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Down the creek
Wilder Construction used heavy equipment to clear
debris and reshape the mouth of Murray Creek after
it flooded at the Highway 101 bridge, causing damage
to the homes at Holiday Beach. There's a story about
this on page 27.
Flood victim injured in
scuffle with FEMA guard
By MARY DUNCAN
A 60-year-old resident of the
Skokomish Valley who sustained
property damage from the recent
flooding was arrested after alleg-
edly creating a disturbance involv-
ing staff from the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency who
set up at the Theler Center in Bel-
fair.
John P. Smith was identified on
Monday in Mason County Superior
Court in an investigation of crimi-
nal trespass in the first degree. He
appeared in court with defense at-
torney Bruce Finlay.
Smith had been arrested on a
potential charge of harassment as
well. Judge Toni Sheldon declined
a finding of probable cause for ha-
rassment but did find probable
cause for criminal trespass in the
first degree.
According to a statement on
Congress considers wastewater
funding for Skokomish housing
ities included by the House in de-
liberations earlier this year. Those
priorities include an expansion of
federal efforts to address global
warming, restoration of wildlife
refuges and an effbrt to restore
funds for national parks through-
out the U.S.
In addition to setting money
aside for land management and
environmental programs, the ap-
propriations bill funds all of the
other federal agencies with the
exception of the Defense Depart-
ment, which was funded by a sep-
arate measure approved by Con-
gress in mid-November. The bill
provides ,funds for some of Wash-
ington's transportation priorities,
$672 million for construction at
the state's military bases this year,
(Please turn to page 6.)
est Service, the Smithsonian Insti-
tution, the National Endowments
fbr the Arts and the Humanities
and various federal land manage-
ment agencies. Pending approval
of the package by the Senate, the
bill authorizes the Bush Adminis-
tration to spend $984,400 on the
treatment of wastewater gener-
ated on the Skokomish Reserva-
tion, about $1.9 million on the Bel-
fhir wastewater project and about
$4.9 million through the National
Estuary Program on projects in
Puget Sound.
In remarks made to his col-
leagues on passage of the bill,
Dicks noted that he worked with
members of both parties in the
House to assemble a compromise
version of the appropriations bill
that was consistent with the prior-
MAKE YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE A PRIORITY.
'lib schedule your (:omplinwntary financial review, call or
visit today.
www.edwardJones.com Member StPC
Dan Baumgartel
Financial Advisor
821 West Railroad
Avenue,
Suite A, Shelhm
426-0982
1-800-44 i -0982
IF YOU'RE NOT AT YOUR LAST JOB,
YOUR 401(k) SHOULDN'T BE EITHER.
Federal funding of wastewater
treatment for the Skokomish Na-
tion was approved by a vote of the
U.S. House of' Representatives
that also kicked in some money tbr
wastewater treatment in the Bel-
fair area.
A multi-agency appropriations
bill approved December 17 by a
214-189 vote directs spending $20
million in 2008 by the U.S. Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency for
the cleanup of Puget Sound and
remedial programs to improve
the health of the ecosystem. This
compares to spending $1 million
authorized during the current fis-
cal year.
The vote was one of a number
taken as part of a $561-billion
package funding 14 federal agen-
cies and providing money for the
wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Fi-
nal passage of a budget that would
reconcile differences between the
House and Senate hinges on ef-
forts expected this week to add
$40 billion to the Senate version of
an omnibus spending bill that ad-
dresses both national defense and
domestic programs.
Other domestic spending ap-
proved by the House with last
week's series of votes includes: $39
million to repair and decommis-
sion roads managed by the U.S.
Forest Service; and $198,000 for
continued study by the U.S. Geo-
logical Survey of low levels of dis-
solved oxygen in Hood Canal that
some associate with some sizeable
fish kills in recent years.
CONGRESSMAN Norm
Dicks, D-Belfair, worked for pas-
sage of the measure as chairman
of the House Appropriations Sub-
committee on the Interior and the
Environment, which oversees the
budgets of the EPA, the U.S. For-
Armin Baumgartel
Financial Advisor To see why it makes sense to roll
821 West Railroad your 401(k) to Edward Jones,
Avenue,
Suite A, Shelton call tooay.--
426.0982
1-800-441-0982
www.edwardjones.com
Member SIPC
FIRE.PLACE ,o Years of
Microclean Filtration Energy Efficient
Financing Available Chemicals
Mobile Service Repair
I
.Fireplaces
Stoves Inserts
I I
Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 27, 2007
file with the court clerk, Smith
was loud and hostile toward staff'
and when he was asked to cahn
down, he did not and then refhsed
to leave the premises. Smith was
detained by Thomas Doyle, a se-
curity guard fbr Paragon Security,
a company retained by FEMA to
perform security for the agency's
employees.
Finlay said there was no prob-
able cause for a charge of harass-
ment "at any level." He said Doyle
"jumped the gun" when Smith
placed his hand inside his jacket
and Doyle struck him with a ba-
ton. "Mr. Smith did not threaten
him in any way. The
lasted about 20 seconds. He's a
guy and loud but he is not a
lent person," he said.
Finlay said Smith may
grounds to file assault chin
against DoyLe. He said Smith
reaching inside his jacket for
cell phone when Doyle re
struck him. Smith's left arm was
a sling when he appeared in
Finlay said Smith was taken
the hospital prior to being
into the Mason County Jail.
Smith was arrested
(Please turn-to page 6.)
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Down the creek
Wilder Construction used heavy equipment to clear
debris and reshape the mouth of Murray Creek after
it flooded at the Highway 101 bridge, causing damage
to the homes at Holiday Beach. There's a story about
this on page 27.
