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Taylor Eaton is the valedictorian for the Class of 2016 at Naselle Grays River Valley High School. Eaton is a three sport athlete, a sometime Knowledge Bowl member, a drummer in the pep band and an active member of the youth group at the Assembly of God. The last year working at a child care center gave her life some direction as she found a sense of satisfaction there. "I love working with kids," Eaton said. "I don't want to give that up." With plans to become a school nurse in a rural...
There must be a gene for nursing in the water. Much like the class valedictorian, Kendra Leeland, the salutatorian for the Class of 2016 at Naselle Grays River Valley High School plans to study nursing. "I've always wanted to go into the medical field," Leeland said. "Who knows, I could want to go further, but it's nursing for now." Against the school counselor's advice to apply to several schools, Leeland only applied to the two schools that interested her, Concordia in Portland and Pacific...
MIXED BAG--This week started out a bit damp here in West Valley and some other places, but later on in the day it got real nice. By now, you should have been enjoying a lot more sun, but we also know what that means: stupid people doing stupid things. Heads up people, do not leave your children or your animals in your vehicle! It's amazing that anyone would allow a child to be alone in a rig anyway, but on hot days, it's deadly and totally unforgivable. Animals are best left at home on these warm days. So if you truly love them please keep...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Cathlamet Public Library Board of Trustees, 12:45 p.m. VFW Service Office, 25 River St., Cathlamet, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m...
News from Naselle: Tonight, Thursday evening in the Naselle Commons you can enjoy the Evening of Excellence where many deserving students will receive their awards and recognition for all their extra special efforts this year. The event marks the end of another school year and showcases the students that have shown extra effort during the past few months and years. The presentations start at 7 p.m. On Saturday, the Naselle-Grays River Valley class of 2016 will open the next chapter of their lives following their graduation from high school....
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire/ambulance, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly, GRVC at Johnson Park, activity room, 2 p.m. East...
News from Naselle: The Naselle-Grays River Valley Comet track team is off to Cheney for the State Track Meet this weekend. Go Comets! Students will be able to enjoy a 3 day weekend with no school on Monday, the 30th in celebration of Memorial Day. Next Thursday evening is the Evening of Excellence where all our incredible students receive their awards for their extra special efforts for the year. This event is one of the most impressive evenings of the year, and as a community, we have much to be proud and thankful for where our school, staff...
Photos and story By Diana Zimmerman Naselle native Wilho Saari is on his second life. He was born at home 84 years ago just down the street from where he lives now, a fact that some of his former students at the Naselle Youth Camp just couldn’t comprehend. “But there is no hospital,” they would exclaim. “I know! I wasn’t sick,” he’d reply. His distinctive sense of humor would surface more than once during the interview on Saturday. This son of two Finnish immigrants would graduate from high sch...
NASELLE - The eighteenth biennial Finnish American Folk Festival will take place at the schools in Naselle, WA, July 29th-31st. This cultural event presents a feast for all the senses. Sight-authentic costumes, folk dancers, exhibits such as art, a museum, historic photos, arts and crafts, Finnish war memorabilia, genealogy charts. Hearing-music including the Finnish national instrument the kantele, presentations on numerous topics. Taste and smell-Finnish foods such as makkkara, sima, pannukakku, leipä. Touch-hugs galore from friends and famil...
WET BEGINNING--As this week began, it was a bit on the damp and cool side, which was a far cry from the weather we ended with last week, as it was dry and up in the upper 80s. Oh well, all the greenery got a drink and at least it wasn't pouring down rain or causing any major problems, unlike some parts of the country that were dealing with massive tornadoes, flooding and snowfall. With this second half of May well underway, we wonder if we'll stay unseasonably warm and dry or will be dropping back down in temperatures so we can replenish the...
THURSDAY Rosburg Community Club, 7 p.m. Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Cathlamet First Aid Division, Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, First Aid Division, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, ambulance training, 7 p.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly, GRVC at Johnson Park, activity room, 2 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group,...
News from Naselle: Sports events this week: Today (Thursday), high school district track meet in Naselle at 5 p.m. On Monday, the Naselle High School and Middle School will perform in their Spring Concert at 7:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, the 24th the Elementary School will perform their annual Spring Concert at 6:30 p.m. These events culminate a year’s worth of practice and hard work to bring the community a wonderful reminder that music is important to all of us, and these kids have strived to bring their best for our enjoyment. A huge thank y...
The Naselle--Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on May17. Several personnel moves were approved. These included the hiring of Youth Camp Principal, Gary Flood and middle/high school science teacher Sylvia Hoagland. Rob Dalton and Lamar Wirkkala resigned their coaching positions for middle school volleyball and junior varsity boys basketball respectively. Superintendent Nelson provided an overview of policy 6700 "Wellness," that a committee had been working on for the last five months. In other...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Port District No. 1, 500 2nd St., 5 p.m. 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. Wahkiakum County Real Property Rights Advisory Board, Courthouse, 6 p.m. VFW Service Office, 25 River St., Cathlamet, 10 a.m.-1 p.m....
