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The past two months have been conference season for me, as I’ve attended three. While, on one hand, I feel that I’m not able to get any “real work” done, on the other hand I feel encouraged by all that the Chamber is doing well and for the inspiration of how to do things better.

In early November, we were off to the Washington Chamber of Commerce Executives conference at Lake Chelan. This conference was largely aimed toward the changing business climate in our state. The status of an exempt vs. non-exempt employee has greatly changed; the most startling being that for an exempt salaried employee to not have to clock his or her hours, the annual salary jumps from just over $23,000 a year to nearly $48,000. One colleague shared that she fears she will lose an employee who feels he has been demoted. He told her, “I feel like I have just been asked to sit at the kid’s table at Christmas.”

Another item that was discussed at length is the recently approved Initiative 1433 that not only raises the minimum wage but also institutes predictive scheduling and mandatory paid time off. Predictive scheduling requires businesses to schedule their employees two weeks in advance. Another colleague shared that his family owns a small farm that employs three peoples. He said that when an employee calls out sick, he then has to call in another whom is

then guaranteed time and a half pay. “While this has happened in the past, I wasn’t penalized for having to call someone else in. I can’t predict situations like this.”

While Initiative 1433 is just one reason for business owners to wonder how they will make ends meet, I’ve also had many businesses report that October was an extremely slow month in Mason County with some saying they were down as much as 50%. Many things can be attributed to this, such as it being the wettest October in history, but that doesn’t go a long way toward alleviating business owner’s fears. Our community can help. You personally can help. Go out to dinner one night this month.

Purchase something from a local retailer. Studies show that small businesses are 250% more likely than their counterparts to support their community.

If you look at our Business of the Year nominees on page 5, you can see this to be true.

Every one of them donates time, money, supplies, and discounts to a number of other community organizations. I feel that we have an obligation

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to support organizations that, in turn, support our residents.

A common argument is that it is more costly to shop local.

I’ve found that generally this isn’t true and when it is, our local businesses offer a price match to remain competitive whenever possible. Sometimes it isn’t possible. When this happens, I have a simple rule of thumb I follow: if it doesn’t cost more than 10% more, I get it in Mason County.

In addition to the jobs that our small businesses supply to our community, shopping locally also increases our tax base, giving the city and the county more money to fix roads, maintain our parks, and provide other needed services. Our community has shown time and time again that together we can make a huge difference. From building the first community college in the state with more private dollars than taxpayer money, to Kneeland Park’s play structures, to raising close to $500,000 to save the pool in a few short months - we do great things together. I hope you’ll join me and show our businesses some love, especially as they try to charter these unknown waters.

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Justin Baze Black Star Printing Will Johnson Cogent Construction Brian Kelly Miles Sand and Gravel Jan Morris The Hardware Distillery Julie Nichols Nichols & Whitehouse, LLP Lisa Perry Sierra Pacific Industries Michelle Schreiber Verle’s Sporting Goods and Marine Jeff Selby Awnaroll Painting

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Leading the Way

Jennifer Owens | 2016 Chamber Board President Branch Manager, Peninsula Credit Union Shelton

As we wind down this year, I can’t help but reflect on how much has taken place. As the Chamber Board president, I have had the pleasure of working with wonderful individuals and together we have achieved some lofty goals. Each month the staff has met with at least ten members to ensure an open dialogue about programs and the current business climate.

We have also actively engaged in local schools through such programs as the Mason County Education Partnership at Olympic Middle School and Hood Canal’s Lemonade Day. Our success is due, in large part, to the vision and dedication displayed by our diverse Board of Trustees. I am grateful for the leadership and energy that past presidents Brian Kelly of Miles Sand & Gravel and Kelley Crabtree of Maple Glen Senior Living have provided over the past three years. While Kelley and Brian are wrapping up their board terms, Justin Baze of Black Star, Lisa Perry of Sierra Pacific Industries, Michelle Schreiber of Verles LLC, Jeff Selby of Awnaroll Painting, and Wes Taylor of Taylor Shellfish remain.

Making up the 2017 slate are John Lester of the SheltonMason County Journal, Jan Morris of The Hardware Distillery Co., Julie Nichols of Whitehouse & Nichols, LLP, and Karen Schade, Edward Jones Investments who have consented to serve another term.

Joining the slate as first time Chamber Board members are Marty Crow of Habitat for Humanity, Ray Frederick of Garage Sale Maniacs, and Mark West of Little Creek Casino Resort, who will undoubtedly be valuable additions to the roster.

Marty Crow is the Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Mason County. A long time resident and graduate of Shelton High School, Marty was brought onboard at Habitat in mid-2015. Marty has had a long career, holding various CFO positions, and worked for years at Simpson Lumber Company. Marty and his wife Michele have a daughter named Madison who also graduated from Shelton High.

Ray Frederick and his wife Kerri own Garage Sale Maniacs in downtown Shelton. The second hand and antiques store

holds treasures of all types from furniture and jewelry to tools and books. Before opening Garage Sale Maniacs, Ray retired as a pastor where he served in some of Seattle & Olympia’s largest churches.

As the economy took a turn, he and Kerri decided to leave the hustle of the big city and moved permanently to their summer home on Hammersley Inlet, beginning their long term venture in Mason County. The business opened nearly seven years ago in a single building which has grown to three, anchoring a revitalized stretch of Cota Street.

Mark West, CEO of Little Creek Casino Resort (LCCR), has been working for the Squaxin Island Tribe for fourteen years. He began as an IT Technician and worked his way up to Assistant General Manager through a competitive mentorship program.

He has served LCCR as Interim CEO four times in recent years and in September 2015 he was named as CEO outright. When Mark isn’t ensuring that the casino is running smoothly, he likes to get his hands dirty gardening and doing yard work at his home.

While my role next year will change to make way for new leadership, I look forward to seeing how we progress from here. The Chamber Board is charged with overseeing all of the affairs of the association: creating the vision, setting goals, and policy. We do so with a responsibility to our members, as well as the community at large, and it is both humbling and rewarding.

Thank you for your confidence and feedback over the last year.

I look forward to celebrating this year’s success at the January 20 Awards Gala. Cheers!

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Chamber Announces 2016 Award Nominees Mason County has a wealth of exceptional citizens, committed businesses and dedicated volunteers working to making it a better place to live, work and play.

The Chamber proudly honors a few of these communityminded people and businesses for their tireless efforts and endless hours. Let’s hear it for our nominees!

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

Business of the Year recognize the company that made the most significant contribution benefiting the Mason County business community. Any size business is eligible; recognition is given for overall contributions to improving our community and/or business climate. This year’s nominees are Alderbrook Resort & Spa, Nifty Thrifty Store, and Shelton Cinemas.

ALDERBROOK RESORT & SPA is a first-class, internationally acclaimed resort tucked into the trees along the shore of Hood Canal in Union. After more than one hundred years, the resort has become known not only for its incredible rooms, stellar service, and fine dining but also for its commitment to the local community. Alderbrook plays host to unique local gatherings such as Thunder on the Canal and Summer’s End Party which it opens to its neighbors as well as to its guests. In addition to its generous donations and sponsorship of numerous non-profits—from Meals on Wheels and the Hospital’s Foundation to 4-H and Hood Canal

Raising glasses at the 2015 Awards Gala

School, Alderbrook also boasts sustainable, eco-friendly practices and showcases the area’s small businesses, products, and excursions. Their nomination read “it’s especially admirable that while this business has proved they are truly deserving of state wide recognition, they still that they embrace and appreciate being a part of our small community.”

its just this year: clothing and housewares were provided to survivors of domestic violence in partnership with Turning Pointe; warm coats and essential garments were given to Community Lifeline and to individual needy persons; professional apparel as offered to job seekers at WorkSource; and the store participated in the Back to School Jamboree.

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They have also contributed to state wide causes, donating supplies and clothing to the Oso mudslide victims and east side firefighters.

major funding source of the Mason County Senior Center Activities Association. Leveraging the talents of dedicated retirees, volunteers, and staff, Nifty Thrifty keeps an eye on local needs as it explores modern marketing avenues to increase its income for the MCSAA. This eye towards the community can be seen in the donations it made to non-prof-

SHELTON CINEMAS is an independently-owned theater nestled into downtown Shelton.

In addition to offering a variety of films for our entertainment, Shelton Cinemas quietly and continually gives back to the

community. The dedicated management and staff create unique events for local charities and churches as well as partner with schools for reward and educational programs. They have hosted sing-along special features and offered “Free Movie Mondays” for children in the summer, shown holiday films at Halloween Spooktacular and Holiday Magic, while collecting no admission besides non-perishables for the local food bank, and they have donated to countless auctions, benefits, and organizations—Relay For Life, Sound Learning, and Kiwanis, to name a few. For more than thirty years Shelton Cinemas have creatively partnered with its regular customers and its neighbors to make a profound impact.

TOP: Alderbrook Resort and Spa; Above Left: Nifty Thrifty; Above Right: Shelton Cimema – Business of the Year Nominees

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CITIZEN OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

Citizen of the Year honors individuals who made outstanding contributions to enhance the business community and the community at large and who have given freely of their time, talent, energy and expertise.

Amy Cooper of Cooper Studios, Xinh Dwelley of Xinh’s Clam & Oyster House, and Kevin Schmelzlen of Shelton to the Top are on the ballot this year.

AMY COOPER moved to Mason County with her college sweetheart Forrest and opened Cooper Studios in 2009.

Quickly building the business and her reputation within the community, Amy has generously lent her talents and creativity to several organizations. In her role with Shelton Downtown Merchants she co-coordinates Holiday Magic with the Kristmas Town Kiwanis Club and this year she was instrumental in developing Halloween Spooktacular—an event partnership between Downtown Merchants, the Journal, and an enthusiastic group of local residents and businesses.

Amy also donates her time to the Forest Festival Association Board, the City of Shelton Arts Commission, the Shelton High School CTE Advisory Board, and the Chamber’s Downtown Visioning Committee. “Amy’s passion, generosity, and enthusiasm for Mason County are undeniable.

She dives in to any effort that needs her and that, in itself, is awe inspiring.”

XINH DWELLEY began her culinary

journey as a teenager picking up odd jobs at a US Army mess hall. In 1970, she landed a job as an oyster shucker with Taylor Shellfish who helped her open her own Asian fusion restaurant featuring local shellfish in 1996. Xinh’s Clam & Oyster House became one of the first regionally recognized restauBIGHT Shelton Mason County Chamber

rants—paving the way for others. Xinh donates her food, time, and talent to countless civic groups and non-profits. Even as she made plans this year to close the restaurant, she continues to commit to benefits and special events which will take place after the restaurant closes. She also saves money all year long so that she may purchase food and supplies for a leper colony near her hometown in southern Vietnam. “Her life and career serve as an example of what is right about this country… the possibilities, the potential, and the success that can be attained with true passion and an incredible work ethic.”

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receiving a nod for his innovative approach to creating safe, clean spaces. Coming to Mason County with a Political Science degree from UC Irvine and nearly a decade of experience in volunteer coordination, Kevin wasted no time in applying his talent to this community.

His movement “Shelton to the Top” began earlier in the year as a means to provide residents with a sense of ownership and community pride by cleaning up abandoned or dump properties. After early projects gained momentum, Kevin partnered with United Way of Mason County for its Day of Caring to complete significant and visible property clean-ups in local neighborhoods. His nominator said “It is clear that Kevin has a knack for bringing people together. He blends that with his passion for the environment in a way that is astonishing.”

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

Volunteer of the Year nominees are recognized for their contributions to the Chamber’s programs and activities. These wonderful people have given their time, talents, energies, and expertise to enhance the business community and the community at large. This year’s nominees are Stephanie Boysen of Bella Acres, Dan Cooling of Anchor Bank, and Lloyd Mullen formerly of the Shelton-Mason County Journal.

