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House Continued from page A-1 Malaney and merchant- turned-oyster industry pioneer Thomas O'Neill. The house, owned by Mason County since 2005, joins about 1,600 other historic and cul- turally significant prop- erties recognized by the state Department of Ar- chaeology and Historic Preservation for their unique contributions to Washington's heritage. The state is requesting that the house be listed in the National Regis- ter of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. The benefits of the list- ings include potential tax credits, property tax de- ductions, and code waivers to protect the integrity of the resource. In its statement of sig- nificance, the state De- partment of Archaeology and Historic Preservation reports that the house "embodies the distinctive characteristics of its pe- riod of construction and possesses high artistic values." "The house retains the signature elements of the style -- steeply pitched roof and dormers, Gothic- arched windows and two- over-two windows as well as a one-story bat window which has remnants of the original, ornate, turned post balusters topping the bay. The house, which has endured (more than) 100 years, is a large example of the style, rare in Wash- ington state," according to the report. The county is now seeking money to reno- vate the exterior of the building, which could be a centerpiece of the tena- tively titled Oakland Bay County Park, said John Keates, the facilities and park director for Mason County. Cleaning gut- ters, patching holes and removing piles of pine needles on the roof will help stabilize the struc- ture and prevent further degradation, he said. "We want to restore the exterior so it looks like it might have looked in the 1920s, 1930s," he said. Isolated down a wind- ing dirt road off Agate Road next to the salmon- bearing Malaney Creek, vandals have broken a few windows, and evidence was found of a homeless person living inside on one occasion, Keates said. All the doors and win- dows are now boarded up, and three "Keep Out" signs are posted at the en- trance. Unlike its weathered Gothic exterior, the inte- rior looks more like the 1950s, with features such as linoleum on the kitchen floor, Keates said. "It will probably never (again) be inhabited," Ke- ares said. "We want to get it to the point where the history can be displayed ... I think there's a story about how this place came to be." Malaney paid $1,200 to secure a mortgage on the homestead in April 1890. The four-bedroom house was built in 1892, and en- larged about 1901. Malaney, a Michigan- born logger, platted the town of Ocean Park, Ore. -- now'Pacific City -- with his brother Thomas in 1883. They built a hotel and sold lots. By 1887, a territorial census for Mason County found him living outside Shelton as a 26-year-old single man. Members of his family had platted land in Mason County as early as 1885, where they were logging near Allyn on a site called Malaney's Landing. The Malaney broth- ers had formed a logging company in Grapeview by 1890. But in 1892, 40 of their employees filed a lien against the company, claiming they had not been paid. The company defaulted the next year, Malaney and his wife moved to Or- egon, and in 1895, the Ma- son County Sheriffs Office foreclosed on the house. The house was sold to O'Neill, a Canadian who owned stores in Shelton and later became promi- nent in the oyster indus- try. He is one of the first Fund Continued from page A-1 Pat and Ken Remine donat- ed $50, Dale and Rose Nye gave $300, and Wayne and Darlene Casted gave $300. Anonymous donors gave separate amounts of $50, $3,000, $100, $150, $20, $100, $50 and $40. Groups also gave dona- tions to the fund. The MBC Senior Social Gr0~p contrib- uted $150, Olympic M0un: - rain Millwork gave $150 and the WelcomeChapter 40 dES gave $40. An anonymous donor gave $100 in honor of Bil- lie Fish. Donald and Sybil Jones donated $50, Robert and Norene Stevens do- nated $100, Robert and Vir- ginia Stone contributed $50, John and Jan Tupper gave $50, and Alvin and Shirley Sechler gave $30. Anonymous donors gave $25 in memory of Harold Kidd and $250 in memory of Norma Oleson. Lawrence and Billie Kay Hendrickson