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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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If the smiles and laughter on Thursday afternoon were anything to go by, the fourth annual Wahkiakum Warriors and Widows Salmon Derby was a great time for both participants and volunteers. All the laughter would surely have delighted the event founder Bud Mickelsen, who died earlier this year. Participants signed up for the event through Got Your 6 Fishing, an organization founded by Ryan Caldwell, of Olympia, who has been involved in the Wahkiakum event for years. In order to qualify, service...
Suzanne Arnits came to the Wahkiakum County board of commissioners meeting Tuesday asking for a proclamation. She got that from the commissioners, but she also started a conversation. Arnits is an outreach coordinator for NAMI SW WA—the southwestern Washington chapter of the National Alliance For Mental Health. September is national Suicide Prevention Month, and the board approved a resolution recognizing the problem and urging all persons to be aware of signs that a person may be considering suicide and also how to seek help for them. NAMI S...
Water rights and an aging Western Wahkiakum Water System were the hot topics at the Wahkiakum PUD Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday. Mike Johnson, an engineer from Gray & Osborne was on hand to talk to the commissioners about the process of obtaining water rights for a possible well on Puget Island. “It is a potential option for a diversifying source of supply for the Puget Island water system since you currently purchase all your water from the Town of Cathlamet,” Johnson said. Joh...
To The Eagle: By now I’m sure you’ve seen the signs and heard the name Matt Kuhl, who is running for our county Auditor, but I’m here to tell you, most of you don’t know who he is. As his stepfather, I’ve known him most of his life. I first met Matt at the Christmas Tree Lighting the weekend of Thanksgiving in 1993 where he was singing with his twin sister Megan Kuhl and my son, Scott. Through those kids, I met their mother, Sandi Kuhl, who worked as a therapist at Columbia View Nursing Home. We married the following summer and her kids beca...
To The Eagle: Having been so thoroughly outed by the valiant anti-Trumpers last week, I am now compelled to submit my mea culpa and confess to dwelling in a parallel universe. I had no notion that eight years of 1-2 percent growth and high unemployment was “handing over a good economy,” nor that the recent record-breaking highs in the stock market were “flatlining.” And it certainly was unsportsmanlike of our prez to complain about a two-year investigation based on a fabricated dossier used to dupe the FISA court into warranting campaig...
Sheriff Howie sets the tone To The Eagle: It’s been my privilege to have been introduced to Sheriff Mark Howie by former Sheriff John Dearmore some ten years ago. During these ten years, I’ve visited with the Howies about local social occurrences and have found them to be in touch with the pulse of Wahkiakum County. Mark Howie is the kind of sheriff that stays connected to the youth of Wahkiakum County on a constant basis. As the local High School Golf Coach we cross paths regularly. Many of you know that in April of this year, I was inv...
To The Eagle: I wanted to take a few minutes to address the concerns that Mr. Watts has expressed.The first item of concern is the stated $100,000 salary, just under $68,000 is the actual salary paid by our county. The second item of concern is that the county will have to hire a substitute Accredited Appraiser. This need not be a concern, since Mr. Dahle who works in the assessors office is accredited by the Department Of Revenue. As a matter of point, The DOR reports that, as of the 31st of August 2018, Mr. Dahle is the only Accredited...
To The Eagle: Many have shared commendable things about Wally Wright since his recent passing. I would like to share one to remind folks of something he was willing to do that few are bold enough to do. Do you remember that he was willing to do business transactions entirely with coins? It was his way of reminding folks that coins are the only portion of our money supply that do not have a debt attached to them. And that is also a reminder that our debt based money system is a fraud, a hoax, a swindle. Wally was not in favor of any of those...
To The Eagle: It is sad to see my opponent engaging in the political ploy of accusing me of “cherry picking” regulations and then doing just that himself. In my letter of August 23, I was quoting from the form one needs to submit to the Department of Revenue (DOR) to become an accredited appraiser. I guess I need to mail this form to him. There is an interesting omission in my opponent’s letter last week. The word “experience” is nowhere to be found. As I stated in my letter: “You must have at least one year of full time work experience...
To The Eagle: The job of county assessor is comprised of understanding and complying with complex rules set forth by the state. The training is rigorous and hard. Citizens typically vote for people with years of experience either in real property appraisal or at least in real estate. For instance, Pacific County’s assessor had 10 years at a title company before running for assessor. Lewis County’s assessor had been an accredited appraiser since ‘75 before she first ran in ‘98. Clark County’s had been a licensed fee appraiser since ‘04 befor...
By The Columbia Basin Bulletin With an estimated 40 percent decline in the forecasted steelhead run upriver of Bonneville Dam, the states of Oregon and Washington last week closed the mainstem Columbia River to steelhead retention. The states made the announcement Aug. 24 after the U.S. v Oregon Technical Advisory Committee downgraded the expected run of both A- and B-run steelhead from the 182,400 fish projected by TAC at the beginning of the year to 110,300 upriver steelhead, a number similar to last year’s return of steelhead. TAC made that...
GORGEOUS--As we started the week, which was in the midst of our three day Labor Day weekend, it was truly gorgeous out! You can't beat blue skies, sunshine and mid-70s temperatures, which are just a perfect equation I think, as it's nice but not too hot! I will say that you can feel "Fall in the air" however, as evening temperatures are in the mid-40s and it's just a bit nippy in the early morning hours. Currently, forecasters are talking about a shift in the weather pattern and so by the end of this week, we may find ourselves being refreshed...
