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Mason Generali Hospital staff, from left to right, include Paul Nixon, medical laboratory sci-
entist; Geri Bell, lab assistant; Becky Penoyar, medical technologist; Dee Ann Kline, Ph,D.,
director of laboratory servlces and medical technologist; Cindy Rose-Hammond, medical
technologist; Ball Tucker, lab assistant; and Teresa Horne, lab assistant.
Hospital b scores high in survey
I
Mason GeneraLHospltal & Fe ally of Clinics labora-
tory completed a jo!nt commissiol L regulatory inspection
in July. By law, lal?oratories are irequired to be inspect-
ed every two years1
The joint commission has bee~ inspecting the MGH
laboratory since 1993.
The inspections are an opportunity to both acknowl-
edge the quality Work in a laboratory and gain insight
on how to contim~ally improve, said Dee Ann Kline,
Ph.D., director of laboratory services at MGH & FC.
Because laboratory activities are dispersed through-
out the organization, the inspection also surveyed ac-
tivities in the nursing units and the various clinics.
"During the last year, the lab team has actively en-
gaged in a number of projects aimed at improving work
flow, standardizing processes and creating a culture of
positive teamwork," Kline said. "The hard work had a
definite impact on the quality of the lab and success of
the inspection. Several of the staff came in on their day
off or when off shift to meet with the inspector. Techni-
cal staff and lab assistants readily answered questions
or demonstrated skill."
All voter registration appli-
cations, transfers from another
county and changes of address
within Mason County, submitted
by mail or online, must be post-
marked by Monday, Oct. 10 or
may be delivered to the Ma~on
County Auditor's Office no la~er
than 4:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. i0,
to be eligible for the Nov. 8 gen-
eral election.
Persons not already registered
in Washington state may register
in-person no later than Monday,
Oct. 31, at the Mason County Au-
ditor's Office, 411 N 5th St, Shel-
ton, Monday thru Friday, [8i30
a.m.-4:30 p.m.] The Auditor's Of-
fice is closed from 12:30 p.m.-l:30
p.m. daily.
A countywide ~eneral election
will be conducted in Mason CoUn-
ty on Nov. 8, 2011. The following
offices and candidates will appear
on the 2011 general election bal-
lot.
State Measures
Proposed by Initiative PetitiOn,
Initiative Measure No. 1125
Proposed by Initiative Petition,
Initiative Measure No. 1163
Proposed by Initiative Petitipn,
Initiative Measur$ No. 1183
Proposed to the People by ~he
Legislature, Amendment to the
State Constitution,
State Senate Joint Resolution
No. 8205 i
State Senate Joint Resolution
No. 8206
Local - Nonpartisan
Offices and Measures
City of Shelton, Commissioner
of Finance
City of Shelton, Mayor
City of Shelton, Public Safety
Sales Tax
Fire Protection District No. 1,
Commissioner Position No. 1
Fire Protection District No. 2,
Commissioner Position No. 3
Fire Protection District No. 3,
Commissioner Position No. 2
Fire Protection District No. 3,
Commissioner Position No. 3
Fire Protection District No. 4,
Commissioner Position No. 1
Fire Protection District No. 5,
Commissioner Position No. 1
Fire Protection District No. 5,
Maintenance and Operations Ex-
cess Property Levy
Fire Protection District No. 6,
Commissioner Position No. 1
Fire ProtectionL District No. 8,
Commissioner PoSition No.
3
Fire Protection District No. 9,
Commissioner Position No. 2
Fire Protection District No. 11,
Commissioner Position No. 3
Fire Protection District No. 12,
Commissioner Position No. 1
Fire Protection District No. 12,
Commissioner Position No. 2
Fire Protection District No. 13,
Commissioner Position No. 2
Fire Protection District No. 16,
Commissioner Position No. 2
Fire Protection District No. 16,
Emergency Medical Services Reg-
ular Property Levy
Fire Protection District No. 17,
Commissioner Position No. 2
Fire Protection District No. 18,
Commissioner Position No. 1
Fire Protection District No. 18,
Commissioner Position No. 3
Hospital District No. 1, Com-
missioner Position No. 2
Hospital District No. 2, Com-
missioner Position No. 2
Hospital District No. 2, Com-
missioner Position No. 4
Port of Allyn, Commissioner
District No. 2 ~.m
Port of Dewatto, Commissioner
District No. 1
Port of Grapeview, Commission-
er District No. 2
Port of Grapeview, Commission-
er District No. 3
Port of Hoodsport, Commission-
er District No. 3
Port of Hoodsport, Commission-
er Position No. 2
Port of Shelton, Commissioner
Position No. 2
Southside School District No.
