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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (WHHS) has received positive test result notifications for four new covid-19 cases in Wahkiakum County residents. The 16th case was reported late Tuesday. Wahkiakum School District Superintendent Brent Freeman told The Eagle that the person is connected with the district. In a Wednesday morning news release, Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (WHHS) Director Chris Bischoff said the individual is in self-quarantine and is symptomatic. The individual is a district staff member. Because of the...
Four more cases of covid-19 were confirmed in Wahkiakum County residents for a total of 16 as of Tuesday. There have been 748 tests conducted in the county so far. Pacific County added 26 new cases on Tuesday for a total of 191. Of those, 61 are considered active. There have been 1,124 positive cases in Cowlitz County, with 368 still active. Across the river in Clatsop County they are reporting 309 cases, with 43 remaining active, and in Columbia County they are up to 334 with 30 still...
Last Thursday, Wahkiakum High School held its annual Veterans Day assembly, but because of the pandemic, they held it minus one key ingredient, an assembly of Wahkiakum students. In order to make it a safe space to recognize Wahkiakum's own veterans in the midst of a pandemic, the school opened its doors to some of those veterans and a handful of students and staff necessary to hold the event, which was streamed online in real time on YouTube, on The Wahkiaum School District Broadcasting...
On Monday the Cathlamet Town Council was joined by representatives from Port District 1, the county’s building and planning department, Chamber of Commerce, fire department and River Mile 38 to deliberate whether a current fire sprinkler ordinance is restricting economic growth. Other items on the agenda included a cost update to the Columbia Street waterline project which required the replacement of malfunctioning couplings; the project engineer is expected to investigate whether costs can be covered by the installers and/or manufacturers. T...
To The Eagle: I had to laugh at the hypocrisy of our county commissioners last week. Kent and Irene Martin talked about the natural resources of the county. They pointed out the significance of the loss of the positions of influence held by Dean Takko and especially Brian Blake as chair of the Natural Resources Committee. All of the commissioners agreed that our county has suffered a significant loss of influence in Olympia. Yet not a single one of them endorsed or even voiced support for either of those candidates. One even campaigned with...
To The Eagle: It’s unfortunate that some folks think they should shoot themselves in the foot by declaring, “Please cancel my subscription to The Eagle” because they are displeased with not having enough complimentary coverage for their point of view. I’ve noticed many letters to The Eagle lauding the soon-to-depart office holder (for now) in the White House. And, nothing is keeping the fans of conservative issues from submitting their version of the “many accomplishments of our president” (November 12 letter to The Eagle). Just be specific, no...
To The Eagle: Kudos to Mary Fine for her spot-on criticism of The Eagle’s ventures into national news coverage in her “cancel my subscription” letter last week, and while we heartily agree with her analysis, we’d like to sweet-talk her out of canceling. Here’s why: At the advent of Donald Trump, the left-biased mainstream media went totally pro-Democrat/anti-Trump, and the Dems themselves led them on to Marxism and unremitting Trump hatred. Trump aptly dubbed this new edifice “fake news.” The Eagle has excellent local coverage, but for news...
To The Eagle: I take exception to Mary Fine’s letter claiming The Eagle was biased against President Trump. I’ve seen, read and published opinions in many of our nation’s newspapers and testified in their behalf before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. The Eagle and Mr. Nelson impresses me as fair and objective. It’s a difficult time for small papers; even large ones have been going out of business. Mr. Nelson covers the main stories, but each bit of print costs money. As to Mr. Trump, there are certainly many stories that were not covered, i...
To The Eagle: I hear a lot of negative things about the assessor’s office, but I want to tell about a good experience. I recently filed a couple boundary adjustments that left me with a little less land than I had before. The assessor’s report came in the mail and the assessed value on one small parcel had gone sky high. So I headed for the assessor’s office expecting that I would have to arm wrestle someone. But, instead what I found was the whole staff pitched in and I had a satisfactory answer in one day. Even old Bill pitched right in th...
To The Eagle: Now that the oversized campaign signs have been removed from the roadsides, the only remaining eyesore along the beautiful drive on SR-4 is that absurd statue with all its bits on display. I say absurd because at one point it was wearing a dress. There followed the feathered boa, the hats, the bikini outfit, the toweled beach gear and then the inevitable brief appearance of enhanced genitalia. Juvenile crotch humor. I guess a statue couldn’t be found that was actually raising its middle finger at whoever comes around the curve, b...
By Diana Zimmerman Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners heard about recent activity at the utility, approved the budget for 2021, and spoke with George Caan, director of the Washington PUD Association about succession planning. General Manager Dave Tramblie has not announced his impending retirement, but the board is taking a proactive approach. Tramblie said the PUD was able to inspect some sections of the electrical system with their infrared camera last week, making it easier to find a...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday acted on a variety of business, including agreeing to reduce in-person access to their meetings. The board supported Commissioner Gene Strong's suggestion to limit visitors to just the people speaking on agenda items as a measure to combat the spread of the covid-19 virus. On Tuesday, commissioners also approved a software update for the courts' jury management system; they made an appointment to the fair board and supported applications for a liquor license and a marijuana retail license, and they...
