Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners met Tuesday morning to approve a couple resolutions and hear about recent activity at the utility. General Manager Dave Tramblie reported that the PUD had completed a project to move about 3,500 feet of overhead lines underground on East Birnie Slough Road. The work means the crew will have to spend less time trimming trees in the area in the future. A brush cutter that was purchased recently has turned out to be a great tool, Tramblie said....
Following discussion at their Feb. 26 meeting, Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday agreed to boost funding for the manager of the Wahkiakum County Fair. In other business, commissioners approved a new position for the Department of Health and Human Services; they approved adjustments to county ferry fares, and they heard a variety of reports. Members of the Wahkiakum County Fair Board last week asked that the board restore or increase the funding for the fair manager's work hours. County...
PARIS, France (March 3) -- Cathlamet resident Jim Kolberg encountered some of the turmoil in France last weekend as he visited Paris. He offered this report and photo: "I was listening to ‘Bassam,’ an old friend and bar owner in Paris, tell me a story. His 92-year-old father had died in October, and Bassam went to visit his family. He flew to Beirut, Lebanon then hired a taxi for US $350 to drive him to Damascus, Syria. As he was describing the five major security stops on the route to Dam...
By Publisher Rick Nelson There are Eagle readers who buy their copy as soon as they can on Wednesdays. After this week, they will no longer be able to do so. Our printing schedule is changing. Since at least 1970, The Daily News in Longview has printed The Eagle for us. Before then, we had a press with the year 1895 cast into the frame. We used a Linotype (see it at the Wahkiakum County Historical Museum) and hand set type to form the pages. The type and photo engravings were all metal. Some illustrations were cast in lead and mounted on wood...
To The Eagle: On March 15, 6-8 p.m. everyone is invited to be at the Skamokawa Grange to help identify common concerns we have in our county that we want the state level government to work on. This is a bipartisan effort, sponsored by both the Republican and Democrat county party chairs. The Listening Tour team is led by Don Schwerin, Chair of the state Democrat Party Rural and Ag Caucus. In short, many of our concerns are different from Eastern Washington rural county concerns and these folks want to hear our concerns so we can all work on the...
To The Eagle: In response to George Wehrfritz’s comments in last week’s Eagle, I need to explain some apparent misconceptions. First of all, the recall petition against Jacobson, Smith, Burnham and Cameron is supported by the group called Concerned Citizens of Cathlamet (CCC), not solely myself. I helped set up CCC and act as a spokesperson for the anonymous group. The group is aproximately 15 people who are mostly long term area residents, business owners and in some instances, town elders. We were initially concerned about what was and was...
To The Eagle: Imagine the leftist future. The abolition of the Electoral College, say. The final ascendence of the loving Left. The will realized of the" little people," led, of course, by the tender ministrations and commandments of our ruling class. Yes, like the foolish anthem of that "visionary" Beatle, John Lenin (oops, Lennon), we, all of us, can have that bright future. The leftist prescriptions of some of our elderly citizens are truly bracing. How could so many adults, folks in their 50's, 60's, 70's, and beyond be enthralled to their...
A Lady Mule basketball player was incorrectly identified in photo cutline in last week's edition. The player driving to the basket was Alex Watkins, not her twin sister Kimberlee....
• Lawmakers seek to eliminate bullying in public schools • Law would protect transgender students OLYMPIA (Feb. 28, 2019) —State senators passed a bill with a 29-20 vote to prohibit harassment, intimidation, bullying and discrimination based on gender identity in public schools. The vote followed party lines, with the exception of Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, voting with the Democrats, and Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, siding with the Republicans. The bill will move to the House now for consideration. Substitute Senate Bill 5689 aims to elimi...
To The Eagle: On November 23, 2018, the day after Thanksgiving, I suffered a STEMI heart attack, also known as a “widow maker,” and was a thirty minute drive by ambulance to St. John’s hospital. I recognized the early symptoms and called 911. En route to the hospital I was transferred to an AMR ambulance at Stella where a 12 lead EKG showed the STEMI. The AMR paramedic activated the cardiac team at St. John’s ED. Upon arrival I was suffering serious chest pain and a pulse of 43. Fortunately for me Dr. Suero was in the Cath Lab with another pati...
OLYMPIA – A bipartisan bill to enable public utility districts to sell and distribute hydrogen fuel and sponsored by 33 senators — well over half the state Senate — unanimously passed the chamber and is now in the House of Representatives for consideration. Senate Bill 5588 would authorize public utility districts to sell renewable hydrogen to consumers via pipeline or shippable pressurized containers. “If you take H2O and you separate the ‘O,’ you end up with H2, which is hydrogen,” said Sen. Brad Hawkins, R-East Wenatchee, prime sponsor...
WEATHER--I was happy to see some warmer temperatures at the end of last week and it was very pleasant to see some sunshine coming through the windows that was not accompanied by freezing temperatures outside! However, that all changed as the days went by and we woke up to just 22 degrees in West Valley on Sunday morning and it was down in the teens on Monday morning. I can't say that the freezing temperatures thrilled me, but that clear blue sky and bright sunshine was certainly enjoyable! With temperatures on the minus side in several areas...
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...
Women Empowered Verses “Rule of Thumb” We use words and phrases every day without really knowing the origin of the words or phrases. For example the 1890's time period was referred to as the “Gay Nineties,” and this had no inference to anything remotely sexual. We have also heard the term “rule of thumb” and its understanding that what is practiced is common or that’s the way we do things around here. It originally was a 17th century English law that requires a husband to beat his wife with a switch no bigger than a man’s thumb. The absu...
