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Paul Viemeister, band teacher at TDHS since 2004, has retired. “I didn’t tell my students I was retiring; I didn’t want to say goodbye,” Viemeister said in a recent interview.

Members of the White Salmon Jazz Band (WSJB) met in spite of a smoky Saturday, Aug. 22, in Bingen for a reunion concert that doubled as practice before performing at the Huckleberry Festival that will take place Sept. 11 through Sept. 13.

Bookends Beatriz Cortez and Cesar Robles received Henkle Middle School student of the week honors for the period ending Sept. 11, while Rylee Kona and Barrett Ihde collected the award for the week ending Sept. 4.