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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wahkiakum County Port 1 Commissioners met last Thursday afternoon before their regular meeting to take a closer look at the dredge they purchased from the Rose City Yacht Club and to talk about how to get it ready for work. They returned at 5 p.m. and took care of several items at their regular meeting. First the Commissioners authorized a new policy for customers who were choosing to power load, or use a boat motor to load their boats on to trailers at the marina launch. Power loading causes...
By Rick Nelson Wahkiakum County commissioners debated holding a public meeting on their new junk control ordinance and acted on other items of business when they met Tuesday. Commissioner Mike Backman told colleagues Dan Cothren and Blair Brady that he feels people are confused about enforcement of the new solid waste/junk control ordinance and that the board and health department officials should hold informational meetings to explain how the ordinance will be enforced. Backman said he had been contacted by a person who had received a notice...
At the Tuesday Wahkiakum PUD Board of Commissioners meeting, Auditor Erin Wilson congratulated Commissioner Dennis Reid for his recent ascendence to President of the Washington Public Utility Department Association. “I’m very honored to get that in my first term as a commissioner,” Reid said. “They’ve never had a president from such a small utility as ours.” Reid took a few moments to revisit the ongoing conversation about electric car charging stations. “The Department of Transportatio...
The Cathlamet Town Council addressed issues ranging from the town water system to updating the town ordinance implementing the State Environmental Protection Act (SEPA) ordinance when they met Monday evening. Public Works Director Duncan Cruickshank and consulting engineer Bob Hinton reported progress in the effort to increase the intake capacity for the town water plant. The town needs to increase the intake capacity, or state officials will institute a moratorium on new connections because the plant would not be able to satisfy demand....
To The Eagle: I was unaware our county had areas bearing the name “Jim Crow.” Had my family and I known about these places prior to moving to Cathlamet, we would have given prayerful consideration to if the move was in our best interest and, honestly, if it was safe to live here. I understand that political correctness has become overbearing in recent history; however, there is a difference between politically correct and stubborn insensitivity. Whether or not you have felt the sting of discrimination or racism, it is undeniable the neg...
To The Eagle: Regarding Dan Cothren's idea of why we shouldn't take exception to the term "Jim Crow" as applied to local geographic sites, here's another take according to history.com: Was Jim Crow a real person? January 29, 2014 By Evan Andrews (http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/was-jim-crow-a-real-person): The term “Jim Crow” typically refers to repressive laws and customs once used to restrict black rights, but the origin of the name itself actually dates back to before the Civil War. In the early 1830s, the white actor Thomas Dar...
To the Editor: Bait and switch! This is how fisheries management in the State of Washington works. First, you advertise in January that we are expecting the biggest run of fish this year in the Columbia River since 1938. You then open fishing when there are very few fish in the river. On April 1st you sell all the excited fisherman their required new fishing licenses for the year. On April 8th, when the fish are finally in the river, you close all fishing. All the fish go up the river to be gillnetted above the dam, the lower river sport and...
To The Editor: Amendment 14 of the United States Constitution reads in part Guarantee of Protection to All Citizens: Section 1. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.’ The Shoreline Management Plan is designed to take life, liberty and property without due process of the law. It is a c...
To The Eagle: As you may know our only public safety agency is the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s office which is three deputies short. Our sheriff has attempted for several months to recruit new deputie who are certified via what is called a lateral hire. This could put a new hire on the road in a very short period of time versus the nine months it takes to train a totally new deputy. However, the sheriff is so far unable to hire either a lateral or a rookie because Wahkiakum County is the lowest paid police agency in the state. Therefore, we a...
To The Eagle: I applaud your Jim Crow editorial. The power of the press is very convincing. It worked in Nazi Germany. With only one newspaper in the county, it will surely work here. I believe we should go back to the principles of the Salem witch hunts and root out all suspected racists and kick them out of our county, since we can’t burn them at the stake. We can have you and Senator Jayapal point them out for us. We have less important things that concern us, like hungry people and terrorists. Let’s go back to the McCarthy era and blacklist...
For the second time in three years, interest in a girl’s high school soccer team made its way to the Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors, this time in the form of a grandfather who asked that they might consider adding the sport. Three years ago, several students came to the board with the same request but were ultimately turned down. Local resident Tom Shoffner made a plea for a high school women’s soccer team for his granddaughter, who enjoys the sport and has shown some talent for...
Commissioners of Port District 2 acted on varied business when they met Tuesday at their Skamokawa Vista Park office. Commissioners adopted a resolution setting the stage for purchase of a waterfront lot in Skamokawa. The lot, on Pleasant Point Road, has a dock. The dock will be an aid to boaters, said Commissioner Brian O'Connor. Because of siltation, the nearby launching ramp isn't usable at low water, and boaters have sometimes had to wait hours to launch or exit the water. Port Attorney Tim Hanigan said the resolution allows the port to...
"I'm just blessed every day," he said. Ras Ible is his spiritual name. It's good enough. This path of his journey started in Spokane. There have been other journeys. There was war and loss, prison. A strip club. "I lead a group out of West Virginia called West Virginia for Medical Marijuana and another called Christians for Medical Marijuana," Ible said. "I started this mission a year ago." "Cannabis is a sacrament for me," he said. The 20 miles he walks each day has turned into a thousand...
