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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. It was wonderful to get away for a few days, see family, eat too much and get some wonderful news as well. We kind of slip-slided our way to Redmond, Ore. for the holiday as the roads were pretty icy, but made it all in one piece. Our oldest granddaughter, Marlee, became engaged on Friday, and shared the news with us after her boyfriend, Scotty, proposed to her while they were hiking on Smith Rock, just outside of Redmond. They haven’t set a date yet but plan to be married in the summer. It looks l...
My goodness, it’s nearly December, and another year almost gone. Christmas is almost here. This was an unusual beginning for our week. Snow, snow and even a little more snow. An early deadline for the week also throws off the norm. It is really an interesting camp out trying to keep the water pipes from freezing in our motor home. We are actually getting some things done on the home building front though. The framing is nearly done and the roof is covered both upstairs and down with plywood and plastic which means the interior is mostly dry, s...
Rosburg, Washington resident Wallace L. “Wally” Smalley, 71, a life long resident of Wahkiakum county, died in Longview on November 3, 2010. The son of pioneer Wahkiakum county residents Daniel and Signe (Buhakka) Smalley, he was born in Cathlamet, Washington on October 26, 1939. Wally was a 1957 graduate of Naselle High School and attended Lower Columbia College in Longview for two years. He was a 40 year employee of the Wahkiakum county road department. Wally loved woodworking, commercial fishing and farming at his residence in the Eden Val...
Naselle and Astoria will play host to author Michael Maryk of Bellingham for readings, discussions, and book signings of his new book “Sunpath.” It is a fictionalized version of 10- year old Aimo, his six-year old sister Anna, and eight-year old cousin Pehr’s hasty evacuation from Finland to Sweden during World War II. In preparation for writing this novel, Maryk spent two years in Sweden interviewing survivors from the “Finska Krigsbarn” (Finnish War Children). During that tempestuous time 75,000+ Finnish children were transported to safety...
News from Naselle: The Naselle Grays River Valley School District held a special Veteran’s Day Celebration to honor our veterans on November 10. Several local veterans were in attendance and were given special recognition. It was a wonderful experience for the students, the community and the honored veterans. We certainly owe them for their service and sacrifice and for our freedom. We also need to remember every day those who are serving now in order to maintain our free nation. Thank you to all the veterans who served past, present and future...
We woke up this morning to four gunshots, not a real surprise as we had hunters on the property. It turned out to be a really successful hunt for Alan Gregory and Mark Zimmerman. They each got their bull elk. Alan’s was a four point plus two eye guard points and Mark’s was a three point plus two eye guards. Congratulations to you both. News from Naselle: PACNET (Pacific County Narcotics Enforcement Task Force) was at school on November 4 for an educational assembly at which time Simon, the PACNET drug dog was introduced. Four deputies, inc...
The South Bend Indian football team took advantage of six Wahkiakum Mule turnovers to claim a 35-7 victory in the opening round of Class 2B state football playoffs last Saturday. The hosts kicked off to the Mules and stopped the visitors' drive. South Bend then drove the length of the field in nine plays and went ahead 6-0 . The Mules fumbled the ball away on their next drive, and South Bend put another score on the board early in the second quarter. They added another for a 20-0 halftime lead. South Bend went up 27-0 in the third quarter. The...
Rosburg, Washington resident Wallace L. “Wally” Smalley, 71, a life long resident of Wahkiakum county, died in Longview, Washington on November 3, 2010. The son of pioneer Wahkiakum county residents Daniel and Signe (Buhakka) Smalley, he was born in Cathlamet, Washington on October 26, 1939. Wally was a 1957 graduate of Naselle High School and attended Lower Columbia College in Longview for two years. He was a 40 year employee of the Wahkiakum county road department. Wally loved woodworking, commercial fishing and farming at his residence in...
Hilda Martha Herrman Sperle, 95, passed away on November 3, 2010, in Preston, Idaho. She was born June 21, 1915, in Ingomar, Montana, the daughter of Soloman H. and Lydia Stoebner Herrman. She married Theodore Sperle on September 24, 1936, in Eureka, South Dakota. He preceded her in death on December 6, 1987. She loved to bake, cook and sew. She made hundreds of beautiful pillows. She made the best potato salad ever! She loved her children and always did the very best for them. She is survived by five daughters and one son, Lucille Aldridge of...
