Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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This week Jeff Smith officially became the acting Wahkiakum County Port 2 Manager. After spending the last two months with outgoing manager Janet Bryan, Smith acknowledged that he still has a lot to learn. He joked that he is still trying to figure out what to paperclip and what to staple but he already has a great appreciation for Vista Park and the other Port 2 properties, and he wants to take the next year to get a good grasp on the job, and experience all its seasons before he begins to put...
Wahkiakum County government can expect to receive $1.3 million this year from the harvest of state managed trust timber. That amount is almost right on the 10-year average of trust timber revenue, $1.37 million, according to a report Tuesday to the county board of commissioners. Revenue from the harvest of trust timber has traditionally played a major role in funding courthouse departments. According to the report presented by regional and district managers Chris Wills and Steve Ogden, the highest yield since 2008 has been $1.8 million in 2011...
On Tuesday morning, Commissioner Dennis Reid addressed misinformation about the Wahkiakum County PUD’s plans to expand the water system in the Skamokawa area, General Manager Dave Tramblie gave an overview on costs to replace an aging Western Wahkiakum Water System, and Scott Wilson stopped by the Board of Commissioners meeting to talk about what was going on at Bonneville Power Administration. “I’ve been putting out some fires down in Skamokawa, because there has been a lot of false information...
Wahkiakum County officials are moving toward a comprehensive energy upgrade for most county facilities. Personnel from Willdan Performance Engineering, Inc., have begun an initial audit of energy upgrade needs and will present initial findings to the county board of commissioners in two weeks. Lauren Bromley, a certified energy manager and senior energy analyst for Willdan, presented her company's process to the county board of commissioners on Tuesday. The company will identify outdated and inefficient equipment and system weaknesses, design...
Trillium in bloom: Spring is here. Photo courtesy of Pearl Blackburn....
To The Eagle: Food insecurity for youth is a real problem in our state. One in six Washington kids live in a household that faces challenges in putting enough food on the table. One in eight Washingtonians relies on SNAP (food stamps), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Half of all people on SNAP are kids. If you think things are better in Wahkiakum County, think again. Just check with the school to see how many of the 300 students served every day qualify for free or reduced lunches. The connection between adequate nutrition and...
To The Eagle: We would all do well to hold off on the “no collusion conclusion” until the bipartisan Congressional House Intelligence Committee has examined the findings presented to them by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller. That committee’s chair, (D) Adam Schiff, responding to insults from President Trump to his person and to the committee’s efforts, has stated “I say this to the President and his defenders in Congress. You may think it’s okay how Trump and his associates have interacted with Russians during the campaign. I do not. I thin...
To the Eagle: I want to send a big thank you to the people who protected my home when it was threatened by the Wildwood Fire. Imagine my surprise when arriving home on Friday after a trip to find an electronic sign advising caution and Department of Natural Resources trucks parked across from my home. Fortunately for me, there were two men from DNR checking on my home, and they told me what had taken place in my absence. Earlier, others had cleared my roof of fir needles and pulled back the bark dust in front of my home and around the shed....
Community service groups and Wahkiakum High School students have raised nearly $10,000 for children's cancer programs at Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland. The Kiwanis Club of Cathlamet hosted the groups for an award dinner Tuesday evening. Firefighters from Puget Island, Cathlamet, District 4 and Skamokawa departments raised $4,400 for Doernbecher, said Kiwanis President Linda Barth. The firefighters held a boot drive at the end of January and collected donations from motorists. In...
Samantha Wright, a 2007 graduate of Wahkiakum High School, is the first woman to become a full time firefighter and paramedic for the City of Moses Lake. She became a provisional employee for the department in January and official employee on March 24. She is one of 7-10 people each shift. Each shift lasts 48 hours, and is followed by four days off. “I’m super excited for what is next,” Wright said on Tuesday. “I hope it’s my career for the rest of my life.” Wright started volunteerin...
• Includes a graduated Real Estate Excise Tax and separate Capital Gains Tax • Includes new insurance premium tax increase to combat wildfires OLYMPIA (March 29) -- The Senate Democrats introduced their operating budget proposal on Friday totaling $52.2 billion -- an increase of $7.5 billion over the last biennium. K-12 education accounts for 60 percent of the increase in spending with increases of $4.5 billion and an additional $937 million in special education funding. Other major increases include behavioral health and long-term care. The...
Seattle Shakespeare Company will return to Cathlamet next week to perform a bilingual production of Macbeth, or “the Spanish Scottish play,” as Wahkiakum High School English teacher Audrey Petterson has come to call it. The performance is scheduled for April 11 in the high school gym, starting about 10:10 a.m. and will be open to the public. The company will arrive a day prior to teach educational workshops on Elizabethan dancing and stage fighting to WHS freshmen and sophomores. “Two of my classes have done extensive study of Macbeth, and o...
