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City commission roundup:
Northcliff Road job on hold
roadway. As a result, the City of
Shelton has decided to wait until
next spring tbr the second coat of
asphalt, Commissioner Dawn Pan-
nell reported at Monday's Shelton
City Commission meeting.
The Northcliff Road Improve-
ment Project will not be finished
this year after all.
Due to rain and cold weather,
crews have not been able to apply
a second layer of asphalt along the
Meeting an 'Extremist'
Pennington, a host and personality of "Extreme
mIakeover: Home Edition," pauses for a picture with
Year-old Sam Doyle, in the arms of his mother Katie.
imon Doyle, Sam's father, is the owner and president
fDoyle Custom Homes, Incorporated, which recently
versaw construction of a local building site with this
aationally syndicated television show. Their episode
]s scheduled to air at 8 p.m. on Sunday, December 16,
TV4.
)Yew r00rrivals
Crisstopher William Ashton
Mead
was born on December 2 at
Mason General Hospital to Laura
Bell and Brian Mead of Shelton.
He weighed 9 pounds, 5 ounces
and was 201/2 inches long. He
joins Alexus Mead, age 3.
Grandparents are Greg and
Barbara Mead of Rainier, Wil-
liam and Laura Bell of Shelton
and Cathy Beaman of Harker
Heights, Texas. Great-grandpar-
ents are Tom and Carol Mead of
Lacey and Nellie Short of Shel-
ton.
Ricardo Rodriguez Jr.
was born on November 17 in
Vancouver to Alysha Boxberger
and Ricardo Rodriguez, formerly
Jacob Jesse Fisk
was born on December 6 at
Saint Peter Hospital in Olympia
to Heidi and Dan Fisk of Olympia.
He weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces
and was 20 inches long.
Grandparents are Jesse and
Debbie Sharpes of Shelton and
Kim Rodgers of Olympia. Great-
grandparents are Donna and Lyle
Coleman of Shelton, Charlotte
Sharpes ofHoodpsort, Duanne and
Linda Rodgers and Andy and Den-
nis Goetz of Olympia. Great-great-
grandmother is Georgia Coleman.
Skyla Shay Peterson
was born on November 30 at
Capital Medical Center in Olym-
pia to Stormy Gouley and James
Peterson of the Skokomish Nation.
She weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces.
dropp d Beasley claims of SheltonnowofVancouver. He
weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and
e was 201/2 inches long.
ase , Grandparents are Randy and
million in state damages Marie Stevenson of Tumwater
and Patrick Boxberger of Van-
couver. Great-grandparents are
D AN HANL tion and the defense exchange in- set for June 4 and a trial date was Patricia Stonehouse and Robert
Thompson and Myrtle Jacobson
man accused of burglary had formation before a trial so as to, in set for June 26 but, Sheldon found, of Hoquiam.
criminal charge against him Sheldon's words, "minimize sur- it wasn't until July 3 that the state
.pped and is now seeking $10 prise." Court rules for discovery provided his attorney with a pho-
Ilion from Mason County in state that a prosecutor shall not tograph police had taken of a door
pensa
liberty
mBIered
ation for humiliation, loss "impede opposing counsel's inves- to Demmon's home that he was
and other damages he tigation of the case." accused of kicking in. She found
as a result of governmen- Schuetz contests Sheldon's or- that the state has an obligation
iSmanagement of the case. der of dismissal in a petition filed "to timely produce discovery" and
anwhile, prosecutors have October 9 with Division II of the that Schuetz failed to do this.
paled the court order dismiss- Washington Court of Appeals and As part of her efforts to make
! the case and consider allega- said he won't comment on the a judgment as to the credibility of
s that a burglary was commit- case unt!t,ihe process has run its various parties to the dispute over
g by Bobby Dale Beasley, 40, of course, on appeal," he said. whether Schuetz was improperly
ton, to be unresolved until the "That's where I'm going to litigate, obstructing discovery, the judge
er court has had a chance to I've never had a practice of trying reviewed notes taken by Finlay,
mjgh in on the case. cases in the paper." papers filed by the state and the
E support of his petition for His employer, Mason County witness statements on which the
lincial redress of his grievanc- Prosecutor Gary Burleson, makes
Beasley cites an order signed the same point about the appeal comparePapers were, whatbasedthe SOdeclarationsShe could
I Judge Toni Sheldon in Ma- and the complaint. "I think what
County Superior Court and we have to do is let these mat- actually said and what was left
orn statements by one victim, ters work themselves through the out." Sheldon found the state's
declarations "were essentially car-
'o private investigators, three proper channels," he said. bon copies of each other; the same
!orneys and one legal aide who BURLESON SAID that the language was used in them, which
.re had dealings with Deputy feedback he gets from witnesses is not generally how people speak
0secutor Reinhold Schuetz. At and various officers of the court when giving their information."
