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School board members elaborate on reasons for resigning
Two board members of the North Beach School District officials who jointly resigned in April recently provided more information about why they decided to leave. Board members Robert Doering and Kristin Farris, along with Superintendent Jim Shank, each submitted letters of resignation to the district last month. In a statement during an April 16 regular board meeting, Board President Jeffrey Albertson cited the “same basic reason” for all three resignations: consistent complaints, demands and badgering from a small group of individual constituents had created an “unspeakably hostile climate” in the district.
Tigers rally late, but fall to Bobcats
CEN Pitching — Wakefield 7 IP, 9 H, 10 R (8 ER), 5 BB, 5 K Highlights — Wasson 2-4, 3 R; Sprague 2-4, RBI, R; Chavez 2-3, RBI, BB, R; Erickson 2-3 The Centralia softball team ended up on the wrong end of a late scoring outbreak Friday, as the Tigers fell to Aberdeen 10-7.
Hall Aflame has ‘a whole lotta fun’ making Amplifire
Turn those radio dials back to when rock was king because on Friday, Hall Aflame will release its new album Amplifire. The record, according to the band’s guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, is “old school, uplifting, hard rock and roll.”. “It’s not metal, it’s not thrashy, it’s not negative. It’s...
Westport council picks new member
The Westport City Council filled a vacant seat Monday evening, unanimously appointing Frank Eshpeter, a retiree from a career in public schools with experience on a handful of commissions and boards. Four Westport residents submitted applications for Position 5 on the council, which was vacated March 25 by Darcia Davis,...
Softball Recap: Montesano extends road winning streak to ten
Montesano had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Hoquiam Grizzlies as they made off with a 15-1 win. Montesano might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matches by six runs or more this season.
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