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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Is it my imagination, or are there lots more crows flying around this year? They seem to take great pleasure in bothering our dogs while they nap in the sunshine. I know one thing for sure, the hummingbirds are here and they are hungry. I have two feeders and they empty them every other day. They are so much fun to watch. News from Naselle: The sports calendar for Naselle-Grays River Valley School this coming week is as follows: Thursday, high school track - Home Meet with start time 3:30 p.m.;...
Timberland Regional Libraries' Family Read-Aloud will continue throughout this month until April 12. Families can pick up free Read-Aloud House kits from any Timberland Library and enter a drawing for a chance to win a book or a whole backpack of books. Ongoing programs at the Naselle Timberland library this month are: --Family Story Time; Tuesdays, March 2-30 and April 13-27. --PageTurners Book Discussion, Kabul in Winter: Life without Peace in Afghanistan; April 3, 10 a.m. to noon. --Friends of Naselle Library meeting, April 6, 6 p.m....
I had the pleasure of finding my first trillium of the year on the hill behind my house, and also my first butterfly of the season. It must mean that spring is really on the way. News from Naselle: No school for Naselle-Grays River Valley students on March 19. Teachers will be working on curriculum improvement. Sports for the week include Thursday, boy’s and girl’s varsity baseball/softball at Ilwaco starting at 4 p.m.; also on Thursday - high school track at South Bend starting at 3:30 p.m.; Friday, baseball at Warrenton starting at 4:30 p.m...
Altoona native Vivian Josephine Smalley 86, of Rosburg, died March 2, 2010 in Longview due to complications following heart surgery. She was born March 15, 1923 on her parents homestead on Hitchcock Creek, near Altoona. Her parents were Helge and Jenny (Buskala) Saari. They owned a family farm and dairy on Hitchcock Creek. Helge was the Altoona milkman and delivered to the area by boat. Vivian attended grade school in Altoona and graduated from Naselle High School. She enjoyed playing the accordion and swimming. In 1943 she married Oris Smalley...
It’s certainly hard to figure out what Mother Nature has been trying to tell us for the last week or so. One day we have shirtsleeve weather and the next is snow flurries, lightning, thunder, hail, wind and long underwear. It looks like a not so nice forecast for the next few days. News from Naselle: It looks like Barb Swanson’s music class had a rare treat on February 26. Local musician, Wilho Saari brought his 16 string Kantele to introduce to the Elementary Music students. He played familiar melodies for them and allowed the students to ask...
The Willapa Valley edged the Naselle Comets 50-48 in a Southwest 2B District basketball contest at W.F. West High School last week, eliminating Naselle from the playoffs. The Comets led 26-19 at halftime, but the Vikings outscored the Comets 16-8 in the third quarter to get back in the game. A final 12-4 spurt in the final minutes sent them to the district finals for third and fourth places, which Pe Ell won 70-43. Manny Lopez led the Comet scoring with 16 points. Austin Burkhalter had 15, Drew Macy 7, Leonel Mendoza four, John Hines three,...
If you haven’t already done so, take the time to visit Redmen Hall where Grangers, Tom and Cora Irving’s, beautiful handmade quilts are on display. Redmen Hall is open Thursday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. A photo of the quilt display can be found on the Grays River Grange website http://graysriver.grange.wahkiakum.info. Quilts will be on exhibit through April. Grays River Grangers will move forward with restoration work at the Grange Hall. The ceiling tiles have already been removed opening up the original high ceiling. With the ceiling...
To The Eagle: On March 3, at 6 p.m., at the Knappa High School gym, we had an opportunity to applaud Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality for doing the right thing regarding, we hope, the imminent demise of Northern Star's preposterous LNG project. Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality continues to refuse to bow to Northern Star's demands. ('Bradwood dealt triple permit blow' The Daily Astorian, February 23). For this courageous act, we are extremely grateful. Would that other public agencies, assigned to protect our...
