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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wahkiakum High School's Class of 2017 graduated on Friday and they did it in record fashion. The class was offered more than a million dollars in scholarships, and according to Marc Niemeyer, the college and career specialist, that is $400,000 more than any class before them in the 14 years that he has been with the district. After Jack Leavitt performed the National Anthem on his tuba, co-valedictorian Sydney Hansen welcomed the crowd to the ceremony. She spoke of the good habits the class trie...
County Commissioner Mike Backman dropped a bomb at the end of Tuesday's meeting of the county board of commissioners when he asked colleague Dan Cothren to pass a motion ordering county fair personnel to stop raising funds for a planned bull riding program. Fund raising hasn't reached goal, Backman said, and even though the county fair board voted to suspend fund raising and cancel the program for this year, some fair personnel, who are continuing fund raising efforts, are still planning to put on the program. With the fund raising not reaching...
Wahkiakum County Port 1 Commissioners listened to a proposal for the placement of a mobile ice machine at the marina and a proposal for a partnership with a local rowing club in the purchase of a boat at their meeting last Thursday. “Mike and Carrie Backman, through the extension service are working on a longer term project with Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife and Columbia River fishermen, looking at alternative fishing gear and fisheries to try and help out the fishermen h...
To The Eagle: Perusing a foot-high stack of mail after a three-week marathon trip (New York for the national wolfhound show, then San Diego for our granddaughter's wedding) the accumulated editions of The Eagle showed that the Trump-inspired brouhaha continued unabated in our absence. First of all, we'll respectfully decline Dennis Gordon's challenge to a debate with a threefold rationale: strategically redundant -- we are already having that debate in these pages; tactically inept -- I'd be foolhardy to vie with the stentorian skills of a...
To The Eagle: Roger Ailes (deceased-May 18), Bill O’Reilly and Donald Trump are men of the same cloth. The management or leadership of any government, industry, academia, religion or religious groups, community and or public service groups, and all families, would not tolerate the actions of any of these three men. Fox News, even with its successful programming of fear with Ailes and O’Reilly could not allow itself to tolerate the actions and behavior of either man. Both sponsors and consumers demanded change. However, it is amazing that app...
To The Eagle: I really appreciated Poul Toftemark’s erudite summary of the many issues we editorial letter writers have been addressing in previous editions of this great small town newspaper. This fellow has been listening closely. He deserves being listened to just as carefully. Poul's elegant definition of a liberal as someone with "obvious leanings toward betterment of our environment, health and general well being while here on this beautiful earth" has marvelous depth and simplicity. As Mr. Toftemark stated, the election is over. My d...
To The Eagle: It is my understanding that “Letters to the Editor” is a place to vent personal opinions. So here it is. I have been a supporter of the Wahkiakum County Fair since I moved here 47 years ago; I have served on the Fair Board and as a Fair Manager; also I have been a 4-H Volunteer Leader for 40 years. During that time I have worked with county commissioners who were very supportive of the fair as a county tradition. I am sorry to say that I do not feel that the current board of commissioners feels that way. The fair receives no fun...
Skamokawa resident Kay Walters was named Citizen of the Year by the Cathlamet Womans Club for her involvement in 4-H and the Wahkiakum County Fair. Walters has shared her love for animals with more than one generation of local kids through the 4-H program. She was born in Detroit, Mich., to a nurse and machinist, and raised amongst a large German clan in an agricultural community in Indiana. "My mom was one of the first to leave for education," Walters said. "The Germans there were kind of like...
By Rick Nelson Just like the river that's eroding beaches and threatening property on Cape Horn and Puget Island shorelines, the requirement for permits to address the situation just keeps flowing. Wahkiakum County's board of commissioners, acting as commissioners for four flood control zone districts (FCZD), have been working for two years to set up beach nourishment programs that replenish eroded beaches with sand dredged from shoals in the Columbia River navigation channel. With biological studies and engineering nearing completion this...
SO-SO--It depended on where you were this past weekend as to what kind of weather you had. For some, it wasn't a bad day at all, while for others, it was a day of some sunshine accompanied by various rain showers. As we're only a week away from Summer, let's hope we have a bit of a dry stretch so we can put away those umbrellas! If we are to believe the forecast, it's supposed to be nice for this Father's Day weekend, so let's hope that's true. SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from June 15-21 are Robert Montgomery, Jason Ledtke, Megan...
Greetings from the fair office! Dollars for Scholars was a huge success; thank you to all the volunteers who showed up on clean up day and to Neil and Jean Beerbower, Michael Zurick and Courtney Zurick for all the hours you put in to making the fair grounds ready. This Saturday we will be having a Huge Garage Sale in the youth building. The fair was donated a bunch of goodies and we need to get them gone before fair. The sale will start at 9 a.m., Saturday and run till 3 p.m. There is some furniture, dishes, pots and pans, knickknacks and lots...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-Noon. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-9 p.m. Rosburg Community Club, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, 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 No. 4, 7 p.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at...
A week ago my house became filled with laughter and fun after the arrival of three of my teen granddaughters. We have been to the beach, to the Astoria Column, shopping, hiking, hot-tubbing and just plain being lazy. I needed this, and to top it off, now my niece and her daughter have arrived. This is heaven with the young giggles and music in the car and in the house. Such fun. I didn’t plan too well for the two-week visit with the granddaughters as it cut into the Father’s Day weekend. So I will make a quick trip to California on Friday to...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 5 — 1:44 p.m. A caller reported an illegally parked car on a Cathlamet street. 6:14 p.m. An individual was taken into custody after a domestic disturbance at a Cathlamet home. June 6 — 3:51 a.m. The county road department cleared a tree that had fallen on Messinger Hill Road. 9:52 a.m. A representative from the mental health department requested assistance with a client; a deputy responded. 10:21 a.m...
