Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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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...
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...
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...
