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,00ourt roundup: ,,iwo0:waan5,(}JoaittorlneesedAj Iron arrested a d for assaulting women a; ° " at 00o0000oo00,00era,00e00ut0000ro00e00u one foot 00o00so00a, cootact- arraignment tar Mike Dorcy reported. Judge jeopardizing my safety." Kostad ed at 7:53 a.m. by deputies she dly assaulting two women ide a downtown Shelton u.rant and lounge. 'll0rdus Gresham, 33, of  Bridgeport Way SW, wood, was identified on for December 14. She ordered Gresham to have no contact with LaVonne Peterson, Denise Miller, Brett Peterson or David Matthews and told the suspect to stay away from the Pine Tree Restaurant. Also on Tuesday, December 4: * Lauren Elizabeth Han- sen, 22, of 1502 Wingwood Place, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of taking a mo- tor vehicle withoht owner's per- mission in the second degree. She said she could reside at 584 Bellevue Avenue in Shelton. Hansen is suspected of taking her father's 2000 Ford Ranger. She was arrested at 3:48 a.m. on Friday by Shelton police who said they were responding to a stolen vehicle report from Gary Hansen. She reportedly admit- ted she took the truck and said she did not recall where she left it or if anyone else might have been driving the vehicle. Judge Sheldon appointed James Foley as defense attor- ney, set bail at $2,500 and sched- uled arraignment for December 14. She ordered Hansen to have no contact with her father or his residence on Wingwood Place. • Rene Rivera, 31, 6621 East 35th Street, Tacoma, was identified in an investigation of being an alien in possession of a firearm and having no valid operator's license. He was arrested on December 2 by a Squaxin Island tribal of- ricer who stopped the vehicle he was driving for speeding. The officer reported searching the vehicle and finding a pistol in a compartment of the dashboard. Rivera reportedly admitted be- ing in the U.S. for 12 years ille- gally. The arrest was referred to the Mason County Sheriff's Of- fice since Rivera is not a tribal member. There is a federal Immigra- tion and Customs Enforcement Sheldon appointed Jeanette Boothe as defense attorney, set bail at $2,500 and scheduled ar- raignment for December 14. A court-certified interpreter translated the proceedings into Spanish and English. • Robert James Farmer Jr., 27, of 13715 Easy Street KPN, Gig Harbor, was identi- fied in an investigation of four counts of possession of stolen property in the second degree and driving while license is sus- pended or revoked in the second degree. He was arrested on Friday by a deputy who reportedly stopped the vehicle Farmer was driving for having a defective exhaust and learned Farmer's license had been suspended. The depu- ty said he searched Farmer and found four .credit cards in the name of Brian Moore. Moore re- ported the theft of his vehicle on November 26 and said his credit cards were inside it. Moore said the cards were not inside the ve- hicle when it was recovered. Judge Sheldon appointed Foley as defense attorney, set bail at $2,500 and scheduled arraignment for December 14. She ordered Farmer to have no contact with Moore. On Thursday, November 29: • Jackie Dean Brooks, 58, of Shelton, was identified in an investigation of two counts of assault in the third degree, at- tempting to disarm law enforce- ment, resisting arrest and ob- structing law enforcement. He said he lives in a tent behind the Fred Meyer store. He was arrested around 5:20 p.m. on November 28 by Officer Chris Kostad of the SPD who was assisting Officer Mark Hin- ton at Kneeland Park. Brooks reportedly was intoxicated and refusing to get out of a vehicle which wasn't his. Brooks got out and approached Kostad, who re- ported that Brooks "got within :day in Mason County Su- lor Court in an investigation Jsault in the second degree, ,ltult in the fourth degree and "tructing law enforcement. e 'Ie was arrested on Friday 0fficer Kenny Driver of the .ton Police Department who he responded at around 1 , to a report of an assault o women at the Pine Tree ', Faurant. A group of people standing in the alley with * ale, identified as Gresham, lhis shirt off. He was bleed- i'from his upper ,and lower nd nose, Driver reported. .ham reportedly started ng toward the officer, yell- awith his hands in a fighting ce. Driver ordered him to . advancing and to get on his . and used his Taser when itham did not comply with "ands. resham allegedly assaulted Onne Peterson, who com- ed of a sore shoulder, and ,ise M. Miller, who may have flined a broken nose. Miller he approached her in the ly, yelling obscenities and tched her in the nose. Ac- Lag to papers on file with Court clerk, Peterson saw ]ham assault Miller and n she confronted him he !bed her and she