Flood victim injured in
scuffle with FEMA guard
By MARY DUNCAN
A 60-year-old resident of the
Skokomish Valley who sustained
property damage from the recent
flooding was arrested after alleg-
edly creating a disturbance involv-
ing staff from the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency who
set up at the Theler Center in Bel-
fair.
John P. Smith was identified on
Monday in Mason County Superior
Court in an investigation of crimi-
nal trespass in the first degree. He
appeared in court with defense at-
torney Bruce Finlay.
Smith had been arrested on a
potential charge of harassment as
well. Judge Toni Sheldon declined
a finding of probable cause for ha-
rassment but did find probable
cause for criminal trespass in the
first degree.
According to a statement on
Congress considers wastewater
funding for Skokomish housing
ities included by the House in de-
liberations earlier this year. Those
priorities include an expansion of
federal efforts to address global
warming, restoration of wildlife
refuges and an effbrt to restore
funds for national parks through-
out the U.S.
In addition to setting money
aside for land management and
environmental programs, the ap-
propriations bill funds all of the
other federal agencies with the
exception of the Defense Depart-
ment, which was funded by a sep-
arate measure approved by Con-
gress in mid-November. The bill
provides ,funds for some of Wash-
ington's transportation priorities,
$672 million for construction at
the state's military bases this year,
(Please turn to page 6.)
est Service, the Smithsonian Insti-
tution, the National Endowments
fbr the Arts and the Humanities
and various federal land manage-
ment agencies. Pending approval
of the package by the Senate, the
bill authorizes the Bush Adminis-
tration to spend $984,400 on the
treatment of wastewater gener-
ated on the Skokomish Reserva-
tion, about $1.9 million on the Bel-
fhir wastewater project and about
$4.9 million through the National
Estuary Program on projects in
Puget Sound.
In remarks made to his col-
leagues on passage of the bill,
Dicks noted that he worked with
members of both parties in the
House to assemble a compromise
version of the appropriations bill
that was consistent with the prior-
MAKE YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE A PRIORITY.
'lib schedule your (:omplinwntary financial review, call or
visit today.
www.edwardJones.com Member StPC
Dan Baumgartel
Financial Advisor
821 West Railroad
Avenue,
Suite A, Shelhm
426-0982
1-800-44 i -0982
IF YOU'RE NOT AT YOUR LAST JOB,
YOUR 401(k) SHOULDN'T BE EITHER.
Federal funding of wastewater
treatment for the Skokomish Na-
tion was approved by a vote of the
U.S. House of' Representatives
that also kicked in some money tbr
wastewater treatment in the Bel-
fair area.
A multi-agency appropriations
bill approved December 17 by a
214-189 vote directs spending $20
million in 2008 by the U.S. Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency for
the cleanup of Puget Sound and
remedial programs to improve
the health of the ecosystem. This
compares to spending $1 million
authorized during the current fis-
cal year.
The vote was one of a number
taken as part of a $561-billion
package funding 14 federal agen-
cies and providing money for the
wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Fi-
nal passage of a budget that would
reconcile differences between the
House and Senate hinges on ef-
forts expected this week to add
$40 billion to the Senate version of
an omnibus spending bill that ad-
dresses both national defense and
domestic programs.
Other domestic spending ap-
proved by the House with last
week's series of votes includes: $39
million to repair and decommis-
sion roads managed by the U.S.
Forest Service; and $198,000 for
continued study by the U.S. Geo-
logical Survey of low levels of dis-
solved oxygen in Hood Canal that
some associate with some sizeable
fish kills in recent years.
CONGRESSMAN Norm
Dicks, D-Belfair, worked for pas-
sage of the measure as chairman
of the House Appropriations Sub-
committee on the Interior and the
Environment, which oversees the
budgets of the EPA, the U.S. For-
Armin Baumgartel
Financial Advisor To see why it makes sense to roll
821 West Railroad your 401(k) to Edward Jones,
Avenue,
Suite A, Shelton call tooay.--
426.0982
1-800-441-0982
www.edwardjones.com
Member SIPC
FIRE.PLACE ,o Years of
Microclean Filtration Energy Efficient
Financing Available Chemicals
Mobile Service Repair
I
.Fireplaces
Stoves Inserts
I I
Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 27, 2007
file with the court clerk, Smith
was loud and hostile toward staff'
and when he was asked to cahn
down, he did not and then refhsed
to leave the premises. Smith was
detained by Thomas Doyle, a se-
curity guard fbr Paragon Security,
a company retained by FEMA to
perform security for the agency's
employees.
Finlay said there was no prob-
able cause for a charge of harass-
ment "at any level." He said Doyle
"jumped the gun" when Smith
placed his hand inside his jacket
and Doyle struck him with a ba-
ton. "Mr. Smith did not threaten
him in any way. The
lasted about 20 seconds. He's a
guy and loud but he is not a
lent person," he said.
Finlay said Smith may
grounds to file assault chin
against DoyLe. He said Smith
reaching inside his jacket for
cell phone when Doyle re
struck him. Smith's left arm was
a sling when he appeared in
Finlay said Smith was taken
the hospital prior to being
into the Mason County Jail.
Smith was arrested
(Please turn-to page 6.)
,:- New Jewelry Estate Jewelry
Jewelry Repair & Ring Sizing
One Year Interest Free
(See store for details)
Refreshments
GOLD
Come in, we will gladly check and clean your jewelry for FREE.
In Store Professional Jewelry
Repair, Design and Appraisals i
1st & Railroad, Suite 108
Monday-Friday 10-5:30 Saturday 10-2