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STEPHANIE BOYSEN opened event venue Bella Acres after spending years as an emergency services volunteer, active parent, and a successful business venturist. As a Chamber Ambassador, Stephanie volunteers to assist new businesses as they join the Chamber and serves as the welcoming committee and cheerleader for nearly every event. With a busy calendar of her own, Stephanie never hesitates to lend a helping hand when asked. She frequently offers her time, know-how, and equipment for everything from event staging to collecting flower baskets at the end of the Chamber’s summer beautification program. “Her kind heart and humble nature make her an approachable ambassador, a strong volunteer, and generous entrepreneur.”

DAN COOLING came to Shelton’s

Anchor Bank in 2014 where he serves as the branch manager after beginning his career in sales. The zeal with which Dan approaches his work, continuing education, and leadership training “gives him a fresh, positive perspective. He is a constant source of encouragement and vision to his team and his professional network.” Dan is member of the Chamber’s Member Services Committee, where he has been active in the Lemonade Day program at Hood Canal School and has become a proponent for expanding educational partnerships.

He also serves as the president of United Way of Mason County and volunteers with Crossroads Housing and Skookum Rotary Club.

LLOYD MULLEN, a transplant to Mason

County, quickly embraced the community.

Lloyd worked diligently in his capacity as manager of the Journal to connect with community’s businesses and non-profits.

He served on the Chamber’s Ambassadors Committee onboarding new members and

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was a key member of the planning committee for the 2016 Business Expo & Bite of Mason County. Lloyd also served as a board member of the Olympic College Foundation, promoting the higher education institution throughout the region.

“His desire to help businesses and people thrive is clear and his talent is matched only by his good humor.”

The Chamber is grateful for the numerous nominations submitted by the community for this year’s awards. As has become tradition, ballots will be mailed to all Chamber members in good standing along with the Board of Trustees slate. Winners will be announced at the Annual Awards Gala to be held on January 20 at Little Creek Casino Resort beginning at 6:00 PM. More than 300 guests gather each year for this brilliant celebration of the individuals and businesses that support the Chamber and Mason County. The semi-formal event includes a cocktail hour, a four course meal expertly paired with wines, the installation of the next year’s Chamber Board of Trustees, an annual year in review, and the announcement of the annual award winners.

The ticket price is $95 per person and VIP tables of eight may be reserved for $1,000. To make your reservation contact the Chamber Office at (360) 426-2021, email info@sheltonchamber.org, or visit sheltonchamber.org/gala.

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Holiday Magic in Shelton The holidays are just around the corner and downtown Shelton knows just how to welcome the season – with Holiday Magic! Together, Kristmas Town Kiwanis and the Shelton Downtown Merchants plan two days of merriment and family activities that you won’t want to miss.

It starts FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2 with a 4:00 PM movie showing at Shelton Cinemas, free with your donation of canned food. After the show, wander down Railroad Avenue with your game card and stop at local merchants who will be open until 8:00 PM for holiday shopping and displays by local artists. At 6:00 PM the tree at Post Office park will light up a dazzling holiday light display and choirs will pierce the chilly air with cheerful songs.

That evening, Railroad Avenue will be closed to traffic so you can enjoy marshmallow roasting, wagon and kiddie train rides, a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, and numerous other types of entertainment! The entire evening’s events are free and the entire community is invited to attend.

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All day - complete downtown Merchant Card Game for prizes 4:00 PM FREE holiday movie* 6:00 PM Tree lighting 6 - 8:00 PM Railroad Avenue Holiday Block Party

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10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Merchants Card Game 4:00 PM “Missile Toe” Mile 5:00 PM CHRISTMAS PARADE Parade sponsored by the Kristmas Town Kiwanis, Little Creek Resort and Casino and Peninsula Credit Union.

* FREE Admission with donation of two items of canned food.

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Holiday shopping until 8:00 PM Fill out your Game Card to win prizes!

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On SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 you can stop by a few more shops and submit your game card for prizes or tighten your tennis shoes and join in the “Missile Toe” Mile Run that begins at 4:00 PM (register at sheltonharriers.com).

The Christmas Parade, brought to you by Peninsula Credit Union and Little Creek Casino Resort, is a favorite among many!

Don’t miss out; bundle up and get your spot along Railroad Avenue by 5:00 PM to enjoy the lighted spectacle.

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Merry & Bright

Downtown Shelton is ‘LED’ on a new path of energy

PUD#3 is partnering with the Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce, the City of Shelton, and Shelton and Kristmas Town Kiwanis Clubs to provide LED bulbs for the centerpiece of the vintage Christmas decorations that hang along Railroad Ave throughout the holiday season.

LED is a highly energy efficient lighting technology, and has the potential to fundamentally change the future of lighting in the United States. Residential LEDs use at least 75% less energy, and last 25 times longer, than incandescent lighting –

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that means you can have 4X the number of lights for the same amount of energy by selecting LED lights over the old style incandescent Christmas lights! Use of LED lighting has the greatest potential impact on energy savings in the United States. By 2027, widespread use of LEDs could save the equivalent annual electrical output of 44 large electric power plants, and a total savings of more than $30 billion at today’s electricity prices. In addition to maintenance costs, the groups can look forward to saving about $125 in energy over the Christmas season. These LED lights will use about 1,500 kWhs less power- that’s about the same as the average home’s monthly usage.

Justin Holzgrove, PUD#3, and Heidi McCutcheon, Shelton-Mason Chamber of Commerce, hold new LED bulbs that will provide energy savings for the downtown Shelton Christmas display.

Be sure to stop by the giant Christmas tree in Post Office Park, Shelton, this Christmas season to see how bright the Season is downtown when it is #PoweredByPUD3.

This year plan on using a few of PUD#3’s energy saving holiday “Ways” (next page).

Visit PUD3.org for even more great ideas to save energy this holiday season!

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PREPARE FOR HOUSE GUESTS

Remember, when family and friends come to stay they’ll add to your energy use. More showers, more laundry, using lights late into the night, and more fun.

IS YOUR TREE A LITTLE “FULL”?

Don’t block baseboards, heaters, and vents with christmas trees and decorations. They work better and use less electricity without obstructions.

SERVICE YOUR HEAT PUMP

Service your heat pump annually.

Normal maintenance helps avoid emergency repairs and surprise heating bills. And, don’t forget to regularly replace your filters.

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SCHEDULE YOUR HEAT

Use a programmable thermostat to efficiently run your heat pump, and watch out during cold weather.

Use a lower setback temperature with a forced air furnace to maximize your energy savings.

Set the thermostat at 68° when you’re home or awake; 55° when you’re asleep or away.

CHILLED EGG NOG, ANYONE?

Is your “Beer Fridge” running?

Better get it to stop. Getting rid of that extra fridge in the garage could save about $10/month. Can you say, “Stocking Stuffers!”

SAVE THE NECK FOR ME, CLARK!

Stick with tradition when cooking the Christmas turkey in the oven.

SNEAKY SPACE Giving this energy-eater a break HEATERS for other meals throughout the Don’t get stung by portable heaters, year makes a difference on your those high users of electricity. energy bill. Or, stick to an elf’s Each heater you plug in to bump up four major food groups: candy, the heat racks up the kilowatt hour candy canes, candy corns and syrup. usage, causing a shocking bill at the

end of the month.

GET YOUR DUCTS

SET YOUR HOT WATER

Set your water heater to 120° and install high performance, low-flow showerheads. It’s a great way to eliminate energy waste with a gift that keeps on givin’ the whole year!

IN A ROW

If you have duct work under your home, ensure that it is sealed and not leaking precious hot air to the great outdoors. Duct sealing is often a low-cost fix, compared to high bills caused by wasted energy.

BE SEEN FROM SPACE!

More lights, more cheer, more efficient! LED Christmas lights use about 75% less energy than the old bulbs. Light up the house with an efficient use of energy.

CHRISTMAS VACATIONS

Does a meter spin when no one’s there to watch it go ‘round? If you have a vacation home, or are travelling during the holidays, PUD 3 can help you learn how to eliminate energy waste.

LEVEL OUT YOUR BILLS

Check if you qualify for low income senior or low income disability discounts. Use budget billing to pay a set amount each month: avoid cold weather bill spikes.

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Election Update

Julie Nichols | Chamber Board Member Whitehouse & Nichols, LLP

While some Election Nights in recent years have come and gone leaving voters with local races that are “too close to call,” November 9, 2016 delivered decisive victories for fiscally conservative candidates.

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Two seats were up for grabs on the Mason County Commission. Republican political newcomer Kevin Shutty and repeat Democratic candidate Roslynne Reed mounted campaigns to fill the open seat being vacated in January by longtime Commissioner and State Senator Tim Sheldon.

In the end, Shutty came out ahead of Reed, 54% to 46%. In Commission District 1, Independent incumbent Randy Neatherlin defeated Democrat Kelley McIntosh by nearly an identical margin, 55% to 45%.

Sixty-five percent (65%) of Mason County voters rejected Proposition 1, which would have created a Metropolitan Parks District and introduced a new tax of $0.20 per $1,000 in assessed value for property owners.

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The populist, anti-tax voting patterns in Mason County’s results were also seen in neighboring counties. Grays Harbor will see two independents and one Republican on its county commission, marking the first time in 80 years that no Democrat on will serve on the Commission.

Incumbent Republican Representatives Drew MacEwen and Dan Griffey found themselves on early target lists of Democratic leaders seeking to keep the House of Representatives safely in Democratic control. Nearly $200,000 poured into the 35th Legislative District in independent expenditures opposing MacEwen and Griffey, but both Republicans won decisive victories. Griffey defeated Democratic challenger Irene Bowling with over 55% of the vote and MacEwen defeated Democratic challenger Craig Patti with nearly 55% of the vote.

In Thurston County, Independent John (Hutch) Hutchings beat Democrat Jim Cooper 52% - 48% and former Sheriff Gary Edwards handily defeated Democrat Kelsey Hulse, 54% - 46%, with late ballots trending heavily against the Democratic candidates in both races. They join sitting Commissioner Bud Blake, also an Independent. Another telling signal about voters’ unwillingness to entertain new taxes: Nearly 54% of voters in left-leaning City of Olympia rejected an income-tax-to-fundcollege measure.

Mason County was one of 27 Washington counties that voted for Donald Trump.

Trump carried Mason County 49% while Hillary Clinton garnered just 43%.

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Business After Hours

OPENS DOORS, BUILDS PROFESSIONAL NETWORK Business After Hours Socials always feature good food, great friends, and outstanding networking! After Hours is a free networking social for Chamber members and Friends of the Chamber. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet new people and network with other business owners and community leaders.

Mason County Journal hosted an “Extra� special event on October 12 where attendees got a behind the-scenes look at the local award winning weekly newspaper.

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Island Enterprises Inc. hosted an amazing night at Elevation on September 14 showcasing Bacon, Bleus, & Brews with Salish Seafoods' famous oysters.

Heritage Bank saddled up for a western affair on November 2 introducing members of the branch staff and their management teams.

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Although it was gray and drizzly, spirits were high as golfers clambered into carts provide courtesy of Cart Sponsor Bakala State Farm Insurance while Photo Sponsor iFiber Communications captured team shots of golfers at the first hole. The whole day’s play was filled with fun by way of hole in one opportunities provided

by Olsen Furniture as well as on-course giveaways safely tucked away in Swag Bags provided by Fred Meyer. As comedian Dave Hill says, “Golf is the hardest game in the world to play and the easiest to cheat at.” Our licorice rope and other purchasable advantages made it a little easier for participants to uphold their moral character on the course.

After eighteen holes (avoiding Sand Trap Sponsor Miles Sand & Gravel when possible!) the fierce competition wrapped up with a silent auction and awards banquet. An array of high-end golf clubs, accessories, and prizes were awarded to the top teams. First place this year went to Team Edward Jones–Eric Thompson, Erin Johnsrud, Shaun Carson, and John Cady; the Alderbrook Resort Team–Shaun Tucker, Justin Gravatt, Jake Geist, and Mike Endicott–took second; and rounding out the winners was Team Maple Glen Senior Living – Bruce Lund, Niels Lund, Alvaro Lopez, and Greg Harvey. KP went to Rick Endicott and Ruth Whitener, Longest Drives were made by Jay Colard and Erin Johnsrud, and Wes Taylor and Ruth Whitener took Closest to the Line.

