Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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I was watching an Osprey grab sticks for their nest when a large river otter crawled through the brambles of our neighbors fence. It saw me, paused, and then hightailed it across the road and into the large slough. Just amazing. Photos by Sarah Lawrence....
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners got a visit from Bob Schuetz, the CEO of Energy Northwest. He has been visiting utilities to update them on what is going on at his organization. He said the organization helps to connect utilities with interns, “trying to help get new fresh talent,” operates an environmental and calibration lab, provides expertise in cybersecurity and information services, offers legislative services as they can, are considering adding human resources ser...
Should an amphitheater be included in the first phase of development at Cathlamet’s planned Waterfront Park? Members of the town council debated that question at their April 17 meeting, but decided no. At a previous council meeting on March 20, the group had approved removal of several elements from the park’s design: a wildlife viewing outlook, fire pit, and lighting. The council deemed the revision necessary due to inflation. The cost of materials has nearly doubled since the grant design was originally submitted to the state Recreation and...
Wahkiakum County Port 1 Board of Commissioners held a brief meeting last Thursday, where they heard reports and authorized the manager to sign some documents. Commissioners authorized Port 1 Manager Todd Souvenir to sign boundary line and utility easement agreements with the Town of Cathlamet regarding their respective properties in the old sewer ponds. The matter was settled before Souvenir became manager, but the port has been waiting for the paperwork from the Town of Cathlamet, he later...
Wahkiakum County Port 2 Board of Commissioners got a visit from fair staff at their meeting on Tuesday, where they talked about improving communication and supporting each other during events and more, from posting signage to providing parking space. “We have resources here, you have resources there, we need to talk a lot more, we need to work together,” Commissioner Allen Bennett said. “We are more than happy to help.” New carpet will be installed in the office building at Vista Park, accordi...
To The Eagle: The America that those of us that came of age in the 1950's and early '60's knew no longer exists, period. Discipline was removed from the schools because the precious little ones weren't to be made to feel bad about anything ever. Wouldn't want to damage their little egos, now would we? Now everybody gets the prize regardless of ability or effort or more precisely lack of effort. How sad. Homogenizing milk might be a good idea but not society. This lack of discipline is very much present in both political parties as neither of...
To The Eagle: Barney Bishop, head of that Tallahassee Classical School, of “Renaissance porn” notoriety, stated “school policies must protect the rights of all parents; parental rights are supreme and always supercede the rights of their children.” Give me a moment here to mute my blaring bull**it detector. Children are not livestock or pets. Kids have human and constitutional rights equivalent to those of their parents. As minors, some of those rights are conditional, and easier to violate with impunity because parents control them. Parenth...
To The Eagle: Part two. For seven years how much have the Biden Regime used and spent our money on witch hunts and Ukraine as compared to helping American families whose lives, homes and towns have been ripped apart by crime and climate catastrophe? Trump can be full of himself and he acts like a narcissist; but the regime is no angel. You’ve got to admit, when Trump was President, the USA came first. He built the Wall for security; got the Keystone Pipeline project started to supply our own oil, cut down taxes, regulations and restrictions f...
To The Eagle: This past Sunday I attended a memorial on Puget Island for Howard Brawn. While there I met many nice people in attendance. This didn't come as a surprise to me as they were there to remember a truly nice man in his own right. I have over time written many letters to the editor, usually in response to some letter submitted by a liberal opinionated writer. I must admit that I have fallen into what has become the norm for many of us; that is disliking someone for their politics without even having met them. While we went around...
There were no changes to covid-19 numbers in Wahkiakum County in the last week according to the Washington Department of Health. The cumulative number of reported cases is 644 and 50 hospitalizations and 12 deaths have been attributed to the virus. Disclaimer: With the easy accessibility of at home tests, the actual number of active covid-19 cases and actual cumulative numbers in the county are hard to know. While 70.8 percent of the population in Washington state has received the primary...
The board of Wahkiakum County Commissioners met Tuesday in a shorter than usual session. Building inspector Dave Hicks briefed the commissioners on the release of the remaining funds allocated for the shoreline master program update. The remainder of the grant funds, over $78,000 can now be reallocated to other projects. Public Works director Chuck Beyer told the commissioners that he will sign a contract with Elochoman Valley Partners for landscape maintenance. The contract would allocate $15,000 for maintenance at county properties....
SOGGY--After one and a half decent days over the weekend, we seem to be back in that wet pattern, which is bringing the chills to me, as the dampness seems to make these old bones ache, so a ton of rain with some breezy conditions is not really making me too happy. I know that sometimes we have our spring “spring a leak” but hey, enough already; bring us some sunshine please, and the sooner the better! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from April 20-26 are Nathan Kincaid, Max Schmitz, Marie Allen, Mike Snow, Susan Kuhn, Kent Mar...
THURSDAY Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Fire Protection District No. 1 Commissioners, Fire Hall, 5:30 p.m. Fire District No. 4, 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. Free Senior Fitness and Balance Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, enter via door on 3rd, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd...
