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Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012
Week 50 -- The Voice of Mason County since 1886 -- Published for Mason County and Lynn Newman of Shelton -- $1
Both charged in connection with shooting death
By NATALIE JOHNSON to commit murder in the first degree,
natalie@masoncounty.com burglary in the first degree, illegal pos-
session of a firearm in the first degree
and first-degree murder with a fire-
James "Jimmie Ray" Hartfield, 18, arm.
and Anthony R. Miller, 37, entered He pleaded not guilty to all four
not guilty pleas at their arraignments charges Monday morning.
in Mason County Superior Court Hartfield's attorney, Ron Sergi,
on Monday to charges related to the asked for a waiver of his client's speedy
shooting death of Barbara Giles on trial rights.
Nov. 21. Defendants must be tried with-
On Nov. 30, Hartfield was charged in 60 days, according to Wash-
with four counts, including conspiracy ington state law. The waiver of
danles
Hartfield
speedy trial
Anthony
Miller
will add another
See Murder on page A-7
County
rejects land
use change
at Lake
Nahwatzel
By NATALIE JOHNSON
natalie@masoncounty.com
After a lengthy public
hearing Tuesday, the Ma-
son County Board of Com-
missioners voted 2-1 against
a proposal to redesignate
248.7 acres of Green Dia-
mond Resource Company
land at Lake Nahwatzel to
residential zoning.
"I learned~ lot by read-
ing the documents and talk-
ing to people," Commission
Chairperson Lynda Ring
Erickson said. "I didn't re-
alize how unique it was in
terms of water quality."
Ring Erickson and Com-
missioner Terri Jeffreys
voted against the proposal.
Commissioner Tim Sheldon
voted for the proposed re-
designation, saying that it
met all requirements under
state law.
Green Diamond officials
said they were surprised by
the decision.
'Tee believed that we had
all the facts in order and
there was no option but to
vote 'yes,' " said Patti Case,
public affairs manager for
Green Diamond.
This spring, Green Dia-
mond first asked the coun-
ty to redesignate 248 acres
at Lake Nahwatzel from
Long Term Commercial
Forest to R5 residential,
in exchange for changing
an equal amount of acre-
age at Kennedy Creek
from R20 residential to
Long Term Commercial
Forest. The state Growth
Management Act (GMA)
only allows redesignations
of Long Term Commercial
Forest Land if the over-
all acreage of the forest-
land in the county is not
changed.
An R5 zoning means a
developer could build one
house on every 5 acres.
Many residents of the lake
argued that adding nearly
50 homes to the lake could
destroy its pristine quality.
During the hearing, more
than a dozen people spoke
out against the proposed re-
designation and future de-
velopment of the land.
"I do want to preserve the
wild and special place that
it is," lake resident Eliza-
beth Livesay said.
The Mason County Plan-
ning Advisory Commission
recommended approval of
the redesignation. A State
See Lake on page A-7
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Marja, left, and Beth Stowell, with their daughter, Atley, were one of two local same-sex couples
marriage licenses on Dec. 6, the first day after Referendum 74 became state law.
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
to get their
Same-sex couples
apply for marriage
licenses for first time
By NATALIE JOHNSON
natalie@mas°nc°unty'c°m
Two couples recently became the first
same-sex partners in Mason County to
apply for marriage licenses.
"We didn't want to wait an extra Todd Barr showed up bright and early
day," said Marja Stowell, who went to to be the first same-sex couple in Mason
the Mason County Auditor's Office on County to apply for a marriage license.
Dec. 6 with partner Beth Stowell to ap- Lauzon, 47, and Barr, 49, who have
ply for their marriage license, been together for 4 1/2 years, were the
With the passage of Referendum 74first in line, showing up well before 8:30
last month, and its becoming law last a.m.
week, same-sex couples throughoutLauzon said he felt more "nervous"
Washington were eligible to apply for than anything that morning.
marriage licenses for the first time Dec. Both longtime Mason County resi-
6. dents, Marja, 32, a firefighter in Taco-
While auditor's offices in King Coun- ma and Beth Stowell, 43, a chief mate
ty opened at midnight that morning, for Washington State Ferries, had a
the Mason County Auditor's Office be- commitment ceremony eight years ago,
gan accepting applications at 8:30 a.m.
Shelton residents Mike Lauzon andSee Marriage on page A-5
Gothic style, colorful history land Agate house on register
By GORDON WEEKS
or 1 (if) 11£0
g do ~:maso ~ unty.com
A house built on the Agate
shore in 1892, remarkable for
its classical Gothic revival style
and historically significant for
embodying early Mason County
entrepreneurial ambitions, has
been named to the Washington
Heritage Register.
The Malaney-O'Neill House at
1570 E. Agate Bay Read is also
remarkable for the robust per-
sonalities of its first two owners,
would-be logging magnate John
See House on page A-7
Journal photo by Gordon Weeks
The Malaney-O'Neill house, built above the shores of
Agate in 1892, has been named to the Washington
Heritage Register because of its classical Gothic style
and the colorful histories of its first two owners.
Journal /
40 et 8 fund
surpasses $23K
STAFF REPORT
pr@masoncounty.com
The 66th annual 40 et
8/Shelton-Mason County
Journal Christmas bas-
ket program has raised
$23,161.
This week, $50 was do-
nated in respect for all vet-
erans and $100 was given
in memory of Ken Wolden.
See Fund on page A-7