Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Yes, WSU Extension is still alive and well in Wahkiakum County. The office is open from 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The office will also be open on Fridays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. depending upon volunteer availability. The WSU Extension office is located at 25 River Street, Suite E next to the PUD building in Cathlamet. The office offers service to clientele regarding questions about small farms and agriculture, natural resources, family living, food safety and the 4-H Youth Development Program. WSU...
Our Haunted House fundraiser was a lot of fun, with screams of terror as well as delight, as families came together to enjoy the 4-H bake sale, carnival games and haunted house. The hot apple cider flowed as we laughed, screamed and worked together to raise money for next year’s fair. I wish to thank all of the fantastic kids who volunteered; you did a great job and really made the night fun. We had students from all over the county including Naselle, Skamokawa, and Cathlamet. Lisa Frink was a tremendous help organizing the Kiwanis club as w...
Wahkiakum Youth Football team finished their season with a 4-1 record this year. Their victories included a 26-6 win over Swanson's, 14-0 against Columbia Ford, 20-6 against Toutle and 36-6 against Athlete's Corner. Their loss came against Castle Rock 7-20. The team finished in second place in the Lower Columbia Youth Football League that consists of Longview, Castle Rock, Toutle and Wahkiakum teams. "The team would like to thank the parents for their support and the volunteers that made our home game a success with our concessions, and Coach...
The housing market continues to be questionable in many areas of the United States; a survey of Wahkiakum County’s situation real estate business shows a range of opinion. Broker Kay Cochran of Lower Columbia Realty said that from January 2007 to late October of this year, LCR had 36 residential sales, which was down from 2006. Last year started with a gentle downturn, she said, but it ended as a really productive year in real estate. “What is happening with the economy right now has affected our entire nation," Cochran said. "This area is not...
The Wahkiakum PUD board of commissioners met Tuesday to discuss a variety of topics. Monday’s county wide power outage was due to another utilities crew dropping a tree on a BPA 115 KV transmission line in the Vernonia area. The Town of Cathlamet has agreed to a new contract with the PUD over charges they deemed as inappropriately removed. The contract, relating to the Puget Island Water System (PIWS) has been rewritten to the approval of both parties. Manager Dave Tramblie explained the dispute arose when the Town submitted their expenses t...
Commissioners and staff of Port District No. 2 of Wahkiakum County went over the proposed budget Tuesday evening and heard a proposal to add a marketing position to the workforce. After Port Manager Steve McClain had explained the preliminary budget proposal, Commissioner Kayrene Gilbertsen proposed adding a 10-month position to market the port and assist McClain in related work, such as establishing a port-district website. She also suggested closing Skamokawa Vista Park during January and December as a cost-saving measure. Commissioner...
The Adna Pirates edged the Wahkiakum Mules 14-6 in a hard-fought, defensive Central League football game last Friday. The loss knocked the Mules out of the hunt for one of the league's three berths in the post-season playoffs. With Napavine's victory over Toutle Lake the same night, Adna, Napavine and Toutle Lake were set to finish in a three-way tie for first. Napavine has finished league play, and if Adna and Toutle post victories over Morton and Vancouver Christian this week, they'll flip a coin to determine to determine the berths. The...
The 2008 Neewollah Costume Contest was held at The Bank of the Pacific Friday. Every entrant received a gift bag with assorted Halloween goodies. Winners of the contest in each category are in order. Babies: Ava and Elliott Johnson, Daniel Tomlinson, Tru River Blue Most, Hank Wilson. Toddlers: Leah Barnett, Aidan Most, Jayce McElory. Two years old: Noah Harrison. Three years old: Elelyn Most, Rhea Neimyer, Mela Silva, Leandra Aragon. Four years old: Liv Most, McKenna Longtain, Landon Luce, Lexi Grasseth. Kindergarten: Austin Neimyer, Kaleo...
The Wahkiakum Mules finished second and the Naselle Comets finished third in last Saturday's Class B district cross country meet at St. Martin's College, Lacey. Both teams qualified for the state meet this Saturday at Sun Willows Golf Course, Pasco. Northwest Christian won the team championship with 18 points. Wahkiakum followed with 73, Naselle 80, North Beach 88, White Pass 104, Ocosta 161 and Adna 177. The top four teams advance to state. Mule report Because the top four boys teams advance to state, all seven Mules who competed on Saturday...
The Wahkiakum Mule volleyball team started district tournament competition yesterday (Wednesday) after The Eagle had gone to press. The Mules swept the visiting Morton Huskies 3-0 last week to finish in a three-way tie with Adna and Napavine for second place in Central League standings. The Mules won a coin flip to claim second; Adna went as third and Napavine fourth. The Mules faced Mossyrock in their opening match. The winner advanced to the quarterfinals 5 p.m. Friday in Napavine against the winner of the South Bend-Adna match; the loser pla...
The winners of the Halloween poster contests have been announced. Winning posters are displayed in the office windows at The Eagle. All other posters are displayed in businesses in downtown Cathlamet. The following list is in first, second, third place order, with honorable mentions after. Kindergarten: Shelby McEneny, Jansi Merz, Emma Wence, Daniel Durham, Jr., Alaine Frank, Nathan Vallejo, Alex Hernandez, Tucker Thomas, Althea Adams, Ashton Neimyer, Bryson Havens, Jonathon Hauff. First Grade: Lizzy Most, Matalyn Longtain, Nicolas Nicks,...
Wahkiakum County voters joined the rest of the United States Tuesday in electing the nation’s first African-American president, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois. Voters also returned Commissioner Dan Cothren to office for a third term and elected Lisa Marsyla as commissioner from District 1. Cothren, who ran as an Independent, defeated Democrat challenger Wayne Flohr 1,095-856. Marsyla, a Democrat, defeated Republican Wally Wright 1,157-845. Other local races were uncontested. In the presidential election, Wahkiakum voters gave the Democrat O...
The Cathlamet Town Council and consulting engineers on Monday reviewed the predesign report for a new wastewater treatment plant. The council is nearing the point where it will make a decision on when and how the plant will be constructed. The town can proceed to seek grant and loan funding and build the plant on its own, or it can call for proposals from firms that would design, build and operate the plant on a long term contract. Mayor Dick Swart and Public Works Superintendent David Vik are set to attend the state Infrastructure Assistance C...
While the Port of Portland dredge “Oregon” pumped spoils on the eroding East Sunny Sands shoreline this week, dredging to address erosion at the lower end of Puget Island will have to wait till summer of 2009. Commissioner George Trott reported Tuesday that the US Army Corps of Engineers wouldn’t have a dredge available for the work--the “Oregon” is scheduled to move elsewhere, and it would cost Wahkiakum County at least $750,000 to have a dredge move in to do the work this year. Instead, the Corps said it could schedule the work next summ...
