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Santa goes bowling
Well, no, but something akin to his ho-ho-holiness'
yuletide headgear turned up this week to the amuse-
ment of Climber junior Alisha Wade and her team-
mates in the Timber Bowl. For more on Shelton's un-
derstandably nonplused defending state champions,
turn to page 21.
Choirs to collaborate
in Christmas concert
More than 60 singers from a
pair of local community choirs will
blend their voices at a holiday con-
cert on Sunday, December 16, in
the Shelton High School Audito-
rium, 3737 North Shelton Springs
Road.
The concert will begin at 3 p.m.
"Admission is free, though a $5
donation to cover costs will be re-
quested at the door. No one unable
to donate will be turned away.
The Harstine and Annas Bay
community choirs will host a 90-
minute program with a sing-along
finale accompanied by brass, bells,
percussion, organ and piano. There
will be an intermission in a wide
selection of seasonal thvorites both
classical and popular.
Some of the anticipated high-
lights will include: the Northwest
premiere of an original setting of
"Ave Maria" by Shelton composer
Cathryn Mecham; Vivaldi's "An-
"Go Tell It on the Mountain"; the
classic "O Holy Night" performed
by expert ringer Laura Farr on
handbells; and a rousing rendi-
tion of"Do You Hear What I Hear"
performed with all of the voices on
stage.
Conductors Elizabeth Berndt
and Matthew Melendez Blegen
are very much hoping that this
event will become a cornerstone
of the annual Mason County holi-
day scene. Local musicians began
work on the repertoire back in ear-
ly September.
"THE COLLABORATION
between both community-based
musical organizations, to me, epit-
omizes the spirit of the season,"
Blegen said. "It's been particularly
exciting to see how well the two
choirs complement each other, and
how much we've all really enjoyed
working together."
tiphonal Gloria" fbr two choirs ex- Singing soprano will be Berndt,
cerpted i?om his Beatus Vir; an ar- Wendy Cobb, Lorna Hink, Marlene
rangement of the classic spiritual, Holman, Richelle Hoosier, Elaine
Ireland, Valerie Johnson, Chel-
sea Jonas, Kathy Jonas, Donna
Last chance Kirkpatrick, Merri Lund, Inez Mc-
Gregor, Mecham, Ryder Phelan,
Heather Sawyer, Monica Sawyer
to sign up and Willa Smith.
Singing alto will be Linda Cole-
for baskets
The 40 et 8 veterans' organiza-
tion has announced there will be
an additional sign-up for Christ-
mas food baskets.
The sign-up, which is for food
baskets only and not for toys, will
be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Fri-
day, December 14, at the 40 et 8,
113 West Cota Street in downtown
Shelton.
Food baskets will be distributed
at the SOCK Community Center,
located in the old Shelton Armory
at 601 West Franklin Street, from
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, De-
cember 22, for those families and
individuals in need who have reg-
istered in advance.
bank, Llyn De Danaan, Diane Ed-
gin, Farr, Glenna Hagedorn, Eliya
Hogan, Linda Humphrey, Virginia
McCarty, Michael Moore, Diane
Myers, Wilma Neal, Patty Nutt,
Mary Jean Rose, Mary Ryan,
Nancy Schmidt, Virginia Schna-
bel, Willa Smith, Lena Tober and
Jubilee Whitman.
Singing tenor will be Melen-
dez Blegen, Robin Brockmuel-
ler, Bill Brogius, Peter Candelin,
Bill Holman, Jennifer Gable, Jim
Irish, Sandy Plagemann and Mary
Ryan.
SINGING BARITONE will be
Daniel Berndt, Eric Blegen, Bob
Bonnet, George Carlson, Monty
Cobb, Fred Ebey, Charles Johnson,
(Please turn to page 9.)
MAKE YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE A PRIORITY.
'lb schedule your complimentary financial review, call or
visit toda):
Dan Baumgartel
Financial Advl,r
821 West Railroad
Avenue,
Suite A, Shelton
426-0982
1-81)0-441-0982
www.edwardJones.com Member $1PC
IF YOU'RE NOT AT YOUR LAST JOB,
YOUR 401(k) SHOULDN'T BE EITHER.
