Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Lady Mules beat Ilwaco on Friday night 65-55. The team travels to Chehalis today (Saturday) to play Adna at W.F West High School at 1 p.m. The game will determine third and fourth place and seeding for regional play which begins next week, February 26 and 27. Ilwaco was up by two at the half, but the Mules outscored the Fishermen by nine points in the third quarter and managed to maintain the lead. Peyton Souvenir scored 24 points to lead the team. Macie Elliott added 10 points. Maddy Mace...
Despite a loss to Napavine on Wednesday night in Tumwater, the Lady Mules were able to secure a berth to regionals. The next two games will determine seeding. The Lady Mules couldn't get hot offensively, scoring five in the second quarter and three in the third on Wednesday. They lost to the Tigers 31-45. Peyton Souvenir lead the team with 16 points and nine rebounds. Savannah Burdick scored six points. Maddy Mace added five points and five steals. Macie Elliott scored four points and pulled...
OLYMPIA—In a maneuver Thursday that brought a Senate-approved basic-education bill to the House floor for debate, representatives reaffirmed their support of the measure. The bill now goes to Gov. Jay Inslee for his consideration. SB 6195, called the basic education bill, establishes a task force to recommend legislative action on teacher salaries. It also requires the Legislature to reduce local reliance on school levies by the end of the 2017 legislative session. Many legislators and outside education organizations believe the bill d...
The Lady Mules placed fourth in district after losing to Adna on Saturday 32-55. A late game the day before may have been a contributing factor, but Adna defense kept a key Wahkiakum player quiet as well. The Pirates held Peyton Souvenir to five points, three of which were from the free throw line. Souvenir was only able to get off four shots in four quarters. Souvenir averages 18 points per game. Souvenir still managed to pull down eight rebounds and had three assists and one block. Macie Elliott had 11 points and five rebounds. Maddy Mace...
The Wahkiakum County commissioners' office reported Monday that the US Coast Guard has required that an AIS GPS Transmitter be installed on the ferry so that other marine vessels can track the location of the ferry at all times through a satellite signal. This is a new federal regulation for a vessel the size of the ferry Oscar B. The ferry Oscar B will be shut down for the installation of the transmitter on February 24, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m....
The Cathlamet Town Council on Tuesday reviewed progress on a variety of fronts, including upgrading the town water plant. The plant's intake from the Elochoman River has limited capacity, and the state Department of Health has threatened to impose a moratorium on new connections unless the town improves the intake. Public Works Director Duncan Cruickshank reported favorable progress after a meeting with a representative of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to review potential project plans. Water comes into the plant from a...
Projects and financing projects were the hot topics at the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday. Commissioner Dennis Reid, who had voiced his opposition to the recent rate increase at the PUD suggested using a surcharge to finance capital projects instead of increasing rates. “Surcharges go away,” Reid said, “rate increases never go away. People aren’t going to like any kind of increase, but a couple dollars a month compared to what a rate increase can do to you esp...
Commissioners tackled some current issues at the Port District 1 meeting last Thursday and approved two resolutions, including a 2 percent raise for Port Manager Jackie Lea. Her annual salary was increased to $53,643.84. A project to replace D dock hit a snag. The manufacturer had completed the dock and was ready to deliver and place it in the water. Unfortunately, the port is in a holding pattern as they wait for a stamp of a approval from NOAA on a permit to do in water work. The last day...
Commissioners of Port District 2 worked through a light agenda when they held their monthly meeting Tuesday at the office in Skamokawa Vista Park. Manager Janet Bryan reported the US Army Corps of Engineers has informed her that there will be no deposit of dredge spoils at Vista Park this year. The port sells sand to contractors and road builders, and much of the sand previously deposited has been sold. "I'm not sure how much more sand we can sell out of there," she said. In response to a question from Pleasant Point resident Jon Peterson,...
Wahkiakum County commissioners modified a proposed flood control zone district for the Cape Horn area on Tuesday and set the stage for final action next week. Responding to requests from residents at the downstream end of the proposed zone, commissioners agreed to shorten the zone and leave out some properties that have rock and riprap waterfront. At a public hearing last week, some of the owners said they weren't experiencing erosion like their neighbors upstream. Wanting to evaluate the situation on the shoreline, commissioners had tabled...
Joyce Wilson, the librarian at Wahkiakum High School, applied for three The Future STEMS from Reading grants. Much to her surprise, she was awarded all three grants, worth approximately $1,000 apiece. She applied for a grant for J.A Wendt Elementary School, for the John C. Thomas Middle School and for Wahkiakum High School. "I never imagined that I would get all three grants," Wilson said. "There are 50 titles, all science based plus three instructional manuals for each grant." The books are all...
On March 24 at 6:00 p.m., learn how to effectively compost food wastes and garden material. See the different ways to compost and the advantages of each method. Pre-registration is required by March 21. Class size is limited to 50. Those attending the class can purchase a composting bin (normally $85) for $10 that night. This offer is for Cowlitz County residents only and only one bin per household can be purchased. The free class will be held at the Cowlitz County Training Center, 1942 First Avenue in Longview, located on the dike just south...
