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Jury finds Euse guilty of Superior courtsentences: 00aking methampetamine Trespasser gets a year n Euse, 25, of shownup. Forrester, a trooper assigned to couldn't tellwhentheshedhad for breaking into house Convicted Thursday methampheta- substance, af- trial in Mason Sheldon told Euse is right to own or when she sentencing for Oct()- Amber Fin- Scott of Tahuya s first witness Men- said he owns house with a shed ra-Blacksmith He testified to to Euse in on June 24 he went neighbors called to a disturbance in- Possible domestic each of the to make sure the Was secure. WAS wiring run that hadn't been said, describing from a panel in the the shed as "illegal cross-examination by Charles Lane, one showed up at the door was unlocked, after the alleged do- whether the shed or not because the )een banged in," he that he locked asking his son to Richard, testified his father take care on Tahuya-Black- . He said that he e the shed and de- "a bowl of white Said he called the Ma- Sheriffs Office and s what he had to the shed for a closer look by Lane, he the door to the shed then looked at some of items that were in 24. "I figured it ab," he said. He add- rove by the property ng nights and went day to talk to a see if anybody had MARINA E. Ulrich of Belfair, next on the stand, said she met Euse's girlfriend at a Saint Vin- cent de Paul hot dog stand in Bel- fair. "She was very disorientated. She told me she was hearing voic- es and was very confused," she said. Ulrich said she invited the woman to come and pray with her and some friends, and went to the Tahuya residence June 26 and helped the woman move out of the house. "We loaded things into my van, her personal items, cloth- ing, dishes," she said. Cross-examining Ulrich, Lane asked if the woman was intoxicat- ed. "It's possible. I'm not around many people who are under the influence of drugs and alcohol but she was confused, distraught," Ulrich said. Finlay called to the stand De- tective Robert C. Orth, who su- pervises the processing of evi- dence by the Statewide Incident Responses Team of the Washing- ton State Patrol. He said he was on a SIRT crew that went to the site on Tahuya-Blacksmith Road on July 1. Orth described how the WSP sealed off the shed and the area around it and went over some photographs of the shed and its contents. They included glass- ware, a dish with red powder on it, a glass jar with moist match striker plates inside it, a 10- pound trash bag with hundreds of matchbooks in it and a jar with white powder residue. AT THIS POINT the trial went into a day-and-a-half recess. Wednesday afternoon, Orth con- tinued testimony, going over more photographs showing coffee filt- ers, glass jars containing clear liquid, a fan, some "solid or pow- dered white stuff," a notebook with "some type of formula writ- ten on the bottom" and docu- ments apparently retrieved over the Internet that appeared to re- late to the manufacture of meth- amphetamine. In cross-examination, he testi- fied that he didn't know how long the items had been in the shed, but said many of the items were moved before they were photo- graphed. He said the ledger was retrieved from the cabinet and that some of the photographs were dated incorrectly. Finlay then called on Kevin SIRT who has been to about 160 meth labs in the last three years. He said he was called out July 1 and assigned to the examination of latent prints found at the prop- erty on Tahuya-Blacksmith Road. Forrester then went over some latent print cards that were taken from a container and other items of evidence. He said he turned the print cards over to the Mason County Sheriffs Office. Cross-ex- amined, he said a fingerprint can be on an object for quite some time and that he didn't know how long the prints had been on the objects. MASON COUNTY Sheriff's Deputy Dean Byrd, called next, said he responded to a report of domestic violence involving Euse and his girlfriend at the property on Tahuya-Blacksmith Road. He said he then got a call from Richard Scott, the owner's son, who reported finding a suspected methamphetamine lab in an out- building. He said he obtained a search warrant on June 30 and executed it July 1. Byrd testified that he took pic- tures at the scene. Under cross- examination by Lane he testified that he went out to the property on June 24. "I believe we locked the door," he said. Finlay then called to thestand Jeff Jagmin, a chemist with the state patrol who said he had ana- lyzed more than 75 clandestine methampethamine labs. He said he and Orth went into the