Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Above: There were deals as far as the eye could see on East Birnie Slough Road during the Puget Island Garage and Yard Sale this weekend. Right: Randy Shroyer worked an estate sale with his wife, Trish, who had been preparing for the big event for three weeks. Below right: Looking for something special on East Sunny Sands. Below left: There were some lovely items for sale at the Norse Hall. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors discussed curriculum, Chromebook policies, and held a budget extension hearing before taking action on several items at their June meeting on, July 21. After the budget extension hearing, the board approved a budget extension to the general fund in the amount of $460,000. The extension increased the general fund from $6,687,949 to $7,147,949. “I felt like there was a very good chance that we would be going over the budget amount approved when w...
Wahkiakum County commissioners discussed addiction treatment and other health care issues when they met Tuesday in Cathlamet. Dian Cooper, executive director of the Cowlitz Family Health Clinic, said staff of the center's clinics will soon be certified to prescribe a new treatment of opiate addiction and overdoses, suboxone. Once certified, clinic staff will be able to administer the treatment to the public and in the county jail. The new treatment, however, is expensive, about $100 per month for generic brands. "So, before we start using it,...
By Rick Nelson State highway construction work around Cathlamet is almost ready to enter new stages. Painters on the Puget Island bridge last week completed work on their first section and are moving curtains to begin work on the next portion. The subcontractor who will replace roadway decking on the bridge will mobilize on July 9, Tamara Greenwell, Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) communications officer, reported this week. They'll do much of their work at night, 9 p.m. to 4...
To The Eagle: I had to re-read Elizabeth Brinner’s article in last week’s Eagle a couple of times to make sure it was a serious letter. Initially I thought it was a poor attempt at satire. Not so I guess. I’m assuming she’s recently moved from Seattle, Portland or a city of similar size, which would explain her problem adjusting to the lifestyle we all enjoy living in Wahkiakum County. Before retiring to Cathlamet, I left a big city, fast paced, professional career working under neon lights and in front of a computer screen all day. After work,...
To The Eagle: Our editor’s entrance into the fray with commentary on the ethics of tax assessment might possibly constitute rushing in where angels fear to tread. In the normal course of events, a person setting up a for-profit enterprise gets a tax number from the fed and then later registers personal property used in that enterprise with state (if their state has a personal property tax law). The current imbroglio involves our local assessor placing people on the rolls involuntarily and without due process. In my case protests were simply i...
To The Eagle: First off, to no surprise of anyone who has ever met me or read my letters to this paper, I am a progressive liberal. The reasons are numerous and include liking child labor laws, laws that help keep the earth safe for us and our future generations. My education in science and human biology allows me to know the difference between a fetus and a baby and to understand that about 10 percent of all people in all cultures are homosexual. Enough history to realize that if I like what is happening in our country today, I would...
To The Eagle: The recent vote by the Cathlamet town Council to purchase the property owned by former Council member Bernadette Goodroe was clearly unethical and an obvious gift of public funds. When the existing gas station and auto repair shop were removed the site went through a remediation process to remove the majority of the contamination, but due to technical difficulties the site could not be fully abated. Consequently, the State of Washington Department of Ecology placed a restricted covenant on the property because residual...
To The Eagle: A top-two primary election is on August 7, 2018. Three Democrats are candidates in the primary for the 3rd Congressional District, David McDevitt, Caroline Long and Dorothy Gasgue. While Gasgue, Long and McDevitt are all Democrats there are differences. David McDevitt is the Progressive candidate. Long self-identifies as a moderate. Gasgue has said she is a “Libertarian Progressive.” McDevitt will work for fair progressive tax policies, a single-payer universal health care plan, a living wage, affordable housing, safe sch...
Eleven strangers have embarked on an adventure to travel the west coast from Seattle to San Diego for a common cause--to raise funds for a refuge in Texas to help victims of sex trafficking and to bring awareness to a problem that is quietly pervasive even in the United States. “It started last year with three girls,” Isabel Mayne, a senior at the University of Texas said. “Two went to UT and the other went to the University of Arkansas. They were all just friends who got together and start...
Claire Ward, a representative from Northwest Open Access Network, or noanet.net, addressed the Broadband Action Committee in Wahkiakum County that was formed to investigate ways to bring infrastructure and therefore better internet access to county citizens. Improving the infrastructure would bring internet service providers, add value to homes, bring jobs into the community, more educational opportunities for students, or for those who want it, simply make streaming a movie that much easier. Th...
NICE WEEKEND--While we ended last Friday with a few sprinkles here in West Valley, it wasn't much, and the clouds on Saturday morning cleared off and gave a perfect day for the Kite Festival at Vista Park. It also made shopping at the Puget Island Garage and Yard Sale a lot nicer as well. Things warmed up a little more on Sunday but with a nice breeze here, it was just about perfect. However, by nightfall, we saw some big raindrops start to fall, and then some bright, flashing lightning cross the sky and after that, some of the loudest, house...
