Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Friends braved wind, rain, and a little snow to gather inside a bright and warm Grays River Grange on Tuesday for their annual Christmas celebration. After everyone tucked into a potluck dinner, a grange member began calling out winning raffle numbers and the Grange Christmas Band led the crowd in a handful of Christmas carols. Robert Michael Pyle called all the children to the stage for his annual interactive reading of Twas the Night Before Christmas. "What does a mouse sound like?" he asked....
by Rick Nelson Wahkiakum County officials on Tuesday put off a decision about who should represent the county on the board of directors on the new regional mental health funding agency, Great Rivers Behavioral Health. Great Rivers is still getting organized and hiring staff. Suzanne Holmes has been representing Wahkiakum county and its mental health program on a temporary appointment, and county Health and Human Services administrators recommended she be appointed to complete the term. Holmes has done an excellent job, said county mental...
The Wahkiakum 4H Robotics Club gave a presentation at last Thursday's Wahkiakum School District School Board meeting. The meeting was scheduled a few days early due to the holidays. "We are losing a lot of money due to incorrect recycling," Julianne McKay-Beach, the club's student leader said of Wahkiakum County. "We have a proposed solution which is a county-wide education campaign." The students spoke to the board about recycling plastics and batteries, and about cleaning recyclables. "It's du...
Wahkiakum County officials are re-examining a program for boarding horses at the fairgrounds in Skamokawa. The program was started with 4-H youth in mind, but other horse owners have questioned the propriety of the program. Under the program, participants could board horses at the fairgrounds horse barn for $100 per month and work off the fee by performing 20 hours of community service. The questions came to the board of county commissioners Tuesday. Commission Chair Mike Backman said the county fair board, of which he is a member, said the...
To The Eagle: As I went to get my Christmas lights to string across my house, I discovered they were part of many items that were stolen from my home Sept 6, 2014. I was so aggravated, I wrote this letter. If nothing else, it felt good to vent. After over 100 finger prints were pulled and a year later waiting on them to be examined in Olympia, I was told none were clear prints and could not be used to identify anyone — a total loss and no personal property insurance! I am very grateful, though, that the thief did not "trash" my house. Sue G...
OLYMPIA – Do you own forested property that includes habitat for a threatened or endangered species protected under state forest practices rules? The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking owners of qualifying forestland interested in selling permanent conservation easements to the state. The Rivers and Habitat Open Space Program purchases easements from those whose property includes habitat for species protected by the state Forest Practices Act as threatened or endangered, or which have channel migration zones — are...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 14 — 12:58 p.m. An alarm was activated at a Rosedale home. A deputy checked the home and found nothing. 1:28 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident who had fallen. 2:49 p.m. A caller who had been running on Puget Island said that two dogs had become aggressive when she passed their home. 5:28 p.m. There was a report of a dead deer on SR 4 near the school access road. WSDOT was n...
People whose property sustained damage in recent storms and flooding are asked to report the damage the the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office "This information will potentially allow our county’s affected residents to qualify for Federal Disaster Assistance if our county and state meet certain thresholds, said Beau Renfro, director of the county Department of Emergency Management. "All damage must be reported to my office by 5 p.m. on Dec. 28. "Failure to report damage may result in denial of funding if our county is approved." To make a r...
Wahkiakum County commissioners dealt with a variety of issues at their meeting Tuesday, including traffic tickets, health department fees and repairs to the county ferry. Health and Human Services Department administrators Sue Cameron and Chris Holmes explained that a former driver of Wahkiakum On the Move had accumulated four traffic tickets under the City of Longview's camera enforcement program. The tickets totaled $496, and Elochoman Valley Partners (EVP), who operate the transportation program, paid the tickets. The administrators asked th...
WHITE OR NOT?--As this week began, we were enjoying a break from the miserable weather we'd been having, so we were all happy to see all the standing water begin to recede by Sunday evening. However, along came Monday and that enjoyment we had felt quickly subsided as a strong wind and rain event pounded many parts of our county and others. Trees were falling all over the place, from one county to the other, and that meant there were power outages and telephone outages as well. On Puget Island, one huge loss was the P.I. fire station which...
THURSDAY Christmas Eve: The following events may or may not take place. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, Fire/Ambulance, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Eastside Play & Learn Group, St. James Family Center, 1:30-3 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Community...
