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Shopping hazards nLamedic Ted Mower responds to the scene where uer Hoag and Casy Kane were struck by a 1998 tvY Tahoe. Kane, age 38, kneels to the right of .... , along.with Jeff Gunter on the left. Hoag, 37, suf- nl abrasions and a swollen wrist. Kane reported ie knee and wrist. The collision in the 100 block rWallace Kneeland Boulevard was reported to the Jlton Police Department at 5:33 p.m. on Tuesday. Ver Barbara Fosdick of Shelton was turning left 'S[of the Wal-Mart parking lot and collided with the ,feOtrmns as they crossed the street, according to 00ology realm called to up sinelly !iquid DUNCAN lab," he 'We didn t know at W t ir the time The response team did Jv tom the Shelton F e " . _ . nt responded early Tues- erfi e a field test and determined the ng to sunnort a Washing- liquid was flammable and did not Lltate D Y*" .... ° contain corrosives or oxidizers eparmen oi comgy rResponse Team removina associated with manufacturing ltal  methamphetamine ,.ta'ners of flammable liquid "lthe alley between Railroad The liquid was repacked in se- an - ir cure containers and the DOE team p a d Cota Street off Th d took it to dispose of it. "We had an :. Sniper nitnnt 6r, engine company on standby for as o ................... DOE," Salzer said pa n the scene with an en- . He said Scott Bar- The firefighters closed off the i lnpan Wner of the 1912 Building, I a report around 4:11 p.m. kTvember 13 stating someone .! two five-gallon containers almown liquid in the alley.  the people at a business D. saw the containers and ki Barnard, Salzer said. g Was opened and he said it smelled like gas," Salzer alley and laid a hose across Third Street in case it was needed. Sal- zer said the 1912 Building was not evacuated and Xinh's restaurant remained open. Shelton police were alerted to the situation but Salzer said they were not needed at the scene. Further identification of the flammable material is unlikely, Salzer said. Ecology does not typi- Origin of political lies case now out of the Wood work Stlse do further testing "unless that it misunderstanding of cally was a  Salzer said, he called a they have a reason to." As for the the facts, not at all intentional." the liquid was un- |Lream trained to deal with containers, Salzer said, "We have His statement of the facts con- loUs materials. "It could be no clue who left them there." cerns budget politics and Sheldon's able; it could be from a meth py trail East ...... 1921 Hignway ..... lute, '" .."r Unior, VVA 98592 -J you to SHIP ONE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL,$FRESH, HDMADEc 8 00mon site 32, ttaber of organizations will visitors on Saturday when edy Creek Salmon Trail OPen from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ' third annual Conservation and will be representatives Capitol Land Trust, Ma- }servation District, South _SOtmd Salmon Enhance- 1. up and Washington State ity. ns driving south from Shel- .ighway lOl can get there west on Old Olympic -vay at Milepost 356 and go-  gravel road that leads to a ![ holiday House Nov. 24th, 10:00-3:00 Ollow the signs f By SEAN HANLON and REBECCA WELLS If the final disposition of Rickert versus the PDC is not yet known, questions about the beginning of the case have an answer now. A comment made by a lobbyist from Shelton to an attorney for the Skokomish Tribe became the sub- ject of protracted litigation over what constitutes a lie and what the state can do about it. The Washington Public Disclo- sure Commission has asked the Washington Supreme Court to take another look at its split deci- sion throwing out a law authoriz- ing the PDC to levy fines against candidates for public office who lie about their opponents. Marilou Rickert of the Green Party was or- dered to pay $1,000 for statements she made about State Senator Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, during the 2002 campaign. Lori Anderson, a staffer em- ployed by the PDC, said the com- mission has asked the high court to clarify the issue of defamatory statements in the hope that this will point to a "legislative remedy" that would allow the Washington Legislature to rewrite the law. Failing that, the PDC could ask the U.S. Supreme Court to over- turn the state court's ruling. With the fate of the case still unknown, the part played by Dave Wood at the beginning of the fra- cas is described in his e-mail to this newspaper. He is a lobbyist who has moved from Mason County to Thurston