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Haigh to focus on state’s ‘small schools factor’
Thirty-fifth District state Rep. Kathy Haigh, D-Shelton, told McCleary School Board members at their meeting June 19 that, regarding education, she intends to focus on two items during the next legislative session. Haigh said she will address changing the way school districts now must plan their budgets for the year ahead before even knowing how many students they’ll have. And she wants to see the state’s “small-schools factor,” part of a formula to help fund the unique needs of small rural schools, increased. It hasn’t been changed since she was first elected 10 years ago, Haigh said.

Bryan Park gets a boost
On behalf of the Forest C. and Ruth V. Kelsey Foundation, Chuck Caldwell of Montesano presented a $5,000 check to the City Council on Tuesday saying the foundation hopes it will jumpstart a community drive to get going on Bryan Park.

He noted that Forest Kelsey, former owner of Whitney’s Inc. who left his fortune to the community, loved bringing people to town via the east entrance because it was so beautiful.

As an added incentive, Caldwell next handed Mayor Ron Schillinger a $500 personal check as a contribution from the Caldwell family. “We’re hoping other people in the town will support it and let’s get that entrance looking like it should look,” he said.

Fire Dist. 5 faces a Monday bank deadline on $400,000 debt
For Grays Harbor Fire District 5, the ticking of the clock is becoming deafening. But the district’s commissioners and others are hoping it won’t completely wind down without the bank’s approval on a last ditch effort to save the district from bankruptcy. A note for nearly $400,000 is due and payable to Sterling Savings Bank by June 30 — next Monday. And though the district’s acting chief, Brad Peckham, has had multiple contacts with Sterling, as of last Tuesday’s meeting of the district’s Ambulance Advisory Committee, there was still no answer on whether the bank would extend the loan, enabling the fire district and its ambulance service, Medic One, to survive, at least for now.

Other Sports

Mayea, Simpson and Krenz enter victory lane at Raceway
ELMA — By overcoming a six-row deficit and then holding on to the lead with some defensive driving, Bend Ore.’s Rob Mayea emerged as the Mountain Dew/Amp Energy Late Model Super Stocks 50-lap feature race champ at Grays Harbor Raceway on Saturday, June, 21, in Elma.
Mayea earned $1,200 for his efforts, while Hoquiam’s Zack Simpson was tops in the 40-lap Cut Rate Auto Parts Hobby Stock Challenge Series and took home $1,000.

Aberdeen Parks & Recreation Men’s Slow-pitch Report
Division 1
Captain’s Corner 30
Brew Crew 7
Arnel Blancas had six hits, including two homeruns and a double; Derek Hnilica had five hits, including a homerun, a triple and a double; Vernon McCrory and Chris Barnum had four hits each, including a homerun each for Captain’s. Trent Dawson had two homeruns; Charles Stover had a homerun and a triple for Brew Crew