Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Antique shop changes into coffee house Mark and Debra Howie have converted their antique and gift shop on Cathlamet's Main Street into a coffee house. They'll hold a grand opening for Howies' Corner and Coffee House this Saturday. "We will be carrying a choice of gourmet coffees and teas to include Longbottom and Equitas organic blends as well as various tea labels, all made by our formally trained baristas," the Howies said in an announcement. "Breakfast pastries and bagels will be available at this time and home made soups to follow this...
September 17 at Onalaska Mens 1.5 Mile Jr. High, 1.65 miles Thomas Middle School Warrior runner Tayler Nicks placed second in 11:50. High school men's results, 5,000m Teams: 1. NW Christian 39, 2. Wahkiakum 92, 3. White Pass 96, 4. Onalaska 99, 5. Kalama 126, 6. North Beach 136, 7. Tenino 148, 8. Ocosta 221. Wahkiakum results: 7. Bradlee Pugh 18:06, 14. Connar Riley 18:48, 19. Chris Hokkanen 19:00, 20. Collan Riley 19:11, 35. Cole Claussen 20:17. High school women, 5,000m Mule runner Jori McEntire placed 39th in 26.57. "For the Mules to finish...
The Wahkiakum Mules shook off their tethers at halftime and rolled to a 34-7 Central League football win over the Vancouver Lights last Friday at Camas. The Lights scored on their opening drive and kicked the conversion for a 7-0 lead at 5:36 of the first quarter. The Mules responded with a scoring drive, with quarterback Brandon Fudge running the ball in from the three yard line. The conversion try failed, and the Mules trailed 7-6 at halftime. The second half was all Mules. They scored twice in the third quarter and twice in the fourth...
"Talking History" a unique insight into area's past The Julia Butler Hansen Heritage Center has announced a new event for October entitled "Talking History." Starting on October 9, Center Director Kayrene Gilbertsen has invited local resident Dory Hicks and Carol Cothren to share their stories and memories of Wahkiakum, including stories about family camps, providing a unique insight into local history. Each session runs for an hour between 2-3 p.m. Admission is free and open to all ages. The sessions will focus on the history and culture of...
The Wahkiakum School District's maintenance and operation levy needs to pass this November--that's the word from school district Superintendent Bob Garrett. Members of the board of directors heard from Garrett and Principals Loren Davis and Theresa Libby. Garrett told all present the girl’s sports program was crowded and 32 girls had turned out for volleyball this year. "You know you can't get 32 girls into a tournament very well," he said. The middle school will be short two coaches, Garrett said, adding that he felt guilty because of the s...
The dredge Oregon sits in the distance as a crew boat races toward it. The dredge is working at the west end of Puget Island restoring about 350 yards of beach. Photo by Stevan Morgain. A familiar sight along the Columbia River is the dredge Oregon grinding its way up and down the river keeping the shipping channel open to commerce. Wahkiakum County Commissioner Lisa Marsyla arranged for The Wahkiakum Eagle and representatives from Cathlamet to tour the dredge. The Port of Portland provided Navigation Manager Jeff Hawkins to go along to...
Cathlamet Library, recipient of a Washington Rural Heritage grant, will partner with Wahkiakum County Historical Society to digitize several hundred historically significant items, primarily photos, of Wahkiakum County history in order to add them to Washington State Library’s Rural Heritage collection. Project completion date is September 2010. Washington Rural Heritage documents the early culture, industry, and community life of rural areas throughout Washington. A large number of rural public libraries and heritage institutions in W...
Tread carefully. That's the message a group of citizens gave the Wahkiakum County board of commissioners for their negotiation of a security services agreement with NorthernStar Natural Gas LLC. The Texas-based company has proposed construction of a facility across the Columbia from Puget Island to receive as many as two or three tanker loads of liquefied natural gas (LNG) a week. The company would re-gasify the gas and insert it into a pipeline that could take it to markets up and down the west coast. The company has been negotiating a contrac...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and The Charlotte House is asking every household in our community to participate in Purple Light Nights throughout the month. The Purple Light Nights is a campaign that was started in Covington and has grown nationally with eight other states participating. The Charlotte House is offering a free, limited supply of purple porch lights for residents with the hopes of raising the awareness around this important issue. The goal is to remember over 400 domestic homicide victims in Washington state from 1...
A hand-made teddy bear with a very special history has been donated to St. James Family Center as a raffle prize. Its creator, Pat Talbott, has been designing and making teddy bears for many years, using fur from vintage clothing. Noses are made from old kid gloves and the eyes are antique jet beads which she says, “politely watch, rather than aggressively stare.” Her bears have been sold in markets and shows throughout the West and may be found in homes all over the world including Antarctica, Iceland, New Zealand, Australia, Madagascar, Ukr...
