Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Two weeks ago a truck from the Washington State Patrol’s bomb squad sat in front of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse. It wasn’t until this weekend that the rumors exploded, and Sheriff Mark Howie found he had a little explaining and a lot of reassuring to do. On July 20, a resident from another county in Washington found a brick of plastic explosives in a storage area on her property. Believing it may have a connection with an ongoing case in Wahkiakum County, the individual brought it to How...
Senator Maria Cantwell will hold a roundtable discussion with the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners at 5 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. The meeting will be in the River Street Meeting Room instead of the commissioners' meeting room in the courthouse. SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners will be held commencing at 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Said Special Meeting shall take place at the River Street Meeting Room, located at...
Two new surveys will guide services for local adults. The Southwest Washington Area Agency on Aging surveyed 900 people across the region to identify priorities for its 2016-2019 operating plan. Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services conducted its own survey over the past year and collected responses from 46 persons, and those responses mirrored the aging agency's results. The agency's survey came back with four main themes, representative Mike Reardan said Tuesday in reporting to the Wahkiakum County board of commissioners. Those themes we...
Starting next week, travelers on SR will detour down county roads while the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) replaces culverts near the Elochoman River bridge. The department has been planning to replace two large culverts for over a year. On Tuesday, the department announced a contractor will close the highway to motor vehicles and bicycles between Risk Road and Elochoman Valley Road from Monday, Aug. 10 to Friday, Oct. 2. Traffic will use the Elochoman Valley, Foster and Risk roads as a detour route. The announcement came...
Sheriff Mark Howie and Undersheriff Steve Marshall talk about stolen bicycles, road work and other matters while sharing a laugh with a group of residents who turned out for National Night Out at Kim and Steve Sharp's home on Puget Island. L-r are Kim Sharp, Ora Loraine Bauer, Ray Bauer, Undersheriff Steve Marshall, Sheriff Mark Howie, Laura Tronson, Tom Tronson, and not pictured, Carol Fleury....
To The Eagle: Your coverage of the Town Council’s Beal Street debate was informative. However, my public comment on the issue – a warning about safety and traffic flows near the marina – wasn’t fully reflected in your story. With a large parcel of Town property (the former sewage lagoons) up for redevelopment, the Council should be thinking not only about today’s traffic patterns and usage, but about how Cathlamet’s waterfront might function 10, 20 or 30 years in the future. That isn’t happening. Indeed, the Town has got two related issue...
To The Eagle: I am a local landowner who has lived, worked and paid taxes in Wahkiakum County for most of my life. Cascade Hardwoods is wanting to purchase about 14.4 acres of alder from me. It was proposed to be logged by Olsen Logging and probably hauled by DeBriae. The logging was proposed to be done this summer and to be completed in about a two week period. Cascade Hardwoods request to access the road has been rejected by the school district. The school district wants an access trail built for the students. I’m not sure how many t...
In an article for the website Only in Your State, Seattle cartoonist and writer Nikki Cleveland selected what she considered to be the “Most beautiful, charming small towns in Washington.” Cathlamet ranked 13th on the list, sharing the honor with places like LaConner, Hoodsport, Twisp and Winthrop. “It was actually really tough coming up with a limited list,” Cleveland said. “There are so many small towns around our state and what qualifies as a ‘small town’ is kind of subjective. I grew up in...
Wahkiakum County commissioners handled a variety of business at their meeting Tuesday, including: --Commissioners met with Cathlamet Mayor Dale Jacobson and Building and Planning Director Chuck Beyer to discuss issues in the update of the shoreline management program. Because of updates to state regulations, the town and county Critical Area Ordinances are out of date, Beyer said. The consultant working on the update, the Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) had anticipated being able to do the work without also updating that...
Mike Sullivan, judge August 3, 2015 After entering a guilty plea, Kristin M. Bergseng, 46, of Puget Island was convicted for possession of a controlled substance—methamphetamine and assault in the fourth degree—domestic violence. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail and is required to undergo an evaluation and treatment for domestic violence and substance abuse. He will be under the supervision of District Court and the Department of Corrections for two years. Jessica Oltean aka Jessica Switzer, 30, of Battle Ground was convicted for taking a m...
MISERABLE--With temperatures in the triple digits around the area last week, it was just way too hot for some of us! It was great to see some clouds show up beginning on Sunday and they say we may have some cooler temperatures due this whole week, so that's fine by me. Can you believe that officers in Eugene, OR responded to three cases of children being left in cars within a one hour window, and it was at a time when it was reading over 100 degrees outside, which would climb to about 120 in 15 minutes in a car? Please take a look around the...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. 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. Westside Parent Support Group, Rosburg School, 9:30-11 a.m. Eastside Parent Support Group, Skamokawa United Methodist Church, 12-1:30 p.m. Cathlamet Public Library Board of Trustees, 12:45 p.m. Community Library & Computer Center,...
News from Naselle: Not much left of summer vacation as school starts again on August 31. Time to start stocking up on school supplies. Football and volleyball practices begin, and the teachers begin their new year earlier than the students. We have had a beautiful summer this year. Good news from Laura (Mochas & More) Ray, in Naselle. She will be back to her normal hours this week after her surgery six weeks ago. Stop in and enjoy a great coffee drink and some of her extra special treats as well. Check out some of the interesting wood work...
