Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum County Fair was dedicated this year to two longtime volunteers, Barbara Rose and Sandy Hart. The annual fair is a chance for residents, divided by KM, to come together and not only show off but also take pride in what makes us distinctly Wahkiakum. It's time to see what our neighbors have been working on, whether it's an art or craft, growing produce or flowers, raising stock, or making jam and pickling everything from the garden. It's an opportunity to get inspired to take up a...
The Skamokawa Resort was burglarized Wednesday night, and the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in catching the thieves. Here are the early details: Around 11:30 pm Wednesday night, Aug. 14th, the store was broken into and cigarettes & alcohol were stolen by a teenaged male with longer, shaggy dark hair. He was wearing a “Wahkiakum High School” hoody and driving a boxy type SUV the size of a ford escape or jeep, unknown color. The suspect came back to the store two more times between 11:30pm and 01:50 am Thu...
As usual, Wahkiakum County commissioners covered a variety of business when they met Tuesday. Commissioners heard a request from Auditor Nicci Bergseng to add another deputy to her office. At the request of Commissioner Mike Backman, the board agreed to hold a workshop discussion at the end of their August 20 meeting to go over the details of the request. Bergseng told the board she wants to train the new deputy to handle a variety of tasks, including payroll, now handled by just one clerk...
By Diana Zimmerman Thanks to some local officials, we now have two air quality monitors in Wahkiakum County. It all started with a conversation at a Community Health Alliance Advisory Committee meeting after the fires in the county earlier this year, according to Wahkiakum Health and Human Services Deputy Director Dean Counts. Someone mentioned that the air quality was fine in Longview but terrible here. The air quality monitor located in Longview wasn’t telling Wahkiakum County residents w...
By Diana Zimmerman Wahkiakum County Port 1 Commissioners discussed a non-motorized launch and other matters affecting the Elochoman Slough Marina at last Thursday’s meeting. According to Port Manager Jackie Lea, a customer suggested that the port consider providing renewable diesel. Commissioners were amenable to a presentation from a distributor and Lea agreed to set it up for a later meeting. Commissioner Bob Kizziar reported that representatives from the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership have been working on a plan for a non-motorized l...
To The Eagle: Last week’s Eagle had a nifty photo of my wife Judy presenting a $500 gift of animal rescue equipment and monetary canine program support to Sheriff Howie on behalf of the Irish Wolfhound Club of Puget Island, with me, Under Sheriff Howell, drug dog Dakota and wolfhound Valley Girl framing the photo. All well and good, except there is no Irish Wolfhound Club of Puget Island, so the photo may have left the impression that Judy and I had more to do with the donation than we actually did. The gift was actually from the Irish W...
To The Eagle: Last Tuesday, August 6, the Puget Island Fire Department hosted its 3rd annual "National Night Out" event at the fire hall. We had a large number of friends and neighbors stop in to say hello and enjoy hot dogs and root beer floats, making it a tremendously successful event. It was a fun evening for all involved and a pleasure meeting and visiting with people from our community. We would like to thank two of our local businesses, River Mile 38 for the root beer donation and the Cathlamet Market for donating the ice cream, along...
To The Eagle: In April we got a substantial job that required adding 6000 s.f. to our existing facility. We got the building permit in less than 48 hours. Construction was finished and we moved in in 60 days. This morning I went in to the county health department to ask some questions about a septic system we had installed maybe 20 years ago. I walked away with my answer and a look at the original permit in about two minutes. This is the greatest county to live in the entire State of Washington. Thank you, Wahkiakum County employees! Robert L....
To The Eagle: We want to recognize and publicly acknowledge the good folks at Norse Hall and everyone involved for the fantastic support that made our May wedding an event to remember. The board and volunteers at the Sons of Norway pulled out all the stops to make our event a successful one. We are so grateful and we heartily recommend Norse Hall for any and all events in the county, with or without the Viking ship! Words can never express how thankful we are to the good folks at the Sons of Norway and all concerned. David and Dayle Olson...
Rosburg School Road Project Approved Wahkiakum County commissioners unanimously approved Professional Engineer Paul Lacy's proposal for the Rosburg School road. The plan calls for the widening of the present entrance and filling part of the ditch to better accommodate incoming and outgoing traffic. The present exit road will be considered to make a walking pathway. Also recommendations were made to lower the speed limit to 40 mph in front of the Rosburg Store out of safety concerns with traffic...
In recognition of the National Park System’s 103rd birthday, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is offering free entrance to state parks on Sunday, Aug. 25. Day-use visitors will not need a Discover Pass to visit state parks by vehicle. State Parks free days are in keeping with 2011 legislation that created the Discover Pass, which costs $30 annually or $10 for a one-day visit. The pass is required for vehicle access to state recreation lands managed by Washington State Parks, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (...
WETNESS--As this week begins, we are seeing some dampness in West Valley, which is one of those "good/bad" things, depending on what you had planned. For many, the rain means an automatic watering of our lawns and flowers without doing it by hand, and the fact that our forests and surrounding areas got a drink and may have helped with the fire danger, well, that's always appreciated. If you had an outdoor event planned, it probably wasn't too welcomed and if you were still dealing with putting in your hay, well, the rain was truly not welcomed...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7:15 p.m. Learn to knit, crochet and mend, Sandra Sews, Community Center, Cathlamet, 10:30 a.m.-Noon. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. S.A.I.L., Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Fire Protection District No. 1 Commissioners, Fire Hall, 5:30 p.m. Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m....
