Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Students and staff at two area school districts honored local service men and women at Veterans Day assemblies last Thursday. Students at Wahkiakum High School filmed interviews with three local veterans, Tom Irving, Ralph Kenner, and Ralph Keyser, and shared them with students and visitors at the assembly. The three spoke about their experiences during war time. "I'm lucky, I've been inspired by these men for many years," retired Lieutenant Colonel and teacher Mike Thomas said, "through our...
Wahkiakum County election officials counted their latest batch of ballots Thursday morning, and incumbent county Commissioner Mike Backman took a 45-vote lead over challenger Greg Prestegard in the election for the District 1 position. The margin, 1,177 to 1,132, was large enough to give Backman the win and avoid an automatic recount, required when the difference is one half of 1 percent or lower. Prestegard had a five-vote lead, 999-994, in the Nov. 8 election day tallies. Meanwhile, in the county's other commission election, incumbent Dan Cot...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners listened to reports at their meeting on Tuesday morning. General Manager David Tramblie was pleased to shared that a purchase of extra copper wire earlier this year may have saved the PUD as much as $5,000. The price had recently increased. In other financial matters, Tramblie said that he expected the rate increase from Bonneville Power Administration to be around 3 percent for the PUD. More automated meter reading water and electric meters have...
By Rick Nelson Some prophet I am. When Donald Trump announced his bid for presidency last year, I broke out in a spontaneous laugh of disbelief. He's completely untrained for the job, I thought to myself. Who's laughing now? Right. I still believe he's completely unsuited for the presidency. A majority of voters seem to agree, but with our nation's 19th century electoral system, it doesn't matter: He'll be our president. I've always said the voters deserve the people they elect; the trouble is that the people who voted against a candidate pay t...
To The Eagle: Americans chose a vulgarian who vowed to cut taxes for the richest, impose trade restrictions that will raise prices, dismantle unions, restrict wage increases, curtail the entry of workers who pick our harvest, deny health insurance to millions, and who reopened the wound of racism and bragged about his sexual exploits. The Democratic officialdom arrogantly chose Ms. Clinton over Mr. Sanders and recklessly overlooked her serious ethical turbidity. Ms. Clinton will continue to do well for herself. We shall see how distressed...
Last Thursday at the Port District 1 meeting, commissioners tackled some of the finer details that still needed to be worked out for the dredging project. The work boat, a small tug that the port had recently purchased, arrived recently, and the port has ordered 24 sections of 50 foot dredge pipe, totaling $17,914.18. The commissioners discussed the welding of an A-frame on the boat and anchors. Port Manager Jackie Lea was asked to move forward on the project. "A port engineer at Brusco told me...
A lower river organization is just beginning to track and map where marine debris is located in the Columbia River estuary, but it needs help from people to identify where the debris is located and what kind of debris it is. The Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership is asking for help to identify small to medium scale marine debris in the lower Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the river’s mouth. It will then map the debris and develop plans for cleanup, the organization said. Marine debris can harm fish and wildlife habitat, affect water q...
SOME OF BOTH--Once again, it depended on where you were and what time you were there, as to what kind of weather you had this past weekend. At times it was quite balmy and clear, while the next night or morning might be socked in with fog and other times, the clouds would come in and drizzle on us a bit, and one night it rained hard and blew pretty good, while others didn't feel a thing, so there was definitely a mixed bag of weather. This week shows rain and clouds and some drying periods as well, so it looks like we're just into typical Fall...
THURSDAY Rosburg Community Club, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Cathlamet First Aid Division, Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, First Aid Division, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, Ambulance Training, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9-11:30 a.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds...
Redmen Hall in Skamokawa will hold its final event as a Holiday Open House on Friday, November 25. They will feature holiday gifts for sale done by local artists and craftspeople in Wahkiakum County. There will be jewelry, hand-woven scarves, ornaments, soaps and lotions, smoked salmon and sturgeon, jams, jellies, teas, honey, knitted treasures, fine wooden items, aprons, hats, leaded glass items, CD's, cards, art work, and more. All this will be accompanied by sweets and savories and hot cider and coffee, and wandering musicians to entertain...
News from Naselle: Congratulations to the Naselle girls volleyball team on their seventh place finish at State. Way to go, girls. Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week: Friday, high school football - state playoff game at Lummi High School with kickoff time 7 p.m. Go for it, boys. Monday, middle school girls basketball at South Bend at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, middle school girls basketball with Ocosta in Naselle at 5:45 p.m. Go Comets! This week will mark the third Annual Northwest Basketball/ Lyle Patterson Memorial Basketball...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on November 15. The board approved the following Policies: 4218 Language Access, 4210 Dangerous Weapons, 5001 Hiring Retired School Employees, 6882 Sale of Real Property, 5610 Substitute Employment and 3410 Student Health. Stephanie Gudmundsen and Nathan Bruce were hired as part-time para-educators for the remainder of the 2016-17 school year. The board declared as surplus felled and decked trees that were cut as a result of the access road being...
