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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Story and photo by Diana Zimmerman Asia Taccori, an exchange student at Wahkiakum High School this year, knows two things for sure right now. One, it's cold. Two, life is as good as your attitude. She is cold because an early chill has set in, but she's also cold because she's 17 and she has spent her entire life on an island in the Mediterranean Sea. Taccori is from Sestu, which is on the southern end of Sardinia, in Italy. Taccori got involved in the exchange program because she wanted to trav...
There's change coming for Wahkiakum County's Solid wast Nuisance Ordinance. The county board of commissioners adopted the ordinance in 2016 to give the sheriff's office and Department of Health and Human Services regulations and processes to address accumulations of junk vehicles or other solid waste. Commissioners and county officials have decided this year to add some teeth to the ordinance. Since adoption of the ordinance, the county has had 38 cases to handle, Health and Human Services Department Chris Bischoff said Tuesday. Of those, 25...
Cathlamet resident Tom Irving may be nearly 97 years old, but he isn't letting that stop him. Irving is headed to Washington D.C. this month along with the Puget Sound Honor Flight. "You're as young as you feel," Irving said. "It's a once in a lifetime trip." The Puget Sound Honor Flight is a nonprofit organization that sends veterans of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War to D.C. twice in the spring and twice in the fall, to give them an opportunity to visit the memorials in our...
Wahkiakum County should receive $1.5 million this year from the harvest of timber from state managed timberlands, Department of Natural Resources foresters reported Tuesday. County officials rely on the revenue from timber trust harvests to support general courthouse offices. For a 10-year average, the county has received $1.44 million per year, said DNR representatives Padraic Callahan and Steven Ogden. In 2020, the county should receive another $1 million from a timber sale going to bid this November, and in 2020, another sale should produce...
To The Eagle: Thursday evening, September 26, we drew the winning ticket for the Pioneer Center Association quilt raffle. I am happy to announce Pearl Blackburn won the beautiful quilt donated by the River City Strippers to aid the PCA in fundraising, and would like to thank the many people who donated by buying a ticket (or several) and helped us in our efforts to afford the many repairs needed at the center. There are many others who assisted along the way, and thank you as well to the merchants who put our flyer in their windows, Julius...
To The Eagle: Two weeks ago I read in the sheriff’s report, not once but twice, complaints were filed against law-abiding citizens because do-gooder(s) thought some animals were too skinny. One was old and both were found well-cared for. I see the Angel Wings fiasco being kicked around some more and this is twice in the last year our injustice system has railroaded people in jail for practically nothing; Angel Wings for a few animals too many, another for having them get loose. I have seen way too many people get raided, to the point they d...
To The Eagle: My neighbor’s recent commentary that “ we jes cain’t figure out how it would be good fer us” to protect women’s health care and reproductive rights, enact necessary reasonable gun control measures, free our health care system from rapacious insurance companies, and provide tax relief to the middle class by more equitably taxing hyper wealthy individuals and corporations that pay no taxes at all pretty much sums up the problem. Which problem? Why, the one created by greedy, amoral conservatives disguised as simple rustics who upon...
To The Eagle: As in my last letter, I usually refrain from name-calling or using others’ names, I will continue to do so, as I respect other peoples’ opinions. As I’m an immigrant, learning the language, beginning at 13, I will also not comment on others’ ability to master the difficult language of English. Wind and solar power in Denmark are working quite well, with no-one yet getting cancer from the windmills, or home values dropping. Many homes have solar panels installed, contrary to the belief that high noon is the only time they produce...
Wahkiakum County land owners can expect to see their property tax assessments increase, Assessor Bill Coons announced this week. Coons said the assessed value of the county increased 11.8 percent this year, by $57.4 million. Part of that was new construction valued at $9 million. The real estate market also contributed to the increase. Coons said that the real estate Multi Listing Service has reported data showing property prices increased 10.9 percent in the past year. In a letter to taxpayers, Coons said he was shocked by prices now paid in...
To commemorate next year’s 40th anniversary of the Mount St. Helens eruption, Washington State Parks is looking for people who were affected by this major event in Washington state’s history. Over the next few months, staff from the Mount St. Helens Visitor Center will spearhead an effort to collect stories from current and past residents, as well as from individuals near and far who were affected by the volcano’s eruption on May 18, 1980. “We want to record these poignant memories before they are lost or forgotten,” said Alysa Adams, Vi...
COOL START--In West Valley, it was a very foggy and very chilly 32 degrees at the beginning of this week, which was also the last day of September, so it feels like our Winter showed up a little bit early to me! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from Oct. 3-9 are Deb Gribskov, Matt Helms, Ronald Britt, Cindy Turner, Collin Montgomery, Kylee Montgomery, Mary B. Cothren, Tony Silva, Richard Robinson, Patti Bergseng, Allen La Berge, Kevin Vik, Lauren Brockway, Jessie Havens, Erica Biem, Breanna Lorenzo, Kari Good Martin, Sandra Gison, Lisa...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. CathlameTones, Hotel Cathlamet, 6 p.m. 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, 6-7 p.m. Free Low Impact Senior Fitness Class, Hope...
