Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Naselle Comette girls basketball team earned third palace in the Pacific League after a tiebreaker Monday. The Comettes entertained the Wahkiakum Lady Mules last night (Wednesday). Tacoma Baptist won the playoff to claim second place in the Pacific League; North Beach finished fourth....
Wahkiakum Community Foundation announced Monday that the Bradwood Landing Fund at the Foundation has determined their grants for distribution in April. The grants are: Wahkiakum County Fair, $5000 for construction; 4-H program, $3,000 for operating support; Naselle School District , $5,000 for sports uniforms; Wahkiakum Youth Baseball, $2,400 for equipment; Skamokawa Grange, $3,500 for construction; and the Julia Butler Hansen Heritage Center , $1,500 for Girls in Government Camp and education materials. The Bald Eagle Day and the Covered...
Naselle High School students Alan Erickson and Drew Macy visited the Washington State lab last week to learn about the testing process for detecting demoic acid in shellfish. The boys, along with Calen Thompson, were studying the topic of demoic acid in Mr. Dalton’s health class as part of an environmental health project. Their project started off as a research paper on what a “red tide” is before they realized that it is actually the level of demoic acid that determines whether a clam season is closed. They also discovered that consu...
It will soon be the turn of Washington state voters to participate in the 2008 Presidential Primary Election. Mail-in ballots for 2008 Presidential Primary are due to arrive in the homes of Wahkiakum County voters Friday. On February 9, Democrat and Republican political parties will hold caucuses to elect candidate delegates for the state and national conventions. Minority parties have a different nominating process, according to Wahkiakum County Auditor Diane Tischer. Each party is handling the delegate process differently. The Washington...
Disaster Outreach Services Community Forums Disaster Outreach Services is a community based program designed to help residents move forward following the flood and windstorm of December 3, 2008. The group would like feedback and resident's stories about the storm of December 3, subsequent storms and past storms. Their forums are planned as a place for communities to come together and share what they saw, what they felt, how they feel now and any expectations or concerns about the next storm. The are informal gatherings for every age. Children...
The Pioneer Community Association has received a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission. This $2,000 grant, augmented with a $500 grant from Wahkiakum Community Network and a gift from the estate of Helen Exum, makes it possible for the PCA to bring exceptional music events to the students of Wahkiakum County in 2008. Joy O’Neal, president of the PCA, along with the other members of the board, has identified youth education and involvement a goal of the association. Pat Reese, the writer of the grant proposals, secured the financial su...
Archive center to host historic winter photos show One of the photos that will be on display at Naselle Library. Historic photos illustrating winter scenes in SW Washington will be featured in a one day only photo show at the Naselle Library from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on January 26. A powerpoint collection of photos will be shown on the hour and photo albums will be available as well. The Archive Center's collection (some on loan) has over 3,000 historic photos of SW Washington families, logging, fishing and farming, as well as boating on the...
February 8 - Chocolate Extravaganza at Hotel Cathlamet Assisted Living lobby in Cathlamet. Contact: 360-795-3602. February 10 - Smorgasbord at Naselle High School, Naselle. Contact: 360-484-3412. February 15—Pie Social at the Hotel Cathlamet Assisted Living lobby in Cathlamet. 360-795-0610. March TBA - Spring Salmon Derby at Elochoman Slough Marina in Cathlamet. Contact 360-795-3501. March 1 - Crab & Oyster Feed at Rosburg Community Hall in Rosburg. Contact 360-465-2234 or 360-465-2615. March 8 - Crab & Oyster Feed at Puget Island Norse...
9: A year in review Wahkiakum County residents will remember 2007 as a year of change and challenge. In the January 4 edition of The Eagle: The year opened with the county recovering from weeks of floods and storms in December. Also, Commissioner Mark Linquist, who won re-election by a coin flip with Blair Brady, succumbed to cancer just before the year's end, and fellow Commissioners Dan Cothren and George Trott appointed Tom Doumit to fill Linquist's vacant seat on the board. January 11--The undefeated Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team...
