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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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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...
August 16 , 2007 Naselle Fire Department is one of 164 fire departments and organizations nationwide to receive a U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG). FEMA has awarded $484,666 to local fire departments and emergency medical services organizations in the state of Washington. Nationally, the fiscal year (FY) 2007 AFG awards, which will be distributed in phases, will ultimately provide over $490 million to fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency medical s...
August 16 , 2007 The Wahkiakum CommunityFoundation will be hosting Jennifer Thorson, from Minnesota, as their Americorps Environmental Education Coordinator beginning in mid-September. She will work in the area for 11 months and will work full-time in both the Wahkiakum and the Naselle/Grays River School Districts to help teach science. The foundation is currently seeking housing for Thorson. Anyone with a room to rent, or need of a housesitter for any period of time should contact Karen Bertroch at (360) 465-2414 or 749-4955 or Rob Stockhouse...
August 2 , 2007 Kindergarten 1 box of tissues; 1 box of 16 count crayons; 1 box of 10 count broad line markers; 1 bottle of 8oz school glue; boys bring 1 package paper plates and 1 box small ziplock bags; girls bring 1 package baby wipes and 1 large ziplock bags; 1 set of Crayola Twistables crayons; 10 #2 pencils; mini non-electric pencil sharpener;1 big pink eraser; 2 spiral notebooks – wide lined; 4 glue sticks; pair of Fiskars round tip scissors; 1 plastic school box (approximately 8 ½” x 5”); backpack (non rolling); gym shoes w...
July 26, 2007 The 4th Annual Grays River Covered Bridge Celebration will open on August 4 at 9 a.m. with the Mark Linquist Memorial Walk/Run starting at the Covered Bridge just off State Route 4 in Grays River. The highlight of the day long festival will be the dedication of the new Ahlberg Park at 11 a.m. at the site where the annual celebration is held each year. The Wahkiakum Community Foundation, sponsors of the event and the Covered Bridge Fund that gives local grants with income from the event, has received funding from the State of...
July 26, 2007 Willapa Anglers Club and Pacific County Anglers are co-hosting an auction in Naselle to raise funds to feed 100,000 late-run coho salmon smolts which will be released this spring in the Naselle River. The silent auction will begin at 5 p.m. followed by the oral auction at 6:30 p.m. Dewey Adair of South Bend is the oral auctioneer and Ron Nanney of Naselle will be Master of Ceremonies. Auction items will include a new Abel fly reel, guided trips on Willapa Bay, the Columbia and the ocean, fishing books, DVD, local history books...
June 28, 2007 The historic Deep River Church will have another series of summer events beginning on July 8 with the Finn Fest Community Choir from Naselle. Each summer the Wahkiakum Community Foundation sponsors events at the little "Church in the Wildwood" to raise funds for maintaining the building, listed on the National Historic Register. While not an active church with a congregation, it is a popular spot for weddings and special events. Fully restored in 2004, it continues to be a true "Sunday Sanctuary" for those who drive to the rural...
June 14, 2007 Naselle High School seniors will graduate Saturday, 4 p.m. in Lyle Patterson Gymnasium. NHS valedictorian is Cheryl Steppe, and salutatorian is Jamie Bighill. Students with a 3.5 and above cumulative GPA are gold honors students and those with a 3.2-3.49 are Silver Honors. Receiving gold honors are Steppe, Bighill, Jeanette Klinger, Kellyn Pakenen, Jeremy Ray, Lillian McGuire, Kelsi Nelson, Bonita Thomas, Amanda Wilson, Erin Saari, Naomi Galbraith, Brad Erickson, Kelsey Fletcher and Robert Rangila. Receiving silver honors are...
- June 14, 2007 Filing for local positions that will be on fall election ballots ended last Friday with few surprises and only one contested race. Two have filed for county commissioner to fill the unexpired term of the late Mark Linquist. They are Tom Doumit, an independent and the incumbent, and Blair Brady, who filed as a Democrat. Auditor Diane Tischer said Monday that all the candidates who have filed pass through the primary election to the general election because there are no contested races for the primary; this includes state Senator...
June 7 , 200 Heirs of the couple who donated the site of the Rosburg School have filed suit to recover ownership of the property. John and Helen Johnson sold the site for $1 to Wahkiakum County in December, 1936, for use as a public park or public school. School District 66 soon built a school on the site, and the facilities were operated by the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District until last summer, when the district, no longer needing the site, returned the property to Wahkiakum County. The suit, filed May 17 by Joy Johnson, Earl...
