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Page A—2 Shelton-Mason County Journal — Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020
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The pear orchard project is finally
coming to fruition.
Workers hired by Mason Transit
Authority are creating a Park and
Ride lot at the site of Shelton founder
David Shelton’s former pear orchard
at the east entrance into the town
on state Route 3. The City of Shelton
owns the land.
The project is expected to take 75
working days and be completed by the
end of the year, said Danette Bran-
non, the general manager of Mason
Transit Authority.
The project is funded through a
Regional Mobility Grant and Con-
necting Washington Transit Project
grant. The cost is $722,905, which
includes the base price of $630,005
and $92,900 in change orders, Bran-
nin said.
The change orders are the result
of shutting the project down and then
restarting, Brannin said.
The city has been trying to estab—
lish a Park and Ride on the site for
decades. About 15 years ago, the city
was forced to return a federal grant
because it failed to meet the construc-
tion deadline.
“The city has made several at-
tempts in the past 20, 30 years to
complete various projects in that ar—
eas, unfortunately, limited staff and .
available funding prevented the proj-
ects from coming to fruition,” Brooke
Kilts, the city of Shelton’s adminis-
trative manager for the public works
department, wrote in an email to the
Shelton-Mason County Journal.
She added, “In addition to the lim-
ited staffing and funding, another at—
tribute to the drawn-out efforts was
the lingering negotiations with the
Navy for an easement that was need-
ed in order to accommodate the proj-
Iect. The city finally conceded its failed
attempts to obtain the easement from
the Navy and terminated the project
after phase one of the project was
completed, which included demoli-
tion of the old wastewater treatment
plant, obtaining right-of-way from
Suspect in string
of thefts arrested
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kbox/eitner@masoncounty. com
The Mason County Sheriff’s Office
received a call last week from Shelton
Auto Parts, on West Dayton Airport
Road, reporting that several of the
business’ tools appeared to have been
staged in wheelbarrows and barrels
for removal, sheriffs Public Informa-
tion Officer Matt Colbenson said.
Subsequent surveillance footage
, taken by the business showed two men
who appeared to be stealing property
from the shop Oct. 8, so the sheriffs of-
fice posted screencaps of one of the two
suspects on its Facebook page on Oct.
9 and asked whether anyone could
, identify him.
Colbenson credited someone with
helping to confirm the man’s identity,
then noted that a subsequent crime
helped apprehend the suspect. ‘
About 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 12, the
sheriff’s office received a report of a
stolen motor home from the Phillips
Lake area, and around 9 a.m., a caller
observed not only the motor home in
the area of Southeast Arcadia Road,
but also a male suspect exiting the
motor home and entering a residence
in the area. '
When deputies arrived, they
checked the motor home and residence
for the suspect. The home’s resident
said the suspect 'ran through the house
and out the back door.
Jano, Mason County’s police dog,
eventually apprehended the suspect
after a 300-yard track.
The suspect was found hiding in
thick brush on a neighboring proper-
ty, and the suspect in the motor home
theft was identified as the same sus-
pect previously identified in the Shel—
ton Auto Parts theft.
The sheriff’s office celebrated Jano’s
work with a post on its K—9 unit Face-
book page, resulting in many congrat-
ulations for Jano.
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After decades of discussions, the Pear Orchard Park and Ride on state.
Route 3 near the railroad overpass in Shelton is expected to be completed
by the end of the year. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks
Simpson Timber Co., and installing
the gravel parking lot. Completing
the first phase of the project allowed
Tornado warning
provides scare
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A MACECOM social media post in
the early hours of Saturday warned
residents of potentially ,dangereous
weather event. .
The National Oceanic and Atmo-
spheric Administration and the 'Na-
tional Weather Service in Seattle is-
sued a tornado warningfor northwest
Washington at 4:40 a.m., including
north/central Grays Harbor County
and northwestern Mason County, until'
5 a.m.
According to the public alert, at 4:40
a.m. on Oct. 10, a severe thunderstorm
capable of producing a tornado was
located near Amanda Park near Lake
Quinault, moving northeast at 25 mph.
“Radar indicated rotation,” the alert
read. “Flying debris will be dangerous
to those caught without shelter. Mobile
homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehi-
cles will occur. Tree damage is likely.”
The alert predicted the storm would
be near Amanda Park in‘Grays Har-
bor County at 4:50 a.m., then Quinault
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among the other locations expected to
be affected by the storm, which radar
also indicated had hail.
“Move to-a basement or an interior
room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building,” the alert read.‘ “Avoid win- ‘
dows. If you are outdoors or in a ve- l
hicle, move to the closest substantial
shelter and protect yourself from flying
debris. Tornadoes are extremely diffi-
cult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado.”
The message that made'it on to
MACECOM’s Facebook page at 4:51
a.m. was slightly more mild, advising
the public, “Please keep an eye on the
sky,” as opposed, to ’the NWS Seattle
public alert that advised, “Take cover
now.” '
MACECOM updated its Facebook
post at 5:08 a.m. to note that the tor-
nado warning had expired, capping off
17 minutes of alarm.
MACECOM Office Manager Jann
Lusignan explained that MACECOM’S
Facebook page simply forwarded the
National Weather Service’s alerts.
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