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  • Dine out for United Way to be held on March 28

    Mar 19, 2015

    Support the non-profit partner agencies of United Way of Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties on Saturday, March 28 by dining out at their participating food and beverage locations in “Dine Out for United Way.” The below mentioned businesses are contributing a portion of that day’s earnings back to United Way. Longview Dine Out locations: Olde Creekside Café, Hop-N-Grape, The Pancake House, Hart-C’s, Shamrock, The Office 842, Guadalajara and Sweet Spot. Woodland location: Gilliano’s Pizza. Cathlamet location: Sharon’s Pizza. Kalama location: Po...

  • Major data breach of Premera Blue Cross affects millions of Washingtonians

    Mar 19, 2015

    Premera/Blue Cross on March 17 announced it has been the target of a major data breach. The breach affected Premera Blue Cross, Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska, and its affiliated companies, Vivacity and Connexion Insurance Solutions, Inc. It impacts millions of individuals in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. It is unclear at this time what information was taken, but it may have included Social Security numbers, dates of birth, mailing and email addresses, telephone numbers, member identification numbers, bank account information and...

  • St. Patrick's Day Parade

    Mar 19, 2015

    A pack of Irish wolfhounds and their handlers gathered Tuesday for the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade....

  • Crab and Oyster feed

    Mar 19, 2015

    Oyster cooks Shane Pfenniger, in hat, and Billy Peek, behind kettle, confer with Wahkiakum High School servers at the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce's annual crab and oyster feed last Saturday. Chamber Executive Director Shannon Gildea said the event drew 473 diners. Proceeds will fund Chamber events such as the annual Bald Eagle Festival....

  • Blood drawing March 23

    Mar 19, 2015

    The American Red Cross will hold a blood drawing March 23, 1-6 p.m. in Cathlamet. By donating blood, eligible donors can help save the lives of patients in need. Those who are unable to give blood can support blood donations by organizing a blood drive, volunteering to assist with Red Cross activities, or creating a SleevesUp virtual blood drive online at redcrossblood.org/SleevesUp and asking others to make a lifesaving donation. To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call...

  • Family Center safety fair coming March 28

    Mar 19, 2015

    St James Family Center's Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) Parent Policy Council will have a Health and Safety Jamboree on March 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Family Center Gym. There will be agencies sharing activities for all ages. Visitors may play a game with Wahkiakum Mentoring, greet deputies from the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Department, tour a fire truck with local firemen, have a child car seat checked, talk to people from the Family Health Center, get a bike helmet from St. John Medical Center trauma...

  • Workshop for starting vegetables offered

    Mar 19, 2015

    On April 16 at 6 p.m., Cowlitz County Master Gardeners will assist participants in starting vegetable plants. All participants must pre-register by April 10 by contacting Gary Fredricks at 577-3014 Ext 3 or at garyf@wsu.edu. Participants will pre-select their seeds for 18 starts (lettuce, tomato, basil, zinnias, etc.) prior to the workshop. Following a short presentation at the workshop, participants will plant the seeds in a mini greenhouse that they will take home. Attendees will receive a 1 - 10"X20" tray with greenhouse dome, 18 - 4" pots,...

  • Coho fry lost after equipment fails at Kalama Falls Hatchery

    Mar 19, 2015

    An estimated 200,000 coho salmon fry died last week after a generator and pump systems failed at the Kalama Falls Hatchery in Cowlitz County. The salmon fry suffocated March 9 after a generator failed, destroying one pump and damaging two others, which reduced the flow of water to the hatchery’s incubation room, said Cindy Le Fleur, regional fish manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Le Fleur estimates that approximately two-thirds of the hatchery’s 2014 late coho fry, measuring about an inch long, were lost. “We...

  • On the diamonds

    Diana Zimmerman|Mar 19, 2015

    On Tuesday, the Wahkiakum Mule baseball and softball teams met long time rivals Naselle in opening day play at home. The Mule baseball team who had been trailing early on, beat the Comets 4-3 in seven innings. Freshman Zach Brown pitched the first three innings, striking out six, and eighth grader James Anderson pitched the final four, striking out eight. Hank Ferguson went 2-2 at bat and and drove in two runs. Brown drove in the other two runs and was 1-2 at bat. Colton Mace went 1-2, Seth...

  • Spring School Sports Schedule

    Mar 19, 2015

    WHS Track & Field March 26 at Onalaska 28 at Centralia 10 a.m. April 2 WHS home meet, 3:30 p.m. 16 at Napavine 24 at Kalama 4 p.m. 30 at South Bend May 2 at Shelton Invitational 5 at Ilwaco Invitational 8 at Ridgefield 4 p.m. 15 Sub-District at 4 p.m. 21 District at Rainier 29-30, State at EWU, Cheney Meets start at 3:31 p.m. unless noted. Home meet in bold face. WHS Golf March 19 at Life Christian 23 Willapa Harbor 26 at Ilwaco 30 at Adna April 2 Adna, Ilwaco 16 North Beach 20 at Willapa Harbor 23 at North Beach 27 at Ilwaco (LCA) 30 Adna,...