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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Preservation work on the State Route 409 Puget Island Bridge seems to be getting underway with workers scoping out the bridge this week. A contractor for the Washington State Department of Transportation next week will begin installing structures for repainting the bridge. According to an April 9 WSDOT announcement, until further notice, traffic on both directions of the bridge, will alternate on work days through a single-lane starting next Monday, with temporary flaggers controlling the flow....
Anglers will have an opportunity to fish for spring chinook salmon in the lower Columbia River this Saturday (April 14) for one day only under an agreement reached Wednesday by fishery managers from Washington and Oregon. Fishing regulations will be the same as those in effect before the initial chinook fishery below Bonneville Dam closed April 7 for a fishery assessment. Under those rules, anglers can retain one adult hatchery chinook salmon as part of a daily limit of two adult fish that can also include hatchery coho salmon and hatchery...
The upper Elochoman Valley Road was closed Thursday afternoon, according to a press release from the board of commissioners' office. The Wahkiakum County Engineer has closed the Elochoman Valley Road at milepost 07.47 due to potential landslide activity, the release said. At this time there is no unauthorized access beyond that point....
In January, a group from the National Park Service's Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program presented the final draft of the waterfront park concept plan to all who worked on the project. Since then, the town planning commission has reconvened to go over the plan and make some additions and corrections, according to Kerrie McNally, the clerk-treasurer for the Town of Cathlamet, in order to get it ready for the next step--fundraising. Cathlamet resident Robert Stowe, a former...
Legislative and lobbying issues dominated the meeting of the Wahkiakum County board of commissioners on Tuesday. The day started at 8 a.m. with a regional forum featuring state Senator Dean Takko and representatives of Congresswoman Jamie Herrera Beutler and US Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell. Topics ranged from this year's legislation in Olympia to the slow progress in completing permit applications for beach nourishment. The legislature had some successes and still has some work to do, Takko said. They passed a bill to address the...
A woman has died after walking off the bow of the ferry Oscar B. while the vessel was crossing the Columbia River Friday night. The ferry crew witnessed the incident and notified the US Coast Guard about 9:30 p.m. The crew began searching for the woman, who has been identified as Barbara Cole, age 51, from the Goldendale area. A Coast Guard helicopter crew arrived on the scene at 10 p.m. and helped recover the woman. The helicopter crew flew her to a Clatsop County hospital, but she did not survive. The Clatsop County Sheriff's Office has...
Last week was a challenging week for our copy editor. Aubrie Montgomery was misidentified in the report about Lady Mule softball. Although Carolyn Long teaches at WSU Vancouer, the headline above her interview placed her at Clark College. In the photos with the Mule baseball report; Luke Brown hit the walk-off home run, and James Anderson stole second base....
To The Eagle: I think the property tax is mostly due to attitude. I found our county’s assessors on my property before I had my full coffee last spring and I told them they needed an appointment. I was informed by the assessor they could come on my property whenever they wished and indicated they would without my permission. I told them to leave and wound up with a tax increase of over 100 percent. It’s not just how the property is assessed, it’s unnecesary attitude. We are a small enough community we don’t need that. If I remember correct...
To The Eagle: Bill Coons, Wahkiakum’s assessor running for re-election, gave a rather detailed defense of his evaluation of Ms. Hamp’s mobile home property (March 29, 2018 edition), but his closing argument fell flat when he exclaimed, “In fact, a MH on land in the Elochoman sold late last year for $245,000!” Anyone familiar with the valuation and property appeals system would know that the cut-off date for comparable market value sales for the 2017 tax year would be December 31, 2016. According to my research, the sale with which Mr. Coons s...
To The Eagle: This morning my wife showed the Easter cartoon you ran in The Eagle, to me and asked if I was offended. After reading the cartoon I laughed because the sleepy character in the cartoon was me. She has elbowed me on numerous occasions in church to wake me up. On one occasion she even threatened to walk out, if I ever snore. If Jesus, his disciples or his teaching had been the brunt of this joke I would have been highly offended. The sad part of this joke is that the church has been sleeping while prayer, Bibles, Christian values and...
Author Jim Aalberg has followed his history of the Westport, Ore., mill town with a look at company towns in Clatsop County, Bradwood, Wauna, and Westport. Aalberg tells how the people connected to these towns remember an almost idyllic existence, one filled with hard work to be sure, but a sense of community. Aalberg will discuss the book, the Historical Company Towns of Clatsop County, at the Clatsop County Historical Society's TNT lecture series--a free event at Fort George Brewery on April 19. Doors open at 6 p.m. with lectures beginning...
