Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The following Naselle Middle School students were selected by teachers as students of the month for January for displaying kindness to others: Standing left to right: Warren Wirkkala, Ian Fontanilla, Emily Lister, Saleana Patterson and Belle Cousins....
On Saturday, the fifth annual Old Time Loggers Reunion at the Appelo Archives Center in Naselle was a great opportunity for locals in the industry, whether retired or still at it, to gather and celebrate a work that has defined the region and its people. It was also a chance to honor two local men who have spent their lives in these woods, Merlin Durrah and Harvey Johnson, Jr. According to volunteers, more than 50 people stopped by to have lunch, chat and reminisce about their lives and their...
THURSDAY Financial Management, Community Center, 101 Main St., 10 a.m.-Noon. Preschool Story and Craft Time, Cathlamet Library, 4 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. 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. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) GRVC at Johnson...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week: Friday, JV basketball at Oakville at 4 p.m., girls basketball at Oakville at 5:45 p.m. followed by boys basketball at 7 p.m.; Monday, middle school basketball at South Bend at 5:45 p.m.; Wednesday, middle school basketball with Raymond in Naselle at 5:45 p.m. Go Comets! Head on over to the Naselle High School Commons this Sunday, for the annual Valentine Smorgasbord sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary Deep River...
NICE BEGINNING--As the week begins, our Sunday morning was nothing but socked in fog for quite some time, but by lunch time, we had some nice sunshine, so that was quite enjoyable. I understand many parts of the area had sunshine on Saturday as well, but out here in West Valley, we didn't see any of it as it was gray and gloomy all day, so those who were elsewhere were quite lucky. After a brief rainy period, forecasters say we'll be in for more dry weather as the first month of this new year comes to an end. SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating bir...
THURSDAY Financial Management, Community Senior Center, 100 Main St., 10 a.m. - Noon. Preschool Story and Craft Time, Cathlamet Library, 4 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, open meeting, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) GRVC at Johnson Park, activity room, 2 p.m. AA Meeting, Cathlamet Congregational Church, 7:15 p.m. Yoga Classes, Grays River Methodist Church, 5-6:30 p.m. Art Group, Grays River Methodist Church, social hall, 3-5 p.m. Open...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams for the coming week: Saturday, girls basketball with MMK in Naselle at 5:45 p.m. followed by boys basketball with MMK at 7 p.m.; Monday, high school JV girls basketball at Three Rivers at 4 p.m. followed by middle school girl’s basketball at 5:45 p.m., middle school boys basketball at North Beach at 5:45 p.m. and high school V boys basketball at Three Rivers at 7 p.m.; Tuesday, JV boys basketball at Wishkah at 5:45 p.m. and girls basketball at Wishkah at 7 p.m.; Wednesday, middle s...
Loggers, truck drivers and operators will gather once again on Saturday, January 31 at the Appelo Archives Center to celebrate the Center’s 5th Annual Old Time Loggers Reunion. Held annually, the reunion is intended to bring together timber industry workers of all ages and their families as well as other community members who want to honor the industry’s significance in the region. As is their tradition the Center will honor two locals, Harvey Johnson Jr. and Merlin Durrah. Each has a long history of working in the woods. Harvey Johnson Jr....
OLYMPIA—School districts around Washington are priming their fiscal pumps in coming weeks, asking local constituents to support special maintenance and operations tax propositions to maintain current programs, as well as bond measures to support facilities development and transportation needs. Meanwhile, at the state Capitol, lawmakers have yet to come to grips in the early days of the 2015 legislative session with education financing plans to meet the state Supreme Court’s mandate that they must fully fund basic education as defined in the sta...
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors started the new year off without Tim Hanigan, a board member who resigned in December, and spent much of the meeting discussing the declining numbers in boys sports and learning about how plans were progressing for security at the school. “Our community has always supported sports programs,” Garland Budd, a local resident said. Now it looks like there is a danger that the programs will not continue. Have you discussed it? Have you got any pro...
To The Eagle: The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District board of Directors recently authorized the placement of a three-year Maintenance and Operations (M&O) Levy on the February 10th ballot. This levy, which is a renewal of the existing tax, asks voters for a collection of $715,000 per year at an approximate rate of $3.05 per $1,000 of assessed valuation to help fund existing school programs and district operations. The current levy expires in 2015, and compares at a rate of $3.06 per $1,000. Naselle-Grays River has had a long history of...
January 22 - January 29, 2015 THURSDAY Financial Management, Community Senior Center, 100 Main St., 10 a.m. - Noon. Preschool Story and Craft Time, Cathlamet Library, 4 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. 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. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)...
Well, as I am sitting here in the waiting room of St. John’s, I decided that this is as good a place as any to work on writing my article for this week. I have lots of company waiting for their loved ones to have surgery. I am here with my sister, Diane who is having a hip replacement. She will be off work for several weeks, so if you don’t see her at Okie’s, that is the reason. News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week include: Friday, the 23rd-boys basketball at Wishkah at 4:30 p.m. and girls basketball at Wi...
