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

Greetings from the fair office! Hope everyone is doing okay. The Fair Board is taking it day by day due to Covid-19. We have not canceled the"Cruzin to the Fair" as of this time; we will play it by state guidelines for everyone. We will know more...

Greetings from the fair office! Hope everyone is staying safe. At this time the fair board is canceling the Easter Bingo and the April Flea Market. We have not canceled the "Cruzin to the Fair" yet. We are still looking for Fair Royalty and some...

Greetings from the fair office! Hope everyone is doing great. This Saturday is the monthly Flea Market and we have a full house so come out and find yourself some treasures. The fair has been donated some more estate sale items. The doors open at 9...

Wow! March has arrived and we will be busy at the fairgrounds this spring. The fair board received a grant from the Department of Agriculture to get new doors on the Lions Club Booth and the Food Booth, they will be roll-up doors and super easy to...

Valentine's Bingo was a huge success! Thank you to our sponsors Walmart in Warrenton, Maria's, Julie's Java, The Pizza Mill, Cathlamet Market, The Eagle, Graggs, Daisy Chain Flowers, The Video Store, Patty Cakes, and the Duck Inn. A good time was...

Greetings from the fair office, hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July. Wow! Where has time gone? It’s almost time for the fair! This year’s fair theme is "Overall Good Times." Hope everyone is busy getting entries ready. We have two fair pri...

Wow, what a Car Show! We had 100 cars at the 1st Annual Cruzin to the Fair. It was a huge success. Mark your calendars for next year, the first Saturday after Memorial Day. Thank you to the many sponsors of the car show. This Saturday at the...

Wow! The Car Show is only two days away! Hope everyone will drop in and see the fancy cars coming to the fair grounds. This year we have opened it up to vendors so you can take home some treasures while checking out the cars. We will have kids...

Wow! Only a few weeks until the "Cruzin to the Fair" Car Show. Hope everyone is as excited about it as I am. The Fair Board has opened it up to vendors as well so if you would like to sell your products that day just give the office a call. Price...

Wow! April is half over and it is time for a fun filled weekend in Skamokawa. On Friday night head out to the fairgrounds for a night of fun playing bingo. Yes it’s time for Easter Bingo! Cards are 3 for $10.00 and gets you a chance at winning a n...

Wow! It is already April. This Saturday is the Flea Market; hope everyone will come out and find a treasure or two. Tables are still only $10 and all you have to do is call the office and I will get you one. (360)795-3480. We will have a very busy...

Greetings from the fair office, hope everyone is having a great start to spring. Soon the fairgrounds will be very busy as we have several events happening at the fair grounds. The Silver Buckle Series starts in May, the Car Show will happen in...

Greetings from the fair office! Thanks to the crew who started putting the bleachers together. It is going to be great to be able to use the arena for events and have some seating. We will have another work day soon to get the seats on. This...

Greetings from the fair office; hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We are now on the down side of 2018. But before we get to 2019 we have a couple events happening at the fair grounds. This Saturday December 1st is the 2nd annual Holiday Baz...

Greetings from the fair office! Thank you to everyone who participated in the Halloween Carnival. A good time was had by all. Costume winners are as follows: 0-4 years Grayson, 5-9 years Ashleigh, 10-14 years Thain Russell and new this year 15- ?...

Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone is enjoying the start of October. This is a busy month at the fairgrounds. This Saturday is the monthly Flea Market. We have several vendors. So come out to the fairgrounds and find yourself a treasure....

Greetings from the fair office. The fair was a huge success. Thank you to the many volunteers who helped put it all together. You guys are awesome and I can’t thank you enough. Without you the fair would not be so wonderful. So Thank You, Thank Y...

Greetings from the fair office. Wow! What an awesome show from the "Challenge of Champions." Hope everyone there had a great time. It was pretty spectacular to see the support for the first big event our arena has had. Next year the seating will be...

Greetings from the fair office. I hope everyone had a safe and fun 4th of July. This Saturday is the Flea Market at the fairgrounds. Tables are still available and only cost $10.00. Call the office for more information (360)795-3480. The fair will...

Wow, what a car show! If you didn't make it out last Saturday you missed an awesome car show. The fair is still looking for Fair Royalty. Anyone interested should call the fair office (360)795-3480. The Royalty will go to the concert at the Cowlitz...

Wow, it’s almost June! That means the fair is right around the corner. Hope everyone has made plans to come out to the fair. Also you should be getting your entries ready for the fair. It will be here before we know it. We have a busy month at the fa...

Greetings from the fair office. This will be a busy weekend for the fair grounds. There will be a Rummage Sale in the Youth Building on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m., to 2 p.m. Come and find some treasures. Also Saturday May 19 is the first leg...

Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. Hope everyone has marked their calendars for the 2018 Fair, (August 16, 17 and 18). But before we get to that event we have several going on in the next few weeks....

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! The Turkey Bingo was a huge success; congratulations to Jami Rainey for winning the TV. Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers that make this event happen. You are greatly appreciated. Also thank you t...

Greetings from the fair office. All premium checks have been mailed and need to be cashed before November 15. If you have not received yours please call the office. The fair board paid 30 cents per point again this year. Thank you to everyone who ent...