Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum County 4-H Council is getting ready for its 24th annual Great White Tail Run on May 17. The first step in the preparation is to select a logo for the run t-shirt. The council does this by holding an art contest for all county youth. They received many great entries from the schools and a winning design was chosen at the council meeting on March 18. Cattral Patterson of Skamokawa drew the winning entry this year. He will receive first prize of $10 and a t-shirt with his design. The second place winner was Cheyenne Kennedy of...
March 27 at Ocosta Boys: Wahkiakum 101, Raymond 91, Ilwaco 87, North Beach 85 . . . Mule results: 100m--4. Walker Riley 12.36; 5. Jon Murphy 12.42. 200m--3. Murphy 24.7; 7. Bryce McClain 26.27. 400m--3. McClain 59.2; 4. Riley Prestegard 59.52; 5. Zach Schneider 59.31. 800m--1. Riley 2:07.86; 6. Kevin O'Connor 2:25.08. 1600m--7. O'Connor 5:34.9. 3200m--4. Riley 11:37.2; 6. Chris Hokkanen 12:17.4. 400m relay--1. Mules 48.17. 1600m relay--2. Mules No. 1 3:51.4; 6. Mules No. 2 5:37. 300m hurdles--5. Stian Vik 48.75. High jump--4. Prestegard 5-2;...
Lia Sealund, executive director for the Wahkiakum Community Network, greeted the crowd at the town hall meeting held March 25 at J.A. Wendt Elementary School. Sunny Manary photo. The Wahkiakum Community Network held a town hall meeting March 25 to find ways to discourage alcohol use among area youth. “A Guide to Action” is the second town hall meeting where local residents came together to find ways to keep all students alcohol free. Carrie Kennedy, WSU Extension agent for Wahkiakum County, greeted the crowd of approximately 100 people and des...
It's time for Plan B, Wahkiakum County Commissioner Dan Cothren said Tuesday. A proposed sale of county timber expected to generate around $1.2 million in revenue for county government drew no bidders when the state Department of Natural Resources put the sale up for auction last week. Cothren said he talked with DNR regional staff after the auction and asked them to come up with another plan, for the county needs the revenue for its 2009 budget. Cothren added that he wasn't suprised at the lack of bids. The timber is mixed species, and the...
Let me begin this "joys of farming" piece by saying I am most certainly not a farmer. I'm a city girl, raised in one of the most industrial towns in England, before moving to the decided urbanity of Seattle. My husband Loren and I moved to Puget Island to what was originally15 acres in 2006 with the idea of growing some vegetables, maybe raising a pig, having a chicken or two. That was my idea, anyway; Loren apparently had bigger plans that involved a tractor. Now we have what would be called a smallholding back home; a small farm with a...
Wahkiakum County commissioners confirmed Tuesday the selection of Puget Island resident Sarah Lawrence as manager of the Wahkiakum County Fair. She will replace Kathleen Morgain who has held the position for one year but is leaving to take a media job based in Astoria. Bill Coons, fair board chair, said the board had five applicants for the job and found three of them well qualified. A three-person hiring committtee, Coons, Mike Howell and Mike Mouliot, unanimously recommended Lawrence, and fair board executive committee memebers agreed. A...
The Wahkiakum PUD board of commissioners met Tuesday to discuss energy and water issues. Manager Dave Tramblie told the board water crews are trying to replace existing crossings on Puget Island. He said the pipe being used usually does not have a casing and creates a lot of problems. He said that Bill Chamberlain and his crew had made no headway in replacement. A bid to replace the pipe, Tramblie said, did not include any prep work. Tramblie said it appears that the PUD could purchase its own boring equipment in a price range of $25-40,000. A...
I am thrilled to announce a monthly column that will be dedicated to promoting awareness on the abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of vulnerable adults in our circulation area. Foremost, I want to take a moment to thank Rick Nelson and The Wahkiakum County Eagle staff for allowing a forum for the Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Vulnerable Adult Task Force. To my knowledge, this is the first column of its kind in a local newspaper. In 2007, I helped found the Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Vulnerable Adult Task Force. Since that time, the Task Force has focused...
Puget Island resident Bill Coons announced Friday evening he is a candidate for Wahkiakum County commissioner, District 1. Coons will run as Democrat; he is seeking the position now held by George Trott, an Independent, who hasn't officially announced his plans concerning another term. Coons managed Trott's first campaign for office. Coons grew up in the San Francisco area and earned a bachelor degree in electrical engineering and computer science. He worked as a field service engineer and manager with StrataCom and became international...
Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services is sponsoring AARP's Driver Safety Program (formerly 55 Alive) in Cathlamet on April 30 and May 1. This is an eight hour program; classes are at the River Street Building and will run from 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. each day. People of any age are welcome to attend. Each participant will need to bring a valid driver's license. John Dolbey from Longview will be the instructor. Topics will include aggressive driving and road rage, bad weather driving, information on air bags, ABS brakes and seat belts, sight...
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced a $75,000 Investment to the Columbia-Pacific Resource Conservation & Economic Development District (Col-Pac RC&EDD) of Montesano, WA. This EDA Investment will assist the Col-Pac RC&EDD to coordinate and implement a project focused on regional economic recovery efforts in Grays Harbor, Mason, Pacific, and Wahkiakum Counties in response to the December 2007 storms that devastated the region. While assistance has been available to private citizens, government e...
Wahkiakum County has been awarded federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. Wahkiakum County has been chosen to receive $4,014 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The selection was made by a national board chaired by the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from American Red Cross, Catholic Charities USA, National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA, The Salvation Army, United Jewish Communities and United Way of...
