Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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There was a lot to see at the Elochoman Slough Marina on Saturday with the Wooden Boat Show going till 4 p.m., and a Funky Car Show on offer at River Mile 38 at 5 p.m. According to the chief organizer of this year's Wooden Boat Show, Michael Armstrong, there were at least 25 boats at this year's show, which included wooden vessels, fiberglass, steel, and aluminum. There was a lot of history on display, including an engine from 1925. Craig Sears and his grandson Kevin Westcott, who Sears...
Cathlamet town council members celebrated local cheese when they met Monday, and also considered various inedible items. Mayor David Olson began the night with a proclamation recognizing August 2022 as Little Island Creamery Brie Cheese Month. The honor was given in recognition of the local dairy’s win in the brie division of this year’s American Cheese Society competition. “There’s an awful lot of cheese lovers trying to pronounce Cathlamet right now,” Olson joked, adding that Lori Dietz, head cheesemaker for the creamery, is raising m...
According to an August 11 press release from the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office and the Wahkiakum County Coroner, the remains of two swimmers were recovered after they went missing on August 6 while swimming in the Columbia River at Vista Park in Skamokawa. Alejandro Ismael Lopez Ramirez, 28, was found by family members searching the riverbank in Altoona on August 10. Wahkiakum Search and Rescue, the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office marine patrol, and the Cowlitz County Dive Team res...
To The Eagle: Censorship is still alive and well on the editorial pages of The Wahkiakum County Eagle. The following comments are in regard to your Letter to the Editor policy changes published in the July 14th edition. Yes, as publisher and editor of the WCE, I agree you have full control of what you permit to be printed. But who decides what is “disinformation?” History has shown us many times that what is considered disinformation or conspiracy theory by individuals and institutions in their day, when explored by historians and other inv...
To The Eagle: Once again with the FBI’s raid on Mar-A-Lago, the Democrats and Liberals, even some of the Republicans are like two year olds with temper tantrums; they just keep whining. What appalls me the most besides the continuous harassment on Donald Trump and us; they are using our money for their own political agenda; billions and trillions of our money to Ukraine and other foreign affairs, hiring 87,000 armed IRS agents (why?) and the list goes on, nothing beneficial for America but to use us as slaves. As a parent, when you have a c...
To The Eagle: Joe Biden wants to hire 86,852 new IRS agents; that would more than double the amount of IRS agents we now pay to come after our money. Let’s put that in perspective: Eighty six thousand eight hundred fifty two is nearly two and a half times the population of Longview. You could not put 86,852 IRS agents all in the ATT stadium. They would overflow the Seahawks Lumen Field by 18,112. Eighty six thousand eight hundred fifty two IRS agents would be more than the entire personnel on all 11 U.S. aircraft carriers. These IRS agents w...
To The Eagle: I read an article “The True Evil of the World Economic Forum” in the American Thinker the other day. According to the article Klaus Schwab, a billionaire elitist, has plans for world domination. His motto is “You’ll own nothing and be happy.” Placing my focus only on the United States I would like to know how he and his elitist friends plan to take the personal property of all Americans. As far as I can tell our Second Amendment currently stands in their way. What an inconvenience! So, what’s their backup plan? It seems their...
To The Eagle: As the chairs of both county parties, we want to thank Sheriff Howie for attending our party meetings this past week, and explaining the communications sales and use tax that will be on our ballot in November. Yes, we are already heavily taxed, however, this is a specific tax to Wahkiakum County that will benefit the safety of our citizens and our first responders! It is not a property tax. Our communication systems are outdated. They don't have the coverage we need to be safe. The last update was in 2005, and it was only a...
To The Eagle: Our challenge as citizens is to not go down the rabbit hole leading to chaos and civil war. Let us not forget the rallying cry of Germany in 1939 was Germany First while on our shores there were more than just a few proclaiming America First. The American hue and cry died down after our country entered WWII. The same forces then are back with the same mantra and goals except the current crop seems to either have forgotten or rather chooses to ignore where the rabbit hole ended up. For the non interested let me remind them that...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce has been busy with activities and presenting programs to support and expand county businesses, Monica Budd, executive director of the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce, reported Tuesday. Budd spoke during meetings of the boards of commissioners of Wahkiakum County and Port District No. 2. Chamber sponsored activities have been quite successful this year she said; these include the fund raising crab feed, spring salmon derby, and Bald Eagle Days Festival. Later this month, they're sponsoring another derby (for...
Volunteers were busy on Tuesday evening, helping people submit fair entries, setting up displays, and doing all the things that need to be done before the 2022 Wahkiakum County Fair opens on Thursday. Much of the fairgrounds was repaved recently and a new small animal barn is going up and should be ready for next year's fair. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
Wahkiakum County commissioners breezed through a short meeting Tuesday, advancing a road project design, discussing dredging and hearing a report on Chamber of Commerce activities. The board approved an updated call for design proposals for realigning the intersection of SR 4 and East Valley Road in Skamokawa. East Valley Road currently intersects at an angle, making it hard for vehicles to turn to the right. The new design would call for widening and adjusting the intersection. County Engineer Paul Lacey commented that large vehicles can't...
