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  • Lift Up Life Art Show: Slivers of Hope

    Aug 30, 2018

    In honor of Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month in September, the National Alliance on Mental Illness Southwest Washington (NAMI SW WA) is hosting art exhibits in Clark, Skamania, and Wahkiakum counties. The theme of this show is Slivers of Hope. The artwork represents the hope we all need in life. The art show presents artists of all ages and experience. The show runs from September 5 through 30 and will take place at the following four venues: • Vancouver Community Library– 901 C St, Vancouver, WA (Columbia Room from September 11 throu...

  • Research shows impacts of melting glacial watersheds

    Columbia Basin Bulletin|Aug 30, 2018

    New research shows how accelerated melting of glaciers in the Cascade Mountain Range could dwindle late summer stream flows in decades to come, taking previous work on glacial melt to a new level. A peer-reviewed study is slated for publication in Water Resources Research, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, outlining a complex model for six drainages in the Cascades that are all fed by glaciers in varying degrees. Dr. Chris Frans, the lead on climate studies for the Northwest Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, led the...

  • Contact your Elected Officials

    Aug 30, 2018

    Senator Patty Murray 154 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: (202) 224-2621 Senator Maria Cantwell 511 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-3441 Rep. Jaime Herra-Buetler 1107 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-3536 Governor Jay Inslee Office of the Governor PO Box 40002 Olympia, WA 98504-0002 Phone: 360-902-4111 Sen. Dean Takko PO Box 40403 Olympia, WA 98504-0403 Phone: (360) 786-7636 Rep. Brian Blake 437A Legislative Building PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504 Phone: (360)...

  • Lots to see Saturday in football doubleheader

    Rick Nelson|Aug 30, 2018

    By Rick Nelson The Wahkiakum Mule football team begins the 2018 season with one of its largest rosters in years. Even with 31 players on the squad as of Monday, this year's team is a mixture of youth and experience. "We have 31 kids turning out of which 10 are upperclassmen," Mule Coach Erick Hansen said Monday. "Of those, eight are football players (two are foreign exchange students). There are 21 freshmen and sophomores. "I'm cautiously optimistic." The Mules had five seniors on last year's roster, including two exchange students just...

  • Comet football on Saturday

    Aug 30, 2018

    The Naselle Comet football team heads to Goldendale for a 6 p.m. matchup with the Odessa Tigers this Saturday. According to an older schedule, this game was shown on Friday, August 31, but the Naselle/Grays River Valley School District website calendar now shows it scheduled for Saturday, September 1. Complete Comet schedules may be found elsewhere in this week's issue....

  • Irish song and dance come to Skamokawa

    Diana Zimmerman|Aug 30, 2018

    It was the luck of the Irish if you made it to the Skamokawa Grange last Saturday night. The Mícheál Ó Domhnaill Oregon Branch of Comhaltas was there, and they held a céilí, a traditional Irish social gathering filled with music, dancing, and a potluck dinner. They opened their doors to all, and a few Wahkiakum County residents found their way there. The Portland group, which celebrates Irish culture, was in town to do a little camping at Vista Park. According to one member, most of the peop...

  • Island life

    Aug 30, 2018