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On January 26 at 6 p.m., WSU Master Gardener Ted Cunningham will demonstrate the technique used when pruning fruit trees. Pruning trees will control the size of the tree and improve fruit quality. Fruit trees should be pruned every year. Proper pruning techniques reduces disease and promotes greater fruit production. The class will be held in the Cowlitz County Training Center, 1942 First Avenue in Longview, located on the dike just south of the Hall of Justice for $5.00 per family. The workshop is sponsored by Washington State University...
NOAA Fisheries’ West Coast Region has completed a review of fish hatcheries on the Columbia River, clearing the way for the agency to distribute funds under the federal Mitchell Act that will keep the hatcheries operating while reducing impacts to threatened and endangered species. The review came in the form of a biological opinion that analyzed the effects of the Mitchell Act hatchery programs on vulnerable salmon and steelhead species protected under the Endangered Species Act. Hatcheries can have positive and negative effects on salmon a...
Two representatives from the National Park Service met with several community members last Friday to present some park design drawings that were created after the all day planning workshop in November and to listen to feedback. The park is planned for the three acres along the waterfront which once held the sewer lagoons. The Town of Cathlamet applied for and was awarded a grant to bring planners and landscape architects from the NPS to Cathlamet to assist in the process of planning a park....
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team won three more games this week to bring their league record to 12-0, and 16-0 overall. They also watched their ranking on the WIAA RPI rise for a short time. Last Thursday, the Lady Mules traveled to Adna and faced their toughest competition this season. They beat the Pirates 63-55, proving once and for all that they deserved first place in the Central 2B league. Coming from behind, the Lady Mules were able to pull ahead by two to end the second...
By Diana Zimmerman The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team lost a game at home and another on the road this week to bring their league record to 2-9 and 5-10 overall. Last Wednesday, January 18, the Mules lost to a big, physical Napavine team on the road, 42-71. Hank Ferguson led the team with 13 points. Luke Brown scored 10 points. Evan Quigley and K.C. Beery had five points apiece. James Anderson, Isaac Moon, and Santos Wright added three points each. Napavine 16 21 20 14 71 Mules 5 18 11 8 42 On Friday, the Mules faced Adna at home and...