Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Mule Wrestlers attended the Castle Rock tournament January 4; this was by far the toughest tournament yet. There were 16 teams with full 16 man brackets. At 132-lbs., Luke Stacey won 5th place. Luke’s first opponent was from Royal and he won the match by pin in round two. The second match was a Rainier wrestler and was a win with a pin in the third round. Luke then lost by technical fall to Forks which dropped him down into the consolation bracket. The last match was a loss to an Ilwaco opponent by points 6-4. At 152-lbs., Mason Mackey r...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners for the 2013 Festival of Trees decoration contest. Pat Moore’s Visions of “Sugar Plums” tree received first place. Bank of the Pacific received second place for their “Co Co Co Dairy” tree, while Drop Anchor Brewery was awarded third place for their Happy Holidays tree....
The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team stormed through their opponents in the annual Dayton Christmas tourney that also marked the return to action of senior shooting guard Seth Doumit. The Mules opened the tournament with a 68-38 victory over the Elgin Huskies, a 2A school from Northeast Oregon, before routing the Lacrosse-Washtucna-Kahlotus Tigercats in the championship game, 88-49. The Mules used a strong surge in the second and third quarters against Elgin to put the game out of reach, outscoring the Huskies 44-16 over that stretch....
Wahkiakum wrestlers competed in the Jim Bair Invitational held in Castle Rock over the weekend. Photos by Michael Johnson. Trystan Mendez grapples with a Rainier wrestler. Luke Stacey eyes a Royal wrestler. Mason Mackey takes a Tenino wrestler to the mat....
BRR--As this week begins, it is mighty cold outside and everything is sparkling with a thick white layer of frost. The forecasters assure us that this is going to be short-lived and we'll be back to rain by the time you read this and that will be fine with me. There were a few folks who woke up to frozen pipes again and no water so I'm sure they'll be more than happy to see it warm up. Considering the arctic blast that is still hanging around the Midwest and East coast, I'm grateful we're in the 20s and not in the minus 20s with a foot or more...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 30 – 4:44 p.m. A caller on the east end of the county reported that people were trespassing and “up to no good.” One subject was located and upon further investigation it was discovered the subject had been intoxicated while riding the local bus. December 31 – 1:40 p.m. A Puget Island resident reported that duck hunters were trespassing, despite the property being clearly marked with “no...
Former Puget Island resident Patricia Ann Reese died December 31, 2013 in Rockport, Tex. She was born on February 26, 1942 in Vancouver, to Harry Kerr and Beatrice Blandine Cross. Patricia graduated from Ridgefield High School in 1960 and went on to graduate from Clark Junior College. She worked in banking until she married Larry Reese in 1966 where she supported her husband in graduate school at the University of California at Berkeley. They joined the Peace Corp in 1967 to 1968 and served in North West India. Pat worked part time in banking...
Earl Bronner, 69, of Cathlamet, died December 19, 2013. He was a member of the 101st Airborne Division. Survivors include his wife, Carol, at home; five children; 21 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A private family ceremony will be held. Memorial donations are suggested to Community Hospice, PO Box 2067, Longview, WA 98632....
The state Board of Natural Resources authorized the purchase of 834 acres of working forestland in Wahkiakum County from a private seller for $2.19 million at the board's January 7 meeting. DNR will manage the acquired parcels to support quality stream and forest habitat for fish and wildlife, while producing sustainable long-term income to the Common School Trust, which funds public school construction statewide. The parcels that are being acquired from Mid-Valley Resources of Oregon abut several hundred acres that DNR also manages for...
Wahkiakum PUD General Manager Dave Tramblie shared a list of upcoming projects with the PUD Board of Commissioners at the board’s Tuesday morning meeting. The first project began on Wednesday with a scheduled outage in the Skamokawa area, including East Valley, Middle Valley and Ingalls Road, a portion of SR 4 and West Valley Road, in order to upgrade a section of overhead conductor and reroute it alongside the road for better access. The county provided an assist with a tree that needed to c...
Port District Number 1 Commissioners gathered for a short meeting on Friday evening. New commissioner Bob Kizziar’s first item of business was the Wooden Boat Festival held in July during the same weekend as Bald Eagle Days. “I would like to grow the Wooden Boat Festival,” said Kizziar, ”and marry it to a Plastic Fantastic. I don’t believe either one could carry an event alone, but perhaps together, it could.” The event would have to be moved to a different weekend from the Bald Eagle festi...
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold public hearings on a proposed policy for salmon fisheries in Grays Harbor and three other fishing policies during public meeting scheduled Friday and Saturday in Tumwater. The public will have an opportunity to comment on fishery policies scheduled for discussion at the meeting. Lower Columbia River salmon management: Commissioners will review the results of the broad-based policy approved last year that set the course for restructuring the gillnet fishery, banning the use of barbless...
