Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum Lady Mule volleyball team moved into postseason play as a number four seed, swept all their matches and earned a berth at this year's state tournament by taking first place in the district tournament. Last Thursday, they traveled to Raymond to play Adna in a semifinal game. The Mules won in three, 25-19, 25-21 and 28-26. “Almost all of my hitters were on fire and passers were on point,” said Coach Kayli Hurley. “My team’s passing average was 2.12 out of three, which is very ef...
It didn't take long for the Wahkiakum Mules to take control of their first meeting with the Naselle Comets in several years. Two Comet fumbles, short fields for the Mules, and quick touchdowns and the Mules were on their way to a 60-14 win that gave them a post season playoff berth and possession of the KM Trophy, which since 1960, has gone to the winner of the football game between the neighboring teams. It may have been the last trophy game between the two teams, for the Comets are considering dropping to Class 1B because of declining enrollm...
The Mule Volleyball team faced Asotin in their first match at the State 2B Volleyball tournament this morning and lost in three games, 25-20, 25-21 and 27-25. They face Tacoma Baptist in a loser out match at 3:15....
COOLING OFF--The fireplaces are being stoked and the heaters are getting turned up, as we are definitely feeling some Fall temperatures in the air around here but then, I guess that's to be expected, as it is mid-November after all. While we may be back to some rain as this Tuesday morning arrives, at least we are not dealing with any serious weather conditions such as they've had in the Phillipines where thousands of lives are feared lost and towns were totally obliterated. We offer up our prayers on their behalf as they struggle with the...
Eastern Oregon University awarded 593 undergraduate degrees, 95 master's degrees, seven associate degrees and two certificates during the 2012-13 academic year. Students graduating with honors earned a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or above and an EOU GPA of: Summa Cum Laude, GPA of 3.85 - 4.0; Magna Cum Laude, GPA of 3.70-3.84; Cum Laude, GPA of 3.50-3.69. The following area residents received degrees or certificates from EOU in 2012-13: Nathan Cress, of Cathlamet, , BS, Liberal Studies. Jeffrey McNally, of Cathlamet, Cum Laude, MBA, Master of...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: November 4 – 7:32 a.m. A caller reported that a power line in the Elochoman Valley was shooting sparks out of the ground; Bonneville and the local PUD were notified. 8:21 a.m. A caller reported a dead elk in the road near Grays River; Fish and Wildlife were notified. 1:35 p.m. A Rosburg resident reported that someone had broken into a home and stolen property; a deputy was advised. 1:42 p.m. The...
Sarah Ann Wika was born on October 5, 1984 in Longview, Washington. She was born to a New Life at the age of 28 on July 21, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sarah is survived by the love of her life, her 3 year old daughter Ava Wattoo of Las Vegas, Nevada, her father Jeffory Wika of Longview, Washington, her mother Minette Taylor of Las Vegas, Nevada, four brothers, Justin, Cody, Cole and Jesse, her grandmother Phyllis Wika, her grandparents Pierre and Claire Pype. Sarah is survived by 24 aunts and uncles and numerous cousins. Sarah was preceded in d...
Gerald Chapman Knowles, 85, of Cathlamet, passed away Oct. 26, 2013, after a long battle with breast cancer. A funeral service was held Nov. 1 at Dowling Funeral Home in Cathlamet. Pastor Matt Stacey officiated with guest speaker and longtime family friend Tom Kandoll. The burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery with military honors. Jerry was born to Lamoine Chapman Knowles and Bertha Van Leuven Dec. 18, 1927, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where he grew up. He served in the Navy as a Seabee and was stationed in Okinawa during World War II. He was...
Wahkiakum county residents and public officials expressed displeasure with the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) on Tuesday. WDFW Regional Director Guy Norman visited the county board of commissioners to discuss land acquisition and other issues and heard lots of input, with harshest criticism directed at the highest levels of the department. "Guy Norman is not the county's enemy," Commissioner Dan Cothren cautioned before Norman's arrival. "He does good work for us. I don't want him to be the post that gets beat on." The...
Students assembled at the Wahkiakum High School gym on Friday to recognize Veteran’s Day and honor local veterans with a special program. Micca Cothren and Dallas Gott opened the event by singing the National Anthem. This year’s guest speaker was Therese Pasquier, Director of Business Development for Paladina Health in Tacoma. “I would like to say thank you to all our veterans and the families that have sacrificed so much for people in the world who need the freedom we have,” Pasquier said. ...
Tuesday's leaders solidified their leads in Friday's counts of general election ballots. Latest tallies for the county's contested races are: --Sheriff: Mark Howie 1019, Mike Balch 813. --Wahkiakum School Board: Shawn Merz 660, Lamar Blix 611. --Naselle/Grays River school board: Position 1. Joshua Holt 227, Art Hyland 160; Position 2. Bud Strange 264, Allen Lebovitz 202....
In a special meeting Tuesday morning, the Cathlamet Town Council authorized a request for qualifications for a consultant to aid in the updating of the town's six--year water plan. Council members hope to select the consultant at their December 16 meeting. The town's current plan expires at the end of 2014. Town officials feel the next plan will address projects such as major work on the intake to the town's Elochoman River water plant and whether or not the town needs to develop a second water source. Town officials have said they could avoid...
