Articles from the May 14, 2014 edition
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WHS cheerleading squad chosen
After four days of clinics and hard work with new Head Coach Jenny Batdorf, Wahkiakum High School has a new varsity cheerleading squad. These girls were chosen by a panel of local judges that evaluated their performance of a variety of essential...
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Wahkiakum Track & Field
The Wahkiakum Mule Track team traveled to Ridgefield last Friday to compete in the Spudder Track and Field Classic. An eight point team score put the boys in a 19th place tie and 11 points put the...
High School Golf
What promised to be a "Shoot out at the O.K. Corral" between Willapa Valley and Wahkiakum Golf teams for the league title turned out to be a 182-202 stomping by the Mules on their way to an eighth straight league title at the Pirates Lair, Willapa...
White Tail Run this Saturday, 8:30 a.m.
GORGEOUS--If you've been wanting to do yardwork and garden work and you've been stopped by the pouring rains we had last week, you certainly have had no excuses this week, as it's been beautiful out there. A little light breeze was blowing on Monday...
Sheriff's Report, May 15, 2014
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 5 – 5:59 a.m. A caller requested a check on someone who had driven into the Rosedale area and had...
VFW post creates veterans' memorial
The Cathlamet VFW Post had contemplated the idea of installing a memorial at Greenwood Cemetery for years but never had the funds to turn the dream into reality. It was the recent loss of a fellow vet...
Town, county start upgrade of shoreline plan
Officials from Wahkiakum County and the Town of Cathlamet on Tuesday started a two-year task of upgrading their shoreline management plans. Stemming from a 1971 voter approved initiative, the plans are intended to guide human activity on shorelines w...
Project provides students a powerful demonstration of impaired driving
Last Friday, a powerful presentation on the effects of impaired driving was given to high school students from the Naselle/Grays River and Wahkiakum school districts. A panel of five people impacted...
Port 1 commission seeks consensus on dredging plans
Commissioners of Port 1 talked dredging, beavers, moorage and off season rates at last Thursday’s meeting. Josh Adams, who had requested permanent moorage space for the F/V Harmony at an earlier m...
PeaceHealth sponsors e-waste collection on Saturday
Peacehealth St. John Medical Center will host its 2nd Annual E-Waste Recycling Event this coming Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the campus located at 600 Broadway in Longview. People may bring obsolete electronics to the drop-off site, and a team of...
County incumbents file for re-election
Incumbent local political office holders came out Monday to file for election to the offices that they hold. The regular filing period runs through Friday of this week for positions that will be on the summer and fall election ballots. Early filers...
Community Garden plant sale called a success
Volunteers at the Community Garden at Erickson Park had their annual plant sale on Saturday. The proceeds allow volunteers to continue to provide fresh fruits and vegetables at area food banks and...
Commissioners agree to pay PUD's costs for new ferry utilities
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday talked themselves into accepting proposed costs from Wahkiakum PUD for installing water and three-phase power lines at the Puget Island ferry landing. The county needs the water line to supply a potable...
Anglers have another month for springers
Starting today (Thursday) anglers will have another full month to catch hatchery-reared spring chinook salmon and steelhead on the lower Columbia River under an agreement reached today by fishery managers from Washington and Oregon. Meanwhile, the...
Run, plant/bake sale on Saturday
It will be a short column this week as I am spending many hours in the hospital room of my husband. We had a pretty serious set back on Mother’s Day and I had to take him to emergency. He is suffering from pneumonia, blood clots in his lung and e...
"Fame" to be performed at Naselle High School
The Naselle High School Drama Club presents: "Fame Jr." presented through special arrangement and supplied by Music Theatre International. Based on the book by Jose Fernandez, with lyrics by Jacques Levy and music by Steve Margoshes. The play will...
What's happening at the Fair?
I will be out of the office on Monday and Tuesday next week as I will be out of town. I will be in the office on Wednesday and Thursday. We are still looking for Fair Royalty. If you are interested please call Amber Eaton (360)484-3129 or Marietta...
Tawater one of four nurses honored by St. John
St. John Medical Center honored four nurses with Nursing Excellence Awards in celebration of National Nurses Week. The nurses were nominated by their peers to recognize their nursing skills and compassion. The women received their awards last week....
Quilters send quilts to Oso
The River City Strippers Quilt Group has donated 14 quilts to the familes in Oso who lost homes and family members in the recent landslide. Group members said they wanted to offer some comfort and let them know Cathlamet cares about them. The group...
Pyle speaking to Audubon Society
Renowned author and Willapa Hills Audubon Society member Dr. Robert Michael Pyle of Grays River will present “Of Butterflies and Bigfoot”, a fascinating blend of natural history and lore, as part of Mount St. Helen's Institute Science Pub Lec...
Mass Band in Cathlamet
Students from 12 southwest Washington school bands filled Wahkiakum High School’s gym Tuesday for a rehearsal for a Mass Band concert Tuesday evening. An honor band of outstanding musicians also p...
Knappton Cove Heritage Center plans May 24 open house
The historic U.S. Quarantine Station at Knappton Cove will hold an open house on May 24, 1-4 p.m. On the program is "Jane barnes & the mystery of Todd’s Bay at 1:30 p.m. Visitors may also stroll the grounds and view updated museum displays. The s...
Cabaret show will be held May 15-17 in Longview
The Longview Pioneer Lions and the Columbia Theatre have teamed up for Cabaret 2014. Shaken with a Twist of Sublime will be shown at the Columbia Theatre, 1231 Vandercook Way, Longview, on May 15, 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m., and a matinee will be shown...
