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undergone several hun-
Washington council reviewing
dred thousands of dollars
of work, funded mostly
83-year-old county building from historic preservation
grants in the past several
By NATALIE JOHNSON grant is helping fund proj- years.
nataEe@masoncounty.com ects to preserve the court- In August 2011, the
............................................. : ...... house, including adding a county finished the first
new boiler, phase of a project to reha-
A towering piece of Ma- . "It could also open upbilitate the courthouse.
son County history may additional funding oppor- Phase 1 of the county's
soon become a national tunitiesforhistoricpreser- courthouse rehab project
treasure too. vation," Keates said. included removing hazard-
The Washington State The National Register ous materials, an elevator
Advisory Council on His-of Historic Places, created upgrade, new carpet, win-
torical Preservation' is re- in 1966, is an official list dow blinds and audio/visu-
viewing a nomination of of places nationwide that al systems for the it's main
the Mason County Court- are worthy of preserva- courtroom.
house to the Natidnal Reg- tion based on their historic It also included new
ister of Historic Places. value, signs in public areas and
The building, finished Placement on the list upgrades to the informa-
in 1929, was listed on the gives a location national tion technology systems in
Washington State Historic recognition, protects itthe building.
Register in 2002. from actions by state orThis May, the county
"Having a property list-federal government that awarded a bid to do work
ed in one or both of these could have an adverse im- under phase 2 of the proj-
registers is an honor," said pact on the property andoct.
Allyson Brooks, state his- places the property in a po- That part of the project
toric preservation officer, sition to win preservation included replacing the
in a statement, grants, if and when suchbuilding's aging boiler
John Keates, director offunds become available, ac- and was funded by the
Mason County Facilities,cording to the Department Save America's Trea-
Parks and Trails, nomi- of Archaeology and Histor- sures Grant and REET 1
nated the building to the ic Preservation. funds, or money from the
national register. Keates said the county county's real estate ex-
"It was a byproduct of has also nominated a house cise tax.
the latest grant we got to on its Oakland Bay County As part of phase 2, the
nominate it for the Nation- Park property for the na- county also plans to do
al Registry,"~he said. tional register, projects to upgrade the dis-
In order to qualify for a The house, built around trict and domestic violence
Save America's Treasures1897, is in disrepair. Ke- courtrooms with new walls,
Grant from the National ares said the national rec- doors, floors and ceilings,
Trust for Historic Pres-ognition could help secure and also a fire alarm sys-
ervation, the departmentgrantsto preservethe tern and seismic structural
had to nominate the build- house, upgrades, among other
ing for the registry. The The courthouse has changes.
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STORE & DELl SPECIALS-- SEPT 20- 26
By EMILY HANSON Initial reports showed that the first 911
emi[y@n~asoncoun,y.com~"-""call reporting the structure fire came in at
~~~ 5:14 a.m. However, an earlier disturbance
call was discovered from 2:41 a.m?
The suspect of a July home fire changed Mason County Sheriffs Office Chief
his plea this week. Deputy Dean Byrd said the internal inves-
On Monday, Jason Falter, 34, changed tigation into the lack of response to the 2:41
his pre~ous not ~lty plea to guilty for the a.m. call had been finished ~gnd was in. the
~i~harge of first-degree attempted arson, review process. With Sherfff(Casey Salis-
: ,'~He w.as chargedlwith attempted first- bury out of town until Sep~ 25, Byrd sa~d
degree arson and we think the state can the investigation would not be finalized un-
prove that,,' said Run Sergi, Falter's court- til after that date.
appointed defense attorney. "Jason has ac- With a previous conviction for residen-
knowledged his responsibility." tial burglary from 2006 on his record, Fal-
Falter is scheduled to be sentenced on top has an offender score of one. This means
Monday for the home fire, which occurred his standard sentencing range for the arson
on July 7 at 36 W. Wivell Road, Shelton. charge is 19 1/2 months to 25 1/2 months
Prior to the fire, Falter broke out the win- and this conviction will count as the first of
dows of his rental house, busted holes into three strikes.
the walls and threw knives at the walls. He Sergi said Falter will be sentenced and
then put fireworks, wood debris and Cloth- serve time in prison. After his release, he'll
ing items into the oven and set it to 550 de- be under probationary supervision for 18
grees Fahrenheit, its highest setting, months.
KidnaPping, assault trial to begin Oct. 2
By NATALIE JOHNSON
natalie@~aso~cou~(y.corr~
James Alan Shelton, the
man accused of assault and
kidnapping after an inci-
dent at 2:30 a.m. on July
28, will soon stand trial for
the charges.
Shelton appeared in Ma-
son County Superior Court
Monday for a pretrial hear-
ing. His~trial is expected to
last two to three days and
is scheduled to begin by
Oct. 2.
Shelton was charged
with second-degree kid-
napping and fourth-degree
assault on accusations that
he attacked and tried to ab-
duct a woman in Shelton.
He is being held in the
Mason County Jail on
$100,000 bail.
According to the Shel-
ton Police, the victim, Cale
Eoff, was walking up the
hill on Olympic Highway and walked up on Eoff,
North when she heard foot- restrained her and then
steps behind her. secretly held her in place
Police say Shelton came where she was not likely to
out of the bushes and at- be found. Probable cause
tacked Eoff from behind,exists for the arrest of
They struggled, and ac- Shelton for kidnapping in
cording to the police re- the second degree and as-
port, Shelton dragged Eoff sault in the fourth degree."
30 feet down the hill. Eoff was able to break
The police report statedfree and flag down a Mason
that Shelton's truck wasCounty SherifFs Officer.
parked at the bottom of A Shelton Police offi-
that hill. cer stopped Shelton in his
Eoff was able to escape truck not long after the at-
after she bit Shelton on the tack.
hand. He had a fresh bleeding
Shelton Police Officer wound on his hand.
Calvin Moran explained According to Moran's re-
the justification for the port, Shelton denied any
charges of kidnapping and intent to harm or kidnap
assault in his report. Eoff.
"Based on the time of Shelton was convicted
day, minimal lighting and of murder in Snohomish
secr'etive manner in theCountyin 1974. He was re-
way that Shelton parked leased in 2010.
The headline in the
What's Cooking article from
the Sept. 13 edition of the
Journal stated that money
raised as part of a fundrais-
er selling Ladies of Mason
County Calendars would
benefit Mason County Fire
District 17. The funds will
benefit district 17 and other
participating fire districts.
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Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
The Mason County Courthouse, completed in 1929, is being considered
for placement on the National Register of Historic Places. Inclusion in
the register could open up grant opportunities to fund further
preservation of the building.
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