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NO ONE WAS injured Wednesday morning when a tanker truck car- rying jet fuel for helicopters went off Highway 101 north of Hoods- port, plunged down an embankment and landed on its side. N_00o leaked fuel detected: Tanker truck skids off 101 onto beach driver Steven Smith along Highway "quarters of a mile )ort about 7:20 ty. It was a sunny beside the tranquil wa- real. hell broke loose. tanker was carrying jet fuel estimated at bound for Sander- Washington State Pa- said the right tires went off the road. "year-old McMinnville, Oregon, driver lost control of the rig and it veered across the northbound lane of the high- way, ripped out some 90 feet of guard rail and toppled down an embankment and onto a beach, where it landed on its side. Smith was not injured in the crash. The tank of the GMC truck, owned by Evergreen Hel- icopter of McMinnville, Oregon, holds up to 800 gallons of heli- copter fuel, but no fuel leaks were detected. Hoodsport fire- fighters, state'troopers and even two vans from the Washington State Department of Ecology's Spill Response Team converged, on the scene. By 11 a.m. the truck had been righted on the beach. Washington State Patrol Lieu- tenant Steve Smeland said the plan was to siphon the helicop- ter fuel out of the truck before it was towed back up onto the highway. The amount of damage to the truck was not immediately known. ty's road program to be .ed at two open houses County residents will Opportunity to review on Mason Coun- road plan at two hosted by the public t. zs scheduled from 3 to sday, September 3 Auditorium at Cota streets in Shel- Second will be held from t. on Tuesday, October 5, Station on the Old Bel- to County Engineer the six-year plan Under review by the new Transportation Program-Citizens Advisory Program, a group formed this summer. The pur- pose for the open houses is for residents to review what the county plans to do and to solicit comments from the public, Hauth added. A video will be shown high- lighting the six-year plan with projects listed sequentially and road deficiencies identified. Displays will include graphic representations of the main- tenance budget and fish passage expenditures related to recent listings of Hood Canal summer chum and Puget Sound chinook under the federal Endangered Species Act. New construction and current safety deficiencies will also be identified. Multimodal transportation op- portunities including a possible comprehensive bike route plan will be outlined with participa- tion by Mason Transit Authori- ty. Various schematic drawings for the Belfair Bypass and the Highway 101 Connector routes will be on display. Small maps will be available to the public. Those attending will be asked to fill out a questionnaire re- garding their opinions about the six-year transportation plan. County staffers will be on hand to answer questions. zone for property Alder progresses to build a profes- on two va- north side of Aid- corner of Sixth headed for eventu, Shelton city tom- the city's compre- would lead to a to allow for the de- ezng proposed by commis- to a pro- to rezone proper- north side of Alder Fourth and Sev- strictly residen- of commercial and however, Sladek in the Shelton to allow for a professional which would be Street between streets, cur- neighborhood/resi- Sladek's hus- of the two vacant Monday night's the matter that rezoned in 1997 as corn- that he got as residential prop- erty. SLADEK SAID the lots were initially appraised at $120,000 as commercial property, thende- valued to $30,000 as residential property. She said she was told by contractors that she'd be throw- ing good money after bad to build a house there. Possibly, she said, the only val- ue she has with the property is to bring a mobile home onto it and rent it out. "I don't want to do that," she said. Several area property owners spoke in favor of the project. Bruce Robinson said he doesn't think Alder Street is a very good residential street because of the traffic and noise. Mark Myers said Alder Street is considered a high-traffic zone and there are businesses on either side of his property. But another area property owner, Tracy Moore, argued the historic character of the neighbor- hood should be protected and that there are many vacant lots for "residential infill." She later agreed, though, that the two lots on Alder would not be feasible for residential development. THE PROPOSED new zone contains an extremely limited number of permitted uses, includ- ing professional offices, single- family residences, duplexes, tri- plexes and bed-and-breakfast nm Dzrector businesses, Plan " g' ' Paul Rogerson said. It also in- cludes requirements for' buffering between properties, locating parking lots on the side of build- ings, and other requirements. Ro- gerson is also recommending a maximum building size of 3,000 square feet. Commissioner John Tarrant said there should be very strin- gent