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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Grant and Ashley Turner are back home on Puget Island and adjusting to life after an accident last summer changed everything for the young couple. The two had rented a houseboat on a lake in California with family and friends to celebrate the 4th of July. Everyone had been jumping and diving off the boat all day, so when Grant went in head first no one thought a thing about it. "I don't know what happened, if we had drifted or what," Grant said. What he did know, immediately after hitting his...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday signed a letter to Governor Jay Inslee requesting Inslee's assistance in upgrading the county's trust timberlands. In the past, the county has derived substantial revenue from state managed timberland. However, since 1999, approximately 3,000 of the county's 12,600 acres have been set aside as habitat for endangered species and are therefore off limits to harvest which results in a reduced base of revenue for county government. County officials have long sought compensation for the encumbered lands and...
Difficulty in obtaining parts has resulted in a delay in the anticipated repair of the ferry Oscar B, Wahkiakum County Public Works Director Chuck Beyer announced last Thursday. On Jan. 5, Public Works officials said a shipyard had said that repairs could be completed in "6-9" days, which would have been the end of this week. However, that shipyard ran into difficulty in obtaining parts, and Beyer had to change course and contract with a second yard. The change in plans now means that the repairs could be completed around January 22. The...
To The Eagle: I have questions about the US Army Corps of Engineers. I understand that some homeowners that live along the Columbia River, especially in areas of Puget Island, Cathlamet and other locales I’m not aware of, are losing their homes from erosion caused by freighter and tanker ships cruising back and forth on the river. Thinking back it seems if I recall that for years, to help prevent erosion and to keep the river channel deep for the ships, the US Army Corps of Engineers dredged the river and refilled sands back to the shores of t...
To The Eagle: Dear friends, I will not be seeking another term as the Pacific/Wahkiakum County Superior Court Judge. Therefore, in respect to those who are interested in filing for this position, I am announcing this decision well ahead of the filing period. This will also afford the electorate more time to consider the candidate selection pool. Sincerely, Mike Sullivan Wahkiakum Superior Court Judge...
To The Eagle: A huge thank you to all the people of Wahkiakum County who gave of their time and to those who gave cash donations. Thank you to all of the people who took stars from our trees and fulfilled the wishes of the children in the program. Thanks to the girls in high school who did a walk and knock to raise funds for the Stars and to the grade school class that raised funds and shopped for Stars. All of us working together make this program work. Thank you to the various businesses for displaying our Star trees. A special thanks to...
To The Eagle: My views, opinions or motives have never been questioned, vetted nor suspected regarding my interests in volunteering with local community groups. I have asked to participate on some working committees and have been welcomed. I am always impressed with the faithfulness and commitment of leaders to be inclusive and dedicated to their respective causes. I know information is disseminated a variety of ways, particularly at the county level via the Wahkiakum County website and in The Eagle. With just a call to most community service...
Local guitarist Doug Sheresh released his first album of original work in November and is already at work on his second. The music on the first album is described easily by its title, "Pretty Things Floating By." Sheresh, who takes an intuitive approach to music, plays an instrumental mix of Americana, blues and international music. Sheresh had taken the traditional music classes as a youth in public school but his real musical education began when Everett resident Bob Nelson became a family...
Wahkiakum Mule wrestlers competed in the Kelso JV Boys and Girls Wrestling Tournament last Saturday. This is a tournament that attracts a huge crowd. Photos courtesy of Michael Johnson....
CRISPY--As this week began, we were seeing sunshine along with very nippy temperatures as we're down in the 20's and it's white with frost which is sparkling in the sunshine, so while it's cool out, it's sure pretty. Of course, I talked to a few people who said they had the sunshine but no frost or freezing temperatures, but you know, I think we must be "special" out here in West Valley as we always seem to be colder than everybody else! By the time you read this, we're supposed to have warmed up and we might even see a good amount of rainfall,...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, noon. 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 Advisory Board, Courthouse, 6 p.m. Eastside Play & Learn Group, St. James Family Center, 1:30-3...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the coming week includes: Friday, boys and girls basketball with Oakville in Naselle at 4:15 p.m.; Tuesday, middle school boys basketball at Willapa Valley at 5:45 p.m., high school girls basketball at Lake Quinault at 7:00 p.m.; Wednesday, middle school boys basketball at Ocosta at 5:45 p.m. Go Comets! Do you remember the Chinese New Year Celebration last year, in conjunction with the new Chinese immersion program at the Naselle School? Well, mark your calendar for February 20, 4-8 p.m., to help...
