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The Wenatchee World OnlineThe scene is located near the Columbia River, in the background, just up the hill coming out of Crescent Bar. EAST WENATCHEE — The body found along the ...

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KOMO NewsDeputies said Mackenzie Cowell's body was found Saturday on the shore of the Columbia River, and it appears the body was put there by someone. ...

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The Spokesman ReviewIf the fish show up at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River as projected, bag limits can be expanded. Washington will set its Columbia River seasons ...

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The ColumbianTwo big names are not on the winner's list: Clint Coulter (189 pounds) of Union and Paul Connell (160) of Columbia River, both ranked first in the state, ...

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OregonLive.com (blog)The Columbia River and its tributaries are constant companions in the British Columbia parks, so Portlanders should feel right at home. ...

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Mail Tribune...a trading route weaving its way down from the Columbia River, then over the Siskiyou Mountains and into the Shasta Valley of California. ...

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IdahoStatesman.comFishery managers say about 470000 spring chinook will be coming back to the Columbia River this year, the most since 437900 returned in 2001. ...

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Seattle Post IntelligencerThe pontoon is being used in a temporary landing for the Columbia River ferry, which is not a violation, but is to be transferred to the permanent ramp, ...

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The ColumbianTeam scores — Yelm 245, Union 189.5, Olympic 126.5, Prairie 99.5, Camas 95, Timberline 92, North Kitsap 79, Port Angeles 75, Hudson's Bay 61, Columbia River ...

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OregonLive.com (blog)This past Labor Day, I swam 1.1 miles across the Columbia River (as part of the Roy Webster Cross-Channel swim held in Hood River every year), ...

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The ColumbianLynn Oliver has been hired by the USDA Forest Service, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, as the new land-use planner. Oliver comes from the Inyo ...

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OregonLive.comState investigators confirmed today that a private port facility near Longview was the source of a mile-long spill of petroleum coke in the Columbia River ...

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OregonLive.comView full sizeSteven Nehl/The OregonianMark Ihander gill net salmon fishing in the Columbia River near Astoria in 2005. ...

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OPB NewsThe odds may have gotten a lot longer for efforts to prohibit the only permitted kind of commercial salmon fishing on the Columbia River. ...

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Beaverton Valley TimesSeventeen members of the Beaverton Police Department braved the cold water of the Columbia River during the Special Olympics Polar Plunge. ...

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Longview Daily NewsA few birds and seals were observed at County Line Park on the Columbia River west in Longview on Thursday. Conditions for smelt are just right, ...

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Longview Daily NewsA Tacoma-based tug boat company must pay a $21000 state fine for releasing 150 gallons of oil into the Columbia River near Willow Grove a year ago, ...

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Seattle Post IntelligencerEarlier this week, globs of black, powdery pollution spread across the Columbia River near Longview, Wash. The mile-long spill, first spotted Tuesday ...

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Mid Columbia Tri City HeraldOLYMPIA -- Washington salmon and steelhead anglers will be required to use barbless hooks in the lower and mid-Columbia River beginning in January 2011. ...

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OregonLive.comRecord numbers of coho have returned to the Columbia River in recent years, and this year forecasters predict the same for spring chinook. ...

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OregonLive.comBy The Oregonian Editorial Board Arguments about the proposed Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River have focused heavily on its appearance, ...

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The Daily AstorianThe managers will discuss recent declines in the Columbia River white sturgeon population and management options under consideration for the 2010 fishing ...

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OregonLive.comView full sizeTerry Richard/The OregonianThe Columbia River runs alongside the US Department of Energy's Hanford site, ...

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TheNewsTribune.comOLYMPIA -- Retention of sturgeon will be prohibited in the Columbia River and tributaries between Bonneville and The Dalles dams effective Feb. ...

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The Wenatchee World OnlineColumbia River, from Rock Island Dam to 400 feet below Chief Joseph Dam. Motorized vessels and bait are allowed. • Entiat River, from the Highway 97A bridge ...

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Daily Journal of CommerceThe US Army Corps of Engineers wants to repair jetties at the mouth of the Columbia River. The corps held a meeting last night in Astoria to discuss the ...

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Cunningham ReportTensions are mounting along the Columbia River as two groups of pilots serving inland ports are asking for rate hikes and as agents representing the ...

