Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum County Fairgrounds in Skamokawa may be called into service to house persons and animals displaced by regional wildfires. Commissioner Gene Strong brought the idea to the board of commissioners Tuesday, saying people evacuating from advancing wildfires could benefit from using fairgrounds facilities. There are spots for trailers and camping, there are barns and pens for animals, and there are water and other facilities, he said. "Having it available would be a good use of the grounds," he said. Commissioners Mike Backman and Dan...
Wahkiakum County officials are repealing part of the existing ban on outdoor burning. Starting at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, county officials will allow recreational fires if built in approved fire pits or 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 landowner’s permission if built in an approved manner: • In a metal, stone or masonry lined fire pit such as those seen in approved campgrounds. • They may not excee...
Poor air quality caused by regional fires didn't keep the fishermen away on Friday after fishing opened for a three day period last week. Photo by Diana Zimmerman....
The Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Conservation District is currently working on a project on the Elochoman River, using log structures for stream restoration and salmon recovery. District Manager Darin Houpt who studied forest management and water resources at the University of Missouri, and received a Masters in Forest Hydrology at Oregon State University, was overseeing the work being done at the site about four miles up Elochoman Valley Road. "The real purpose of this project is to establish a...
The Wahkiakum Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5297 will have a short POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at 9 a.m. tomorrow (Friday) at the flagpole at the county courthouse in Cathlamet. The public is invited. The VFW request face masks to be worn and that attendees practice social distancing for the ceremony....
The number of confirmed cases of covid-19 in Wahkiakum County remained at six as of Tuesday, with 515 tests having been conducted so far. Numbers continue to rise in counties surrounding Wahkiakum, including Pacific County where they are up to 77 positive cases, 12 of which are considered active. In Cowlitz County, they have had 584 confirmed cases, 77 remaining active. Across the river in Columbia County, there have been 145 cases. Seven are currently infectious. In Clatsop County, they are up...
To The Eagle: A public notice was sent to waterfront property owners regarding the upcoming application of herbicides to treat for aquatic and algae plants. There are several herbicides that will be used as well as salts and adjuvants (aides in improving herbicides to adhere to plants). I did some reading on the chemicals that will be used, some scientific and some in layman’s terms. All have some toxicity to aquatic fish and organisms, insects and bees, and humans. Not surprising. Most were tested on animals, including monkeys and beagle d...
To The Eagle: Someone came at night on Friday, 9/11, and tore down our son’s hand painted 4x8 foot BIDEN-HARRIS sign, leaving the other signs, and on the following night got Eddie Blain’s, also a BIDEN-HARRIS sign, so obviously a Trump fan. I am a Christian and probably wouldn't be so draconian, but anyone knowing the vandals should inform them that per Revised Code of Washington, 9A.20.021, they've committed a Class C felony, which is punishable by a five-year prison sentence and/or $10,000 fine. The law specifies punishment: (c) For a cla...
To The Eagle: There are not any members of Congress that can hold up to the achievements of our Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler. When asked to come and hear our commissioners, who have for two years been trying to establish a 10 year program for help with eroding properties on East Sunny Sands on Puget Island, she came, and with property owners and the county commissioners, walked the full length of the trouble area in a cold February downpour. When asked she’ll be there if she can to help our district. By the way, I am writing this note t...
To The Eagle: I was surprised to read in the August 13 issue of The Eagle that representatives of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife identified the common snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina as a species native to Washington state. A USGS profile provides a map of the native range of this species. This range encompasses most of the United States, but has historically not extended far west of the Rocky Mountains. There are isolated populations in Washington and Oregon, probably introduced as released pets. A WDFW webpage categorizes...
To The Eagle: I’d like to thank the writer of the article in last week’s Eagle questioning what the US would be like had Hillary Clinton become president. She’s fortunately making the point that many objective voters have been trying to make for months. Firstly, I don’t think the media and most of us progressives hate Trump so much as we’re disgusted with him. His self- serving actions at the country’s expense, and gross ineptitude on so many presidential levels require his actions, or lack of them, to be repeatedly pointed out as they occur,...
To The Eagle: During Bob Woodward’s March 19, 2020 interview with President Donald Trump, Trump admitted that he knew in January that Covid19 was a deadly and highly infectious air born virus; and that he deliberately ‘played down’ the health risk in his public comments. Trump’s comments throughout the pandemic show that he not only ‘played down’ the Covid19 health risk, he flat out lied to the American people. Some of Trump’s false and misleading comments (paraphrased) include: The virus is no worse than the flu. The virus is two people coming...
To The Eagle: The chilly feeling in your bones right now is as close as you’ll get to anthropogenic climate change, and what you’re seeing out the window and hearing on the air is a “lite” iteration of the biblical concept of Armageddon. The temperature this past weekend would have been in the nineties but for the smoke blocking out the sun (called “nuclear winter” by the anti-nuke crowd, and same phenomenon that dispatched the dinosaurs). The smoke is from fires caused by state and federal mismanagement of forests, helped along in California...