Armin Baumgartel
Fl|tancial Advisor To see why it makes sense to roll
821 West Railroad your 401(k) to Edward Jones,
Avenue,
Suite A, Shelton call today.
426-0982
I-8¢H)-441-0982
www.edwardjones.com
Member SIPC
Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 13, 2007
Slowdown in housing leads
to freeze in hiring by county
By REBECCA WELLS
and SEAN HANLON
With the approval on Tuesday
of a 2008 budget of $112.4 mil-
lion and proposed spending for
day-to-day operations of $30.7
million, Mason County's hiring
has skidded to a halt.
The county attributes its
need to pull the employee brake
to a lagging real-estate market,
said Betty Wing, director of the
county's central operations.
The county has not received
the revenue it anticipated and
has imposed a hiring freeze. In
2007, the commissioners settled
on a total budget of $90.2 mil-
lion, including building and
road funds, and the current-ex-
pense budget was $30.4 million.
The Mason County Commis-
sion approved the 2008 budget
by a vote of 3-0. In addition to
funding day-to-day operations,
the document is an account-
ing of millions of dollars the
county holds in special funds
and for the current and future
construction of roads and other
facilities.
Greg Hering, the county's di-
rector of human resources, re-
signed at the end of November
to explore other options
three years on the job.
now plan to keep the
freeze in place through the
quarter of 2008 in order to
having to lay people off
Jane Roush of the
County Democratic
dressed the issue ofem
in her remarks at last
meeting of the Mason
Commission. "I want to tell
what a good job the
sioners are doing," she
believe the commissioners
done a terrific job in kee
(Please turn to page
v
to our. 5th
weel vlnners
jenny B.
Alice J"
sign up howl
Weekly drawings
until christmas
Daily Refreshments
at
Diamond Earrings
Starting at $50
HOURS
OPEN
7 DAYS A WEEK
Iqon.Fri 10:00.5:30
Saturday 10.4
Sunday 11.3
3 Stone
Starting at $200
iite 108 at
,at
* One year Interest
Santa goes bowling
Well, no, but something akin to his ho-ho-holiness'
yuletide headgear turned up this week to the amuse-
ment of Climber junior Alisha Wade and her team-
mates in the Timber Bowl. For more on Shelton's un-
derstandably nonplused defending state champions,
turn to page 21.
Choirs to collaborate
in Christmas concert
More than 60 singers from a
pair of local community choirs will
blend their voices at a holiday con-
cert on Sunday, December 16, in
the Shelton High School Audito-
rium, 3737 North Shelton Springs
Road.
The concert will begin at 3 p.m.
"Admission is free, though a $5
donation to cover costs will be re-
quested at the door. No one unable
to donate will be turned away.
The Harstine and Annas Bay
community choirs will host a 90-
minute program with a sing-along
finale accompanied by brass, bells,
percussion, organ and piano. There
will be an intermission in a wide
selection of seasonal thvorites both
classical and popular.
Some of the anticipated high-
lights will include: the Northwest
premiere of an original setting of
"Ave Maria" by Shelton composer
Cathryn Mecham; Vivaldi's "An-
"Go Tell It on the Mountain"; the
classic "O Holy Night" performed
by expert ringer Laura Farr on
handbells; and a rousing rendi-
tion of"Do You Hear What I Hear"
performed with all of the voices on
stage.
Conductors Elizabeth Berndt
and Matthew Melendez Blegen
are very much hoping that this
event will become a cornerstone
of the annual Mason County holi-
day scene. Local musicians began
work on the repertoire back in ear-
ly September.
"THE COLLABORATION
between both community-based
musical organizations, to me, epit-
omizes the spirit of the season,"
Blegen said. "It's been particularly
exciting to see how well the two
choirs complement each other, and
how much we've all really enjoyed
working together."
tiphonal Gloria" fbr two choirs ex- Singing soprano will be Berndt,
cerpted i?om his Beatus Vir; an ar- Wendy Cobb, Lorna Hink, Marlene
rangement of the classic spiritual, Holman, Richelle Hoosier, Elaine
Ireland, Valerie Johnson, Chel-
sea Jonas, Kathy Jonas, Donna
Last chance Kirkpatrick, Merri Lund, Inez Mc-
Gregor, Mecham, Ryder Phelan,
Heather Sawyer, Monica Sawyer
to sign up and Willa Smith.
