Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Jennifer Oxley is learning to make metaphorical lemonade with a crochet hook and a lot of yarn. Oxley, 48, the daughter of George and Barb Silva and the mother of two girls, knows a bit about how an unexpected loss can derail a life along with all the hopes and dreams one gathers along the way. A little over 10 years ago her immune system started shutting down. She had just finished her prerequisites and was in her second semester of the nursing program at LCC. "I was getting bronchitis a lot,"...
Commissioner Mike Backman has withdrawn his proposal to fund various community programs with county levy funds. Backman announced at Tuesday's meeting of the board of commissioners that he wanted to wait till 2016 to send the proposal to the voters. That will allow more time for proponents to explain the proposal to the public, and it will also allow officials to make sure legal details were correct. Otherwise, the board would have had to approve the ballot language next week in order to make the election ballot this November. "We'll give it a...
A budget hearing was held for the 2015-2016 budget at July’s Wahkiakum School District Board of Director’s meeting on Tuesday. The board also considered a request for right of way in the Farm Forest and heard a proposal from a representative of the Town of Cathlamet to instate a school zone on South 2nd and South 3rd Streets from Alder Street to Spring Street. After the budget hearing the school board approved the 2015-2016 budget. Projected revenue for the fiscal year is $5,723,906. The dis...
Wahkiakum County commissioners and US Fish and Wildlife Service managers are working to clear up a misunderstanding of angler access to closed portions of Steamboat Slough Road. Fish and Wildlife completed this year the construction of a new dike setback from the original dike. The shoreline was eroding under the original dike, and a geotechnical engineer warned the area could suddenly slide into the river, thereby breaching the dike and flooding the Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refute. The US Army Corps of Engineers designed the...
To the Eagle: There are several RCWs regulating the amount of taxes which can be levied against properties by the various taxing districts. At the July 21, 2015 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, two different levy limits were being discussed. I was discussing the 1% increase the county may add each year to the prior year’s levy amount. Assessor Bill Coons was discussing the maximum levy rate the county can have. Commissioner Backman was proposing a “levy lid lift” which is actually a lifting of the “1% lid” otherwise imposed b...
To the Eagle: Our county fair is dying from natural causes, chief among them being the steady geriatrification of our local population and the flight of agricultural enterprise to less restrictive, more profitable shores. There are possibilities for rejuvenation that have been suggested but remain untried. The fairground has unused acreage on the west side and undeveloped waterfront in the northeast corner, giving it the potential for a demolition derby, mud-a-thon, racing events, ox, horse, tractor, and doodlebug pulls, and aquatic activities...
To The Eagle: Our signs for Puget Island and Cathlamet, and even Erikson Park have been redone and they look fabulous! Thank you so much to whomever worked to make these signs look new and beautiful. I smile every time I see one. I especially love the red barn on the Puget Island sign. Kim Sharp Puget Island...
By a 2-1 vote, Wahkiakum County commissioners approved measures to restore the position of commercial appraiser in the county assessor's office. Assessor Bill Coons has been seeking the move for several months, and commissioners had so far rejected the request, saying they would consider it for the 2016 budget. The department's deputy appraiser resigned last spring and moved away from the county.Coons, a certified residential appraiser, has hired Michael Daley, a former Department of Revenue appraiser who is certified as a commercial...
The Town of Cathlamet is replacing the pumps in a sewage lift station located at the foot of TugBoat Alley. The work may disrupt traffic on Broadway Street. The town public works crew has installed a surface line to divert flow to another line leading to the station that pumps the waste water to the treatment plant. Public Works Director Duncan Cruickshank said that to do this safely, it is necessary to stop the flow at the upstream manhole at the foot of Broadway. The diverted flow is being pumped from there (near Helping Hands Food Bank) to...
Firefighters from the District 4 Fire Department have been working around the state on wild land fires, including the recent PC Complex fire in Woodland and another fire in Spokane. They're home now, and they're on standby, awaiting another call out. "We go as part of Cowlitz 2 Fire and Rescue strike team," Keith Leavitt said. Leavitt, a college student from Utah, is spending his third summer here with extended family. A strike team is made up of six trucks, with two or three people per truck....
THE END--Tomorrow marks the end of yet another month, which just seems impossible! I hope you enjoyed last weekend, which was a little cooler; just fine with me! Supposedly we'll be back to warmer temperatures by the time you read this, so here's hoping you've been dealing with the heat. I heard we could be in for another long stretch of very hot temperatures, so brace yourself for another heat wave! Sadly, more children and more animals have been left in hot cars in other nearby towns and deaths have resulted, which I just find totally...
THURSDAY Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Grays River Fire Department, open meeting, 7 p.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. Sewing Room, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-4 p.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) GRVC at Johnson Park, activity room, 2 p.m. FRIDAY Celebrate Recovery, Cathlamet Christian Fellowship Church, 6 p.m. Westside Parent Support Group, Valley Bible Church, 9 a.m. Aerobics, GRVC at...