iUe are complaints that Schuetz indicates that Schuetz "is a very
obstructed their efforts to get good prosecuting attorney," and FIN'IY CONTINUES to rep-
0traction vital to the defense of one who has served the state well resent Beasley as his attorney in
)ple who hve been accused of for quite some time. the claim against the county. The
ony crimes. "Reinhold handles controversial claim against the county was filed
Defense attorney Bruce Finlay cases and adversarial cases, like by Finlay on November 19. "If the
}resented Beasley after he was most of the criminal attorneys in claim is denied we're going to fol-
arged with burglary in the first my office, and oftentimes defense low through with a full-fledged
tee in connection with alleged attorneys can be displeased with lawsuit" Beasley said. "I'm not go-
)ents early this year involving the results," Burleson said. ing to let it go."
oman described as his former Beasley was charged on April 9. A former wrestling coach at
lfriend and another man. Bea- A hearing to review discovery was (Please turn to page 7.)
by was accused of assaulting 30-
r-old Carl D. Hill after break-
it into the Shelton home of Rene
'mon. SEASON'S GREETINGS
iN AN ORDER she signed on
Ptember 5, the judge found that
uetz interfered with Beasley s
ht to a speedy trial when he sat
on Finlay's interview with Hill
d "interrupted the defense in-
ew and the flow of that inter-
bw and interjected instructions
advice to the witness" who was
cribed as "very hostile and an-
."
The interview was part of what
known in legal circles as the
e discovery rules," accepted
%cedures by which the prosecu-
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Time: 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Meanwhile, city staff members
are preparing an ordinance plac-
ing weight restrictions on North-
cliff Road to prevent heavy trucks
from driving, owr the roadway.
Those restrictions won't apply to
buses, garbage trucks, light trucks
and emergency vehicles, Pannell
noted.
Shelton Public Works Director
Jay Ebbeson told The Journal that
heavy truck traffic will have to use
Olympic Highway North, State
Route 3 or Highway 101 to access
downtown Shelton. Enforcement
is being worked out, he said. Bar-
ricades at both ends of the road
will be removed and large load
restriction signs will be erected.
Temporary striping will be applied
to the road, he added.
Ebbeson cited normal construc-
tion delays and a tbw issues relat-
ed to underground utilities as rea-
sons for the delayin paving North-
cliff Road. "I don't know if there's
anybody more disappointed than
me," he said about the decision to
close down work on the project for
the winter.
(Please turn to page 8.)
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Meeting an 'Extremist'
Pennington, a host and personality of "Extreme
keover: Home Edition," pauses for a picture with
year-old Sam Doyle, in the arms of his mother Katie.
EL)aimon Doyle, Sam's father, is the owner and president
fDoyle Custom Homes, Incorporated, which recently
versaw construction of a local building site with this
Rationally syndicated television show. Their episode
scheduled to air at 8 p.m. on Sunday, December 16,
TV4.
City commission roundup:
Northcliff Road job on hold
The Northcliff Road Improve-
ment Project will not be finished
this year after all.
Due to rain and cold weather,
crews have not been able to apply
a second layer of asphalt along the
roadway. As a result, the City of
Shelton has decided to wait until
next spring tbr the second coat of
asphalt, Commissioner Dawn Pan-
nell reported at Monday's Shelton
City Commission meeting.
)Vew flrrivals
Jacob Jesse Fisk
was born on December 6 at
Saint Peter Hospital in Olympia
to Heidi and Dan Fisk of Olympia.
He weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces
and was 20 inches long.
Grandparents are Jesse and
Debbie Sharpes of Shelton and
Kim Rodgers of Olympia. Great-
grandparents are Donna and Lyle
Coleman of Shelton, Charlotte
Sharpes ofHoodpsort, Duanne and
Linda Rodgers and Andy and Den-
nis Goetz of Olympia. Great-great-
grandmother is Georgia Coleman.
Skyla Shay Peterson
was born on November 30 at
Capital Medical Center in Olym-
pia to Stormy Gouley and James
Peterson of the Skokomish Nation.
She weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces.
00ase dropped, Beasley claims
million in state damages
IEAN HANLON tion and the defense exchange in-
man accused of burglary had formation before a trial so as to, in
Sheldon's words, "minimize sur-
prise." Court rules for discovery
state that a prosecutor shall not
"impede opposing counsel's inves-
tigation of the case."
Schuetz contests Sheldon's or-
der of dismissal in a petition filed
October 9 with Division II of the
Washington Court of Appeals and
said he won't comment on the
case until the process has run its
course. "It's on appeal," he said.
"That's where I'm going to litigate.
I've never had a practice of trying
cases in the paper."
His employer, Mason County
Prosecutor Gary Burleson, makes
the same point about the appeal
and the complaint. "I think what
we have to do is let these mat-
ters work themselves through the
proper channels," he said.
BURLESON SAID that the
feedback he gets from witnesses
and various officers of the court
indicates that Schuetz "is a very
good prosecuting attorney," and
one who has served the state well
for quite some time.
"Reinhold handles controversial
cases and adversarial cases, like
most of the criminal attorneys in
my office, and oftentimes defense
attorneys can be displeased with
the results," Burleson said.
Beasley was charged on April 9.