Columbian white-tailed deer were the hot topic at the December 31 work session for representatives from US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Wahkiakum County Commissioners. It was an open meeting and a few local residents were on hand to listen and share their own perspectives on the proposed translocation of deer from Puget Island to Ridgefield. With the status of the Julia Butler Hansen Wildlife Refuge up in the air, and the widespread reports of deer dying in a recent USFWS operation to attem...
At their last meeting of the 2013 calendar year on December 31, Wahkiakum County Commissioners tackled a myriad of topics including the ferry project, Columbian white-tailed deer, a request for financial assistance to renovate the bathrooms at County Line Park, and discussed the status of the biosolid case in appeals court and hoof rot in local elk herds. Westend resident Al George asked for the updates on biosolids and hoof rot. “As far as the biosolids, we are still waiting for a court d...
Wahkiakum County commissioners heard an update on tax levies and approved a request to add additional security measures to county emergency communications infrastructure when they met January 7. Assessor Bill Coons updated the commissioners regarding levies for 2014. The commissioners had indicated that they did not want levy rates to increase when they approved levy limits at a recent meeting, Coons said. Having calculated levies throughout the county on a preliminary basis, he observed that all the property tax levy rates in Wahkiakum tax...
To The Eagle: The net result of the 2013 deer relocation was to reduce a viable population at the JBH refuge to a non-viable population at the Ridgefield refuge. It would appear that the newly proposed relocation is an attempt to rectify that mistake. Deer were successfully relocated from Douglas County, Oregon to the JBH refuge in 2010, and it is not clear to me why this is not being considered as an alternative to relocating deer from Puget Island. Perhaps the potential uproar in that area precludes the possibility from being considered?...
To The Eagle: From my perspective, WDFW did not put deer on Puget Island. Deer have been on Puget Island all along and way before lots of the current residents. Some of the deer are there because they swam there. If WDFW now wants to keep deer on the JBH Reserve (physically move them back to where they were in imminent danger because of a failing dike), they will have to stop making it a bird refuge/swamp and make it once again habitable for the deer as it was when the deer thrived. The deer thrived when there were farms and cows where the JBH...
To The Eagle: Someone said this, and it is so clearly true, "When the power of love replaces the love of power, then we might have a world of peace and intelligent behavior." Intolerance of the ideas and opinions of others to the extent that one would abolish these people to a particular hell would not bring about that state of love and compassion for all life. It would create the world we have now, which certainly could, to put it mildly, be improved upon. Alex Docker, Ph.D., Cathlamet...
To The Eagle: Quoting Chaucer, “There is an end to everything, to good things as well.” So holds true with my position as the executive director of Wahkiakum Community Network. I have had the pleasure of serving this fabulous organization for the last eleven years, but it is time to free up some me-time, finally work a regular work week (at my other job at the PUD) and perhaps find a hobby or two! Effective this month, I have resigned from the Network. I am writing to introduce Ginger Hake as my replacement as the new coordinator for Wah...
To The Eagle: Just some additional information to further clarify the article that appeared in last week’s paper. The Wahkiakum Food Bank is not the Wahkiakum County Food Bank. Our donations were good for November (Thanksgiving Baskets) and December (Christmas Baskets). Now it is January which is usually a low month, as well as February and March. So please, do not think we do not need your support as well as your prayers. We anticipate a larger turnout now that the state is cutting food stamps, etc. Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas a...
It looks like we are back to the rain again, and though we probably need it, I know everyone has really been enjoying the sunshine. News from Naselle: The Naselle Comets sports calendar for this week includes: Thursday, boys basketball at Raymond at 5:45 p.m.; Friday, girls basketball at South Bend at 7 p.m.; Saturday, boys basketball with South Bend in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, boys basketball at Westport at 5:45 p.m.; January 16, girls basketball with Ocosta in Naselle at 7 p.m. The Comet Booster Club will meet on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m....
New Year’s greetings from the Sheriff! In my many contacts with the public, I have heard how folks like to know what’s happening in the Sheriff’s Office or the community as it relates to law enforcement in general. I am going to utilize this column to get the word out, give updates in neighborhood crime trends, humorous stories, give crime prevention tips, and communicate various law enforcement information to you so that you may become better informed and more connected to your Sheriff’s Office. In the last couple of months the Westend...
The Freshman class of Wahkiakum High School wanted to create a fundraiser for their class as well as create something special for the community. Their idea was to hold a Father Daughter Dance and Dessert. The event is open to K-5th graders, and they hope in the future, to add the rest of the school. The dance will be held January 18, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the J.A. Wendt Multi-purpose room. Cost includes the dessert, drinks, and a photo with a beautiful back drop for the father and daughter. The cost of the tickets is $20 and $5 for an...
