Articles from the October 16, 2008 edition
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By What's happening at the Fair?
There are only two days left until the 1st Annual Wahkiakum County Oktoberfest. Starting from 1 p.m. this Saturday, there will be live music, fantastic food and a well stocked beer garden. At 3 p.m. the Pumpkin Shot-Put competition will begin,...
Tigers corral Mules in seesaw contest
The Napavine Tigers claimed a 32-20 win over the Wahkiakum Mules in a key Central League contest last Friday. The win left the Tigers in a position to challenge Toutle Lake for the league championship, and the loss left the Mules in a must-win-out...
SJFC to offer health care training for parents
A workshop on “What to do when your child gets sick” will be offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on November 8 at St. James Family Center. The workshop focuses on health care for young children, ages 0-5; however all Wahkiakum and Naselle families are...
Questions for candidates
Candidates for two positions on the Wahkiakum County board of commissioners took questions from the public at a forum at the Skamokawa Grange on Monday night. Citizens focused many of their remarks on the county’s budgetary problems, the proposed Bra...
Mules undefeated in league volleyball
The Wahkiakum Lady Mule volleyball team kept its perfect record alive with two wins in league play this week. On Tuesday, the Mules traveled to Vancouver and swept the Columbia Adventist Kodiaks 25-13, 25-18, 26-24. Sarah Doumit led the attack with...
Medical reserve corps to form
By next summer, Wahkiakum County will form a group to assist the community in case of a large scale emergency. The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is comprised of retired doctors and nurses and other health professionals that could help the county in cas...
Man sentenced to prison for poaching, animal cruelty
A Longview man convicted of poaching and animal cruelty was sentenced in Wahkiakum County Superior Court this week. Mickey Ray Gordon, 36, was accused of criminal trespass, malicious mischief, hunting bear, cougar, bobcat and lynx with the aid of a...
Local, state officials discuss fishery issues
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday hosted Jeff Koenings, head of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and state Representative Brian Blake and Senator Brian Hatfield in a discussion of fishery issues. Commissioners had requested the...
Local attorney passes state bar exam
Cathlamet resident Jennifer Johnson Hanigan was one of 688 candidates who passed the 2008 Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) examination, the association announced Monday. Of the 962 candidates who took the exam, 71.5 percent passed. Administere...
Dredge returning to Sunny Sands
A dredge doing ship channel maintenance should start beach nourishment on Puget Island’s Sunny Sands this week. Wahkiakum County Public Works Director Pete Ringen presented a completed US Army Corps of Engineers permit for the project to the c...
Cross Country results
October 9 at RA Long Varsity Men 5000m 1. Dylan Croeni Washougal 17:59; 3. Bradlee Pugh Wahkiakum 18:12; 10. Collan Riley Wah 18:52; 13. Connar Riley Wah 19:13; 16. Kevin O’Connor Wah 19:39; 31. Ben Miles Wah 21:43; 32. Stuart Bosch Wah 21:44; 38. S...
Chamber loses executive director
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce bids farewell to its director, Tanja Winebrenner, this week. The U.S. Rural Development capacity building grant that funded the Chamber position has ended. Even though the Chamber has grown significantly during the...
Calendar shows joy of living
Photo and story by Sunny Manary A local group of cancer survivors have created a calendar with all proceeds benefiting Relay for Life, an organization dedicated to finding a cure for cancer. The Hot Flashing Lumpy Ladies are a support group of...