shed, which he described as having a workbench with glassware and shelves stacked with boxes and various other items. Jagmin then went over photo- graphs taken of an electronic bal- ance with a mixing dish and other items of evidence. He said he ana- lyzed the items and found evi- dence of chemicals used to make the illegal drug. HE SAID THE proces of mak- ing the drug is "constantly evolv- ing. You can go out on the Inter- net and search for methampheta- mine and there are many meth- ods and recipes that are used." Jagmin characterized the shed as a methamphetamine-manufac- turing lab. Cross-examined by Lane, he testified that there was no indication methamphetamine was being "cooked" when he en- tered the shed and said he last been used to make the drug. "There wasn't any dust but that doesn't mean anything so I can't say it was recent," he said. "The time frame was unable to be de- termined." Finlay then called Robert S. Johnson, a fingerprint analyst from the WSP crime labs. He said he compared fingerprints and palmprints lifted from the scene to those taken from Euse. "I am positive that they match," he said. Cross-examined, he told the de- fense attorney that one print did not belong to Euse, indicating that somebody else had handled the item, and said one of the prints was poorly recorded. "I was not able to identify it and I was not able to eliminate it. I couldn't tell whether it was his or not," he said. THAT CONCLUDED the sec- ond day of the trial. On Thursday morning Finlay called Detective William Hunt of the MCSO to the stand. Hunt said he helped exec- ute the search warrant, collecting evidence at the scene including a green spiral notebook with notes about solvents and measure- ments. Under cross-examination by Lane, he testified that he doesn't know who made those entries in the notebook. His testimony con- cluded the state's case, and Lane rested for the defense without calling any witnesses. In his closing remarks, Lane said there was no evidence Euse was manufacturing methamphe- tamine on June 24 and that fin- gerprints only proved that he had touched objects at some point in time. "The fingerprint guy said those fingerprints could have been on those items for a long time," he said. The jury favored the state's case against Euse. Jurors were Valoise P. Beaulaurier, Lori Grace Byerly, Paul C. Topness, Bettilou Nelson, Randolph A. Fitzhum, David Lynn Kester, Linda R. Kirgan, Charlotte A. Berry, Donna M. Fellman, Myron L. Lamoree, Jack Herman Mc- Lauchlan and Kristi R. Hughs. Amanda Evangeline Parker be- came the alternate juror when she was excused on Wednesday to give a deposition in an unrelated legal matter. , youth identified in ,:ourt fracas at Skokomish home and a teenager face in the wake of a area res- week. of a house on Reser- .Said two people dis- sks broke in and occupants with mace. 31, of 570 Road, Shel- ntified Tuesday in SUperior Court in of burglary in His 16-year-old faces the same County Juvenile Sawyer found Nichols' arrest s Lane to be Deputy Schuetz rec- bail be set at set bail at the arrest- charges of assault," Sawyer said. Deputy Brad Mandeville of the Mason County Sheriffs Office was dispatched to 1000 Reserva- tion Road at the request of Officer Jose Lambert of the Skokomish Tribal Police. Lambert was inves- tigating allegations of a home in- vasion made by Marvin W. Cultee and Jessica C. Miller, identified as his girlfriend. Mandeville recorded their statements on tape after the two were treated at Mason General Hospital for injuries suffered in the incident. He wrote that they said two males in black ski masks forced their way into the house around 10:30 p.m. on Monday. Cultee and Miller, Mandeville wrote, said one of the suspects sprayed Cultee with something like mace and then the three men got into a fight. Miller reportedly grabbed her 4-month-old daugh- ter off the floor to protect her from the scuffle and told officers that one of the assailants hit Cul- be additional G OUT OF BUSINESS. 