Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum Mule football team opened their 2012 campaign with a 34-14 victory over the visiting Mossyrock Vikings last Friday. The Mules showed they could run the ball and pass it as well as they piled up a 21-0 halftime lead. The Vikings twice failed to convert fourth down plays in the fourth quarter and gave possession to the Mules in Viking territory. The Mules took advantage of the good field position. Steven Doumit scored on a five-yard run at 8:54 and Peter Weiler kicked the conversion for a 7-0 lead. The second drive featured some...
NICE HOLIDAY--Well, if you didn't have a great Labor Day weekend/holiday, it certainly couldn't have been due to the weather as it was pretty doggone nice. We had some clouds, some sun, and some wind but no rain, so hey, that's a big plus for those who were out there camping or enjoying one of the many activities that went on this weekend, there was lots to do! From the looks of the traffic on SR 4, there seemed to be a whole lot of people who were headed west to enjoy their time at the coast and possibly take in one last fling before school...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: August 27--9:27 a.m. A caller reported a two-car accident blocking one lane of SR 4 near Flandersville. State patrol was notified. 1:29 p.m. A caller reported the theft of a game camera from Duck Creek. 11:41 p.m. A Fairground Road resident reported that a cougar was near their house. State patrol was notified and the Department of Fish and Wildlife was contacted. August 28--9:50 p.m. A caller from Astoria...
Marion Theresa "Mickey" Carver, 88, of Cathlamet and previously Oak Island, N.C., passed into the arms of her Savior on August 31, 2012 at St. John Hospital in Longview. Mickey was born in 1924 in Trenton, N.J., to Marion Theresa Christof and John J. Maloney. She graduated from Trention Central High School in 1942 and married Robert Carver in 1944 at Trinity Episcopal "Old Swedes" Church in Swedesboro, N.J. She began a degree at Rider Business College which was interrupted by Robert being transferred to Florida with the Army Air Force. She...
Judy Ella Lorenzo, 72, passed away on August 31 at home on Puget Island. She was born on June 12, 1940 in Denver, Colo., to Victor and Lucille (Bentley) Ambrosio. Judy graduated from New Westminster Colorado High School in 1958 and married Paul Lorenzo on June 7 of that year. In 1980 Judy and Paul moved to Cathlamet. Judy was active in the community but her first love was her family and time with them. She worked as a dispatcher for Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office and for The Wahkiakum Eagle, Jeannie's Place and on emergency management in...
Diane E. Clark, 67, of Titusville, Fla., died peacefully at home on August 16 after a year-long battle with cancer. Diane was born in Binghamton, N.Y. on September 29, 1944, daughter of Vivian and Ambrose Winans. She was raised in the vicinity of Montrose, Pa., and later lived for many years in Cathlamet. She worked as a secretary to help put her husband through college. Later, she held various positions including secretary, clerk, housewife and teacher’s aide. Diane was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She will be r...
Barbra Lee Worrell, 50, died June 28, 2012 at St. John Medical Center following a battle with cancer. She was born on October 6, 1961 in Tacoma to Robert and Patricia Burrows. For the last 13 years, she lived in Cathlamet with the love of her life Steve Havens. She graduated from Columbia River High School in Vancouver in 1980 where she played all sports and excelled in gymnastics, going to state all four years. She is survived by partner Steve Havens; children Kari, Kyle and Patty; two grandchildren; father Robert and stepmother Lois; one...
Youth Advocacy Group seeks parent involvement Students from Wahkiakum High School are asking for parent involvement in the Wahkiakum High School Youth Advocacy Group. The Youth Advocacy Group is a coalition of administration, students, parents, mental health professionals and law enforcement representatives that have a vested interest in bettering the experience of students that attend Wahkiakum High School. The purpose of the Youth Advocacy Group is to strengthen the partnership and collaboration between students and school administration to...
Remodel work on the Cathlamet Public Library – Town Hall building is targeted to begin in September. Wahkiakum County Commissioners have agreed to allow use of the River Street Meeting Room as a temporary location. At this time library hours are projected to stay the same. Crews of volunteers will be needed to help with packing, hauling (including providing vehicles) and unpacking several hundred cartons of movies and books plus furniture and supplies. Donations of food items for a buffet lunch, to be held in the basement of Pioneer...
The constitution of the state of Washington states that to be a superior court judge, one must be admitted to practice law in the courts of record of the state. Puget Island resident Dennis Gordon is a retired college professor and still works as a consultant in his field, nutritional biochemistry. He is not a lawyer. So why is he mounting a write-in campaign for election as Superior Court judge of Pacific and Wahkiakum counties? The answer to that question, Gordon said this week, is that he had a bad experience with a divorce case in...
