Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum Mule boys and girls track teams both finished second in their subdistrict meet last Friday. Toutle Lake claimed the boys title with 113 points; the Mules had 84. White Pass won the girls title with 91.5 points; the Mules had 87. Jasmine Bingham won two events for the Mule girls, and Valle Ledtke and Sarah Doumit each won one. The Mule girls also won two relays. For the Mule boys, Walker Riley won the 800m, and the Mules won one relay. Winners and Mule results were: Boys: 100m--Zach Stanfield Adna 11:24; 4. Riley Prestegard W...
Reserve the date - May 31. That is the day when the annual Dollars for Scholars Sturgeon Derby, Barbecue and Rod and Reel Car Show will be held at the Wahkiakum County Fairgrounds in Skamokawa. It will be a day full of entertainment and food, and all proceeds will go to support scholarships for students of the two area high schools. The fund-raising event established to fund student scholarships for students from the Wahkiakum and Naselle-Grays River Valley High Schools is organized by the Wahkiakum Dollars for Scholars and the Naselle-Grays...
Friends of Skamokawa will host an official launch party to celebrate the premiere issue of Northwest Coast Magazine, recently released in Naselle by editor Bryan Penttila. The gala event will take place at Redmen Hall in downtown Skamokawa on May 17 at 1 p.m. FOS board members will serve appetizers and cookies with sparkling cider. The program for the afternoon includes readings by feature article contributors including Irene Martin, Jim LeMonds, Donna Quinn, Suzanne Martinson, Tracy Laine, Laurie Choate and Brian Harrison. Penttila describes t...
April 26 48th Shelton Invitational Fifty-six teams from Class 2B to 4A competed. In the girls competition, the Mules finished 11th, highest of any 2B team at the meet. Wahkiakum Mule results Girls: 100m--2. Jasmine Bingham 12.92. 200m--4. Bingham 26.96; 7. Valle Ledtke 27.34. 400m--11. Ledtke 62.69. 400m relay--(preliminaries, top 8 advance) 9. Mules (Bingham, Abby Burns, Sarah Doumit, Whitley Wirkkala) 52.74. 1600m relay--(finals) 7. Mules (Doumit, Ledtke, Bingham, Wirkkala) 4:20.48. High jump--2. (tie) Doumit and Tara Ramsey, Shelton, 5'. Boy...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley school district has released its honor roll for the middle and high schools' third term. An asterisk indicates a 4.0 GPA. Naselle Middle School 7th Grade Jordan Badger; Chandler Chapman; Jacob Condon; Jayson Cooley; Victoria Corona; Danielle Larson; Makenzie Matthews; Ciara Sandell; Jordan Smith; Nathan Spurbeck; Levi Wasmundt; Mary Wirkkala. 8th Grade Rob Baker; Alana Darcher; Robert Eaton; Tara Joyce; Trevin Leeland; Keely McGuire; Ryley Queener; Lidia Sanchez; Beau Santjer; Seth Scrabeck; Austin Smith; Cramer...
Port District No. 2 administrators hope to be able to call for bids to construct Svensen Park next week. Port Manager Steve McClain reported at the Tuesday meeting of Port 2 commissioners that consulting engineers are awaiting the permit for the park's septic system; once they have that, they'll be able to issue the call for bids, and that could come as early as next week. That would mean the contract could be awarded in May, and work would start around June 1 on a project that has been in the works for over a decade. The port district has...
One of the first photographs in the Appelo Archive Center's elders photo project is of Glenrose Hedlund, long time resident of Deep River who has her own small museum in her home. The Appelo Archives Center has launched a new photography project honoring elders and seniors in the Naselle/Grays River Valley area. Audrey Wirkkala, Archive Center staff, is a well known photographer in the area and with a new camera, she has begun taking photographs of seniors and elders to add to the extensive photo collection already at the Center. Wirkkala will...
The suit over control of Johnson Park in Rosburg is going to the Washington State Court of Appeals. Joy Johnson, Peder Johnson and Earl Johnson, descendents of the Johnsons who donated land to Wahkiakum County in 1938 for use as a school or public park, filed suit last September to regain control of the property. A deed dating back to 1938 says Wahkiakum County owns for park purposes forever, provided School District #66 or its successors shall have the right in the event that it shall deem necessary or proper to construct and maintain a...