We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to this year’s golf tournament committee: John Lester, Jennifer Owens, Karen Schade and staff Heidi McCutcheon and Deidre Eaton. They all worked diligently with our members to ensure this year’s tournament was a memorable and valuable event. Thank you!

Thank you to this year’s hole sponsors: Anchor Bank; ASC Security & Investigations; Edward Jones - Karen Schade, Financial Advisor; Gardner Accounting; Gillis Auto Center; Green Diamond Resource Co.; Heritage Bank; Hood Canal Communications; John L. Scott Real Estate; Lucky Dog Casino Resort; LuLaRose - Meghan Lucas, Fashion Consultant; Maple Glen Senior Living; Miles Sand & Gravel; Our Community Credit Union; Peninsula Credit Union; Port of Shelton; SERVPRO of Mason County; Shelton-Mason County Journal; Taylor Shellfish Farms; The Hardware Distillery Co.; The Shopper; and Tozier Brothers Ace Hardware.

A special thanks, too, to silent auction donors: Cameo Boutique & Wine Shop, Land Title Co., Little Creek Casino Resort, Mason County Concert Association, Quinault Beach Resort & Casino, Shelton Cinemas, Skookum Creek Tobacco, Stottle Winery, and Walter Dacon Wines.

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The Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce has long been a supporter of strong schools in our community. The business community recognizes the importance of high performing schools in attracting new employers as well as in hiring and retaining great employees. Competitive schools are critical to us.

The Chamber is pleased to support the Shelton School District (SSD) replacement levy and the construction bond.

While school construction is expensive, we believe that this is the best solution for our children as it allows SSD to reorganize the educational structure.

Our professional educators believe, and research shows, that this is the best way to ensure quality education. The reconfiguration of the grade levels to Pre-K to 4th Grade, 5th & 6th, 7th & 8th and a return to a 9th – 12th high school best supports the educational model.

While the past grade structures seemed to look solely on how to make the buildings best fit the students, the Shelton School District has gone to great lengths to ensure that the students’ educational needs were of the utmost priority.

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We also share our appreciation with the vast number of community stakeholders who lent their voices to the planned reconfiguration and the success of our students.

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The levy is a three-year levy to replace the District’s current levy that expires at the end of next year. The amounts for each year would be $7.33 Million which equates to $4.38 per thousand of assessed value in 2018, $4.34 per thousand in 2019, and $4.29 per thousand in 2020.

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Member Spotlight: MAPLE GLEN SENIOR LIVING Surrounded by the dramatic scenery of Mason County—hills, rivers, lakes, green valleys and thick forests—is Maple Glen Senior Living. Its quiet neighborhood is close to parks and shopping and boasts quality Assisted Living.

The environment is a great place to take part exercise and wellness events, enjoy live entertainment, or the quiet solitude of the library. Maple Glen offers 54 studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments designed with their residents’ comfort in mind. Each has a kitchenette, large private bathroom with roll-in shower, and state-of-the-art emergency call system.

While Maple Glen has offered quality living since it opened in 2005, there has been reorganization of its staff of late.

Kelley Crabtree, the executive director for the past 15 years, was recently promoted to Regional Director of Operations for Artegan, the company that has managed Maple Glen since day one. As such, she now spends less time in the office as her

role has expanded to support neighboring assisted living centers. She is now manager for Maple Glen as well as three sister properties located in Normandy Park, Maple Valley, and Washougal. As Kelley takes on a regional role, it left a hole in the local management of Maple Glen. Monica Decicio, a Maple Glen employee for the past 15 years who most recently served as Resident Services Director, has been promoted to executive director.

Her experience, knowledge, and understanding of the role ensured a smooth transition for the organization and for staff.

She and the entire team look forward to continuing the tradition of Maple Glen Senior Living Center within the Mason County community as they focus on Celebrating the ART of Life.

Park open for U-cut with Free Holiday Trees for Fourth Graders Cut your own Christmas tree this holiday season!

Olympic National Forest Christmas tree permits are now available at offices throughout the Olympic peninsula.

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Olympic National Forest offices in Hoodsport, Quilcene, Forks, and Quinault, and Olympia will have holiday tree permits available through December 23, 2016. Permits are $5.00 each and are good for one U-cut tree in the Olympic National Forest. Once you get your permit and map, you may cut your own holiday tree from designated areas.

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Have a fourth grade student? All fourth graders are eligible for a free holiday tree permit through the national Every Kid in a Park initiative. In order for students to receive a free tree permit, they must present in person a valid paper voucher printed from the everykidinapark.gov website. For information or additional special hours, please call (360) 877-2021.

Events Legislative Send-off Breakfast Tuesday, January 3, 7:30 - 8:30 AM The Colonial House 222 W Pine St, Shelton

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Business After Hours Wednesday, December 14 5:30 – 7:00 PM Alpine Way Continuing Care Community 900 W Alpine Way, Shelton

94th Anniversary and Annual Awards Gala – Celebrating 2016 Friday, January 20, 6:00 – 10:00 PM Little Creek Casino Resort 91 W State Route 108, Shelton

Chamber Luncheon Thursday, December 15 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Mason County PUD#3 Auditorium, 2621 E Johns Prairie Rd, Shelton

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Business After Hours Wednesday, February 8 , 5:30 – 7:00 PM 2nd Street Design Studio 118 N Second St, Shelton Chamber Luncheon Thursday, February 16, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Mason County PUD#3 Auditorium 2621 E Johns Prairie Rd, Shelton

So Clean & Green Ribbon Cutting Wednesday, January 25, 4:00 PM So Clean & Green 1729 Railroad Ave, Shelton

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Trivia at LC3 Mondays, 7:00 PM LC3 Bar & Grill 1749 Olympic Hwy S, Shelton Let the Trivia Factory test your knowledge on Monday nights.

Must be 21 and over.

Trivia at Alderbrook Resort & Spa Mondays, 6:30 – 8:30 PM Alderbrook Resort & Spa 10 E Alderbrook Dr, Union Play trivia in the lounge on Monday nights, must be 21+.

Canal Cinema Night 1st Thursday of each month 6:30 – 8:30 PM Union City Market 5101 E State Route 106, Union Enjoy a movie under the stars along the Hood Canal

Live Music at the Restaurant at Alderbrook Resort and Spa Fridays, 9:00 PM – 12:00 AM Alderbrook Resort & Spa 10 E Alderbrook Dr, Union Good news: happy isn’t limited to just one hour – on Friday it coincides with their live music schedule.

First Aid/CPR/AED Class 2nd Thursday of each month 5:00 – 9:00 PM MGH&FC Learning Center, 2505 Olympic Hwy N, Ste 460, Shelton

Live Music at Little Creek Casino Resort Fridays & Saturdays 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM Little Creek Casino Resort 91 W State Route 108, Shelton Skookum Spirit Cigar & Wine Lounge and Starlight Lounge, must be 21+.

Karaoke Kompetition Wednesdays, 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM Little Creek Casino Resort’s Starlight Lounge, 91 W State Route 108, Shelton Winners are picked by the crowd so bring your entourage, must be 21+.

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Holiday Magic: Christmas Movie Showing Friday, December 2, 4:00 PM Shelton Cinemas 517 W Franklin St, Shelton *Free with non-perishable food donation

Holiday Magic: First Friday & Tree Lighting Friday, December 2 6:00 – 8:00 PM Post Office Park Second & Franklin St, Shelton Following the 6:00 PM tree lighting there will be Holiday Song Performances by Harstine Island Quartet and area schools, a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus and fun along Railroad Ave —bonfires with marshmallow roasting, wagon rides and kiddie train rides.

Holiday Magic: Missile Toe Mile Saturday, December 3 4:00 PM Join in this mile long run along Railroad Ave, just before the Christmas Parade Holiday Magic: Christmas Parade Saturday, December 3 5:00 PM Railroad Ave, Shelton Enchanted Holiday Christmas Bazaar Saturday, December 3 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Union Fire Hall & Community Center 50 E Seattle St, Union Holiday Gift Faire and Bake Sale Saturday, December 3 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM St. David of Wales Episcopal Church 324 W Cedar St, Shelton

New Year’s Eve Party Sunday, December 31 6:00 – 11:55 PM Mason County Senior Activities Center 190 W Sentry Dr, Shelton Anna’s Bay Chorale Winter Concert Saturday, December 3, 7:00 PM Shelton High School Auditorium 3737 N Shelton Springs Rd, Shelton Anna’s Bay Chorale Winter Concert Sunday, December 4 , 4:00 PM North Mason United Methodist Church 25140 State Route 3, Belfair Shelton Schools’ Holiday Concert Tuesday, December 6 7:00 – 9:00 PM Shelton High School 3737 N Shelton Springs Rd, Shelton

New Year’s Eve Party Sunday, December 31 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM Little Creek Casino Resort 91 W State Route 108, Shelton Live entertainment with 4-More and DJ Smylez, food, cash drawings and more.

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Family Free Bingo Night Wednesday, December 14 6:00 – 8:00 PM Shelton Elks Lodge 741 SE Craig Rd, Shelton

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Lighted Boat Parade Friday & Saturday, December 9 - 10 7:00 PM Hammersley Inlet, Shelton

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United Way Valentine’s Dessert & Gift Auction Friday, February 10 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Shelton Civic Center 525 W Cota St, Shelton

Baby Born in the Barn presented by New Community Church of Union Sunday, December 18 6:00 – 8:00 PM Hunter Farms 1921 E State Route 106, Union New Year’s Eve Dinner Saturday, December 31 4:00 – 11:55 PM Alderbrook Resort & Spa 10 E Alderbrook Dr, Union Advance reservations required Rockin’ New Year’s Eve Party Saturday, December 31 5:00 PM – 1:00 AM Shelton Elks Lodge 741 SE Craig Rd, Shelton

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Mason County Concert Association Presents Ronny Cox Saturday, February 25, 7:00 PM Shelton High School Performing Arts Center 3737 N Shelton Springs Rd, Shelton

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Behavioral Health Resources got a fresh new look with its new streamlined logo.

Construction OC is building a weld shop at its Cogent Shelton campus.

This has returned to their location at new facility allows the College to move this program202 E Pine St, Shelreconstructing onsite, in a state of the art facilityton thatafter allows us to grow the building which was damaged by a vehicle this program. accident.

Join us as we commemorate this new building with a groundbreaking and ceremonial first weld by OC President Dr. David Mitchell.

On September 12, the first day of National Assisted Living Week, Maple Glen Senior Living’s residents released balloons with notes into the sky.

Welcome Shane Parmar, new library manager at Shelton Timberland/ William G. Reed Public Library!

The Shelton-Mason County Journal welcomes Advertising Manager John Lester and Reporter Michael Heinbach to its staff. The Journal took home 32 Washington Association of Newspaper Publishes Association awards including a place in General Excellence.

Shucks! Xinh’s Clam & Oyster House closed on October 29 to allow the restaurant’s beloved chef, Xinh Dwelley, an opportunity to reduce her work hours and free her from the rigors of daily work running a kitchen.

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There is a reception in the Johnson Library following The historic building that plays home to Smoking Mo’s got a facelift in the form of a beautiful paint job thanks to Awnaroll Painting.

5 X 5 X 5: The Charitable Trust of Margery Jones gifted $25,000 to the Karen Hilburn Breast & Cervical Cancer Fund for the 5th consecutive year.

Luke Aikins of Skydive Kapowsin completed a successful free-fall from 25,000 feet without a parachute.

Sweet indeed! Sugar Stop Cake Shop now offers a full breakfast menu, an expanded lunch including artisanal pizzas, soups, and salads, as well as an eye-popping 16 flavors of Olympic Mt. Ice Cream.

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Olympic College expanded the Shelton Campus with a new welding building which was dedicated on Thursday, November 10.

Going green just got easier! Mason County Garbage & Recycling recently introduced a new website with convenient online bill pay options.

Keep your cash: Nita’s Koffee Shop is now accepting credit and debit cards so run in, grab a shake, order a “Merchant’s Lunch” or pick up a pie to go.

