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idays n and 5:30 p.m., Alcoholics aYlnous, 125 West Cota Street. .P.m., AA, New Community of Union, 310 Dalby Road, 7 3. [P£1., , nonsmoking-nonswear- llaint David's Episcopal Church, [u and Cedar streets. l  l.ln., Friends of Bill W. Chapter ,|ood Canal Community Church, t%ch Creek Road, Hoodsport. , Al-Anon family group, Saint tid's Episcopal Church Call 427- oon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., AA, 125 |?t Cots Street. 30 p.m., First Baptist Clurch 'mltes recovery, 419 Railroad Av- r. Childcare provided. L 7 IMB., AA, nonsmoking and handi- I' Cessible, Shelton's United Meth- (]h. urch, 1900 King Street. : 0 p.m., AA, Hoodsport library. :!?:10--i p.m., Al-Anon, Coffee Compa- [240 Highway 101, Hoodsport. • , Narcotics Anonymous, Elli- E  m, Mason General Hospital. Slowdown in housing seen a big question mark when it comes to the source of public funds. Also pointing to a slowdown is a report by Brad Smotherman of PUD 3 showing that applications for new electric power services were down quite bit during the first eight months of this year. The supervisor of service engineering, he reported that there were 473 applications for permanent elec- tric service through August 31, down 28.5 percent from the 662 applications received during the first eight months of 2006. If the housing sector of the local economy looks like it may be run- ning out of steam, consumer spend- ing picked up a bit after starting the year with a dip. After years of steady growth, taxable retail sales in Mason County dropped a frac- tion of 1 percent to just under $49.9 million during the first quarter of this year when compared to the first quarter of 2006, though sales in the City of Shelton increased by 2.3 percent to just over $25.9 mil- lion during the same time period, January through March. During the second quarter the county had taxable retail sales of just over $59 million, an increase of 2.8 percent over April through June of 2006, while sales in Shelton were fiat, increasing only a fraction of 1 percent to just over $30.1 million. Second-quarter retail sales in the city included: $16.22 million at gen- eral merchandise stores; $5.71 mil- lion at restaurants and drinking es- tablishments; $3.02 million in vehi- cles, tires and parts; $1.79 million at food and beverage stores; $864,792 at gas stations; and $407,105 in electronics and appliances. Second- quarter retail sales in the county included: $17.2 million at general merchandise stores; $11.25 million in vehicles, tires and parts; $9.55 million at restaurants and drinking establishments; $4.71 million at gas stations; $4.36 million in food and beverage stores; and $1.27 million in electronics and appliances. West Cota. 6:30 p.m., AA open meeting, Hood- sport library. 7 p.m., Ala-Teen, Saint David's Episcopal Church, Third and Cedar. 7 p.m., Depressed Anonymous, the Pershing Room of Mason General Hospital, 901 Mountain View Drive. WedneKlayt 9:30 a.m., AI-Anon family group, T.C. Room of the Skokomish Tribal Center, 80 Tribal Center Road. Noon and 5:30 p.m., AA, 125 West Cots Street. Noon, Overeaters Anonymous, Saint David's Episcopal Church, Third and Cedar. 7 p.m., Adult Children of Alcohol- ics, McDonald's meeting room, Olym- pic Highway North. I I I AN OLD TRUCK is parked by a new home under constru, .... tion last summer on Agate Road. "A" Grade Tahitian BLACK PEARL STRAND Bridal Sets Regularly priced at $10,000 SALE $7,000 Regularly starting at $599 Now starting at $419.30 Reversible Southwest Earrings Amber Earrings • % tt (Continued from page 7.) on October 31 of last year but 15.7 percent higher than last month's pending median. Indications that expensive hous- ing has been doing better than the rest of market in 2007 is supported by information provided by the city and