Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Tuesday agenda for the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners was short on business items, but commissioners, staff and the public found plenty to discuss. Commissioners heard about drainage problems from a Risk Road resident; they heard reports that the US Army Corps of Engineers is asking certain Columbia River shoreline residents for letters of support for dredging plans; staff reported on needs and status of the county's computer system, and commissioners reported on their activities for the week. Tony Aegerter, a member of the Consoli...
As of Tuesday, the number of cases of covid-19 in Wahkiakum County had risen to 73, with 16 considered to be potentially active, according to Wahkiakum Health and Human Services. The Washington Department of Health was reporting that 1,201 tests had been conducted so far, and that two people had been hospitalized. In Cowlitz County, there have been a total of 3,565 cases, with 395 currently considered active. They are reporting 36 deaths related to covid-19. Pacific County has had 678 cases so f...
Mule football, volleyball, and cross country practice is expected to begin at Wahkiakum High School on Monday after the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s Executive Board decided to allow three truncated seasons for athletics, beginning with a seven week focus on fall sports. Whether Wahkiakum athletes and coaches will be allowed to compete against other teams is up in the air. It’s tied to Governor Jay Inslee’s Roadmap to Recovery Plan, and to the health of Clark and Cowlitz Co...
Photographer Genie Cary recently spotted this bird, tentatively identified as a finch, near her Rosedale residence....
Wahkiakum County’s high hills might have had snow early this week, but this flowering bush on Puget Island just caught a bit of frost. Photo by Rick Nelson....
Fred Thomas believes if an independent team had investigated his son’s death, the outcome would have been much different. In May 2013, 30-year-old Leonard Thomas was shot by Lakewood police sniper Brian Markert after a four-hour standoff between Thomas and the Pierce County Metro SWAT team. The team responded to a domestic dispute at Thomas’ home in Fife. Thomas was unarmed and holding his 4-year-old son in his arms when Markert shot him. When Fred Thomas and his family pursued legal action, he said they faced an uphill battle. A unanimous fed...
To The Eagle: Joe said at his inauguration “My whole soul is in this, bringing America together, uniting our people, uniting our nation and I ask every American to join me in this cause. Uniting to fight the foes we face: anger, resentment and hatred, extremism, lawlessness, violence, disease, joblessness and hopelessness. With unity, we can do great things, important things.” So far Joe and his swamps are still trying to impeach Trump; over what? Then he signed a few executive orders: stop the construction of the border wall, revoke Trump’s an...
To The Eagle: In the past three decades the attractive brick faced storefront on Main Street now known as The Spar has housed several iterations of the restaurant business: Birnie’s Retreat, then a Bavarian restaurant, then The Hungry Hippo, then a Chinese restaurant, plus a couple of other false starts that never got off the ground. Long vacancies occurred between these tenants. Nothing was really wrong with any of these operations, except the basic fact that Cathlamet is too small a community to support very many restaurants. Stephanie V...
To The Eagle: Dear Mr. Longview PUD board of directors member. Yesterday I was checking to see what result the recent high water in the Elochoman had on the bank work done this summer. I saw you fishing and went over to say howdy and how was the fishing. Long story short we talked a bit and I started walking downstream to see how the exit area of the rebuilt channel along the far bank was working out. You followed me down there. You then got on your walkie talkie and said to the person you were talking to, “Don’t talk to him (me) you can...
To The Eagle: Georgia recounted its presidential election ballots three times before Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger certified that Biden had prevailed. Thereafter, the Washington Post, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the New York Times received an audio recording of a one-hour phone call between Trump and Raffensperger. Aides of each joined in on the call. Its content has been confirmed and fact-checked by Verify. Searching for an accomplice to overturn the election results, Trump said “So look, all I want to do is t...
Dozens of business owners — from restaurant owners to bowling alley managers — told state officials that continued COVID-19 restrictions place small businesses at risk of permanent closure, but state healthcare officials said a rush to reopen businesses puts the public at risk during a pandemic that has yet to to be controlled. In all, more than 1,500 Washington residents convened online Jan. 20 to debate a bill before the Legislature that would ease government limits on indoor dining and entertainment. Sponsored by both Democrat and Rep...
A person who unlawfully summons the police on someone could face a civil action lawsuit under a proposed law that is gaining traction in the Legislature. Senate Bill 5135 would allow an individual to pursue civil action against a person who called the police without having evidence of a public safety risk. Senators voted along party lines with Democrats in favor in a 5-4 decision Jan. 21 to give SB 5135 a do-pass recommendation, and it was sent to the House Rules Committee. Democratic Sen. Mona Das, one of the bill’s sponsors, said in a Jan. 2...
