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At last Thursday’s Wahkiakum County Port 1 meeting, commissioners approved the budget and suggested rate changes for 2016; they approved a resolution to secure a loan from Wahkiakum County in the amount of $250,000, and they continued discussions about the purchase of a dredge from the Rose City Yacht Club in Portland. During the budget and rate hearing, Port 1 candidate Brett Deaton suggested that the commissioners raise the monthly moorage to $3.50 while maintaining the electric rate at $...
Susan O'Connor was appointed to the Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors in August of 2013. Now she finds herself in a race against challenger Derek West to retain the position. When former school board member Lee Tischer encouraged her to volunteer a couple years ago, she set aside her doubts and concerns about the time commitment and stepped forward. "It sounded good because I love school," O'Connor said. "Education is the nation's first priority. If you don't have intelligent, educate...
Derek West, who is challenging Sue O'Connor for position on the Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors, is a long time area resident who just wants to get involved. He has given thought to running for the school board since 2012. This year he decided to make it happen. West, who graduated from WHS in 1993, has history here. He grew up here as a son, grandson and great grandson of people who settled here. After graduating, he studied at LCC and worked as a firefighter for a couple years. It...
On October 5, 2015, a 16-year-old Wahkiakum High School student was taken into custody after allegedly threatening his classmates. He is being charged with two counts of harassment—threats to kill. Court documents said that during a conversation with the two classmates at school, the juvenile allegedly fantasized about torture, threatened to shoot up the school and when confronted, told his classmates that they “would be one of the first ones to go.” The parent of one of the students who had r...
The Wahkiakum Mules volleyball team won two matches this week, putting last week's losses behind them. Their record stands at 2-2 in league and 7-2 overall. Last Thursday, the team traveled to Toledo and beat the Indians in three sets, 25-14, 25-6, and 25-15. "Tonight was a good night for us overall," Coach Kayli Hurley said. "We worked to get back on track as a team and we brought a lot of fire and energy." Hurley commended Grace Peacock and Macie Elliott for their offensive play. Peacock had e...
The 8th Annual Covered Bridge Dinner was held on Saturday. The warm fall afternoon cooled as the evening came on and the light faded from the sky, making it hard to make out the children playing in a nearby field. Jeffrey Reynolds serenaded tables with his violin. Joel Fitts recited some cowboy poetry. Table by table, participants made their way to the tables where food was being served. Later, the adults remained in the covered bridge, which had been strung with lights, watching or bidding for...
Changes to the water adjustment policy were approved Tuesday morning at the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners meeting with a 2-0 vote. Commissioner Bob Jungers chose to abstain from the vote. The policy allows customers to be compensated in the event of abnormal water loss. Before the change, the PUD offered an adjustment of 25 percent of the excess water, one time over the life of their account. The policy will now offer one adjustment of 50 percent of the excess water every five year...
Yuelai "Sarah" Shi is one of several foreign exchange students at Wahkiakum High School this year. Sarah is from Xi'an, a major metropolitan city in central China that has a population of more than eight million people. "In China it's not a very big city," Sarah said. "It's medium sized." Much like the education system in the US, there are six grades in primary school, three in middle school and three in high school in China. There are around 800 students in her high school class alone and at...
A new Broadcast Club at Wahkiakum High School will give students a chance to learn how to make videos, while collaborating with NFSH Network to air home football, basketball and volleyball games online this year. Mule fans can subscribe to the NFSH Network to view these events on their computer, tablets, and phones. The club, which meets every other Friday, was started by Athletic Director Rob Garrett. So far 10 students have decided to join the fun. “Our first project was to get the program set...
The Wahkiakum Mules Volleyball team lost two matches this week, bringing their record to 0-2 in league and 5-2 overall. Central League play began at home last Thursday and Napavine handed the Mules their first loss of the season in four sets, 20-25, 24-26, 25-17, and 17-25. It was also the first time Wahkiakum has run into any real competition this year, and play was close all evening. "It was a good match overall with some great volleyball happening," Coach Kayli Hurley said. "We just didn't...
One SR 4 culvert project was completed on Tuesday near Naselle, and, if all goes well, the remaining project to replace two culverts on the highway near of Cathlamet will finish in mid-October, just a couple weeks later than its expected finish date. With 11 reported traffic accidents or incidents on the Risk Road detour since August 17, and an almost constant flood of complaints to the sheriff's office about reckless or speeding drivers, it can't come soon enough. "We had to get approval from...
This Saturday, the residents of Wahkiakum County are invited to help St. James Family Center celebrate a very extraordinary 30th Anniversary at their open house and to learn about all the programs they offer, which are so much more than child care and preschool. Considering SJFC’s modest beginnings, they have much to celebrate. “We were told in the first few years that we could not do it,” Board Member Rachael Wolford said. “You cannot do it in a community this size. Your population is too sma...
With high demand from buyers and little inventory to sell, Wahkiakum County has a tight, sellers' real estate market. “Inventory is low,” Kay Cochran of Lower Columbia Realty said when asked about the state of real estate in Wahkiakum County on Tuesday. “I’ve never seen the inventory so low in the 12 years I’ve been in real estate,” Cochran said. “We had a good summer. We sold several properties. The foreclosures, which haunted us for so long, are gone.” David Nelson of Cathlamet Realt...
