Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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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...
from Phil Raistakka While planning for FinnFest USA '06 which was held in Naselle and Astoria the last week of July 2006, festival planners were cautioned about the myriad of problems which would be facing them. To name a few: the small population base of the area planning to put on an event of national and international proportions; the long distance to travel from the population centers of the country; the high cost of gasoline and its effect on all modes of travel; the remoteness of the location in the far northwest corner of the USA; the...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday named the county’s newest bridge that is yet to be built—the Crown Camp Bridge. Public Works Director Pete Ringen said the name was needed for reference as plans progress to build the bridge where Duck Creek runs through Crown Camp Road. The county has been working for two years to get the bridge built; the project originally started as a replacement of a culvert that was a barrier to anadromous fish passage, but the culvert and road washed out in last winter’s storms, forcing several families to...
March 23-April 14-- 3rd Annual Spring Salmon Derby - Sponsored by Elochoman Slough Marina. Location: Elochoman Slough Marina, Time: morning until 5:00 p.m. daily, Contact: Jackie Lea at 360-795-3501. April 7--Easter Egg Hunt, Naselle-Grays River School Football Field, Toddler through 3rd grade, Whistle start at 11 a.m. sharp. Be sure to be there 10 minutes early. Sponsored by ESA, Alpha Theta Chapter #3711 April 7--Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Lions Club, 11:00 a.m. at Vista Park in Skamokawa April 8-- Easter Sunday Brunch Buffet at the...
Wahkiakum County Commissioners George Trott, Dan Cothren and Tom Doumit handled a variety of business at their meeting Tuesday. Public Works Director Pete Ringen reported that the Washington State Department of Transportation is planning a major repaving project this spring and summer on SR 4 and US 101. Bids will be opened April 18 on the project. The scope of work calls for three paving projects: —SR 4 between Rosburg and the highway bridge over the Grays River; —US 101 from the Astoria bridge through Chinook, Ilwaco and on to...
The Wahkiakum Mules held on to an early lead to defeat the Naselle Comets 5-4 in a non-league baseball game March 14. The Mules scored one run in the second and four in the third to take their lead. In the big inning, Brenden McClain led off with a walk and stole second base. Josh Rongey singled; Ty Briscoe singled home McClain, and Matt Willette doubled home Rongey and Briscoe. Naselle answered with one run in the top of the fourth, runs in the sixth, and one in the seventh. Willette doubled again in the fifth inning and was the Mules'...
The Naselle Grays River school district has released their 2006-2007 first semester honor roll. Students with 4.0 GPA were seniors Robert Rangila and Amanda Wilson, sophomores Toni Mullins and Rebecca Rostad, freshmen Alan Erickson and Karli Nelson, and 8th grader Cody Cooley. Seniors Molly Ballif, Colette Beaulaurier, Garrick Bennett, Jamie Bighill, Julia Christie, Brad Erickson, Kelsey Fletcher, Naomi Galbraith, Kody Hamp, Tim Haner, Jeanette Klinger, Caitlin McGuire, Kelsi Nelson, Andrew Nortrup, Kellyn Pakenen, Whitney Queral, Jeremy Ray,...
Finn-Am Jams will present a St. Urho’s Day Dance this Friday at the Naselle School Commons. Tony Hanson and the Smiling Scandinavians of Seattle will play. Dance instruction and demonstrations will begin at 7 p.m. with Nina Tetri Mustonen. The dance will run from 7:30-9:30 pm. All are welcome; admission is free; donations are accepted. Finn-Am Jams are sponsored by the Finnish-American Folk Festival (FAFF) of Naselle. Coming events include a poetry reading and performance, a Finnish children’s Opera performed with Naselle’s school child...
Wahkiakum County commissioners voted preliminary approval of an Elochoman Valley subdivision when they met Tuesday. Applicants Joan Connell and Allen Francisco are planning Hidden Creek I subdivision near the intersection of Elochoman Valley and Beaver Creek roads. The six-lot subdivision would be adjacent to another six-lot subdivision, Hidden Creek II, which was approved earlier this year. Average lot size will be one acre. A private access road, Nature Loop, must be built to county standards. In comments, a neighbor expressed concern over...