donated $100, Howard and Nancy Bauer gave $100, and Bill and An- nette McGee contributed $100. Victoria Meadows and Chris Veblen gave $200, Ty and Harolyn Rauschert do- nated $50, Richard Taylor donated $100, Roxilee and Harmon Powers donated $30, and William and Mar- lene Holman gave $25. Anonymous donors gave $50 in memory of Laura Autumn Lohmeyer, $25 in memory of Bob Jurin and Vean Gregg, and the Ste- vens family gave $50. Last week, it was incor- 'rectly stated that Steve and Joan Buzzard gave $10. In fact they donated $100. Gar- ry and Pat Michael, who do- nated $200 last week, were incorrectly listed as Larry and Pat Michael. 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. Families can sign up for a basket of food from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the 40 et 8. The toy shopping day is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 15 at Walmart. Parents will also need identification for the shopping day. Food basket pick up will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dec. 22 at the'~01d Shelton Armory on Fratiklin Street. Donations to support the Christmas food bas- ket 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 Street during business hours. Those who donated to the program will be recognized in the newspaper unless they choose to remain anon- ymous. Donations can also be made in memory of a loved one. non-Native Americans to file for oyster land, and was a charter member of the Olympia Oyster Grow- ers Association on Oak- land Bay. He died in 1917. The National Register of Historic Places writes, "The property has strong relationships with the 19th and 20th-century his- tory of natural resources industries of the Shelton area. "The Malaney family's history is illustrative of the 1890s boom times in the logging industry in the Shelton area. "The subsequent owner- ship by the Thomas O'Neill family illustrates the com- mercial history of the area as well as another impor- tant resource industry of Mason County, oystering." King County residents H. Curtis and Phyllis Birge bought the property in 1959, and used it for their summer home for 46 years. Visitors to Oakland Bay County Park will have to walk about a half-mile down a winding dirt road to reach the historic house. The county next week is scheduled to complete a 21-spot parking lot at the park entrance, which will include a turnaround lane for buses, said Dan Blatt, $995 & UP Used Cars & Trucks Now Available Again At Sun AUto & RV Sale's Back at the Same Address in Shelton 5961 E. State Route #3 (Deer Creek Area) We Buy - Sell - Trade Closed Sundays Call: 360.426.2907 an engineer technician for the Mason Conserva- tion District. The lot in- cludes a vault toilet, and another vault toilet will be installed near the historic house in the next couple months. Carley A. Jambs, PA-C We are pleased to welcome Physician Assistant Carley A. Jacobs to our medical staff. Carly has a Bachelor of Science degree in biology with a Spanish language minor from Western Washington University, and a Master's degree in Physician Assistant studies from Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA. She has worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant at the Cordata Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center and St. Joseph's Hospital in Bellingham, and as a Physician Assistant at Woodstock Internal Medicine Specialists, Inc., Woodstock, VA. She is board-certified with the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. With experience mainly in primary care rural medicine, Carley has a special interest in women's health and preventive medicine. Mason General Hospital Mountain View Women's Health Clinic (360) 426-0955 1 2300 Kati Court, Suite A, Shelton, WA 98584 www.MasonGeneral.com. ~ SttELTON DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS would like to send out a huge TItANK VOlI to all who attended HOLII)AY MAGIC Nov. 30 & Dec. 1! It was so wonder[u] to see the st reels of Shelton fi lied with people[ We also wish to Thank all our business partidpants and /.