Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Above, fire department volunteers and members of the Wahkiakum Sheriff's Department paused for a group picture at the annual National Night Out event at the Puget Island Fire Department on Tuesday. There was a steady stream of visitors stopping to chat, eat hot dogs, sip root beer floats, and check out the emergency vehicles. There was even a family movie playing in one of the station bays. Right: Enjoying the sunshine, conversation, and some watermelon. Lower right: A volunteer prepares a hot...
On Tuesday, the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners listened to reports, learned about assistance programs, and appointed a new general manager, Daniel Kay, to replace Dave Tramblie, who announced his plans to retire this year. Kay thanked everyone for a supportive process after commissioners approved a resolution to appoint him as general manager of the district effective September 3, with a maximum salary of $148,000. He is authorized to begin duties in a limited capacity for training...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday hosted a public hearing to gather input on a proposed update of the county Shoreline Master Program (SMP). The board held another hearing last night (Wednesday) at Johnson Park in Rosburg. A report of that meeting will appear in the Aug. 12 edition of The Eagle. The county adopted its shoreline program in the 1970's and amended it in 1981. The county planning commission worked with a planning consultant to draft an update in 2016; county officials and members of the public were dissatisfied with the...
Primary results for the Cathlamet mayoral race are in, with David Olson and Robert Stowe moving forward to the November general election, ending incumbent Dale Jacobson's bid for a third term. There was a 39.82 percent turnout for the election, with 174 ballots counted and 25 left to count. A final count will be held on August 17, when the vote will be certified. Olson led with 136 votes, for 78.16 percent of the vote. Stowe received 27 votes, for 15.52 percent, and Jacobson had 10 votes, for...
To The Eagle: The fact that the Covid-19 vaccine saves lives is indisputable. The fact that the Covid-19 vaccine significantly reduces Covid-19 illness severity and hospital admissions is indisputable. The fact that over 99.5 percent of new Covid-19 cases are occurring in the non-Covid-19 vaccinated population is indisputable. The fact that getting a Covid-19 vaccine in Pacific County is easy to do is – you guessed it – indisputable. In conjunction with the Pacific County Health Department, the Cowlitz Family Health North Beach Clinic, and the...
To The Eagle: Though the Covid vaccines were developed in less than a year by using cutting edge MRNA technology, they were submitted to the same rigorous standards of scientific scrutiny, review and testing as all other existing vaccines. Due to the dire nature of the pandemic, the FDA issued a temporary Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the manufacture and distribution of the vaccines. EUAs accelerate the availability of medical countermeasures, including vaccines, during public health emergencies such as the current Covid-19 pandemic....
To The Eagle: My wife and I most recently had an opportunity to come to the town of Cathlamet, Washington in Wahkiakum County to join in the celebration of marriage of two of the county’s promising local products. We jokingly referred to it as the “Wedding of the century,” but it was a union of Ms. Jordyn Wirkkala (soon to be physician) and Mr. Nate Rogers (soon to reach the rank of captain while sailing for the Chevron corporation) whose wedding we had come to enjoy. During my life I have been fortunate to have traveled to 48 of the United Sta...
To The Eagle: We have a family member in California who has been under treatment for latent tuberculosis for the past 15 years and has received conflicting advice from doctors concerning Covid vaccination. Just after the July 4 holiday she was bullied by one of her doctors into taking the vaccine, and her vital signs went instantly off the charts in all directions. Ten days and four ER visits later she seems to be out of life-threatening danger and perhaps on the mend. In her neighborhood lives an RN who lost her son as the direct result of a...
To The Eagle: So now we see what the future holds for our republic; ever increasing violence and dependency for our people. This administration is ruining our very freedoms and the will to resist with lockdowns, collusion with Big Tech with censorship of free speech, the cheapening of our currency with its partner, ever-increasing inflation and reopening the floodgates to millions of undocumented immigrants will kill the United States of America. For all the soft-headed who believe that a little tyranny will help us get over our problems, I...
To The Eagle: About Bill Coon’s eight tiny homes project, I forgot to mention that he plans to build it all on the left side of the single lane gravel driveway right smack dab in front of the neighbor’s back yard. If you do drive out to see where he plans to build his project, ask yourself would you want this kind of development in your back yard? Again, we have no objection with low income/affordable housing but this is definitely not the place for it. Toni Below Cathlamet...
Submitted by Sheriff Mark Howie Changes in the law that went into effect on July 25, 2021, will make a difference in some ways the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office responds to calls for service. House Bills 1310 and 1054 made drastic changes limiting what police can do in many situations affecting public safety. First, I want to say that WCSO will continue to make public safety our number one priority and we will continue to respond to situations with the goal of protecting the public, keeping the peace, and holding law breakers a...
The annual Wooden Boat Show will take place this Saturday at the Elochoman Slough Marina in Cathlamet. Under new management, the festival will be more low key than in previous years, but visitors should be able to see a wide variety of vessels constructed from wood. River Mile 38 Brewery is hosting a hot rod cruise-in on Saturday, so visitors should also be able to check out some nice vehicles....
