Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Meeting ahead on vegetation management policy May 24, 2007 Wahkiakum County commissioners are ready to adopt a revised policy for managing roadside vegetation, and they’ve scheduled a meeting in June to present it to the public. The policy outlines steps the county will take to manage roadside vegetation. The use of herbicides has drawn opposition over the years, and Public Works Director Pete Ringen said there have been some changes in response to comments from the public. These include: —New language outlining how the county will try t...
May 24, 2007 On May 18, the Wahkiakum Community Foundation received a Community Leadership Award from the Washington Association of School Administrators. Alan Bennett, Superintendent at the Naselle-Grays River School District, presented the plaque for the award to Karen Bertroch, Foundation Director, at a ceremony in Vancouver. The award letter stated, "This award recognizes the Foundation's extraordinary contributions to education and the dedicated service you provide to the Naselle-Grays River School District. It also acknowledges the...
May 24, 2007 Straw Hat, the children’s opera from Finland, is in production, leading up to a single public performance which will be held Friday night at Naselle School Commons at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Cast members include Haleigh See and Katie Nelson as the narrators, Cassie Van Deusen as mother, Amanda Wirkkala as father, Keenan Keeley as the baby and a chorus of 10 children from the 5th through 8th grades. The Finnish/ Norwegian band “Frigg” are fiddling their way around the country on a six week tour. Their performances at the Nasel...
May 24, 2007 Wahkiakum Mule track and field athletes set new records at the district meet last Friday at Naselle. Overall, 12 athletes qualified to compete at the state Class 2B meet this Friday and Saturday at Eastern Washington in Cheney. Jasmine Bingham and Walker Riley each won two events and set records in their events; Toby David won the 200m and set a new school record, the girls 800m relay team of Abby Burns, Valle Ledtke, Whitley Wirkkala and Bingham set a new stadium record in that event, and the boys 1600m relay team set a new...
May 24, 2007 The Columbia River Maritime Museum will present Mapping the Pacific Coast: Coronado to Lewis and Clark, the Quivira Collection, from June 30 through September 30. The exhibit will run daily 9:30 a.m. til 5:00 p.m. Members are admitted free, adults $8, seniors (65+) $7 and children ages 6-17 $4 with under six year olds free. A family rate for parents plus all the children in the family is $24. Mapping the Pacific Coast documents the mapping of the West Coast of North America as illustrated by a selection of maps, books and...
May 24, 2007 Residents of the Columbia River Estuary "evicted" NorthernStar Natural Gas from its downtown Astoria office Sunday afternoon during the Mothers' March Against LNG (liquefied natural gas). A large crowd cheered the symbolic eviction proclamation and ignored the heavy rain as they marched peacefully through town, passing out No LNG brochures to passersby. Vonda Brock was one of five area women who spoke at the end of the march at the AVA Gallery. Brock described NorthernStar's plan to use eminent domain to take land that's been in he...
May 24, 2007 Wahkiakum County commissioners are ready to adopt a revised policy for managing roadside vegetation, and they’ve scheduled a meeting in June to present it to the public. The policy outlines steps the county will take to manage roadside vegetation. The use of herbicides has drawn opposition over the years, and Public Works Director Pete Ringen said there have been some changes in response to comments from the public. These include: —New language outlining how the county will try to reseed bare ground as soon as possible; &...
May 24, 2007 The 23rd Annual Great White Tail Run this past Saturday was a great success, despite the cloudy weather. Sixty-two registered participants ranging in age from 6 to 75 and four young riders in strollers, lots of dogs and young runners tackled the course. "The Wahkiakum County 4-H Council would like to thank everyone who supported the county 4-H program by participating," said spokesperson, Lore Twiet. "We would also like to thank the following for their donations to the after-run door prize drawing -- Skamokawa Nursery, Skamokawa...
May 24, 2007 Wahkiakum County residents will be able to dispose of household hazardous wastes June 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wahkiakum PUD’s parking lot. The hazardous waste collection is an annual event conducted by Cowlitz County Public Works in conjunction with Wahkiakum County. It is limited to products from the home. People may dispose of pesticides, paint, thinners, solvents, motor oil, antifreeze, pool chemicals, hobby chemicals, cleaning products, and toxic, corrosive or flammable materials. Each participant is limited to 25 gallons or 2...
May 24, 2007 Elder Options is now the official distributor of the File of Life emergency information packets for Cowlitz, Wahkiakum, and Columbia counties. The File of Life is a free service available for all seniors, and is endorsed by hospitals, EMTs, police, sheriffs and fire departments. Members of the public who are younger than 65 years old can acquire the files for a $5 donation. All donations will be utilized to assist in the purchase of additional Files of Life. The File of Life is a medical file that is placed on a home refrigerator...
May 24, 2007 When the Ferry Wahkiakum next goes to refuel, it will do so in Oregon, Wahkiakum County commissioners decided this week. The change is a result of new Washington state regulations designed to reduce the amount of fuel spilled into waters of the state during refueling of vessels. The regulations require, among other things, that a floating boom be deployed around the vessel being refueled. Fuel supplier Wilcox and Flegel brought the matter to the attention of county officials, Public Works Director Pete Ringen said Tuesday. The firm...
May 24, 2007 The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has awarded a contract to a team of companies to clean up tire piles in Thurston, Lewis, Cowlitz and Jefferson counties. Tire Disposal and Recycling, a Portland-based business, and L&S Tire from Lakewood and Spokane will remove approximately 381,700 tires from 16 sites under the $631,916 contract. Ecology worked closely with county health districts to identify unauthorized tire piles in the region. Storage of 800 or more scrap tires requires a state license as well as a solid waste...
May 24, 2007 The Cathlamet Town Council revised swimming pool admission fees, approved a variety of requests and denied a couple of others at the council’s monthly meeting May 21. At the request of pool manager Lynette Ledgerwood, the council amended its resolution to set swimming pool fees, which had been passed earlier this year. Ledgerwood said the changes were minor and would have been included in the earlier revision if she had seen the resolution before it had been passed. Changes include addition of a $4 adult fee for two afternoon s...
May 24, 2007 Several Naselle Comet athletes were named to the Pacific League all-league fastpitch and baseball teams. Kellyn Pakenen was named to the all-league fastpitch team as a fielder; Brandi Keightley received honorable mention. Matt Chavez was named to the all-league baseball team as a fielder; Logan Scrabeck received honorable mention....
