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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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A transfer of land from Wahkiakum County to Port District 2 could lead to improvements at Skamokawa Vista Park. Port 2 officials presented the request for the transfer to the county board of commissioners on Tuesday; the county officials were receptive to the request and said they would look into it. Also Tuesday, officials discussed the delay of a drydock closure of the ferry Oscar B. and acted on other business. The 13.5 acre parcel in question is a steep, timbered hillside on the north side of Vista Park. Yurts and other campsites lie close...
A new event is on the local calendar for poets and aspiring poets. Mark your calendars for Riverpoets, which will include an open mic, a poetry workshop, and a morning hike and write on April 17-19. On Friday, April 17, there will be a welcome and open mic at the Hotel Cathlamet at 7 p.m. On Saturday, Washington State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna will offer a poetry workshop as part of her "One River, Many Voices" tour at the Cathlamet Library from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Pre-register at...
Bald eagles show up this time of year for nesting and dining on runs of fish. Above, an eagle keeps watch near County Line Park. Right, adult and juvenile eagles stake out the Grays River. Photos by Genie Cary....
By Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (Feb. 24)--Democratic caucuses in the state House and Senate on Monday rolled out separate spending plans that include hundreds of millions of dollars to address climate change, homelessness, and behavioral health. Without imposing new taxes, the proposed expenditures would add $1.5 billion to the existing budget. Lawmakers credit increased revenues the state has enjoyed to strong economic growth, but $318 million of the money comes from one-time sources. The budget proposed by Senate Democrats is...
To The Eagle: There is something terribly wrong in Washington DC. Namely the Senate, Congress and the White House. Partisanship, I don’t think, has ever been this horrible; could I be wrong? The head of our country’s security comes to Congress to let them know what is going on, and then Trump’s snitch, Nunes, runs to the White House (again), and tells that a report not favorable to Russia and Putin was given. That in turn creates a Trump tantrum, and he immediately fires the head of intelligence, then installing a temporary (among many temps...
To The Eagle: There remain quiet heroes in our midst whom we must not overlook in the current era of loud-mouthed bluster and blather spewing across our country. I’m referring to two local women, both of whom, voluntarily and without calling attention to themselves, quarantined themselves for two weeks in their homes after a potential exposure to the Corona virus. Their actions, rather than the bombastic imbecility that has infected our land, reflect true patriotism and may make Americans rightly proud again! Thank you, ladies for quietly p...
To The Eagle: I am responding to Howard Brawn’s referencing (1/1/20) “The Oregon Petition,” signed by 31,000 claimed scientists. The petition claims global warming is a hoax designed to raise taxation, destroy national sovereignty and wreck economies. These are familiar sound bites from Trump, Republicans and FOX TV. I ask why Republicans continue to deny global warming? Why refuse to recognize this issue that is harming our planet, our lives and threatening future generations’ surviva...
To The Eagle: If you’re thinking that having the federal government guarantee coverage to all Americans is a big deal, it’s actually not. The government already pays for about two-thirds of health care costs. Among other things, it pays for Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TriCare and a wide range of state and local health care programs, along with private insurance for government employees and tax subsidies for private insurance. Whether you call it single-payer or Medicare for All, it isn’t some socialist pipe dream. It’s a sensible, efficie...
To The Eagle: In these pages a fortnight past, Dennis Gordon performed his annual gauntlet-flinging ritual, challenging several of us to a town hall style debate, to which we once again demur, but note in passing the invisible elephant in the room, which is that that debate has been going on for at least a couple of decades right here in The Eagle. And that parley has been au courant with the scientific illiteracy of the enviro movement and the malfeasance and ineptitude of our state government as it applies to more local issues such as forest...
The photo of Krist Novoselic, Robert Michael Pyle and Ray Prestegard which appeared in last week's edition should have been credited to Megan Blackburn Friend....
Shuya Takai, a 16 year-old sophomore at Wahkiakum High School decided to participate in an exchange program because he wanted to study English, but as it turns out, he was also curious about the country where he was born. Takai has lived most of his life in a metropolis: Tokyo, Japan. He was born in California, and has dual citizenship. His older sister, Seika, a flight attendant, spent some of her childhood in the US and speaks English fluently. Young Takai has seen how beneficial those...
By Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (Feb. 21)--Parents, students and educational professionals voiced their concerns in a public hearing about a bill that would mandate comprehensive sexual education in public schools beginning as soon as kindergarten. Lorraine Jenne, chair for the Wahluke School Board in Grant County, testified to the House Education Committee on Thursday in opposition to Senate Bill 5395 and in “defense of our homes and our children.” Jenne said the bill is a “clear overreach” of state government, both on the rig...
By Leona Vaughn, WNPA News Service Bringing down the cost of insulin for people with diabetes is the goal behind two Senate bills and one House bill have been passed by the Washington state legislature. Senate bill 6087 and House bill 2662 both cap the cost of insulin for patients at $100 per month, while Senate bill 6113 appoints the Northwest Prescription Drug Consortium as the single purchaser of insulin in Washington state. “Currently, the cost of insulin is breaking budgets, threatening lives, and, in some cases, even costing lives,” sai...