Kick off your Christmas shopping at “A Country Christmas,” St. James’ annual bazaar this Saturday, Nov. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a great variety of gift items to choose from including handcrafted jewelry, cards, ceramic tiles, coasters, aluminum picture hangings, photography, walking sticks, baskets, journals, paintings, soaps, CDs of original music, ornaments, cookbooks, etc. The Children’s Christmas Store will be open to children 12 and under, no parents allowed; nothing priced over $1. Attendants will assist children with ch...
The Astor Street Opry Company has announced its 10th annual holiday production of “Scrooged in Astoria,” beginning December 2. Stylized as a 1960’s holiday TV special, this show is loosely based on the “Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, but with characters straight out of the ASOC long running summer melodrama “Shanghaied in Astoria.” This show also has singing commercials written by ChrisLynn Taylor. Performance dates are Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m., December 2-18. There will be two matinees, December 11 and 18 at 2 p.m. The house ope...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: November 7 — 6:40 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an Elochoman Valley resident with a prolapsed uterus. 5:22 p.m. A Rosburg resident reported a power outage. The PUD was notified. 5:28 p.m. The Cathlamet Fire Department responded to the report of a brush fire on Puget Island. 6:23 p.m. A motorist reported that an owl was suffering after he had struck it while driving down a Puget Island road. November 8 ...
Steven Richard McNicholas was born June 21, 1940 in Klamath Falls, Ore., to Aileen and Harry P. McNicholas. He died November 9, 2016 in Longview. He lived most of his life in the Pacific Northwest, most recently 11 years in Cathlamet and three years in Longview. He was predeceased by his parents; two brothers Dan and Marcus; and a sister Shannon. Professionally he was interested in businesses related to machinery. He developed a computerized world-wide machinery locating system earning him authorship with General Electric in 1977. He rebuilt...
Myrtle Gross Gorley, 95, formerly of Cathlamet, died November 11, 2016 at a Longview care center. She was born to Olaf and Olive Harold on July 13, 1921 in Salem, Ore. She graduated high school there in 1939 and in 1940 married Heston Gross in Roseburg, Ore. In 1947 they moved to Cathlamet and soon purchased the Red and White Market. In 1958 they moved their business across the street and named it Grosses Market, operating it until 1976. Heston preceded Myrtle in 1974 and in 1978 she married Larry Gorley. Larry preceded her in 1980. Myrtle...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration on Saturday, November 26. Join them at the Wahkiakum County Courthouse on Main Street in Cathlamet at 4:30 p.m. to sing Christmas carols while they light up the courtyard and wait for Santa to arrive. Merchants on Main Street will be open with extended hours, plus a special addition to downtown shopping this year will be a “Christmas Extravaganza” of vendors at the Hotel Cathlamet beginning at 11 a.m. Later, visit Santa at the Community Center. Local hig...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce is kicking off this holiday season with the 12th Annual Festival of Trees beginning on Monday, November 21. For the past 11 years, citizens have donated unique Christmas trees, such as a fishing themed tree, a football themed tree, and even Mule themed trees. Join the fun; the designer with the donation that receives the highest bid wins a $100 cash prize. Those interested in donating a tree, wreath, garland, or other holiday related decoration, are welcome to sign up. Entry forms are available at the Bank of...
Volunteers for the Star Program report that they are experiencing a low response from the public so far and hope that citizens will step up to help those in need. They will close the acceptance of applications on November 21. Those needing assistance with providing Christmas gifts for their children, through the age of 17 are urged to contact the Star Program at 360-431-5232. All calls will be handled discreetly. All applications need to be turned in by Monday, November 21. Trees will be up at local businesses from November 21 to December 15....
By Rick Nelson Is the Wahkiakum County effort to arrange for dredge spoils nourishment on eroding beaches any closer to action: That was the question residents of Cape Horn and East Sunny Sands on Puget Island posed to the county board of commissioners on Tuesday. And the answer: Yes, but there are details to address. First, county officials are waiting for the US Army Corps of Engineers' legal department to rewrite wording on the right-of-entry easements which land owners must sign so that dred...
Fishery managers have approved three days of razor clam digging beginning Nov. 17 at various ocean beaches. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the opening at Twin Harbors, Copalis and Mocrocks after marine toxin tests confirmed the clams on those beaches are safe to eat. A list of razor clam recipes is available on WDFW's website at: http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/razorclams/recipes.html The upcoming dig is approved on the following beaches, dates and evening low tides: Nov. 17, Thursday, 8:37 p.m.; -1.3 feet;...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is offering anglers opportunities for tight lines rather than long lines on the day after Thanksgiving. The "holiday specials" include thousands of large trout averaging 15 to 16 inches in length and weighing up to three pounds. The department is currently preparing to stock lakes in time for Black Friday, Nov. 25. In eastern Washington, hundreds of thousands of smaller trout stocked in lakes last spring should have grown to catchable size. Some of the lakes scheduled to receive fish before...
Washington State Patrol (WSP) Troopers conducted a statewide “Slow Down, Move Left, for Emergency Lights” emphasis from October 27, through October 29. The purpose was to bring increased awareness to the “Move Over Law” which helps both troopers and citizens get home safe. RCW 46.61.212 Approaching Emergency Zones is the “Move Over Law.” It requires that vehicles approaching an emergency zone should proceed with due caution, slow down, and if safe move over, or change lanes. The inclement weather season is about to start and this is when we...