- .................. : ........... sponsors you were a big part in creating ",, a tim-filled event ! And Thankyou t o \ ..... ', the KnstmasIown Kiwanis forall 'x vou r work on this event, and to the ', CityofShelton and all volunteers ! tbr making Shelton sparkle with lights and decorations! congratulations to Colleen and her stoff'ot lYNCH CREEK I:'ll)RAL! Voted best decorated business! • 331 Railroad Ave • • lynd~creekflorahi~l;~. ~"~" 3'~CASmO'RESORT, ~ ........ ..... M de reports from detectives in the Mason County ur r Sheriffs Office for two weeks or more. Continued from page A-1 Hartfield's next court appearance is sched- I :: uled for Jan. 14, 2013. I 60 days to that time limit, meaning that un- Miller pleaded not guilty to two counts, in- der the new schedule, Hartfield's trial may cluding first-degree murder with a firearm and .................... not take place until the end of March 2013. conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree. ..... O~o ogo Shrek Hookules Monny D~ Hook ~ Hammy I .onCo o.eo r eOorcy d sat meypub,icde ender oesFo,eyI 3'0'2' "" I not object to the waiver, did not ask for a waiver of speedy trial for his "The reality is Mr. Hartfield is being ar- client. == == raigned today on four counts," he said. Miller's nextcourtappearanceissched-I 1 800 675 7167 I Dorcy added that he doesn't expect to get uled for Dec. 31. Stop. @o. Pennzoil: 1 l l Lake a group formed to opposehave a good relationship the redesignation, said the with Green Diamond. For A New D 1 Continued from page A-1 commission's vote came as a "We want to be a con- ( "complete shock" to him. structive part of finding a Environmental Policy Act "I was speechless. We solution to the problem," he We are always accepting new patients 1 (SEPA) review stated thatworked so hard for so long said. "There will be no gloat- ,. the redesignation would -- we'd been told by every- ing from this end. Green Di- r .................. *;" likely not harm the environ- one we talked to that weamond's our neighbor." " 'I ,iii ~::1 mentatLakeNahwatzel, couldn't win," he said. "Go- Shelton DentalCenterisa FRFI Al'll ......... I "= I/ II and a Mason County hear- ing into this meeting I as- County votes to juu-serwce aemm ojflce • v * I ing examiner held up thesumed it was going to be redesignate land at providing allgeneraldentistry ' New Patient 'l SEPA determination on ap-more of the same." Hanks Lake peal. sioners for their work on theDiCk thanked commis- The Mason County Board services plus: II 1-xam ....~[ ~.-" ill However, after hear- of Commissioners voted, .OralSurgery,lmplants Kays II ing and reading testimonyissue, unanimously Tuesday to -RootCanalTherapy*PeriodontalTherapy I with paid cleaning "11 against the redesignation, "I firmly believe they approve a similar proposal • Pediatric Dentistry • Botox and Juvederm I With Coupon *Shelton Dental Center II Jeffreys and Ring Erickson came to the right decision, from Green Diamond to re- • .............. ~ Expires 1/31/2013 1 felt they could not vote to he said. designate land at Hanks ~ y ~ L .......... JI approveit. Case said Green Dia- Lake. ...... ~% ................ 'A~ . ................ ~:*~'~'~ ~';~"-. / Jeffreys, who took office mond has several options, The proposal asked the ~ ....... ,~ ~ s //o~., ":~'--~g~z~ ........ ¢~ ~ ,~ "\ / Nov. 27, originally asked for including putting forth the commission to approve a / ~ ~ ~ ~ fl/// ~ ~ "*~ ~ .... ~ more time to consider the proposal next year, and redesignation of 187 acres ~Q~::II!ilI.:o.~:..,.o~!)/~I~I!:3•.~IJ.gI:~)•~J~/DENTAL CENTER 1 proposal, appealing the commis- of Long Term Commer- / "I have enough new in- sion's decision to the GMA cial Forest Land at Hanks Come see why everyone is smiling! _1 formation that has comeGrowth Management Hear-Lake to R5 residential, in forward that I'd like to ask ings Board. exchange for the same acre- to delay (the vote)," she said "We're assessing what to age at Kennedy Creek being [ ......... (360) 426-8401 • 360.GO.BRUSH (462-7874) do next," she said. redesignated from R20 resi- www.SheltonDentalCenter.com during Tuesday's meeting. 1 Bob Dick, president of the Dick said the Friends of dential to Long Term Com-~: ~ 1829 Jefferson• Street • Shelton WA, 98584 ) Friends of Lake Nahwatzel, Lake Nahwatzel want to mercial Forest. Shelton-Mason County Journal-Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 - Page A-7