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MASON COUNTY JAIL staff meet with people from Olym- pic College Shelton on Adult Literacy Week. They are hon- oring the jail for its partnership in allowing inmates to participate in earning a high-school equivalency degree. Pictured in front, from left, are Michael Lininger, Danny Owen, Teresa J. Bennett, Randy Newell and Cyndy Breh- meyer. In the back, from left, are Herman Schipma, Kim McNamara of the college, Sheriff Casey Salisbury, Bonnie Rose of the college, Sergeant Sue Chaplin and Undersher- iff Jim Barrett. Jailers applauded for all their efforts in education field Staff at the Mason County Jail have received a thank you fl'om Olympic'College Shelton for their continuing support of the general educational development program. Also known as the GED, tfiis gives inmates an opportunity to obtain a high-school equivalency degree during their confinement. Bonnie Rose is the instructor from the college who coordinates the program with Sergeant Sue Chaplin of' the jail. The jail' pro- vides the space for classes and the college provides the instructor and materials. The program is almost two years old and has had 11 graduates with three or four more people expected to graduate next month, Rose said. Graduation ceremonies are held in the recreation room at the jail and graduates received their cer- tificates attired in caps and gowns, not their usual jail garb. "It's a great partnership," Rose said. SHE SAID JAIL staff" take time to get her set up and to move inmates from one area to another so she can meet with them. "They are not getting extra time and they are taking on extra responsibility," she added. Rose comes to the jail and as- sesses inmate skills to determine what work needs to be done fbr them "to be successful." Partici- pation in the GED program also depends on how hmg a person will be incarcerated, with final test- ing done at the jail. She said that in addition to the inmates who have graduated after successfully completing all five sections of the GED, another dozen took one or more parts of the test. People in jail come back into the community, Rose noted, and with a GED they may be able to secure employment or pursue additional training and education so they be- i come productive members of the community. "It's really an investment in the community." FACULTY OF THE college are also presenting a plaque to the jail that recognizes the institution's partnership and commitment to life-long learning. The Mason County Commission proclaimed October 21-27 to be Adult Literacy Week. Kris Smock, executive director of Mason County Literacy, read the official proclamation at a meeting of the board. She pointed out that the levels of skill and knowledge necessary tbr adults to succeed are higher than ever befbre. "Our success in the new global economy depends on increasing the productivity of' our industries and enterprises, sustaining economic growth and creating new jobs," she said, reading from the proc- lamation. "Our state's economic growth and prosperity depend on our ability to make education and job training accessible to adults of all ages and backgrounds." SMOCK SAID one in five adults in Mason County lack the education and training necessary to raise themselves and their fam- ilies to self-sufficiency and close the skills gap evident to some em- ployers. "An increasingly diverse work force is driving the need for additional adult basic education and English language education," Smock said. "Our state must cre- ate a world-class education system to ensure that prosperity touches all of us, not just a few." The importance of adult litera- cy rings especially true to Comis- (Please turn to page 32.) 00lrrested but not charged No charges were filed in Mason County Superior Court against the fifllowing people: Tristen Jay Hammock, 21, of 171 NE Alder Creek Lane, Belfair; April Mac Bunting, 30, of 1626 Washington Street, Shelton; and Ernest Ed- ward Paulson, 40, of 1540 North Old Belfair Highway, Belfhir. They were released from all conditions imposed on them by the court at the time of their arrest. Rotary Web Offset PRINTING • Advertising Tabloids • Newspapers •Magazines • Posters • Newsletters Just about anything except ::: U.S. currency/ 426-4412 ""on-00ourna Page 30 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, November 1, 2007 Guilty pleas: Miller is convicted of prescription for pain reli A woman convicted last year of multiple forgeries and sentenced to 22 months in prison faces incarcer- ation by the Washington Depart- ment of Corrections again after changing her plea in a 2007 Mason County Superior Court Case. Jeaneen Frances Miller, 32, of 321 South Third Street, Shel- ton, pied guilty on Friday, October 19, to obtaining a legend drug by fraud, admitting she used a forged prescription in an attempt to ob- tain hydrocodone, a narcotic pain reliever. Miller was arrested July 24 by Sergeant Jerry Lingle of the Shel- ton Police Department who said he was responding to a report of of a forgery of a prescription at Safe- way. Pharmacist Jack Ott said Miller came in on July 22 and pre- sented a copy of a fbrged prescrip- tion to a substitute pharmacist who filled it. Judge Toni Sheldon explained the sentencing range is from 12 to 24 months based on an offender score of eight. Deputy Prosecutor Mike Dorcy reported that Miller was sentenced in March 2006 to 22 months in pris- on for multiple forgeries committed in late 2005 involving the checking accounts of two individuals. De- fense attorney James Foley asked that Miller be screened for a Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative, which