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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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THURSDAY Lecture Series, Cathlamet Community Center, 101 Main St., 10 a.m. - Noon. Preschool Story & Craft Time, Cathlamet Library, 4 p.m. 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. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. Sewing Room,...
News from Naselle: Check out the multi family ESA Alpha Theta garage sale this weekend on Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 1124 Hiway 4, milepost 7, in Naselle. There will be lots of clothing for children as an added feature. The Appelo Archive Center will host an open house reception on Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in honor of the center’s 10th anniversary. This dream of Carlton Appelo has really made its mark on our community, featuring so many photos, books, historical memorabilia, and wonderful volunteers to help show visitors a...
Several local students have been named to the Washington State University President’s Honor Roll for the 2015 spring semester. To be eligible for the honor roll, undergraduate students must be enrolled in a minimum of nine graded hours in a single term at WSU and earn a grade point average of 3.75 or earn a 3.50 cumulative GPA based on 15 cumulative hours of graded work. The students are: Cathlamet: Daniel Cameron, Ryan Gunnip, and Kimberlee Herren. Naselle: Krist Novoselic and Haleigh See....
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With the toss of a tassel, the Naselle Grays River Valley High School Class of 2015 put a cap on 13 years of education last Saturday. The ceremony began the usual way, with Pomp and Circumstance and a formal procession. Twenty seniors in blue robes took their seats in front of a supportive crowd. Emily Gjovik welcomed everyone and, Valedictorian Chloe Zimmerman stepped up to the podium. "Today is a day of gratitude for me," Zimmerman said. She encouraged her classmates to appreciate their...
THURSDAY Lecture Series, Cathlamet Community Center, 101 Main St., 10 a.m. - Noon. Preschool Story & Craft Time, Cathlamet Library, 4 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Port District No. 1, District Office, 500 2nd St., 5 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire District, No. 3 Commissioners, 7:30 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire training, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire...
News from Naselle: Tomorrow (Friday) will be the last day of school and students will be released at 10:30 a.m. to begin their summer vacation. Have a wonderful and safe summer everyone. The Naselle-Grays River Valley School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, the 16th at 6:30 p.m. This is a public meeting. ESA Alpha Theta will hold a garage sale June 19 and 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1124 SR 4, milepost 7, Naselle. It is a multi family sale and includes lots of clothing for children. The Appelo Archive Center will host an...
Naselle students of the month for May displaying the character trait of dependability are Vince Fauver, Jacob Eaton, Jimmy Strange, Hannah Wirkkala, Emma Colombo and Ethan Lindstrom....
Chloe Zimmerman is the valedictorian for Naselle Grays River Valley High School's Class of 2015. This young woman with a keen mind and a love for books will attend Yale in the fall. Eventually, she plans to return to Seattle to attend the University of Washington to study Library Science. She is thrilled to be attending Yale, which she proudly admits has a 7 percent admittance rate. It was while visiting the school in New Haven, Conn., and another school back east, that she finally knew. "It...
Amethyst Wirkkala, salutatorian. It has a nice ring to it. So does Dr. Amethyst Wirkkala, anesthesiologist. The degree on which the Naselle/Grays River High School senior has set her sights will take her nearly twice as long to achieve as the period of time that it has been since she decided her career path, six years ago in sixth grade. "I really love science and math," Wirkkala said. "The program really interested me. I know I have the leadership skills that you have to have to be an...
Eighth grade students from John C. Thomas Middle School and Naselle Grays River attended the Cispus Outdoor Education Camp in Randle for three days during the second week of May. The event was organized by Wahkiakum Community Network’s Coalition Coordinator, Ginger Hake. A leadership group of 12 high school students gave workshops on self control, communication, resource acquisition, and decision making. The middle school students also learned about alcohol and drug prevention and treatment. Deputy Mark Hake from the Wahkiakum County S...
WORK WEEK--At the start of this work week, it is definitely wet out there, so nobody has to go out and water the plants for a few days I guess. This dampness came on the heels of a very warm and toasty weekend, with Sunday being an especially muggy day, which just makes me wilt! While we're dealing with some raindrops right now, forecasters say we're going to zoom back up into some very high temperatures by the end of the week, so slather on the sunscreen, limit your time in the direct sun, drink those fluids and have a wonderful, fun-filled...
THURSDAY Lecture Series, Cathlamet Community Center, 101 Main St., 10 a.m. - Noon. Preschool Story & Craft Time, Cathlamet Library, 4 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Cathlamet Public Library Board of Trustees, 12:45 p.m. Westside Parent Support Group, Rosburg School,...
News from Naselle: After 13 years of classes, homework, sports, and whatever other activities the students of the Class of 2015 has participated in, the new adventures of life are about to begin. This class has much to be proud of, classmates to cheer onward and upward, and goals for themselves to be set and reached. As each one of you goes forward into your own future world, I wish you good fortune, good health, the skills to reach the goals you wish to reach and most of all to believe in yourself. Congratulations to the Naselle-Grays River...
