Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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At 7 a.m. on Monday morning, the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant for animal neglect and animal cruelty at Angel Wings Pet Sanctuary on Puget Island, which is owned and operated by Debra Lawson-Bean. "We had three complainants come to us with pictures, video, and verbal statements," Sheriff Mark Howie said Tuesday. "When we have a case of animal neglect, when it gets to this point and we have this amount of evidence, it is a huge multi-agency, multi-interdepartmental...
The measles outbreak affecting the Portland-Vancouver area hasn't hit Wahkiakum County, yet. As of Sunday, 51 cases of the highly contagious disease had been diagnosed in Portland, Vancouver and Seattle. So far, there have been none locally, Chris Bischoff, director of Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services said Tuesday as the county board of commissioners met as the county board of health. There is one possible case in Cowlitz County. According to the Mayo Clinic website, "Measles is a childhood infection caused by a virus. Once quite...
Last week, commissioners from Wahkiakum County Port Districts 1 and 2 met to discuss the pros and cons of consolidating, entering into an inter-local agreement to share services, or remaining as they are. Several community members were in attendance. “The purpose of this meeting is not to make a decision one way or the other but to have an open discussion about whether they are ideas worth exploring,” Counsel Tim Hanigan said. Port 1 Commissioner Bob Kizziar suggested that combining the two port...
We love our weather, as evidenced this past week. Wednesday's sunset, above, photographed by Frans Eykel, and Thursday's blooming daffodils, photo by Rick Nelson....
To The Eagle: I’ve been thinking about immigration a lot these days. Here I sit in my nice house on Sunday morning looking at the lovely view I have of ‘my’ valley, thinking about the Indians who lived here first. I think I’m an immigrant, too. I migrated from Indiana to West Virginia, to Texas, to Colorado and to Alaska, then to Seattle, then to Wahkiakum County. I had so many stories from other places that my neighbor, Bob Torppa, asked me one day where I was “really” from, but I didn’t know what to say. I thought about it and my best answe...
To The Eagle: In the perennial pursuit to promulgate a Progressive Utopian Paradise (PUP), Governor Cuomo of New York has signed into law legislation enabling third trimester abortion up to actual live birth and in some cases beyond, as one formless and grammarless defender put it, “into the fourth trimester.” Virginia has enacted equally egregious legislation, and several other states including California are marching in lockstep in that direction, and some of the Democrat Party’s rather bizarre collection of 2020 presidential wannabes have...
Once spring-run chinook salmon disappear, they are not likely to re-emerge, indicates genetic analysis of the revered wild fish in a study led by the University of California, Davis. Prompt conservation action could preserve spring-run chinook, as well as their evolutionary potential. The study illustrates that when human actions alter the characteristics, or phenotypes, of wild species, these changes can become irreversible. This can have long-term evolutionary consequences because natural phenotypic variation buffers species from...
There was a lot to talk about at the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday morning. Commissioner Dennis Reid brought up two issues during open discussion. He suggested that they do away with the resolutions regarding salary range and salary caps for the general manager. “The manager’s salary is up to the commissioners,” Reid said.” If you are going to set a salary cap, you should stick to it. It irks me that every couple years we say we want to give the manager a raise...
Cathlamet residents may have noticed that their water and sewer bill increased this month. During a meeting to discuss details for a job announcement at the Town of Cathlamet last Wednesday, acting Treasurer Sylvia Costich reminded the town council members of an ordinance passed in May of 2015 that sets an automatic increase in utility rates each year. According to the ordinance, the increase is equal to the “annual percentage change published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for September o...
WEATHER--Temperatures dropped on Sunday night and by Monday morning, we had a slight trace of snow/ice on the lawn, but that little bit was gone by eleven so we certainly didn't get any big snow storm, which was fine by me! People in higher elevations got more, and even that depended on where you were located. I know the folks in the Seattle/Everett region got quite a bit of the white stuff and it was well below freezing Monday morning, with very windy conditions, so oddly enough, they were worse off than we were, which is pretty rare. Tuesday...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Cathlamet Public...
Lower Columbia College has announced that Peter Rock will be featured at the February 27 Northwest Voices event in Longview. First, the author will provide a screening of Leave No Trace, a film based on his book My Abandonment, from 3-5:00 p.m., in LCC’s Health and Science Building Room 101. From 7-8:00 p.m., he will hold a reading at the Longview Public Library from his new book, The Night Swimmers, due out in early 2019. Both events are free and open to the public. Peter Rock was born and raised in Salt Lake City. He is the author of the n...
Wahkiakum County commissioners covered a wide variety of business at their Tuesday meeting, including having discussions on changes to ferry rates and use of the vacant Johnson House as a rental residence. Ferry patrons have complained about the rates for vehicles with trailers. They say a vehicle and trailer can be charged $28 per trip, taking up the same space as two cars, which would be charged a total of $12. It discourages use. Public Works Director Chuck Beyer said the rates established two years ago were structured to show state...
