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Audrey Petterson took a personal milestone to a whole new level last Wednesday when she decided to celebrate her 50th birthday with a 26.2 mile run. Spurred on by the need for more funds to support a coming visit to the high school by the Seattle Shakespeare Company and longing to provide students with even more opportunities, a marathon wasn't enough for the warm, energetic and joyful English teacher at Wahkiakum High School. Petterson decided to do a little fundraising for this, her 18th marat...
According to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Biologist Paul Meyers, who is stationed at the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for Columbian White-tailed Deer, there has been a proposal to downlist Columbian White-tailed Deer. This could mean a move from the highest level of listing, endangered, to threatened. Whether they will be delisted, or taken off the list of endangered species completely, he cannot say. The decision makers work in a different branch of the service while he works in...
The Helping Hand Food Bank is looking for a new home. For several years, the food bank has been housed in the River Rat Tap building, built in 1890, but the old tavern is beginning to look like it has soaked up too much of what had been its biggest product. It has begun to lean and sag and the floor has a very definite slope. After a recent windstorm, the front door will no longer open all the way. A crack is beginning to spread along a beautifully painted mural and the 90 degree angles...
The Wahkiakum Lady Mules basketball team brought home a second place trophy from the State 2B Basketball Tournament that was held last weekend in Spokane. The Mules crossed off Mabton and LaConner on Thursday and Friday, coming from behind each night to win in a progressively thrilling fashion. They were unable to continue their winning pattern on day three and lost to an unbeaten, number one ranked team from Okanogan, a team that until this year played 1A. It has been 34 years since a...
Dave Warren and George Caan of the Washington Public Utilities District Association spoke at the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday. Diana Thompson, the president of the WPUDA and a member of the board of commissioners for the Pacific County PUD #2 was also on hand. Warren, the Director of Energy Services at WPUDA, spoke to the commissioners by phone about the Renewable Energy Cost Recovery Incentive Payment Program, and Caan, the executive director of WPUDA, gave an...
Long active with concerts, lectures, weddings and more, the Pioneer Church in Cathlamet now sits quiet. It was closed last year when the local fire marshal learned that its fire suppression system was not up to code. Since that time, the Pioneer Community Association has been scrambling to fund the purchase and installation of a system, estimated to cost $35,000, in order to re-open its doors. The Pioneer Church, now known as the Pioneer Center, is a 120 year old historical building owned by...
It has been a busy week for the Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors. The board approved several new hires after an executive session following last week’s regular meeting and took action on three items, including one more hire, during a special meeting on Tuesday. In a recent executive session and another special meeting on Tuesday, the Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors took action on several items. The board approved several new hires. Mike Thomas was offered a n...
Elizabeth Austen has spent a portion of her two year term as the Poet Laureate for Washington state visiting every county. Last Friday, she stopped in Cathlamet to meet with students in Audrey Petterson's English class at Wahkiakum High School and spend an hour with local residents at the Cathlamet Library. Austen received a degree in theatre and worked for more than a decade as an actress speaking the words of classic writers before realizing her love for language reached even deeper. She had...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team is going to the State 2B Tournament in Spokane for the first time since 2010 after a 54-38 win against Ilwaco last weekend. The two teams met for the first time on Saturday in a loser out regional game in Chehalis at W.F. West High School. They spent the first eight minutes getting a feel for each other, and ended the first quarter tied 11-11. Wahkiakum defense held Ilwaco to two points in the second quarter, and the Fishermen were unable to score again...
Neck and neck most of the game with the occasional deficit, the Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team finally pulled ahead in the fourth quarter to beat Mabton in the first round of the State 2B tournament in Spokane, 68-58. The Mules next play LaConner who outlasted Toutle Lake in the quarterfinals at 9 p.m. in the Spokane Arena. It was a team performance with several players scoring in the double digits. Peyton Souvenir had 16 points and pulled down six rebounds. She also had four assists. Sam...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team reached deep into their hearts in the fourth quarter to turn what looked like a lost game against LaConner into a chance for extra minutes and the win, 59-51 in overtime, in the semifinals of the State 2B basketball tournament on Friday night. Poor shooting bedeviled the Mules throughout the game. They shot 27 percent from the floor, hitting only one two pointer and three treys in the first half. They were better from the free throw line, hitting seven...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team met the number one ranked Okanogan Bulldogs (26-0) on Saturday in the State 2B Championship game at the Spokane Arena and lost, 59-52. The Bulldogs set the pace with three quick three pointers to start the game and though the Mules fought hard to stay in the game, they were never able to get hot offensively and trailed Okanogan for most of the 32 minutes. In the final two minutes of the game the Okanogan coach got comfortable and pulled out his starters,...
