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News from Naselle: The Naselle Grays River Valley School District held a special Veteran’s Day Celebration to honor our veterans on November 10. Several local veterans were in attendance and were given special recognition. It was a wonderful experience for the students, the community and the honored veterans. We certainly owe them for their service and sacrifice and for our freedom. We also need to remember every day those who are serving now in order to maintain our free nation. Thank you to all the veterans who served past, present and future...
Wahkiakum County elections were settled Friday as county election officers counted approximately 350 votes which arrived too late to be counted on election day. With only a couple dozen ballots remaining to be counted, the totals settled local races. Challenger Bill Coons, who ran as an Independent, defeated incumbent Sulema Zerr, a Republican, in the race for county assessor by a vote of 1,254-751. Jon Dearmore defeated challenger Troy Norris 1,672-298 in the election for county sheriff. Both ran as Independents. Incumbent Prosecuting...
Marnee Davis, receptionist for the Wahkiakum County Health Department has been awarded a statewide award for her work in the county's branch of the national Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program. The program provides nutritional advice and aid for mothers and children from pregnancy through age five years. "I would say this is one of the most important programs in this country for children," said Health and Human Services Director Judy Bright. Davis has been working in the program and coordinating services for 13 years. Bright said Davis...
What a difference a year makes. In November, 2009, people around the world were preparing for a pandemic outbreak of H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu. After an outbreak in Mexico, public health officials scrambled to develop a vaccine for the strain and get it to vulnerable individuals. This year, said Dr. Jennifer Vines, Wahkiakum County health officer, there have been no major outbreaks of any flu strain; the H1N1 vaccine is included in the seasonal vaccine, and it is available for all who wish to be vaccinated. "There's not a lot to...
Some Wahkiakum County elections were settled Tuesday as county election officers counted votes, and some were still up in the air. Challenger Bill Coons, who ran as an Independent, defeated incumbent Sulema Zerr, a Republican, in the race for county assessor by a vote of 1,043-638. Jon Dearmore defeated challenger Troy Norris 1,398-259 in the election for county sheriff. Both ran as Independents. Incumbent Prosecuting Attorney Dan Bigelow, a Democrat, defeated challenger Dennis Gordon, no party preference, 978-631 in the election for that...
For the second time in two years, ticket prices for the ferry Wahkiakum will increase on January 1. Wahkiakum County Commissioners Blair Brady, Dan Cothren and Lisa Marsyla on Tuesday affirmed their desire to follow through on increases they adopted a year ago. At that time, they said, ferry commuters had asked that the increases be spread out so that they didn't create such a big financial impact. Rates hadn't been raised in 10 years when the board acted last fall. They boosted the prices of commuter tickets from $75 for 44 trips to $100; now...
Rain, rain, and please go away so we can finish the roof over our house. I don’t think Mother Nature is listening. At least we have it covered in heavy plastic waiting to continue when the deluge stops. News from Naselle: Homecoming was celebrated last Friday by the Naselle Comets with a runaway score against North Beach of 50-6. Way to go guys. Sports coming up this week include: Thursday – football at Ocosta at 7 p.m.; Saturday – cross country at Evergreen. Friday is Family Movie Night beginning at 6 p.m. A great way to spend a...
The Raymond Gulls got on top of the scoreboard early and held on for a 27-20 non-league football win over the visiting Wahkiakum Mules last Friday. The Mules took the initial lead with a 92-yard touchdown run by Kyle Bergquist. The Gulls controlled most of the game from that point on and put four touchdowns on the board, one on an interception return. The Mules scored twice in the fourth quarter. The first touchdown came on a 45-yard pass play from Brandon Fudge to Ryan Helms. Wyatt Parker scored late in the quarter on a four-yard run. "The...
