Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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On Tuesday, it appeared that the print edition of The Wahkiakum County Eagle would be delivered a day later than usual this week. The US Postal Office in Cathlamet closed down at noon on Tuesday,Christmas Eve, and we were unable to deliver this week’s edition in time to meet that holiday schedule. The delay meant that the papers would be mailed Thursday and delivered Friday, a day later than normal. However, we spoke Tuesday morning with clerk Lisa Mooers, and thanks to her, we were able to get our papers into the postal system after hours. T...
Wahkiakum County residents will soon see information about the 2020 census coming their way. "It's pretty important because those numbers give you lots of things," local census coordinator Sandi Benbrook Rieder told the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 17. Benbrook-Rieder is working for the Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Council of Governments, which is conducting the census for the two counties. "Our goal . . . is to count everybody and get as complete a count as possible," she said. Planning for the 2020 census has been underway since...
Newly elected School Board Director Patty Anderson was welcomed at the Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors meeting last Thursday, which was moved up from Dec. 24 because of the Christmas holiday. Anderson and Director Paula Culbertson, who was re-elected to her position on the board, took the oath of office, Principals Stephanie Leitz and Nikki Reese then gave an overview of the Highly Capable Program, before the directors approved an application for a $3,000 grant for the program. All...
Second and third graders performed at the winter concert for a full house last Wednesday at J.A. Wendt. "Students from Mrs. Sauer, Mrs. Wilson and Mr. John's classes shared songs about Santa, Christmas dreams and ended with a group performance of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer," Principal Nikki Reese said. "It was a great way to celebrate the season."...
Commissioners of Port District 2 breezed through a light agenda when they met Dec. 17 in Skamokawa. Commissioners held a public hearing on their comprehensive plan update. They plan to vote on the plan at their January 20 meeting. Manager Jeff Smith reported the paving project went well and the contractor was able to do more than planned. Parking at the tent sites is improved, and more tent sites can be developed. Smith said he has submitted a grant funding request to the Wahkiakum County Marine Resources Committee to help finance replacement...
To The Eagle: There are two things I have a hard time understanding these days. The first is if our current White House administration has nothing to hide, why not let the people being requested to testify in the impeachment hearings say what they know? Wouldn’t that prove overall innocence? Not allowing them to speak is like vehemently resisting showing previous year’s income tax returns. What’s so bad that needs to be hidden? The second is these same people saying we have a great economy. How can the U.S. have a supposedly great economy when...
To The Eagle: In response to the recent dog attack that has folks focusing on a dog breed rather than an uncontrolled dangerous dog and owner accountability, I sincerely hope that people will allow officials to focus on the investigation and legal matters at hand. I encourage you all to educate yourselves on responsible pet ownership and dog psychology. When I visit my hometown, I take a step back in time, as I witness the laxest pet ownership that I’ve ever seen, since leaving 30+ years ago. It’s a rural community, yes. But I’m shocked at how...
To The Eagle: America can become a more just country in 2020 if we are united in the principals of equality, freedom and justice for everyone, and if we strive to judge people by their character (not their wealth, race, religion or their place of birth.) America can also be a wiser country in the New Year, if we seek and accept truth (the whole truth), regardless of our preconceived beliefs. And America can become a good country again, if we hold our leaders and ourselves to a standard of being moral, ethical, honest, and kind. Make America...
To The Eagle: I read in The Eagle where Gov. Inslee now seeks to ban “Assault Weapons.” Remember Inslee passed Initiative 1639 which calls any and all semi automatic rifle (one squeeze of the trigger, one shot fired) “Assault Rifles.” According to the article Inslee and Ferguson say “They want to make mass shootings less likely in the state.” Makes one think these semi automatic rifles are used a lot in mass shootings, so I did some research. Well, in 1996 14 year old Barery Loukaiitis brought a 30/30 rifle (this is one of the few rifles Washin...
Obituary Curtis Clayton Jacobson left his earthly home suddenly on December 8th, 2019. Curtis was born December 11th 1979 in Astoria, Oregon to Dale and Jean Jacobson. Curtis grew up in Long Beach, Washington. Throughout his early school years he enjoyed a variety of sports including tennis, basketball, baseball and football. He also played the trumpet and excelled in school. He was the ASB President and a member of the National Honor Society. He went on to college and graduated from Western...
