Articles from the December 18, 2013 edition

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Public comment sought on game management plan

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is conducting a public opinion survey to help identify key wildlife issues to be addressed in the department’s 2015-2021 Game Management Plan. The information gathered from the survey will help...

 

Mule wrestlers claim five medals in tourney

The Wahkiaum Mule wrestlers competed at the Warrenton Invitational tournament last Saturday. Eight teams were present from Washington and Oregon. The Mules had only six wrestlers competing that day and five of those placed in the top three. Having...

 

Mule football team receives awards

Outstanding Wahkiakum Mule football players were recognized at a recent awards program. The Most Valuable Player Award went to Mason Mackey. Seth Doumit received the Inspirational Award, and Hank Ferguson received the Scrub Award, which honors a...

 

Mule boys open with four straight wins

The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team kicked off the new season this past week with a busy schedule, tallying wins over fellow Central 2B League members Napavine, Winlock, and Pe Ell, and a non-league victory against South Bend. Coming off a third...

 

Lady Mules beat Winlock, Napavine

The Wahkiakum Lady Mules traveled to Winlock for a league game last Wednesday, and despite poor shooting and a slow start, were able to pull ahead of the Cardinals in the fourth quarter and come home...

 

Grange drawing winners announced

NEXT ROUND?--We finally got over the "deep freeze" although there are still ponds and shady spots that are frozen. However, according to one forecast, we could see more freezing this week, and in some areas, even a few snow showers at the end of the...

 

Sheriff's Report, December 19, 2013

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 9 – 11:40 a.m. The Grays River ambulance responded to aid a Rosburg resident who had been...

 

Thea L. Pyle

Thea Linnaea Pyle, 66, of Grays River, Washington, died Nov. 20, 2013, at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, after 10 years' courageous and challenging co-existence with ovarian cancer. Born Thea Peterson in Seattle on September 3, 1947, she...

 

Robert Olsen

H. Robert Olsen, 84, died at his home in Cathlamet on December 14, 2013. Bob was born to Harold and Phoebe (Hansen) Olsen on February 21, 1929 in Cathlamet. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1948 and joined the Army. He was stationed in Kore...

 

Food bank open December 24

The Helping Hand Food Bank will be open on Christmas Eve, December 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The food bank is located at the bottom of Broadway Street, Cathlamet, in the building of the former River Rat Tap Tavern....

 

Johnny Fritzie

Johnny Fritzie, 80, lifelong resident of Puget Island and Longview, died on December 13, 2013 at Hospice Care Center. Johnny was born in Portland, Ore., on July 27, 1933 to Nogi and Rae (Petersen) Fritzie. Johnny worked for the Longview School...

 

USFWS proposes moving white-tails from Island

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to translocate up to 35 Columbian white-tailed deer from Puget Island to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-tailed Deer in 2014 and an...

 

PUD board covers lots of ground

Representatives from the office of U.S Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler made an appearance at the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners meeting this Tuesday to ascertain the needs of the...

 

Port 1 seeking plan for sewage pond

Bob Kizziar was sworn into office last Thursday as Brett Deaton finished up his last bit of business as president and ended his six year tenure with the Port District 1 board of commissioners....

 

Novoselic, Nirvana head to hall of fame

NEW YORK (AP)--Nirvana, Kiss and Peter Gabriel will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year. The Rock Hall announced Tuesday that Hall and Oates, Linda Ronstadt and Cat Stevens also will be inducted April 10 at the Barclays Center...

 

Forest Practices Board reduces landowners' paperwork for water-related projects on forestland

OLYMPIA – Beginning December 30, 2013, forest landowners will only need one permit, instead of two, to conduct their hydraulic projects on forest lands. Hydraulic projects are activities carried out in water, such as the construction, removal,...

 

Couple plans assisted living center

There will soon be a high end, private pay adult family home along the river in Wahkiakum County if Cathy Gawith has anything to say about it. She and her husband, Bob, have drawn the plans for the...

 
 By Rick Nelson    News    December 18, 2013

Council OKs net pen permit with 3-2 vote

The Cathlamet town council supported a plan to moor fish rearing net pens at the town dock and acted on other business at their monthly meeting on Monday. It was the last meeting for Council Members Ruth Doumit and Bob Rendler and Mayor George...

 
 By Rick Nelson    News    December 18, 2013

Commissioners oppose plan to move deer

Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday voiced opposition to a plan to move white-tail deer from Puget Island to US Fish and Wildlife Service Refuges. The Service announced last Thursday its intention to trap and move 35 deer in early 2014 and and...

 

Wahkiakum Food Bank gives report on donations

To The Eagle: Reporting on the Thanksgiving Baskets: We served over 100, thanks to the many many that helped. Thanks to the Lions Food Drive, the workers, volunteers, servers, etc., that helped bring it all together. Without you, we could not have...

 

GAP founder urges community to donate

To The Eagle: As I write this letter today, I am in awe of the generosity from folks (companies, churches, groups,and individuals) who are thoughtful and giving people. In October of 2012, *GAP was started. It is a program for school aged kids, from...

 

Appreciation for emergency services is expressed

To The Eagle: After reading the latest issue of The Eagle, we were driving to Longview when we were overtaken by the Cathlamet ambulance. Further down the highway we then saw the ambulance stopped in a pull-off on the side of the road where they were...

 

Woman's Club names Nikkila Citizen of the Year

Less than a week left until the big fellow in the red suit visits all the good girls and boys. Here’s hoping you have all the shopping done. News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week: Thursday, boys basketball with...

 

Naselle team competed

On Friday, December 13, Naselle High School had six teams compete at the ESD 113 knowledge bowl meet at Grays Harbor College in Aberdeen. Forty seven teams from 10 different high schools participated at this event. There were 16 teams from 1A...

 

Naselle fundraiser to be held for Class of 2015

The Naselle Class of 2015 will hold a fundraiser on January 4 during the boys basketball game against the Wahkiakum Mules. They will be serving chicken adobo, pansit (noodles), rice and lumpia (Filipino eggrolls). Dinner will start at 5 p.m. at the...

 

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