Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Olympia - More than 6,500 students, educators, and parents assembled across the capitol steps Monday to shout out their frustrations over the state's failure to fund basic education, its constitutional duty. Speakers at the Rally for Student Civil Rights and Amply Funded Public Schools referred to Dr. Martin Luther King's fight for equality. Monday was his holiday. "In honoring Martin Luther King Jr., Washington can look to his words for inspiration and a call to action," said Summer Stinson,...
By Rick Nelson With one member out of town and another ailing at home, the Wahkiakum County commissioners didn't cover too much ground at their meeting Tuesday. Commissioner Dan Cothren journeyed to Olympia for a special meeting of the Board of Natural Resources, and Commissioner Blair Brady called the courthouse to attend the meeting by phone. Commissioner Mike Backman chaired the 20-minuted meeting, and he and Brady tabled action on two items of business--hearing a claim for damages from a person whose vehicle sustained damage from fresh...
By Rick Nelson Members of the Cathlamet Town Council covered a lot of ground at their monthly meeting on Tuesday. Among many items of business, the council approved agreements with the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce, Wahkiakum County and Port District 1, and they presented a schedule for a consultant's analysis of sewer system finances. The council approved a contract with the Chamber. Council members in December had expressed concern that the list of deliverable services was too vague. Council Member Sue Cameron subsequently met with Chamber...
Commissioners discussed the manager’s salary, an electric industry registry, and the costs of an old project at the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday. Commissioner Bob Jungers made the case for granting the 5 percent increase in salary that General Manager Dave Tramblie recently requested. Tramblie was not in attendance. “When Dave was operations supervisor 13-14 years ago, he had an annual salary of $72,692 with a benefit package of $26,169,” Jungers said. “When...
Swans give meaning to "freezing your tail off." Photo by Genie Cary....
To The Eagle: The citizens of Wahkiakum County are fabulous. The Wahkiakum Star Program wishes to pass along a special thanks to the many residents that helped us this December. Through the help of the Leadership Class of Wahkiakum High School who did the walk and knock to raise funds, Mrs. Merz’s class who also fund-raised and purchased gifts for 20 children, as well as providing five dinners for families, the people that donated dinners, and the many others that helped in various ways. We thank those that could take multiple stars and also d...
To The Eagle: With all the snow, ice and frozen temperatures we have been having this winter, I can't help but think of the fantastic road crew we have here in Wahkiakum County. I live on one of those town hills that might be overlooked in other large counties but here, our hard working county employees never fail to de-ice, plow and/or sand our hills. I don’t know all the names of our county or state road crew employees but I know you have been working hard, putting in a lot of extra effort to make sure we can get to work and school and I, f...
To the Eagle: Citizens, do you agree that our civil rights must be protected, no matter whether donkeys or elephants are in charge? Did you know that there’s a women’s march in Longview on Saturday to send this message to the other Washington? It is a chance for women (and men) of all political stripes to express their support for our Constitution and to stand against misogyny, racism, and hate. The march starts at noon at the Longview Civic Center (16th Ave). If you need a ride, please call 360-795-3025 no later than noon on Friday. Urs...
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) will host a meeting tonight (Thursday) in Cathlamet to gather public input on plans for sustainable harvest and marbled murrelet management. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the Multi-purpose Room at Julius A. Wendt Elementary School. In November, the DNR released draft environmental impact statements for public review--the Marbled Murrelet Long-term Conservation Strategy, written jointly with USFWS, and the Sustainable Harvest Calculation...
The human remains discovered on the shore of the Columbia River in Wahkiakum County last May have been identified, and the identity confirmed through DNA comparison with samples donated by relatives, Prosecutor/Coroner Dan Bigelow announced Tuesday. The man was Seattle resident Richard Arneson who was 62 years old when he was last seen on February 4, 2015. Because of the condition of his remains, which led authorities to initially suspect that they had been in nature for up to two years, Arneson’s cause of death remains undetermined. The S...
Dan Ostrand and Clay Mullins from the Port of Portland attended the Wahkiakum Port District 1 meeting last Thursday to share some of their expertise about dredging. According to the manager’s report, the two had stopped by the week before to look over the port’s dredge. They came up with a list of improvements for the vessel, including the purchase of another 350-400 feet of pipe and the relocation of some winches. The pair made their suggestions and expressed their willingness to begin wor...
Commissioners of Port District 2 of Wahkiakum County on Tuesday expressed some excitement about the possibility of managing the Oneida boat launch in Deep River after being approached recently by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. “That area sure has a lot of potential,” Commissioner Lee Tischer said. According to Commissioner Brian O’Connor, WDFW has been offering this opportunity for years, but “it’s come a long way.” Commissioner Lori Scott and Port Manager Janet Bryan will...
Josh Scholten, center, graduated from the state law enforcement training academy last week and joins the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Department as a deputy sheriff. L-r at graduation are Sheriff Mark Howie, Scholten and Undersheriff Gary Howell. Howie said Scholten comes from Whatcom County with four years of Washington State Parks law enforcement experience. Courtesy photo....