County, where he has worked the halls of the legislature on issues of interest to disabled persons. "My definition of liar is one who knows the facts, yet pur- posely falsifies them," he wrote. "Marilou Rickert is no liar." At the heart of the dispute is a mailing by Rickert that claimed Sheldon had "voted to close a facil- ity for the developmentally chal- lenged in his district." This was a reference to the "Mission Creek Youth Camp, a facility near Bel- fair for juvenile offenders that was shut down and later reopened as a work camp for women who have gotten crosswise of the law. SHELDON CLAIMED that Rickert had lied about his record, pointing to his vote to keep Mis- sion Creek open and remarking that it was not a facility for young people with developmental dis- abilities but for juvenile offenders. The senator filed a complaint with the PDC, which found in his favor and ordered Rickert to pay a fine. Wood wrote that he testified to the PDC that her brochure followed upon comments he made to Rickert and maintained "all along the way .,., * 22" finish size * Gift box w/bow * Tax & shipping included  Alaska or Hawaii extra I  GIFT ORDER FORM: ! I ; I I From: I I I I Phone: I I I I Street Address: I I I I City: State: Zip: ! I I I Method of Payment: I I Visa  MasterCard  Discover  American Express  I I I I Card No. Exp. Date: I I PLEASE SEND TO: ! I I I Name: ..... I , ,, I Street Address: I (UPS c eli-er o  boxes) I I I I City: State: Zip: I I I I I would like it to arrive approx. ! I I I Your gift card to read as follows: ' I I I I I I I I I m|m||m|mm||m||m|m||mm||m Phone Make payable to Hunter Farms 360-.22220r380.426.2222 ttil000000.ir00ii.00k$00 East 1921 Highway 106, Union, WA 98592 OPEN 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 7 DAYS A WEEK record of voting against budgets written by the Democratic Party, an organization he belongs to but has been known to run against. Wood wrote: ."I told her Sheldon's vote against the budget was the kiss of death for Mission Creek. The Sen- ate was nearly tied at the time and the Democratic leadership needed every one of its votes." Wood was a lobbyist for Wash- ington Families United, an orga- nization that kept a watchful eye on the Washington Department of Social and Health Services and, he wrote, tries to "help the good so- cial workers do their difficult jobs even better." He was suggesting that Sheldon could have used a vote cast in favor of the budget as leverage to get other lawmakers to keep the Mission Creek Youth Camp open. He makes the point that two Republican lawmakers made deals to secure spending in their districts by voting in favor of the budget proposed by the Demo- cratic leadership. "The public seldom understands political gamesmanship in Olym- pia," Wood wrote. HIS E.MAIL ASSERTS that Rickert assumed that Mission Creek was for young people with developmental disabilities be- cause at the time Wood was lob- bying to expand Yakima Valley School, a state facility in Selah for DD youth that was supported by one of the Republican senators who voted with the Dems on the budget. Wood makes the point that one could argue that Rickert's assessment of Mission Creek was not without merit. "There were DD kids at Mission Creek as there are in all the prisons, jails and ju- venile rehab centers," he wrote. The Mission Creek Youth Camp employed 72 people in the Belfair area who worked with hundreds of juvenile .offenders under the supervision of the Washington De- partment of Social and Health Ser- vices. Wood said Sheldon "worked mightily" to have the site reconsti- tuted as the Mission Creek Cor- rections Center for Women, which employs 114 people at a work camp for female offenders in the custody of the Washington Department of Corrections. Rickert filed suit against the PDC contesting the fine and chal- (Please turn to page 11.) Rhody talk to turn to France The Shelton Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society will meet on Saturday, November 17, at 1:30 p.m. in the PUD Audi- torium at 307 West Cota Street in downtown Shelton. Jeanne Kinney will talk about the gardens of France she saw during her month-long visit to the country last spring. WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR TO-DO LIST, PUT YOUR FUTURE FIRST. 