Five and a quarter inches of rain in the bucket, five inches of water over the driveway, ducks, sea gulls and geese in the lake that is usually a pasture; I think winter is coming. The weatherman says a few days of sun are in store. Maybe we can get some more work done on the house. News from Naselle: Another win for the Naselle Comets with a score of 47-14 against Ocosta. Congratulations Team! Sports coming up this week include: Friday, the 5th- football crossover with Central League; Saturday, the 6th- cross country state meet at Pasco. What...
SO-SO--As we ended one month and began another, the weather was a mixed bag of either sunshine, gorgeous out, like last Friday, or rain, which consumed a good deal of Saturday. Halloween, which was Sunday, began quite nice and didn't cloud up until the latter half of the day. However, November began with a very wet and miserable day, which caused "lakes" to form in a big hurry. If this is a sign of things to come, it looks like we'd better keep a close watch on our creeks and streams as we don't want to be caught unaware in a flood situation....
The Naselle-Grays River School Board listened to staff reports and heard from a representative of the bargaining group for local teachers at their meeting October 19. Tim Kopp, president of the Naselle-Grays River Education Association which represents the teachers that work in the district, spoke about in-process contract negotiations for next year. He reported that he will be stepping back from the negotiations process for teachers Rudy Rudolph, Mitzi Hunter, and Brian Macy to take over. Kopp clarified that teachers in the district are aware...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 25--2:19 p.m. A Westend resident reported someone had hijacked their bank debit card number; an officer made contact. 5:49 p.m. An Elochoman Valley resident reported a buck deer was in the caller's yard; the call was referred to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). 5:58 p.m. A motorist reported a person driving a red car was weaving eastbound on SR 4 and crashed into guard rails at the...
Rain, rain, and please go away so we can finish the roof over our house. I don’t think Mother Nature is listening. At least we have it covered in heavy plastic waiting to continue when the deluge stops. News from Naselle: Homecoming was celebrated last Friday by the Naselle Comets with a runaway score against North Beach of 50-6. Way to go guys. Sports coming up this week include: Thursday – football at Ocosta at 7 p.m.; Saturday – cross country at Evergreen. Friday is Family Movie Night beginning at 6 p.m. A great way to spend a...
The Wahkiakum Mule varsity volleyball team split another pair of matches with Central League opponents this past week. Last Thursday, the Mules swept Morton/White Pass in straight sets. Scores were 25-14, 25-23, 25-18. At the net, Blaine Land had 12 kills; Amy Gawith had five kills, and Ashley Silva and Caitlin Nicolazzi added two kills apiece. Nicolazzi had three blocks and five soft blocks. Madison LaBerge and Brieanna Olsen led the team in service points and serving percentage. Land and Brieanna Olsen each made 18 assists. On Tuesday, visiti...
Pauline A. Setala was born on April 29, 1916 to Mary Saari and Gust Forsman at the family farm in Rosburg. She passed away August 10, 2010 at University Place Care Center in Tacoma. She went to a one room school house on Eden Valley Road. She had to walk several miles on cow trails through woods and farm lands to get to school. She was of Finnish/German heritage. Finnish was spoken at home and she learned the English language when she went to school. She continued with school up to the eighth grade and then stayed home to help on the family...
My heart goes out to Lois Nelson and the loss she has endured due to her home fire. Fire is devastating not only to property but emotionally as well. I hope she was able to save some of her most personal items, as that seems to be what we miss most, in this type of a loss. Brr! Nights are getting down there temperature wise, but the clear skies are gorgeous. I don’t remember so many nights in a row where you could see the stars so bright. The days have been pretty though, almost too warm in the afternoons. We certainly appreciate Mother N...
