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Mary’s River move?
MONTESANO — Mary’s River Lumber is considering relocating part of its operation to the Elma Industrial Park to avoid increasing flood dangers at its current location on the Chehalis River in Montesano.

County commissioners on Monday agreed to spend up to $225,000 to move a City of Elma waterline bisecting the proposed relocation site if the company promises to move to the location.

Jerry Luark dies near Melbourne
MELBOURNE — Jerry Luark of Cosmopolis, a proud descendant of the Montesano pioneering family of Luarks, died Wednesday, July 29, on a farm just minutes away from where he was born and raised in the little community of Melbourne.

Luark, 84, apparently collapsed and died of a heart attack during last week’s searing temperatures, according to his wife, Lillian.

Elma school budget passes
ELMA — The Elma School District will have to tighten its belt next school year. The school board passed a $16.6 million operating budget for the 2009-2010 school year. The four board members present at the board’s July 22 meeting, Chairman Carl Jonsson, Larry Bridenback, Dan Warren and Rick Gravatt, passed the budget unanimously. Carolyn Doyle was absent.

Soldiers coming home
Soldiers from Alpha Battery of the Washington National Guard’s 81st Brigade based at the Montesano Armory, “will be trickling in for the next few weeks,” according to Sgt. Russell Bradford, who is in charge of the battery’s non-deployed soldiers. “Approximately 12 soldiers are back in state at this time,” Bradford said.


More Sports
Oregon drivers sweep NW Modified National features
ELMA — Grays Harbor Raceway was invaded by a slew of drivers from Oregon and California for the Shipwreck Beads Northwest Modified Nationals two-day event last weekend, and it was a pair from Oregon that split the feature races.

Jesse Williamson of Eugene, Ore., emerged from the 24-car field in the 40-lap NWMN A-Main Saturday night, while Braedon Hand of Cottage Grove, Ore., was the winner of Friday’s 30-lap Race of Champions sponsored by Pete Muller Logging. In addition to Williamson and Hand, Cory Estaban of Cornelius, Ore., entered victory lane after taking Saturday’s 30-lap Dwarf Car feature

Chamber golf tourney results
ELMA — The Montesano Chamber of Commerce held its annual golf tournament last weekend at Oaksridge Golf Course in Elma that was sponsored by numerous Montesano businesses.
Fourteen teams competed in the tourney which also included a prize drawing, a barbeque and a $10,000 prize for a hole-in-one.

Babe Ruth clinic
The Elma Babe Ruth program will be hosting a baseball clinic from 6-8 p.m., Aug. 10-12, at Eagle Field in Elma’s baseball complex.
The clinic is aimed at 12-year-olds planning to make the leap from Little League to Babe Ruth next season. It will cover the many changes from Little League to Babe Ruth such as pitching, fielding, base running and hitting.

The cost to participate is $20. More info at 482-5592.