Congratulations to Nathan Palmer and Tana Larson, fall Employees of the Month for Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics.

Steph’s Espresso celebrated their anniversary by donating 25 cents from every dollar of its day’s sales to support the Autism Walk in Seattle. Together with customer contributions, it added up to $400.

Ace Hardware, Tozier Brothers, has been ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Home Improvement Retail Stores,” by to J.D. Power for the 10th year in a row.

Communication is key! Mason County PUD#1 & #3 won a total of 10 awards between them at the Northwest Public Power Association’s “Excellence in Communications” awards.

Urraco Coffee Company hit #7 on the list of unique coffee shops in Washington published by Only in Your State.

Hama Hama Oyster Co. is on top!

Bon Appétit’s unveiling of the Best New Restaurants 2016 saw Andrew Knowlton, deputy editor, sporting a Hama Hama Oyster hat for the segment.

Senior Services of South Sound recently raised $10,500 through a Give65 event and the generosity of local supporters.

478 students from 7 schools, 98 chaperones, and 75 presenters/tour guides/horn blowers made a showing at OysterFest 2016’s Kids Day.

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Graduation Matters Shelton had an early morning promo shoot with students and GMS partners Gillis Auto Center, Peninsula Credit Union, and Melanie Bakala - State Farm Insurance.

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Have you ever wondered what happens to the beautiful flower baskets that grace our streets during the summer months?

When Hood Canal Communications donates employee time to take the baskets down, the Kristmas Town and Shelton Kiwanis clubs are standing by to load them up onto trailers with help from the City of Shelton Public Works Department, and transport them to the Port of Shelton to dry out in donated space.

After at least a month, the Chamber’s staff and volunteers gather to take empty the baskets and make preparations for winter storage. This year, nearly a full dump trailer load of flower basket stuffing was taken to a local landscaping supply and the baskets were carefully stacked and stored.

So what’s next? Trusty volunteers Hood Canal Communications hang the Christmas decorations the week after Thanksgiving – just in time for our town’s holiday happenings.

Again Kiwanians prepped and transported the décor for hanging; checking the wiring and installing the new LED light bulbs (provided by the Mason County PUD#3) into the lamppost centerpieces.

Though these decorations don’t look too large from the ground level, each stands a full eight feet tall!

The Chamber’s Beautification Project is supported not only by these volunteers, but also businesses and individuals like yourself who give donations

Flower Basket Sponsors: Annie's Quilt Shoppe Tim Bates & Susan Hamilton Dave & Nancy Bayley Bowers Dental Group - Dr. Steven H. Bowers Career Quest Cut Rate Auto Parts Pamela Farr Gardner Accounting GMW Northwest, LLC Green Diamond Resource Company Barbara Jean Groff Key Bank Kristmas Town Kiwanis Edee Larson Light House Electric LLC Janet M. List Mason County Master Builders

Mason County PUD#3 Mason County Title Company Barbara W. McDowell Betty Moore Our Community Credit Union Ron & Dawn Pannell Sue Patterson Joye Robinson Mark & Sheila Schmidt Tiffany Schwander Shelton Kiwanis Club Shelton Yacht Club Skookum Rotary Skydive Kapowsin SoundPLAN International LLC Dave Thacher Sherrie Vig Wittenberg CPA, PS

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throughout the year to fund the project. Between paying for watering the flower baskets and the energy for the Christmas lights, the Chamber pays out approximately $18,000.

Our sincere appreciation to all of the volunteers and to our donors, who continue to make Mason County a beautiful place to live, work, and play.

Additional Beautification Donors: 2nd Street Design Studio Marcia Adamek Anonymous Donor Beautification Auseth Construction, Inc. Robert & Laurie Babka Michael & Susan Barnard Black Star Steve or Pam Boad Betty Brinkman Gwen Byrne Marilyn Caldwell Case by Case Jewelers Dick & Patti Case Christmas Village Michael & Sharon Corrigan Douglas D. & Lorna J. Dayton Diane Deason Susan Duffield Jay & Katheryn Dunham Pat & Carol Elliott Luanne Ellis EZ-Pull Products Roy & Constance Ferguson Shirley Fisher Foster & Williams Architects Mark & Sam Franklin

Ross Gallagher Gateway Rental Center Gillis Auto Center Jane Gruver Arthur & Judith Hall Kathryn Hamilton Wang Juanita Hibbert Carolyn Hoosier Steven Don Hughes Patricia S. Johnson Land Title Co. of Mason County Olive Lanman Carol Lettich Peggie Lindberg Mason County Association of Realtors Michele Garside McCarthy Robert J. McCarthy Betty McClanahan Eugene & Jeannine Metz Tim & Cathryne Mullen Sharon Myers Janet O'Connor Betty R. Olson Patricia Oltman Olympic Mountain Millwork

Dudley Panchot Peninsula Credit Union Ann M. Peters Terry & Leslie Peterson Linda & Ronald Porter Arlene Post Delores Powers ProBuild Robert E. Welch Survivors Trust John & Bernadine Robertson Janis Schierman Shelton Chiropractic Center Shelton Lions Club Phyllis Skommesa Robert & Norene Stevens Peg Stock Judy Taylor The Optical Shop of WA, Inc. The Strip Steak House Jim & Pat Tostevin Marjorie Valley Marvin & Claire Voskuhl Whitehouse & Nichols, LLP, Attorneys at Law Wickward Living Trust William & Janis Schierman Orella Wooldridge

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Ring in the Season!

Join Mason County’s Harstine Island Community Choir for a family Christmas Spectacular with the renowned Belles of the Cascades for Christmas music.

BELLES OF THE CASCADES is the premier bell choir in the Pacific Northwest. They have been ringing for many, many years, presenting their music across the United States as well as teaching and performing on cruise liners for many years. Harstine Island Community Choir and Belles of the Cascades put their music together, presenting your favorite Christmas carols and songs with fantastic choral arrangements with bell and piano accompaniment. Belles of the Cascades will also present

several songs unaccompanied just for this concert to show their virtuosity and provide an opportunity to experience the great number of bells and ringers that can create awesome sound and a memorable experience. This same concert is presented again in the following locations, without the bell choir accompaniment.

It is a delightful concert both ways and the choir anticipates sharing Christmas music with you, your family, friends, and neighbors. Donations are gladly accepted at the door.

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Saturday, December 10, 3:00 PM SHS Performing Arts Center, 3737 N Shelton Springs Rd, Shelton Friday, December 9, 7:00 PM Belfair Methodist Church, 25140 NE State Route 3, Belfair Sunday, December 11, 3:00 PM Harstine Island Community Hall, 3371 E Harstine Island Rd N, Shelton

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singers and beginners, old school choir members, and show singers from all over Mason County. They are proud to represent various communities throughout Mason County in the pursuit of enhancing musical appreciation. Concerts are free by donations. Led by Elizabeth Berndt, a classically educated vocal performer, the choir’s songs vary from classical to jazz, American, European, Asian, African, and other ethnic influences, religious, Broadway, western, and almost any other category of choral music. Find out more information and schedules at harstinechoir.org.

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Three Mason County Fire Departments Create Agreement

Mason County Fire District 6, 11 and Central Mason Fire & EMS have begun a tri-district partnership.

All three agencies have been working together to design an Interlocal Government Agreement (ILA) that will benefit all three-fire districts and their citizens helping each district and the staff to meet mandates for investigation, training, maintenance, and other issues that may arise.

To begin the cooperative efforts the three fire districts have decide on three areas to start their focus; a Joint Fire Investigation Task Force, collaborative fleet maintenance and repair, and a collaborative Emergency Services Training Program. All three fire districts will benefit greatly.

Living Well with Diabetes Class Offered at MGH Start the new year learning how to keep your diabetes under control and keep it well managed for life!

Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics presents a two-day class in diabetes self-management to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 7 and 8, 2017.

MGH&FC has a team of Diabetes Wellness professionals who teach the class covering everything about diabetes – from diagnosis, to medications, meals, exercise, stress, and engaging a support team. Registration is required in advance by calling Debbie McGinnis, R.N., certified diabetes educator, at (360) 426-1611, ext.

28941 (from Allyn (360) 275-8614, ext. 28941).

All three fire district boards will meet on a semi-annual basis to ensure transparency and follow through.

All joint board meetings will be announced in accordance with the “Open Public Meeting Act.”

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The newly formed executive board will be responsible to meet weekly for coordination and daily operations and will be comprised of Fire Chief Tim McKern (CMFE#5), Deputy Chief Mike Patti(CMFE#5), Fire Chief Brandon Searles (MCFD#11) and Fire Chief Clint Volk (MCFD#6).

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Health Insurance Sign-up Closes January 30

If you still do not have health insurance through Washington Healthplanfinder, sign up now, during the three-month open enrollment period now through January 30, 2017.

If you need to sign-up on a Saturday, you can attend one of two enrollment workshops at Mason General Hospital before the cut-off date. The Saturday workshops are on January 21 and 28 from 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM in the Ellinor Meeting Room at MGH and are free and open to anyone in the community who needs health care coverage.

The Washington Healthplanfinder is an online marketplace for all Washington State residents, where individuals and families can view and compare the various health plans available and get registered.

For those who qualify, Washington Healthplanfinder offers financial help such as premium tax credits, reduced-cost sharing, and Medicaid. MGH&FC hopes to ensure that everyone in the community

is well covered and that no one will be subject to a fine on their taxes for being without a medical plan. Under the Affordable Care Act, everyone is required by law to have health care insurance.

These workshops are to ensure people get covered.

MGH&FC health plan enrollment workshops are a community outreach series to answer questions about Washington Healthplanfinder and to assist people in getting signed up for an insurance plan before the deadline. For more information on the workshops, on Healthplanfinder, or how to sign up Monday through Friday, call MGH&FC Project Supervisor Susana Lopez at (360) 432-7766.

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Safe Exchange Zone

The City of Shelton has become the latest city to offer a safe place for exchanges for items purchased through Craigslist or similar online sales.

Commissioner Tracy Moore recently approached city staff regarding this latest crime prevention tool and its feasibility in Shelton. After some research by city staff it moved forward and was unveiled in August.

The area is a parking space with designated signage in the gravel parking lot near the Shelton Police Department. Through cooperation with the city's Public Works Department, Shelton PD, and MACECOM, the space was marked and reserved for exchanges. The area is under unrecorded video surveillance through MACECOM dispatch center. The parking space is also near the police department parking lot with officers coming and going regularly.

The area is not staffed by police officers so residents are still encouraged to practice safety when meeting someone they do not know. If a person is unwilling to meet in the police department lot to make the sale, be suspicious.