Commissioners of Port District No. 2 approved a bid to replace the roof at the former Skamokawa United Methodist Church building and also voted to support a proposal for creation of public computer facilities across the county. The port has acquired the church building and is upgrading it to house offices, meeting space and other undetermined uses. Roof repair will total $131,000. The project will include addition of insulation and a 50-year guarantee. Commissioners signed a letter of support for Steve Carlson of Computer Link Northwest who is...
WARM WEEK--As the week begins, we’re seeing very warm temperatures again with my thermometers looking at temps in the low to mid-80s and that’s plenty for me. However, temps could rise a little higher just prior to the paper coming out and then by Friday, it’s supposed to cool down. Current weather models even show a chance of some showers on Friday, with temps at 70 degrees but who knows if that will show up or not, and beings it’s fair time, most would hope it does not, but it wouldn’t be the first time that we’ve been in a drought, on...
THURSDAY Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. 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. Cathlamet First Aid Division, Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, First Aid Division, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, ambulance training, 7 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, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Rosburg...
This year, summer feels more like spring or fall to me, but after spending two weeks inside experiencing covid for myself, and the nasty medicine to fight it, I will take any season. I am feeling much better this morning while sitting out in the yard with Ben dog with flowers and birds telling God how grateful I am. I had a couple days that were scary for me because the side effects from the medicine seemed worse than the illness itself. I know there have been others ill with covid recently, so...
April 20, 1935-August 7, 2022 Russell Ozment was born April 20, 1935 in Longview, WA to H.D. Ozment and Pearl Kindberg Ozment. In 1936, the family moved from Grays River, WA to the Elochoman Valley, Cathlamet, WA. The family operated Riviera Jersey Farm, raising beautiful cattle. Russell had much success showing his cattle as a 4-H Club member at local, district and state fairs and was named Washington State's top 4-H dairy club member. Russell graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1953 where...
Dean Nielson, 83, of Brule, Nebraska, passed away August 1, 2022, at his home in Brule. Dean was born June 19, 1939, at Ogallala, Nebraska, to Boyd and Barbara "Betty" (Monhart) Nielson. He graduated from Arthur High School with the class of 1958. On February 23, 1962, Dean married Patricia F. Mathison. The couple made their home at Alderpoint, California, where Dean worked as a timber cutter before moving to Colorado. Dean worked in the forestry industry most of his career, which took the family all over the northwest United States, and,...
An army of volunteers is getting ready to host 30 veterans and nine members of Gold Star families, including six kids, for this year’s Warriors and Widows Salmon Derby, scheduled for August 30 and 31. Invitations have been sent to one first responder from each local district as well. The annual event was created by the late Bud Mickelsen as a thank you to men and women for their military service, and it pairs the guests with anglers who take them out for a day of fishing on the Columbia R...
The cumulative number of covid-19 cases rose to 594 in the last week with four new cases reported, according to the Washington Department of Health. The number of hospitalizations attributed to covid-19 rose by one to 40, and one more Wahkiakum County resident succumbed to the virus, bringing the number of local deaths attributed to covid-19 to nine. Wahkiakum Health and Human Services Director Chris Bischoff said that there were potentially 11 active cases in the county. Disclaimer: With the...
Buzzing Around the Northwest is gearing up for its upcoming web production, and they want your help. They are looking for local community nominations for places to get adult beverages and fun things to do nearby to showcase in the episodes. Whether it's a cidery, brewery, winery, or simply a great happy hour spot, they want to know what makes your neck of the woods special. Nominate local businesses to be showcased on Buzzing Around the Northwest....
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: August 7 — 8:33 a.m. A tender and operator were requested to assist with the brush fire at Cape Horn. A firefighter responded to the Puget Island Fire Hall. Two District 4 Fire Department tenders were requested for the morning. 8:35 a.m. A deputy provided assistance when the Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Cathlamet home where a medical pendant was activated. 9:38 p.m. A caller reported that a woman had b...
The Northwest Steam Society has an annual steam meet each year and the location moves north and south to be somewhat close to various members' home towns. In 2011 the Northwest Steam Society came to Cathlamet for the first time to hold their annual steam meet here, followed by another in 2015. This year it is back again where the members had such great times in the past. The boats will start arriving Friday Aug 19 and most will leave Sunday afternoon. At the last meet 22 steam boats...
With two commissioners attending the Wahkiakum County Port 1 meeting remotely, it was up to Port Commissioner James Sorensen, who joined the board just last month, to take the lead. Port Manager Todd Souvenir talked to the commissioners about new marina gear, which will be for sale, including hats, T-shirts, and sweatshirts with the marina logo. The commissioners were agreeable with Souvenir setting the rates for the items. Souvenir said he had gotten three quotes for a new lawn mower/tractor....
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners heard about current projects and other matters, and approved a resolution pertaining to the water rate with the Town of Cathlamet, a bit of housekeeping which is done every year. PUD Manager Dan Kay said he and Auditor Erin Wilson were continuing their efforts in succession planning, as employees near retirement age, to work on a “seamless transition.” They are also developing possible approaches for handling the cash reserve and considering oth...