LeRoy Julius Wika was born on March 19, 1930 on Puget Island,WA to Torleif and Hazel (Olsen) Wika. He died on August 11th at a Vancouver hospital. He was a 1948 graduate of Wahkiakum High School. LeRoy lived his entire life in Wahkiakum County. He married Norma Jean Witham in 1949 and she preceded him in 1972. He commercial fished for 54 years, 25 of those in Cordova and Cook Inlet, AK and four years in Bristol Bay, AK. He fished the Columbia River most of his life retiring in 2004. He married...
7-15-1949 to 8-10-2019 Robert Douglas Larson, always known as Doug, was born July 15, 1949 in Longview, WA to Robert Oscar Larson and Ila Mae (Jacobs) Larson. Doug grew up on his parent’s dairy farm located adjacent to the Grays River Covered Bridge and he graduated from the school in Rosburg. Doug was a natural born farmer and had a special way with all of the farm animals, especially the calves, who would follow him around wanting their ears scratched. Doug had a strong work ethic and spent hi...
A graveside service for Margaret Alice Stockhouse Sherbeck will be held Tuesday, August 20 at 11 a.m., at Greenwood Cemetery, Cathlamet. A reception will follow at 62 W. Birnie Slough Rd All are welcome....
Shopko and Bi-Mart have paired up to donate 10 backpacks for back to school kids, and there will be a drawing for them at the Wahkiakum County Fair. There are five backpacks for girls and five backpacks for boys. Each backpack contains two folders, two 70-page, one-subject note books, one composition note book, one pack of markers, 12 No. 2 pencils, a 12-pack of colored pencils, a 24-pack of crayons, a bottle of glue, a pair of scissors, and a pack of erasers. People can sign up for the drawing in the youth building and at the horse barn. It...
Hank Wilson, 10, who was injured when the vehicle he was riding in rolled off SR 4 and into a ravine on KM on August 3 is improving rapidly, according to his dad, Todd Wilson. Hank was transported to Randall Children’s Hospital in Portland, where he continues to receive care. He may be out by the end of next week, his dad said, though he may continue to need some outpatient therapy. Hank is the son of Todd and Nicole Wilson of Cathlamet....
Whether you grew up here or you transplanted, there is something very connecting about the folks who hold space in this beautiful nook of the planet. Wahkiakum is a culmination of beauty, history and grit. We take care of each other out here. The natural allure of the waters and the hills is breathtaking, but what makes it unique are its people. A vein of ‘salt of the earth’ people with varied experiences, passions and backgrounds flow here. In this way, our county is so rich. “A nice family in town gave me a room to live in for two month...
The Best of Seattle International Comedy Competition comes to the Columbia Theatre Friday, August 16, 7:30 p.m. The evening will feature five former contestants or winners of past competitions. Tickets are $35. For more information call the Box Office (M-F, 11:30 – 5:30) at 360-575-TIXX (8499) or order online at www.columbiatheatre.com. Headlining will be Kelsey Cook, who recently made her late-night debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, as well as her Comedy Central debut on This is Not Happening. Her other television appearances i...
Hunters who purchased a multi-season permit application earlier this year, but were not selected in the April drawing, are eligible to buy the unsold 2,610 deer and 116 elk multi-season tags on a first-come, first-served basis on Thursday, Aug. 22. Jenika Stinkeoway, customer service manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), said elk multi-season tags will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Aug. 22, and are expected to sell out in 5 seconds or less. Multi-season deer tags will go on sale 10 minutes later at 10:10 a.m. Hunters...
From 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on August 16 and 17, the North Coast Chorale will hold a rummage sale at the Performing Arts Center (PAC) 16th and Franklin St., Astoria. One will be able to find a variety of items ranging from art to collectables. Next on the calendar, on Sunday, August 25, NCC will gather its members and those considering membership for a potluck picnic. There will be a short meeting with an overview of the program for their winter concert, an outline of the Chorale’s participation in the Cascadia Chamber Opera’s performance of “H....
The Tavern at the Hotel Cathlamet, a new wine bar, is opening this Friday with a ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. Doors will be open to kids until 5 p.m. that day but from that point on, you'll have to be at least 21 to enjoy the quiet space and a glass of wine. On Monday, the wine bar was nearly ready to open. Hotel Cathlamet owners Laurel and Tim Waller were finishing up some final touches and working on inventory, which will include wine, ciders, some non-alcoholic options, but no beer. Laurel...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: August 5 – 12:11 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident who had a racing heart rate and difficulty breathing. 3:32 a.m. A Puget Island resident complained about a neighbor’s barking dogs. 8:20 a.m. A caller said he was confronted by a woman with a machete when he visited Hornstra Beach with a grandchild. 8:23 a.m. A Puget Island resident felt threatened. 9:32 a.m. The mental health department...
Hobie Cat enthusiasts were back at Vista Park for the annual Todd Christenson Memorial Regatta last weekend. The longest race is reserved for the final day, and usually averages about three hours as sailors make their way downriver several miles from Skamokawa before heading back to the park. A little after 11 a.m. on Sunday morning, racers began preparing their boats for a Le Mans start while hoping the wind would pick up. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
