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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Shellfish managers have approved four days of razor clam digging starting May 7 at various ocean beaches. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the digs after marine toxin tests showed the clams on those beaches are safe to eat. All of the digs are scheduled on morning tides. No digging will be allowed after noon on any beach through Saturday. However, WDFW is extending the dig on Sunday, May 10, to 1 p.m. "We're giving diggers an extra hour to wrap things up on Sunday due to the late low tide that day," said Dan Ayres,...
Wahkiakum County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Bigelow learned Wednesday that the state supreme court has declined to hear his appeal of a court of appeals decision that would invalidate the county's biosolids ordinance. This means the state Department of Ecology prevails, and the county doesn't have the authority to prohibit the application of two of three classes of biosolids on land in the county. Responding to concerns from Westend residents about the application of Class B biosolids at a Grays River Valley farm, commissioners adopted an...
The Eagle and TEAM Electronics are pleased to announce the sixth annual photo contest, “A Day in The Life of Wahkiakum County and Naselle.” We invite Wahkiakum County and Naselle residents to shoot a photo this Saturday, May 2, 2015, in the Wahkiakum County and Naselle areas and enter on or before May 15, 2015, to participate. Three division winners will be selected and earn $50 prizes. Winners and honorable mention photos will be published in The Wahkiakum County Eagle’s special edition, The Focus on Wahkiakum, in early June. Divisions will...
Local resident Tom Irving will be the Military Grand Marshal for the longest running Loyalty Parade in the United States this weekend in Long Beach, which begins on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. according to the website. The event which celebrates patriotism was originally organized by three regional VFWs, including the Cathlamet chapter, and is in its 65th year. According to VFW member Bob Roche, Irving is the last living original Charter Member of the Cathlamet VFW. Irving served in the Army's Sixth...
Wahkiakum County commissioners breezed their way through a brief agenda Tuesday and had time to hear complaints from Puget Island residents about troubling thefts. Janet Thomas revisited the aftermath of a theft that occurred in February in which five people came into the barn where she kept valuable chickens. As they were taking the chickens, she tried to stop them and was beaten. One suspect has been arrested, but others remain at large as the sheriff's office continues its investigation. Thomas expressed frustration at the lack of arrests....
Juanita Rodahl has been painting for most of her life. Mostly self taught, it gives her a lot of pleasure. "In high school I would find pictures I liked and copy them," Rodahl said. "I'd draw pictures of people and different things. I took a class in high school, but I don't remember too much about it. It was just something fun to do and it pleased me, which is what it should be, I guess." Acrylics, charcoal and pens and pencils are Rodahl's favorite tools. There was a time when she used oils,...
Filing for elected positions on the 2015 election ballots gets underway May 11-15. Candidates for positions in Wahiakum County file in the county auditor's office, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30-4 p.m. Candidates for the two Naselle/Grays River Valley School Board positions will file at the Pacific County auditor's office. All positions are non-partisan races. The positions and current office holders are: Fire District # 1 Commissioner Position # 3, 6-Year Term, Filing Fee $ 12, Fred Aegerter. Fire District # 2 Commissioner Position # 1, 6-Year...
It's not everyday that one outs oneself on national television. That's what Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner did last Friday on ABC News with Diane Sawyer. Jenner recounted how even as a youngster, he felt he was female in a male body, how he tried to deal with that reality, and how at age 65, he has decided to embrace it. "Yes, for all intents and purposes, I am a woman," he said. Because feelings of gender identity are deeply personal, people don't usually share them in public. It's very hard for individuals to reveal to family and friends...
To The Eagle: I have said it before, and I am sure I will say it again, but I would just like to repeat, “What a great community in which we live!” On behalf of all of us at Wahkiakum School District, I would like to express our gratitude to the Wahkiakum County Commissioners (Mike Backman, Dan Cothren and Blair Brady) and the Wahkiakum County Treasurer (Tammy Peterson) for their willingness to serve and work cooperatively with the school district. By allowing a short-term loan in the amount of $500,000 (the collective total of dollars tha...