Even though we can use a little moisture on the ground, the rain predicted for last weekend was not much relief, except it did seem to cool the temperatures down a bit. The area wide burn ban is still in effect so please be aware of the rules and don’t burn. This is the big weekend in Rosburg for the annual Pig Roast/Potluck and Campout in Echo Meadows located at 4491 SR 4 West (the home of our host and hostess, Poul and Zenaida Toftemark). Everyone is welcome. Please bring a dish or two to share as there is usually a large crowd, your own c...
Redmen Hall will present two well known California artists for their next exhibit. Bob and Jenny Kizziar were active in the California art scene for many years before moving to Cathlamet. They have exhibited their work throughout the United States and Europe and have given seminars in art gatherings in the American West, Germany, and Ireland. Bob Kizziar works with clay creating exciting forms from over 6' columnar pieces to small complex pots. Jenny Kizziar originally worked with porcelain producing delicate pots and small pieces, but was...
Celebrate downtown Cathlamet with the Main Street merchants. First Thursday in Cathlamet will be held August 6 with Willapa Hills providing music from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Pharmacy parking lot and many Main Street merchants will offer specials during the event. The Pharmacy invites the public to stop in before their 5 p.m. closing to see all the new changes in their store. Waterway Espresso is offering a buy one get one half off special. People may buy a raffle ticket at Cathlamet Market for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate....
The American Red Cross Blood Services urges all eligible donors to schedule an appointment to donate blood at the River of Life Assembly of God Church, 45 Main St., Cathlamet on Tuesday, August 4 from 1-6 p.m., by calling Patti Phillips at (360) 795-8821 or schedule online at www.redcrossblood.org Code: Wahkiakum. Any healthy person age 18 (or 16-17 with signed parental consent) or older and weighing at least 110 pounds may be eligible to donate blood. Valid identification is required for all blood donations. With only a few short weeks before...
The Wahkiakum Fair Foundation will sponsor an Open Class Auction at the fair this year. The auction will be held on Saturday of fair at 1 p.m. This auction is similar to the 4-H Market Sale which will be held on Friday at 6:30 p.m. WFF has proposed this open class auction as a fund raising opportunity for the fair; suggesting that participants donate a portion of their auction proceeds back to the fair. Any item entered in the fair in either the adult or youth division is eligible for the auction. This includes animal and still life entries....
To The Eagle: I want to send a thank you to a few people who stepped up for the gallery and the parade on Bald Eagle Days. I had mentioned to Ray Badger that we had a spot in front of the gallery and it would be cool to display a Model T out front because we have that Model T fender hanging over the gallery door. People could get a better idea of what it belonged to. Ray had Bill Ower bring his Model T truck to the gallery the Wednesday before the parade. David Goodroe measured the bed and said...
Paul Andrew Giaver, 85, died July 26, 2015 at his Cathlamet home. He was born in November of 1929 in Norway. He received his education in Norway and graduated from the University of Washington in 1958. He served in the Army and was stationed in Korea. On March 17, 1956 he married Anna Reime. She preceded him in death in 2014. Mr. Giaver was an engineer for the Department of Natural Resources for 10 years and was the Wahkiakum County Engineer from 1968 to 1982 when he retired. He was a member of the Kelso/Longview Elks, the American Legion and...
Here is the 2015 royalty court for the Wahkiakum County Fair. L-r are princesses Charly Childers of Cathlamet, Dalaney Cothren of Skamokawa, and Alyssa Steenerson of Naselle and 2014 Fair Queen Abbie Eaton, Naselle. The fair runs August 20-22....
Last year around mid-September a group of current and former Wahkiakum County residents had the opportunity to step foot on Centurylink Field (the Seattle Seahawks’ stadium) while raising awareness for a chronic autoimmune disorder called Crohn's Disease. “A Touch of Football," an annual flag football tournament, has since been organized and hosted by the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, “a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to finding the cures for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative colitis” (CCFA.org). Justin McClain,...
In 2011 the Northwest Steam Society came here for their first annual steam meet at Cathlamet. The Society has an annual steam meet each year that moves up and down the I-5 corridor to be somewhat close to members' home towns each year. This year it is back at the south end of the circuit again where the members had such a great time in 2011. The boats will start arriving Friday August 7 and most will be leaving by Sunday afternoon, August 9. At the last meet they brought 16 steam boats and an old fashioned steam donkey, which got a lot of old...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: July 20 — 10:21 a.m. A Cathlamet resident complained about a car that had been parked in front of his house for a couple days. 10:25 a.m. A caller reported that an inflatable kayak had washed up on a Puget Island beach. 3:07 p.m. A caller complained about an erratic driver heading west on SR 4 near Nassa Point. 3:38 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a man who was having seizures. 5:03 p.m. A Puget Island r...
The Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office invites people to celebrate National Night Out next Tuesday. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods a safer, better place to live. Neighborhoods across the nation host block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts and other various community events with safety demonstrations, seminars, youth events, visits from emergency personnel and exhibits. "This year in Wahkiakum County, we again...
On Friday, July 31, there will be an open mic/jam session at the Puget Island Farmers Market from 3-6 p.m., on the Up-Beet Stage, 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd. For more information call 360-560-3785. On Saturday, August 1, Christine Darby will perform from 5-8 p.m., on the Crow's Nest Stage during Live at Five at the River Mile 38 Brewing Company, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
