Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Sunday night's rain storm dumped 2.5 inches or more on the Wahkiakum County and Naselle regions and caused a variety of flooding and slide problems. The Grays, Naselle and Elochoman RIvers all went over their banks and flooded low areas. Wahkiakum County Public Works Director Pete Ringen said there were small landslides on East Valley, Altoona/Pillar Rock, Oneida and Hungry Highway roads. Ringen said flood water would have to recede off Loop Road so that the road crew could see if it had been...
The Washington State Department of Transportation plans to use an old section of highway as a detour while it repairs the culvert blowout at milepost 3.1 just west of Naselle. The department has announced this schedule: Friday, Jan. 9 to Saturday, Jan. 10: Closure on SR 4 will remain on both directions due to a culvert collapse. Paving work will begin, as crews work to replace the culvert and repave SR 4. All work is weather dependent. Saturday, Jan. 10: A temporary detour is being constructed to connect SR 4 to a bypass road, and is expected...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team picked up two more wins last week to bring their record to 8-0 in league and 10-0 overall. Regular season recommenced last Wednesday, January 7, after a long Christmas break as the Mules faced Onalaska at home and won 65-36. The Loggers came within one in the second quarter but were never able to take advantage as the Mules easily outscored them 17-6 in the third quarter and 15-5 in the fourth. Sam Boyce led scoring with 19 points, followed closely by...
With little on the agenda Tuesday, the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners took advantage of the open discussion period to discuss micro hydro, customer transparency and plans to repair two reservoirs in the western Wahkiakum water system. Commissioner Robert Jungers asked if the other commissioners had any interest in promoting private micro hydro development in the district. Micro hydro uses water flow to create hydroelectric power, and much like another renewable resource, solar, can...
by Rick Nelson Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday worked their way through a light agenda. Commissioners approved resolutions fixing the 2015 county budgets, setting taxes for 2015 (see related story in this issue), and working on other business, including: --Commissioners approved a contract extension for Wahkiakum on the Move's Medicaid Transportation Contract, which provides $55,000 to help fund the county's bus service. Commissioner Blair Brady suggested that transportation managers look for ways to connect better with transportation...
Wahkiakum County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Bigelow, left, on Monday delivers the oath of office to his new deputy prosecutor, Sue Baur. Formerly prosecuting attorney in Cowlitz County, Baur replaces Gerry Whetle, who has retired. Baur earned her law degree at the University of Puget Sound. She joined the Cowlitz Prosecuting Attorney's staff in 1986 and became prosecuting attorney in 2000 and held the post until losing in the general election last November. She is married and has two...
David Blalock cut the ribbon for the grand opening of Smoky Waters Communications last Saturday. The firm is providing wireless internet service in the Cathlamet-Puget Island area. L-r, are principals Pat Conrad, Blalock, Chamber Executive Director, Michael Johnson and Erik Friend....
The Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners voted to raise taxes at their December 30 meeting for the first time in 15 years. The board also discussed the ferry project, the fairgrounds and switched leadership roles for the new year. “I don’t see how we can continue to not take that 1 percent a year increase when inflation is running so high and we are continuing to fall behind in our costs,” Commissioner Blair Brady said. “We can take from the road fund, but our roads will go to hell. We know w...
A few years ago a friend asked Shannon Gildea what she wanted to be when she grew up. "I think it would be fun to run a Chamber in a small community," she said. Not too long ago, that friend reminded her of those words and they laughed. Gildea is the new director for the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce. Gildea grew up as a self described Air Force brat. She started her education at a private school in England and when her family moved back to the states, she was already two years ahead of her...
Volunteers for the annual Christmas Bird Count rambled the Wahkiakum area by foot, car and kayak during daylight hours on December 30 to take a tally of bird species in a designated circle with a 15 mile diameter. The area includes Brownsmead, Ore, the Julia Butler Hansen refuge and the Lewis and Clark National Wildlife refuge as well as Cathlamet and Skamokawa and all the areas in between. The first Christmas Bird Count was organized in 1900 in response to a popular Christmas event, the side...