WET START--As our big Valentine's Day arrived, so did the rain and boy, it didn't take long and all the fields around were "lakes" once again! Of course, between Saturday night at midnight and Sunday evening, we had two inches of rain out here, so it was no wonder we were seeing lakes materialize and grow before our eyes. Not only was it wet, but the fog-like clouds settled in real low and ship horns were blowing and visibilty was bad all over in the morning hours, so it wasn't nice. Throw in a mudslide on SR 4 between West Valley and...
THURSDAY Rosburg Community Club, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, noon. Cathlamet First Aid Division, fire hall, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, First Aid Division, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, ambulance training, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9-11:30 a.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. TOPS, (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) GRVC at Johnson Park, activity room, 2 p.m. Community Library &...
News from Naselle: Come celebrate Chinese New Year, the Year of the Monkey with members of the Chinese Mandarin Immersion program of Naselle, and all your friends and neighbors. The event will be held in the Grays River Valley Center at Johnson Park (the old Rosburg School in Rosburg), this Saturday, February 20, 4-8 p.m. During the evening celebration you will be treated to a traditional Chinese Dinner served buffet style, a silent auction, traditional Chinese New Year games, art activities, and end the celebration with the Lion Dance...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on February 16. Several personnel moves were approved. These included the resignation of Jacque Leal, Youth Camp School Librarian, and Brian Macy, Middle School Track Coach. Linda Wulf was hired as NYCS Librarian, and Herlet Watson was hired as a long-term para-educator substitute. A $1,000 donation from Wahkiakum West was accepted for the Naselle Mandarin Immersion Program and K-3 non-Immersion program. An overview of the work the Facilities...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: February 8 — 10:10 a.m. An individual dropped off a wallet that had been found at a restroom near a lake in Pierce County. 12:29 p.m. Adult Protective Services alerted the sheriff’s office that a report had come in about a vulnerable adult. They had reviewed the matter and did not consider the person to be vulnerable. February 9 — 12:41 a.m. A Puget Island resident complained that a neighbor had jumped a fen...
Susan Schillios shared a laugh with two generous donors who bought three boxes of chocolate apiece at Friday's 17th Annual Chocolate Extravaganza. The event raises money every year to help support community sexual assault and domestic violence services and is sponsored by The Charlotte House Advisory Board....
Janell Seaberg supported the Woman's Club with the purchase of a peach pie. The Woman's Club started Friday's sale with more than 40 pies. An hour and a half later, there were only seven whole pies left....
J.A. Wendt Elementary school held their Character Counts Assembly on February 3. Terrific Kids for grades 3-5 are Back row: Leanndra Tischer, Bonnie Ecklund, Dalton Bruntmyer, Nyomie Kuljis, Reagen Hoogendoorn, Hannah Mendez, Kamryn Watkins, Christy Brophy, Brookelynn Luthi, Sofiya Goldinov and Clara Monte. Front row: Tanner Collupy, Abigail Tsybikova, Alli Grangroth, Elizabeth Davis, Illya Goldinov, Nicholas St. Onge, Dakota Nicholson, Kaleb Nielsen, Sebastian Britt and Logan Nelson. Terrific...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Crab & Oyster Feed at the Norse Hall on February 20. This will be the 31st year for this event. The Crab & Oyster Feed is a fundraising event for the Chamber. Funds raised at this dinner help to support Bald Eagle Days and the fireworks show that coincides in mid-July. Due to the large amount of attendees, there will be three seating times for this dinner. The first seating, at 3 p.m., will be family friendly. There will be beer and wine served, but only upstairs where minors will not be...
The Honor Roll as announced by Wahkiakum High School February 10 includes full time students grades 9-12 with GPA (3.25) or above for semester one. The following students earned 4:00: Makenzie Anderson, Hannah Arn, Charlie Ashe, Morgan Bashore, Lucas Brown, Savannah Burdick, Mckensi Fluckiger, Tyler Gorley, Sydney Hansen, Shona Heywood, Ellie Leitz and Yuelai (Sarah) Shi. 9th grade: Jamal Ahmed, Macie Elliott, Stephanie Hake, Zach Johnston, Trinity Klecker, Seth Kuljis, Michael Martin and Evan Quigley. 10th grade: Ayesha Ahmed, Zach Brown,...
The following students were included on the honor roll for John C. Thomas Middle School for 2nd quarter. 6th grade - 4.0 - Megan Leitz and Colten Anrys. 3.2 - 3.99 - Gabe Moon, Miranda Lomax, Sara Tsybikova, Niko Hawke, Sierra Tover, Courtney Carlson, Amanda Carroll, Emmi Grangroth, Kimberlee Watkins, Landon Luce, Daron Fleming, Cooper Grasseth, Alexzandria Watkins, Margaret Ames, Jerimyah Johnson, AJ Mellis, Ruth Dovbilo, Cayden Mendez, Emmie Niemela, Forest Weiland Jr., Breanna Daniel and Gabe Lee. 7th grade - 4:0 - Kaden Anderson, Logan...
The Cathlamet Public Library has tax forms 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ and booklets available....
