Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Sorted by date Results 1 - 20 of 20
Local robotics teams returned from Washington D.C. and Maryland with awards, trophies and some wonderful memories after touring the capitol and competing against 137 teams from around the world in the SeaPerch underwater robotics competition last weekend. The Naselle Bubbleheads placed sixth overall in the open class at the international event. They placed second in engineering design, got a fourth place finish for their team video, placed sixth in the pool mission course, and ninth in the pool...
Saturday was time for the county fair association's annual fund raising car show. Above, a 1938 mail truck was a fan favorite. Below, left, an exhibitor wipes raindrops off a modified roadster; below right, a vintage Cadillac was ready to roll. Photos by Ian Brandon....
Wahkiakum and Naselle high schools will hold graduation ceremonies for their senior classes this week. Graduation at Wahkiakum High School is outdoors at the football stadium on Friday at 6 p.m. All are welcome. Speakers include Valedictorian Megan Leitz, Salutatorian Gabe Moon, and Faculty Selection Landon Luce. There will be no Class Choice Speaker, instead teacher Joel Stetzer will speak. See photos of class members on Page 10. Naselle seniors will continue their tradition by holding graduation in the Lyle Patterson Gymnasium on Saturday at...
Wahkiakum County commissioners responded to constituents' concerns when the board met Tuesday. Commissioners also authorized purchase of commercial quality refrigeration equipment for the county fair and further moves to address flood damage to kitchen equipment. Puget Island resident Olaf Thomason asked commissioners what could be done to improve restroom access at County Line Park. Access to the restroom building is limited to RV campers, he said, and two portable toilets are set up for travelers. Thomason said he had recently stopped at the...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners learned about Northwest River Partners and heard reports at their bimonthly meeting on Tuesday. Kurt Miller spoke to the commissioners about his role as executive director for the Northwest River Partners, and the organization’s goals and strategies. “Our goal is to make sure what is happening with the natural gas industry doesn’t happen to hydropower,” he said. The organization is active on social media, has written several op-eds, and is working...
To The Eagle: It is unfortunate seeing the lack of knowledge (or intentional deception) of many government officials and citizens crying “Ban the AR-15.” Most do not have a clue about the rifle and seem to get their knowledge strictly from media hype or the movies. They believe it is a magical rifle capable of things other rifles cannot do. 115 years ago, Winchester came out with the Model 1907, a gun anyone could buy from a Sears catalogue and have delivered via US Post. It was/ is a semi-automatic, high powered centerfire rifle, with det...
To The Eagle: I thoroughly enjoyed my years on the debate team. Judges would declare the season’s subject. Five minutes before a scheduled debate, the flip of a coin determined whether one would argue in favor or against an issue. To be well versed in the related pros and cons, extensive reading on the subject was necessary. There was no internet. Many library books and tons of magazine and newspaper articles required digestion. One had to cross reference multiple sources to check the accuracy of facts. Those were committed to my rolodex or f...
Emilie and C.J. Harris wasted little time when they settled into their new home in the Elochoman Valley last year. Emilie's dream for a flower farm could wait no more. "Gardening and farming is seasonal," Emilie said. "There is only so much you can do in the winter. If you wait a season because you take a long time to build stuff, you miss out on spring and summer and fall. That's a lot of plants you could be planting, a lot of learning. We'd rather do it quicker and learn from the mistakes...
Poison hemlock has been sighted growing locally. A native of Europe, this plant is in the parsley family. It grows to 6 to 10 feet tall. Stems are stout and purple-spotted. Plant typically is extensively branched with shiny leaves, finely divided like parsley or carrot. White flowers are borne in many white shaped umbrella-shaped clusters. This plant occurs in pastures and along roadsides. Poison hemlock thrives in poorly drained soils and frequents ditch banks. All parts of the plant are...
SOGGY--This past Saturday, when we hoped it would be nice and dry for the car show, we actually had over an inch and a quarter of rain by early evening; a real “sog-fest." This Sunday began wet and breezy but at least it stopped raining for awhile in the afternoon and we even got some sunshine. Unfortunately, the forecast for the week shows only one dry day, but I’m hoping that is wrong as I think we could all use a little more sunshine after such a soggy May. SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from June 9-15 are Brenden McClain, Ter...
