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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Two more cases of covid-19 were reported by Wahkiakum Health and Human Services on Monday, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 157. Of those, 23 are considered potentially active. The two are in self-quarantine and have no known connection to either Wahkiakum School District or St. James Family Center. The Washington Department of Health is reporting that six people in the county have been hospitalized, and one death attributed to covid-19. According to WHHS Director Chris Bischo...
Greetings from the fair office. Fair Books should be out soon. The fair royalty will be kicking off soon and they will be out selling Fair Passes and Raffle tickets. I will know what the raffle is next week. Don't forget to stop by the farmers market and flea market on Tuesdays from 4-7 there are lots of good things to buy. My personal favorite: fresh strawberries. If you need to talk to someone or pick up entry tags I will be in the office on Tuesdays from 3-7 p.m. Otherwise call and we will set up an appointment. I will be contacting vendors...
It’s hot. That means my grass is “browning” and watering flowers is my focus. My pink rose is wandering all over the place and blooming. So stunning. Anyone who wants to stop by and just check it out is welcome. You do not have to knock on the door. My garden is “Open to the Public.” All the flowers are beautiful, but the pink rose is my favorite. It’s growing like the old roses we see winding over old plants around them. They are tough and great fighters for attention. I have plenty of benches in the yard and garden so you can sit and look ou...
To The Eagle: They say it takes a village. A few weeks ago we put out a call to our community asking for their help in raising funds for Doug Sandell who is not only facing a very serious life threating issue but a huge financial burden, one that a very large part has not been covered by insurance. The response received has been overwhelming, not only did we receive local support; there was support from all our neighboring communities as well as distant supporters. Fund raising activities included Go Fund Me, a three day garage sale, eight...
SOGGY--We ended last week with a gorgeous day, as Saturday was just super sunny, but we have started this week, with a whole lot of rain this Sunday! The first part of this week may be on the damp side, but not to fret, as our Monday morning has been pretty nice and forecasters say by Wednesday, the skies should be drying out and we'll have a nice long stretch of dry and warmer weather, so that should make those "hay makers" happy! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from June 17-23 are Jason Ledtke, Keith Hoofnagle, Bobby Helms, Danny...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School Board met Tuesday. In personnel matters, the board acknowledged the resignations of teachers Brian Macy, Wendy Macy, and Kathryn Green. AJ Smith resigned his middle school football position to focus on his role as athletic director. Merlyn Cerkan, secretary, will also resign at the end of summer school at the Naselle Youth Camp. In other matters of business, the board approved a variety of student support contracts with ESD 112 for the 2021-22 school year, and the contracts of non-represented employees....
The Wahkiakum Fair Foundation will host The Challenge of Champions Pro Bull Riding Tour for the fourth year on Friday, July 16. The event takes place at the Wahkiakum County Fairgrounds in Skamokawa. The gates open at 4:30 and the bull riding starts at 7 p.m. There will be food for sale on the grounds. This is a family friendly event; children five and under attend for free. Tickets are $15 pre-event and $20 at the gate. Admission tickets are available at Maria's in Cathlamet, The Duck Inn in Skamokawa, Johnson's One Stop in Naselle and Bob's...
Busy Days: It's early on Monday. What a busy weekend! I so enjoyed the Finnish Midsummer Tea at the Appelo Archives Center (AAC) and talking with women face to face again. It was fun for me to sit with ladies from the beach who are active with the Columbia Pacific Museum in Ilwaco. And I was happy to talk with Eagle readers, too. Friday, I interviewed the new CEO at the phone company. Last Thursday I had my first medical appointment with the new nurse practitioner at the Naselle Clinic. So much...
After the 20 members of the Class of 2021 at Naselle High School took their places on the stage, and Valedictorian Kolby Glenn welcomed the small audience in attendance, as well as everyone watching at home, Class Speaker Emma Colombo made her way to the podium. "We did it," she said happily. She spoke about the impact of the pandemic, the influence of parents, teachers, coaches, and staff, of the times the class had shared together, and changes coming to their lives. She added that one thing wo...
Local graduations are scheduled this weekend, with Wahkiakum High School celebrating the class of 2021 on Friday at 6 p.m., and Naselle High School's commencement on Saturday at 4 p.m. At Wahkiakum, the valedictorian and salutatorian for this year's class are Jake Leitz and Kaden Anderson, respectively. Leitz is graduating with a 4.0 grade point average. A standout on the basketball court, he has signed to play for the Red Devils at Lower Columbia College. He plans to complete his pre-requisites...
Shelby McEneny grew up at the fish hatchery in Grays River. While her brother attended school in Naselle, she traveled over KM every day with her mom to go to school in Cathlamet. Eventually, she drove herself. She grinned when I asked about growing up on the fish hatchery. "It was super fun," Shelby said. "There was a lot to do. Lots of swimming, a lot of people around the hatchery all the time, so whenever I was bored I would go over to the hatchery and ask if they needed help, and go out and...
Fundraising Report for Doug Sandell: I just had a call from Buddy Strange to let us all know the total raised last weekend to help Doug Sandell's health expenses was over $27,000! He expressed appreciation for the big turnout at the Fire Hall Sale in Naselle and for the donations that have come in from the Peninsula area, as well as Oregon. Doug has been a Naselle firefighter for 35 years. My hope is that all who have not yet given to help Doug with his expenses, will join me to help him in...
Maria Loviisa (Nis-kanen) Wirkkala was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Surrounded by her family, she went to meet her Heavenly Father on June 3, 2021 at the age of 78. She was born to Emil and Ida Niskanen in Pielavesi, Finland on February 14, 1943. Maria lived in Finland and worked as an LPN until the age of 23 when she came to the United States. She worked in Washington D.C as a nanny for Senator Mark O. Hatfield for about a year, until her family needed her back...
