Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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A large crowd enjoyed the Cathlamet Lighting Festival last Saturday. A group of local singers, the CathlameTones (below, top), led carol singing and were joined by children and other onlookers. At the appropriate hour, Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce members turned on the lights for the community tree (below, right), and, according to Cathlamet tradition, Santa Claus arrived on a fire truck (below middle), greeted youngsters and proceeded to the community center for conferences and photos with...
The Wahkiakum PUD water crew will soon have to stop water flow to Puget Island to replace a faulty valve, General Manager David Tramblie announced at the Tuesday meeting of the utility board of commissioners. The water crew recently replaced the master meter at the Island end of the highway bridge, and when they tried to open the valve to restore flow, they found the valve was frozen and wouldn't work. Water continues to flow to the Island through a bypass. To replace the valve, the crew will have to shut off water flow "for the better part of...
Commissioners of the Grays River Habitat Enhancement District have set their sights on a big project: Clearing the channels of Grays River and Deep River across Grays Bay. They'll have support from the Wahkiakum County board of commissioners. The bay is filling up with silt and sand which backs up the two rivers and exacerbates flooding in storms, county Commissioner Gene Strong said Tuesday. Local officials also say the dredging program of the US Army Corps of Engineers has piled up sand from Columbia River shipping channel maintenance at the...
Consolidated Diking District No. 1 of Puget Island will embark on an extended vegetation management program next year along Island dikes. Diking Commissioner Tony Aegerter on Tuesday announced that the district will be removing trees and other vegetation on exposed areas on the outside edges of the dikes. The work is in response to the US Army Corps of Engineers, which walked the dikes last summer to inspect. The vegetation needs to be cleared away so that inspectors can see the base of the dike and out 15 feet. Aegerter said the work--mowing...
To The Eagle: Like Dennis (comments Nov. 28 on Venice) I too wonder about “lack of common sense among some people.” I agree with Dennis “we are all ignorant on many issues, it will not help to stay ignorant.” I looked into the scientific side of Venice’s water problem and found Venice is sinking naturally, which then exacerbates sea level rise. From scientific sources I found: “Venice's subsidence was recognized as a major issue decades ago, when scientists realized that pumping groundwater from beneath the city, combined with ground comp...
To The Eagle: Now that the recent election has been certified I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the voters of Pacific and Wahkiakum counties. When I was appointed by the governor to serve as the superior court judge it was a great honor, but it does not compare to the affirmation of the vote of the people. It is with deep gratitude and respect that I look forward to continuing the work of the superior court. My family and I love this community and throughout the campaign we had the opportunity to take part in many events and...
To The Eagle: A humble rejoinder to Dennis Gordon’s challenge (Eagle 11/27): Venice was built on 118 small islands in the Venetian lagoon by Romans fleeing barbarian invaders (no doubt early Republicans) around 421 AD. Building technique on these low lying islands was to drive wooden posts into the ground (mud), build wooden platforms on top of them, and erect stone and brick buildings on the platforms. The buildings sink at an average rate of 2mm per anum, so the oldest buildings have sunk 19 feet. The area always floods several times a y...
To The Eagle: Ron Chernov makes it clear in his biography of Alexander Hamilton that the man was an advocate of strong executive power, yet also envisaged the rise of a demagogue who would put liberty and the rule of law at risk and place his own interests before those of the country. Hamilton seemed to anticipate our current moment, when he wrote to George Washington in 1792, that: “ When a man unprincipled in private life desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper, possessed of considerable talents is seen to mount the hobby horse of p...
To clarify a recent report about a Naselle High School entry in a Veterans of Foreign Wars essay contest, Theron Frame placed first in judging of entries in the competition hosted by Long Beach VFW Post 3721....
A short-handed Cathlamet Town Council made their second vote of approval for their 2020 budgets in a special meeting Monday night. Mayor Dale Jacobson was ill, so Council Member Ryan Smith presided as mayor pro tem. Also attending were Council Members Laurel Waller and David Olson. According to a town ordinance, the council must vote three times on the budget; the council gave first approval Nov. 18. The budget totals $6.2 million. Of that $2.3 goes to water system operations;$704,926 to sewer bond payment; $148,587 to water bond payment,...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners met Nov. 26 to approve budgets for the coming year and listen to reports. General Manager David Tramblie said the line crew had completed a project to remove overhead service and replace it with underground at the customer’s request and his financial assistance because a couple of alder trees would eventually cause problems. “It was a good project for the PUD and the customer,” Tramblie said. Another “good project” was the replacement of more than...
To The Eagle: Just wanted to pass along a big thank you to all the volunteers who made the Cathlamet Community Thanksgiving Dinner such a success. The food and company was wonderful. Like the best of Thanksgivings past, I left knowing I had eaten too much! I can only imagine the hours everyone spent preparing, and your efforts made it one of the highlights of our family’s weekend. Again, thanks and Happy Holidays! Chris Damitio Cathlamet...
