Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team lost the opening game of the district tournament on Monday. The White Pass Panthers topped the Mules 58-55 in the first round of district. The Mules started fast with a 13-7 first quarter advantage; they held a 28-23 lead at halftime. The third quarter belonged to White Pass. The Mules made only six points and the Panthers bombed the basket for 17 points and a 40-34 lead going into the fourth quarter. The Mules rallied in the final period, closing the gap to one point on baskets by John Chambers, Wyatt Pa...
The Wahkiakum Mule boys junior varsity basketball team closed its season last week with two wins to post an 18-1 record. On February 3, the Mules beat Mossyrock 77-47. Brett Chaput scored 19 points and had 10 rebounds. Lars Blix scored 14, Peter Weiler 11, and Steven Doumit had 10. Weiler also had seven rebounds. On February 6, the Mules lost 55-50 at Adna. Weiler had 10 points and eight rebounds; Cole Claussen scored nine points; Chaput had eight points and 13 rebounds, and Blix had eight points. At Napvine on February 10, the Mules won...
The Wahkiakum Lady Mules opened district basketball tournament play with a 51-42 win over the White Pass Panthers on Monday. The game was tied 25-25 at halftime, and the Mules led 37-36 at the end of the third quarter. They outscored the Panthers 14-6 in the fourth quarter to pull out the win. Halie Boyce led the Mule scoring with 14 points. Jordyn Wirkkala had 12, Evelyn Clark eight, Brianne Helms five, Brieanna Olsen three, Shelby Felton and Rebecka Patching two each, and Blaine Land one. Clark had 12 rebounds, Wirkkala and Ashley Helms 11...
Wahkiakum High School senior Tyson Bain has announced that he intends to attend Eastern Oregon University next fall and play football for the EOU Mounties. The school has scheduled a ceremony for his signing of the national letter of intent to play for EOU on February 22, 7 p.m. in the high school gym. Three former Mules, Terrance Pharr, Jeff McNally, and Nathan Cress, played for the Mounties last year, and Marc Niemeyer, Mule assistant football coach, is a former EOU player....
The Mule wrestling team competed last weekend in the Western 2B/1B Regional tournament at Tacoma Baptist high school. The Mules finished sixth overall out of 14 teams, and and five wrestlers qualified for the state meet next Friday and Saturday in the Tacoma Dome. Kyle Bergquist who won the regional championship for his weight class. Blayne Edwards and Jeff Vik placed second in their weight classes, and Ben Miles and Mitchell Vik each placed third. "We started off with a rough first round,"...
NOT TOO BAD--We began this week with mostly sunshine and just a couple sprinkles on Valentine's Day and then on Monday, we had a mostly sunny day after some morning fog, before the clouds came in and got us pretty wet, but all in all, it wasn't too bad. I would say the Valentine/Presidents' weekend was pretty mild compared to other areas. I heard from my brother, Marshall Pedersen, in New Jersey and they have been doing a lot of that "shoveling routine." We better consider ourselves lucky as the East Coast is still getting battered by those...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past two weeks, including: February 1--9:52 a.m. A caller reported illegal dumping at the county's KM Transfer Station. 5:02 p.m. A caller reported a non-injury traffic accident on Main Street; a deputy investigated. 5:21 p.m. A Rosedale resident reported someone was going through mailboxes along Jacobson Road. February 2--2:59 p.m. Maple Lane correctional facility staff reported information about three possible sexual assaults...
Last week-end was the Fair Board's third annual Valentine Dinner. We would like to say “Thank-You” to the many people that attended, and to the volunteers of our community that helped put this fund raiser together. To Commissioner Blair Brady a special thank you for all the hours that you volunteered! The site of our dinner was the Skamokawa Grange and it was decorated top to bottom and front to back with Valentine’s day décor. Kathleen Peterson charmed everyone with her piano playing during the dinner. Then Rick Nelson stepped on stage and pr...
Eight architects from a variety of firms in Oregon descended on Cathlamet Monday to gather input on possible development of Cathlamet's Town Hall and nearby facilities. The architects spent the morning taking measurements and touring the buildings to see their uses and structure. In the afternoon, they met with town council members and around 80 members of the public to discuss ideas and suggestions for use of the town hall, Pioneer Church and adjacent empty lots. "It's exciting to me that we're...
Owners of property in Wahkiakum County didn't receive their "Valentine's Day" mailing from the county treasurer this year. Those mailings, the annual property tax statements, have been delayed as county offices install a new computer program. "Normally, tax statements are in the mail February 15th," Treasurer Paula Holloway said this week. "We are looking to mail statements the week of March 8th. First half taxes are still due April 30th. "If a taxpayer needs to know their taxes due, they can call our office at 795-8005, and we can tell them...
Wahkiakum Port District #1 commissioners listened to a proposal about installing security cameras and discussed the Cathlamet Yacht Club’s (CYC) reciprocal moorage agreement with the port at a meeting on February 11. Port Manager Jackie Lea invited Bayfront Wireless to submit a proposal on installing security cameras around the marina property, and John Price, a representative from Bayfront Wireless, attended the meeting. Their company sells cameras with the ability to rotate, pan, and zoom. Ports in Garibaldi, Oregon and Ilwaco received g...
*Partial ferry closure Friday* Service of the ferry "Wahkiakum" will be suspended several hours this Friday for paving of the new ferry ramp. Bergerson Construction and the Wahkiakum County Public Works Department said Wednesday afternoon that a partial closure of the ferry will run from 9:15 a.m. until 2:45 p.m. February 19 in order to complete all of the remaining asphalt work, including the patch for the temporary terminal, and complete this work as specified in the contract documents....