The next in a series of Finn-Am Jams will be a film from Finland entitled “ Mother of Mine" screened at the Naselle School Commons beginning at 2 p.m. on April 20. The blossoming film industry in Finland has turned out many interesting films as well as award winning directors and actors. “ Mother of Mine” tells the story of the children who became refugees from Finland to Sweden during World War II, known as the “Continuation War" in Finland. This is a story of one of the largest groups of children ever to become refugees, some 70,000, who wer...
Don’t miss this Friday’s Easter Bingo! Starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Elochoman Grange, come and try your luck and see if you can win one of our fantastic prizes. We’ll be serving a delicious spaghetti dinner as well as scrumptious snacks and treats. You can get three bingo cards for $10 or you can try your luck with our raffle prizes. Raffle tickets are only $1 with all proceeds going to benefit this year’s 101st fair celebration. So if you’re looking for a night of fun, come and join us and show your support for the fair. Spring is here and...
Congressman Brian Baird announced last week that schools in Southwest Washington would receive more than $45 million in emergency education funding. The money has been released for education-related jobs and will maintain programs for low-income students and students with disabilities. The schools will receive $14.7 million in Title I funds and $30.4 million in IDEA (Individuals with disabilities Education Act) funds effective immediately. The funds are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Congressman Baird said in a press...
Dating back to early 2001 The Pioneer Community Association (PCA) and the Wahkiakum Community Network (WCN) have had a special relationship. When, in that year, the leadership and PCA indicated they not only wanted to see the significantly historic Cathlamet Community Pioneer Church saved and used as a center for the arts, they also determined that efforts were to be directed to ensuring the arts were available to the youth of this community. Starting as early as 2001 and continuing through 2004 the WCN joined with the PCA by providing funding...
The Finnish American Folk Festival is a recent recipient of a $500 Quick Grant from Humanities Washington. This financial support will enable the Cultural Programing Series of the 2008 FAFF to offer presentations and discussions led by Wayne Beals of Puyallup about the Civil War in Finland and about the role Finland played during World War II. Beals will also display and discuss his collection of Finnish war memorabilia on Friday and Saturday of the festival. Beals has been independently studying the history of Finland for 22 years. He has trav...
AARP's Tax Aide program is offering to help seniors and low to middle income families with their taxes. The Longview program has three sites: • Sr. Center, 1111 Commerce Avenue, Tuesdays and Thursday from 9 a.m. • Canterbury Chateau, 1324 3rd Avenue from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. • Longview Library, 1600 Louisiana, Fridays and Saturdays from 12:30-4 p.m. This year, the group is offering help to residents of Wahkiakum County and Naselle filling out form 1040. They will be at the River Street Meeting Room in Cathlamet on March 24 and April...
Destination: The Pacific will be holding a series of meetings for the public to share ideas and input for the Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study and Environmental Analysis. Comments are sought on issues such as heritage area themes, the community's resource assets, and the proposed heritage area boundary. In Wahkiakum County a Community Leadership Workshop will be held on March 5, 1:30-3 p.m. at the River Street Meeting Room in Cathlamet. A General Public Workshop will also be held on March 5 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. also in the River S...
Both Naselle Comet boys and girls basketball teams were eliminated from the Southwest 2B District basketball tournaments last week. The Comet boys made it to the semifinals where they lost 65-57 to the Northwest Christian Navigators last Wednesday. NW Christian led 29-26 at halftime and held on to their lead down the stretch. Nathan Sultemeier scored 18 for the Comets; brothers Kyle Burkhalter and Austin Burkhalter 13 each, Connor Smith nine, and Nick Hines and Alan Erickson two each. On Thursday, the Napavine Tigers took the lead late in the t...
