Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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THIS IS IT!--Yes indeed, here comes the 105th annual Wahkiakum County Fair and I hope to see you and your smiling faces there as things kick off today (Thursday) at 8 a.m. with the 4-H Horse Show and Western Games starting off the festivities. The formal opening ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. by the flag pole. You may notice that the flag is now in a different place. Where it was before was right in the way of getting things in and out of the arena stands area, so it was moved earlier this year. My family is proud to announce that the new flag...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: August 5— 12:53 p.m. A caller reported finding a black lab puppy at the swimming pool. 4:31 p.m. A caller requested a welfare check on a person who had made suicidal remarks. An officer made contact. 8:04 p.m. A caller reported that a group of young children were operating a tractor on a county road. 8:06 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a request for a lift assist. August 6— 6:46 a.m. A...
Virginia Lee Armstrong, 67, passed away Aug. 8, 2013, in Longview at the Hospice Care Center. She was preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her husband, Rolly; two sons, Steven Armstrong and Mark (Amy) Armstrong; two daughters, Beth Corcoran and Kirsten (Marty Dick) Gunderson; and seven grandchildren, Kaitlin (Elias) Scarborough, Michael (Rachel) Corcoran, Dean Corcoran, Kenzie Dick, Rylie Dick, Lexie Dick and Ben Armstrong. Growing up in Bellingham, the second youngest of eight, she learned to cook, sew, garden and argue. She mov...
Ryna M. Stornetta, 90, formerly of Cathlamet, died August 10, 2013 in Petaluma, Calif. She was raised in California and worked as a cashier at a casino in Lake Tahoe for 24 years, retiring in 1988, when she came to Cathlamet. Ryna spent her retirement between Cathlamet, Arizona and California. While living in Cathlamet she attended St. Catherine’s Catholic Church. She is survived by three sons, Richard Peters, Edward Stornetta, Jr. and Charles Stornetta; an adopted daughter, Darlene Schultheis; a sister, Mae Leddy; a brother, James Adcock; m...
Noreen Gayle Holten, 78, of Cathlamet, died at her home on August 9, 2013. She was born on July 29, 1935 in Tacoma to John and Nell (Evans) Smythe. She was raised in Chehalis where she graduated from high school in 1952. She attended Centralia Junior College and in 1954 she married Bud Holten. In 1959 they moved from Bellingham to Skamokawa, later moving to their home in Cathlamet. In 1979 Noreen began her career of 28 years at the Cathlamet City Library. She enjoyed her work there. She was an active member of St. Catherine Catholic Church, Mot...
Kenneth Everett Mackey, 51, of Cathlamet, died June 13, 2013 at his home. His complete obituary was published in the June 20, 2013 issue of The Eagle. Ken is survived by his daughter, Danielle Mackey and brother, Joe Mackey. A celebration of Ken's life will be held at the Mackey residence at 1000 Elochoman Valley Road on Saturday, August 24 at 2 p.m. All friends and family are welcome....
David Layne Vik, 40, died on August 11, at home in Cathlamet. David is the son of Philip and Ivy Lou Vik of Puget Island. There will be a funeral service on Monday, August 19 at 11 a.m. at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church on Puget Island. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A full obituary will follow at a later date....
It’s summer again and that means JoAnn Prestegard, Sharon Logston and Mary Dominique are at the pool swimming laps while many of us are hitting the snooze button on our alarm clocks. They’ve been doing it for years, and it has given them a kind of camaraderie and pride. The baby of the group at 75 is JoAnn Prestegard, a longtime resident of Cathlamet. She remembers riding her bike out to Wage’s Pond in the Elochoman when she was quite young. One time she was enjoying a float in an inner tube...
Last week for Family Health Center School Supplies Drive This Friday, August 16 marks the end of the month-long school supplies drive organized through the Family Health Center in Cathlamet. Located at 335 Una Avenue, all donations will go directly to the Wahkiakum School District. If you’d like to participate please deliver your donations by Friday or call Amber Rosewood at 360-636-3892. Deege Insurance & Financial Services Host Customer Appreciation Golf Tournament Starting at 9 a.m. this Friday, August 16, Deege Insurance & Financial S...
The Wahkiakum Food and Farm Summit scheduled for Saturday has been postponed until later this year. The event will be rescheduled for the winter, reported County Extension Agent Carrie Backman....
On Saturday, August 31, at 10 a.m., St. James Family Center will present “Reptile Road Show” in the gym at the family center, located at 1134 Columbia Street in Cathlamet. Free admission is offered to all families enrolled in childcare at St. James Family Center. Admission for families not enrolled in childcare at the center will be $5. Reptile Road Show will bring over a dozen exotic animals which they will show and share interesting facts about. Guests will be allowed to touch and even hold some of the reptiles....
Commissioners of Port District No. 1 decided last Wednesday to commit $60,000 as a share for construction of a building to house a brewery at the Elochoman Slough Marina. The commissioners ultimately agreed to have the port manager and attorney draw up a contract with Drop Anchor Brewery. Manager Jackie Lea will act as general contractor, with a $60,000 cap on the port’s financial responsibility. If acceptable bids are received, the onus will be on Drop Anchor’s investors to pick up the dif...
