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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Brynn Tarabochia, senior and Salutatorian at Naselle GRV's High School is as composed as a much older woman would be. She is clearly thoughtful and intentional in her plans for her future. She is another athlete I have interviewed in the past weeks. Her sport is volleyball, and she pitches softball, so she is receiving a volleyball and softball scholarship at Lower Columbia College. Brynn is focused on becoming a dental hygienist like her mother. She has given her plans for her "next life...
Track and Field By Diana Zimmerman The Comets joined five other teams on Tuesday at the Pacific County Invite in Ilwaco on Tuesday, May 2. Naselle scored 74 points to take fourth in girls competition and 88 points to take third in boys competition. Top six finishers for the boys include: 400 meters — 1. Derek Suomela 53.77; 800 meters — 1. Suomela 2:21.2, 5. Caesar Garcia 2:47.98; 4x100 meter relay — 4. Reilly Browning, Andy Rosas, Garcia, Logan Wirkkala 57.57; 4x200 meter relay — 2. Brayden Colombo, Elmer Toftemark, Tyler Kirkman, Arvid Ross 1...
The Naselle High School baseball team advanced in the District 4 1B tournament with a 7-0 win on Monday. If they beat Mossyrock on Thursday, they will advance to the State 1B tournament. If they lose, they will have a crossover game in the District 1/2/4 1B tournament on May 13, which they will have to win to continue their season at the state tournament. The Comets are 10-3 overall and 4-1 in league play. The district tournament for the Comet softball team begins on May 15. Naselle is currently in second place in the Columbia Valley league...
THURSDAY Wahkiakum Fire District 3 Commissioners, 7:30 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, 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. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Cathlamet Public Library Board of Trustees, 12:45 p.m. Free Senior Fitness and Balance Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple,...
My friends, words help, but don't fully illustrate feelings. Even when looking at someone, it takes the eyes to fully reveal what's going on in a person's head and heart. When I saw Rick's opening words in last week's article about having days to live, I was in the commons room at the Naselle GRV High School. I had picked up the Eagle from my mailbox as I left to drive to Naselle. I didn't look at the front page till I was waiting for Kolten Lindstrom, valedictorian, to join me. I know my face m...
In any school in America, the Valedictorian is the top member of the graduating class. They are first in their class with the highest grade average and most likely a good citizen who was student body or class president, or vice-president in Kolten's case. These graduates usually have shown leadership, citizenship, concern for others and is respected by teachers as well as students. I could write all this about Kolten Lindstrom, Naselle GRV High School's Valedictorian, but I would be falling...
Joseph Robert Barnes died at home in Naselle, WA on April 22, 2023. Joe was born on May 5, 1944 in San Diego, CA. to Joseph Aaron Barnes and Katherine (Whitefort) Barnes. Since his father was in the Navy, the family moved many times as Joe was growing up. He always said they moved 38 times while he was in elementary school. Joe received his Master's Degree in Business Administration from California State College in Long Beach, CA. He was the district manager for Metropolitan Life Insurance for...
The 39th annual Great White Tail art contest winner is Olga Goldinov, a 5th grade student at J. A. Wendt Elementary. Olga will receive a shirt with her design along with $25. Her teacher, Mrs. Brown will also receive a shirt with the winning design. Second place is Ava Mendez, also a 5th grade student at J. A. Wendt. Tied for 3rd are Evan Bryant, 5th grade at J. A. Wendt and Alis Campbell, 1st grade at Naselle Grays River Valley. Second and 3rd place award winners will receive art supplies. Honorable mentions include Connor Phelps, 2nd grade; E...
Track & Field The Wahkiakum Mules track and field team traveled to Elma on Thursday to compete with five other teams in a 1B/2B/1A meet. The Mules scored 26 points to take fifth place in boys’ competition. Top six finishers for the boys include: 200 meters — 4. Declan Hendricks 25.39; 400 meters — 2. Landon Nielsen 55.76; 800 meters — 4. Daniel Spisla-Hongel 2:33.96; High jump — 1. Nielsen 5-10. Mule girls were not among the top six finishers and did not score any points. The team travels to Nor...
It is strange when your cancer doctor tells you that your cancer has conquered your body and you have what may be days to live. That's where I am. It's a slow moving lymphoma, and I've been under treatment since September, 2001. It has now attacked my bone marrow and I'm not producing platelets and hemoglobin. We established a treatment regimen that should keep me going long enough to take care of last minute business and get set up at home to die. That leaves us with the future of this newspaper. There's been a team working on a potential sale...
THURSDAY Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments Board, 961 12th Ave, Longview, Noon. 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 Planning Commission, Courthouse, 6 p.m. Wahkiakum Commissioners, Courthouse, 9:30 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Free Senior Fitness and Balance Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, enter via door on 3rd, 12:45-1:45 p.m. W...
Maury Mooers called last week from Skamokawa. It was wonderful hearing his stories and his memories of the Maki family who lived there. Mrs. Maki from Fairview Road also called to say she doesn't believe they are relatives of the old Herman Maki family. What an honor to talk to them about their lives and history. Soon I hope to talk with the Naselle/GRV Valedictorian and Salutatorian as I did last year about their futures. Meeting the seniors and hearing their dreams and plans gives me energy....
On April 18, the Naselle/GRV School Board met at the Grays River Fire Hall with good attendance and students representing several school programs. One board member, Tyson Vogeler, attended by Zoom reporting he could hear everything well. The beginning of the agenda was focused on personnel with the following items receiving the board’s approval: 1) to hire Blake Updike as JV coach; 2) laying off Michael Johnson, digital technology assistant as of June 30; and 3) laying off Marie Green as covid tester. Both layoffs are a result of eliminating t...
