This Day »Old IP road offers rough, scenic ride along south side of Yale Reservoir
Some day, the old IP road along Yale Reservoir will be a nice, family friendly bicycling and walking path. For now, it’s a strenuous workout that requires pushing your bike over several slides and hoisting it over dozens of fallen trees.
Downer: Food for thought
Column by Chuck Downer
For The Daily News
Sturgeon fishing from Wauna to Buoy 10 will reopen
Sport sturgeon fishing in the Columbia River below Wauna will reopen for at least six days, Washington and Oregon fishery managers decided this week.
Aussie girl, 16, to attempt solo circumnavigation
BUDERIM, Australia — Jessica Watson stares out at the expanse of Pacific Ocean from the deck of her family home. The sun glistens off the calm sea and all appears tranquil.
Stand-up paddle surfing growing in popularity
TACOMA — Megan Adams eyed a 12-foot-long surfboard and a long canoe-style paddle. She watched other stand-up paddle surfers easing over the glassy water just off Owen Beach at Point Defiance Park.
Spey casting, fly-tying seminar coming in August
A free seminar on spey casting and fly tying sponsored by Blue Heron Flyfishing will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 1 on the Cowlitz River near Castle Rock.
Fishing Report
Reports of sport angler checks from the past week and related information provided by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Take a Hike
The Mount St. Helens Hiking Club, www.mtsthelensclub.org, is planning the following hikes. All hikers are asked to call the leader before the hike.
January, Hale heat up Country Showdown stage
Mariah January confidently strode onto the stage and took the microphone in her delicate hand.
Entertainment Briefs: Extras needed for movie fight scenes
Extras are needed for movie fight scenes to be shot from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday (July 15) at Kennedy’s Night Club, 1101 Commerce Ave.
Entertainment Calendar
THURSDAY, JULY 9
Film Review: 'Bruno' proves it's tough to fool 'em twice
“Bruno,” Sacha Baron Cohen’s shock-and-ach du lieber follow-up to “Borat,” is a miss-or-hit mockmentary aimed at turning another of his “Ali G Show” guises into a pop cultural phenomenon.
Film Review: Even your teens probably won't love 'Beth Cooper'
Oh, to have teenage kids just so I could forbid them to see “I Love You, Beth Cooper.”
In Local Theaters
New in local theaters this week
Fundraiser for girl battling cancer set for July 18
A fundraiser for Sydney Boyer, a 12-year-old girl battling a rare form of bone cancer, will be held starting at 6 p.m. July 18 at the Rose Valley Grange.
Kids: Stay cool, creative at local libraries this summer
School may be over for the year, but kids have plenty of incentives to keep reading over the summer for fun and prizes. Summer reading programs have already started at public libraries in Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties.
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