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This year’s Relays ‘hope-full’ events
With the air as clear as crystal last weekend, albeit stirred by a brisk wind Saturday, more than 400 people joined in the annual Cancer Relay For Life event at the county fairgrounds in Elma. Hundreds more did the same at Hoquiam High School’s “Seabreeze Oval” track. Most lent their feet to the cause, walking lap after lap — some for the entire 24 hours, which began at 6 p.m. Friday.

Board’s policy bans cell phones during school hours in Montesano
Students in the Montesano School District will no longer be allowed to use their cell phones and other hand-held electronic devices during school hours or on the bus under a policy the School Board adopted May 29. In deference to parents who often desire to speak with their student before or after school, the board decided not to impose an outright ban. “We believe this is a policy we can live with,” Superintendent Marti Harruff told the board. “We do not want to prohibit students from having cell phones or technology on campus, but they may not be on during school time. … It’s an enforceable policy that we can live with and that can be monitored by staff.”

District 5 to place EMS levy on ballot
With a packed meeting room of about two dozen guests, Grays Harbor Fire District commissioners addressed a number of hot issues at their meeting last Monday. They voted to place a levy on the ballot in November, addressed a recent letter to the district’s Ambulance Advisory Committee about a potential joint private ambulance service and wrestled yet again with looming financial issues and what the future might hold. With Jerry Bailey and Matt Howarth present and Eric Patton, who is working out of the area, on speaker phone, the commissioners unanimously passed a resolution to place an emergency services levy of 50 cents per thousand of assessed valuation on the Nov. 4 ballot. That would mean the owner of a $100,000 home would pay $50.

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Shoemaker, VanDam, Simpson and Taylor winners at Raceway
ELMA – Whether it was a convincing wire-to-wire victory, a sixth to first run, a win helped by mechanical failure or the institution of new rule for a victory – fans at Grays Harbor Raceway saw it all as Blair Shoemaker, Henry VanDam, Zack Simpson and Samantha Taylor took the feature races on Saturday, May 31. Shoemaker of Yakima led from start to finish in the 25-lap Modified main event, which persevered through a light bank outage in turn-two with six laps left in the race.

Aberdeen Parks & Recreation Men’s Slowpitch
First Division Chico’s Bail Bonds 20 Westport Shipyard 14
Mike Standstipher had five hits, Jeff Nations had three hits including a homerun and a double for Chico’s Bail Bonds; Bob Hyde had three hits including two homeruns and a triple, Andrew Fink had a homerun for Westport Shipyard.