The Wahkiakum High School Knowledge Bowl team is going to the Knowledge Bowl state tournament March 14 in Arlington after taking second place at the regional tournament at Lower Columbia College on Monday. Hundreds of students from several schools around southwest Washington were at the regional tournament on Monday. Forty-five teams were divided into five classes. The Mules faced eight teams. Some were 2B, but there was one 4A school and a 1A school in their division. After a written round and...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball won the 2B District IV Championship on Saturday night, thrilling their fans with a last minute win against Napavine, 49-47, at W.F. West High School in Chehalis. The Lady Mules spent much of the game trailing the Tigers, but with 2:45 left in the fourth quarter, Sam Boyce tied the game, 45-45, with a three point shot. Napavine answered with two points and regained the lead, 45-47. Peyton Souvenir hit another from three point range with 43.9 seconds left in...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team is headed to the State B Tournament in Spokane after beating Ilwaco in regional play on Saturday in Chehalis, 54-38. Senior Kaylee Bryant had a career high 24 points to lead the team. Mules 11 9 14 20 54 Ilwaco 11 2 11 14 38...
The 16th Annual Chocolate Extravaganza to benefit the Charlotte House Domestic Violence Shelter was declared a success, raising more than $1,400 for the advisory board's discretionary fund. The event was held on Friday, on the eve of Valentines Day, and was complemented by the activities at Tsuga Gallery including the Woman's Club Pie Social and a Valentines Day Party. "It went really well," said Charlotte House Director Susan Schillios. "It didn't feel like it was really busy. There never was a...
by Diana Zimmerman Last Thursday, Port 1 commissioners took action on several items and discussed various concerns during their February meeting. In a nod to earlier business, Commissioner Bob Kizziar shared that an apron had been created for dock B per County Commissioner and fisherman Mike Backman’s request. “That’s good,” Commissioner Gary Quigley said. “It didn’t cost much and should keep those guys from squealing. It was a problem.” Port Manager Jackie Lea gave an update on the project t...
Conservation was the hot topic at the Wahkiakum PUD Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday. General Manager Dave Tramblie apprised the commissioners about the changing conservation program at Bonneville Power Administration. Until now, the PUD has had a budget of $50,000 each year to encourage local customers to take part in rebate programs and make energy saving improvements around their homes and businesses including things like windows, insulation and lighting. BPA reimbursed the PUD each...
Photos and story by Diana Zimmerman The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team secured a berth at regionals following two wins against Onalaska and Adna, two teams that they have beaten easily all season. On Saturday the Lady Mules travel to Chehalis, 6 p.m., to challenge Napavine for the district championship. Good defense kept the Loggers to a low score and allowed the Lady Mules starting string to rest most of the second half while the bench got a little post season experience. Score Onalaska...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team won the 2B District IV Championship on Saturday night, beating Napavine 49-47 at W.F. West High School in Chehalis. The Lady Mules spent much of the game chasing down Napavine’s lead, and with 2:45 left in the fourth quarter, Sam Boyce tied the game up at 45-45 sending up a long bomb from three point range. Napavine scored and regained the lead 45-47 but Peyton Souvenir answered with another three point shot with 43.9 seconds left in the game, and the Mu...
Fifty years and 13 nights ago, on January 30, 1965, at approximately 1:20 a.m., a mass of earth slid from the Oregon hillside into the Columbia River and moved enough water to be classified a tsunami. What was described as a 30-foot shock wave in one report moved swiftly in the direction of southwest Puget Island, killing one man and lifting a dragline and a woman's home over the dike while she slept upstairs. Damages were estimated at $70,000 at the time. According to an inflation calculator...
Despite obvious growth throughout this year, the Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team was not able to turn the numbers in their favor and ended the week with two more losses. They finished the season 2-16 in league and 3-16 overall. Last Wednesday, Brandon Budd and Kael McKinley were honored for Senior Night before the team took the floor against the Toledo Indians. Like many games during the second half of the season, the Mules found themselves playing catch up. Behind by as much as 21 in the...
In the early hours on Sunday morning, February 1, the siren on Puget Island was activated. Soon it seemed the wailing of every emergency vehicle in the county had taken its place. Betty Brown's home, just before the ferry landing, was on fire. Brown woke slowly despite the persistent barks of a service dog named Sparky and the repeat of the smoke alarm. She wandered down the hallway to discover a fire at her kitchen table. "I tried to put it out," Brown said, "but it just got bigger." Brown ran...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners used the open discussion period to discuss the pros and cons of adopting the Renewable Energy Cost Recovery Program offered in the state of Washington. “The State of Washington’s program allows utilities to pay our customers for renewable energy production,” General Manager Dave Tramblie said. “It’s up to each utility to decide if they want to participate or not.” Tramblie said the focus of this particular program is on solar power. The utility...
On Saturday, the fifth annual Old Time Loggers Reunion at the Appelo Archives Center in Naselle was a great opportunity for locals in the industry, whether retired or still at it, to gather and celebrate a work that has defined the region and its people. It was also a chance to honor two local men who have spent their lives in these woods, Merlin Durrah and Harvey Johnson, Jr. According to volunteers, more than 50 people stopped by to have lunch, chat and reminisce about their lives and their...
