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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The heavy, wet snow started Sunday morning and just kept coming. It felled trees, knocked out power (Wahkiakum PUD's crew turned out for an 23-hour day), and caused two slides that closed SR 4 near Stella and Skamokawa. Above, Grays River resident Trudy Fredrickson photographed an eerie sky on Monday. Upper left: A state Department of Transportation snowplow cleared slush off SR 4. Photo by Rick Nelson. Lower left: A gillnet boat sat in the Elochoman Slough Marina while a dark storm cloud moved...
On Tuesday morning, the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners listened to reports and voted to give General Manager Dave Tramblie a 4 percent raise effective January 1, 2017. “Let’s talk about the storm,” Tramblie said to begin his report. “The guys got called out around 4 p.m. on Sunday and got everyone back on yesterday about 3 p.m.,” Tramblie said. “So, about 23 hours. A large tree came down on the double circuit from Jacobson Road down to Main Street on the highway, which created qui...
According to Mike Crouse, this story has been told a hundred times. There is a siren song on the river. Crouse heard it when he was a child in Skamokawa. In a home separated from the Columbia River by a white-tailed deer refuge, he knew when the commercial fishermen went out, because he could hear the music of their boats, even from that distance. These days he can name the gillnetters from the distinct rhythm and melody of their motors. What he hears is a call. "I gotta get out there," he...
The ferry Oscar B. will go out of service Monday morning for repairs. The ferry will be out of service from 7:30 a.m. to 12 noon, Wahkiakum County Public Works Director Chuck Beyer said Tuesday. Beyer said the county mechanic will replace an exhaust pipe which has been vibrating and shearing bolts. The problem has caused some outages of service. Another technician will work on a problem in the vessel's alarm system, Beyer said....
To The Eagle: Why does Trudy Fredrickson have all the books donated to Johnson Park? The Friends of the Bend Library and librarians say they only donate to public facilities not private individuals. So what happened? Apparently old board members were angered the library they configured had been changed. Mrs. Fredrickson was right when she said the conditions where the books were housed were ideal. The room was dark and warm, and it was almost impossible to read the titles of books, so great for books, not so wonderful for users. In an effort to...
To The Eagle: A common call among all cultures, societies, governments and aspirations among all parents, is to have and promote opportunities for education, more and better education. Education might be best described as obtaining knowledge based on facts to make good/appropriate decisions. Now that we are moving forward with a new administration that promotes the concept of “alternative facts” what happens with real facts? Then what happens to “truth”? Dennis T. Gordon Puget Island...
To The Eagle: What a heartening and reassuring collection of opinions on page 2 of the February 2 Eagle! Beginning with the thoughtful and reasoned editorial by Rick Nelson, I was reminded again of how fortunate we are to have him in charge of our local newspaper. Rick has consistently offered thought-provoking opinions and “real news” to the residents of Wahkiakum County and beyond. Thanks Rick! I also appreciated the articles shared by Ms. Bucklin regarding the dangers of the methanol project in Kalama, the importance of the media art...
To The Eagle: So, so many years ago, while I was a student Wahkiakum had some larger classes and was playing as a class A school in sports. At that time seniors were not allowed to play JV ball and with the interest being high and following the WIAA guidelines on the allotted number of players per basketball team they had tryouts for varsity. I do recall one year when a couple of seniors did not make the team and were cut, there were some pretty upset in the community but the Varsity coach was trying to put the best players he had available on...
To the Eagle: It was fine to see the front page of the Ground Hog's Day edition dominated by literary matters. Diana Zimmerman did a fine job reporting on poetry and libraries in the county, as she does on so many stories. We are very fortunate to have her on your staff. As to the poetry, I was frustrated to read the announcement of the state's new poet laureate, Tod Marshall, reading in Cathlamet only on the very day of the event the previous week, and then to read in Diana's report that the audience was small. I might have missed it in an...
To The Eagle: When you protest something you are validating its existence. You might not believe it, but the best thing to do is quietly ignore what you would have protested and get very very busy doing things that make conditions better all across the board. Ben Elkinton Cathlamet...
NOT NICE--The weekend began with lots of rain and temps in the 40s, so when I went to bed on Saturday night to pouring rain and 45 degree temps, I didn't think much of it, other than I knew I'd wake up to a "lake" Sunday morning. Well, I did wake up to a "lake" in our field, but it was also surrounded by a whole lot of snow; yikes! The late night forecast said that snow would not be arriving until later Sunday, so that was off just a wee bit. With some folks getting three inches and others up to six, or even close to a foot, we were certainly h...
Wahkiakum County commissioners handled a variety of business at their Tuesday meeting, with topics ranging from vacancies on various boards to a report on the county's economics. Puget Island resident Sylvia Costich addressed Commissioners Blair Brady and Mike Backman (Commissioner Dan Cothren was in Olympia at a meeting of the state Board of Natural Resources), commenting that it would help their decision making to become aware of the county's demographics and economics. "Many of your agenda item discussions address the welfare of the citizens...
Wahkiakum County Port 1 commissioners gathered for a special meeting to discuss dredging and a dock for commercial fishermen at the marina on Friday. The commercial dock is a joint project with the Marine Resource Committee and is nearly complete. The dock and gangway will be for commercial fishermen to load and unload equipment, and to unload and sell fish. There will be a designated parking area for them nearby. Meanwhile, the window for dredging closes on February 28, and the port is...
