Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Steve Powell and his wife, Celeste, know how to get in the Halloween spirit. They know how to get into the Christmas spirit too, but that's another story. The couple live on Jacobson Road in a house that cannot be missed. There are holiday flags and lights. There are spooky inflatables and animatronics taking up their entire yard, and decorating the outside of their house. Their garage has become a tiny haunted house filled with screaming creatures with red eyes and moving parts. Dracula sits...
The 2018 financial picture for Wahkiakum County government isn't all that bleak. County officials are wrapping up preparation of a set of preliminary budgets for next year, and they're anticipating a financial position that will allow them to consider granting some of the requests for wage adjustments and other additions requested by department heads. That's not what county commissioners anticipated earlier this year. "I thought we would be looking at layoffs," commission Chair Blair Brady commented Tuesday when commissioners, auditor and...
The new Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce Director Meg Morris started last Thursday under the watchful eye of outgoing director Paige Lake. Five work days later, she was on her own. Like many who have come before her, she is going to have to sort a lot of it out by herself. Luckily, she has high school intern Robert Will to help. And Lake probably won't be too far away. Morris attended the University of Texas. She last worked in insurance, for a small agency. Before that she was a veterinary...
To The Eagle: Let me begin by thanking our county commissioners for saving the county recycling program. Throughout this process to decide whether to continue the recycling program at an expense to Wahkiakum County without reimbursement of tax dollars from the state, several county officials and commissioners stated concerns that “if the recycling containers were not available to residents, there would be an increase in illegal dumping.” As an avid recycling family, we are concerned that the people running our county think we will become cri...
Editor’s Note: Under our guidelines for Letters to the Editor, we say, “4. Political or election-based letters will be run until the week prior to the election.” So, the two letters below normally would not have been run. However, as they involved candidates running for the same office, it seems fair to each. To The Eagle: As many of you may know, I was appointed in September to the vacant Town Council position #5. I am enjoying the insights and the opportunity to work with some excellent people. However, I have had to mount a write-in campa...
Editor’s Note: Under our guidelines for Letters to the Editor, we say, “4. Political or election-based letters will be run until the week prior to the election.” So, the two letters below normally would not have been run. However, as they involved candidates running for the same office, it seems fair to each. To The Eagle: I am writing to endorse Laurel Waller for town council. I share Laurel’s concerns about the town. I believe her background and experience could help the town. As a Main Street business owner, she will bring a much needed...
To The Eagle: I’d like to share a few quotes from Thomas Sowell that I think you would find thought-provoking: If people in the media cannot decide whether they are in the business of reporting news or manufacturing propaganda, it is all the more important that the public understand the difference, and choose their news sources accordingly. The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and doers. It is amazing that people who think we cannot afford to pay for doctors, hospitals a...
Story and photo by Diana Zimmerman Robert Stowe, a recent transplant to Cathlamet, has done a little bit of everything, so it makes sense that he might tackle art in the same manner. Stowe was one of seven kids, the son of a military man. He was born in Aurora, Colorado, at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital. The family moved to Germany, then to Camarillo, Calif., to Oxnard Air Force Base. Then they moved to Texas. "Big Spring, Texas," Stowe said."Worst place I've ever been in my entire life. If you...
By the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce November 2-4 Sons Of Norway Lefse Baking; Puget Island: Norse Hall; Jan Silvestri– 360 795-8759 4 Cathlamet Chess Open. People of all ages are invited to play. Thomas Middle School. Details TBA. 4 “Trucks Forever” Truck Show, Roadkill Saloon Skamokawa, April 360 606-0179 9 Living Well In Wahkiakum Grays River Valley Center 360 465-2310 11 Flea Market 9-3pm, Skamokawa Fairgrounds Patty Dursteler– 360 795-3480 11 Lions Club Walk N Knock; Wahkiakum County; Carol McClain – 360 795-3337 11 American Legion B...
MIX OF WEATHER--We have had some gorgeous fall days, and we've had some "so-so" ones like this past Sunday, which was cloudy and gloomy and dampish, but it wasn't pouring down rain at least. Monday was awesome but then our temperatures are going to get colder and wetter I hear, so it's just that time of year I guess, so the warm days are probably a thing of the past from now on. SET CLOCKS BACK--Don't forget, this is the weekend to set your clocks back one hour, so before you go to bed Saturday night, be sure to do that, or you'll wind up...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-Noon. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-9 p.m. Girl Scouts, Community Center, Cathlamet, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities, Community Center, Cathlamet, 2-4 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night 7:30 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill...
Daylight savings time ends on Sunday. Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour and enjoy the extra sleep. News from Naselle: Sports calendar for this week includes: Today (Thursday), high school volleyball district playoff game at Tumwater High School at 6 p.m.; Saturday, high school volleyball possible playoff game with District V opponent, possible home game. Please contact school for more information. The Comet football team lost their game versus Sunnyside Christian 62-14 last week. They have a bye this week and will host a playoff g...
In the face of a changing climate, Oregon’s already dynamic coastal environment will continue to see challenges to development, infrastructure, recreation, and natural environments. All levels of government, organizations, and individuals are faced with difficult questions about how best to prepare, adapt, and mitigate for these challenges. Meg Reed, the Coastal Shores Specialist for the Department of Land Conservation and Development’s Coastal Management Program, addresses those dynamics and more Thursday, Nov. 9 at a Nature Matters pre...