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The ColumbianThe Columbia River Crossing project has reached a critical juncture, with many decisions to be made before the target construction date. ...

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Bend BulletinAn ATM customer at a Columbia River Bank branch this evening finds documents about the transition posted at the drive-up window. ...

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Newberg Graphic22, regulators closed Columbia River Bank, headquartered in The Dalles with branches throughout Oregon and Washington, including one in Newberg. ...

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KOHDTemporary signs now cover up former Columbia River Bank's logo. The bank was aquired by Columbia State Bank over the weekend. ...

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Bizjournals.comAs a result, the Portland-based federal power agency, which markets electricity produced by dams in the Federal Columbia River Power System, ...

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The ColumbianPrairie 55, Columbia River 43 — Hot shooting in the first half by the Falcons propelled them past host Columbia River. Prairie (11-9, 7-3 3A GSHL) was 14 ...

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OregonLive.comBy The Oregonian Editorial Board Drive out Interstate 84 through the Columbia River Gorge and when you come out the other side, well past where lush green ...

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KIROtv.comWhite sturgeon on the Columbia River are incredible fish. They can live to be over 100 years old and grow to more than 20 feet in length. ...

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OregonLive.comCrabbing has picked up with Netarts and the lower Columbia River fair options for keepers. The predicted rainfall may slow catches but favorable morning ...

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Seattle Post IntelligencerA Washington state Ecology Department official says a mile-long sheen of black material seen floating on the surface of the Columbia River near Longview is ...

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OregonLive.comView full sizeColumbia River CrossingThis artist's rendering shows what a new Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River ...

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Estacada NewsCottonwood trees line the horizon, signaling the location of the nearby Columbia River. The Steigerwald family operated a dairy farm at the property in the ...

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The ColumbianAP The Vista House, near Corbett, Ore., overlooks the Columbia River Gorge. The Columbia Gorge Commission administers the management plan that governs ...

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OregonLive.com (blog)Looking for a hike in the Columbia River Gorge but don't want to drive too far? Both sides of the gorge's west entry have new trails in the past year: ...

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Examiner.com...exists in the egg or on the egg surface. IHN, found routinely in the Columbia River Basin in both trout and salmon species, cannot be passed on to humans.

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Examiner.comWhy is Mayor Adams not “Kick Starting� the building of the I-5 Bridge across the Columbia River, or even “Kick Starting� the repair of the potholes ...

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ReadWriteWeb (blog)The Dalles is a city of 12000 people along the Columbia River, about 80 miles east of Portland. Google owns a massive data center there. ...

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KEPR 19The rigs are full of waste, mostly soil and debris from clean up near the Columbia River. About 400 containers get dumped here in one day. ...

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750 KXLIt's election day north of the Columbia River. Eight school districts are asking voters to approve tax levies, most of which are to replace expiring deals. ...

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OregonLive.comThe year's first confirmed (and photographed) spring chinook was caught Monday morning in the Columbia River off Davis Bar, west of Vancouver, Wash. ...

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Nisqually Valley News..."Also, while spring chinook are starting to move into the lower Columbia River, the bulk of that run isn't expected to arrive until mid-March. ...

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The OlympianSince the first of the year, Columbia has won bids for the assets of two banks – Oregon's Columbia River, based in The Dalles, and American Marine, ...

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The ColumbianPhoto courtesy of Columbia River High School The Columbia River boys and girls basketball teams held a Free-Throw-A-Thon to support breast cancer awareness ...

Ground broken for Columbia River grain terminal  -  05 Aug 2009
Seattle TimesGround has been broken for a $200 million grain terminal at the Port of Longview on the Columbia River. Ground has been broken for a $200 million grain

2 engines, 1 boxcar tumble in NE Wash. derailment  -  05 Aug 2009
Seattle Post IntelligencerWhile the engines tumbled about 50 feet down a slope adjacent to the Columbia River, state Ecology Department officials say there has been no significant

Fishing report  -  05 Aug 2009
The ColumbianOcean anglers out of the Columbia River ports averaged 1.8 salmon last week, with 97 percent being coho. Through Sunday, 43 percent of the ocean coho quota

Search suspended for missing boater in Edmonds  -  05 Aug 2009
Seattle TimesThe search has been suspended for an Edmonds man missing and presumed drowned in the Columbia River after he fell from a boat Saturday afternoon near Chelan

Witness Reports Seeing Body In River  -  05 Aug 2009
WSMVEmergency officials in Maury County were combing the Columbia River on Wednesday evening after a witness reported possibly seeing a body in the water.

