Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Don’t miss this Saturday’s McClain’s auction; Brian has a great range of items which would make excellent Christmas presents. Come early as you won’t want to miss out on these bargains. Mark your calendars as it’s almost time for the annual Wahkiakum County Fairgrounds Christmas Carnival, happening December 13. Santa and his merry elves will be hosting the Carnival from 3 – 6 p.m., offering lots of cool prizes. This year we’re introducing a Christmas Bazaar to the Carnival and hope to provide a wide selection of holiday items. Grea...
The Napavine Tigers edged the Naselle Comets 18-13 last Friday in the western Washington semifinal of the state Class 2B football playoffs in the Tacoma Dome. Napavine (11-2) plays Asotin (12-1) in the championship, this Friday, 4 p.m. in the Tacoma Dome. The Comets ended their season with an 8-5 record, tied for third in state. They finished in second place in the Pacific League. For a while, it looked like the Comets might upset the Central League co-champions. They controlled play in the first quarter, taking the opening kick at their own...
The Wahkiakum PUD board of commissioners has passed a resolution adopting the 2009 budgets for the district's electrical and water systems. The gross revenue for electrical is $3,523,000, for the Puget Island Water System; $302,950, and for the Western Wahkiakum Water System; $209,300. Manager Dave Tramblie reported the power outage affecting Grays River on November 18 was due to a fuse on a transformer blowing. The cause of the fuse failure is unknown, and the fuse was replaced. Tramblie said it was a cause for concern as the transformer is...
The Wahkiakum School Board met November 24 to hear principal and superintendent reports. Wahkiakum High School Principal Loren Davis reported 65 athletes have turned out for winter sports; that breaks down to about 41 percent of the student body. Counselor Nancy Renner organized a guest speaker from the Portland and Seattle Art Institutes November 19. Over 130 of the students from the high school and middle school learned about careers in the arts and how to go about training for those careers, Davis said. This year’s Financial Aid Night was b...
Wahkiakum County commissioners hope to finish work on their 2009 budgets at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) in a meeting continued from their regular Tuesday meeting. With vacationing Commissioner George Trott stuck in Belize with flight trouble, Commissioners Dan Cothren and Blair Brady took input at a public hearing on Monday and agreed Tuesday they would impose an additional tenth of a percent sales tax. The tax will raise about $23,000, but levying it qualifies the county to seek $100,000 or more in state funding for health and human services. The...
The Wahkiakum County Commissioners met November 25 to discuss budgets and hear presentations. Commissioner Dan Cothren said he has spoken with Kent Martin about the fishing issues in the county. He said there will be a meeting on December 11 to discuss the upcoming fishing season in Oregon and Washington. He told the board he has left a message with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Jeff Koenings. Cothren said the fishing season isn’t looking good for commercial or sport on the Columbia River. His concern is the industry n...
A Westend couple has filed suit in Wahkiakum Superior Court over a Grays River Valley salmon habitat restoration project. Poul and Zenaide Toftemark filed the 92-page suit November 3, claiming that actions or inactions of the respondents are causing damage to their dike and property along Seal River, a tributary of the Grays. The respondents include Columbia Land Trust and employees Glen Lamb and Ian Sinks; Ducks Unlimited and employees John Axford and Chuck Lobdel; Big River Rock Co., Big River Excavation and employee Mike Sarin; and several...
