Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wahkiakum County voters made their choices Tuesday in elections for school boards, port districts and Cathlamet mayor and council members. And in advisory votes, they also overwhelmingly supported repealing tax and financial measures passed by the state legislature. Council Member David Olson overwhelmed opponents in winning the election as Cathlamet's new mayor. In Tuesday's count, he drew 129 votes, 74 percent, while write-in candidate Ashlenn Coleman had 26 and Council Member Robert Stowe 19. Elected to council positions in uncontested...
Wahkiakum Health and Human Services will offer Pfizer vaccine for 5-11 year olds starting Monday, November 8, 2021. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that adults, children, and adolescents age 5 and older get a COVID-19 vaccine. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for children and adolescents age 5 and up, as a 2-dose series taken 3 weeks apart. The dose for children age 5-11 is one-third of the dosage of the vaccine for older adolescents and adults. Vaccination is the best way to protect children age 5 and...
Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews have closed a 9-mile stretch of State Route 401, also known as Lewis and Clark Trail Highway, after heavy rainfall on Wednesday, Oct. 27, triggered a debris slide on to the roadway. For the safety of the traveling public, SR 401 will remain closed between the Astoria-Megler Bridge at milepost 0.00 and Knappton Road at milepost 9.0 for an estimated four to six weeks. Travelers who need access on either side of the closure will detour using SR 4 and US 101. “Safety is our number o...
Wahkiakum County commissioners covered a lot of ground when they met Tuesday, from approving needed staffing for the mental health program to approving a franchise for Western Wahkiakum County Telephone Company's broadband expansion into the eastern portion of the county. Commissioners got started by approving a request from county Health and Human Services to hire a part-time mental health therapist. Department Director Chris Bischoff said the position is needed immediately, for the mental health program is down to one therapist instead of...
Top: It was a gorgeous autumn day when a crowd turned out for the second annual Trunk or Treat event sponsored by the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce. The event included a parade, a trunk or treat, and more. The kids played in the leaves, and the adults enjoyed a little conversation. Right: Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! Bottom right: A young witch waves as the parade goes by. Bottom left: Youngsters from a local church join in the parade. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
Two permanent signs erected in Cathlamet to honor the Chinook tribes who once occupied this area will be dedicated on November 6, at noon, at the Elochoman Slough Marina. The signs tell the stories of Queen Sally, canoe building, and greeting the Lewis and Clark expedition. They were funded by a grant from the Lewis and Clark Trail Stewardship Endowment, the efforts of town councilman David Olson, and with cooperation from Tony Johnson, chair of the Chinook Indian Nation. Olson will act as maste...
The name of one of Wahkiakum County's new deputy sheriff's was misspelled in last week's edition. He is Jerod Keogh. The article submitted by VFW Post 5297 for the October 14 contained an error stating prizes for essay contest winners. The national first-place winner receives a $30,000 scholarship, not $3,000....
NICE ENDING--I was so happy to have the last weekend of October turn out to be a really nice one, as so often our Halloween events and our little trick or treaters wind up sloshing through the puddles and having to cover their costumes with rain jackets, but not this year; yippee! It was great to have the sunshine out on Sunday, but I do wish the freezing morning hours could have stayed away a little longer; brrr! Those temps took me by surprise so I was definitely feeling the chill when I first got up but thrilled to see the blue sky and sunsh...
The Eagle urges all organizations to inform us of any changes in your schedule since the covid restrictions. THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. 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. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible...
Last week I spent two hours with one of my very favorite friends, Kayrene Gilbertsen. She moved to Battle Ground several years ago, so I don't get to see as much of her as I did when she lived on Puget Island. She was one of the first friends I made when I moved to Wahkiakum County. She was raised on the Island and she is about as Norwegian as anyone can be. As we all get older, the friends we've known for a long time become so precious. We hadn't seen each other in a couple years, so it was a...
