Articles from the October 9, 2014 edition
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Warrior football game rescheduled for Monday
The Thomas Middle School Warrior football game with Rochester has been rescheduled. "We had to cancel last night's game and have rescheduled it for this coming Monday, Oct. 13th," Rob Garrett, Athletic Director, announced Thursday. The game will be...
By Events planned for disaster preparedness month
The Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office Department of Emergency Management (DEM) is happy to announce that October is Washington State Disaster Preparedness Month and NOAA Weather Radio Awareness Month. Each of the remaining weeks in October, I plan o...
Update: Dike breached along refuge
The US Army Corps of Engineers is nearing the end of their project on Steamboat Slough after breaching the dike in two places less than a month ago. A contractor has been bringing in topsoil to cover...
Phone scammers claim to be PUD
A recent phone scam frightened a few local businesses and residents when the caller threatened to turn off power if their electric bill was not paid within a very short period of time. The Wahkiakum...
Elk hoof disease is topic of meeting
Local elk hunting activists are hosting a meeting next Wednesday to present information on elk hoof rot disease. Dan Cothren, a Wahkiakum County commissioner, has been lobbying the state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to act on the issue for...
Grange will host candidate forum
The Grays River Grange will host a candidate forum at 7 p.m. on October 14. Grange spokesperson Krist Novoselic said candidates for US House of Representatives and state House of Representatives will attend, and local candidates are invited....
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
To The Eagle: October is here and once again The Charlotte House, a program of St. James Family Center, is raising awareness around the issues of domestic violence. We have placed purple ribbons up and down Main Street Cathlamet. Several individuals...
Fall chinook run expectation lowered
Tribal and non-tribal commercial fishers, as well as lower Columbia River anglers, are sweeping in tens of thousands of salmon this year even while fishery managers keep a close watch on impacts to protected stocks such as so-called “B” ste...
4-H Program holds open house
It was a somewhat quiet affair as a group of 4-H Leaders and a few of the current participants had an open house for the program on Saturday at the fairgrounds in Skamokawa. Other 4-H'ers were in...
Senior center holds first open house
There was a steady turnout for the Senior Center open house last Thursday morning. Several people took advantage of the opening to fill out a survey, greet old friends and make new ones. Treats were p...
Public works, utility lines on board's agenda
The short agenda of Wahkiakum County board of commissioners meeting Tuesday covered items ranging from utility connection fees to reorganizing the Public Works and County Road departments. Rosedale businessman Bob Jungers raised the utility issue...
Brewery matching tips for grandstand work
Drop Anchor Brewery in Cathlamet wants to help Wahkiakum School District improve its ailing football stadium grandstand. Part of Drop Anchor Brewery’s business plan is to be involved in the community, but when it comes to the local school d...
Redmen Hall exhibit set for two more weeks
TAKING TURNS--It's Fall; that time when you get some sun, you get some rain and everything in between. I hope you're enjoying the Fall colors, although you may not be enjoying the falling leaves, as they make for some miserable yard clean up,...
The Eagle Calendar
THURSDAY District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire District, No. 3 Commissioners, 7:30 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire training, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Puget Island Fire...
Regional economic plan up for review
The Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments (CWCOG), on behalf of the Southwest Washington Economic Development Commission (SWEDC), invites the public to comment on the draft 2014—2018 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategic Plan (CEDS). The C...
Wild Mushroom celebration on Long Beach Peninsula
Chefs, authors, foragers and the mushroom loving public will come together on the Long Beach Peninsula from October through November 15 for the 13th annual Wild Mushroom Celebration. Highlights include special dinners, classes, workshops and wild...
3rd Oktoberfest is this Saturday
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week include: Thursday, middle school football at Raymond at 6 p.m.; Friday, football with MM Knight at 7 p.m.; Monday, middle school volleyball at South Bend at 5:45 p.m.;...
Workforce Development Council seeks support for scholarship
To honor its long-time board member, friend and jobs advocate, Philip A. Parker, who died earlier this year, the Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council (SWWDC) has established the Philip A. Parker Memorial Scholarship fund and is...
Pacific County sounding sirens in ShakeOut
The Pacific County All Hazard Alert Broadcast (AHAB) outdoor sirens will be tested as part of the Great Washington ShakeOut on October 16 at 10:16 a.m. with the actual tsunami siren tone (a three minute wail). The siren tone will be preceded and...
State noxious weed board to consider changes
The Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board (WSNWCB) will hold a public hearing on Nov. 4 in Wenatchee to take comments on proposed rule-making changes to the 2015 state noxious weed list. Large, ornamental grasses, which have recently become...
State Archives Month tied to Washington anniversary
With the 125th anniversary of Washington reaching statehood just weeks away, our State Archives is getting into a festive mood by using the big birthday celebration as its Archives Month theme – “125 Years of Making History” — this year. “It’s j...
Donald J. Wolcott
Donald Jay Wolcott of Cathlamet, Washington, passed away in the loving arms of his son on September 24, 2014 as the result of injuries incurred while falling timber in Columbia County, Oregon near Vernonia. He was born June 18th, 1953 on the Wolcott...
Mary Grant Cameron Kandoll
Mary Grant Cameron was born in Glenlivet, Scotland, 93 years ago. She traveled from the moors of Scotland to the Pacific Northwest in 1947 to marry Walter Kandoll. Walt and Mary settled in Deep...
Death Notice for Phillip Wirkkala
Phillip L. Wirkkala, 66, of Naselle, died at home October 1, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Nancy. Graveside funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Peaceful Hill Cemetery in Naselle. Penttila’s Chapel by The S...
Cathlamet resident honored by his hometown
During a ceremony on September 27, Dr. Michael (Mike) Passmore of Cathlamet was inducted into the Oroville, Calif., Union High School District Hall of Fame. Passmore graduated from Las Plumas High...