reduces the time a convicted felon spends incarcerated and pro- vides for substance abuse treat- ment under intensive supervision by the state. Sheldon approved a request for a screening for a DOSA and sched- uled sentencing for November 5. On Monday, October 29: • Jason Richard Giles, 34, of 528 Cascade Street, Shelton, pled guilty to felony eluding and is scheduled for sentencing on Novem- ber 11. With no prior felony crimi- nal history the sentencing range is from zero to 60 days, Judge Shel- don said. According to court documents, he was arrested around 6 o'clock on the evening of August 9 by Of'- ricer Mike Fiola of the Shelton Po- lice Department. The officer said he saw Giles traveling south on Olyro- pic Highway North when Giles turned quickly onto Ellinor Avenue without using his turn signal. "The turn was at a high rate of speed, and debris from the road got kicked up," the officer wrote. Fiola report- ed that before pulling over, Giles reached speeds approaching 50 miles per hour in a 25-mph zone. • Sean Thomas Carter, 19, for- merly of 410 Ellinor Avenue, Shel- ton, entered guilty pleas to charges of residential burglary, a felony, and assault in the fourth degree, a gross misdemeanor. He was con- victed of domestic violence against his stepfather at the residence on Ellinor Avenue. Carter was arrested at 10:57 a.m. on August 22 in connection with an investigation of the alleged offenses, which were reported at 11:24 p.m. on August 21 by Shane D. Ellertson of the Ellinor address. Ellertson told Officer Warren Ohl- son of the Shelton Police Depart- ment that his stepson had assault- ed him. Judge Sheldon said with an of fender score of four the standard sentencing range is from 15 to 20 months for the burglary and on the gross misdemeanor the range is fYom zero to 365 days. She tencing tbr November 2. On Friday, October 26: • Sean Phillip Shelton, pled guilty to an charge of failure to re offender, a gross had been charged with as a felony. The underlying sex a gross misdemeanor, so failure to register is a meanor, Deputy ca ,Jones Garcia reported. convicted in 1998 of" ing with a minor for poses. In his plea ted to failing to report as l from September 1, 2006 March 21, 2007. to provide a change of transient status," he Judge Sheldon said would recommend a jail 365 days with all but 90 pended. The gross misdemeanor is 365 days. Sentencing is set vember 5. Warrants were issued following people who pear for proceedings on October 29, in Mason Superior Court: Spargo, $10,000; las Lewis, $6,500; Perkins, $1,588.14; Lee Brown, $6,297.81. Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (25 + Years Experience) General Dentistry full service practice - Restorative care (Crowns, Bridges, Fillings) Extractions * Full & Partial Dentures Repairs * Relines Most Insurances Accepted S. Peters, DPD C. Ngo, DDS MASON COUNTY JAIL staff meet with people from Olym- pic College Shelton on Adult Literacy Week. They are hon- oring the jail for its partnership in allowing inmates to participate in earning a high-school equivalency degree. Pictured in front, from left, are Michael Lininger, Danny Owen, Teresa J. Bennett, Randy Newell and Cyndy Breh- meyer. In the back, from left, are Herman Schipma, Kim McNamara of the college, Sheriff Casey Salisbury, Bonnie Rose of the college, Sergeant Sue Chaplin and Undersher- iff Jim Barrett. Jailers applauded for all their efforts in education field Staff at the Mason County Jail have received a thank you fl'om Olympic'College Shelton for their continuing support of the general educational development program. Also known as the GED, tfiis gives inmates an opportunity to obtain a high-school equivalency degree during their confinement. Bonnie Rose is the instructor from the college who coordinates the program with Sergeant Sue Chaplin of' the jail. The jail' pro- vides the space for classes and the college provides the instructor and materials. The program is almost two years old and has had 11 graduates with three or four more people expected to graduate next month, Rose said. Graduation ceremonies are held in the recreation room at the jail and graduates received their cer- tificates attired in caps and gowns, not their usual jail garb. "It's a great partnership," Rose said. SHE SAID JAIL staff" take time to get her set up and to move inmates from one area to another so she can meet with them. "They are not getting extra time and they are taking on extra responsibility," she added. Rose comes to the jail and as- sesses inmate skills to determine what work needs to be done fbr them "to be successful." Partici- pation in the GED program also depends on how hmg a person will be incarcerated, with final test- ing done at the jail. She said that in addition to the inmates who have graduated after successfully completing all five sections of the GED, another dozen took one or more parts of the test. People in jail come back into the community, Rose noted, and with a GED they may be able to secure employment or pursue additional training and education so they be- i come productive members of the community. "It's really an investment in the community." FACULTY OF THE college are also presenting a plaque to the jail that recognizes the institution's partnership and commitment to life-long learning. The Mason County Commission proclaimed October 21-27 to be Adult Literacy Week. Kris Smock, executive director of Mason County Literacy, read the official proclamation at a meeting of the board. She pointed out that the levels of skill and knowledge necessary tbr adults to succeed are higher than ever befbre. "Our success in the new global economy