Articles from the November 10, 2011 edition
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Trojans edge Mules for trip to state
The Pe Ell Trojans won a tight 3-0 match with the Wahkiakum Mules last Friday to earn a trip to the state volleyball tournament and end the Mules' season. Pe Ell won the match 25-22, 27-25, 25-22. "Pe Ell has two very talented and tall middle...
Cross Country
State meet at Pasco Two Naselle Comet cross country runners competed in the state meet last Saturday at Pasco. Sophomore Katie Green placed 24th in the girls race, running the 5,000 meters in 21:40. Senior Cramer Smith was 56th in the boys race,...
By Comets hand Mules a 49-18 playoff loss
The Naselle Comets pounded out a 49-18 win over the Wahkiakum Mules in the opening of the state football playoffs last Saturday in Naselle. The win also gave the Comets continued possession of the KM Trophy. The Mules, fifth place in the Central...
Bazaar season is in full swing
MAYBE THIS WEEK?--Last week the forecasters predicted rain every day. Thankfully, they were wrong, and after a few very cold and foggy days, we actually had some sunny, decent days. This week, I've seen rain forecast for every day, or a big storm...
Sheriff's Report - November 10, 2011
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 31--10:38 p.m. An Altoona Pillar Rock Road resident reported hearing shots fired. A deputy was advised....
Eldis E. Baker
Eldis Eleanor Baker, 93, left our world November 1, 2011 in Arlington. She was born December 9, 1917 in Adna. Her parents were Ethel (Keller) and Martin Iverson. Eldis graduated from Adna High and attended business college in Centralia. She then was...
Annette Gilbert-Smith
Naselle resident Annette “Sis” Gilbert-Smith, 51, died in Ilwaco, October 31, 2001 following a short battle with cancer. The daughter of Robert and Mabyn (Klint) Smith, she was born in Longview, Washington on April 17, 1960. She grew-up in Rosburg wh...
Marine Resources Committee considers projects
The Wahkiakum County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) is working through its second funding cycle and discussing more projects that could improve the local Columbia River fishery long-term. The committee includes Port District 2 commissioner Kayrene...
Low income energy application deadline near
Wahkiakum residents who have received LIHEAP or Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds in the past, or who think they may be eligible, must call to make an appointment on November 16. People who qualify receive funding for electricity, firew...
Eagle adds ad account manager
The Eagle has hired Sarah Lawrence as advertising account manager, a new position on our staff. Lawrence will be working with businesses, non-profits and other clients to help them market their endeavors through the media services which The Eagle...
Dike road may move to avoid erosion
Federal agencies may have found a way to deal with erosion that threatens the dike protecting the Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge for the White-tailed Deer. The Columbia River has been eroding the bank and Steamboat Slough dike downstrea...
Council OK's pool bid
In a special meeting Monday, the Cathlamet Town Council accepted a bid to perform maintenance work at the Julia Butler Hansen Municipal Swimming Pool. The work ranges from installing steps into the wading pool to making improvements to showers. Low...
Cathlamet merchants joining food drive
Cathlamet's Main Street merchants this week began a holiday season food collection drive to benefit the county's food banks. The first collection will end November 19, with all donations going to the Wahkiakum Lions Club, which will conduct its...
Commissioners fine tune budget
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday wrapped up their final budget preparation work by considering a request from Assessor Bill Coons for a special project and a review of the Prosecuting Attorney's Office budget. Coons has tried unsuccessfully...
Post office situation an insult to us all
To The Eagle: Here's an update on the Skamokawa Post office situation. So far we have just received standard responses to our letters involving our Skamokawa Post Office and whether or not we are going to be able to keep it here, where it's been sinc...
Election coverage sadly lacking
To The Eagle: "The Eagle has landed." Words of Neil Armstrong landing the lunar module in 1969 or the title of a novel in 1975. Today, however, it has a less elegant connotation: it indicates that our newspaper, The Eagle, has landed clumsily,...
No. 11-141
NOTICE Risk Road will be closed between Milepost 1.0 and Milepost 1.3 from 5:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2011 until 6:00 p.m. Friday, November 18, 2011. Any questions should be directed to the Wahkiakum County Public Works Department,...
No. 11-140
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WAHKIAKUM Estate of: No. 11-4-00018-1 DOUGLAS A. FLEMING, PROBATE NOTICE Deceased. TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) The Administrator named below has been appointed as Administor...
No. 11-139
WAHKIAKUM COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER TWO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR 2012 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of the Wahkiakum County Fire Protection District Number Two of Wahkiakum County, Washington will...
No. 11-136
CALL FOR BIDS JANITORIAL SERVICES WAHKIAKUM COUNTY CATHLAMET, WASHINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the Wahkiakum County Public Works Department in the County Courthouse at 64 Main Street, P.O. Box 97, Cathlamet, WA...
No. 11-135
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 BUDGET FOR 2012 Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing on the 2012 Proposed Budget of Wahkiakum Fire District No. 1 will be held by the Board of Commissioners of Fire District No. 1 on...
No. 11-134
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that Wahkiakum Cemetery District No. Two will hold a budget hearing on its proposed 2012 budget at its regularly scheduled meeting November 14, 2011, at 7 p.m. at the Skamokawa Fire Hall. The agenda...
No. 11-133
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there will be a Public Hearing held at the regular meeting of the Town Council on November 14, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the River Street Meeting Room at 25 River Street. The purpose of the Hearing...
No. 11-132
PUBLIC NOTICE The regular meeting date of the Town of Cathlamet Town Council has been changed from Monday, November 21, 2011 at 7 p.m. to Monday, November 14, 2011 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held in the regular location at 25 River Street in...
What's Happening at the Fair?
Attention all Bingo players! On November 18, at 6 p.m., the Wahkiakum County Fair Board's Turkey bingo held at the J. A. Wendt multi-purpose room will begin! There will be two fund raising raffle drawings at the event. One raffle drawing is for...
