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Dredging
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formed in front of the Dairy
Queen on First Street,
it was short-lived as the
tide receded. The recently
dredged section of Shelton
Creek passed its first ma-
jor test.
"All in all, we did very
well," said Steve Goins, the
City of Shelton's interim
director of public works.
"Obviously the stream had
greater capacity."
Historically, the combi-
nation of such conditions
would have creating flood-
ing issues for Dairy Queen
and the nearby apart-
ments, but the banks of
Shelton Creek were not
breached, Goins said.
Some of the gravel fur-
ther upstream was sent
downstream during the
storm, but it had no effect
on the stream flow, Goins
said.
City crews also conduct-
ed a successful experiment
during the rainstorm, said
Shelton City Engineer
Mike Michael. The down-
pour sent a dead deer down
Shelton Creek, where it be-
came imbedded in a trash
rack as the creek traveled
in a culvert under North-
cliff Road.
The clog sent water flow-
ing down the road to pool
in front of Dairy Queen.
But city crews managed
to divert some of the flow
into gutter lines, keeping
the breached creek water
to a minimum on the pave-
ment, he said.
In September, the
City of Shelton awarded
a $349,000 contract to
George Gill Construc-
tion of Chehalis to dredge
about 8,000 yards of sedi-
ment on a 1,000-foot sec-
tion of Shelton Creek, from
Second Street downtown
to the railroad culvert that
borders Simpson Timber
property.
The dredging is an in-
terim fix as the city seeks
funds for a long-term solu-
tion to flooding on the Shel-
ton and Canyon creeks,
which converge downtown
on Second Street, be-
tween Cedar and Franklin
streets.
The city continues to
study short- and long-te~m
ways to improve flows on
the river, Goins said. Pub-
lic hearings will be hosted
in the coming months,
probably in January, he
said.
The city also is listening
to advice from its advisory
group on the creeks, and a
privately organized adviso-
ry group that formed about
a year ago, Michael said.
Fund
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shop gave $100.
Betty Mast donated $50 and one
anonymous donor contributed $50.
Last year, the program gave out
' 905 baskets, worth $30,813. Due to
, high food and toy prices, this year's
fundraising goal is set at $40,000.
People who would like to receive a
basket of toys and food can sign up at
the 40 et 8 at 113 W. Cota St. from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 1, 5 and 8. People
who would only like a basket of food
can sign up on Dec. 12 and 15.
Those signing up for baskets need
to have a legal identification for both
themselves and children receiving
baskets.
Acceptable identification includes
birth certificates or paperwork from
state assistance programs thaf shows
the child's age.
The toy shopping day is scheduled
for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 15 at Walmart.
Parents will also need identification
for the shopping day.
Food basket pick up will be held
from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dec. 22 at
the old Shelton Armory on Franklin
Street.
Donations to support the Christmas
food basket program can be mailed to
the Journal at P.O. Box 430, Shelton,
WA, 98584, or dropped off at the of-
rice at 227 W. Cota St. during business
hours.
Those who donated to the program
will be recognized in the newspaper
unless they choose to remain anony-
mous. Donations can also be made in
memory of a loved one.
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Mason County employees and community members got together
• Monday afternoon to thank Steve Bloomfield for his year of service as a
county commissioner, and wish him well in the future.
Bloomfield
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As a member of the commission for the
last year, Bloomfield took part in many im-
portant and controversial votes. While he
served on the county commission, the board
balanced two budgets, finished reorganiz-
ing voting districts in the county, finished
construction on the Belfair Wastewater
Treatment Plant and hooked up residents
to the Belfair sewer.
But Bloomfield said voting in his first
month in office to create a one-tenth of 1
percent sales tax for mental health and
substance abuse services, and to create an
advisory committee to Oversee those funds,
is the decision he is most proud of.
"I think that was a very controversial
and highly charged thing that could pay
huge dividends," he said.
Ring Erickson and Sheldon were not
able to attend the reception, but Director of
Central Operations Diane Zoren presented
Bloomfield with a gift from the other com-
missioners -- a fountain pen.
Bloomfield plans to continue serving on
the Oakland Bay Clean Water District ad-
visory committee and another citizen com-
mittee on the feasibility of funding a new
Mason County Fairgrounds. He also plans
to continue working for Seattle Shellfish.
"I'm not going anywhere," he said.