As Wahkiakum County officials began working on their 2011 budgets, they received a report from the state Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday regarding potential income from logging on trust timber lands. Steve Ogden, newly promoted manager of the agency's lower Columbia district, said income could hit $1.6 million this year, up from the $1.1 million the county commissioners anticipated a year ago when they wrote the 2010 budget. The income goes to the county's Current Expense Fund, which finances most county offices. Ogden said purchaser...
A Cathlamet couple has been charged with using a Cathlamet Fire Department credit card to buy gasoline for their personal vehicle. The couple, Karl and Lisa Moody of Cathlamet were charged in court on Monday; arraignment was continued to November 8. Karl Moody, a fire department member who has been on leave for about three years because of illness, has been charged with one count of theft in the second degree, and Lisa Moody has been charged with two counts. Law enforcement officers said First Aid Division Captain Beau Renfro learned one...
Wahkiakum County officials agreed Tuesday to explore the feasibility of constructing a public housing project. Chris Holmes, county mental health program supervisor, presented the recommendation to the board of commissioners. A group of citizens and county staffers have been meeting since early 2009 on housing issues. Survey data shows a declining trend in homelessness, he said, but the county probably won't hit its goal, which the commissioners set in 2006, of reducing the rate of homelessness by 50 percent in 2015. In a written report, the...
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors acted on a variety of issues at its monthly meeting October 20, including backing off on a restrictive policy about non-team members riding buses to extra-curricular events. In September, the board heard reports about the practice in which children of coaches or friends of staff or the bus driver accompanied the teams on bus trips. The board said the practice should end. However, last Wednesday, three bus drivers presented a case for allowing the practice. They said drivers need flexibility to...
My heart goes out to Lois Nelson and the loss she has endured due to her home fire. Fire is devastating not only to property but emotionally as well. I hope she was able to save some of her most personal items, as that seems to be what we miss most, in this type of a loss. Brr! Nights are getting down there temperature wise, but the clear skies are gorgeous. I don’t remember so many nights in a row where you could see the stars so bright. The days have been pretty though, almost too warm in the afternoons. We certainly appreciate Mother N...
The second ranked Napavine Tigers handed the Wahkiakum Mules a 36-6 Central League loss last Friday at Napavine. The Tigers intercepted two Mule passes in the first quarter and led 12-0 after 12 minutes. The Tigers added a field goal in the second quarter to lead 17-0 at halftime. The Mules put together a scoring drive in the third quarter. A Tiger defender tipped a Lars Blix pass headed for Joel Nicolazzi in the endzone, and Brandon Fudge caught the ball for the Mule score. Napavine scored once in the third quarter and twice in the fourth...
Commissioners of Port District No. 2 of Wahkiakum County completed preparation of their 2011 budget at their monthly meeting Tuesday in Skamokawa. The budget shows a beginning balance of $52,250 left over from 2010 and a projected ending balance of $74,150. The port anticipates revenues of $174,460 from operation of Skamokawa Vista Park and other operations. Revenue from property taxes is estimated at $30,000, with another $23,000 coming from other tax sources. Commissioners Carlton Appelo, Kayrene Gilbertsen and Brian O'Connor and Manager Bob...
Town of Cathlamet councilmembers have completed the first part of their process of developing budgets for 2011. The council held a public hearing on a proposed property tax increase Tuesday and discussed ways of revising funds used by the Cathlamet Fire Department. The council will hold a public hearing on the budget when it meets November 15. The budget is adopted by ordinance, and the council holds two hearings on ordinances; the second and final hearing will be December 20. The property tax increase will also be by ordinance, requiring a...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday handled a variety of business ranging from budgets to surpluses. Commissioners started the day in a workshop with Treasurer Paula Holloway and Auditor Diane Tischer to go over the county's financial situation. Holloway reported that projected revenues for the Current Expense Fund, which includes most courthouse operations, took a hit when no one bid on a proposed sale of county trust timber. Officials had budgeted $42,750 as an estimated down payment. Officials noted that there is lots of logging...