'Most MOVIES for Sale 99 or less. banks for 10 good years! VIDEO " Hwy. N. * 426-1596 tee with something while she hit the other intruder with a beer bottle. THE COUPLE, Mandeville noted in his report, told him Cul- tee overpowered the suspects and removed their masks to discover that both are related to Miller on her father's side. The youth allegedly kicked Miller in the stomach. "I observed that Miller was pregnant and complaining that her stomach hurt," Mandeville wrote. Sawyer ordered Nichols to stay away from Cultee and Miller and from their home on Reservation Road pending arraignment on September 30. The judge noted that a number of Nichols' rela- tions attended the hearing on Tuesday. "I appreciate that there's fami- ly support for Mr. Nichols in the courtroom," Sawyer said. PIONEER SCHOOL MENU Sept. 27-Oct. 1 Monday: Breakfast: Cereal, graham cracker, chilled juice, milk. Lunch: Fish nuggets, tater tots, fresh apple, ice juicy, milk. Tuesday: Breakfast: Hot pocket, chilled juice, milk. Lunch: Burrito, salsa, sour cream, whole kernel corn, t mixed fruit, milk. Wednesday: Breakfast: Yogurt, sausage, chilled juice, milk. Lunch: Chicken burger, fries, lettuce and pickle, fresh orange, milk. Thursday: Breakfast: Cinnamon bun, chilled juice, milk. Lunch: Teriyaki bites, pretzel with sauce, banana, fuit roll-up, milk. Friday: Breakfast: Bagel, cream cheese, chilled juice, milk. Lunch: Pizza, green beans, fruit, milk. Anyone living or working in the Pioneer School District is eligible to join Simpson Community Federal Credit Union. 526 W. Cedar 426-9701 Several defendants were sen- tenced Thursday in Mason Coun- ty Superior Court. In the course of those proceedings: * Danny Nygaard, 36, of 480 SE Picadilly Drive, Shelton, was sentenced to 365 days in the Ma- son County Jail for criminal tres- pass in the third degree. Nygaard told the person who prepared the presentence report that he thought the house he en- tered was for sale or rent. Judge James Sawyer called his explana- tion "one of the weakest excuses I've heard in a long time. "The people in your community have no reason to worry that somebody is going to come through the side window of their house because the house is for rent. That's just ridiculous." "I'd just like to say that I know I've taken a step backwards and I need to make better decisions in life. I've looked in the mirror, I've had a long time to do that, and I know I'm a better person," Ny- gaard said. Sawyer ordered him to pay $500 to the crime victims' fund, $450 towards his attorney's fees and $370.40 in court costs. Ny- gaard, who was convicted by a jury, has 30 days to file a notice of appeal. • Jimmie Glen Chrisco, 28, of of 91 West Harfield Road, Elma, was sentenced to 10 months in jail for a methamphe- tamine conviction. Judge Sawyer said he can serve the last six months in the Washington De- partment of Corrections day-re- port program. Chrisco was living in a bus when he was arrested by deputies checking out reports of a clandes- tine methamphetamine lab. De- fense attorney Ron Sergi said his client cooperated with the author- ities at the expense of his own best interests. "Against better judgment Mr. Chrisco allowed them to go in the bus and look around. What they found is marijuana and some bag- gies with methampehtetime resi- due in it. That is the essence of this case," he said. Sergi said Chrisco is indigent and asked the judge to reduce the mandatory drug fine. Sawyer or- dered him to pay a $2,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' fund, $250 towards Mr. Sergi's fees and $167 in court costs. He will be required to take tests for the presence of drugs and alcohol in his system during 12 months of supervision by the Washington Department of Corrections. "I'd like to do better in life and I know I can and that's definitely what's on hand. I don't need the drugs. I know possessing marijua- na and methamphetamine in bags is illegal. That's about it," Chrisco said. Chrisco told the court he is disabled by paranoia, anxiety and short-term memory loss. "Methamphetamine is probably not the best thing for a person suffering from those sorts of ,'l €¢ September 27-October 1 Hood Canal Shelton MONDAY: Breakfast: Cereal, toast. Lunch: Five Star Smart (salad) Bar with taco salad or pizza pockets, graham crackers, milk. TUESDAY: Breakfast: Berry scones. Lunch: Five Star Smart (salad) Bar with hamburger pizza or chicken burger, M&M cookie, chocolate milk. WEDNESDAY: Breakfast: French toast, scrambled eggs. Lunch: Five Star Smart (salad) Bar with super macho nachos or corn dog, chocolate chip cookie, milk. THURSDAY: Breakfast: Muffins. Lunch: Five Star Smart (salad) Bar with turkey gravy over mashed potatoes or cheese burger, dinner roll, milk. FRIDAY: Breakfast: Hot pocket. Lunch: Five Star Smart (salad) Bar with chicken burger, oatmeal raisin cookie, milk. Shelton • 2307 Olympic Hwy. N 426-5581 MONDAY: Breakfast: Cinnamon bread sticks. Lunch: Turkey pot pie, buttered corn, maple bar, pineapple tidbits, milk. TUESDAY: Breakfast: Bagel with cream cheese. Lunch: Nachos, buttered green '  ' l ' breans, mixed frmt, aroma coohes, milk. WEDNESDAY: Breakfast: Large soft pret- zel. Lunch: Hamburger gravy over mashed potatoes, whole wheat roll, mixed vegetables, peaches, "birthday cake," chocolate milk. THURSDAY: Breakfast: Super donut. Lunch: Taco salad with salsa, buttered salsa, buttered corn, vegetables w/dip, pork-n-beans, fresh fruit, milk. FRIDAY: Breakfast: Oatmeal with choco- late chips and toast. Lunch: Cheese pizza, potato wedges, fresh fruit, baby carrots with dip, graham crackers, milk. Sponsored by ........... WEST COAST BANK LENDER Hoodsport • N. 24341 Hwy. 101 877-5272 i ii things," Sawyer said, urging Chrisco to enroll in one of the 12- step programs set up for people who abuse alcohol and drugs. 