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Marauders Place Third In State Hockey
The Whiskill Marauders, the Asher High School men’s hockey team, placed third at the state 2A championship this past weekend, losing their semifinal game 3-2 in overtime to the Zillah Leopards. The...
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Weekend Notes — 03/22
Yesterday was Whiskill Island’s thirty-fourth consecutive overcast day, reported the Coast Guard weather station at Cape Baldwin. The record for consecutive overcast days was set in the fall of 1973,...
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Math Teacher Fred Cartwright Retires
After 45 years teaching at Asher High School, math teacher Fred Cartwright will retire at the end of this school year, officials with the Whiskill Island School District announced on Monday. Cartwright...
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Weekend Notes — 03/29
The Whiskill Island Volunteer Fire Brigade No. 1 responded to reports of a house fire on Johansson Farm Road but instead found Dale Johansson and his sons maintaining a 12-foot-tall pile of burning...
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Seadonkey Wins Round-The-Island Race
The Seadonkey, a ten-foot-long pedal-powered boat, won the 44th annual Round-The-Island race on Sunday afternoon. The boat was skippered by sisters Debbie and Sarah Herman, who built the wooden boat in...
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Weekend Notes — 04/05
Tickets go on sale tomorrow for the Port Merritt Light Opera Players’ production of Laughing Stock, a light-hearted comedy about a summer stock theatre company in New Hampshire. Call the Port Merritt...
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Container Ship Aground Off Sand Point
A container ship sailing out of the Port of Seattle ran aground 5 nautical miles off of Sand Point late Monday night. The ship, the Haneda Alexandria, is an Egyptian-flagged container ship owned by the...
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Weekend Notes — 04/12
A local string quartet made up of Asher High School students played at the Tallamack Gardens yesterday afternoon, as part of the Gardens’ ongoing classical music series. Up next: Danny and the Squares,...
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Gunner’s Ferry to Keep Post Office and ZIP Code
Gunner’s Ferry will be allowed to keep its ZIP code and post office, the Seattle office of the United States Postal Service announced on Tuesday. The decision followed protests from local residents at...
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Weekend Notes — 04/19
Clear, sunny skies and temperatures above 70° surprised Whiskill residents today. Petty Officer Second Class Amanda Breen, the weather officer at the Cape Baldwin Coast Guard station, forecast a...
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