Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5297 held a ceremony on Memorial Day at Greenwood Cemetery to honor fallen members of the armed forces. "There are no words that can accurately reflect the magnitude of what they accomplished. But as we enjoy our way of life in the land of the free and the home of the brave, we can commit ourselves to diligently reminding present and future generations of Americans that there is no freedom without bravery. Those we honor today were brave when it counted the most....
This story has been updated to share the latest data. Wahkiakum Health and Human Services has confirmed a fatality of one Wahkiakum County resident with covid-19. The individual was a female over 80, according to the press release. Yesterday (Wednesday), seven more Wahkiakum County residents tested positive for covid-19. This brings the cumulative total of covid-19 cases in the county to 140, with 21 considered potentially active. The seven are in self-quarantine. Some of the cases have a...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners received another visit from residents on Tuesday who wanted to continue to show their support for a potential project to bring water to properties in Deep River. Westend resident Corbett McMasters said he had gone door to door in the Deep River area and learned of 35 residents who would benefit by such a project. He also said there were 46 taxable lots. “My opinion is that we should have twice as many lots, but that’s not doable under the sit...
The Class of 2021 will hold graduation ceremonies at local high schools next week. Wahkiakum High School will celebrate the Class of 2021 with their graduation ceremony on Friday, June 11, at 6 p.m. in the football stadium grandstand. The motto for the Class of 2021 is a statement from Joshua J. Marine, ”Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” This year's valedictorian is Jacob Leitz. Kaden Anderson is salutatorian. Each graduate will be prov...
Thanks to a grant from the Marine Resource Committee and construction completed by Roger Tover of RTT Services, Wahkiakum County Port 1 was able to add a viewing deck to their waterfront at the Elochoman Slough Marina earlier this year. Involved in the project were front row: Port Maintenance Manager Todd Souvenir, Marine Resource Committee members Donna Westlind, Paula Culbertson, and Jim Culbertson, and back row: Roger Tover and Phil Ogle of RTT Services, and MRC members Sol Mertz, Carol...
A couple letter writers this week take me to task for printing an Associated Press article on racial issues. One said I should have featured Memorial Day. Well, on Page 1 was an article announcing the local Memorial Day ceremony presented by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5297. And on Page 1 of this week's issue is photo coverage of that event, as has occurred as long as I can remember the event occurring. The editorial cartoon last week also highlighted the sacrifices of fallen members of the armed services. Next, I have come to the...
To The Eagle: Voters in Malheur, Sherman, Grant, Baker and Lake Counties in Oregon State voted on May 18 to consider joining the state of Idaho because they like Idaho’s conservative political leadership. Of course they would have to go through various measures to reposition the border lines. The State of Washington was named in honor of George Washington. Personally, today I think George Washington would be appalled at what the legislatures have done to the State of Washington. Perhaps we should do the same as to what the voters in Oregon d...
To The Eagle: I was embarrassed to read a recent letter to The Eagle from a totally un-informed person; I will comment on it. As a European, we have always liked Americans. I came here happily and freely, joined the US Army, then proudly accepted US Citizenship. Must say, I was embarrassed when in Denmark, while 45 proposed to buy Greenland, many jokes, while repeating I did not vote for him. The writer also had trouble with math. Not sure why Georgia was on her mind, but Biden promised he would make the stimulus $2,000 for all of us, $1,400...
To The Eagle: This is a community comprised largely of “seasoned citizens” – folks who have been around the track, and through more than a few wars and disasters. We hit the road in the earlier parts of the last century wrapped in whatever skin God gave us, armed with whatever brainpower we could cobble together, and did our little part in contributing to the “land of the free and the home of the brave” that we were lucky enough to be born into. Last week’s Eagle should have been the Memorial Day issue, devoted to those of us who made the ul...
To The Eagle: "This mess has been in our soil. It's in our soul." This is a quote from the insulting and scurrilous opinion piece by the AP reprinted for the pleasure of the editor, staff and leftist readers of this little newspaper last week. It wasn't printed for the purpose of edifying and educating our little community; No it was dumped on the readership for the purpose of demoralising our mostly "white" populace. The staff wishes to educate us poor benighted white folks on the vast injuries done by us to "people of color." We need to...
To The Eagle: Has anyone spotted any third world countries clamoring for the U. S. to supply them with election monitors? Gilbert Vik Puget Island...
Wahkiakum County's ability to earn revenue from state managed trust timberland took a jump Tuesday as the state Board of Natural Resources approved a purchase of 266 acres of timberland to add to the county's trusts. For much of his five-term tenure, Commissioner Dan Cothren has been lobbying state officials to increase the county's ability to earn money from the harvest of timber. The county has a little over 12,000 acres in trust timberland, but about one quarter of that is endangered species habitat and off limits to harvest. Revenue from...
Despite an earlier threat of rain, the weather was beautiful and the turnout was fine last Friday at the first Elochoman Marina Farmers Market and Trunk Sale of the season. Right: Nicole Emery of Daisy Chain Floral was all smiles as shoppers perused flowers, stones and crystals, and more at her table. Below, left: Becky Ledtke was selling her beautiful hand crafted jewelry. Below, right: The Master Gardeners from the Community Garden had lots of tomato starts and more for sale at their tables....
