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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
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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