Wahkiakum County officials are still evaluating their choice of design for a new county ferry. The problem revolves around how much work they want to do and how much they want to spend to match the new ferry with the new ramp built two years ago at the Puget Island landing. In other business Tuesday, commissioners dealt with a variety of issues relating to county Health and Human Services Department (H&HS). With the imminent hiring of a new full-time director of H&HS, they voted to terminate the consulting contract with interim Director Sherri...
Tucked just out of view from coast-bound traffic, people from all over the area filled the fields of Fred’s Homegrown Farm – a mock parking lot – and happily progressed from workshops, to cooking, exhibits, and through the farmers market. This, in addition to camping, music and late-night dancing, were all part of the weekend festivities called Farmstock, a regional, homegrown festival. Hosted by Fred Johnson who owns a 70-acre farm on South Valley Road in Naselle, locals were invited to bring farm goods, expertise, wares and t...
In a special meeting last Friday, members of the Cathlamet Town Council voted 4-1 to affirm overtures to Wahkiakum PUD to discuss combining water system billing. Mayor George Wehrfritz approached the PUD in August to ask if that agency would be interested in investigating the feasibility of joint meter reading, billing and posting of water system accounts. Wehrfritz said the concept had come from discussions he had had with the council's two-person utilities committee. PUD commissioners responded they were interested, but they asked that the...
Pirates, political candidates, and John Wayne were all in attendance at the ninth annual Buzzard’s Breath Chili Cookoff last Saturday at the Elochoman Slough Marina. Six teams competed in this year’s event, including Steven and Debra Price from Portland, Oregon, colorfully dressed as the “Pirates of the Chilibean.” The enthusiastic duo took home prizes for People’s Choice as the best booth and the best chili. Mike Eckert of “Tombstone BBQ and Chili Competition Team” from Kalama won the Tolbert category with his spicy Texas Red chili. Mike state...
To The Eagle: In my opinion, the three most devastating events that can occur in a person’s life, but not in order of trauma are: 1) the loss of son or daughter in war; 2) a woman’s awareness and treatment for breast cancer and; 3) a bitter divorce. You might have a different opinion and change the subjects or circumstances. Being a Vietnam veteran, I witnessed many boys/men who would not come back to their parents; sad. Working and lecturing in the field of health and wellness with many women, and having female relatives that were dia...
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE The Southwest Washington Workforce Develoment Council will hold its regularly-scheduled board meeting on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the John Searing Auditorium at the Cowlitz PUD building, located at 961 12th Avenue in Longview, WA 98632. All interested parties are invited to attend. For additional information, call Susan Pagel at 360-567-3178. The SWWDC is an equal opportunity program/employer. Auxiliary aids/services are available upon request. Publish September 6, 2...
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF MEETING FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the September 11, 2012 regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for Wahkiakum County shall be cancelled. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Wahkiakum County Commissioners is scheduled for Tuesday, September 18, 2012, commencing at the hour of 9:30 A.M. Regular meetings of the Board of County Commissioners are held in the Board's Public Meeting Room, 3rd Floor, Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64...
How many people attended our Fair this year? After totaling all the figures, we had 3,524 people come through our gates! Hope you enjoyed the entertainment, livestock shows, good food and visiting with friends each day. See you at the 2013 Wahkiakum County Fair! Did you notice the beautiful roses we have growing in our flower beds during the fair? These roses were selected by Georgie Billings for their beauty and ability to continue to survive in our rainy area. She also loaned the fair many potted plants and placed them around the fairgrounds...
This week, I announce some changes in staff. Reporter Melissa Linquist is leaving us, more or less. When we hired her last spring, she was completing her student teaching. It looked like none of the local school districts would be hiring a full-time elementary school teacher, and she would be a substitute teacher. That would have allowed her to continue as our part-time reporter. Alas, the Ocean Beach School District experienced some staff changes in August, and when an elementary position came open, they snapped up our enterprising reporter....
I hope everyone had a wonderful long weekend and enjoyed the nice weather we had as well. There were lots of things going on all over the area with yard sales, bake sales, Farmstock in Naselle, and barbecues with friends and family. Haymakers are still working on getting the bales made and stored away for the winter feedings. Derek Heitsch is making hay on one of our fields, and it seems to be taking forever with the moisture in the air during the nights. His cows will enjoy it later with all the nice clover from that field. News from Naselle:...