MIXED UP BEGINNING--As this week began, Sunday was sure a wild mix of weather, with some sun, some rain, some hail and even some very gusty winds in certain areas. I think much of West Valley escaped the worst of the winds, as I got very little of that here at my house, while folks elsewhere seemed to get the brunt of it and even had their gazebos torn apart! Further east, there were even some power outages, so it definitely depended on where you were as to how bad the weather was that day. I think this is the second time this year that we've...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-Noon. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7-15 p.m. Sandra Sews, 10:30-Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire/ambulance, 7 p.m. Senior Fitness & Balance Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, The Hope...
Oneida Is Gone but Not Forgotten Oneida Road and the few residents that live there today is a visible reminder of a once thriving community that became a ghost town nearly a century ago. The Columbia River, Grays River, and Deep River were the main highways for the early settlers who settled in what was to be called Oneida. They were mainly from Sweden and Finland and they cleared the land and built their homes. As these first pioneer families, who had relatives in the east, began to flourish, it became necessary to have a school and a post...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: February 17 — 2:05 a.m. A caller reported that a horse was running on an Elochoman Valley road. 11:07 am. A caller requested a walk through of the Cathlamet Fire Hall after a door and window were found open. 3:54 p.m. A Little Island resident notified the sheriff’s department that he would be having target practice on his property for the next hour. 5:49 p.m. A caller reported that four cows were loose on and...
Last Thursday, the Naselle High School boys basketball team took on Taholah for the District IV 1B championship and lost, 58-53. Two days later, they battled Mary M. Knight for second place. The Comets won, 70-55, and secured a spot in regional play. They will face Riverside Christian at Eisenhower High School in Yakima on Saturday, February 29 at 4 p.m. Win or lose, the boys will head to Spokane for the State 1B tournament, March 4-7. The Naselle girls lost to Taholah in the District IV 1B...
Coast Community Radio (CCR), the nonprofit radio station in the Columbia-Pacific region, has received a $7000 grant from The Templin Foundation of Pacific County, WA. Station Manager Graham Nystrom wrote the grant for money toward the Radio For Good (RFG) campaign. The foundation awarded CCR $7000 toward phase two of RFG project to repair, replace, and update all of their broadcast equipment from microphone to transmitter. The Templin Foundation has once again come through for CCR's Radio for Good campaign. Templin Foundation funds are for...
Census Day is April 1st – Everyone Counts Where else can you spend 10 minutes answering 10 questions that will affect your community for 10 years? The 2020 US Census is closer than you think. Everyone counts, and the census under the US Constitution is required to count every person in the United States every 10 years. It is critical that small towns such as Cathlamet and rural areas such as Wahkiakum County be accurately counted. Census results determine how billions of dollars in federal funding flow into states and communities each year. T...
Cathlamet author Lilly Robbins Brock presented the second volume of her Bennett Family Saga during a visit to the Cathlamet Public Library last Saturday. Inspired by research into her own family's history, Brock is telling the story of immigrants arriving in 19th century America, making their way by steamship to the west coast, first San Francisco and then to Puget Sound. The first volume of the series, Intrepid Journey: An Untamed Frontier, tackles that story. Volume 2, Intrepid Journey:...
A Celebration of Life service will be held for Curtis Jacobson on March 28, 2020 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Penttila’s Chapel by the Sea, 1515 Pacific Ave S, Long Beach, followed by a reception at Peninsula Church Center, 5000 N Pl., Seaview. His full obituary was published December 19, 2019....
The public is invited to a Crafts and Bake Sale to be held Saturday, March 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Skamokawa United Methodist Church (at the entrance to Vista Park.) The earliest records found for this historic church are dated 1894. The tiny congregation, under a dozen active members, is determined to keep the church functioning and open to the public. They rent their large room and kitchen out for meetings and gatherings and the church is always available for weddings and funerals. Two new roof leaks have been discovered and with so...
On March 10 at 6 p.m., WSU Master Gardener Alice Slusher will walk you through the steps of preparing the planting medium and planting the seeds, as well as timing, proper lighting, and watering techniques. If you've never started your vegetables from seeds, or haven't been successful in the past, this hands-on class is for you. Each participant will prepare and take home a flat with seeds they select. Class is limited to 30 participants. There is a $5 fee for this workshop. You must register and pay before the class: contact Carlee Dowell at...
The 45th Parallel Universe will perform March 7 at 7 p.m., at the Liberty Theatre, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria. Tickets are $30 for reserved seating and $25 with a season package. Arcturus Quintet's 2019-2020 season features a performance of three Scandinavian wind quintets. Performers include Joe Berger on horn, Martha Long on flute, James Shields on clarinet, Steve Vacchi on bassoon and Karen Wagner on oboe. The performance will take place from 7-8 p.m. A post-performance reception with the artists will be held in the McTavish Room...
