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Christmas comes to the county
e spirit of the season is being ex- for the Saints' Pantry food bank as well
ressed in many different ways. An era- as more than 20 new children's coats and
)Ioyee of Comcast is seeing stars as he more than 100 new unwrapped toys for
tangs a Christmas ornament from a light
)ole in downtown Shelton; members of
Ie Shelton Yacht Club are preparing for
heir annual Lighted Boat Parade and
ndace Roberts is among the people at
,ittle Creek Casino Resort who collect-
d more than a thousand pounds of food
distribution to needy families. Kim Bur-
row of Little Creek said she was "over-
whelmed by the response from their ex-
tremely gracious patrons." There's a sto-
ry on page 31 about the Skok art bazaar
and other activities.
County budget
to get a hearing
The Mason County Commis-
sion will take public comment
on a proposed 2008 budget at
9 a.m. on Monday, December
3, .at 411 North Fifth Street in
downtown Shelton.
A preliminary budget pre-
sented to commissioners by
Mason County Auditor Karen
Herr proposes the spending of"
about $33.8 million through
the Current Expense Fund,
the mechanism for day-to-day
operations of governmental
offices. This represents an in-
crease of 7.8 percent over the
budget for this year.
In anticipation of next year's
spending plan, commission-
ers voted on November 20 to
authorize a budget transfer of
$9,500 to the Mason County
Sheriff's Office. This will al-
low the county to add two new
deputies starting with the final
month of this year.
Commissioners are also re-
viewing the county's Transpor-
tation Improvement Program
for 2008-2013 as well as its
2008 road construction pro-
gram.
Earlier this month the Ma-
son County Transportation
Improvement Program-Citizen
Advisory Program approved
adding three streets located
in the Allyn community to the
2008-2013 Six-Year Transpor-
tation Improvement Program.
The Allyn Community As-
sociation requested Wheel-
Library has job info
The William G. Reed Library in
Shelton has an education and job
information center which offers a
wealth of employment info. Those
interested can contact the refer-
ence desk at the library.
Iurors witness third mistrial
20 and cbarged with illegal pos-
session of a 1991 Ford Mustang
and punching and kicking a police
tracking dog from the Tumwater
Police Department who tracked
him to a hiding place off California
Road near Shelton.
The jury was seated on No-
vember 16 and heard testimony
on November 20 with th(; trial set
to resume on November 21. Ju-
rors were Steven Reeves, Thomas
Smith, Wanda Norman, Jeffrey
Coleman, Paula Dugan, Janice
Olmstead, Dean Puster, Robert
Butler, Ruth Irish, Ryan Wickett,
Donna Simms and Janet Embree.
The alternate juror, Donna Fret,
was excused on November 19 due
to a death in the family.
Earlier this month, a mistrial
was declared when a juror turned
to the Internet to seek intbrma-
tion in the vehicular-assault trial
IIIARY DUNCAN
& third mistrial in five weeks
I declared in Mason County
)erior Court, ending the trial of
4-year-old man accused of the
'tapted harming of a police dog
possession of stolen property
.e second degree.
om S. Cacho, who is also
Wn as Temotio Tom Sparr Ca-
II, of 40 North Enatai Court on
Skokomish Reservation, was
ning the third day of trial
November 21. He has been in
dy at the Mason County Jail
t was entering the second floor
ttroom when a juror exiting a
rra'oom saw a corrections officer
)rting Cacho into the court-
t2acho was in civilian clothing
ci Was not shackled. Court rules
designed to prevent jurors
seeing a defendant in hand-
cuffs or in the custody of a guard.
The restrooms which jurors use is
in the same area where defendants
are brought to the courtroom for
trial. The door into the courtroom
is about four feet from the door of
the men's restroom and the hall-
way is about six feet wide.
Judge Toni Sheldon asked Offi-
cer Anita Watz about the incident.
Watz said she heard a flush from
the male restroom. "Then I looked
eye-to-eye with a gray-haired man
with a juror button on. Mr. Cacho
was in the doorway."
SHELDON GRANTED the
mistrial. "It is more than likely
the individual did have a view of
the officer and Mr. Cacho. Mr. Ca-
cho is allowed a trial where it is
not obvious he is in custody," she
said.
Cacho, who was arrested July
wright, Wade and Masterson
streets be included in the six-
year plan to serve the growing
needs of Arlyn's urban growth
area. The Mason County Com-
prehensive Plan has identified
these streets as future county
roads.
The Mas(m Cotmty Commis-
sioners have scheduled a pub-
lic hearing to consider adopt-
ing the 2008-2013 plan for 9:30
a.m. on Tuesday, December 4.
