in the mouth and eye. Illertson called the police left the area on foot, to Ohlson's report. Charles "Broth- 24, 20 North Court, Shelton, pled not ;ion of metham- Vas arrested at 10:57 a.m. 22 in connection with of the alleged which were reported at l.tn, on August 21 by Shane page 26.) beginning October 16. Thomas Carter, 19, of 410 Ellinor Avenue, entered not-guilty pleas of a no-con- burglary in the first and assault in the fourth The assault charge al- domestic violence against from page 26.) other places. "I'm the moves the boulders and hose," he said. "All the get I turn into jewelry and I Cell it a piece at a time on the to various people and sup- gh the winter that never been on welfare. I :food stamps here." is to get to Alaska. timber, fish, oil and the four major indus- he said. "As a gold miner and subaquatic engineer, all I've got to do is walk into a dive shop up there that sells dive gear and gold mining equipment and they'll know somebody who needs a diver. With my experience I'm absolutely positive I'll have a job in a couple of days. All I've got to do is get there, I'm positive I can get work." What stands in his way is his lack of the proper identification pa- pers. He'd like to take the ferry to Alaska and says that requires that he be ab]e to produce a state I.D. prison he: I)refers the outdoors