NASTY OUT--As this work week begins, we've got lots of rain to add to what we had over the weekend and those puddles have turned into "lakes" and with king tides this past weekend, the streams are full and fields have gotten even fuller and I think the only ones really happy about it are the ducks! As I write this, I got a message that said we were to have a chance of high winds tomorrow (Tuesday), so I hope they skipped us, but if not, I hope you were ready for them and that we all got to keep our power on. We've had multiple problems with tre...
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. Community Center, Mon. 9-12 & 1-5. Tues-Thurs. 9-1. Friday by appointment. Cathlamet Library T-F 2-5 p.m. Covid restrictions enforced. Wahkiakum PUD, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 8:30 a.m....
The Friends of Skamokawa’s annual “Deck the Hall” Christmas and Open House has been canceled due to recent Covid restrictions. They announce that book sales are still available by calling their office, 360-795-3007, email fos1894@gmail.com or visit their website: www.friendsofskamokawa.org....
The Lower Columbia College Fighting Smelt Speech & Debate Team competed at the 90th Annual Mahaffey Memorial Tournament, hosted by Linfield University last weekend. This was the second of three Northwest Forensics Conference (NFC) designated tournaments. Like all collegiate speech and debate tournaments this season, the Mahaffey was held virtually with students participating over online platforms. In a field of 28 colleges and universities, LCC finished second in two-year college sweepstakes. This impressive result at a very competitive...
Why Do People Eat Meatloaf? I was first introduced to meatloaf growing up as a child in the 1950s by my German mother who told me it was a common dish among German people. As I grew older I realized that there were countless recipes not unlike the jambalaya recipes from southern Louisiana; too many differences to count. I wasn’t intrigued until many decades later when I realized that most restaurants didn’t have meatloaf on the menu except on certain occasions and that depended on the locality or from a southern style buffet. After having tra...
Grays River Valley Center has announced that they will open on Tuesdays and Saturdays beginning January 5, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., by appointment only, with masks required, unless further restrictions are ordered. After hours events may be scheduled and are required to uphold the Washington Phased Approach. To schedule an after hours event contact Toni Fest at 360-465-2393. The rooms that will be open are the exercise room, sewing room and the gym. When using the gym it is required to bring your own equipment. Dress A Girl will continue to drop off...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: November 9 – 9:40 a.m. A caller asked to speak to a deputy about a neighbor in the Rosburg area who was building a large burn pile that contained plastic. A deputy told the caller that having a pile did not constitute a crime, but advised the person to call back if their neighbor did start a fire. The deputy planned to speak with the neighbor about illegal burns. 10:56 a.m. A caller reported that a r...
The first major biography of Congresswoman Julia Butler Hansen, the granddaughter of Wahkiakum County pioneers, has been published by Legacy Washington, the oral history program of the Office of the Secretary of State. Julia Butler Hansen, A trailblazing Washington politician, was written by John C. Hughes, Legacy Washington's chief historian. Hughes was a political reporter for The Aberdeen Daily World in 1967 when Hansen became the most powerful woman in Congress as the first woman to head a...
John C. Thomas Middle School recently released their first quarter honor roll. The following students made the grade. 8th grade: 4.0 Reese Long and Montana Stephans. 3.2-3.7 Phillip Goldinov, Savannah Ellis and Kavi Welker. 7th grade: 4.0 Josiah Garrett, Parker Leitz. 3.2-3.9 Evelyn Hogue, Rylie Wills, Kamden Scuito, Margarita Goldinov, Preston West, Cooper Carlson, Joslynn Kuljis, Maddi Grangorth, Jessie Lefever, Jason Bachmeier and Jayden Stoddard. 6th grade: 4.0 Henry Wilson. 3.2-3.9 Samantha Dela Cruz, Charlie Pasco, Malia Scott, Abigail...
Registration is open for winter quarter Continuing Education courses at Lower Columbia College. Visit them online at www.lowercolumbia.edu/ce to learn more or email mharris@lowercolumbia.edu. Online Learning --Over 300 non-credit instructor-facilitated online courses to choose from. Through well-crafted lessons, expert online instruction, and interaction with fellow students, you gain valuable knowledge at your convenience. Online continuing education courses begin each month and continue for six weeks. You can complete any course wherever you...
Because of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, The Eagle will publish a day early next week. That means that deadlines for news, advertisements, letters to the editor and other items are advanced to Friday, 12 noon. This will give The Eagle’s staff time to prepare publication in an orderly fashion; and readers will have their papers a day early for a real Thanksgiving treat....
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors got a quick update on school business at their November meeting on Tuesday. Landon Luce, a student at Wahkiakum High School who was elected by the student body to be the executive liaison, will be attending meetings this year. He introduced himself to the board and thanked them for keeping the school open. “It’s meant a lot to the student body for us all to get to come to school,” Luce said. “It’s been a little tricky for us to adapt, but I thi...
Fallen leaves create a colorful collage in western Wahkiakum County. Photo courtesy of Pearl Blackburn....