News from Naselle: Our Naselle Comet basketball team deserves our thanks for such a great team effort this year. Though they didn’t quite make it to state, they did their best as a well rounded team. Congratulations to a successful year. Winter break began on Wednesday and students will return to regular classes on March 8. The Naselle Booster Club will hold their regular monthly meeting on March 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Naselle High School. Naselle Timberland Library presents PageTurners Book Discussion at 10 a.m. to noon on March 6 for adults. J...
The Naselle Comets pulled away from the Wahkiakum Mules in the fourth quarter to claim a 65-42 win in the SW Washington Class 2B Basketball Tournament on Saturday. The win kept the Comets alive in district play; they took on the Mossyrock Vikings Tuesday evening in Centralia. The loss ended the Mules' season. The teams traded the lead throughout the game. The Comets led 19-13 after one quarter, but the Mules outscored the Comets 16-9 in the second quarter to lead 29-28 at haltime. Naselle took control of the key in the third quarter and...
The Naselle Comets beat the Mossyrock Vikings 64-41 Tuesday to stay alive in the Class 2b boys district basketball tournament. Naselle takes on Willapa Valley tonight (Thursday) 8 p.m. in Chehalis. The winner advances to state and plays the winner of the Adna-Pe Ell game on Saturday, 11:30 a.m., Chehalis in the battle for third and fourth places. The Comets got a good start and led Mossyrock 35-24 at halftime. Leonel Mendoza led the scoring with 15 points; Austin Burkhalter had 12, Manny Lopez 9, Drew Macy eight, Alan Erickson seven, Marcos...
GORGEOUS--We might be back to some rain now but wasn't last week gorgeous? West Valley saw freezing temps several nights in a row, but those sunny days sure made up for the cold! The only down side to the wonderful weather was my back and knees and everything else, were aching in rebellion against the yard work I was trying to get done! Whew! Always quite a job but I'm glad to get ahead of some of the weeds for a change. I hope you've been able to enjoy some of this sunshine prior to the rains coming back, as it's really a "pick-me-upper."...
Naselle school board members were honored for their service to district students at their meeting on February 16. Elementary aged students made thank you cards and paper flower bouquets, while middle school students created thank you posters that were presented to the board at the meeting. High School Treasurer Alan Erickson reported that the school would hold daily pep assemblies this past week to mark the kickoff of district basketball playoffs. Board chair Hollis Fletcher brought up his idea of having a summit meeting between school board me...
Can you believe the past couple of weeks and the magnificent weather we have had? Looks like that is about to come to an end this week as they are calling for rain once again. I guess we should be grateful for the mild weather we have had this winter, though. We have had the opportunity to see some interesting wildlife antics here on our property. Just the other day, I watched a heron try to land in our birch tree on a branch about 40 feet up. He made a big circle and attempted to land, only to fall all the way to the ground. He wasn’t hurt, b...
To The Eagle: On behalf of all the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District students and staff, I express our appreciation for your support in the Maintenance & Operation Levy. These are challenging times we live in. It is refreshing to see a community support the education of the young people with an excellent voter turnout and an overwhelming “yes” vote. Daily I witness parent and community volunteers come into our schools to work with students one-on-one and in small groups. With this kind of support, it is easy to see why Naselle Sch...
I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s Day weekend, as did my husband and I. We enjoyed a couple of days with our kids, grandkids and little Ezekiel, our great grandson. He has really grown into quite the little personality in his eight months. Wow, time sure goes fast when you don’t see the little ones very often. News from Naselle: Our thoughts and prayers are with State Trooper Scott Johnson of Naselle after being shot this past weekend. I hear he will make a full recovery and the aut...
NOT TOO BAD--Monday wasn't too bad; some fog in the morning and lots of sunshine, which was nice after several days of partially wet and cold. Looks like the dry streak won't last long as by the time you read this, we'll be ready for more raindrops and maybe even some wind. At least we aren't "shoveling" our weather, as those folks back East got hammered with a couple of feet of snow, so we're looking good. The only down side is that we might be singing the blues when our lack of snow pack brings us a drought this summer. Let's hope that...
