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Levies passing in Grays Harbor County
MONTESANO — All levies countywide in the Feb. 9 special election were passing after the intitial ballot count Tuesday evening.
Most of the 13,663 ballots cast have been tallied, just 1,500 remain to be counted. The next count is Feb. 11. The county certifies the election Feb. 24.
The City of Hoquiam’s emergency services levy is passing with 59 percent of the vote.
School maintenance and operation levies in Aberdeen, Hoquiam, McCleary, Elma, Taholah, Quinault, Cosmopolis, Wishkah and Oakville all are passing.
Elma’s levy was ahead with 55 percent voting “yes,” McCleary had nearly 54 percent and Oakville 57 percent.
Levies for maintenance and operation and bus replacement are passing in Montesano with 55 percent and 53 percent of the vote, respectively.
Grays Harbor County residents in the Mary M. Knight School District are passing the M&O levy; it is passing in Mason County too.
Levies for maintenance and operation, technology improvements and facilities modernization are also passing for North Beach Schools.

Lotsa love, little money
MONTESANO — There’s no money, but there’s a plan for the future at Lake Sylvia and Schafer state parks.
State Parks staff presented a draft plan for the parks Thursday, Jan. 28, to nearly 50 folks gathered at city hall.
“We have no funding, but we have a lot of love, and I think that will help us get through this,” state parks region planner Mike Hankinson said.
Comments on the plan are due Feb. 11. Plan copies are available online at www.parks.wa.gov/plans/lksylvia-schafer.

Boy Scouts participate in camp
ELMA — Friday through Sunday, Jan. 29-31, Boy Scouts, Explorers and Webelos from as far away as Seattle attended the annual Klondike Derby at Camp Delezenne near Elma.
About 300 participants practiced camping and pioneering skills, including traditional knot tying, fire building and making it to the top of a climbing wall. Sled racing — testing speed, strength, skill and cunning — was the main event among 30. Scouts were awarded plaques and totems for their work.
The Boy Scouts of America celebrated its 100th anniversary Feb. 8.

Blaze destroys semi
ELMA — An independent hauler of Satsop, ready to head to Tacoma for a load about 6 a.m. Tuesday, got more than hot coffee and a sandwich when he returned to his idling semi, which he had left to warm up.
Dustin McCombs started his truck, which was parked near the Masco service station on Highway 12 in Elma, then drove his car to Toad’s Express Mart about three blocks away on Third Street to get something to eat, Elma’s assistant fire chief, Dave Spalding, said.
But returning to the truck, McCombs found the cab on fire, Spalding said, adding that McCombs used a fire extinguisher but “couldn’t knock it down, so he called the fire department real quick.”

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Monte earns five berths at sub-regionals
MONTESANO — Displaying plenty of depth, Montesano took the team title, won five individual titles and advanced 18 wrestlers past the 1A Evergreen league tournament also known as sub-regionals on Saturday, Feb. 6, at Monte’s Bo Griffith Memorial Gymnasium.
With only the top-four in each weight class advancing, the Bulldogs with their 18 moving on, easily took the team competition with 315.5 points, well ahead of runner-up Rochester at 248. This title marks Monte’s third league championship in a row.
Among the five Bulldog title-winners were 103-pounder Noah Aigner, 145-pounder Jason Franks, 152-pounder Dillon Ford, 160-pounder Gabe West and 171-pounder Ryan Campbell.

Elma advances eight wrestlers
ABERDEEN — Following a hard-fought day of competition at the 2A Evergreen Conference sub-regional wrestling tournament at Aberdeen’s Sam Benn Gym, Elma pushed eight individuals into this weekend’s regional tourney at Hockinson.