Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum Mule football team broke open a tight game with the Adna Pirates with two fourth quarter touchdowns for a 27-12 Central League victory last Friday at Adna. The game was tied 12-12 at halftime and remained that way through the third quarter. Austin Good scored at 11:18 in the fourth quarter on a five-yard run to break the tie; Gunnar Blix passed to Good for a two-point conversion and a 20-12 Mule lead. Good scored again in the fourth quarter on a 10-yard run, and Blix kicked the conversion for the final 27-12 lead. The Mules took...
The Wahkiakum Mule volleyball team travelled to Napavine for a non-league match last Thursday and beat the Tigers in five games, 25-15, 25-18, 17-25, 23-25, 15-10. Coach Kayli Hurley praised Morgan Elliott who had 36 assists and 15 digs, and Baylee Olsen who led the team with 15 kills. “This was a hard fought match,” Hurley said, “and shows how head to head our league matches are going to be this year. Even with the let up in the third and fourth games we came out fired up for the fifth and worked to earn the win.” On Saturday, the varsity...
The Wahkiakum Mules host the Pe Ell Trojans in the annual homecoming game this Friday, 7 p.m. During halftime, the homecoming court will be presented, and the king and queen will be crowned. Princes and princesses are: Freshmen: Jack Leavitt, Cheyenne Barton Sophomores: Simeon Goldinov, Rory Heywood Juniors: Tristan Powers, Shelbie Abbott Seniors: Austin Burns and Madison LaBerge, Greg Martin and Megan Perez, Nick Deal and Maya Stanley....
WET WEEKEND--Fall officially began last weekend and what a wet one it was. Sunday was especially soggy and blustery and it certainly brought home the realization that our summer is over, but at least it wasn't as bad here as it was other places, which had multiple trees down and major power outages, so I'm sure we were all happy about that. Beings I never seem to get all those sunny day chores done before the rains begin, I'm hoping for a few nice fall days so that I might get caught up. However hard it is to believe, we are going into October...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: September 16--10:13 a.m. A deputy and a mental health professional responded to aid a Cathlamet resident who was very upset. 2:41 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a Rosedale woman injured in a fall. 9:19 p.m. A Rosedale resident said a neighbor's dangerous dog was on top of a car; the caller later reported the situation was resolved. September 17--10:53 a.m. An East Valley resident complained...
Roxy Ann Snook, 73, of Long Beach, died on September 21 in Portland, Oregon. She is survived by her husband and three daughters, including Dena Friddle of Grays River....
Thousands of consumers who buy their own health insurance will soon receive letters from their insurance company telling them their old health plan is going away and that they will have to pick a new one. Knowing your rights and options will help you get the best plan to meet your needs. All of the insurance companies selling individual health plans are replacing their current plans with plans that have these new consumer protections. They must give their policyholders a 90-day notice that outlines their options, including: --Buying a new plan...
Gary L. Magnuson, 64, of Rosburg, died Sept. 15, 2013, at OHSU in Portland. The son of Gilbert and Sophie Magnuson, he was born Aug. 7, 1949, in Ilwaco. He lived in Rosburg his entire life and was a log truck driver for Jerry DeBraie Logging. On July 30, 1977, he married Shirley Magnuson and they made their home in Rosburg. Survivors include his daughters, Kerri Magnuson and Tara Magnuson; sisters, Clara Berkshire and Geri Lee; a brother, Stubby Magnuson; grandchildren, Alyssa and Zoie Hernandez, Joshua Jr. and Breanna Wahl; his sons-in-law, Jo...
Wahkiakum high school students are creating opportunities where they find none. One such student, Luke Stacy, presented the Wahkiakum School Board this Tuesday with plans to start a Patriot Club. The club will have projects and contests for interested students. He also wants to invite local veterans and politically minded people to speak. The club’s first project is to raise money for a motorized flag to be placed in the gymnasium. “They had one at Pomeroy,” said Stacy. “It was honestly the mos...
A proposal to purchase bottomland in the Skamokwa area for a wetland restoration is "off the table" for now, county Commissiner Dan Cothren reported Tuesday. Local officials learned last week that the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has proposed purchasing up to 205.8 acres north of Skamokawa through a US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Coastal Wetland Conservation grant, with a match from the Wahkiakum Conservation District. The primary concept, the proposal says, is to redirect surface water flows from the current channel...
The Cathlamet Town Council last Friday voted 3-1 to approve an agreement with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to set up net pens at the Broadway Street dock for nurturing juvenile spring chinook this winter. Council members had reconvened a meeting recessed from September 15 on Friday. They had discussed the issue earlier but delayed action to have a clean, formal agreement to consider. At that Monday meeting, Aaron Roberts, WDFW regional hatchery manager, explained that the department wanted to test the feasibility of having...
