Articles from the June 11, 2015 edition
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Naselle seniors are on their way
With the toss of a tassel, the Naselle Grays River Valley High School Class of 2015 put a cap on 13 years of education last Saturday. The ceremony began the usual way, with Pomp and Circumstance and...
Commissioners okay transfer of parcel to diking district
It's a small piece of property outside the dike on North Welcome Slough Road and dotted with gaps where the river has eroded the bank. It went through foreclosure, and when Wahkiakum County Treasurer Tammy Peterson tried to auction it last winter,...
Citizens critique proposed solid waste ordinance
Citizens attended a second town hall meeting to discuss the draft of the Solid Waste Nuisance Ordinance on Tuesday night in the Wahkiakum County Courthouse in Cathlamet. “We had two meetings from l...
Jessica Thomas, WHS valedictorian
Jessica Thomas, Wahkiakum High School's Valedictorian for the Class of 2015 is a quiet and determined young woman with a lot on her mind the week before graduation. Thomas is in charge of decorations...
Megan Thompson, WSH salutatorian
Megan Thompson is the Salutatorian for Wahkiakum High School's Class of 2015. She is the daughter of Hope and Shane Skinner. Narwhals are her thing. "I love them," Thompson said. "They have an interes...
Commissioners act on plan, other issues
Wahkiakum County commissioners handled a variety of business items Tuesday, ranging from a regional transportation plan to dealing with federal agencies. Planning consultants Judith Donovan and Matt Buchanan from the Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Council of...
Who benefits from a new property tax?
To The Eagle: A new tax on home and property owners has been proposed by an individual who has no property or home in his name in Wahkiakum County and agreed to by an individual with little tax liability in the county. Could there possibly be a...
School board okays Chromebooks, hiring
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors were called for a special meeting on Monday to address the purchase of 165 Chromebooks and to approve the hiring of new teachers. Superintendent Bob...
Sheriff's Report, June 11, 2015
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 1 — 9:44 a.m. A caller reported that a driver took off after hitting a car that had been parked at a R...
Concert to be held at Redmen Hall June 14
TOASTY--We were back to sunny weather last weekend and several days before and after that, so I hope you had plenty of sunscreen handy! If you happened to stay at Skamokawa Vista Park this weekend, the windy conditions made for perfect kite flying...
The Eagle Calendar
THURSDAY Lecture Series, Cathlamet Community Center, 101 Main St., 10 a.m. - Noon. Preschool Story & Craft Time, Cathlamet Library, 4 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen...
School year ending; blood drive Wednesday
News from Naselle: Tomorrow (Friday) will be the last day of school and students will be released at 10:30 a.m. to begin their summer vacation. Have a wonderful and safe summer everyone. The Naselle-Grays River Valley School Board will hold its...
Baby's arrival catches parents on the go
Last Tuesday, June 2, Puget Island resident Hollie McKay-Beach woke up to what she thought were gas pains at 5:50 a.m. It didn’t take her too long to realize she was having contractions and that t...
Music students perform concert
The gym lights stayed up and the bleachers were pulled out for Wahkiakum School District's 2015 Spring Concert, giving the event a different feel this year. Classes waited on each side of the gym...
Karen Costa
Karen E. Costa, 71, passed away June 2, 2015 after a brief hospitalization at OHSU in Portland. She was born in Denver, Colo., on January 13, 1944. Being raised in Austin, Minn., she graduated from...
Death Notice for Raymond Mogush
Raymond Mogush, of Cathlamet, died June 9 at the hospice in Longview. Services will be held Saturday, June 13, at 1 p.m., at the United Church of Christ church in Cathlamet. A full obituary will appear in next week’s edition. Dowling Funeral Home i...
Skyline Men's Club Golf
The Skyline Men's Golf Club played a Shamble Event on Wednesday June 3. A Shamble means each man plays his own ball from the group's best tee shot. This particular event counted the two best scores per hole. First place at 64 and eight under par was...
Naselle students of the month
Naselle students of the month for May displaying the character trait of dependability are Vince Fauver, Jacob Eaton, Jimmy Strange, Hannah Wirkkala, Emma Colombo and Ethan Lindstrom....
New parishioner
On June 6 after Sunday services at Skamokawa Methodist Church they discovered an additional parishioner up in the steeple. It seems that this racoon likes the honey from the bees that have made their...
Vacation Bible School starts June 22
Wahkiakum Interfaith Network's Vacation Bible School will be held this year at River of Life Assembly of God, 45 Main St., Cathlamet, June 22-26, 9 a.m. – 12-noon, with check-in at 8:45 a.m. It is for children entering Kindergarten through 5th g...
Concert set for June 14
Redmen Hall will present their next Second Sunday Benefit Series on June 14 from 2-4 p.m., with PureFusion, comprised of a four piece local and Portland Christian Rock Band. Donna Lewis, of On the Rock Music Studio in Cathlamet describes their music...
Entertainment News
The Puget Island Farmers Market will showcase Lulu LaFever on Friday, June 12, from 3-6 p.m. on the Up-Beet Stage, 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd., Puget Island. For more information call 360-849-4145. On Saturday, June 13, at River Mile 38 Brewing...
Astoria Music Festival's second week runs June 19-24
Astoria Music Festival’s second week runs June 19-24 On Friday, June 19, the Hermitage Piano Trio join Festival Chamber Music Director and pianist Cary Lewis in a stirring concert ranging from Beethoven to Sibelius, as the festival continues its c...
Blood drawing set for June 17 at Valley Bible Church in Rosburg
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drawing June 17, 1-6 p.m., at the Valley Bible Church, Rosburg. Donors of all blood types – especially those with types O negative, A negative and B negative – are needed. To make an appointment to give blo...
