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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Margaret Burt, 108, of Cathlamet, died in Longview on March 11, 2017. She was born on March 13, 1908 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Octavius and Elizabeth (Leland) White. She was preceded by her husband and her son. She will be laid to rest in Buhl, Idaho with her parents....
Ronald G. Jensen, 89, of Cathlamet, died at Longview Hospice on March 7, 2017. He was a resident of Cathlamet for 26 years. Ron was raised in Longview and lived in California for many years. He was in the Merchant Marines and served in the US Navy. He worked for the railroad for many years and loved hunting and fishing. Ron was preceded by his wife Gloria and a brother Orlin. He is survived by a daughter Renee Jensen, three sons Ron, Ricky and Rodney Jensen and a sister Mary Ann Jensen, many grand and great grandchildren. He will be inurned at...
Talitha Ann Lee passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017. She was born in Springfield, Oregon on April 26, 1976. Talitha was a graduate of George Mason University with a BA in Communications, and had been employed as a mortgage broker in Fairfax, Virginia. Talitha is survived by her mother, Myrna (Fudge) Brown and husband Brig. Gen. Denis Brown, (USAF Ret.) of Wilmington, NC; her father, Dale Liid and wife, Yvonne of Portland, Oregon; two sisters, Dana Shalom Ramsey of Wilsonville, Oregon and Michal Ruth Lee of San Diego, California; a...
Tressa Mae Patterson, formerly of Altoona,WA died at age 75, at Hospice in Longview. She was born in Hood River, Oregon on August 8,1941. She married Tom Patterson in Kelso in 1960. They lived at Altoona for many years until moving to Longview in 2008. Tressa liked working for CAP as a caregiver for several years and crocheting and crossword puzzles. She is survived by her husband Tom and a son, Robert Patterson, three daughters Susan Colburn, Cheryl Cooper and Jessie Garcia. She will be laid to rest at Grays River Cemetery. Dowling Funeral...
Margaret Anne “Peggy” Pedersen 81, of Cathlamet, died at her home on March 10, 2017. She was born in Wessington Springs, S. Dakota on July 25, 1945 to Robert and Dorothy (Drew) Austin. She graduated from Winlock High School in 1953 and Married Ralph Pedersen on April 9, 1954. On November 22, 2016 Ralph preceded Peggy in death. They made their home in Cathlamet. Peggy was a loving mom and enjoyed sewing, cooking and canning and caring for her family in addition to fishing in Prince William Sound and Cooks Inlet, Alaska with Ralph. She enjoyed th...
Stanley Hobart Thacker (aka Rocky, Old Man River, Timberbeast, Papa, Sasquatch, Stan the Man, Thackalaria), of Skamokawa, Washington, passed away March 18, 2017 on the lower Columbia River, at the age of 62. He went out in his skiff in the afternoon to salvage logs, a life long passion of his, and failed to return home in the evening. After a long night of searching by numerous friends, fishermen, and the Coast Guard, he was found peacefully at rest on a nearby beach. Stan was born May 8, 1954, in Longview, Washington to Hoby and Clara Thacker...
The J.A. Wendt PTO has announced their Spring 2017 Talent Show, to take place at the J.A. Wendt Multipurpose Room on Saturday, May 20. Entry forms are due Friday, April 14 at the child’s classroom or the school office for the PTO’s mailbox. Participants must complete a participation form, volunteer sheet and permission slip, available at the J.A. Wendt Elementary entrance (counter near the office), or online at www.facebook.com/jawendtpto/ or at The Eagle office. For further rules and parameters, contact Judi Whitacre at marymakk@yahoo.com or...
Leaders and residents of the Teen Challenge Center in Seattle will be sharing their life-changing stories at River of Life Assembly of God this Sunday, April 2 at 6 p.m. The Teen Challenge Seattle Metro Men's Center is a non-profit faith-based program for men who are 18 years or older, whose lives have been broken by life-controlling problems. The center helps them address personal issues that can include drugs, alcohol, gang activity, destructive behavior or other negative life styles. Through a combination of residential care, crisis...
The Friends of Skamokawa has postponed opening of their photography exhibit "Moments of Reflection" until Sunday, April 2. A prominent member of the community died and his memorial service is Saturday. They felt that all the local people would rather not have something conflicting with the service....
Wahkiakum High School senior Peyton Souvenir, left, has been named the Associated Press 2B Player of the Year. According to her coach, Rob Garrett, there are no higher honors for high school basketball players than this one from AP Washington and the other 2B Player of the Year award Souvenir received on March 18 from the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association. "Simply put, she's earned everything she's got this year," Garrett said. "I couldn't be more proud of her, and we...
Mules Golf Match at Skyline Golf a Course Thursday March 23rd. The young Mules shot 192 and upped their season intra conference record to 4-1 besting Adna 223 and losing to undefeated Life Christian Academy who shot a solid 174. Freshman Tyler St. Onge shot 40 to finish 2nd in the 17 player field. Most of the Mules bested last weeks scores on what turned out to be a wet, sloppy day of golf. Junior Bryce Good had a 10 on one horrible hole that elevated his score to 48 on what otherwise was a...
The Wahkiakum Mules track team’s season began last Thursday with the Central 2B Meet in Kalama. Eight teams were invited, and the Mules took third place in the girls’ competition, finishing with 93 points, while the boys’ finished in seventh place with 24 points. For the girls, sophomore Macie Elliott took first place in the 400 meters with a time of 1:06.83. Sophomore Charlie Ashe finished the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 55.39 for first place. She also took first place in the high jump, cl...
For a team to grow, there must be challenges. Sometimes they come naturally, sometimes a team seeks them out. The Wahkiakum Mules baseball team sought out a challenge last Thursday, when they set up a game with King’s Way Christian in Vancouver. They lost 12-5, but they gained some valuable experience. “This game was to play against a quality program,” Coach Marc Niemeyer said. “The first pitcher we faced was a D1 commit to Washington State University. We pitched our young guys as we have so...
Wahkiakum students delighted the crowd and showed some real talent in acting, humor and song in two performances of the Missoula Children's Theatre's production of Alice in Wonderland on Saturday. Above: The Cheshire Cat was played by three: Shayla Russell, Selena Salas, and Ava Thomas. Like the cat in the story they would disappear and reappear in different places. It would take all three to finish one sentence, while they quickly popped up in different places on the stage, much to the delight...