The Naselle Community Center and FAFF will present a painting party with teacher and artist Abbie (Smith) Mumley on Saturday, November 13 at 2 p.m. at the Naselle Community Center, 14 Parpala Road. Each participant will be instructed in painting a fall portrait and will leave with their portrait. All supplies and refreshments will be provided. The cost is $30 and interested persons may pre-register with Barb Swanson at bibs40@hotmail.com or may send their registration fee to Barb Swanson at 19 Lakeside Lane, Naselle, WA 98638. The artist will...
Fifteen health insurers have been approved to sell in Washington's 2022 individual health insurance market. The average rate change is 4.14%. Open enrollment runs from Nov. 1 through Jan. 15, 2022. "Access to meaningful and affordable health coverage has always been critical to our lives and our economy, but no more so than this year," said Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. "I'm incredibly proud of the efforts our state made to help people find coverage, through outreach and opening special enrollment periods. We took regulatory action...
Coming events at Johnson Park include a prime rib dinner on November 6 from 5:30-7 p.m. Contact a board member for tickets: Adults $15; children 5-12, $8. A Christmas Craft Day will be held December 11, 1-3 p.m. Johnson Park is excited to hold an Open Garage Sale on December 4. No charge to vendors for tables, donations gladly accepted. If you need a table call to reserve or plan on bringing your own. Everyone is invited to get out of the house, have a little fun, see a few friends and make a dollar or two. See you there....
There have been five cases of covid-19 reported in Wahkiakum County in the last week, with two on Friday, two on Monday, and one on Tuesday. This brings the cumulative total of cases to 254, with 14 considered potentially active. So far, at least 14 Wahkiakum residents have been hospitalized, and five have died of covid-19. “Cases are still mostly decreasing around the state,” Wahkiakum Health and Human Services Director Chris Bischoff said, "but they are still at a concerning level. Folks sho...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 24 — 12:30 p.m. A caller reported that a disabled vehicle was blocking the westbound lane of SR 4 near Nassa Point. 12:54 p.m. The Cathlamet Fire Department responded to a report of a power outage in the Skamokawa area. The PUD was notified and power was restored by 3:24 p.m. 12:55 p.m. A large branch fell into the eastbound lane of SR 4 near Skamokawa. The state patrol was notified. 1:45 p.m. A c...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners got a visit from the electric and water crew foremen on Tuesday morning who were able to give first hand accounts of their recent projects and what they are seeing in the field. Electric Foreman Shane Pfenniger talked about a Deep River project his crew was able to complete this summer and what they have been focusing on since then. “We tried for like seven years to get out there in that swamp area…it was a huge deal to get those 12 structures cha...
Photos by Todd Wilson The Wahkiakum Mule football team ended the 2021 fall season in good form, beating the King's Way Knights 54-27 last Thursday and blanking the Adna Pirates 17-0 on Monday. The 5-3 Mules enter the post season cross over playoffs on the road this Saturday, 7 p.m., against the seventh ranked 4-2 Forks Spartans. The winner moves into the statewide playoffs and the loser's season is over. The Mules showed a good balance of defense and offense against King's Way. They gained 460...
The Wahkiakum High School volleyball team started district play on Saturday after ending their regular season with a win last Wednesday. The Lady Mules hosted Toledo on Wednesday and won the match in three sets, 25-12, 25-7, and 25-10. Megan Leitz had five kills and Courtney Carlson had four kills. Miya Kerstetter had three kills, five aces, and five digs. Libero Reigha Niemeyer had six digs and served four aces. It was the final home volleyball game for Leitz, Carlson, and Emmie Niemela. On...
The Wahkiakum High School cross country team joined runners from 20 other schools to compete at the 1B/2B District 4 Championships in Rainier on Saturday. In boys’ competition, sophomore Nathan Garrett took 73rd place in a field of 96 with a time of 22:42.26. Senior Daniel Quintana of Ilwaco won the 5,000 meter race with a time of 16:39.87. Senior Kimberlee Watkins took 49th place in a field of 54 with a time of 33:26.92. Freshman Madison Ingram of NW Christian (Lacey) won the girls’ 5,000 met...