To The Eagle: T’was indeed a spectacular donnybrook at last week’s PUD meeting. Mayor Wehrfritz and Chairman Jungers are both skilled verbal swordsmen, and the other main players, Healy, Swart, Reid, Tramblie, Booth-Watts and Cruickshank were all articulate and impressive. The article in The Eagle made me sound like the prophetic leadoff speaker, but that’s off the mark. I had just sorta stumbled in to give my semi-annual catchment water/septic vs. sewer back-to-basics pitch with no idea that the OK Corral was in the offing. Both sides had a...
To The Eagle: I find it so sad to read that the city (Cathlamet) and the PUD (public utility district) cannot sit down and negotiate a new contract. Webster's defines negotiate, "To confer with another so as to come to terms or reach an agreement." The PUD needs to remember the city's water plant was built with tax payer funds and only has a true obligation to provide water to the city proper. The PUD has made the decision to supply water to Puget Island. However, the PUD wants to be able to buy water below cost from the city and mark it up by...
To The Eagle: The Star Program is for children up to and including the age of 17 whose families need a little extra help with Christmas gifts each year due to job loss or difficult circumstances. All names will be held confidential. Anyone wishing to help can pick up a star from the Star Trees at the Bank of America and Bank of the Pacific in Cathlamet, the Duck Inn Restaurant and Skamokawa Store or the Rosburg Store. Each star has the age, sex, and sizes for a local child along with two or three Christmas wishes. You may purchase one or more...
To The Eagle: The conflict over the Puget Island Water system between the city of Cathlamet and the Wahkiakum PUD is at a crises point. The posturing and bickering between both parties are only going to lead to hurting the rate payers on the systems. Over the eight years that I served on the Board of Commissioners of the Wahkiakum PUD (2002-2010), I witnessed multiple incidences between the management team and my fellow commissioners over the inability of the City of Cathlamet to be able to justify their actual costs in providing water to the...
To The Eagle: Is there a problem with the Town of Cathlamet’s long term water contract with the Wahkiakum Public Utility District #1? There is for the Town, and here’s why. The current contract (which expires in 2037) provides for the Town to sell 41% of the water it produces for 18% of the total revenue it receives. But there’s more. The contract requires the PUD to pay the Town for the Town’s defined cost of producing water plus ten percent. But the defined cost is less than the true cost of producing water, which includes interest on debt...
To The Eagle: The Lions food drive was a great success. It is more than driving a vehicle and picking up food. There were routes to assign to men and someone to go with them to pick up the food. We had a shortage of drivers due to hunting and a funeral later in the afternoon, but the good Lord helped us find some. The volunteers wore badges so people would know them. They unloaded the food at the food bank and the volunteers put the food on the shelves. Somewhere in between, there was pop and pizza to eat and we have food on the shelves. So...
To The Eagle: There is a fatal flaw in all money systems where money is created as debt with an interest charge attached. What is the flaw? The only money created is the amount of the principal; the money required to pay the interest is not created. Therefore each borrower, to be fair to all borrowers, should borrow even more money to pay the interest which also has an interest charge attached. This cycle goes on perpetually. Over time debt accumulates to an overwhelming amount. It can bury even nations as we are witnessing on the global...
To The Eagle: Thanks for the great story on our 1963 team. I must say, that I served in Wichita, Kansas. Many of my classmates and team mates from the 60s served in harm’s way in Southeast Asia. You are my heroes. God Bless the USA. Russ Durrah, Cathlamet...
Finding middle ground isn't always easy, as demonstrated by the sour negotiations between Wahkiakum PUD and the Town of Cathlamet over the contract for sale of water for the Puget Island Water System. The town wants to amend the contract, which can be opened every five years, to include costs not covered in the pact. These include a share of capital improvement costs. The negotiations have drug out 19 months, apparently because the PUD and town can't agree on what costs and numbers to consider. Now, we're at the point where PUD commissioners...
It’s hard to believe that it is the middle of November already. The nice weather we have had so far makes you wonder what Mother Nature has in store for us for the rest of the winter. My rain gauge says that we have less than half of our normal average rainfall so far, so let’s hope we don’t get the rest of it in the next month and a half. News from Naselle: If you shop at Okie’s Market in Naselle, as most of us do, you probably know that a sweet, personable, hard working friend has left us. Julie Burns passed away this week and will certain...
The J.A. Wendt PTO will hold a raffle on Friday, December 13 to raffle off a 56" Samsung DLP (Digital Liquid Plasma) TV. It is slightly used, but in excellent condition with manuals and remote included. Dimensions are 52" wide, 38" tall, 14.5” max depth. Tickets are $1 each and may be purchased at the J.A. Wendt office, Cathlamet Pharmacy, Cathlamet Market or Cathlamet Building Supply. Proceeds from this raffle will go towards the purchase of more playground equipment for the back playground at the elementary school....
Saturday, November 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. James Family Center will hold a one-day gift fair. A wide variety of items suitable for holiday gift giving will be for sale. Many are one of a kind, including jewelry, planter boxes, dream catchers, wreaths, jams, quilts, and featuring Teddy Bears made from recycled vintage fur by artist Pat Talbott. Another special item is smoked salmon by local C&H Seafood. There will also be a large selection of collectible and antique items at very good prices, just in time for Christmas. Irene Martin,...
On November 30, 1939, the Soviet Union launched an attack on Finland which brought this small independent country into World War II. To remember their struggles to remain independent and to honor the Finnish veterans and volunteers, two documentaries will be shown at the Appelo Archives Center on Saturday, November 16, beginning at 11 am. Fire and Ice - The Winter War of Finland and Russia was written, directed and produced by Ben Strout. He used photographs, interviews with participants, and reenactments to recount this complicated history....