injured her lder on a wall. • rett Peterson said he I !ched Gresham to defend his and Dave Matthews said :Saw the alleged assaults on Women, according to court ers. Gresham was taken to 8on General Hospital prior being booked into Mason aty Jail. Udge Toni Sheldon appoint- Ronald Sergi as defense t ofhe  aw ereslid?nd cc m ]d own" hill into Purdy Canyon. Squaxin Island officers re- sponding to a report of an al- leged firearms violation on SE Squaxin Lane requested the as- sistance of deputies. Skokomish tribal officers received a complaint at 10:28 p.m. about an off-road vehicle on North Reservation Road. Monday, December 3 Fire District 2 responded to 20 calls for service. At around 3 a.m., a caller re- ported a possible burglary in progress at a residence on SE Holly Place near Shelton. Burglaries at a residence on East Rose Point Lane, Belfair, and at a place about 25 miles out NE North Shore Road, Ta- huya, were reported. A vehicle prowl at a busi- ness on SE State Route 3 was reported. A caller from East Lakeshore Drive West near Shelton re- ported an ongoing problem with telephone harassment. A caller from West Simp- son Road near Shelton said a neighbor's dog attacked and killed three llamas. A hit-and-run collision at the Agate Store was reported. d near Shelton. J caller reported the attempt- !heft of diesel tom machines NE Sand Hill Road, Belfair. day, November 30 Ikokomish officers received port of a fisheries violation Purdy Creek. A caller re- 2ed a "pack of dogs" in the a of North Salish Court. A r from North Enatai Court rted a theft. caller reported the theft |items valued at $1,000 from hicle at a place about six !s out East State Route 106, lion. caller reported the theft of t tub, appliances and other s from a residence on East hsby Place, Shelton. caller reported the theft of ain gate from a construc- site near Milepost 17 of t State Route 106, Belfair. break-in at a residence on t Phillips Lake Loop Road reported. etectives received a report  alleged sex offense. 1' caller from East Rasor Road [at, Belfair, reported chickens ing in the roadway and a r from East Point Wilson ld near Shelton said dogs acked and killed the caller's possible structure fire at 24070 NE State Route 3, Belfair. Deputies responding to a re- port of a burglary and assault at a place near Milepost 277 of North Highway 101 requested the assistance of the Skokom- ish tribal police. Skokomish officers respond- ed at 6:12 a.m. to the report of a disturbance at a residence on North Potlatch Court. A caller from NE Blacksmith Drive, Belfair, complained about four people on snowmo- biles. At 6:15 p.m. a caller reported a disturbance in the parking lot at the Matlock Store. Sunday, December 2 Fire districts 12 and 16 re- sponded at 9:20 p.m., to a re- port of a structure fire at 2300 West Highland Road. Fire Dis- trict 2 responded to reports of possible structure fires at 311 East Cedarbrook Lane, Belfair, and at 9440 SW Barney White Road, Belfair. A caller from a place on East Mason-Benson Road requested the assistance of the animal control officer in dealing with an injured horse. At 8:53 a.m. a caller reported a semi-trailer truck jack-knifed Ckens. , ttttrday, December 1 ire District 2 responded at on North Highway 101 on the pushed him away and told him to stay back but he approached again. Brooks was arrested for obstructing. He allegedly attempted to pull away from both officers as they tried to handcuff him and refused to get inside the patrol vehicle. The officers told him pepper spray would be used if he continued to refuse. One of the officers used the spray and they were able to get him in the patrol car and took him to the police station. Brooks reportedly refused to walk and had to be dragged inside. He laid on the hallway floor and reportedly did not respond to commands. Med- ics were called but he refused their services and began to spit on the floor. Brooks was placed in a holding cell. When the of- ricers asked for identification, he allegedly kicked at the offi- cers and refused to comply with verbal orders. Officers tried to handcuff him and deployed a Taser. Brooks allegedly rolled over and grabbed Kostad's right hand which held the Taser. He was handcuffed after a second electric blast from the Taser. Judge Sheldon appointed Foley as defense attorney, set bail at $2,500 and scheduled ar- raignment for December 13. On Wednesday, November 28: • Tammy Bernice Walls, 49, of 135 East Terrace Drive, Belfair, was identified in an investigation of intimidating a public servant, false report- ing to 911 and resisting arrest. She was arrested on November 27 by deputies from the Mason County Sheriffs Office and is suspected of threatening Shel- ton Communications Center dispatchers Valerie