Commercial crab fishing to open Jan. 4 on Washington coast Washington’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open in coastal waters Jan. 4 after a month-long delay, state shellfish managers announced December 21. Fishery managers for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the opening in coordination with fishery managers from Oregon and California. Washington’s commercial fishery opening includes the waters from the mouth of the Columbia River north to Destruction Island as well as Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay. Cra...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park will offer special programs about the Corps of Discovery’s winter at Fort Clatsop on the days following Christmas. Starting December 26, Fort Clatsop will feature scheduled living history programs by park rangers each day through January 2. Ranger-guided walks on the Netul River Trail will be offered at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 26 and Monday-Saturday, December 28-January 2. There are also movies in the visitor center. “A Clatsop Winter Story,” a 22-minute movie about the 1805-06 winter from a Clats...
Washington State University Extension in Cowlitz County is offering Master Gardener Volunteer training starting in January. Participants receive over 90 hours of training. Training sessions, held in Longview, start on January 8 and continue on the second and fourth Fridays of every month 9 a.m.-4 p.m., through the end of June. The application deadline is Monday, December 28. Orientation sessions will be held during December to learn more about the program. For questions or to receive an application, contact Gary Fredricks at 360-577-3014,...
Live Music at River Mile 38 Brewing Company: Christine Darby will perform from 5 to 8 p.m., Saturday, December 26, on the Crow's Nest Stage during Live at Five. 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
Former Grays River resident Harold Forsberg celebrated his 101st birthday December 10 at home with his family, daughters Ruby and Mary, and son Roy. Harold was a Seabee in the US Navy in World War II. Seabees cleared places on Pacific Ocean islands for troops and planes to land. Harold was raised in Grays River, the stepson of Birger Olsen. He moved to Portland after retiring from the Navy and now lives with his son in Coquille, Ore....
Razor clam diggers can fill their limits at Copalis Beach over the Christmas holiday now that state shellfish managers have approved a three-day opening. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the Copalis dig, scheduled Dec. 24, 25 and 26, after marine toxin tests showed the clams are safe to eat. All other beaches remain closed to recreational razor clam digging. Elevated levels of domoic acid, a natural toxin produced by certain types of algae, have previously forced WDFW to close all Washington’s beaches to clam diggi...
In partnership with the Cathlamet Community Center, Goodwill Work Opportunity Center of Cowlitz County has announced that they will offer computer classes at the center on a regular basis. Classes will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Cathlamet Community Center. Each month, they will offer the Basic Computer class in the morning and a more advanced class in the afternoon. January 12: Basic Computers, 9 a.m. to noon and Word, 12:30-3:30 p.m. February 9: Basic Computers, 9 a.m. to noon and Excel, 12:30-3:30 p.m. March 8: Basic...
16 – 2015 Art was born September 8, 1915 on Puget Island to Johannes and Anna B. Brandal Vik. He grew up and attended grade school on Puget Island and graduated from Wahkiakum high school in 1934. He liked to say, “I always got A's in deportment.” Art had a great memory and a wealth of knowledge about Puget Island in the first half of the 20th century. Though born in America, he learned the Norwegian language as a child and liked to speak in Norwegian with family and friends. Wherever he went he loved meeting new people and sharing stories. A...
The Wahkiakum Mules new wrestling coach Frankie Mendez managed to salvage the Downriver Challenge this year after rumors that the program wasn't going to survive took the event off some coaches' calendars. When Mendez found out that only six teams were expected, he got on the phone and started calling wrestling programs. By the time he was done, 10 more teams from all over Washington and Oregon had promised to come to Cathlamet for the event. "Chief Leschi, Neah-Kah-Nie, Kelso," Mendez began to...
Wahkiakum Mule senior Joey Moore spent so much time on the floor in last Thursday's game against Napavine that someone should give him an honorary floorboard if the court is ever replaced. Unfortunately, his bloody knees and assured bruises weren't enough to make up for the damage done by the Tiger's Wyatt Stanley. Stanley, a big physical player, put his head down and scored 29 of his 37 points in the second half, and the Tigers won 77-64. Ryan Quigley, who has turned out to be a consistent...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team finally faced some competition last week and split games with one win and one loss. In last Wednesday's game against the Morton/White Pass Timberwolves, the Mules had a slim lead at half-time. Coach Robbie Garrett must have said the right thing in the locker room at half-time because the Lady Mules came out and outscored the Timberwolves by 17 in the second half. The Lady Mules won 63-40. Peyton Souvenir led scoring with 25 points. She also had five rebo...