'Tou have got to get the help. You have got to get yourself set up with a program that will help you succeed," he said. • Marion Dean Allen, 31, of North 21110 Highway 101, was sentenced to four months in jail for assault in the third degree. Judge Sawyer converted 30 days to 240 hours of community ser- vice. He was arrested June 11 after he shoved a sheriffs deputy who was responding to a complaint about some drunken individuals. Defense attorney Charles Lane said his client needs treatment for alcohol abuse. "If there was ever an instance where you would rate something on a stupid scale this would be off the chart," he said. Sawyer ordered him to pay $500 to the crime victims' fund, $350 towards Mr. Lane's fees and $174 in court costs. He will be un- der state supervision for 12 months after his release. Allen blamed the incident on alcohol. "I want to apologize for the court for having this relapse because it never would have hap- pened if I didn't have a relapse," he said. He was on probation when the incident happened. "The chemical - the drug - alcohol - think of what you're letting it do to you," Sawyer said. 'You have got to rec- ognize what this drug is doing to you." • Darrin L. Crombie, 30, of 315 North Pucer, Olympia, was sentenced to 60 days in jail for possession of methamphetamine and 365 days in jail with 65 sus- pended for driving with his li- cense suspended in the first de- gree. Judge Sawyer ordered him to pay a $1,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' fund, $350 to- wards his attorney's fees and $148.70 in court costs. He ordered Crombie tested for the human im- munodeficiency virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syn- drome and placed him under 24 months of state supervision after his release. • John Richard Dominguez, 38, of North 51 Enetai Court, Shelton, was sentenced to 45 days in jail for possession of meth- amphetamine. Judge Sawyer con- verted 15 days to 120 hours of community service and said he can serve 30 in the day reporting program. "I have learned my lesson and I don't intend to get involved with anything like this again," Domin- guez told the court. Sawyer ordered him to pay a $1,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' fund, $350 towards his attorney's fees and $148.50 in court costs. LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE RESOLUTION NUMBER 109-99 COUNTY ROAD CLOSURE MOUNTAIN VIEW DRIVE - #67470 (Wooten Lake Creek) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to RCW 47,48.010, Mountain View Ddve, (Coutdy Road No. 67470) shall be closed to all throu yIfflc from Milepost 0.05 to Mile- po 0.15 from 6:00 am Monday, September 27 to 5.' pm Friday, October 1, 1999. BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners has declared lhe above described road closure a public ne¢ to facilitate the replacement of an ex. IsJlng culvert in Wooten Lake Creek. THEREFORE, the County Engineer Is hereby ordered and authorized to proceed as prescribed by law. ADOPTED this 21st day of September, 1999. ATTEST: /s/Rebecca S. Rogers Clerk of the Board BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON /s/Cynth|a O. Oen CYNTHIA D. OLSEN, Chairperson /s/Mary Jo Cady MARY JO CADY, Member Is/John K Bolendar JOHN A. BOLENDER, Member 9/23 It This Little Baby Will Wake 'Era Up Whether Ben is ten, Gertie is thirty or Gordy is forty, you can surprise the special people in your life with a birthday ad in The Journal. An ad the size of the one seen here costs $30, but you can make yours any size. Just drop by the Journal office at Third and Cota any weekday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. with Little Mikey whatever words and illustration you choose. (Mark any HAPpy BIRTHDAY special occasion. You can even propose marriage in an ad. Sam Taylor used a full-page ad to pop the question two years ago, and she said yes.) (360) 426-4412 Thursday, September 23, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 