Coast Community Radio, KMUN-Astoria 91.9 FM, is ready for the next weather event or other emergency, now that the station has a new backup generator at its Megler Mountain main transmitter site across the Columbia River from Astoria. “Listeners will remember our drive last summer to raise money to buy this new generator and other related equipment,” said Station Manager Joanne Rideout. “Unfortunately, we encountered some pretty difficult and time-consuming roadblocks along the way, and solving those problems meant we were without backup for mon...
• Our FREE Book Exchange is running through Saturday, June 17th, 9:00-1:00 Monday through Friday and 1:00-4:00 on Saturday. We have a great selection of books so please stop in and pick up some new reads! Refreshments and fantastic conversations are always available. Remember, you do not need to bring in books to take some. Come on in, pick up a summer read and meet some new people. • Mark your calendars for the following upcoming events: -Free Friday Movie this week, June16th will feature “The Secret Life of Pets.” It is an animated film fo...
June 17 Father’s Day Rod Run To The Roadkill Roadkill Saloon; April - 360 606-0179 24 Silver Buckle Series 8am Skamokawa Wahkiakum Fairgrounds Patty Dursteler - 360 795-3480 23-24 Pulled Pork Sandwiches & Garage Sale Puget Island: Norse Hall Jan Silvestri – 360 795-8759 23-25 Puget Island Garage & Yard Sales Puget Island; Sandra York – 360 430-0951 27+ Lions Club Firework Sale Cathlamet: SR 4; Carol Mcclain – 360 795-3337 29 “Build A Better World!” Summer Reading Program Cathlamet Library; Carol Blix – 360 795-3254 July 1 Tractor Cruz...
Joan Marie (Nielsen) Williams passed into the arms of Jesus on Thursday afternoon, June 8, 2017. Mom was born on May 10, 1932 in Tillamook, Ore., to Victor and Una Nielsen. She and her two brothers, Dale and Don, grew up on a dairy farm, enjoying family and friends in their close-knit community. She knew our dad, Gene, in high school but it wasn’t until he was out of the Navy that they dated and eventually married on May 20, 1955. They were married 61 years before Dad passed away last year on July 4, 2016. Together they raised the three of us (...
Ray Elton (Teed) Prestegard died May 18, 2017 at the hospice center in Longview. He was born April 14, 1935 on Puget Island to Archie and Ethel (Nepsund) Prestegard, with his twin brother Roy. He lived on Puget Island and in Cathlamet and attended Wahkiakum High School. Teed was in the United States Air Force for 21 years, from 1954 to 1975. After retiring from the Air Force he moved back to Cathlamet. In 1967 he married JoAnn Irving. September 16 would have been their 50th anniversary. Teed was known throughout the area for his Prestegard Fix-...
The Wahkiakum Lions have announced the four remaining seniors in their Students of The Month program. Each senior receives a certificate and a check in honor of their accomplishment. Trinity Mendez was the February S.O.M. She has been very active in the wrestling program, receiving numerous awards. A student at LCC in the Running Start Program. Trinity is the daughter of Crystal Davis and Lorenzo Mendez. Photo unavailable. Hayley Kerstetter, above left, is the March S.O.M. She represented WHS in...
Four weekends a year, Misty Rivers Howard and Judy Brawn host the Willamette Valley Basenji Clubs, AKC coursing events. There are now three types of events that registered purebred and mixed breed dogs may compete in. For all types of reg. purebred and reg. mixed breed dogs WVBC holds a Fast Cat event (100 yard dash) and a CAT event (Coursing Aptitude Test, which is a course of 600 or 300 yards with turns) on Memorial Day weekend. Each day there are two events of each type, allowing dogs to...
Levi Delamarter, a Puget Island resident and a junior at Mark Morris High School in Longview, competes in the WA State HS Rodeo Association (WSHSRA). Delamarter and his partner, Wade Bruemmer of Okanagan, finished the high school rodeo season as State Champions in Team Roping and Delamarter also finished 4th in the state in Tie Down roping. Delamarter has qualified for the High School National Finals in Gillette, WY in both events. The High School National Finals are July 15-24. The event is televised live online at www.NHSRATV.com. This is...
On Friday, June 16, at Puget Island Farmers Market, Dave McKenzie will perform from 3-6 p.m., on the Up-Beet Stage, 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd., Puget Island. For more information call Rob Stockhouse at 360-560-3785. On Saturday, June 17, at River Mile 38 Pete Lamberty of Martians on Maui and Steve Edgren of Freeze-Dried Soul Band will perform from 5-8 p.m. on the Crow’s Nest Stage, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662. On Friday, June 16, at the Skamokawa Grange there will be a June Open Mic Music Night. Musicians a...
Cathlamet Public Library has announced a new partnership with Driving-Tests.org, one of the nation’s top sites for driver’s license practice tests. The partnership will strengthen the library’s mission to be a vital gateway to information. Driving-Tests.org, a company dedicated to driver safety and education, will offer free Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) practice tests to library patrons, starting June 8. The new service includes free tests specifically based on the state’s DMV materials. It is the only site of its kind to include accessi...
Wahkiakum Interfaith Network's Vacation Bible School will be held this year at River of Life Assembly of God Church, June 26-30, 9 a.m. – noon with check-in beginning at 8:40 a.m. It is for children entering Kindergarten through 5th grade. At “Mighty Fortress: In Jesus, the Victory is Won!” kids will sing songs, do crafts, eat snacks, play games, and more. Registration is available online at www.vbsmate.com/wahkiakumvbs or forms may be picked up at participating churches, St. James Family Center or The Wahkiakum County Eagle. For more infor...