MIXED--At the end of last week, we woke up to thick frost and temperatures in the low 20s in West Valley, so that certainly meant another log on the fire for those who use wood heat! Sunday it was back to cool but damp conditions with a moment or two of thick stuff hitting our windshield here, but, just about a mile up the road on KM Mountain, there was some accumlation starting to build, so the snow was not very far away and I heard there were several inches of snow on Beaver Creek. On this Monday morning, we currently have snow falling in...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, meetings and events usually listed here have been canceled or changed to online participation until further notice. The Eagle was advised of the following events: Online Recovery Meeting, Lower Columbia River Refuge Recovery. Mondays 6:30 p.m. Zoom ID 960 8413 9102. Community Center, Mon. 9-12 & 1-5. Tues-Thurs. 9-1. Friday by appointment. Cathlamet Library T-F 2-5 p.m. Covid restrictions enforced....
The Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments is conducting a survey to assess the housing needs and issues of availability and affordability in Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties. Results from this survey will be incorporated into the finalized Housing Needs Assessment document that will serve as an in-depth study of regional demographics, housing availability, housing affordability, and overall housing challenges in the southwestern Washington region and Rainier, Oregon. The Housing Needs Assessment Survey includes questions related to...
The Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments (CWCOG), as the lead agency for the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO), invites the public to comment on the draft 2020 Southwest Washington Coordinated Public Transit - Human Services Transportation Plan (CPT-HSTP) Amendment. The CPT-HSTP is a planning document that identifies the transportation needs of individuals with disabilities, seniors, young people, low-income individuals and others dependent on accessible transportation services to get them to where...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: January 18 — 12:58 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Puget Island resident complaining of chest pain. 2:19 a.m. A caller reported that a woman was trying to flag down traffic on Beaver Creek Road near the county line. Dispatch notified Cowlitz County, and they agreed to send a deputy to investigate. 8:19 a.m. A caller reported a suspicious man who had pulled into several driveways along SR 4 before s...
On February 2 from 12:00-12:45 p.m., WSU Master Gardener Alice Slusher will go over crucial gardens tasks for the month of February, and help you solve problems that may occur in your garden, landscape, and lawn. With spring around the corner, now is the time to plan ahead. No need to register, just pop in. Connection information (you must have a zoom account--sign up for one at zoom.us), then join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/7756056320?pwd=RzVxbTl0dXpyUjJjSDdsWnJuTXdydz09 Meeting ID: 775 605 6320 Password:...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop has announced the next virtual “In Their Footsteps” free speaker series event. An “Introduction to Backyard Owls” with Barbara Linnett will be on www.youtube.com/user/Lewisandclarknhp at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time, Sunday, February 14. This presentation is part of the February 12-15 worldwide Great Backyard Bird Count activities. Owls are amazing birds. Owls are found in urban, suburban, rural and forested areas of the world and that includes Clatsop County and the many varied habitats of Oreg...
Each semester, students at Missouri State University who attain academic excellence are named to the dean's list. For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least 12 credit hours during the fall semester and at least a 3.50 grade point average (on a 4.00 scale). Shona Heywood of Skamokawa made the list. Heywood was among more than 5,300 students named to the fall 2020 dean's list. She is the daughter of Heidi Heywood and Duncan Cruickshank of Skamokawa....
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce has announced that their annual calendar of events is now available. They may be accessed in the chamber’s building hall display, the community center and many businesses in town....
Samara Haver is a researcher at Oregon State University where she uses underwater microphones to study ocean sounds. Sound in marine environments is generated by many types of marine life, natural phenomena, and man-made sources, such as whales, sea ice, and vessel traffic. In this presentation, Haver will explain how she and her colleagues listen to the ocean, and what they have learned by eavesdropping in underwater ecosystems all around the United States. This free event is online. The 7...
Check Out Washington makes a limited edition Discover Pass available through participating libraries. Cathlamet Public Library now has two Discover passes available for patrons to checkout and use for free admission to visit millions of acres of state recreation lands in Washington, including: · More than 100 developed state parks; · More than 350 primitive recreation sites, including campgrounds and picnic areas; · Nearly 700 water-access points; · Nearly 2,000 miles of designated water and land recreation trails; · More than 80 natural are...
The Lower Columbia College Fighting Smelt Speech & Debate Team earned multiple team and individual awards at the Viking Invitational hosted by Western Washington University – the final Northwest Forensics Conference (NFC) Designated Tournament of the season. The team won first place in the community college division of the tournament and was also honored as a Division III Gold Program in the conference, which represents schools in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Alaska. Ilinca Slabu of Longview won the prestigious Orv Iverson A...
Bill Ammons, of Kelso, invites everyone to join him in celebrating a Day of Kindess on February 1. Ammons started the campaign several years ago in the hopes that people will take the time to share kindness with one another. Share a smile with someone, pay for the person behind you in line, offer to help an elderly neighbor, there are many ways to spread kindness in your community....
