Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The annual Salad Luncheon hosted by the Naselle Lutheran Church will be held April 27, from 10 a.m., until 1 p.m. Enjoy a variety of salads for a donation of $7.00. Once again, a variety of plants including tomatos grown by Tom Hall, quilts and a variety of baked goods will be for sale. Naselle Lutheran Church is located at 308 Old Knappton Road, Naselle. Proceeds will go to support missions. For further information, contact 360-484-3826....
• Lawmakers aim to improve “herd immunity” in Washington state • Lawmakers aim to stop the ongoing measles outbreak with passage of bill OLYMPIA (April 23, 2019) – The Washington House of Representatives concurred with Senate amendments on Tuesday that remove the personal exemption to the measles vaccine and send the legislation to Gov. Jay Inslee, who is expected to sign the bill into law. In the House concurrence floor vote, Rep. Vickie Kraft, R-Vancouver, said “this just essentially forces more vaccinations on students that may not need it...
Last Friday, the Career Fair at Wahkiakum High School was a well attended and high energy event. There were representatives from regional employers and military recruiters talking to students about some of the opportunities available to them as they consider life after high school. Right Wahkiakum High School students, curious about Peace Corps opportunities, stopped to talk to recruiter Scot Roskelley. Photos by Diana Zimmerman...
The Seal River Cemetery Association Annual Meeting has been set for April 27 at 2:30 p.m. at the Grays River Fire Hall. Anyone with an interest in this Washington Territory cemetery is encouraged to attend as they discuss cemetery maintenance and other aspects of operations. This year’s clean-up day is set for May 18 with the time to be announced closer to the date. The association hires the monthly mowing during the grass growing season but the clean-up day supplements the regular mowing schedule and then the cemetery looks nice for M...
The Wahkiakum Mules baseball team split games in a doubleheader last week and won one on Monday to bring their season record to 6-5 in league and 8-5 overall. Last Wednesday, the team traveled to Toutle Lake. They won the first game 2-1. Beau Carlson hit two doubles, Luke Brown hit a double, and Ashden Niemeyer had an RBI. James Anderson got the win, pitching all seven innings. He faced 26 batters, struck out 14 and allowed one hit and one run. The Mules lost the nightcap 14-1. Beau Carlson hit...
April 18 was a beautiful calm day on a relatively dry Riverside golf course and the Mules used the opportunity to up their intra-conference record to 7-0 with a 179-213 score over Adna High School. The course was in great shape, but the Mules found the fairways to be tighter than expected and struggled to shoot their usual scores. Nevertheless Tyler St. Onge medaled with a solid 39. The Mules swept the top three places with Victor Hummer in second with 42 and Valente Guitron in third with 47. The usually steady players Zach Johnston and Logan L...
The Wahkiakum Mules softball team continues to struggle, but Coach Stephanie Green is focused on the bright spots, of which there are many. In Toutle Lake last Wednesday, the Mules lost 22-0 in the first game but played better in the second game for a 12-1 loss. “Lots of improvement,” Green said, “but boy the difficulty of getting them to talk and work together that first inning was really tough. Aubrie Montgomery really did well pitching the two innings where they only scored five. Rebekah Neve...
Anglers fishing for halibut in Washington waters will have more halibut to catch during the 2019 season compared to recent years. Recreational halibut seasons announced by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) are based on a statewide quota of 277,100 pounds, up by an average of 19 percent over the past three years. Those fisheries are set to get underway May 2 in both state coastal waters and in marine areas 5-10 in Puget Sound. Information about descending devices can be found on WDFW's webpage at https://w...
Though Oregon and Washington added two more days of fishing for spring chinook in the lower Columbia River last Saturday and Sunday, there are signs of a lower than forecasted return of spring chinook. As of last week, just 184 fish have crossed Bonneville Dam, 9 percent of the 10-year average of 2,027 fish and the eighth lowest return on that date in the past 10 years. There has also been a drop in test fishing results. That had Bill Tweit, at a two-state Columbia River Compact hearing April 10, wondering if spring chinook angling should stop...
And they're off! It doesn't take long for the kids to find all the eggs, especially when they've got family to help. Youngsters of all ages gathered Saturday in Skamokawa for egg hunts at Skamokawa Vista Park and the county fairgrounds. When it's your first Easter Egg Hunt, you might need a little extra help. The littlest ones enjoyed some fun and so did their parents, at Skamokawa Fairgrounds. See more photos under the photo tab at www.waheagle.com Raven shows off one of the eggs she found at...
The photo printed in last week's edition of Wahkiakum High School artist Mikaila Bigelow didn't include her art: Here she is with her digital work. Photo courtesy of Sue Garn....