17 Jury finds Euse guilty of Superior courtsentences: 00aking methampetamine Trespasser gets a year n Euse, 25, of shownup. Forrester, a trooper assigned to couldn't tellwhentheshedhad for breaking into house Convicted Thursday methampheta- substance, af- trial in Mason Sheldon told Euse is right to own or when she sentencing for Oct()- Amber Fin- Scott of Tahuya s first witness Men- said he owns house with a shed ra-Blacksmith He testified to to Euse in on June 24 he went neighbors called to a disturbance in- Possible domestic each of the to make sure the Was secure. WAS wiring run that hadn't been said, describing from a panel in the the shed as "illegal cross-examination by Charles Lane, one showed up at the door was unlocked, after the alleged do- whether the shed or not because the )een banged in," he that he locked asking his son to Richard, testified his father take care on Tahuya-Black- . He said that he e the shed and de- "a bowl of white Said he called the Ma- Sheriffs Office and s what he had to the shed for a closer look by Lane, he the door to the shed then looked at some of items that were in 24. "I figured it ab," he said. He add- rove by the property ng nights and went day to talk to a see if anybody had MARINA E. Ulrich of Belfair, next on the stand, said she met Euse's girlfriend at a Saint Vin- cent de Paul hot dog stand in Bel- fair. "She was very disorientated. She told me she was hearing voic- es and was very confused," she said. Ulrich said she invited the woman to come and pray with her and some friends, and went to the Tahuya residence June 26 and helped the woman move out of the house. "We loaded things into my van, her personal items, cloth- ing, dishes," she said. Cross-examining Ulrich, Lane asked if the woman was intoxicat- ed. "It's possible. I'm not around many people who are under the influence of drugs and alcohol but she was confused, distraught," Ulrich said. Finlay called to the stand De- tective Robert C. Orth, who su- pervises the processing of evi- dence by the Statewide Incident Responses Team of the Washing- ton State Patrol. He said he was on a SIRT crew that went to the site on Tahuya-Blacksmith Road on July 1. Orth described how the WSP sealed off the shed and the area around it and went over some photographs of the shed and its contents. They included glass- ware, a dish with red powder on it, a glass jar with moist match striker plates inside it, a 10- pound trash bag with hundreds of matchbooks in it and a jar with white powder residue. AT THIS POINT the trial went into a day-and-a-half recess. Wednesday afternoon, Orth con- tinued testimony, going over more photographs showing coffee filt- ers, glass jars containing clear liquid, a fan, some "solid or pow- dered white stuff," a notebook with "some type of formula writ- ten on the bottom" and docu- ments apparently retrieved over the Internet that appeared to re- late to the manufacture of meth- amphetamine. In cross-examination, he testi- fied that he didn't know how long the items had been in the shed, but said many of the items were moved before they were photo- graphed. He said the ledger was retrieved from the cabinet and that some of the photographs were dated incorrectly. Finlay then called on Kevin SIRT who has been to about 160 meth labs in the last three years. He said he was called out July 1 and assigned to the examination of latent prints found at the prop- erty on Tahuya-Blacksmith Road. Forrester then went over some latent print cards that were taken from a container and other items of evidence. He said he turned the print cards over to the Mason County Sheriffs Office. Cross-ex- amined, he said a fingerprint can be on an object for quite some time and that he didn't know how long the prints had been on the objects. MASON COUNTY Sheriff's Deputy Dean Byrd, called next, said he responded to a report of domestic violence involving Euse and his girlfriend at the property on Tahuya-Blacksmith Road. He said he then got a call from Richard Scott, the owner's son, who reported finding a suspected methamphetamine lab in an out- building. He said he obtained a search warrant on June 30 and executed it July 1. Byrd testified that he took pic- tures at the scene. Under cross- examination by Lane he testified that he went out to the property on June 24. "I believe we locked the door," he said. Finlay then called to thestand Jeff Jagmin, a chemist with the state patrol who said he had ana- lyzed more than 75 clandestine methampethamine labs. He said he and Orth went into the shed, which he described