Articles from the January 8, 2014 edition
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Mule wrestlers competed
Mule Wrestlers attended the Castle Rock tournament January 4; this was by far the toughest tournament yet. There were 16 teams with full 16 man brackets. At 132-lbs., Luke Stacey won 5th place. Luke’s first opponent was from Royal and he won the m...
Chamber of Commerce announces tree winners
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners for the 2013 Festival of Trees decoration contest. Pat Moore’s Visions of “Sugar Plums” tree received first place. Bank of the Pacific received second place for their “Co Co Co Dairy...
Mules dominate Dayton tourney, pound Comets
The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team stormed through their opponents in the annual Dayton Christmas tourney that also marked the return to action of senior shooting guard Seth Doumit. The Mules opened the tournament with a 68-38 victory over the...
Wrestlers compete at Castle Rock tourney
Wahkiakum wrestlers competed in the Jim Bair Invitational held in Castle Rock over the weekend. Photos by Michael Johnson. Trystan Mendez grapples with a Rainier wrestler. Luke Stacey eyes a Royal wrestler. Mason Mackey takes a Tenino wrestler to...
Cold weather keeps columnist close to home
BRR--As this week begins, it is mighty cold outside and everything is sparkling with a thick white layer of frost. The forecasters assure us that this is going to be short-lived and we'll be back to rain by the time you read this and that will be...
Sheriff's Report, January 9, 2014
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 30 – 4:44 p.m. A caller on the east end of the county reported that people were trespassing and...
Patricia A. Reese
Former Puget Island resident Patricia Ann Reese died December 31, 2013 in Rockport, Tex. She was born on February 26, 1942 in Vancouver, to Harry Kerr and Beatrice Blandine Cross. Patricia graduated from Ridgefield High School in 1960 and went on to...
Earl Bronner
Earl Bronner, 69, of Cathlamet, died December 19, 2013. He was a member of the 101st Airborne Division. Survivors include his wife, Carol, at home; five children; 21 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A private family ceremony will be...
State Natural Resources Board OKs purchase of Fossil Creek forestland
The state Board of Natural Resources authorized the purchase of 834 acres of working forestland in Wahkiakum County from a private seller for $2.19 million at the board's January 7 meeting. DNR will manage the acquired parcels to support quality...
PUD board discusses upcoming projects
Wahkiakum PUD General Manager Dave Tramblie shared a list of upcoming projects with the PUD Board of Commissioners at the board’s Tuesday morning meeting. The first project began on Wednesday with a...
Port 1 board discusses Wooden Boat Fest
Port District Number 1 Commissioners gathered for a short meeting on Friday evening. New commissioner Bob Kizziar’s first item of business was the Wooden Boat Festival held in July during the same w...
Meeting provides forum on fishing policies on Columbia, Naselle rivers
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold public hearings on a proposed policy for salmon fisheries in Grays Harbor and three other fishing policies during public meeting scheduled Friday and Saturday in Tumwater. The public will have an...
Commissioners discuss proposed deer translocation
Columbian white-tailed deer were the hot topic at the December 31 work session for representatives from US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Wahkiakum County Commissioners. It was an open meeting and...
Commissioners discuss hoof rot, ferry
At their last meeting of the 2013 calendar year on December 31, Wahkiakum County Commissioners tackled a myriad of topics including the ferry project, Columbian white-tailed deer, a request for...
Commissioners approve request, hear updates on tax levies
Wahkiakum County commissioners heard an update on tax levies and approved a request to add additional security measures to county emergency communications infrastructure when they met January 7. Assessor Bill Coons updated the commissioners...
Reader questions deer relocation plan
To The Eagle: The net result of the 2013 deer relocation was to reduce a viable population at the JBH refuge to a non-viable population at the Ridgefield refuge. It would appear that the newly proposed relocation is an attempt to rectify that...
Local resident weighs in on deer relocation
To The Eagle: From my perspective, WDFW did not put deer on Puget Island. Deer have been on Puget Island all along and way before lots of the current residents. Some of the deer are there because they swam there. If WDFW now wants to keep deer on...
Intolerance of ideas, opinions is not the answer
To The Eagle: Someone said this, and it is so clearly true, "When the power of love replaces the love of power, then we might have a world of peace and intelligent behavior." Intolerance of the ideas and opinions of others to the extent that one...
Former Network director says farewell
To The Eagle: Quoting Chaucer, “There is an end to everything, to good things as well.” So holds true with my position as the executive director of Wahkiakum Community Network. I have had the pleasure of serving this fabulous organization for the...
Food bank president offers clarification
To The Eagle: Just some additional information to further clarify the article that appeared in last week’s paper. The Wahkiakum Food Bank is not the Wahkiakum County Food Bank. Our donations were good for November (Thanksgiving Baskets) and D...
Flu bug visits columnist and family
It looks like we are back to the rain again, and though we probably need it, I know everyone has really been enjoying the sunshine. News from Naselle: The Naselle Comets sports calendar for this week includes: Thursday, boys basketball at Raymond at...
The Sheriff's Corner
New Year’s greetings from the Sheriff! In my many contacts with the public, I have heard how folks like to know what’s happening in the Sheriff’s Office or the community as it relates to law enforcement in general. I am going to utilize this colum...
Father-daughter dance to be held January 18
The Freshman class of Wahkiakum High School wanted to create a fundraiser for their class as well as create something special for the community. Their idea was to hold a Father Daughter Dance and Dessert. The event is open to K-5th graders, and they...
