Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Sorted by date Results 1 - 14 of 14
Wahkiakum County officials are seeking a clarification or change in the state law that sets the state subsidy for county ferry operations. Traditionally, the state has funded 80 percent of the maintenance and operation costs of the ferry in regular service, and, in the minds of county officials, 100 percent in emergencies when the ferry runs full time. However, fiduciary staff of the Washington State Department of Transportation have refused in the past two years at least to cover entirely the extra expenses the county has incurred. The state...
The Wahkiakum Lady Mules basketball team played well but couldn't overcome two opponents in Central League action this week. On January 17, the Mules rallied but failed to overtake the Pe Ell Trojans in a 54-48 loss. The Mules led 14-12 after one quarter but trailed 27-21 at halftime and 38-30 after three quarters. They outscored the Trojans 18-16 in the final quarter. "Seven more free throws for Pe Ell was the difference," said Mule Coach Tim Brown. "Foul trouble hurt the Mules, with the two leading scorers, Courtney Helms and Jordyn Wirkkala...
Bobby Helms applied defensive pressure as the Mules used a press to take control of their game with White Pass last week. The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team picked up two Central League wins this past week. On January 18, the Mules overwhelmed the Pe Ell Trojans 76-44. The Mules led only 14-12 after one quarter but outscored their hosts 23-12 in the second to take control of the game. Josh Rongey led the charge, scoring 27 points. Tyler Benson added 16, Bobby Helms 12, Cody Olsen seven, Hayden Miles six, Drew WIndsor four, Tyson Bain 2...
Wahkiakum's Jared McEntire worked to pin Kalama's Devin Meyer as he earned the championship in his weight class at last weekend's Kalama Rubber Chicken Tournament. Photo courtesy of Keith Burns. McEntire wins championship This past weekend the Mule wrestling team traveled to Kalama for their 22nd annual Rubber Chicken Invitational. The Mules finished the day with one champion and three other placers. Jared McEntire (119 lbs) won his weight division and earned his first Rubber Chicken Championship. McEntire was seeded number one at the start of...
NorthenStar Natural Gas executives are dealing with a variety of challenging issues arising over the past month in response to their proposal to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal and gasification plant at Bradwood, Ore., across the Columbia from Puget Island. Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), which handles environmental permitting relating to salmonid habitat, urged the US Army Corps of Engineers to deny a key permit for the proposed plant. In a...
The Wahkiakum County Health Department is working to provide service ranging from maternity support services to emergency responses, officials said Tuesday. Health nurse Lisa Hannah said the First Steps maternity support program is serving 15 clients. Through the voluntary program, low-income women receive aid with medical bills, transportation to appointments, child birth education, medical care for the newborn, family planning and related services. The goal of the program is to help the client have a healthy pregnancy, Hannah said. In some...
Chris Goodwin of Long Beach has taken over as the new associate director of the Wahkiakum Community Foundation. Goodwin has worked with many non-profit organizations for the last eight years, the biggest being the Humane Society of Southwest Washington. For the past two and a half years, she said she worked with 24 out of 30 non-profit organizations in the Long Beach area. Certified in non-profit management through Grays Harbor Community College, she hopes to bring fun to the foundation. “My job is to build events for all five of the locations...
Fair gets new royalty coordinator for 2008 Joy Niemela has been named as the new Wahkiakum Fair Royalty Coordinator for 2008. She brings a wealth of knowledge to her new post including experience in riding, rodeo and barrel racing. She is a past Rodeo Princess with an extensive collection of trophies, saddles and belt buckles. She and her husband Lars have recently moved to Wahkiakum County. They co-own NTC Cutting Service and have five children, aged one to 14. The 2008 Fair Royalty program will offer two $500 scholarships for post-secondary...
Editor's note: Dr. Terry Kriesel of Puget Island will be teaching this school year in a Taiwanese seminary. We invited him to share his observations of life in Taiwan. I just got back from a day of fishing. Actually, it is not fishing as we know it. There were two ponds that were fed by a stream. You paid about $3 to fish for the day. The fish kind of looked like a cross between a crappie or bream and a carp. If you want to keep the fish you catch you have to pay extra for them; we did not catch any. I guess the flesh is white and mild and...
David Goodroe has replaced Richard Erickson as the executive director of the Lower Columbia Economic Development Council (LCEDC). Goodroe said he will have a different approach to the job than his predecessor. “I’m going to do a lot more outreach,” he said last Thursday. Goodroe, who retired here in 2006 after a long business career, has kept busy. He joined the town council shortly after moving here and won re-election last fall after a closely contested race. He is the town’s representative to the EDC board, the Council of Governments and the...
Erickson Park in Cathlamet may be in for a make over this year. Trees in the park have taken a beating from wind storms in the past few years. Storms have fallen many of the trees, some of which are over 100 years old, and parts of the park are piles of slash and branches while other parts are tangled underbrush and blackberries. Members of the Cathlamet town council want to straighten up the vegetation and remove dangerous trees that could fall on fences or buildings on adjacent property. Mayor Richard Swart reported Tuesday that a committee...
The Inn at Crippen Creek Farm in Skamokawa will be offering cooking classes to the community as well as their overnight guests. Innkeepers, Kitty and Don Speranza are sharing their culinary talents and passion for food through a series of classes. Classes vary from a two to three hour course to an immersion weekend for two or three couples with accommodations at the Inn. Couples booking a weekend stay may collaborate with the chef for a particular theme. The current class schedule is: • Beginning Artisan Bread Baking, January 26, 11 a.m....
A landmark barn on Barr Road in Grays River has finally succumbed to age and high winds and has collapsed. Bonnie LaDoe of Portland supplied The Eagle with these photos taken through the years. She writes: "In my family album is a photo taken in 1921 (above right) of the Thaddeus Barr place in Grays River. My great aunt, Clara Kessell and her brother Charlie were renting the place when the photo was taken August 24, 1921 showing the house and barn, probably in their prime." The second photo, center right, was taken in 1978 with the bottom...
The Wahkiakum Community Foundation's Clinic Operating Fund is helping the Wahkiakum Family Practice Clinic's recruiting progress. On January 2, the Clinic Fund reimbursed the new Nurse Practitioner Betsy Johnson with a check for $1,257 for her moving expenses. In negotiating with the possible new doctor, the Clinic Advisory Committee has asked the Foundation to be ready for a $10,000 moving expense check as well, according to fund spokesperson Karen Bertroch. Because of the generosity of the community's donations, there is money available in...