Council oks stormwater policy draft  -  05 Aug 2009
Mid Columbia Tri City HeraldThe policy would prohibit putting a number of chemicals and materials into the city's stormwater system, which pours into the Columbia River,

Coast Guard: Oil, fuel sheen in Westport Slough contained  -  05 Aug 2009
OregonLive.com...a helicopter crew to assess a diesel and motor oil sheen that was reported this morning in the Westport Slough, on the Columbia River east of Astoria.

'Graffiti Busters' Clean Up East County  -  05 Aug 2009
KPTV.comJerry Stevens rides a Segway through Gresham, Troutdale, Fairview, Wood Village and the Columbia River Gorge to look for graffiti on buildings,

Boom in hydropower pits fish against climate  -  05 Aug 2009
Chicago TribuneThe Rocky Reach Dam has straddled the wide, slow Columbia River since the 1950s. It generates enough electricity to supply homes and industries across

Bragging rights  -  05 Aug 2009
Napa Valley RegisterJim Young of Napa caught this 91â?„2-foot sturgeon recently in the Columbia River. Young said he had landed four previous fish in the 7- to 8-foot range that

Wind on the water…  -  05 Aug 2009
The Spokesman ReviewHere's what I've been up to this week while I'm on vacation - one of my favorite pastimes, windsurfing in the Columbia River Gorge.

Highway Traveling - Take a Trip Down America's Highways  -  05 Aug 2009
PR Web (press release) (press release)On the page Historic Columbia River Highway you can read all about one of the oldest scenic highways in the United States, from tourist stops along the way

Gorge landowner could face jail time  -  05 Aug 2009
The ColumbianA Washougal landowner could face 30 days in jail for allegedly opening aerial rope slides on his 83-acre property in the Columbia River

Outdoors forecast: Aug. 6-12  -  05 Aug 2009
OregonLive.comNorthwest: Ocean action out of Astoria is excellent with limits common both north and south of the Columbia River mouth. Larger chinook are starting to show

Smart phones, dumb driving  -  05 Aug 2009
BCLocalNewsWhen I mention my BlackBerry newbie status to Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm MacDonald, he winces and extends solemn condolences.

Testing the waters: Chinese scientists visit area to learn about ...  -  05 Aug 2009
Alton Telegraph..."Before we came here, we saw the Columbia River basin," said researcher Duan Xinbin of the Yangtze River Fisheries Institute in Jinzhou City,

Crash mars River City race  -  05 Aug 2009
South County SpotlightThe incident occurred around 10:07 pm Columbia River Fire & Rescue personnel responded and transported both to a Portland-area hospital.

BCUC ruling on Province's energy plan praised, panned  -  05 Aug 2009
Whistler Question...“There are other solutions that the BC government has not looked at, like using some of the power we get as a benefit under the Columbia River Treaty,� he

Boy drowns in Columbia River at Pasco park  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Seattle Post IntelligencerAP PASCO, Wash. -- Friends of a 16-year-old boy who drowned at the Schlagel Park boat basin in Pasco say he became tired while swimming.

New Columbia River Gorge pipeline planned  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Seattle Post Intelligencer...a proposed 119-mile natural gas pipeline that would run mostly parallel to an existing pipeline along the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge.

Bill authorizes study of dam removal  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Idaho Mountain Express and Guide..."This bill's introduction comes at a critical time in the campaign to recover endangered stocks of Snake and Columbia river salmon and steelhead," said Bill

Final phase of Columbia River deepening begins  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Oregon Natural Resources Report...“The Army Corps of Engineers last week awarded a $52 million contract to a California-based contractor to finish deepening the Columbia River's shipping

Man presumed drowned in Columbia River  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
OregonLive.comA man was missing and presumed drowned Saturday night after going for a swim with a friend in the Columbia River off

Northern pikeminnow bounty raised on the Columbia River for ...  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
Seattle TimesBoat Basin check station; Boyer Park in the Snake River below Lower Granite Dam; and the M. James Gleason ramp in the Lower Columbia River Washougal.