Ghosts of Grays River: The Jesse Baker Jr. Saga, Part II Grays River has been home to some of the most illustrious people who for the most part have become unknown to but a few. This all changed for me, a relative newcomer who by nature is curious. Finding the Walker home's partial history led to the discovery of the abandoned Walker Cemetery and the lost graves of the Baker family who became the ghosts of Grays River. It is almost impossible to understand what goes through the mind of a man...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: September 23 – 9:52 a.m. A Rosedale resident reported that she was being stalked and harassed by the manager of the property. 10:34 a.m. An alarm was activated at a Rosedale address. 11:29 a.m. A Deep River resident reported that a kayak and a tool belt had been taken without permission from his boathouse. He was reluctant to press charges at that time, and said he would wait to see if the subject returned t...
Clallam County District Court Judge Dave Neupert administered the Oath of Attorney to Holly (Graham) McKeen who recently passed the Washington State Bar examination. She is now serving as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Clallam County. She is a 2003 graduate of Wahkiakum High School and is the daughter of Fred and Tammy Johnson of Cathlamet and Matt and Judy Graham of Ocean Park. Courtesy photo....
The Lower Columbia College Fighting Smelt Speech & Debate Team began their competition season with a strong result at the Fran Tanner Open tournament hosted by the College of Southern Idaho on September 27-28. The team brought five students to compete against other colleges and universities from Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, and Washington. Competing at her first ever speech and debate tournament, Julia Mitchell of Kelso went undefeated in Novice IPDA debate preliminary rounds on her way to a bronze awa...
On Saturday, Oct. 5 at 11 a.m., the Photography Club will meet. This club meets once a month on the first Saturday of the month and is hosted by Diana Zimmerman. On Monday, Oct. 7 from 9-10 a.m., a 1-hour informational session on a business planning program will be held. Here are the details: Enterprise for Equity (E4E) and Pacific County Economic Development Council (EDC) present Coastal BizWorks, a business planning program that supports the owners of new and burgeoning small businesses in Pacific and Wahkiakum Counties. Before committing to...
The Maritime Fire & Safety Association (MFSA) will conduct an equipment deployment drill of its oil spill response resources on Thursday, October 3 on the Columbia River near Cathlamet. This drill is a critical component of the MFSA Vessel Response Plan. The MFSA maintains a state approved oil spill contingency plan for commercial ships that call on ports along the Lower Columbia River from the mouth near Astoria to the I-205 bridge and on the Willamette from its confluence with the Columbia to the Willamette Falls. The Plan supports the...
The Wahkiakum Mules volleyball team added two more games to their win column this week. The Lady Mules hosted Morton/White Pass on Tuesday, and beat the Timberwolves in three sets: 25-13, 26-24, and 25-16. "We had a night that was full of energy," Coach Kayli Hurley said. "Our bench was hyped and that bled out onto the court. MWP has a couple good weapons but our defense was scrappy." Jansi Merz had eight kills. Asia Taccori added five more. Hurley praised Taccori, Solana Stanley, Shantelle...
The Wahkiakum Mules cross country runners competed in two events over the past week. The team traveled to Toledo last Tuesday, to compete in the Bob Nollan Classic Trail Race at Lewis and Clark State Park with four other 2B schools. There were 35 runners in the boys’ 5,000 meter race. Daniel Quintana of Ilwaco led all runners with a time of 16:48. Titan Niemela came in first for the Mules with a time of 22:34 for 25th place. Kaiden Ray came in almost a minute later with a time of 23:32, and t...
The Naselle Comets boosted their record to 4-0 with a 62-0 win over the Taholah Chitwins last Friday. They host 3-0 Neah Bay this Friday in a game scheduled to start at 5 p.m....
12 Warriors Football Schedule October 10 at MWP 6 p.m. 2019 Warriors Volleyball Schedule October 7 at Kalama 5 pm 9 MWP 5 pm Home games in bold face. Mule Cross Country October 15 at Mossyrock 4 p.m. Mule Volleyball October 8 at Mossyrock 10 Adma 15 at Napavine Home games in bold face. Mule Football October 11 Toutle Lake 18 at Toledo Game time 7 p.m. NMS Wildcat Volleyball October 7 North Beach5:45/7:00pm 9 Raymond 5:45/7:00pm Home matches in bold face. NHS Comet Volleyball October 8 Three Rivers Chr. 4:30/6pm 10 at WSD 6:00pm 12 Naselle JV...
First seventh. Then sixth, followed by third and now, last Friday, first. That's the pre-league schedule for the Wahkiakum Mule football team this year: A young team gaining experience at the hands of some of the top-ranked teams in Class 2B football. Last Friday, it was a 49-6 loss to the top-ranked Napavine Tigers. The visitors opened up a 34-0 halftime lead and played reserves in the second half as they boosted their record to 4-0. The Mule offense struggled, making three turnovers and...