Ten local residents have all earned non-profit management certificates following a seven class course. Nadine Aldinger, Judith Brawn, Paula Jean Carlson, Janet Cimino, Bernadette Goodroe, Mary Holmes, Kathleen Morgain, Faith Penttila, Anita Raistakka, and Laurel Yost all gained their certificates from the Strategic Leadership Institute at Seattle. Average attendance at the classes was 25 with many coming from Longview, Naselle, and South Bend/Raymond areas. "It was a great group and I'm very proud of the work they did. All of them deserve...
This month, the American Red Cross is holding seven blood drives in Cowlitz and Pacific counties that are open to the public. Why not celebrate St. Paddy’s Day and wear green to give blood? Blood donations bring more than luck. It is a life-saving product for children, trauma, burn, transplant and cancer patients. Blood donations take approximately one hour. Donors must be 16 years or older, (those who are 16-17 years old must have parental permission; you may print a parental permission form from the Web site www.nwbloodredcross.org), weigh a...
Wahkiakum County commissioners will hold community meetings in the next few months to discuss a variety of issues, Commissioners Dan Cothren and Tom Doumit said Tuesday. In their agenda time for public input, Puget Island resident Bill Coons suggested the board hold a series of forums to discuss issues such as finances, economic development and other issues with the public. Cothren and Doumit—Commissioner George Trott was in Washington, D.C. on a lobbying trip—agreed with the suggestion and said they have already been planning forum...
The Naselle Comettes knocked the Wahkiakum Mule girls basketball team out of the Southwest 2B Girls District Basketball Tournament with a 65-49 decision Monday in Montesano. The Comettes jumped out to a 22-12 first quarter lead and never let the Mules back in the game. “Naselle did a great job of turning our turnovers into points,” said Mule Coach Marc Niemeyer. “They dominated the boards; the Comettes had 29 offensive rebounds to create a lot of second chance points.” Whitley Wirkkala led the Mule effort with 14 points and five rebound...
SW 2B BOYS DISTRICT (5 to state) Feb. 14 @ higher seed #1: Napavine 54, Naselle 22 #2: Morton 49, N. Beach 47 #3: Mossyrock 72, S. Bend 52 #4: W. Pass 60, Ocosta 47 --- Feb. 17 @ Montesano #5: W. Valley 60, Napavine 56 (OT) #7: Mossyrock 60, NW Christian 43 --- Feb. 17 @ Castle Rock #6: Toutle 65, Morton 38 #8: Wahkiakum 63, W. Pass 48 --- Feb. 19 @ Montesano #10: W. Pass 61, N. Beach 55 #9: NW Christian 56, Naselle 50 --- Feb. 19 @ Rochester #12: Morton 66, Ocosta 50 #11: Napavine 56, S. Bend 35 --- Feb. 22 @ Chehalis #13: Toutle 56, W....
The Columbia Estuary Environmental Education Program (CEEEP) sponsored by the Wahkiakum Community Foundation in partnership with schools, funders and agency volunteers, has received a grant from the Community Salmon Fund for $37,800. It will fund high school students, their teacher and Dr. Rob Stockhouse for a project to remove Japanese Knotweed from Birnie Creek in Cathlamet. This is a continuation of the original Birnie Creek project the FFA students did in 2000 to build a fish ladder at the mouth of the Creek. Under the original guidance of...
Jerry Gutzwiler, an orchardist from Wenatchee, has been elected chairman of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, the nine-member citizen panel that sets policy for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Gutzwiler, a retired land and timber manager for The Weyerhaeuser Company, was elected chair by his fellow commissioners during a public meeting on January 13. Gutzwiler replaces Ron Ozment of Cathlamet, who is leaving the commission after six years, the past two as chair. Miranda Wecker, an attorney and natural...
Letters to The Eagle - 1/4/2006 Mark Linquist: A friend from the family To The Eagle: If I were to tell you my name, most of you would not recognize it, and thats just fine with me. These words are not about me but about a time that has its place in history. It is about a family in a very small town on the banks of the mighty Columbia. This family for all intent and purpose was like any ordinary family. The thing that sets this group apart is that all the members of this family are about the same age, and thats unusual considering there were...
Letters to The Eagle - 1/4/2006 Mark Linquist: A friend from the family To The Eagle: If I were to tell you my name, most of you would not recognize it, and thats just fine with me. These words are not about me but about a time that has its place in history. It is about a family in a very small town on the banks of the mighty Columbia. This family for all intent and purpose was like any ordinary family. The thing that sets this group apart is that all the members of this family are about the same age, and thats unusual considering there were...
