Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Updated with new results for Wahkiakum County commissioner based on Thursday's new count: Lee Tischer boosted his lead over incumbent Mike Backman to 1,602-1,194 (first report reversed totals on image showing returns). Incumbent Dan Cothren increased his lead over challenger Tim Lawry to 1,850-857. New figures are correct and reflected in following story. 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...
On Tuesday, the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners learned that they did not receive the award they hoped for from the Washington Public Works Board to fund infrastructure for broadband on the east side of the county. “The PUD put in an application for a $5.5 million project with the Public Works Board in order to obtain funding under severely distressed model with the goal of getting a 90 percent grant with a 10 percent loan,” Chris Walker of Noanet told commissioners. “Unfortunately,...
Wahkiakum County commissioners heard about the summer lunch program and approved purchases using funds from CARES Act funding at their meeting on Tuesday. Commissioners approved an interlocal cooperative agreement with the Cowlitz County Noxious Weed Control Board and Wahkiakum County for training and mentoring of the Wahkiakum County Noxious Weed Coordinator in an amount up to $4,800. They also approved notice of hearings for annual construction at 10 a.m. on December 1, a hearing for six year...
During Joyce Wilson's nearly four decades working at Wahkiakum School District, she became "Mom" to a lot of students, and so her own kids, Todd and Rondee, took to calling her Joyce. When the two children were young and Joyce and her late husband Dan were relatively new to Cathlamet, Superintendent/Principal John Thomas approached her about getting on the substitute list at the school. He knew she was considering returning to college to finish a degree in engineering, which meant a daily...
Update: On Wednesday, the health department was able to make contact with the individual who was diagnosed with covid-19. There are no connections to the school or St. James Family Center. 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 indiv...
To The Eagle: The Annual Walk n Knock may have been cancelled, however, Wahkiakum Lions Club will have some drop boxes at Dollar General, Cathlamet Market and the Chamber of Commerce. Carol McClain will be at the Puget Island Fire Hall to accept any drop offs on Saturday between 8 and 4, just on Saturday only. Please wear a mask and keep social distancing. If you would like to make a monetary donation, you may make checks payable to Wahkiakum Lions Club, P.O. Box 214, Skamokawa, WA. 98647. Thank you in advance! The local food banks need some...
To The Eagle: I received a newspaper sample in the mail the other day, The Epoch Times. Finally a newspaper that I feel is good journalism, not filled with propaganda and bias. I now subscribe to it and also its website online. If you’re like me, tired of reading bias and propaganda, this is the best news source so far. It includes news not just here nationwide but worldwide. It truly is an eye opener and very informative. In fact I feel at ease reading it. Another good website to read is the American Frontline Doctors: http...
Candidate Party Wah. Co. Pac. Co. State % President/Vice-president J. Biden/K. Harris D 1,079 6,283 60.93 D. Trump/M. Pence R 1,532 6,176 36.42 J.Jogensen/J. Cohen L 37 158 1.58 H. Hwkins/A. Walker G 18 32 .037 G. LaRiva/S. Freeman S&L 0 11 .01 A. Kennedy/M. Jarret SW 2 10 .05 Ref. 90--age-appropriate sexual health ed. State % Approve 1,161 6,087 59.77 Reject 1,443 6,247 40.23 Advisory No. 32-- Sales Tax/carryout bags Repeal 1,955 8,990 59.51 Maintain 618 3,100 40.49 Advisory No. 33--tax on heavy equipment rentals Repeal 1,965 8,783 57.42...
Last Friday, Carolyn Long, candidate for Congress in Washington's 3rd Congressional District, hosted a drive-in town hall in Cathlamet to speak with constituents and answer their questions. Residents of Wahkiakum lined up their cars in the Elochoman, tuning their car radios to the live broadcast of Long speaking from the bed of a truck and honking to show their support. Long lost to incumbent Jamie Herrera Beutler who received 54% of the vote. More photos from the town hall can be found on The...
NICE WEEKEND--We ended October last Saturday and it was very nice and sunny during the daytime, albeit a bit nippy in the evenings, but that's okay, as at least it wasn't wet and nasty out, which made it much better for all those trick or treaters that were out and about on Saturday! To top it off, we got to start our new month of November on Sunday, with an extra hour of sleep as well, so hey, that's always something to be happy about! I don't know about where you live, but we started this new month with freezing temperatures at our house...
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. Cemetery District No. 2, Mon., Nov. 9, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum PUD, Tues., Nov. 10, 8:30 a.m....
