Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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I hope everyone had as wonderful a Thanksgiving as we did. This year was the first time I cooked the Thanksgiving meal for several years. We enjoyed the company of my uncle, David Hammonds, my sister, Diane Gray and our son, Shane Cruz, his wife Delena and their two beautiful sons, Emmett and Wyatt. It was a quiet day, but we have so much to be thankful for and enjoyed the day thoroughly, even though we all ate too much. News from Naselle: Sports scheduled for the Naselle teams for the coming week include: junior varsity boys basketball at...
Well, folks, we are now sitting on waterfront property once again. We could conceivably row straight across the field to the Covered Bridge but the current is such that it probably wouldn’t be such a good idea. Water is over the driveway to the tune of probably six feet and will go higher with the continuing rain, so we are in for a few days. The dogs love to go for walks in this weather as they pick the small critters out of the low branches of the trees, just like candy. The wind is especially unnerving today, and likely there will be some p...
Naselle resident Phillip L. Raistakka, 77, died November 3, 2012 in Astoria. The son of Leo and Sylvia (Nasi) Raistakka, he was born in Astoria on March 24, 1935. Phil was valedictorian of the Naselle-Grays River Valley High School class of 1953. He earned his BA degree in education from the University of Puget Sound where he belonged to the Sigma Nu fraternity. In 1965 Phil was one of 20 people from across the United States to be awarded a competitive National Defense Act Fellowship for a full year of study to earn a master’s degree in s...
News from Naselle: Sports for the Naselle teams this week include: Thursday (today)-middle school girls basketball with South Bend in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; Monday-middle school girls basketball at Raymond at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday-middle school girls basketball with Ocosta in Naselle at 5:45 p.m. Go, Comettes! Students will be released early tomorrow; November 19, 20 and 21 for parent-teacher conferences. The Comet Booster Club will host a bingo night tomorrow beginning at 6 p.m. Members of the Naselle-Grays River School Board will hold their...
Conservation District sets meeting The Wahkiakum Conservation District will meet to adopt an election resolution on December 3 in conjunction with the joint Cowlitz Conservation District Meeting at 4 p.m. The meeting will be held at 15 Oatfield Road in Skamokawa. Bring happiness with a star this Christmas The annual Stars Program, which aims to help families with children under 17 who are experiencing difficulties at Christmas time will begin soon. Anyone wishing to take part can pick up a star with the age and Christmas wishes of a local...
Naselle Comette Katie Green, a junior, finished 13th in the Class B State Cross Country meet last Saturday at Sun Willows Golf Course, Pasco. Green ran the 5,000 meter course in 21:08.2. Northwest Christian of Olympia won the women's team competition. Morton/White Pass placed third, and Ocosta was fourth....
Virginia Myrl Holm Estoos, 96, of Brownsmead, Ore. died Friday, November 2, 2012 in Brownsmead. Virginia Myrl Holm Estoos’ mother came by boat to Astoria from Naselle for her birth on July 28, 1916. Her parents were Captain Ivan Holm and his wife Dora Haslam Holm. She spent a happy childhood in Naselle, graduating at 16 with the Class of 1933. She was the granddaughter of Cathlamet residents Eliakum and Nellie Haslam and the great niece of Lettie Warren. The Great Depression was on so her advanced education was postponed until her mother o...
Winter is here, it looks like. The leaves seem to be more colorful this year for some reason. Maybe because we haven’t had much frost. Hunting season is definitely in full swing. Lots of hunters out and about so don’t forget to keep an eye on your pets, especially if they don’t like gunshots. I understand that quite a few animals have already been taken. We had a great weekend as we took a quick trip to Redmond. Ore. for the opening of Smith Rock Brewing Company, the new brew pub and restaurant owned and run by our daughter Danielle, her husba...
Naselle Comette cross country runner Katie Green finished sixth in the Class B District Cross Country meet last Saturday at Olympia and qualified for the state meet this Saturday in Pasco. Green, a junior, ran the 5,000 meter course in 21:01.31. Other Comette results were 40. Katelyn Magie 24:25.28; 41. Savannah Zimmerman 24:26.09, and 64. Alexa York 34:07.83....
