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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors met on Tuesday to discuss several issues, including a possible rental fee for facilities, approve collective bargaining agreements and contracts, and listen to reports from administration. After interest was expressed in a zumba class for teachers and community members, the board discussed whether to set a rental fee for for-profit organizations. More research is needed on the subject. Directors approved supplemental contracts for the 2018-2019...
Have you ever stood in an old cemetery and thought, "How I wish these gravestones could talk."? Well, here’s your chance! Bunker Hill Cemetery Association, Stella Historical Society and the Cowlitz County Historical Museum invite you to experience history as it comes to life in a unique and fascinating way. Bunker Hill Cemetery graves date back to the 1870s. The people were loggers, farmers, teachers and early settlers of the Stella and surrounding area. Enactors will portray some of those people while standing at their graves and share t...
An egret searches for supper along SR 4. Photo by Rick Nelson....
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council worked their way through an appeal of a sewer rate for a business, lifted a building moratorium and handled other business at their monthly meeting on Monday. Steve and Paige Lake, owners of the Bradley House, had appealed a town decision earlier this year to charge them a monthly rate of $276.58 based on an assessment of 2.8 equivalent customer units (ECU) because it was a residence doubling as an antique shop and bed and breakfast. The Lakes appealed, noting that they are open for antique sales very few...
Wahkiakum County commissioners reviewed the status of beach nourishment plans and handled other business when they met Tuesday. The board, acting as the commission for four flood control zone districts, is working with a consultant to obtain a 10-year plan for depositing dredge spoils on eroding beaches at Cape Horn and Puget Island. Commissioners have said permits should be in order for deposits this fall at Cape Horn, but, according to the US Army Corps of Engineers, there’s not enough volume for deposits at the other areas. Liz Beutler, a...
A new shop, D's Art Antiques and Collectibles, opened on Main Street in Cathlamet last month. It's full of treasures collected by Dee Syfert-Subramaniam, who bought property in Skamokawa a few years ago. "I was into collecting for myself," she said. "I had an interest in antiques my whole life." When she was a teenager, she and her siblings found what she described as a "really cool table" at a thrift store on a military base. The three of them worked together to strip it down and refinish it....
To The Eagle: Thank you, Jaime Herrera Beutler, for looking out for small, rural communities like Wahkiakum County. I cannot say enough about Jaime standing up for us on the endangered species issues such as the marbled murrelet. As a Wahkiakum County commissioner since 2001, I have been striving, along with my other board members, to keep Wahkiakum County solvent. As a county, we are losing approximately $1 million a year in revenue due to the endangered species act. I sit on the DNR Encumbered Lands Group and the Solutions Table Task Force,...
To The Eagle: Most of us have been highly entertained by the political theatre provided by the deranged progressives during the rise and reign of Trump. The Mueller investigation, stumbling around desperately in search of a crime to pin on the president, has only managed to expose malfeasance in the Obama administration and crime in the Clinton campaign, while their own malpractice has caused 26 firings, demotions, and legal referrals in the highest reaches of the FBI, Justice Department, and State Department. Late breaking news shows possible...
To The Eagle: With an election just weeks away, I would like to implore the good people of Wahkiakum County to vote for candidates who are most qualified for the position. My experience in this county is that the most important requirement for landing a job or getting voted into office is how long you or your family have lived in the county; “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Matt Kuhl is running for Wahkiakum County auditor. He has the college degree and work experience to be your auditor. If this position was hired out, the minimum...
To The Eagle: I have had dealings with both Bill Coons and Brian McClain. A couple of folks that have written in the last issue of The Eagle have concerns about experience. There are many people with years of experience in Washington D.C. and they are far from honest; they believe they are entitled to be above the law. And you are concerned that Brian won the primary by over 10 percent? There were over 60 percent of the folks who voted in this last primary that still believe honesty and courtesy still mean something. Brian is smart, bright and...
Grays River Valley Center is getting ready for the October Harvest Fest. We welcome everyone to come and join us on Saturday, October 13 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., for a prime rib dinner. Adults are $18 and 12 & under are $10. For tickets contact Shonda 360-465-2722 or Denise 360-355-0472. Our Halloween Craft Day will be held on October 6 from 2-4 p.m. We look forward to having you enjoy the center, located at 30 Rosburg School Rd....
The Wahkiakum County Port 1 Board of Commissioners went over reports and discussed facility issues at last Thursday’s meeting. The port is down to one sewer pump after installing their spare. Hoping to avoid the same problem in the future, they have been considering the purchase of a sewer grinder pump. “I think we probably have time with the current system, it’s never been used before,” Assistant Port Manager Todd Souvenir said. “The challenge with waiting is if something happens, we’re in...
The Wahkiakum PUD Board of Commissioners held a quick meeting on Tuesday morning. Commissioner Bob Jungers asked to have a line item added to next year’s budget to allow for the acquisition of spare high side bushings for the transformer in Cathlamet as well as the new transformer planned for Grays River. “I believe that transformer is going to be designed to be seismic resistant but I would like to make sure that we are able to repair or replace the high side bushings and the risers for tho...