The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. Pacific and Clatsop Counties have a wealth of excellent tourist attractions and it is easy for local residents to take them for granted. For this year’s Hometown Tourism Day on Wednesday, November 11 (Veterans Day), several local sites are working together to encourage their neighbors to check out their on-line resources since crowds of in-person visitors are discouraged. Here is a list of sites to surf to for this tenth a...
What Time Is It? Twice a year the time changes have caused those who forget to set their clocks to be either early or late. Daylight saving time (DST) in the United States is the practice of advancing clocks during autumn so that darkness falls later each day according to the clock. The usual application of DST is to set clocks forward by one hour in the spring and set clocks back by one hour in autumn to return to standard time. As a result, there is one 23-hour day in late winter or early spring and one 25-hour day in the autumn. George...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop has announced the next virtual “In Their Footsteps” guest speaker series event. Bill Garvin will present “Layers of Middle Village History” on https://www.youtube.com/user/Lewisandclarknhp at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, November 15. The Chinook people’s historic seasonal village Qiqaiaqilxam or Middle Village on the north shore of the Columbia River (east of today’s Chinook, Washington) was strategically located near abundant food and other resources. During the 10 years before the Corps of Di...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 26 – 11:32 a.m. A caller was concerned about the welfare of two calves after seeing them knee deep in muck on a property on East Sunny Sands. 1:56 p.m. A deputy and the Cathlamet ambulance aided an Elochoman Valley resident who may have suffered a stroke. 3:43 p.m. An Elochoman Valley resident reported identity theft after learning that a vehicle had been purchased using her information. 4:11 p.m. A c...
John Gordon Oman, 87, of Puget Island, died November 2, 2020 at Canterbury Inn in Longview. Gordy was born November 21, 1932 in Clatskanie, Oregon to John Ture and Dora Mae (Laughlin) Oman. The family moved to Puget Island where Gordy attended grade school and later graduated from Wahkiakum High School, in 1951. He joined the Navy Reserves in 1950 and remained until 1964 as a reservist. In 1952 he joined the Navy and became a Seabee, serving in North Africa, Cuba and Newfoundland. On March 22, 1957 he married Vera Mae Bopp. He worked for...
A graveside service will be held for Edward Gaidrich on Saturday, November 7 at 1 p.m., at Seal River Cemetery in Rosburg. Because of Covid, there will be no inside gathering after the service. His full obituary was published in the October 22, 2020 edition of The Eagle....
The audience of radio station KMUN is vast, diverse, committed and generous. This has been confirmed again and again over the years but quite loudly in 2020 thanks to the 407 donors who helped the station raise $58,000 this fall. This number includes 84 new members. It is the business model of KMUN that at least one -third of the operating budget comes from the community and that translates as memberships. In the 37 years of KMUN, there have been membership drives, with the most recent template of a Spring and Fall drive. The typical drive has...
Giving Tuesday(GT) is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform communities and the world. Created in 2012 as a simple idea: GT is a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past nine years, this idea has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. KMUN has participated in GT since 2014. In this pivotal year, they are doing good by giving back to local non-profits. Janet Fryberger, KMUN Membership Director...
Washington State’s Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program opened Nov. 1 for a new enrollment period, providing families a fresh opportunity to start saving for future college costs while their children are young. The 2020-2021 enrollment period runs through May 31, 2021, with a unit purchase price of $133. As a 529 prepaid tuition program, the state of Washington guarantees that a family’s GET savings will keep pace with in-state college tuition and state-mandated fees. While GET account values are based on Washington tuition rates, stu...
Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon are seeking nominations for advisors to fill positions on advisory committees that provide input on recreational and commercial fishing issues on the Columbia and Snake rivers. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) are accepting nominations for appointees to three-year terms on the Columbia River Commercial Fishing Advisory Group and Columbia River Recreational Fishing Advisory Group through Nov. 24, 2020. The new terms begin in...
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...
On Monday, the Cathlamet Town Council approved the harvest of 50 acres of timberland that is projected to net $300,000. The town forester will monitor market values and whether a buyer would guarantee the current timber prices for the duration of the project before harvesting begins in mid December. Other items discussed include the 2021 preliminary budget which is open to public comment for two more meetings, the final opportunity being in December. According to Clerk-Treasure Sarah Clark, the public can comment on several aspects including...
On Friday, as a part of Neewollah Daze, Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce hosted a parade and trunk or treat at WHS. Families lined up along the edges of the parking lot to be greeted by police cars, fire trucks and floats sponsored by local businesses. Following the parade, kids and their parents went trunk or treating from the back of cars. Photo by Andrew Weiler....
These spider webs wore pearls one morning. Photo by Rick Nelson....