zoning to protect historic and residential properties. He said he feels strongly about main- taining the viability and unique- ness of neighborhoods. Commis- sioner Janet Thornbrue said she doesn't want to see historical neighborhoods eroded. She said she'd be in favor of allowing a very limited use of professional office space in the neighborhood. The commissioners voted una- nimously to direct Rogerson to prepare an ordinance creating the new zoning designation in the city's comprehensive plan. They also want a historical overlay, which Rogerson told The Journal he thinks means historical zoning standards for the neighborhood. That ordinance should be ready in two weeks for the com- mission  review and hear in the first of two readings. Squaxins plan factory to produce cigarettes By JEFF GREEN What do Brown and William- son, R.J. Reynolds and the Squax- in Island Indian Tribe have in common? Nothing for right now, but the Mason County tribe is aiming to join the ranks of firms manufac- turing cigarettes by early next year. The Squaxin Island tribe's newest enterprise, Skookum Creek Tobacco Company, will manufacture its own brand of cig- arettes. A plant currently under construction just south of the tribe's Little Creek Casino is ex- pected to be operating by next January. It will initially employ about 20 people, a tribal spokes- man said. Work on the 22,500-square-foot building started at the end of July. "We hope to be in produc- tion, if everything goes right, around the first of the year," Trib- al Chairman Dave Lopeman told The Journal. "We've got to make a good product that the smokers will like. We'll pay a little more for our tobacco to get a better grade." LOPEMAN SAID tobacco will come from North Carolina and South Carolina and be trucked in to the Squaxin plant. He said a high estimate for production at the plant will be 200 60-carton cases (or 2.4 million cigarettes) per shift. "We see this as a natural addi- tion to our smoke shop business," Lopeman said in a press release issued by the tribe. "We want to be able to keep some of the profits from making cigarettes locally." Cigarettes made at the tribe's plant will be sold at its Kamilche Trading Post adjacent to the casi- no. Lopeman said the tribe has had a smoke shop in Kamilche since 1974. Skookum Creek To- bacco Company also plans to mar- ket its cigarettes to other reserva- tions. The tribe's tobacco company will comply with all federal tobac- co manufacturing regulations and taxes, the press release said. Manufacturing cigarettes will not significantly alter the current dis- pute over remitting cigarette sales taxes to Washington State, Lopeman added. THE TRIBE SAID it has ini- tiated discussions with the Wash- ington State Attorney General's Office about how the settlement with big tobacco companies will affect the Squaxin Island plant. "The company will voluntarily comply with all guidelines within the settlement regulating adver- tising and sales," the press re- lease said. "The cigarettes will be priced in parity with other gener- ic brands." "We will not target new smokers," Lopeman observed. "Some of the profits will be used to fund a program to help reduce smoking among tribal and non- tribal youth in our service area." The tribe has created a tribal corporation and is projecting an initial investment of $3.5 million from private investors for capital, leasing and equity financing. Her- cules Development, a California- based firm, has been retained by the tribe for management consult- ing. Hercules will also be a minor- ity shareholder in the corpora- tion. The tribe said the economic de- velopment model of financing plus management is similar to that employed in developing Lit- tle Creek Casino. "ECONOMIC development is a top priority for the tribe," Lope- man said. "Our goal is to develop independence from the ever- shrinking federal budget for Na- tive Americans. In addition to cuts in various federal programs and grants, our tribe will be af- fected by welfare reform." Profits from the tobacco compa- ny will be invested in other eco- nomic development projects and social programs, tribal sources in- dicated. The tribe, according to its press release, plans to: • Develop an integrated sea- food farming and processing cap- ability; • Establish a scholarship fund; • Build a daycare center to serve about 100 commuters who work in the Olympia area; • Create an assisted living cen- ter for Native Americans; and • Work on other commercial or industrial development. Lopeman told The Journal there was no estimate for now about how much profit the tobac- co company would make. 