Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (WHHS) has received a positive test result notification for a 5th COVID-19 case in a Wahkiakum County resident, according to a Monday morning announcement from Chris Bischoff, director of Wahkiakum County's Department of Health and Human Services. The individual is in self-quarantine and while symptomatic they do not require medical care currently. "We are working to identify anyone who may have an exposure risk because of contact with the person," Bischoff said. "Those people with close contact will b...
The Power of Water Wahkiakum and Pacific County have had their share of rain and then some with the common result of massive flooding. According to the National Weather service, those who have been residents of coastal areas understand the danger of storm surge damage. Although the tropical storms and hurricanes get named, those who experienced any of these storms are not likely to remember the names of the storms. The January, 2016, east coast blizzard had several feet of snow and the coastal waters pushed massive amounts of water and waves in...
Agricultural producers can now apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which provides direct payments to offset impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. The application and a payment calculator are now available online, and USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) staff members are available via phone, fax and online tools to help producers complete applications. Eligible commodities in the Wahkiakum County area are milk, lambs under two years old and beef cattle. Those wishing to apply for this program should call the Lower Columbia...
By a 4-1 vote, the Cathlamet Town Council decided Monday not to open the municipal swimming pool this summer. The council cited a mix of concerns over the covid-19 pandemic and financial and operating costs in making the decision. The decision upholds a consensus the council reached at their June 1 meeting. However Council Member David Olson subsequently asked that the council discuss the issue and vote on it at this week's meeting. Olson said he had learned the town had a pool advisory...
The Wahkiakum High School Class of 2020 graduated on Friday. It was a quieter commencement than normal, in a time when gatherings are capped at 50 or less by a pandemic. The event was livestreamed on Youtube, and when it was over, the graduates were not let down by the parade of well wishers as family, friends, and the larger community turned out to celebrate their big day. The class filed in one and two at a time, sporting face masks emblazoned with a Mule, each taking a seat, set out in...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday approved a shoreline management permit that could lead Wahkiakum PUD to improve water supply in Skamokawa. Commissioners approved the permit despite a recommendation, on a 4-3 vote, from the county planning commission to reject it. The PUD has assumed operation of the Westside Water System. The permit would allow the PUD to connect Brooks Slough and Sleepy Hollow neighborhoods to the system. The project would involve installing new mains and meters and a chlorine treatment device. Planning commission...
Wahkiakum County Port 1 Commissioners passed two resolutions and discussed the manager’s report last Thursday at their June meeting. The first resolution to pass was an interlocal agreement with Wahkiakum PUD, who will perform water testing at County Line Park. Port 1 took over management of the park from Port 2 earlier this year. The second resolution amended Port 1’s cash collection policy for County Line Park. According to Port Manager Jackie Lea’s report, there were 11 vendors and seven...
The Wahkiakum PUD Board of Commissioners listened to reports and approved an interlocal agreement to perform water testing at County Line Park for Port 1 on Tuesday morning. Commissioner Dennis Reid asked General Manger Dave Tramblie if there were any plans to reopen the PUD offices to the public. “I am following the lead of the rest of the utilities in the state,” Tramblie said. “Nobody is anxious to reopen yet. Everything is functioning fine.” During his report, Tramblie said that an enginee...
Last week, word traveled by social media that people supporting the Black Lives Matter would hold "A March of Silence" on Friday afternoon, state wide. According to news reports, the event's purpose was to honor those lost to police brutality and institutionalized racism, with the silent part also to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. I and members of my staff were pleased to learn a group of Wahkiakum County citizens would join the statewide event. They gathered in front of the community center in Cathlamet, held signs and waved at...
(An incorrect link for the Zoom meeting was submitted in this letter. It has been corrected. --editor) To The Eagle: The Wahkiakum County Republican and Democratic Parties formed a joint Subcommittee for Debates/Forums. I was excited to serve on this committee and in January we began planning mass gatherings so Wahkiakum County residents could get to know political candidates and submit questions. That came to a screeching halt with Covid 19. And then Zoom arrived as a communication tool. I am pleased to announce that Wahkiakum County will...
To The Eagle: Letters to The Eagle in the June 11th issue were so earnestly and respectfully written, on a variety of issues that I feel that the writers, Mr. Schreiber, Mr. Skemp, Ms. Ling, Ms. Brightbill, Nicole Emery and Luke Bohn should be commended. Our sheriff, Mr. Howie, weighed in also in the same manner. I appreciate being able to live in a community with individuals who can speak their minds with passion asking for change. Jacquelyn Ostervold Puget Island...
To The Eagle: Writing strictly as a Cathlamet resident and independent voter, I felt it necessary to comment on the article in the June 4 Eagle labeled Life under Attack. The writer made many statements I do wholeheartedly agree with. I do find though that he succumbs to using the same vitriol regarding the Democratic party that many other embarrassed and desperate GOP supporters increasingly have to resort to. In particular, it’s ironic he infers Democrats are the party of “handouts.” It’s hard to square that circle after after a $22 billion...
