Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum High School Mule and Thomas Middle School Warrior cross country teams have run hard in two meets so far this season. On September 17 at Rainier, the Mules finished seventh in team standings. Team scores were Mossyrock 53, NW Christian 83, Rainier 99, White Pass 102, Kalama 116, Ilwaco 129, Wahkiakum 134, Tenino 187, Ocosta 256, Forks 263 and Adna 292. Senior Bradlee Pugh led the Mule runners, placing 13th in 20:01.59. Following were 19. Chris Hokkanen 20:21.09, 23. Collan Riley 20:26; 25. Connar Riley 20:42.5, and 63. Ben Miles...
Mule wingback Joel Nicolazzi found a big hole behind the blocking of Ty Bain, 66, Phillip Doumit, 50, and Luke Thomason, 65, for a big gain in the Mules’ 40-12 win over Toutle Lake last Friday. Photo by Rick Nelson. It didn't take long for the Wahkiakum Mule football team to put its stamp on the visiting Toutle Lake Ducks last Friday. After kicking off, the Mule defense stifled the Duck offense and forced a punt. The ball rolled out of bounds at the Mule 10-yard line, very good field position for Toutle Lake. However, no problem for the Mule o...
Wahkiakum Mule Blaine Land sent a hard slam across the net as the Mules scored the winning point in their fourth game last Thursday against Pe Ell. The Mules rallied from behind to win the match 3-2. Rick Nelson photo. The Wahkiakum Mule volleyball team opened 2009 play this month and has earned several good wins. The Mules dropped their season opening match 3-0 at Toutle Lake on Sept. 15 by scores of 25-12, 25-19 and 25-15. "We fought hard but couldn't match up with a very talented Toutle team," said Coach Jeff Rooklidge. "Jordyn Wirkkala and...
Over 500 people came - the largest crowd ever assembled in Wahkiakum county - to honor one man. The courtroom filled with people, hundreds more lined the streets unable to hear the words of tribute pronounced by the speakers inside. Thus was the funeral of George Henry “Hank” Hanigan reported in the Columbia River Sun in 1947. “Hey maybe you can write my epitaph” said George Hanigan (Hank’s son) sitting at a table in PJ’s Restaurant recently. “I’ll write it for free,” I said, "but let’s get through the interview first.” It wasn’t just me he...
The Eagle is looking for people willing to tell their Washington Domestic Partnership story. The state legislature has passed bills giving many of the rights of married opposite gender couples to unmarried same gender and senior citizen couples. A group of citizens has successfully petitioned to have the latest bill referred to the voters for confirmation. It will be on the general election ballot as Referendum 71. The Eagle would like to interview couples and families who are using the Domestic Partnership arrangement and tell their stories....
Gov. Chris Gregoire and Washington Secretary of Health Mary Selecky were briefed last Friday on Southwest Washington’s coordinated response to the H1N1 flu. Unique in the state, the collaboration puts Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and Wahkiakum counties and the Cowlitz Tribe under one command and control structure to make the best use of limited resources, assure partners they are getting consistent information and assure the public it is getting the same message, allowing people to prepare and respond with confidence. Wahkiakum County C...
Wahkiakum PUD's board of commissioners hurried through its agenda September 15 to make time for a presentation by Bonneville Power Administration representatives about the BPA’s new rate structure (see separate article). PUD Manager David Tramblie told commissioners he had a customer that wanted to relocate a house from East Sunny Sands to a piece of property he owns on Ostervold Road. “There are 47 locations we have to deal with along the route the house has to travel that are going to be affected,” Tramblie said, “and were not sure what al...
Port 2 was short one commissioner last Tuesday due to Commissioner Carlton Appelo being on vacation. Commissioners settled vouchers and discussed the Oneida boat launch. Both Commissioners Brian O’Connor and Kayrene Gilbertsen said they were surprised the ramp hadn’t seen more use this summer. Port auditor Sharon Mast gave commissioners copies of the Port’s financial report and said several of the vouchers commissioners were being asked to sign dealt with the Youth Services grant that the park had administered during the summer. “So some of...
Columbia River Country Days, October 2 and 3, will feature all things Wahkiakum Grown, including farm tours and a gourmet menu of local courses served on the Grays River Covered Bridge. Friday kicks off with a Slow Moving Parade, led by Rob Stockhouse and his league of friends driving tractors, classic trucks and all things slow moving. The parade will travel through downtown Cathlamet at 3 p.m. and end at the Two Islands Farm Market. The Farm Market will feature an old-fashioned corn roast, pumpkin patch, kids’ train rides around the farm b...
Naselle’s students won a coveted honor from education officials in Washington D.C. last week, but new state graduation requirements for math will place pressure on students to continue their quest for academic excellence. Last week the Department of Education lauded Naselle Junior-Senior High School for “dramatic improvements” on test scores among students from disadvantaged homes and ranking above the 90th percentile of schools nationwide, performance that placed it among the 314 public and private schools awarded the coveted Blue Ribbon Schoo...
It will be historian vs. historian when Irene Martin and Mike Rees, both of Skamokawa, present different but complimentary viewpoints of the history of the Pillar Rock area on the lower Columbia River. Pillar Rock has been a navigational landmark on the river throughout human history. From this area, the Lewis and Clark party may or may not have been able to see the "Ocian in View." From its early trading days, to the cannery period and beyond, the historians will talk about how this area played an important role in the evolution of life and...
Helping Hand food bank coordinator Mary Dasher shows some of the food left to distribute to her clients before the organization moves to temporary housing in the T-Building at the county fairgrounds in Skamokawa. The Helping Hand food bank located beneath the Cathlamet Seventh Day Adventist Church at 3 Fern Hill Road is moving September 27 to the T-Building at the fairgrounds in Skamokawa. “We will be re-opening October 13, and we have lots of helpers,” coordinator Mary Dasher said Tuesday. “In fact we were just discussing where to get a truck...
Wahkiakum County commissioners sparred on and off through their Tuesday meeting as they made appointments and worked on a variety of requests. Chair Dan Cothren did announce that the board will hold a special meeting next Tuesday, 3 p.m., to meet with William (Si) Garrett, chief executive officer of NorthernStar Natural Gas. The county and NorthernStar have been negotiating an agreement in which the county would provide security to tankers carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the proposed plant at Bradwood, Ore., across the Columbia from...
The Cathlamet Town Council handled a variety of business at its monthly meeting last Monday. The council approved a contract amendment with Gray & Osborne, Inc., consulting engineers for completing designs and drawings for a new wastewater treatment plant on land purchased from the Wahkiakum School District. Mayor Dick Swart said one recommendation from the engineers could save $220,000 in construction: The engineers suggest relocating the access road. The road will require much cut and fill work and retaining wall construction where...
The Bonneville Power Administration’s billing philosophy is changing. That’s the word from the representative who met with Wahkiakum’s PUD commissioners September 15. The changes will make power more costly to the PUD - like buying milk at the market. Bonneville is forcing Wahkiakum PUD to view itself as more of a for-profit business, selling individual electrical usage as part of a market system. PUD Commissioners Bob Jungers, Esther Gregg and Larry Reese welcomed Bonneville representatives Shannon Green and account specialists Wally Rogha...
