Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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October 15 at Wahkiakuam Mens Results 5,000m 1. Ethan Perry, White Pass 17:33. Wahkiakum results--12. Bradlee Pugh 18:31; 15. Collan Riley 18:55; 16. Chris Hokkanen 19:15; 24. Connar Riley 20:07; 26. Cole Claussen 20:07; Naselle results--4. Nathan Reitz 18:05; 7. Cramer Smith 18:18; 29. Drew Macy 20:26; 66. Alex Bighill 27:07. Womens Results 5,000m 1. Mikel Elliott White Pass 19:40. Wahkiakum results--33. Jori McEntire 27:59. Naselle results--14. Jodi Christi 23:19; 16. Tashajara Stenvall 23:34; 18. Emily Green 23:39; 21. Alana Darcher 24:07;...
Ashlenn Coleman, 4, and Jordyn Wirkkala came together while making a return in the Mules’ 3-0 win over visiting White Pass on Tuesday. Photos by Rick Nelson. The Wahkiakum Mule volleyball team picked up two wins in Central League play this week. On Tuesday, the Mules swept visiting White Pass 25-9, 25-20, 25-20. Jordyn Wirkkala dominated at the net with 14 kills. Blaine Land made six and Amy Gawith four. Rebecka Patching had four blocks. Setter Halie Boyce made 16 assists and had 15 points on 100 percent serving. Olsen had 11 points on 100 p...
Above: Bryce McClain opened the fourth quarter with an 82-yard touchdown run in the Mules’ 40-34 overtime loss to Davenport on Saturday. Photo by Steve McClain. The Wahkiakum Mules made the trip to central Washington last Saturday and came away with a 40-34 overtime non-league loss to the Davenport Gorillas. Mule Coach Eric Hansen scheduled the long road trip to fill a vacant date in the schedule. The team stayed Friday in the Tri-Cities and had a great time, except for the final score, Hansen said. "For a football fan, it was a great game," h...
The countdown has begun for the highly anticipated Mules vs. Comets Dodge Ball match. With just over a week left before the big match next Saturday, don’t miss your chance to sign up. The match is open to all students as well as alumni so bring the whole family. Sign up sheets are available in your school's office or you can contact the fair office at 795-3480. Dust off those broomsticks and sharpen your fangs as Halloween is quickly approaching. Better yet, this year’s Oktoberfest Harvest Celebration is just around the corner. Scheduled for...
Commissioners of Wahkiakum PUD voted Tuesday to hold off raising electrical and water rates this year. There were a few surprised faces when PUD Commissioner Esther Gregg announced that she thought the commission should hold off raising rates for next year. “After talking with Erin (Auditor Wilson) and David (General Manager Tramblie) last week, I feel that, given the state of the economy in the county, we should hold off the authorization of any rate increase for the present,” said Gregg. Gregg said that because people were out of work all...
Commissioners of Port District 2 of Wahkiakum County worked on their budget for 2010 and approved a resolution to place a 1 percent tax increase on voters in the district when they met October 13. The commissioners postponed their usual discussion and a review of the minutes from the port's previous meeting as well as vouchers approval because port auditor Sharon Mast was called out of town on an emergency. Manager Steve McClain reported to Commissioners Brian O’Connor, Carlton Appelo and Kayrene Gilbertsen that Skamokawa Vista Park is e...
A house on Skamokawa Harbor slid into the water sometime Friday night or early Saturday morning. Photo by Stevan Morgain. Skamokawa residents awoke Saturday to discover the house that had sat on cedar pilings over Skamokawa harbor for years had slid into the water sometime Friday evening. The house is a weekend residence for owner Randy Vogt; he was at his regular Portland residence when the incident occurred. There was no warning; the weather was mild and the wind calm. The house seemed to have just given up, sagging slowly forward,...
The Cathlamet town council gave preliminary approval to its 2010 budget, including a 1 percent property tax increase and acted on other business at its October 19 meeting. The council held the first reading of its proposed budget; second and final reading will come next month. No citizens rose to comment on the budget during the public hearing, but several citizens used the public comment period to ask the council to continue funding the municipal library. The citizens also suggested Mayor Dick Swart ask county government to support the...
Wahkiakum County commissioners heard a report on the arrival of influenza in the county, settled some issues, and set the stage for dealing with a $250,000 shortfall in revenue off state managed timberlands when they met Tuesday. Health Department Administrator Judy Bright reported that health workers are continuing vaccination programs for seasonal and H1N1 (swine) flu, and influenza is appearing in the population. Wahkiakum School District Superintendent Bob Garrett this week reported high absentee rates in the district's three schools....
The Hotel Cathlamet’s assisted living center will close its doors at the end of October. The families of the hotel residents received letters at the end of September notifying them they had to find new homes for their parents and relatives by the end of the month. The closure affected 19 people, most senior citizens, in residence at the hotel. Three of them were scheduled to relocate last Friday morning. “We moved my wife’s mother out last week,” said Maurice Mooers. “The real problem was that I think they were trying to run the hotel lik...