VanCleave and Sara E. Gearhart. They said that at 7 a.m. No- vember 27 Walls reported a burglary at the residence on Terrace Drive the day before. She then allegedly made a total of 14 calls to 911 and demanded to speak to an officer. When the dispatchers explained a deputy was on the way she allegedly told the dispatchers they were dead and she would kill them. In one of the 911 calls, she re- portedly said her house was on fire, but she did not want the fire department, she wanted yelled about "her husband, his henchmen and his church try- ing to get her." According to a report on file with the court clerk, Walls re- fused to leave the house be- cause she had to take care of her three cats and two pet rats, saying she was not going any- where and "absolutely was not going back to Western State Hospital." She reportedly told a deputy she was "certified as crazy." When deputies attempt- ed to place handcuffs on her she reportedly resisted by clenching her hands to her chest, sitting down on the couch and rolling onto her stomach. They said she stopped resisting for a while and was taken to a patrol ve- hicle and refused to get inside it. After the deputies forced her into the back seat of the patrol vehicle she allegedly kicked at the windows. Judge Sheldon appointed Fol- ey as defense attorney, set bail at $2,500 and arraignment for December 10. Sheldon ordered a mental-health evaluation for Walls at the Mason County Jail. • Joseph James Tindall, 23, of 147 West Frisken Y Road, Elma, was identified in an in- vestigation of possession of methamphetamine, use of drug paraphernalia and driving while license suspended or revoked in the third degree. He was arrested at 1:he Mat- lock Store on November 27 by Trooper Rob Atkinson of the Washington State Patrol. The trooper said he was parked at the intersection of Shelton- Matlock and Deckerville roads when he saw a passenger with- out a seatbelt in the vehicle Tindall was driving. When the passenger got of the vehicle At- kinson reportedly saw a pouch on the seat near Tindall. There was a glass pipe inside it but the passenger denied having any knowledge about it, accord- ing to the trooper. He learned Tindall's license had been sus- pended and arrested him. The pipe reportedly contained burnt residue as well as white resi- due, which field-tested positive for meth. Judge Sheldon appointed Sergi as defense attorney, set bail at $1,000 and scheduled ar- raignment for December 8. Microscopic meth means prison term A 41-year-old Mason County woman was sentenced to prison after being convicted by a jury of possession of methamphetamine after a two-day trial in Mason County Superior Court. Mary L. Balaski, of 270' NE Trudeau Mountain Road, Belfair, was sentenced on November 26 to 12 months plus one day in prison for possession of meth. During the trial she claimed she found a small baggie which she thought was empty but which contained meth- amphetamine residue. She was arrested July 11 at 1210 Deerview Circle on Harstine Island on prop- erty which had been condemned by Mason County Public Health. A jury found her guilty of the crime. Deputy Prosecutor Mike Dor- cy said the sentencing range is from six to 18 months. He recom- mended a sentence of 366 days. Sentences of less than a year are served in the Mason County Jail and sentences of one year plus one day and above are served with the Washington Department of Cor- rections Defense attorney Ronald Sergi argued for a sentence at the'bot- tom of the range. He said the amount of meth found inside the bag was "microscopic" and that to Balaski "it looked pretty empty." Judge Toni Sheldon said Balas- ki would be on nine to 12 months of community supervision and ordered her to have a substance- abuse evaluation and to follow all recommended treatment. She im- posed legal financial obligations of a $2,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' compensation fund, $975 in attorney-fee recoupment for the county, a $250 jury fee and $583.32 in court costs. hill near Purdy Canyon and F Wh  :., " at do you get as a CYS Foster Parent? = Excellent Support Services OUR GOAL: • Generous Financial Reimbursement To support our foster parents to • Ongoing Training & Education n ensure successful placements [] Peer Networking • Medical Supporl i • Enriching Family Experience For more information on becoming a foster00 • Personal Satisfaction of Helping parent, contact: I Deserving Youth il Pl SUSAN KIRCHOFF pAgj H 360-789-4923 skirchofl @communityyouthservices.org H ' ( Saturday 9:00 a'm.'2:00 P.m" I www,communityyouthservices,orj b, rving Sheton and 2t 6 South So©and ' tQon County for 82 years • 426-3371 EKEBHHIEIE IllllEIEIIImllm mmL..._..