THURSDAY Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Food Addicts, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Port District No. 1, 500 2nd St., 5 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire District No. 3 Commissioners, 7:30 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire training, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Habitat Enhancement District, GRVC at Johnson Park, 5:15 p.m. Wests...
All over our west county area, the high grass is winning. Some farmers have started their first cut of the summer, but then the rain keeps coming and messes with the whole process. But on the other hand, Hank Nelson's calves are growing so fast we can see it driving by on the highway. Tyson Vogeler has goslings "on steroids" following him around all day. He may think they love him, but I suspect he's more of a mother figure meaning he's where the food comes from and they know it. Joanie...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 28 — 7:16 a.m. A caller hung up after dialing 911. When dispatch called back, a man said he was a trained doctor. He was unwilling to answer all of dispatch’s questions and hung up again. A deputy responded to the Deep River home at 8:37 a.m. and found no reasons for concern. 1:30 p.m. A caller witnessed a suspicious male entering boat houses along Welcome Slough. He said the individual left one pro...
Dave Heiner, age 55, was born a fighter and Can Do'er from the start surprising the doctors all along the way starting with his very first, "Oh no you don't, here I come!" into this world. He grew up in Altoona and Naselle, Washington and couldn't get out of high school fast enough after being inspired while working construction between his junior and senior year with his Uncle Rick Stelzig and signed up to join the U.S. Navy Seabees before he graduated. He served honorably for five years and...
SNAP and EBT recipients can save on fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables by participating in a SNAP Produce Match program, which is available all year round at all three Safeway stores in Longview. When shoppers spend at least $10 on those items, they receive an additional $5 coupon for their next visit. Starting in June, Safeway will match that $5. The last day of the Safeway match has not been announced. “It’s a good time to utilize this program,” Heather Odom, a Healthy Community Speci...
The Elochoman Marina Farmers Market started on Friday. There were plants, homemade soaps, handmade bowls, macramé and more. The market will run through the summer, every Friday from 3-6 p.m. Photo by Diana Zimmerman....
There are continued reports of people in Wahkiakum County with covid-19, but none of them were counted by Wahkiakum Health and Human Services, which is only documenting cases confirmed by PCR tests. That number stands at 314 cumulative cases, with one considered active. The Washington Department of Health, which counts PCR and antigen tests is reporting a cumulative total of 547 cases in the county as well as 33 hospitalizations and seven deaths attributed to the virus. Disclaimer: With the...
The Writer’s Guild of Astoria and Astoria Visual Arts (AVA) have announced the winner of the 2022 North Coast Writer’s Residency: Jennifer D. Munro, of Albany, Oregon. The residency will take place the first week of November with a reception and a public reading will be held on November 5 at the AVA gallery in Astoria at 6 p.m. In a competitive field of writers, all accomplished and with merit, the quality of writing made the judges’ jobs extremely difficult this year. However, one writer stood out above the rest: Jennifer D. Munro, of Alban...
WordFest will meet on Tuesday, June 14, 6-8 p.m., at Keebler Roasted Coffee in the Roxy Theater, at 1101 Commerce Avenue in Longview. The event will feature five local writers reading from their works. Retired internist PJ Peterson will read from her latest Dr. Julia Fairchild mystery, One Will Too Many. Dr. Fairchild is invited to a charity gala where she meets a young banker, Jay Morrison. The next day he dies from alcohol poisoning, and Julia's nephew, a deputy sheriff investigating the homicide, asks Julia for help. Morrison has a long...
Submitted and edited by VFW Wahkiakum Post 5297 When we talk about the American flag ... our flag ... we are not just talking about a piece of red, white, and blue cloth. We are talking about our country. We are talking about you and me and our parents and our friends. We are talking about every American across this great nation we call home. When we talk about Old Glory, we are talking about our hopes and dreams, and each plan for the future. And we are talking about our form of government; a government that even despite its own faults and...
