Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Mules defense played long and hard enough on Tuesday night to keep the team in the game until the offense decided to come out of its shell in the second half of a 66-49 victory over the visiting Kalama Chinooks. The Mules forced the Chinooks into 18 turnovers as they came away with 15 steals, six of those from sophomore Chris Bilgic. The Mule offense struggled to get going in the first half as they trailed 27-24 going into the break but came out from the half and posted a 23-point third quarter, capped off by a buzzer-beating three-pointer...
The Wahkiakum Mule wrestling team placed fourth last week in the North Okanogan Holiday Invitational Tournament in Oroville. It took a committed team effort to earn the placing, said Coach Matt Stacey. "Being in the middle of Christmas break, and with families traveling, not all of the Mules were able to make this tournament," he said. "Each one who went committed to going out a warrior, win, draw or die. "That commitment to wrestling to the top of their ability, not giving up ever, and fighting until the final whistle allowed the team to come...
The Wahkiakum Wrestling Club has started a drive to raise funds from the community to purchase new singlets for Wahkiakum Mule wrestlers. The team has 16 wrestlers but club members are looking to purchase around 20 singlets to allow for weight class variation and team growth. "The singlets in use now have seen quite a few seasons and are showing the wear," said club spokesperson Suzanne Mackey. "Each singlet would cost about $75, so our goal is to raise $1,500. Any donation toward this goal would be welcomed and appreciated." Wahkiakum Mule...
The Naselle Comettes claimed the girls' KM Trophy with a 63-32 win over the Wahkiakum Mules last Thursday. The Comettes roared to an 18-5 first quarter lead and never let the Mules into the game. Carly Kitzman led the scoring, scoring 36 points for the Comettes. Makenzie Matthews added 10, Katie Green six, Victoria Corona and Ciara Sandell four each, and Briannan Olson two. Sam Boyce led the Mule scoring with 11 points. Baylee Olsen added eight, Haylee Budd seven, and Brianne Helms and Marissa Washington three each. The Mules, playing without...
NO SNOW--We didn't get a white Christmas in Skamokawa last Sunday, but that was fine with me, as we just had some rain, but it meant being able to come and go and not worry about having to cancel any plans due to icy or snowy conditions. For the last three Saturdays, we've had some decent days and that meant a great turn-out for the free community dinner at the Skamokawa Grange Hall, a fantastic family gathering at the hall the following week, and a wonderful Christmas Eve, so we were all quite thankful for that stretch of nice, dry Saturdays....
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 19--12:32 a.m. An Elochoman Valley Road resident reported a burglary at a mobile home. 2:47 p.m. A Jacobson Road resident reported her car had been broken into two weeks previously and casette tapes and cell phone accessories had been taken. December 20--7:45 a.m. A caller reported a car with a loud exhaust speeding on Columbia Street. The car was located on Jacobson Road. 8:00 a.m. A caller reported...
David McReynolds, 71, of Rosburg, Ore. died December 25, 2011 at Vancouver Health & Rehab. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Wahkiakum County Commissioners last Wednesday closed the upper end of the Elochoman Valley Road temporarily because of danger from a rockslide at Milepost 10.3. At this point, the County Road Department will install safety barriers, and then the road may re-open. Engineers will observe the slide and develop a long term solution to the problem. "We will be monitoring the slide, particularly after intense rainfall," Public Works Director Pete Ringen said Friday. "Unless we see a dramatic change, we will add features at this location in the next...
The Wahkiakum Community Network (WCN) wanted to see a safe, fun place for teens to spend time when they funded Cathlamet Public Library’s $2,000 proposal to create a Teen Library Night. The library hired Patrick Carrico, a local artist and educator who enjoys his work with students at the Wahkiakum School District, to develop the program, which has been underway for several weeks. The best thing about attending for Ariana Brock is “being yourself around other teenagers without being judged.” or for Dillon Bartholomew finding “a place to be w...
Flight of the Bumble Bee: the Columbia River Packers Association & a Century in the Pursuit of Fish, by Irene Martin and Roger Tetlow, is a tribute to the fishing communities of the Columbia and the company that employed thousands of workers and fishers in California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Tetlow, born in Astoria, was a journalist and author of Barbey, The Story of a Pioneer Columbia River Salmon Packer. Tetlow had begun the research and drafted some chapters on the history of the CRPA when he died in 1999. Matt Winter, publisher of...
Wahkiakum County's department of Health and Human Services is looking for a new director. Current Director Judy Bright informed the county board of commissioners last week that she is resigning effective the end of this month. "Due to ill health, I am resigning my position of Wahkiakum County Director of Health and Human Services effective January 1, 2012," she wrote in her letter of resignation. "I want to thank each of you for this amazing opportunity to work for Wahkiakum County and wish you the very best." On Tuesday, county commissioners...
STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION Wahkiakum West Telephone is the recipient of Federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all pro...
This year has been a very busy year with a long list of projects completed by a wonderful crew of volunteers and employees! I look forward to the new projects planned for completion in 2012 and wish everyone in our community a “Happy New Year!” If you would like to help plan the 2012 Fair, now is a good time to become a Fair Board member, pick up an application at the Wahkiakum County Commissioners office. You can also go online to www.co.wahkiakum.wa.us then go to the bottom of the first page and under the heading County Advisories you wil...
The US House of Representatives gave us a Christmas present of sorts last week. The House and Senate have been working on legislation that would extend payroll tax breaks for low and middle income workers and that would maintain unemployment benefits. Both were set to expire at the end of 2011, and President Obama and Senate and House Democrats have been pushing for an extension. Republicans hadn't supported the extension, saying they wanted long term reductions in spending and federal permit approval of a new petroleum pipeline in Alaska. The...
Knappton Cove gets grant The Knappton Cove Heritage Center has recently received two grants to further the on-going progress of restoring the old hospital, otherwise known as the lazaretto or Pesthouse. The Kinsman Foundation has granted $6,000 for the installation of a heating system that is essential to maintaining the building as well as the displays in the museum which aare housed there. It will also allow year-round use of the old building. And U.S. BANCORP granted the KCHC $500 to help with operating expenses. The old Pesthouse will be...
What a week! I hope all the readers had a wonderful Christmas. We certainly did, as well as the few days prior to the holiday. I spent last Thursday afternoon at the birthing center in Astoria, and at 7:05 p.m., we welcomed our 11th grandchild, 8 pound 8 ounce Wyatt Lee Cruz to the world. He was 22 inches long. Wyatt is the second son for Shane and Delena, and he was eagerly hugged by big brother, Emmett, about an hour after he was born. Life is certainly a miracle. We headed to Oregon on Friday for the holiday and spent most of our time eating...
