Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Submitted by Coach Matt Stacey Traveling two weeks in a row to compete on the east side trains the mind in many ways. First, off it trains the wrestlers to handle the overnight road trips before the regional and state tournaments. Even more, it revealed to the Mules that they can wrestle with any competition in the state. Nine of the Mule wrestlers traveled to the Almira/Coulee City/Hartline (ACH) Banks Brawl last weekend. Five ended the night in the finals. The Mules' lightweight for the day, Luke Stacey at 126 lbs., was the first in the...
Following back-to-back losses to Morton-White Pass and Onalaska in mid-December, the Mules have won six straight games and closed out the first half of the season on a strong note. The recent surge began just before Christmas when the Mules went onto the road and handily beat a less-than-stellar South Bend team 73-24. Lars Blix and Shane Souvenir sparked the Mules offense with 19 and 18 points, respectively, with Seth Doumit and Eli McElroy each tacking on 11 points. Steven Doumit added five points, Travis Wegdahl four, Brandon Budd three and D...
The Lady Mules were ready to rumble Friday night in Cathlamet. With a solid team effort, they sent Mossyrock home with a loss in what was a very physical game. The Vikings had a slim lead at the half, but the Mules came out of the locker room at the break focused and ready to win. They outscored Mossyrock 25-14 in the final 16 minutes, ultimately winning the game 43-33. “I thought the girls did a good job,” said Coach Rob Garrett. “In the first half, Mossyrock played a better game. Our girls...
WET SNOW?--The big question on everyone's mind is whether or not it is going to snow today (Thursday) as forecasters were saying earlier in the week that we could see more white conditions around the area. I know skiers and folks who love to play in the snow with their 4-wheelers are all excited about it, but as for me, I'll pass! If it does happen to show up, please take extra care and caution when driving around in it, as you may know what you're doing, but that other guy might not! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays this coming week...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 31—12:08 a.m. A caller reported that a homeless man was on the sidewalk. The caller was told that a deputy would be contacted, but that they could not make him move from the sidewalk. 5:49 p.m. A caller reported a possible drunk driver was headed westbound on SR4 near the school access road. 7:30 p.m. The Grays River ambulance responded to aid a 65-year-old male experiencing a possible stroke....
Wahkiakum PUD commissioners met January 2 for their first meeting of 2013. The commissioners approved payment of a $14,000 voucher to the Department of Revenue (DOR) for back taxes. A DOR audit in fall 2012 determined that the utility owed the state $56,000 in underpaid combined excise taxes. Most of the underpayment came from a difference between two formulas used to calculate the PUD’s eligibility for discounts on the amount of tax due, PUD Auditor Erin Wilson had explained to the commissioners at a November meeting. PUD Attorney Tim H...
With two of the state’s largest health insurers sitting on surpluses totaling $2.2 billion, Washington’s top insurance regulator wants to use some of that money to lower costs for consumers. According to the companies’ most recent financial statements, Regence BlueShield’s surplus has grown to $1.05 billion. Premera Blue Cross’ surplus is $1.15 billion. “These are non-profit companies,” said Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler in a press release. “It’s hard to square their billion-dollar surpluses with the fact that families are struggling to...
Naselle High drama club sponsoring show The Naselle High School Drama club is sponsoring a community and school variety show on Friday, January 18 at 7 p.m. Musical acts include Wilho Saari on Kantele, the national Finnish string instrument; a local Shakespeare performance piece directed by Patrick Lathrop from the Cannon Beach Coaster Theatre; dance selections from Abby Zimmerman; a student dancer from the Little Ballet Theater; vocal arrangements from local drama club students; and a special performance by the Naselle Marimba Band. Donations...
United States Department of the Interior FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Complex January 7, 2013 Maurice Mooers Chairman Wahkiakum Diking District #4 PO Box 586 Cathlamet, WA 98612 Dear Mr. Mooers: We appreciate being able to meet with you and Pete Ringen, Wahkiakum County Public Works Director, to discuss your concerns regarding the setback dike proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) on the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian Whitetailed Deer (Refuge). In your letter of December 20, 2012, you...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday declined to endorse a plan to address the eroding Steamboat Slough Dike on the Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge for the Columbian White-tailed Deer. The Columbia is cutting into the bank and undermining the asphalt of the county road on top. Geotechnical engineers have warned that a large piece of earth could slide away at any time, carrying the dike and road with it and flooding the refuge. The dike isn't part of the US Army Corps of Engineers' dike maintenance program, and neither the...
Wahkiakum County is holding a naming contest for the new ferry to be built in 2014. Applications and guidelines can be downloaded off the county’s website at www.co.wahkiakum.wa.us or can be picked up at the County Courthouse, 3rd floor, 64 Main Street, Cathlamet, Washington. Deadline for entries is February 15, 2013. Names should represent such things as: County adopted symbols, tribal names, names of bodies of water, geographic locations, cities, counties, related to nautical heritage, etc. Consideration will be given to the names of prior f...
