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Since 1886 — Vol. 134, No. 38
MASON COUNTY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 17,2020
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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
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Shelton airs plans for ’ Hoodsport man Port of Allyn
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