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2 flattonfitllas outmnnm ii a.“ 342 out-mall Since 1886 — Vol. 134, No. 38 MASON COUNTY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 17,2020 SMALL TOWN PAPERS 92? W RAILROA L $1.50 SHELTON WA, 98 Elvis Sighted in Shelton Backed by an instrumental track, Lacey resident Phil Edwards belts out Elvis Presley hits such as “It’s Now or Never,” “Blue Hawaii” and “SUspicious Minds” on Friday in front of the Radio Fryer food truck at West Railroad Avenue and Front Street in downtown Shelton. Edwards is a concierge at the Lacey senior living complex Revel, which used the enticement of “The King” to attract Ils- teners to check out its pamphlets. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks Adopted dogs get new ride steam... Weeks H gordon_@masoncounty. com Bill Leander loved dogs. The Brinnoh resident’s ca-‘ nines included Bogart, named after iconic actor Humphrey, so naturally he needed a companion . named after Bogart’s onscreen co-star and off-Screen wife, Lau- ren Bacall. Leander found Bacall at Adopt-a-Pet, a nonprofit, no—kill shelter in the woods nerth of Shelton off of Brockdale Road. She would become the final mem- ber of his canine family. When Leander died, he be- queathed all his money to animal organizations. From his estate, Adopt—a-Pet received a 2020 Ford Transit van and a $30,000 grant that will be used to spay and neu- ter the animals and other health care bills. A group of volunteers cheered Saturday morning when the van was delivered to the shel- ter. Steve Ives, one of the execu- tors of Leander’s estate, attended the celebration. Leander was a longtime friend, and he would ‘ have been pleased, he said. “He’d be smiling and looking down and saying, ‘That’s exactly what I wanted to happen,’ ” Ives said. v 1 “He always thought highly of From left, Joyce lves, Di Agee and Steve Ives check out Adopt-a- Pet’s new van Saturday at the shelter on East Jensen Road north of Shelton. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks Adopt-a-Pet,” he said. The van will be used to trans- port dogs. It.will also be parked at places such as Fred Meyer and Our Community Credit Union where volunteers can sell identi- fication chips. The vehicle has all- wheel drive and can tow a trailer for emergency evacuations. The group plans to showcase the organization and the van in local parades. . “We’re the only dog rescue in Mason County we take care of any dog found in the county,” said Lisa McHenry, the group’s president. In 1979, seven people started the grass—roots organization with a homemade kennel, McHenry said. The grdup became Adopt— a-Pet in 1983 and constructed its current facility on East Jensen Road in the early 20003. The ca- pacity is 34 dogs. Volunteers staff the shelter seven days a week. All dogs are spayed or neutered-and chipped see VAN,7page A412 Twodieof I By Gordon Weeks gordon@masoncounty. com In the past week, the number of coronavirus' deaths in Mason County went from one to three. A man in his 705 and a woman in her 805 suc- cumbed to the disease, said Lydia Buchheit, the community health and human services manager for MasOn County Community Health. In a news release posted at 4 pm. Tuesday, Ma- son County Public Health reported that the county had 379 conflrmed cases of the coronavirus. Nelve of the cases are active. The number of tests per— formed is 9,527. The age range in the confirmed cases is 68 peo— ple up to age 19; 163 people agés of 20 to 39; 96 people ages 40 to 59; 43 people ages 60 to 70; and nine people ages 80 and older. To reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the agency encourages everyone to wash their hands often and avoid close contact with others, to cover your mouth and nose with a mask around others and always cover your coughs and sneezes. Monitor your health daily and stay home if you are sick or experiencing any COVID-19 synfptoms. ‘ Mason General physician takes his own life Bberdon Weeks gordon@masoncounty. com Dr. John William Hautala was highly respected as a surgeon and renowned for his generosity dur- ing his 22 years as an emergency physician at Ma- son General Hospital in Shelton. The doctor once lent his personal car to the fam-, ily of one of his patients to see their loved one, who was being transported by helicopter to Seattle. His colleagues were stunned and saddened when Hautala took his life at his‘Olympia home on Aug. 21. ' “In the. wake of the tragic and sudden death of Dr. John Hau- . tala, we want to send our deepest condolences to his family and all the providers and staff at Mason Health,” Mason General Hospi- - tal CEO Erin Moll wrote to the Shelton-Mason County Journal. “Dr. Hautala was a respected, caring and beloved person who served us and the community for many years. All of us at Mason Health will miss him. We will honor his memory by remembering him for all that he has done for us, our patients and commu- nity.” _‘ In his memory, Hautala’s family encourages do- nations to The Crisis Clinic of Thurston and Mason Counties, 1910 East Fourth Ave., PMB #87, Olym- pia, 98506-4632. To donate, go to crisis-clinic.org/ Donate.php. ' ' Hautala v see BOCTORTpageA-S ' Shelton airs plans for ’ Hoodsport man Port of Allyn capital projects in 2021 is Mister Clean . looks ahead 8 53263 90111 ' Page A—2 Page A—lO ’ Page A—27