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Ctrontin, ued from page 2.) ack.' ltE COMMENDED them for taining stability and integrity l! small county that isn't very tlthy. "It is everybody who makes 40rk, and 1 see no advantage in plg people and maybe looking ]uext year firing them simply be- we do not have the money and ..1have kept us in the black," she d. )ramissioners Lynda Ring-Er- on and Ross Gallagher thanked Bh for her consistent presence at about every board meeting tbr at the past year. le latest reports on the building FIousing permits and sales down ty officials reported the issuance of 42 permits tbr homes last month as compared to 58 in November 2006. The dollar amount of last month's permits was about $5.6 million, a decrease of 33 percent from the ap- proximately $8.3 million in permits issued in November of last year. Fees and taxes associated with the building and selling of homes generate revenue to Mason County and the City of Shelton. The county's share of real-estate excise taxes ex- ploded from $454,613 in 2000 to $2 million in 2006 as real-estate sales and values skyrocketed in the first several years of the current mille- nium. But those taxes have plum- meted as local sales dropped off in the Shelton area but outside the city limits and estimated to be worth $522,428. That compares to an esti- mated worth of $313,267.30 fbr the most expensive home permitted in November of last year, also in the Shelton area but outside the city lim- its. A four-plex in Allyn estimated to be worth $662,266.10 was the most expensive residential project per- mitted last month, or $1.67,567 per home. However, the average price of all the homes permitted last month was $132,469, which is down 7.8 per- cent from the average of $143,781 for homes permitted in November of last year. This reverses a recent trend, which has indicated fewer permits overall but an increase in eslling of residential real estate 2007. the priciest ones. on County suggest that the According to information provid- tlown reihrred to by Wing con- ed by officials, the most expensive THE NORTHWEST Multiple Listing Service, an organization t in November. City and coun- home permitted last month was in owned and operated by brokers, re- ported that 54 houses were sold last Choirs making ary E. Barnes ary Elizabeth (Dempsey) hes died of natural causes on tay, Decemt)er 7, at Fir Lane lth and Rehabilitation Center. was 96 and had lived in Shel- t ix years. he was born February 6, [1 in Grant ty, Indi- t, to Earnest and Winnie llraan ) Cool- 11. Ea her earlier its, she was homemaker was active the Method- hurch. She Mary E. arae a prac- Barnes II nurse and hd for numerous people in their has prior to caring for her hus- !00queline Clary Jacqueline Clary died in Mc- ary on Wednesday, December She was 59 and a McCleary dent. /k memorial service will be held p.m. (n Sunday, December 16, the McCleary Assembly of God rch, Fourth and Pine in Mc- !ary. l full obituary wil appear in e Journal next week. rangements are by McComb tleral Home in Shelton. rooke Bettis rooke Bettis of Shelton died of tic fibrosis on Tuesday, Decem- '4, at the University of Wash- ton Medical Center. She was celebration of her life will be d at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Decem- 16, at The Pavilion at Sentry 'k, 190 West Sentry Drive in lton. (LYMPIC COLLEGE Shelton 37 W. Alpine Way, Sheiton, WA concerted effort band, R.A. Dempsey, who died in 1972. Later she married longtime friend John L. Barnes. They trav- eled and enjoyed themselves and the country until Mr. Barnes died. She then moved to Shelton to be with family. Surviving are sons Richard Dempsey and wife Shirley of Shel- ton, Don Dempsey of' Tyler, Tex- as, and David Dempsey; brother LaVon Coolman of Grant County, Indiana; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by sisters Margaret Craw and Martha Oatess. There will be a family gathering and inurnment service in Florida at a later date. Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home of Shelton. (Continued from page 2.) David Lofton, Floyd Sawyer, Ste- yen Meacham, Mike Benson, Bob Clark, Harley Longnecker, Tom Ryan and Judith Wise. Playing piano, percussion and bells will be Farr, Sandra Hern- don, David Mackey, Connie Miser, Mary Beth Morris and Dodi Von- Hof. Berndt and Melendez Blegen are the conductors. Both choirs welcome singers of all experience levels, ages and abilities. The Harstine Commu- nity Choir meets Sundays from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Harstine Island Community Hall. The Annas Bay Community Choir meets Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Elmer and Katharine Nordstrom Great Hall at Harmony Hill Retreat Center in Union. month in Mason County with a me- dian price of $182,475, which is down 8.76 percent fl'om the median of" $200,000 reported tbr the 81 homes that sold here in November 2006. The average price of sales which closed last month was $233,948 and adds up to more than $12.6 million in residential property changing hands in Mason County. This compares to an average price of $236,902 in No- vember of last year, when $19.2 mil- lion in real estate changed hands. Throughthe first 11 months of this year, there were 872 home sales rep- resenting $216.4 million in market value. The number of sales is down 26 percent from the 1,177 recorded through November of last year, and the market value is down 24 percent from the $268.3 million recorded at this point in 2006. Looking ahead to December, sales pending as of November 30 of this year were down 45 percent from the same date of last year and there were 805 homes on the market here, 32 percent more than the 610 fbr sale on November 30, 2006. This compares to a decrease of 26 percent in sales pending in the 19-county area tracked by the listing service. The median sales price in the area was down 1.35 percent and there were 44,399 homes on the market, an increase of 31 percent. Thursday • Restrictions may apply Gents Wedding 14Kw/14K) Starting at $19 2 00 Reg. $275 ° Reg. $28 pair An Assortment of Birthstone Starting at $4 9 00 14K Yellow Gokl $70° A our prices on CUSTOM-DESIGNED ry, Remounts & REPAI Thursday, December 13, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 9 WATCHES 00tarting o*$70 O0 ,,,,, C:ITIZ,EN,, , 100 s2,450 °° Reg. $3.500 14K two-tone rounded solitaire CITIZEN i CARAT ECO-DRIVE DIAMOND RING Ctrontin, ued from page 2.) ack.' ltE COMMENDED them for taining stability and integrity l! small county that isn't very tlthy. "It is everybody who makes 40rk, and 1 see no advantage in plg people and maybe looking ]uext year firing them simply be- we do not have the money and ..1have kept us in the black," she d. )ramissioners Lynda Ring-Er- on and Ross Gallagher thanked Bh for her consistent presence at about every board meeting tbr at the past year. le latest reports on the building FIousing permits and sales down ty officials reported the issuance of 42 permits tbr homes last month as compared to 58 in November 2006. The dollar amount of last month's permits was about $5.6 million, a decrease of 33 percent from the ap- proximately $8.3 million in permits issued in November of last year. Fees and taxes associated with the building and selling of homes generate revenue to Mason County and the City of Shelton. The county's share of real-estate excise taxes ex- ploded from $454,613 in 2000 to $2 million in 2006 as real-estate sales and values skyrocketed in the first several years of the current mille- nium. But those taxes have plum- meted as local sales dropped off in the Shelton area but outside the city limits and estimated to be worth $522,428. That compares to an esti- mated worth of $313,267.30 fbr the most expensive home permitted in November of last year, also in the Shelton area but outside the city lim- its. A four-plex in Allyn estimated to be worth $662,266.10 was the most expensive residential project per- mitted last month, or $1.67,567 per home. However, the average price of all the homes permitted last month was $132,469, which is down 7.8 per- cent from the average of $143,781 for homes permitted in November of last year. This reverses a recent trend, which has indicated fewer permits overall but an increase in eslling of residential real estate 2007. the priciest ones. on County suggest that the According to information provid- tlown reihrred to by Wing con- ed by officials, the most expensive THE NORTHWEST Multiple Listing Service, an organization t in