In only his second month on the job, Cathlamet Mayor George Wehrfritz found himself at the center of a storm Tuesday at the monthly meeting of the town council. Citizens and councilors reacted to a letter to the editor of The Eagle published February 4. In it, Wehrfritz responded to a previous letter by Richard Erickson, former executive director of the Lower Columbia Economic Development Council, who in turn had criticized a previous letter writer's opposition to the proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas terminal. Wehrfritz...
Next Tuesday will mark the official opening of the newly established Game Land Toy Bank in Wahkiakum County. Funded by local residents Marty and Sue Kuller, this new non-profit organization was set up to allow children from low-income families access to a wide range of games and toys. Operating as a game and toy library, the Kullers have teamed up with the Helping Hand Food Bank and the Wahkiakum Community Foundation, opening the Game & Toy Bank every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wahkiakum fairgrounds. The Kullers are currently the...
Wahkiakum County officials plan to seek a waiver to enforcement of federal laws that could take away federal funding for the new landing and ramp on Puget Island. The federal Buy America Act (BAA) requires use of American made steel for all steel fabrication in projects funded by federal grants. The contractor, Bergerson Construction of Astoria, discovered that a subcontractor in Indiana used 45 percent Mexican steel in the pontoon, which was built in Mexico. Bergerson notified the county of the...
The Cathlamet Town Council worked on salmon fishing season parking problems and other issues when it held its February meeting on Tuesday. The council, after considerable discussion about parking problems and enforcement, approved a request from Port District 1 to allow it to use two town lots near the Elochoman Slough Marina for parking during the approaching spring chinook fishing season. Port Manager Jackie Lea said she and marina staff are planning ways to help the influx of anglers find parking that doesn't interfere with town residents....
To The Eagle: On behalf of the student body, staff and board of directors of the Wahkiakum School District, I would like to extend our gratitude to our voters for passing our 4-year replacement maintenance and operations levy. Your vote of confidence and the investment of your hard earned dollars are not taken lightly. We at your schools will remain committed to providing the highest quality of education possible, where kids have a safe and caring environment in which to learn. Special gratitude goes to the JA Wendt Elementary PTO, the...
To The Eagle: On behalf of all the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District students and staff, I express our appreciation for your support in the Maintenance & Operation Levy. These are challenging times we live in. It is refreshing to see a community support the education of the young people with an excellent voter turnout and an overwhelming “yes” vote. Daily I witness parent and community volunteers come into our schools to work with students one-on-one and in small groups. With this kind of support, it is easy to see why Naselle Sch...
To The Eagle: Last week's Eagle brought to mind an old favorite T-shirt epigram, "I am their leader. Which way did they go?" A front page article has Congressman Baird indicating that federal economic stimulus money helped with jobs when in fact the hemorrhaging never slowed and the fed lied outrageously about it. This is the congressman who voiced some reasonable views on both the Iraq war and health care that were contrary to the party line extant in the Kingdom of Obama, so he has chosen to quit and put in a year of lame duck...
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the regular school board meeting of the Board of Directors of Wahkiakum School District No. 200, for the month of February, 2010, will be held on Monday, February 22, 2010. The meeting will be held in the Wahkiakum High School library beginning at 7:00 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend. _______________ Bob Garrett Secretary of the Board of Directors Publish February 18, 2010...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TOWN OF CATHLAMET WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT RELOCATION PROJECT Wahkiakum County, Washington As a recipient of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Special Appropriation Act grant funds, the Town of Cathlamet's Wastewater Treatment Plant Relocation Project is subject to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review as required under 40 CFR Part 6. The following activities will be undertaken in the project: The Town of Cathlamet is proposing to construct a new wastewater treatment...
Notice of Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) and Application for Coverage under the Statewide General Permit for Biosolids Management Notice is hereby given that Evergreen Septic is applying to the Washington State Department of Ecology for coverage under the Statewide General Permit for Biosolids Management. Evergreen Septic currently accepts septage biosolids at its receiving facility located at 5305 40th St. in Seaview (Pacific County). Evergreen proposes to treat biosolids by lime stabilization at the Seaview location and transport...
Wahkiakum County Elections Filing Dates: February 22nd thru February 26th Mon.-Fri 10:00 am to 1:00 pm & 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Wahkiakum County Auditor's Office 64 Main Street - 2nd Floor Cathlamet, WA 98612 Filing Opening for the following positions only: No Filing Fees Diking District #1 - Commissioner #3 6 year term Diking District #4 - Commissioner #3 6 year term Diking District #5 - Commissioner #3 6 year term Grays River Habitat Enhancement District Commissioner #1 6 year term Grays River Habitat Enhancement District Commissioner #2 2 year...
I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s Day weekend, as did my husband and I. We enjoyed a couple of days with our kids, grandkids and little Ezekiel, our great grandson. He has really grown into quite the little personality in his eight months. Wow, time sure goes fast when you don’t see the little ones very often. News from Naselle: Our thoughts and prayers are with State Trooper Scott Johnson of Naselle after being shot this past weekend. I hear he will make a full recovery and the aut...
The Honor Roll as announced by Wahkiakum High School this week includes full time students grades 9-12 with GPA (3.25) or above for the second quarter ending January 26. The following students earned 4.00: Erin Turner, Haylee Budd, Eli McElroy and Eva-Mari Vik. 9th grade: Bonnie Beck, Lars Blix, Brysen Coleman, Mitchel Dault, Steven Doumit, Cody Hauff, Shanna Havens, Elia Hoover, Bradley Peek, David Tsybikov, Marissa Washington and Peter Weiler. 10th grade: Kyle Bergquist, Abby Buennagel, Ellee Crouse, Blaine Land, Brieanna Olsen, Ashley Silva...
