Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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On August 1, around 6:40 p.m., a birdwatching couple at the Skamokawa Resort reported seeing a small skiff capsizing with one person in the water. Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Department Sgt. John Mason and Deputy Sheriff Lucas Getman responded in the department patrol boat, Sheriff Mark Howie reported, and by about 7:18 p.m., the man was rescued from the middle of the shipping channel near Skamokawa Vista Park in extremely choppy waters. The man was exhausted, shivering and barely able to tread...
Wahkiakum County commissioners acted on road projects, heard a report about an activity program for senior citizens, and took care of other business when they met Tuesday. Commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding with Columbia Land Trust to accept ownership of a bridge which the agency is constructing on Risk Road over Nelson Creek. The bridge will replace a culvert that restricts the creek’s flow during heavy rainfall and is part of a project to reduce flooding and restore habitat in the area. The land trust provided funding for t...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners heard a report on the fleet as part of long range planning, and an update on other PUD matters when they met Tuesday. Several employees at the PUD were involved in the collaborative project on the fleet. They considered the size of the fleet, determined which assets were critical to the mission of the PUD, and looked for strengths and vulnerabilities. They also established a replacement schedule for the future. “Where are we at, where do we need t...
By Rick Nelson Voters across Washington state cast ballots in the primary eledtion Tuesday and whittled down some crowded fields to set the list for the November general election. In Washington's primary elections, only the top two candidates advance to the general election, regardless of party affiliation. Following are early results. Elections officers will count late arriving ballots later this week. For brevity, only top candidates are shown in races with multiple candidates. Wahkiakum County Prosecuting Attorney: Dan Bigelow D (incumbent)...
At a special meeting last Thursday, Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors approved an allocation of $753,166.78 to Verkada, a company that develops security systems, and Semaphore, a contractor for Verkada, to improve security and ADA access at the district this fall. To save money, some of the district’s existing infrastructure will be used, but improvements are planned for the camera system and an electronic lock system will be installed. The security system will be licensed for the n...
To The Eagle: Several weeks ago Rick Nelson enumerated several changes to LTE policy. I welcome them but propose another to enhance civic discourse and further minimize ugly and divisive rhetoric: “LTE’s must address a singular issue or idea, and make a sincere effort to persuade readers with facts and reason. Overly-broad, generalized lists of grievances and catalogs of personal beliefs will not be printed.” Limiting letters to a single issue is necessary because many these days simply enumerate dislike of the “other” without any apparent defi...
To The Eagle: Some weeks ago there was an article about turning democracy into autocracy. My letter along with my friend’s letter were both in the following week. What I found interesting is the diametrically opposed interpretation of the same information available to all who seek truth. Seems that truth is more subjective than I had imagined. When asking friends what they are making of the January 6th hearings, some say that they don’t listen/watch because it’s obviously fake news. How would they know that without attending to them? Becau...
To The Eagle: For the incredible things Donald Trump has done to make our country great when he served us as President, it is troubling to read a whole page by the AP in The Eagle reporting about evidences that the January 6th Committee came up with to get Donald Trump impeached. Just how truthful are these evidences? How sad it is to read and listen to such hate. With the collapse, disgrace and chaos going on in our country right now caused by Biden and his party, his son Hunter included, you would think the AP would report about that. Today’s...
Last week's print edition incorrectly stated Chuck Hendrickson represented District 2 on the Naselle/Grays River Valley School District board of directors; he actually represented District 3 before resigning....
The Grand Ol' Flag exhibit at Redmen Hall in Skamokawa hosted by the Friends of Skamokawa continues through August 28. Curator Pam Emery was thinking about Flag Day, Memorial Day, and July 4 when she put this collection together in June. "I wanted something patriotic," she said. The collection includes several historical American flags that belong to the Director of the Cowlitz Historical Museum, Joseph Govednik. Emery did extensive research and the exhibit includes information on the history,...
WordFest will meet on Tuesday, August 9, 6-8 p.m., at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 1428 22nd Avenue in Longview. Filmmaker Ron Walker of Astoria will discuss filmmaking as a form of storytelling, showing excerpts from films he has made over the past 40 years. Long time Kelso resident Dan Myers will read from his first novel, a murder mystery titled Kill the Rich. Myers grew up west of Longview and graduated from R.A. Long High School in 1961. A computer programmer and system analyst, he began programming computers in 1964, he says, ...
On Tuesdays at noon WSU Master Gardeners present weekly on-line free programs. No need to register, just pop in. Connection information (you must have a Zoom account and be signed into it--sign up for one at zoom.us), then join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/7756056320?pwd=RzVxbTl0dXpyUjJjSDdsWnJuTXdydz09 Meeting ID: 775 605 6320 Password: 12345 Phone Call: +1 253 215 8782, 775 605 6320# For help, contact Gary Fredricks at garyf@wsu.edu or 360-577-3014 Ext. 3. · August 2--Noon--Tuesday: Controlling the Worst...