To The Eagle: A cemetery clean-up day has been scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 16 and an annual meeting at 2:30 p.m. at the Grays River Fire Hall. Bring a sack lunch and we will have coffee at the fire hall when we get there. One of the biggest expenses we incur each year is the mowing of the cemetery grounds but this annual clean-up makes a big difference for the whole year. We appreciate the Naselle Youth Camp mowing just before our clean-up day too. Many hands make the duties enjoyable and lots of stories can be heard....
To The Eagle: Our state government and the 19th district who we elect is no longer a representative government that earlier and worthier hands had gathered for us. What remains the duty of who we elect is defense and preservation of our government that was built by worthier hands. Our representatives proper business is improvement, not to give their responsibilities as elected representatives away to the agencies that they create and are not elected. Thousands of rules and regulations are made each year by these agencies and most are not voted...
MIX OF WEATHER--One thing about last weekend's weather, if you didn't like it one minute, it seemed to change the next, at least down this way! It was pouring in West Valley when I left our house on Saturday, but just two miles east, it was sunny and warm and I felt sort of silly in my coat and hat! It was cloudy all day Sunday here, with showers coming and going, so while it wasn't super nice, it was pretty good weather to work in as it certainly kept you from working up a sweat! However, by late afternoon, it was just plain wet, so it was...
THURSDAY Lecture Series, Cathlamet Community Center, 101 Main St, 10 a.m.-Noon. Preschool Story & Craft Time, Cathlamet Library, 4 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Grays River Fire Department, open meeting, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. Sewing Room, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-4 p.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) GRVC at Johnson Park, activity...
News from Naselle: The Naselle Comet teams sports calendar for this week includes: Thursday, track at Ocosta at 3:30 p.m., baseball and fast pitch at Quinault at 4 p.m.; Saturday, Shelton track invite at 9:30 a.m.; Monday, baseball at MM Knight at 4 p.m.; Tuesday, Pacific Co. Invite at Ilwaco at 3 p.m., baseball with Ilwaco in Naselle at 4 p.m.; Wednesday, middle school track at North Beach at 3:30 p.m.; Thursday, track at home in Naselle at 3:30 p.m. Go Comets! As we near the end of the school year there are quite a few important events...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 20 — 10:23 a.m. An Elochoman Valley resident received a fraudulent phone call from someone claiming he had won a trip. 3:57 p.m. A deputy and the Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Skamokawa residence after the report of a possible overdose. 5:43 p.m. A welfare check was requested for a Cathlamet resident. Contact was made with the individual and he was advised to call his family. 5:52 p.m. A caller r...
Dan Berne will be the featured writer at the next WordFest gathering on Tuesday, May 5. A marketing consultant, Berne’s debut novel, The Gods of Second Chances, was published last year by Forest Avenue Press—who also published the works of earlier WordFest readers, Stevan Allred (A Simplified Map of the Real World) and Kate Gray (Carry the Sky.) Berne’s novel was one of the top Staff Picks at Powell’s City of Books in 2014. It concerns a widowed Alaskan fisherman, Ray Bancroft, who is raising his granddaughter with the help from a multitu...
Wesley Lawrence Raistakka, born February 11, 1938, in Astoria, Oregon passed away, April 19, 2015, in Longview, Washington. He was the son of Herman and Hilia (Olson) Raistakka of Rosburg, Washington. Wesley Raistakka attended primary and secondary school in the Naselle-Grays River Valley School district. Growing up, Wesley spent time commercial fishing with his father on the Grays and Columbia Rivers. This childhood experience with his dad, and being a sport fishing enthusiast, helped shape his career choice. He attended college, served in...
Former Puget Island Pastor E. Silas Torvend died April 17, 2015, in Silverton, Ore. He was born December 12, 1921, to Silas and Emma Torvend in Tacoma. He is survived by his wife, Alice, sisters Eunice and Olga, son Samuel (Sean Homer), daughter Rebecca (Frank Rainsberger), a grandson and many nieces and nephews. He graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 1947 and earned a M.Div from Luther Seminary in 1950. He served parishes in Puget Island (Our Saviour's), Burlington, Cupertino, Calif., Lakewood, Burien and Tacoma. He served as a...