county building departments. Forgetting for a moment that one man's shed is another man's pala- tial estate, $200,000 seems to draw a reasonable line between the haves and the haves-a-lot. A comparison of permits reported in September and October of 2006 and 2007 shows that there's more planned construction of expensive homes and less planned construction of-inexpensive ones: 11 permits for homes under $100,000 in 2007 and 20 in 2006; 48 homes be- tween $100,000 and $200,00 in 2007 and 86 in 2006; 18 homes between $200,000 and $300,000 in 2007 and 13 in 2006; and three homes priced at more than $300,000 in 2007 and one in 2006. Besides providing shelter for people of various financial means, the housing industry provides em- ployment for builders and tax rev- enue for local governments. Home sales finalized in October amount- ed to $22.9 million in transactions, and pending sales hint at another $15.3 million when this month has come and gone. THE REAL-ESTATE excise tax of 1.78 percent on the sales price of a home generated a little over $2 million for local city and county governments in 2006. This. was down $153,487 from 2005, the peak of a five-year boom that saw REET revenue grow from $454,613 in 2000 to more than $2.2 million. Based on figures provided by the listing service, the take through the first 10 months of this year was a shade under $1.59 million. If the established trend contin- ues, the county will receive about $175,000 less this year than last, and with signs that the market is turning soft 2008 could start with 10 p.m., The Point Is, Easy Does It, 125 West Cota Street. Sundays 8 a.m., noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., AA, 125 West Cota Street. 4-6 p.m., Freedom in Recovery, Gateway Christian Fellowship, 405 South Seventh Street. 7 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, Mat- lock Grange ttall. Mondays Noon and 5:30 p.m., AA, 125 West Cota Street. 4:30 p.m., Overeaters Anonymous, Saint David's Church. 6:30 p.m., AA/AI-Anon, parish hall of Saint Edward's Catholic Church. 7 p.m., AA, nonsmoking and non- swearing, Saint David's Episcopal Church, Third and Cedar streets. 7 p.m., Adult Children of Alcohol- ics, New Community Church office, 310 East Dalby Road, Suite 300, Union. For information call 898-6962 or 898-7855. 7:30 p.m. Mondays, AA, Fir Lane Health and Rehabilitation Center, 2430 North 13th Street. yB an Tuesdays treet d _ 5:30 p.m., AA, 125 West l0 a.m., Maple Glen Assisted Liv- p ing, 1700 North 13th Loop Road, .m., Friends of Bill and Bob Shelton. For intbrmation call 360-556- r at the Skokomish Tribal Cen- 6579. r Tribal Center Road. Noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., AA, 125 S28 pair Earrings Earrings Tahitian Black Akoya * ½ Carat PEARL PEARL * Lab-creatd EARRINGS STRAND Reg $439 Ip SALE S307.30 GOLD Diamond Diamond Oval Heart Pendant Pendant Reg. $780 Reg. $200 SALE $546 SALE S140 SHOP & COMPARE our prices on Jewelry and REPAIR! II I I SPECIALS 0FTHE WEEK and Shelton 11115-111200 , , 360-00 6--00-54 _, FACTOI00Y SKOOKUM CREEK S T O E TOBACCO Made flesh at our own factory I | II COMPLETE PREMIS BLENDZ II CIG CIGARETTES Little Cigars LImA RO r . 1.59 PACK Reg. $21.95  NOWIN'KING BOX ........ COMPLETE ROLL-YOUR.0WN --NEW-- Walk-In Humidor GREAT SELECTION of Fine Cigars & Humidor Accessories IH :1299+00 At the intersection of Highway 101 and 108, just minutes away from Olympia Thursday, November 15, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 9 The Kamllche lading Past operates under a compact with the State of Washington "Safe 7b Shop" TOJCCOPRODgCTNDPJ .TIIRUOPEf SunThur 7am-9pm* Fri & Sat 7am lOpn ............................ ] HOURS: Mon-Thur 6am-12am / Ffi & Sat 6am-2am / Sun 6am-1 lpm One Pound Bag CIGARS 1VIAIq_E GREAT GIFTS Try Oily o'n ISLAND BLENDZ Hand rolled-Fine cigars LARGE SELECTION ! RIhI)ILY hVhItbBL idays n and 5:30 p.m., Alcoholics aYlnous, 125 West Cota Street. .P.m., AA, New Community of Union, 310 Dalby Road, 7 3. [P£1., , nonsmoking-nonswear- llaint David's Episcopal Church, [u and Cedar streets. l  l.ln., Friends of Bill W. Chapter ,|ood Canal Community Church, t%ch Creek Road, Hoodsport. , Al-Anon family group, Saint tid's Episcopal Church Call 427- oon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., AA, 125 |?t Cots Street. 30 p.m., First Baptist Clurch 'mltes recovery, 419 Railroad Av- r. Childcare provided. L 7 IMB., AA, nonsmoking and handi- I' Cessible, Shelton's United Meth- (]h. urch, 1900 King Street. : 0 p.m., AA, Hoodsport library. :!?:10--i p.m., Al-Anon, Coffee Compa- [240 Highway 101, Hoodsport. • , Narcotics Anonymous, Elli- E  m, Mason General Hospital. Slowdown in housing seen a big question mark when it comes to the source of public funds. Also pointing to a slowdown is a report by Brad Smotherman of PUD 3 showing that applications for new electric power services were down quite bit during the first eight months of this year. The supervisor of service engineering, he reported that there were 473 applications for permanent elec- tric service through August 31, down 28.5 percent from the 662 applications received during the first eight months of 2006. If the housing sector of the local economy looks like it may be run- ning out of steam, consumer spend- ing picked up a bit after starting the year with a dip. After years of steady growth, taxable retail sales in Mason County dropped a frac- tion of 1 percent to just under $49.9 million during the first quarter of this year when compared to the first quarter of 2006, though sales in the City of Shelton increased by 2.3 percent to just over $25.9 mil- lion during the same time period, January through March. During the second quarter the county had taxable retail sales of just over $59 million, an increase of 2.8 percent over April through June of 2006, while sales in Shelton were fiat, increasing only a fraction of 1 percent to just over $30.1 million. Second-quarter retail sales in the city included: $16.22 million at gen- eral merchandise stores; $5.71 mil- lion at restaurants and drinking es- tablishments; $3.02 million in vehi- cles, tires and parts; $1.79 million at food and beverage stores; $864,792 at gas stations; and $407,105 in electronics and appliances. Second- quarter retail sales in the county included: $17.2 million at general merchandise stores; $11.25 million in vehicles, tires and parts; $9.55 million at restaurants and drinking establishments; $4.71 million at gas stations; $4.36 million in food and beverage stores; and $1.27 million in electronics and appliances. West Cota. 6:30 p.m., AA open meeting, Hood- sport library. 7 p.m., Ala-Teen, Saint David's Episcopal Church, Third and Cedar. 7 p.m., Depressed Anonymous, the Pershing Room of Mason General Hospital, 901 Mountain View Drive. WedneKlayt 9:30 a.m., AI-Anon family group, T.C. Room of the Skokomish Tribal Center, 80 Tribal Center Road. Noon and 5:30 p.m., AA, 125 West Cots Street. Noon, Overeaters Anonymous, Saint David's Episcopal Church, Third and Cedar. 7 p.m., Adult Children of Alcohol- ics, McDonald's meeting room, Olym- pic Highway North. I I I AN OLD TRUCK is parked by a new home under constru, .... tion last summer on Agate Road. "A" Grade Tahitian BLACK PEARL STRAND Bridal Sets Regularly priced at $10,000 SALE $7,000 Regularly starting at $599 Now starting at $419.30 Reversible Southwest Earrings Amber Earrings • % tt (Continued from page 7.) on October 31 of last year but 15.7 percent higher than last month's pending median. Indications that expensive hous- ing has been doing better than the rest of market in 2007 is supported by information provided by the city and county building