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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...
Graduation ceremonies are fast approaching for local high school seniors. Wahkiakum High School's commencement is this Friday, 7:30 p.m., in the high school gym. Naselle High School seniors will graduate June 16, 4 p.m. in Lyle Patterson Gymnasium. A baccalaureate ceremony will be held on June 10, 6 p.m., in the Naselle High School Commons. Pastor Rick Ballif of Grays River Valley Bible will preside over the baccalaureate. NHS valedictorian is Cheryl Steppe, and salutatorian is Jamie Bighill. WHS valedictorian will be Matt Doumit, who finishes...
June 7 , 2007 The Columbia Estuary Environmental Education Program (CEEEP) at the Wahkiakum Community Foundation has selected 13 high school students to work on two summer projects in the Cathlamet area. Ten students from Wahkiakum High School and three from the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District were hired. The advanced group of students who have been in the program before include Kris Parke and Brandi Seaberg from Wahkiakum and Jenny Klinger, Rachelle Thomas and Amanda Wilson from Naselle-Grays River. The group will be involved in...
May 31, 2007 Naselle Comet track and field athletes placed second in two events and brought home other medals from the state Class 2B Track and Field Meet last week in Cheney. For the Comet boys, Colton Gilbert placed second at 12'3" in the pole vault, and Tylor Nortrup was third at 11'6". Kyle Burkhalter placed ninth in the triple jump at 39'7.75" 10th in the high jump at 6', and 11th in the 400m preliminaries at 53.8; only the top eight advanced to the finals. Beau Keightly competed in the javelin but didn't place. For the Naselle girls,...
May 24, 2007 On May 18, the Wahkiakum Community Foundation received a Community Leadership Award from the Washington Association of School Administrators. Alan Bennett, Superintendent at the Naselle-Grays River School District, presented the plaque for the award to Karen Bertroch, Foundation Director, at a ceremony in Vancouver. The award letter stated, "This award recognizes the Foundation's extraordinary contributions to education and the dedicated service you provide to the Naselle-Grays River School District. It also acknowledges the...
May 24, 2007 Straw Hat, the children’s opera from Finland, is in production, leading up to a single public performance which will be held Friday night at Naselle School Commons at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Cast members include Haleigh See and Katie Nelson as the narrators, Cassie Van Deusen as mother, Amanda Wirkkala as father, Keenan Keeley as the baby and a chorus of 10 children from the 5th through 8th grades. The Finnish/ Norwegian band “Frigg” are fiddling their way around the country on a six week tour. Their performances at the Nasel...
May 24, 2007 Wahkiakum Mule track and field athletes set new records at the district meet last Friday at Naselle. Overall, 12 athletes qualified to compete at the state Class 2B meet this Friday and Saturday at Eastern Washington in Cheney. Jasmine Bingham and Walker Riley each won two events and set records in their events; Toby David won the 200m and set a new school record, the girls 800m relay team of Abby Burns, Valle Ledtke, Whitley Wirkkala and Bingham set a new stadium record in that event, and the boys 1600m relay team set a new...
May 24, 2007 Several Naselle Comet athletes were named to the Pacific League all-league fastpitch and baseball teams. Kellyn Pakenen was named to the all-league fastpitch team as a fielder; Brandi Keightley received honorable mention. Matt Chavez was named to the all-league baseball team as a fielder; Logan Scrabeck received honorable mention....
This summer the Wahkiakum Community Foundation is again sponsoring habitat restoration jobs with high school students. Two grants have come for two different projects. One from the Community Salmon Fund will support 7 high school students and their teacher, Jeff Rooklidge, for 5 weeks while they work to remove Japanese Knotweed along Birnie Creek from the headwaters to the fish ladder at Strong Park. Rob Stockhouse, Environmental Education Director at WCF, and Jeff Rooklidge, Wahkiakum High School science teacher, will oversee use of...
