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  • Art contest winner announced

    May 4, 2023

    The 39th annual Great White Tail art contest winner is Olga Goldinov, a 5th grade student at J. A. Wendt Elementary. Olga will receive a shirt with her design along with $25. Her teacher, Mrs. Brown will also receive a shirt with the winning design. Second place is Ava Mendez, also a 5th grade student at J. A. Wendt. Tied for 3rd are Evan Bryant, 5th grade at J. A. Wendt and Alis Campbell, 1st grade at Naselle Grays River Valley. Second and 3rd place award winners will receive art supplies. Honorable mentions include Connor Phelps, 2nd grade; E...

  • Poetry workshop update: free tuition for guild members

    May 4, 2023

    Thanks to generous grants from Clatsop County Cultural Coalition and the Oregon Community Foundation, The Writer's Guild is able to offer free tuition to this poetry workshop for Guild members From Blank to Draft: Making Poems from Scratch to be held May 13 from 10 a.m. until noon. To register, go to the Guild website at www.thewritersguild.org (non-members pay a reduced workshop fee of $25). Need-based scholarships are available. In this generative poetry workshop led by Armin Tolentino, they...

  • 2023 Summer Sew begins June 19

    May 4, 2023

    4-H Summer Sew School for Cowlitz County youth is coming, Monday through Friday, June 19-23rd, at the WSU Extension Office, 304 Cowlitz Way, Kelso. Cowlitz County 4-H Sewing and Textile Advisors will teach sewing skills to beginners from 9 a.m-11 a.m. and to youth with sewing experience from noon to 3 p.m. each day. Participants will learn straight stitching, hand sewing, use of a simple pattern and basic sewing supplies to create personal items and garments. Each participant will provide his/her own sewing machine with accessories and an...

  • Sheriff's Report, May 4, 2023

    May 4, 2023

    Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 23 — 11:42 p.m. An intoxicated person walked up to the window at dispatch in the sheriff’s office and started screaming, asking for a detective and a judge. Deputies and state patrol responded and spoke to the man, who was later given a courtesy transport home. April 24 — 2:24 a.m. A burglar alarm was activated at a Rosedale business. A deputy responded and made contact with someone in a black Jeep....

  • Blooms crew at work

    May 4, 2023

    The Blooms crew spent Saturday morning cleaning up and planting the blue flower pots on Main Street. L-r: Donna, Sherrill, Kelly, Paige, Joyce, Beth, Vicki, April and Connie. They are always looking for volunteers and sponsors. Contact the Chamber for more information. Photo by Jeff Able....

  • Trillium bloom

    May 4, 2023

    A trillium blossom peeks through the ferns at Skamokawa Vista Park. Photo by Ian Brandon....

  • Mason Wilson rounds the bases

    May 4, 2023

    At Wahkiakum High School, the final home game of every season is an opportunity to celebrate all the senior athletes. This Saturday, as senior baseball players Dominic Curl and Tanner Collupy were feted, senior Mason Wilson got a chance to don the uniform and round the bases for the first and last time as a Mule in official competition against the Winlock Cardinals. "The community rallied around Mason Wilson in a way I could never imagine," Coach Garrett Radcliffe said. "For those who do not...

  • Mules Baseball

    May 4, 2023

    The Wahkiakum Mules baseball team ended their regular season with two victories against Winlock this week, bringing their overall record to 5-12. On Friday, the team traveled to Winlock and won, 20-13. On offense, Tanner Collupy had a great day at the plate going two for three with a base clearing triple after Dominic Curl was intentionally walked to load the bases, Coach Garrett Radcliffe said. Cooper Carlson went three for three with two walks. Grant Wilson picked up the win as starting pitche...

  • Track & Field

    Diana Zimmerman|May 4, 2023

    Track & Field The Wahkiakum Mules track and field team traveled to Elma on Thursday to compete with five other teams in a 1B/2B/1A meet. The Mules scored 26 points to take fifth place in boys’ competition. Top six finishers for the boys include: 200 meters — 4. Declan Hendricks 25.39; 400 meters — 2. Landon Nielsen 55.76; 800 meters — 4. Daniel Spisla-Hongel 2:33.96; High jump — 1. Nielsen 5-10. Mule girls were not among the top six finishers and did not score any points. The team travels to Nor...

  • Mules Golf

    May 4, 2023

    Submitted by Coach Andrew Weiler Last Wednesday, the Wahkiakum Mules golf team hosted Adna and Winlock at Skyline Golf Course. The Wahkiakum boys were led by Kyler Sause who shot a 41, followed by Sebastian Britt, 42, Zakk Carlson, 49, Brodie Avalon, 58, and Harley Popp, 61. Adna beat out Wahkiakum to hand the Mules their first loss of the season (178-190). Winlock finished with a team score of 217. The Wahkiakum girls beat out Adna 229 to 238. Avrey Wiltse-Hiatt led the girls with a 46, followed by Brie Cothren, 55, and Kaidence LeBarge and...

  • Mules Softball

    Diana Zimmerman|May 4, 2023

    The Wahkiakum Mules softball team is growing every day while earning a degree in hard knocks and perseverance, but last Tuesday the tough young team got to taste a win, beating Oakville 28-25. According to Coach Garrett Miller, Evelynn Miller went two for two with three walks and scored four runs, Alaya Cripe was two for three with three runs scored, and Helen Lewis, Evelyn Hogue, and Zoe Dorian all went one for two. Cripe pitched four innings, striking out two, and Miller closed out the game...