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

TAKING TURNS--It's Fall; that time when you get some sun, you get some rain and everything in between. I hope you're enjoying the Fall colors, although you may not be enjoying the falling leaves, as they make for some miserable yard clean up, clogged gutters and on the road, they can make for slick conditions, but hey, falling leaves is better than falling snow, which some areas have seen already. Now that's bad!

SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from Oct. 9-15 are Joan Evenson, Matt Helms, Jeff Baldwin, Justin McClain, Kristina Heiner, Richard Hoven, Cindy Turner, IvyLou Vik, Ron Cothren, Pete and Paul LaBerge, Tyler Cothren, Lisa Ridout, Russ Poppe, Aron Havens, Jessie Havens, Sami McKinley, Heidi Knowles, Lisa Frink, Doug Manary, Josie Parker, Cameron Collins and granddaughter, Tessa Jane turns 18 today; hard to believe. Happy birthday to all!

Celebrating their anniversaries this week are Marty and Sue Kuller and Mr. and Mrs. Brent Mahitka and Joe and Sheryl Weaver. Enjoy your special days!

MULES--This week the Mules varsity team will be playing away from home once again at Onalaska at 7 p.m. Both the Lady Mules volleyball teams, JV's and varsity, will be playing Toledo here at home. JV games begin at 5:45 p.m., and the varsity team will play after they are finished. The Cross Country team will hold their meet at St. Martins/Lacey on Oct. 14 and that meet begins at 3:45 p.m. Good luck to all our sport teams!

BINGO--Don't forget to head over to the Norse Hall this Saturday, Oct. 11, as the members of the Sons of Norway will be hosting Bingo once again. Doors open at 5:30 with the games at 6 p.m.

HAUNTED HOUSE/CARNIVAL--According to fair manager Patty Dursteler, the Wahkiakum County Fairgrounds will be the place to be on both Oct. 30 and 31, as there will be a Halloween Carnival held along with the Haunted House on Oct. 30th from 5 to 8 p.m., for that night only, so with games to play and thrills to experience, it should be great fun! On Halloween night, the Haunted House will be open from 5 to 9 p.m., so gather up the kids and come on down. Prices for admission are yet to be announced.

MEMORIAL REMINDERS--Just a reminder to the friends of Jean Bussone, as her service will be held on Oct. 11 at the United Church of Christ (Congregational) up by the grade school at 1 p.m. Also, the following weekend, Roger Munson's services will be held Oct. 18 at the Oak Point Community Church at 1 p.m. Again, our condolences to all the family members of these two families.

COUNTING DOWN--The exhibit at Redmen Hall will soon be coming to an end, as this weekend and next weekend are the last chances you'll have to check out the paintings and photography of three of our area's talented artists. The Hall is open Thursday through Sunday from noon to four, so stop on by before this exhibit is gone.

RETURNED--John and Mary Gustafson recently returned from a two week road trip which had them seeing parts of Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona, so they enjoyed a wide array of scenery as they cruised along. Some parts were quite sad to see as 400 acres had been burned in one National Forest and severe drought conditions had caused one lake to be drastically reduced in comparison to other years. The Painted Desert was pretty, as were the waters off Santa Barbara and Zion National Park was a big hit, with many interesting places in between so it was well worth the drive. Needless to say, there's no place like home however, so the travelers were happy to get home and back to their own bed!

OUT OF THE PAST--This week back in 1944, the weather was "perfect, lovely" and well, nice all week in spite of some very heavy fog at times in the morning hours. Grandma Elsie was still up north visiting family and friends, and one evening the gals all went to the Moore Theater to see "Porgy and Bess" and got first balcony seating. As far as the show went, Grandma's comment of "really swell" meant she obviously enjoyed it. A couple of days later, she and Della went to see "Dragon Seed," which she thought was good as well. The two ladies went to Olympia and Renton during the week as well as Bremerton and downtown Seattle.

In 1949, the weather that week was miserable with rain and wind and all kinds of nastiness until the last couple of days when it got nicer. During one of those wet days, Leon and Gene Healy managed to get their deer, so they were pretty happy in spite of the weather. George, Ruby and Patty Everest came by and got the elder Everests and they all went to the wedding of Rose Mary Kinnison to Morris "Bud" Wolverton on Oct. 15. The church and city hall, where the reception was held, were decorated in yellow and bronze chrysanthemums, Talisman roses and autumn leaves. Grandma said there was a big crowd and it was a very nice affair. A large clipping in Grandma's diary tells of a young Scottish printer who left Los Angeles 60 years earlier and came to the little town of Cathlamet and acquired the "Cathlamet Gazette." It then became well known as "The Timberman" and was celebrating its 50th annivesary that year.

In 1954, it began wet and cold and got very nice the last two days; heavy fog was present then as well. Grandpa Ralph Everest's Dad turned 96 that week, Oct. 13. Pres. Eisenhower turned 64 the following day. Gertie Healy was taken to the hospital that week as she was really ill. She was the Everest's son-in-law, Leon Healy's Mother. The town was "noisy." Hunters were all about Grandma said!

In 1964, it began wet, got nice and got gray and rainy again towards the end. Grandma was quite happy as by the end of the week, the Cardinals overtook the Yankees 7 to 5 and won the series! Mrs. Garrish stopped by with her mother, Dolly Ludeman. She had been a friend of Grandma's Aunt Marian and Aunt Bell. Headlines in the paper were about Nikita Khrushchev retiring as the Soviet Premier; or resigned or released, depending on who was doing the writing. All this according to Grandma Elsie Everest's diaries.