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D.R. Gardner, CPA, CFP pacificasset.com (360) 426-8262 601 Railroad Ave PO Box 1760 Shelton, WA 98584 Richard D. Thornbrue, CPA (360) 426-5667 424 N Fourth St PO Box 1156 Shelton, WA 98584 Vander Wegen & Associates, Inc., PS vanderwegencpa.com (360) 426-1681 911 W Railroad Ave PO Box 789 Shelton, WA 98584 Wittenberg CPA, PS wittenbergcpa.com (360) 426-0230 329 W Railroad Ave, Ste 200 PO Box 1783 Shelton, WA 98584

Appliances

Appliance Repair Plus (360) 427-1202 1717 Olympic Hwy N, Ste 102 Shelton, WA 98584

Bauer, Pitman, Snyder, Huff - Lifetime Legal PLLC (360) 426-9100 125 N Fifth St PO Box 1338 Shelton, WA 98584 Hoss & Wilson-Hoss, LLP Attorneys at Law hossandwilson-hoss.com (360) 426-2999 236 W Birch St Shelton, WA 98584 Robert W. Johnson, PLLC (360) 426-9728 PO Box 1400 Shelton, WA 98584 South Sound Private Investigations southsoundpi.com (360) 970-0504 Shelton, WA 98584

(360) 868-2605 1347 E Johns Prairie Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Gillis Auto Center gillisautocenter.com (360) 426-5585 180 W Hulbert Rd PO Box 10 Shelton, WA 98584

Perfect Reflections Auto Body perfectreflectionsautobody.com (360) 426-0805 W 101 Hulbert Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Les Schwab Tire Centers lesschwab.com (360) 426-3333 2505 Olympic Hwy N #300 PO Box 1277 Shelton, WA 98584

Auto Dealers Gillis Auto Center gillisautocenter.com (360) 426-5585 180 W Hulbert Rd PO Box 10 Shelton, WA 98584

Auto Maintenance & Repair

Brown’s Garage (360) 427-2943 Whitehouse & Nichols, LLP 1873 E Johns Prairie Rd Attorneys at Law Shelton, WA 98584 whitehousenichols.com (360) 426-5885 D & L Automotive 601 W Railroad Ave, Ste 300 and Repair PO Box 1273 dandlautorepair.com Shelton, WA 98584 (360) 426-1467 2033 Olympic Hwy N Shelton, WA 98584

Vander Wal’s Garage vanderwalsgarage.com (360) 426-8208 321 S Second St Shelton, WA 98584 Watson Diesel Repair, LLC watsondieselrepair.com (360) 426-5255 641 W Golden Pheasant Rd PO Box 2478 Shelton, WA 98584

Auto Retail & Wholesale Cut Rate Auto Parts cutrateautoparts.com (360) 426-2800 128 S First St Shelton, WA 98584

Architects/ Building Design

Foster & Williams Architects fosterwilliams.com (360) 426-0511 601 W Railroad Ave, Ste 100 PO Box 102 Shelton, WA 98584

Arts & Culture Organizations Anna’s Bay Center for Music annasbaychorale.org (360) 898-5000 PO Box 913 Shelton, WA 98584 Harstine Island Community Choir harstinechoir.org (360) 432-9940 PO Box 2243 Shelton, WA 98584

Clean, Renewable and Reliable Energy Every Day www.masonpud3.org

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Bakeries

Doo’s Donuts (360) 460-8656 2337 Olympic Hwy N #100 Shelton, WA 98584 Sugar Stop Cake Shop sugarstopcakeshop.com (360) 358-8690 627 W Railroad Ave PO Box 3338 Shelton, WA 98584

Banks & Credit Unions

Columbia Bank Shelton columbiabank.com (360) 426-5581 2307 Olympic Hwy N PO Box 1128 Shelton, WA 98584 Heritage Bank heritagebankwa.com (360) 426-4431 301 E Wallace-Kneeland Blvd Ste 115 Shelton, WA 98584 Key Bank key.com (360) 432-3380 410 W Railroad Ave PO Box 610 Shelton, WA 98584

Anchor Bank anchornetbank.com (360) 427-1970 100 E Wallace-Kneeland Blvd PO Box 877 Our Community Shelton, WA 98584 Credit Union ourcu.com Columbia Bank (360) 426-9701 Hoodsport 526 W Cedar St columbiabank.com PO Box 1670 (360) 877-5272 Shelton, WA 98584 24341 N US Hwy 101 PO Box 38 Peninsula Credit Union Hoodsport, WA 98548 pcfcu.org (360) 426-1601 521 W Railroad Ave PO Box 2150 Shelton, WA 98584

Barber Shops

Clipperz Barber Shop clipperzbarber.com (360) 427-4335 120 S Third St Shelton, WA 98584

Skokomish Indian Tribal Enterprises, Inc. (SITE) skokomishenterprises.org (360) 877-5656 19392 N US Hwy 101 Skokomish Nation, WA 98584

Bed & Breakfasts Cabinets, Doors A Lighthouse on & Millwork Hammersley Bed & Breakfast lighthouseonham.com (360) 427-1107 292 E Libby Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Boat Sales

Verle’s Sporting Goods and Marine verles.com (360) 426-0933 741 W Golden Pheasant Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Book Stores

Brilliant Moon Bookstore (360) 868-2190 116 W Railroad Ave, Ste 104 Shelton, WA 98584

Business Associations

Economic Development Council of Mason County choosemason.com (360) 426-2276 2948 Olympic Hwy N PO Box 472 Shelton, WA 98584 Island Enterprises Inc. islandenterprisesinc.com (360) 426-3442 3591 SE Old Olympic Hwy Shelton, WA 98584 Mason County Master Builders omb.org (360) 534-9684 1211 State Ave NE Olympia, WA 98506

Olympic Mountain Millwork ommco.net (360) 432-2992 822 E Hiawatha Blvd Shelton, WA 98584

Casinos

Little Creek Casino Resort little-creek.com (360) 427-7711 91 W State Route 108 Shelton, WA 98584 Lucky Dog Casino theluckydogcasino.net (360) 877-5656 19330 N US Hwy 101 Skokomish Nation, WA 98584 Quinault Beach Resort & Casino quinaultbeachresort.com (888) 461-2214 78 State Route 115 Ocean Shores, WA 98569

Catering

High On The Hog BBQ and Catering highonthehogbbq.com (360) 464-3716 1060 Eells Hill Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Elite Property Management Services (Property Management); Freedom Self Storage (Storage); Gimme Safe Shelter LLC (Safety & Security); High on the Hog – The Smokehouse (Restaurants); Holly’s Housekeeping (Cleaning Services); Kevin Shutty for Mason County Commissioner (Elected Officals & Political Candidates); LuLaRoe – Meghan Lucas (Retail); Off the Walls! Gallery (Retail); Robert Dale III (Friend of the Chamber); So Clean & Green, LLC (Cleaning Services); Tina Edmiston (Friend of the Chamber); and XeroOne Systems (Computers & Technology).

Cleaning Services

Bavarian Window Cleaning bavarianwindow cleaning.com (360) 701-0644 Shelton, WA 98584 Bella Casa Cleaning Services bccswa.com (360) 427-3548 Shelton, WA 98584

Wild & Woodsy Catering wildandwoodsy.com (360) 229-1388 Shelton, WA 98584

Hauge’s Floor Care haugesfloorcare.com (360) 490-2907 Shelton, WA 98584

Churches

Robert E’s Carpet Cleaning robertes.com (360) 427-6744 PO Box 1603 Shelton, WA 98584

Gateway Christian Fellowship gatewaycf.com (360) 426-2758 Pacific Mountain Business 405 S Seventh St PO Box 190 2 Business Shelton, WA 98584 pacmtn.org/business-2business.com New Community (360) 427-70262505 Church of Union Olympic Hwy N, Ste 420 thenccu.org Shelton, WA 98584 (360) 898-7855 PO Box 1427 951 E Dalby Rd Olympia, WA 98507 PO Box 232 Union, WA 98592 Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce sheltonchamber.org (360) 426-2021 215 W Railroad Ave PO Box 2389 Shelton, WA 98584

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Safe Stride LLC (360) 426-3575 Shelton, WA 98584 So Clean & Grean, LLC washingtonrealestate resource.com/pages/ socleangreen.aspx (360) 358-5252 1719 Railroad Ave Shelton, WA 98584

Coffee & Espresso

Steph’s Espresso (360) 427-1290 2230 Olympic Hwy N Shelton, WA 98584 Urraco Coffee Company urracocoffee.com (360) 462-5282 628 W Cota St PO Box 1214 Shelton, WA 98584

Computers & Technology Hood Canal Communications hcc.net (360) 898-2481 300 E Dalby Rd PO Box 249 Union, WA 98592

iFiber Communications ifiber.tv (360) 427-4000 130 S Third St Shelton, WA 98584 SoundPLAN International LLC soundplan.com (360) 432-9840 Shelton, WA 98584 Tim’s Computer Repair sheltoncomputerrepair.com (360) 463-2330 PO Box 370 Shelton, WA 98584

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XeroOne Systems xeroone.com (509) 954-6199 Shelton, WA 98584

Construction & Contractors Arcadia Drilling Inc. arcadiadrilling.com (360) 426-3395 PO Box 1790 Shelton, WA 98584 Auseth Construction, Inc. (360) 426-7368 Shelton, WA 98584 Chamberland Construction, LLC (360) 490-0143 Shelton, WA 98584 EI. Kristyn & Son Construction, Inc. eikconstruction.com (360) 432-3147 Shelton, WA 98584

Simply Controls Inc simplycontrolsinc.net (360) 459-9868 PO Box 3369 Lacey, WA 98509 Watson Construction Co., Inc (360) 426-7626 Shelton, WA 98584

Consultants Azure Security Consulting LLC ascnw.com (206) 409-7397 PO Box 3157 Shelton, WA 98584

Mary Kay Tamra Ingwaldson Independent Beauty Consultant marykay.com/tingwaldson (360) 265-1719 Belfair, WA 98528

Green Line Electric greenlineelectric.com (360) 427-2535 Shelton, WA 98584

Mason County PUD#3 Conservation masonpud3.org (360) 426-8255 2621 E Johns Prairie Rd PO Box 2148 Shelton, WA 98584

Lighthouse Electric lighthouseelectric1.com (360) 427-4349 Shelton, WA 98584

Sam Sevier, LLC mktechnology.com (360) 432-9201 Shelton, WA 98584

RAM Electric (360) 470-1254 Shelton, WA 98584

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Sound Business Brokers soundbusinessbrokers.com (360) 352-9191 203 Fourth Ave E, Ste 417 Olympia, WA 98501

Dentists

Bowers Dental Group Dr. Steven H. Bowers DDS, LLC drstevenbowersdentistry.com (360) 426-1664 717 W Railroad Ave Shelton, WA 98584 Hackney Family & Cosmetic Dentistry drhackney.com (360) 426-1676 1051 SE State Route 3 PO Box 398 Shelton, WA 98584 Shelton Dental Center sheltondentalcenter.com (360) 426-8401 1829 Jefferson St Shelton, WA 98584 Shelton Dental Excellence sheltondental.com (360) 426-4712 1626 Olympic Hwy N PO Box 1248 Shelton, WA 98584

Education

Hood Canal School District hoodcanal.wednet.edu (360) 877-5463 111 N State Route 106 Shelton, WA 98584 Olympic College olympic.edu/campuses/ shelton (360) 432-5400 937 W Alpine Way Shelton, WA 98584 Shelton High School (DECA) (360) 426-4471 3737 N Shelton Springs Rd Shelton, WA 98584 Shelton School District sheltonschools.org (360) 426-8231 700 S First St Shelton, WA 98584

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Sound Learning soundlearning.co (360) 426-9733 133 W Railroad Ave PO Box 2529 Shelton, WA 98584 WSU Extension mason.wsu.edu (360) 427-9670 ext. 680 303 N Fourth St Shelton, WA 98584

Elected Officials & Political Candidates Commissioner Kathy McDowell (360) 545-5505 Shelton, WA 98584

Commissioner Terri Jeffreys terrijeffreys.org (360) 427-9670 ext. 419 411 N Fifth St Shelton, WA 98584 Mason County Commissioner Elect Kevin Shutty kevinshutty.com (360) 898-0125 Union, WA 98584 Representative Dan Griffey houserepublicans.wa.gov/ dan-griffey (360) 786-7966 410 John L. O’Brien Building Olympia, WA 98501 PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504 Representative Drew MacEwen houserepublicans.wa.gov/ drew-macewen (360) 786-7902 434 John L O’Brien Bldg POB 40600 Olympia, WA 98504 PO Box 651 Union, WA 98592

Emergency Services

Central Mason Fire & EMS cmfe.org (360) 432-5170 122 W Franklin St PO Box 1910 Shelton, WA 98584 MACECOM 9-1-1 macecom.org (360) 426-4441 525 W Cota St PO Box 209 Shelton, WA 98584 Mason County Medic One mcmo.org (360) 426-3403 2019 Jefferson St 301 E Wallace-Kneeland Blvd #224-329 Shelton, WA 98584

Mason Fire District #4 masonfire4.com (360) 426-7222 2970 SE Arcadia Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Employment Services

