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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The public was invited to comment during a water use efficiency hearing at Tuesday’s Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners meeting, but only one member of the public was in attendance. The PUD’s goals are to reduce the amount of water purchased from the Town of Cathlamet per capita by seven percent within six years, and to reduce water production per capita on the Western Wahkiakum Water system by 10 percent in the next six years. They plan to do this by educating consumers, cal...
We are pleased to announce our annual photo contest, A Day in The Life of Wahkiakum County and Naselle. We invite Wahkiakum County and Naselle residents to shoot a photo on Saturday, May 7, 2016, in the Wahkiakum County and Naselle areas and enter on or before May 13, 2016, to participate. Three division winners will be selected and earn $50 prizes. Winners and honorable mention photos will be published in The Wahkiakum County Eagle’s special edition, The Focus on Wahkiakum, in early June. Divisions will are: 1. Children age 0-7 on May 1, 2...
Five-year-old children and their parents visited the kindergarten class at Naselle Elementary School last week to meet their teacher and get a preview of their class for next fall. Above, Kendall Ford, the kindergarten teacher for Naselle/ Grays River School District welcomes the parents of next year's kindergarten class during orientation last week. Below, left, next year's kindergarten class in Naselle enjoys cookies after meeting the lunch ladies and learning how to navigate the lunch line...
The local election season is approaching. Filing for positions on the 2016 election ballots will run May 16-20. Candidates for local positions file in the county auditor's office, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 4 p.m. Positions on the ballot include: County Commissioner District 1, 4-year term, Mike Backman incumbent. Precincts: East & West Puget Island & South Cathlamet. Filing Fee $359.80. Island resident Greg Prestegard announced to The Eagle on Tuesday that he will be a candidate for the position. County Commissioner District 2, 4-year...
Discussion about changing the names of Wahkiakum County geological features incorporating the name Jim Crow continued this week. The discussion started last month when Senator Pramila Jayapal of Seattle began a statewide review of geographic names that might be considered racist or otherwise offensive. The names of Jim Crow Point, Jim Crow Hill and Jim Crow Creek, eventually caught her eye, and her inquiries about the name reached the board of commissioners and started a public conversation about the names. The term Jim Crow refers to the laws...
To The Eagle: I am announcing that I will be closing my Cathlamet law office, located at 99 Main St., effective June 30, 2016, in anticipation of retiring from the practice of law. During this transition time, I will finalize as many pending cases as possible, but will bring to completion all unfinished client work from my office in Westport, WA. If you are a client, or former client, and would like to receive your case file, please contact Tom Doumit at (360) 795-6044, or by mail at P.O. Box 151, Cathlamet, WA 98612, and those requests will...
To The Eagle: I am a senior at Wahkiakum High School, and I’d like to give a shout out to all of the teachers and staff members of Wahkiakum High School who have helped me through the years. My principal, Stephanie Leitz, has been a crucial factor in not only my success, but the success of my classmates. I would also like to especially recognize our cafeteria and maintenance staff who have continued to work hard behind the scenes to keep our school clean throughout each year. I have grown to love the staff at Wahkiakum as if they were my own k...
To The Eagle: Many people feel that the changing of names of historical personages or sports teams will erase the ‘bad history’ that they are ashamed of. Our “history” can be improved and even enriched by hiding and or destroying the unfit memories from the past. I think this movement to deny the past is self-delusional, cowardly and masochistic. It is a childish and therefore dangerous way to treat what has happened. We, all of us, need to accept that humanity is deeply flawed. What has happened is in the past. But what we can do about o...
To The Eagle: This is the test of a statement read to the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday: Our Pledge of Allegiance contains principles that the United States of America stand for throughout this country. Our annual Bald Eagle Days in July celebrate our beautiful community as well as reflect the same principles of our county. In our Pledge of Allegiance we proclaim that the United States is an indivisible nation. Indivisible can be defined as to not be separated into parts. I say this not to undermine anyone's knowledge, but...
Editor's note: The original version of this letter was missing one sentence; this is the correct version. We apologize to the writer, Peter McGuire. To The Eagle: Fifty years ago I had the honor of serving in the United States Marine Corps. Six or seven times during my time at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, I was assigned to funeral details. This involved riding on a bus to a country churchyard and firing a 21-gun salute at the burial of a fallen Marine. These Marines all had two things in common: They were all black, and I don't think any of...
To The Eagle: The choice of candidates campaigning for the highest honor of serving our country is rather disturbing and depressing. The Democrats can’t come up with a better candidate than Hillary? Sanders? Republicans are no better. The ballots should also include “None of the Above” when time to vote. I’m fed up with experienced politicians that sugarcoat the talk and once elected they snub us with an about-face turn and live their merry way doing their thing. A while back, I wrote and poured out my heart in a 3-page letter to the preside...
To The Eagle: A year has passed since the last American Heart Association Annual Walk. Last year your local team consisted of Sandy Boldt, Vickie Bergseng, Marnee Davis and myself. We reached our goal of $300. This year we are again walking to make money to help people in this community live longer, free of heart disease and stroke. We have set our goal this year of $400. This year we will walk around the lake in Longview on May 14. If you would like to donate, we will gladly accept donations. Each donation should be made out to the American...
