Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The grand marshals for the 2019 Bald Eagle Day parade are Puget Island residents Lee and Diane Tischer. The two were raised in Wahkiakum County, were high school sweethearts, and have spent years working and volunteering in the community. “We dated in high school, then we went our separate ways for a year or two, but then she bought a shotgun,” Lee said early in our conversation. “Are you sure you want to interview us?” Diane asked. When the two were first married, Diane worked at a seafood...
By Rick Nelson There is change ahead for the traffic pattern at Johnson Park. Wahkiakum County Engineer Paul Lacy on Tuesday reported that the Washington State Department of Transportation has relocated the painted stop bar that guides vehicles leaving the campus and entering SR 4. The long standing traffic flow pattern has been for vehicles entering the park campus to leave the highway and proceed to the left in a clockwise fashion and follow the circular route up the hill to the Johnson Park buildings. Vehicles leaving the campus descend the...
If all goes well, River Mile 38 Brewing Co. customers could be sipping craft beer and cider at their new building on the waterfront some time next year. River Mile 38 owners Rex Czuba and Javier Sanchez moved forward with plans when they recently signed a lease with Port District No. 1 of Wahkiakum County for the new space. “We are working with the county and the state to get the shoreline permit and all that stuff going,” Czuba said on Sunday. “The goal is to build a space that gives us a lit...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners met July 2 to hear reports and to vote on a resolution regarding the removal of the Lower Snake River Dams. With the water expansion project on his mind, Commissioner Dennis Reid asked if there were still holdouts on the Sleepy Hollow portion of the Skamokawa Water System. “I don’t know, but I think it’s looking pretty good down there,” Auditor Erin Wilson said. “If we don’t get it down to one, the whole thing is off,” Reid replied. “We could still do Brooks Slough and Steamboat Slough but we w...
To The Eagle: I ordered the new book, Deep River, from Amazon so it would arrive July 1st. I’ve spent hours reading it because it’s not just another paperback length. Believe me, it’s a book similar to a mini-series at 700 pages. Full of Finnish history and set in our Deep River, Knappton, and Astoria areas, it’s fun to read because it’s so detailed. The picture is here on the immigrant life, Finland’s long history with Russia, the early unions and why there were “red” Finns. Logging details are done well, too. The book is a really good histori...
To The Eagle: The Challenge of Champions Pro Bull Riding Tour is coming to the Wahkiakum County Fairgrounds on Friday, July 19. Tickets are still available at Bob’s Sporting Goods in Longview, The Pizza Mill in Cathlamet, The Duck Inn in Skamokawa, Johnson's One Stop in Naselle and from Fair Foundation members. Pre-event price is $15 with five years and under free; price at the gate is $20. The gates open at 4:30 p.m., with the bull riding starting at 7:30 p.m.; food will be served on site. The Wahkiakum Fair Foundation would like to thank o...
To The Eagle: The mayor and town council of Cathlamet have determined we have plenty of street parking in downtown. They have cordoned off the only public parking lot available, securing it for potential future use as a park. I don’t know the plan or cost of development - there seems to be little interest in asking for input from the business community that will be the most impacted. I attempted to drop by the First Interstate Bank on July 1st- there was no place to park. Please take a look at Main Street- It is now July, not mid-January- t...
To The Eagle: By all means, let’s have a strip mall along SR 4! We could start with the proposed Dollar General store, and add a Walmart, a casino, a nightclub with topless dancers and a peep show, a bowling alley, an adult book store, liquor stores, pawn shops, and a few used car lots. To further enhance the suburban ambiance of the Monroe Acres and Glengate “estates,” we could invite the construction of a shooting range and a NASCAR track along Elochoman road. How about hosting a privately-operated prison on East Valley road and a Trump...
Robert Oscar Larson (Bob), born in Astoria on March 6, 1927, was a lifelong resident of Grays River, other than his 1945-1946 World War II Army service. Bob was the youngest and last survivor of the six children of Victor and Ida (Swanson) Larson. Bob grew up working on their farm along the banks of Grays River, adjacent to the Historic Grays River Covered Bridge. Bob always had a farm dog, and its name was almost always "Sport." While still in High School, Bob was drafted into the Army and was...
Rosburg resident Vivien E. Agee-Wirkkala, 89, died in Astoria on July 6, 2019. The daughter of Virgil and Nora (Mallgren) Purnell, she was born in Dayton, Washington on October 10, 1929. Vivien attended Dayton Elementary and Dayton High for a year, before graduating from Ellensburg High School in 1947. She attended Central Washington University in Ellensburg for four years. In September of 1950 she married Richard Dean Agee and became a wife, and later mother to four children. With her family grown she returned and completed her education...
Edward LeRoy Moss, of Longview, was born in Watertown, South Dakota on July 6, 1935 and died on his 84th birthday, July 6, 2019. He was born to Lloyd and Esther (Thomas) Moss and his family came to Puget Island and later moved to Skamokawa where he met Margaret Magnuson. They were married on November 19, 1954 in Skamokawa. They lived in Wahkiakum County and raised their children there before moving to Longview in 1985. He worked for Weyerhaeuser in Grays River for 27 years as an equipment...
