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

Greetings from the fair office! The Fair is here. Here is a list of things that will be at the fair this year: Thursday August 17th is Senior Citizen day and all seniors 60 and over are free all day. 4-H events all day, The Museum of Curious Things,...

Greetings from the fair office! Hope everyone is busy making things to enter in the fair. The T-Building has a new coat of paint; thanks to the Wahkiakum Fair Foundation for doing this as their project this year. Also, Neil has been working hard on t...

Greetings from the fair office! Dollars for Scholars was a huge success; thank you to all the volunteers who showed up on clean up day and to Neil and Jean Beerbower, Michael Zurick and Courtney Zurick for all the hours you put in to making the fair...

Hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend. This Saturday at 10 a.m., there will be a clean up day at the fairgrounds. There are lots of little projects that need to be done. Weeding, cleaning buildings, etc. Neil and Becky will be in charge...

Greetings from the Fair office. This Saturday is the monthly Flea Market at the fair grounds (May 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) There will be a plant sale with all proceeds going to the Challenge of Champions. Thank you to the generous donors of sale...

Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. I would like to thank all donors who made the Easter Bingo a success. Also a huge thank you to all who volunteered their time. Once again this was a huge success. The next event...

The Flea Market was a success on Saturday; once again a lot of good treasures found new homes. This Friday night at the Multi-purpose Room at JA Wendt Elementary will be the the fair board’s annual Easter Bingo. Cards are 3 for $10.00 and plays a...

Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone is ready for April. This month there will be several things going on at the fairgrounds. April 8 is the monthly Flea Market. On April 14 the fair board will hold its Easter Bingo at the J.A. Wendt...

Hope everyone had a wonderful January. Wow! Time is flying; this Saturday, February 4 is the Valentine's Diamond Dinner. It will be held at the Skamokawa Grange from 6-8 p.m. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased from Fair Board Members, the...

Happy 2017 from the fair office. Hope everyone had a wonderful New Year. Mark your calendar for January 14 as the first Flea Market of 2017 will be happening at the fair grounds. Also the fair board will be having a huge sale that day. So don't miss...

Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. 2017 promises to be a big year at the fair grounds. As most of you know we will be holding the "CHALLENGE OF CHAMPIONS" on July 14 which is the Friday of Bald Eagle days weekend. Fo...

Thank you to all who attended the Fair Turkey Bingo; once again it was a huge success. Thank you to the Backmans for putting this fundraiser together. The fair would like to thank all the contributors who donated to this event. The school...

Hope everyone had a chance to visit the Halloween Carnival and Haunted House. November is a busy month; the Flea Market will take place this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lots of treasures are to be found there. The next big event the fair is...

Greetings from the office: Thank you to everyone who attended the Halloween Carnival! A great time was had by all. Thank you to all the people who donated their time and for baking cakes. The kids love the cakes. We had three age groups for the...

Here is What's Happening at the fair this week! The 3rd Annual Halloween Carnival will take place on Sunday October 30 from 4-7 p.m. There will be a Halloween Costume Contest with three age divisions and games for $1.00 to be played. While you’re t...

Wow Fair week is almost here. Saturday starts the fair week with part of the Horse Show. The Show starts at 8 a.m. Then on Monday we start taking entries. Crafts, Canning, Sewing, Needlework, Art Work, Photography, etc., come in Monday from 3 p.m....

Wow! August is here. The fairgrounds will be getting busy over the next three weeks. If you would like to volunteer at the fairgrounds after two is a good time to catch me there. First off this week I would like to congratulate the winners of the...

Greetings from the fair office. Wow, the fair is almost here! The Silver Buckle Series was a big hit again this past weekend. Thanks to Val and her crew for a job well done. The Fair Royalty will have a Car Wash at the Bank of Pacific on August 6....

Greetings from the fair office! This Saturday is the first leg of the Silver Buckle Series. The show starts at 9 a.m. sharp. If you need information please call the office (360) 795-3480. Also this weekend at the Puget Island Garage Sales Fair...

Wow! Fair is coming quick. Hope everyone is working on their entries for the fair. Fair books should be out soon. The County Fair Board and the Wahkiakum Fair Foundation will be holding two separate yard sales at the fair grounds on Friday June 17...

Wow! Fair is coming quick. Hope everyone got out to the car show, it was awesome. The entertainment schedule is set! Thursday's 7-9 show will feature "THE KING BROTHERS," Friday's 7-9 show will feature "SACRED ROAD" And Saturday's 7-9 show will...

Happy May to everyone. This month starts the busy season at the fair grounds. Several things will be going on at the fair grounds this summer. As you know we received a grant to upgrade the restrooms. As soon as Dollars for Scholars is over this...

Wow! April is over and May is beginning. That means we only have three months until fair. There is going to be a lot of construction going on at the fairgrounds this summer. We will be getting the new bathrooms thanks to a grant from WSDA. Also the...

Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone is having a wonderful April. The fair is coming fast, in the next couple weeks I will start looking for vendors for the fair and be in contact with last year’s vendors. If you are interested in being a v...

Wow! Another month is almost over, that means fair is getting closer. Your 2016 Fair theme is " 4-H- 4 EVER." Hope everyone had a great St Paddy's day and Easter. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped put on the St Paddy's day carnival and the...