'lb set up your financial review, cll or visit today. Janis Byrd Financial Advisor 1717 Olympic Hwy. N. Suite 100 $helton,WA 98584 360-432-8965 www.edwardJonos.com Member SIPC Thursday, November 15, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 3 Shopping hazards nLamedic Ted Mower responds to the scene where uer Hoag and Casy Kane were struck by a 1998 tvY Tahoe. Kane, age 38, kneels to the right of .... , along.with Jeff Gunter on the left. Hoag, 37, suf- nl abrasions and a swollen wrist. Kane reported ie knee and wrist. The collision in the 100 block rWallace Kneeland Boulevard was reported to the Jlton Police Department at 5:33 p.m. on Tuesday. Ver Barbara Fosdick of Shelton was turning left 'S[of the Wal-Mart parking lot and collided with the ,feOtrmns as they crossed the street, according to 00ology realm called to up sinelly !iquid DUNCAN lab," he 'We didn t know at W t ir the time The response team did Jv tom the Shelton F e " . _ . nt responded early Tues- erfi e a field test and determined the ng to sunnort a Washing- liquid was flammable and did not Lltate D Y*" .... ° contain corrosives or oxidizers eparmen oi comgy rResponse Team removina associated with manufacturing ltal  methamphetamine ,.ta'ners of flammable liquid "lthe alley between Railroad The liquid was repacked in se- an - ir cure containers and the DOE team p a d Cota Street off Th d took it to dispose of it. "We had an :. Sniper nitnnt 6r, engine company on standby for as o ................... DOE," Salzer said pa n the scene with an en- . He said Scott Bar- The firefighters closed off the i lnpan Wner of the 1912 Building, I a report around 4:11 p.m. kTvember 13 stating someone .! two five-gallon containers almown liquid in the alley.  the people at a business D. saw the containers and ki Barnard, Salzer said. g Was opened and he said it smelled like gas," Salzer alley and laid a hose across Third Street in case it was needed. Sal- zer said the 1912 Building was not evacuated and Xinh's restaurant remained open. Shelton police were alerted to the situation but Salzer said they were not needed at the scene. Further identification of the flammable material is unlikely, Salzer said. Ecology does not typi- Origin of political lies case now out of the Wood work Stlse do further testing "unless that it misunderstanding of cally was a  Salzer said, he called a they have a reason to." As for the the facts, not at all intentional." the liquid was un- |Lream trained to deal with containers, Salzer said, "We have His statement of the facts con- loUs materials. "It could be no clue who left them there." cerns budget politics and Sheldon's able; it could be from a meth py trail East ...... 1921 Hignway ..... lute, '" .."r Unior, VVA 98592 -J you to SHIP ONE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL,$FRESH, HDMADEc 8 00mon site 32, ttaber of organizations will visitors on Saturday when edy Creek Salmon Trail OPen from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ' third annual Conservation and will be representatives Capitol Land Trust, Ma- }servation District, South _SOtmd Salmon Enhance- 1. up and Washington State ity. ns driving south from Shel- .ighway lOl can get there west on Old Olympic -vay at Milepost 356 and go-  gravel road that leads to a ![ holiday House Nov. 24th, 10:00-3:00 Ollow the signs f By SEAN HANLON and REBECCA WELLS If the final disposition of Rickert versus the PDC is not yet known, questions about the beginning of the case have an answer now. A comment made by a lobbyist from Shelton to an attorney for the Skokomish Tribe became the sub- ject of protracted litigation over what constitutes a lie and what the state can do about it. The Washington Public Disclo- sure Commission has asked the Washington Supreme Court to take another look at its split deci- sion throwing out a law authoriz- ing the PDC to levy fines against candidates for public office who lie about their opponents. Marilou Rickert of the Green Party was or- dered to pay $1,000 for statements she made about State Senator Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, during the 2002 campaign. Lori Anderson, a staffer em- ployed by the PDC, said the com- mission has asked the high court to clarify the issue of defamatory statements in the hope that this will point to a "legislative remedy" that would allow the Washington Legislature to rewrite the law. Failing that, the PDC could ask the U.S. Supreme Court to over- turn the state court's ruling. With the fate of the case still unknown, the part played by Dave Wood at the beginning of the fra- cas is described in his e-mail to this newspaper. He is a lobbyist who has moved from Mason County to Thurston County, where he has worked