Lower Columbia College is coming to Rosburg this fall by opening an extension in the Grays River Valley Library, located in Johnson Park at the old Rosburg School. LCC will show its commitment to the project by providing several computers and access to online education. Before that happens, however, volunteers at the center will be taking the better part of a month to paint and move the entire library to the other side of the building. The new room is sunnier and has easy access to a...
The families of Grant Turner and Ashley Moore are happy to announce their upcoming wedding. Grant is the son of Steve and Diane Turner of Hayden, Idaho. Ashley is the daughter of Jessica McClellan of Porterville, Calif., and Joel and Pam Moore of Cathlamet. The wedding will take place August 31 in Cathlamet....
The 5th Annual Cathlamet Downhill Corral will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday next week. Longboarders from around the world will converge for a variety of competition ranging from slaloms to races down Cathlamet's hill. Sponsors have put up $6,000 in prize money. Streets will be closed during some of the events; sponsors will have openings for local traffic to pass. Action starts at noon Friday with slalom races on 3rd Street near the Elochoman Slough Marina. On Saturday, racers head to Puget Island for a push race at 9 a.m. This race...
It took just 16 votes to make Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Department Detective Mike Balch consider seeking election to the office of sheriff this year. That's the number of votes, all write-in votes, counted for Balch on election night, August 6. His boss, Mark Howie, was the only declared candidate, and he drew 750. (Editor's note: In a tally updated August 8, Howie had 805 votes and Balch had 26.) Still, state law provides that a write-in candidate receiving 1 percent of the primary election vote will have his or her name on the general...
Wahkiakum County commissioners rejected one bid and put another on hold Tuesday to look for more funding for construction of a new ferry for the Puget Island-Westport run. Commissioners had two bids last week for the construction project, both were over the engineer's estimate of $4.5 million. Nichols Brothers Boatbuilders was low bidder at $5.68 million and Diversified Marine was high at $7.15 million. On Tuesday, the board aproved the recommendation of Public Works Director Pete Ringen to reject the bid from Diversified and to ask Nichols Bro...
Wahkiakum County commissioners voted 2-1 to approve a closure of Steamboat Slough Road during the construction of a setback dike on the Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge. The closure is authorized to run August 20 through October 20. The closure will start where the road intersects with SR 4 near the Elochoman River Bridge and run roughly 3.5 miles. Public Works Director Pete Ringen said the closure is needed for public safety, for large construction vehicles will be using the road, which is very narrow. County officials have been ve...
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) invites the public to comment on the state's proposed update to portions of the State Implementation Plan (SIP). That is a statewide plan for meeting air quality standards. In recent years, the state has revised parts of its general air pollution regulation, Chapter 173-400 of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC). Ecology proposes to submit the adopted changes to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for inclusion in the plan. EPA will review the state's submittal and decide whether...
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To The Eagle: Gun control? I would have to assume that you're printing of the shootings state wide that you are starting to push an anti-gun platform. You realize you are not in New York, you are in the center of sportsman country where most people own firearms and the majority of families have someone who hunts. In all fairness to your readers, if you are going to publish deaths by firearms, then print all violent deaths by car, knife, ball bat or any other means. I've been a shooter, hunter and sportsman for over 60 years and have had all...
Legal Notice Requests for Qualifications (RFQs*) for the following elderly care services in Southwest Washington: · Adult Day Services RFQ (i.e., Adult Day Care & Adult Day Health) · Family Caregiver Counseling RFQ Eligible organizations may submit a response to contract as a provider of one or both of these services (those wishing to provide both serves must submit separate responses for both RFQs) The Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington (AAADSW) is designated by the State of Washington as the...
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SHORELINE MANAGEMENT, SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT, CONDITIONAL USE, OR VARIANCE PERMIT Notice is hereby given that Douglas Olsen, Who is owner/lessee of the below described property has filed an application for a Shoreline Substantial Development/Conditional Use/Variance Permit for the development of locating a 24' by 60' floating home; walkway; ramp; and 8' by 40' dock. The project is located at 195 West Birnie Slough Road, Cathlamet, WA 98612; SW ¼ of Section 14, T8N, R6W, W.M., in Cathlamet, Wahkiakum County,...
AFTER RECORDING RETURN TO: Bishop, White, Marshall & Weibel, P.S. 720 Olive Way, Suite 1201 Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 622-7527 Ref: DeDolph, Charles R. and Dana S., 3062.1307321 Reference Number(s) of Documents assigned or released: 2014346 Document Title: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Grantor: Bishop, White, Marshall & Weibel, P.S. Grantee: Charles R DeDolph, Dana S DeDolph, Husband and Wife Abbreviated Legal Description as Follows: LOTS 5 & 6, BLK 3, TOWN OF ATHENS, VOL. A OF PLATS, PG 11 Assessor's Property Tax Parcel/Account Number(s): 02080642001...
Wow, Fair is here. I hope everyone will come out and see all the changes we’ve made at the fairgrounds. The cow barn has been painted inside thanks to Kelly. All the tables and benches have been painted by Janelle. That was a lot of painting, and it looks great. Thank you to both of you. The Fair Foundation painted the youth building floor. Both ticket booths have been re-done and look awesome. Next year the T-Building and stage will have had a face lift that is needed. I will be asking the community members for feed back on the fair. We will b...