[Editor's note: This column has been corrected: The initial version of this article incorrectly stated that the Naselle Lutheran Church had closed; the Naselle Congregational Church has in fact disbanded its congregation and passed its property to the Finnish American Folk Festival organization. We apologize for the error.] Rosburg News For those who have attended or are planning to attend the Naselle/Grays River Valley senior luncheon on Wednesday, I would like to clarify a few things. First of all, those who are 55 and older can join, not 60...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: January 28 — 9:46 a.m. A caller reported two dogs in the middle of SR 4 in the Skamokawa area. 10:27 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an ailing Cathlamet resident. 2:44 p.m. A caller reported that a truck was blocking a lane of traffic on a Puget Island road. 5:27 p.m. Two students got into an altercation at a Cathlamet school. 6:26 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a child who was bleeding from an eye. 9...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop has announced the next In Their Footsteps free speaker series event. Five Common Birds of Astoria with Barbara Linnett will be held Sunday, February 17, at 1:00 p.m. This presentation is part of the February 15-18 worldwide Great Backyard Bird Count activities in the park. Enjoy an hour of indoor birding: no binoculars, hats or boots needed. This talk focuses on five favorite Clatsop County birds- including identification, behavior, migration patterns, breeding and nesting, feeding needs,...
“My name is Susan Peterson from Coast Community Radio, Community is our middle name!” As the Development Director, this is her favorite way to introduce the stations of Coast Community Radio. Fort George Brewery and Pub has selected KMUN as their February Benefit Night recipient. On Feb 26, Fort George will donate 10 percent of all sales upstairs from 4:30 to 10:00 p.m. They have planned to have lots of interesting people from the station to schmooze with while they eat and drink (remember the 10 percent), a silent auction, a one-of-a-kind raff...
The Liberty Theatre, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria, has announced the premier of Hollywood's biggest night in Astoria to be held February 24 at 3:30 and 5 p.m. Tickets are $25-$50. Superstar guests will walk the red carpet into the historic theater. The evening will be hosted by Astoria's own Drag Queen Daylight. There are two levels of experience: • 3:30 p.m. $50 VIP Ticket: Enjoy a private reception on the Mezzanine while watching the OSCAR® Red Carpet Live pre-show on the big screen with hors d'oeuvres from Fulio's Restaurant and a comp...
Community Health Accreditation Partner, Inc., (CHAP) announced January 23 that Community Home Health & Hospice has been awarded CHAP Accreditation under the CHAP Hospice Standards of Excellence. CHAP Accreditation demonstrates that Community Home Health & Hospice meets the industry's highest nationally recognized standards. The rigorous evaluation by CHAP focuses on structure and function, quality of services and products, human and financial resources and long-term viability. Adherence to CHAP's standards leads to better quality care and...
Vernon G. Olson, 91, of Cathlamet (Puget Island) died on January 28, 2019 at St. John Medical Center in Longview. He was born in Longview on September 19, 1927 to Selmar “Sam” and Hilda (Nordine) Olson. The family moved from Ryderwood to Cathlamet when he was young, living at Crown Zellerbach family camp in the Elochoman Valley, then moving to Puget Island. Vern lived in the family home on Puget Island for 75 years. In 1945 he graduated from Wahkiakum High School and attended Oregon State University. He enjoyed playing on the town baseball and...
Angie Whitehead has opened a little shop on Main Street in Cathlamet, where she sells lovely and fun handmade decorative items. Whitehead and her two sisters, Daria and Donna, have filled the shop with their creations, handmade and re-purposed from items they find at auctions and thrift shops. "I think mom had a master degree in home economics," Whitehead said, "she did costuming for a theatre in Portland. This kind of creativity was always around. My oldest sister does all the sewing, she's a...
Despite the cold temperatures, Wahkiakum is staying busy. It’s a good time to focus on what you want for the year. How will you make each day count? What will you learn? What can you teach others? Before the hibernation is over, set your intentions. The community center is a great place to converge and share ideas. Our computers are available to you, maybe we can help you dust off your resume or perhaps you need some help finding services in town. Stop in and visit if it’s been a while. Coming up on Feb. 26 @ 6:30 p.m., Wahkiakum Outdoors pre...
• Lawmakers propose bill to plan for future catastrophic events in the state • Bill to prepare public schools for catastrophic emergencies • Plan may provide more resources to schools in the case of an emergency By Madeline Coats WNPA Olympia News Bureau, Jan. 29, 2019 A plan may go into effect to better prepare Washington state public schools for natural or human-caused catastrophic incidents, by request of the state Military Department. House Bill 1200 was co-sponsored by a bipartisan group of 10 representatives and introduced by Rep. Lauri...
The Wahkiakum County Museum has installed a new ductless heating and cooling system with air conditioner/heat pump units and a WiFi control module. The new system will not only provide improved comfort for visitors and staff, but also produce drier airflow than the old propane system, aiding in the constant battle against humidity, which can damage many of the items on display, particularly cloth and paper. The units were donated by Linda Wright and Frans and Mieke Eykel, and installed by volunteer labor using money from several donors who...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public comments on proposed recommendations for the 2019-20 hunting seasons. From Jan. 23 through Feb. 13, WDFW will accept written comments from the public to help finalize hunting rules and regulations proposed for the upcoming year. The proposals and comment forms will be posted on the department's website at https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/regulations/seasonsetting/. Most of the proposals address minor changes in special permit levels and hunting area descriptions proposed since...