The Wahkiakum Mule football team will host the Pe Ell Trojans in a state postseason playoff game this Friday, 7 p.m. The Mules, 7-1 overall, defeated the Trojans, 3-6 overall, 27-12 earlier this season. The Mules led 27-6 at halftime, but Pe Ell controlled the third quarter and gave the Mules a run for the money in the second half. "We can't look past them," Mule Coach Eric Hansen said Monday. "It's the playoffs. You have to win to stay in. We have to focus on this game." The Trojan offense relies on two workhorses, running backs Devin Topelt...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 22--11:31 a.m. An East Little Island Road resident reported a domestic disturbance. October 23--2:48 p.m. Deputies, the Cathlamet ambulance, District #4 fire crews responded to the county line to aid a man pinned by a fallen tree. 3:27 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Fairgrounds Road address to aid a 75-year-old man with congestive heart failure. 3:36 p.m. A Jacobsen Road resident reported...
Jonathan Lee Dearmore was born in Little Rock, Ark., and raised in Mountain Home, Ark., where he still has numerous family members who remember and love him. At the time of his death, he was 50 years old and living in Grays River. He had lived in Arkansas, Maryland and California, but when he met his wife and fell in love, he moved to Washington and never looked back. From a very early age, he wanted to be in law enforcement. Jon graduated from Clayton Valley High School in Concord, Calif., and subsequently worked for several banks before...
Hundreds of people gathered at New Life Fellowship Church in Longview last Saturday afternoon to pay their respects and to say a final goodbye to Wahkiakum County Sheriff Jon Dearmore. Among those attending were law enforcement officers and first responders from all over the region who stood at attention with Wahkiakum County deputies and saluted while family members were escorted into the church. A local color guard opened the service by presenting the flags of the United States and Washington State on a stage that was decorated with...
Middle School October 18, District at Mossyrock Warrior results: 2. Shona Heywood, 10:00; 3. Mya Kirzy, 11:09; 5. Aly Kirzy, 11:34; 11. Trynity Mendez, 12:20; 15. Katy Stacey, 14:55; 16. Kyra Scuito, 17:03; 17. Ayesha Ahmed, 17:44. High School, October 18 Central League Meet at Mossyrock Mule boys: 36. Luke Stacey 23:16; 48. Nevan Bingham 27:28. Mule girls: 7. Rory Heywood 22:44; 22. Jenna McEntire 26:25; 23. Shelbie Abbott 26:35. Rory Heywood advances to the state meet this Saturday at Sun Willows Golf Course, Pasco. Pacific League meet at...
Mule hoof prints will soon decorate the road to Wahkiakum High School thanks to student Cody Hauff’s senior project. Hauff plans to paint hoof prints from the school access road’s junction with State Route 4 up to the high school’s front door. Hancock Timber and Home Depot have donated the materials needed for the project. Wahkiakum School District board members voiced their support for Hauff’s proposal at their October 23 meeting. Board members also heard from a student leadership group working to curb bullying and harassment in Wahkiak...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 8--12:29 p.m. A West Sunny Sands resident reported that a homeless man had been camping in a lot on Puget Island and refused to leave. A deputy was advised. 12:42 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Jacobson Street residence to aid a woman with chest pain. 3:23 p.m. A Little Cape Horn resident reported that their 18-year-old daughter was causing a disturbance. 3:54 p.m. A Middle Valley Road...
Naselle Lutheran Church celebrates Harvest Fest A Harvest Fest will be held at the Naselle Lutheran Church on October 27 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sausage and sauerkraut will be available for lunch for a donation. Fresh donuts and soft pretzels will also be served from the kitchen. The Lutheran bakers offer a variety of breads and other oven delicacies including some of the traditional Finnish recipes. Fresh cranberries for holiday serving, as well as arrangements for decorating and a variety of handmade items can be purchased. The church is lo...