Town on Columbia, tribes clash over 1855 treaty  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
Seattle Post IntelligencerMore than 150 years after signing a treaty ceding land but preserving their hunting and fishing rights, Columbia River tribes are locked in a legal dispute

Man's body recovered from Columbia River  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
OregonLive.comCowlitz County Sheriff's deputies pulled the body of a 25-year-old man Saturday from the Columbia River after the man

Colville tribes look forward to opening of Columbia River salmon ...  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
The Spokesman ReviewHenry “Hobo� Stensgar swings a fishing rod and a snagging rig to catch salmon below the Chief Joseph Dam on the Columbia River. On the Web: View more photos

Community Sports Calendar  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
The ColumbianColumbia River Miracle League. Web site: www.columbiarivermiracleleague.org. A baseball league for disabled players. Field is at the Harmony Sports Complex.

Last piece of Columbia River channel dredging set to begin in August  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
OregonLive.com...by The Oregonian Work will begin in mid-August to deepen shipping lanes in the Columbia River near Longview and St. Helens. The US Army Corps of Engineers

Contaminated Wash. site gets new treatment system  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
The Associated PressDepartment officials say the water project is just one example of how the money is creating jobs, protecting the nearby Columbia River and reducing the

Search Under Way On Columbia River  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
KPTV.comRescue crews are searching for a 25-year-old Longview man missing on the Columbia River. The man was camping with six others on the north side of Cottonwood

Bar pilots plan reunion while longtime member works to compile ...  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
The Daily AstorianRiggs, a longtime member of the Columbia River Bar Pilots, is trying to compile a complete list of all the bar pilots through history.

Coastal fall chinook regulations now in effect  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
South Lincoln County NewsThis seasonal bag limit does not include the Buoy 10 or Columbia River fisheries. Three fisheries, the Nehalem and Winchuck rivers and the Chetco terminal

Route 441 bypass plan unveiled  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Lancaster Newspapers..."It also enhances access to local recreation, like the Columbia River Park or the Northwest River Trail." According to published reports,

Man, 22, Drowns In Columbia River  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
KPTV.comA man swimming in the Columbia River drowned Tuesday morning near Longview, Cowlitz County deputies said. Cowlitz County search and rescue teams responded

Tribe restoring sturgeon habitat  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Fox12IdahoKootenai sturgeon are a distinct stock, evolving after the last ice age isolated them from Columbia River sturgeon. The freshwater giants can reach 8 feet

Deputies Seek Man In Boat Hit-And-Run  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
KPTV.comA hit-and-run boater slammed into a Camas family's boat and left a heap of damage behind Saturday on the Columbia River, deputies said.

Lake Wenatchee sockeye fishing starts tomorrow  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
KPQOfficials with the State Department of Fish and Wildlife say while the sockeye run is relatively late throughout the Columbia River, a very robust Lake

Spokane company will clean smelter discharge from Upper Columbia ...  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
OregonLive.com...by Oregonian staff report Washington Department of EcologyBlack Sand Beach on the Upper Columbia River in Washington is a popular recreation spot.

Columbia River wild  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
Mid Columbia Tri City HeraldBy the time J. Michael Kelly knew he was going to flip over in the U-7 Graham Trucking on Sunday, he had the common

Sunrise on the Columbia River  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Merced County TimesOur voyage takes us, not by sea, but by land through northern California and into Oregon; to the very border where the great Columbia River runs.

Upper Columbia River sockeye fishery a blast  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
Seattle TimesThe Upper Columbia River below the mouth of the Okanogan River near Brewster is that sockeye haven for those who thirst to quench their craving of the

Beef jerky boat prime cut on Columbia River  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
Madison CourierOberto/Miss Madison not only emerged as the top qualifier, but the winner of the Legends Casino Dash for Cash Friday on the Columbia River in Kennewick,

Columbia River sockeye and chinook run rizes updated  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
Seattle TimesThe Columbia River Technical Advisory Committee met today [July 13] and updated the chinook and sockeye run sizes. The updated summer chinook run size is

Family looks on as 'victim' pulled from Columbia River  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
TheNewsTribune.comFrom the shores of the Columbia River, Spenser Hughes' family watched proudly as he was lowered into the water Sunday afternoon and played the duck.

