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Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016 - She#on-Mason County Journal - Page A-9 Journal photo by Brianna Loper Members of the Olympic College culinary program hold lighted candles in memory of the Carlson family during a vigil in March after a man killed four people and himself. Tory Carlson, 18, studied in the program before he was shot and killed Feb. 26. MARCN stunned after man kills four, himself The serene woods north of Tahuya State Forest erupted in activity Feb. 26 after a man phoned a Mason County Sheriffs Office deputy and said he had done something bad and was suicidal. Two hours later, negotiations with the man were underway as he passed in and out of view inside his home in the 300 block of Northeast Horseshoe Drive, sometimes with a handgun pointed to his temple. Shortly after, deputies learned the grisly truth, the Journal reported in March. The man told police that he had shot and killed his wife and two stepsons and that their bodies were in a chicken coop on the property. A 12-year-old girl was rescued from the property using a military-surplus armored vehicle. The standoff ended after the SWAT team used tear gas to draw the man out of the house, where he placed the handgun to his head and killed him- self in front of deputies. On Feb. 27, Mason County Coroner Wes Stockwell identified the man as 51-year-old David Wayne Campbell of Belfair, and confirmed that he had shot and killed his wife Lana J. Carl- son, 49, as well as Quinn Carlson, 16, and Tory Carlson, 18, and neighbor Donna S. Reed, 68, of the 400 block of Northeast Horseshoe Drive. After 4 decades, Owen announces In an emotional speech on the state Senate floor on March 8, Lt. Gov. Bradley Owen announced that he will retire after wielding the Senate presi- dent's gavel for 20 years. The Democrat, who got his start at the age of 26 as the City of Shelton's finance commissioner, used his speech to urge his colleagues on the floor to use their power to help people in need. Owen used his speech to remember some of the instances he felt were im- portant during his time walking the halls of the state Capitol, first as a state representative and, later, during his 14 years as a state senator. Hoodsport native eyes governor Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Bryant, who grew up in Hood- sport, says the state needs a governor who understands the economic strug- gles in rural towns such as Shelton and Aberdeen. In an interview with the Journal in March, the Seattle businessman said Shelton and other rural Washington towns are not sharing in the economic recovery from the recession. Eliminating "excessive" regulations would spur economic growth in Shel- ton, the candidate said. Bryant is the chairman ofBCI, a firm that helps farmers and agricul- tural companies export their crops. He grew up in Hoodsport and at- tended Hood Canal School. Inappropriate comments led to MTA resignation Former Mason Transit Author- ity general manager Brad Patterson violated the agency's sexual harass- ment policy at least three times over the course of four years, leading to his resignation in lieu of termination in February. Emails obtained by the Journal through a public records request show that an employee accused Patterson of making sexually inappropriate com- ments. The latest employee complaint, which occurred-in January, set in mo- tion the process that would end Pat- terson's employment with MTA. Pat- terson formally resigned on Feb. 29. Shelton School District considers The Shelton School District is con- sidering eliminating Oakland Bay Junior High as it eyes reconfiguring grades while assembling a building bond packet for February 2017. Students currently attend the district's three elementary schools through fifth grade. They then at- tend grades six and seven at Olym- pic Middle School; eight and nine at Oakland Bay Junior High; and grades 10 through 12 at Shelton High School. At a forum March 23 at Oakland Bay Junior High, Superintendent Alex Apostle said district officials have talked "informally" about changing the district's grade configuration, so stu- dents attend elementary schools from kindergarten through the fifth grade, middle school in grades six through eight and high school from grades nine through 12. Sign up and pay for two months (January & February) by January 5th, 2017 and get one month (March) FREE That's a savings of $65! New Students Only in (Behind McDonalds) 2505 Olympic Hwy. N #160 360-427-0374 :SHELTON -MASON COUNTY