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Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 — Shelton-Mason Journal Page A—37 YEAR lN REVIEW Clayton David, biologist at Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group identifies fish in HCSEG’s screw trap on the Union River every morning as part of the Union River Chum Outmigration Project. Hera/d photo Isabella Breda July HomeoWners allege rights violated In a class action lawsuit filed against Mason County in the US. District Court on June 29, a dozen North Shore residents allege that County Commissioner Randy Neat- herlin and Director of Community Services David Windom deprived them of “rights, privileges or immuni- ties secured by the Constitution and federal laws” when the county signed an SM-6 form and gifted Grump Ventures LLC “a valuable right to operate a 66.5 acre surface mine in a residential zone” on June 30, 2017. August Activists, residents push back against 176-acre logging operation Tahuya residents and young envi- ronmental activists worked to stop Celebrate Mason County with a 1-year Subscription! Sluiimtmaaontéomuty llamas! Hitltm) the Department of Natural Resources from auctioning off part of Tahuya State Forest for logging in late August. “(The timber sale) is in an area that lies in one of the most extremely endangered ecosystems,” 17-year-old North Mason environ- mental activist Joshua Wright said. “I had objections to that and started the petition.” Despite the efforts of local envi— ronmentalists, DNR’s Tip Top timber sale, 176 acres of coniferous forest, including towering cedars, Douglas firs and western hemlocks, was auctioned off to Murphy’s Timber, on Aug. 25. September Traumatic injury ,airlifts doubled this summer in North Mason North Mason Regional Fire Authority has seen a spike in emergency calls since June that is “substantially” higher than previous summers. $62 in Mason County* Call 360-426-4412 today! est. 1886 www.masoncountytorh *Outside Mason County $75/year Senior discounts a val/able. “Summer months are typically our busiest,” said Lacey Newman, emer— gency prevention specialist for North Mason Regional Fire Authority. “This year... there’s been a lot more substantial traumatic injuries on the road and on the trails — a lot of these need critical interventions.” According to North Mason Regional Fire Authority EMS Captain Carl Ehresman, AirLift Northwest transports have doubled and there’s been a 6% increase in emergency call volumes this summer. October Summer chum population 'stable’ Biologists, volunteers and interns caught and counted 1,777 summer chum salmon between Aug. 15 and Oct. 15 entering the Union River in Belfair. ‘ Hood‘Canal Salmon Enhance- ment Group conducted the count at the salmon trap on. state Route 300 for the 20th year. “While the number is slightly less than the past few years, it is still an above-average return when compared to the past 20 years and ' Clean 0 Secure 0 Professional 0 All Size Heated Units 0 Easy Drive-Up Access , indicates the Union River summer chum population is stable and productive,” Clayton David, the salmon and steelhead biologist for the Hood Canal Salmon Enhance- ' ment Group, said in an email to the Belfair Herald. November. Bull elected to North Mason School Board Arla Shephard Bull, a longtime newspaper reporter in Kitsap and Mason counties, is the new member of the North Mason School Board. The board selected Bull from three candidates at its Nov. 19 meeting conducted via Zoom. Bull replaces Craig Patti, who moved out of the district in September. Bull, who lives in LakeLand Village in Allyn, has a 2-year- old son, Hendrix. Her husband, Garrett, teaches special educa- tion at North Mason High School. Bull is the marketing coordinator at Mason General Hospital in Shelton. “I want to reflect the broader population: working parents, different ages and backgrounds, races,” she said. “Not everyone in this community is a retiree.” December Pandemic doesn’t stop 'Giving Tree’ Something the North Mason community has counted on to ensure every” child has both a present under their tree and the basic necessities in their homes for over two decades has proven to be pandemic-proof. “Everyone’s world has been changed in some way,” Katie Musgrave, North Mason Giving Tree co-chair said in a Zoom inter— view. “If we are not helping our community, in the middle of a pandemic, then What are we doing?” Volunteers and donors from the community were able to fill tags providing gifts and hygiene products — for a total of 145 families and 410 kids. 23270 NE State Rt. 3 0 Belfair, WA 98528 (360) 275-2257 www.8elfairSelfStorage.com __._‘.‘__‘__..i_.i