Singing alto will be Linda Cole-
for baskets
The 40 et 8 veterans' organiza-
tion has announced there will be
an additional sign-up for Christ-
mas food baskets.
The sign-up, which is for food
baskets only and not for toys, will
be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Fri-
day, December 14, at the 40 et 8,
113 West Cota Street in downtown
Shelton.
Food baskets will be distributed
at the SOCK Community Center,
located in the old Shelton Armory
at 601 West Franklin Street, from
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, De-
cember 22, for those families and
individuals in need who have reg-
istered in advance.
bank, Llyn De Danaan, Diane Ed-
gin, Farr, Glenna Hagedorn, Eliya
Hogan, Linda Humphrey, Virginia
McCarty, Michael Moore, Diane
Myers, Wilma Neal, Patty Nutt,
Mary Jean Rose, Mary Ryan,
Nancy Schmidt, Virginia Schna-
bel, Willa Smith, Lena Tober and
Jubilee Whitman.
Singing tenor will be Melen-
dez Blegen, Robin Brockmuel-
ler, Bill Brogius, Peter Candelin,
Bill Holman, Jennifer Gable, Jim
Irish, Sandy Plagemann and Mary
Ryan.
SINGING BARITONE will be
Daniel Berndt, Eric Blegen, Bob
Bonnet, George Carlson, Monty
Cobb, Fred Ebey, Charles Johnson,
(Please turn to page 9.)
MAKE YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE A PRIORITY.
'lb schedule your complimentary financial review, call or
visit toda):
Dan Baumgartel
Financial Advl,r
821 West Railroad
Avenue,
Suite A, Shelton
426-0982
1-81)0-441-0982
www.edwardJones.com Member $1PC
IF YOU'RE NOT AT YOUR LAST JOB,
YOUR 401(k) SHOULDN'T BE EITHER.
Armin Baumgartel
Fl|tancial Advisor To see why it makes sense to roll
821 West Railroad your 401(k) to Edward Jones,
Avenue,
Suite A, Shelton call today.
426-0982
I-8¢H)-441-0982
www.edwardjones.com
Member SIPC
Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 13, 2007
Slowdown in housing leads
to freeze in hiring by county
By REBECCA WELLS
and SEAN HANLON
With the approval on Tuesday
of a 2008 budget of $112.4 mil-
lion and proposed spending for
day-to-day operations of $30.7
million, Mason County's hiring
has skidded to a halt.
The county attributes its
need to pull the employee brake
to a lagging real-estate market,
said Betty Wing, director of the
county's central operations.
The county has not received
the revenue it anticipated and
has imposed a hiring freeze. In
2007, the commissioners settled
on a total budget of $90.2 mil-
lion, including building and
road funds, and the current-ex-
pense budget was $30.4 million.
The Mason County Commis-
sion approved the 2008 budget
by a vote of 3-0. In addition to
funding day-to-day operations,
the document is an account-
ing of millions of dollars the
county holds in special funds
and for the current and future
construction of roads and other
facilities.
Greg Hering, the county's di-
rector of human resources, re-
signed at the end of November
to explore other options
three years on the job.
now plan to keep the
freeze in place through the
quarter of 2008 in order to
having to lay people off
Jane Roush of the
County Democratic
dressed the issue ofem
in her remarks at last
meeting of the Mason
Commission. "I want to tell
what a good job the
sioners are doing," she
believe the commissioners
done a terrific job in kee
(Please turn to page
v
to our. 5th
weel vlnners
jenny B.
Alice J"
sign up howl
Weekly drawings
until christmas
Daily Refreshments
at
Diamond Earrings
Starting at $50
HOURS
OPEN
7 DAYS A WEEK
Iqon.Fri 10:00.5:30
Saturday 10.4
Sunday 11.3
3 Stone
Starting at $200
iite 108 at
,at
* One year Interest