County commissioners from Pacific, Wahkiakum and Cowlitz counties will hold a special meeting Dec.12 to update the local legislators on the County Fiscal Sustainability Initiative priorities that Washington State Association of Counties and the Washington Association of County Officials are pursuing in 2020. The meeting, open to the public, will be held in the Pacific County Commissioners Meeting Room, 1216 W. Robert Bush Drive, South Bend, starting at 10:30 a.m....
Wahkiakum County Commissioners handled a variety of issues at their meeting Nov. 26. Commissioners approved a contract with InSight Medical Group, PA for the provision of telehealth-based professional mental health and psychiatry services, at the request of Chris Bischoff, Director of Health and Human Services. They also approved Auditor Nicci Bergseng’s request to hire a new deputy auditor II at Step 3. They approved a contract amendment with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to i...
COLD BUT WARMING--The last few days of November were pretty chilly in West Valley, as temperatues were down to just 19 degrees and the frost was very thick on everything a couple of mornings. With that kind of cold weather came some restless nights with little sleep, as many of us have to deal with keeping our water flowing so as not to freeze up! So when it warmed up Saturday night, we weren't complaining a bit. We did see just a skiff of snow here on Sunday morning and a couple of inches on top of Beaver Creek, but at least it wasn't dumping...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. CathlameTones, Hotel Cathlamet, 6 p.m. 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...
Altoona In the 1830's the Altoona site was used by the Hudson's Bay Company as a fish receiving station and saltery, an establishment in which fish are salted for market. William Hume, a long-time fish entrepreneur, and his brothers George, Joseph, and Robert, opened a fish receiving station. William Hume established the first salmon cannery on the Columbia River at Eagle Cliff in 1866. The Hume brothers would go on to own half of the 35 canneries on the Columbia River. By the end of 1867 more...
The Naselle Comet football team roared into the state Class 1B football championship with a 70-44 win over the Warriors of Almira/Coulee-Hartline last Saturday. The Comets will take on the top-ranked Odessa Tigers in the title game this Saturday, 12 noon, at Mt. Tahoma High School, Tacoma. The Comets took a 24-8 lead in the first quarter against ACH. The Warriors scored 22 points in the second quarter, but the Comets put in a converted touchdown for a 34-30 halftime lead. For a while, it was all Naselle in the second half, with the Comets scori...
Stevan Morgain passed away at his home in Skamokawa on Thursday, November 21, 2019. He was 70 years old. Stevan was born on September 29, 1949 as the eldest son of Allyce Morgain. After becoming a single mother, Allyce worked as a night auditor for various hotels in the Southern U.S., including the O Henry Hotel in Greensboro, N.C., and King Cotton Hotel in Memphis, with baby Steve sleeping in a basket under the front desk. He grew up in the hotel industry, which provided his first job as a...
Vancouver resident Marvin Haataia, 59, died in Vancouver on October 28, 2019. He was a native of the Naselle area and graduate of Naselle High School. A memorial service will be held Sat., December 7, 2:00 p.m., at Naselle Assembly of God with a reception following. His guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com....
Join Wahkiakum Fiber Arts Wednesday, December 11, at 6:30 p.m., in the St. James Family Center gym for a holiday meeting. Bring a treat to share and a wrapped hand made ornament for a gift game along with a project to work on....
From the editor: A few weeks ago, a reader called our office to report a new version of a telephone scam relating to Social Security. The caller noticed that his phone's caller ID showed the call originated from the Olympia area. Of course the call didn't originate from any Social Security Adminstration (SSA) office; they don't contact people that way. Here are some tips for spotting scams from the website: Scammers commonly target people who are looking for Social Security program and benefit information. You might receive an advertisement in...
This year, North Coast Chorale’s winter concert will be presented three times: Friday, December 13 at 7 p.m., Friday December 20 at 7 p.m. and again on Sunday December 22 at 4 p.m. As usual, all performances will be held at the Performing Arts Center, 588 16th St., Astoria and tickets are still only $10 each with children under 12 admitted free when accompanied by an adult. The concert will begin with the chorale performing several holiday favorites, followed by a staged performance of “Amahl and the Night Visitors.” Well-known local artis...
Coast Community Radio (CCR), the nonprofit radio station in the Columbia-Pacific region, has received a $19,401 grant from Oregon Cultural Trust. Station Manager Graham Nystrom wrote the grant for money toward the Radio For Good (RFG) campaign. The trust awarded CCR $19,401 toward phase two of RFG project, a three year plan to repair, replace, and update all of their broadcast equipment from microphone to transmitter. “We are incredibly grateful that the Oregon Cultural Trust sees the importance of our services, and that they acknowledged t...
Have you ever wanted to give crocheting a try? Or maybe knitting? Do you have a favorite pair of jeans that you can no longer wear in public due to a massive rip in the rear? Sandy Sews is an ongoing sewing group that is open to everybody, every Thursday 10-12. For those that prefer to use a sewing machine, we have large tables to spread out on. Bring that sweater project that you haven’t worked on lately, or come with a question about a stitch, Sandy’s experience and patience will give you the confidence you need to create something bea...
