Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Randolph Lawson Chapter, National Society of Children of the American Revolution (NSCAR), is being organized under the sponsorship of the Mary Richardson Walker Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). The new chapter is designated for the Kelso/Longview area but will serve all of Southwest Washington, with prospective members from Lewis, Cowlitz and Clark counties. Eager to get her children involved, Connie Anderson of Onalaska, a newly admitted member of DAR and the Mary Richardson Walker...
This summer the Wahkiakum Community Foundation is again sponsoring habitat restoration jobs with high school students. Two grants have come for two different projects. One from the Community Salmon Fund will support 7 high school students and their teacher, Jeff Rooklidge, for 5 weeks while they work to remove Japanese Knotweed along Birnie Creek from the headwaters to the fish ladder at Strong Park. Rob Stockhouse, Environmental Education Director at WCF, and Jeff Rooklidge, Wahkiakum High School science teacher, will oversee use of...
The Wahkiakum Mules track team is sending 15 student athletes to the District finals at Naselle on May 18. Field events start at 5 p.m. and running events start at 6 p.m. The top five from each event will qualify for State. The qualifying students are: Tyson Bain: Shot Put; Toby David: 100m, 200m, relays; Walker Riley: 1600m, 800m, relay; Jon Murphy: relays; Alec Sealund: relay, Jake Goldsmith: relay; Shay Bingham: pole vault; Riley Prestegard: relay; Brandon Ferguson: relays, (if eligible); Abby Burns: relays; Sarah Doumit: relay, high jump;...
Wahkiakum County's Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5297 will be distributing Buddy Poppies on Main Street on May 25 and 26. On Memorial Day, the Veterans will honor the memory of local veterans at 10 a.m. at Greenwood Cemetary. The monies collected from local poppy sales stay in the county to benefit local veterans and families. "Obtaining this little flower of remembrance is a great way to help them and to honor the memory of those who have and are still making the ultimate sacrifice," said Danny Eaton, who was recently elected to the Post...
The public is invited to Lower Columbia College on May 18, for the Salal Spring Arts Festival. No admission is charged to any of these events. • 10 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. --SLIP Club raku pottery demonstration and “Empty Bowls” sale on the Main Building walkway. • 10 a.m.-2:00 p.m. -- Phi Theta Kappa Annual Book Giveaway & Karen Turner Memorial Bake Sale in the Student Center. The Bake sale benefits the American Cancer Society.) • 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. -- Workshop: Watercolor artist Carol Boudreau in Student Center Conference Room A....
The Division II Washington State Court of Appeals on May 10 overturned the exceptional sentence of Andrue V. Riley and has remanded the case for new disposition before a different judge. Riley had pled guilty to vehicular homicide and related charges stemming from a 2006 traffic accident in which he was driving while intoxicated. A companion died, and another suffered severe injuries. Judge Michael Sullivan had ruled a manifest injustice had occurred and sentenced Riley to 2.5 years incarceration, longer than the standard range. The appeals...
Valerie Elliott Antijunti from Selah has made and donated a quilt to be raffled off to help raise funds for the fairgrounds. She is a native of Pillar Rock and her family comes to the Wahkiakum County Fair every year to exhibit. Antijunti said she was very concerned when she heard about the flood damage at the county fairgrounds in Skamokawa and volunteered to make a quilt to raise funds to help repair and replace the goat and sheep pens, horse stalls and fixtures for the 4-H youth building. The quilt is made in the mountain trail design. It...
Wahkiakum PUD is taking steps to increase its system protections, Manager Dave Tramblie reported Tuesday at the PUD board of directors meeting. Tramblie said he has asked consultants Brown and Kaiser to start a long-range plan for improved system protection. “At the Cathlamet end, we’re in pretty good shape,” he said. However, if that substation goes down, it would take one or two days to bring in an alternate energy source, he said. The PUD has substations at Cathlamet and Grays River. The capacity of the Grays River facility and the trans...
The Julia Butler Hansen Heritage Center is proud to have Rob Stockhouse and Joyce Ower, Master Gardeners, at a Tea in the Garden on Saturday from 1-3 p.m. for $5. Ower and Stockhouse will be available to answer questions on soil, spring planting, individual questions and offer a tour of Julia's garden. Tea and refreshments will be offered for visitors as well. This spring the garden is exploding with color and the rhododendrons are especially wonderful this season. The garden is open to visitors during all daylight hours so everyone is...
A variety of local election will be on the ballots this year, and with the advance of the primary election date to August, filing is much sooner. Candidates will file June 4-8 at the Wahkiakum County Auditor's office 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Positions on the ballot include: --County commissioner, District 3, 3-year unexpired term; incumbent Independent Tom Doumit is seeking election. Filing fee is $359.80. --Fire District 1, 6-year term, Wayne Holloway, incumbent. All fire district positions are Non-Partisan. --Fire District 2, 6-year term, NP, Kent...
The good news is that the project to construct a new, expanded ramp for the Puget Island ferry landing is on track for this winter, Wahkiakum County Public Works Director Pete Ringen reported Tuesday. The bad news is that the cost of a temporary ramp to keep the ferry running during construction is going to be much higher than anticipated, close to $400,000 or more, Ringen said. Ringen said he originally planned to have the ferry shut down about two weeks of the anticipated two-month construction project. During that time, the ferry would go...
The Lower Columbia Economic Development Council received a grant in the amount of $12,500 from The Wahkiakum Community Foundation that will help the Council with staffing and administration needs. The Community Foundation’s grant, which was donated by the Bradwood Landing Fund, will help the Economic Development Council (EDC) bring new economic development to Wahkiakum County, in particular new employment opportunities for the region’s workers. “We need to expand economic opportunities in Wahkiakum County for all of our residents,” noted R...
Wahkiakum County commissioners voted last Thursday to cut some county services and hold an advisory election on future operation of the Wahkiakum Family Practice Clinic. The county-owned clinic is expected to have a $250,000 shortfall this year. Months ago, commissioners and clinic managers agreed to split the difference in making up the deficit. On Thursday, the board and county department heads agreed to make their savings by: —Eliminating the Noxious Weed Control Program, an estimated $38,000 savings; —Reducing the appropriation...