as having a workbench with glassware and shelves stacked with boxes and various other items. Jagmin then went over photo- graphs taken of an electronic bal- ance with a mixing dish and other items of evidence. He said he ana- lyzed the items and found evi- dence of chemicals used to make the illegal drug. HE SAID THE proces of mak- ing the drug is "constantly evolv- ing. You can go out on the Inter- net and search for methampheta- mine and there are many meth- ods and recipes that are used." Jagmin characterized the shed as a methamphetamine-manufac- turing lab. Cross-examined by Lane, he testified that there was no indication methamphetamine was being "cooked" when he en- tered the shed and said he last been used to make the drug. "There wasn't any dust but that doesn't mean anything so I can't say it was recent," he said. "The time frame was unable to be de- termined." Finlay then called Robert S. Johnson, a fingerprint analyst from the WSP crime labs. He said he compared fingerprints and palmprints lifted from the scene to those taken from Euse. "I am positive that they match," he said. Cross-examined, he told the de- fense attorney that one print did not belong to Euse, indicating that somebody else had handled the item, and said one of the prints was poorly recorded. "I was not able to identify it and I was not able to eliminate it. I couldn't tell whether it was his or not," he said. THAT CONCLUDED the sec- ond day of the trial. On Thursday morning Finlay called Detective William Hunt of the MCSO to the stand. Hunt said he helped exec- ute the search warrant, collecting evidence at the scene including a green spiral notebook with notes about solvents and measure- ments. Under cross-examination by Lane, he testified that he doesn't know who made those entries in the notebook. His testimony con- cluded the state's case, and Lane rested for the defense without calling any witnesses. In his closing remarks, Lane said there was no evidence Euse was manufacturing methamphe- tamine on June 24 and that fin- gerprints only proved that he had touched objects at some point in time. "The fingerprint guy said those fingerprints could have been on those items for a long time," he said. The jury favored the state's case against Euse. Jurors were Valoise P. Beaulaurier, Lori Grace Byerly, Paul C. Topness, Bettilou Nelson, Randolph A. Fitzhum, David Lynn Kester, Linda R. Kirgan, Charlotte A. Berry, Donna M. Fellman, Myron L. Lamoree, Jack Herman Mc- Lauchlan and Kristi R. Hughs. Amanda Evangeline Parker be- came the alternate juror when she was excused on Wednesday to give a deposition in an unrelated legal matter. , youth identified in ,:ourt fracas at Skokomish home and a teenager face in the wake of a area res- week. of a house on Reser- .Said two people dis- sks broke in and occupants with mace. 31, of 570 Road, Shel- ntified Tuesday in SUperior Court in of burglary in His 16-year-old faces the same County Juvenile Sawyer found Nichols' arrest s Lane to be Deputy Schuetz rec- bail be set at set bail at the arrest- charges of assault," Sawyer said. Deputy Brad Mandeville of the Mason County Sheriffs Office was dispatched to 1000 Reserva- tion Road at the request of Officer Jose Lambert of the Skokomish Tribal Police. Lambert was inves- tigating allegations of a home in- vasion made by Marvin W. Cultee and Jessica C. Miller, identified as his girlfriend. Mandeville recorded their statements on tape after the two were treated at Mason General Hospital for injuries suffered in the incident. He wrote that they said two males in black ski masks forced their way into the house around 10:30 p.m. on Monday. Cultee and Miller, Mandeville wrote, said one of the suspects sprayed Cultee with something like mace and then the three men got into a fight. Miller reportedly grabbed her 4-month-old daugh- ter off the floor to protect her from the scuffle and told officers that one of the assailants hit Cul- be additional G OUT OF BUSINESS. 