Alan Bennett, superintendent of the Naselle-Grays River School District, reported last week Naselle-Grays River K-8 Principal Karen Wirkkala has been elected Distinguished Principal of the Year by her peers. Nominated by fellow principals from Pacific League schools, Wirkkala is respected by students, colleagues, parents and the community, he said. She maintains an orderly and purposeful learning environment, and is a positive influence. Wirkkala thanked the board and said it it’s her job. “I enjoy working with the kids and the staff and wil...
With spring around the corner there’s never been a better time to clear out those closets. Whether it’s that lamp you never found a home for or those forgotten garage boxes, WSU, 4-H and the fair are looking for donations for the community auction scheduled for March 28. Donations can be dropped off at the fairgrounds or you can arrange for your items to be picked up by fair staff. This is a community event and everyone is invited. The purpose is to raise funds for the fair, 4-H and WSU. If you have any items you would like to donate ple...
The Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) announced this week the award of a Community Salmon Fund grant to the Naselle-Grays River School District. The grant is funded through the Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to CREST in the amount of nearly $24,000. The grant will provide a greenhouse on school grounds that will focus on native plants. New tools and supplies will be purchased and students will have the opportunity to spend 10 days per school year preparing the plants for planting in...
The Naselle Comets knocked the Wahkiakum Mules out of the SW Washington Class 2B basketball tournament with a 69-39 win last Saturday. The Comets led 24-7 after one quarter and 39-15 at halftime. The loss ended the Mules' season; the Comets stayed alive but lost 60-50 to the Adna Pirates Tuesday and were eliminated from the tournament. Nathan Sultemeier led the scoring with 25 points for the Comets. Austin Burkhalter had 11, Connor Smith 10, Manny Lopez eight, Nick Hines five, Drew Macy and Gabe See two each and Ollie Baker one. Chase Fritzie...
Voters in the Naselle/Grays River Valley School District appeared to be passing a special levy in initial counting on Tuesday. The combined Wahkiakum-Pacific vote was 436-240, giving it 64.49 percent approval. At least 60 percent is needed. In Wahkiakum County, 164 voters supported the levy, 59.42 percent, and 112 opposed it, 40.58 percent. The special levy would replace an existing levy and provide support for a variety of school district activities....
Hayden Miles was held but still made the shot in the Mules' win. The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team advanced to the Class 2B District Tournament semifinals with wins over Ocosta and Tacoma Baptist this week. The Mules take on the undefeated Toutle Lake Ducks at 8 p.m. tonight (Thursday) at WF West High School, Chehalis. In the evening's opening game at 6:30 p.m., the Naselle Comets face the NW Christian Navigators in the other semifinal. The winners play Saturday evening for first and second; the losers play opponents yet to be settled on...
The Wahkiakum Girls JV basketball team recently completed their season. Despite starting the season with five losses in the first seven games, they finished the season strong, winning seven of nine for a final record of nine wins and seven losses. According to a report from Coach David Hendrickson, the team was led by sophomore post Rebecka Patching, sophomore wing Ashlee Olson, freshman point Shelby Felton and freshman wing Caitlin Nicolazzi. Patching led the team in rebounds, Felton led the team in steals, Nicolazzi was matched up with...
Hayden Miles put up a shot over the tough Toutle Lake defense last week as the Ducks topped the Mules 76-51. The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team split the last two games of the regular season to clinch third place in the Central League standings. They'll host the Ocosta Wildcats tonight (Thursday), 7 p.m., in the first round of the Southwest Washington Class 2B Boys District Tournament. The Mules entertained the undefeated Toutle Lake Ducks and fell 76-51 to the league champions. Both teams pressed each other from the start. The Ducks were...
Wahkiakum High School The honor roll as announced by Wahkiakum High School this week includes full time students grades 9-12 who have earned a GPA 3.25 or above for the second quarter ending January 25. The following students earned a 4.00: Hayden Miles, Blake Anderson, Jessica Asmus, Jasmine Bingham, Erin Turner and Ryan Helms. 9th Grade: Stuart Bosch, David Doumit, Phillip Doumit, Shelby Felton, Brandon Fudge, James Goldsmith, Trevor Gorley, Jori McEntire, Ben Miles, Sarah Phillips, Zach Pierce, Sam Renfro and Chase Stanley. 10th Grade:...
