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4A THURSDAY MARCH 8 2018Obituaries THEOLYMPIAN.COM Maria E. Sabala Maria E. Sabala died Fri- day, March 2nd, 2018, at St Peters Hospital in Olympia. She was born in Merced, California, the daughter of Joe Sabala and Rosa (Marin) Sabala. She received her early edu- cation in Merced and later college in Tacoma, Washing- ton where she received her Associates Degree.

She was a member of the Army National Guard for 37 years and retired from the Washington Army National Guard after 25 years of active duty service. She was a ca- reer counselor, recruiter, and marketing specialist amongst other assignments. She was the Washington Army Nation- al Guard Recruiter and Ca- reer Counselor of the Year several times and competed at the national level as well. She met her husband, David C. Wagner, in Spokane, Washington while both served in the National Guard.

They were married in a military ceremony at the Fairchild Air Force Base Chapel on March 28th, 1987, which was also her birthday! She and her husband were transferred to the area later and she retired in 2009 from the Washington Army National Guard as a Sergeant First Class at Camp Murray near Tacoma, Washington. She worked as an Employee Transition Coach for the Na- tional Yellow Ribbon Program assisting both sol- diers and family members. She then worked for the Washington state Department of Licensing and later for La- bor and Industries in Tumwater, where she was Customer Service Represen- tative in the Boiler Section. Survivors include her hus- band, David C. Wagner, of Lacey; a son, Joseph Guinsler, his wife Elizabeth, and 3 grandchildren, Spo- kane, mother Rosa Sabala, of Merced, CA, and 7 brothers and sisters from the Califor- nia area.

The funeral will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, March 10th, at the Forest Funeral Home, 2501 Pacific Avenue in Olympia. Ronald Maynard McDuffie October 20, 1943 February 13, 2018 Ron passed away quietly in his sleep after a valiant struggle with cancer. His hometown was Olympia. He graduated from Olympia High School and attended Western Washington Univer- sity. His career was launched in initial development of GPS measuring equipment and other applications in varied in- dustries: military, aerospace, natural resources mapping and geography, medicine, communi- cations.

He lived in the Seattle area traveled for marketing and developed the training for domestic and internation- al customers. Ron had a pas- sion for motorsports; he built cars and raced hydroplanes and entered competitions in the Sports Car Club of Ameri- ca professional road racing series. He is predeceased by his parents and sister. He is survived by his loving part- ner, Sandra Ford Schenkar and a host of close friends. Please refer to www.cascade memorial.com for guestbook and tributes.

Donations may be made in his memory to KCTS public tv, KNKX public radio, or Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Roger "Rod" Morton Roger "Rod" Morton passed away February 26, 2018. Born Sept 21, 1948 in San Jose, Ca to Harold and Melva Morton. Graduate of Cupertino High School. Rod was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.

He was active within his church and had a warm, caring heart for everyone he met. Roger is survived by his wife of 49 yrs, Laura Morton. Children Corey Morton (Mar- tha), Chris Morton(Carole), Melissa Edwards, and four grand children Gage, Collin, Lilia, and Kyley. Brother Ro- nald Morton, Sister Teresa Hotta. Service will be on March 10, 2018 at at Woodlawn Funeral Home with the burial following at Woodlawn Cemetery.

In Lieu of flowers please do- nate to Capital Vision Christi- an Church Bldg Fund or The Olympia Gospel Mission. Ilona Toni Hardgrove Ilona Toni Hardgrove was born in Budingen, Germany on April 13th, 1951. Her pa- rents were Wilhelm and Herta Hugel. She has a broth- er and sister, Berndt Hugel and Ellen Tillman. While in Germany, she went to school for and became a registered nurse.

She worked as a nurse in Germany for 25 years. She met and married a sol- dier, Winthrop J. Hardgrove, they took their vows on July 16th, 1971. They had one child, a son Winthrop, born on March 10th, 1973. After her military career was finished, they set- tled in Olympia, WA in 1985.