Bill R. Munson, 67, of Cathlamet, died October 18, 2017 at home. He was born August 9, 1950 in Longview, to Roger Munson and Marjory (Troth) Munson. Bill grew up and attended school in Cathlamet, served in the army at Fort Benning, Ga., and was a member of the Color Guard in San Diego, Calif. After his military service he was a self-employed logger and truck driver. He was known for his sense of humor and loving heart, often giving his last dollar to someone in need. His favorite pastimes were...
Angela Reneé McNally, 37, died October 26, 2017 from complications of pneumonia. She was born February 1, 1980, the daughter of Lorraine and Michael McNally. Angie was preceded in death by her father in 1997. Survivors include her mother, Lorraine McNally, a brother Bobby McNally and her 10-year old daughter Peytunn Rose of Skamokawa. A celebration of life ceremony will be held on Sunday, November 5 at 2 p.m., at the Skamokawa Grange Hall. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Dowling Funeral Home in Cathlamet to help with...
Friends of Skamokawa announces a 2018 fundraiser calendar entitled "River Reflections" by local photographers Genie Cary, Mike Rees, Laurie Michaels, Jenny Kizziar, Dan Tchozewski, Judy VanderMaten, Megan Blackburn, Pearl Blackburn, and Susan Bate. The photos reflect a stunning variety of river life scenes of the local area. The "River Reflection" calendars will be available to purchase for $12.00 at Daisy Chain Floral, the Skamokawa Store, River Life Interpretive Center @ Redmen Hall in...
Everwild Forest Friend was born on October 25, 2017 at 12:10 p.m., weighing in at 6 lbs and 15 oz, 20 inches long, to parents Erik Friend and Megan Blackburn and sister, Birdie Feather Friend. Proud grandparents of the baby boy are Jeff and Pearl Blackburn of Cathlamet, Heather Pool of Portland, Ore., and John and Laurie Friend of Sun Valley, Calif....
By the Columbia Basin Bulletin A Washington State University researcher has found that the mating habits of salmon can alter the profile of stream beds, affecting the evolution of an entire watershed. His study is one of the first to quantitatively show that salmon can influence the shape of the land. Alex Fremier, lead author of the study and associate professor in the WSU School of the Environment, said female salmon "fluff" soil and gravel on a river bottom as they prepare their nests, or redds. The stream gravel is then more easily removed...
A razor clam dig in early November will go ahead as planned at Long Beach and Twin Harbors, but the status of two other ocean beaches tentatively scheduled to open depends on results from additional toxin testing. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has approved the Nov. 3-5 dig on evening tides at Long Beach and Twin Harbors after marine toxin tests showed that clams on those beaches are safe to eat. No digging will be allowed before noon. Tentative dig dates for Mocrocks and Copalis can be found on WDFW's website at...
“A Country Christmas,” St. James’ annual Christmas Bazaar, will be held Saturday, November 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A wide array of handcrafted items will be available for purchase including jewelry, paintings, cards, postcards, prints, handmade ornaments, Christmas wreaths, aprons, quilts, blankets, headbands, porcelain art and plates, multimedia photography, art photographs, canned relish, journals, nonfiction stories, decorated picture frames, soaps, CDs of original music, handcrafted wooden items, handspun wool items with a spinning demon...
Greetings! My name is Kelly Shumar, the new Community Center Coordinator. Please come in and say hello. I would love to hear any ideas you may have to continue to grow our program. Kelly Patterson’s last day was this last Tuesday. She will be greatly missed but she has promised to come in often and continue to be a prominent resource and volunteer at the center. This Friday’s movie here at the Community Center will be an Adult Drama called “A United Kingdom.” This is a story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controv...
After the recent fires in the Columbia River Gorge, so many people in Oregon and Washington wanted to help. While the Eagle Creek fire was a devastating blow, it reaffirms the importance of the capital campaign that the Friends of the Columbia Gorge are running: Preserve the Wonder. The goal is to conserve 420 acres of land on the Washington side of the Gorge. These lands preserve beautiful views, protect wildlife, and provide more places for people to take solace in nature. The evening includes a virtual tour of the seven Preserve the Wonder...
Shook Twins will perform a concert at the Liberty Theatre, 1203 Commercial St, Astoria, on November 10 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15. Born and raised in Sandpoint Idaho, Shook Twins are an Indie folk-pop band hailing from Portland, Oregon. Identical twins, Katelyn and Laurie are the main songwriters. Central to Shook Twins’ sound is their wide range of instrumentation: banjo, acoustic and electric guitars, electric bass, mandolin, electronic drums, face drum (beat-box), glockenspiel, ukulele, banjo-head drumming and their signature Golden E...
Recreation and outdoor enthusiasts have two more opportunities to visit Washington’s state parks for free in 2017. On these free days, day-use visitors will not need a Discover Pass for vehicle access on Saturday, Nov. 11 and Friday, Nov. 24. Since the free days were first designated in 2011, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission has set aside Nov. 11, Veterans Day, as one of its free days to honor those who served in the armed forces. This year, the agency moved one of its two spring free days to Nov. 24, as a way to e...
