Mason County Commissioner Kevin Shutty called into talk with Jeff Slakey about the past year in the County, also the upcoming budget and some of the things in it, including body cameras for the Sheriff's Office, also no property tax increase from the county proper and additional staff for public records requests. Commissioner Shutty also talks about the County Administrator, Mark Neary and his background.

Communications Specialist for the City of Shelton, Mary Ricker, called into Daybreak to talk about the construction and holiday events that will impact traffic this month in Shelton. The Focus on Shelton is presented by Peninsula Credit Union.

https://sheltonwa.gov/

https://www.pcfcu.org/

Mason County Sheriff's Office Chaplin Joel Harris talks about the holidays, our strengths and our diversity in this message around Thanksgiving.

Rep. Derek Kilmer talked with Jeff Slakey hours before he was supposed to vote on the Build Back Better Plan in Congress. Rep. Kilmer talks about the benefits in the package to Washingtonians and also the huge plan to rehab the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. kilmer.house.gov.

Jeff Slakey talked with Paul Simmons, the Parks, Arts & Recreation Director for the City of Olympia, about "Oly On Ice". The rink is put on by Ice Rink Events and supported by many great local partners. You can start skating Friday 11/19 and go into the new year. This year you can reserve your space online. Learn more on their website, link below.

https://www.olympiawa.gov/services/parks___recreation/oly_on_ice.php

Jeff Slakey talks with Hunting Bigfoot’s writer/director Taylor Guterson about the movie, filming in the Northwest and the showings at Shelton Cinemas starting tonight (Friday 11/12). In Hunting Bigfoot, Northwest filmmaker Taylor Guterson (Old Goats, Burkholder) skillfully melds the worlds of narrative feature and documentary film to capture this portrait of a broken man obsessively pursuing personal and professional redemption in a world where many of those close to him think he’s crazy.

Jeff Slakey talked with Mindie Reule, President & CEO of the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound about the foundation and Give Local. Give Local is an online giving campaign to celebrate philanthropy and support nonprofits across Thurston, Mason, and Lewis Counties.

Jeff spoke with Mason County Auditor Paddy McGuire right after the last set of ballots were tallied. Now people who've been notified with mismatched signatures have until the 22nd to confirm with the Elections Office and the certification is on the 23rd. It remains a really close race in the Shelton City Council position between Miguel Guitteriez and George W. Blush.

Mary Dressel, 5 year member of the Mason County Master Gardeners talks with Jeff Slakey about their next upcoming "Through The Garden Gate" workshop. The title, Mason Bees 101, will give you information on building and maintaining a welcoming nesting box. Mason bees are hard workers and unique to our area. The class is free on ZOOM on Saturday from 10a-11a. Through The Garden Gate

Free Online FALL Events

Important Note: Meeting attendees must have a zoom account and be signed in to join these FREE online events.

Join from PC, Mac, Linus or Android by clicking this link:

https://wsu.zoom.us/j/93883756520

Meeting ID: 938 8375 6520

Contact Kendall Carman, WSU Master Gardener Coordinator at [email protected] or 360.427.9670 ext 682 if you have any questions.

The Oly Town Artesians are on the pitch again this winter for the Western Indoor Soccer League (WISL). There has been a lot of changes within the organization biggest including a new ownership group. Ryan Perkins, Matthew Herrera and Jason Smith take over the club although they're no strangers to the Artesians. Fans are encouraged to cheer on Oly Town at the Pavillion at Evergreen State College and on the road. Businesses are encouraged to show their support by sponsoring the club in a variety of ways.

https://www.evergreen.edu/location/covered-recreation-pavilion

https://olytownfc.com/2021-2022-schedule/