Articles from the April 2, 2009 edition
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WSU Extension
The Benefit Auction for Extension and the Fair was very successful. We want to thank everyone who came and supported us. The 4-H Council also wants to thank the following donors: Stewart and Ginger Moonen, Valerie Antijunti, Carrie Kennedy, Kelly...
What's happening at the Fair?
It was a wet and windy day for our first annual community auction but that didn’t stop the bargain shoppers of Wahkiakum. With hundreds of items to choose from, the community auction provided an afternoon of family fun. To those who braved the s...
Track and Field results
March 26 at Ilwaco Boys: Toledo 109, LaCenter 94, Ilwaco 93, Warrenton 90, Wahkiakum 83, Forks 40 Mule results: 100m--1. Riley Prestegard 11.96; 4. Bryce McClain 12.36. 200m--1. Prestegard 24.99; 5. Zach Schneider 26.3. 800m--6. Brett Chaput 2:21.8....
Town, county await stimulus money details
Local officials are still awaiting determinations by state and federal officials on how much federal economic stimulus money will be available locally. The Town of Cathlamet has applied for $987,600 in stimulus grant and loan funds from the US...
Timber revenue estimates adjusted
As Wahkiakum County officials suspected, they won't receive as much revenue from state managed timber sales as they were informed last week. Department of Natural Resources Manager Marcus Johns and Forester Collin Robertson reported March 24 that...
Spelling Bee winners announced
The annual J.S. Wendt Elementary/John C. Thomas Middle School Spelling Bee was held March 26, at the grade school. Cody Bodine took top honors by spelling correctly two ninth grade words, "ventilation" and "superior." Shanna Havens and Ethan Cothren...
County residents appeal taxesat a record setting pace
Wahkiakum County taxpayers last year flooded the county Board of Equalization with a record number of appeals of their property tax assessments in 2008. In the 2008, there were around 70 appeals, according to board Clerk Muriel Prestegard. The...
Planning begins for Bald Eagle Festival
It is time to begin the annual Bald Eagle Days planning meetings with the first meeting held on April 7 at 5:30 p.m. in the Scarborough Building, in Cathlamet. This year, the festival will be held on July 17 and 18; the Wooden Boat Show will follow...
Investigations continueinto arson fires
Law enforcement authorities are investigating their second arson fire to occur in Wahkiakum County within eight days. Officers have been looking for leads into who set a fire in the bleachers at the Wahkiakum High School football stadium on March...
