Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Willapa Valley edged the Naselle Comets 50-48 in a Southwest 2B District basketball contest at W.F. West High School last week, eliminating Naselle from the playoffs. The Comets led 26-19 at halftime, but the Vikings outscored the Comets 16-8 in the third quarter to get back in the game. A final 12-4 spurt in the final minutes sent them to the district finals for third and fourth places, which Pe Ell won 70-43. Manny Lopez led the Comet scoring with 16 points. Austin Burkhalter had 15, Drew Macy 7, Leonel Mendoza four, John Hines three,...
What happens when you put together four quarters of high quality basketball game after game? For the Wahkiakum Lady Mules, it meant winning the SW Washington District 2B Basketball Tournament last week. After opening the tournament with wins February 16 and 18, the Mules qualified for state by downing the third-ranked Napavine Tigers 47-40 on February 24. They took on Pacific League champion NW Christian Navigators last Saturday and demolished them 58-44. It was the Mule girls' first district...
DECENT BEGINNING--As this week begins, the weather was pretty decent, some dry spells and sunshine; a nice relief from some nasty, wet days last week, except for Thursday morning, which was gorgeous. By that evening, the rains came and so did the wind. Wow, it sounded like a freight train coming down the valley about 11:05 p.m., but luckily each burst of wind didn't last long and by midnight, it was just breezy. Most people I talked to missed the whole thing as they were all sound asleep, but this night owl was one of those who thought we were...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: February 22--10:03 p.m. A person reported a stolen car abandoned in the Grays River area; officers investigated and found the car had been stolen from a Sacramento, Calif., resident. February 23--10:16 p.m. A person reported someone was sitting in a vehicle behind a Rosedale business; an officer checked and found the person was using a power supply for a personal computer. February 25--10:17 a.m. A Barr Road...
Mary Garrett, a resident of King City, Ore., from 1986 through 2000, died recently at a memory care facility in Port Orchard, where she had moved after residing for almost 10 years in an assisted living program at the recently closed Hotel Cathlamet in Cathlamet. She was 91 and had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for several years. Friends and family remember Mary as a gentle, soft spoken woman whose many interests included serving 21 months as an appointed member of the King City city council. She was very active with the Republican W...
Longtime Alaskan Lou Allen Wegdahl, 74, died January 27, 2010 at his home in Anchorage. He was born May 8, 1935 in Cathlamet at Puget Island and attended high school. He moved to Alaska in 1970 and lived in Kodiak for 35 years and Anchorage for five. He was a commercial fisherman in Alaska waters and the Columbia River. He began fishing in 1949, fishing for sturgeon, salmon, herring and king crab before retiring in 1996. He was a member of the American Legion in Kodiak and enjoyed fishing, hunting and camping. He is survived by his sister,...
Longtime resident of Puget Island, Laverne (Axlund) Neilson, 97, passed away February 23, 2010 at Columbia View Care Center. She was born June 17, 1912 in Lynden, to Ben and Edith (Axling) Axlund. Laverne was raised by her Uncle John and Aunt Claire Axling after her mother became paralyzed and confined to her bed due to polio on June 9th of that same year. Laverne attended a one-room grade school (Delta Grade School) and graduated from Lynden High School in 1929. She began her career as a nurse at the county hospital and later worked and...
Cathlamet resident, James Malcolm Shoemaker, 80, passed away February 28, 2010 at his home. He was born March 26, 1929 in Louisiana, Miss. to James and Mary Jane (Ulery) Shoemaker. In 1974 he married Irene (Vetter) Shoemaker in Reno, Nev. They moved to Cathlamet in 1991. Jim served in the U.S. Marines during WWII. He was stationed in Okinawa and on the USS Missouri at the signing of the Peace Treaty. He was a member of the American Legion. Jim worked as a millwright, retiring in 1992 from the Carpenters and Millwrights Union. He enjoyed boating...
This month we welcome three local people to serve on the Wahkiakum County Fair Board. New board member Debbie Twiet grew up in Skamokawa. She is a skilled carpenter and her knowledge of that trade will be very useful, as we have two buildings to plan and build. Welcome Debbie! New board member Jean Beerbower has been the Exotic Animal and Pocket Pet Superintendent at our fair for 12 years. Jean already has many volunteer hours in at the fairgrounds weeding, cleaning and planning. Welcome Jean! New alternate board member Cheryl Backman has been...
Cathlamet Mayor George Wehrfritz this week announced the appointment of a group to advise him on Main Street revitalization. "I have called upon these people to offer me guidance, share their experience, and develop new ideas regarding business retention and new business creation in Cathlamet," he said. Wehrfritz said the objectives are: --Support existing business; --Identify opportunities for new business creation with a focus on those providing goods or services to residents of Wahkiakum County; --Support would-be business owners through men...
The Wahkiakum Food and Farm Network, the WSU Extension and the Master Gardeners will present their sixth annual Food and Farm Summit on March 20. Entitled How to Grow your own Groceries, speakers will present a range of topics from pest control to garden planning. WSU Skamania County Extension Agent Todd Murray will open the proceedings with his presentation "Organic Pest Control for Your Vegetable Garden and Small Orchard." He will be followed by Master Gardener and Secretary of the OSU Master Gardener Association in Oregon Linda Eggiman who...
If you haven’t already done so, take the time to visit Redmen Hall where Grangers, Tom and Cora Irving’s, beautiful handmade quilts are on display. Redmen Hall is open Thursday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. A photo of the quilt display can be found on the Grays River Grange website http://graysriver.grange.wahkiakum.info. Quilts will be on exhibit through April. Grays River Grangers will move forward with restoration work at the Grange Hall. The ceiling tiles have already been removed opening up the original high ceiling. With the ceiling...
