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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...
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...