Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The 30th annual Great White Tail Run, held on May 17 at the Julia Butler Hansen Wildlife Refuge results are as follows: 2 Mile Run/Walk: Top Female-Wendy Montgomery, 25:21; 70 and over-Barbara Olafson, 42:01. Top Male-Gabriel Kane, 15:45; 70 and over-1. Richard Olafson, 42:01; 2. William Karwoski, 60:16. 5K: Top Female-Dindy Fischer, 22:45; 12 and under-1. Sophie Crotty Forsberg, 24:22, 2. Caitlin Derrey, 43:44; 13-19, 1. Isabel Benenati, 25:30. 2. Nocile Denney, 48:26; 30-39, 1. Destry Roper, 24:25, 2. Lacey Woodside, 36:10, 3. Katriina Timm,...
The Wahkiakum Mules last week captured the 2B Golf District Championship for the second year in a row and the sixth time in the history of the 8-year-old program. Three Mules qualified for the state tournament which will finishAC up today (Thursday) at Lakewood Golf Course. The Mules finished second, third and fourth of the first seven qualifying staACte slots. Austin Good's two day total 164 earned him second place; Elliot Haney's 175 was good for third, and Zach Calvert's 182 placed fourth. Th...
It’s time for 2B State Track and Field in Cheney at Eastern Washington University this weekend and seven students are headed over today to represent Wahkiakum High School. The event will be held May 29-31. It’s a young group with one junior, four sophomores and two freshmen. Sophomore Gunnar Blix is the lone boy on the team and he will be competing in the shot put and discus. Shelbie Abbot, a junior hurdler, will be an alternate for the relay teams, as the girls will be competing in the 4x1...
Three athletes from Naselle High School qualified for the state Class 2B track and field meet at last week’s district meet. On the boys’ side, juniors Kyler Wulf finished second in the pole vault at 11’6” and Matt Carter placed third in the high jump at 5’8”. For the girls, freshman Ellie Chapman ran the 300m hurdles in 51.66 and finished fourth. The state meet is this Friday and Saturday at Easter Washington University, Cheney....
SO SO--If you were one of those folks who went camping this Memorial holiday, I do hope you didn't get too soaked, as often times it was just a little bit on the wet side around here. Of course, while we were having rain, it was sunny and dry in Portland, so maybe you got lucky and went to an area where it was a little bit drier than we were, as it seemed to differ every 10 or 20 miles. Memorial Day was actually quite nice so at least many of the services held for veterans on that day were made much more pleasant. The Greenwood Cemetery looked...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 19 – 1:02 a.m. An emergency operations center in Klickitat County requested assistance in a search and rescue effort for a man lost in the Klickitat River. 8:51 a.m. A Puget Island resident reported being harassed by a former employee. 9:33 a.m. A caller complained about noise coming from an Elochoman Valley business. 11:33 a.m. A Puget Island resident called about an unstable individual who was...
The Heart and Sole Dance Show will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 1 in the Wahkiakum High School gym. According to Kathryn Brenner, dance instructor, 10 students in grades 1-5 will be performing. There is no admission fee, but free-will donations will be accepted with all proceeds going to fund a dance program at the school. Jazz, hip hop and tap dances will be showcased....
The last five years have seen remarkable strides toward the recovery of the Columbian white-tailed deer in our area. Evidence of this is the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s recent recommendation to downlist the Columbia River distinct population subspecies (DPS) of Columbian white-tailed deer (CWTD) from endangered to threatened. The deer population of the lower Columbian Floodplain is still listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Two of the distinct subpopulations, Tennasillahe Island and Puget Island meet the definition of b...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) said Monday that it has launched a streamlined application system for state hydraulic approval permits, which have played a key role in protecting fish populations for the past 70 years. Program managers say the new online system makes it easier to apply for - and monitor - Hydraulic Project Approvals (HPA), a state permit required for construction projects and certain other activities in or near state waters. For a start, the new Aquatic Protection Permitting System reduces the standard...
Veterans and friends gathered at Greenwood Cemetery at 9 a.m. on Monday morning to honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice and lost their lives in service to their country. VFW Post Commander Dan Eaton, US Navy, ret., brought attention to the number of flags denoting service that marked the gravestones of Greenwood and other places of rest throughout the county. “It’s humbling,” Eaton said, “to see how many in our county have served.” US Army Lt. Colonel Mike Thomas, ret., spo...