Big dreams can bring big results in Kennewick  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Mid Columbia Tri City HeraldHere are a few of our results so far: 27 percent of respondents said a gondola ride across the Columbia River is somewhat important, 39 percent said

Balance of power: Wind fluctuations complicate energy flow through ...  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Scientific AmericanFor instance, over the course of just one hour this June, energy generated from wind farms on the eastern end of the Columbia River Gorge jumped 1000

Oregon LNG sues Port of Astoria over lease  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
Seattle Post Intelligencer...one day after the Port Commission's decision to delay a vote on the controversial lease of 96 acres along the Columbia River on the Skipanon Peninsula.

Stuck barge freed, heads up Columbia River  -  ‎Jul 10, 2009‎
KATUBy KATU.com Staff COLUMBIA RIVER - A barge that spent two days stuck in the Columbia River near Hood River was freed Friday evening and went upstream to its

Ship's Log: Columbia Great Gorge  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Examiner.comTriple-digit, record-high temperatures have sent overheated sufferers from Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, on either side of the Columbia River

Friends of Gorge present Wu with award  -  25 Mar 2009
Hillsboro Argus - OregonLive.comNancy Russell was a founding board member of Friends of the Columbia Gorge and a tireless advocate for the protection of the Columbia River Gorge.

NOAA’s Fisheries Service proposes listing Pacific smelt as ...  -  25 Mar 2009
Indian Country TodayPacific smelt, known officially as eulachon and sometimes called candlefish or Columbia River smelt, are small ocean-going fish that historically ranged

Gill net bills in Salem!  -  25 Mar 2009
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com...by Bill Monroe, Special to The Oregonian For the first time in my four decades of covering contentious fish issues on the Columbia River, the Oregon

Talking It Over: Book covers history of Wallula area  -  25 Mar 2009
The Wenatchee World OnlineFor instance, he showed that the Columbia River flowed south from North Central Washington, crossing today’s Satus Pass before turning west to the sea.

Fort Columbia State Park targeted for 'mothballing'  -  25 Mar 2009
Daily AstorianFort Columbia State Park is a 593-acre day-use historical park with 6400 feet of freshwater shoreline on the Columbia River. The park celebrates a military

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: Safe, efficient progress goal of Hanford cleanup  -  25 Mar 2009
Mid Columbia Tri City HeraldAt the 100K Area, our team is safely moving K Basin demolition waste away from the Columbia River, placing the K East Reactor into a state of interim safe

New insurance agent settles into Scappoose  -  25 Mar 2009
South County SpotlightThe agency is located at 51669 Columbia River Hwy. Suite 100, and offers a full line of State Farm Insurance and Financial Services.

Department will set rules for the upper Salmon River in May  -  25 Mar 2009
Idaho Mountain Express and GuideAs of Monday, March 23, just 63 chinook had been counted at Bonneville Dam on the lower Columbia River. The 10-year average for this point is more than 1354

Welcome back otters  -  25 Mar 2009
The Daily AstorianThe reappearance of sea otters this month at the mouth of the Columbia River after an absence of perhaps as much as a century is heart-warming news in its

George Fulton lets his roots spread out on an Astoria hilltop  -  25 Mar 2009
The Daily AstorianBy SANDRA SWAIN From the picture window of his hilltop home, third-generation Astorian George Fulton has an expansive view of the Columbia River,

Guest Colunm: Fishermen rank high as mascots  -  25 Mar 2009
The Daily AstorianThe Columbia River Maritime Museum has some great displays about commercial fishing. Commercial fishing, however, need not be and should not be only

Tom Koenninger, March 25: Hail king of fireworks with memorial  -  25 Mar 2009
The ColumbianWhen the fireworks firing site was moved from land to water — a Tidewater barge donated by owner Ray Hickey and parked in the Columbia River — new

Bike Advocates on Columbia River Crossing: An I-5 Bridge to Nowhere  -  ‎Mar 23, 2009‎
Willamette WeekThe Portland-based Bicycle Transportation Alliance just announced its formal opposition to building a new 12-lane bridge on I-5 across the Columbia River.

History comes back to life in the Columbia River Gorge  -  ‎Mar 24, 2009‎
KVALOriginally constructed in 1914, the Oneonta Tunnel and adjacent Oneonta Bridge were part of the original alignment of the Historic Columbia River Highway.

Teck Cominco ordered to pay legal bills  -  ‎Mar 24, 2009‎
Omak Okanogan County Chronicle...members of the Colville Business Council, Joseph Pakootas and Donald Michel, who sued the company over pollution released into the Columbia River.

