Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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St. James Family Center’s Adult to Youth Mentoring Program wants to create new friendships this fall. Their goal is to link young people, Kindergarten through Sixth Grade, with caring, responsible adults. These adult friends, or mentors, model successful and appropriate behavior for the youth and together they enjoy and enrich each other’s lives by exploring common goals and interests. Matched mentors and their mentees spend time together in mutually agreed upon activities that are of interest to the youth. The pairs spend at least one hou...
September 2, 2014 saw the dedication of a beautiful Julia Child yellow rose planted in the Wahkiakum Community Garden in Erickson Park in memory of the late Pat Reese, a longtime member of the local Woman's Club, an avid gardener, and a well-known active member of our community. Here a plant spike is placed in her honor by her husband, Larry Reese, and former garden coordinator Linda Hartung. Pat passed away Dec. 31, 2013, and her many roses were donated to the Woman's Club and the Wahkiakum...
Jennifer Louise Falconer and William Paul Lorenzo, both of Longview, were married September 6, 2014 at the Dahlia House Bed & Breakfast in Rosburg. The bride is the daughter of Charles and Lorraine Falconer of Cathlamet. The groom is the son of Mark and Paula Will of Vancouver, WA. The bride is a 2009 graduate of WSU-Vancouver, and is an administrative assistant at Hanigan Law Office, P.S. and Wahkiakum Title & Escrow Company. The groom is a bag plant supervisor at Swanson Bark and Wood Products. The couple reside in Longvie...
On September 20, 2014, Skamokawa native Marjorie (Bunn) and Jerry Dunne will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple began their lives together in Portland, OR, where Marjorie began a career with Fred Meyer Corp. and Jerry with Hercules Inc. They each retired after more than 30 years. Marjorie and Jerry started a family in 1968 with Linda Marie, then Julie Ann in 1970. In 1978 the couple purchased their first home and moved to Gresham, just outside of Portland. In 1993 Marjorie and...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: September 8 — 8:34 a.m. A caller reported speeding vehicles in the Skamokawa area. 11:57 a.m. An alarm was activated at the repeater on school grounds in Cathlamet; a deputy investigated and found nothing. 12:43 p.m. A welfare check was requested on a suicidal individual who was driving under the influence of drugs; the person was located in Longview. 4:57 p.m. A Cathlamet resident complained about the t...
The Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild will hold their annual quilt show “Quilts for All Seasons” October 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Youth and Family LINK building located at 907 Douglas Avenue in Longview. This year’s featured quilter is Betty Davis, who won Grand Champion at the 2014 Cowlitz County Fair with her hand quilted needle turn applique quilt “Woodland Creatures.” She will be demonstrating Redwork and different hand quilting techniques at her booth this year. She is ready to answer any hand or machine quilting questions...
OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is accepting public comments on digging days, catch limits and other management options for the upcoming razor clam season. Suggestions for the 2014-15 season, which is tentatively set to begin the second week of October, can be sent by email to razorclams@dfw.wa.gov or by postal mail to: Razor Clams, 48 Devonshire Road, Montesano, WA 98563. An overview of the just completed 2014 coastwide razor clam stock assessment and a look back at the 2013-14 season are available on W...
Commissioners of Port District 1 convened last Thursday for their September meeting that included discussion of the recent boat show, dredging, and the relocation of the RV sewer dump. “Everybody I talked to seemed to be pretty happy with the boat show being later,” Commissioner Gary Quigley said. “All the vendors told me they wanted to be back next year,” Commissioner Bob Kizziar said, “and I went up to the boat show in Port Townsend last weekend and talked to vendors up there and quite a f...
A float equipped Air Tractor scooped up water on Saturday off Ohrbergs Beach, Puget Island, to dump on a wildfire along the Pacific/Lewis County Line. According to the Air Tractor website, the plane can carry both retardant and water. It can scoop 800 gallons of water in 12-15 seconds and be off the water and on its way again to the front lines in as few as 20-30 seconds. As of Saturday, the fire covered 30 acres and was 10 miles from the nearest home....
The Napavine Tigers rolled over the Wahkiakum Mules for a 48-0 Central League football game last Friday. The Tigers, second ranked in the Associated Press poll, got things going early by pressuring Mule quarterback Gunnar Blix and returing an intercepted pass for a touchdown with less than 90 seconds gone in the game. They followed that by stripping the ball from a Mule ball carrier on the next series, setting up another short touchdown. "The floodgates came open," said Mule Coach Eric Hansen. The Tigers scored four times in the first quarter...
Last week, the Mules volleyball team opened their season with a non-league win at home, then traveled to a tournament in Mossyrock and swept six teams in a morning round robin. On September 11, the Mules played South Bend at home and won in three sets, 25-15, 25-21, 25-16. Kaylee Bryant had four kills and three blocks. Baylee Olsen had four kills and was 100 percent from the serving line. Peyton Souvenir had 10 assists, Makenzie Anderson added two kills and Tori Wegdahl had four kills and four...
