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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Top: Homework already? Wahkiakum High School students share a laugh and get some studying in before Mule volleyball practice started on Tuesday. Below: Buses line up in front of Julius A. Wendt Elementary School on Tuesday to take students home after their first day of school for the 2019-2020 year. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
Some of Wahkiakum County's eroding beaches will receive dredge spoil replenishment this year, and some won't. Residents of the Cape Horn neighborhood last week learned they can expect a Port of Portland dredging crew to begin depositing spoils along their waterfront. Estimated starting date is September 27. Dredging crew members and US Army Corps of Engineers personnel walked the beach last week with Cape Horn residents to talk about the process. Depositing the sand will take approximately three weeks. Crews will be on the job 24 hours a day,...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners listened to reports on Tuesday, including one from a representative of Bonneville Power Administration, and after some conversation and a little bit of levity, decided to honor the general manager by renaming a substation in his honor. BPA representative Scott Wilson spoke about how a net zero percent increase actually meant a 3 percent increase for the Wahkiakum PUD. A 1.5 percent surcharge is expected to kick in for all of BPA’s customers, W...
Wahkiakum County Public Works Director Chuck Beyer this week announced coming short term closures of the ferry Oscar B. and of State Road. The ferry will be out of service next Monday, 5 a.m. to 2 p.m., to examine a new engine installed in February. Beyer said it may have a leaking valve, and the engine supplier is investigating as part of warranty service. If further work on the engine, or replacement, is needed another closure will be scheduled, and the ferry will operate a regular schedule in the meantime. Consolidated Diking District No. 1...
Jacob Childers, 18, turned himself in to the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday morning, 14 days after a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection to a burglary at the Skamokawa General Store on August 14. Bail was set for $50,000 for Childers, who was still in jail as of Tuesday night. Haley Kerstetter was also taken into custody in relation to the burglary. She was able to post bail, set at $15,000, on Tuesday and was released. Several thousand dollars worth of inventory was stolen during the August 14 incident, including a...
To The Eagle: Guns are a normal part of American life. Constant referral to the 2nd Amendment, and more recently NRA activities separate us from the rest of the world. While we are an advanced nation, mass killings with assault weapons and related weapons with multiple cartridge magazines, further separate us from having an advanced and safe society. Mass killing can now be considered near normal; part of American life. As you read this letter, we can all ask and wait, where and when next? While some claim that it is those with mental illness...
To The Eagle: With every social ill we have seemingly expanding by the day, let us remind ourselves that the democrat socialist blob controls every major city government, every major university, every TV and motion picture company, every major internet giant, and every major newspaper in our nation. The foolishness and lack of thought of our age is apparent. And then we have the arrogant and heedless among us who will hector and vilify us for not voting for the "progressives," the soft [and hard] left. We reject the foolish and failed policies...
To The Eagle: It has come to my attention through Downriver Dispatches that there are plans to slow the speed limit through Rosburg. This is wonderful news, however, there has been no mention of the need to slow traffic through Grays River. The accident on Thursday the 29th just west of the Methodist church is another indication of the need of a safer speed. The driver was apparently unharmed, but the car needed to be towed. This is one of many that go unnoticed and needs to be addressed before someone other than deer get killed. Neighbors...
To The Eagle: In last week’s Eagle, Dennis Gordon offers us the dubious choice of catastrophes: re-election of Trump or economic recession. Dubious, because the former is likely to happen, and conjuring up the latter is a last-ditch effort by the Dems and drive-by media to prevent it. Dethroning The Donald has been a full time obsession for this crowd since 2016, and has pretty much blown up in their faces. The first defenestration effort blossomed into the Russia collusion hoax which has now been exposed as clumsy espionage attempting to s...
Lance Jensen and Nessa Davis, the owners of Finders Keepers, have found a new home on Main Street in Cathlamet. They haven’t been there long, but they’ve already realized that the move from their former location on the highway has already quadrupled foot traffic, which is good news for them. Jensen, who used to drive a taxi, is originally from Medford, Ore., but moved to Wahkiakum County about eight years ago. “I was looking to get out of Longview, actually,” he said. “This felt more like home...
NEW BEGINNING--Fall is right around the corner! But until then, let's enjoy the nice weather that the first week in September brings us and hopefully it won't get too hot, as starting school when it's real hot outside isn't something most kids look forward to, nor football players! Luckily, we had perfect weather for the Labor Day weekend, which just had to include a BBQ with friends, so I hope you had a good time, too! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from Sept. 5-11 are Tristan Collupy, Carla Keilwitz, Glenn Wiest, Ed Johnson, Britta...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Cathlamet Public Lib...