Storm recovery and newly elected positions were topics of discussion at Tuesday’s PUD meeting. Manager Dave Tramblie reported that the leaks on the Westend and Puget Island have been repaired. He said that reports were filed in a very timely fashion and every leak was documented. Auditor Erin Wilson told the board that the PUD has been in touch with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and a preliminary damage estimate of $40,851 has been submitted. Wilson said that Pacific County has been charged $8,300 for the service of six crew m...
In the past year, many changes have been made at The Eagle. For instance, because of rising postal costs, inserts are now only being accepted for papers delivered within the county and Naselle area. Another change taking effect immediately: Subscribers to The Eagle will no longer have the option of repeatedly giving a gift subscription to the same person. Gift subscriptions will still be available with a paid subscription as long as the gift recipient has never received a free subscription to The Eagle. "The rising cost of doing business is...
The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team picked up wins over the Naselle Comets and Pe Ell Trojans in action this week. On Tuesday, Pe Ell's Trojans regrouped from storm damage last week that pushed several players and their familes from their homes to travel to Wahkiakum High School where the host Mules rolled to a 91-43 win. Sophomore Cody Olsen hit seven of 13 shots from three-point range and one from inside the line to lead the scoring with 23 points. Josh Rongey added 19; Hayden Miles, Bobby Helms and Tyler Benson each had nine, Kyle...
Wahkiakum Community Foundation is inviting proposals for grants available from both the Covered Bridge Fund and the Bradwood Landing Fund. Deadline for applications for both funds is December 31. The Covered Bridge Fund makes grants to nonprofits in Western Wahkiakum County and the Naselle Grays River School District area. Requests will be accepted for grants of up to $1,000. The Bradwood Landing Fund makes grants to nonprofits in all of Wahkiakum County and the Naselle Grays River School District area. Proposals for grants up to $5,000 will...
Fans of the Naselle Comet football team wanting to take in this Saturday's game without driving to Bellevue may find seats on a rooter bus, Superintendent Alan Bennett announced Tuesday. "Well, we are off to Mount Tahoma Athletic Stadium this Saturday to play Life Christian in the State Class B football championship playoffs," he said. "We have taken one of our buses that is off the depreciation schedule and made it available for the trip. "This allows the district to make the bus available for half the normal cost. The cost is $5 per person....
Compiled by the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce 10Rosburg Holiday Bazaar Day , sponsored by Rosburg Community Club, Location: Rosburg Community Hall, 28 Rosburg Community Hall Road , Rosburg. Contact: Barbara Rose at 360-465-2234, Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. 10Greg Parke is going to be playing at the Rat at 8 p.m. 11Annual meeting of the Friends of Skamokawa Foundation, 3 p.m. at Redmen Hall. Election of board members, speaker, annual report, refresh-ments. Contact 849-4181 for additional info. 13Chamber Membership Meeting, noon at the...
Editor's note: The Eagle recently surveyed real estate firms in eastern Wahkiakum County about trends in housing sales. Here is a report from firms working in the Westend and Naselle areas The sale of real estate in Wahkiakum County’s Westend follows its own trend, and that trend has slowed recently. Western Real Estate Services broker Lori Fanoni said things were busier two years ago but are now in a normal stage for Naselle. “We certainly haven’t died off like other parts of the country,” she said. A major reason that there isn’t a lot of hou...
Second time is apparently a charm for Blair Brady, Democrat candidate for county commissioner representing District 3, Skamokawa and the Westend. Brady led appointed incumbent Tom Doumit, an independent, 891-718, after initial counting Tuesday’s General Election. In the other contested local race, incumbent David Goodroe led write-in challenger Ruth Doumit 92-85. County Auditor Diane Tischer said 61 ballots arrived Tuesday but weren’t counted. Election officials will count those and other ballots arriving in the mail at 10 a.m. today (Th...