Inmates
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Interchange on to West Deegan Road. Follow road 2.2 miles
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Re-Entry Coalition. Formed
two years ago by former
state legislator Doug Sayan,
the volunteers provide men-
torship and resources to
help offenders make a suc-
cessful transition back into
society.
Sayan, the group's chair-
man, said he was inspired
to help inmates released
"with $40 in gate money,
with no idea of where to go,
and no way to get there."
The Transitioning Offend-
ers Program helps connect
former prisoners with re-
sources, but "when they get
out, they have no mentors,"
he said.
The challenges include
finding jobs and a place to
live, particularly for reg-
istered sex offenders who
often become transients,
Sayan said. Former inmates
need support from people
with "their arms out, and
not their fist," he said.
He added, "The name of
the game is re-entry, not re-
cidivism."
The group's primary goal
is to reduce recidivism by
offering prisoners the tools,
before they are released, to
make better choices, said
group member Joyce Lin-
gle. Some will return to the
same families with the same
problems. Many are fathers
who want to help their chil-
dren, Lingle said.
"They need someone to
help them out, or they will
fail," she said.
Many of these men have
been in the prison system
since they were in their
teens, Lingle said. They will
return to their communi-
ties "with strikes against
them ... They're still 'The
Convict.' They're not given
a second chance," she said.
Mason County is "small-
town," where many of the
convicts and their families
are well known, Lingle said.
They will be judged, she
said.
"One of the first reactions
is, 'They're murderers! I
don't want them around my
family!'" Lingle said.
The prison has a capacity
of 1,268, and only 60 or 70
are involved in the Wash-
ington Re-Entry Club pro-
gram, Lingle said. When
they are released, they'll
need jobs, homes, employ-
ment skills and health care.
"Keeping these guys on
track and going is the way
to go," said Steve Bostrom, a
member of the Mason Coun-
ty Re-Entry Coalition and a
counselor at the prison.
The program is seek-
ing volunteers with "people
skills," he said.
"The problem is it takes
a whole bunch of people in
the community to make this
work," he said.
Volunteers can contrib-
ute as little as two hours per
month, while being a men-
tor is more involved.
The Mason County Re-
Entry Coalition meets at
9:30 a.m. the first Wednes-
day of each month at the
Alpine Way Retirement
Apartments in Shelton. For
information, call 426-7440.
A recent gathering of the
Washington Re-Entry Club
inside the prison had the
look and feel of any civic
group meeting: the club of-
ricers at the front table with
a microphone, backed by
American and state flags, a
full agenda. The differenc-
es: all the participants were
dressed in khaki and white,
and some were searched by
corrections officers as they
left the meeting.
The inmates talked about
a recent pizza fundraiser,
which netted more than
$600; $150 went to the.Ma-
son County Shelter, $100 to
Turning Pointe Domestic
Violence Services.
The meeting's topics and
suggestions included asking
Verizon for used cellphones
so the members can be con-
tacted for job interviews
upon release; how to make
mandatory meetings with
their community corrections
officers without upsetting
their new employers; where
they could get dental care;
and other concerns about,
as one prisoner put it, "sur-
viving community custody."
Inmates also discussed
launching a program where
they could apologize face-to-
face to their victims.
"Victims don't want to
come in here ... They want
to be done with it," Bostrom
said.
When Bellisle suggested
closure is needed for both
perpetrator and victim, Lin-
gle told him, "Maybe it's the
inmates who need closure
... the victim might say, 'I
want you to burn in hell."
Bellisle smiled. "That's
closure," he said.
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or share ours"
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Mon-Thur 12- 4
Fri - Sat - Sun 9 - 4
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unclraiser sponsored by Oakland Bay Jr. High)
Tree Farm
E. 4673 Hwy 302 in Victor at mile post # 4
Open Friday, November 23
to Monday, December 24 (Christmas Eve)
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Nobles • Sheared Douglas Fir • Sheared Grand Fir • Wreaths
Tom & Karen Johnson
(360) 275-3790
12th Annual Auction
for the
Toys For Kids Plus @ Bob's Tavern
320 South 1st Street, Shelton
Saturday, December 8th • Starts at 1:00 pm
f
• 12' x 200' Asphalt Driveway
• Log Truck Full of Logs
• Golf Excursion w/Lodging to
Lincoln City, Oregon
• Family Suite + 4 Passes to
Great Wolf Lodge
• Boat Trips
• Baskets
And Lot's of Other Goodies
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Proceeds provide Christmas Shopping Day for Low Income Families with Children
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