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Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop has announced the next In Their Footsteps free guest speaker series event. History of Powder Horns, with Scott Morrison, will be held on Sunday, March 15, at 1:00 p.m. Scott Morrison took a class on making a French and Indian War Period powder horn in 2007 and discovered that he enjoyed making powder horns and learning about cattle horns and historic uses of this natural material. As his skills progressed, Morrison strived to make a more correct historic powder horn, which led him to study...
Ben Bertroch, a rescued dog owned by Karen Bertroch, has been volunteering for the Agnes Appelo Memorial Library at the Appelo Archives Center in Naselle. Karen volunteers in the library sorting, shelving and accessioning books. Ben's "job" is to greet visitors, be kind to children, and help in any way he can. The two are there on Saturdays working with the other library volunteers: Anita Raistakka, library manager; Don and Anneli Raistakka, and Sadie Lehr. Visitors are often impressed with the...
According to information received from Howard and Judy Brawn, the St. Patrick’s Day sidewalk parade scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, and sponsored by Misty River Irish Wolfhounds, has been canceled due to concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 virus....
The Naselle boys basketball team brought home a third place trophy from the State Class 1B tournament in Spokane last week. They started the tournament on Thursday with a 57-50 win against Muckleshoot Tribal School in overtime. Corey Gregory led the team with 24 points, seven rebounds, and four steals. Ethan Lindstrom had 16 points and seven rebounds. Warren Wirkkala scored six points. Jimmy Strange added four points. Chase Haataia had three points. Kolby Glenn and Caleb Haataia added two...
The Naselle Comet girls ended their season with a 53-26 loss to Curlew in the opening round of the State 1B tournament last Wednesday. Lauren Katyryniuk scored eight points. Bella Colombo had seven. Jackie Steenerson added six. Peyton Dalton and Kaylin Shrives scored two points apiece. Echo Cenci had one point. Naselle 8 7 6 5 -26 Curlew 14 13 8 18 -53 The Comets finished the season 5-1 in league, 12-10 overall. They took first in the Columbia Valley 1B league and second place in District IV...
Fishery managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) recently announced the closure of Willapa Bay tributaries in an effort to meet preseason expectations for spawning wild steelhead. Affected rivers include the tributaries of Willapa River: Forks Creek, Palix River and all forks, Nemah River North, South, and Middle, the Naselle River, and Bear River. The closures began Monday, March 2 and are expected to last through Friday, May 22. With projected low steelhead returns statewide this year, WDFW and tribal co-managers ha...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team, or the hardest working team in the west, proved they could play with anybody this year, and brought home a third place trophy from the State 2B tournament in Spokane. They began state play on Thursday with a win against Toledo, 55-48. "The Toledo game was a blast," Coach Rob Garrett said. "We were well prepared and the girls went out and played with confidence. It was a lot of fun to see them go out and get redemption for their regular season loss again...
By Diana Zimmerman The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team's season ended on Wednesday in Spokane when a three point shot with less than two seconds left on the clock put Lake Roosevelt on top 62-59 in the first round of the State 2B tournament. "For a group of kids with no experience playing in that atmosphere, we came out and played like it was our home gym," Coach Todd Souvenir said. "We played our game, moved the ball and shot with a lot of confidence in the first half. "In the third...
Following are two news releases from Gov. Jay Inslee's office regarding mandated closures and restrictions on public gatherings: Sunday, March 15 release: Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement tonight (Sunday, March 15) that further expands protections against COVID-19. “Given the explosion of COVID-19 in our state and globally, I will sign a statewide emergency proclamation tomorrow to temporarily shut down restaurants, bars and entertainment and recreational facilities. “Restaurants will be allowed to provide take-out and delivery ser...
Two local governmental boards have set up procedures to attend meetings by phone, and the Port District 2 commission meeting set for Tuesday has been postponed two weeks. Here are details as of Monday afternoon: Cathlamet Town Council meeting Monday, March 16, 2020 at 6:00 pm Due to the continued concern with the spread of COVID-19: 1. Please do not enter the Fire Hall if you have any flu like symptoms, been in contact with someone with a fever, or have traveled outside the US in the last 14 days. 2. Please practice social distancing by...
Following is a brief update on covid-19 response from Chris Bischoff, executive director of Wah. Co. Health and Human Services: Senior Lunches We have directed the three senior lunches to no longer provide sit down meals for seniors. At this point, the CAP sponsored events will allow seniors to drive up and they will be handed a hot lunch that they can take with them. This will be 'drive through' service. The Wednesday senior lunch has been directed to not offer sit down, they have not indicated whether they will be delivering meals. Confirmed...
Here's a press release with details about the closures and limitations on gatherings announced earlier today by Washington's governor: Gov. Jay Inslee announced today (Monday) an emergency proclamation that mandates the immediate two-week closure of all restaurants, bars, and entertainment and recreational facilities, as well as additional limits on large gatherings. The new orders go into effect at midnight tonight and will be in place through March 31. The announcement comes after the recent spike in numbers of COVID-19 cases in the state...
