Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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News from Naselle: Classes for Naselle-Grays River Valley students will resume on Monday, January 6. Sports calendar for the Comet teams include: January 3- boys basketball with Neahkanie in Naselle at 5:45 p.m. and girls basketball with Neahkanie at 7 p.m.; January 4- girls basketball at Montesano at 5 p.m. and boys basketball with Wahkiakum in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; January 7- girls basketball at Raymond at 7 p.m. Go Comets! A meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 8, at 7 p.m. to discuss financial aid and scholarship information. Each...
Commissioners of Port District No. 2 will hold a special meeting today (Thursday) at 5 p.m. at the Skamokawa Vista Park office to discuss refurbishing restrooms at County Line Park. Port Attorney Tim Hanigan said bids came in over budget. Commissioners may decide to reject the bids and issue a new call; they may change the scope of the project, or they may seek further funding to pay for the work. A contractor has already done some road work, created space for three new tent sites and removed an old storage building, Vista Park Manager Janet...
Whew! Nearly done with the holidays for this year. Most of us have a lot to be thankful for, and for those less fortunate than us, I wish the best for the future year. News from Naselle: Even though school is out, there are still some sports being played. This week’s games include: Friday, the 27th-girl’s basketball with Three Rivers in Naselle at 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, the 28th-girl’s basketball at Quinault at 2 p.m. and boy’s basketball immediately following the girl’s game. Go Comets!! The graduation class of 2015 is in the process of raisin...
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 Wehrfritz, all of whom didn't seek re-election. Their successors, Mayor-elect Dale Jacobson and Council Members-elect Andy Lea and David Goodroe attended the meeting and participated in a closed door executive session about potential litigation. The council also put finishing touches on ordinances...
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 another 10-20 at the end of 2014 to, first, the Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge outside Cathlamet and, second, to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. The agency is trying to bolster low populations on the two refuges by taking deer from the Island herd, which, the agency says, is...
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 North Beach in Naselle at 4:45 p.m.; Saturday, JV boys basketball with Northwest Christian at 4 p.m., girls basketball with NW Christian at 6 p.m. and boys basketball with NW Christian at 7 p.m. in Naselle. Go Comets! Students will be out of school beginning on Monday and will return to classes on J...
Wahkiakum County commissioners formally passed their 2014 budgets on Tuesday after approving road construction plans, a 14-year plan for ferry service, and hearing a request from Assessor Bill Coons. Adopting the annual and six-year road construction programs is required before the board can adopt budgets, and the board delayed action from last week to hold public hearings on the programs. Public Works Director Pete Ringen said the annual program includes 12 projects with a total cost of $7 million. Most of that would be state and federal funds...
Yes, it was cold. Some of our pipes froze, but with a little patience and time, we eventually have water again. Just like camping for a day or two. We did make sure that the animals had fresh water and a warm place to stay, and added a feeder and a heat lamp to the inside of the chicken pen, though they even said “it’s too cold to lay you any eggs.” Now we are back to a little bit of normal behavior. Naselle news With the winter weather hitting us just a bit early, the Naselle-Grays River Valley students have already experienced some snow...
Central League football coaches have announced the results of their all-league voting, and several members of the Wahkiakum Mule team were honored. Named to the first team offense was senior lineman Dylan Hansen. Named to the second team offense were sophomore quarterback Gunnar Blix, junior wide receiver Brandon Budd and senior lineman Shane Souvenir. Named to the second team defense were defensive linemen Blix and Hansen, junior linebacker Trystan Mendez and senior defensive back Austin Good. Receiving honorable mention on offense were...
Despite the troubles that have plagued the federal online health insurance registry, Wahkiakum County is doing well, officials report. Wahkiakum has had the highest percentage in the state in reaching its enrollment goal, Health and Human Services Director Sue Cameron reported this week. Fifty-nine people from the county have enrolled in health care plans, the state Health Care Authority has reported. This is 11 percent over the county's goal for January 1. San Juan was the only other county to surpass its goal, at 108 percent. Overall, 56,862...
Wahkiakum County commissioners this week heard more comments on their proposed 2014 budgets and postponed action until Tuesday. Commissioners opened the budget adoption process with a Monday morning public hearing. They adjourned to Tuesday and planned to adopt the budgets during their regular meeting, but they realized they hadn't held public hearings on their annual and six-year road construction programs. Those hearings and action are on the commission's December 10 agenda. "These are supposed to be adopted before we complete the budget,"...
I hope everyone had a blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. Looks like cold, cold, cold in the forecast for the next few days. Bundle up; check your winterization of water pipes, animal water supplies and even your neighbors, to make sure all is well. News from Naselle: Naselle Comet team schedules for the coming week: Friday, the 6th-boys and girls basketball at Warrenton at 8 a.m.; Saturday, the 7th-boys and girls basketball at Warrenton at 8 a.m.; Monday, the 9th-middle school girls basketball at Valley at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, the...
Commissioners of Port District No. 2 discussed Grays River buoys and County Line Park and acted on budget and finances when they met November 19. Working with Westend citizens and Wahkiakum County, the port several years ago installed a series of buoys across Grays Bay for boaters coming out of Deep River. The port has found it difficult to maintain the buoys, however, and at least two have broken free of their mooring anchor and drifted away. None of the buoys were ever equipped with lights. Office Manager Janet Bryan told Commissioners...