Ilona and her husband en- joyed over 46 years of mar- riage together. Due to a sudden illness, Ilona passed away on Febru- ary 26th, 2018, at St. Hospital in Olympia, WA. Ilona is survived by her hus- band, son, daughter-in-law, step grandson, and Jonas Hardgrove (only grandson apple of her brother and sister and their families in Germany. memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 13th, 2018, starting at at Woodlawn Funer- al Home Cemetery, 5930 Mullen Rd.

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Forest Funeral Home, Shelton, 360- 427-8044. Geiger, Wayne Owen, 88, Lacey, died Tues- day, March 6, 2018, at ManorCare of Lacey. Woodlawn Funeral Home, Lacey, 360-491- 3000. Haley, Jennifer Green, 43, Shelton, died Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Olympia. Fu- neral Alternatives of Washington, Lacey, 360-491-2222.

Presswood, Clarence William, 89, Olym- pia, died Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Provi- dence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia. Funeral Al- ternatives of Washing- ton, Lacey, 360-491- 2222. Swan, Patricia Louise, 81, Lacey, died Monday, March 5, 2018, at Pano- rama Convalescent Rehabilitation, Lacey. Woodlawn Funeral Home, Lacey, 360-491- 3000.

Young, Iris Gwen, 98, Olympia, died Monday, March 5, 2018, at Provi- dence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia. Funeral Al- ternatives of Washing- ton, Lacey, 360-491- 2222. DEATHS makes controlling the chamber that much more But as a whole, the NRA donates small amounts of money to candidates when compared with independ- ent expenditures, or money that has no limit and often take the form of mailers, television and online advertising and other campaign tactics to persuade voters one way or the other. The bankroll increased by some $54.6 million between 2011 and 2016, according to in- data.

The NRA did not return a message seeking com- ment. Across the country, state officials are taking up gun legislation at rapid speed in response to public out- rage over the Feb. 14 shooting at the Parkland high school that killed 17 people. The proposals range from what the NRA calls legislation that would allow people to carry guns around schools or churches in South Da- kota to an executive order by Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to establish a policy to take away guns from people who pose a danger to themselves or others, joining five other states with similar laws, including Washington, The NewYork Times re- ported.

On Tuesday, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bump- stock ban, making Wash- ington the latest state to prohibit the devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to fire more quickly. State senators are also mulling a proposal that would enhance back- ground checks on rifle purchases and raise the legal age to buy rifles to 21. With the NRA, elected officials receive grades based on their voting re- cord on gun rights; several in Washington have life- time ratings, including Democrats Sen. Dean Takko, Sen.

Steve Hobbs, Sen. Kevin Van De Wege, Rep. Brian Blake and Rep. Pat Sullivan. Other gun-rights lobby- ing groups include the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Gun Owners of America and the Na- tional Association for Gun Rights, only the first of which donated $5,500 to state-level candidates in Washington in 2016, ac- cording to the institute.

Meanwhile, opposing organizations, the Wash- ington Alliance for Gun Responsibility and Ever- ytown for Gun Safety, which advocate for mea- sures such as the 2014 initiative that expanded gun-purchase background checks and the 2016 gun- safety ballot measure, donated a combined $50,250 to state-level candidates the same year. The Associated Press contributed to this report. FROM PAGE 1A NRA The public can weigh in on a plan to move moun- tain goats from Olympic National Park to the North Cascades this summer and next summer at four meet- ings scheduled for later this month. Representatives from the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Fish and Wildlife will be on hand to answer ques- tions at the meetings to be held in Sedro Woolley, Darrington, North Bend and Sultan.

Officials have long sought to remove non-native mountain goats from Olympic National Park to protect people and native plants. A Port An- geles man was gored to death by a mountain goat while hiking there in 2010. A 2016 survey of the area found the mountain goat population increased 8 percent annually from 2004 to 2016. Last year, officials proposed capturing and moving them to the North Cascades where they are native but their population is low. Some would have to be killed by shooting them from helicopters.

Mountain goats may relocate to North Cascades in summer BY ABBY SPEGMAN DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ AP file photo Mountain goats in Olympic National Park would shift to the North Cascades under a Forest Service plan. until 2019, meaning most people in Washington will see an increase in property taxes in 2018. After that, most residents will get a tax decrease even with- out plan. Still, given the rise in 2018 taxes, lawmakers from both parties have been pushing to offer relief. Those efforts gained steam after a February projection showed the state will bring in $1.3 billion more in taxes than expected through 2021 largely thanks to a strong economy.

