Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Benefit Auction for Extension and the Fair was very successful. We want to thank everyone who came and supported us. The 4-H Council also wants to thank the following donors: Stewart and Ginger Moonen, Valerie Antijunti, Carrie Kennedy, Kelly Hammond and Brian Good, Pat and Helen Conrad, Carol Ervest, Diane Matthews, Cathy LaBerge, Kay Walters and Angel Hall, Joni Matthews and Lois Wakefield. A special “thank you” to Brian and Samantha McClain for calling the auction and clerking and the Fair Board for partnering with us on this fun...
It was a wet and windy day for our first annual community auction but that didn’t stop the bargain shoppers of Wahkiakum. With hundreds of items to choose from, the community auction provided an afternoon of family fun. To those who braved the spring weather, thank you for coming and showing your support. I’m thrilled to announce that the WSU Extension, 4-H and fair association raised almost $1,200! The fair board and I wish to thank Brian McClain and his family for doing an outstanding job running the auction as well as Lore Twiet for org...
March 26 at Ilwaco Boys: Toledo 109, LaCenter 94, Ilwaco 93, Warrenton 90, Wahkiakum 83, Forks 40 Mule results: 100m--1. Riley Prestegard 11.96; 4. Bryce McClain 12.36. 200m--1. Prestegard 24.99; 5. Zach Schneider 26.3. 800m--6. Brett Chaput 2:21.8. 400m relay--1. Mules (McClain, Phillip Doumit) Shay Bingham, Prestegard) 3:54.22. Shot put--5. Schneider 34-2.5. Discus--1. Chaput 114'. Pole vault--1. Bingham 10'. Long jump--5. Jake Goldsmith 16-6. Triple jump--1. Goldsmith 36-10; 4. Doumit 35-9.5 Girls: LaCenter 156, Toledo 139, Wahkiakum 78,...
Local officials are still awaiting determinations by state and federal officials on how much federal economic stimulus money will be available locally. The Town of Cathlamet has applied for $987,600 in stimulus grant and loan funds from the US Department of Agriculture. Town officials intend to use the funds to replace water mains on Columbia Street between Alder Street and Jacobson Road and on SR 4 between Boege Road and Cougar Creek. The town council will hold a public hearing on the plans at their April 20 meeting. Depending on public...
As Wahkiakum County officials suspected, they won't receive as much revenue from state managed timber sales as they were informed last week. Department of Natural Resources Manager Marcus Johns and Forester Collin Robertson reported March 24 that the county could expect to receive $1.2 million in timber revenue this year, but after county Treasurer Paula Holloway questioned their figures, they said they would go back to their office and double check. At the end of the week, Johns reported to Holloway that estimated revenue for 2009 would be...
The annual J.S. Wendt Elementary/John C. Thomas Middle School Spelling Bee was held March 26, at the grade school. Cody Bodine took top honors by spelling correctly two ninth grade words, "ventilation" and "superior." Shanna Havens and Ethan Cothren took second and third place respectively. Other finalists were Shona Heywood, Kayli Quigley, Charly Childers, Shelby Robinson, Zac Malcolm, Peyton Souvenir, Connor Emlen-Petterson, Rory Heywood, Brendan Bair, Josh Pfenniger, Alex Johnson, Briana Oxley, and Jessica Hoven. In the Primary Spelling Bee...
Wahkiakum County taxpayers last year flooded the county Board of Equalization with a record number of appeals of their property tax assessments in 2008. In the 2008, there were around 70 appeals, according to board Clerk Muriel Prestegard. The amount of appeals has risen dramatically over the past several years, she said. When Prestegard first became clerk four years ago, there were only 10-15 a year. That jumped to 50-60 appeals in 2007. After having their appeals heard, some people did withdraw their appeals, but many took them to the...
It is time to begin the annual Bald Eagle Days planning meetings with the first meeting held on April 7 at 5:30 p.m. in the Scarborough Building, in Cathlamet. This year, the festival will be held on July 17 and 18; the Wooden Boat Show will follow on July 19. Chamber members and interested community members are encouraged to attend the Bald Eagle Days planning meetings to provide ideas and choose activities for the event. One of the first tasks of the planning committee is to select the theme and nominate candidates for the Grand Marshal....
Law enforcement authorities are investigating their second arson fire to occur in Wahkiakum County within eight days. Officers have been looking for leads into who set a fire in the bleachers at the Wahkiakum High School football stadium on March 18. On Sunday, a long vacant house on Altoona-Pillar Rock Road burned in a fire that is also suspected of being arson. The old house, a landmark because of its high garage doors just across the road from the Grays River, had been unoccupied for years, said Wahkiakum County Deputy Sheriff Hans York....