WSU Master Gardeners and the Community Garden are sponsoring a free Seed Exchange on the morning of Saturday, March 9 (10:00 a.m.) at the Community Center. Even if you do not have seeds to exchange you are welcome to come and get some seeds for the coming season. Master Gardeners and other experienced gardeners present are always happy to give advice. Displays to help you learn about bees, worms and other things will be there. Cookies and door prizes and good ideas are available. Also there is a display showing how to test your old seeds for...
Greetings from the fair office! Thanks to the crew who started putting the bleachers together. It is going to be great to be able to use the arena for events and have some seating. We will have another work day soon to get the seats on. This Saturday, March 9 will be the monthly Flea Market starting at 9 a.m., and going until 3 p.m. We have all kinds of treasures for you to choose from. There will be over 15 vendors so come out and find yourself a treasure. The fair will hold a Car Show on June 1, information will be out on this soon so mark...
According to information from Steve Carson of Skamokawa, a Nextdoor.com private network that is only available for Skamokawa Valley residents, is being set up. More details can be found online at https://skamokawa.net/community/nextdoor-private-social-network or https://nextdoor.com/invite/bbgdgmrmgqpddglzlgqf....
Here comes the sun! The past week at the Community Center has been full of excitement. Gardeners, the Seed Exchange is this Saturday @ 10 a.m. Make it a part of your weekend to stop in and meet some local Master Gardeners and choose some seeds for your plot. Spring is fast approaching, so this event will help jump start you into a happy, healthy garden. A correction to last week’s paper, visits from the health care authority will be at the center on the first Wednesday of every month. If you missed out on going yesterday, and you need help w...
An audition will be held for the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of The Pied Piper on Monday, March 18 in the J.A. Wendt Elementary School Multi-purpose Room from 3:15 to 5:30 p.m. All those auditioning should arrive at 3:15 p.m. and plan to stay for the full two hours. Some of the cast members will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately following the audition. Among roles to be cast are the Pied Piper, Sara, the Mayor’s Kids, the Mayor’s Council, the Hamelin Administrative Team (HAT), Barbers, Cooks, Townskids, and the troub...
Thursday March 14 from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m., Wahkiakum high School will host the second annual Wahkiakum Wohbot Wohundup, aka “WWW.” The community is invited. We will show off robot and programming projects from students K-12. There will also be robot competitions with other schools. New events this year are "Moon Maze Bomb Run" and "Air Slalom Drone Races." Sheriff Howie will again serve as lead judge to keep events in order. The Wahkiakum County Amateur Radio Club is providing technical judges. 4-H is again providing medals and other sup...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce will now be showcasing local businesses through quarterly Business After Hours socials. Their first after hours meeting will be hosted by Rivermile 38 Brewery. This private networking experience will begin at 6 p.m., on Tuesday, March 26 with hors d’oeuvres, $2 craft brews and a chance to win one of two $100 Amazon gift cards. Participants must RSVP and be present to win. The cover fee is $5 for chamber members and $15 for non-members. Businesses interested in hosting a business meeting should contact the c...
The Naselle Comets boys basketball team survived the gauntlet of Wednesday's loser out games at the State 1B tournament in Spokane but losses on the following two days brought them home without a trophy for 2019. The first game was a nail biter, with Naselle beating Garfield Palouse, 54-51. Gar-Pal was ahead at the half 23-20, but the Comets outscored them 21-14 in the third quarter and managed to hold on till the final buzzer. Corey Gregory led the Comets with 18 points. Ethan Lindstrom added...
Mt. Vernon Christian ended the Naselle Comets girls basketball team season on Wednesday on the first day of competition at the State 1B tournament in Spokane, 29-19. In a tight, defensive loser out game, the Comets led 9-8 after one quarter, but Mt. Vernon outscored them 12-3 in the second quarter to take command of the game. Kenzie Glenn had eight points and 11 rebounds. Lilli Zimmerman scored four points and had seven rebounds Jackie Steenerson added three points. Bella Colombo and Lauren...
Class 1B Boys Finals 1st/2nd: Sunnyside Christian 54, Yakama Tribal 45 3rd/5th: Muckleshoot Tribal 68, Almira/Coulee/Hartline 44 4th/6th: Odessa 63, Oakesdale 45 Naselle Comets beat Garfield-Palouse 54-51 on Wednesday, lost 54-37 to ACH on Thursday and lost again 68-52 to Oakesdale on Friday and were eliminated. Class 1B Girls Finals 1st/2nd: Colton 51, Pomeroy 43 3rd/5th: Neah Bay 67, Almira/Coulee/Hartline 56 4th/6th: Sunnyside Christian 45, Mt. Vernon Christian 26 Naselle Lady Comets lost 29-19 to Mt. Vernon Christian on Wednesday and were...
OLYMPIA (March 1, 2019) — Gov. Jay Inslee announced he is seeking the presidency of the United States in a video focused on climate change posted on his Facebook page early Friday. Inslee joins 14 other Democrats and one Republican, former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld, who will challenge President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. Inslee is the only Democrat with gubernatorial experience to enter the race so far. “We’re the first generation to feel the sting of climate change. And we’re the last that can do something about it.” he said i...