'Tee just hope it makes a profit," he added. Kids plant Olympias in canal By NORMA JANE CAMERON Once the Olympia oyster grew naturally in Hood Canal. Now efforts are under way to restore the little native oyster to the local waterway. On a cloudy day with a cool breeze last week, a group of peo- ple from various agencies and in- terests came togetlr to plant Olympia oyster seed in ponds in the estuary of the Skokomish Riv- er located on te Skokomish Indi- an Reservation. Assembled for the historic ven- ture were Betsy Peabody of the Puget Sound Restoration Fund, a nonprofit organization; Keith Du- blanica, a Skokomish tribal biolo- gist and restoration coordinator; a representative of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Bill Taylor of Taylor Shellfish Farms; Skokomish tribal shellfish biologist Erick Sparkman; Hood Canal School staffers Laurie Byrd, Mona Miller and Ralph Pulsifer; and members of Hood Canal School's riparian enhance- ment class. STUDENTS WHO helped plant oyster seeds were Sa- mantha Miller, Jimmy Byrd, Bo Tinaza, Andrew Buckhard, Levi Roadman, Dannielle Reed, Ka- siah Mae Brown, Jacy Woodruff and Ron Decoteau. Taylor Shellfish initiated the project three months ago by tak- ing Olympia oyster seed to Point Whitney, the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Department's laboratory. Five weeks ago, seed set on shells was visible only with a microscope. The shells set with that microscopic seed were placed in bags set in the waters of the Skokomish estuary. Last week, students could see minute oysters growing on the shells. The students, assisted by Taylor, threw the shells with their attached seed oysters into tagged areas. Each student will adopt a station in the restoration project, and will monitor the growth of the. oysters and the wa- ter conditions at the site as the oysters grow to maturity. Dublanica noted that the lower salinity of the estuarine water is good. Olympias can survive in the (Please turn to page 2.) IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII On the inside Births ..................................... 15 Classifieds ............................ 27 Community Calendar .......... 7 Crossword ............................ 30 Entertainment, Dining ..... 26 Journal of Record .............. 16 Obituaries ............................ 10 Opinions, Letters ................. A Sports .................................... 20 Tides ...................................... 18 Weather ................ .,.AS IIII1 --If Thursday, September 23, 1999 113th Year - Number 38 5 Sections - 46 Pages 50 Cents Two face charges after chase on Johns Prairie Two Shelton men lace possible criminal charges after their ar- rest following a chase by a state trooper in the air and sheriffs deputies on the ground. David Andrew Pearson, 24, of 538 Maple Street, Shelton and James Ray Speas, 23, of 541 East Capital Prairie Road, Shelton, were identified Tuesday after- noon in Mason County Superior Court in connection with an in vestigation by the Mason County Sheriffs Office and the Washing- ton State Patrol. Judge James Sawyer found probable cause for their arrest in an investigation of possession of a stolen firearm. He set bail at $7,500 for Speas and $5,000 for Pearson pending their arraign- ment, which is scheduled tbr Sep- lember 30, THE FUGUTIVES were ar- rested Monday by sheriffs depu- ties after they fled from two depu- ties who had stopped them for questioning. The deputies got an assist from Sergeant Joe Ander- son of the aviation section of the state patrol. The search for the two men be- (Please turn to page 12.) McHargue launches campaign a to help build 'Field of Dre ms Shelton resident and business- man Jeff McHargue is launching a fund-raising drive to help with the completion of the unfinished athletic field at Shelton Middle School. A 1981 Shelton High School graduate, McHargue hopes to raise at least $5,000, which would be matched by another $5,000 from the Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce. His one- man effort is starting October 1. He said he's doing it for the lo- cal kids because there's a lack of playing fields in the area. "It's go- ing to beautify a highly visible area," McHargue said of the field adjacent to Wallace Kneeland Boulevard. "It's not Safeco Field, bu it won't cost that much either." McHargue said he'd like to raise $40,000. The Shelton School District already has received $60,000 to go toward the "Field of Dreams" project. Of that, $50,000 came from Wal-Mart and $10,000 from a recent chamber auction. "Wal-Mart's been fantastic in this community in terms of giving," McHargue said. "They have a lot of grants that the chamber of commerce and other organizations have been able to take advantage of." He plans to start talking to lo- cal civic groups, seek individual donations and capitalize on fund- raising ideas that emerge later. He can be reached at 426-3317 on weekdays. McHargue played tennis and was on the SHS track team. He also played on the Highclimbers freshman football team. And now he wants to make sure that new generations of Shelton kids have similar opportunities. JEFF McHARGUE of Shelton is launching a fund-raising drive start. ing October 1 to raise at least $5,000 that will go to help finish the undeveloped atlantic field