3A Boys Semifinals | Columbia River beat Bellevue, 52-51 in OT  -  ‎Mar 14, 2009‎
Seattle TimesEven after Bellevue forced overtime with an incredibly unlikely comeback, the Wolverines came up one more desperation shot short against Columbia River.

Win-Win Solution for Columbia River fisheries GETS HEARING  -  ‎Mar 13, 2009‎
Fly Rod & Reel MagazineSALEM – HB 2734, bi-partisan legislation to reverse the downward spiral of salmon, sportfishing and commercial fishing on the Columbia River, will be heard

Columbia River Bank to relocate administrative departments to The ...  -  ‎Mar 22, 2009‎
Banking Business ReviewBy Datamonitor staff writer Columbia River Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of bank holding company Columbia Bancorp, has entered ... Columbia River Bank

3A Boys Championship | Franklin dashes past Columbia River to title  -  ‎Mar 14, 2009‎
Seattle TimesTop-ranked Franklin was too fast, too athletic and too physical for Columbia River, which joined a not-so-exclusive club of teams completely overmatched by

Columbia River Bank relocates some staff  -  ‎Mar 18, 2009‎
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com...by AP As it pares its payroll, the Columbia River Bank plans to relocate several departments and 30 positions from Vancouver to The Dalles.

It’sa long, long river  -  ‎Mar 23, 2009‎
The Wenatchee World OnlineKeel Brightman rests Thursday morning in Walla Walla Point Park on a break from a trip down the length of the Columbia River. Brightman and Paul Gamache are

Coast Guard probes sheen on Columbia River  -  ‎Mar 20, 2009‎
KTVZ...(AP) - The Coast Guard says it is investigating a sheen on the Columbia River near Vancouver, Wash. The agency said Friday the suspected source of the

Columbia River salmon runs forecast to increase  -  ‎Mar 4, 2009‎
Seattle Post IntelligencerAP OLYMPIA -- Bigger Columbia River salmon runs are predicted in 2009, but coho and chinook are expected to be down around Puget Sound.

Trapped sea lions cleared for transfer to aquarium  -  ‎Mar 24, 2009‎
kgw.comThey will be the first animals relocated from the Columbia River to captivity. The two were trapped last week along with a third sea lion who has now been

Columbia River beats Rogers of Spokane  -  ‎Mar 11, 2009‎
Seattle Post IntelligencerUniversity of Nevada-bound center Steven Bjornstad scored 17 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked three shots, and Columbia River held on to beat Rogers

Gas Glut  -  ‎Mar 24, 2009‎
Hillsboro Argus - OregonLive.comWith all the controversy surrounding proposed import terminals for liquefied natural gas along the Oregon Coast and Columbia River and the pipelines that

Senate Bill 580 would take a 'toll' on Columbia River bridge  -  ‎Mar 16, 2009‎
Daily Journal of CommerceBY TOM HENDERSON In a little less than two years, drivers might have to pay between $2 and $3 to cross the Columbia River between Portland and Vancouver.

Two sea lions euthanized since inception of Columbia River control ...  -  ‎Mar 13, 2009‎
Los Angeles TimesTwo California sea lions that were recently trapped as part of an effort to protect endangered fish populations have been euthanized.

Columbia River edges Rainier Beach  -  ‎Mar 12, 2009‎
Seattle Post IntelligencerKyle Thurston hit a pair of critical free throws with five seconds left to help Columbia River down Rainier Beach 46-45 in the Class 3A boys state

Rancher proposes water pipeline from Mo. to Colo.  -  ‎Mar 22, 2009‎
The Durango Herald...•Columbia River diversion: The Bureau of Reclamation was interested in siphoning part of the Columbia from Washington state into California.

