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[mily gives thank:s for Habitat laksgiving came just a little for a crowd of volunteers and rembers gathered at Sho- on Sunday. I  hundred "thanks-givers" i hited the completion and Ition of the Thrivent Builds abitat house. bitat for Humanity of Ma- lUnty, in conjunction with lat Financial for Lutherans, eted the construction of the ,lfor Vivian Bates and her .just in time for her to spend giving there. This is the )llliomeillh¢ in the county built by al Habitat affiliate. len asked at the dedication ring for a show of hands who had worked on the ag site, many of those in the raised their hands. This alar Habitat project involved ease turn to page 37.) NEW HOMEOWNER Vivian Bates smiles as she listens to &apos;the choir from Faith Lutheran Church. Slump in housing puts .crimp in state forecast of revenue By SEAN HANLON At last report, sales-tax rev- enue. in the county and the state was still rising but at a slower pace than that which attended a boom fueled by shoppers recover- ing from the shock of 9/11. Mike Gowrylow of the Washing- ton State Department of Revenue has been keeping track of the sales tax in the years since September 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked New York City and Washing- ton, D.C. Uneasiness which fol- lowed the attacks and the death of approximately 3,000 people is thought to be a contributing fac- tor to a slowdown in the growth of total taxable retail sales. The sales tax generates about half of the state's revenue and funds a significant chunk of the spending by Mason County and the City of Shelton. "It's the biggest single compo- nent of tax revenue," Gowrylow said. After several years of steady growth, that component reached a plateau in 2001, when the state as a whole had $84.4 billion in tax- able retail sales. He described the year after 9/11 as "real flat" based on sales of $84.8 billion. "People weren't buying, and there were (Please turn to page 38.) B-'-'-'-- PROkild "  www.lumbermens-building.com | SHELTON HOODSPORT 14 E. Cedar Street 150 N. Lake Cushman Road -2611 • Fax 360-426-1587 360-877-6881 • Fax 360-877-6852 .ui:[,i.lll i'14o] i i i 'l:llli] "1.1t,'! I  Ill I l:l';i-'i ii iiii ii ii ii i 1714 Olympic Highway North Same-Day Service on Most Glass ,Happy Thanksgiving! * Residential * Commercial can 426-3163 Guaranteed Quality Monday-Friday 8:30-5 Mn-Frl 10am-5:30pm * Sun 10am-2pm For Your Shopping Convenience First & Railroad, Suite 108 - Downtown Shelton SPECIALISTS IN REROOFING & DIFFICULT REPAIRS ContraOor's Reg. No. ROOFDI* 168N8 "Happy Thanksgiving from your full-service contractor:' Here yesterdoy. Here todoy. Here tomorrow. 11 31 W. Kamilche Lane, Shelton O°lo Financing .,' ,=, i for up tO 1 yelir O.A.C, Rerooflng FREE year round AB A I EST/MAI' • ,,zl-8611 Olympio-Lacey ........... ,,,,<o ,.,, ........... 352-1294 XOf II I II IIII IIIIII IIII IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO SAY THANKS, During this holiday season and every day, we wish you all the very best. g// www.edwardJonu.€om Memlr SIPC Armin Baumgartel 821 West Railroad Financial Advisor Avenue, Dan Baumgartel Suite A, Sheiton Financial Advisor 426.0982 1-800-441-0982 VE ARE THANKFUL to the people of Mason County ! for making 2007 another successful year! look forward to serving you in 2008! ,, ,,, • Family owned and ($60) 427-2822 operated on Hlllclmit • 30 years sales & installation 1306 Olympic Hwy. S, experience Shelton,WA 98584 " 20 years customer Cont. tSHELTFC968QP service & rnanagement 360-426-7167 1-800-675-7167 2911 E. Brockdale Road irry the Hartford Stag says- I m thankful that turkey is the meat of this holiday!" HAPPY 00.HANKSGIVING will be CLOSED Thursday and Friday , , IVember 22 .d & 23 'd for Thanksgiving b r " -J' AYLOR D " ]_|:IE d €INSURANCE I]AR 1 FOHI) li ,,SERvICES 104 E. 3D0:;7_#189 S:t;,6_TA9598584 C j n . From our family to yours. l1 For questions, please call: 426'0077 ,, ,,,, i b this time of Thanksgiving, we take great pleasure in sending a heartfelt message to all our customers. How joyful we are that this time has come again to extend to May your holiday be filled with joy and the coming year be overflowing with all the good ngs in life. lce--ible-MeetADA ;1}22/07" Visit us at our website at www.masontransit.org (360) 427-5033 1-800'374-3747 Happy Twig from us Te Orpa A to Ml ,, Jl , Thursday, November 22, 2007- Shelton:Mason