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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Finnish American Folk Festival is looking for food vendors for the festival to be held July 25-26 at the Naselle schools. Finnish foods will be given a preference. Booth fees are 10 percent of the daily till. Contact Linda Laney, 199 Upper Naselle Rd., Naselle, WA 98638 for registration forms. Questions can be directed to Linda at 360-484-3244 or to Loretta Smalley at 360-484-3467 in the evenings. The Adult Choir of the Finnish American Folk Festival will begin rehearsals June 7, at 9 a.m. at the Naselle Lutheran Church. Rehearsals will be...
The 8th Annual Derby Dollars for Scholars Sturgeon Derby and Rods and Reels Car Show was held Saturday at the Wahkiakum Fair grounds. Organizers report a good crowd and expect that last year's total of $20,000 was surpassed. The fish and chicken BBQ served 837 lunches. Trophies were awarded in the fishing category, with Landon Luce, of Cathlamet being the youngest fisherman at age four, and James Sweat, 82, of Longview the oldest. A trophy for the biggest sturgeon caught, weighing in at 31.8 lbs., was given to Serena Brooks of Columbia City,...
Athletes from local high schools earned medals at last week's state Class 2B track and field meet at Eastern Washington University, Cheney. Naselle Comet senior Kyle Burkhalter won the championship in the high jump with a mark of 6'2". The effort came after he had injured a shoulder and scratched out of the triple jump. Comet teammate Tylor Nortrup, a junior, tied for third in the pole vault with a mark of 11'. The two finishes gave the Comets 15.5 points, good enough for 18th place in the team standings. In the girls division, the Comettes'...
For a change, commercial and recreational salmon fishermen found cause to agree at a town hall meeting in Cathlamet May 7. They told representatives of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife that fishermen on the lower Columbia were shortchanged in the 2008 spring season, and they want the department to negotiate harder for them in the future. The fish and wildlife departments of Washington and Oregon managed recreational and commercial salmon fishing on the Columbia through an agreement called the Columbia River Compact. This year,...
SW Class 2B District Track and Field May 17 at Naselle Winners, Wahkiakum Mule and Naselle Comet results Boys (top four advance to state) 100m--1. McNeal Tacoma Baptist (TB) 10.84; 7. Riley Prestegard W 12.04. 200m--1. McNeal TB 22.45; 8. Bryce McClain W 25.54. 400m--1. McNeal TB 49.13; 5. Kyle Burkhalter N 52.77; 7. McClain W 55.67. 800m--1. David Lorton South Bend 2:03.33; 2. Walker Riley W 2:03.46; 5. Conor Smith N 2:09.13. 1600m--1. Nathan Perry White Pass 4:33.21. 3200m--1. Perry WP 10:20.69. 110m hurdles--1. Josiah Sims TB 15.31. 300m...
The Wahkiakum Mule girls track and field teams finished second in team competition at the Southwest District Meet last Saturday at Naselle, and many local athletes qualified for the state meet. Tacoma Baptist won the boys meet with 106.5 points; the Mule boys were eighth with 36 points. Northwest Christian won the girls with 106 points; the Mules were second with 70. The top five girls and top four boys advanced to the state meet this Friday and Saturday at Eastern Washington University, Cheney. Sarah Doumit won the high jump for the Mules,...
The Julia Butler Hansen Heritage Center in Cathlamet is again sponsoring a week long camp for seventh and eighth grade girls from June 16-21 at the Hansen Center. The leadership camp has been a popular one in the past when the girls spent a week at the Center having classes on government, history, manners and entertaining, caring for historic artifacts, writing and public speaking. Guests are invited to a luncheon the girls serve and cooking classes are an important part of the camp curriculum. The week-long activities culminate in a public...
, 2008 Finn-Am Jams bring famed Brazilian drummer to Naselle Schools Brazilian drummer and vocalist, Eduardo Mendonca of the Seattle group "Show Brazil" will come to Naselle schools on May 23 as the last of the Finn-Am Jam series this year. Mendonca will perform at the Naselle Youth Camp [not open to the public] and then for the Naselle Schools in two different assemblies, which are open to the public. The first will be held from 12:30-1:15 p.m. for elementary students. The second will be held from 1:30-2:15 p.m. for junior high and high...
Naselle Comet track and field athletes Tylor Nortrup and Kyle Burkhalter qualified for the state meet with their marks at last Saturday's district meet. The 1600m girls relay team of Jodi Christie, Haleigh See, Nicole Tarabochia and Nicole Laney also qualified by placing fifth. Nortrup was second in the pole vault, and Burkhalter was third in the high jump and fourth in the triple jump....
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...
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...
