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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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When Poul Toftemark moved to Rosburg in 1995, he had no idea he would eventually spend more than eight years in battle with Columbia Land Trust over a pair of culverts on their Kandoll Farm project. The Grays River Habitat Enhancement District maintained that the culverts contributed to the erosion of the dike and the piece of mind of the people who lived along the Seal Slough, but Columbia Land Trust did not agree. The battle ended this weekend, when the Columbia Land Trust removed the...
The Pe Ell/Willapa Valley Titans pounded the Wahkiakum Mules for a 41-6 Central League football game Friday in Cathlamet. The Titans wasted little time getting on the scoreboard. Jason Fluke scored on a 5-yard run at 10:41 of the first quarter and Robert Espina kicked the conversion for a 7-0 lead The Titans then returned a Mule punt 45 yards for a touchdown for a 13-0 lead. Aidan Arringrton intercepted a Gunnar Blix pass and ran it the Mule 12-yard line, and Trevor Cook scored on a 10-yard...
The onset of cool and moist weather has led agencies to end bans on outdoor burning. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on September 25 announced that the statewide burn ban on DNR-protected lands has been rescinded. Fire danger has been reduced by the recent rainfall and moderating temperatures. On Friday, Wahkiakum County officials announced the county's ban on outdoor burning would end October 1. The county's announcement said, "Effective 12:01 a.m.., Wednesday, October 1, 2014, officials from Wahkiakum County will...
There will be an open house for senior citizens on October 2 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Community Center, located below the library in the lower half of the old City Hall at the intersection of Main Street and Columbia in Cathlamet. The space will be used as a senior center five days a week from 10 a.m. to noon and organizers hope senior citizens will come to the open house for conversation, coffee and tea and to take time to fill out a survey. Organizers have high hopes for the center and will use the survey results to tailor activities for...
As has happened before, Wahkiakum County officials received a mix of good news and bad news Tuesday when representatives of the state Department of Natural Resources reported their projections for revenue off state managed county timber trust lands. Regional Manager Steve Ogden first reported that the county should receive $1.3 million this year, up slightly from the estimate earlier this year. However, Ogden estimated 2015 revenue at $746,000, down from $850,000 estimated earlier this year. Ogden said markets had declined, leading him to...
Water flows through a channel in what used to be the Steamboat Slough Dike. The US Army Corps of Engineers and US Fish and Wildlife Service have moved the dike back as erosion threatened the existing dike and created a wetland designed to benefit salmonids....
Conservation groups successfully ended their litigation against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers September 11 after the Corps suspended its controversial program requiring removal of all trees and shrubs from levees and after Congress passed a new law requiring the Corps to comprehensively review its guidelines governing vegetation on levees. Friends of the River, the Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife dismissed their 2011 lawsuit in federal court that challenged the implementation of the Corps’ policy in California, o...
To The Eagle: Thank you Wahkiakum County for your contributions to the 2014 Food For Friends food drive! 1,294 pounds of food were collected and monetary donations may continue to be made until September 30, 2014 at Bank of the Pacific! We had more willing hearts that had prepared food to be collected than feet on the ground to gather it! Those who worked together on the drive hope you will make time next year to have some fun and do an excellent work for those who have a need for your help. If you still have food you wish to donate and it was...
Teacher Kyle Hurley asked the members of the school board to consider how they wanted to use the Farm Forest at Tuesday’s Wahkiakum School District’s Board of Director’s meeting. According to Hurley, Dave Houk, a service forester for the Grays Harbor Conservation District is willing to assist with the drafting of a management plan, but he needs more information. “I think it would be a great idea to have a professional management plan for the Farm Forest so we have an idea and a goal that we...
The Sons of Norway got its start in the community when in 1911, three local young Norwegian American men began to attend Sons of Norway meetings in Astoria. After several trips, they came to the conclusion that it would be better to have their meetings at home and set forth with plans to make it happen here. The lodge was formally organized in 1934 and began with 69 members, according to a Wahkiakum Eagle article from April 1976. Norse Hall was built by proud, hard working pioneers one weekend...
Aurora, Colorado—Sheriff Mark C. Howie of the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office completed participation in the 106th session of the National Sheriffs’ Institute (NSI) held in Aurora, Colorado, September 14-19, 2014. The NSI is the only national executive development program designed for sheriffs. This no-cost program is co-sponsored by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) and the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA). Sheriff Howie is the first sheriff of Wahkiakum County to graduate from the NSI. Sheriff Howie joined 25 other sheriff...
RAINS RETURN--As Fall officially began there was definitely a change in the weather, as when I was headed to bed, the rain was coming down quite heavily and lightning lit up the sky and the thunder shook the house! I'd say the seasons were changing right on schedule! Hopefully we'll still have nice days that forecasters are predicting for the weekend, as I'm not ready to let the nice weather go completely just yet. It seems hard to believe that we are ending another month; time just seems to be flying by, as Christmas is only three months from...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire/ambulance, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly, GRVC at Johnson Park, activity room, 2 p.m. AA Meeting, Cathlamet Congregational Church, 7:15 p.m. Yoga Classes, Grays River Methodist Church, 5-6:30 p.m. Art Group,...