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, 5:30-7 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Cathlamet Public...
News from Naselle: School is in, and volleyball and football games are being played. Welcome to the new school year 2018-2019. Sports calendar for this week includes: today (Thursday), high school volleyball in Naselle with South Bend at 5:45 p.m.; Friday, high school football in Naselle with Rainier Christian at 7 p.m.; Monday, middle school volleyball in Naselle with Raymond at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, high school volleyball CVL Jamboree at 5 p.m.; Wednesday, the 12th-middle school volleyball at Pe Ell at 5:45 p.m. Go Comets! An upcoming fun...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: August 27 — 9:54 a.m. An east county resident found a note in her garage for the second time. She asked to speak to a deputy. 8:12 p.m. A fisherman reported that a man in a boat ran through his net seven times and was cutting it with a knife in the Deep River area. The man told the fisherman that he wouldn’t buy his fish if he didn’t leave his fishing hole. The fisherman said this happens every year. A deput...
The sturgeon retention season set in the Columbia River upstream from Wauna powerlines to Bonneville Dam and all adjacent tributaries allows a limited white sturgeon retention fishery in the Lower Columbia River. White sturgeon from 44-inches minimum to 50-inches maximum fork length may be retained. Effective dates are Saturdays, September 15 and 22. Increased legal-size population over the past few years allows for a conservative retention fishery within the lower Columbia River. Other information: Catch-and-release fishing for sturgeon will...
James, (Jim) Joseph Koziel, AKA Jimbo, passed away suddenly at home August 18, 2018. A celebration of life will be planned later this Fall. He was married to the love of his life, Betty Koziel. He was preceded in death by his parents Stanley and Teresita Koziel. Also survived by his daughter Kari, stepson Rick (wife Jenny), stepdaughters Lori (husband Billy) and Brenda, grandchildren Todd, Jesse, Rickie, Eric, Ryan, Karl, and Kyra, numerous great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren....
In observance of National Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month in September, the southwestern Washington chapter of the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI SW WA) developed a community-based program asking individuals to make a pledge to ask about suicide. "Our ASK Campaign invites individuals of all ages in our community to begin paying attention to one another," Marketing Manager Angela Swanson said in a press release. "Recent data show a 25-30 percent increase in the number of suicides occurring throughout our SW Washington region...
The Cathlamet Public Library is excited to have been awarded a Pilcrow Foundation grant award for $1,200 worth of new hardback children's books. The Blanche Bradley Memorial Library Foundation supplied $400, and the Pilcrow Foundation supplied a $800 match, and a list of recent and award-winning titles from which Librarian Carol Blix was able to select books according to the library's needs. "When the boxes arrived we were pleasantly surprised to find not only the 73 titles we selected, but an...
By The Wahkiakum Chamber Of Commerce September *** Farmers Market 3-6pm Every Friday Thru Sept. 30, Elochoman Slough Marina ~ Mackenzie Jones ~ 360.795.3501 Tbd Open Mic Music Night, Skamokawa Grange #425 ~ Jerry Ledtke ~ 360.795.3434 7 Autumn Welcome Evening, Cathlamet: Tsuga Gallery ~ Nell Coulson ~ 360.849.4116 8 Flea Market 9am, Skamokawa Fairgrounds ~ Patty Dursteler ~ 360 795-3480 8 Wine Tasting & Silent Auction Skamokawa Grange #425 ~ Friends Of Skamokawa ~ 360 795-3007 15 Truck & Tractor Show, Skamokawa: Roadkill Saloon ~ April ~...
Owners of the River Mile 38 Brewery in Cathlamet this week announced its sale to two new area residents. The new owners will be Rex Czuba and Javier Sanchez. On behalf of the brewery, Richard Erickson submitted this statement: "Five years ago, we announced our desire to build a local brewery where friends and family could come together and enjoy great beer, while also giving back to the community through new jobs and tax dollars. We are proud to say that River Mile 38 has accomplished this mission. We have become a fixture in Wahkiakum County,...
Tuesday was the first day of school at Wahkiakum School District. John C. Thomas Middle School students were getting their assignments in Jeff Pillar's classroom just before the final bell, but it was quiet at J.A. Wendt Elementary School where kindergarten through fifth grade students only had half days for the first week. Photo by Diana Zimmerman....
Photos by Diana Zimmerman As part of an east-west football doubleheader, the Wahkiakum Mules defeated the Colfax Bulldogs 14-0 last Saturday in Cathlamet. In the day's other game, the Napavine Tigers handed the Liberty Lancers a 41-7 defeat. The teams will gather on Liberty's home field in Spangle next year to open the 2019 season. The Mules controlled the game, gaining 278 yards on offense while holding the visitors to 83 total yards. Sophomore quarterback Kaden Anderson connected with senior...
Five Wahkiakum High School students and one John C. Thomas Middle School student turned out for the cross country team this fall. Their first jamboree was yesterday (Wednesday) in La Center. They travel to Onalaska on Tuesday for their next meet. Photo by Diana Zimmerman....