To The Eagle: The PTO would like to thank all who participated in the "Spring Blossom Bingo" event that was held last Friday. Although there wasn't as big a turnout as we hoped, it was still a lot of fun. I want to personally give a huge "Thank You" to all the representatives from the Wahkiakum Lion's Club for helping and for letting us use most of their equipment. It was much appreciated. Also to the Wahkiakum County Fair for use of some of their equipment. As well, many thanks to our local sponsors such as the Cathlamet Pharmacy for a...
To The Eagle: Hello from Pori, Finland! By a note of my family member by name Lindwall, I saw my mom’s name in your paper in an obituary of Henry Lindwall. He was one of the three Lindwall brothers Paul, Henry and Charles, from Pori, Finland to my mother who ended up on Puget Island in early 1900. Your paper’s post number Cathlamet WA 98612 became very familiar to me when the letters were moving between Pori, Finland to Puget Island. Understood that there was no post office on Puget Island and all the post was addressed to Cathlamet WA, through...
(Editor's note: To better understand the impact and force of Jim Crow laws, reporter Diana Zimmerman gathered the following information.) by Diana Zimmerman According to the Jim Crow Museum website run by Ferris State University, Jim Crow “was more than a series of rigid anti-black laws. It was a way of life.” The following are some examples of Jim Crow etiquette: White motorists had right of way at all intersections. A black male could not offer his hand to a white male because it implied social equality. A black male could not offer his han...
By Diana Zimmerman This year, Wahkiakum finished last in a study that ranked health in the counties of Washington state. The study used information collected from a “variety of national data sources” and was published by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Several factors are considered, including the physical environment. This includes air and water quality, housing and transit. They assess social and economic factors like access to and quality of clinical care, levels of edu...
WONDERFUL WEEKEND--We certainly had a gorgeous weekend with lots of sunshine and warmth, which was perfect to bring in another new month, so I hope you had a wonderful May Day on Sunday. Hopefully you got a nice flower surprise in there as well! As I begin this, it's a great day as the work week begins, but some showers are in the forecast for mid-week. The weekend looks to be nice again, so it'll be another great opportunity to either travel and enjoy the beach areas, or if you're like me, finish up some yardwork, which is really impossible as...
Happy May to everyone. This month starts the busy season at the fair grounds. Several things will be going on at the fair grounds this summer. As you know we received a grant to upgrade the restrooms. As soon as Dollars for Scholars is over this will be taking place. Also we are going to have some electrical upgrades done at the fair. The youth building will start getting some of its upgrades done. There are lots of events happening at the fair grounds this month, starting with the Flea Market on Saturday May 7. There will be a clean up day on...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, 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. Cathlamet Public Library Board of Trustees, 12:45 p.m. VFW Service Office, 25 River St., Cathlamet, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 795-3852. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at...
News from Naselle: As the school year winds down, the activities are still ongoing. This week’s sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams is as follows: Thursday, high school track in Naselle at 3:30 p.m.; Saturday, high school track at the Centralia Frosh Invite, high school baseball at Pope John Paul II at 1 p.m.; Monday, middle school track sub-league at South Bend at 3:30 p.m. I’m not sure how many folks enjoy seeing old historical cemeteries, but I come from a long line of people who do. My Mom liked nothing better than to drive to an...
The Seal River Cemetery annual cemetery clean-up day has been set for May 21 at 1 p.m. in preparation for Memorial Day weekend. Many hands and tools/equipment make clean-up faster, said spokesperson Kari Kandoll, and the stories that are told are very interesting. A short annual board meeting will start at 11 a.m. at the Grays River Fire Hall for anyone who wants to attend. A full article will appear May 19 on specifics....
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 25 — 9:15 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident who had fallen. 12:22 p.m. The mental health department requested a deputy to assist with an evaluation at a Rosedale residence. 7 p.m. Authorities in Skamania County were looking for two missing people and asked for assistance. The sheriff’s office informed them that they were unable to send anyone. 7:21 p.m. A Deep River resident rep...
Helen Keller challenged Lions Clubs to be “Knights of The Blind” and local Lions Clubs, in partnership with the Northwest Lions Foundation (NLF) assist, protect and restore sight and hearing for children and adults in their communities. The White Cane Days fundraiser is in its 49th year in support of raising funds to give sight, hope, and a second chance to people who have vision and hearing problems. On Friday and Saturday Lions members will be out in the community in an effort to raise funds to support the NLF....
The American Red Cross has launched a national campaign to reduce the number of fire deaths and injuries by 25 percent over the next five years. Fire-related deaths and injuries are highest in homes without smoke alarms. Fire experts agree that people may have as little as two minutes to escape a burning home before it’s too late to get out. Free smoke alarms are available through the Red Cross. To receive a free smoke alarm, installed by trained Red Cross volunteers, call 503-528-5783, send an email to preparedness@redcross.org or complete a...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce is currently seeking musicians to play at the 2016 Bald Eagle Days, Saturday July 16. For consideration submit either an mp3 file or video link by email to the Chamber at wchamber@cni.net. In addition, include fee amount for both a one hour set and two 45 minute sets. Submissions will be accepted through June 1 and selections will be made by June 14....