Not all the highlights were on offense as the Wahkiakum Mules shut out the Toutle Lake Ducks 21-0 last Friday in Central League football. The Mule defense held the Duck offense to just four first downs and 77 total yards. And in a game that featured some hard hitting, the Mules came out on top. "Joel Nicolazzi laid out some hard hits," said Mule Coach Eric Hansen. "Cameron Elliott had some, and so did Brett Chaput." Nicolazzi had a good game on both sides of the line. He led the team with 16 tackles, caught three passes for 98 yards and one...
Change doesn't come easy. To deal with declining revenue, Town of Cathlamet Mayor George Wehrfritz has proposed a series of budget cuts and adjustments that would impact a variety of services to the public. Library hours would be reduced by one day. The municipal swimming pool would be closed Saturday through Monday days. There would be no raises for employees. Proposals to modify accounting and fund handling in the Cathlamet Fire Department created the hottest exchanges at the council's budget workshop Monday. Wehrfritz said the fire...
A nurse practitioner, Kathryn Harshman, will join the staff of the Cowlitz Family Health Center in Cathlamet, agency officials announced this week. Harshman will arrive in Cathlamet late this month, clinic manager Julie Nye said this week. She and her family are moving from Spokane; she will spend a week in the Longview clinic and then begin regular duties in Cathlamet with clinic physician Dr. Del Gardner. Harshman worked many years as a registered nurse and became nurse practitioner a few years ago. She is licensed to care for all ages, Nye...
The vote-by-mail ballots for the fall general election will go to voters this Friday, and voters and candidates gathered Tuesday in Rosburg for one final local forum. Most candidates repeated messages given in earlier forums. Tim Sutinen, Lower Taxes party, and Kurt Swanson, Republican party, had missed the Skamokawa Grange forum September 27 but were on hand to discuss issues with their opponents, Democrat incumbents Brian Blake and Dean Takko. Takko and Blake quickly reviewed their experience and highlighted challenges facing the...
News from Naselle: Congratulations to the Comet Football team for their win in Pe Ell last Friday night. Sports coming up this week: Thursday, – cross country at Wahkiakum at 4 p.m., volleyball in Naselle with Willapa Valley at 5:45 p.m., middle school football at Raymond at 6:00 p.m.; Friday – varsity football at Northwest Christian at 7 p.m.; Monday – middle school volleyball at home with Raymond at 5:45 p.m.; Wednesday – middle school volleyball at Ocosta at 5:45 p.m. There will be a school board meeting on October...
The Wahkiakum Mule volleyball team played its best and its worst matches of the season this past week. The Mules lost 3-1 at Pe Ell last Thursday and followed that Tuesday with a 3-2 upset over the Toutle Lake Ducks, a perennial power in Class 2B volleyball. "We followed our worst match of the season with our best," said Coach Jeff Rooklidge. "No one seems to know how long it's been since Toutle lost a league match; I think it's been 15 years or more since we've beaten them." The Mules won the first two matches 25-23, 25-22; Toutle then won...
"We can't turn over the ball," Wahkiakum Mule football Coach Eric Hansen said last week before the Mules took on the Mossyrock Vikings in the Mule homecoming football game. On the Mules' first offensive play, a slant pass went high and through the hands of the Mule receiver and into the hands of a Viking defender at the Mules' 35-yard line. The Vikings used the field position to score and take a 6-0 lead at 8:20 of the first quarter. The Mules didn't panic, however. They responded with four unanswered touchdowns to roll to a 25-6 Central...
Good changes are in store for the nation's public health system, but it may take perserverance to achieve them, county health officials said Tuesday. Health and Human Services Director Judy Bright and department supervisors went over some of the probable outcomes with county commissioners. In other business, the commission scheduled a public hearing on a change to the county's Enhanced 9-1-1 ordinance that would increase the tax on phones from 50 cents to 70 cents. A public hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m. on October 19. Before the public...
