Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wahkiakum County officials released their proposed 2010 preliminary budget Monday and will prepare for a public hearing on December 7. Commissioners Dan Cothren, Blair Brady and Lisa Marsyla have told department heads they expect a revenue shortfall of at least $200,000 in 2010, and they told department heads to keep their budgets at 2009 levels. Commissioners plan to divert $200,000 of the County Road levy to the Current Expense Fund to help cover the shortfall. In the preliminary budget for the Current Expense Fund, which covers most...
| The Honor Roll as announced by Wahkiakum High School this week includes full time students grades 9-12 with GPA (3.25) or above for the first quarter ending November 4, 2009. Erin Turner and Eva Mari Vik both earned a 4.00 GPA. 9th grade: Bonnie Beck, Lars Blix, Cody Bodine, Haylee Budd, Brysen Coleman, Mitchel Dault, Steven Doumit, Cody Hauff, Shanna Havens, Jessica Hoven, Eli McElroy, Kevin Niemela, Bradley Peek, David Tsybikov, Eva Mari Vik, Elia Hoover Ward, Peter Weiler and Courtney Zurick. 10th grade: Abby Buennegal, Blaine Land,...
It was a turkey bonanza at this year’s Turkey Bingo fund raiser, with lots of Wahkiakum families winning their Thanksgiving dinner. The Backmans outdid themselves, organizing the whole evening and donating the fantastic blu ray and Wii player raffle prizes. Martha and our fair volunteers did an outstanding job, raising over $1,600 for next year’s fair. The fair board and I wish to thank Martha and her family for all their hard work and continued support. Don’t miss our upcoming Christmas Bazaar happening December 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. withi...
Forfeitures Aug. 26-Nov. 13, 2009 Zachery D.M. Pierce, no seat belt, $80, Washington State Patrol. Dale E. Waite, speed, $113, WSP. Samantha A. McKinley, expired vehicle license, $100, WSP. Craig A. Nix, speed, $144, WSP. Jeffrey L. Reimann, expired vehicle license, two months or less, $100, Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office. Shane T. Olsen, speed, $113, WCSO. Kimberly L. Parent, speed, $165, WSP. Ray A. Davis, speed, $113, WSP. Cory A. Bouma, speed, $100, WSP. Rama C. Mitchell, Sr. speed, $140, WSP. Gregory A. Brown, speed, $100, WCSO....
Powerful wind swept through Wahkiakum, knocking out power to the entire county and sending trees crashing across roads and power lines Sunday morning. The winds roared in during the early morning hours on Sunday. The National Weather Service clocked wind gust of over 60 mph in Astoria. The steady blow knocked down trees everywhere. Around 3:30 a.m. the Bonneville Power lost is main feeder line into the Grays River substation. The outage forced Wahkiakum PUD to shut down the county grid while the BPA crew repaired and reconnected. “We had to s...
“The Great American Smokeout” has success stories in Wahkiakum County. The annual smokeout challenge asked smokers to quit for 24 hours last Thursday. Smokeout organizers say that during that focused time, smokers realize they have the will power to quit. “Tobacco use costs lives and money, and secondhand smoke puts people at much higher risk of serious health problems like lung cancer and heart disease,” said Wahkiakum Health and Human Services Prevention Specialist Linda Hartung. Hartung said that she wants people to think of the smokeou...
Commissioners of Port District No. 2 of Wahkiakum County were in good spirits November 17 when Chair Brian O’Connor called the meeting to order to go over port business. O’Connor asked Auditor Sharon Mast how things were. Mast had been on a family emergency during last month's meeting and said things were fine. She then asked commissioners if they would mind if she submitted both months’ Vista Park vouchers for their approval at this meeting. “This first page is the list of vouchers and totals $142,422,” she said. Mast said she also needed vo...
