Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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During high tide last Friday, Wahkiakum High School students in Jeff Rooklidge's Environmental Science class headed down to the city dock in Cathlamet to collect plankton. Wahkiakum, along with four other schools along the Columbia River, Ilwaco High School, Washougal High School, Kelso High School, and iTech Preparatory High School in Vancouver, are participating in a research project organized by scientists at WSU Vancouver. The original hypothesis of the project, according to Rooklidge, was...
Candidate filing for this year's elections started Monday, with lots of interest in local races. Some potential local candidates have registered their candidacies with the state Public Disclosure Commission (PDC). As of Tuesday afternoon, filings include: Wahkiakum County Assessor (4-year term) William H. Coons incumbent, and Brian McClain; both prefer the Independent Party. Wahkiakum County Auditor (4-year term) Nicci Bergseng incumbent, prefers Independent. Wahkiakum County Clerk (4-year term) Kay M. Holland incumbent, prefers Democratic...
What can be done about the eroding shoreline along Puget Island's North Welcome Slough Road? That's a question troubling the board of commissioners of Consolidated Diking District No. 1 on the Island. A long stretch of dike borders the Columbia River with just a couple dozen feet of willow covered wetland between the dike and the steep eroding shoreline. The area is part of one of the county's four flood control erosion zones, for which county officials have been working over two years to establish a 10-year beach nourishment program using...
Commissioners of Port District 2 on Tuesday rejected bids to construct a new office and public laundry at Skamokawa Vista Park. In other business, commissioners rejected pleas from long-term campers to rescind parking restrictions that separate the campers from their log trucks and other vehicles. Bids for the combination laundry/office building ranged from $478,044 to $599,432. The project includes building an office building, laundry and new septic system for the laundry. Broken down, bids for the laundry and septic system ranged from...
To The Eagle: By now it should be common knowledge that there will be an election this November. The purpose of this letter is to invite one and all that are interested in our remaining freedoms to come to the Pioneer Community Church on Wednesday the 23rd, from 7-9:00 p.m. There is a bipartisan forum moderated by Wahkiakum history teacher, Don Cox, with candidates from both political parties answering questions submitted by We the People. The winner of the August primary will be on the ballot this fall. There will also be onsite voter...
To The Eagle: I read the list of candidates, hoping to get elected to various positions in our county. Sadly I saw no one willing to become commissioner of the Grays River Habitat Enhancement District. We lost Bill Karwoski, so do not have the three needed commissioners. Eddie Blain volunteered to be a fill in until someone stepped up; that was two years ago. In reality we need two new commissioners. I have been commissioner for 12-plus years and would love to hand over the reins to someone younger and healthier. I was a ‘fill-in’ as well. If...
To The Eagle: We are both extremely happy with the wage increase for Dave Tramblie and others. Mr. Tramblie has saved this county thousands of dollars due to diligence and attention to detail. Attracting excellent employees and keeping them working for Wahkiakum County is a hard task. Congratulations to the county for rewarding these hard working most deserving employees. Nancy and Peter McGuire Altoona...
To The Eagle: PIGYS, the Puget Island Garage & Yard Sale, which takes place on June 22nd & 23rd, faces some major challenges this year. The Trump-inspired economic boom should bring us an abundance of customers, but that abundance is going to hit a choke point at our bridge construction traffic light. Traffic will be crossing the bridge in close-formation lumps, which would turn our usual pull-off for yard sale maps at the foot of the bridge into a hazardous enterprise. Our best bet will be to move the map distribution to the Cathlamet side...
To The Eagle: When we purchased the Video Store from Becky in 2009 it was suggested that this business, movie and game rentals and sales, was like a “buggy whip factory”; a business providing a soon to be obsolete product or service. Recently I have heard the term for our type of business as a “melting ice cube.” It may have taken longer than many have predicted, but the future of the Video Store is currently being questioned. Even though our product or service has lots of competition, every day I hear from regular patrons, and even the “on...
To The Eagle: The short article on hoof rot on page 9 of the May 10, 2018, Wahkiakum County Eagle merits a response. “Crippling elk hoof disease found in Eastern Washington,” is not surprising news. What is surprising is that it is reported. I will not be surprised when it is found soon in Idaho and Montana. No doubt every effort will be made to hide it from the public, but it will come, and then Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and on and on. Their report that their solution is to kill all the sick elk is a sick (no pun intended) and ineffective “solu...
To The Eagle: I have had the great fortune to have served the people of Wahkiakum County as sheriff for nearly six years now. During this time I have seen the people of this office serve with honor, integrity, and respect. I hope that for the overwhelming majority of our citizens this has been the case in their interactions with the sheriff's office. I have filed for sheriff both with the state Public Disclosure Commission as well as with our Wahkiakum County Auditor's Office. I want to take this time to say I would find no greater honor than...
A strong real estate market with a robust housing element is often viewed as a leading indicator of a thriving local economy. However, in our region, it appears that the demand for all levels of housing currently outweighs the housing inventory. To help local leaders and the public understand what is happening and how the real estate market impacts economic development opportunities, the Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments’ Economic Development Program is holding a Regional Real Estate Forum on May 22 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., at the C...
