Articles from the November 13, 2008 edition
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Chamber considers holiday events
Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce President Sandi Benbrook Rieder told board members Tuesday that volunteers are needed to represent the county on the natural heritage of the area and the Southwest Washington Tourism Board. Anyone who is interested...
What's Happening at the Fair?
It’s that time of year again for the annual Turkey Bingo fundraiser. On November 21 from 6 p.m. onwards, come to the J.A. Wendt Elementary School Multi-purpose room for a night full of fun. Bingo cards cost $10 for three and the winner receives a del...
Westenders, fish recovery board seek understanding
Members of the Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board and residents of western Wahkiakum County discussed issues and their differing points of view on plans for rehabilitating the Grays River. The fish recovery board is a regional board that reviews and...
Runners compete in state meet
The Wahkiakum Mule and Naselle Comet boys cross country teams competed in the Class 1B/2B state meet last Saturday at Sun Willows Golf Course, Pasco. The Mules finished in 11th place with 276 points, and the Comets were 15th with 329 points. Northwes...
Mossyrock hands Mules a hard loss
The Wahkiakum Mule football season came to an end with a 50-20 loss to the Mossyrock Vikings last Thursday in Mossyrock. "We didn't play very good team defense," Mule Coach Eric Hansen commented. "We didn't bounce back from the loss to Adna." The...
Main Street gym ready for work out
There is no longer an excuse to not work out in Wahkiakum County. Dave Gehrman and Julie Fritsch have opened “The Cathlamet Gym” on Main Street and it is sure to please athletes and non athletes of all ages. Always the entrepreneur, Gehrman made his...
Lady Mules 4th at district, head to state tourney
The Wahkiakum Lady Mule volleyball team placed fourth in the Southwest Washington Class B volleyball tournament last week and will play in the state meet this week in Yakima. The Mules won a coin toss to claim the Central League's second place berth...
Health for kids: What to do
Members of 58 families gathered last Saturday at St. James Family Center to take part in a program designed help take better care of their children's health. Mernell King, a Head Start child education program director from Missouri, told the...
Flood fencing workshops set for Nov. 20 and 21
Bob Aldrich, Surface Water Manager for Snohomish County, will make a presentation on "Flood Fencing Methods for Landowners" on November 20 at the Wahkiakum Stakeholders Meeting in the River Street Room in Cathlamet from 10 a.m. till noon. In many...
County budget due on Monday
Wahkiakum County commissioners and other officials worked this week to finish the proposed 2009 budget for publication next Monday. The officials started a Tuesday meeting with the budget $194,000 out of balance and went through a process to even up...
