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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Photo and story by Rick Nelson Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include information received after the print edition went to press. Work on the Puget Island bridge is coming to an end this month, Washington State Department of Transportation officials said this week. The project, which consisted of painting and installation of a new deck on the bridge, has been completed over a year ahead of schedule, according to a department news release. On Nov. 8, construction workers removed l...
Wahkiakum County Commissioners Dan Cothren and Mike Backman were asked to adjudicate neighborhood disputes at their meeting Tuesday. [Commissioner Gene Strong was out of town at a statewide meeting of county officials.] The first dispute involved the commissioners. Cathlamet resident Jim Kolberg asked the board to trim trees along the property line between his house and the Johnson House on Division Street. The trees drop debris, and one leaning tree hovers dangerously over the skylight in his bedroom, Kolberg said. He added that he had...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council on Monday voted 3-1 to open their Butler Street lot to parking with a six-month deadline to begin improvements to the lot. The action was one of several initiatives from Council Member David Olson who also suggested changes to the composition of the town planning commission, a formal agenda for meetings, and guidelines for conduct during meetings and public comment. In other business, Mayor Dale Jacobson announced that Public Works Director Duncan Cruickshank is leaving his position at the end of this...
Washington State Climatologist Nicholas Bond spoke toa small crowd about the complexities of climate change and how it might affect our ecosystems and the salmon that has been so important to the people of the Northwest at the Wahkiakum Outdoors event at the Hope Center on Nov. 12. "2014 brought record returning numbers of Chinooks coming through Bonneville Dam," Bond said. "We ended up having a drought in Washington State in 2015. It wasn't a lack of precipitation, it was so warm that it was...
To The Eagle: A recent contributor posited the question “why are there poor at all?” and concluded that poor folk “want to be poor and choose not to work to support themselves.” The Feds classify an individual as “poor” if their income is less than $12,000 yearly, or if a family of three is trying to survive on $21,000. See more about the gradations of poverty online, if you care. There are currently 100 million people hovering between those thresholds in the U.S. A large number of that 100 million are children and seniors. Over 12 million of t...
Commentary by Darrell Alexander Theron Frame is a 15 year old sophomore at Naselle High School who was given the opportunity to enter the contest with 21 other entries. His hope is to make the wider world better in some way after he graduates while still keeping in touch with his family. He entered the essay contest because he felt that doing so would honor those who have worked tirelessly to protect our and others’ freedoms. He says that we are fortunate to live in a country that had such strong moral values in mind when it was created, and o...
Sometimes I just get lucky. From the moment I saw that the first woman to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean would be speaking at the Cathlamet Yacht Club's Fall Dinner, I'd been daydreaming ways to finesse an invitation. I never verbalized the wish, but somehow, someone got the message, and I got that invitation. I'm glad. I like stories, and Sharon Sites Adams had a fine one to tell. Adams, who grew up in Prineville, was an adult the first time she saw the ocean. "I wasn't impressed," she...
DAMP--We started this past weekend with some heavy fog and some drizzly conditions, and I don't know about you, but all that dampness seemed to chill me to the bone, even though it wasn't super cold. Looking at extended forecasts, it's possible that we may get some dry times coming our way, and that certainly would be nice. We'll keep our fingers crossed as often these extended forecasts change at the last minute. SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from Nov. 21-27 are Danny Silverman, Kinsley Helms, Mike Brown, Gordie Oman, Kyle Parker J...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7:15 p.m. Learn to knit, crochet and mend, Sandra Sews, Community Center, Cathlamet, 10:30 a.m.-Noon. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. CathlameTones, Hotel Cathlamet, 6 p.m. Fire Protection District No. 1 Commissioners, Fire Hall, 5:30 p.m. Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m. Cathlamet First Aid Division,...
Wahkiakum County and Pacific County in the past were mainly connected by the waterways. It would not be until the late 1930s that Longview would be connected to the coast. River life would slowly disintegrate to the present state that the only craft going up these creeks and rivers are small boats, jet skis, canoes, kayaks, and homemade rafts. The waterways are no longer dredged for commercial service to the community. Trucks for the most part do all the necessary deliveries to the community as...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: November 11 – 10:58 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an Elochoman Valley resident who was slurring her words and having balance issues. 2:32 p.m. The Grays River ambulance aided a Rosburg resident with low blood pressure. 6 p.m. A Puget Island resident reported that a neighbor’s cat had been begging for food for three days and requested a welfare check on the neighbor. A deputy responded. No one app...
Kerrie McNally, a loving mother, talented singer-songwriter, and dedicated friend, left her earthly body at age 61 on November 10th after a hard fight with metastatic gallbladder cancer. Kerrie was a person who left this world too soon yet managed to live an extraordinarily full life in the time she was given. Kerrie Ellen (Liston) McNally was born on May 15th, 1958 in San Antonio, TX to Leland and Jeanine Liston. She attended Evergreen High School in Vancouver, WA, and Neah-Kah-Nie High School...
On November 7, 2019, with family by his side, Richard (Dick) Quigley, 63, passed away after a short, but brave battle with esophageal cancer. He was born in Longview, Washington on December 26, 1955, to Winifred Katherine (Bozanich) and Lawrence Edward Quigley. He grew up in Cathlamet, Washington, got his first rowboat when he was eight, and spent hours exploring the surrounding forests and rivers. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1974 where he was a multi-sport athlete. After...