Michael Delavar, a commercial pilot and Republican candidate for Washington’s Third Congressional District spoke to 15-20 people at the Puget Island fire station on May 14 about why he decided to run for office against incumbent Jaime Herrera Beutler. “She said she was going to go to DC and cut up the credit cards and then voted to increase the debt limit,” Delavar said. “I think the only way I could see myself voting to increase the debt limit would be if there was a plan in place to phase o...
Lower Columbia Community Action Program (CAP) is looking for nine families to build their homes in Cathlamet through its Self-Help Housing Program. There will be an informational meeting this evening (Thursday) at the River Street Meeting room (in back of building), 25 River Street in Cathlamet, at 6 p.m., to explain the program and to answer people’s questions. “This will be the first time we are building homes in Wahkiakum County,” said Gregg Bournival, Self-Help Housing Program Manager, in a news release. “We’re very excited about that.” Bou...
Jim Roberts and his wife, Sally, haven’t lived in Wahkiakum County all that long, but they love the place and particularly the local music so much that Jim promotes it on the radio. Roberts is almost 71 and a self-professed independent cuss. He grew up in Clark County, graduated from high school and joined the Marine Corps that same year, but was out before Vietnam. “I just rattled around for a while,” Roberts said. “I kind of dropped out. I had a lot of odd jobs and some were odder than others....
Eric Hansen, Wahkiakum High School football coach and teacher at John Thomas Middle School, isn’t exactly sure how long ago it was that local veteran Bob Roche approached him about having students mark the gravestones of local veterans with flags at Greenwood Cemetery for Veterans Day and Memorial Day. “I don’t know if this is the sixth or seventh year,” Hansen said. “It could be eight.” Regardless, it’s been a good experience for the first period class on the chosen day. Usually it’s an eight...
A group of Elochoman Valley residents are in the infant stages of developing a long range plan to restore fisheries in the Elochoman River. They'll host a meeting open to anyone interested in the river, according to spokesperson Dianne Froode. The meeting will be May 31, 10 a.m., at the Elochoman Slough Marina. The group feels that one of the key elements for positive results is habitat restoration. Even though the river offers a great deal of pristine habitat, it still remains an unsustainable watershed, the group said. The group will work...
Commissioners approved a request to waive the county's right of first refusal to purchase land adjacent to the Grays River Valley Center that is being sold. Under a lease agreement with Robert and Lois Burkhalter, the county holds first right to purchase the land along the eastern side of Johnson Park if it comes up for sale. The Burkhalters want to sell the land to a grandson, and they asked commissioners to waive the right because the sale is to a family member. Representing the Burkhalter family, Attorney Tom Doumit noted the lease...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday agreed to lobby state and federal officials for action on three local issues. The board agreed to a request from Skamokawa resident Mike Linn to pressure the US Army Corps of Engineers for more public fishing access along Steamboat Slough Road. A contractor is working on a new, setback dike in the area popular with anglers, and the Corps has asked that the road be closed to the public in that area to keep the public out of the way of the contractor and for security of the contractor's property....
News from Naselle: Congratulations to an outstanding student, Chloe Zimmerman, who received a perfect math score on the SAT test. She had a total score of 2240 and is a potential National Merit Scholarship recipient. Chloe is the daughter of Tom and April Zimmerman of Grays River. She is a very active member of her class and of her community, and is a delightful young lady. You make everyone proud, Chloe, and I’m sure you will accomplish everything you set out to do. Best of luck. Lots of last minute things going on before graduations begin. T...
Hannah Wirkkala, a 6th grade student at the Naselle Grays River Middle School is the winner of the 30th annual Great White Tail Run Art Contest. She received shirts with her design plus $25 for her effort. Second place went to Bryanna Peek, a 10th grade student and 3rd place to Jansi Merz, a 5th grade student, both of the Wahkiakum School District. Each received art supplies. Honorable mention to: Brittany Waltemate and Ethan Lindstrom of the Naselle Grays River School District, Breanna Daniel, Randall Ecklund, Miya Kerstetter, Ashden Niemeyer...
April was the time for Naselle's Annual Art Show. The winners from 3rd, to 2nd, to 1st place were: Kindergarten: Royce Hoff, Capri Parrina, and Lukas Dalton; 1st Grade: Jacob Lindstrom, Landon Bradley, and Aliya Teinharra; 2nd Grade: Avalon Sullivan, Cannon Johnson, and Kayli Wirkkala; 3rd Grade: Grace Stephan, Kaylin Shrives, and Jasmine Do; 4th Grade: Theron Frame, Josh Chadwick, and Grace Hunt: 5th Grade: Emma Colombo, Holli Haataia, and Abby Knopski; Middle School: Samantha Wert, Micah Cenci; High School: Kylee Phillips, Brittany...
