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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...
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'...