NIPPY--We started this work week with some low lying fog and the air temperature was in the 40s, so definitely on the cooler side. Once the fog lifted, it was a very nice, sunny begining to the week. Pleasant temperatures are supposed to be with us for a few days, like in the low 70s, so until the rain returns on Friday, we should have some nice days to enjoy. Now we can do all those things we forgot to do when it was dry, which we realized that needed to be done, once we went through those few days of rain. We had quite a bit of the wet stuff...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-9 p.m. Girl Scouts, Community Center, Cathlamet, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Learn to knit, crochet and mend, Sandra Sews, Community Center, Cathlamet, 10:30 a.m.-Noon. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Fire Protection District No. 1 Commissioners, Fire Hall, 5:30 p.m. Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m. Cathlamet First...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar this coming week for the Naselle Comet teams: Friday, high school football in Naselle with Darrington at 6 p.m.; Saturday, high school volleyball at the Raymond Tourney at 9 a.m.; Monday, high school volleyball in Naselle with CAA at 4:30 p.m., and middle school volleyball with Ocosta at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, middle school football in Naselle with Vernonia at 4 p.m., and high school volleyball at WSD at 6 p.m.; Wednesday, middle school volleyball in Naselle with South Bend at 5:45 p.m. Go Comets! The Comet...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met Tuesday for its monthly meeting in the Middle School Commons. In personnel matters, the board approved the hire of George Garcia, bus driver, and the resignation of Sylvia Hoagland as middle school volleyball coach. Haleigh See was hired as middle school volleyball coach. A short leave of absence was approved for Ditas Baker, Youth Camp teacher, for out of country travel. In final matters of business, out of area teaching assignments were approved for the following: James...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: September 10 — 8:58 a.m. A driver backed over a telephone box in Cathlamet. 10:33 a.m. A resident on Little Island reported that two dogs had come onto his property that morning and were barking at him. He also said he had seen the same two dogs chasing joggers. The deputy contacted a possible owner, who said that his dogs had been with him all morning. 12:10 p.m. A Puget Island resident reported a scam i...
Dec. 9, 1913 - Aug. 25, 2018 Marian Doumit Peterson died in Seaside, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. Marian was born in Cathlamet, Wash., on Dec. 9, 1913, to John and Helen Doumit. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Peterson, and seven of her siblings. Marian is survived by her sister, Helen Wampler, of Fresno, Calif.; her daughter, Linda (Russell) Keizer, of Warrenton, Ore.; her son, Robert (Phyllis) Peterson, of Eagle, Ida.; four grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren....
The local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a ceremony on POW/MIA Day on Friday, September 21 at 9 a.m., on the flag pole in front of the courthouse on Main Street in Cathlamet. The ceremony is to honor those who have not yet returned....
Live Music Saturday, September 22 at River Mile 38 Brewing Company, Christine Darby, guitar and vocals, 5-8 p.m., on the Crow’s Nest Stage, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
When an anonymous donation was made to Tsuga Gallery to create new signs for historic homes and structures in the community, Cathlamet resident Paige Lake was more than happy to step up. “I was pretty excited that they let me take it on,” Lake said. Though an accountant by trade, Lake has long had an interest in architecture and the history of homes. “I’ve worked with historic preservation for several years,” Lake said. “I owned a building in downtown Centralia and I had an older home in Che...
By The Columbia Basin Bulletin With the fall chinook run on the Columbia River running about 75 percent of what was already a low preseason expectation, Oregon and Washington closed salmonid fishing from the river’s mouth to the Oregon/Washington border. The complete closure on Sept. 12 applied to recreational fishing and non-Treaty commercial gillnetting for chinook, coho and steelhead. Retention of steelhead ended Aug. 27, also due to a lower than expected run of fish. The closure for chinook was just two days earlier than had been planned f...
Community Center 100 Main Street Cathlamet 360.795.7870 Monday through Wednesday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Friday 10:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. (2nd Friday book club) Brown Bag Lunch at 11 a.m. Open to students. Looking for volunteers and hosts. If you need court ordered or volunteer hours we would love to have you serve here. Snacks, beverages and Wi-Fi available. Wahkiakum County Ask Suicide Awareness and Prevention Event. NAMI SW (National Alliance Mental Illness) will also introduce “Family and Friends” seminar in which fam...
The 2017 Surfrider Leadership Academy (SLA) Alumni, a network of empowered leaders and passionate stakeholders that care deeply about the Washington coast, are launching a competition to engage high school students in conservation and efforts to build resilient coastal communities. My Coast, My Community, or (MC)2 is a video competition open to 9-12 grade students this fall in Clallam, Jefferson, Grays Harbor, Pacific and Wahkiakum counties. SLA is asking students to identify a community hero and tell their story through a maximum two-minute vi...