Your doctor says you have pre-diabetes. What does that mean? On March 2 at noon, Debbie Fredricks will discuss what pre-diabetes is and what steps you can take to either prevent developing Type 2 Diabetes or delay the onset. You will leave the session with some tools to help you on your journey to living a healthier lifestyle. This program, sponsored by Washington State University Extension will be held for free at the Cowlitz Co. Administration Building, Room 300, 207 4th Ave North, Kelso. For more information, contact Gary Fredricks at...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Community Center, 9 a.m. - Noon. Grief Recovery, Cathlamet Community Center, 1 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. 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 Adv...
Friends of Skamokawa will reopen Redmen Hall on Saturday, March 4. Their first event of the year will be their famous antique sale to be held the following weekend on March 11 and 12 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. This time the Antique and Vintage sale will be held just across the highway from the hall in the Skamokawa Resort's Conference Room, in Skamokawa. They invite locals to participate in this event by clearing out their attics and offering their ‘oldies but goodies' for sale. If you have items that could be considered antique or vintage, that y...
Snow, snow and a little more snow. It was beautiful to look at, but treacherous to drive in for many. Lots of trees and big branches down which also caused some distraction for a few. I would like to say a huge thank you to our county crews for all their hard work and for probably losing a bit of sleep in order to keep things running smooth. I know I won’t drive in it if I don’t have to, but many folks have to get to work, and without your crews keeping the roads clear, that would not be possible. Thank you. News from Naselle: Sports cal...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past two weeks, including: January 30 — 1:40 p.m. A caller reported that someone had placed an “ISIS Hunting permit” sticker on her vehicle while it was parked at a Rosedale business. 11:14 p.m. A caller reported that a woman was screaming while standing in the middle of a Puget Island road. A deputy was unable to locate the individual. January 31 — 3:03 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Skamokawa resident who may have suffere...
The Wahkiakum Fire District #3 Commissioners will meet this Friday instead of the regular meeting tonight (Thursday). The commission will have a workshop beginning at 5 p.m. and the regular meeting will begin at 7 p.m.," said District Secretary Gene Strong. "This is for February only."...
By Diana Zimmerman Naselle basketball teams are headed to postseason play in the 1B division. The Comettes took first place in the Coastal 1B league. They finished the regular season 12-0 in league, and 15-5 overall. They are currently ranked 23rd in the WIAA RPI. Their first place league finish bought them a bye for the first round of district play. They face the winner of the Mary M. Knight/Columbia Adventist game on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. in Castle Rock. The boys took second place in the...
Joyce R. Cothren, 82, of Cathlamet, died on January 29 at home. She was born to Frank and Roberta (Jones) Lilly in Newport, Washington on December 13, 1934. She graduated from Winlock High School in 1953 and married GL Cothren on June 12 the same year. Joyce loved reading, camping, clam digging, playing cards and sending cards to everyone for birthdays, anniversaries and sympathy. She was a caring, loving person. She was a supporter of the Columbia Theater in Longview and enjoyed performances there. She and GL were avid Mules fans and she was...
Scott Kehrli has retired from the Puget Island Fire Department. He served the department for 41 years, the last 17 as the Chief. He was presented a Washington Volunteer Firefighter Special Limited Edition Engraved Rifle at a recent department crab and oyster feed. The firearm was inscribed "Thank you for your service to Puget Island Fire Department, Scott Kehrli 1975-2016." Puget Island resident Mike Beutler is the new chief for the Puget Island Fire Department. Photo courtesy of Mike...
Kiwanis Terrific Kids for Grades 3 through 5 are: Back left to right: Audrey Morton, Klarah Sause, Jacob Johnson, Thain Russell, Lana Goff, Dalton Bruntmyer and Janessa Frink. Front left to right: Aoe Doiron, Evan Bolton, Zaya Ray, Jayden Stoddard, Mason Waldeck, Greydon Luce, Elizabeth Davis, Grace Monte, Amirah Abdul-Kariem, and Makayla Davis. Kiwanis Terrific Kids for grades Kindergarten through 2nd Grade are: Back left to right: Trevor Bruce, Tatyana Dovbilo, Konner Reese, Annelise Vik,...
6th grade – 4.0 – Iliya Goldinov, Nadia Goldinov, Sofiya Goldinov, Reigha Niemeyer and Malia Ana Silva. 3.2 – 3.95 – Alyssa Montgomery, Klayton Scuito, Ryan Robinson, Titan Niemela, Tanner Collupy, Miya Kerstetter, Hannah Mendez, Landon Nielsen, Selena Salas, Kamryn Watkins, Jade Hauff-Mahitka, Kaiden Ray, Mercedes Menard, Abigail Ames, Adriana Ashe, Sebastian Britt, Alliana Bennett, McKenna Mendez, Ava Thomas, Breyonna Montgomery, Brooklynn Luthi, Shayla Russell, Kaleb Nielsen and Clara Monte. 7th grade – 4.0 – Megan Leitz and Gabriel Moon. 3....
Fences For Fido has announced that they are the recipient of a $15,000 grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) to be used for building fences, providing doghouses, and improving the lives of chained dogs in Southwest Washington. The organization will provide services to qualifying families in Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, Wahkiakum, Lewis, Pacific, and Klickitat counties. Families with chained or tethered dogs, or concerned citizens who are aware of a chained dog in the counties served can fill out a fence...