NICE ONE--Unless you hate the sunshine, I don't think you could complain about the weather this past weekend and holiday, as it was very nice outside and certainly a great break from the previous rainy days we had. We enjoyed perfect temperatures here over the weekend I thought, but it sure warmed up on Monday and Tuesday, so those upper 80s were a bit toasty for me. However, for those who like the heat, I bet you were in seventh heaven! Unfortunately, it looks like we'll be cooling off this weekend and may even see some raindrops once again,...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, meetings and events usually listed here have been canceled or changed to online participation until further notice. The Eagle was advised of the following events: Online Recovery Meeting, Lower Columbia River Refuge Recovery. Mondays 6:30 p.m. Zoom ID 960 8413 9102. Community Center, Mon. 9-12 & 1-5. Tues-Thurs. 9-1. Friday by appointment. Cathlamet Library T-F 2-5 p.m. Covid restrictions enforced. Johnson Park, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m....
Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. With that being said the Cruzin’ To The Fair 2nd annual car show has arrived. Come Saturday the fairgrounds will be filled with some pretty awesome cars. Hope everyone can make it out to see them. We will have vendors selling things as well as a bake sale, some silent auctions, and of course the fair will be have a huge raffle and some silent auction items as well. You don't wanna miss this event. It’s going to be huge; we have at least 100 cars entered already,...
Would you like to have year round interest in your landscape that does well in our climate? Join WSU Extension Master Gardener Roxanne Nakamura on June 8 at noon. She will guide you through some of the best native choices for our PNW landscapes. Connection information (you must have a zoom account--sign up for one at zoom.us), then join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/7756056320?pwd=RzVxbTl0dXpyUjJjSDdsWnJuTXdydz09 Meeting ID: 775 605 6320 Password: 12345 You can also call in by phone (no Zoom account necessary)....
Memorial Day: Was this not the best Memorial Day we've had in a long time? Gorgeous weather, people coming together after a year of non-contact. So fun and it looked like a family reunion or party was going strong at the Covered Bridge on Sunday afternoon. Cars and people on Sorenson side of the bridge and kids splashing and swimming in the river. Visitors from all over. When heading to the Covered Bridge, check out the new family sign at corner of Loop Road and Covered Bridge Road to see...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 24 — 2:29 p.m. A caller reported that a man who was at his Puget Island property to pick up a motorhome was taking other things. A deputy responded and spoke with the individual who had bought the RV. It turned out he was removing items from his own car and putting them into the motorhome. May 25 — 3:22 a.m. An alarm was activated at a Rosedale address. A deputy attempted to contact a responsible par...
Following an extremely dry couple of months, the Department of Ecology this week issued a drought advisory for most of Washington state, including Wahkiakum, Pacific and Cowlitz counties and all areas east of the Cascade Mountains, portions of southwest Washington and the Washington coast. March through April was the fourth driest such period for Washington state since 1895, Ecology reported. There are growing concerns for farmers and ranchers in Eastern Washington. Early observations of crop stress and expectations for reduced yields are...
Toby S. Liasjo passed away at home on May 12, 2021, at the age of 84. He was born in Norway to Ingeman and Magnhild Liasjo. Torbjorn and his parents moved to the US in 1953. In 1955, they settled on Puget Island. In 1966, Toby became a US Citizen. Toby married his wife, Virginia Moore in 1957. They lived and raised their four children in Castle Rock. Toby worked for Weyerhaeuser for 42 years and retired in 2000. Toby is survived by his wife Virginia; his sons, Toby Liasjo (Sue) of Longview and...
Wahkiakum 4-H has awarded Taya Deal a scholarship in the amount of $1,500 to continue "making the best better" in our world. Taya has been a 4-H member for 13 years and been involved in multiple project areas over the years including poultry, needlework, creative arts, fiber arts, photography, rabbits, food preservation, baking, gardening, foods and nutrition, and theater arts. When asked what she has learned from her time in 4-H Taya responded, "When it comes to the 4-H pledge, my head to...
The Tails & Tales Children’s Summer Reading Program will start soon, with fun animal-themed stories, crafts and activities at Erickson Park on Columbia Street, Wednesdays, June 16-August 4, from 1-2 p.m. or later for children ages 5-15. Children should be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The complete activity schedule will be published soon. The library is currently open for six patrons at a time to select books for checkout. Hours are 2-5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays. They are also using a new online application, Beanstack, to r...
The Wahkiakum Lions Club's final graduating senior to be honored is Luke Bohn. Lions Presidant Brian McClain presented Luke with a certificate and a check for his accomplishment. Luke wrote, directed and acted in his own 20 minute film with the help of his friends. It took three months to make. He would like to continue toward a future in making films, writing scripts and making movies that will impact people. Luke loves history and would like to travel to other countries to explore their film...
A large number and variety of hounds competed at the AKC Lure Coursing Trials held on Puget Island on Memorial Day weekend. The meet was sponsored by the Willamette Valley Basenji Club and hosted by Misty Rivers Irish Wolfhounds. There were just over 200 coursing runs on Saturday, and 160 on Sunday, with dogs attending from central Oregon to Northern Washington. The fastest speed for the hundred yard dash events was set by a whippet, clocking in at 32 miles per hour. The rarest breed noted was a Norwegian Buhund, a herding dog who has...
