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Another weird week of weather. It looks like all the gloom and doom forecasts have just about missed us so far. It makes me wonder how much these folks get paid, with all the high tech equipment, and still can’t get it even close to right. Maybe they should have a window put in their offices, and look outside before they give a forecast. Be advised, though, the bad weather warnings need to be heeded, just in case. Living in the country makes it difficult to run out and get what you need at a moments notice. Make sure you keep supplies on h...
In a 2-1 vote, Wahkiakum County commissioners agreed Tuesday to contract with the merged Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce and Lower Columbia Economic Development Council (EDC). The two organizations are merging this year as state funding for EDCs is drying up. Commissioners Lisa Marsyla and Dan Cothren voted to make a $25,000 appropriation; Commissioner Blair Brady voted against it. The funds come from the state and are specifically set to be used by a county's economic development organization, selected by the county commission. Brady suggested t...
Cold, cold, cold! I hope everyone was prepared for it. The sunshine was a Godsend during the days, though, and allowed us to get most of the roofing done on our house. Once it is complete we can concentrate on inside work. News from Naselle: School’s back in session after the winter holiday break. Sports calendar for Naselle games coming up this week include: Thursday-girls basketball at Willapa Valley at 5:45 p.m.; Friday-boys basketball at North Beach at 5:45 p.m.; Saturday-girls basketball at home with North Beach at 5:45 p.m.; Wednesday-mid...
Here we are, the final countdown to the end of 2010, and a new year dawning with hope for good health and good fortune coming with it. It has been an eventful year for many of us, but we have all made it through. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and that it was full of family, friends, good food and lots of fun. We headed south to Stockton, Calif. and apparently got the blame for bringing more rain to them. We had a wonderful time, spent lots of time with grandkids, kids and even some friends. The grandchildren made ornaments for next...
The Wahkiakum Mules picked up their fourth win of the season last Wednesday night with a 66-52 win on the road against KM rival Naselle. The victory pushed the Mules a game over .500 for the season and completed the season sweep over the Comets. Despite the team's near season-high 66 points, it was the team defense that Coach Bill Olsen praised after the game, remarking that, “The whole team tonight, at times, played some of the best ‘D’ of the year. It was also nice to see the team’s confidence level was still high following the Adna game....
The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team split two Central League basketball games this week. The Mules got off to a slow start December 15 at Winlock, trailing 11-6 after one, but bounced back in the second quarter to take a two point lead into the half and finished off the Cardinals with a 19 point fourth quarter. The 47-36 victory put the Mules at 3-2 for the season and snapped the team’s two game losing streak. Wyatt Parker led a balanced scoring attack with 11 points while Brett Chaput and Lars Blix chipped in with 10 apiece. Joel Nicolazzi...
News from Naselle: The two day boys and girls basketball tournament will take place in Ilwaco on Tuesday, the 28th and Wednesday, the 29th. Good luck Naselle teams! Comet Booster Club calendars are available at Okie’s in Naselle, Rosburg Store in Rosburg and the District office at the school. The price is still $4. If you haven’t finished your shopping yet, you might consider, as a last minute gift, purchasing a gift certificate from one of the local businesses. Perhaps a nice meal at one of the restaurants or even a gift certificate for grocer...
Navy Seaman Recruit Hannah R. DeBlois, a 2010 graduate of Naselle Grays-River High School, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, DeBlois completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness....
The Wahkiakum Mules got off to a slow start and were never quite able to recover in a tough-to-take 63-52 loss at home Monday night against the visiting Mossyrock Vikings. After committing turnovers in four of their first five possessions, the Mules quickly found themselves trailing and were forced to play catch-up the entire game. Starting point guard Jon Chambers was ineligible, and various players filled in at unfamiliar positions. Leading a balanced scoring attack for the Mules was Wyatt Parker with 10 points followed by Brett Chaput, Ryan...