V. Dwaine Almer, 65, of Skamokawa, died in a Portland Hospital on November 12, 2019. Dwaine was born on February 19, 1954 in Ilwaco to Harold and Dorothy Almer. He was a lifelong resident of Skamokawa where he and his siblings and cousins had a great childhood growing up in the country. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1972 where he loved playing basketball and football. Dwaine spent most of his life working in the woods as a logger for Durrah-Martin Logging and later for...
Our beloved brother, cousin and friend, Robert Brewer Boardman, 76, died suddenly of multiple illnesses on October 7, 2019 in the Hospice Care Center in Longview, Washington. He was born on September 18, 1943 on what he liked to call “a little island off Cuba,” Key West, Florida. The family moved around a lot and stayed the longest in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Bob graduated from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington with a major in economics. As an adult, he had a checkered career that included early IT for Canadian Pacific Railroad and the Ala...
Kick off your Christmas shopping at "A Country Christmas," St. James' annual bazaar, this Saturday, Nov. 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a great variety of gift items to choose from including handcrafted jewelry, vintage collectibles, art note cards, coasters, decorative towels and aprons, welcome signs, metal and wire ornaments, bowl cozy's, etc. There will also be a number of raffle baskets offered, including Mule, Spa, Cookie Time, Tea Time, County Bounty and a Pink Unicorn basket to name a few. The Children's Christmas Store will b...
If you missed the Wahkiakum Lighted Christmas Parade last year, don’t worry, this year is shaping up to be even bigger and better. More good news is that the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce has kindly offered to host the parade and cover the insurance required to operate on town streets so we can have an even bigger procession. This event just keeps getting better. The Elochoman Marina and River Mile 38 Brewing Co. are also joining in the fun this year with a long list of activities for young and old alike. Some of the plans include a holiday mar...
Members of the Sons of Norway invite all children 10 years and younger to a Christmas party to be held at the Norse Hall from 2-4 p.m. on December 1. The hall is located on Puget Island, 144 SR 409. Activities will include cookie decorating, bingo, crafts, and more. Refreshments will be served and small gift bags will be given. There may even be letter writing to Santa at the North Pole. Bring your cameras as Santa Claus will be on hand for photo opportunities. All children must be accompanied by an adult. There may be Scandinavian pastries...
Wahkiakum County Port 1 Commissioners met briefly last Thursday to talk about a variety of issues. An error was discovered on the 2020 rate schedule. Three vendor fees had been listed when there should have been only one, set at $10. Commissioners approved the correction. They also approved a correction to an RV rate that was listed at $400 and should have been set at $410 and set a rate for an open storage unit at $250. According to a report prepared by the Port Manager, Jackie Lea, representatives from a lake community in northwest Oregon...
Andromeda Forever Friend was born at home November 15, 2019 at 4:38 a.m., to parents Erik Friend and Megan Blackburn, of Cathlamet. She weighed 7-lbs, 6-oz., and was 20" long. Andromeda joins sister, Birdie Feather Friend and brother Everwild Forest Friend. Proud grandparents of the baby girl are Jeff and Pearl Blackburn of Rosburg, Heather Pool of Portland, OR and John and Laurie Friend of Sun Valley, CA. Courtesy photo....
Patrons can find global information on topics related to business, economics, education, government, health, homework help, international studies, politics, science, social issues, sports, STEM and more from a variety of news media featuring newspapers, videos and web-only content. Thanks to the Washington State Library and Newsbank, Cathlamet Public Library patrons may now use their library card numbers to sign on to the Newsbank databases: Access World News, Washington State News, and the Seattle Times Collection. In addition, there are six...
The Wahkiakum Mules got in six sets before being eliminated from the State 2B volleyball tournament in Yakima last week. In the first round of the double elimination tournament on Thursday, the Lady Mules lost to Liberty (Spangle) in three sets: 16-25, 15-25, and 16-25. Later that day, they lost to Walla Walla Valley Academy in three sets: 15-25, 18-25, and 19-25. It was the final season for seniors Heidi Bruntmyer, Nai'a Freeman, Asia Taccori, Aubrie Montgomery, and Solana S...
After three matches, the Naselle Comets found themselves heading home without hardware on the second day of the State 1B volleyball tournament. The team moved into the loser's bracket after losing to Pomeroy in three sets in the first round: 21-25, 11-25, and 25-27. They were able to keep their hopes alive with a four set win against Grace Academy later that day: 25-27, 25-16, 25-13, and 25-19. On Friday morning, they played their last game, losing to Firm Foundation in four sets: 15-25, 22-25,...
Driving home after a lovely day at Johnson Park last week, I became flooded with memories of past holidays; who was there, who made dinner, who has since passed on and the new additions of people to call family. I couldn’t help but think of my grandma, she was exceptional at making any holiday special, but Thanksgiving was her favorite. This cable of thoughts and emotions combined with the golden-gloom of SR-4 and the holidays approaching-prompted me to focus on Gratitude. Disclaimer: Men, please do not lose your hat, as your time of a...
