Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce President Sandi Benbrook Rieder told board members Tuesday that volunteers are needed to represent the county on the natural heritage of the area and the Southwest Washington Tourism Board. Anyone who is interested needs to contact the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce. Judy Brawn told the board a Museum Day is scheduled for December 6, with several events and pictures with Santa Claus. Admission is free, yet the exact time of the event is to be determined. She told the board that Sargasso Sea is planning again for...
It’s that time of year again for the annual Turkey Bingo fundraiser. On November 21 from 6 p.m. onwards, come to the J.A. Wendt Elementary School Multi-purpose room for a night full of fun. Bingo cards cost $10 for three and the winner receives a delicious turkey or ham. Raffle tickets will also be available with all proceeds going to the fair. This week’s budget announcement will have a dramatic effect on next year’s fair and the future of the fairgrounds. I am hopeful the commissioners will show their support and ensure the continuation of th...
Members of the Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board and residents of western Wahkiakum County discussed issues and their differing points of view on plans for rehabilitating the Grays River. The fish recovery board is a regional board that reviews and awards state funding for projects designed to restore and rehabilitate salmon and steelhead habitat in Skamania, Clark, Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties. The meeting followed a charged meeting October 28 in Grays River. Recovery board staff planned to gather input on projects that had been identified...
The Wahkiakum Mule and Naselle Comet boys cross country teams competed in the Class 1B/2B state meet last Saturday at Sun Willows Golf Course, Pasco. The Mules finished in 11th place with 276 points, and the Comets were 15th with 329 points. Northwest Christian of Lacey finished first, and North Beach tied with Wahkiakum for 11th. "The Mules had a strong finish to their season," Coach Mike Riley said. "This is the best placing for the boys team we've had as a team at state. Our previous best was 13th in 2003. "It's a nice way for us to end the...
The Wahkiakum Mule football season came to an end with a 50-20 loss to the Mossyrock Vikings last Thursday in Mossyrock. "We didn't play very good team defense," Mule Coach Eric Hansen commented. "We didn't bounce back from the loss to Adna." The Vikings took a 6-0 lead on a 22-yard run in at 3:51 of the first quarter. The Mules bounced back, with Bryce McClain scoring on a 38-yard run at 1:36. Mossyrock responded with a 52-yard touchdown pass play with one second left in the quarter; a two point conversion put the Vikings up 14-6 going into...
There is no longer an excuse to not work out in Wahkiakum County. Dave Gehrman and Julie Fritsch have opened “The Cathlamet Gym” on Main Street and it is sure to please athletes and non athletes of all ages. Always the entrepreneur, Gehrman made his own weight room in his parent’s basement as a kid. “I made all my own weights out of concrete and pipe,” he said. Then his friends would come over and work out too. He moved his makeshift gym to an abandoned gas station in Longview; more people came to work out. Thus, “Dave’s Body Shop” was bor...
The Wahkiakum Lady Mule volleyball team placed fourth in the Southwest Washington Class B volleyball tournament last week and will play in the state meet this week in Yakima. The Mules won a coin toss to claim the Central League's second place berth in the district tournament. They opened the tournament Wednesday with a 3-1, 25-9, 25-23, 21-25, 25-23 over the Mossyrock Vikings in the quarterfinals. Jordyn Wirkkala had 18 service points and eight kills. Sarah Doumit had 12 service points and nine kills; Blaine Land made eight kills, and setter P...
Members of 58 families gathered last Saturday at St. James Family Center to take part in a program designed help take better care of their children's health. Mernell King, a Head Start child education program director from Missouri, told the audience that she and others worked to form the Health Care Institute to improve health care education for families. The institute is sponsored by Johnson and Johnson, Inc., and the University of California at Los Angeles, where King had gone to school. King had once served a Head Start program family who...
Bob Aldrich, Surface Water Manager for Snohomish County, will make a presentation on "Flood Fencing Methods for Landowners" on November 20 at the Wahkiakum Stakeholders Meeting in the River Street Room in Cathlamet from 10 a.m. till noon. In many instances, flood fencing has proven to be an effective method for debris to be caught and held, as well as to decrease damage to pastures and property. Aldrich has developed flood fencing projects in Snohomish and King Counties and will make his presentation, before answering questions from those...
Wahkiakum County commissioners and other officials worked this week to finish the proposed 2009 budget for publication next Monday. The officials started a Tuesday meeting with the budget $194,000 out of balance and went through a process to even up revenues and expenditures. Among their actions: --Commissioners agreed to fund Washington State Cooperative Extension $10,000, which should allow the program to continue in 2009. Officials also debated the legality of transferring money from the Cumulative Reserve for Interlocal Cooperation to...