The Naselle Comettes pulled out the defensive blanket in the third quarter to win a 43-29 victory over the Wahkiakum Lady Mules in the second Annual Girls KM Trophy Game last Thursday. Visiting Naselle led 10-8 after one quarter and 20-17 at halftime in a tight defensive game. In the third quarter, the Comettes outscored the Mules 12-2 to lead 32-19 going into the fourth quarter. Comette Nichole Tarabochia led the scoring with 15 points. Also for the Comettes, Carley Kitzman scored eight, Taylor Wasmundt six, Haleigh See and Makenzie Matthews...
Stephanie Wise, a former student of Naselle High School, will host a second AIDS benefit at the Naselle/Grays River High School Commons, starting at 6 p.m. on December 28. Wise, who is currently majoring in professional writing and political science at Baylor University in Waco, Tex., hosted the first concert in 2007, and another concert was organized for 2008 but canceled due to record snows. This year's proceeds are going to an AIDS hospice in South Africa, Genesis Hope's Sponsor-a-Bed Programme. Wise chose this program because several of...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 6--10:22 a.m. An officer made contact with a Puget Island woman who reported rounding up two stray dogs and then having an altercation with a woman who claimed them. 4:38 p.m. An Altoona-Pillar Rock Road woman reported straying dogs were causing problems with her animals; an officer was advised. December 7--12:39 a.m. A Cathlamet resident said a man and woman on Spring Street were yelling at each...
Deep River, Washington resident Mary Joanna Fauver, 87, died in Astoria, Oregon on December 3, 2010. A native of Valley, Washington, she was born there on September 11, 1923, the daughter of Earl and Mary (Imhoff) Wright. Known to all as Joanna, she was a former long-time resident of Hoquiam, Washington where she was a wife, mother and homemaker. Her numerous lifetime accomplishments included being a Cub Scout den mother and an active participant in the Parent Teacher Association, having served as Washington state PTA treasurer. She was a...
***Advertisement*** WAHKIAKUM WEST TELEPHONE has been the local telephone company serving the Grays River and Naselle areas since approximately 1927. During the intervening years, we have worked hard to build a telephone system that would provide high quality telecommunications services to the communities we serve. We have done this notwithstanding the higher costs of serving rural areas in the State of Washington and when few, if any, other telephone companies were interested in serving our communities. We have served and intend to continue...
Sunday certainly brought an interesting storm to our area. The Grays River was over its banks and in the fields within a few minutes that afternoon. We drove to Rosburg at about 3 p.m. and in the time it took us to get back home the water was about four inches deep over our driveway coming in. Of course, Lake Fred (our pasture during fair weather and duck pond during storms), was already up by then and the creek was more than full. Such an exciting place to live, but you know, I wouldn’t trade it for anywhere else. On Monday, our last two w...
Only a little more than two weeks before Santa is to arrive. Hope you have all your shopping done, and that you have done much of it locally. We certainly have some talented folks in our area and with all the bazaars; it’s not hard to find unique gifts. News from Naselle: Sports coming up this week for the Naselle teams include: Thursday, the 9th-high school girls basketball at Wahkiakum starting at 5:45 p.m.; Saturday, the 11th-high school girls basketball at South Bend at 5:45 p.m.; Monday, the 13th-middle school girls basketball at Ocosta a...
The Mules jumped out to an early 11-0 lead and never looked back en route to a 60-36 season-opening victory over the visiting Naselle Comets Friday night to reclaim the KM Trophy. Despite an early third quarter run that momentarily brought the Comets to within six points, the Mules used some timely three-point shooting and pressuring defense to extend the lead quickly back to double-digits. John Chambers led the Mules in scoring with 18 points with Brett Chaput and Lars Blix contributing 11 and 10, respectively. Wyatt Parker had seven, Ryan Hel...
