Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Friends of Skamokawa’s annual Christmas & Holiday Open House "Deck the Hall" will run from Friday November 23 through December 17 this year with a big opening weekend beginning Friday Nov. 23, 10-4, Saturday Nov. 24, 10-4, and Sunday Nov. 25, 12-4. The event will continue for the following three weeks, Thursdays through Sundays 12-4 p.m., with the final day being Sunday, December 17. This gift shopping event offers a wide range of unique items for all tastes. Friends of Skamokawa is currently accepting holiday crafters for this event. To s...
On October 30 at 6:00 p.m., Master Gardener Maria Boelter will talk about putting a garden to bed in the fall. This is the first step to a successful garden the following spring. The class will be held for free in the Fair Exposition located in Longview at the Cowlitz County Fairgrounds. The workshop is sponsored by Washington State University Extension Master Gardeners. For more information, contact Gary Fredricks at 577-3014 Ext 3....
Community Center 101 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, the coordinator only has 15 hours a week. If you are interested in volunteering contact the center on our FB page or stop by. We would love to have you serve here, snacks, beverages and Wi-Fi available. The annual Tidy Up the Town will be this Saturday October 27 from 9-12. If you are...
Bring your little ghosts and goblins down to Bank of the Pacific and enjoy a spooktacular celebration featuring a doggie costume runway show (doggie models check in at the Chamber booth), a grand prize for best doggie costume and doggie bandanas for all participants (sponsored by Country Pet Vet). Also, don't miss out on the children's costume raffle for all ages (3 boy prizes & 3 girl prizes will be drawn), balloon artist (free!), pinata party, punch & baked treats, and goodie bags for all kids in costumes! Don't forget to Boo-gie on down to...
Wahkiakum Health and Human Services invites the public to a housing group meeting on Oct. 31, at 1 p.m., at the Hope Center, corner of South 3rd and Maple, across from the grade school. They ask that participants use the Maple St. entrance. They are looking for members to help draft their 5-year homeless housing plan and to look at the needs in the county and discuss affordable housing issues....
The Puget Island Fire Department will be burning a house on East Sunny Sands for a training exercise on Sunday. They plan to close the road, approximately 200 yards from the burn site at 250 E. Sunny Sands, in both directions from 10-4 on Sunday, October 28. The department will be using the structure for interior training in the morning, and plan to burn the house in the afternoon, according to PIFD Chief Mike Beutler. All fire departments in the county have been invited to the training exercise. The house was donated by Bert Bauer. The PIFD...
Autumn light bathes the vessels and vegetation at the mouth of Cathlamet's Birnie Creek. Photo by Diana Zimmerman....
In continuing coverage of some local elections, here are some of the things that candidates said at the Candidate Forum in Grays River on October 9. For county prosecutor— Dan Bigelow, incumbent:“I’ve got my three minute speech down to four minutes. I have been the prosecuting attorney for the last 12 years. To do the job of prosecuting attorney in Wahkiakum County you have to be able to do three things. Number one, Criminal prosecution. I’ve been prosecuting and defending felony and misdeme...
Commissioners of Port District 2 adopted a budget for 2019 when they met October 16 at Skamokawa Vista Park. In adopting the district budget, Commissioners Lori Scott, Brian O’Connor and Lee Tischer declined to raise local property taxes the 1 percent allowed them under state law. Commissioners said anticipated revenue should cover district expenses. “It’s my opinion that we should not increase taxes,” said Scott, board chair. “I agree with that,” O’Connor said, and Tischer concurred. “And maybe there’s a point where we could not collect as mu...
To The Eagle: There is one quote by Abraham Lincoln that is included at the end of all of my emails from the sheriff. It is this: “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place is proud of him.” The core values of the sheriff's office are “Service with Integrity and Respect.” These are two basic credos I live by every day. I stand before you as a man of integrity and honor and know that those who have known me for half a day, or half a century, can attest to my actions both on and off dut...