departments. Forgetting for a moment that one man's shed is another man's pala- tial estate, $200,000 seems to draw a reasonable line between the haves and the haves-a-lot. A comparison of permits reported in September and October of 2006 and 2007 shows that there's more planned construction of expensive homes and less planned construction of-inexpensive ones: 11 permits for homes under $100,000 in 2007 and 20 in 2006; 48 homes be- tween $100,000 and $200,00 in 2007 and 86 in 2006; 18 homes between $200,000 and $300,000 in 2007 and 13 in 2006; and three homes priced at more than $300,000 in 2007 and one in 2006. Besides providing shelter for people of various financial means, the housing industry provides em- ployment for builders and tax rev- enue for local governments. Home sales finalized in October amount- ed to $22.9 million in transactions, and pending sales hint at another $15.3 million when this month has come and gone. THE REAL-ESTATE excise tax of 1.78 percent on the sales price of a home generated a little over $2 million for local city and county governments in 2006. This. was down $153,487 from 2005, the peak of a five-year boom that saw REET revenue grow from $454,613 in 2000 to more than $2.2 million. Based on figures provided by the listing service, the take through the first 10 months of this year was a shade under $1.59 million. If the established trend contin- ues, the county will receive about $175,000 less this year than last, and with signs that the market is turning soft 2008 could start with 10 p.m., The Point Is, Easy Does It, 125 West Cota Street. Sundays 8 a.m., noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., AA, 125 West Cota Street. 4-6 p.m., Freedom in Recovery, Gateway Christian Fellowship, 405 South Seventh Street. 7 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, Mat- lock Grange ttall. Mondays Noon and 5:30 p.m., AA, 125 West Cota Street. 4:30 p.m., Overeaters Anonymous, Saint David's Church. 6:30 p.m., AA/AI-Anon, parish hall of Saint Edward's Catholic Church. 7 p.m., AA, nonsmoking and non- swearing, Saint David's Episcopal Church, Third and Cedar streets. 7 p.m., Adult Children of Alcohol- ics, New Community Church office, 310 East Dalby Road, Suite 300, Union. For information call 898-6962 or 898-7855. 7:30 p.m. Mondays, AA, Fir Lane Health and Rehabilitation Center, 2430 North 13th Street. yB an Tuesdays treet d _ 5:30 p.m., AA, 125 West l0 a.m., Maple Glen Assisted Liv- p ing, 1700 North 13th Loop Road, .m., Friends of Bill and Bob Shelton. For intbrmation call 360-556- r at the Skokomish Tribal Cen- 6579. r Tribal Center Road. Noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., AA, 125 S28 pair Earrings Earrings Tahitian Black Akoya * ½ Carat PEARL PEARL * Lab-creatd EARRINGS STRAND Reg $439 Ip SALE S307.30 GOLD Diamond Diamond Oval Heart Pendant Pendant Reg. $780 Reg. $200 SALE $546 SALE S140 SHOP & COMPARE our prices on Jewelry and REPAIR! II I I SPECIALS 0FTHE WEEK and Shelton 11115-111200 , , 360-00 6--00-54 _, FACTOI00Y SKOOKUM CREEK S T O E TOBACCO Made flesh at our own factory I | II COMPLETE PREMIS BLENDZ II CIG CIGARETTES Little Cigars LImA RO r . 1.59 PACK Reg. $21.95  NOWIN'KING BOX ........ COMPLETE ROLL-YOUR.0WN --NEW-- Walk-In Humidor GREAT SELECTION of Fine Cigars & Humidor Accessories IH :1299+00 At the intersection of Highway 101 and 108, just minutes away from Olympia Thursday, November 15, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 9 The Kamllche lading Past operates under a compact with the State of Washington "Safe 7b Shop" TOJCCOPRODgCTNDPJ .TIIRUOPEf SunThur 7am-9pm* Fri & Sat 7am lOpn ............................ ] HOURS: Mon-Thur 6am-12am / Ffi & Sat 6am-2am / Sun 6am-1 lpm One Pound Bag CIGARS 1VIAIq_E GREAT GIFTS Try Oily o'n ISLAND BLENDZ Hand rolled-Fine cigars LARGE SELECTION ! RIhI)ILY hVhItbBL