A hearing to review discovery was
set for June 4 and a trial date was
set for June 26 but, Sheldon found,
it wasn't until July 3 that the state
provided his attorney with a pho-
tograph police had taken of a door
to Demmon's home that he was
accused of kicking in. She found
that the state has an obligation
"to timely produce discovery" and
that Schuetz failed to do this.
As part of her efforts to make
a judgment as to the credibility of
various parties to the dispute over
whether Schuetz was improperly
obstructing discovery, the judge
reviewed notes taken by Finlay,
papers filed by the state and the
witness statements on which the
papers were based so she could
compare "what the declarations
actually said and what was left
out." Sheldon found the state's
declarations "were essentially car-
bon copies of each other; the same
language was used in them, which
is not generally how people speak
when giving their information."
FINLAY CONTINUES to rep-
resent Beasley as his attorney in
the claim against the county. The
claim against the county was filed
by Finlay on November 19. "If the
claim is denied we're going to fol-
low through with a full-fledged
lawsuit" Beasley said. "I'm not go-
ing to let it go."
A former wrestling coach at
(Please turn to page 7.)
SEASON'S GREETINGS
We have enjoyed helping Mason County residents achieve
their financial goals over the past year. It is a pleasure to
be a meml)er of this community!
Please join us for a holiday open house to meet and
greet friends and neighbors.
criminal charge against him
pped and is now seeking $10
lion from Mason County in
lpensation for humiliation, loss
iberty and other damages he
Fered as a result of governmen-
!mismanagement of the case.
Meanwhile, prosecutors have
ealed the court order dismiss-
i the case and consider allega-
as that a burglary was commit-
by Bobby Dale Beasley, 40, of
lton, to be unresolved until the
her court has had a chance to
gh in on the case.
n support of his petition for
cial redress of his grievanc-
Beasley cites an order signed
Judge Toni Sheldon in Ma-
L County Superior Court and
)rn statements by one victim,
0 private investigators, three
rneys and one legal aide who
Ve had dealings with Deputy
secutor Reinhold Schuetz. At
;tie are complaints that Schuetz
I obstructed their efforts to get
)rmation vital to the defense of
fie who hve been accused of
ny crimes.
Defense attorney Bruce Finlay
l}resented Beasley after he was
arged with burglary in the first
tee in connection with alleged
lCnts early this year involving
ioman described as his former
Hfriend and another man. Bea-
;Y was accused of assaulting 30-
-old Carl D. Hill after break-
into the Shelton home of Rene
bmon.
IN AN ORDER she signed on
!Ptember 5, the judge found that
uetz interfered wzth Beasley s
ht to a speedy trial when he sat
on Finlay's interview with Hill
tl "interrupted the defense in-
ew and the flow of that inter-
bw and interjected instructions
advice to the witness" who was
cribed as "very hostile and an-
.n
The interview was part of what
hknown in legal circles as the
e discovery rules," accepted
cedures by which the prosecu-
Date: December 14, 2007
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Place: 1717 Olympic Hwy H
Janis L Byrd
Financial Advisor
1717 Olympic Hwy N Suite
100
Shelton, WA 98584
360432-8965
www.edwardlones.com Member SIPC
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Crisstopher William Ashton
Mead
was born on December 2 at
Mason General Hospital to Laura
Bell and Brian Mead of Shelton.
He weighed 9 pounds, 5 ounces
and was 201/2 inches long. He
joins Alexus Mead, age 3.
Grandparents are Greg and
Barbara Mead of Rainier, Wil-
liam and Laura Bell of Shelton
and Cathy Beaman of Harker
Heights, Texas. Great-grandpar-
ents are Tom and Carol Mead of
Lacey and Nellie Short of Shel-
ton.
Ricardo Rodriguez Jr.
was born on November 17 in
Vancouver to Alysha Boxberger
and Ricardo Rodriguez, formerly
of Shelton now of Vancouvek He
weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and
was 201/2 inches long.
Grandparents are Randy and
Marie Stevenson of Tumwater
and Patrick Boxberger of Van-
couver. Great-grandparents are
Patricia Stonehouse and Robert
Thompson and Myrtle Jacobsen
of Hoquiam.
Meanwhile, city staff members
are preparing an ordinance plac-
ing weight restrictions on North-
cliff Road to prevent heavy trucks
from driving, owr the roadway.
Those restrictions won't apply to
buses, garbage trucks, light trucks
and emergency vehicles, Pannell
noted.
Shelton Public Works Director
Jay Ebbeson told The Journal that
heavy truck trat?ic will have to use
Olympic Highway North, State
Route 3 or Highway 101 to access
downtown Shelton. Enforcement
is being worked out, he said. Bar-
ricades at both ends of the road
will be removed and large load
restriction signs will be erected.
Temporary striping will be applied
to the road, he added.
Ebbeson cited normal construc-
tion delays and a tbw issues relat-
ed to underground utilities as rea-
sons for the delayin paving North-
cliff Road. "I don't know if there's
anybody more disappointed than
me," he said about the decision to
close down work on the project for
the winter.
(Please turn to page 8.)
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