August is here! Hope everyone is getting their entries ready for the fair. When you come to the fair this year there will be several new things done around the grounds and I would like the public to know it was their dollars from fundraisers that the fair does that has paid for them. So I would like to thank everyone who has put their money into the fairgrounds. The fair has been taking on a lot with all the things that have gone on in the last year. To all those people that think the fair is not being self sufficient I would ask you to check...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop will host speaker Gary E. Moulton who will discuss Editing the Journals of Lewis and Clark which he authored. The free program will be Sunday, August 16 at 5:00 p.m., in the Fort Clatsop visitor center’s Netul River Room. Moulton is a Scholar-in-Residence at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park this month. This special event is sponsored by the Lewis & Clark National Park Association and the park. For more information, call the park at (503) 861-2471....
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: July 28 — 8:30 a.m. A Cathlamet resident complained that a neighbor’s dog had damaged her property while attempting to attack her dogs. 10:45 a.m. An Elochoman Valley resident found broken glass all over her driveway and was concerned that it was done maliciously by a neighbor who had assaulted her previously. 11:56 a.m. An Elochoman Valley resident reported that she had been charged by a business after can...
Louise Nenoka Takehara Lyda, 97, of Cathlamet, WA, went home to the Lord on Sunday morning, August 2, 2015. She was born on November 17, 1917 to Nenoki and Mae Emmaline (Eylar) Takehara in Bonners Ferry Idaho and gave her heart to Jesus in 1932. She was married to Thomas Woodrow Lyda (deceased 1998) on February 12, 1936 in Davenport, WA. They had one daughter, Linda Louise Cardin of Longview and a son Thomas L. Lyda (deceased) of Longview; seven grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, five great...
John Stewart Boyle of Beaverton, Ore., died on July 25, 2015 at age 91. John was born in Billings, Montana on July 19, 1924 to Peter and Margaret (Stewart) Boyle. John was predeceased by his beloved wife Sylvia (Joy) after 63 years of marriage. He is survived by their six children along with 19 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. He and Joy spent many happy days post-retirement at their second home on Puget Island. John was an avid and courteous fisherman. His companion was always allowed to bring in the first fish, even if it was on...
State shellfish managers on Tuesday doubled the area of Washington's coast closed to crab fishing after finding elevated levels of marine toxins in crab tested north to the Queets River. Effective immediately, recreational and commercial crab fishing is prohibited in 45 miles of coastal waters from Point Chehalis to the Queets River, expanding on a closure in effect since early June that extends 45 miles south to the Columbia River. In a department press release, Dan Ayres, coastal shellfish manager for the Washington Department of Fish and...
Wahkiakum on the Move will sponsor a fundraiser, “Fill the Bus” to collect school supplies for local students. All donations will remain in Wahkiakum County. Collection bins are available now at several Cathlamet businesses and the bus will be at the Bank of Pacific parking lot on August 29 from 9 a.m. to noon. Donations of cash or supplies are welcome. They also suggest clothing items in various sizes such as socks, underwear, shoes, coats, etc....
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) Headquarter’s telephone was compromised Tuesday. Captain Monica Alexander reported that the WSP received 30 complaints from citizens stating they were called by someone who falsely identified themselves as a WSP trooper. According to the citizens, the caller inpersonating a trooper, accused the citizens of various violations including outstanding warrants, unpaid tickets, and unpaid school taxes. The WSP does not call citizens to advise of violations, warrants, or collect fines, Alexander said. If citizens r...
Coast Community Radio will celebrate National Radio Day on August 20. This event honors radio broadcasts in the United States. WWJ in Detroit Michigan was the first radio station in the world to broadcast regularly scheduled programs starting on August 20, 1920. It is not an official national holiday but everyone is encouraged to participate and appreciate the importance of radio. The invention of the radio dates back to the late 1800’s. One person cannot be credited with this innovation. To make the radio a reality, it required a number of d...
Friends of Skamokawa is announcing their annual fundraiser gala, “A Cornucopia of Wines” to be held September 12 at the Skamokawa Grange. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. This fun event draws visitors from throughout the Northwest. There will be fine wines to sample with appetizers and dessert treats. Catering will be provided by the Skamokawa Farmstead Creamery. Join them for a spirited evening of bidding on a bevy of silent and open auction items including getaways to great local bed and breakfasts, paintings, ceramics, blown glass, gift bas...
The Wounded Warriors, the Widows and the Heroes will hold a planning meeting at the Elochoman Marina on Monday, August 10 at 5 p.m. to talk about participation in the salmon derby to be held on September 3. Volunteers are needed and anyone interested is asked to participate in the meeting. For more information call Bud Mickelsen at 360-849-4976....
Starting on October 8, a four week workshop will be provided on beekeeping. The workshop will introduce beekeeping to novice beekeepers and provide a comprehensive refresher course for experienced apiculturists. The class will be held on October 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 6-9 p.m. Participants completing the course and passing the Washington State Apprentice Beekeepers Exam (open book test) receive a certificate. Cost for the four-session course is $40 per person or $60 per couple. The program, sponsored by Washington State University Extension,...
