Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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It was a busy three days at the Wahkiakum County Fair, with crowds of people stopping by to visit with friends, enjoy some music and entertainment, games, food, exhibits, and all the animals. Lydia Blalock was named Fair Queen, the Washington State Dairy Princess visited with some youngsters raising cows, and the Youth Barn won a Washington State Fair Commission award. It was so great, even a black bear made an appearance, over in the campground area....
There was a bit more excitement than usual for some people attending the Wahkiakum County Fair this weekend when a black bear was seen wandering around the campground area on Saturday evening a little after 7 p.m. “It was not afraid of people,” Wahkiakum County Undersheriff Gary Howell said. “It walked into dog kennels after dog food, right next to campers while they were playing corn hole.” Howell said that the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife was working with the sheriff’s department...
By Diana Zimmerman At the Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, Mayor David Olson presented the district with a Cathlamet town flag and talked about matters that affected the town and school, and directors heard about security improvements, ongoing maintenance issues, as well as enrollment projections for the school year which begins next Wednesday, August 30. Superintendent Brent Freeman gave an update on Phase 2 of the district’s installation of new security measures...
To The Eagle: GFWC-Cathlamet Woman’s Club, would like to give special recognition to the women in our community and throughout the county who provide leadership, positive influence, and care for others in the community. The women are administrators, artists, authors, business owners, bank managers, child care providers, community service personnel, crisis intervention and emergency response personnel, health care providers, homemakers, journalists, judges, law enforcement personnel, librarians, mentors, office workers, parents, philanthropists,...
There are four candidates competing for two positions on the Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors. Next week we will hear from the other two candidates. One incumbent has a challenger, and two are vying for a position being vacated by outgoing Director Paula Culbertson. What did I learn? They may all have different definitions for critical race theory or different ideas about how to help local students, but they all care about the kids. Interviews were edited for length. After four years...
Kandice Merz is challenging incumbent Patty Anderson for the Director 4 position on the Wahkiakum School District School Board. Born and raised in Cathlamet and the daughter of a dairy farmer, Merz is a local business owner who is now raising her own family here. She attended Wahkiakum School District until the 10th grade before transitioning to home school, where she earned her diploma at age 18. Simultaneous to starting home school, she began taking classes from a beauty school, and also...
SEATTLE – (August 21, 2023) – Massive wildfires continue to burn throughout Washington today, causing very unhealthy and even hazardous air quality in much of the state. The American Lung Association in Washington offers tips to protect health from the serious hazards that smoke poses to people living and working in surrounding areas. Exposure to wildfire smoke can cause serious health problems for anyone including asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature death. Most vulnerable to smoke exposure are children and teens, pregnant people, old...
STILL DRY--It looks like our dry streak is continuing but the temperatures have at least gone down to a more bearable range, as those 100 plus degree days we had were just brutal. I hate to wish for rain, as there are several upcoming events that would not enjoy it, but maybe we could get a bit prior to those as we are definitely tinder dry, which considering the fires everywhere right now, is quite concerning. I hope you’ll all heed the burn ban in the county right now. SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays this coming week, from August 2...
THURSDAY Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Council of Governments Board of Directors, 961 12th Ave, Longview, Noon. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire/ambulance, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Planning Commission, Courthouse, 6 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Free Senior Fitness and Balance Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, enter via door on 3rd, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, Hope Center,...
Check out the great shows coming to the Clatskanie Cultural Center Birkenfeld Theatre, 75 S. Nehalem in Clatskanie, Oregon, sponsored by D & D Comedy and hosted by Dot Geary. Performances are for 18+ audience. August 26: Adam Pasi: In 2019, Pasi was a finalist in the Seattle International Comedy Competition and won Portland's Funniest Person. September 8: Jeff Richards: Richards has been seen on Mad TV, SNL and Comedy Central. October 13: Wyatt Cote: Seen on 2021 World Series of Comedy and Laughs on Fox. October 28: Paige Weldon: Seen on...
Sometimes I think I'm more trouble than I'm worth. Do you ever feel like there's too much going on for your mind to organize? Then again, aging isn't for sissies. My allergy to dust is killing me this summer. So much coughing I can't sleep at night, so much sneezing I wake up the dog, too. But this morning I noticed cars coming by in front of my house from the east, coming around the bend, seeing the sun coming up on the fields across from my house and slowing down to look at how beautiful it...
Naselle Grays River Valley School Board's meeting for August was held at the Grays River Fire Hall just off SR4 on Hull Creek Road. The board has agreed to meet three times a year in Grays River to provide convenience for those who like to see the meetings held locally. The meeting was supposed to be available to all via Zoom. However, the Zoom link for the meeting was not set-up, causing anyone who wanted to attend that way to be unsuccessful. I drove over as soon as I realized the Zoom option...
By Bill Tawater On Wednesday, August 16, Commander Bill Tawater of Wahkiakum VFW Post 5297, presented two local emergency responders with awards from the Washington State VFW. Both responders are assigned to the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office. At a ceremony attended by members of the sheriff's office, courthouse staff, friends and family, Sergeant John Mason was presented with a certificate and plaque recognizing him as the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for 2022-2023 and Correction Offi...
The money saving app recently adopted by Cathlamet Market Fresh is going away. When Michael Kirby bought the grocery in Cathlamet, it became an independent store, no longer a part of Kirby Co. “The company that developed the app for Kirby Co. said we couldn’t use the same app going forward,” Kirby said. “They wanted me to pay to develop a new app. When it was split between eight stores, it was a lot more doable. It doesn’t make sense for us to continue it.” “We don’t want to go out and raise p...
Residents of Butler Street petitioned the city council for a remedy for the condition of their street. The homeowners said that the street, which is a patchwork of cement, asphalt and various repairs is desperately in need of replacement. The council agreed but debated how to proceed. Public works commented on possible repairs and the council weighed both short term and long-term fixes. In the end, the council approved the repair. The council approved the bid of a Woodland company for $333,883 to solve the water pressure issues on Fern Hill. Th...
Wahkiakum County commissioners met as usual on Tuesday. In public comment Kay Walters reported on a successful Wahkiakum County fair. She said that the market sale brought in a total of $26,000 and that 420 fair passes were sold on Thursday alone. The commissioners approved the establishment of an independent information technology department to handle increased internet related work including security, phone systems and the county's emergency communication system. The department was formerly part of public works. Members of the Wahkiakum...
The Wings Over Willapa Festival returns to celebrate birds, nature, and art. This multi-day event, held at the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge and other natural sites on Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula, is the weekend of Sept. 22-24, 2023. “Wings Over Willapa brings the refuge into the community and the community onto the refuge. We strive to introduce new audiences to nature through a variety of programs that satisfy different interests and skill levels,” said Hope Presley, Visitor Services Specialist for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at W...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: August 14 — 2:55 a.m. An Elochoman Valley resident reported an ongoing problem with a neighbor’s dogs barking though the night. 7:57 a.m. A caller reported that the ferry was down. At 8:27 a.m., it was back in service. 9:51 a.m. A deputy served a Rosedale resident with an eviction notice. 12:40 p.m. A tree was down on SR 4 and blocking the westbound lane. State patrol was notified. 12:50 p.m. The Cathlamet amb...
Lakeside Industries completed a paving project at County Line Park on Tuesday. The final portion of the project cost $14,968.03. A $10,000 grant from the Wahkiakum Marine Resource Committee paid for most of the project and the balance was split by Wahkiakum County and Wahkiakum County Port 1. Photo by Diana Zimmerman....