Giants in the Trees will play a free live show in Long Beach July 7, 2 p.m., on the main stage at Veterens Field. Giants in the Trees members are Jillian Raye, Erik Friend, Ray Prestegard and Krist Novoselic. They all met at the Skamokawa Grange and, after an impromptu acoustic jam, made a call for another, albeit louder, session. Having the hall to themselves, Novoselic joined musicians Ray Prestegard, Jillian Raye and Erik Friend in wasting no time. This group of players wrote two songs in the first two days of playing, Sasquatch and Center o...
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. 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. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department,...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 18 — 10:35 a.m. The District 4 Fire Department responded to the report that a brush pile in the Elochoman Valley was smoldering. 3:26 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Puget Island resident who had fallen down some stairs. 5:52 p.m. A welfare check was requested for hungry children at a Cathlamet home. The caller was told by the father that the kids would be fed when they finished their chores. A d...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on June 19 in the Middle School Commons. In personnel matters, the board approved Youth Camp summer school teaching contracts for Scott Smith, David Blaylock, Randall Bloom and Natalie Heppner. The board also approved the hire of teacher Qin Xia. Non-represented staff and individual teacher contracts were approved for the 2018-19 school year. The board acknowledged the resignations of bus drivers George Garcia and Amber Haataia, and teacher David...
Our sweet, beloved daughter and sister, Joan Marie Evenson, passed away on May 31, 2018 at her Cathlamet home. She was born in Longview on October 4, 1954, the third of three daughters, to Wanda and Neal Evenson. Joan grew up attending schools in Longview, graduating from R. A. Long, and spending summers on the water at the family cabin on Lake Merwin. Joan went on to a varied career, working at Scheurich's Food Market, owning her own business as a cosmetologist, a stint as a Black Jack dealer...
Jody O. Havens, 66, of La Center, died June 22, 2018 at home. She was born to Norman and Danella (Frenter) Garrison on November 17, 1951 in Longview. Jody was raised in Skamokawa and graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1970. In 1972 she graduated from Lower Columbia College with an AA degree. On July 29, 1973 she married Gary Havens. They lived in Cathlamet for several years before moving to Palmer, Alaska. They moved to La Center when returning to the local area and have lived there for 28 years. Jody was an active member of Cedar Creek Se...
The Wahkiakum Chamber board wants to see local storefronts filled, merchants happy and visitors big-eyed. The Chamber is looking to fill two board member positions on their Board of Directors. Ideally, they would like one of the spots to be filled by someone that lives or works in the west end of the county in Grays River or Rosburg as they strive to better represent the entire county and extend their connections. If your mission is inline with theirs this may be the position for you. Serving on the board is a rewarding experience and an...
Mackenzie Menard, a 2018 Wahkiakum High School graduate, has been awarded a national scholarship of $1000 from Scholarship America as 2018 Scholarship America’s Student Volunteer. Wahkiakum Dollars for Scholars spokesperson Marlena Silva said this week that this award is meant to recognize students who have made a significant contribution to their community through volunteering. This is the first time a Wahkiakum student has won this national award, Silva said. "Mackenzie was nominated by our local board members," she said, "and we are very p...
Photos by Jean Kelsey Last weekend was busy in Wahkiakum County. Along with the Kite Festival and the Puget Island Garage Sale there was the national Amateur Radio Field Day wherein roughly 40,000 amateur radio operators all over the country take their radios and antennas out of their houses and into a field for 24 hours to test emergency preparedness. Our county's radio club, N7WAH, with the help of Wahkiakum PUD, Wahkiakum 4-H, Wahkiakum School District and Smokey Waters set up at a baseball...
The 1867 Julia Butler Hansen House, the oldest surviving house in Cathlamet and Wahkiakum County, will be open Friday, June 29, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The JBH House was the home of the late Congresswoman, Julia Butler Hansen and her family. The house has been in the same family for 120 years. It contains the furnishings of four generations of the Kimball Butler Hansen families and also has awards presented to Julia Butler Hansen during her 43 years of public service. On exhibit are watercolors done by Maude Kimball Butler, Julia's...
The Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of Southwest Washington Advisory Council is looking for a member from Wahkiakum County to fill a vacancy in 2018. The Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of Southwest Washington Advisory Council is a group of dedicated volunteers representing older adults and adults with disabilities in the counties of Clark, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum, Skamania, and Klickitat. Advisory Council members: • Identify needs of older adults and adults with disabilities in their communities; • Advise on services to meet those nee...
Brian McClain has been visiting neighborhoods in Wahkiakum County and speaking to residents about their experiences with the assessors office. "They are ready for change," McClain said. "They want to be able to understand what the county assessor job entails and how their property taxes are based off of what it is assigned to do." McClain, who grew up in Wyoming and Montana, cites his 20 years working on nuclear weapons communications for the the US Navy as good preparation for the position of...
Commissioners of Port District 2 breezed through their monthly meeting June 19 at Skamokawa Vista Park. The board accepted a bid of $15,000 from Columbia Contractors LLC for installation of three 25x25' concrete pads for permanent teepees at the park in July. Manager Janet Bryan asked board approval to purchase a new Gator utility vehicle, but Commissioner Brian O'Connor suggested buying a small used pickup that would be more versatile. After discussion, Bryan and the board agreed to look for a used pickup. The board backed off from pursuing...