Career Quest careerquest.biz (360) 427-7300 2026 Olympic Hwy N #201 Shelton, WA 98584 Exceptional Foresters Inc. (EFI) team-efi.org (360) 426-0077 2009 W Railroad Ave Shelton, WA 98584 Express Employment Professionals express-aberdeen.com (360) 533-6755 1812 Sumner Ave, Ste B Aberdeen, WA 98520 Express Employment Professionals Olympia express-olympia.com (360) 357-7195 1120 Harrison Ave NW Olympia, WA 98502 WorkSource Mason County worksourcewa.com (360) 427-2174 2505 Olympic Hwy N, Ste 420 PO Box 1850 Shelton, WA 98584

Equipment Rental Island Johnny Portable Toilets islandjohnny.net (360) 426-6697 1871 E Johns Prairie Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Events/Weddings All About Parties allaboutparties-olympia.com (360) 426-8822 Shelton, WA 98584 Bella Acres bellaacres.com (360) 790-6700 191 SE Vic King Rd Shelton, WA 98584 Bibbity Bobbity Balloons bibbitybobbityballoons.com (360) 528-1354 Shelton, WA 98584 Handy Andy Magic Man handyandymagicman.com (208) 308-9099 Shelton, WA 98584

Shelton Shellfish Market 130 SE Lynch RD Shelton, WA 98584 (360) 432-3300 Monday - Sunday 10am - 6pm

Oysters - Clams - Mussels Geoduck - Smoked Salmon The Pavilion at Sentry Park mcsac.net/the-pavilion.html (360) 432-1022 190 W Sentry Dr PO Box 1066 Shelton, WA 98584

The Hiawatha Corp. hiawathacorp.com (360) 426-4562 681 E Johns Prairie Rd PO Box 1227 Shelton, WA 98584

The Varmints thevarmints.net (360) 790-9092 Shelton, WA 98584

Kamin Excavation, LLC kaminexcavation.com (360) 426-0003 680 E Johns Prairie Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Transit-Community Center masontransit.org (360) 426-9434 601 W Franklin St Shelton, WA 98584

Evergreen Wholesalers

Lynch Creek Farm lynchcreekwreaths.com (360) 427-8145 450 W Enterprise Rd Bldg 1, Ste 101 PO Box 2109 Shelton, WA 98584 Mt. St. Helens Evergreens, Inc. (360) 427-5544 200 SE Clearwater Rdg Shelton, WA 98584

Excavation

Festivals & Community Events

Financial Services & Investments Bowman Financial Group, Inc. bowmanfgi.com (360) 427-4248 726 W Railroad Ave PO Box 910 Shelton, WA 98584

Columbia Bank Shelton columbiabank.com (360) 426-5581 2307 Olympic Hwy N PO Box 1128 Shelton, WA 98584

Mason County Concert Association mccca.com (360) 426-1842 SHS Performing Arts Center 3737 N Shelton Springs Rd PO Box 1602 Shelton, WA 98584

Community Financial Center ourcu.com (360) 432-5201 2948 Olympic Hwy N PO Box 1670 Shelton, WA 98584

Mason County Forest Festival Association masoncountyforestfestival.org (360) 490-6176 PO Box 252 Shelton, WA 98584

Edward Jones Armin Baumgartel Financial Advisor edwardjones.com (360) 426-0982 821 W Railroad Ave PO Box 1908 Shelton, WA 98584

Relay For Life Shelton relayforlifeofshelton.org PO Box 2150

Shelton, WA 98584

Edward Jones - Eric R. Thompson Financial Advisor edwardjones.com (360) 426-8054 301 E Wallace-Kneeland Blvd, Ste 219 Shelton, WA 98584

Fire & Water Damage

Edward Jones - Karen Schade Financial Advisor edwardjones.com (360) 426-4590 1051 SE State Route 3, Ste E Shelton, WA 98584

Floor Coverings

Falcon Financial, Inc. falconportfolios.com (360) 898-1199 320 E Dalby Rd, Ste D PO Box 651 Union, WA 98592 Heritage Bank heritagebankwa.com (360) 426-4431 301 E Wallace-Kneeland Blvd Ste 115 Shelton, WA 98584 State Farm Insurance Melanie Bakala bakalainsurance.com (360) 426-2428 821 W Railroad Ave PO Box 2468 Shelton, WA 98584

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ServPro of Mason County servpromasoncounty.com (360) 427-9332 PO Box 2238 Gig Harbor, WA 98335

McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory mccombwagner.com (360) 426-4803 718 W Railroad Ave PO Box 179 Shelton, WA 98584

Shelton Memorial Park sheltonwacemetery.com (360) 426-2152 Tupper’s Floor 1605 Van Buren St Coverings & Interiors, Inc. Shelton, WA 98584 tuppersfloors.com (360) 426-2499 Furniture Stores 1069 SE State Route 3 Olsen Furniture Shelton, WA 98584 olsenfurniture.com (360) 426-4702 Florists & Gifts 414 W Franklin St Lynch Creek Floral Shelton, WA 98584 lynchcreekfloral.com (360) 426-8615 Garbage & 331 W Railroad Ave PO Box 310 Recycling Shelton, WA 98584

Services

Funeral Services Forest Funeral Home forest-funeralhome.com (360) 427-8044 313 W Railroad Ave Shelton, WA 98584

Mason County Garbage & Recycling masoncountygarbage.com (360) 426-8729 81 E Wilburs Wy PO Box 787 Shelton, WA 98584

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Pay More Recycle & Salvage paymorerecycle.com (360) 462-6800 2278 E Brockdale Rd Shelton, WA 98584 Republic Services republicservices.com (206) 332-7723 4160 Sixth Ave, Ste 204 Lacey, WA 98503

Gas Stations/ Convenience Stores

Government

Port of Hoodsport portofhoodsport.us (360) 877-9350 24113 N US Hwy 101 PO Box 429 Hoodsport, WA 98548 Port of Shelton portofshelton.com (360) 426-1151 21 W Sanderson Way Shelton, WA 98584

Graphic Design

Image in Action Design nwevent.org Bayshore Texaco & U-Haul (360) 427-5599 (360) 427-0709 PO Box 622 3841 E State Route 3 Shelton, WA 98584 Shelton, WA 98584 Kamilche Trading Post tradingpostrewards.com (360) 426-5254 61 W State Route 108 Shelton, WA 98584 Steamboat Trading Post tradingpostrewards.com (360) 866-8009 6610 Sexton Rd NW Olympia WA 98502

Joonbug Graphic Design joonbuggraphicdesign.com (360) 556-6205 Shelton, WA 98584

Grocery Stores & Specialty Foods

Fred Meyer fredmeyer.com (360) 427-2979 301 E Wallace-Kneeland Blvd Shelton, WA 98584

Twin Totems Store (360) 427-9099 Taylor Shellfish Farms 19390 N US Hwy 101 taylorshellfish.com Skokomish Nation, WA 98584 (360) 426-6178 130 SE Lynch Rd Shelton, WA 98584 Golf Courses Alderbrook Golf Walmart & Yacht Club walmart.com alderbrookgolf.com (360) 427-6226 (360) 898-2575 100 E Wallace-Kneeland Blvd 330 Country Club Dr Shelton, WA 98584 Union, WA 98592

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Lake Cushman Golf Course lakecushmangolfcourse.com (360) 877-5505 210 N Fairway Dr W Hoodsport, WA 98548 Lake Limerick Country Club lakelimerick.com (360) 426-6290 790 E Saint Andrews Dr Shelton, WA 98584 Salish Cliffs Golf Course salish-cliffs.com (360) 462-3673 91 W State Route 108 Shelton, WA 98584

Hardware/ Building Materials

ProBuild probuild.com (360) 426-2611 114 E Cedar St Shelton, WA 98584 Tozier Brothers Inc. toziersbrothers.com (360) 426-2411 110 Mill St PO Box K Shelton, WA 98584

Health & Wellness

Living Well, Inc./ Isagenix livinwell.isagenix.com (360) 426-7951 PO Box 2445 Shelton, WA 98584

Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics masongeneral.com (360) 426-1611 901 Mountain View Dr PO Box 1668 Shelton, WA 98584

Health Care

Avada Hearing Care Center avada.com (360) 427-2423 2020 Olympic Hwy N Shelton, WA 98584 Behavioral Health Resources bhr.org (360) 704-7170 110 W K St Shelton, WA 98584 Ear, Nose & Throat Associates SW entsw.com (360) 357-6314 ext. 120 128 Lilly Rd NE, Ste 202 Olympia, WA 98506 Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics masongeneral.com (360) 426-1611 901 Mountain View Dr PO Box 1668 Shelton, WA 98584 Mental Health Professionals, LLC mhp-llc.com (360) 462-3320 1620 Olympic Hwy N Shelton, WA 98584 PO Box 366 Hoodsport, WA 98548 Miracle-Ear miracle-ear-shelton.com (360) 427-3187 116 W Railroad Ave, Ste 106 Shelton, WA 98584 Newman Family Chiropractic newmanfamilychiro.com (360) 426-3886 2211 Jefferson St PO Box 1701 Shelton, WA 98584 Shelton Dental Center sheltondentalcenter.com (360) 426-8401 1829 Jefferson St Shelton, WA 98584 Shelton Dental Excellence sheltondental.com (360) 426-4712 1626 Olympic Hwy N PO Box 1248 Shelton, WA 98584

Health/Fitness Joonbug Yoga joonbugyoga.com (360) 556-6205 Shelton, WA 98584

Olympia Sheet Metal, Inc. (360) 491-1123 7635 Betti Ln NE Lacey, WA 98516

Creekside Inn creeksideinn-wa.com (360) 877-9686 27131 N US Hwy 101 Hoodsport, WA 98548

Shelton Athletic Club sheltonathleticclub.com (360) 426-1388 707 S First St PO Box 1658 Shelton, WA 98584

Olympic Heating & Cooling, LLC olympicheating andcooling.com (360) 426-9945 Shelton, WA 98584

Lake Cushman Resort lakecushman.com (360) 877-9630 4621 N Lake Cushman Rd PO Box 148 Hoodsport, WA 98548

Shelton Martial Arts Academy (360) 490-1005 220 W Cota St Shelton, WA 98584

Olympic Stove & Spas, Inc. olympicstoveandspa.com (360) 427-3780 1051 SE State Route 3, Ste G Shelton, WA 98584

Little Creek Casino Resort little-creek.com (360) 427-7711 91 W State Route 108 Shelton, WA 98584

Heating/ Ventilating/Air Conditioning

Americool Heating & Air Conditioning americoolonline.com (360) 273-3300 17929 Irwin St SW Rochester, WA 98579 ARCH Mechanical, Inc. archmechanical.com (360) 229-2139 PO Box 2085 Shelton, WA 98584

Hotels & Lodging A Lighthouse on Hammersley Bed & Breakfast lighthouseonham.com (360) 427-1107 292 E Libby Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Alderbrook Resort & Spa alderbrookresort.com (360) 898-2200 7101 E State Route 106 10 E Alderbrook Dr Union, WA 98592

Pirate’s Cove Caboose greatgetaways.com (360) 569-2799 202 E Pirates Creek Rd Shelton, WA 98584 Skokomish Park at Lake Cushman skokomishpark.com (360) 877-5760 7211 N Lake Cushman Rd Hoodsport, WA 98548

Super 8 Shelton super8shelton.com (360) 426-1654 2943 Northview Circle PO Box 267 Shelton, WA 98584

Arnold Smith Insurance arnoldsmithins.com (360) 426-3317 1535 Olympic Hwy N PO Box L Shelton, WA 98584

The Waterfront at Potlatch thewaterfrontatpotlatch.com (360) 877-9422 21660 N US Hwy 101 Skokomish Nation, WA 98584

Duncan & Associates Insurance Brokers, Inc. duncanins.com (360) 426-3357 2136 Olympic Hwy N PO Box 880 Shelton, WA 98584

Insurance & Investments

Falcon Financial, Inc. falconportfolios.com (360) 898-1199 Allstate Insurance Company - Marcy Johnson 320 E Dalby Rd, Ste D PO Box 651 allstateagencies.com/marcy Union, WA 98592 (360) 426-6393 2215 Olympic Hwy N New York Life Insurance Shelton, WA 98584 Brad Miller newyorklife.com/agent American Family Insurance - Jacob Benedict /blmiller (360) 489-0770 jacobbenedictagency.com 2116 Caton Way SW (360) 462-3261 Olympia, WA 98502 2104 Olympic Hwy N Shelton, WA 98584