'Most MOVIES for Sale 99 or less. banks for 10 good years! VIDEO " Hwy. N. * 426-1596 tee with something while she hit the other intruder with a beer bottle. THE COUPLE, Mandeville noted in his report, told him Cul- tee overpowered the suspects and removed their masks to discover that both are related to Miller on her father's side. The youth allegedly kicked Miller in the stomach. "I observed that Miller was pregnant and complaining that her stomach hurt," Mandeville wrote. Sawyer ordered Nichols to stay away from Cultee and Miller and from their home on Reservation Road pending arraignment on September 30. The judge noted that a number of Nichols' rela- tions attended the hearing on Tuesday. "I appreciate that there's fami- ly support for Mr. Nichols in the courtroom," Sawyer said. PIONEER SCHOOL MENU Sept. 27-Oct. 1 Monday: Breakfast: Cereal, graham cracker, chilled juice, milk. Lunch: Fish nuggets, tater tots, fresh apple, ice juicy, milk. Tuesday: Breakfast: Hot pocket, chilled juice, milk. Lunch: Burrito, salsa, sour cream, whole kernel corn, t mixed fruit, milk. Wednesday: Breakfast: Yogurt, sausage, chilled juice, milk. Lunch: Chicken burger, fries, lettuce and pickle, fresh orange, milk. Thursday: Breakfast: Cinnamon bun, chilled juice, milk. Lunch: Teriyaki bites, pretzel with sauce, banana, fuit roll-up, milk. Friday: Breakfast: Bagel, cream cheese, chilled juice, milk. Lunch: Pizza, green beans, fruit, milk. Anyone living or working in the Pioneer School District is eligible to join Simpson Community Federal Credit Union. 526 W. Cedar 426-9701 Several defendants were sen- tenced Thursday in Mason Coun- ty Superior Court. In the course of those proceedings: * Danny Nygaard, 36, of 480 SE Picadilly Drive, Shelton, was sentenced to 365 days in the Ma- son County Jail for criminal tres- pass in the third degree. Nygaard told the person who prepared the presentence report that he thought the house he en- tered was for sale or rent. Judge James Sawyer called his explana- tion "one of the weakest excuses I've heard in a long time. "The people in your community have no reason to worry that somebody is going to come through the side window of their house because the house is for rent. That's just ridiculous." "I'd just like to say that I know I've taken a step backwards and I need to make better decisions in life. I've looked in the mirror, I've had a long time to do that, and I know I'm a better person," Ny- gaard said. Sawyer ordered him to pay $500 to the crime victims' fund, $450 towards his attorney's fees and $370.40 in court costs. Ny- gaard, who was convicted by a jury, has 30 days to file a notice of appeal. • Jimmie Glen Chrisco, 28, of of 91 West Harfield Road, Elma, was sentenced to 10 months in jail for a methamphe- tamine conviction. Judge Sawyer said he can serve the last six months in the Washington De- partment of Corrections day-re- port program. Chrisco was living in a bus when he was arrested by deputies checking out reports of a clandes- tine methamphetamine lab. De- fense attorney Ron Sergi said his client cooperated with the author- ities at the expense of his own best interests. "Against better judgment Mr. Chrisco allowed them to go in the bus and look around. What they found is marijuana and some bag- gies with methampehtetime resi- due in it. That is the essence of this case," he said. Sergi said Chrisco is indigent and asked the judge to reduce the mandatory drug fine. Sawyer or- dered him to pay a $2,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' fund, $250 towards Mr. Sergi's fees and $167 in court costs. He will be required to take tests for the presence of drugs and alcohol in his system during 12 months of supervision by the Washington Department of Corrections. "I'd like to do better in life and I know I can and that's definitely what's on hand. I don't need the drugs. I know possessing marijua- na and methamphetamine in bags is illegal. That's about it," Chrisco said. Chrisco told the court he is disabled by paranoia, anxiety and short-term memory loss. "Methamphetamine is probably not the best thing for a person suffering from those sorts of ,'l €¢ September 27-October 1 Hood Canal Shelton MONDAY: Breakfast: Cereal, toast. Lunch: Five Star Smart (salad) Bar with taco salad or pizza pockets, graham crackers, milk. TUESDAY: Breakfast: Berry scones. Lunch: Five Star Smart (salad) Bar with hamburger pizza or chicken burger, M&M cookie, chocolate milk. WEDNESDAY: Breakfast: French toast, scrambled eggs. Lunch: Five Star Smart (salad) Bar with super macho nachos or corn dog, chocolate chip cookie, milk. THURSDAY: Breakfast: Muffins. Lunch: Five Star Smart (salad) Bar with turkey gravy over mashed potatoes or cheese burger, dinner roll, milk. FRIDAY: Breakfast: Hot pocket. Lunch: Five Star Smart (salad) Bar with chicken burger, oatmeal raisin cookie, milk. Shelton • 2307 Olympic Hwy. N 426-5581 MONDAY: Breakfast: Cinnamon bread sticks. Lunch: Turkey pot pie, buttered corn, maple bar, pineapple tidbits, milk. TUESDAY: Breakfast: Bagel with cream cheese. Lunch: Nachos, buttered green '  ' l ' breans, mixed frmt, aroma coohes, milk. WEDNESDAY: Breakfast: Large soft pret- zel. Lunch: Hamburger gravy over mashed potatoes, whole wheat roll, mixed vegetables, peaches, "birthday cake," chocolate milk. THURSDAY: Breakfast: Super donut. Lunch: Taco salad with salsa, buttered salsa, buttered corn, vegetables w/dip, pork-n-beans, fresh fruit, milk. FRIDAY: Breakfast: Oatmeal with choco- late chips and toast. Lunch: Cheese pizza, potato wedges, fresh fruit, baby carrots with dip, graham crackers, milk. Sponsored by ........... WEST COAST BANK LENDER Hoodsport • N. 24341 Hwy. 101 877-5272 i ii things," Sawyer said, urging Chrisco to enroll in one of the 12- step programs set up for people who abuse alcohol and drugs. 