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$10 million claim filed in McCleary
McCleary resident Tamara Quimby, who says her estranged husband, Kevin Quimby, terrorized her by holding her hostage and threatening to kill her Oct. 21, 2006, has filed a $10 million claim against the City of McCleary. The claim, filed April 1, alleges that other people, including McCleary Police Officer John Graham, had learned long before Mrs. Quimby did that her husband had told others he was going to kill her, but that she had never been warned of that fact. As a result, the claim says, Mrs. Quimby “was attacked and within seconds of being murdered.”

Montesano team captures state Quiz Bowl championship
OLYMPIA — Answer this question: What is the standard unit of measurement used for measuring force? You have 5 seconds.
A team of five Montesano High School seniors answered that question and enough others correctly to top some two dozen teams from across Washington in the SkillsUSA Washington 2008 Quiz Bowl held April 24 at the Red Lion Hotel in Olympia. (The correct answer, by the way, is the Newton.)

McCleary changes plan for school
McCleary School Board members adopted a resolution Tuesday giving them the authority to alter the original design plans for the district’s modernization and new construction project. The alterations are needed because it became apparent in March there wouldn’t be enough funding to build a separate new gym. That was noted when the entire project was reviewed at a “value engineering” workshop March 7, attended by all of the project’s engineers, architects, the construction manager and school officials,” said McCleary Superintendent Dan Bolender.

Other Sports

Dogs lose a man in split with Loggers
Sometimes the scorecard cannot convey the full impact of a loss, and Montesano’s opening game loss to Onalaska last Thursday in a 1A Evergreen League doubleheader at Vessey Field on Senior Night was one of those times. After leading, 7-3, in the seventh inning of the first game, the Bulldogs lost a senior leader for the season, and then eventually the game, 8-7. In the nightcap Monte regained their composure and clobbered the Loggers, 23-0.

Bulldog boys, girls winners at Ilwaco
ILWACO – Montesano freshman Mackenzie Sanders was a quadruple winner as she helped the Bulldog girls nab the team title, completing a Montesano sweep of team titles as the Bulldog boys also won their portion of the three-school meet on Thursday, April 24, at Ilwaco.

Montesano fastpitch with impressive sweep
With a dazzling display of hitting, Montesano easily topped Onalaska, 10-0 and 13-0, in a 1A Evergreen League doubleheader on Thursday, April 24, at Crait Field. Montesano junior Aubree Pocklington hit a home run in each of the games, while Bulldog pitchers Mikayla Shumate and Devyn Baker each authored two-hitters.