The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

The Wahkiakum Mule golf team had its best finish yet in the state Class 1/2B golf tournament last week with a fifth place finish. Here's a report from Assistant Coach Nick Vavoudis: Tuesday, day 1: After 18 holes at Oak Brook Country Club on May 21,...

Local athletes brought back medals from the state Class 2B Track and Field Meet last week at Eastern Washington University. Two Wahkiakum Mules finished in the top eight places to earn medals. Nathan Cothren placed seventh in the 100m, 11.6, and...

NOT SO GREAT-- As I sit here on this Memorial Day, the rain is coming down in buckets and the wind is blowing and well, it's just not nice. A good deal of this Memorial Day weekend wasn't so great. It certainly wasn't the sunny, warm days that I’d h...

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 26—6:12 a.m. A caller reported that vehicles on their way to the Puget Island boat launch had been...

Samuel L. Lundgren, 65, of Cathlamet passed away at his home on May 23, 2013. Sam was born on July 14, 1947 in Olympia to Samuel and Myrna (McKendry) Lundgren. He was in the US Army for three years prior to starting his career with the Washington...

Ernest Richard Wirkkala, 96, of Rosburg died May 21, 2013, at his home in Seal River. Born April 15, 1917, in Astoria, Oregon, Ernest grew up in the Pacific Northwest, settling in western Wahkiakum County just in time to graduate from Naselle-Grays...

Eric Orlando Sims, age 66, passed calmly away in his home in Skamokawa with his two sons on May 22 at 6:35 p.m. He was a man of great dignity and little pride. Always accommodating and supportive, he has been described as a valued community member...

Submitted by Linda Hartung, Prevention Specialist Five local high school students received scholarships to attend this year’s Youth Spring Prevention Summit held at Great Wolf Lodge (GWL) north of Centralia on May 15 and 16. Shanna Havens, E...

8th Annual Dollars for Scholars Rods & Reels Car Show This weekend marks the 8th year of the Rods & Reels Car show held at the fairgrounds in Skamokawa. Each year hundreds of unique vehicles attend to celebrate cars and enjoy some good old fashioned...

The Blanche Bradley Memorial Library Foundation will hold a sale of gently used books on Saturday, June 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the space downstairs from the Cathlamet Pharmacy, next to the Post Office. Most hardback books will sell for $1,...

Wahkiakum seniors will have the opportunity to receive Senior Farmer’s Market Vouchers this year at a distribution held at the Two Island Farmer’s Market, located at 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd, Cathlamet on June 21. Distribution will begin at 3 p.m. by...

Wahkiakum County Undersheriff Steve Marshall thought he had an understanding with commissioners of Port District No. 2 about the use of an old office building and equipment garage at Skamokawa Vista Park. Port officials had used the office building...

The effort to construct a building to house a proposed brewery at Cathlamet’s Elochoman Marina has stalled for a few weeks. Wahkiakum Port District No. 1 commissioners met May 24 to open bids for construction of the building. Three were submitted; a...

Wahkiakum County commissioners have outlined their next steps in development of a junk and nuisance ordinance. Coming off two public meetings in which audiences show overwhelming support for development of an ordinance to address collections of...

Wahkiakum County commissioners appointed Patty Dursteler as manager of the Wahkiakum County Fair. The Wahkiakum Fair Board recommended she be hired. The fair board held a special meeting Monday night to review applications for the position....

Wahkiakum County's Department of Health and Human Services continues to advance on two possible building projects. Department staff have been working on a housing project, and they have also been evaluating their facilities to see if they could be...

Appelo Archives Center has published a new book about the history of Frankfort, a lower Columbia ghost town. The new publication on Frankfort's history is a revised and edited edition of Carlton Appelo's previous work from 1976 issued in the...

To The Eagle: The 12th annual Puget Island Garage and Yard Sale (P.I.G.Y.S.) is approaching rapidly. It’s the last weekend in June, which this year falls on the the 28th and 29th with Sunday the 30th optional. It’s been a great run for the past dec...

To The Eagle: Audiences were delighted by a film festival chronicling the film work of young film maker Elia Hoover in the High School library last Friday. During the thirty minute showing, Elia's talents spanned battle field scenes, intergalactic...

To The Eagle: A couple of weeks ago there was a door-to-door collection of food for the food banks. I was told that the food would be distributed equally between the two food banks that operate in this county. As a user of these foods banks I am...

File No.: 7021.14854 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. Bank of America, N.A. Grantee: Robert P. Jackman and Sarah D. Jackman, husband and wife Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 2007209 Tax Parcel ID No.: 360906-420014, PID 6005 Abbreviated...

News from Naselle: The final few days of school are here for the Class of 2013 at Naselle-Grays River Valley High School, and a whole new chapter of life is about to open for each of them. By coming this far they should know that nothing can stop...

For her long-term commitment to her community, comprehensive understanding of medicine, and remarkable compassion for her patients, the Washington Academy of Family Physicians has honored Dr. Shawn Andrews as the 2013 Family Physician of the Year....

Two Islands Farm Market began its eighth season last Friday, May 24 at Stockhouse’s Farm, 59 W. Birnie Slough Road on Puget Island. Farmer’s Market hours are Fridays from 3-6 p.m. through October. Fresh grown vegetables, cut flowers, vegetable sta...