The Wahkiakum Lady Mules outscored the Kalama Chinooks 12-4 in the fourth quarter to earn a 53-45 basketball victory on Monday in Kalama. The Mules led 29-22 at halftime. Kalama led 42-41 at the end of three quarters. Blaine Land and Brieanna Olsen scored 14 points apiece to lead the Mules. Haylee Budd had seven, Ellie Crouse six, Maya Stanley five, Rachel Patching three and Marissa Washington two. The Mules opened the season with a 46-28 loss to the Naselle Comettes last Thursday in Naselle. They trailed 24-21 at halftime, and the Comettes...
Mary Joanna Fauver, 87, a 17 year resident of Deep River, Washington, died December 3, 2010 in Astoria, Oregon. Born September 11, 1923 in Valley, Washington, Mary was a long-time resident of Hoquiam, Washington until her marriage to Robert “Bob” Fauver when she moved to Deep River. Graveside service will be held Saturday, December 11, 2010, 11:00 AM at Peaceful Hill Cemetery in Naselle, Washington. A memorial service will be held in Hoquiam later this month and at that time her complete obituary will be published. Her guestbook is ava...
CALMER, SORT OF--As this work week begins, it is fairly calm outside; no snow or hail or packed ice or anything really terrible like last week, so I am thankful for that. While it looks like the rains are coming back this Monday afternoon with a vengeance, on Sunday it was nice with quite a bit of sunshine coming through. Nothing like sunshine to perk up one's mood! It looks like even more rain is in the forecast however, so by the time you read this, we'll probably be pretty soggy. I hope we don't wind up with any flooding. Keep a watchful...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School Board listened to staff and student reports and heard from representatives of the bargaining group for local teachers at their meeting November 16. Teacher Tim Copp, president of the Naselle-Grays River Education Association (NGREA) which represents the teachers that work in the district, asked the board to schedule a meeting regarding the teachers’ contracts as soon as possible. The board acknowledged their willingness to engage in contract negotiations, but clarified they would like to wait until b...
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. It was wonderful to get away for a few days, see family, eat too much and get some wonderful news as well. We kind of slip-slided our way to Redmond, Ore. for the holiday as the roads were pretty icy, but made it all in one piece. Our oldest granddaughter, Marlee, became engaged on Friday, and shared the news with us after her boyfriend, Scotty, proposed to her while they were hiking on Smith Rock, just outside of Redmond. They haven’t set a date yet but plan to be married in the summer. It looks l...
Rosburg, Washington resident Wallace L. “Wally” Smalley, 71, a life long resident of Wahkiakum county, died in Longview on November 3, 2010. The son of pioneer Wahkiakum county residents Daniel and Signe (Buhakka) Smalley, he was born in Cathlamet, Washington on October 26, 1939. Wally was a 1957 graduate of Naselle High School and attended Lower Columbia College in Longview for two years. He was a 40 year employee of the Wahkiakum county road department. Wally loved woodworking, commercial fishing and farming at his residence in the Eden Val...
Naselle and Astoria will play host to author Michael Maryk of Bellingham for readings, discussions, and book signings of his new book “Sunpath.” It is a fictionalized version of 10- year old Aimo, his six-year old sister Anna, and eight-year old cousin Pehr’s hasty evacuation from Finland to Sweden during World War II. In preparation for writing this novel, Maryk spent two years in Sweden interviewing survivors from the “Finska Krigsbarn” (Finnish War Children). During that tempestuous time 75,000+ Finnish children were transported to safety...
We woke up this morning to four gunshots, not a real surprise as we had hunters on the property. It turned out to be a really successful hunt for Alan Gregory and Mark Zimmerman. They each got their bull elk. Alan’s was a four point plus two eye guard points and Mark’s was a three point plus two eye guards. Congratulations to you both. News from Naselle: PACNET (Pacific County Narcotics Enforcement Task Force) was at school on November 4 for an educational assembly at which time Simon, the PACNET drug dog was introduced. Four deputies, inc...