Greetings from the fair office. The fairgrounds are busy and we have some new projects getting started. We will get the last row in the horse barn concrete down thanks to the grant from WSDA and the county commissioners. A huge thank you for making this happen. At this time the fair board is looking for fair royalty. We have two divisions: Junior Prince/Princess (age 8 to 12) and Senior Prince/Princess (age 13 to 19). Any who are interested please call the fair office and I will get back to you, (360)795-3480. Also if there are any individuals...
I've had questions from folks about miscellaneous things, so with the help of both Irene Martin's book, "Beach of Heaven," and Ruth Busse Allingham's book on Naselle, "Glimpses of the Past," here are some answers. Early settler, Andrew Rosburg, was the first postmaster of the original Rosburg post office established in 1893. Rosburg school at Johnson Park was opened in 1938. Rosburg bridge was built in 1948. Rosburg Hall was built in 1957. New Methodist Church built in Grays River in 1962. Crown...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 10 — 6:39 a.m. A caller reported high water on Eden Valley Road. 8:05 a.m. A caller said there was water over Wirkkala Road. 12:18 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident who was lethargic and not fully responsive. 1:21 p.m. A caller said there were several football sized rocks on SR 4 between Rosedale and Nassa Point. 5:34 p.m. A caller complained that two or more dogs left in a o...
Candace M. Dilley died peacefully in Longview, Washington on April 12, 2023. Candy was born on January 2, 1947 in Olympia, Washington to Raymond and Viola (Kemppi) Ervest. She was raised in Rosburg, Washington and after graduating high school, she moved to SE Alaska where she married Gary Dilley in Ketchikan, Alaska. Gary and Candy lived in various Alaskan communities until they retired in 2002 and made Longview their home. Candy loved gardening, quilting and spending time with her family. She...
According to information received from Kari Kandoll, the Wahkiakum County Historical Museum will open for the season on Saturday, May 6 at 1 p.m. and close at 4 p.m. The museum will be open Saturday and Sunday until the end of October as long as they have enough volunteers. A new display planned for the season will come from Gwen Gorley and include memorabilia from her father's big, swing band. A museum clean-up will be held Wednesday, May 3 at 12:30 p.m. with host training to follow. Training takes about 45 minutes depending on...
John C. Thomas Middle School has announced the grade point averages recently earned by grades 6-8. The following students earned a 4.0 GPA: 8th grade Ryce S. Dela Cruz, Kyle J. Gonzales, Ky N. Ly and Abigail R. Mckay-Beach. 7th grade Maylonna D. Casey, Shiloh E. Hoven, Joseph Q. Merz and Annelise I. Vik. 6th grade Konner A. Reese and Chloe N. Sutton. Students earning 3.2-3.9 GPA are: 8th grade- Lilli J. Deaton, Henry M. Wilson, Israel A. Velke, Evelynn J. Miller, Skyler L. Will, Matthew A. Wills, Sarah J. Mellis, Dane A. Sexton, Robert D....
After 30 Wahkiakum Outdoors sessions during its five-year run, their last event will be held Saturday, April 29 at 2 p.m. in the Hope Center, 320 S 3rd St. The session will feature an audience-speaker interaction session focused on how people relate to and interact with wildlife conservation and management activities. The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation will be described with historic background. Human attitudes and affinities for wildlife will be introduced and discussed with emphasis on characteristics of the participating...
The Lower Columbia College Fighting Smelt Speech and Debate Team earned three individual medals at Phi Rho Pi Nationals in Washington D.C. metro area. Phi Rho Pi is the national forensic association representing two-year colleges. Its weeklong national tournament is considered the premiere end of season speech and debate competition for community college students. First year student Charlotte Curry led the way with a silver medal in IPDA debate. Curry also competed in extemporaneous speaking and parliamentary debate. Tungalagbolor Shinetulga...
Last Friday four teams from our area went to Tacoma to compete in robotics engineering events at the State SkillsUSA Championships. There were roughly 1,500 state competitors invited by placing high in their respective regionals, in about 80 events at Clover Park Technical College. The six students on the four teams from Naselle and Wahkiakum put in a lot of time on their robots, during school and after school. And it showed: All of our teams brought back medals. In Robotics Automation...
Police may pursue suspects that pose long-term serious risk to others under revisions of a more restrictive 2022 vehicle chase law that has now passed both houses of this year’s Legislature. Engrossed Senate Bill 5352 was introduced by Sen. John Lovick, D-Mill Creek. “I’m a Black man from birth, my skin tone is brown, but I wore the blue uniform proudly for 31 years as a state trooper,” he said. “I know there are fears out there, but I think legislation like this can bring our community together and help our law enforcement professio...
April is Earth Month, and the Washington Department of Ecology is marking the occasion with an emphasis on keeping Washington litter free. Roadside litter affects road safety, the environment and the wellbeing of local communities. More than 75% of Washington residents do not litter, but despite this, an estimated 26 million pounds of material still litter Washington’s roads every year. Results from Ecology’s 2022 statewide litter study show there are 73,580 separate pieces of litter – or 1,579 pounds of trash – per mile per year on Washing...
