Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Here are the results of the Deege Insurance Golf tournament held at Skyline Golf Course on Friday, August 16. This was a two man scramble tournament. Tournament results (first four team places plus KP winners): 1st Place: Lowell Williams and Jason Herman, score, 65. 2nd Place: Randy Coleman and Rich Voss, score, 69. 3rd Place (tie): Kim Herrin and Sean Miller, score, 71. 3rd Place (tie: Wayne Cochran and Joshua Daily, score, 71. Closest to pin (KP) winners: Hole # 3: Don Conway; Hole # 4: Fred Carter; Hole # 12: Don Conway; Hole # 14: Randy...
GOOD AND BAD--There is an old saying around here, that if you want to plan something outdoors, don't do it at fair time, as the odds are, it will rain! Sure enough, after about a month of dry weather, it rained pretty good last Thursday on the opening day of the fair, which was really too bad. While we needed the rain, the timing couldn't have been worse, but thankfully, the hearty still came to check out the fair and we certainly thank all those who did. As this week begins, we are sunny but extemely muggy. I'm sure those camping or traveling...
The American Red Cross Blood Services is urging blood donors to donate blood or platelets to strengthen blood inventories in order to be prepared to meet any additional blood needs over the final holiday weekend of the summer. All eligible donors are asked to schedule an appointment to donate blood for the drive being held at the Hotel Cathlamet on Monday, August 26 from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. According to Patti Phillips, American Red Cross coordinator, they had a very successful drive in June. The local unit exceeded their goal of 27 units of...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: August 12--A Cathlamet resident reported someone had keyed two cars. 6:50 p.m. A Grays River resident reported being harassed. 7:30 p.m. An Elochoman Valley resident reported people were discharging firearms; 7:43 p.m., another caller reported lots of shooting; an officer investigated and found that the shooting was authorized. August 13--A Rosedale resident reported hearing juveniles shooting guns...
Lifetime Deep River, Washington resident, Mildred Laine, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 18th, 11 years to the day that she lost her husband of 55 years, Waino Laine. Mildred was born in Deep River on September 4, 1922, along with twin brother Robert, to August and Mary Haataja. Mildred was the proud Finnish descendant of grandparents Ephraim and Anna Haataja of Seal River and Carl and Amanda Hanson of Frankfort. As a child, Mildred attended the Seal River Apostolic Lutheran Church. Mildred attended the Deep River School through the...
Lifelong Cathlamet resident Kimberly Anne Hedges died August 15 at Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. Kim was born on July 19, 1973 to Max and Lou Anne Johnson Hedges. She graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1992 and worked at Columbia View Care Center for 20 years. She was a compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant who loved and was loved by the people in her care. She loved and was proud of her daughters. Kim enjoyed garage sales, her dogs and time spent with her fiancé and her many friends. She also enjoyed volunteering at th...
David Layne Vik, 40, of Cathlamet, died at home on August 11. David was born on June 27,1973 in Longview to Philip and IvyLou Vik. Growing up on Puget Island, he had a love of the river and time spent on the water. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1992. David was active in FFA and 4-H, showing his Brown Swiss cows at county fairs and the State Fair. He loved operating farm equipment when he was too young and too small. David was an avid reader and especially enjoyed books on WWII history. He was a well loved son, brother, uncle and...
Effective 12:01 a.m., Friday, August 23, officials from Wahkiakum County are enacting a ban on all outdoor burning. As of August 23, all land clearing, residential and silvicultural burning is banned until further notice. This burn ban does not apply to federally managed land within Wahkiakum County. Recreational campfires are allowed if built in improved fire pits in designated campgrounds, such as those typically found in local, county and state parks and in commercial campgrounds. On private land campfires are permitted with the...
At the August school board meeting on Tuesday, discussion took a lively turn regarding the legislated $367 allotment for a mandated Highly Capable Program (HCP). Wahkiakum School District chose not to take part in the program for the last few years because of poor funding. This year, however, the legislature changed the language regarding HCP, and school districts can no longer opt out. Superintendent Bob Garrett conferred with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding the...
County officials across the state are preparing to press their message to state officials: The current demands on county government aren't sustainable. Wahkiakum County officials discussed the issue Tuesday with Brian Enslow of the Washington State Association of Counties, a group which lobbies for counties in the legislature. The group, called WSAC, is more than that, said commission Chair Blair Brady, who is active in the organization. "When I introduce myself, I say I'm from the Washington Department of Counties," Brady said. "That gets thei...
The Cathlamet Town Council on Monday agreed to start in motion the process to stop providing water for Wahkiakum PUD's Puget Island Water System. The water contract for two entities doesn't expire until 2037, but council members agreed with Mayor George Wehrfritz that it might be prudent for the agencies to separate. That would mean the PUD would have to find another source of water for the PI Water System. Wehrfritz reported he and other town representatives have discussed the situation with PUD officials, who seem willing to consider finding...
On Saturday, August 17, Debi Richards, Longview resident and manager of the St. Helens Shopping Center, could not stop smiling. Patrick Carrico, an artist and Cathlamet resident, along with several volunteers, was hard at work on a mural that had been commissioned by the Cowlitz County Health Department and the shopping center for the west side of Richards’ building along 30th Avenue, a busy street in the low income neighborhood. Cars slowed and cameras flashed. People stopped to gawk and t...
In this country for the last century we've kinda been in the catbird seat to watch various forms of communism and socialism fail. Luckily our founding fathers were sold on a republican form of government with a free market capitalism. That's the system that built the nation we live in -- the wealthiest and most successful on the planet by a long shot -- until recently. Recently, we have drifted off into crony capitalism, which pretends to be the real deal, but actually is the government(s) picking winners and losers with an obnoxious...
While talking with a proponent of the junk vehicle ordinance that is being looked at for Wahkiakum County I was informed that logging, farming, fishing and recycling, to name a few types of businesses in the area, were all things of the past and that the only thing that can sustain this county financially is tourism. So we better get busy and make this county look pretty for the droves of tourists who will be coming to replace the income we have been feeding our families with for the past umpty years. It was interesting to me that this viewpoin...
I am completely confused regarding the actions being taken at the Hansen Wildlife Refuge. Supposedly there is a concern that the present road/dike will be breached by the Columbia River and there are no funds to fix it? Yet millions will be spent to build a new dike and road that does not go along the Columbia River. In addition they have removed many deer that lived in the refuge and in so doing killed about 25 percent of the ones they tried to move and now I learn that many of the moved deer have died as well bringing the total lost to over...
As you read this column, my husband and I should be sitting in the heat of central California, on a week long visit with three of our kids and seven of our grandkids. Though I’m not looking forward to California, I am excited to see our family and probably a few friends as well. News from Naselle: Time once again to register for the new school year at Naselle-Grays River Valley High School. The schedule for students is: Friday, the 23rd and Monday, the 26th for new students from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Monday, the 26th at 6 p.m. for 12th grade studen...
According to Kellyn Pakenen Hazen, Public Relations Director at Wahkiakum Community Network, their student board member, Grace Zimmerman, is putting on a Blood Drive for her senior project. The Blood Drive will take place on September 5 at the Valley Bible Church in Rosburg from 1-6 p.m. To participate, contact Grace and make an appointment to give blood. Her email address is americanriders@gmail.com. Grace will be a senior at Naselle High School this fall. “Please help Grace make this a success,” said Pakenen Hazen....