To The Eagle: During this campaign season there have been quite a bit of unrealistic comments made by the opposing party. Here are a few facts that I do know. My dad, Mark Howie, has continued to work diligently without bias in the sheriff’s office. He has not allowed this campaign season to interrupt his position as your current sheriff. He has been firm and steadfast. He has also campaigned when it was appropriate to do so. I recently moved my entire life and family to this beautiful county of Wahkiakum for many reasons. One big reason is t...
To The Eagle: Thank you, Eagle, for covering our local races! I have not seen anything (may have missed it), on Senate and congressional races. Jaimie Herrera Beutler proudly announces that she voted for the tax cut for the rich and corporations, while also voting for the huge spending bill. She’s proud of helping raise the deficit 17 percent, in just one year. That alone should get her voted out! My third grade math told me that cutting revenue while increasing spending, will lead to a negative outcome! Vote Carolyn Long, to help put checks a...
To The Eagle: My purpose in writing is to express the support of my wife Dee and me for the re-election of Wahkiakum County Sheriff Mark Howie. We have watched Sheriff Howie as he has hired, promoted, and organized his staff making it a more vibrant and more responsive professional team. His ethics and sense of duty are outstanding. He was already an experienced law officer when he first came to our county. Through his personal attention to the task in the years since, he has gained significant insight in the county and its residents. That...
To The Eagle: In the current mass of political mailings did you see the one that asks you to write-in Teresa Purcell, Progressive, instead of voting for Erin Frasier or Jim Walsh? Teresa Purcell isn't even running in this election for state representative. In fact she has endorsed and is campaigning for Erin Frasier. This flyer is playing the voters (us!) for fools. There is nothing true about it and could effectively divide the vote in favor of Jim Walsh. While Walsh has uttered some weak objections to this deceptive mailing, it appears he...
The Wahkiakum Mules volleyball team beat the Rainier Mountaineers in their final home match of the season on Monday. The Lady Mules beat Rainier in four sets: 25-17, 27-29, 25-19, and 25-11. Ellie Leitz led the team with 15 kills. Jansi Merz had 14 kills, and Macie Elliott had eight, along with 11 digs. MJ Neves had 25 assists, and Charlie Ashe added 19 more. Libero Mckensi Fluckiger had 19 digs, and Solana Stanley served eight aces. Senior players Charlie Ashe, Macie Elliott, Mckensi...
The Kalama Chinook football team ran over the depleted Wahkiakum Mules for a 55-0 River Division victory last Friday night. Injury problems have hurt the Mules; in the past week they lost two starters to leg injuries and had a third taken from Friday's game for a head injury assessment. "We finished the game with two seniors, one junior and the rest underclassmen on the field," said Mule Coach Eric Hansen. "The season has been brutal." In effect, the Mules had a junior varsity team playing the third ranked Class 2B team in the state. Kalama pil...
Wahkiakum runners participated in the Central 2B League Championships in Rainier last Thursday. Representing the John C. Thomas Warriors, Kaiden Ray took 26th place in the 2,500 meter middle school boy’s run with a time of 13:54.34. In high school competition, Jamil Dimaano finished the 5,000 meter race with a time of 21:09.13 for 42nd place. He was followed by Leif Carroll, who took 51st place with a time of 21:31.41 and Levi Hauff who finished in 72nd place with a time of 24:55.6. For the g...
Wahkiakum County commissioners approved a transition plan for the county’s probation officer and acted on other business when they met Tuesday. Bill Weiss is retiring at the end of the year after serving as probation officer for 30 years for both district and superior court. District court Judge Heidi Heywood asked the commission to approve a plan to have Weiss work with his replacement, Kirsten Cain, through November and December and to retain Weiss as a consultant in January and February, 2019. Commissioners approved the plan, including a $12...
Live Music Saturday, October 27 at River Mile 38 Brewing Company, Downhill Billies, Alex & Jon Arness, 6-8 p.m., on the Crow’s Nest Stage, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
A letter to the editor in last week's edition by Tony Cleveland incorrectly referred to a candidate for Congress. The correct name is Carolyn Long. Last week's story about Wahkiakum Mule football credited the touchdown to James Anderson who normally wears the number 22 jersey; he had been injured before the game and didn't play; Evan Quigley came out of the interior line and wore number 22....
