Articles from the June 2, 2016 edition
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Memorial Day observed
It was a sunny and pleasant morning of Memorial Day at Greenwood Cemetery on Monday. Sandy Everman was quietly placing flowers at several graves, taking time and care. Stephanie and Doug Olsen were...
Taylor Eaton earns valedictorian honors
Taylor Eaton is the valedictorian for the Class of 2016 at Naselle Grays River Valley High School. Eaton is a three sport athlete, a sometime Knowledge Bowl member, a drummer in the pep band and an...
Kendra Leeland earns salutatorian honors
There must be a gene for nursing in the water. Much like the class valedictorian, Kendra Leeland, the salutatorian for the Class of 2016 at Naselle Grays River Valley High School plans to study...
Planning commission addresses shoreline program concerns
Last Thursday, the planning commission for the Wahkiakum County Shoreline Master Program (SMP) held a workshop at Johnson Park to continue work on the document and address public concerns. “The p...
WHS students create film about bullying
Last week, a New York City filmmaker from the Don't Wait to Unmake a Bully Project, Mike Fuerstein, led students at Wahkiakum High School through the process of script writing, acting, staging and fil...
County to test emergency management notifications
Wahkiakum County Department of Emergency Management will test the county's Emergency Community Notification System (ECNS) next Tuesday eventing. The ECNS is the system that the sheriff’s office uses to rapidly send out emergency information to the r...
Household hazardous waste collection Saturday
On Saturday, the next free monthly Household Hazardous Waste Mobile Collection Event will take place in Cathlamet at the PUD parking lot on Division Street behind the Wahkiakum County Courthouse. The collection site will be open from 9 a.m. to 1...
WDFW invites youth to participate in firearm safety bookmark design contest
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Master Hunter Advisory Group invites youth to participate in a bookmark design contest that focuses on firearm safety rules. Youth under age 18 are encouraged to create a bookmark that illustrates...
Car show Saturday at fairgrounds park
MIXED BAG--This week started out a bit damp here in West Valley and some other places, but later on in the day it got real nice. By now, you should have been enjoying a lot more sun, but we also know what that means: stupid people doing stupid...
The Eagle Calendar
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Depar...
NHS graduation set for Saturday
News from Naselle: Tonight, Thursday evening in the Naselle Commons you can enjoy the Evening of Excellence where many deserving students will receive their awards and recognition for all their extra special efforts this year. The event marks the...
Shanghaied in Astoria opens July 7
Astor Street Opry Company’s award winning, Broadway-style musical melodrama Shanghaied in Astoria opens July 7. The 32nd season of “Shanghaied in Astoria” sponsored by local radio station the “The Bridge” 94.9 FM, opens Thursday July 7. This famo...
Sheriff's Report, June 2, 2016
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 23 — 7:28 a.m. A Cathlamet resident called to report that her cat had been killed by a shot to the head. 10:1...
Spring tea
Four residents of Nemah attended the annual Spring Tea sponsored by the Friendship Circle of the Grays River United Methodist Church on May 15. L-r: Mr. and Mrs. Doug Sailor and Mrs. Nancy Robinson....
Longview invites visitors to the 26th annual International Festival
The Lower Columbia College Student Center will be alive with cultures from around the world Saturday, June 4 as the Ethnic Support Council puts on its 26th annual International Festival in Longview. The event, co-sponsored by the LCC Multicultural...
Cathlamet Public LIbrary to provide Ozobots kits for use by young patrons
The Cathlamet Public Library will soon have the popular Ozobots kit for youth patrons to use for a limited time this summer. The Ozobots http://ozobot.com/ kit can be programmed to race and do other maneuvers. The kit, which is intended for use by...
Front and center
On Friday at the middle school, students in Darla Mead's K-5 Music classes sang songs and played the bucket drums in a program based on the Dr. Seuss book of tongue twisters, Oh Say Can You Say....
Flags for Memorial Day
Eighth grade students from John Thomas Middle School decorated graves of veterans in Greenwood Cemetery with flags last week, making a bright scene for Monday morning's Memorial Day (above). Right,...
WDFW reminds would-be rescuers to leave young wildlife alone
With temperatures rising and summer drawing near, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is reminding campers, hikers and others who enjoy spending time outdoors to leave any wildlife they encounter alone. With deer fawns, raccoons,...
State trust lands map available
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released an updated state trust lands map to help citizens see where, and how, these lands are giving back to them. “I like to think of it as Washington’s treasure map,” says Commi...
Entertainment News
Live Music at Puget Island Farmers Market, 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd. On Friday, June 3, Kara Haney will perform from 3-6 p.m., on the Up-Beet Stage. For more information call 360-560-3785. On Saturday, June 4 at River Mile 38 Brewing Company David...
Sarah Shi places 6th at state
Wahkiakum Mule golfer Sarah Shi struck the ball marvelously for the second day in a row and received the sixth place medal for golfing in the WIAA State Championships last week at Meadow Wood Golf...
Lady Mules compete in state track meet
The 2016 Wahkiakum Mule Track and Field season ended this weekend in Cheney, and 14 seemed to be the magical number. Macie Elliott took 14th place in the 1600 meters with a time of 5:59.62. Charlie...
Weasel rescued
A Stanley's Sanitary Service employee rescued this baby weasel after his mother was hit by a car on Elochoman Valley Rd. Nearby residents took him to the Julia Butler Hansen Wildlife Reserve where...