November 1 , 2007 Wahkiakum Mule senior Walker Riley finished third at last week’s district cross county meet and qualified for the state meet this Saturday in Pasco. The Mule team finished third; only the top two boys teams qualified for the meet. Nathan Perry of White Pass won the 5k race at St. Martin University, Lacey, in 16:26.1. Riley was third in 17:05.78. Other Mule runners were 13. Jon Murphy 18:37.36; 15. Jared McEntire 18.50.32; 19. Chris Hokkanen 19:06.66; 24. Kevin O’Connor 19:28.66; 43. Hayden Miles 21:40.39; 44. Stuart Bosch 21:...
Friday will be the last official day on the job for Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jennifer Johnson. She has announced she is taking a job in Wilsonville, Ore., after two years with the Wahkiakum Chamber. “This has been a really hard decision,” she said this week. “I love it here. I love my job.” Johnson will join the Mt. Hood Regional Tourism Alliance, which has branch offices in several northwest Oregon cities including Wilsonville. She will manage a visitor center and do tourism marketing. Besides joining a business offerin...
October 25 , 2007 On October 15, the Wahkiakum Mules junior varsity beat the Naselle Comets JV's 29-8. Mule sophomore Bryce McClain ran the ball for 199 yards to lead his team. "Bryce had some good blocking, but his vision, cut backs, and hard nose running were the difference in this game," said Mule JV Coach Kevin Patching. "Naselle stacked the line to stop the inside dives, so we were forced to run a little more outside than normal, and Bryce took advantage of his carries with three touchdowns and a couple of two point conversion runs. "The...
October 18 , 2007 Navy Seaman Recruit Casey E. Heagy, son of Angel J. Wirkkala of Naselle, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Heagy completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness. The capstone event of boot camp is "Battle Stations". This exercise gives recruits the...
October 4 , 2007 Despite the title of a recent survey mailed only to the residents in the 98612 zip code, the “Cathlamet Community Survey,” needs input from all residents in Wahkiakum County and the Naselle School District. The results of the survey will guide community efforts of the Wahkiakum Horizons group in the Wahkiakum and Naselle area. The Horizons program is a regional community development project sponsored by Washington State University Extension and the Northwest Area Foundation. Surveys can be picked up at the Rosburg Store, 419...
Fall Schedule September 20, 2007 Mule Football Sept. 21at Mossyrock* 28White Pass* Oct.5Adna* 12Open 19at Pe Ell* 26Vancouver Christian* Nov.2at Toutle Lake* Games start at 7 p.m. Home meets in boldface. * League games Mule JV Football Sept.24Mossyrock Oct. 1at Toutle Lake 8at Adna 15Naselle 22Pe Ell 29Toutle Lake Games start at 6 p.m. Subject to change Home meets in boldface. Mule Cross Country Sept.20at Naselle 22at Kelso - HS School only 25at Tacoma Baptist 29at Chehalis Oct.6at Hoquiam 11 at White Pass 18 at Castle Rock (League Meet) 27 at...
Calendar of Events - September Compiled by the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce 13 The Naselle/West Wahkiakum chamber membership meeting. Meet at Hunters Inn at 5:30 p.m. Please plan to attend this important meeting and help the chamber focus efforts for business on the west side of the county and Naselle. Everyone is welcome. 14 Farmers Market, Two Island Farms (Little Island Farm and Stockhouse's Farm) join forces to present a weekly farmers' market. Located at the Stockhouse Farm, 59 West Birnie Slough on Puget Island. The market is open from...
August 23, 2007 Murdock Trust, a private foundation serving five states in the Pacific Northwest, has informed the Wahkiakum Community Foundation that WCF is receiving a three year grant of $112,000 to add additional staff at the Foundation. This grant will support a new position at WCF with an outright grant the first year and grants to be matched over the second and third years. "We are really proud to receive this stamp of encouragement and approval with this grant," Bonnie Linquist, WCF Board President said. "This is the best kind of...
