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Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012
Week 46 '--- The Voice of Mason County since 1886 -- Published for Mason County and Jack Hilligoss of Shelton -- $1
Mary M.
Proposals include 3 miles of beach access on Harstine Island
By GORDON WEEKS
gordon@masoncounty.com
The awarding of a $2.5 million grant
would be "the first domino that must
fall" that could trigger the creation of
a proposed Fudge Point State Park on ation Commission, to members of the
Harstine Island, and perhaps a spec- Pioneer Community Kiwanis Club
tacular 3.2-mile stretch of publicly as- yesterday at the Spencer Lake Grill.
sessable tideland. If the Washington State Parks and
That's a scenario painted by Steve Recreation Commission is awarded
Hahn, lands program manager for the
Washington State Parks and Recre- See Park on page A-7
I
"1 consider the day i joined the U.S. Air Force
the most important day in my life."
i Jack Kemp, U.S. Air Force Medic •
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
Charlie Hallin, the only World War II veteran who attended the third annual Hoodsport Veterans Barbeque, spoke
about his time as a machine gunner on a tank in Gen. George Patton's Third Army. Veterans at the event were
invited to tell stories and comment on their service.
Hoodsport barbecue
gives veterans, families
a chance to remember
By NATALIE JOHNSON
natalie@mas°nc°unty'c°m
After three years, the Hoodsport Vet-
erans Barbeque is fast becoming a local
tradition.
More than 100 people, including vet-
erans and their families, packed into the
Mason County Fire District 1 fire hall Sat- service.
urday for the event. "I consider the day I joined the U.S. Air
While past lunches have included a Force the most important day of my life,"
speaker, this year emcee Carl Parker in- he said.
vited veterans in attendance to say their Others talked about dealing with atti-
name, the branch they served with and tudes toward veterans after the Vietnam
any wars or conflicts they served in. He War.
also invited them to tell any interesting "The thing I had the hardest time with
stories or anecdotes from their years in (was) when I retired and started walking
the military, the streets as a civilian," Jerry Valentine
"The people who are here are going to said. "The thing I had to do was, not only
be the program," Parker said. ""We're all forgiving the country for putting us in
here just to hang out ... this is their day." that situation, but forgiving myself, for
Many veterans, including Jack Kemp, doing things I had to do."
who served as a U.S. Air Force medic in
the 1960s, commented on their years of See Veterans on page A-7
any
surroun
In
By NATALIE JOHNSON
natalie@masoncdunty.com
In the days after Wash-
ington voters passed Initia-
tive 502, which legalized
recreational marijuafla
use in the state, local law
enforcement agencies pre-
pared to follow the new
law, and wade through
some of the confusion it
caused.
"There's still a lot of
uncertainties," said Chief
Deputy Dean Byrd of the
Mason County Sheriffs
Office.
The law, which will be-
come effective on Dec. 6,
will allow people over 21
to possess up to an ounce
of marijuana.
"This does not give peo-
ple the opportunity to go
out and
grow
their
0 W n
mari-
juana,"
Byrd
said.
While
lead-
Dean ership
Byrd in the
sheriff's
office, as well as law en-
forcement thoughout
Washington, is still dis-
cussing how to handle the the impact of the law at
changes, Byrd said the length and is hoping for
department is committed clarification from the
to enforcing the new law Shelton City Commis-
in December. sion.
"It's going to be incum- "Ultimately, we're go-
bent upon us to establish ing to need some direc-
protocols for implementa- tion from the mayor and
tion and enforcement of city commission on how
the statute and we'll be we change and what we
doing that in the near fu- change," he said. "We'll
ture," he said, be discussing it over the
Lt. Les Watson of the course of the next month."
Shelton Police Depart-
ment said that depart-
ment had not discussed See Marijuana on page A-7
Neighbors
elated by
temporary
park
closure
By GORDON WEEKS
gordon@masoncounty.com
A temporary fence has
been erected that blocks ac-
cess to the City of Shelton's
riverside Sixth Street park
- and the residents on both
sides couldn't be happier.
"I'm elated," said Joe Ju-
lian, whose house borders
the east side of the one-acre
park. "I'm beside myself."
"It's like it's back to a
normal neighborhood," said
Jackie Lautt, whose house
borders the west side of the
park. "I just wish it could
stay that way."
The City of Shelton
closed the park for eight
months and erected the
fences to restore the grass
and native plants. But the
neighbors are ecstatic about
what the barrier is keeping
out: youths who consume
alcohol, use and sell drugs,
fight, urinate and scream
obscenities.
During the past year, the
city's Parks and Recreation
Department has removed
wooden tables due to van-
dalism, and barbecue pits to
discourage fires. The Parks
and Recreation Citizens Ad-
visory Committee hosted a
neighborhood meeting on
Sept. 27 to discuss solu-
tions to park issues, which
included not just the rowdy
and illegal behavior, but
destroyed vegetation and
grass trampled away into
barren dirt.
SheltonParks and Recre-
ation Department Director
Mark Ziegler recommended
that the city close the park
See Closure on page A-7
Journal photo by Gordon Weeks
A temporary fence has
been erected at the
city of Shelton's Sixth
Street park. It's allow-
ing vegetation to grow
back -- and keeping
out rowdy youth who
drink, take drugs,
fight and scream.