The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

Greetings from the fair office. Wow! April is almost over and now the busy season starts. We have a lot of things happening out here at the fairgrounds this summer. We will be starting on our grants so that means a new goat, sheep and swine barn,...

Greetings from the fair office. This month will start our busy season. This Saturday is the Flea Market and we have lots of great treasures. The Fair will open up the T- Building with its sale. The tables are still only $10 and you just need to call...

Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone had a wonderful week. We will start with lots of fundraising events soon. Here are some dates to mark on your calendar. This Saturday, March 12 is the monthly Flea Market starting at 9 a.m. and going unti...

Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone had a wonderful February. Things are going to start getting busy at the fairgrounds this next month. The Flea Market is on Saturday March 12. Tables are still $10 and are available by calling the office...

Wow! What a turnout for Turkey Bingo. Thanks to everyone who came out and played. Lots of fun was had by everyone even though we ran out of propane. Thanks to all the sponsors for all of the raffle donations and an extra huge thank you to Walmart in...

Greetings from the fair office. Hope to see everyone this Saturday at Turkey Bingo. Bingo cards are 3 for $10 and play all bingo games. We will have our raffle prize table as well as our big prize. Watch the fair facebook page for more info on this...

Wow! We are in October. That means all the little ghosts and goblins will be coming out. Once again we will have the Halloween Carnival on October 30 from 4-7 p.m. Come out and play some games and enjoy some time with family and friends. All games ar...

Greetings from the fair office. Thank you to all who entered in the fair. If you would like to pick up your premium check I will hand them out this Saturday, October 2, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., in the fair office at the fairgrounds. So come on...

Greetings from the fair office! Wow, we are four weeks away from the fair. I hope everyone has been getting their entries ready. Thank you to all the old and new superintendents; this is going to be a great fair. We will have fair shirts available...

Wow! What an awesome Bald Eagle's Day; thank you Chamber of Commerce and all your volunteers. The Fair has three young ladies running for fair royalty: Helen Lewis, Madison Meyer and Ka'vi Welker. They are selling Fair Passes ($7.00 for the three...

Greetings from the fair office; hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July. Now it is time to start thinking about the fair; it is right around the corner and it is coming fast. Animal entries are due in my office by July 23. I am sorry to say but...

Greetings from the fair office. Fair Books should be out soon. The fair royalty will be kicking off soon and they will be out selling Fair Passes and Raffle tickets. I will know what the raffle is next week. Don't forget to stop by the farmers...

Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. With that being said the Cruzin’ To The Fair 2nd annual car show has arrived. Come Saturday the fairgrounds will be filled with some pretty awesome cars. Hope everyon...

Greetings from the fair office! Hope everyone has marked their calendar for the 2nd annual Cruzin to the Fair Car Show. We are just under three weeks away. Pre-registration ends on May 28. After that you can register the day of the show. We will...

Greetings from the fair office! Thank you to Joe Blalock, Kay Walters, Diane Dyer and Pete Cooper for starting on the walkway from the office to the T-Building. And a huge thank you to Joe Blalock for finishing. The county commissioners purchased the...

Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. By now if you entered in the 2019 Car Show you should have received your registration in the mail. If you did not and would like one please email the fair office and I will get...

Are you ready for some bingo? Easter Bingo is finally here Friday night in the youth building at the fairgrounds, starting at 6 p.m.; doors will open at 5 p.m. Cards are 3 for $10 and play all 20 games. The big raffle will be a TV and as always we...

Greetings from the fair office. Glad to see us moving in to Phase 3; hopefully we will be able to get doing more things out at the fairgrounds. We will hold Easter Bingo on April 2 starting at 6 p.m., the doors will open at 5 p.m. The big raffle...

Greetings from the fair office. Wow, April is coming fast. We are going to have Easter Bingo; we are so excited it will be April 2 at 6 p.m. Doors open at 4:30. Big raffle will be a TV and as always we will have hot dogs and nachos in the kitchen....

Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone had a wonderful January. I am sad to say that Valentine's Bingo has been canceled. I will let you know next week if we are able to have a flea market or not. The fair board is pushing forward with the...

Greetings from the fair office; hope everyone had a great new year. Thanks to everyone who donated their time in the first Christmas lighting at the fairgrounds; it was a huge success. Also, thank you to all of you who came out and drove through....

Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I am sad to say we are canceling the Christmas Bazaar at the fairgrounds this Saturday. However the Fair Foundation would like me to let you know they have their wreaths, swags...

Greetings from the fair office! Wow, it’s already November; hope everyone is getting ready for the holidays. The Fair will not hold its Turkey Bingo this year. Hope everyone will join us for Valentine's Bingo on February 6 if all goes well. Hope e...

Wow, October is here and fall is in the air. I will be doing a premium check and ribbon pick up on Saturday, October 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you do not pick up on this day they will be mailed on Monday. Please try and pick them up especially if...

Greetings from the fair office! Wow, it is already October, which has brought an end to the fair’s Farmers Market. A huge thank you to Lori Cagle and Kay Walters for getting this going, it has been a success. It will start again next year in May s...