Voters in the Wahkiakum and Naselle/Grays River Valley school district approved special school levy requests when mail-in ballots were counted Tuesday. Both levies would continue measures which voters had previously approved. Wahkiakum School District voters approved a four-year levy that will raise $927,000 the first year and increase $20,000 per year to a total of $987,000 the fourth year. Estimated tax rate is $2.49 per $1,000 of assessed property value. The vote was 636 in favor, 58 percent, 466 opposed, 42 percent. School levies need only...
The wait is almost over as our third Annual Valentine’s Diamond dinner is happening this Saturday! Fear not, as tickets are still available, just call our ticket hotline on 360-849-0001 or stop in at the Lower Columbia Realty or Bank of the Pacific offices in Cathlamet. An evening filled with delights, enjoy our delicious bacon wrapped filet mignon, heavenly wine and scrumptious dessert. Tickets are a steal at $25 and include a raffle ticket for our beautiful diamond necklace. We’ve pulled out all the stops and will be featuring some of Wah...
The Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II, in late January overturned a Wahkiakum County Superior Court decision giving control of the old Rosburg School, known now as Johnson Park, to Johnson Family heirs. The plaintiffs, Joy Johnson, Earl Johnson and Peder Johnson, have until February 25 to file a notice of appeal to the state supreme court. If the supreme court doesn't accept the decision, the case will return to Wahkiakum Superior Court where a new ruling will be entered. In 1936, John and Helen Johnson conveyed property at...
It certainly looks like spring is on its way. Trees are budding out, the daffodils are already blooming in my yard, the frogs are singing, and I have even seen a hummingbird this morning, in this gorgeous sunshine. Even though there was a light coat of frost on the ground earlier, it has warmed up to the point we have doors and windows open. It’s wonderful. News from Naselle: Two teams from Naselle-Grays River Valley high school competed in an ESD 113 regional knowledge bowl meet in Olympia on February 5. In all, 16 teams from 11 different 1B a...
On Tuesday, the battle for first place in the Pacific League boys basketball standings took place in a crowded gym in Naselle, with the Comets beating South Bend 69-55. The Comets spurted out with a quick basket and never looked back. After the first quarter, the Comets led 19-8. South Bend closed the gap to two points, Naselle 27, South Bend 25 at the half. The Comets made a great run in the third, up 16 at one point and ending the quarter leading 47-37. The fourth was a real battle, heavy with South Bend defense. Some very clutch free throws...
This sure has been an odd winter so far. Definitely nicer than the past few years. My daffodils are already coming up and showing buds. The frogs are in full chorus every night and it seems earlier this year. News from Naselle: Sports for the rest of this week at Naselle-Grays River Valley High School: Congratulations on some fantastic basketball. By the time we go to press we will know who is the number one team in our league--Naselle or South Bend--as the tiebreaker will have been played on Tuesday. Thursday (today): high school girl’s basket...
NASTY BEGINNING--The rain and winds were obvious at the beginning of this week, with Sunday being a pretty miserable day, but football fans thought it was just right for staying in and watching playoff games! It looks like the New Orleans Saints will be heading to the Super Bowl for the first time on February 7 against the “come from behind kids,” the Indianapolis Colts, so this should be a really great game. As this week progresses, we are supposed to have a few drier days, but it’s not going to last too long, as by Friday, I hear we are b...
On February 13 at Rosburg Hall, local sponsors are offering a free workshop to share new and not-so-new tools for rural life in the area. “This workshop is designed to give novices the basics, and old-timers a few new gems of wisdom,” explained WSU Extension Specialist, Carrie Kennedy, one of the workshop sponsors. “There should be something for everyone.” Speakers representing, local, state, and federal organizations will provide workshop attendees a full range of options to make rural living in Wahkiakum County and Naselle more amenable. Wend...