THURSDAY Financial Management, Community Senior Center, 100 Main St., 10 a.m. - Noon. Preschool Story and Craft Time, Cathlamet Library, 4 p.m. 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. Rosburg Community Club, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Yoga Classes, Grays River Methodist Church, 5-6:30 p.m. Art Group, Grays River...
News from Naselle: Looks like the biggest news from Naselle this week comes in the fact that SR 4 now has a detour allowing folks to eliminate a long drive in order to get to the coast. If you still have questions about the roads and detours, I’m sure you could contact the Pacific County Sheriff’s office or Washington State Patrol. It looks like an expensive fix to take care of the washout that occurred during our last rain event. Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week includes: Friday, JV girls basketball with Astoria at 3:30 p....
The Grays River Fire and Ambulance support foundation is off to a great start thanks to a big boost in its initial fundraising efforts from Wahkiakum West. The locally owned telecommunications company has long been a supporter of Wahkiakum county’s all-volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services. When a group of volunteers decided to start a new effort to support services for those volunteers, Wahkiakum West stepped up with a $500 donation. When added to the individual donations received thus far, the foundation finished 2014 with about $...
The Naselle/Grays River Valley School District will have a replacement maintenance and operations levy on the ballot coming out on January 23. The ballots are due on February 10, and the levy requires a simple majority to pass. “It’s kind of a misnomer that they call it a maintenance and operations levy,” said district Superintendent Lisa Nelson. “To me that implies painting and window washing, but it’s really maintenance of existing programs. Some districts have begun to change the language...
The Tsuga Art Association is interested in expanding its membership. The association is a co-operative of local artists that encourages the artistic development of its members and affords them a place to display and sell their art work. There will be an informal “meet and greet” meeting on January 30 from 3-7 p.m. at the Tsuga Gallery, 70 Main St., Cathlamet. Artists are asked to come by to chat with other local artists and share samples of their work. Potential new members will be juried by the general membership at its February meeting. The...
Sunday night's rain storm dumped 2.5 inches or more on the Wahkiakum County and Naselle regions and caused a variety of flooding and slide problems. The Grays, Naselle and Elochoman RIvers all went over their banks and flooded low areas. Wahkiakum County Public Works Director Pete Ringen said there were small landslides on East Valley, Altoona/Pillar Rock, Oneida and Hungry Highway roads. Ringen said flood water would have to recede off Loop Road so that the road crew could see if it had been...
The Washington State Department of Transportation plans to use an old section of highway as a detour while it repairs the culvert blowout at milepost 3.1 just west of Naselle. The department has announced this schedule: Friday, Jan. 9 to Saturday, Jan. 10: Closure on SR 4 will remain on both directions due to a culvert collapse. Paving work will begin, as crews work to replace the culvert and repave SR 4. All work is weather dependent. Saturday, Jan. 10: A temporary detour is being constructed to connect SR 4 to a bypass road, and is expected...
by Rick Nelson Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday worked their way through a light agenda. Commissioners approved resolutions fixing the 2015 county budgets, setting taxes for 2015 (see related story in this issue), and working on other business, including: --Commissioners approved a contract extension for Wahkiakum on the Move's Medicaid Transportation Contract, which provides $55,000 to help fund the county's bus service. Commissioner Blair Brady suggested that transportation managers look for ways to connect better with transportation...
News from Naselle As I write this column, I can see a young eagle perched in a dead tree looking down at the flooded fields, hoping for an easy meal. We are flooded in with about three feet of water over the driveway. Oh well, such is life in our little piece of heaven. We were pretty much prepared for this high water event, and I hope our neighbors and friends are safe and dry. Guess I’ll bake some cookies and wait for the water to go down. News from Naselle Not such good news from Naselle as far as traveling in and out of that area. Lots of r...
June Sophia (Long) Bergquist, 88, died at her Naselle residence on Christmas evening surrounded by her family. The daughter of Fanny and William Long, she was born in Astoria on July 9, 1926. She was raised in Rosburg and graduated from Naselle High School with the class of 1944. In 1946 she married John Bergquist and in November of 2014 they celebrated their 68th anniversary together. June was a wife, mother and homemaker. She worked at the Naselle Post Office and later as a bookkeeper for Naselle Auto Body and also for her husband's business...
Lydia Esther Secreta Fauver, 86, died in St. Helens, Ore., on December 30, 2014. The daughter of Johanes and Aune (Uitos) Kehus, she was born in Runeberg Township, Minnesota on April 29, 1928. In 1936 she moved with her family to Seal River, Washington in a model A Ford. Lydia was valedictorian of the 1946 graduating class at Naselle High School. Lydia turned down a scholarship to marry. On September 1, 1946 she married John Burdette Fauver and they settled in Grays River, operating a dairy...