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State Farm Insurance Melanie Bakala bakalainsurance.com (360) 426-2428 821 W Railroad Ave PO Box 2468 Shelton, WA 98584

Jewelry

Case by Case Jewelers (360) 427-3130 221 W Railroad Ave, Ste C PO Box 2228 Shelton, WA 98584 Mariano’s Fine Jewelry & Design (360) 426-5811 116 W Railroad Ave, Ste 108 Shelton, WA 98584

Landscaping & Supplies

Big River Landscaping (360) 877-2026 19330 N US Hwy 101 Skokomish, WA 98584

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Brady Trucking Co., Inc. & Landscape Supply bradytrucking.com (360) 426-3132 922 E Johns Prairie Rd Shelton, WA 98584 Crenshaw Landscaping crenshawlandscaping.net (360) 229-6398 Shelton, WA 98584 Miles Sand and Gravel milessandandgravel.com (360) 426-3345 3100 W Franklin St Shelton, WA 98584 ProBuild probuild.com (360) 426-2611 114 E Cedar St Shelton, WA 98584

Manufacturing

AlphaTest Corporation alphatest.com (360) 462-0201 261 W Business Park Loop PO Box 1791 Shelton, WA 98584 Lund Custom Machine (360) 432-0310 110 W Metzler Mill Rd Shelton, WA 98584

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Authorized Dealer:

Jarrell’s Cove Marina (360) 426-8823 220 E Wilson Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Shelton-Mason County Journal masoncounty.com (360) 426-4412 227 W Cota St PO Box 430 Shelton, WA 98584

Think Local Network Videography about.me/evanschristopher (510) 221-6310 Shelton, WA 98584

The Shopper shoppersweekly.com (360) 426-4677 2505 Olympic Hwy N Ste 220B Shelton, WA 98584

Massage Therapy

Beyond Nurturing Massage Therapy (360) 490-3927 707 S First St Shelton, WA 98584 Blue Oasis Spa & Massage (360) 401-9350 218 Cota St Shelton, WA 98584 Cedars Bodywork & Massage LLC cedarsbodyworknmassage. abmp.com (509) 846-6367 301 E Wallace-Kneeland Blvd Ste 224-227 Shelton, WA 98584 Kris Rose, LMP Bodywork & Massage rosebodywork.com (360) 462-2639 104 E D St PO Box 1004 Shelton, WA 98584

Marine Supplies/ Products Media EZ-Pull Products ezpull.net (360) 427-1122 PO Box 1307 Shelton, WA 98584

Verle’s Sporting Goods and Marine verles.com (360) 426-0933 741 W Golden Pheasant Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Marketing & Advertising

McCarty & Associates, Inc. mccartyandassociates.com (360) 490-0616 PO Box 1488 Shelton, WA 98584

Commercial Food Service Repair:

Shelton-Mason County Journal masoncounty.com (360) 426-4412 227 W Cota St PO Box 430 Shelton, WA 98584

94.5 Roxy krxy.com (360) 426-9333 PO Box 702 Shelton, WA 98584 96.9 KAYO/KGY Radio kgyradio.com (360) 943-1240 1700 Marine Dr NE PO Box 1249 Olympia, WA 98507 Mason County Life kitsapsunmedia.com/ community-publications (360) 377-3711 545 Fifth St PO Box 259 Bremerton, WA 98337 Mason Web TV masonwebtv.com (360) 229-2234 Shelton, WA 98584

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Mobile Home & RV Parks Blue Bear Park (360) 426-3169 261 SE Craig Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Mortgage

Eagle Home Mortgage eaglehomemortgage.com 601 W Railroad Ave, Ste 200 Shelton, WA 98584 Our Community Credit Union ourcu.com (360) 426-9701 526 W Cedar St PO Box 1670 Shelton, WA 98584 Peninsula Credit Union pcfcu.org (360) 426-1601 521 W Railroad Ave PO Box 2150 Shelton, WA 98584

Movie Theaters Shelton Cinemas sheltoncinemas.com (360) 426-1000 517 W Franklin St Shelton, WA 98584

Skyline Drive-In Theater skylinedrive-in.com (360) 426-4707 182 SE Brewer Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Museums

Mason County Historical Museum masoncountyhistorical society.org (360) 426-1020 427 W Railroad Ave PO Box 1366 Shelton, WA 98584 Squaxin Island Museum Library Research Center squaxinislandmuseum.org (360) 432-3839 150 SE K’wuh-Deegs-Altxw Shelton, WA 98584

Non-Profit & Community Organizations Capitol Land Trust capitollandtrust.org (360) 943-3012 209 4th Ave E, Ste 205 Olympia, WA 98501

Community Lifeline cllshelton.org (360) 462-4439 218 N Third St PO Box 698 Shelton, WA 98584 Enterprise for Equity enterpriseforequity.org (360) 704-3375 PO Box 1291 Olympia, WA 98507 Habitat for Humanity of Mason County habitatmasonwa.org (360) 426-8134 1826 Olympic Hwy N PO Box 1549 Shelton, WA 98584

Harmony Hill Retreat Center harmonyhill.org (360) 898-2363 7362 E State Route 106 Union, WA 98592

Shelton Elks 2467 sheltonelks2467.com (360) 426-2322 741 SE Craig Rd PO Box 220 Shelton, WA 98584

Kristmas Town Kiwanis kristmastownkiwanis.com (360) 426-2499 PO Box 777 Shelton, WA 98584

Shelton Kiwanis Club sheltonkiwanis.weebly.com (360) 426-0512 PO Box 477 Shelton, WA 98584

Love INC of Mason County loveincmasoncounty.org (360) 462-5683 221 W Railroad Ave, Ste 10 Shelton, WA 98584 Mason General Hospital Foundation masongeneral.com/ foundation (360) 427-3623 2505 Olympic Hwy N Shelton, WA 98584 PO Box 1668 Shelton, WA 98584 Saints’ Pantry saintspantry.org (360) 427-8847 214 S Second St PO Box 1064

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Shelton Rotary (360) 426-1601 324 W Cedar St PO Box 633 Shelton, WA 98584 Shelton School District sheltonschools.org (360) 426-8231 700 S First St Shelton, WA 98584 Shelton Timberland/ William G. Reed Public Library trl.org (360) 426-1362 710 W Alder St Shelton, WA 98584

Skookum Rotary sheltonskookumrotary.org (360) 426-8597 PO Box 849 Shelton, WA 98584 The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound thecommunity foundation.com (360) 705-3340 212 Union Ave SE, Ste 102 Olympia, WA 98501 Turning Pointe Domestic Violence Services turningpointe.org (360) 426-1216 210 Pacific Ct PO Box 2014 Shelton, WA 98584 Union City Masonic Lodge #27 unioncity-27.org (360) 877-5964 19331 NW Hwy 101 N PO Box 1511 Hoodsport, WA 98548

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United Way of Mason County unitedwaymasonco.org (360) 426-4999 724 W Railroad Ave Shelton, WA 98584 Yesteryear Car Club yesteryearcarclub.com PO Box 345 Shelton, WA 98584

Office Equipment & Supplies

Capital Business Machines cbm-wa.com (360) 491-6000 3660 Pacific Avenue SE Olympia, WA 98503 PO Box 1456 Olympia, WA 98507 The Shopper shoppersweekly.com (360) 426-4677 2505 Olympic Hwy N Ste 220B Shelton, WA 98584

Optometrists The Optical Shop of WA, Inc. opticalshopofwa.com (360) 427-7553 2026 Olympic Hwy N Ste 102 Shelton, WA 98584

Painting Contractors

Awnaroll Painting Inc. awnarollpainting.com (360) 427-4268 Shelton, WA 98584 Flying Colors Painting Co. flyingcolorsshelton.com (360) 359-6103 PO Box A Shelton, WA 98584

Pest Control/ Removal

Mathis Exterminating mathisexterminating.com (360) 427-2411 1001 Cooper Pt Rd SE Olympia, WA 98502

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Haigh Veterinary Hospital haighveterinaryhospital.com (360) 426-1840 81 SE Walker Park Rd PO Box 819 Shelton, WA 98584 Shelton Veterinary Hospital, Inc. sheltonveterinaryhospital.com (360) 426-2616 104 E J St Shelton, WA 98584

Pharmacies Neil’s Pharmacy (360) 426-3327 512 W Franklin St Shelton, WA 98584

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Cooper Studios cooperstudios.net (360) 426-6646 409 W Railroad Ave PO Box 38 Shelton, WA 98584

Jennifer Rutledge Photography jenrutledge.com (360) 789-5404 PO Box 563 Shelton, WA 98584 George Stenberg Photography flickr.com/photos/ georgestenberg (360) 490-6903 Hoodsport, WA 98548

Printing & Design Services Digital Printing gcdigitalprint.com (360) 426-8628 120 S Seventh St Shelton, WA 98584

The Shopper shoppersweekly.com (360) 426-4677 2505 Olympic Hwy N Ste 220B Shelton, WA 98584

Promotional Materials/ Screen Printing Black Star blackstarprint.com (360) 427-9614 510 E Mason Lake Rd Shelton, WA 98584

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Crosswynd Designs Embroidery & Screen Printing crosswynddesigns.com (360) 791-3904 Shelton, WA 98584

Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty - Scott Barnard coldwellbanker.com (360) 490-0155 Shelton, WA 98584

Property Management

Hall Equities Group hallequitiesgroup.com (925) 933-4000 1855 Olympic Blvd, Ste 300 Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Elite Property Management Services elitesheltonrentals.com 360-898-RENT 2026 Olympic Hwy N, Ste 105 Shelton, WA 98584 Gateway Property Management gatewaypropmgmt.com (360) 426-3988 620 W Cota St PO Box 1997 Shelton, WA 98584 Guardian Property Management gpms.managebuilding.com (360) 427-1339 306 W Railroad Ave PO Box 70 Shelton, WA 98584 Kirk Building (360) 477-9996 82 Peele Rd Pt. Angeles, WA 98363 Richard Beckman Realty Group, LLC richardbeckmangroup.com (360) 426-5521 117 N 8th St PO Box Y Shelton, WA 98584

Real Estate & Development

703 Railroad Building (206) 755-1414 Shelton, WA 98584 Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices Northwest Real Estate Shelton kevinc.bhhsshelton.com (360) 426-9748 1781 W Shelton-Matlock Rd PO Box 6 Shelton, WA 98584 City Realty, Inc. - Abner Guzman cityrealtyinc.net/abner (360) 229-0949 3905 Martin Way E, Ste F Olympia, WA 98506

Hood Canal Fine Homes, Inc alderbrookproperties.com (360) 898-0055 871 E Beach Dr Union, WA 98592 John L. Scott Real Estate sheltonoffice.johnlscott.com (360) 426-3319 306 W Railroad Ave PO Box 70 Shelton, WA 98584 John L. Scott Real Estate Dawn Pannell dawnpannell.johnlscott.com (360) 426-0512 306 W Railroad Ave Shelton, WA 98584 John L. Scott Real Estate Melissa Stearns johnlscott.com/melissastearns (360) 789-9683 306 W Railroad Ave PO Box 70 Shelton, WA 98584 Keller Williams Realty - Scotty Mills nwcustomhomes.kwrealty.com (253) 405-2936 1217 Cooper Point Rd SW #5 Olympia, WA 98502 PO Box 1195 Shelton, WA 98584 Richard Beckman Realty Group, LLC richardbeckmangroup.com (360) 426-5521 117 N Eighth St PO Box Y Shelton, WA 98584 Washington Home Center washhome.com (360) 427-6667 61 SE Ryan Rd Shelton, WA 98584 Windermere Real Estate - Keith Fuller keithfuller.com (360) 490-3811 920 W Railroad Ave PO Box 714 Shelton, WA 98584

Windermere Real Estate/Himlie, Inc. shelton.windermere.com (360) 426-2646 920 W Railroad Ave PO Box 729 Shelton, WA 98584

