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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Pete Ringen, Wahkiakum County's public works director and county engineer, came to the office Tuesday for his last day there in that position. During his time with the county, he has overseen projects ranging from bridge construction and road washout repair to overseeing recycling programs and the construction and installation of a new county ferry. Ringen's staff hosted a party for him Tuesday, and his bosses had kind words to say about him. Commissioner Dan Cothren was on the board when...
Little Island Farm has been an experimental ground for several kinds of farming for a little over a decade, but this year, after a bit of soul searching, Kim Howell decided to focus her love for gardening on a rarer crop, specialty cut flowers. Mike and Kim Howell started building on their acreage about 13 years ago after relocating from the Seattle area. They built a house, a shop and barn, a greenhouse and put in garden infrastructure. Over the years they've grown vegetables, raised goats and...
Discussions about the budget and the water adjustment policy continued at the Tuesday meeting of the Wahkiakum PUD Board of Commissioners. After discussion, commissioners agreed to amend the district's water adjustment policy. The policy was put in place to compensate a customer for an abnormal loss of water. The policy currently allows a 25 percent adjustment for the excess amount of water lost and is only available to each customer one time during the life of their account. Commissioner...
Mechanics were finishing the latest repairs on Wahkiakum County's new ferry, the Oscar B, on Tuesday morning when the retirement party began for retiring Public Works Director Pete Ringen. The ferry went into service in March and since then has had a series of problems that interrupt service and bring technicians from the builder and subcontractors to Puget Island to make repairs. "It may be helpful to remind the public the new ferry continues to be under warranty for one year following delivery," Ringen told The Eagle on Monday. Ringen said...
S This is the third part of the disaster preparedness series and this week I am going to discuss the components you will need to “Build a Kit.” A disaster supplies kit is simply a collection of basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency. Try to assemble your kit well in advance of an emergency. You may have to evacuate at a moment’s notice and take these essentials with you. You may need to survive on your own after an emergency. This means having your own food, water and other supplies in sufficient quantity to last...
To The Eagle: Imagine “Whirled Peace.” In today’s world, peace needs to become more than just a word. On September 21, 2015, The Charlotte House, a program of St. James Family Center plans to take part in an international art and literacy project, Pinwheels for Peace by “planting” pinwheels with messages of peace. Pinwheels for Peace is an art project started in 2005 by two Art teachers in Florida, as a way for students to express their feelings about what’s going on in the world and in their lives. In the first year, groups in over 1,325...
To the Eagle: To get people and goods where they need to go requires horsepower, and manufacturing horsepower always creates pollution of some sort. Back in the good ol' days the only way to make horsepower was to use real horses, which caused manure pollution problems in big cities -- the bigger the city, the bigger the problem. By 1894, New York City had to try to dispose of three million pounds of horse manure per day, not to mention 40,000 gallons of horse urine and three dozen dead horses each day. It made for a stinky atmosphere, with...
Commissioners and Port Manager Jackie Lea spent most of last Thursday’s Wahkiakum County Port District 1 meeting talking about the dredge they are considering for purchase and the logistics of getting it to the Elochoman Slough Marina. The dredge belongs to the Rose City Yacht Club in Portland. The yacht club has asked the port to wait until November to purchase the dredge, when their new one will arrive, according to the Port District’s Manager’s Report. “They aren’t going to sell it to anyone...
Long Beach resident Tiffany Turner has announced she will be a candidate to fill Rep. Dean Takko's position if he is appointed to fill a vacancy in the state Senate. Senator Brian Hatfield resigned at the beginning of this month to take a job in the office of Governor Jay Inslee, and Takko is interested in taking Hatfield's position. If Takko is appointed to the Senate, his seat in the House of Representatives will become vacant, and persons interested in that seat have been announcing their candidacies. Democrat party precinct committee...
NICE WEEKEND--We had some heavy fog in the morning hours over this past weekend and part of last week, but it turned out sunny and nice, so all of those big fund raisers got to be held without getting soaked, and the huge "End of the World Rod Run" down in Long Beach, got to travel around in mostly sunshine at least. They say we're in for cooler weather rolling in Sunday evening and more on Monday, well, we may be a little wet by the time you read this. However, as I send this in on this Tuesday morning, it may be a little cool out there but...
THURSDAY Rosburg Community Club, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. 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. Wahkiakum Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. Sewing Room, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-4 p.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on September 15. After approving minutes from the previous board meeting, payroll and accounts payable expenses, several items of business were addressed. Savanna Higginbotham was hired as middle school volleyball coach along with Heather Varila as assistant cook. An unpaid leave request was approved for Elementary teacher, Sue Holt. The board adopted policy 3205 Sexual Harassment of Students. Two other policies were brought before the school board,...