at Shelton Middle School. NO ONE WAS injured Wednesday morning when a tanker truck car- rying jet fuel for helicopters went off Highway 101 north of Hoods- port, plunged down an embankment and landed on its side. N_00o leaked fuel detected: Tanker truck skids off 101 onto beach driver Steven Smith along Highway "quarters of a mile )ort about 7:20 ty. It was a sunny beside the tranquil wa- real. hell broke loose. tanker was carrying jet fuel estimated at bound for Sander- Washington State Pa- said the right tires went off the road. "year-old McMinnville, Oregon, driver lost control of the rig and it veered across the northbound lane of the high- way, ripped out some 90 feet of guard rail and toppled down an embankment and onto a beach, where it landed on its side. Smith was not injured in the crash. The tank of the GMC truck, owned by Evergreen Hel- icopter of McMinnville, Oregon, holds up to 800 gallons of heli- copter fuel, but no fuel leaks were detected. Hoodsport fire- fighters, state'troopers and even two vans from the Washington State Department of Ecology's Spill Response Team converged, on the scene. By 11 a.m. the truck had been righted on the beach. Washington State Patrol Lieu- tenant Steve Smeland said the plan was to siphon the helicop- ter fuel out of the truck before it was towed back up onto the highway. The amount of damage to the truck was not immediately known. ty's road program to be .ed at two open houses County residents will Opportunity to review on Mason Coun- road plan at two hosted by the public t. zs scheduled from 3 to sday, September 3 Auditorium at Cota streets in Shel- Second will be held from t. on Tuesday, October 5, Station on the Old Bel- to County Engineer the six-year plan Under review by the new Transportation Program-Citizens Advisory Program, a group formed this summer. The pur- pose for the open houses is for residents to review what the county plans to do and to solicit comments from the public, Hauth added. A video will be shown high- lighting the six-year plan with projects listed sequentially and road deficiencies identified. Displays will include graphic representations of the main- tenance budget and fish passage expenditures related to recent listings of Hood Canal summer chum and Puget Sound chinook under the federal Endangered Species Act. New construction and current safety deficiencies will also be identified. Multimodal transportation op- portunities including a possible comprehensive bike route plan will be outlined with participa- tion by Mason Transit Authori- ty. Various schematic drawings for the Belfair Bypass and the Highway 101 Connector routes will be on display. Small maps will be available to the public. Those attending will be asked to fill out a questionnaire re- garding their opinions about the six-year transportation plan. County staffers will be on hand to answer questions. zone for property Alder progresses to build a profes- on two va- north side of Aid- corner of Sixth headed for eventu, Shelton city tom- the city's compre- would lead to a to allow for the de- ezng proposed by commis- to a pro- to rezone proper- north side of Alder Fourth and Sev- strictly residen- of commercial and however, Sladek in the Shelton to allow for a professional which would be Street between streets, cur- neighborhood/resi- Sladek's hus- of the two vacant Monday night's the matter that rezoned in 1997 as corn- that he got as residential prop- erty. SLADEK SAID the lots were initially appraised at $120,000 as commercial property, thende- valued to $30,000 as residential property. She said she was told by contractors that she'd be throw- ing good money after bad to build a house there. Possibly, she said, the only val- ue she has with the property is to bring a mobile home onto it and rent it out. "I don't want to do that," she said. Several area property owners spoke in favor of the project. Bruce Robinson said he doesn't think Alder Street is a very good residential street because of the traffic and noise. Mark Myers said Alder Street is considered a high-traffic zone and there are businesses on either side of his property. But another area property owner, Tracy Moore, argued the historic character of the neighbor- hood should be protected and that there are many vacant lots for "residential infill." She later agreed, though, that the two lots on Alder would not be feasible for residential development. THE PROPOSED new zone contains an extremely limited number of permitted uses, includ- ing professional offices, single- family residences, duplexes, tri- plexes and bed-and-breakfast nm Dzrector businesses, Plan " g' ' Paul Rogerson said. It also in- cludes requirements for' buffering between properties, locating parking lots on the side of build- ings, and other requirements. Ro- gerson is also recommending a maximum building size of 3,000 square feet. Commissioner John Tarrant said there should be very strin- gent zoning to protect historic