'Tou have got to get the help. You have got to get yourself set up with a program that will help you succeed," he said. • Marion Dean Allen, 31, of North 21110 Highway 101, was sentenced to four months in jail for assault in the third degree. Judge Sawyer converted 30 days to 240 hours of community ser- vice. He was arrested June 11 after he shoved a sheriffs deputy who was responding to a complaint about some drunken individuals. Defense attorney Charles Lane said his client needs treatment for alcohol abuse. "If there was ever an instance where you would rate something on a stupid scale this would be off the chart," he said. Sawyer ordered him to pay $500 to the crime victims' fund, $350 towards Mr. Lane's fees and $174 in court costs. He will be un- der state supervision for 12 months after his release. Allen blamed the incident on alcohol. "I want to apologize for the court for having this relapse because it never would have hap- pened if I didn't have a relapse," he said. He was on probation when the incident happened. "The chemical - the drug - alcohol - think of what you're letting it do to you," Sawyer said. 'You have got to rec- ognize what this drug is doing to you." • Darrin L. Crombie, 30, of 315 North Pucer, Olympia, was sentenced to 60 days in jail for possession of methamphetamine and 365 days in jail with 65 sus- pended for driving with his li- cense suspended in the first de- gree. Judge Sawyer ordered him to pay a $1,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' fund, $350 to- wards his attorney's fees and $148.70 in court costs. He ordered Crombie tested for the human im- munodeficiency virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syn- drome and placed him under 24 months of state supervision after his release. • John Richard Dominguez, 38, of North 51 Enetai Court, Shelton, was sentenced to 45 days in jail for possession of meth- amphetamine. Judge Sawyer con- verted 15 days to 120 hours of community service and said he can serve 30 in the day reporting program. "I have learned my lesson and I don't intend to get involved with anything like this again," Domin- guez told the court. Sawyer ordered him to pay a $1,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' fund, $350 towards his attorney's fees and $148.50 in court costs. LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE RESOLUTION NUMBER 109-99 COUNTY ROAD CLOSURE MOUNTAIN VIEW DRIVE - #67470 (Wooten Lake Creek) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to RCW 47,48.010, Mountain View Ddve, (Coutdy Road No. 67470) shall be closed to all throu yIfflc from Milepost 0.05 to Mile- po 0.15 from 6:00 am Monday, September 27 to 5.' pm Friday, October 1, 1999. BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners has declared lhe above described road closure a public ne¢ to facilitate the replacement of an ex. IsJlng culvert in Wooten Lake Creek. THEREFORE, the County Engineer Is hereby ordered and authorized to proceed as prescribed by law. ADOPTED this 21st day of September, 1999. ATTEST: /s/Rebecca S. Rogers Clerk of the Board BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON /s/Cynth|a O. Oen CYNTHIA D. OLSEN, Chairperson /s/Mary Jo Cady MARY JO CADY, Member Is/John K Bolendar JOHN A. BOLENDER, Member 9/23 It This Little Baby Will Wake 'Era Up Whether Ben is ten, Gertie is thirty or Gordy is forty, you can surprise the special people in your life with a birthday ad in The Journal. An ad the size of the one seen here costs $30, but you can make yours any size. Just drop by the Journal office at Third and Cota any weekday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. with Little Mikey whatever words and illustration you choose. (Mark any HAPpy BIRTHDAY special occasion. You can even propose marriage in an ad. Sam Taylor used a full-page ad to pop the question two years ago, and she said yes.) (360) 426-4412 Thursday, September 23, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 17