Last Wednesday, nearly 50 people gathered in front of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse to pray for first responders here and around the country. The Gather Around the Flagpole event was sponsored by Our Saviour's Lutheran Church as part of the National Day of Prayer, celebrated on September 23. Pastor Theron Hobbs spoke for a few moments and then encouraged participants to join hands as they stood in a large circle around the flag pole. Then he began to pray. "The prayer was inspired by a...
The Wahkiakum Mules volleyball team brought their season record up to 5-0 with two more wins this week. Last Thursday, the team traveled to Onalaska and beat the Loggers in three games to win the match, 25-20, 25-23, and 25-20. Grace Peacock had eight kills; Makenzie Anderson had three kills and was "awesome" on serve receive according to Coach Kayli Hurley. Setter Peyton Souvenir had 18 assists and eight digs. "Onalaska was super scrappy and we had to work hard to find a spot on the floor that...
It was sunny and warm on Saturday, September 26, but a little wind created a challenge for some of the vendors who set up tables at the first annual Harvest Days Vendor Fair at the Elochoman Slough Marina. Jean Burnham busily set out her collection of vintage paperbacks. The cover art on display had traveled from cool to chintzy and was well on its way back to cool. Some of the books were purchased despite their titles. Pioneer Community Association board members Jennifer Johnson and Desiree...
Last Friday, Wahkiakum High School students spent the entire day in the gym with nary a teacher in sight. None of their usual teachers, anyway. The students were there to deal with each other and build community in a bullying prevention program called Make the Change, led by Mark Morris High School teacher Travis Rhuter. He was assisted by WHS Intervention/Prevention Specialist Karla Gates. This is the second year that Rhuter has come to Cathlamet to put on this program, and students already...
On Tuesday, Brandon Olsen approached the Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors to ask for permission for Olsen Logging and DeBriae Logging to use the access road on the school’s farm forest in order to log a nearby property. “We talked to Mr. [Kyle] Hurley and figured out what needs to be done to keep the road safe for kids up there,” Olsen said, “which includes having a brushing machine clear both sides of the road so they have lots of room to walk. We’ll pay for that. "We’ll le...
It’s going to be hopping down at the Elochoman Slough Marina in Cathlamet on Saturday, September 26. The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce is putting on a Port 1 sponsored event, the first annual Harvest Days Vendor Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and River Mile 38 Brewery is celebrating the harvesting of hops with their second annual Oktoberfest from noon to 9 p.m. “All the hops start blooming in September,” Richard Erickson said. “It’s an exciting time because all the breweries want to get their han...
The Wahkiakum Mules Volleyball team won a tournament over the weekend and added to their win column on Tuesday, bringing their record to 3-0 and getting off to a good start for the 2015 season. The Lady Mules traveled to Morton/White Pass on Tuesday and beat the Timberwolves handily in three sets to take the match, 25-21, 25-14 and 25-12. "We started a little slow after the long road trip but came around by the second set," Coach Kayli Hurley said. "Standouts were Macie Elliott and Grace...
Little Island Farm has been an experimental ground for several kinds of farming for a little over a decade, but this year, after a bit of soul searching, Kim Howell decided to focus her love for gardening on a rarer crop, specialty cut flowers. Mike and Kim Howell started building on their acreage about 13 years ago after relocating from the Seattle area. They built a house, a shop and barn, a greenhouse and put in garden infrastructure. Over the years they've grown vegetables, raised goats and...
Discussions about the budget and the water adjustment policy continued at the Tuesday meeting of the Wahkiakum PUD Board of Commissioners. After discussion, commissioners agreed to amend the district's water adjustment policy. The policy was put in place to compensate a customer for an abnormal loss of water. The policy currently allows a 25 percent adjustment for the excess amount of water lost and is only available to each customer one time during the life of their account. Commissioner...
Commissioners and Port Manager Jackie Lea spent most of last Thursday’s Wahkiakum County Port District 1 meeting talking about the dredge they are considering for purchase and the logistics of getting it to the Elochoman Slough Marina. The dredge belongs to the Rose City Yacht Club in Portland. The yacht club has asked the port to wait until November to purchase the dredge, when their new one will arrive, according to the Port District’s Manager’s Report. “They aren’t going to sell it to anyone...
Two more students tried out for the Wahkiakum Cheer team last week, bringing their number up to 11 this year. Coach Katie Brenner is thrilled. "We have almost as many as the football team," she exclaimed as the team went through a cheer at Friday night's home game against Napavine. "If it keeps growing I might have to have a cutoff point. In basketball we'll have JV and varsity teams but they all cheer for football games." The team was selected at the end of the last school year, and the girls h...
The Wahkiakum Mule Volleyball team is off to a good start to the season with two wins last week, beating South Bend on the road and Ilwaco at home. Last Thursday the team traveled to South Bend and beat the Indians in three games, 25-10, 25-14, and 25-18. Kennedi LaBerge had five kills and eight digs. Makenzie Anderson had six kills and six digs and Grace Peacock had six aces, three kills and a stuff block. "As it was our first showing," Coach Kayli Hurley said, "I'm happy with our overall perfo...
