Articles from the January 19, 2012 edition
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Toutle Lake stops Lady Mules 56-30
On January 14 the Wahkiakum Mule wrestlers traveled up to Hoquiam for their girls and boys team tournaments. "Hoquiam is a larger school, and the competition was fierce this year," said Mule Coach Matt Stacey. "Many wrestlers first had to win a pig...
By Mule boys slip by Pe Ell, fall to Toutle Lake
Last Wednesday night’s game against the Pe Ell Trojans was one that Coach Bill Olsen and his staff hope was just a fluke, a one-time occurrence resulting from the absence of senior and leading scorer Wyatt Parker (out - coach’s decision). Des...
Games rescheduled
The Wahkiakum Mule boys Tuesday night game at Winlock was postponed due to snow. The Mules will make up the game on Saturday, 3 p.m. The Wahkiakum Lady Mules were scheduled to play last night (Wednesday) at Winlock, but that game was cancelled....
Lots more about former gas stations
IT'S SNOW TIME!--The big news since Saturday night has been the snow! It began falling around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and as I begin writing this column, the snow is still coming down in West Valley. The white-out conditions on this Martin Luther King...
Sheriff's Report - January 19, 2012
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: January 9--12:43 p.m. Deputies and the Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid an East Valley Road resident who had...
Marvin J. Holland
Marvin John Holland, 89, lifelong resident of Cathlamet passed away January 17, 2012 at Community Home Health Hospice. He was born November 30, 1922 at the Holland family home on Puget Island to parents, John and Elise (Jensen) Holland. He attended...
PUD begins union negotiations, plans Feb. 21 meeting in Rosburg
(Editor's note: Our original headline had the incorrect date for a PUD meeting planned in Rosburg to consider a time for meetings in the Westend. The correct date is Feb. 21) The Wahkiakum County Public Utility District board met Tuesday to conduct...
Port 2 considers attorney contract
Commissioners of Port District No. 2 reviewed their contract for legal services and discussed other business when they met for their monthly meeting on Tuesday. Attorney Tim Hanigan requested the commission consider updating their contract for legal...
Officials debate interim leadership for Health & Human Services
Wahkiakum County officials are continuing to develop their process for filling the vacant position of director of the Department of Health and Human Services. Commissioners and other officials met last week with heads of health and human services of...
Detour sought for East Valley project
Wahkiakum County officials are looking for a way to get around a major road construction project at the end of East Valley Road this summer. Storms in early 2009 led to a significant settling of the road, and a long stretch has been limited to...
Commissioners OK bill for assessor 2-1
By a 2-1 vote, Wahkiakum County commissioners approved payment of a $7,720 bill for a contractor's assistance to the county assessor's office. The payment went to Hagen and Son, LLC, for services dating back to July, 2011. Assessor Bill Coons used...
Bill would allow PUDs, ports to provide retail Internet
Wahkiakum Public Utility District commissioners are keeping an eye on Washington House bill 1711, which authorizes PUDs and rural port districts to provide retail telecommunications services to customers within or adjacent to their district. The...
Adna basketball games rescheduled
The Wahkiakum High and Middle School Boys Basketball games tonight (Thursday) versus Adna have been canceled, district Athletic Director Marc Niemeyer announced Thursday morning. The HS Boys Basketball game has been rescheduled for Friday, January...
Resourceful Finns much admired
To The Eagle: Spanning several years of reading The Eagle, I have been introduced to and have come to admire the Finns of Wahkiakum from afar. I do have one Finnish friend, a retired medical assistant from Astoria, living near her family in Blaine....
P.I.C.K.Y member clarifies
To The Eagle: Ah, the crosses we of the Conservative Branch must bear! Daring to mount a defense from criticisms by our Eagle editorial board, I am then skewered by one of my heroes Poul Toftemark, a leading member of the merry band who have worked...
No. 12-14
NOTICE OF ELECTION Announcement of Vacancy: The Wahkiakum Conservation District is pleased to announce an opportunity to contribute to conservation and your community by serving on the Board of Supervisors. Supervisors are public officials who...
No. 12-13
COUNTY OF WAHKIAKUM NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON FRANCHISE APPLICATION FILED BY WAHKIAKUM COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT NO. 3 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Wahkiakum County Fire District No. 3 has filed with the Board of County Commissioners for Wahkiakum...
No. 12-12
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED SALE OF COUNTY PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to provisions of Section 2.45.070 of the Wahkiakum County Code, the Board of County Commissioners of Wahkiakum County, Washington, will conduct...
What's happening at the Fair?
It’s cold and snowing, yet wintertime projects at the fairgrounds continue to be planned and completed. One of our continuing projects has been to try to make all of our buildings wheelchair accessible. Last summer we built a goat, sheep and pig b...
Community News - January 19, 2012
Canceled concert to go ahead Jan 28 The Pioneer Community Association's recently canceled Encore Concert is now set to take place at the Pioneer Church in Cathlamet on January 28 at 7:30 p.m. It will feature Andrew Emlen on cello, Jeffrey Reynolds...
Center acquires mini computer
What a gorgeous winter wonderland to wake up to this past weekend. I’m sure not everyone thought of it that way, especially if they had to drive to work. Walking in the snow always brings back childhood memories of growing up in Maine. The dogs a...
