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The Mason Transit Authority (MTA), formerly the Mason County Transportation Authority, is the public transit authority of Mason County, Washington, United States. It operates free bus service within the county, connecting the city of Shelton, Hoodsport, Grapeview, Allyn, Belfair, the native tribal reservations of the Skokomish and Squaxin people, and paid commuter service to Olympia in Thurston County, Brinnon in Jefferson County, and Bremerton in Kitsap County. The agency also provides general public dial-a-ride service, operates a vanpool fleet, a worker/driver program that provides commuter service to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, volunteer driver program for senior transportation, a supplemental service that is an after school activity bus and a community van program.
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Brian Fairbrother is an American soccer coach known for his contributions to the development of soccer in Shelton, Washington. He is known for founding the soccer programs at Shelton High School, where he established the boys' program in 1981 and the girls' program in 1985.
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- ↑ "The Mason County Journal (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ↑ Parker, Jan (2022-03-03). "The first edition of the Mason County Journal". Shelton-Mason County Journal. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ↑ "The Mason County Journal — Washington Digital Newspapers". washingtondigitalnewspapers.org. Retrieved 2024-08-19.