Contractors have been stringing cables and mounting curtains as they prepare to paint the Puget Island bridge. Photo by Rick Nelson....
HALF OVER--Here we are, half past the middle of May so I guess you know, we should be experiencing a lot of May flowers due to April showers, and even May showers, so I hope you're enjoying the blooms and not commiserating with some of us, who really can't handle all this pollen! It's also a time where keeping our cars from being covered in that light to heavy, green haze is a real challenge! Have you been enjoying the sunshine? I hope all of the animals you own have been too, but sadly, just about every day there are multiple reports of animal...
Greetings from the fair office. This will be a busy weekend for the fair grounds. There will be a Rummage Sale in the Youth Building on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m., to 2 p.m. Come and find some treasures. Also Saturday May 19 is the first leg of the Silver Buckle Series starting at 8 a.m. Starting at 10 a.m., on Saturday we will have a clean up day to get the grounds ready for Dollars for Scholars. If you would like to help clean up the fair grounds come on down and we will find you a job. The fair is still looking for Fair Royalty. If...
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, Sandra Sews, Community Center, Cathlamet, 10:30 a.m.-Noon. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Food Addicts Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 5:30-7 p.m. Rosburg Community Club, 7 p.m....
News from Naselle: Congratulations to the Naselle baseball team for taking the District Championship. Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week: today (Thursday), possible playoff game at Quilicene at 4 p.m. if winning game yesterday (Wednesday); Saturday, baseball Regional Playoffs at Winlock, against Colton at 1 p.m.; fastpitch- possible playoff game at Montesano. Go Comets! One of the biggest events of the school year in the Naselle school’s music department is the annual Spring Concert which will be held on May 30 at 6:00 p...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on May 15 in the Middle School Commons. In personnel matters, the board acknowledged the retirement of Mitzi Hunter, effective at the end of the school year. Ms. Hunter spent 24 years in the District, mostly serving students at the Naselle Youth Camp. The board also acknowledged the resignation of Eileen Williams, Spanish teacher, effective at the end of the school year. Mrs. Williams has also served the district for many years. Haleigh See was hired...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 8 — 10:34 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident who needed assistance after a fall. 1:34 p.m. A caller reported that three dogs had been left in a parked car for more than an hour at a Cathlamet park. 3:44 p.m. A loose dog was found on Puget Island. 5:34 p.m. A Rosburg resident reported that she had been threatened on social media. A deputy investigated and decided the complaint was unfou...
The Wahkiakum County Amateur Radio Club was formed several years ago to provide training and practice in emergency communications. Their weekly meetings are Tuesday mornings 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., except the second Tuesday of the month, when they meet in the evening, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at the River Street Meeting Room in Cathlamet. The public is invited. The evening meeting starts with an update and Q&A on current emergency communications in the county, followed by informative presentations on subjects related to emergency communications...
Submitted by Wahkiakum ChamberHey, everyone, let’s start planning on entering the exciting Bald Eagle Days Parade. This year’s theme is "Families, Fish, Farms & Forests." Time to put your thinking cap on, talk to your friends, family and co-workers. Be as creative as you want, build a float or get a group together and walk. Come on, all you business owners, get your staff together for a Bald Eagle party and build a float. Think fishing, farms, logging, business, restaurants, churches, sports, school, clubs and family. Scoop up the young and...
Rosburg resident Walter R. Stefan died April 18, 2018. He was born August 1, 1937, and grew up in Chicago and Florida. Upon graduating from high school in Florida, he joined the US Navy. He retired from a career with Boeing Company in Portland. He is survived by his wife, Arlene, of Rosburg; a son, Walter R. Stefan, Jr.; four stepdaughters, Heather Lewis, Suzanne Kelsey, Jean Kelsey and Cheri Lisk; one granddaughter and two grandsons. He was a 25-year member of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. He was also a member of Wahkiakum Search and Rescue...
Volunteers are invited to participate in the Seal River Cemetery clean-up this Saturday at 1 p.m. at the cemetery. People should bring their own tools. Caretakers use soft bristle brushes and gallon jugs filled with water to clean headstones. Sunscreen or rain gear are advisable, depending on weather. Flags will go on veteran's headstones later in the week....
The GET program’s 2017-18 enrollment period closes on May 31. As the state’s 529 prepaid tuition program, GET provides Washington families an opportunity to start saving for future college costs while their children are young. The Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program opened in 1998 and since then, thousands of Washington families have saved billions of dollars to go towards their students’ future higher education expenses. To date, GET has distributed over $1 billion to more than 52,000 students who have used their GET accounts to atten...
Wahkiakum Emergency Medical Services has two new emergency medical technicians (EMT), Austin Smith and Catherine Hagar. Graduation was May 1. They are pictured with their instructors. L-r are Cowlitz 2 Chief Dave Lafave, local instructor Teri Tramblie, Catherine Hager, Austin Smith, and the lead instructor, Paramedic Ron Stewart, EMT-P, SEI. Catherine is a Wahkiakum County deputy sheriff, and Austin is a dispatcher for the sheriff's department. Photo by Duncan Cruickshank....