October 14 at Wahkiakum High school boys: NW Christian 28, Mossyrock 59, Ilwaco 71, Morton/White Pass 124, Naselle 125, Adna 171, Wahkiakum incomplete Wahkiakum and Naselle: 3. Nathan Reitz N 17:07; 7. Cramer Smith N 18:01; 16. Collan Riley W 19:08; 20. Connar Riley N 19:44; 35. Jeremy Hansford N 21:29; 38. Austin Smith N 21:52; 40. Koby Cothren W 23:14; 48. J.R. Ramirez W 25:52; 50. Keith Reitz N 26:21. High school girls: NW Christian 24, Morton/White Pass 44, Ilwaco 55; Wahkiakum and Naselle incomplete Wahkiakum and Naselle: 7. Katie Green N...
Everett Lee Mosher, born December 23, 1924 in Astoria, Ore. died October 3, 2010 in Shelton. Son of Wilbert and Lilia Mosher, Everett schooled on the peninsula up to 11th grade, then commercially fished with his father from 1942-1944. In 1944-1946 Everett served in the Navy serving at NTC, Farragut, Idaho, on the USS Abatan, and at PSC, USNB, Bremerton. He received two medals: the Asiatic Pacific area campaign medal and the World War II Victory medal. Everett met and married Laura Halverson in 1952 and with three children settled on the old Pen...
To The Eagle: The meetings and negotiations involving the Kandoll Road project and it's affect on the properties adjacent to the Kandoll farm, and Kandoll road itself, have been ongoing for a few years now, and final resolution of the issues is nowhere in sight. It seems like a good time to employ the services of knowledgeable negotiators/mediators, and such can be found within the Washington State Environmental Hearings Office (http://www.eho.wa.gov/Default.aspx). The EHO consists of two state boards, which deal specifically with the...
To The Eagle: Please vote for Lori Scott as your next county commissioner. Lori is ready to listen, do her research and make the well thought out decision. I worked for Lori as a real estate agent, for many years, and saw first-hand her professionalism and honesty. After my previous letter, in support of Lori, appeared in this paper, I was talked to by the current commissioner, Blair Brady. Blair was disappointed that I decided to get involved in Lori’s campaign. He said that since I had changed my mind, about ‘getting involved’ then I could...
Karen Wirkkala, principal of Naselle schools, took The Eagle to task over our recent report of a meeting of the board of directors of the Naselle/Grays River Valley School District. "I was very disappointed and shocked to read the misinformation in the Wahkiakum Eagle regarding the September school board meeting in Naselle," she said. "The comments I am alleged to have made are untrue and I believe I need to clarify what I did say as I believe bits and pieces of conversations were taken out of context, put together, and then conclusions drawn...
To The Eagle: The recent meeting on the Kandoll Road project, involving WADFW, ACOE, county commissioners, CLT/DU, and various property owners seemed to involve the wrong people, based on accounts published in The Eagle. It appears as if the meeting was simply another one touting the benefits, to the fish population, of the project, not examining the effects of the project on adjacent property owners. As background, the project was done using what is called the ‘Streamlined Hydraulic Project Approval (HPA)’ process. An HPA is required to do...
Summer days and winter nights, at least that’s how it seems to me. The night sky has been brilliant with all the stars shining so brightly, perfect for sitting in the hot tub. Looks like more rain is predicted for later in the week, though. News from Naselle: Games coming up this week for the Naselle sports teams include: Thursday – volleyball in Naselle against Raymond at 5:45 p.m.; Friday – football at PeEll at 7 p.m.; Saturday – cross country Invite at Fort Worden; Tuesday – volleyball at South Bend at 5:45 p.m. G...
September 28 at Kalama Boys teams: LaCenter 37, Mossyrock 89, Onalaska 96, Kalama 123, Ilwaco 127, White Salmon 142, Forks 188, Seton Catholic 202, Tenino 220, Wahkiakum 261, Adna 277 Mule results: 32. Collan Riley 20:56; 43. Connar Riley 21.32; 59. Mark Cothren 23:04; 94. Koby Cothren 28:21, 95. JR Ramirez 28:25. Girls teams: La Center 26, Kalama 64, Onalaska 64, Ilwaco 79; rest incomplete Mule results: 45. Gabby Mann 31:55. Middle school, 1.4 miles Warrior boys: 32. Carl Kolditz 11:56. Warrior girls: 9. Rory Heywood 12:22; 12. Jenna...
