Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wahkiakum County commissioners handled business and Blair Brady bid a graceful adieu as his term ended at the board's meeting Dec. 26. Residents from Puget Island and the Cape Horn area commented on recent king tides. "We've lost some more county property," Marianne Brightbill said. Richard Erickson, who was in attendance to hear an update on sand replenishment for Cape Horn, had similar concerns. Key agency players were out due to Christmas break, Commissioner Dan Cothren said. He suggested tyi...
A group of Cathlamet residents have filed petitions to hold recall elections for Mayor Dale Jacobson and Council Members Sue Cameron, Jean Burnham and Ryan Smith. Under Washington law, elected officials may be recalled for misfeasance or malfeasance in office. A recall petition is submitted to the county prosecuting attorney for drafting a ballot title and synopsis, which are delivered to the officers subject to recall and also to the superior court, where a judge will review the petitions to approve the synopsis and to determine the...
Wahkiakum School District is preparing meals for about 300 students every day. Sometimes twice a day. For some students, the breakfast and lunch they receive at school are the best chance they get to have for a nutritional, filling meal. This is all done by two full time members of the kitchen crew, and one part time person who also performs custodial duties throughout the day. According to Superintendent Brent Freeman, that's the good news. "It's a complex process," Freeman said. "Everyone...
To The Eagle: Eric Skemp’s letter last week about Sheriff Howie demonstrates the fallacy of Initiative 1639. The statement “No sales of assault weapons to people less than 21 years old” is powerful. Folks who did not read the initiative, or who are not familiar with rifles see this and think “Assault Rifles, yes we should restrict those.” I-1639 defines any and all semiautomatic rifles as “Assault Rifles.” Of note, “Semiautomatic” means basically one pull of the trigger, one shot fired, release the trigger and squeeze it again, one shot fired....
To The Eagle: Just saw the latest news that there were over 40,000 deaths last year from guns, more than half were suicides. And this is not an epidemic? Clearly we have to do something to protect our population. Our county commissioners want to try to turn back the referendum that our state recently passed. What do they intend to accomplish with this effort? Is it a good idea just as we see that gun deaths have reached a 40 year high? At the same time as the commissioners tell us they should not make any effort to take steps to combat this...
To The Eagle: Some years ago I heard that there was a baseball player whose annual pay was more than the combined pay of all our U.S. congressmen and senators. At the time I thought that was a terrible comment on our nation’s value system. Now after observing the behavior of our senators and congressmen and many other federal employees for the last couple years, I don’t believe their combined pay should be as high as a second baseman’s. Gilbert Vik Cathlamet...
Hands © Jill Ross Each time I gaze lovingly at my hands I am awakened to my immortality. Once, those of a child Now leather like Spotted lines of time. They have worn the rings of friendship And of matrimony. And for now remain quite comfortable, unadorned. I have journeyed – Walking the pilgrims way, Back down the dusty trails of time Stopping in villages to inquire of myself. These hands have had the passion to touch! A lover’s skin The warm earth The dying ones – Fabulous awareness of life! Deteriorating until skin Breaks down to bone A...
An equipment failure at a CenturyLink facility Thursday evening in Colorado caused local and nationwide outages to 9-1-1 dispatch centers, long distance telephone service and internet connections. CenturyLink reported the outage about 8:18 p.m. Thursday, and Beau Renfro, Wahkiakum County Emergency Services (EMS) soon joined a nationwide telephone conference call that continued none stop into Friday morning. When it became clear the outage would last some time, EMS personnel sent text and reverse 9-1-1 telephone messages to county residents to...
FIRST COLUMN--Here we are already, writing the first column of a new year! Funny, but it seems like yesterday that I said the same thing, but nope, the year just really flew by and it's already 2019; wow! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Years Eve/Day as well. Beings we had really early deadlines for this week's column, (Dec. 28), I won't know how things truly ended for the next few days, but hopefully, all went well for you and yours! I'll try to catch up with all those happenings next week. FOGGY--I know one thing, it's...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 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. Food Addicts Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Cathlamet Public...
While traveling over the KM Mountain one day in a fog, I suddenly came into a clear area where I could see the valley below covered in fog as the sun filtered through as if the forest below was covered with various colors of cotton candy. The whiteness of some of the fog reminded me of soap suds foaming over the landscape. Because of the soapy look of the fog, for whatever reason, I thought of my now deceased mother. As a child I remember watching her fill a wash tub with soapy water and get on her hands and knees to scrub the clothes on a...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 24 — 9:50 a.m. A deputy followed up on a report of abuse at a Cathlamet home. A youth had informed Child Protective Services that his mother had hit him so hard it had left a mark. The child admitted to the deputy that he had lied; the bruise was a result of sports. He had lied because he no longer wished to live at home. The deputy advised the youth of the consequences of making a false statement. 1...
One man on stage with a guitar can change the world. That's the way it is with world-renowned singer-songwriter John Gorka, who's been stopping audiences in their tracks with his magical take on contemporary folk music since the 1980s. Join Coast Community Radio in welcoming Gorka to The Performing Arts Center in Astoria, January 17, 2019 at 7:30 p.m., for a memorable evening of music. Gorka's iconic ballads on life, love and flying horses will touch your heart and soul, make you rethink your assumptions about how things are. His multifaceted...
Community Home Health & Hospice is offering an eight-week, free grief support group for survivors of suicide loss at the James Avery Center for Grief Support, 1000 – 12th Ave., Longview, WA. The group meets Wednesdays from 3-5 p.m., from January 23, 2019 – March 13, 2019. Facilitated by Mary Fleming, MSW, and Rick Sievers, Hospice Volunteer. This small support group focuses on the profound grieving process of suicide bereavement. They ask that only one member of a family participate in each eight-week session. This allows that person to foc...
The next round of evening razor clam digs will run Jan. 2-6 at Twin Harbors, along with openings at other beaches for the last three days. State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the dig on evening low tides after marine toxin tests showed the clams are safe to eat. No digging will be allowed on any beach before noon. The upcoming dig is approved on the following beaches, dates, and evening low tides: Jan. 2, Wednesday; 4:22 p.m.; 0.2 feet; Twin Harbors; Jan. 3, Thursday; 5:06 p.m.; -0.2...
Hobart Leroy Thacker, "Hoby" died at 95, on December 22, 2018 in Longview. He was born on October 30, 1923 in Chandler, Oklahoma to Garrett and Fannie (Leffler) Thacker. He graduated from Barnsdall, Okla. High School in 1942 and attended Community College before joining the US Navy in 1943. He met Clara Doane in Anacortes, WA while serving in the Navy there and they married in December 1944. After his discharge in 1946, they lived in various places before settling in Skamokawa in 1951. He had...
Mason Kristopher Bell was born in San Diego at 11:55 p.m., on December 24, just in time to share the Christmas Eve birthday with his great-grandfather, Howard Brawn, of Puget Island. This continues a 108-year long holiday tradition for the family: Howard’s mother, Lucille, was born on New Year’s Eve, 1910, and his daughter Shaleen on Halloween, 1961. The proud parents are Reece and Amanda Lynn (Brawn) Bell....
On January 10, North Coast Chorale (NCC) will start its new season of fun, camaraderie, a little work and, of course, lots of singing. This term, the Chorale will meet each Thursday at 6:45 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, 588 Franklin in Astoria. NCC will begin by preparing for its Spring Concert entitled, “Songs of the Earth,” to be presented on May 17 and 19. This concert’s featured piece is by Hal Eastburn with Native American instruments, narration and music from indigenous peoples. The Chorale is looking for singers in all four parts...