Riverfront office building to open  -  ‎Mar 24, 2009‎
The ColumbianBY CAMI JONER The Vancouver-based CE John Co. is ready to open its latest office project on the Columbia River. The building currently has one occupant set

Columbia River Gorge has breathtaking views  -  ‎Mar 14, 2009‎
Pittsburgh Post GazetteA recommended route begins by leaving Interstate 84 at exit 22 and taking Route 30, the Historic Columbia River Highway, which rises up above the gorge,

Wash. state court orders Teck Cominco to pay legal fees in ...  -  ‎Mar 16, 2009‎
The Canadian PressThe band says millions of tons of toxic pollution have been dumped into the Columbia River from Teck Cominco's zinc smelter in Trail, BC,

"Crossroads on the Columbia" Film Screening  -  ‎Mar 23, 2009‎
Pacific UniversityThe Pacific U. Cascade Climate Network and Columbia River Keeper will show the short, locally-produced "Crossroads on the Columbia," dealing with the threat

Columbia Gorgeous  -  ‎Mar 21, 2009‎
NRToday.comAccessible from both Interstate 84 and the Historic Columbia River Highway, Multnomah Falls features trails leading to the top of that falls and connecting

Judge faults gov't plan to save Pacific NW salmon  -  ‎Mar 7, 2009‎
The Associated Press...(AP) — The federal agency in charge of saving salmon in the Columbia River Basin from extinction should have a plan in place to remove dams on the lower

Ocean coho run looks strong this year, officials say  -  ‎Mar 19, 2009‎
TheNewsTribune.comThree ocean salmon-fishing options were adopted by the Pacific Fishery Management Council, based on a strong run of coho to the Columbia River and the

Scientists Study Small Earthquakes Near Hanford  -  ‎Mar 24, 2009‎
OPB NewsThey installed new equipment because there have been about 700 small quakes near the Columbia River since the first of the year. And their frequency appears

Northwest climate left 'Twilight' crew cold  -  ‎Mar 22, 2009‎
The Oregonian - OregonLive.comThe movie version was shot on location around the Northwest, in Portland, St. Helens, the Columbia River Gorge and Kalama, Wash., among other sites.

2017 is just around the corner  -  ‎Mar 23, 2009‎
High Country NewsI've been writing about the Great Salmon War in the Columbia River Basin for so long that by now you'd think I'd have grown a tail and fins.

NOAA fisheries proposes protection for smelt  -  ‎Mar 12, 2009‎
San Jose Mercury NewsSmelt, also known as eulachon, candlefish or Columbia River smelt, are small, oceangoing fish with a historic range stretching from California to the Bering

Man pleads guilty in Columbia River boating death  -  ‎Mar 7, 2009‎
TheNewsTribune.com...one of her most powerful memories is the final seconds of Edward Gilbert's life before he was killed by a speeding boat on the Columbia River.

Breaking News: Columbia River Crossing group picks 12-lane bridge ...  -  ‎Mar 6, 2009‎
Daily Journal of CommerceBY TYLER GRAF In what was called one of the most important Columbia River Crossing Project Council meetings to take place, the bi-state council that helps

You down with CRBP?  -  ‎Mar 24, 2009‎
Portland MonthlyIt’s going to be about the Columbia River Bar Pilots…the brave sea captains in charge of boarding and guiding the massive transit ships through one of the

Glacier Park Seeks Comment on Non-Native Quartz Lake Trout  -  ‎Mar 24, 2009‎
Flathead BeaconQuartz Lake was last best natural lake for native fish in the Columbia River Basin. One maintains the present management of the Quartz Lake drainage.

Swarm of quakes bedevils Hanford  -  ‎Mar 20, 2009‎
Hillsboro Argus - OregonLive.comSome of the quakes jolted farms and vineyards across the Columbia River from Hanford, but most were not felt by people and only a half-dozen have approached

States delay start of spring chinook gillnet season  -  ‎Mar 20, 2009‎
The ColumbianBY ALLEN THOMAS The start of gillnetting for spring chinook salmon in the Columbia River is being delayed until March 29, as the movement of fish appears

PFMC chooses 2009 salmon season options  -  ‎Mar 19, 2009‎
Curry County ReporterChinook fishing will also be allowed, but in the Columbia River and Westport areas, one option only allows marked hatchery Chinook to be kept.

Cargo forecast bodes well for economy  -  ‎Mar 23, 2009‎
MyNorthwest.comIncoming cargo includes grain on the Columbia River, containers in the Port of Seattle and Tacoma, and automobiles arriving at the Port of Vancouver And

Guest column: Common ground is there if you look  -  ‎Mar 19, 2009‎
The Daily AstorianWhy would someone, say, from eastern Oregon who enjoys fishing salmon or sturgeon make a large investment to only fish the Columbia River a couple times a

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