Before Columbia Land Trust came on the scene, life on Kandoll Road was quiet, serene and full of nature sounds for the local human inhabitants. Then, along came big money and ideas that would put fish and their habitat before people and their homes and property. In this case, Columbia Land Trust acquired lots of grant money to install two 13-foot diameter culverts under Kandoll Road which allowed flood waters from the Grays River to flow into Seal Slough. These high water events flooded neighboring properties and eroded private dikes on Seal...
A celebration of local harvest including all things cranberry will take place on the Long Beach Peninsula, on October 11 and 12, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Foods, crafters, bog tours, and more will showcase the area’s rich heritage during this popular fair. Collectible Cranberrian Fair buttons are $5 each and cover admission to all events at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum. The Cranberry Museum is free. As part of Cranberrian Fair activities, the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco will host a variety of vendors, offering handmade i...
Canterbury Gardens, A Koelsch Senior Community, announces a Memory Café, the first of it’s kind in this area. The Mission of the Memory Café is to provide an environment where people with memory loss and their care partners come together to learn, laugh, and remain socially engaged with others traveling the same journey. Sponsored by Canterbury Gardens, this event will be held at the Kelso Longview Elks on October 15, at 11 a.m. A complimentary lunch and a keepsake photo will be included with the option to participate in a craft activity. The...
The Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington, in cooperation with Wahkiakum Health and Human Services, will host a Senior Prom “Dancing Under The Stars” on September 30 at the Elks Lodge, 900 Ash Street, Kelso, from 6-8 p.m. A free shuttle bus will be provided for Wahkiakum seniors that would like to attend. They will have a 25 piece orchestra and a photographer who will be taking pictures for free. LCCAC will be providing the refreshments. For further information about shuttle transportation call Terrie or Chris at 501...
The Cathlamet Public Library will be changing their hours starting Wednesday, October 1 to 2-5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays. This change is designed to simplify hours of service for patrons, and to complement times that the Community Center downstairs will be staffed. The Cathlamet Library Board of Trustees has changed their regular meeting place to the Community Center, still on the first Thursdays of the month, starting at 12:45 p.m. The public is welcome to attend. Preschool Story Time is resuming at 2:15 p.m., on Thursdays. The Summer...
St. James Family Center was very appreciative of volunteers from Kelso School District who visited St. James Family Center on September 10 for the annual United Way of Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Counties “Day of Caring.” These volunteers spread 25 yards of beauty bark, along with weeding and edging flower beds at St. James Family Center....
A leadership class from Wahkiakum High School created a peace sign with pinwheels assembled and decorated by students, children at St. James and other community members to mark International Peace Day on Sunday, September 21. The local event was organized by The Charlotte House, as part of a Pinwheels for Peace art installation that hoped to have four million pinwheels planted worldwide this year....
Organizers of last weekend's food drive say volunteers collected 1,294 pounds. Donations of food and money may continue to be made until September 30 at Bank of the Pacific; one may also drop off food at locations listed in Sue Garn's letter to the editor this week....
Roger G. Munson, 85, of Cathlamet, died September 19, 2014. He was born August 26, 1929 to John D. Munson and Jane Cline Munson and spent his entire 85 years as a resident of Cathlamet. He retired from the City of Longview and was employed by Crown Zellerbach in his earlier years. In March, 1948, he married Marjory E. Troth. They later divorced. Survivors include sons Bill R. Munson, Longview, and Al Munson of Anchorage; daughters Gail (Rick) Steigleman of Vancouver and Elaine (Philip) Rolf of Rainier, OR; nine grandchildren, 14...
Merrill Dee “Mel” Dominique, 82, died at Hospice Care Center in Longview on September 17, 2014. He was born October 29, 1931 in Chillicothe, MO to Charles and Gretchen (Butt) Dominique. After high school he attended nursing school in Port Angeles, WA before finishing college at Portland State University. Mel worked in the nursing field as a registered nurse, ending his career at retirement as an Operating room tech in 1998. In 1978 he moved to Cathlamet where he met and married Mary Spitzer. Their life together was filled with travel, golf and...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: September 15 — 10:32 a.m. A Puget Island parent requested tests on white powder found in son’s bedroom. 11:43 a.m. A motorist complained about being run off the road in the Skamokawa area. 2:19 p.m. The Grays River ambulance responded to aid an elderly Grays River woman with respiratory problems and excessive swelling on one side of her body. 3:17 p.m. A caller reported that two cows were on a Puget Isl...
An annual national contest encouraging students to write about a favorite or influential book is under way. The Letters About Literature competition encourages young readers to write letters to their favorite authors, living or dead, and explain how a particular book by an author changed their view of the world or themselves. The contest, co-sponsored by the Washington State Library, is for schoolchildren and homeschooled students in grades 4-12. “Books inspire kids and open new worlds to them, and that’s what this contest is all about,” said...
