Articles from the April 23, 2014 edition
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Track and field athletes compete at Napavine
The Wahkiakum Mule Track and Field team traveled to Napavine last Thursday and joined five other teams for a 2B league meet. The boys’ team earned 30 points and came in sixth place. The girls e...
Shane Souvenir receives basketball honors
Wahkiakum Mule basketball player Shane Souvenir has been honored for his outstanding performance this past season. Souvenir, who moved into the post position for the first time this year, was a statistical leader in the Lower Columbia area. He...
Mules split with Pe Ell
The Mules baseball team split a doubleheader with Pe Ell at home on Friday. They won their first game 1-0. “Gunnar Blix pitched a complete game,” said Coach Kyle Hurley, “with two hits, seven strik...
Lady Mules lose two
Plagued by errors, the Wahkiakum Lady Mule softball team lost two games in a double header at home against Pe Ell last week. “It wasn’t pretty,” Coach Cindy Fudge admitted. The Mules lost the first...
High School Golf
The Wahkiakum Mule golf team moved their intra-team season record to 12-3 with a 171-198 win at home over Adna on April 16. Austin Good finished first in the 12 man field, shooting 39. Elliot Haney, 41, was second; Brady LaBerge had a personal best...
Evening of opera was well attended
MIXED BAG--Last Friday was an absolutely gorgeous day which brought out the lawn mowers, the tank tops and flip flops and was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. However, Saturday was a totally different story, as someone "flipped the switch" and we...
Sheriff's Report, April 24, 2014
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 14 – 8:25 a.m. A caller reported a suspicious man sitting outside a Cathlamet bank. 11:28 a.m. A...
Linda Bunce
Linda “Lynja” Bunce, 72 years young, died peacefully on April 15, 2014, at Community Home Health & Hospice in Longview, WA. Linda was born June 10, 1941, in Chula Vista, California, the daughter of Hillman and Alfreda Cummings and the sister of Sandy...
Anna Giaver
Anna Reime Giaver, 89, passed away on April 22 at her home in Cathlamet. She was born on May 26, 1924 in Voss, Norway to Olaf and Ingeborg Reime. She married Paul Giaver on March 17, 1958 in Seattle, after coming to the United States in 1954. They...
WHS students take tech ed to the next level
Technological education has become a regular part of the curriculum at Wahkiakum High School as teachers hope to give their students a leg up as they transition from their studies to join the...
School district nearing accreditation goal
The Wahkiakum School District’s Board of Directors learned that the accreditation process was going well at April's meeting on Tuesday. After interviews with students, teachers and parents and s...
Local PUD commissioner secretary of association
Public Utility District commissioners from four districts across the state assumed top leadership positions for 2014-2015 as the Washington Public Utility Districts Association (WPUDA) announced the election of its new officers this week. Pacific...
Operatic performance creates new fans
In a masterful performance, vocalist Kyleen Austin enthralled a large audience last Saturday with a varied selection of operatic songs. Accompanied by cellist Andrew Emlen and pianist Kathleen Petersen, Austin performed works from French, German,...
Gillnetters critique off-channel plan
Southwest Washington's regional manager of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife came to Cathlamet Monday to discuss the start of a salmon net pen rearing project, and commercial fishermen used the opportunity to express their displeasure...
Dick Swart retiring from town council
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council handled a variety of business when they met Monday, including hearing that one of their members would resign effective May 1. Council Member Dick Swart said he would resign his position effective 12:01 a.m. May 1...
Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Family Health Center, partners exceed ACA enrollment targets
The Cowlitz Family Health Center, in partnership with nine community organizations, enrolled local individuals and families in new, affordable, health insurance plans during the first open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act. The family...
County positions set for 2014 elections
(Corrected April 29, 2014) Filing runs May 12-16 for positions that will be on the summer and fall election ballots, and many county government positions will be open. County Auditor Diane Tischer said she and county Commissioner Blair Brady and...
Commissioners handle light load of business
Members of the Wahkiakum County board of commissioners handled a variety of light business when they met Tuesday. The commission approved a proposal from the Tsuga Artists Association to repaint an outdoor mural at the Main Street entrance to the...
4-H youths spruce up library grounds
A dozen young members of the Wahkiakum 4-H Chapter put their "Hands" and "Hearts" into a morning of community service on Thursday, April10. With the guidance of adult mentors, the youths cleaned up the Cathlamet Library and Community Center grounds,...
Local citizen asks for sponsors to help
To The Eagle: My name is Carol Wegdahl and most of you probably know me from my work at Columbia View Care Center and the Cathlamet Fire Department. Last year I was hired by PeaceHealth in Longview as the coordinator of the American Heart...
Councilmember to resign position
To The Eagle: Your readers may be interested to know that I am resigning from Position #3 on the Cathlamet Town Council, effective April 30, 2014. My prior plan was to retire from Town service when my term as Mayor ended in December 2009. However, I...
Martha Circle sale will be held on Saturday
Looks like another wet week ahead, but they say that “April showers bring May flowers.” I actually think they would probably bloom anyway in our damp climate, but who knows. News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this wee...
Organist to perform concert on May 3
Cathlamet organist Jeff Fox will perform a varied program on three instruments on May 3, 6:30 p.m., at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church on Puget Island, 549 SR 409. A freewill offering will go to benefit local children’s camperships this summer and add...