Rebecca Rostad, the daughter of Bjarne and Katherine Rostad of Naselle (Deep River) has graduated from WSU with the high honor of Magna Cum Laude and a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. Rebecca was a salutatorian at Naselle-Grays River High School. Her parents are especially pleased at Rebecca's accomplishment because through her determination, she kept her grades high while taking time to visit them regularly during her mother's treatment for a recurrence of breast cancer this past...
Qingmei Wang from China has been awarded a fellowship from the U.S. Department of State to participate in the 2015 Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP). Qingmei will teach Chinese for a full academic year at Naselle-Grays River School. The school has participated in a nation-wide competition in order to host a TCLP teacher. TCLP is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which promotes international mutual understanding through a wide range of academic, cultural, private-sector, p...
Members of the Naselle Comet Track and Field Squad had a good trip to the state Class 1B Track and Field meet at Cheney last week and brought home six medals. To medal, athletes must place eighth or higher in an event. Ellie Chapman placed fifth in the 100m hurdles, 17.7, sixth in the 300m hurdles, 51.91, and third in the high jump, 4'10", to claim three medals. Savannah Zimmerman placed eighth in the pole vault, 7'6". Matt Carter placed third in the high jump at 6', and Connor See placed sixth in the triple jump, 39'11.5." Also competing for...
The lineup of candidates for 2015 elections is set after regular and special filing periods this month. Two candidates filed last week in the special filing period for positions that drew no candidates in the regular filing period. They are: 1, Fire District 1 Commissioner Position 3, 6-Year Term, John Vik, and 2. Fire District 3 Commissioner Position 3, Linda Strong. Other filings are: Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors Director Position 2, 4-year term, Paula Culbertson. Director Position 3, 2-year unexpired term, Susan M. O'Connor...
Graduation season is here! The Naselle Grays River Valley High School Graduation ceremony begins at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 6 at the high school. Baccalaureate will be held on Sunday, May 31 at 7 p.m. The top two seniors for NGRV’s Class of 2015 are Valedictorian Chloe Zimmerman and Salutatorian Amethyst Wirkkala. Zimmerman will give the Valedictorian address, Emily Gjovik was selected as the class speaker and Russ Hickman will be the faculty speaker. The senior class motto is borrowed from W...
THURSDAY Lecture Series, Cathlamet Community Center, 101 Main St., 10 a.m. - Noon. Preschool Story & Craft Time, Cathlamet Library, 4 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire/ambulance, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m....
News from Naselle: Congratulations to the Naselle Comette (Girl’s) Track and Field Team on their hard-won District IV 1B 2015 Championship and wish them luck on their trip to compete for the state championship this weekend. Way to go girls and wishing you a safe and successful trip. Go Comettes! There will be a fast pitch game on Saturday, the 30th in Montesano vs. Oakville at 1:00 p.m. Go Comets! Baccalaureate Service will be held on Sunday, the 31st at 7:00 p.m. in the Naselle Commons, for the Class of 2015. Westend news: Just in case you d...
Candidates for positions on fall election ballots concluded last Friday with these filings: Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors Director Position 2, 4-year term, Paula Culbertson. Director Position 3, 2-year unexpired term, Susan M. O'Connor and Derek A. West. Director Position 4, 4-year term, Dan Wilson. Town Of Cathlamet Councilman Position 1, 4-Year Term, Ryan Smith. Councilman Position 2, 4-Year Term, Richard (Dick) Swart. Cathlamet, Councilman Position 3, 4-Year Term, William (Bill) Talbott. Naselle-Grays River School District #...
ALL MIXED UP--We had some sunshine, some showers and some wind last week and weekend, so it really depended on where you were as to what you were dealing with. At least we weren't dealing with the wild weather that parts of Oregon got, as it hailed and rained so hard and so much and so fast, that heavy manhole covers were coming up in mid-street; that was a pretty wild sight! It's hard to believe but we'll be having another big holiday weekend coming up. Forecasters are saying the weather for the Memorial Day holiday looks promising but as...
THURSDAY Lecture Series, Cathlamet Community Center, 101 Main St., 10 a.m. - Noon. Preschool Story & Craft Time, Cathlamet Library, 4 p.m. 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. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. Sewing Room,...
News from Naselle: Students will be out of school on Monday to celebrate Memorial Day. There are a few final events coming up, as the 2015 school year comes to an end. At this time, it usually involves a tribute to the success of many of our students by recognizing them in front of their families and friends. One of the most important evenings is coming up on Tuesday, the 26th. In honor of all their hard work, students will be given awards for their achievements at the Evening of Excellence, held in the Commons at 7 p.m. Come join in the celebr...