Grays River Then and Now My life forever changed when I was drafted into the United States army in 1969 right out of high school. Throughout my experiences in the military, I found myself for the most part not thinking about the past or the future. I was just living in the moment like most GIs at the time, not knowing my destiny. The years went by so fast, as if my life was a blur, that when it was my time to return home, I still visualized everything in my hometown to be the same and everyone...
Robert H. Fritzie, 73, was born in Longview on July 31, 1946 to Nogi and Rae (Pederson) Fritzie. He died in Vancouver surrounded by his loved ones on August 15, 2019. Robert lived on Puget Island all his life until time spent at Beacon Hill Care Center in Longview. He loved "The Island," the river and his "Swede-Wegion" heritage. Robert graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1964. While in high school he began his long career with Brusco Tug and Barge. Robert was a log boom operator and ran...
S.W. Weatherley, Jr. passed away peacefully on the morning of Saturday, August 31, 2019 at the home of his aunt, Eva Edwards, in Deep River where he had lived during the past year as he dealt with recent health issues. He was born on August 18, 1962 in Longview, Washington to S.W. and Dorothy (St. Germain) Weatherley. He was raised and educated in Seattle before making his home in several locations in southwest Washington, living in Bay Center, Naselle, and Deep River. Throughout the years S.W....
Longtime Cathlamet resident, Donald E. Wright, 86, died August 31, 2019 in Longview. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, September 7 at 1 p.m., at JA Wendt Elementary School in Cathlamet. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A full obituary will follow next week....
Tsuga Gallery has announced the featured artist of the month is the late David Goodroe. "Even though he is no longer with us, his legacy lives on," the announcement states. "Goodroe was a friend, teacher, mentor and more. His love of art was displayed by his enthusiasm and compassion. "Goodroe started painting with watercolors in the 1970’s but it wasn’t until the early 1990’s that he had time to cultivate his abilities in different mediums such as oil paints, pastels, and pen and ink. His oil paintings reflect his interest in the human body...
Friends of Skamokawa presents “A Cornucopia of Wines” wine-tasting and auction/benefit on September 14 from 6:30-9:30 p.m., at the Skamokawa Grange Hall. Pre-sale tickets are $15.00 for a single and $25.00 per couple. Tickets are also available at the door. Bank of the Pacific, Daisy Chain Floral, Skamokawa Store, and River Life Interpretive Center/Central School/Redmen Hall are selling tickets. Bidding for silent and live auction items will take place. Items include art by local artists, gift certificates to many local businesses, new and vin...
Do you have a favorite tomato, pepper, or other veggie that you'd like to grow next summer? On September 12 at 6:30 p.m., WSU Master Gardener Alice Slusher will explain about gathering and storing seeds for next year and beyond. The class will be held for free in the Cowlitz County Training Center, 1942 First Avenue in Longview. The workshop is sponsored by Washington State University Extension Master Gardeners. For more information, contact Carlee Dowell at 360-577-3014, Ext. 0 or DowellC@co.cowlitz.wa.us....
With 27 players on the roster, the Wahkiakum Mule football team is ready to start the 2019 season. The Mules will leave school Thursday to travel across the state to take on the Colfax Bulldogs in a non-league game on Friday. They feature just two seniors with playing experience and a bunch of juniors and sophomores who are coming of age, and a couple freshmen who, says Coach Eric Hansen, "might surprise some people." Junior quarterback Kaden Anderson will lead the offense; he missed most of last season because of injury. Experienced running...
The fourth show of the series had a good turn out. We had a couple of new riders, lots of returning riders and ties in two age groups. We had two new riders in the Pee Wee Class, Kaitlyn Jessee and Whitney Ellenbolt, both from Kelso. A new rider in the novice class was Jessi Harmon, and we welcomed back Baily McKinley. Placings for the show are as follows: Pee Wee: 1. Kaitlyn Jessee, 2. Abby Doan, 3. Tru Most and 4. Whitney Ellenbolt. There was a tie for second place, between Abby Doan and Tru Most. We did a polo run to break the tie. These...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: August 25 – 12:27 a.m. A caller reported that an individual had fallen and was in and out of consciousness at a Puget Island home. 1:58 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Cathlamet restaurant after someone fell, resulting in a possible broken nose. The individual refused transport to the hospital. 2:23 p.m. A driver was cited for speed. 6:08 p.m. A caller requested a welfare check on a woman walking a...
Community Home Health & Hospice is offering an eight-week, free grief support group for survivors of suicide loss at the James Avery Center for Grief Support, 1000 – 12th Ave., Longview. The group meets Wednesdays from 3-5 p.m., from September 18–November 6, facilitated by Mary Fleming, MSW, and Brian Wiele, Hospice Chaplain. This small support group focuses on the profound grieving process of suicide bereavement. They ask that only one member of a family participate in each eight-week session. This allows that person to focus on their gri...