James M. Mast, 72 of Cathlamet, died at Hospice Care Center in Longview on April 17, 2015. Jim was born in Longview on August 5, 1942 to James and Elva (Neuman) Mast. He was a lifelong Cathlamet resident and graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1960. He joined the Army where he spent two years. He was stationed in Germany. He worked as a route driver for Troy Laundry for 25 years before his job as Harbormaster at the Elochoman Marina where he worked for 20 years, retiring in 2008. He also drove a school bus for Wahkiakum Schools for 30...
Mary Moonen's students at J.A. Wendt Elementary School have been learning a little art history as they express themselves and play in her art classes. Moonen has focused on a different artist every year. In the past, the students have learned about Monet and Van Gogh, but this year's focus was Pablo Picasso and his abstract style of cubism. Each student selected a Picasso print that they liked and created their own version, most students focusing on one of Picasso's faces. The students' work...
The 3rd quarter honor roll for John C. Thomas Middle School was released this week. The following students qualified. 6th grade: 4.0 – Logan LaBerge and Jacob Leitz. Ellie Wiltse-Hiatt, Ashden Niemeyer, Tucker Thomas, Deschayni Nielsen, Jansi Merz, Elijah Moon, Kaleo Silva, Daniel Martin, Eric Wuestefeld, Jonathan Hauff, Mary Jane Neves, Randall Ecklund, Jenna Mellis, Jaliah Abdul-Kariem, Teylor Sauer, Brody Carlson and Cadence Guest. 7th grade: Julieanne McKay-Beach, Isaac Moon, KC Beery, Solana Stanley, Sara Buennagel, Grant Leavitt, Mason W...
The Honor Roll as announced by Wahkiakum High School this week includes full time students grades 9-12 with GPA (3.25) or above for mid-term semester two. The following students earned 4.0: Makenzie Anderson, Hannah Arn, Rayanna Carlon, Tawny Felton, Sydney Hansen, Elliot Haney, Rory Heywood, Katie Johnson, Shelby Robinson and Payton Souvenir. 9th grade: Morgan Bashore, Zach Brown, Mica Kincade, Madi Mace, McKenzie Menard, Grayci Thomas and Casey Wilson. 10th grade: Savannah Burdick, Kaiyuan Cheng, Hank Ferguson, Shona Heywood, Hayley...
On May 4 at 6:30 p.m., Luisa Simone will discuss clay pot irrigation using ollas. Olla irrigation is an ancient watering technique using clay pots buried in the ground that delivers water directly to the roots of plants. Ollas reduce water usage for plants and work great in raised beds and smaller gardens. The class will be held for free in the Fair Exposition located in Longview at the Cowlitz County Fairgrounds. The workshop is sponsored by Washington State University Extension Master Gardeners. For more information, contact Gary Fredricks...
Wahkiakum County's rate of unemployment fell from February to March, according to the latest figures from the state Employment Security Department. The figures said 120 of 1,460 people in the labor market, 9.6 percent, were out of work in March. In February, 140 of 1,460, 9.6 percent, were out of work. In March, 2014, 150 of 1,400 in the labor market, 10.9 percent, were out of work. Statewide, unemployment fell from 6.8 percent in February to 5.7 percent in March. In March, 2014, the rate was 6.8 percent. Pacific County's rate fell from 11...
Clam diggers got a green light to proceed with a two-day razor clam dig starting May 2 at three ocean beaches. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the digs after marine toxin tests showed the clams on those beaches are safe to eat. All of the digs are scheduled on morning tides. No digging will be allowed on any beach after noon. The upcoming dig is scheduled on the following dates, beaches, and low tides: May 2, Saturday; 6:23 a.m., 0.2 feet; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks; May 3, Sunday; 6:59 a.m., -0.3 feet;...