Arlie Fauver Sanders, 96, longtime Grays River resident, died July 12, 2022 in The Dalles Oregon. She was born May 6, 1926 in Regina, Saskatchewan Canada. When she was 20 years old she moved to Wahkiakum County. Arlie married George Fauver who preceded her in death in 1972. After George passed, Arlie moved to Arizona where she met and married Hod Sanders, in 1980. Arlie enjoyed life on the ranch in Globe, Arizona until retirement and then they moved to Young, Arizona. Hod passed in 2002 and Arlie moved back to Grays River. She opened the...
Richard D Anderson, 91, of Puget Island, died July 31, 2022 in Longview. Dick was born April 1, 1931 in Boise, Idaho to August and Inez (Phillips) Anderson. He grew up in Emmett Idaho and spent most of his adult life working as an electrician. He worked the last years at Crown Zellerbach Wauna Mill before retirement. He moved to Cathlamet in the early 1980s and enjoyed life on Puget Island. After the passing of his first wife Ruth, he married Shirley Larson on February 21, 1998. He was a longtime member of the Masonic lodge and Puget Island...
Sandra J. Boldt, 75, lifelong resident of Cathlamet, died July 28, 2022 in Longview. There will be a graveside service on Saturday August 27 at 11 a.m., at Greenwood Cemetery in Cathlamet. A full obituary will follow next week. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
A Graveside Service will be held Saturday August 13 at 1 p.m., at Greenwood Cemetery in Cathlamet for Jennifer Wolcott. Her obituary appeared in the July 21, 2022 edition of The Eagle....
STILL TOASTY--As I begin to write this column, it’s still in the mid-80s but we may see temps in the 70s during the week before heading right back up come the weekend, so I hope all you sun lovers are enjoying this dry spell. A few days ago, they were predicting a bit of rainfall for this week, but beings that seems to have changed, I hope everyone is very careful with all their heat sources right now as we certainly don’t need to be dealing with an out of control wildfire in our area. Here’s to man and beast staying safe and hydrated and a...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Cathlamet Public Library Board of Trustees, 12:45 p.m. Free Senior Fitness and Balance Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, enter via door on 3rd, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet,...
Greetings from the fair office. Wow, the fair is coming fast! The fairgrounds will be closed from Friday August 5 through Wednesday, August 10 for paving. If you need anything please leave a message and I will get back to you. The Fair Royalty are out selling fair passes and raffle tickets. Fair Prince Devin will hold a Spaghetti Dinner and Bingo at the Duck Inn on Monday August 8. Dinner starts at 5 p.m. and Bingo at 6 p.m. He also has a raffle for tickets to the Seahawks/Cardinals game. The T-Building is still in need of some volunteers. If...
Members of the Wahkiakum High School baseball team volunteered a few hours last week to improve and beautify a diamond in the rough. The team focused on dugouts and other structures utilized by the athletes and their fans every spring. "Many of the outbuildings surrounding the field were in disrepair and very weathered through the years," Coach Garrett Radcliffe said. "We were fortunate to get lots of help in fixing them up." Wahkiakum School District was able to procure paint from Sherwin Willi...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council acted on Main Street zoning concerns when they met Monday night. At a previous meeting, council members had asked town attorney Fred Johnson to prepare an interim zoning control ordinance intended to pause conversion of Main Street storefronts into residential rentals. While considering the ordinance, council members acknowledged the lack of affordable housing in the community alongside the goal of maintaining a Main Street commercial core. During public comment, Main Street business owner Patty...
Eight more Wahkiakum County residents tested positive for covid-19 in the last week, according to the Washington Department of Health, bringing the cumulative total to 583. Hospitalizations stand at 37, and eight deaths in the county have been attributed to covid-19. Disclaimer: With the easy accessibility of at home tests, the actual number of active covid-19 cases and actual cumulative numbers in the county, are hard to know. Covid-19 cases are still pretty high in most of the state, but start...
The Washington State Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIWP) Task Force issued its first report Monday, including 10 unanimously adopted recommendations to begin addressing gaps in services and response to violence against Indigenous people. The 25-member Task Force is facilitated by the Attorney General’s Office. It coordinates a statewide response to the urgent crisis of Indigenous people who go missing, are the victims of homicide, or experience other types of gender-based violence in urban and tribal communities. B...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: July 25 — 7:40 a.m. A caller said that her child had been staying with her mother and brother over the summer and now they were unwilling to give her back. 10:30 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Puget Island resident who was complaining of severe pain caused by a hernia. 11:26 a.m. A caller reported that his stepfather would not allow him to enter his residence in Cathlamet and was yelling and screaming a...
By Diana Zimmerman It was an extraordinary moment for Little Island Creamery's owners and team last week at the American Cheese Society awards ceremony, when their brie took first place in national competition. The society is the only organization in North America that does any rating for cheese, according to Kathleen McDonald, who owns the creamery with her brother Dick McDonald. "It's stunning news," Kathleen said. "We're stunned. We did not expect this. It's all the big names, it's...