Family night
at Southside
The Southside School Booster
Club is sponsoring a family night
t?om 6 to 8 p.m. this Friday in the
school gym at 161 SE Collier Road.
The event is fi-ee and open to all
Southside families, who are invit-
ed to come and make ,dfts and sip
hot chocolate. There will also be a
bake sale.
SEASON'S
GREETINGS
of a 36-year-old Lilliwaup man ac-
cused of being under the influence
of alcohol when he drove a pickup
truck offthe road, causing injuries
to himself and his passenger.
SASCHA R. STOKELY was
on trial for vehicular assault in-
volving injuries to his passenger,
Marilyn J. Smith, a 50-year-old
Lilliwaup woman who testified at
the trial which began November
13. She sustained severe internal
injuries as did Stokely in a crash
on Highway 101 near Lilliwaup
reported at 6:45 p.m. on Novem-
ber 12, 2005. They were airlifted
to Harhorview Medical Center in
Seattle as Frank and Iris Doe and,
according to testimony at the trial,
(Please turn to page 8.)
W,, have enjoyed hellfing
Mason (:Ollllly residents
acliilwc ltleir I]nan(:ial goals
ovlq. lhc l)asl yt,ar, li is a
llleaslire Io lie a nielntier of
illi ('(inliniillity!
Please join us for a holiday
open house tit meet and
greet friends anti neight)rs.
Date: December 1014, 2007
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Place: 1717 Olympic Hwy N
Janis L Byrd
Financial Advisor
1 7] 7 Olympic Hwy N Suite ] O0
Shelton, WA 98584
360-432-8965
www.edwardJones.com Member SIP<:
Edward Jones
East 1921 H ghway 106, Union, WA 98592
SHIP ONE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL, FRESH, HANDMADE
$329onSt'oent"'
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Phone Make payable to Hunter Farms
or
A Family Farm Tradition
t
380-898-2221
East 1921 Highway 106, Union, Wh 98592 OPEN 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 7 DAYS h WEEK
Thursday, November 29, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 3
Christmas comes to the county
e spirit of the season is being ex- for the Saints' Pantry food bank as well
ressed in many different ways. An era- as more than 20 new children's coats and
)Ioyee of Comcast is seeing stars as he more than 100 new unwrapped toys for
tangs a Christmas ornament from a light
)ole in downtown Shelton; members of
Ie Shelton Yacht Club are preparing for
heir annual Lighted Boat Parade and
ndace Roberts is among the people at
,ittle Creek Casino Resort who collect-
d more than a thousand pounds of food
distribution to needy families. Kim Bur-
row of Little Creek said she was "over-
whelmed by the response from their ex-
tremely gracious patrons." There's a sto-
ry on page 31 about the Skok art bazaar
and other activities.
County budget
to get a hearing
The Mason County Commis-
sion will take public comment
on a proposed 2008 budget at
9 a.m. on Monday, December
3, .at 411 North Fifth Street in
downtown Shelton.
A preliminary budget pre-
sented to commissioners by
Mason County Auditor Karen
Herr proposes the spending of"
about $33.8 million through
the Current Expense Fund,
the mechanism for day-to-day
operations of governmental
offices. This represents an in-
crease of 7.8 percent over the
budget for this year.
In anticipation of next year's
spending plan, commission-
ers voted on November 20 to
authorize a budget transfer of
$9,500 to the Mason County
Sheriff's Office. This will al-
low the county to add two new
deputies starting with the final
month of this year.
Commissioners are also re-
viewing the county's Transpor-
tation Improvement Program
for 2008-2013 as well as its
2008 road construction pro-
gram.
Earlier this month the Ma-
son County Transportation
Improvement Program-Citizen
Advisory Program approved
adding three streets located
in the Allyn community to the
2008-2013 Six-Year Transpor-
tation Improvement Program.
The Allyn Community As-
sociation requested Wheel-
Library has job info
The William G. Reed Library in
Shelton has an education and job
information center which offers a
wealth of employment info. Those
interested can contact the refer-
ence desk at the library.
Iurors witness third mistrial
20 and cbarged with illegal pos-
session of a 1991 Ford Mustang
and punching and kicking a police
tracking dog from the Tumwater
Police Department who tracked
him to a hiding place off California
Road near Shelton.
The jury was seated on No-
vember 16 and heard testimony
on November 20 with th(; trial set
to resume on November 21. Ju-
rors were Steven Reeves, Thomas
Smith, Wanda Norman, Jeffrey
Coleman, Paula Dugan, Janice
Olmstead, Dean Puster, Robert
Butler, Ruth Irish, Ryan Wickett,
Donna Simms and Janet Embree.
The alternate juror, Donna Fret,
was excused on November 19 due
to a death in the family.
