Articles from the April 30, 2014 edition
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Youth baseball field to be dedicated on May 10
Wahkiakum Youth Baseball teams squeezed their first home games in before the rain on Saturday April 26. Majors Division team Moore Auto and Major/Minor Division team Luce Excavation both won their games against Longview teams. Rookie Division team...
Mule basketball alumni game raises $2955
Mule Alumni gathered on Saturday to put on a show for a crowd of supporters in an event organized by Wahkiakum High School student Maya Stanley to raise money for the Lady Mules Basketball team. The...
Mule athletes compete at Naselle, South Bend
The Wahkiakum Mule Track team traveled to Naselle on April 22 to compete in the Comet Invite. The boys scored seven points and came in 10th place out of 10 teams. The girls were able to place sixth out of 11 teams with 64 points. Grace Peacock took...
Mules lose one-run games to Napavine
The Mule Baseball team traveled to Napavine last Thursday and lost two in a double header, 2-3 and 1-2. Gunnar Blix pitched the first game. Mason Mackey and Travis Wegdahl both had an RBI. Zach Brown pitched the second game and Blix hit a single and...
Lady Mules lose two
The Wahkiakum Mules softball team traveled to Napavine last week for a doubleheader and lost 1-20 and 6-16. The first game got off to a good start when Sam Boyce hit the ball to the fence, and a single by Kennedi LaBerge brought Boyce home. Sydney...
High School Golf
The WahkiakumMule golf team avenged a recent loss to Willapa Valley with a 177 to 189 victory at home, Skyline Golf Course, last Thursday. The Mules also beat Adna 207, Raymond, who played incomplete, and South Bend, incomplete, moving their...
Last call to enter Grange contest
MIXED WEATHER--Folks went to bed last Wednesday night with a little standing water but by Thursday morning, it was overflowing everywhere with some driveways underwater and the high streams running a mucky brown color. Thankfully we had some sun...
Sheriff's Report, May 1, 2014
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 21 – 9:39 a.m. A resident of the Elochoman Valley reported the theft of gas. 1:34 p.m. Cathlamet...
Wayne E. Helms
Wayne Edward Helms, 65 of Skamokawa was killed in a traffic accident March 7, 2014, in Yuma, Ariz., after his motorcycle was rear-ended by a car. Wayne was born Nov. 20, 1948, in Vancouver, to Dock F. and Mary D. (Moore) Helms. He grew up in...
John R. Lindsey
John Richard Lindsey, 63, of Skamokawa died April 23, 2014. He moved to the area with his family in the sixties. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1970. He was a dairy farmer until 1998 when he retired. He married Elaine King in 1976. She...
Youth art exhibit and sale begins May 3
The Rock'n'Roll Congress Youth of Wahkiakum County Present "Art by the Ages," their second annual fund raising Art Exhibit and Sale. The event opens with an Open House Reception on Saturday, May 3, from 2-5 p.m. at the Hotel Cathlamet. The exhibit...
Visitors celebrate grand opening of County Line Park
On a rainy Saturday afternoon last weekend, Port 2 Manager Janet Bryan and Commissioners Kayrene Gilbertsen and Brian O’Conner gathered with friends and supporters at the newly remodeled County L...
Thai student brings sens of humor to WHS
Dew Noppawat , an exchange student at Wahkiakum High School, has performed in the Mr. Wahkiakum pageant, turned out for basketball and baseball, and made a lot of friends with his quick wit and easy s...
Tall tales contest set for May 28
The Lower Columbia College Forensics Team and Early Words Toastmasters Club #3657 are offering a purse over $1,000 for winners of a Tall Tales & Persuasive Speech Contest on May 28, with final rounds beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Room of...
Springer season closed for run update
With catch limits near, planned commercial fisheries targeting spring chinook salmon in so-called “select areas” in the lower Columbia River estuary were rescinded and/or trimmed back in decisions made this week by Oregon and Washington. That leaves...
Skamokawa creamery features goat cheese
Skamokawa resident Vicki Allenback really wanted a dairy. For a year and a half, she ruminated on this desire, asking friends to join her in the venture. No one was interested. Then one day, she ran...
Razor clam digs continue
Washington's remarkable razor clam season continues this weekend. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) extended digs in light of updated harvest estimates that show a sufficient number of clams to support the additional openings....
Preschool pre-registration starts next Monday
St. James Family Center will open pre-registration for its 2014-15 preschool program. Classes are offered for children who will be three or four years old by August 31. The program provides an opportunity for children to participate in group nad...
Oscar B. taking shape in Freeland yard
Wahkiakum County's new ferry, the Oscar B., is taking shape in the Freeland boat yard of Ice Floe/Nichols Brothers Boatbuilders. County Public Works Director Pete Ringen visited the yard last week and saw that the vessel's structure is starting to...
MRC offers input about marine issues
Representatives from the Nature Conservancy attended Monday night’s meeting of the Wahkiakum Marine Resource Committee in a continuing effort to gather input for Washington Marine Spatial Planning. Ka...
Kindergarten registration extended
Registration for kindergarten classes at Wahkiakum schools has been extended through May 9 for children entering kindergarten in September. Parents are urged to come in to register so plans for the upcoming school year can be set. If they only plan...
International Festival announces final registration deadline as May 12
Monday, May 12 is the final deadline for community organizations, vendors and food booths to register for the Ethnic Support Council’s 24th annual International Festival to be held Saturday, June 7 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cowlitz County Expo C...
FP board to discuss landslide protections
The Washington State Forest Practices Board, an independent state agency that makes rules regarding timber harvest, will hold a special board meeting on May 12, focused on landslide science and regulatory protections. This day-long meeting will...
Eighteen food bank volunteers earn presidential service award
On April 23, at the new community center, 18 people were recognized for their volunteer participation in the Presidential Service Award program. These individuals served a minimum of 100 hours last year at our three local food banks. Four of the...
Wahkiakum senior to host informational event
To The Eagle: Here are some facts about drinking and driving for teenagers and adults to think about before you make the choice to drink and drive. ·The average blood alcohol content or concentration (BAC) among fatally injured drinking...