Coast Community Radio, the not-for-profit community radio station in the lower Columbia-Pacific region, presents the Ferry Street Friday Block Party on 14th Street between Commercial Street and Marine Drive in Astoria. Join the fun on Friday, July 19 from 2-8 p.m. Ferry Street Society businesses will host pop-ups featuring local makers, artists, and farmers at their shops from 2-8 p.m. Hosts include Chariot, Doe + Arrow, 4 Seasons Clothing, Street 14 Cafe, Lodestar Goods, Gimre’s Shoes, Purple Cow Toys and Creations Studio & Gallery. Ferry S...
Auditions are set for Monday, July 15 at 10 a.m. (plan to stay for Monday rehearsal) at the Liberty Theatre, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria, for students entering 1st grade through 12th grade. Rehearsals are set for Monday, July 15 – Friday, July 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. There is no charge to participate, but plan to bring lunches. Performances will be Saturday, July 20, 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $5. The Missoula Children's Theatre is based in Missoula, Montana, and also runs many local programs. These include musical theatre day camps and p...
Wahkiakum alum Ashley Calvert recently earned a Doctorate of Optometry from Pacific University's College of Optometry. Courtesy photo....
WEATHER--How did this past holiday weekend treat you? I hope you had a good time with family and friends and were able to enjoy some nice weather where you were. I was happy that we had a pretty rainy day last Tuesday prior to the fireworks going off, as having a little moisture to combat the fire danger made me feel a bit more at ease. It also meant I didn't have to water the flowers and I'm sure the lawn liked the drink as well, so like a lot of us out here in the sticks, it was okay by us! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from July...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7:15 p.m. Food Addicts, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. S.A.I.L., Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Sandra Sews, Community Center, Cathlamet, 10:30-Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7...
Greetings from the fair office, hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July. Wow! Where has time gone? It’s almost time for the fair! This year’s fair theme is "Overall Good Times." Hope everyone is busy getting entries ready. We have two fair princesses: Madeira Wynn and Genevieve Fleming. The girls have fair passes for sale and will be at Bald Eagle's Day. This Saturday July 13 is the Flea Market at the fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., so come on down to the fairgrounds and find yourself a treasure or two. When you’re done at the flea marke...
The Last Badger It is with sadness to announce to those of you who knew Dean Badger that he passed away in Yuma, Arizona, of a heart attack at the age of 80. He was my neighbor and one of the first in the county to befriend me. On my arrival here, Tom Zimmerman and his brother, John, and John's three boys, helped me move in next to Dean Badger. Dean welcomed us with apple pie a la mode. This was my first encounter with Dean. The Badger family has had five generations in 100 years. Raymond...
The dead will talk this Saturday at the Bunker Hill Cemetery off SR 4 just west of Stella. Members of the Stella Historical Society, Cowlitz County Historical Museum and the Bunker Hill Cemetery Association will lead 45-minute tours and tell the stories of the people buried there, of their experiences in settling the area and working in logging camps. Bunker Hill Cemetery is located at 353 Bunker Hill Road west of Stella off Ocean Beach Highway. The tours will be offered Saturday, 5-7:30 p.m. Suggested donation is $5 a person. Tours run on the...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: July 1 – 7:12 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident who had fallen. 1:02 p.m. A driver was cited for failure to provide registration. 3:45 p.m. A Puget Island resident tried to correct an issue regarding a title on a vehicle he had recently sold. 3:54 p.m. A deputy responded when the owner of a vehicle got locked out with an infant inside. The locks appeared to be faulty and the deputy had t...
The Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners tackled a variety of issues at their July 2 meeting. Cape Horn resident Bob Gawith asked for an update on the beach nourishment project. “It would be nice to have it right away, that would be great,” Commissioner Dan Cothren said. “I think that’s what we are all pushing for, but I think they are just waiting to see how much volume of sand is there. It’s to the point right now I don’t care where it’s at, but we need to show that we’re going to get so...
Start planning for your next fishing trip with the 2019-2020 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet, now available from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). The new pamphlet is effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, and features rules and regulations for hundreds of lakes, rivers, and marine areas around the state, as well as species including trout, salmon, shellfish, sturgeon, and many more. The regulations are available online now at https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations, and at hundreds of license dealers and...
"May the road rise up to meet you" was the phrase that echoed in my mind after meeting the Fischer family from Oldenburg, Germany. The family of six was near Dismal Nitch, just a few miles short of the only state in the continental US that they hadn't visited, Oregon, when their truck and the trailer went off the road and rolled over into a ditch last Friday. I don't think that old Irish prayer is referring to that kind of road rising. Rather, it seems to me, it is about trusting that life will...
Cathlamet's Bald Eagle Days festival is just a week away, and the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce has a few reminders for residents and businesses to make the festival operate smoothly as well as provide a lot of fun. These reminders include: --"Merchants: Clean shop windows, shine your shoes and get ready to make some money. --"Locals: Enjoy the friends and family reunions. Also, don’t forget that Main Street will be closed for all parking and through vehicle traffic from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the street fair. "The Chamber is requesting that all...