Republicans have pro- posed hefty tax cuts. One plan proposed by Republican Sen. Doug Ericksen of Ferndale would effectively cut taxes in 2018 by 81 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. Rolfes said Democrats are aiming for tax relief in 2019 because some local and state officials have told them the adminis- trative and logistical task of cutting 2018 taxes would be too complex. Some people have already begun paying 2018 proper- ty taxes, adding to the complication.

Republicans this week strongly opposed how Democrats intend to pay for their plan. SB 6614 would redirect $935 million in property- tax revenue from the general fund to a separate account set aside for spending on education. That move shields the money from rules requir- ing that certain revenue be socked away in the rainy day fund during good economic times, effective- ly lowering the reserve account by about $700 million. Freeing up the money allows Democrats to cut property taxes and spend money on education and more without having to tap the rainy day fund, the use of which generally requires approval from 60 percent of the Legislature. Democrats hold a slim majority in the House and Senate.

Republicans have ar- gued that by reducing spending elsewhere the state could reduce proper- ty taxes without dipping into money headed to the rainy day account. Demo- crats say the tax breaks then would come at the expense of paying for other important govern- ment priorities. flat out the worst budget trick in the history of budget state Sen. John Braun, a Cen- tralia Republican, said in a Tuesday interview with The News Tribune and The Olympian. Braun is the top Repub- lican on the Senate Ways and Means fiscal commit- tee.

Republican state Trea- surer Duane Davidson said the move to direct money away from the rainy day fund could nega- tively impact the bond rating, ability to pay down debt and flexibility to weather economic downturns. to not save today when experi- encing extraordinary reve- nue growth guarantees that our budget problems will be much greater when the next recession Davidson said in a state- ment Wednesday. Rolfes told the two news outlets on Tuesday the plan is necessary because the GOP they support an earlier proposal to pay for the property tax cuts with money from the rainy day fund. can give that money back directly to the people before it goes to the rainy day Rolfes said. The strategy it to be a simple majority vote so we have to fight about she said.

Democrats also said the rainy day fund would remain at healthy levels despite their tax cut. When accounting for the 2018 supplemental budget plan agreed to by House and Senate Democrats, the rainy day fund would have about $1.7 billion at the end of the four-year budget cycle in 2021, according to Senate Dem- ocratic staff. The budget deal spends $776 million through 2019 and another $194 million through 2021 on a one- time effort speed up the court-ordered overhaul of teacher and staff salaries, which the Supreme Court said was fully phased in one year behind a Sept. 2018 deadline. The budget does not rely on new taxes, in- cluding Democratic pri- orities such as a tax on capital gains.

It also spends more than $170 million in the next two years on the lagging mental-health system. Walker Orenstein: 360-786-1826, FROM PAGE 3A TAXES business and homes. A third fire was reported Aug. 23 about 1,500 feet east of the second fire. near the third fire reported a shift in winds from a south- westerly to a westerly direction and indicated that a significant amount of ash and burning debris generated from the second fire was falling in the vi- cinity of the third according to the DNR report.

The high temperature the day of the fire was 83 degrees with wind gusts up to 13 miles per hour. Grasses and other fuels were dry, according to the report. A few days after the fire, a bystander shared a cell- phone video showing the grass on the east side of the freeway catching fire. The video was shot from the 183rd Street freeway overpass. The video con- firmed that there were two areas that caught fire at the same time on the east side of the freeway.

Wit- nesses also confirmed wind was blowing north- east at the time, while the second fire started south- east of the first. during the fire were consistently blowing to the east and northeast; the Scatter Creek East origin was located a quar- ter mile south of the most southern portion of the Scatter Creek West the DNR report reads. Investigators evaluated numerous causes, and ruled out all except perheated carbon parti- The investigation con- cluded that a commercial vehicle slowing due to heavy traffic in the area of the fire likely emitted those particles. FROM PAGE 3A FIRES TONY OVERMAN A sign thanks firefighters in a torched field yards from homes on 180th Avenue north of Grand Mound..