Notice: Undefined index: HTTP_REFERER in /home/stparch/public_html/headmid_temp_main.php on line 4394
Newspaper Archive of
Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
November 10, 2016     Shelton Mason County Journal
PAGE 7     (3 of 34 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
 
PAGE 7     (3 of 34 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
November 10, 2016
 
Newspaper Archive of Shelton Mason County Journal produced by SmallTownPapers, Inc.
Website © 2025. All content copyrighted. Copyright Information
Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Request Content Removal | About / FAQ | Get Acrobat Reader




Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page A-7 CITY BRIEFS A 14-acre tract of Eagle Point given to is important foraging habitat for coho, the City of Shelton includes 1,600 feet on Oakland Bay and more than steelhead and cutthroat salmon that spawn in Goldsborough Creek. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks 4 acres of tideland that hosts shellfish and City accepts har~cement Fund and Federal borough Creek. Coastal Wetlands Grant to The site can provide a shal- giftu,^" purchase the property forlow cove for launching canoes, $152,000. kayaks and small motorized But the salmon group and boats in Oakland Bay. the tribe "don't want to be"It's a beautiful piece of landowners," Ziegler told the property," Mayor Gary Cronce The City of Shelton has ac- commissioners two weeks agosaid at Monday's meeting. cepted the gift of 14 acres of In the deal finalized on Commissioner Tracy Moore woods and shoreline on Eagle Monday, the city agreed to said she is excited to see Eagle Point, which will provide the be recognized as a co-sponsor Point as a park. only public access to Oakland to the grant and sign the "I think it will be a wonder- Bay in the city. purchase and sale agreementful asset to the city of Shel- The Shelton City Com- between the city and the Port ton," she said. mission on Monday evening of Shelton. The Capitol Land Moore asked Mark Ziegler, agreed to accept for free the Trust will manage the trans- the director of the city's parks scenic spot, which the Port of action, and recreation department, to Shelton declared as surplus The tract includes 1,600 identify the next steps in es- property, feet of shoreline on Oakland tablishing a park at the site. The South Puget Sound Bay and more than 4 acres Ziegler said the city's parks Salmon Enhancement Group of tidelands that are home to and recreation advisory board and the Squaxin Island Tribe shellfish and are importantwill study the property, which secured grants from the state foraging habitat for coho, comes with many restrictions Recreation and Conservation steelhead and cutthroat because it is critical to habi- Office Salmon Recovery En- salmon that spawn in Golds-tat. The plot of land will be considered for =passive recre- ational -- we're not putting in ball fields," he said. The city will need to con- sider how the public will get land access to the point, which is only reachable now by a few "game trails' said. Forest Festival a success, organizers say Organizers of Shelton's annual Mason County Forest Festival on Monday told the Shelton City Commission that this summer's event was well attended. Event president Michael Sprouffske said about 8,000 people attended the 72nd an- nual event June 2-5, despite the temperature reaching about 90 degrees on Saturday and 97 on Sunday. The car show attracted 314 entries, Sprouffske said. The Forest Festival royalty court and volunteers partici- pated in six parades, includ- ing Seattle's Seafair Parade, and won awards in all six, he said. Next year's festival will be staged June 1-4, Sprouffske said. Organizer Amy Cooper told the commissioners the orga- nizers are in "dire need" of volunteers, including a presi- dent, parade chair and a float chair. • Compiled by reporter Gor- don Weeks iiii for a free seminar to better understand your knee and hip pain. Learn about the r of the knee and hip joints, the causes of joint pain and treatment options available ital Medical Center -- the only South Sound hospital to earn a Gold Seal of Approval® and hip replacement surgery from The Joint • " the nation's leading organization for health accreditation. CAPITAL nday, zl 10:30 =.m. • Room" ,1.SaO-79S.5143 " MEDICAL CENTER Y¢ur Community Hospital ipital Mall Dr. SW • Olympia, WA 98502 • 360-754-5858 • 888-677-9757 • capitalmedical.com