Earlier this month, a mistrial
was declared when a juror turned
to the Internet to seek intbrma-
tion in the vehicular-assault trial
IIIARY DUNCAN
& third mistrial in five weeks
I declared in Mason County
)erior Court, ending the trial of
4-year-old man accused of the
'tapted harming of a police dog
possession of stolen property
.e second degree.
om S. Cacho, who is also
Wn as Temotio Tom Sparr Ca-
II, of 40 North Enatai Court on
Skokomish Reservation, was
ning the third day of trial
November 21. He has been in
dy at the Mason County Jail
t was entering the second floor
ttroom when a juror exiting a
rra'oom saw a corrections officer
)rting Cacho into the court-
t2acho was in civilian clothing
ci Was not shackled. Court rules
designed to prevent jurors
seeing a defendant in hand-
cuffs or in the custody of a guard.
The restrooms which jurors use is
in the same area where defendants
are brought to the courtroom for
trial. The door into the courtroom
is about four feet from the door of
the men's restroom and the hall-
way is about six feet wide.
Judge Toni Sheldon asked Offi-
cer Anita Watz about the incident.
Watz said she heard a flush from
the male restroom. "Then I looked
eye-to-eye with a gray-haired man
with a juror button on. Mr. Cacho
was in the doorway."
SHELDON GRANTED the
mistrial. "It is more than likely
the individual did have a view of
the officer and Mr. Cacho. Mr. Ca-
cho is allowed a trial where it is
not obvious he is in custody," she
said.
Cacho, who was arrested July
wright, Wade and Masterson
streets be included in the six-
year plan to serve the growing
needs of Arlyn's urban growth
area. The Mason County Com-
prehensive Plan has identified
these streets as future county
roads.
The Mas(m Cotmty Commis-
sioners have scheduled a pub-
lic hearing to consider adopt-
ing the 2008-2013 plan for 9:30
a.m. on Tuesday, December 4.
Family night
at Southside
The Southside School Booster
Club is sponsoring a family night
t?om 6 to 8 p.m. this Friday in the
school gym at 161 SE Collier Road.
The event is fi-ee and open to all
Southside families, who are invit-
ed to come and make ,dfts and sip
hot chocolate. There will also be a
bake sale.
SEASON'S
GREETINGS
of a 36-year-old Lilliwaup man ac-
cused of being under the influence
of alcohol when he drove a pickup
truck offthe road, causing injuries
to himself and his passenger.
SASCHA R. STOKELY was
on trial for vehicular assault in-
volving injuries to his passenger,
Marilyn J. Smith, a 50-year-old
Lilliwaup woman who testified at
the trial which began November
13. She sustained severe internal
injuries as did Stokely in a crash
on Highway 101 near Lilliwaup
reported at 6:45 p.m. on Novem-
ber 12, 2005. They were airlifted
to Harhorview Medical Center in
Seattle as Frank and Iris Doe and,
according to testimony at the trial,
(Please turn to page 8.)
W,, have enjoyed hellfing
Mason (:Ollllly residents
acliilwc ltleir I]nan(:ial goals
ovlq. lhc l)asl yt,ar, li is a
llleaslire Io lie a nielntier of
illi ('(inliniillity!
Please join us for a holiday
open house tit meet and
greet friends anti neight)rs.
Date: December 1014, 2007
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Place: 1717 Olympic Hwy N
Janis L Byrd
Financial Advisor
1 7] 7 Olympic Hwy N Suite ] O0
Shelton, WA 98584
360-432-8965
www.edwardJones.com Member SIP<:
Edward Jones
East 1921 H ghway 106, Union, WA 98592
SHIP ONE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL, FRESH, HANDMADE
$329onSt'oent"'
USA)
, , * 22"
I
I From:
finish size ,, Gift box w/bow ,, Tax & shipping included
Alaska or Hawaii extra
GIFT ORDER FORM: I
I
I
I I
I Phone: I
I I
I Street Address: I
I I
I .City: State: ........................................ Zip: I
I I
I Method of Payment: I
I Visa I1 MasterCard i_l Discover IJ American Express t I
I I
I Card No. Exp. Date: ................ I
I PLEASE SEND TO: i
I Name: ..... I
I I
I Street Address: I
I (UPS cannot deliver to P.O. boxes) I
I I
I City: State: Zip: I
I I
I I would like it to arrive approx. I
I I
I Your gift card to read as follows: I
I I
I I
I I
I I
Phone Make payable to Hunter Farms
or
A Family Farm Tradition
t
380-898-2221
East 1921 Highway 106, Union, Wh 98592 OPEN 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 7 DAYS h WEEK
Thursday, November 29, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 3