News from Naselle: Naselle Comets are doing well in the early football and volleyball season. You make us proud. Sports calendar for the coming week: Thursday (today), high school volleyball at Ocosta at 5:45 p.m.; Friday, high school football with Sunnyside Christian in Lyle at 7 p.m.; Saturday, high school volleyball at 9 a.m. for North Beach Tourney; Monday, middle school volleyball with Willapa Valley in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, high school volleyball with Ilwaco in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; Wednesday, middle school volleyball with Ocosta...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: September 7 — 1:36 p.m. A deputy intervened in an argument when an individual tried to dump her trash in the garbage bin belonging to a Rosedale business. The woman was warned that if she returned she would be arrested for trespassing. 5:56 p.m. A caller reported that a jet ski appeared to be drifting on the Columbia River just west of County Line Park. Later, the caller reported that all was well and that t...
Two more students tried out for the Wahkiakum Cheer team last week, bringing their number up to 11 this year. Coach Katie Brenner is thrilled. "We have almost as many as the football team," she exclaimed as the team went through a cheer at Friday night's home game against Napavine. "If it keeps growing I might have to have a cutoff point. In basketball we'll have JV and varsity teams but they all cheer for football games." The team was selected at the end of the last school year, and the girls h...
On Monday, September 28, at 5:30 p.m, Wahkiakum 4-H and Wahkiakum School District will jointly open their doors for an after-school robotics club with a parent and student informational meeting in the Tech Ed. Room at Wahkiakum High School. They will have robots to build and programs for 12 different tasks on this year's theme of “Trash Trek” – what happens to trash and how can robots help? The club also needs students interested in building websites and making presentations for prizes at the competitions. Students aged 10 to 14 are encou...
Persons looking for work may find a job at the Job Fair Thursday, September 24, at the Youth and Family Link building, 907 Douglas St., Longview, from 3-5 p.m. It’s free to meet with local businesses that are looking for help and ready to hire. It’s also a great time to get out and network before applying for work. Find out more at Cowlitz County Job Fair on Facebook. Those needing job seeker tips for this event may email Vashti @ vashtil@goodwillwa.org. This event is sponsored by Goodwill, Worksource, Youth and Family Link, Pac Tech, Mil...
A Journey and Foreigner tribute concert will be held Saturday, September 19, at 8 p.m., at the Columbia Theatre in Longview. Stone in Love performs faithful renditions of the classic hits of Journey. Widely considered as one of the top tributes in the Northwest, the band delivers a high energy performance that showcases all the hallmarks of the Journey sound. Jukebox Heroes Foreigner tribute band features a powerhouse lineup of players from the Northwest tribute scene, including the vocal talents of singer, Rich Ray. Tickets are $18 and may be...
Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler announced her Mobile Office Hours for residents of Cowlitz County for the remainder of 2015. Residents of Southwest Washington’s 3rd Congressional District will be able to meet with staff from Herrera Beutler’s office during Mobile Office Hours to discuss resolving issues with federal agencies and federal government resources, including: Social Security, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), The Department of Veteran Affairs, Immigration and others. Her mobile office will be open at Kelso City Hall, Executive Ses...
On Friday, September 18, Skamokawa Swamp Opera will perform on the Up-Beet Stage at the Puget Island Farmers Market, 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd., from 3-6 p.m. For more information call 360-560-3785. On Saturday, September 19, Dale and Sylvia Costich will perform from 5-8 p.m. at River Mile 38 Brewing Co. on the Crow's Nest Stage during Live at Five, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-355-4662....
A white-tail fawn rests on Puget Island. Photo by Rick Nelson....
Community members can learn how people affected by Alzheimer’s will be helped by a State Plan to Address Alzheimer’s which will be given to State Legislature in January 2016. The Alzheimer’s Association Washington State Chapter will host 11 town hall meetings across Washington State throughout October and November. Community members will learn about the draft of the Washington State Plan to Address Alzheimer’s, which is meant to guide the help and resources for over 100,000 individuals living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias in Washington....
State shellfish managers are seeking public input on management options for the 2015-16 razor clam season, although the season is on hold until marine toxins drop to safe levels. Levels of domoic acid in razor clams have declined over the summer but remain high enough that the clams are unsafe to eat, said Dan Ayres, coastal shellfish manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). The public can comment on an array of management options for the scheduling of digs over the course of the season. Suggestions for the 2015-16...
Starting on October 8, a four week workshop will be provided on beekeeping. The workshop will introduce beekeeping to novice beekeepers and provide a comprehensive refresher course for experienced apiculturists. The class will be held on October 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 6-9 p.m. Participants completing the course and passing the Washington State Apprentice Beekeepers Exam (open book test) receive a certificate. Cost for the four-session course is $40 per person or $60 per couple. The program sponsored by Washington State University Extension will...
The Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild “Quilts for All Seasons Show” on Fri., Oct 2, and Sat., Oct. 3 will be held at the Youth and Family Links Building, 907 Douglas St., Longview. The Quilt Show showcases dozens of bright pink breast cancer quilts to be donated to patients being treated at the Longview Kaiser Oncology department and the PeaceHealth Kearney Breast Cancer Center in Longview. The show is open 9-4 both days; entrance fee is $5. In addition to the Think Pink and Quilt! Exhibition of Quilts for Breast Cancer patients, over 200 quilts w...