Wahkiakum County commissioners hope to get to the bottom of a debate over dates: Does the contract with the ferry crew's union expire March 31, 2010, or March 31, 2011? Commissioner Blair Brady reported Tuesday that the union negotiator makes the case that the contract expires March 31, 2011. The contract was signed March 31, 2008, and it contains a table showing wage adjustments for a three-year period. The negotiator, Brady said, claims that any references to March 31, 2010, are incorrect and stem from use of a new version of computer...
Work on the new Puget Island ferry ramp is nearly finished, but the contractor and county officials have a long way to go to resolve a violation of grant funding conditions. Officials in the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are threatening to pull funding after learning that a sub-contractor used Mexican steel in the project. County officials have been seeking a waiver or other solution that would keep funding intact and not severely penalize the contractor, Bergerson Construction of Astoria. So far, that solution remains elusive,...
“Roll On, Columbia,” a free public program of inspiring short documentaries starring the Columbia River will take place on March 13. Three of the films were written and produced in Clatsop County and feature local fishermen, business people, students, and others. The films are “Work Is Our Joy,” “Crossroads on the Columbia ... Oregon Confronts America's Energy Future,” “In Their Footsteps,” and “Pipe Dream.” The movies begin at 2 p.m. at the Columbian Theater at 1102 Marine Drive in Astoria. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m. “We’re delighted to...
The 105 year old Grays River Covered Bridge’s history is now illustrated in new signs recently installed at Ahlberg Park adjacent to the bridge. Each year, hundreds of visitors stop at the park to photograph the bridge and it is also popular with bikers, bicyclists, runners, walkers and fishermen. The signs showcase historic photographs of the pioneer Ahlberg family who settled the area in the early 1900s, coming from Sweden. It was the Ahlbergs who built the original bridge after their cattle slipped on wet bridge boards. A covering was b...
To The Eagle: On March 3, at 6 p.m., at the Knappa High School gym, we had an opportunity to applaud Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality for doing the right thing regarding, we hope, the imminent demise of Northern Star's preposterous LNG project. Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality continues to refuse to bow to Northern Star's demands. ('Bradwood dealt triple permit blow' The Daily Astorian, February 23). For this courageous act, we are extremely grateful. Would that other public agencies, assigned to protect our...
To The Eagle: I too was deeply saddened by the arbitrary dismissal of Port District 2 manager Steve McClain. My family has enjoyed his friendship for more than 10 years. I don't care who you are, if you were engaged in conversation with Steve, the discussion invariably made its way to his vision for the Vista Park. So infectious was his love and enthusiasm for his life's work, I found myself asking how I could get involved. We started by relocating the horseshoe pits and last year added a second set to aid in tournament play. About five years a...
To The Eagle: In last week's paper, Richard Erickson was reported as stating that people who buy waterfront property across from the Wauna paper mill do not mind the mill's noise, lights and smell. This is false. Q.U.I.E.T. (Quell Unlawful Illegal Emissions Today) sent an anti-noise petition with 18 property owner's signatures to the mill in 2008. Prior to that, other property owners complained about the bright lights. Most of the sentiment is apathetic; you know, its worthless to fight it. What I hear, when I have conversations with most...
To The Eagle: I've attended a couple of town and county LNG-related meetings wherein the Sheriff's Office indicated it may double its force to provide security for LNG tankers in the Columbia River. Now that I found out a little bit about it, I don't get it. Why would we (the county) go into a new line of business even if it didn't cost us anything? The Coast Guard was on record in their water suitability study that they could accommodate LNG tanker traffic. Even though they might not want to, they are qualified to do all of the security work a...
To The Eagle: In last week's paper, Richard Erickson was reported as stating that people who buy waterfront property across from the Wauna paper mill do not mind the mill's noise, lights and smell. This is false. Q.U.I.E.T. (Quell Unlawful Illegal Emissions Today) sent an anti-noise petition with 18 property owner's signatures to the mill in 2008. Prior to that, other property owners complained about the bright lights. Most of the sentiment is apathetic; you know, its worthless to fight it. What I hear, when I have conversations with most...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC TIMBER SALE Department of Natural Resources will auction timber to the highest bidder. Contract terms and bidding information is available by calling Pacific Cascade Region at (360) 577-2025 or by visiting the Region Office at Castle Rock or Product Sales & Leasing Division, Olympia. Bidding information may also be obtained at the County Auditor's office. Bidding begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Pacific Cascade Region Office, Castle Rock, WA on April 29, 2010. ELOCHOMAN RIDGE, App. No. 084535, approximately 20 miles by road west of...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Proposed Amendments to Wahkiakum County 6-Year and Annual Construction Programs Wahkiakum County proposes to revise the Annual Construction Program pertaining to road and bridge construction for the year 2010. In addition, an amendment to the 6-Year Program for years 2010 to 2015 will be considered. Pursuant to the provisions of RCW 36.81.121 the Board of County Commissioners will hold a hearing on this matter at 11:00 a.m. on March 9, 2010, in the Commissioners' meeting room of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse. All...
Public Utility District No. 1 of Wahkiakum County Request for Statements of Qualifications and Proposals for Accounting Software Public Utility District No. 1 of Wahkiakum County ("District) is seeking proposals for a full range of software applications that include software, implementation services, initial and ongoing training, and technical support of programs. Ideally the District would like to acquire software modules that act as one integrated solution for all aspects of accounting, receivables, purchasing, and work orders. Proposals...
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WAHKIAKUM Estate of: No. 10-4-00001-8 NORRIS R. FERGUSON, PROBATE NOTICE Deceased. TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time when the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal...
