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COVID case rate surpasses previous pandemic high in Pacific County By Karen S. Carter COVID-19 case data has blown past previous highs in Pacific County. The county logged 222 new cases in one week. There have been six new hospitalizations and two more deaths caused by COVID. Vaccine and Booster clinics are full and there is a national test shortage. “As of today, we are at the highest case rate since the beginning of the pandemic,” stated a post on the Pacific County Public Health and Human Services Facebook page on January 12, 2022. “Our healthcare system is stretched to maximum capacity and unfortunately we simply do not have enough tests for everyone who wants one. If you are symptomatic or have been exposed to COVID and unable to get a test, please isolate for 5 days or until symptoms improve without fever reducing medicine.” “It is VERY important that everyone consistently and correctly wear a high quality, well-fitting face covering when around people outside of your household,” the post continued. “We strongly encourage you to limit gatherings and if you do gather with people outside your home to do everything you can to increase ventilation (open windows, air purifiers, etc).” See COVID Page 3
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Photos by Karen S. Carter The road between Raymond and Tokeland reopened last week as WSDOT cleared the landslides brought down by the heavy rainstorms. Currently, drivers need to be cautious because of the thick mud over the roadway. It will take several more weeks to complete the clean up.
Raymond Schools transition to remote learning last week By Karen S. Carter On Monday, January 10, the Raymond Schools announced that they were moving to remote learning as a result of an increase of COVID cases. “Today we started the day with 24% of our students absent and ended with 27% absent,” Raymond School District’s Photo Courtesy Michelle Layman Willapa Printing Boutique offers a fine line of apparel and other products at its new location at 337 7th Street in Raymond.
Willapa Printing Boutique moves to a new location By GEORGE KUNKE, geoakunke@gmail.com Willapa Printing Boutique has moved to a new location at 337 7th Street in Raymond. Owner Michelle Layman is thrilled about the new location, which offers much more space for her classy line of apparel and other products at affordable prices. “We are so thrilled to have a larger space – a space where we aren’t tripping over things and where we can show off the beautiful boutique styles we have and the large selection of customizable apparel we stock,” Layman told the Herald. The transition of moving took some time. “We spent the last four months remodeling the lodge to make it production ready,” Layman said. “We now have a large area to create apparel and print jobs and a large area to lay out our boutique clothing line.” Layman added that there is more work in progress. “We still have work to do in the downstairs event venue space, like flooring and kitchen appliance upgrades.” Willapa Printing Bou-
tique has needed a larger location since its inception approximately a decade ago when it was located on Franklin Street. “We’ve needed a new space since starting the boutique,” Layman said. “When we started doing live sales our business grew and it outgrew the 1,100 square feet retail space. We now have over 3,000 square feet.” Willapa Printing Boutique has an upstairs and a downstairs. “The retail boutique is upstairs and the rental venue with a commercial kitchen is downstairs,” Layman explained. The new location, known as The Lodge on Seventh was built in 1956. “The Lodge on Seventh is the event venue name,” Layman said. “The building was built in 1956; it’s old and quirky,” Layman said. “We’ve had fun renovating it to be a great mix of updated style and quirky mid-century.” The primary reason for the move was for expansion of inventory. “We bought the Lodge to expand our boutique line and to offer the community a great space for events
and parties,” Layman said. “We’re excited to offer the community the venue space. It’s been so great to hear the community’s excitement over bringing the building back to life.” “We now have a small stock room and additional space to expand our boutique line,” Layman said. “We were able to add an Athleisure line with the move and it’s been quite popular. Our denim collection is larger now, too. The ladies love our jeans.” Willapa Printing Boutique continues to thrive and evolve yearly. “Our business continues to grow year after year,” Layman said. “Christmas was typical growth. We added more gift items and they were a hit.” Willapa printing Boutique is open Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturday between the hours of 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and also offers online shopping. “I currently have two boutique employees, one full-time and one parttime,” Layman said. “I hope to increase the hours of my part-time employee as we get busier.”
Facebook stated. “We also had 20% of our staff out today, making it hard to cover all classes and keep the school running. The Pacific County Department of Health has asked us to close campuses for in-person learning, effective today.” Students picked up any needed materials last
Foster youth can receive help transitioning out of the system
Greg Williamson
By Karen S. Carter Children in the foster care system have different programs available to them when they transition out of the system. Not all the programs are available in Pacific County, but one of the programs called the Foster Youth to Independence Voucher is supported in the county. The program is part of the Systems of Care Section of the Adolescent Programs (AP) Division of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). “AP Housing works with community partners to ensure that eligible young people prepare early for the transitions they make into emerging adulthood,” said Adolescent Housing Program Manager Greg Williamson. “We help them experience supported transitions into safe, stable, and appropriate housing when they leave foster care placement, and enter the next phase of our care. We See foster youth Page 5
Seagulls zap South Bend 104-35; big league games on tap BY GEORGE KUNKE, geoakunke@gmail.com There may have been power outages during the recent wind and rain storms, but there was no lack of it during Raymond's 104-35 explosion over rival South Bend in a Pacific league encounter last Tuesday (Jan. 11) night at Seagull gym. Three players scored at least 28 points each for the Seagulls. Morgan Anderson spearheaded the scoring parade with 31 points, and was followed by Tre' Seydel's 29 and Adrian Quintana's 28. “We did a nice job of Photo Courtesy Larry Bale setting the tone this evening South Bend's Branson Williams (right) guards Ilwaco's Sam Glenn See seagulls Page 2 during last Thursday's game won by the undefeated Fishermen.
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week. Many classes are using Google Classroom for face-to-face instructions. Schedules were sent home and classes resumed last Friday. Meals are being delivered to families who requested them. The current plan is to resume in-person classes on January 24.
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