depends on increasing the productivity of' our industries and enterprises, sustaining economic growth and creating new jobs," she said, reading from the proc- lamation. "Our state's economic growth and prosperity depend on our ability to make education and job training accessible to adults of all ages and backgrounds." SMOCK SAID one in five adults in Mason County lack the education and training necessary to raise themselves and their fam- ilies to self-sufficiency and close the skills gap evident to some em- ployers. "An increasingly diverse work force is driving the need for additional adult basic education and English language education," Smock said. "Our state must cre- ate a world-class education system to ensure that prosperity touches all of us, not just a few." The importance of adult litera- cy rings especially true to Comis- (Please turn to page 32.) 00lrrested but not charged No charges were filed in Mason County Superior Court against the fifllowing people: Tristen Jay Hammock, 21, of 171 NE Alder Creek Lane, Belfair; April Mac Bunting, 30, of 1626 Washington Street, Shelton; and Ernest Ed- ward Paulson, 40, of 1540 North Old Belfair Highway, Belfhir. They were released from all conditions imposed on them by the court at the time of their arrest. Rotary Web Offset PRINTING • Advertising Tabloids • Newspapers •Magazines • Posters • Newsletters Just about anything except ::: U.S. currency/ 426-4412 ""on-00ourna Page 30 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, November 1, 2007 Guilty pleas: Miller is convicted of prescription for pain reli A woman convicted last year of multiple forgeries and sentenced to 22 months in prison faces incarcer- ation by the Washington Depart- ment of Corrections again after changing her plea in a 2007 Mason County Superior Court Case. Jeaneen Frances Miller, 32, of 321 South Third Street, Shel- ton, pied guilty on Friday, October 19, to obtaining a legend drug by fraud, admitting she used a forged prescription in an attempt to ob- tain hydrocodone, a narcotic pain reliever. Miller was arrested July 24 by Sergeant Jerry Lingle of the Shel- ton Police Department who said he was responding to a report of of a forgery of a prescription at Safe- way. Pharmacist Jack Ott said Miller came in on July 22 and pre- sented a copy of a fbrged prescrip- tion to a substitute pharmacist who filled it. Judge Toni Sheldon explained the sentencing range is from 12 to 24 months based on an offender score of eight. Deputy Prosecutor Mike Dorcy reported that Miller was sentenced in March 2006 to 22 months in pris- on for multiple forgeries committed in late 2005 involving the checking accounts of two individuals. De- fense attorney James Foley asked that Miller be screened for a Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative, which reduces the time a convicted felon spends incarcerated and pro- vides for substance abuse treat- ment under intensive supervision by the state. Sheldon approved a request for a screening for a DOSA and sched- uled sentencing for November 5. On Monday, October 29: • Jason Richard Giles, 34, of 528 Cascade Street, Shelton, pled guilty to felony eluding and is scheduled for sentencing on Novem- ber 11. With no prior felony crimi- nal history the sentencing range is from zero to 60 days, Judge Shel- don said. According to court documents, he was arrested around 6 o'clock on the evening of August 9 by Of'- ricer Mike Fiola of the Shelton Po- lice Department. The officer said he saw Giles traveling south on Olyro- pic Highway North when Giles turned quickly onto Ellinor Avenue without using his turn signal. "The turn was at a high rate of speed, and debris from the road got kicked up," the officer wrote. Fiola report- ed that before pulling over, Giles reached speeds approaching 50 miles per hour in a 25-mph zone. • Sean Thomas Carter, 19, for- merly of 410 Ellinor Avenue, Shel- ton, entered guilty pleas to charges of residential burglary, a felony, and assault in the fourth degree, a gross misdemeanor. He was con- victed of domestic violence against his stepfather at the residence on Ellinor Avenue. Carter was arrested at 10:57 a.m. on August 22 in connection with an investigation of the alleged offenses, which were reported at 11:24 p.m. on August 21 by Shane D. Ellertson of the Ellinor address. Ellertson told Officer Warren Ohl- son of the Shelton Police Depart- ment that his stepson had assault- ed him. Judge Sheldon said with an of fender score of four the standard sentencing range is from 15 to 20 months for the burglary and on the gross misdemeanor the range is fYom zero to 365 days. She tencing tbr November 2. On Friday, October 26: • Sean Phillip Shelton, pled guilty to an charge of failure to re offender, a gross had been charged with as a felony. The underlying sex a gross misdemeanor, so failure to register is a meanor, Deputy ca ,Jones Garcia reported. convicted in 1998 of" ing with a minor for poses. In his plea ted to failing to report as l from September 1, 2006 March 21, 2007. to provide a change of transient status," he Judge Sheldon said would recommend a jail 365 days with all but 90 pended. The gross misdemeanor is 365 days. Sentencing is set vember 5. Warrants were issued following people who pear for proceedings on October 29, in Mason Superior Court: Spargo, $10,000; las Lewis, $6,500; Perkins, $1,588.14; Lee Brown, $6,297.81. Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (25 + Years Experience) General Dentistry full service practice - Restorative care (Crowns, Bridges, Fillings) Extractions * Full & Partial Dentures Repairs * Relines Most Insurances Accepted S. Peters, DPD C. Ngo, DDS