Articles from the March 4, 2010 edition

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Vikes cool Comets

The Willapa Valley edged the Naselle Comets 50-48 in a Southwest 2B District basketball contest at W.F. West High School last week, eliminating Naselle from the playoffs. The Comets led 26-19 at halftime, but the Vikings outscored the Comets 16-8 in...

 
 By Rick Nelson    Sports    March 4, 2010

Lady Mules are champs

What happens when you put together four quarters of high quality basketball game after game? For the Wahkiakum Lady Mules, it meant winning the SW Washington District 2B Basketball Tournament last...

 

Sound of train was really just the wind

DECENT BEGINNING--As this week begins, the weather was pretty decent, some dry spells and sunshine; a nice relief from some nasty, wet days last week, except for Thursday morning, which was gorgeous. By that evening, the rains came and so did the...

 

Sheriff's Report - March 4, 2010

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: February 22--10:03 p.m. A person reported a stolen car abandoned in the Grays River area; officers investigated...

 

Mary Garrett

Mary Garrett, a resident of King City, Ore., from 1986 through 2000, died recently at a memory care facility in Port Orchard, where she had moved after residing for almost 10 years in an assisted living program at the recently closed Hotel Cathlamet...

 

Lou A. Wegdahl

Longtime Alaskan Lou Allen Wegdahl, 74, died January 27, 2010 at his home in Anchorage. He was born May 8, 1935 in Cathlamet at Puget Island and attended high school. He moved to Alaska in 1970 and lived in Kodiak for 35 years and Anchorage for...

 

Laverne Axlund Neilson

Longtime resident of Puget Island, Laverne (Axlund) Neilson, 97, passed away February 23, 2010 at Columbia View Care Center. She was born June 17, 1912 in Lynden, to Ben and Edith (Axling) Axlund. Laverne was raised by her Uncle John and Aunt Claire...

 

James M. Shoemaker

Cathlamet resident, James Malcolm Shoemaker, 80, passed away February 28, 2010 at his home. He was born March 26, 1929 in Louisiana, Miss. to James and Mary Jane (Ulery) Shoemaker. In 1974 he married Irene (Vetter) Shoemaker in Reno, Nev. They moved...

 
 By Becky Ledtke    News    March 4, 2010

What's happening at the Fair?

This month we welcome three local people to serve on the Wahkiakum County Fair Board. New board member Debbie Twiet grew up in Skamokawa. She is a skilled carpenter and her knowledge of that trade will be very useful, as we have two buildings to...

 
 By Rick Nelson    News    March 4, 2010

Mayor announces Main Street advisory

Cathlamet Mayor George Wehrfritz this week announced the appointment of a group to advise him on Main Street revitalization. "I have called upon these people to offer me guidance, share their experience, and develop new ideas regarding business reten...

 

Grow your own groceries at sixth farm summit

The Wahkiakum Food and Farm Network, the WSU Extension and the Master Gardeners will present their sixth annual Food and Farm Summit on March 20. Entitled How to Grow your own Groceries, speakers will present a range of topics from pest control to...

 
 By Darlene Ammer    News    March 4, 2010

Grange News

If you haven’t already done so, take the time to visit Redmen Hall where Grangers, Tom and Cora Irving’s, beautiful handmade quilts are on display. Redmen Hall is open Thursday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. A photo of the quilt display can be fo...

 
 By Rick Nelson    News    March 4, 2010

Ferry union contract: Up, or another year ?

Wahkiakum County commissioners hope to get to the bottom of a debate over dates: Does the contract with the ferry crew's union expire March 31, 2010, or March 31, 2011? Commissioner Blair Brady reported Tuesday that the union negotiator makes the...

 
 By Rick Nelson    News    March 4, 2010

Ferry ramp solution elusive

Work on the new Puget Island ferry ramp is nearly finished, but the contractor and county officials have a long way to go to resolve a violation of grant funding conditions. Officials in the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are threatening to...

 

Columbia River and familiar faces star in free film screenings March 13

“Roll On, Columbia,” a free public program of inspiring short documentaries starring the Columbia River will take place on March 13. Three of the films were written and produced in Clatsop County and feature local fishermen, business people, stu...

 

Ahlberg Park gets new historic signs

The 105 year old Grays River Covered Bridge’s history is now illustrated in new signs recently installed at Ahlberg Park adjacent to the bridge. Each year, hundreds of visitors stop at the park to photograph the bridge and it is also popular with b...

 

Seventeen states say FERC acted improperly

To The Eagle: On March 3, at 6 p.m., at the Knappa High School gym, we had an opportunity to applaud Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality for doing the right thing regarding, we hope, the imminent demise of Northern Star's preposterous LNG...

 

Reader believe Port made costly mistake

To The Eagle: I too was deeply saddened by the arbitrary dismissal of Port District 2 manager Steve McClain. My family has enjoyed his friendship for more than 10 years. I don't care who you are, if you were engaged in conversation with Steve, the di...

 

Property owners do object to emmissions

To The Eagle: In last week's paper, Richard Erickson was reported as stating that people who buy waterfront property across from the Wauna paper mill do not mind the mill's noise, lights and smell. This is false. Q.U.I.E.T. (Quell Unlawful Illegal...

 

Let Coast Guard to LNG security work

To The Eagle: I've attended a couple of town and county LNG-related meetings wherein the Sheriff's Office indicated it may double its force to provide security for LNG tankers in the Columbia River. Now that I found out a little bit about it, I don't...

 

Elochoman Grange on the move again?

To The Eagle: In last week's paper, Richard Erickson was reported as stating that people who buy waterfront property across from the Wauna paper mill do not mind the mill's noise, lights and smell. This is false. Q.U.I.E.T. (Quell Unlawful Illegal...

 

No. 37-10

NOTICE OF PUBLIC TIMBER SALE Department of Natural Resources will auction timber to the highest bidder. Contract terms and bidding information is available by calling Pacific Cascade Region at (360) 577-2025 or by visiting the Region Office at...

 

No. 36-10

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Proposed Amendments to Wahkiakum County 6-Year and Annual Construction Programs Wahkiakum County proposes to revise the Annual Construction Program pertaining to road and bridge construction for the year 2010. In addition,...

 

No. 33-10

Public Utility District No. 1 of Wahkiakum County Request for Statements of Qualifications and Proposals for Accounting Software Public Utility District No. 1 of Wahkiakum County ("District) is seeking proposals for a full range of software...

 

No. 29-10

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WAHKIAKUM Estate of: No. 10-4-00001-8 NORRIS R. FERGUSON, PROBATE NOTICE Deceased. TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) The personal representative named below has been appointed as...

 

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