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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.