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Page A-20 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Sept. 21,2017
,ason
ress
emic'
By DANA KAMPA
dana@masoncounty, com
"Speaking from an emer-
gency responder perspective,
it's an epidemic, and that is
the right phrase to use," said
North Mason Fire Authority
Chief Beau Bakken.
Dozens of leaders from
across Mason County came to-
gether last week to access how
to combat opioid abuse in the
county.
Bakken called on represen-
tatives from the Mason County
Sheriffs Office, schools, health
organizations and other local
stakeholders for a meeting
Sept. 13 at the North Mason
School District administrative
building to determine how to
move forward.
"I don't want to overstate
the problem that we have in
our community, but we're in
trouble/' Bakken said. "I think
we're in serious trouble, and
it's something that's impacting
the health of our community."
According to records from
the Washington State Depart-
ment of Health, preliminary
MARY'S MEMOIRS
....
Neil's Pharmacy in Shelton carries four forms of naloxone,
reverse the effects of opioid overdoses.
Herald photo by Dana Kampa
a prescription drug used to
data Shows an estimated 694 causes in 2016 in Washington. decrease from the 718 deaths
people died from opioid-related Though'this number is a slight reported in 2015, opioid-re-
lated deaths have remained
in the 600-700 range over the
past decade.
The majority of these deaths
are a result of a prescription
opioid overdose, though 287
deaths last year were attribut-
ed to heroin use. The number
of synthetic opioid overdose
deaths reached its peak last
year at 87. These numbers in-
clude intentional, unintention-
al and undetermined deaths.
Mason County reported 44
opioid-related deaths between
2012 and 2016, a rate of 14.7
people per 100,000 over the
four years. This falls above the
state rate of 9.6 and is second
only to Clallam County at 16.5.
The state recently imple-
mented the state's Interagen-
cy Opioid Working Plan to
bring together stakeholders
"across diverse professional
disciplines and communities,"
and locals are using a similar
strategy to work specifically in
Mason County.
The Mason County Opioid
see OPIOIDS, page A-23
4
ary en
It's a shortened week in
Mary's diary, as the pages
from Sept. 24 through Sept. 28
are missing. However, Mary
discusses plenty in the four
days we have from this week in
1939. Enjoy!
Thursday, September 21,
1939
Sam went to Tacoma last
night to attend a Shurfine
meeting and stayed over for
the Puyallup Fair. Today
was not busy but we did a
lot of cleaning and odd jobs.
Ruth attends Bible School
on Thursday now so I have
all the housework, post of-
fice work etc. to do myself.
Lee left for college and looked
very nice in his new suit. I
hope he enjoys going to school.
There was a stork shower on
Ruth Keith - I didn't go - but
sent up a gift. Very warm out
today and very smoky on ac-
count of fires. Went up to Mae
Huson's and wound thread for
weaving. Bessie and Elsworth
came into the store just about
closing time.
Friday, September 22, 1939
A very smoky, warm day.
We were fairly busy at the
store until in the afternoon so
I went up to Mae Huson's and
wound some more thread for
the loom. Then after dinner
I went up to my dad's with
some good stew. He thought
it was fine. went down to see
Mrs. Williams and saw their
new house. They surely will
have a nice place. We had a
nice visit. Then I went over
to Dorothy Eddy's and sat
around and talked until near-
ly ten. Home late and to bed.
Saturday, September 23,
1939
A fairly bu y day and the
sun was warm and bright.
We both went up to the store
early and worked all day. I
went home about six and did a
few things around the house.
Mama was out and bought
and camp
any as
me a bush called Lauristina.
It blooms in January, Febru-
ary and August. Then a little
while later, Grandma, Albert
and Christine were in on their
way to Aunt Polly's. They
gave me a lovely
bunch of roses. Lou-
ie and Mary were in
just about noon on
their way to Dewat-
to. Doug fixed our
waffle iron and all
our things around
the store that were
haywire. Went to
Victor Dance and By SEYTA
had a good time. SELTER
Not many there we
knew this time.
Sunday, September 24, 1939
Did not get up until late.
Then made breakfast and
rode with Sam up to the store
where he worked all day. I
drove up to Mae Huson's and
we warped our loom, the whole
job ending about eight o'clock
when Sam came up and we all
ate chili together. It was very
good. We put on honeysuckle
weave and when we tried it, it
worked out very well, in fact
as yet we can find no mistakes,
so we feel that o_u _ days' work
was well worthwhile.
Mary received a
letter from her mother
this week, after her
Saturday visit. Mary's
mother is an interest-
ing character, and I
am always fascinated
and absorbed in trying
to decipher her letters.
Mary is often frustrat-
ed with her because of
her seeming instabil-
ity and hot-cold treatment of
Mary. Her letters are errati-
cally written, her handwriting
sometimes chaotic, sometimes
more measured. Letters from
Mary's mother paint a picture
of a woman who is restless
and chronically down on her
luck - she consistently places
the blame on others (often,
Mary) for her predicaments
and hardships. I've included
the first page of her three-page
letter from this week, which
begins in a characteristically
passive-aggressive fashion.
"Dear Mary, Glad to have
seen you and Sam Saturday if
only for a minute. Did you get
the shrub in the ground Sat-
urday eve? I was hoping you
would ask me to spend Sun-
day with you but you didn't
ask me and Mrs. Mary Loudon
begged me to stay Sat eve and
all day Sunday so I did. ~
As far as I can make it out,
the letter goes on to describe
how difficult her Sunday was
with the ~udons, and why.
• Seyta Selter is a lifelong
lover of Hood Canal and re-
sides in Union. She is a visit-
ing professor at The Evergreen
State College, as well as a pas-
sionate amateur genealogist,
archivist and family historian.
She can be emailed at mary-
thelersmemoirs@gmail.com.
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