Candidates for sheriff, Mike Balch and Mark Howie, met for a debate on Monday night in front of a crowd in the Pioneer Church. The event was sponsored by the Woman’s Club and moderated by The Wahkiakum County Eagle Publisher Rick Nelson. Below is a truncated version of the evening’s conversation. Rick Nelson: The format tonight will be a debate style program where I’ll ask a question and one candidate will have an opportunity to respond, the next candidate can respond, and then if they would...
I’ve read the letters in The Eagle the last few weeks with interest. All have reiterated what a nice guy Mike Balch is. I don’t know anyone in the county that thinks otherwise. However, nice guys don’t necessarily make good sheriffs. What experience does he have managing people or an office? What experience does he have managing a large budget? What leadership skills does he demonstrate? What is the largest group of people that he has ever managed? He has 29 years of experience, but is that really 29 years of experience, or three years of ex...
To The Eagle: I grew up in Cowlitz County, not Wahkiakum. Like many others, I left home to pursue an education and a successful career. Later in life, my husband and I were able to return to our roots. After living in Portland, Wahkiakum County seemed like "Mayberry" (the l960's era Andy Griffith show) where the sheriff solves problems by drinking coffee with the folks and riding around in the car with the "bubble light" on top. I wish it were so but we're several decades past that type of law enforcement. We'd be naive or stupid to think we do...
Reading The Eagle, and not having attended a September 17 county commission meeting on the proposed ‘bottom land’ in Skamokawa, I attended the commission meeting today (September 24) to voice my concern. The proposed land purchase, acquisition, take-over, or whatever it will be called, is going to impact anyone living downstream from this projected ‘fish restoration habitat.’ I live on Seal Slough directly downstream from Columbia Land Trust’s wetland restoration project. C.L.T. is currently spending large amounts of money to attempt to correct...
This is in response to Dennis Gordon’s latest attempt to smear Mr. Faubion’s good name. For those who might not know, Mr. Faubion represented Mrs. Gordon in her divorce proceedings against Mr. Gordon a number of years ago. I’m guessing that he did a good job because Mr. Gordon has been a very angry man since then. He needs to get over it and move on with his life. As regards to other issues he brought up, I offer the following: 1. When the Fire Dept. discovered that the Moody’s had misappropriated funds, it was immediately reported to the she...
No. 13-108 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SHORELINE MANAGEMENT, SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT, CONDITIONAL USE, OR VARIANCE PERMIT Notice is hereby given that Robert Ohrberg, Who is applicant and owner of the below described property has filed an application for a Shoreline Substantial Development/Conditional Use Permit for the development of: Placement of an access pier and ramp to an existing recreational dock. Located at 540 West Birnie Slough Road within NE 1/4 of Section 04, T8N, R6W, W.M., in Cathlamet, Wahkiakum County, Washington. Said...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this coming week include: Thursday, the 26th-cross country at Montesano at 8:00 a.m., volleyball with Three Rivers in Naselle at 5:45 p.m., middle school football at Valley at 5:45 p.m.; Friday, the 27th-football at Valley at 7 p.m.; Monday, the 30th-middle school volleyball at Valley at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, October 1-volleyball at Raymond at 5 p.m.; Wednesday, the 2nd-cross country at LaCenter at 4 p.m., middle school volleyball with South Bend in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; Thursday,...
Quilts for all Seasons, a quilt show presented by the Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild, will be held October 4 and 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Youth and Family Link Building, 907 Douglas Avenue, Longview. The featured quilter will be Jane Reed, who made her first quilt at age 14 on her grandmother’s treadle sewing machine. Her favorite method of quilting is paper piecing with freezer paper. The show will feature demonstrations, door prizes, a raffle quilt, vendors, a country store and more. There will be a $5 admission charge. For more i...
In order to ease transition for incoming freshmen and transfers, several upperclassmen at Wahkiakum High School stepped into newly appointed leadership roles through a program called Link Crew. The leaders were selected from students who completed applications requiring an essay about why they wanted to mentor. Seniors Kyler McKinley and Shane Souvenir are two of the students who went through training for the program this summer and are now mentors and leaders to several ninth grade students....
The Blanche Bradley Memorial Library Foundation is seeking gently used books for their second book sale of the year to be held on Saturday, October 12. Bring book donations to the library in Wahkiakum County’s River Street Building. The sale will be at 40 River Street near the Post Office. The foundation supports the library by providing circulation materials and contributing to programs such as Summer Reading for kids....