SOGGY & BREEZY--At the end of last Saturday, we were sitting here looking at two inches of rain on our weather meter, so it was definitely a wet one. While some areas got hit with some strong winds, we here in West Valley had some gusts but nothing as bad as what we first feared, or close to other storms. We woke up to a very wet Sunday, and actually, a little more wind than we thought we'd have. Plus, after looking at the rain gauge, it was a bit shocking to see that we'd already had two inches of rain by noon, so while we thought Saturday...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-Noon. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-9 p.m. Girl Scouts, Community Center, Cathlamet, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Learn to knit, crochet and mend, Susan Sews, Community Center, Cathlamet, 10:30 a.m.-Noon. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Food Addicts Meeting, Congregational Church, 3rd & Maple, 5:30-7 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Puget Island Fire...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week: Today (Thursday) High School Comet Invite, high school baseball and fast pitch at Lake Quinault at 4 p.m.; Monday, high school baseball in Naselle with Mary M, Knight at 4 p.m.; Wednesday, middle school track at North Beach at 3:30 p.m. Go Comets! If you are looking for something to do this Friday or Saturday evening, here’s a fun suggestion that will also support a great group of students. The Naselle Drama Club will perform their latest production of Usher: A Totally Te...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 2 — 10:40 a.m. A driver was cited during a vehicle stop on Beaver Creek and his vehicle was towed. 12:38 p.m. A Cathlamet resident living in an apartment downtown discovered a bullet in a hamburger bun. After looking around, the resident found a bullet hole in his ceiling and a wall. 5:50 p.m. A driver was cited for parking in a crosswalk in downtown Cathlamet. 6:04 p.m. A caller reported a vehicle on S...
Gladys V. Spooner, 91, lifelong Wahkiakum resident, died April 7, 2018 at the Hospice Care Center in Longview. She was born November 28, 1926 on Puget Island to Lindor and Albertina (Svenson) Wegdahl. She is the last of four children. Gladys attended school on Puget Island and at Wahkiakum High School. She married John H. Wright and they had four children, later divorcing. On June 22, 1967 Gladys and David Spooner were married and they celebrated 50 years of marriage. Together they managed the Columbia River Apartments for many years. Gladys...
Steven Harris, age 64, died at home on April 8. A full obituary will be published next week....
We have some exciting presentations coming up this month hosted by the Wahkiakum Outdoors and the Community Center. The first one is on Wednesday, April 18 from 2-4 p.m., in the dining room at the church previously known as the Cathlamet Congregational Church. The presentation is “Traditional Foods of Wahkiakum County Landscapes,” by Carrie Backman. Carrie will be talking about local plant uses and preparations and how to identify traditional foods in our surroundings. If weather allows, we’ll take a short walk to investigate Cathl...
Grays River Valley Center’s new year has begun, and it’s time to renew sponsorships. Thank you for all that have already renewed.We are pleased you are enjoying the facility, and glad you continue to do so. Some of our events have changed due to a few board members resigning, and a few on vacation. Bingo night scheduled for April 21 has been cancelled. We will reschedule later on. We are also excited to announce that The Grays River Valley Center is in charge of the Super Sale which is scheduled for May 25 and May 26; two days this year. If...
Wahkiakum School District has announced that kindergarten registration will be held April 16-20. Children who are five years old on or before August 31 of the upcoming school year are eligible to start kindergarten. Registration paperwork can be picked up at St. James Preschool and the main office at J.A. Wendt Elementary. Items needed for registration include the child’s birth certificate, immunization records and legal documents, if applicable. For further information call the main office at J.A. Wendt at (360) 795-3261. A family night for i...
On April 28, Naselle Lutheran Church will host their annual Salad Luncheon from 10 a.m., until 1 p.m. For a suggested donation of $7 you can choose from a variety of salads. The plant section will once again provide tomato and other starts for your Spring gardening. The quilters have been busy and plan to have several displayed along with bakery items for sale. Proceeds from this event will continue to support mission work. Naselle Lutheran is located at 308 Old Knappton Road, Naselle. For further information, contact 360-48...
James Anderson hit two grand slams on Monday to lead the Wahkiakum Mules baseball team in their home doubleheader against Winlock. The Mules won the first game 16-0 and the second 30-3. In game one against the Cardinals, Anderson, the starting pitcher, faced six batters in two innings. He struck out four. Ashden Niemeyer took over in the third inning, pitching two innings and facing seven batters. He struck out four and allowed one hit. Brody Carlson pitched the final inning. He faced four...
The Wahkiakum HS Golf Team raised their inter-conference season record to 6-0 on Tuesday, shooting 180 to Three Rivers Christian’s 252. Medalist sophomore Elijah Doiron shot a personal best school match score of 43. Three other Mules also shot in the 40s: Freshman Logan LaBerge tied sophomore Tyler St. Onge at 45 while senior Bryce Good fired a 47. Elijah medaled out of the fifth player position which doesn’t surprise me. We have seven players on our team that have scored in the 40s, and most of them have scored in the low 40s in practice. The...
On April 25, 6 p.m., Cowlitz County Master Gardener Phyllis Collins will teach how to make Hypertufa garden pots and planters. Hypertufa is the art of making lightweight cement pots. In this class participants will mix the ingredients, cast a planter, get ideas, learn techniques, and gain the knowledge to make more forms at home. Projects will be taken home. The class cost is $20 per person. Pre-registration is required and must be paid by April 16. Class size is limited to 12. The class will be held in the Floral Building located on the...
David McDevitt, a Democrat candidate for US Congress, District 3, will hold a town hall meeting on April 21, 11 a.m., at the Duck Inn in Skamokawa. According to McDevitt's press secretary, this will be McDevitt's 52nd town hall of the campaign for U.S. House of Representatives from Washington District 3. McDevitt is one of three Democrat candidates challenging incumbent Republican Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler....