County Journal : Page 29 [mily gives thank:s for Habitat laksgiving came just a little for a crowd of volunteers and rembers gathered at Sho- on Sunday. I  hundred "thanks-givers" i hited the completion and Ition of the Thrivent Builds abitat house. bitat for Humanity of Ma- lUnty, in conjunction with lat Financial for Lutherans, eted the construction of the ,lfor Vivian Bates and her .just in time for her to spend giving there. This is the )llliomeillh¢ in the county built by al Habitat affiliate. len asked at the dedication ring for a show of hands who had worked on the ag site, many of those in the raised their hands. This alar Habitat project involved ease turn to page 37.) NEW HOMEOWNER Vivian Bates smiles as she listens to 'the choir from Faith Lutheran Church. Slump in housing puts .crimp in state forecast of revenue By SEAN HANLON At last report, sales-tax rev- enue. in the county and the state was still rising but at a slower pace than that which attended a boom fueled by shoppers recover- ing from the shock of 9/11. Mike Gowrylow of the Washing- ton State Department of Revenue has been keeping track of the sales tax in the years since September 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked New York City and Washing- ton, D.C. Uneasiness which fol- lowed the attacks and the death of approximately 3,000 people is thought to be a contributing fac- tor to a slowdown in the growth of total taxable retail sales. The sales tax generates about half of the state's revenue and funds a significant chunk of the spending by Mason County and the City of Shelton. "It's the biggest single compo- nent of tax revenue," Gowrylow said. After several years of steady growth, that component reached a plateau in 2001, when the state as a whole had $84.4 billion in tax- able retail sales. He described the year after 9/11 as "real flat" based on sales of $84.8 billion. "People weren't buying, and there were (Please turn to page 38.) B-'-'-'-- PROkild "  www.lumbermens-building.com | SHELTON HOODSPORT 14 E. Cedar Street 150 N. Lake Cushman Road -2611 • Fax 360-426-1587 360-877-6881 • Fax 360-877-6852 .ui:[,i.lll i'14o] i i i 'l:llli] "1.1t,'! I  Ill I l:l';i-'i ii iiii ii ii ii i 1714 Olympic Highway North Same-Day Service on Most Glass ,Happy Thanksgiving! * Residential * Commercial can 426-3163 Guaranteed Quality Monday-Friday 8:30-5 Mn-Frl 10am-5:30pm * Sun 10am-2pm For Your Shopping Convenience First & Railroad, Suite 108 - Downtown Shelton SPECIALISTS IN REROOFING & DIFFICULT REPAIRS ContraOor's Reg. No. ROOFDI* 168N8 "Happy Thanksgiving from your full-service contractor:' Here yesterdoy. Here todoy. Here tomorrow. 11 31 W. Kamilche Lane, Shelton O°lo Financing .,' ,=, i for up tO 1 yelir O.A.C, Rerooflng FREE year round AB A I EST/MAI' • ,,zl-8611 Olympio-Lacey ........... ,,,,<o ,.,, ........... 352-1294 XOf II I II IIII IIIIII IIII IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO SAY THANKS, During this holiday season and every day, we wish you all the very best. g// www.edwardJonu.€om Memlr SIPC Armin Baumgartel 821 West Railroad Financial Advisor Avenue, Dan Baumgartel Suite A, Sheiton Financial Advisor 426.0982 1-800-441-0982 VE ARE THANKFUL to the people of Mason County ! for making 2007 another successful year! look forward to serving you in 2008! ,, ,,, • Family owned and ($60) 427-2822 operated on Hlllclmit • 30 years sales & installation 1306 Olympic Hwy. S, experience Shelton,WA 98584 " 20 years customer Cont. tSHELTFC968QP service & rnanagement 360-426-7167 1-800-675-7167 2911 E. Brockdale Road irry the Hartford Stag says- I m thankful that turkey is the meat of this holiday!" HAPPY 00.HANKSGIVING will be CLOSED Thursday and Friday , , IVember 22 .d & 23 'd for Thanksgiving b r " -J' AYLOR D " ]_|:IE d €INSURANCE I]AR 1 FOHI) li ,,SERvICES 104 E. 3D0:;7_#189 S:t;,6_TA9598584 C j n . From our family to yours. l1 For questions, please call: 426'0077 ,, ,,,, i b this time of Thanksgiving, we take great pleasure in sending a heartfelt message to all our customers. How joyful we are that this time has come again to extend to May your holiday be filled with joy and the coming year be overflowing with all the good ngs in life. lce--ible-MeetADA ;1}22/07" Visit us at our website at www.masontransit.org (360) 427-5033 1-800'374-3747 Happy Twig from us Te Orpa A to Ml ,, Jl , Thursday, November 22, 2007- Shelton:Mason County Journal : Page 29