The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team couldn't warm up after the long Christmas break and lost to Onalaska at home on Tuesday, 30-38. The Mules held the lead for the first half, 16-11, while Onalaska spent much of that time with only six points on the board. The Loggers returned after the halftime break to take the lead and never gave it up, despite several attempts by the Mule team to close the gap, even getting within as much as two points. Joey Moore scrapped for his 11 points, one...
Starting times for Wahkiakum Mule junior varsity boys basketball are changing this week, Athletic Director Rob Garrett announced Monday. "We will be going two quarters of JV for boys basketball for the rest of the season," he said. "I don't know what time the away schools would all like to start. So the later away games have not been changed. I will have a new schedule later this week with those changes." The JV's will play at 6 p.m. Thursday, January 8 at Toledo, and Tuesday, January 13 at home, Garrett said....
The American Red Cross encourages eligible blood donors to start a lifesaving habit by becoming a regular blood donor this year, starting with National Blood Donor Month in January. Two drawings are scheduled in Wahkiakum County, both on January 23: --Cathlamet, 1-6 p.m., Hotel Cathlamet, 69 Main St., and --Rosburg, 12:30-6 p.m., Valley Bible Church, 4723 Highway 4. According to the Red Cross, January is a challenging time for blood donations. Inclement weather can result in blood drive cancellations, and cold and flu season may cause some dono...
Wahkiakum County's new ferry, the "Oscar B," will be christened and launched this Saturday at the IceFloe/Nichols Brothers Boat Yard on Whidby Island. The county board of commissioners will be on hand for the ceremony and have issued a special meeting notice. The event will be at 12:30 p.m. at the boatyard, 5400 Cameron Road, Freeland. The "Oscar B." will replace the "Wahkiakum" which has been in service since 1962. The ferry was named after Oscar Bergseng, who owned and operated the ferry as a...
The second annual seed exchange will occur at 10 a.m., January 17, at the Grange hall in Skamokawa. The event, sponsored by WSU Extension and the Skamokawa Grange, will include mini- workshops as well as participants saved seeds and leftover commercial seeds. More information is available at 795-8770....
News from Naselle As I write this column, I can see a young eagle perched in a dead tree looking down at the flooded fields, hoping for an easy meal. We are flooded in with about three feet of water over the driveway. Oh well, such is life in our little piece of heaven. We were pretty much prepared for this high water event, and I hope our neighbors and friends are safe and dry. Guess I’ll bake some cookies and wait for the water to go down. News from Naselle Not such good news from Naselle as far as traveling in and out of that area. Lots of r...
June Sophia (Long) Bergquist, 88, died at her Naselle residence on Christmas evening surrounded by her family. The daughter of Fanny and William Long, she was born in Astoria on July 9, 1926. She was raised in Rosburg and graduated from Naselle High School with the class of 1944. In 1946 she married John Bergquist and in November of 2014 they celebrated their 68th anniversary together. June was a wife, mother and homemaker. She worked at the Naselle Post Office and later as a bookkeeper for Naselle Auto Body and also for her husband's business...
Lydia Esther Secreta Fauver, 86, died in St. Helens, Ore., on December 30, 2014. The daughter of Johanes and Aune (Uitos) Kehus, she was born in Runeberg Township, Minnesota on April 29, 1928. In 1936 she moved with her family to Seal River, Washington in a model A Ford. Lydia was valedictorian of the 1946 graduating class at Naselle High School. Lydia turned down a scholarship to marry. On September 1, 1946 she married John Burdette Fauver and they settled in Grays River, operating a dairy...
Joyce Mary O'Neal (McClellan) died on December 31, 2014 at St. Peter's Hospital in Olympia. Joyce was born on March 29, 1930 in Olympia to Earl and Marion McClellan. She was raised in Bremerton and graduated from West High. She attended Central Washington State College where she met Larry O'Neal. They married in 1951 and settled in the Seattle area. They had four children and eventually moved to Des Moines, where they lived for 28 years. Joyce was an active member of the PTA and the Federated Women's Club of Tacoma. She worked as a veterinary...
Shannon Lilja of Grays River graduated from Arizona State University at the Spring 2014 commencement ceremony. More than 12,000 ASU undergraduate and graduate students had their degrees conferred at the May commencement ceremonies. U.S. Secretary of Education ARne Duncan served as the official speaker for the under graduate ceremony in Sun Devil Stadium....
