Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Sorted by date Results 1 - 14 of 14
The women of Grays River Friendship Circle have combined their sixth annual Spring Tea and Luncheon: “ Keeping You In Stitches and Tea”, with a display of local residents’ needlework, and a power-point slide show history of Grays River Valley Pioneers. Local historian Carlton Appelo will narrate the history. The public is invited to enjoy a full luncheon of assorted sandwiches, fresh fruits and vegetables with dips, and a dessert of various dainty cookies, tea and punch. Doors at the Rosburg Community Hall in Rosburg, will open at noon on Ma...
The honor roll announced this week by Wahkiakum High School includes full time students grades 9-12 with a 3.25 GPA or above for the third quarter ending April 11. Hayden Miles, Jasmine Bingham, Amanda Collier and Erin Turner all earned a 4.00. 9th Grade David Doumit, Phillip Doumit, Shelby Felton, Brandon Fudge, James Goldsmith, Trevor Gorley, Ryan Helms, Jori McEntire, Ben Miles, Sarah Phillips, Zach Pierce, Sam Renfro, and Chase Stanley. 10th Grade Halie Boyce, Katie Brown, Evelyn Clark, Cole Claussen, Ashlenn Coleman, Jewell Dyer, Ryan...
Wahkiakum High School students will celebrate the end of the year and impending graduation ceremonies this Saturday with the tradition known as Prom. The Wahkiakum Community Network again this year will be placing stickers and bottle tags throughout the county. “The Bottle Tagging Project is modeled after MADD’s Sticker Shock campaign,” said Lea Sealund, Wahkiakum Community Network Director. MADD is the acronym for Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The program started last year and in one day, over 1900 bottle tags were distributed to area retai...
April 26 48th Shelton Invitational Fifty-six teams from Class 2B to 4A competed. In the girls competition, the Mules finished 11th, highest of any 2B team at the meet. Wahkiakum Mule results Girls: 100m--2. Jasmine Bingham 12.92. 200m--4. Bingham 26.96; 7. Valle Ledtke 27.34. 400m--11. Ledtke 62.69. 400m relay--(preliminaries, top 8 advance) 9. Mules (Bingham, Abby Burns, Sarah Doumit, Whitley Wirkkala) 52.74. 1600m relay--(finals) 7. Mules (Doumit, Ledtke, Bingham, Wirkkala) 4:20.48. High jump--2. (tie) Doumit and Tara Ramsey, Shelton, 5'. Boy...
Telephone service to Skamokawa was interrupted early Tuesday when suspected metal thieves cut telephone cable west of Cathlamet along SR 4. Wahkiakum Sheriff's Department deputies investigated and found that a 1000-1200 foot section of cable wire was missing near Milepost 33. Deputy Sheriff Jeff Fithen said Tuesday afternoon that a vehicle possibly associated with the theft was located; it was carrying tools possibly used in the cutting of the cable. Fithen said officers are working with Cowlitz County because the suspect in the wire cutting...
A possible change in graduation requirements was the main topic of discussion in the April 23 meeting of the Wahkiakum School Board. Wahkiakum Principal Loren Davis gave the board a Power Point presentation outlining the possible change in graduation requirements for math. The policy that now exists requires students to take two years of math. When they enter high school as freshmen, Davis said, they are automatically scheduled for their first year and will often finish the requirement by the end of their sophomore year. The concern is that...
April 24,2008 at Skyline Golf Course, Cathlamet Wahkiakum 178, Adna 210 Cody Olsen carded a 39 to claim Medalist as the Wahkiakum Mule golf team defeated Adna. He broke a school record he shared with Cole Claussen last year, 40. Other Mule scores were Claussen, 45, Justin McClain 45 and Chase Fritzie 49. Coach Bill Olsen said the Mules, 9-0, have now won 31 consecutive head to head matches. The Mules will host North Beach and North River in their last home match this afternoon (Thursday)....
As summer approaches, the Wahkiakum Family Practice Clinic is sending out a reminder that pre-participation sports physical exams will soon be due. In the past, this meant that students would take the sports physical exam consisting of a brief screening exam which was targeted at preventing injury, illness, and sudden cardiac death. However, it has been found that this service has not performed to expected standards, and with growing concern, the medical community has seen this lesser service replace the more vital service of preventive care...
All Finns and their supporters are encouraged to join the Finnish American Folk Festival members as they walk behind their banner in the Loyalty Day parade this Sunday in Long Beach. The group is looking for fishermen, cannery workers, loggers, housewives, farmers, and kids with boots or comfortable footwear. They will promote their theme "Knee Deep in Finns," with special fish which they will hang around their necks. Those who are interesting in joining the parade or helping to make cardboard fish, should call Faith Penttila at 484-3473. The...
Twenty local models showed the variety of fashions available in Cathlamet at a recent Fashion Show. The models ranged from two years of age to young adults and the clothes, chosen by the models, were donated by the community, and were clean, of good quality, and ready to wear off the rack. The audience was treated to a variety of looks, from footie pajamas to bridal gowns and everything in between. The personal touch of each model added to the total experience with one young model spinning like a ballerina across the room. "We'd like to thank...
Two more local political office holders have announced their plans for this fall's election. County Commissioner George Trott, District 1, has announced he will not seek re-election to a third term. Trott said Tuesday that he feels ready to move on to new work and projects. "It's time to get some new blood in there," he said. "I'm getting too cynical." District 1 includes Puget Island and South Cathlamet precincts. Trott was elected as an Independent. Islander Bill Coons has announced his candidacy as a Democrat. Larry Reese, the District 1 mem...
Oregon state officials are backing off in their demands that Wahkiakum County pay a $750 fee to lease the submerged tidelands over which the ferry Wahkiakum travels. Last fall, the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) informed Wahkiakum Public Works Director Pete Ringen that the fee was due and that the county needed to provide a survey of the route used by the ferry as it traveled through waters of the State of Oregon. Ringen and Wahkiakum Commissioners objected to the fee and survey requirements. Earlier this year, commissioners sent a...
According to the latest research and studies 90-94 percent of men don't rape and never will. These are the men who can make a difference to end rape and prevent men who do commit sexual assault or abuse from hurting women. For a lot of men, it is difficult to come to terms with the fact that the vast majority of rape, about 98-99 percent is committed by men and that the overwhelming majority of victims are women and teen girls. The Charlotte House has released a list of things men can do on an every day basis to prevent men's violence against...
Trillium, a chamber trio formed from members of Astoria’s Friday Musical Club, is scheduled to play the first half of a 7 p.m., May 10 performance at Cathlamet’s Pioneer Church performance hall. Ann Lederer on piano, Janet Bowler on flute, and Judy Woodward on cello have selected music from modern to ancient, from light to serious. The program includes Pastorale by Vivaldi, Oblivon by Piazolla, and Pleasant Moments by Scott Joplin. Soprano Laurie Drage and her accompanist on piano, Jacquetta Purtle, are also from Astoria and hold mem...