__ . I Thursday, December 6, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 29 ,00ourt roundup: ,,iwo0:waan5,(}JoaittorlneesedAj Iron arrested a d for assaulting women a; ° " at 00o0000oo00,00era,00e00ut0000ro00e00u one foot 00o00so00a, cootact- arraignment tar Mike Dorcy reported. Judge jeopardizing my safety." Kostad ed at 7:53 a.m. by deputies she dly assaulting two women ide a downtown Shelton u.rant and lounge. 'll0rdus Gresham, 33, of  Bridgeport Way SW, wood, was identified on for December 14. She ordered Gresham to have no contact with LaVonne Peterson, Denise Miller, Brett Peterson or David Matthews and told the suspect to stay away from the Pine Tree Restaurant. Also on Tuesday, December 4: * Lauren Elizabeth Han- sen, 22, of 1502 Wingwood Place, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of taking a mo- tor vehicle withoht owner's per- mission in the second degree. She said she could reside at 584 Bellevue Avenue in Shelton. Hansen is suspected of taking her father's 2000 Ford Ranger. She was arrested at 3:48 a.m. on Friday by Shelton police who said they were responding to a stolen vehicle report from Gary Hansen. She reportedly admit- ted she took the truck and said she did not recall where she left it or if anyone else might have been driving the vehicle. Judge Sheldon appointed James Foley as defense attor- ney, set bail at $2,500 and sched- uled arraignment for December 14. She ordered Hansen to have no contact with her father or his residence on Wingwood Place. • Rene Rivera, 31, 6621 East 35th Street, Tacoma, was identified in an investigation of being an alien in possession of a firearm and having no valid operator's license. He was arrested on December 2 by a Squaxin Island tribal of- ricer who stopped the vehicle he was driving for speeding. The officer reported searching the vehicle and finding a pistol in a compartment of the dashboard. Rivera reportedly admitted be- ing in the U.S. for 12 years ille- gally. The arrest was referred to the Mason County Sheriff's Of- fice since Rivera is not a tribal member. There is a federal Immigra- tion and Customs Enforcement Sheldon appointed Jeanette Boothe as defense attorney, set bail at $2,500 and scheduled ar- raignment for December 14. A court-certified interpreter translated the proceedings into Spanish and English. • Robert James Farmer Jr., 27, of 13715 Easy Street KPN, Gig Harbor, was identi- fied in an investigation of four counts of possession of stolen property in the second degree and driving while license is sus- pended or revoked in the second degree. He was arrested on Friday by a deputy who reportedly stopped the vehicle Farmer was driving for having a defective exhaust and learned Farmer's license had been suspended. The depu- ty said he searched Farmer and found four .credit cards in the name of Brian Moore. Moore re- ported the theft of his vehicle on November 26 and said his credit cards were inside it. Moore said the cards were not inside the ve- hicle when it was recovered. Judge Sheldon appointed Foley as defense attorney, set bail at $2,500 and scheduled arraignment for December 14. She ordered Farmer to have no contact with Moore. On Thursday, November 29: • Jackie Dean Brooks, 58, of Shelton, was identified in an investigation of two counts of assault in the third degree, at- tempting to disarm law enforce- ment, resisting arrest and ob- structing law enforcement. He said he lives in a tent behind the Fred Meyer store. He was arrested around 5:20 p.m. on November 28 by Officer Chris Kostad of the SPD who was assisting Officer Mark Hin- ton at Kneeland Park. Brooks reportedly was intoxicated and refusing to get out of a vehicle which wasn't his. Brooks got out and approached Kostad, who re- ported that Brooks "got within :day in Mason County Su- lor Court in an investigation Jsault in the second degree, ,ltult in the fourth degree and "tructing law enforcement. e 'Ie was arrested on Friday 0fficer Kenny Driver of the .ton Police Department who he responded at around 1 , to a report of an assault o women at the Pine Tree ', Faurant. A group of people standing in the alley with * ale, identified as Gresham, lhis shirt off. He was bleed- i'from his upper ,and lower nd nose, Driver reported. .ham reportedly started ng toward the officer, yell- awith his hands in a fighting ce. Driver ordered him to . advancing and to get on his . and used his Taser when itham did not comply with "ands. resham allegedly assaulted Onne Peterson, who com- ed of a sore shoulder, and ,ise M. Miller, who may have flined a broken nose. Miller he approached her in the ly, yelling obscenities and tched her in the nose. Ac- Lag to papers on file with Court clerk, Peterson saw ]ham assault Miller and n she confronted him he !bed her and she injured her lder on a wall. • rett