To The Eagle: And now we are forced to witness another massive hysteria brought to us by our leftist media. The awful and destructive riots are meant to demoralize and terrorize our people. How they love to bring their lying and dispiriting ‘news’ to their audience. How they take pleasure in spewing their nasty and grim predictions of doom. Their non-stop contempt for their own country and traditions seems almost overwhelming to us who would be free of them. For those who live in the metropolises, it is getting to be unbearable. I ask what pol...
To The Eagle: There’s an old saw about the guy with excellent will power – could resist anything but temptation. Regardless of how the China Virus got started, the ChiCom government couldn’t resist the temptation to jockey around with travel policy, disinformation, and monopolistic medical supply practices to turn it into a worldwide pandemic. And then a few blue state governors and mayors couldn’t resist the temptation to turn it into a political football with querulous quarantines and economically disastrous lockdowns. By imperial decree, the...
To The Eagle: What is white privilege? Here is the explanation someone requested. We live in White America and sup daily at the banquet of white privilege. White privilege is not something that you choose — it exists. This social construct was in place before you and I were born. Accepting white privilege doesn’t mean you’re proud of it. It also doesn’t mean you’re a bad person. There are good people I’ve known my whole life that have done positive things for their communities, saying that they “love all races” or something to that effect. An...
To The Eagle: Please read the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, the answer to repair what divides the races is there in that brilliant caring man’s words. The Black Lives Matter movement lost much support when they accused anyone that said All Lives Matter is a racist and joined hands with ANTIFA Anarchists. BLM became irrelevant when the movement bonded with ANTIFA and other hate groups that never cared about lifting poor Black people out of poverty or seeing innocent Black children being denied the promise of America because they are forced t...
To The Eagle: Every cop in America should walk off the job for two weeks so we can see what they do, city, county, state and federal. Let's see what happens if they are not on duty and who is affected the most. It is not a good time to be in the business of "Protecting and Serving." It is sad that as in every work group there are bad people, those few bad cops deserve what they are getting, but the millions of good cops should not be punished. Thank you for your service, good cops and sorry you are being treated as you are. Steve Sharp Puget...
By Diana Zimmerman The Naselle High School Class of 2020's salutatorian, Abigail Moten, has long had a very clear career goal. Because of that, as well as a lot of hard work, she is on track to have a bachelor of science degree in nursing by the time she's 20 years old. Most students who decide to participate in Running Start begin taking college level classes their junior year. Not Moten. "I got kind of bored at the high school," she said. "As much as I love Naselle, they have a pretty limited...
PRETTY WET--This past weekend it was pretty wet, like inches of wetness, at least out here in West Valley. The greenery even got so heavy, that a couple of trees came down and one of them took out our power! Thank goodness we saw a bit more sunshine and dry weather on Sunday, which was Flag Day, and I'm told we'll have a few really nice days by the end of the week and maybe even half of the weekend, so let's hope we can all sneak in a BBQ while it's dry. However, with the weather being so unpredictable around here, I'm going to believe it when...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, all county buildings are closed to the public and 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....
Looking for a fun time for your family? On June 19 at noon, WSU Master Gardener Tracy Morgan will demonstrate to youth how to make homemade stepping stones. The program can be accessed on-line by Zoom or by calling in by phone. To register for free, contact Gary Fredricks at garyf@wsu.edu or 360-577-3014 Ext. 3 for connection information. The workshop is sponsored by Washington State University Extension Master Gardeners....
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 7 — 1:07 p.m. Deputies responded when a domestic disturbance was reported at a Cathlamet home. 1:15 p.m. A caller reported that more than a dozen cows were loose and on a Puget Island road. The caller was able to get the cows back into a field and put up the fence, but he said it was going to fall over again. The owner was contacted and he planned to fix the fence. 2:44 p.m. A sexual assault was r...
According to information received from Librarian Carol Blix, the Cathlamet Public Library began curbside service yesterday, Wednesday, June 17. For curbside (actually “front porch”) pickup, patrons will phone (360-795-3254) or email (carol@townofcathlamet.com) with a list of materials after selecting them from the online catalog on the library website or and arrange a time between 2 and 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays to collect the bagged materials with their name from a table on the front porch. The number of materials checked out will be...
Editor's note: Oh, my. Last week's edition contained a special section, The Focus on Wahkiakum. We dedicated it to the graduating classes of 2020 and included writing from students expressing their thoughts about coping with school and the covid-19 quarantine. An incorrect article was printed under the byline of Colton Bachman. The high school staff member who submitted the students' articles accidentally attached a different article under Colton's name, and no one caught the error. We all apologize. Following is Colton's article. --Rick...
There is a lot happening right now, in the world, in our hearts and in our lives. I am certainly not a fortune teller, but I do have a sneaking suspicion that all this change is not only necessary, but also healthy. Some days it doesn’t seem that way, the heaviness of it all can be exhausting. However, as we move forward as a community, I’m watching a lot of people really step into their power and it’s a beautiful thing. OK folks, its official- Summer Lunch has begun! Not only do we have lunch, but we also have breakfast, GAP bags and garde...