Submitted by Clarissa Colson, WSU 4-H Liaison As part of our exploration of high-tech careers, students from the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District got to tour the Autofish System at the Naselle Salmon Hatchery on April 19. In collaboration with WSU 4-H Liaison, Clarissa Colson, Naselle-Grays River Valley students got a unique opportunity to see the inner workings of the latest high-tech system. The Department of Fish and Wildlife uses the Autofish System to clip fins and tag parr salmon to get them ready for release. The director of...
Submitted by Clarissa Colson, WSU 4-H Liaison As part of our Career Talks series, Naselle Grays River Schools, in collaboration with WSU 4-H Liaison Clarissa Colson, hosted Dr. Jen Zamon on April 11. She is a Research Fishery Biologist based out of Hammond, Ore. Zamon shared her educational journey with 53 students and about the job where she now works at the NOAA Point Adams Research Station. She described how "no two days are the same" in her life as a field biologist exploring wetlands, estuaries, rivers, and the ocean following the...
Submitted by Ron Wright Last Saturday your Mecha Mules Robotics Club (and friends) hosted a carwash fundraiser at The Bank of the Pacific in Cathlamet. We had three goals: to make a good start on raising enough money to pay for our trip back to the Seaperch Internationals in Maryland this May, to begin preparing for next season, and to give back to our community. We achieved all three, plus one more that was obvious to the folks watching the kids and coaches work on their cars. As one commenter...
The Wahkiakum Mules track and field team joined seven area teams in Winlock for a league meet last Tuesday. In team competition, the girls earned eight points and took sixth place out of seven teams, and the boys earned 40 points and tied with Toutle Lake for fifth place. Top six finishers for the boys include: 200 meters — 5. Declan Hendricks 25.5; 400 meters — 1. Landon Nielsen 55.31; 800 meters — 5. Daniel Spisla-Hongel 2:35.24; Shot put — 3. Nielsen 38-5; Javelin — 3. Spisla-Ho...
Senior Basketball high achiever, Lauren Katyryniuk, from Naselle/GRV School District, was recently chosen as the top player of the year for District #1. This photo shows Lauren signing with Lower Columbia College for basketball with all her family around her. Photo from NGRV School District Facebook page....
THURSDAY Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Fire Protection District No. 1 Commissioners, Fire Hall, 5:30 p.m. Fire District No. 4, 7 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. Free Senior Fitness and Balance Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, enter via door on 3rd, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd...
I've had questions from folks about miscellaneous things, so with the help of both Irene Martin's book, "Beach of Heaven," and Ruth Busse Allingham's book on Naselle, "Glimpses of the Past," here are some answers. Early settler, Andrew Rosburg, was the first postmaster of the original Rosburg post office established in 1893. Rosburg school at Johnson Park was opened in 1938. Rosburg bridge was built in 1948. Rosburg Hall was built in 1957. New Methodist Church built in Grays River in 1962. Crown...
Last Friday four teams from our area went to Tacoma to compete in robotics engineering events at the State SkillsUSA Championships. There were roughly 1,500 state competitors invited by placing high in their respective regionals, in about 80 events at Clover Park Technical College. The six students on the four teams from Naselle and Wahkiakum put in a lot of time on their robots, during school and after school. And it showed: All of our teams brought back medals. In Robotics Automation...
10th District lawmakers welcomed Naselle students and teachers as they visited the state Capitol in Olympia Wednesday, April 12. Washington lawmakers are at work in the House and Senate as they prepare to adjourn their 2023 legislative session April 23. Front l-r: Kaylin Shrives, Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, Delany Kragerud, Lauren Katyryniuk, and Haleigh See (teacher). Middle row: Bella Colombo, Owen Matthews, Rob Dalton (teacher), and Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen. Back row: Rep. Joel McEntire,...
By Diana Zimmerman The Naselle Comets track team competed at 2B/1B Meet in South Bend on Thursday with seven other teams. Naselle scored 36 points to take sixth place in girls’ competition, and 56 points to take sixth place in boys’ competition. The top six finishers for the boys include: 800 meters — 1. Derek Suomela 2:16.83; 1600 meters — 6. Jacob Pakenen 5:51.13; 4x100 meter relay — 6. Tyler Kirkman, Justin Moncy, Brayden Colombo, Jayden Ding 51.68; 4x400 meter relay — 3. Ding, Pakenen, Moncy, Suomela 4:16.21; Shot put — 4. Kirkman 39-7;...
In last week's story about the SeaPerch qualifier at the Cathlamet pool, the second place Naselle team was incorrectly identified as the Bobbleheads. They are the Bubbleheads. In last week’s Eagle a story about the Northwest Voices event to occur on April 24 in Longview, listed the time of the reading at the Longview Public Library as 5:30 p.m. That time has been changed to 7 p.m. It was erroneously reported in last week's paper that a large abandoned boat sinking at the Elochoman Slough Marina was removed thanks to teamwork by salvagers and m...
SOGGY HOLIDAY--As the atmospheric river made its way to the area on Sunday, we definitely saw a super soggy Easter, so it’s a good thing most Easter Egg Hunts were done on Saturday around here so as not to be totally drenched; whew! According to the forecast, it looks to be a wet start to the week but we’re due for some dry days by mid-week and even a dry weekend. I won’t hold my breath as that keeps changing but I sure hope it’s true. I’m also hoping the “slight chance of flooding” is non-existent but just in case, we’re all set here at our...