Peterson said he I !ched Gresham to defend his and Dave Matthews said :Saw the alleged assaults on Women, according to court ers. Gresham was taken to 8on General Hospital prior being booked into Mason aty Jail. Udge Toni Sheldon appoint- Ronald Sergi as defense t ofhe  aw ereslid?nd cc m ]d own" hill into Purdy Canyon. Squaxin Island officers re- sponding to a report of an al- leged firearms violation on SE Squaxin Lane requested the as- sistance of deputies. Skokomish tribal officers received a complaint at 10:28 p.m. about an off-road vehicle on North Reservation Road. Monday, December 3 Fire District 2 responded to 20 calls for service. At around 3 a.m., a caller re- ported a possible burglary in progress at a residence on SE Holly Place near Shelton. Burglaries at a residence on East Rose Point Lane, Belfair, and at a place about 25 miles out NE North Shore Road, Ta- huya, were reported. A vehicle prowl at a busi- ness on SE State Route 3 was reported. A caller from East Lakeshore Drive West near Shelton re- ported an ongoing problem with telephone harassment. A caller from West Simp- son Road near Shelton said a neighbor's dog attacked and killed three llamas. A hit-and-run collision at the Agate Store was reported. d near Shelton. J caller reported the attempt- !heft of diesel tom machines NE Sand Hill Road, Belfair. day, November 30 Ikokomish officers received port of a fisheries violation Purdy Creek. A caller re- 2ed a "pack of dogs" in the a of North Salish Court. A r from North Enatai Court rted a theft. caller reported the theft |items valued at $1,000 from hicle at a place about six !s out East State Route 106, lion. caller reported the theft of t tub, appliances and other s from a residence on East hsby Place, Shelton. caller reported the theft of ain gate from a construc- site near Milepost 17 of t State Route 106, Belfair. break-in at a residence on t Phillips Lake Loop Road reported. etectives received a report  alleged sex offense. 1' caller from East Rasor Road [at, Belfair, reported chickens ing in the roadway and a r from East Point Wilson ld near Shelton said dogs acked and killed the caller's possible structure fire at 24070 NE State Route 3, Belfair. Deputies responding to a re- port of a burglary and assault at a place near Milepost 277 of North Highway 101 requested the assistance of the Skokom- ish tribal police. Skokomish officers respond- ed at 6:12 a.m. to the report of a disturbance at a residence on North Potlatch Court. A caller from NE Blacksmith Drive, Belfair, complained about four people on snowmo- biles. At 6:15 p.m. a caller reported a disturbance in the parking lot at the Matlock Store. Sunday, December 2 Fire districts 12 and 16 re- sponded at 9:20 p.m., to a re- port of a structure fire at 2300 West Highland Road. Fire Dis- trict 2 responded to reports of possible structure fires at 311 East Cedarbrook Lane, Belfair, and at 9440 SW Barney White Road, Belfair. A caller from a place on East Mason-Benson Road requested the assistance of the animal control officer in dealing with an injured horse. At 8:53 a.m. a caller reported a semi-trailer truck jack-knifed Ckens. , ttttrday, December 1 ire District 2 responded at on North Highway 101 on the pushed him away and told him to stay back but he approached again. Brooks was arrested for obstructing. He allegedly attempted to pull away from both officers as they tried to handcuff him and refused to get inside the patrol vehicle. The officers told him pepper spray would be used if he continued to refuse. One of the officers used the spray and they were able to get him in the patrol car and took him to the police station. Brooks reportedly refused to walk and had to be dragged inside. He laid on the hallway floor and reportedly did not respond to commands. Med- ics were called but he refused their services and began to spit on the floor. Brooks was placed in a holding cell. When the of- ricers asked for identification, he allegedly kicked at the offi- cers and refused to comply with verbal orders. Officers tried to handcuff him and deployed a Taser. Brooks allegedly rolled over and grabbed Kostad's right hand which held the Taser. He was handcuffed after a second electric blast from the Taser. Judge Sheldon appointed Foley as defense attorney, set bail at $2,500 and scheduled ar- raignment for December 13. On Wednesday, November 28: • Tammy Bernice Walls, 49, of 135 East Terrace Drive, Belfair, was identified in an investigation of intimidating a public servant, false report- ing to 911 and resisting arrest. She was arrested on November 27 by deputies from the Mason County Sheriffs Office and is suspected of threatening Shel- ton Communications Center dispatchers Valerie VanCleave and Sara