This male Anna's Hummingbird was found in John & Nova Lee Knopp's yard in Cathlamet. Unlike the common Rufous Hummingbirds that arrive in February and March and fly south by September, this nonmigratory hummingbird species recently expanded its range into Wahkiakum County, helped by hummingbird feeders such as the Knopps provide. Although a few had been seen earlier, Anna's Hummingbirds first appeared on the Wahkiakum Christmas Bird Count in 2007. A new high count for the circle was set this year with nine found. Andrew Emlen photo. Submitted...
Above: Bob Pyle and his wife, Thea, watch the world from their Grays River home. Bob Pyle has recently published his 17th book, "The Tangled Bank." Photo by Rick Nelson. ----------- The photo of author Robert Michael Pyle that appears on the back cover of his latest book, “The Tangled Bank, Writings from Orion,” shows him wearing a thick coat of moss. But if moss doesn’t grow on moving objects, it didn’t grow on Pyle, for he has covered a lot of ground in 40 years as a naturalist. Including two educational coloring books for children, “The Ta...
Submitted by Andrew Emlen On December 28, 21 volunteers participated in the 15th annual Wahkiakum Christmas Bird Count (CBC). The Wahkiakum Count is one of over 2000 Christmas Bird Counts, bird censuses which take place throughout the Western Hemisphere between December 14 and January 5 each year. The Christmas Bird Count is the world’s longest-running citizen science survey, having taken place every year since 1900. The data are compiled into an online database accessible to everyone, and those data are used to monitor the population and distr...
To The Eagle: The Eagle's last editorial gasp for last year was devoted to dressing down conservatives in Congress for fouling up President Obama's grand plan to tax the rich, which inspires the same response that Ronald Reagan made famous in his 1980 debate with Jimmy Carter: "There you go again...bashing us poor battered and bruised conservatives." Last time it was the "conservative wing" that was not flapping hard enough; this time we're relegated to "conservative fringe," out there with the loonies, anarchists, and the flat earth folks....
On behalf of the members of Fire District #4, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the community for supporting our bond levy request to purchase a newer-used fire engine. The members of this community have always been supportive of our volunteer emergency ser- vices personnel. We cannot thank you enough for your continued support! As a friendly reminder, we would also like to take this opportunity to encourage you to replace the batteries in your smoke alarms. This should be done at least once a year to keep your smoke alarms...
To The Eagle: Back in the old days, when dirt was still hot and dinosaurs roamed the earth and I was a kid, if you did not have the money to buy something you wanted you either went without or you got busy and earned the money needed. Or you traded your time or services or something of value you owned for the item you wanted. That was referred to as "living within your means." Somewhere along the line someone came up with the idea of "lending" money. This was promoted as a way to get what you want now and pay later. "Just make one ‘small easy p...
PUBLIC NOTICE JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PACIFIC COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLATSOP COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COLUMBIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Joint Special Meeting of the Wahkiakum County Commissioners, Pacific County Commissioners, Clatsop County Commissioners and the Columbia County Commissioners will be held commencing at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 17, 2013 in the Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial Street, Astoria, Oregon. DATED this 10th day of January, 2013 __...
STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY YAKIMA, WASHINGTON NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO ENTER A PORTION OF A WATER RIGHT CONFIRMED UNDER YAKIMA ADJUDICATION COURT CLAIM NO. 1075, FOWLER DITCH ASSOCIATION, INTO THE STATE TRUST WATER RIGHT PROGRAM TAKE NOTICE: That on June 25, 2008, the WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY (ECOLOGY) AND FOWLER DITCH ASSOCIATION (FDA) filed application number CS4-1075CTCL@1 to transfer a portion of a water right confirmed under Yakima Adjudication Court Claim No. 1075 into the State Trust...
SMALL PUBLIC WORKS ROSTERS and CONSULTING SERVICES ROSTERS The Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (MRSC) hereby advertises on behalf of local government agencies in Washington State, including - but not limited to - cities (Titles 35 RCW and Title 35A RCW), counties (Title 36, RCW), port districts (Title 53, RCW), water and sewer districts (Title 57 RCW), school districts and educational service districts (Title 28A RCW), fire districts (Title 52 RCW), transit agencies (Ch.35.73 RCW), and public utility districts (Title 54 RCW...
We have in our approved Wahkiakum County Fair budget for 2013, $13,500 to pay out to adult and youth exhibitors. Adults will be receiving the same dollar per point as youth exhibitors again. The premium point payment has been reinstated in our budget for Adults, spread the word! With the above good news circulating around our community, a question was asked; “How about purchasing ribbons for the adult exhibitors instead of using stickers?” To buy these ribbons we will need to ask for donations from our community, as we didn’t plan the extra...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week include: Thursday, varsity girls basketball at Valley at 7 p.m.; Friday, varsity boys basketball at North Beach at 5:45 p.m.; Saturday, varsity girls basketball with North Beach in Naselle at 3 p.m.; Monday, middle school boys basketball at Ocosta at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, junior varsity boys basketball with Lake Quinault in Naselle at 4:30 p.m. with varsity girls following at 5:45 p.m. and the varsity boys playing at 7 p.m.; Wednesday, middle school boys basketball with...