News from Naselle: No classes for students at the Naselle-Grays River Valley Schools on Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. The sports calendar will continue for the Comet teams into the weekend with a couple of games as follows: Saturday the 30th –JV boy’s basketball with Ilwaco in Naselle at 2:30 p.m. and Varsity boy’s basketball with Lake Quinault at 5:45 p.m., also in Naselle; Tuesday, December 3rd-Varsity boy’s basketball at Ilwaco at 5:45 p.m.; Wednesday, the 4th-middle school girl’s basketball with North Beach a...
In a close football game, winning and losing can come down to a few big plays, and that was the case last Friday as the Raymond Seagulls defeated the Wahkiakum Mules 20-14 in the opening round of the state Class 2B playoffs. The Gulls scored on two of their first four plays in the game. From there, the game belonged to the Mules until the very end when another big play gave the Gulls the momentum they needed to score the winning touchdown with 11 seconds left on the clock. Raymond advances to...
Local officials are planning to bring in allies in an effort to expedite the location of chinook salmon rearing net pens off Cathlamet. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) had reached agreement with the town last fall to locate the pens off the city dock at the foot of Broadway Street and have them in place November into next May to rear chinook salmon. However, Mayor George Wehrfritz reported Monday, the project is hung up on permits. Wehrfritz said WDFW is waiting for the US Army Corps of Engineers and other federal...
The Cathlamet Town Council on Monday acted on a variety of ordinances, including finalizing one that says the town won't supply water to the Puget Island Water System after 2037. The council is required to hold three readings of ordinances before they are passed. Ordinances included: --Ordinance 570-13, which increases the rate for water consumed above the minimum provided in the ordinance; passed for first reading; --Ordinance 569-13, restoring water and sewer connection fees to previous levels, effective January 1, 2015. Two years ago, the...
The Cathlamet Town Council on Monday approved a request for an extra $66,634 payment to the engineering firm guiding the construction of the town's new wastewater treatement plant. Engineer Ken Alexander of Gray and Osborne Engineering made the request to the town council at their monthly meeting on Tuesday. Alexander explained that unavoidable delays had held up the contractor, Pacific Crest Construction, and so extra time will be needed for inspection and related services as the contractor wraps up the project. Also, the town had added a new...
Local governmental bodies and agencies plan to offer a multitude of services when the community center opens in the remodeled Cathlamet Town Hall building. The Town of Cathlamet has delegated operation of the center, which will be located in the former fire truck garage, to the Wahkiakum Community Network. The Network is working with WSU Cooperative Extension, Lower Columbia College, SW Washington Workforce Development Council and other groups to offer services ranging from education to employment assistance. The Network will also offer its...
Wintery temperatures are on the horizon and it looks like we need to make sure our vehicles are protected with antifreeze, our pet’s water bowls are in a place where they won’t freeze, and our hoses and water pipes are protected from the low freezing temperatures. It probably wouldn’t hurt to check on any of your neighbors who might need a hand with some of these tasks, before it’s too late. We all seem to have at least one neighbor/friend who could do with an extra hand but probably wouldn’t ask. Just sayin’ News from Naselle: The sports cale...
It didn't take long for the Wahkiakum Mules to take control of their first meeting with the Naselle Comets in several years. Two Comet fumbles, short fields for the Mules, and quick touchdowns and the Mules were on their way to a 60-14 win that gave them a post season playoff berth and possession of the KM Trophy, which since 1960, has gone to the winner of the football game between the neighboring teams. It may have been the last trophy game between the two teams, for the Comets are considering dropping to Class 1B because of declining enrollm...
Wahkiakum county residents and public officials expressed displeasure with the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) on Tuesday. WDFW Regional Director Guy Norman visited the county board of commissioners to discuss land acquisition and other issues and heard lots of input, with harshest criticism directed at the highest levels of the department. "Guy Norman is not the county's enemy," Commissioner Dan Cothren cautioned before Norman's arrival. "He does good work for us. I don't want him to be the post that gets beat on." The...
In a special meeting Tuesday morning, the Cathlamet Town Council authorized a request for qualifications for a consultant to aid in the updating of the town's six--year water plan. Council members hope to select the consultant at their December 16 meeting. The town's current plan expires at the end of 2014. Town officials feel the next plan will address projects such as major work on the intake to the town's Elochoman River water plant and whether or not the town needs to develop a second water source. Town officials have said they could avoid...
Fifty years ago, the 1963 Wahkiakum Mule football team earned a record of 8-0 and were voted second in the state in the football writers’ poll. The team edged the Knappa Loggers 12-7 in their first game and held opponents scoreless in their next seven games. They were Pacific League champions. There were no statewide football playoffs, so they didn’t have an opportunity to claim a legitimate state title. They were good athletes: There was (and is) a state basketball tournament, and the Mules, with that group of athletes, won the state cha...
Fifty years ago, the 1963 Wahkiakum Mule football team earned a record of 8-0 and were voted second in the state in the football writers’ poll. The team edged the Knappa Loggers 12-7 in their first game and held opponents scoreless in their next seven games. They were Pacific League champions. There were no statewide football playoffs, so they didn’t have an opportunity to claim a legitimate state title. They were good athletes: There was (and is) a state basketball tournament, and the Mules, with that group of athletes, won the state cha...