E. Gearhart. They said that at 7 a.m. No- vember 27 Walls reported a burglary at the residence on Terrace Drive the day before. She then allegedly made a total of 14 calls to 911 and demanded to speak to an officer. When the dispatchers explained a deputy was on the way she allegedly told the dispatchers they were dead and she would kill them. In one of the 911 calls, she re- portedly said her house was on fire, but she did not want the fire department, she wanted yelled about "her husband, his henchmen and his church try- ing to get her." According to a report on file with the court clerk, Walls re- fused to leave the house be- cause she had to take care of her three cats and two pet rats, saying she was not going any- where and "absolutely was not going back to Western State Hospital." She reportedly told a deputy she was "certified as crazy." When deputies attempt- ed to place handcuffs on her she reportedly resisted by clenching her hands to her chest, sitting down on the couch and rolling onto her stomach. They said she stopped resisting for a while and was taken to a patrol ve- hicle and refused to get inside it. After the deputies forced her into the back seat of the patrol vehicle she allegedly kicked at the windows. Judge Sheldon appointed Fol- ey as defense attorney, set bail at $2,500 and arraignment for December 10. Sheldon ordered a mental-health evaluation for Walls at the Mason County Jail. • Joseph James Tindall, 23, of 147 West Frisken Y Road, Elma, was identified in an in- vestigation of possession of methamphetamine, use of drug paraphernalia and driving while license suspended or revoked in the third degree. He was arrested at 1:he Mat- lock Store on November 27 by Trooper Rob Atkinson of the Washington State Patrol. The trooper said he was parked at the intersection of Shelton- Matlock and Deckerville roads when he saw a passenger with- out a seatbelt in the vehicle Tindall was driving. When the passenger got of the vehicle At- kinson reportedly saw a pouch on the seat near Tindall. There was a glass pipe inside it but the passenger denied having any knowledge about it, accord- ing to the trooper. He learned Tindall's license had been sus- pended and arrested him. The pipe reportedly contained burnt residue as well as white resi- due, which field-tested positive for meth. Judge Sheldon appointed Sergi as defense attorney, set bail at $1,000 and scheduled ar- raignment for December 8. Microscopic meth means prison term A 41-year-old Mason County woman was sentenced to prison after being convicted by a jury of possession of methamphetamine after a two-day trial in Mason County Superior Court. Mary L. Balaski, of 270' NE Trudeau Mountain Road, Belfair, was sentenced on November 26 to 12 months plus one day in prison for possession of meth. During the trial she claimed she found a small baggie which she thought was empty but which contained meth- amphetamine residue. She was arrested July 11 at 1210 Deerview Circle on Harstine Island on prop- erty which had been condemned by Mason County Public Health. A jury found her guilty of the crime. Deputy Prosecutor Mike Dor- cy said the sentencing range is from six to 18 months. He recom- mended a sentence of 366 days. Sentences of less than a year are served in the Mason County Jail and sentences of one year plus one day and above are served with the Washington Department of Cor- rections Defense attorney Ronald Sergi argued for a sentence at the'bot- tom of the range. He said the amount of meth found inside the bag was "microscopic" and that to Balaski "it looked pretty empty." Judge Toni Sheldon said Balas- ki would be on nine to 12 months of community supervision and ordered her to have a substance- abuse evaluation and to follow all recommended treatment. She im- posed legal financial obligations of a $2,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' compensation fund, $975 in attorney-fee recoupment for the county, a $250 jury fee and $583.32 in court costs. hill near Purdy Canyon and F Wh  :., " at do you get as a CYS Foster Parent? = Excellent Support Services OUR GOAL: • Generous Financial Reimbursement To support our foster parents to • Ongoing Training & Education n ensure successful placements [] Peer Networking • Medical Supporl i • Enriching Family Experience For more information on becoming a foster00 • Personal Satisfaction of Helping parent, contact: I Deserving Youth il Pl SUSAN KIRCHOFF pAgj H 360-789-4923 skirchofl @communityyouthservices.org H ' ( Saturday 9:00 a'm.'2:00 P.m" I www,communityyouthservices,orj b, rving Sheton and 2t 6 South So©and ' tQon County for 82 years • 426-3371 EKEBHHIEIE IllllEIEIIImllm mmL..._..__ . I Thursday, December 6, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 29