NICE ONE--I hope you were able to get out and about this past weekend as it certainly was a nice one, at least here. Some folks said they got rained on, but for a change, we were pretty dry out our way, albeit a little chilly in the early hours. With rain due our way, I hope you got some of those lawn and garden chores done while it was nice, as it's that time of year when things will be growing like mad, and hopefully that means more flowers and garden items and not just weeds! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from April 4-10 are Tim...
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...
Some Things Change and Some Things Remain the Same Every generation is uniquely different than the previous one yet some things are still passed on. The newspaper is and has been traditionally the source for news and information. We have increased our ability to communicate on a global scale unprecedented in history. The internet as well as cell phones have closed the gap in the communication field; however, sometimes even with all this technology, information is not passed on as far as one might think. With all this technology there sometimes...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: March 25 – 7:17 a.m. A caller reported that someone had kicked in a door at the KM transfer station. 9:57 a.m. Health and Human Services requested assistance with a client in Cathlamet. At 11:10 a.m., HHS asked the sheriff’s office to disregard the request. 4:58 p.m. A caller reported that a calf was loose and in the middle of a Skamokawa roadway. The owner was notified. March 26 – 8:42 a.m. A caller repor...
Cookin’ Country 105.5, KUKN has announced the latest acoustic concert in their ongoing series. Warrior Records recording artist and songwriter Jessica Meuse will perform on Wednesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. at The Columbia Theatre in Longview. Jessica Meuse grew up in Alabama. She has wowed audiences since the age of 10 and plays several instruments (guitar, piano, and classical violin). At 20, Jessica won the statewide artist showcase, Stars of Alabama. Since then she was on NBC’s The Voice and placed Top 4 on American Idol. Jessica also bec...
Family and friends of Miss Washington USA 2019 Evelyn Clark will host a reception before she leaves for the national Miss USA pageant. The public is invited to the event set for 12 noon to 3 p.m. on April 14 at River Mile 38 Brewery in Cathlamet....
Giants in the Trees has a new album out. Krist Novoselic, formerly of Nirvana, Jillian Raye, Ray Prestegard, and Erik Friend comprise the local band. “This album is a year in the making,” Erik Friend, the drummer for the band said. “We started writing songs in March of last year. We recorded it in August, and we worked on it over the winter in post production. And then we were up in Seattle sitting behind a big mixing console with an engineer who mixed albums for the bands Foo Fighters and the P...
Cathlamet Public Library is now offering cardholders free access to online educational courses from Lynda.com, thanks to an arrangement with the Washington State Library. Now owned by LinkedIn, Lynda.com has been the leading provider of online learning content for 20 years. The service has more than 12,000 courses, ranging from computer programming to project management including instruction on various computer software, programming languages, and business topics. The video courses are taught by industry experts and are designed for any skill...
Lion President Terri Elfers was recognized by V.P. Brian McClain at the Wahkiakum Lions Club Monday meeting and given a Silver Lions Centennial Pin for bringing in a new member in 2018. This pin is given by International Lions Club when that membership is retained for a year. When membership is retained for a second year she will be eligible for a gold pin. Courtesy photo....
The Columbian Artists Association will host its 43rd Annual Spring Show, May 10-23 at the Lower Columbia College Rose Center for the Arts in Longview. The show opens to the public on Friday, May 10, with a reception from 4-6 p.m. Gallery hours for the remainder of the show are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Artwork by amateurs and professional artists will be on display. The aim of the Columbian Artists is to promote fine art in the community by displaying as many artists’ works as possible. The Rose Center for the Arts provides a...
Opportunity can often be hidden deep inside of an obstacle. Sometimes, life pitches the proverbial curveball, catching you off guard. When that happens, in order to digest the obstacle, to find the juicy prospect, a simple perspective adjustment can be the saving grace. Use your mind as a tool for digging into an obstacle, rather than letting it hold you down in despair. Nothing is impossible, change is inevitable and you have the power to bend a setback into a future gift for yourself. The community center is excited for a new club starting...
Community Home Health & Hospice is offering an eight-week, free grief support group for survivors of suicide loss at the James Avery Center for Grief Support, 1000 – 12th Ave., Longview. The group meets Wednesdays from 3-5 p.m., from April 17, 2019 – June 12, 2019. Facilitated by Mary Fleming, MSW, and Rick Sievers, Assistant Bereavement Coordinator. This small support group focuses on the profound grieving process of suicide bereavement. They ask that only one member of a family participate in each eight-week session. This allows that per...
The 13th annual cooperative Shred Day event will be held Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., behind Fibre Credit Union, 820 12th Ave., Longview. Cowlitz and Clark County credit unions, with help from the Southwest Washington Chapter of Credit Unions, will join together to fight identity theft by shredding financial documents. Citizens can bring up to three 10-ream paper boxes and have them shredded securely and professionally for free. Donations of non-perishable food and monetary donations for area food banks will be gladly...
