Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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It was a packed house at the Grays River Grange on Tuesday evening as candidates for several political offices presented their case to local residents why they feel they are the best person for the job. Doors opened an hour ahead of the start time. The Grange provided light refreshments as residents of Wahkiakum County and surrounding communities filtered into the historic building for a full evening. Candidates mingled with the crowd, shook hands, and answered questions. Long time Grange member and Grays River resident Bob Pyle, gave a rousing...
During the Town of Cathlamet Council meeting on October 21, Wahkiakum County Sheriff John Mason presented his report for the quarter based on the past year’s calls for service, specifically addressing Town activity. If there is a call placed as 911, no matter what, the Sheriff’s Department is going to respond. Based on his report, we live in a very safe community. Thank you to all in the Sheriff’s Department. The Mayor was absent for this meeting. There was regular business to approve an amendment to the cultural resources portion of the Water...
In the small city of Clatskanie, east of Astoria, there are four open positions for the City Council and only one candidate going into the November election. The one name on the ballot is incumbent City Councilor Jeff Horness. He is running unopposed to retain his seat — a seat he is all but assured to win. Across from the three other City Council positions on the ballot, including the mayor, there are just blank spaces where voters can write in a name. If they want to. As far as City Manager Greg Hinkelman knows, this situation is a first f...
To The Eagle, Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez has spent the last two years working tirelessly for the third district. She prioritizes the needs of the people in Southwest Washington. Go to her website: gluesenkampperez.house.gov. Under resources you will find the 2023 Year End Report. Her work includes $701,936.00 recovered for district residents from federal agencies such as the VA and IRS, 59,076 responses sent back to constituents, 849 constituent cases closed, 11 town halls held across all 7 counties, 30 Bipartisan bills introduced, 12 Bipartisan...
To The Eagle, I'm writing to encourage people to vote for Andi Day as a state senator for our legislative district. She is a third generation resident of our district who grew up in Naselle, attended WSU, and who currently lives in Seaview, and is raising her 13-year-old son. Andi grew up in a commercial fishing family with strong ties to oystering and timber, which has shaped her perspective on what goes into creating a thriving economy. Over her years of working in statewide leadership roles focusing on economic and tourism development, she...
At the the joint Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners and Town of Cathlamet Council Consolidation meeting, Erin Wilson of the PUD and Sarah Clark of the Town presented the Town's 2024 budget (excluding water and sewer utilities) to better understand what the budget would look like if the Consolidation were to happen. Erin Wilson stated that the PUD's bottom line is "do no harm" to the customer. Sarah Clarke stated that there is still work to be done to get a better snapshot of what the...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School Board met for their monthly meeting on Oct. 15. All the Board of Directors, except for Lonnie Eaton, were present. The agenda was filled with several actions for discussion and approval related to personnel, resolutions, and policies. During the Public Comment portion a request was brought to the board from several parents, students, and representatives of the Naselle Sports Club to restart the wrestling program. The lengthy discusssion covered issues regarding the short time frame to be able to...
The Friends of Skamokawa will be hosting their 34th annual online auction, “River Life Holiday Auction Fundraiser” via https://friendsofskamokawa.org/auction. A QR Code is available for each auction item. The auction begins Nov 1 at 6 p.m. and goes through Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. Monetary donations are accepted online and by mail: Friends of Skamokawa, PO Box 67, Skamokawa, WA 98647. This year’s auction items include: vacation getaways, dinner reservations, service certificates, gift baskets, home décor, and more. Purchase your holiday gifts early!...
DREARY BEGINNING. As this week begins, it's a dreary looking day here in Skamokawa, which began with heavy, damp fog, and after that lifted and went away, it just stayed gloomy and quite wet. It’s a good day to be inside watching racing or football. It looks like we will get a break for a few days, but by Friday, it will be "keep the boots handy" type of weather for multiple days. It looks like fall is here and lots of falling rain. Please keep those headlights on during these gloomy rainy days and remember to slow down a bit. Getting there i...
October 14 1:23 a.m. A Cathlamet caller reported hearing a ship’s foghorn for five minutes. Sheriff’s deputies contacted the Coast Guard that confirmed that a ship had its horn stuck on for 15 minutes. 10:55 a.m. A homeowner in Deep River requested an abandoned vehicle left on their property be disposed of as a junk vehicle. Deputies checked into the matter and found that the vehicle did not qualify as junk and that the homeowner would have to pay to have it towed away. 8:56 p.m. A Puget Island caller reported two vehicles speeding on Nor...
On Saturday Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (WCHHS) in collaboration with E-Cycle Washington held the county's first coordinated electronics recycling event. Residents began dropping off unwanted electronics at the Wahkiakum High School parking lot starting at 10a.m. Staff from UpTekk Recycling along with WCHHS Community Health Advocates took many items that had been sitting in people's homes and businesses and were collecting dust. Flatscreen televisions seemed to be the most popular...
Naselle High School and Wahkiakum High School both scored big wins in their football games this week, but the story of the Comets' contest against Taholah was cut short because of a serious injury to a Taholah player. Eagle correspondent Rob Hilson was on-site for Naselle's 35-0 win against Taholah, and the game was called with about five minutes remaining in the first quarter. The reason for cutting the game short was that a Taholah player was severely injured. According to Hilson, both teams...