42, Director Position No. 1
Southside School District No.
42, Director Position No. 2
Southside School District No.
42, Director Position No. 5
Grapeview School District No.
54, Director Position No. 2
Grapeview School District No.
54, Director Position No. 4
Grapeview School District No.
54, Director Position No. 5
McCleary School District No.
65, Director District No. 1
McCleary School District No.
65, Director District No. 2
McCleary School District No.
65, Director District No. 3
McCleary School District No.
65, Director District No. 4
Elma School District No. 68, Di-
rector District No. 3
Elma School District No. 68, Di-
rector District No. 4
Shelton School District No. 309,
Director District No. 1
Shelton School District No. 309,
Director District No. 2
Shelton School District No. 309,
Director District No. 3
Shelton School District No. 309,
Director Position No. 2
Mary M Knight School District
No. 311, Director District No.1
Mary M Knight School District
No. 311, Director District No.3
Mary M Knight School District
No. 311, Director Position No. 2
Pioneer School District No. 402,
Director Position No. 1
Pioneer School District No. 402,
Director Position No. 2
Pioneer School District No. 402,
Director Position No. 4
North Mason School District
No. 403, Director District No. 1
North Mason School District
No. 403, Director District No. 2
North Mason School District
No. 403, Director District No. 3
North Mason School District
No. 403, Director District No. 4
Hood Canal School District No.
404, Director District No. 2
Hood Canal School District No.
404, Director District No. 3
Hood Canal School District No.
404, Director District No. 5
Hood Canal School District No.
404, Capital Projects Levy
Belfair Water District, Commis-
sioner Position No. 2
Belfair Water District, Commis-
sioner Position No. 3
Hartstine Pointe Water-Sewer
District, Commissioner Position
No. 1
Trails End Water District, Com-
missioner Position No. 3
Mason County votes entirely
by mail and regular polling plac-
es will not be open. Return post-
age is required to return a voted
ballot. You may also return your
ballot at one of the designated
ballot drop boxes listed below.
Mason County
Auditor's Office
Outdoor Box: 24 Hours a day
411 N 5th Street: Shelton, WA
98584 Indoor box: Monday - Fri-
day: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Timberland Regional Library
Outdoor Box: 24 Hours a day
710 W. Alder St., drive-thru ac-
cess Shelton, WA 98584
Hood Canal Visitor Center
Outdoor Box: 24 Hours a day
150 N Lake Cushman Rd
Hoodsport, WA 98548
Port of Allyn
Outdoor Box: 24 Hours a day
18560 E State Route 3
Allyn, WA 98524
North Mason County
Outdoor Box: 24 Hours a day
23910 NE State Route 3
Belfair. WA 98528
If you need a replacement bal-
lot, you can use the My Vote link
to access your ballot online at:
Wei.secstate.wa.gov/mason/Ele-
tions/MyVot e/Pages/MyVote .aspx
You can also obtain a re-
placement ballot at the Mason
County Auditor's Office, 411 N
5th Street, Shelton or by call-
ing 427-9670 ext. 470, 275-4255,
or 275-4467. Accessible voting
equipment is available at the
Mason County Auditor's Office
during regular business hours
Oct. 21-Nov. 7 and on Election
Day Nov. 8, from 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
In addition, the accessible vot-
ing equipment will be available
on Election Day Nov. 8, from 7
a.m.-8 p.m., at the North Mason
County Resource Office, 23554
NE State Route 3, Belfair. The
voting equipment is available to
any voter wishing to use it, but
the equipment has special fea-
tures to allow voters with dis-
abilities to vote independently.
For information regarding as-
sistance with voter registration,
voting, or accessibility issues,
please contact the Election De-
partment at 427-9670 ext. 470.
Obits
Continued from page B-6
The family shared that
she was known and loved
by many in Olympia's arts
and mu-
sic com-
munities
and more
recently
in Mason
County's
social ser-
vices com-
munity,
where she
Frances w o r k e d
Morgan with the
Youth
Empower-
ment Strategies, ESD 113
as an education advocate
and most recently with
the Mason County Home-
less Shelter. She enjoyed
nature, music, conversa-
tion, art, poetry, fr'iend-
ship and generosity.. Her
family said that she was
a famously talented and
creative chef who always
had room at her table for
new friends. She hosted
hundreds of people for her
annual summer birthday
fish fry. They said tlhat her
love and laughter will be
missed.