The Wahkiakum Mules track team is sending 15 student athletes to the District finals at Naselle on May 18. Field events start at 5 p.m. and running events start at 6 p.m. The top five from each event will qualify for State. The qualifying students are: Tyson Bain: Shot Put; Toby David: 100m, 200m, relays; Walker Riley: 1600m, 800m, relay; Jon Murphy: relays; Alec Sealund: relay, Jake Goldsmith: relay; Shay Bingham: pole vault; Riley Prestegard: relay; Brandon Ferguson: relays, (if eligible); Abby Burns: relays; Sarah Doumit: relay, high jump;...
A variety of local election will be on the ballots this year, and with the advance of the primary election date to August, filing is much sooner. Candidates will file June 4-8 at the Wahkiakum County Auditor's office 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Positions on the ballot include: --County commissioner, District 3, 3-year unexpired term; incumbent Independent Tom Doumit is seeking election. Filing fee is $359.80. --Fire District 1, 6-year term, Wayne Holloway, incumbent. All fire district positions are Non-Partisan. --Fire District 2, 6-year term, NP, Kent...
The Wahkiakum Community Foundation's Board of Trustees this week announced that they will receive State funding to support the purchase of five acres at the Grays River Covered Bridge. The acreage will become the "Ahlberg Park," named for the pioneer family who homesteaded the area. Located at the southwest corner of the bridge, the acreage is well known as a destination site for visitors and residents alike. Two large historic trees on the property provide shade and rest for visitors who take the time to visit the bridge. The property will be...
Seven teams participated in the 25th Annual Cathlamet Invite including Morton, Mossyrock, Wishkah Valley, Willapa Valley, and Mary M Knight. The Wahkiakum girls placed first in their division with a total of 118 points, winning the Top Female Award. The Wahkiakum boys placed second in their division with a total of 112 points. Toby David, won Most Outstanding Male and was recipient of the Terry Bonny Outstanding Athlete award. David won the 100m, 200m, 400m relay and the 1600m relay. Jasmine Bingham won Most Outstanding Female, and was also a...
Wahkiakum PUD continued its discussion Tuesday of the proposed expansion of the Western Wahkiakum water system to the Oneida and Salme neighborhoods. The board discussed funding the project and the possibility of using a $216,000 grant to pay for half of the work, with a 45 percent match of $180,000 from the PUD and the remaining amount split between those who would benefit from the new water system. PUD Commissioner Robert Jungers requested a more concrete basis for beginning the work necessary to get the project in motion. Salme Hill...
April 24 Comet Invitational The Wahkiakum Mule girls finished first and the boys second in their divisions at the Naselle Comet Invitational Track and Field Meet April 26. Mule Toby David was named the Most Outstanding Male Athlete. He set a new Wahkiakum High School record while winning the 100m in 11.3 seconds. He was also a member of the 1600m relay team, of Jon Murphy, Walker Riley, David and Brandon Ferguson which set a new meet record, in 3:35.37. Mule Coach Mike Riley said the old 100m record was a four way tie (11.4) set by Ken Florek...
5 Lower Columbia Economic Development Council Board Meeting, 1 p.m. at the Visitors Center. 7 Naselle Booster Club Carnival – Thursday, 6 p.m., in the Naselle School Commons (for all ages) 8, 9, 10 ESA, Alpha Theta Garage Sale – Friday-Sunday, June 8-9-10 at the old “Buggy Lube” building next to the Orange Tree Café 9 Julia Butler Hansen Celebration and Open House - Sponsored by Wahkiakum Community Foundation, Location: Julia Butler Hansen Heritage Center, in Cathlamet, Contact: Karen Bertroch – 360-795-8805, This is...
The Naselle High School Drama club is once again sponsoring their annual Broadway Musical running the first two weekends of May. The production this year will be: "The Wizard of Oz" from the Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc. The play runs Fridays and Saturdays, May 4, 5, 11 and 12 with showtimes at 7 p.m. and refreshments available during intermission. Ticket prices are $7 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets will be available at the door beginning at 6 p.m. each night. The play is based on the book version which includes jitterbugs instead...