and residential properties. He said he feels strongly about main- taining the viability and unique- ness of neighborhoods. Commis- sioner Janet Thornbrue said she doesn't want to see historical neighborhoods eroded. She said she'd be in favor of allowing a very limited use of professional office space in the neighborhood. The commissioners voted una- nimously to direct Rogerson to prepare an ordinance creating the new zoning designation in the city's comprehensive plan. They also want a historical overlay, which Rogerson told The Journal he thinks means historical zoning standards for the neighborhood. That ordinance should be ready in two weeks for the com- mission  review and hear in the first of two readings. Squaxins plan factory to produce cigarettes By JEFF GREEN What do Brown and William- son, R.J. Reynolds and the Squax- in Island Indian Tribe have in common? Nothing for right now, but the Mason County tribe is aiming to join the ranks of firms manufac- turing cigarettes by early next year. The Squaxin Island tribe's newest enterprise, Skookum Creek Tobacco Company, will manufacture its own brand of cig- arettes. A plant currently under construction just south of the tribe's Little Creek Casino is ex- pected to be operating by next January. It will initially employ about 20 people, a tribal spokes- man said. Work on the 22,500-square-foot building started at the end of July. "We hope to be in produc- tion, if everything goes right, around the first of the year," Trib- al Chairman Dave Lopeman told The Journal. "We've got to make a good product that the smokers will like. We'll pay a little more for our tobacco to get a better grade." LOPEMAN SAID tobacco will come from North Carolina and South Carolina and be trucked in to the Squaxin plant. He said a high estimate for production at the plant will be 200 60-carton cases (or 2.4 million cigarettes) per shift. "We see this as a natural addi- tion to our smoke shop business," Lopeman said in a press release issued by the tribe. "We want to be able to keep some of the profits from making cigarettes locally." Cigarettes made at the tribe's plant will be sold at its Kamilche Trading Post adjacent to the casi- no. Lopeman said the tribe has had a smoke shop in Kamilche since 1974. Skookum Creek To- bacco Company also plans to mar- ket its cigarettes to other reserva- tions. The tribe's tobacco company will comply with all federal tobac- co manufacturing regulations and taxes, the press release said. Manufacturing cigarettes will not significantly alter the current dis- pute over remitting cigarette sales taxes to Washington State, Lopeman added. THE TRIBE SAID it has ini- tiated discussions with the Wash- ington State Attorney General's Office about how the settlement with big tobacco companies will affect the Squaxin Island plant. "The company will voluntarily comply with all guidelines within the settlement regulating adver- tising and sales," the press re- lease said. "The cigarettes will be priced in parity with other gener- ic brands." "We will not target new smokers," Lopeman observed. "Some of the profits will be used to fund a program to help reduce smoking among tribal and non- tribal youth in our service area." The tribe has created a tribal corporation and is projecting an initial investment of $3.5 million from private investors for capital, leasing and equity financing. Her- cules Development, a California- based firm, has been retained by the tribe for management consult- ing. Hercules will also be a minor- ity shareholder in the corpora- tion. The tribe said the economic de- velopment model of financing plus management is similar to that employed in developing Lit- tle Creek Casino. "ECONOMIC development is a top priority for the tribe," Lope- man said. "Our goal is to develop independence from the ever- shrinking federal budget for Na- tive Americans. In addition to cuts in various federal programs and grants, our tribe will be af- fected by welfare reform." Profits from the tobacco compa- ny will be invested in other eco- nomic development projects and social programs, tribal sources in- dicated. The tribe, according to its press release, plans to: • Develop an integrated sea- food farming and processing cap- ability; • Establish a scholarship fund; • Build a daycare center to serve about 100 commuters who work in the Olympia area; • Create an assisted living cen- ter for Native Americans; and • Work on other commercial or industrial development. Lopeman told The Journal there was no estimate for now about how much profit the tobac- co company would make. 