She is survived by her
life partner, Michael Dia-
mond, and his children,
Carly and Kevin of Ka-
milche: her sons Morgan
Tougas (Chic) and Dean
of Olympia; step~,~on Aaron
Olson of San Francisco,
Calif.; parents Luke and
Lilian Morgan of Bath-
bridge Island; brothers
Luke, of Silverdale, and
John of Bainbridge Island:
sisters Patricia, of Arizo-
na, Kathleen, of Indianola,
Eileen, of Camano Island.
Mary, of Battleground,
Leanne, of Bainbridge Is-
land, Jane. of Olympia,
and Jean. of Seattle: doz-
ens of nieces .and nephews
and countless friends and
fellow artists.
A celebration of life will
be at 1 p.m. on Sunday,
Oct. 9 at the Evergreen
State College longhouse in
Olympm.
Evelyn Maxine Murphy
Evelyn Maxine Murphy,
72, died Monday, Sept.
26, at Providence St. Peter
Hospital in Olympia. She
was a resident of Shelton
for 34 years.
S h e
..........was
I born
::ii~. I to Richard
Preston
~and Ev-
elyn Mu-
riel (Mill-
er) Stone
in Chico,
Calf., on
Dec. 22,
Evelyn 1938.
Mvtrphy S h e
married
Carl Mur-
phy Sr. in Ellensburg.
They were married for 24
years.
She worked for Simpson
Railroad on the section
crew, retiring in 1985.
She enjoyed bingo, go-
ing to the casino, picking
mushrooms, collecting el-
ephants, camping, fishing
and spending time and
watching her family play
baseball, running her own
concession stand for base-
ball tournaments and mo-
~:orcycle rallies.
She is survived by her
sons Carl and Don Mur-
phy of Shelton;
daughters Penny Murphy
of Shelton and Tummy
Brewer (Dale) of Shelton;
grandchildren Halley Den-
ton (Rob) of Lacey,
Dennis Murphy of Tumwa-
ter, Daniel Brewer of ghel-
ton, Dale Brewer Jr. of
Shelton, Jesse Woodward
of Shelton, Michael Brew-
er of Shelton, Brandie
Brewer of Shelton, Crystal
Thomas of Shelton, and
Tiffany Kor~hi of Shel-
ton; great-grandchildren
Zane and Khloe Murphy of
Tumwater, Troy Murphy
of Shelton and Hannah
Denton of Lacey; numer-
ous nieces, nephews and
cousins.
She was preceded in
death by her husband Carl
Murphy Sr., daughter Pam
Murphy, brothers Vernon,
Jim and Marvin Stone,
sister Donna Wright and
brother-in-law Wayne
Wright.
A memorial service will
be at a later date.
Memorial donations can
be made to Mason General
Hospital Foundation, Kar-
en Hilburn Breast Cancer
Fund, P.O. Box 1668, Shel-
ton, WA 98584.
McComb Funeral Home
of Shelton is handling the
arrangements. Online
condolences may be sent
to the family at www.mc-
combfh.com.
Laurella Jean
St. Denis
Laurella Jean St. Denis,
63, died Sunday, Sept. 25,
in Shelton. She was a resi-
dent of Harstine Island for
seven years.
She was born ~o Daniel
and Laurel (Hansen) Arne-
son in Northfield, Minn.
on Dec. 27. 1947.
She graduated from
Farmington High School in
1965 and
~took some
classes
in home
health
care.
S h e
worked
as an in-
home
health
Laurella St. care pro-
Denis cider and
a home-
maker
raising three children.
She attended the As-
sembly of God Church as a
child and young adult. Her
hobbies included horticul-
ture, gardening, cooking,
hunting, fishing, traveling
and music. She enjoyed
her pets and spending
time with her family and
grandchildren. Her family
shared that she was a very
loving, social, outgoing
and peaceful person.
She is survived by her
companion Adrian Garcia
of Harstine Island; mother
Laurel Arneson of Arizona:
daughter Sophia Sledge
(Markus) of Olympia; sons
Mikie Pietsch (Dana) o f
Washington, D.C. and So-
ren St. Denis (Jaime) of
Minnesota; sisters Danette
Holmberg (Harold) of Ari-
zona, Betty ]3 rishky (Tom)
of Arizona and Joyce
Halbaken of California;
brothers Ed Arneson
(Kelly) of Colorado. Daniel
Arneson of Iowa and
Paul Arneson of Iowa; 10
grandchildren, numerous
nieces, nephews and cous-
ins.
She was preceded in
death by father and broth-
er James Arneson.
A memorial service was
held on Oct. 1 at Capital
Vision Christian Church
in Olympia.
McComb Funeral Home
of Shelton handled the ar-
rangements. Online condo-
lences may be sent to the
family at www.mccombfh.
com.
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