Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Above: Naselle Comet Austin Burkhalter intercepted a Wahkiakum Mule pass intended for Bryce McClain to seal the Comets’ 21-12 victory over the Mules in last Friday’s KM Trophy Game. It was the Comets’ first win over the Mules since 1995. Below: Mule Coach Eric Hansen, left, presented Comet Coach Jeff Eaton with the KM Trophy after the Comets defeated the Mules 21-12 last Friday. Photos by Rick Nelson. The Naselle Comets defeated the Wahkiakum Mules 21-12 last Friday to open the 2009 high school football season. The win gave the Comets the K...
The Youth Building at the 101st Wahkiakum County Fair was a busy place with contests, community service and 4-H in Action participants. Results of the 4-H Judging Contests are: Clothing: Primary--Lillian Zimmerman, Rainbow Ribbon. Junior--Haley Footh, top blue; Nanea Carroll, blue; Alexis Nortrup, blue. Intermediate--Savannah Zimmerman, top blue; Abbie Eaton, blue; Jem Dyer, blue. Senior--Cody Cooley, top blue; Azery Gribskov, blue. Foods: Junior--Katie Johnson, top blue; Makayla Matthews, blue. Intermediate: Alex Johnson, top blue, Makenzie...
Premium checks are on their way so keep checking your mailbox. We had a great turnout this year with lots of new entries. I hope to confirm the attendance numbers in next week’s column but am confident we have beaten last year’s record. Don’t miss the Wahkiakum Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue fundraising event scheduled for September 20 from 1 – 5 p.m. at the fairgrounds. Bring your canine or feline best friend down and take advantage of the onsite microchip clinic. Open from 1:30 -4:30 p.m., each microchip generates a $20 donatio...
Wahkiakum County Port District 2 commissioners called a special meeting September 1 to consider applying for the 2009 Rural Counties Grant offered by the Washington State Public Works Board (PBW). The PBW has $9 million to distribute to rural counties throughout the state. The proposed $165,000 grant for Skamokawa Vista Park would jump-start Port 2’s plans to finish projects begun in 2001. David Goodroe, executive director of the Lower Columbia Economic Development Council, presented the grant proposal to commissioners. “The Public Works Board,...
`The Port of Portland dredge Oregon is scheduled to begin placing sand spoils on Ohrberg's Beach at the lower end of Puget Island next week. The dredge will move in Monday or Tuesday and begin clearing 300,000 cubic yards of sand out of the Columbia River shipping channel, said John Gornick of the US Army Corps of Engineers. The dredge crew will start at the lower end of the Island, fill the county sand pit, and then move upstream along the beach as far as the sand goes, said dredge skipper Jeff Hawkins. The work barely comes soon enough for...
On September 20 from 2-5 p.m. the Appelo Archive Center in Naselle will host the opening of a special display on historic handwork art, "Heirloom Treasures," featuring pieces on loan from local families. Some of the local artists represented include Tim Bates, Kaisa Saari, Pat Vernon, Nancy Wirkkala and others. Naselle has a strong Finnish heritage and many of the pieces on display are of Finnish origin or from Finnish descendants. The area's heritage of handmade art means many families enjoy historic handwork done by their relatives that are...
Fire district gets big hand from grants Wahkiakum Fire District No. 4 (WCFD 4) has recently been notified that they are being awarded a 2009 Rural Fire Assistance (RFA) grant for the amount of $11,335. The grant will be used to purchase radio equipment, portable water pumps, and personal protective clothing. The RFA is a Department of Interior (DOI) grant opportunity available to fire districts that serve areas of less than 10,000 people and that border DOI lands, in this case the US Fish and Wildlife Julia Butler Hansen Refuge. This is the sec...
Wahkiakum County is nearing completion of negotiants with NorthernStar LLC for a contract to provide security for operation of the proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant. County officials discussed the status of negotiations Tuesday at the meeting of the board of county commissioners. Prosecuting Attorney Dan Bigelow said he and Sheriff Dan Bardsley had worked on the latest draft last Friday and still had work to do. Bardsley, who has been on medical leave, noted that several versions of the contract have been circulating...
Wahkiakum County commissioners handled a variety of business at their Tuesday meeting. A proposal to sell a surplus excavator to county diking and flood control districts went back to the parties for a new proposal. Consolidated Diking District No. 1 of Puget Island started the issue last winter by asking the county to sell the excavator to them at a reduced price, without going to bid, as state law allows. Commissioner Blair Brady asked that an agreement be established that would let all the county's diking and flood control districts use the...
The Columbia Saloon, perhaps the tallest building in downtown Cathlamet, has been closed up so long it almost goes unnoticed …until … that goofy mannequin in the window moves to a different one. To the curious, the mobile mannequin is an intriguing first insight into the nature and character of the couple that bought the building. “We bought the saloon in 2003,” said Dave Gehrman. “We really had no idea what we were going to do with it.” The building was a disaster when he bought it because in 1992 a fire had gutted the front p...
Members of the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce said they were pleased with their summer's events when they held their monthly meeting Tuesday in Cathlamet. The last two events, the inaugural longboard races and the annual Buzzards' Breath Chili Cookoff, each raised about $2000, before expenses, event coordinators reported. July's Bald Eagle Festival lost $1,961, Treasurer Penny Paulsen reported. Members reviewed a financial analysis and said that a lack of sponsorships this year resulted in a $1,550 decline in revenue. The chamber's biggest fund...
Celebrate the “Spirit of the River” with an evening of music, poetry, dance, spoken word, and fine art on October 3 at the Clatsop Community College Performing Arts Center in Astoria. The evening begins at 7 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres, music and a silent auction of works by regional artists at the Josie Peper building, next door to the PAC on Franklin St. The performance starts at 8 p.m. at the PAC at 16th and Franklin. This third annual event benefits Columbia Riverkeeper. Author Robin Cody is this year’s featured guest. Cody canoed from th...
