Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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A tour of Cathlamet's Main Street will include encounters with scarecrows posted outside of businesses and other establishments. 1. Scarborough Building 2. Jabber Shack 3. 1st Interstate Bank 4. Wahkiakum County Eagle 5. The Spar 6. Maria's 7. Pioneer Community Center 8. Old Saloon Building Photos by Rick Nelson....
Wahkiakum County now has its 11th case of covid-19, Chris Bischoff, director of Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services announced Tuesday. Early efforts to contact the individual have been unsuccessful. "The individual is not answering either contact number," Bischoff said in a news release. "We will continue to exhaust all efforts to contact the individual to help investigate and mitigate any possible community risks. "Ties to school or St. James (Family Center) are unknown." Once staff make contact, they will work to identify anyone who...
Initial results of the long anticipated general election are in, and Wahkiakum County voters showed a strong conservative streak, supporting Republican candidates and rejecting statewide issues. The results mirrored votes across the region; in state District 19, voters have retired Senator Dean Takko and Brian Blake and supported re-election of Republican Congresswoman Jamie Herrera Beutler. While Wahkiakum voters supported the Republican Trump/Pence presidential ticket in the national race...
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors met Oct. 20 to learn about a new arts committee, hear about a recent assessment of the Career and Technical Education Program, and get an update on the technology director’s response to the recent failure of their primary domain controller. Wahkiakum Principal Stephanie Leitz gave an overview of a comprehensive local needs assessment of the Career and Technical Education (CTE) program that had been completed by the school. “You can see what we...
As of Tuesday, the Wahkiakum County Auditor’s Office had received a little more than 40 percent of the ballots from registered voters. “We’re excited about the turnout,” Deputy Auditor Kaelee Dearmore said. The auditor’s office will have extended hours on Election Day next Tuesday from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Voters can register to vote or update their voter registration in person up until and including Election Day. The auditor’s office will then supply the voter with a ballot. The election bo...
A link on Facebook to a Washington voter’s site caused a little stir this week, bringing voters to the Wahkiakum County Auditor’s Office concerned about ballots being rejected because signatures didn’t match. Election officials are aware of the site, Deputy Auditor Kaelee Dearmore said, and believed that the creators were intending to be helpful, but voters are being redirected to the state’s official site, www.vote.wa.gov to check the status of their ballots. While Dearmore was quick to poin...
As of Tuesday, Wahkiakum County’s covid-19 case count held steady at 10, with 663 tests conducted so far. Pacific County was reporting 120 total cases, with five new ones on Monday. Of the 120, ten are considered active. Cowlitz County has 808 confirmed cases, with 667 considered recovered. Across the river, Columbia County has 252 total cases, with eight considered infectious, and in Clatsop County, they are reporting 245 cases with 11 considered active. “A number of states in the US are sur...
In the 1980’s my family and I operated a dairy farm in Wahkiakum County on the Loop Road in Grays River. My wife, Noreen and our four children, Suzanna, Joel, Amy and Genevra were interested in starting a 4-H Dairy Club. On our farm we had 100 milking cows and about the same number of young stock. Our club name was Westend Livestock Dairy Club. Over the many years we had 10 to 13 members, boys and girls. There were 27 dairy farms in the county in those days. Some of our kids could not afford a dairy heifer of their own to train and show at the...
To The Eagle: Last week’s Eagle mentioned the Town Council recently voted to increase the mayor’s salary $250 per month. The reason behind this is not based on his performance and to avoid further questions, needs to be explained. Town Councilors are paid $50 per month and the mayor is paid $250 per month. This pay ordinance has evidently been in place since the early 70’s. In late 2018, the previous council started discussion to update these monthly payments to more current standards. After much back and forth, our new council resumed takin...
To The Eagle: We would like to say thank you to everyone who came by our station to take a tour and discuss volunteer opportunities with Puget Island Fire Department. Four of those people committed to joining as firefighters, two others who are very interested but not ready to commit and one high school student who signed up as a cadet. In addition to the new firefighters, there were several others who signed on to help out with the Puget Island Fire Auxiliary. If there is anyone who wanted to attend but was unable, they can always stop by the...
To The Eagle: I was the class president of Naselle High in our senior year of 1973 and recently organized a Zoom reunion for our class. We had about 15 out of 31 living classmates attend the virtual event on October 8 and it was very successful and fun for everyone. Even though it's an odd 47th year since graduation, with everyone slowed down these days with limited travel it seemed like the right time to try this. And since we all turned 65 this year, we all had a milestone to celebrate as well. I recorded the reunion on Zoom in the cloud so...
Need a flu shot? Please check with your primary care provider first, to see if they have flu shots available. The Family Health Center in Cathlamet has adult and pediatric flu shots available for their patients only, and asks that anyone needing one to please call to make an appointment. The Cathlamet Pharmacy is in short supply, and are not sure when they will be getting more. They do not have flu shots available for children, and adults needing a flu shot should call before coming in. There...