November. City and coun- home permitted last month was in owned and operated by brokers, re- ported that 54 houses were sold last Choirs making ary E. Barnes ary Elizabeth (Dempsey) hes died of natural causes on tay, Decemt)er 7, at Fir Lane lth and Rehabilitation Center. was 96 and had lived in Shel- t ix years. he was born February 6, [1 in Grant ty, Indi- t, to Earnest and Winnie llraan ) Cool- 11. Ea her earlier its, she was homemaker was active the Method- hurch. She Mary E. arae a prac- Barnes II nurse and hd for numerous people in their has prior to caring for her hus- !00queline Clary Jacqueline Clary died in Mc- ary on Wednesday, December She was 59 and a McCleary dent. /k memorial service will be held p.m. (n Sunday, December 16, the McCleary Assembly of God rch, Fourth and Pine in Mc- !ary. l full obituary wil appear in e Journal next week. rangements are by McComb tleral Home in Shelton. rooke Bettis rooke Bettis of Shelton died of tic fibrosis on Tuesday, Decem- '4, at the University of Wash- ton Medical Center. She was celebration of her life will be d at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Decem- 16, at The Pavilion at Sentry 'k, 190 West Sentry Drive in lton. (LYMPIC COLLEGE Shelton 37 W. Alpine Way, Sheiton, WA concerted effort band, R.A. Dempsey, who died in 1972. Later she married longtime friend John L. Barnes. They trav- eled and enjoyed themselves and the country until Mr. Barnes died. She then moved to Shelton to be with family. Surviving are sons Richard Dempsey and wife Shirley of Shel- ton, Don Dempsey of' Tyler, Tex- as, and David Dempsey; brother LaVon Coolman of Grant County, Indiana; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by sisters Margaret Craw and Martha Oatess. There will be a family gathering and inurnment service in Florida at a later date. Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home of Shelton. (Continued from page 2.) David Lofton, Floyd Sawyer, Ste- yen Meacham, Mike Benson, Bob Clark, Harley Longnecker, Tom Ryan and Judith Wise. Playing piano, percussion and bells will be Farr, Sandra Hern- don, David Mackey, Connie Miser, Mary Beth Morris and Dodi Von- Hof. Berndt and Melendez Blegen are the conductors. Both choirs welcome singers of all experience levels, ages and abilities. The Harstine Commu- nity Choir meets Sundays from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Harstine Island Community Hall. The Annas Bay Community Choir meets Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Elmer and Katharine Nordstrom Great Hall at Harmony Hill Retreat Center in Union. month in Mason County with a me- dian price of $182,475, which is down 8.76 percent fl'om the median of" $200,000 reported tbr the 81 homes that sold here in November 2006. The average price of sales which closed last month was $233,948 and adds up to more than $12.6 million in residential property changing hands in Mason County. This compares to an average price of $236,902 in No- vember of last year, when $19.2 mil- lion in real estate changed hands. Throughthe first 11 months of this year, there were 872 home sales rep- resenting $216.4 million in market value. The number of sales is down 26 percent from the 1,177 recorded through November of last year, and the market value is down 24 percent from the $268.3 million recorded at this point in 2006. Looking ahead to December, sales pending as of November 30 of this year were down 45 percent from the same date of last year and there were 805 homes on the market here, 32 percent more than the 610 fbr sale on November 30, 2006. This compares to a decrease of 26 percent in sales pending in the 19-county area tracked by the listing service. The median sales price in the area was down 1.35 percent and there were 44,399 homes on the market, an increase of 31 percent. Thursday • Restrictions may apply Gents Wedding 14Kw/14K) Starting at $19 2 00 Reg. $275 ° Reg. $28 pair An Assortment of Birthstone Starting at $4 9 00 14K Yellow Gokl $70° A our prices on CUSTOM-DESIGNED ry, Remounts & REPAI Thursday, December 13, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 9 WATCHES 00tarting o*$70 O0 ,,,,, C:ITIZ,EN,, , 100 s2,450 °° Reg. $3.500 14K two-tone rounded solitaire CITIZEN i CARAT ECO-DRIVE DIAMOND RING