Articles from the April 20, 2017 edition
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Time to begin preparing for Bald Eagle Fest
Bald Eagle Fest will be held on July 15 this year and the Wahkiakum County Chamber is ready to get started planning. Residents are asked to help design the day beginning with the street fair at 9:00 a.m., the parade through town, the kids play area,...
Volunteer Fair to be held at the Cathlamet Community Center
There will be a Volunteer Fair, on Wednesday, April 26, from 3-5 p.m., at the Community Center in Cathlamet, according to Community Center Coordinator, Kelly Patterson. Local groups, organizations and clubs are in need of volunteer helpers....
Annual coin show to be held in Longview
The Cowlitz Coin Club of Longview-Kelso is celebrating its 49th annual coin show on May 6, at the AWPPW Hall, located at 724 15th Avenue in Longview. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and admission is free. At the show, the public can buy, sell and...
Amateur radio club to host free classes
The Wahkiakum County Amateur Radio Club (callsign: N7WAH) is hosting a class to help folks learn about Amateur Radio, Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services, and to prepare for the FCC Technician...
Building the Jetties is topic of next Salty Talk
Salty Talks presents an evening of conversation on Wednesday, May 10 at Ilwaco’s Salt Pub & Hotel. It took over 50 years to build the immense structures that define the mouth of the Columbia River. They were constructed with the best t...
By Springer angling picks up as the river clears
Recreational angling improved over the weekend in the Columbia River from the river’s mouth to Bonneville Dam, prompting the two-state Columbia River Compact this week to take a cautious approach to extending early season fishing. The Compact held i...
Sharpshooters
Three Wahkiakum High School students traveled to Wenatchee last weekend to participate in the State Trap Meet, according to VoAg teacher Kyle Hurley. There were over over 150 competitors from 34...
River traffic
Four turtles climbed on a log and enjoyed sunshine in a Puget Island slough. Photo courtesy of Art Pedersen....
Shanghaied in Astoria audtions set for May 20
The Astor Street Opry Company will hold auditions for its 33rd consecutive season of Shanghaied in Astoria, an award-winning, vaudeville-style, musical-melodrama, on May 20, 6 p.m., and May 21, 12 noon to 2 p.m. Over two dozen colorful parts are...
Legislators take aim at distracted drivers
OLYMPIA, Apr. 18 — Twenty-three-year-old Cody Meyer loved hiking at Wallace Falls in Gold Bar, Washington, and lighting off fireworks on the Fourth of July. He spent time playing video games with his father and brother and hanging out with his g...
Mule baseball team sweeps Vikes at OSU
The Wahkiakum Mules baseball team got to enjoy a little sunshine this weekend when they traveled to Corvallis to play a double header in Goss Stadium on the Oregon State University campus on...
Track and Field
The Wahkiakum High School Mules track and field team joined eight other schools in competition at a Central 2B meet in Rainier last Thursday. The Mules finished in ninth place in boys’ competition w...
Wahkiakum Mule Golf
The Mules shot 208 while catching another dry afternoon and raised their intra-conference record to 9-1-1 with victories over Adna 237 and the three Willapa Harbor schools who shot a combined 257. While it wasn't raining until we finished, Riverside...
WDFW cancels first two days of upcoming razor clam dig
State shellfish managers have canceled the first two days (April 24 and 25) of a tentatively planned eight-day razor clam dig due to rising marine toxin levels. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will announce next week whether...
Legislature passes bill to help forest landowners improve fish habitat
A bipartisan measure that will streamline a process for opening new habitat for endangered salmon and other aquatic species has been sent to Governor Inslee. House Bill 1275, sponsored by Rep. Brian Blake (D-Aberdeen) passed both chambers with...
Trout stocking crews active across Washington
Trout stocking crews are working to plant fish throughout the state in preparation for April 22, when several hundred lowland lakes open for a six-month fishing season. Although many lakes are open year-round, the fourth Saturday in April marks the...
The egg hunt
On Saturday morning at Skamokawa Vista Park, the start for the annual Easter Egg Hunt was sounded. Lickety split, the kids were off. Far right, The hunt was over, and these two young ladies awaited...
Wegdahl signs
Tori Wegdahl, who graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 2014, signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Evergreen State College. Wegdahl was selected as an All-American for her play at Walla...
