The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

News from Naselle:

Congratulations to the District 1B champion girls volleyball Comette team as they go on to the Yakima Sun Dome for the state tournament. Their first game is versus Oakesdale on Friday at 11:30 a.m.

Let’s give a big shout out for victory in all their games. Go Comettes!

The Naselle Comet football team has also done an outstanding job this season and they head into the first round state playoff versus Seattle Lutheran at home on Friday at 7 p.m. Go Comets!

Don’t forget the Naselle Lutheran Church will be holding their Christmas Bazaar and Bake Sale this Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy the Coffee Bar with hot and ice coffee, fresh doughnuts and the Soup Bar, starting at 11 a.m. Take your pick of some delicious soups including Smoked Salmon Chowder, Italian or Winter Squash Soup.

They also offer items for sale including craft items and yummy baked goods. Proceeds will be dedicated to Hunger and Mission Work. Thrivent has provided funding to help with supplies for crafting.

The Naselle Lutheran Church is located at 308 Knappton Road in Naselle. For further information, contact: 360-484-3826.

The Finnish-American Folk Festival committee of Naselle is sponsoring a delightful afternoon concert on Sunday, November 15 at 3 p.m. in the Valley Bible Church featuring Perttu Paappanen and Pekka Pentikainen (Pekka and Perttu) from Finland. They will play music on the accordion and violin. The concert is open to the public and donations will be accepted at the door. Coffee and desserts will be served following the concert.

Westend news:

Another successful “Living Well in Wahkiakum” event took place last week with lots of vendors and agencies on hand to help out those folks who had questions about all the programs available in our wonderful community, including medicare, insurance, etc. Thank you Carol Glowaki, Health and Human Services community outreach coordinator, for all your hard work and that of the vendors, helpers and especially those folks who took the time to come up to the Grays River Valley Center at Johnson Park to check it out. See you next year.

The Grays River Valley Library/Community Computer Center is open Monday through Saturday 1-5 p.m. with lots of new reading material for your pleasure. Our “Tea and Sympathy” program will continue through the month of November. Come in and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee with a sweet to go with it, browse the many shelves of paperbacks to take or trade, and the 10,000 books, audiobooks, music CDs, movies, local authors, reference books and children’s section.

Our warm comfy sofa and chairs are perfect for relaxing with a good book, and we also have seven computers to use with little or no waiting. You can bring in your own computer and utilize our wi-fi, print copies or paperwork off our computers connected to our printers (10 cents a copy for black and white or 25 cents for color per page).

The sewing center is open on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each week, if you need help with sewing or just need a place to cut out your patterns, or maybe do a little quilting layout or sewing. For more information on the sewing please call Cindy Lahti.

Free Friday Night Movie this week is the story of the long-retired super sleuth of years gone by, nearing the end of his life, our hero grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he revisits the still-unsolved case that led to his retirement. Rated PG, a mystery.

Concessions are also available with popcorn (a free refill at intermission), pop and candy.

The Rosburg Wednesday Senior Lunch Bunch meets at the Rosburg Hall each week for a nice lunch and good company. Pat Potter and her volunteer crew prepare and served the meal at noon.

On Thursdays a senior meal is also served and is sponsored by CAP, also at the Rosburg Hall.

Happy Birthday to Jacob Scrabeck, Alfred Simukka, Rick Rose, Kori Johnson, Darrel Sotka, Jake Clark, Nancy Larson, Mary Rose Wirkkala, Sarah Haataia, Danny Parker, Carl Adair, Judy Kent, Robert Trimble, Hunter Haataia, Savannah Bryant, Cody Strange, Jacob Shelter, Kylie Legler, Jacob Revis, Barb Rose, Tiffany Coop, Gail Queener, Guy Wirkkala, Susan Burkhalter, Donna Goddard, Katie Bjornsgard, Natalie Wirkkala, Pat Howerton, Chris Dorman, Tela Gross and Skylar Gross. Here’s to an amazing day.

Happy Anniversary to Merlin and Judy Durrah, Mr. and Mrs John Bergquist and Greg and Andrea Smith. Wishing you many more celebrations together.