This story has been updated from original print version The 43rd Annual Senior All Star baseball game scheduled at Centralia’s Wheeler Field for Sunday, June 6, was postponed because of rain. It will be played today (Thursday) at 5:30 p.m. at Lower Columbia College. Five local athletes will represent Wahkiakum High School and Naselle High School in the game. Ashden Niemeyer of Cathlamet and Jimmy Strange and Warren Wirkkala of Naselle will play for the Nationals team in the nine inning game, w...
The Class of 2021 will hold graduation ceremonies at local high schools next week. Wahkiakum High School will celebrate the Class of 2021 with their graduation ceremony on Friday, June 11, at 6 p.m. in the football stadium grandstand. The motto for the Class of 2021 is a statement from Joshua J. Marine, ”Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” This year's valedictorian is Jacob Leitz. Kaden Anderson is salutatorian. Each graduate will be prov...
NICE ONE--Unless you hate the sunshine, I don't think you could complain about the weather this past weekend and holiday, as it was very nice outside and certainly a great break from the previous rainy days we had. We enjoyed perfect temperatures here over the weekend I thought, but it sure warmed up on Monday and Tuesday, so those upper 80s were a bit toasty for me. However, for those who like the heat, I bet you were in seventh heaven! Unfortunately, it looks like we'll be cooling off this weekend and may even see some raindrops once again,...
Memorial Day: Was this not the best Memorial Day we've had in a long time? Gorgeous weather, people coming together after a year of non-contact. So fun and it looked like a family reunion or party was going strong at the Covered Bridge on Sunday afternoon. Cars and people on Sorenson side of the bridge and kids splashing and swimming in the river. Visitors from all over. When heading to the Covered Bridge, check out the new family sign at corner of Loop Road and Covered Bridge Road to see...
Three Wahkiakum High School and two Naselle High School baseball players will play in the 43rd Annual Senior All Star Game at Centralia’s Wheeler Field on June 6 at 3:30 p.m. Ashden Niemeyer of Cathlamet, as well as Jimmy Strange and Warren Wirkkala of Naselle will represent the Nationals team in the nine inning game, while Beau Carlson and Chance Cothren of Cathlamet will play for the Americans. The players were selected from 20 high schools, and from nominations submitted by area high school coaches, according to the press release. The top p...
Ivan Goldinov was friendly, but perhaps a little shy about talking to a reporter. He was happy to share that Mr. Hurley and Mr. Rooklidge were his favorite teachers, but much of that had to do with what he was able to do in their classrooms, which was working with his hands. Ivan took Ag mechanics with Kyle Hurley, learning to weld and working on small projects. When pressed, Ivan smiled and admitted he might not be too bad at welding. He also really enjoyed environmental science with Jeff...
Town of Cathlamet Mayor: Incumbent Dale Jacobson and, both council members, Robert Stowe and David Olson. Council: Position 3. CeCeila Raglin; Position 4, Jeanne M. Hendrickson, and Position 5, Laurel Waller. Port District 1 Positon 3: Brett Deaton, incumbent. Port District 2 Position 1: Allen Bennett and Mike Backman. Position 3: Austin Burkhalter. Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors Director 1: Shawn Merz; Director 3: Season Long and Susan O'Connor. Director 5: Bobbie Stefan and Brandie Conrad. Naselle/Grays River Valley School Distr...
It’s Monday. A good rain is outside, but the dog and I are dry and warm inside. Aren’t houses a blessing when it rains? Since I work part-time at Torppa Construction’s shop, I think of “my” Torppa crew up high in the woods and hope they are all warm and toasty in their trucks and machines that the early logging workers sure would have loved to have. Their logging work was tough and hard. Many of those years were during the Depression years so they were glad to have a job of any kind. Life has changed now and keeps changing, but we can be re...
The Naselle/Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors held its monthly meeting on May 18. In personnel matters, the board acknowledged the resignations of Brian Macy, athletic director, Kathryn Green, assistant girls’ basketball coach, Andrea Pellervo, para-educator, and Rose Nisbet, head girls’ basketball coach. The board approved the hires of Andrea Pellervo, registrar/secretary, Kyle Higginbotham, middle school boys’ basketball coach, Kevin McNulty, head football coach, Aldrich Smith, athletic director, and a one year leave...
Greetings from the fair office! Hope everyone has marked their calendar for the 2nd annual Cruzin to the Fair Car Show. We are just under three weeks away. Pre-registration ends on May 28. After that you can register the day of the show. We will have vendors selling things as well as some raffles in the T-building. This all takes place on Saturday June 5; gates open to the public at 9 a.m. Hope to see everyone there. I would like to thank our sponsors: Wrench Bender in Naselle, Wahkiakum West, Mike Swanson Realty, Torppa Construction and Art's...
The Eagle: This is my 15th column for a paper I'm quite fond of. In the big world "outside" there are few newspapers still alive, certainly not in little counties like ours. We owe Rick Nelson and his father, Bob, and all the owners before them who kept our little paper alive for 131 years. Not only that, the Eagle is not owned by some consortium. It is an American small business, supported by subscribers and advertisers period. There are no "investors" or "donors." Just us in the county and a...
Wahkiakum County commissioners handled several items of business when they met Tuesday, including: --Commissioners approved changes to the labor contract with the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union to give ferry deckhands and unlicensed personnel a 3 percent cost of living adjustment. --They put off a decision on a request from Health and Human Services to deactivate a mental health therapist I positon and reactivate a mental health therapist IV position to assist with administrative duties. Even though the position is funded by state contract...