FREEZING COLD/WET--From the sounds of it, many folks knew it was cold, as their power bills really took a leap this past month, and they were right as it's been down to 11 degrees here! After several nights of freezing tempertures, one just gets chilled to the bone! Of course, warming up also meant rain, and even that wasn't exactly warm, so one is still having to bring on the blankets, turn on the electric blankets and even break out the hot water bottles! However, considering what I've seen in other parts of the country, we are quite fortunat...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Community Center, 9 a.m. - Noon. Grief Recovery, Cathlamet Community Center, 1 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Rosburg Community Club, 7 p.m. Cathlamet First Aid Division, Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, First Aid Division, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, Ambulance Training, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the coming week for the Naselle Comet teams includes: today (Thursday), high school boys basketball at Three Rivers Christian at 5:45 p.m., middle school boys basketball with Raymond in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; Monday, high school boys and girls basketball with Oakville in Naselle at 5:45 p.m; Tuesday, middle school boys basketball at North Beach at 5:45 p.m., high school boys and girls basketball with Mary M. Knight in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; Wednesday, middle school boys basketball with Valley in Naselle at...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past two weeks, including: January 9 — 1:48 p.m. A vehicle blocked all lanes of traffic at the KM summit on SR 4 after a spin out. 2:24 p.m. A caller reported that a juvenile had been sexually assaulted. 4:04 p.m. A caller reported that the windows of two abandoned vehicles parked by the bridge in the Elochoman Valley had been broken. 10:07 p.m. A caller witnessed a youth being assaulted by an older individual on school grounds i...
Organizers of the 4th Annual In-Door Super Sale at Johnson Park Center have issued an invitation for vendors and individuals who wish to participate. The sale will be held March 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is a fund-raiser for Grays River Valley Center at Johnson Park, which is the old Rosburg school building. Items for sale can be gently used, repurposed, vintage, antique, or newly crafted. There will be over 50 table spaces, approximately 5’ x 10’, plus room for tents on the lawn outside. The cost for table space is just $10 for the fir...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on January 17. The board passed a resolution allowing the superintendent to negotiate a contract with Rognlin’s Inc. for construction of the multi-purpose building. Superintendent Nelson commended the work of Librarian, Cynthia Clark in applying for and receiving a $3,000 scholarship on behalf of author James Patterson. The money was used to purchase mostly non-fiction books. Through Clark’s hard work on the Patterson grant and the Scholastic Book Fai...
James Arthur "Art" Bryant, 90, of Longview, died on January 10, 2017. Art was born in Grande Prairie, Alberta, on September 10, 1926, to Arthur and Mabel (Floen) Bryant, then raised in Peace River and Edmonton. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the U.S. occupation of Germany after World War II, then became a naturalized U.S. Citizen in 1956. He married Jeanne Dennett in 1956. The couple settled in Seattle where Art graduated with a B.S. in Physics from the University of Washington. They lat...
Students and visitors at Wahkiakum High School have a new resting place, thanks to the Mellis family, which made and donated the bench. L-r are Carol Mellis, Michael Mellis, Alex Mellis, Mike Mellis. Photo courtesy of Principal Stephanie Leitz....
National Pie Day is Monday, January 23 and the Cathlamet Community Center invites the public to join them for a pie social at 11 a.m. that day. Pie and coffee will be provided and they hope people will take advantage of the chance to meet someone new to them. The center is located at 101 Main Street....
New things are happening at Cathlamet Public Library, reports librarian Carol Blix. They have ordered many new books and DVDs recently (examples of new titles appear across the bottom of the library website's home screen and catalog page - go to: http://www.cathlamet.lib.wa.us). They have upgraded their internet to give the public more bandwidth. A new used copier will be coming soon, as will a baby-changing table for the bathroom, and a subscription to Ancestry.com. The Washington State Poet Laureate, Tod Marshall, will give a poetry reading...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Crab & Oyster Feed at the Norse Hall on February 18. This will be the 32nd year for this event. The Crab & Oyster Feed is a fundraising event for the Chamber. Funds raised at this dinner help support Bald Eagle Days and the fireworks show, a 35 year Wahkiakum County traditional celebration held the third weekend in July. Due to the large amount of attendees, there will be three seating times for this dinner, 3:00 p.m., 5:15 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. All seating times will be for guests 21 and...
The Astor Street Opry Company will present a true adaption of Rudyard Kiplings masterpiece, "The Jungle Book" for youths. Directed by Heather A. Yadon-Ramsdell, show dates are February 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 and closing on the 26th. There will be four matinees, February 18, 19 and 25, 26 at 2 p.m. The house opens 30 minutes before each performance. Tickets are available at the door or through their tickets page. The Playhouse is located at 129 West Bond Street in Astoria’s Uniontown District. For more information about this and other shows, v...