To The Eagle: I am grateful to Mike for making us feel welcome in a small town far from home. Headed to the Pacific Northwest where my parents lived since the early 70’s, we were greeted by Mike, exchanging stories and encouraged our decision to move was a good decision. Mike is a doer (and gets it done!) and does not like to stand out when helping others. While volunteering, Mike initiated a food delivery program with the Lions Club, health department, school, and food banks for those vulnerable during the Covid-19. He helped deliver g...
To The Eagle: I am grateful that I have been able to stay safely inside and out of the smoke that has blanketed the area. I have not lost my job due to Covid-19, and I do not have to worry about being evicted because I can’t pay rent. Many people in southwest Washington are not so fortunate. While millions of Americans are still struggling to pay the bills and put food on the table, Congress is at a stalemate in terms of passing a second round of Covid-19 emergency funding. The House approved a Covid-19 aid package in May. Congresswoman H...
To The Eagle: Given the current state of the historical fires burning all up and down the West coast, one might wonder why the ineffable leader of the free world has nothing to say and nothing to offer either in platitudes or resources. Oh, I forget, all three states are strong Democratic bastions of what once was an America living with a Constitution that proscribed certain laws of governmental conduct. My impatience allowed me to start this letter before the latest news reveals that our esteemed leader did finally make it to California in tim...
Compiled by Diana Zimmerman Candidates for local and regional offices were asked to respond to a brief questionnaire from The Wahkiakum County Eagle. Here are the responses from Mike Backman, who is currently District 1 on the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners, and his challenger, Lee Tischer. In primary election, District 1 (Puget Island and South Cathlamet precincts) favored Tischer in a 434-240 vote. Challenger Lee Tischer Lee Tischer is challenging Mike Backman, incumbent, for the...
Compiled by Diana Zimmerman Candidates for local and regional offices were asked to respond to a brief questionnaire from The Wahkiakum County Eagle. Here are the responses from Mike Backman, who is currently District 1 on the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners, and his challenger, Lee Tischer. In primary election, District 1 (Puget Island and South Cathlamet precincts) favored Tischer in a 434-240 vote. Incumbent Mike Backman Mike Backman, incumbent for Wahkiakum County Commissioner,...
To The Eagle: So Donald Trump knew all along that Covid-19 was extremely contagious, that it was more deadly than your ‘most strenuous' flus (whatever that means), that children could contract and spread it. That's what we learned last week. Now don't you imagine that he also really knows that climate change is for real? That it's caused by humans burning fossil fuels, and that it's responsible for the horrible hurricanes in the south and east, the droughts that ravage more and more of the world, causing famine and water shortages, and of c...
NOT NICE--As this week began, the smoke and fog combo that hit Sunday morning was really something to see, as that's just about all that you could see at my house! It was defintely not a good time to be outside and warnings were given to stay inside until our air quality improves. I hope the rain that was to arrive this week shows up and gives us some relief, as these very smokey conditions are truly terrible. Just think: some countries have this kind of poor air quality on a regular basis and often times live in masks. That certainly gives us...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, meetings and events usually listed here have been canceled or changed to online participation until further notice. The Eagle was advised of the following events: Wahkiakum PUD, Tuesday, 9/22, 8:30 a.m. Online Recovery Meeting, Lower Columbia River Refuge Recovery. Mondays 6:30 p.m. Zoom ID 960 8413 9102. Wahkiakum PUD, Tuesday, 8:30 a.m....
Lower Columbia College has announced the line-up for the Fall 2020 Community Conversations lecture series focusing on “Big Ideas.” In this fully only online series, local experts weigh in on some of the biggest issues facing us right now, and how we might solve them. The first lecture is October 1. Lectures are held on Thursdays at noon (12-12:50 pm) via Zoom. Links to all sessions can be found on LCC's website at lowercolumbia.edu/conversations . Participants can log in up to 10 minutes before each session. All lectures are free and open to...
We are going to be okay During World War II in the Nazi occupied Netherlands, many of the populace were starving. One man whose family was going hungry decided to try to sell one of his family’s heirlooms, his grandfather’s gold pocket watch. He rode his bicycle out of the city far into the country until he located a farm. He walked upon the porch and knocked on the door. He was greeted by an old man who could barely walk let alone work the farm. He explained how his family was going hungry and that he was willing to exchange his gra...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: September 7 — 7:37 a.m. A caller said that a smoke alarm had been activated at a Rosedale business though no smoke had been seen. Deputies and the District 4 Fire Department responded. 9:29 a.m. A Rosedale resident requested assistance after getting locked out of a vehicle. 11:41 a.m. A caller reported seeing 20-40 dead geese, bloody and floating in the Columbia River near Puget Island. State patrol n...
A new movie, The Dark Divide, based on Grays River resident Robert Michael Pyle’s book Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide is opening in select theaters and for virtual viewing this weekend. The Dark Divide is about Pyle’s “perilous 1995 journey across one of America’s largest undeveloped wildlands. At the urging of his dying wife Thea, the shy author finds himself in over his head on an epic, life-changing expedition through Washington’s Gifford Pinchot National Forest in search of...