Wahkiakum County's Board of Commissioners began a busy week of budget workshops with a bit of their usual business on Tuesday. Sheriff Mark Howie said that a power outage on Monday was caused by a backhoe, not the rumored attempted hack he had heard about. The commission approved an amendment to an existing interlocal cooperative agreement with Pacific County in which Wahkiakum will continue to provide engineering services until February 14, 2021. They approved an amendment to an interlocal...
BRRR--As this last week of October started, we woke up to a very cold, frosty white but clear morning on Sunday and it was just 27 degrees. I am thankful we had power because it would have been even colder in a hurry! I heard that some folks in Cathlamet and Puget Island wound up without any power for a bit that morning, so those folks who had alternative heat/power sources, were certainly glad they had that option. Considering this is the second outage in a short amount of time, I hope it's not a sign of things to come as Winter has yet to...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, meetings and events usually listed here have been canceled or changed to online participation until further notice. The Eagle was advised of the following events: Online Recovery Meeting, Lower Columbia River Refuge Recovery. Mondays 6:30 p.m. Zoom ID 960 8413 9102. Great Rivers BHO Governing Board, Friday, 10/30, 351 NW North St., Chehalis, 10 a.m....
Unprecedented Social Phenomena We live in an era unlike any other that we know of. Each generation in this community has had to face things in their lives that the previous generation didn’t. A few examples would be the Azusa Revival in Los Angeles in the beginning of the 20th century, The Great Depression of the late 20s and early 30s, the hippie movement of the late 60s and early 70s, the disco era of the 70s. All of these are considered a type of social phenomena. All of these had their peak then crashed and disappeared into history. O...
The Board of Directors held its monthly meeting on October 20. In personnel matters, the board approved the hire of Tawnya Steenerson, assistant cook. Policy 3122, Excused and Unexcused Absences, was also approved. The board declared a list of items for surplus and will sell these to the public after school districts have a chance to purchase them. Building goals and student learning objectives for the year were shared by the building principals, Mr. Flood and Mr. Laine. An overview was provided on how the first month of school had gone so far...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 19 – 11:25 a.m. A caller believed someone may have taken a political sign from a property on Jacobson Road and said the person was now headed toward Columbia Street on foot. A deputy responded and spoke with the individual. She said that a candidate had given her the sign to post on her property. No law enforcement action was taken. 1:49 p.m. A caller reported that his wife and three year old child wer...
According to information from NovaLee Knopp, Star Program Director, those needing help with providing Christmas gifts for children through the age of 17 need to fill out an application or contact the Star Program at 360-431-5232. This is a needs-based program and all calls will be handled discreetly. Applications are available at the Sheriff’s Office or Health and Human Services on Elochoman Valley Road. Applications must be returned no later than November 23. Because of the Covid pandemic restrictions, there probably will be more need this y...
Local veterans are invited to attend a Veterans Day Assembly at Wahkiakum High School on November 12 at 10 a.m. Because of covid-19, the on campus event will be open only to veterans and a small number of students who will be there to facilitate the occasion. Seating will be six feet apart and masks will be required. The assembly will be live streamed on the WSD’s YouTube channel for students and any members of the public who wish to watch. Any veterans who would like to attend are asked to RSVP by calling the high school office at 3...
According to information from Librarian Carol Blix, Cathlamet Public Library is not able to accept donations of books or magazines at this time. Their storage room is full, since they are using part of it to quarantine returned materials. They continue to offer a display of used books and DVDs for sale/donation for the Blanche Bradley Memorial Library Foundation, their "friends-of-the-library" group, which helps support the library....
On Friday, from 3-4 p.m.,Carolyn Long, candidate for Congress in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, will host a drive-in town hall in Cathlamet to speak with constituents and answer their questions. Long looks forward to discussing the top issues of the day including the health and economic impacts of Covid-19, the work done to address the pandemic; her priorities and perspective on how to recover and build a stronger future for Southwest Washington, and any other questions the audience may have. Long is committed to transparency and a...
The Wahkiakum Lions Club honored Kaleo Silva as their September Student of The Month. Kaleo had the privilage of going to Portugal in 2017 and walked the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage of 500 miles. Although Kaleo has not yet chosen a college he plans to attend a 4-year university and pursue the field of engineering. His hobbies are his church and a love of working on cars. Courtesy photo....
Macie Elliott, who graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 2019, made the Eastern Oregon University Dean’s List for the 2020 spring term. Qualifying students had to achieve and maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded EOU coursework. Her parents are Amee Crawford and Mark Elliott, both of Cathlamet....
On Nov. 12, Barbara Linnett will discuss Clatsop County's hummingbirds, their unique behaviors, spectacular colors, amazing speed, and how people can get involved in protecting these important pollinators. The 7 p.m. presentation takes place Thursday, Nov. 12, online. This free event is open to the public and can be accessed from the Fort George Brewery Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FortGeorgeBrewery/ where they will be streaming via Facebook Live or Fort George's Youtube channel:...
