Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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It wasn't long after Kelly Patterson found her new home in Cathlamet that she found her new home away from home, the Wahkiakum Community Center. Patterson is the new coordinator. "We moved here in April," Patterson said. "We were supposed to look at all sorts of houses in Ilwaco, Kalama. And then we got here. I saw my house and I said, 'That's my house.'" According to Patterson, she and her husband Scott, a small business consultant, fell in love with the town immediately. An active, energetic a...
Wahkiakum County commissioners covered lots of ground when they met Tuesday. They approved an earnest money offer for potential housing project property and they set tax levies for 2017. The county's Department of Health and Human Services has been negotiating with the Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle for purchase of six acres of forest land adjacent to the Town of Cathlamet wastewater treatment plant on SR 4. The county wants to use the site for mixed use housing and possible location of the Health and Human Service Department and Family...
By Rick Nelson Wahkiakum County commissioners will host a public forum on retail marijuana stores January 24 in Rosburg. Commissioners will recess their regular meeting in Cathlamet earlier that day and reconvene at 6 p.m. at Johnson Park in Rosburg, a practice they exercise every three months. Saying several Westend residents had asked him about laws and policies about location of retail marijuana stores, Commissioner Mike Backman requested the forum. A person applied last year to open a retail store in the old Rosburg Store building, but the...
It has been cold! Ice formed around boats and docks at the Elochoman Slough Marina last week. Photo by Rick Nelson....
To The Eagle: Sadly, neither the chair nor the vice chair of the Wahkiakum Democratic Party (WDP), and only one of the elected committee persons of the 11 precincts in our county attended an important meeting to elect/re-elect candidates for these positions. At-large voters I contacted expressed their disgust with national and/or local politics and with both political parties. I wonder, are you ready to turn our country over to the most corrupt with the most money? Is that how you would honor those who fought and died in two world wars? Will...
To The Eagle: Many years ago, a former Russian leader, I believe it was Gorbachev, made the statement that the Soviet Union would never attack the United States, that they would destroy us from within. I believe that they are well on their way to doing just that. Richard Anderson Puget Island...
The Wahkiakum Mules lost to Morton White Pass in a heartbreaker last Thursday, 50-60. "I thought we played great on the defensive end for four quarters and really battled against a much bigger team," Coach Todd Souvenir said. "It was the first game this year that we were able to put four quarters together on the offensive end behind a big night from Hank (Ferguson) to keep us close. We cut the lead to four with a little under four minutes to go but they gave the ball to Poquette and we didn't ha...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team won four games this week to bring their record to 8-0 league, 11-0 overall. Adna’s loss on Tuesday night to Kalama moved the Mules into first place in the Central 2B league. Last Wednesday, the Lady Mules easily beat Pe Ell in a game at home, 77-11. “I thought the girls played awesome team basketball,” Coach Rob Garrett said. “I love to see a game where everyone scores. I was really happy with how hard the girls worked even against a weaker opponen...
Wahkiakum Mule wrestlers competed last weekend at the Kelso Wrestling Tournament. Photos courtesy of Michael Johnson....
MISERABLE--It got mighty cold last week in our region and depending on where you live, you got an extreme cold, down to 11 degrees here, plus some snowy or some icy conditons, along with some bitter breezes, which made things even colder. Seeing just rain on Sunday morning was super welcoming, which seems hard to believe, but I was happy to hear the heater finally shut down for a bit as temperatures got up in the 40s; yeah! Of course, Monday morning had us back in a blanket of snow, and by the time you read this, they say we may be back to the...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Community Center, 9 a.m. - Noon. Grief Recovery, Cathlamet Community Center, 1 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Port District No. 1, 500 2nd St., 5 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire District No. 3 Commissioners, 7:30 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire training, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum County Real Property Rights...
Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week includes: Thursday, high school boys basketball with South Bend in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; Friday, boys and girls high school basketball with Lake Quinault in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; Saturday, JV boys and girls basketball at Warrenton at 11 a.m.; Tuesday, high school boys and girls basketball at Taholah at 3 p.m., middle school boys basketball in Naselle at 5:45 p.m. Go Comets! No school on Monday, the 16th for Martin Luther King holiday. The Naselle School Board will hold their monthly meeting...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past two weeks, including: December 27 — 1:38 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to an Alger Creek home where a resident had fallen after a dizzy spell. CPR was being administered by a deputy. 6:06 a.m. The Grays River ambulance aided an ailing Grays River resident. 4:55 p.m. A caller was concerned that a child was being abused in an Elochoman Valley home. 8:22 p.m. The District 4 Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at a...
River of Life Assembly of God will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on Friday, January 13 from 1:30-6 p.m., at 45 Main St, Cathlamet, in their Fellowship Hall. “We are committed to strengthening our community and helping meet hospital and patient needs through blood donations,” said Patti Phillips, local blood drive coordinator. “This blood drive is our way of giving our friends and neighbors an opportunity to help save lives.” For more information or to make an appointment to donate, call Phillips at 360-795...
Steelhead enthusiasts can now show support for their favorite species by purchasing a vehicle license plate with an image of Washington's iconic state fish. The steelhead specialty plate went on sale January 3 and revenue generated from plate sales will be used by the Washington Department Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to help support activities critical to conserving populations of native steelhead. More than 4,000 people expressed interest in buying a steelhead license plate last year when WDFW collected the signatures required to seek...
Puget Island resident Teddy Townsend won the 2016 Coast Weekend Photo Contest. He also got a Top 10 Honorable Mention. "It feels pretty good," he said. Townsend is a soft spoken young man, the seventh of eight kids homeschooled by Blake and Diane Townsend. "On summer nights he takes his bike and goes riding all over to take star trails," Diane said. It was a star trail/self portrait that garnered the CW award for Townsend. "I'd pictured that picture," Townsend said. "I'd been trying to get a...
With science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) jobs expected to grow 1.7 times faster than non-STEM professions in the coming years, the personal-finance website WalletHub followed up on its Best & Worst Cities to Find a Job report with an in-depth analysis of 2017’s Best & Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals. To identify the best markets for STEM workers, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 100 most populated metro areas across 17 key metrics. The data set ranges from “per-capita job openings for STEM graduates” to “annual...
Terry Irving, 75, of Royal Oaks, Calif., died on November 29, 2016. Terry was born in Portland, Ore., on January 21, 1941 to Roy and Esther Irving and raised on the family farm in Cathlamet. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1959 and received a degree in Electronics from LCC in 1961. Terry enlisted in the Army in 1962 and spent three years and eight months as a radar technician. He married Juanita Chase on June 23, 1962. After the military he and Juanita settled in Seattle where he worked for Boeing until returning to Cathlamet in...
Former local resident Michael Cochran 45, of Winlock, son of Wally Cochran, died on December 10, 2016 in Castle Rock. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
On Saturday, January 14, at River Mile 38 Brewing Company, David Johnson will perform from 5-8 p.m., on the Crow’s Nest Stage during Live at Five, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
An information session about a construction craft laborer program, sponsored by WorkSource, will be held January 25 at 10 a.m., at the Cathlamet Community Center, 101 Main St. Participants must be 18 years of age with a 10th grade education and a valid drivers license. Those completing the program are eligible to apply for jobs with a beginning pay rate of $17.69 per hour with full benefits including medical, dental and pension....
