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Fund Continued from page A-1 A family gave $200 in memory of their daughter, Joanne Walters Beynon, and more anonymous do- nors contributed $200 in memory of Lillian Carlson Sheldon, $50 in memory of Gordon Lanphere and $25 in memory of Gene Rut- ledge. Bill and Ann Batstone contributed $50, John and Nancy Bolender gave $100, James and Ann Mullin do- nated $100, and Steve and Joan Buzzard donated $10. Other contributions in- clude $50 from Tony and Sandra Bisser, $200 from Larry and Pat Michael,s and $200 from Bud and Isla Wright. Last year, the program gave out 905 baskets, worth $30,813. Because of higher 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. on Dec. 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 le- gal identification for both themselves and children re- ceiving baskets. Acceptable identification includes birth certificates or paperwork from state assistance programs that 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 iden- tification for the shopping day. Food basket pickup will Shooting Continued from page A-1 the early morning hours of Nov. 21, and when she opened the door, Hartfield shot her multiple times at point blank range. Giles died of her injuries at Providence St. Peter Hos- pital in Olympia on Nov. 24. Anthony Miller, Asaria Miller and Hartfield made their first court appearanc- es Friday. Although arrested as a juvenile, Asaria Miller was charged as an adult in Ma- son County Superior Court on three counts, including first-degree murder with a firearm, conspiracy to com- mit murder in the first de- gree, and burglary in the • first degree. Mason County Prosecu- tor Mike Dorcy said Asaria Miller was previously con- victed at 13 of first-degree assault with a deadly weap- on and spent two years in custody in a juvenile facil- ity. She was released from custody in November 2011, and is a student at CHOICE Alternative School in Shel- ton. According to authori- ties, she is also four months pregnant. She is being detained in Mason County Jail pend- ing trial on $1.5 million bail. Miller is represented by attorney Clifford Cordes of Cordes Brandt, PLLC of Olympia. Miller pleaded not guilty at her arraignment Mon- day. Hartfield was charged with four counts Friday, in- cluding conspiracy to com- mit murder in the first de- gree, burglary in the first degree, illegal possession of a firearm in the first degree and first-degree murder with a firearm. Dorcy argued that Hart- field was the one who actu- ally pulled the trigger. He also said Hartfield has three juvenile convictions, two for robbery and one for residen- tial burglary. Hartfield qualified for court-appointed counsel and Ron Sergi was assigned as his attorney. Hartfield's ar- raignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday. Hartfield is being de- tained in Mason County Jail on $1.5 million bail. Anthony Miller was also charged Friday, with a count of conspiracy to com- mit murder in the first de- gree and murder in the first degree with a firearm. During Miller's first court appearance Friday, Dorcy argued that the crime con- stituted "very premeditated murder." Anthony Miller qualified for court-appointed counsel, and James Foley was as- signed as his attorney. Miller is being detained in the Mason County Jail on $1.5 million bail. His ar- raignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday. Journal photo by Gordon Week Drivers on Shelton's pockmarked First Street will be excited to hear Shelton was awarded a $329,351 state grunt to rehabilitate the pavement and add Americans with Disabilities Act facilities between First from Railroad to Alder avenues. be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dec. 22 at the old Shel- ton 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 office at 227 W. Cota St. during business hours. Those who donated to the program will be recognized in the newspaper unless they choose to be anony- mous. Donations can also be made in memory of a loved one. o',':,: HoodCanal COMMUNICATIONS Hood Canal Communications' broadband grant has allowed them to expand their network into ~¢~,,i~ i areas of Mason County that had limited or no iii .......... broadband internet access. These areas include iii,;i~• Dayton, Thunder Ridge, areas around Agate Rd, and Kamilche Point (Bloomfield area). The ~"'~:"~ i::i ..... network that they are expanding is called a Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON). This .......... ,~ network allows them to provide broadband, cable TV and telephone services to businesses :':i:ii! ::: and residents. Construction of aerial fiber optic i,:[:::: cables began in January of this year in the Dayton area and will continue for the next few !: months. The underground construction began in ~ July and is still continuing today. HCC has i::~i installed over 115,O00 feet of underground ::~i'~i~i conduit along county and private roads, over ~j~!~ 30.000 feet of conduit to customer's homes ::~i,.,~.,~ and 500,000 feet of fiber optic cables. Cus- ii~i:~:!i tomers who have already signed up for services ii~iii!iI will begin to get installed within the next few weeks. tf you are interested in services within these areas, please contact HCC at (360) 898-248]. Call 426-4412 to subscribe Through January 1,2013 t Remember, we . always offer Quality Jewelry Repair at affordable prices. Gary & Doras Cronce -- Owners -- C ty Continued from page A-1 assessed value in 2012. The Emergency Med- ical Services levy is tied to assessed value, which means the city will collect $52,000 less in 2013. The city in 2013 also loses $72,000 in federal grants, and an estimated $20,000 in liquor tax revenues. But at Monday's meeting, City Admin- istrator Dave O'Leary announced that the city was awarded a $329,351 grant from the Washington state Transportation Improve- ment Board for its First Street Paver Project. The project includes pavement rehabili- tation and new Americans with Disabili- ties Act (ADA) facilities along First Street between Railroad and Alder avenues. The state Department of Transportation is pre- paring a similar project along State Route 3, from U.S. Highway 101 through downtown Shelton. The grant requires the city to provide a 10 percent match of $36,592. That match money is included in the preliminary 2013 budget. STORE & DELl SPECIALS- DEC 6- 12 County Continued from page A-1 "I came in here yester- day prepared to vote for the budget," Ring Erickson said. "Sometimes it's the principle of the thing." Sheldon said that the two newly elected commis- sioners, including Jeffreys, who was sworn in to her unexpired term last week, and Randy Neatherlin, who will begin in January, had reason to expect health in- surance and other benefits when they ran for office. Sheldon added that every other county employee and public official gets health in- surance. ?I did not feel it was ap- propriate to treat them any differently," he said. "Those two people that are coming in deserve the same benefit package that everyone else gets." Ring Erickson agreed that all other employees get health insurance, but noted that the commissioners are some of the only people on the county payroll to get raises in the past four years. Also, by not cutting the money from the commis- sioner budget, Ring Erick- son said the board was the only county department to not follow its own directive to keep its budget at 2012 levels. "We actually violated the thing we asked everybody else to do," she said. Sheldon said the issue of commissioner salaries and benefits has been exagger- ated. "This has been an issue that's much bigger than it needs to be," he said. "It was a campaign issue. I'd like to put it to rest but you keep bringing it back up." Despite her frustration over the benefit issue, Ring Erickson praised the budget Tuesday. "By and large, this is a budget that strives to pro- vide goods and services and value every tax dollar," she said. Last week, the commis- sion agreed to close the $1.9 million budget gap by cutting more than $855,000 from its budget and taking about $1 million from reserve funds. The cuts included $700,000 of payments to its Equipment Rental and Re- volving Fund, which financ- es the maintenence of county owned equipment and the purchase of new equipment, cuts to travel budgets in the county and $35,000 from the Mason County Jail's nursing contract. We have fishing supplies! 427-9099 Skokomish Indian Tribal Enterprises (S.I.T.E.) 19390 North U.S. nwy. 101 OTEMS Skokomish Nation, WA 98584 GROCERY & DELl At the intersection of Hwy. I01 & Hwy. 106 minutes north of Shelton on the Skokomish Indian Reservation ~ i~:~ ." "T-~- --"- :~,,- -,-,~ i~;~ ~. 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