Thomas Middle School eighth graders have toured the Body Worlds exhibit in Portland, visited Astoria’s Clatsop Community College, and most recently, journeyed to Seattle on September 25 to visit the King Tut exhibit at the Pacific Science Center, all through Wahkiakum School District’s GEAR UP program. GEAR UP is an acronym for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. The services provided by the program include tutoring and mentoring and college and career planning and field trips. The class began their inv...
Sept. 26 at Kalama Boys Teams: Seton Catholic 52, Ilwaco 54, Woodland 58, Kalama 64, King's Way 137, Adna 149; Wahkiakum incomplete. Girls Teams: Kalama 19, Woodland 41, Seton Catholic 81, and all incompete, King's Way, Ilwaco, Adna and Wahkiakum. Wahkiakum Results Men: 29. Luke Stacey 23:53.2, 32. JR Ramirez 24:25.8, 51. Nevan Bingham 28:29.2. Women: 8. Rory Heywood 25:41.09, 16. Jenna McEntire 27:29.59. Middle School Sept. 26 at Kalama Thomas MS girls: 4. Shona Heywood 10:49.2, 6. Mya Kirzy 11:41.5, 13. Aly Kirzy 12:31.5, 15. Trynity Mendez...
September 20 at Morton/White Pass Wahkiakum Mens Results 5,000 Meters Varsity: 53. Luke Stacey 22:10; 64. JR Ramirez 23:07; 82. Nevan Bingham 27:26. Wahkiakum Womens Results 5,000 Meters Varsity: 18. Rory Heywood 25:22. From Wahkiakum Coach Marie Riley: "This week we traveled out to White Pass to run at Cascade Peeks RV Park. They describe the course as 'fast and flat.' For Shona Heywood it was just that. She had a goal for this meet to beat her rival from Morton/White Pass, Larkin Farrish. It came down to a finish line sprint, and Shona had a...
Photo: Chandler Chapman and Victoria Corona reigned as king and queen of the Naselle High School Homecoming Celebration last Friday. With the reader board flashing the word “Homecoming” to oncoming traffic, spectators crowded around Reuben Penttila Field to cheer on the Naselle Comets Friday evening. Clad in blue and gold, they cheered as the Comets scored on a 73-yard drive against the undefeated Willapa Valley Vikings. Comet quarterback Dustin Eaton opened the scoring on a 34-yard run to open the scoring. However, after an injury to run...
A Boundary County, Idaho jury has found a man guilty of second degree murder of former Cathlamet resident Anna Old. The defendant, John August Funkhouser, a former Naselle resident, will be sentenced on October 22. Old and Funkhouser had been a couple at times. Testimony in court said that she had asked him to move out of her house last November. Jurors agreed that Funkhouser threatened her with a gun which went off accidentally and killed her....
The Columbia River Country Days celebration gets underway on October 5 and 6. The beginning event on Friday is a Slow Moving Parade leaving the Elochoman Slough Marina at 2:30 p.m. and winding down Main Street in Cathlamet, across the bridge to the Two Islands Farm Market on Puget Island. A special treat at the market on Friday will be barbecued corn and hamburgers made from Puget Island beef. There will also be a pie social, with homemade pies sold to benefit 4-H, Punkin' Chunkin' with prizes, concentrating on accuracy and distance, and music...
“In the beginning there were the swamp, the hoe--and Jussi.” Thus begins a fictional historical trilogy, written in Finnish 1959-1962 and translated into English by Richard Impola in 2001. Part one covers the years 1884-1907. “To understand Finland and the Finns one needs only read one book: Under the North Star by Väinö Linna," states Esko Aho. Jussi Koskela is a tenant farmer on the parsonage estate in the rural village of Pentti’s Corner in south central Finland. He lives there with his wife and three sons struggling to turn wi...
The highlights came early and often last Friday as the Wahkiakum Mules beat the visiting Adna Pirates 54-20 in Central League football. The win boosted the Mules' record to 3-0; Adna fell to 0-3 for the first time in years and years. The Pirates opened the scoring, however, taking the opening kick off and marching 75-yards for a two-yard touchdown by David Young. The conversion try failed, leaving the Pirates ahead 6-0 at 8:40 of the first quarter. The Mules responded with their own scoring drive. Lars Blix completed passes to Austin Good and...