'Tee just hope it makes a profit," he added. Kids plant Olympias in canal By NORMA JANE CAMERON Once the Olympia oyster grew naturally in Hood Canal. Now efforts are under way to restore the little native oyster to the local waterway. On a cloudy day with a cool breeze last week, a group of peo- ple from various agencies and in- terests came togetlr to plant Olympia oyster seed in ponds in the estuary of the Skokomish Riv- er located on te Skokomish Indi- an Reservation. Assembled for the historic ven- ture were Betsy Peabody of the Puget Sound Restoration Fund, a nonprofit organization; Keith Du- blanica, a Skokomish tribal biolo- gist and restoration coordinator; a representative of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Bill Taylor of Taylor Shellfish Farms; Skokomish tribal shellfish biologist Erick Sparkman; Hood Canal School staffers Laurie Byrd, Mona Miller and Ralph Pulsifer; and members of Hood Canal School's riparian enhance- ment class. STUDENTS WHO helped plant oyster seeds were Sa- mantha Miller, Jimmy Byrd, Bo Tinaza, Andrew Buckhard, Levi Roadman, Dannielle Reed, Ka- siah Mae Brown, Jacy Woodruff and Ron Decoteau. Taylor Shellfish initiated the project three months ago by tak- ing Olympia oyster seed to Point Whitney, the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Department's laboratory. Five weeks ago, seed set on shells was visible only with a microscope. The shells set with that microscopic seed were placed in bags set in the waters of the Skokomish estuary. Last week, students could see minute oysters growing on the shells. The students, assisted by Taylor, threw the shells with their attached seed oysters into tagged areas. Each student will adopt a station in the restoration project, and will monitor the growth of the. oysters and the wa- ter conditions at the site as the oysters grow to maturity. Dublanica noted that the lower salinity of the estuarine water is good. Olympias can survive in the (Please turn to page 2.) IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII On the inside Births ..................................... 15 Classifieds ............................ 27 Community Calendar .......... 7 Crossword ............................ 30 Entertainment, Dining ..... 26 Journal of Record .............. 16 Obituaries ............................ 10 Opinions, Letters ................. A Sports .................................... 20 Tides ...................................... 18 Weather ................ .,.AS IIII1 --If Thursday, September 23, 1999 113th Year - Number 38 5 Sections - 46 Pages 50 Cents Two face charges after chase on Johns Prairie Two Shelton men lace possible criminal charges after their ar- rest following a chase by a state trooper in the air and sheriffs deputies on the ground. David Andrew Pearson, 24, of 538 Maple Street, Shelton and James Ray Speas, 23, of 541 East Capital Prairie Road, Shelton, were identified Tuesday after- noon in Mason County Superior Court in connection with an in vestigation by the Mason County Sheriffs Office and the Washing- ton State Patrol. Judge James Sawyer found probable cause for their arrest in an investigation of possession of a stolen firearm. He set bail at $7,500 for Speas and $5,000 for Pearson pending their arraign- ment, which is scheduled tbr Sep- lember 30, THE FUGUTIVES were ar- rested Monday by sheriffs depu- ties after they fled from two depu- ties who had stopped them for questioning. The deputies got an assist from Sergeant Joe Ander- son of the aviation section of the state patrol. The search for the two men be- (Please turn to page 12.) McHargue launches campaign a to help build 'Field of Dre ms Shelton resident and business- man Jeff McHargue is launching a fund-raising drive to help with the completion of the unfinished athletic field at Shelton Middle School. A 1981 Shelton High School graduate, McHargue hopes to raise at least $5,000, which would be matched by another $5,000 from the Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce. His one- man effort is starting October 1. He said he's doing it for the lo- cal kids because there's a lack of playing fields in the area. "It's go- ing to beautify a highly visible area," McHargue said of the field adjacent to Wallace Kneeland Boulevard. "It's not Safeco Field, bu it won't cost that much either." McHargue said he'd like to raise $40,000. The Shelton School District already has received $60,000 to go toward the "Field of Dreams" project. Of that, $50,000 came from Wal-Mart and $10,000 from a recent chamber auction. "Wal-Mart's been fantastic in this community in terms of giving," McHargue said. "They have a lot of grants that the chamber of commerce and other organizations have been able to take advantage of." He plans to start talking to lo- cal civic groups, seek individual donations and capitalize on fund- raising ideas that emerge later. He can be reached at 426-3317 on weekdays. McHargue played tennis and was on the SHS track team. He also played on the Highclimbers freshman football team. And now he wants to make sure that new generations of Shelton kids have similar opportunities. JEFF McHARGUE of Shelton is launching a fund-raising drive start. ing October 1 to raise at least $5,000 that will go to help finish the undeveloped atlantic field at Shelton Middle School.