Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Calling all Halloween fans! Don’t miss this Saturday’s Haunted House at the fairgrounds in Skamokawa. Vampires, goblins, ghouls and more, only the brave shall enter. If scary isn’t your thing then why not try your skills at the Jack-o-Lantern contest? Starting at 8 p.m., prizes will be awarded for the most creative, funniest and scariest. The Grange will be hosting a costume ball from 7 – 11 p.m. with live music and prizes for best costume. So if you’re looking for some fun this Halloween, look no further as there’s something for every...
The placings for the Central 2B League, decided by coin flip on Friday are: 1 - Toutle Lake 2 - Wahkiakum 3 - Napavine 4 - Adna 5 - Pe Ell 6 - Mossyrock 7 - Vancouver Christian The Wahkiakum Mules will open district action next Wednesday, Nov. 5, 6:30 p.m., at Napavine High School. Winners advance to action on Friday and Saturday, with the top four teams qualifying for the state tournament November 13 and 14 in Yakima....
When The Port of Portland dredge “Oregon” began pumping sand on the eroding East Sunny Sands beach last week, setting off a celebratory mood among Puget Island residents and public officials from Wahkiakum County to Washington, D.C. Local officials have been working with federal representatives and officials from the US Army Corps of Engineers for nearly eight years to get the spoils and stop the erosion. US Rep. Brian Baird journeyed to the residence of Nina Lou Watson Friday afternoon for the celebration. Watson’s house was once a dista...
Above, Samantha Cress fielded a Vancouver Light serve and passed to a setter last Thursday as the Mules defeated the Lights. Photo by Rick Nelson The Wahkiakum Lady Mule volleyball won and lost in Central League action this week. On Tuesday at league leading Toutle Lake, the Mules won the first game 25-23 but lost the next three 25-22, 25-18, 25-22. Jordyn Wirkkala made nine kills; Shelby Deaton had seven and 17 service points. Sarah Doumit had six kills and nine service points, and Samantha Cress made seven service points. Last Thursday, the...
The Wahkiakum Mules blasted the White Pass Panthers 64-36 in a Central League football game last Friday at White Pass. The win kept the Mules' playoff goal alive: They host the Adna Pirates this Friday in a must-win game with a team tied for second in league standings. Offense was the name of the game at White Pass. The teams traded touchdown in the first period; the Mules led 33-22 at halftime and pulled away with 33 second half points. Mule quarterback Joel Fudge scored four times for the Mules on runs of one, two, 10 and 77 yards; he...
Representative Dean Takko met with members of diking district #4 to discuss future options for the group. Currently, the district has only one supervisor. Washington state law says, “Each special district shall be governed by a three-member governing body.” (RCW 85.38.070) However, “if only one person files for the position, he or she shall be considered to have been elected to the position at the election that otherwise would have taken place for such position.” (RCW 85.38.115) For the past several months, the board has been conside...
The Wahkiakum School Board met Monday night to discuss the future of the high school remodel project and other issues. Superintendent Bob Garrett told the board he learned from Doug Nichols of the Educational Service District the planned remodel project can be re-evaluated for under $10 million. With the local economic and fiscal pictures both locally and nationally looking rather bleak, Garrett asked the board to consider whether the project should move forward or be put on hold. Board Member Mike Quigley asked what could be fixed now that...
Grays River Valley residents gave a cold shoulder Tuesday evening to a proposal for a variety of salmon habitat enhancement projects in the Grays River. In a community meeting sponsored by the Grays River Grange, the Grays River Work Group, a subgroup of the Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Board, told Westend residents they had identified 65 projects that could be used to enhance salmon habitat and also address erosion and flood threats. Valley residents responded they didn’t want salmon enhancement projects; instead, they wanted projects t...
League Championship Oct. 23 at Castle Rock Boys teams: Wahkiakum 25, White Pass 33, Adna 68, Mossyrock incomplete. Mule results: 3. Bradley Pugh 18:26; 4. Connar Riley 18:31; 5. Collan Riley 19:00; 7. Kevin O’Connor 19:09; 12. Stuart Bosch 21:21; 15. Riley Prestegard 21:47; no placing, Shay Bingham 23:59; Frank Bosch 24:02, Jake Goldsmith 24:43. Varsity girls Mules: 7. Jori McEntire 24:16; 15. Azery Gribskov 27:11....
Wahkiakum County commissioners and department heads took the next step in their 2009 budgeting process this week with meetings to go over the departments’ preliminary budget requests. Commissioners George Trott, Dan Cothren and Blair Brady met Tuesday with representatives of the Wahkiakum Family Practice Clinic, Washington State University Cooperative Extension and the Lower Columbia Economic Development Council. On Wednesday they were scheduled to meet with representatives of Superior Court, Permitting and Planning, Health and Human Services,...
The Wahkiakum Family Practice Clinic Advisory Board will present its findings and recommendations to the community next month. The first is November 5 at the Rosburg Hall from 6:30 pm to 8:30 p.m. The second presentation will be November 12 in the Multi-Purpose Room at Wendt School from 6:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m. The Clinic Advisory Board members will be available to address questions during these sessions. The Clinic Advisory Board report is available on the Wahkiakum County website at www.co.wahkiakum.wa.us/index.htm for those with internet...