GREAT START--As this week began last Sunday, it was super nice, as were the couple of days prior to that. It was definitely great weather for heading to the beach and having fun in the sun, but I found doing yard work was just a bit much for me, as once it gets up there in those 80 degree marks, I'm hiding in the basement! The first couple of days this week were super toasty and in many places, records for those days were broken, and we were even warmer than Portland on Sunday evening. While we basked in the sunshine, other places like...
THURSDAY Rosburg Community Club, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. 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 4, 7 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly),...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week: Today (Thursday), high school softball at Wishkah at 4 p.m., high school baseball at Twin Valley at 4p.m.; Friday, high school track at Chehalis Activator Invite at 3:30 p.m.; Monday, high school softball in Naselle with Mary M. Knight at 4 p.m., high school baseball with Ilwaco in Naselle at 4 p.m.; Tuesday, Naselle Comet Invite track and field. Wednesday, middle school track at South Bend at 3:30 p.m., high school softball with Lake Quinault in Naselle at 4 p.m. Go...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on April 19. Several personnel moves were approved. These included the retirement of teacher Barbara Swanson at the end of the school year. Mrs. Swanson has been with the district since 1981. Superintendent Nelson reflected on the work of Mrs. Swanson with elementary and youth camp students, along with the numerous exceptional plays she directed. The board also approved the hire of Rebekah Wirkkala as head volleyball coach, Quinn Donlon as the K-12...
Before the Coast Guard, there was the Life-Saving Service. Join Stephen Wood, Interpretive Specialist at Cape Disappointment, Washington State Park, on May 3, 6:30 p.m., for a Salty Talks presentation, as he discusses the early origins of the United States Coast Guard. The program will include a history of the United States Life-Saving Service, focusing on the local significance of this short-lived federal agency. With historical photos and anecdotes, Wood will provide a glimpse into the lives of “surfmen” as they served at the Cape Dis...
The Grays River Methodist Church Friendship Circle Spring Tea and Luncheon will be held on May 15 at the Rosburg Community Hall on Hwy 4 in Rosburg. This year’s theme is “Magic in the Kitchen” with comedian and magician Steve Hamilton as the entertainment. The program will be about 20-25 minutes long and will appeal to both adults and children. Children are welcome as always but must be accompanied by an adult. The Tea is a nice mother-daughter activity. A display comprised of unusual kitchen antiquities, aprons and memorable cookbooks will...
Live Music at River Mile 38 Brewing Company: Hank & Lloyd (B. Sheets & P. Davis) will perform Saturday, April 23, from 5 to 8 p.m., on the Crow's Nest Stage during Live at Five. 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
Maureen Zacher-Bockius thought a new library needed a new sign, so she set about making it happen. It took a little longer to realize than she had hoped, taking the better part of a year and a half, but her persistence finally paid off. After taking a design to Carol Blix, the librarian at the Cathlamet Library, she began her quest for the perfect piece of old timber. Henry Blankenship had just the thing. There was only one minor problem. It was 10 feet long and Zacher-Bockius had no way to...
Former Cathlamet resident Roger Caliman played percussion as Kansas City Fountain City Brass Band claimed victories at the North American Brass Band Championships in Fort Wayne, Indiana on April 3. It was the sixth time since 2007 that the Kansas City band had become NABBA Champions, although this time it was achieved with a brace of performances that were close to perfection according to the adjudicators; gaining six individual marks of 98 or 99 out of 100 on the set-work, ‘From Ancient Times' and their own-choice of ‘Audivi Media Nocte.' Cali...
Just a few quick messages about up and coming events being held at JA Wendt Elementary School in the coming weeks. This Friday, April 22, Mrs. Moonen will host the “Jump for Heart” event! Students will meet in the middle school gym to participate in jumping rope, hula hoop, double dutch and many more activities. If you are able to volunteer your time for a couple of hours to help with the event, and or, be able to donate some fruit or juice and water for the event, please let Cinnon or Mrs. Moonen know as soon as possible by calling 360...
The 32nd annual Great White Tail Run sponsored by Wahkiakum 4-H will be held on May 14, along the Julia Butler Hansen National Refuge located in Skamokawa at 10:00 a.m. The event includes 10K, 5K and 2 mile courses with recognition for overall male and female winner in each distance and ribbons for the top three finishers in each age division. Pre-registration is encouraged. Fees are: Pre-run $10 w/o shirt, $20 with shirt. Run day registration and pre-registration packet pickup begins at 8:30 a.m., at Skamokawa Vista Park with run day cost of...
Community Home Health & Hospice (Community) announces registration is open for a A lil’ bit of paradise 2016: Taste of Tuscany Charity Care gala. This fundraiser will be held on Friday, May 6 at 5:30 p.m., at the Cowlitz County Regional Expo Center. Purchase tickets online at www.chhh.org/paradise, email paradise@chhh.org or call 360-414-5405. Event proceeds go toward Community’s charity care program which supports care for uninsured, underinsured and respite patients, as well as telemonitoring, grief support and translation services. Last yea...
