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  • Scrambling for Health event set for Sept. 25

    Sep 8, 2016

    Lewis and Clark National Historical Park hosts the 7th annual South Slough Scramble on Sunday, September 25 at 9:00 a.m. All 5k/10k participants will get a finisher’s medal. There will also be a safety and health fair along with prize drawings. The start/finish line and the health fair will be located at the park’s Netul Landing, approximately 1½ miles south of Fort Clatsop. Come for either an approximately 5k walk/run or a roughly 10k run along the park’s trails. Both loops will take participants along the ups and downs of the South Slough...

  • Learn about growing strawberries

    Sep 8, 2016

    If you want strawberries next spring, now is the time to plant. On September 14 at 6 p.m., Master Gardner Billie Bevers will discuss how to successfully grow strawberries. Bevers will discuss which varieties do well in this area and how to plant them. Learn what is needed to grow a successful crop. This free class will be held at the Cowlitz Training Center, 1942 First Avenue, Longview. The workshop is sponsored by Washington State University Extension Master Gardeners. For more information, contact Gary Fredricks at 577-3014 Ext 3 or...

  • State gets first fish habitat mitigation bank

    Columbia Basin Bulletin|Sep 8, 2016

    A new kind of “bank” NOAA Fisheries has approved in southwest Washington will use a novel approach to fund restoration and long-term protection of more than 300 acres of prime wetland and river habitat along the Coweeman River east of Kelso, promoting recovery of threatened salmon and steelhead. Developers may purchase credits from the Coweeman River Mitigation Bank to offset the impacts of new developments within the same region along the lower Columbia River. The credits effectively represent shares in the mitigation bank, whose private spo...

  • Mule running attack overwhelms Comets

    Rick Nelson|Sep 8, 2016

    The Wahkiakum Mules opened the 2016 season with a 48-6 win over the visiting Naselle Comets last Friday in the battle for the KM Trophy. The Mules stayed on the ground to control the game. Quarterback Lucas Brown opened the scoring with a three-yard run in the first quarter. The conversion kick failed, leaving the Mules up 6-0. Hank Ferguson punched in a one-yard plunge later in the quarter, and Zach Brown ran the conversion for a 14-0 Mule lead. In the second quarter L. Brown completed a...

  • Lady Mules edge R.A. Long in opener

    Diana Zimmerman|Sep 8, 2016

    The Wahkiakum Mules volleyball team got off to a good start with a win against a 2A school, R.A. Long, on Tuesday. The Mules won in five sets, 25-22, 23-25, 25-18, 23-25, and 17-15. It was a hard fought match, according to Coach Kayli Hurley. "All the sets were close," Hurley said. "It was definitely a well defended match all around. Both teams were scrapping balls off the floor and not letting anything hit the ground. There were some amazing rallies tonight." Hurley had praise for several...

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