On Monday, the Cathlamet Town Council had a lengthy discussion about the future of the community center located on Main St. including a disparity between the parties currently operating the center and the original lease agreement with the county. Members of the Community Center Advisory Committee also presented a plan to formulate a job description for a much needed coordinator position. Other items included the approval to transfer an excess bank balance of $200,000 into the Town’s Local Government Investment Pool (LGIP) account; the c...
A crew replaced the roof of Naselle Lutheran Church last week. The photo of the church shows this old building’s primary support system originally built for cedar shakes with light showing through the slats. Photo by Karen Bertroch....
Updated from print version. By Diana Zimmerman, with Rick Nelson While the Washington Department of Health (DOH) is reporting that the number of covid-19 cases had risen to 172 in Wahkiakum County on Tuesday, Wahkiakum Health and Human Services reported five cases last Thursday, and added two more this Wednesday for a total of 170. Nine of those cases are considered to be potentially active. There have now been a total of eight hospitalizations, one more than last week. Three deaths of Wahkiakum County residents have been attributed to covid-19...
STILL DRY--While we have had some morning clouds and it's been cooler in our area, compared to the areas east of us, it's still plenty dry out there, so I can only hope that the forecast for showers at the end of this week, actually materialize. As seen by our tree lined highways, our once very green trees are really looking very burned and while it was just the Cedar trees that looked bad at first, now it's the Fir, Hemlock and Spruce trees as well, so that's really alarming as I don't remember ever seeing them look this way. Needless to say,...
The Eagle urges all organizations to inform us of any changes in your schedule since the covid restrictions. THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. CathlameTones, Hotel Cathlamet, 6 p.m. 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. Food Addicts Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m....
Good morning, readers! May the Saints of Rain bless us in the coming days. My yard is brown and my flowers are thirsty. Thanks to all the great gardeners in the area. As I drive around I appreciate the beautiful yards and gardens. Wolverines: Reports from several sources support the increased sightings of wolverines in the area. These small wild animals are usually up high in the Cascade range, but recently one was seen on the peninsula beach. Two of them have been seen in upper Salmon Creek...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: July 25 — 6:36 p.m. A fire hydrant in Monroe Acres was leaking. The Cathlamet Fire Department responded and the water was turned off for repairs. July 26 — 12:05 p.m. The Grays River ambulance provided a lift assist for a Deep River resident. 3:21 p.m. The Grays River ambulance provided a lift assist for a Deep River resident. 5:22 p.m. A driver parked in front of a fire hydrant on Main Street in Cat...
Astoria Sunday Market has announced that they now accept food stamps. Food stamps, often referred to as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) or EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer), help to put food on the table for millions of people throughout the United States. They provide low-income households with benefits that they can use like cash at grocery stores and farmers markets. It’s especially exciting for farmer’s markets, for the consumer gets to interact with the farmers and food producers that grew and/or processed the food tha...
Sharrel Yvonne Mooers, 79, of Cathlamet, died July 26, 2001 in Longview. She was born July 13, 1942 to Gerald and Nadine (Bowman) Thompson in Weiser, Idaho. She was raised in Ontario, Oregon and graduated from Ontario High School in 1960. In 1964 she graduated from Eastern Oregon State University and went back for her Masters degree. She taught school in St. Helens Ore, Woodland and Kalama before she married Maury Mooers on June 30, 1973 and moved to Skamokawa. She taught Special Ed and grade...
A celebration of life service for Gary and Martha Backman will be held at JA Wendt Elementary School on Thursday, August 12 at 11 a.m., with a graveside service to follow at Greenwood Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at The Norse Hall on Puget Island after the cemetery service. Their full obituaries were published in the July 22, 2021 edition of The Eagle. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
We all appreciate our gardens and even more when it includes birds and other wildlife. On August 10 at noon, WSU Master Gardener Adam Weeks will discuss which plants you can grow that are wildlife friendly and will attract animals to your garden. Connection information (you must have a zoom account--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 You can also call in by phone (no Zoom account necessary)....
The Naselle Community Center officially opened its doors to the public on Saturday, July 24. Carl Wirkkala and his "Whistle Punks" band members played for a very welcoming crowd of listeners. Before the concert began, Travis Boggs, local caterer, and his wife Jennifer Boggs, the Finnish American Folk Festival (FAFF) chairman, served hamburger and hot dog combos. "The Whistle Punks" band consists of talented musicians from the Vancouver/Portland area. The band members are Carl Wirkkala on lead...
With a short agenda, Wahkiakum County commissioners breezed through their business meeting Tuesday. The board approved an expenditure of $34,182 to purchase a Ford F250 pickup to replace a 10-year old road department vehicle with over 200,000 miles of use. The department pays into the Equipment Rental and Revolving Fund to finance replacements and has set aside $54,000 over the 10 years for the replacement cost. Commissioners also authorized Chair Gene Strong to sign a contract with Lakeside...