Writer and Director Aki Kaurismäki’s comedy-drama film Le Havre will be shown at the Appelo Archives Center on Saturday, January 16, at 11 a.m. Marcel Marx, a former bohemian and struggling author, has given up his literary ambitions and relocated to the port city Le Havre. He leads a simple life based around his wife Arletty, his favorite bar and his not too profitable profession as a shoeshiner. As Arletty suddenly becomes seriously ill, Marcel's path crosses with an underage illegal immigrant from Africa. Marcel and friendly neighbors an...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: January 4 — 8:06 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Rosedale resident after a fall. 12:50 p.m. A Skamokawa resident complained that a former spouse was attempting to get into the house and would not leave. 6:52 p.m. A motorist complained about being tailgated by an erratic driver on SR 4 near Cathlamet. 8:51 p.m. A caller asked to stay at the jail. The mental health department was called to see what r...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Crab & Oyster Feed at the Norse Hall on February 20. This will be the 31st year for this event. The Crab & Oyster Feed is a fundraising event for the Chamber. Funds raised at this dinner help to support Bald Eagle Days and the fireworks show that coincides in mid-July. Due to the large amount of attendees, there will be three seating times for this dinner. The first seating, at 3 p.m., will be family friendly. There will be beer and wine served, but only upstairs where minors will not be...
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive January 21, 1-6 p.m., at Hotel Cathlamet, and volunteers are invited to donate. Any healthy person age 18 (age 16 or 17 with signed parental consent) and weighing at least 110 pounds may be eligible to donate blood. Valid identification is required for all blood donations. For more information call 1-800 RED Cross or visit www.redcrossblood.org; sponsor code: Wahkiakum, or call Patti Phillips at 360-795-8821. Blood products are routinely transfused to patients with cancer and other diseases,...
The next book club gathering will be held Friday, February 12 at 11 a.m. in the Wahkiakum Community Senior Center, 101 Main Street in Cathlamet. We each bring a brown bag lunch. This month’s book is The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Amazon.com books lists a number of inexpensive copies available and they can be shipped quickly. Used book stores will probably have copies also as the book is not a new release. The Cathlamet Library has at least one copy and also has the DVD which follows the book quite closely and would be a fun way to get i...
John Jackson “Jack” Burdick was born to Donald and Claire (Jackson) Burdick in Longview on April 17, 1946. He died on January 4, 2016 at his home in Cathlamet. He grew up in Cathlamet, graduating from Wahkiakum High School in 1964. He began work immediately for Crown Zellerbach doing various logging jobs until he entered the Army. He was stationed in Viet Nam and when he came home from the military resumed logging. He was well known in the small community as a timber faller which he did until Crown Z closed the Cathlamet operation in 1989. In...
Bettie Jane Venable, 69, died January 9, 2016 at her Cathlamet home. She was born March 16, 1946 in Houston, Ark., to George and Lucelle (Porter) Venable. She was a loving and caring homemaker who enjoyed baking, spending time with her grandchildren and her dogs, and fishing. She was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters, a son and a daughter. Survivors include Sons Tim Madewell (Darla) of Cathlamet and Guy Davis (Mendy) of Newberg, Ore.; daughter Pam Bailey of San Antonio, Tex.; brothers Bud Venable (Ellie) of Dundee, Ore., Richard...
Wahkiakum County officials are working with residents of the Cape Horn/Flandersville area to form a political entity to address erosion issues. The parties met Tuesday at the end of the weekly meeting of the board of county commissioners to set boundaries for a flood control zone district. The district identifies an area with erosion problems, an organization sponsor work to address them, and property that could be assessed to help cover costs. After going over maps prepared by the Public Works Department, citizens and officials agreed to...
State fish managers will hold a public meeting Jan. 21 in Cathlamet to discuss two options for establishing a wild steelhead gene bank in rivers and streams near the mouth of the Columbia River. Both options under consideration by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) are designed to support the preservation of wild steelhead populations by prohibiting future releases of hatchery-raised steelhead into specific waters of the lower Columbia River Basin. One option would eliminate production of hatchery winter steelhead on the...
Ever played Mario on Play-Doh or Piano on Bananas? You can do those things with Makey Makey, which is advertised as letting you “Alligator clip the Internet to Your World.“ “Thanks to Washington’s State Library, the Cathlamet Public Library has borrowed a Makey Makey lab for people to come in and experiment,” said Librarian Carol Blix. “Imagine constructing a playable cardboard guitar, a paper bongo set, or a human sound effects machine.” Makey Makey is an open-ended invention kit people can use to create their own interactive keyboards. Chrome...
These classes will assist participants in writing their own simple forestry plan that may qualify them for property tax reductions or conservation cost-share grants. Classes will be held Tuesday evenings from 6-9 p.m., January 26 – March 8 with a Saturday field day on March 5. Classes will be offered via live, interactive webinars. Participants must have a broadband internet connection, such as cable or DSL. (Dial-up and some satellite connections will not work.) The fee is $185 before January 12 and $215 after January 12. Cost is per i...
Live Music at River Mile 38 Brewing Company: Christine Darby will perform from 5 to 8 p.m., Saturday, January 16, on the Crow's Nest Stage during Live at Five. 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
Zach Brown, a sophomore, from Wahkiakum High School, was nominated by a community member and selected by Washington Interscholastic Activities Association staff on Wednesday as one of the Athletes of the Week for achievements in basketball. Brown exploded for a triple-double as the Mules brought home the KM Mountain trophy, with a 67-48 victory over Naselle. He ended up with 23 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, and five blocked shots....