Recreation

Alderbrook Golf & Yacht Club alderbrookgolf.com (360) 898-2575 330 Country Club Dr Union, WA 98592

Skydive Kapowsin skydive101.com (360) 432-8000 141 W Airview Way PO Box 1247 Shelton, WA 98584 The Ridge Motorsports Park ridgemotorsportspark.com (360) 427-7223 1060 Eells Hill Rd PO Box 2467 Shelton, WA 98584

Restaurants

Blue Horizons Paddlesports bluehorizonspaddlesports.com (253) 256-1887 PO Box 1484 Hoodsport, WA 98548

Alderbrook Resort & Spa alderbrookresort.com (360) 898-2200 7101 E State Route 106 10 E Alderbrook Dr Union, WA 98592

Mason County Sportsmans Association masoncountysa.com (360) 427-1102 521 W Business Park Rd PO Box 1122 Shelton, WA 98584

Blondie’s Restaurant (360) 432-2777 628 W Railroad Ave PO Box 717 Shelton, WA 98584

Dairy Queen dairyqueen.com (360) 426-7277 221 N First St Shelton, WA 98584

Domino’s dominos.com (360) 427-8700 134 N First St Shelton, WA 98584 El Sarape & La Catina elsarape.net (360) 426-4294 318 W Railroad Ave Shelton, WA 98584 High On The Hog BBQ - The Smokehouse highonthehogbbq.com (360) 464-3716 5960 E State Route 3 PO Box 1665 Shelton, WA 98584 LC3 Bar & Grill lc3barandgrillshelton.com (360) 427-4338 1749 Olympic Hwy S Shelton, WA 98584 Nita’s Koffee Shop (360) 426-6143 325 W Railroad Ave Shelton, WA 98584

NorthFork Grill theluckydogcasino.net (360) 877-5656 19330 N US Hwy 101 Skokomish Nation WA 98584 Osaka Sushi & Asian Bistro osakaasianbistro.com (360) 427-2625 506 W Railroad Ave Shelton, WA 98584 Quinault Beach Resort & Casino quinaultbeachresort.com (888) 461-2214 78 State Route 115 Ocean Shores, WA 98569 Roosters Family Restaurant (360) 426-7224 3001 Olympic Hwy N Shelton, WA 98584 Smoking Mo’s smokingmos.com (360) 462-0163 203 W Railroad Ave Shelton, WA 98584

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Taqueria Las Palmas (360) 432-3220 116 E Cota St Shelton, WA 98584 Taylor Station Restaurant & Lounge (360) 426-8501 62 SE Lynch Rd Shelton, WA 98584 The Strip Steak House (360) 432-5844 405 W Railroad Ave Shelton, WA 98584 The Tides Family Restaurant (360) 877-8921 27061 N US Hwy 101 Hoodsport, WA 98548

Retail

Annie’s Quilt Shoppe anniesquiltshoppe.com (360) 427-6164 2505 Olympic Hwy N Ste 220A Shelton, WA 98584

Cameo Boutique & Wine Shop cameoboutique.com (360) 898-3200 6871 E State Route 106 Union, WA 98592 Elevation high-elevation.com (360) 462-4025 90 W State Route 108 3591 SE Old Olympic Hwy Shelton, WA 98584 Fred Meyer fredmeyer.com (360) 427-2979 301 E Wallace-Kneeland Blvd Shelton, WA 98584 Garage Sale Maniacs facebook.com/GarageSale Maniacs (360) 239-8472 122 W Cota St Shelton, WA 98584 Goodwill Shelton tacomagoodwill.org (360) 426-0838 301 E Wallace-Kneeland Blvd Shelton, WA 98584

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Habitat for Humanity of Mason County habitatmasonwa.org (360) 426-8134 1826 Olympic Hwy N PO Box 1549 Shelton, WA 98584 LuLaRoe - Meghan Lucas facebook.com/LulaRoeMeghan-Lucas1695715957372939 (360) 463-1232 Shelton, WA 98584 Nifty Thrifty Store mcsac.net/nifty-thrifty.html (360) 427-0858 826 W Railroad Ave Shelton, WA 98584 Off the Walls! Gallery facebook.com/ OfftheWallsGallery (360) 480-6296 703 W Railroad Ave Shelton, WA 98584 Rockets & Rainbows (360) 462-1310 131 W Railroad Ave Shelton, WA 98584 Shadolyte Creations (360) 427-4259 Shelton Farmers Market Shelton, WA 98584 Skipworth’s, LLC stihlusa.com (360) 426-0875 1603 Olympic Hwy N Shelton, WA 98584 TJ’s Cannabis tjscannabis.com (360) 427-2990 1428 Olympic Hwy S, Ste 1 Shelton, WA 98584 Treasures Thrift Store masongeneral.com/ treasures_thrift_store.html (360) 427-3858 305 W Railroad Ave PO Box 1585 Shelton, WA 98584

Christmas Village (253) 581-9571 2650 N 13th St Shelton, WA 98584 Fir Lane Health & Rehabilitation Center firlaneskillednursing.com (360) 426-1651 2430 N 13th St Shelton, WA 98584 Maple Glen Senior Living artegan.com (360) 427-0300 1700 N 13th Loop Rd Shelton, WA 98584 Shelton Health & Rehabilitation Center sheltonhealthandrehab.com (360) 427-2575 153 Johns Court Shelton, WA 98584

Roofing Contractors

Cogent Construction Inc. cogentconstructioninc.com (360) 427-3162 202 E Pine St Shelton, WA 98584 The Roof Doctor, Inc. theroofdoctor.com (360) 427-8611 1131 Kamilche Ln PO Box 851 Shelton, WA 98584

Safety & Security Azure Security Consulting LLC ascnw.com (206) 409-7397 PO Box 3157 Shelton, WA 98584

Gimme Safe Shelter LLC (360) 545-7333 PO Box 1364 Shelton, WA 98584

Salons & Spas

2nd Street Design Studio Walmart 2nd-street-design-studio.com walmart.com (360) 426-2141 (360) 427-6226 118 N Second St 100 E Wallace-Kneeland Blvd Shelton, WA 98584 Shelton, WA 98584 Seven Inlets Spa seveninletsspa.com Retirement (360) 462-1772 Communities & 91 W State Route 108 Shelton, WA 98584

Assisted Living

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Alpine Way Continuing Care Community alpinewayliving.com (360) 426-2600 900 W Alpine Way Shelton,38 WA 98584

Senior Services & Activities Fir Lane Health & Rehabilitation Center firlaneskillednursing.com (360) 426-1651 2430 N 13th St Shelton, WA 98584 KWA Home Care kwacares.org (360) 426-9700 706 Cascade Ave, Ste A Shelton, WA 98584 Maple Glen Senior Living artegan.com (360) 427-0300 1700 N 13th Loop Rd Shelton, WA 98584 Mason County Senior Activities Association mcsac.net (360) 426-7374 190 W Sentry Dr PO Box 1066 Shelton, WA 98584 Senior Consulting, LLC (360) 490-0479 141 E Challenger Dr PO Box 1633 Shelton, WA 98584 Senior Services for South Sound southsoundseniors.org (360) 586-6181 222 Columbia St NW Olympia, WA 98501

Septic Tanks & Systems Cleaning

AAA Septic Tank Pumping aaaseptictankpumping.com (360) 427-6110 2300 Brockdale Rd PO Box 1460 Shelton, WA 98584

Shellfish Growers

Taylor Shellfish Farms taylorshellfish.com (360) 426-6178 130 SE Lynch Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Signs & Banners Black Star blackstarprint.com (360) 427-9614 510 E Mason Lake Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Sporting Goods

Verle’s Sporting Goods and Marine verles.com (360) 426-0933 741 W Golden Pheasant Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Storage

Freedom Self Storage freedomselfstoragewa.com (360) 427-0851 2292 E Johns Prairie Rd 301 E Wallace-Kneeland Blvd #224-138 Shelton, WA 98584

Tattoos

Coffinbirth Tattoo & Curiosities coffinbirth.com (360) 868-2315 113 S Second St, Ste 101 Shelton, WA 98584

Timber Companies & Tree Services Beco’s Tree Service & Wood Carving becostreeservices.com (360) 490-2670 2253 E Johns Prairie Rd Shelton, WA 98584 Green Diamond Resource Company greendiamond.com (360) 426-3381 215 N Third St Shelton, WA 98584

Hama Hama Oysters hamahamaoysters.com (360) 877-5811 35846 N US Hwy 101 Lilliwaup, WA 98555

Joe Buechel Trucking (360) 427-2431 SE 73 Collier Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Salish Seafoods salishseafoods.com (360) 426-4933 92 E Chapman Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Sierra Pacific Industries spi-ind.com (360) 427-8200 421 S Front St Shelton, WA

Seattle Shellfish LLC seattleshellfish.com (360) 236-0462 1144 E Johns Prairie Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Title Insurance

Land Title Co. of Mason County landtitleco.net (360) 426-8288 930 W Railroad Ave PO Box 327 Shelton, WA 98584 Mason County Title Company masoncountytitle.com (360) 426-9713 130 W Railroad Ave PO Box 278 Shelton, WA 98584 Olympic Title and Escrow (360) 426-1626 215 W Railroad Ave PO Box Z Shelton, WA 98584

Towing Services Jim’s Automotive, Inc jimsautomotiveincwa.com (360) 426-7167 2911 E Brockdale Rd PO Box 869 Shelton, WA 98584

Transportation Services Mason Transit Authority masontransit.org (360) 426-9434 790 E Johns Prairie Rd Shelton, WA 98584

The Patty Wagon pattywagonmobility.com (360) 427-0202 Shelton, WA 98584

Utilities

Cascade Natural Gas Corp. cngc.com (888) 522-1130 713 W Wishkah St PO Box 344 Aberdeen, WA 98520 Hood Canal Communications hcc.net (360) 898-2481 300 E Dalby Rd PO Box 249 Union, WA 98592

Mason County PUD#1 mason-pud1.org (360) 877-5249 21971 N US Hwy 101 Shelton, WA 98584 Mason County PUD#3 masonpud3.org (360) 426-8255 2621 E Johns Prairie Rd PO Box 2148 Shelton, WA 98584

Visitor Information

Caboose Visitor Information Center explorehoodcanal.com (360) 427-8168 230 W Railroad Ave PO Box 2389 Shelton, WA 98584 Hoodsport Visitor Information Center explorehoodcanal.com (360) 877-2021 N 150 Lk Cushman Rd PO Box 706 Hoodsport, WA 98548

North Mason Chamber of Commerce explorehoodcanal.com (800) 277-5007 30 NE Romance Hill Rd Ste 103 PO Box 416 Belfair, WA 98528 Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce explorehoodcanal.com (360) 426-2021 215 W Railroad Ave PO Box 2389 Shelton, WA 98584 Squaxin Island Tribe Tourism Department squaxinislandtourism.org (360) 432-3838 Shelton, WA 98584

Wholesale

Green Diamond Resource Company greendiamond.com (360) 426-3381 215 N Third St Shelton, WA 98584

Miles Sand and Gravel milessandandgravel.com

(360) 426-3345 3100 W Franklin St Shelton, WA 98584 Seattle Shellfish LLC seattleshellfish.com (360) 236-0462 1144 E Johns Prairie Rd Shelton, WA 98584 Sierra Pacific Industries spi-ind.com (360) 427-8200 421 S Front St Shelton, WA 98584

Wineries, Distilleries & Liquor Sales

The Hardware Distillery Co. thehardwaredistillery.com (206) 300-0877 24210 N US Hwy 101 PO Box 129 Hoodsport, WA 98548 Walter Dacon Wines walterdaconwines.com (360) 426-5913 50 SE Skookum Inlet Rd Shelton, WA 98584

Youth Activities WildCatz Fierce Cheer & Fitness (360) 549-6173 123 S Second St Shelton, WA 98584

Stottle Winery stottlewinery.com (360) 877-2247 24180 N US Hwy 101, Ste B Hoodsport, WA 98548

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