Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson unveiled a budget-cutting plan to ease a projected $12 billion statewide budget deficit during a 2025 legislative preview in Olympia Jan. 9. “Washingtonians expect that we will increase revenue as a last resort. I will not contemplate additional revenue options until we have exhausted efforts to improve efficiency,” Ferguson said. Estimates of the deficit vary widely, from $7 billion to $15 billion. To make up the deficit, Ferguson proposes cutting spending by 6% budget a...
We have read your letters in the Grays River Builder, acknowledging the letters written by Mr. Meserve, and have enjoyed them immensely, so I thought I would write to you and tell you about the conditions in these vicinities. Like you folks, we are also strong and settled in two small communities (Frankfort and Sisson Creek), which are situated along the north shore of the Columbia River. Some of the settlers have made their homes here for the past fifty years; buying lots, erecting beautiful...
To The Eagle, The MOST important issue, left unmentioned, is DEQ, despite its promise to uphold the Clean Water Act, has permitted NEXT to release toxic discharge that would “degrade” (a nice word for destroy) fish habitat and pollute tidal waters used for irrigating food crops, fishing, and recreation. This major hit to tribal resources, which DEQ is ignoring, and disregard for the farming and fishing communities that feed us, is just one major flaw DEQ is sidestepping. NEXT’s permit flies in the face of what Betsy Johnson calls, “the cleaner...
Gilbert E. Charles Jr. 29, died on Friday, December 27, 2024. Gilbert was born December 30, 1994, in Lakewood, Washington to Gilbert, Sr. and Janiece (Franks) Blum. Gilbert graduated from Rochester High School, Rochester, Washington in 2013. He attended Glendale Community College in Glendale, Arizona and studied Geology. In 2014 he came home to the Elochoman Valley to assist with caring for his grandparents Fredrick and Jane Charles, and to start his career in Natural Resources Management. We...
Charlie the Champion Naselle residents Nate and Holly Engleson have been integral in our community for a long time. Nate is a key volunteer in the Naselle Fire Department, and Holly has spent countless hours putting on events like the Halloween Bash at the Naselle Community Center and the Easter egg hunts for the kids. They are also very involved at Naselle School, where their four kids attend. I chose to write a spotlight on them after the heartwarming homecoming they received this past week fr...
“Free? Did you say free?” Yes, if you’re a Wahkiakum County resident you can check out physical books for free at the Cathlamet Public Library. But that’s not all! You can also check out eBooks, emagazines and audio books for free! It doesn’t matter if you live in Skamokawa, Cathlamet, Svendsen’s Landing, Rosburg, Upper or Lower Elochoman, Altoona, Grays River, Flandersville, Eagle Cliff, Deep River, Waterford, Oneida, Puget Island, Eden Valley, Cape Horn or any other locale in Wahkiakum County. You can come into the library or go online and...
The Wahkiakum County Commissioners met on Tuesday, Jan. 21, for their regularly scheduled meeting. The commissioners approved the request to allot $25, 201 for a 50 percent match grant with the Washington State Military Department. The grant covers the continued support of the Department of Emergency Management program and its supporting staff. Wahkiakum Emergency Management Coordinator Austin Smith presented the Commissioners with a request for approval on the State Homeland Security Program...
Recently I interviewed Duncan Cruickshank of Skamokawa for our very first installment of Reader’s Fave! Reader’s Fave! is a short interview each week with someone in our community sharing their favorite book. Nothing difficult, just short and simple, and you get to share what you want to share. As 3rd graders would say, “Easy peasy!” I asked Duncan, “What’s your favorite book?” He replied, “Catch-22.” He said he read Catch-22 when he was about 16 years old, growing up in Scotland. He remembered...
Following their first defeat in seven games at the hands of Nestucca on Monday, Jan. 13, the Clatskanie girls basketball team got right back to work, defeating Aloha's Faith Bible Christian 42-14 at home Wednesday, Jan. 15. Taking a 12-2 lead into the second quarter and a 16-7 lead at halftime, the girls were able to pull away in the third quarter en route to the blowout victory. The girls were led in scoring by junior Joey Sizemore, who had a well-rounded night statistically, scoring 15 points, grabbing nine rebounds, dishing seven assists,...
Naselle sophomore captain Aubrey Katyryniuk once again showcased her dominance against the Mary M. Knight defense as she scored an incredible 32 points. The Comets defeated a very solid Mary M. Knight basketball squad 67-45. Photo by Rob Hilson....
FRIGID TEMPS. I cannot tell you how much I detest the bitter cold and with temperatures down in the low twenties this past week, I am definitely not a happy camper! While other areas were bright and sunny, those here in the West Valley also had some very thick fog, which did not leave for most of the day, and the dampness made for an extra layer of frost as well. Leaving from sunny Cathlamet last Friday, I drove into the “wall of fog” that sits right outside of Skamokawa and along the rock wall/rock pit area. My temperature gauge was dro...
January 13 7:14 a.m. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a single vehicle accident on Elochoman valley road. No injuries were reported. 7:57 a.m. A motorist on Puget Island reported a person laying on the porch of a church. The caller did not stop to investigate their condition. 3:03 p.m. A caller on Puget Island reported an ATV in the middle of the road, without a driver. 4:18 p.m. Cathlamet emergency services responded to a Cathlamet resident with abdominal pain. 6:00 p.m. A motorist reported a vehicle with flashing red lights on the side of t...
Rambunctious Rivalry The game against Naselle was always going to be an energy-charged contest, and the crowd was loud and proud from the jump when the Comets traveled to Cathlamet. The crowd erupted when Parker Leitz grabbed a steal and got the first points on the board with a finger roll on the fast break. It would remain a tight contest through the first, with fans of both teams roaring their support whenever their team made a play. Though Naselle led for much of the opening period, they...
Naselle guard, Jack Strange, hits the short jumper for two points against Raymond South Bend in the third quarter at South Bend High School. Unfortunately the Comet offense couldn’t get going in the second half and lost a close one to the Ravens, 53-49 on Friday night in South Bend....
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