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the coming week: Today (Thursday), middle school Track League Meet at North Beach at 5:00 p.m. Go Comets! On Wednesday, the Naselle-Grays River Valley School Board will hold their regular monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Westend news: This Saturday will be the 24th annual Letter Carriers “Stamp out Hunger” food drive. During this week, the Naselle and Rosburg/Grays River mail carriers will deliver a plastic collection bag to every curbside mailbox. Non perishable food items, such as peanut butter, juice, can...
The Wahkiakum Mule track and field team finished out the regular season competing against eight other teams in the Pacific 1B/2B meet in Naselle last Thursday. The Mules took third place in the men's competition with 48 points and the Lady Mules took second place in women's competition with 161 points. Grace Peacock won the 100 meters with a time of 13.60 and placed second in the 200 meters with a time of 28.30, two personal records for the senior. Rory Heywood won the 200 meters with a time of...
We are pleased to announce our annual photo contest, A Day in The Life of Wahkiakum County and Naselle. We invite Wahkiakum County and Naselle residents to shoot a photo on Saturday, May 7, 2016, in the Wahkiakum County and Naselle areas and enter on or before May 13, 2016, to participate. Three division winners will be selected and earn $50 prizes. Winners and honorable mention photos will be published in The Wahkiakum County Eagle’s special edition, The Focus on Wahkiakum, in early June. Divisions will are: 1. Children age 0-7 on May 1, 2...
Five-year-old children and their parents visited the kindergarten class at Naselle Elementary School last week to meet their teacher and get a preview of their class for next fall. Above, Kendall Ford, the kindergarten teacher for Naselle/ Grays River School District welcomes the parents of next year's kindergarten class during orientation last week. Below, left, next year's kindergarten class in Naselle enjoys cookies after meeting the lunch ladies and learning how to navigate the lunch line...
WONDERFUL WEEKEND--We certainly had a gorgeous weekend with lots of sunshine and warmth, which was perfect to bring in another new month, so I hope you had a wonderful May Day on Sunday. Hopefully you got a nice flower surprise in there as well! As I begin this, it's a great day as the work week begins, but some showers are in the forecast for mid-week. The weekend looks to be nice again, so it'll be another great opportunity to either travel and enjoy the beach areas, or if you're like me, finish up some yardwork, which is really impossible as...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Cathlamet Public Library Board of Trustees, 12:45 p.m. VFW Service Office, 25 River St., Cathlamet, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 795-3852. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at...
News from Naselle: As the school year winds down, the activities are still ongoing. This week’s sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams is as follows: Thursday, high school track in Naselle at 3:30 p.m.; Saturday, high school track at the Centralia Frosh Invite, high school baseball at Pope John Paul II at 1 p.m.; Monday, middle school track sub-league at South Bend at 3:30 p.m. I’m not sure how many folks enjoy seeing old historical cemeteries, but I come from a long line of people who do. My Mom liked nothing better than to drive to an...
Marcia Elaine Fauver, 82, died on April 28, 2016 in Longview. Marcia was born on February 25, 1934 to H. Albert and Hulda (Tihila) Harrison in Rosburg. She was raised on a farm there with her brother, George Harrison and sister, Kathleen Haataja, who preceded her in death. She attended school in Rosburg and Naselle before marrying Robert Fauver and moving to their farm in Deep River. They raised their four children there, where Marcia loved homemaking. She was a gifted cook, gardener, both flowers and vegetables, and created a wonderful farm...
The Wahkiakum Mules track and field team traveled to Ilwaco to compete in the Pacific County Invite along with seven other 1B and 2B teams on Tuesday. Ryan Quigley led the boys, placing in three individual events and on one relay team. He took third place in the high jump, clearing 5-04; fourth in the triple jump with a distance of 37-01.00; and fifth in the long jump with a leap of 18-00.5. Quigley, along with Josiah Romines, Flavio Stucki, and Putter Thongkijlaohachai took fourth in the 4 x 10...
To all Wahkiakum County land owners: The proposed Shoreline Management Program rules, if enacted, will affect a majority of us. The Dept of Ecology will control your land, not you. Note the following Shoreline Management Program Definitions and Excerpts taken from the Final Draft, ready to be presented to the Commissioners. Add up the set-back distances- you won’t have any land left. While there is still time, tell Dan Cothren, Blair Brady and Mike Backman to reject it. Shorelines: All shoreline of streams or rivers having a mean annual flow o...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire/ambulance, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Eastside Play & Learn Group, St. James Family Center, 1:30-3 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m....