the halls of the legislature on issues of interest to disabled persons. "My definition of liar is one who knows the facts, yet pur- posely falsifies them," he wrote. "Marilou Rickert is no liar." At the heart of the dispute is a mailing by Rickert that claimed Sheldon had "voted to close a facil- ity for the developmentally chal- lenged in his district." This was a reference to the "Mission Creek Youth Camp, a facility near Bel- fair for juvenile offenders that was shut down and later reopened as a work camp for women who have gotten crosswise of the law. SHELDON CLAIMED that Rickert had lied about his record, pointing to his vote to keep Mis- sion Creek open and remarking that it was not a facility for young people with developmental dis- abilities but for juvenile offenders. The senator filed a complaint with the PDC, which found in his favor and ordered Rickert to pay a fine. Wood wrote that he testified to the PDC that her brochure followed upon comments he made to Rickert and maintained "all along the way .,., * 22" finish size * Gift box w/bow * Tax & shipping included  Alaska or Hawaii extra I  GIFT ORDER FORM: ! I ; I I From: I I I I Phone: I I I I Street Address: I I I I City: State: Zip: ! I I I Method of Payment: I I Visa  MasterCard  Discover  American Express  I I I I Card No. Exp. Date: I I PLEASE SEND TO: ! I I I Name: ..... I , ,, I Street Address: I (UPS c eli-er o  boxes) I I I I City: State: Zip: I I I I I would like it to arrive approx. ! I I I Your gift card to read as follows: ' I I I I I I I I I m|m||m|mm||m||m|m||mm||m Phone Make payable to Hunter Farms 360-.22220r380.426.2222 ttil000000.ir00ii.00k$00 East 1921 Highway 106, Union, WA 98592 OPEN 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 7 DAYS A WEEK record of voting against budgets written by the Democratic Party, an organization he belongs to but has been known to run against. Wood wrote: ."I told her Sheldon's vote against the budget was the kiss of death for Mission Creek. The Sen- ate was nearly tied at the time and the Democratic leadership needed every one of its votes." Wood was a lobbyist for Wash- ington Families United, an orga- nization that kept a watchful eye on the Washington Department of Social and Health Services and, he wrote, tries to "help the good so- cial workers do their difficult jobs even better." He was suggesting that Sheldon could have used a vote cast in favor of the budget as leverage to get other lawmakers to keep the Mission Creek Youth Camp open. He makes the point that two Republican lawmakers made deals to secure spending in their districts by voting in favor of the budget proposed by the Demo- cratic leadership. "The public seldom understands political gamesmanship in Olym- pia," Wood wrote. HIS E.MAIL ASSERTS that Rickert assumed that Mission Creek was for young people with developmental disabilities be- cause at the time Wood was lob- bying to expand Yakima Valley School, a state facility in Selah for DD youth that was supported by one of the Republican senators who voted with the Dems on the budget. Wood makes the point that one could argue that Rickert's assessment of Mission Creek was not without merit. "There were DD kids at Mission Creek as there are in all the prisons, jails and ju- venile rehab centers," he wrote. The Mission Creek Youth Camp employed 72 people in the Belfair area who worked with hundreds of juvenile .offenders under the supervision of the Washington De- partment of Social and Health Ser- vices. Wood said Sheldon "worked mightily" to have the site reconsti- tuted as the Mission Creek Cor- rections Center for Women, which employs 114 people at a work camp for female offenders in the custody of the Washington Department of Corrections. Rickert filed suit against the PDC contesting the fine and chal- (Please turn to page 11.) Rhody talk to turn to France The Shelton Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society will meet on Saturday, November 17, at 1:30 p.m. in the PUD Audi- torium at 307 West Cota Street in downtown Shelton. Jeanne Kinney will talk about the gardens of France she saw during her month-long visit to the country last spring. WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR TO-DO LIST, PUT YOUR FUTURE FIRST. 'lb set up your financial review, cll or visit today. Janis Byrd Financial Advisor 1717 Olympic Hwy. N. Suite 100 $helton,WA 98584 360-432-8965 www.edwardJonos.com Member SIPC Thursday, November 15, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 3