Linda Wright, above left, who retired from teaching a few years ago, returns each holiday season to help fifth grade students in Lisa Frink's classroom decorate the papier mache snowmen they have spent the last week and a half crafting. When I caught up with her on Tuesday, she was working with Hank Wilson, a student from Shelley Quigley's 4th/5th grade class. According to Wright, who used to teach the whole art lesson from start to finish, students have been making papier mache snowmen for...
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 1 from 9:30 a.m., until 4:40 p.m. Rangers in period clothing will present flintlock muzzle-loading programs, demonstrations, talks and walks about various aspects of the explorers’ winter at Fort Clatsop. The visitor center also features exhibits, the Fort Clatsop Boo...
It is officially the day after The Holiday, you made it. Did you handle it like a North Pole Elf-Boss? Did you receive a miracle? Were you surprised by a kindness that was unexpected? Did you connect with people you love? Are you exhausted, broke and traveling home in a crowded airplane? Take a deep breath, close your eyes and become mindful of your surroundings. This season of unity and connection lays the ground for interaction and gives us an opportunity to put mindfulness in motion. Simple and repeated practice of awareness can give...
Martin L. “Iceman” Wheeler is running for Governor of Washington State. His official campaign website is WheelerForGov2020.com and his campaign headquarters can be reached at Wheeler2020Campaign@gmail.com. Wheeler is a retired professional firefighter and chief financial officer in the corporate world. Talking points are listed on the website for all to review....
The Wahkiakum Lions Club recently announced their Student of the Month recipients....
The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team ended 2019 adding two more to their win column last week. On Dec. 18, the boys crushed LaConner at home, 80-39. "I thought we played with good energy on both ends of the floor," Coach Todd Souvenir said. "We had a lot of fun and shared the ball, which led to good looks." Jake Leitz led the team with 27 points and 11 rebounds. Brody Carlson added 14 points and five assists. Logan LaBerge had 10 points. Dominic Curl scored eight points, pulled down 10 board...
It was back and forth till the end, but the Lady Mules' perseverance and defense earned them the 62-50 win against LaConner on Dec. 18. "It was a huge win for us tonight," Coach Rob Garrett said. "It was great to see Emmie (Niemela) get us started with the scoring. I think she had our first seven points tonight. From there, Paige (Mace) took the reins and used her ball handling to get to the basket as well as get her teammates great looks. Collectively, we played pretty good defense tonight and...
Wahkiakum County Search and Rescue completed 2019 with a holiday celebration at the County Courthouse last Wednesday evening. The evening began with dinner provided by the Team Board of Directors and ended with search and rescue-related presents passed out by "Santa" Billy Goldsmith, and we had plenty to celebrate in between. By far the biggest is that we had no actual emergency call-outs this year (compared to eight last year). Thanks, everyone in the public for being safe! We also had an...
DROUGHT OVER?--Considering the monsoon weather we had at the end of last week, I'm thinking our drought situation should be about over! It not only dumped, and filled creeks and streams and fields to the brim, but it also blew pretty good, so the roadways were full of debris. Mountain ski resorts were happy though as they got lots of snow, and the only folks really unhappy about that were the ones traveling that got caught in the transition from "nothing" to "just wet" and then, "holy cow, snow!", so if they weren't prepared, they were in for a...
The Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments (CWCOG), as the Longview-Kelso-Rainier Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and lead agency for the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO), invites the public to comment on Amendment No. 1 to the 2020 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). The UPWP is a federally required work program of how state and federal funds will be used by the CWCOG for regional transportation planning during a fiscal year (July 1 to June 30). The work program is developed by CWCOG staff...
December 26, 2019 through January 2, 2020 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. CathlameTones, Hotel Cathlamet, 6 p.m. 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,...
Smalley Family Legacy Part III Who was Frank Smalley and why was he so important to this community? The census records up to 1920 state that he was only a farmer. He was more than just a farmer. Newspaper records tell a different story. From The Daily Astorian, Nov. 15, 1907: Frank Smalley, the Frankfort logger disposed of his Young's River interests and will devote himself to the operation of his north shore properties for the future. From the Oregonian, April 5, 1919, for sale: Cafeteria with...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 16 – 8:12 a.m. The Grays River ambulance aided a Rosburg resident with respiratory issues. 11:04 a.m. Deputies, the Skamokawa Fire Department, state patrol, and the Skamokawa ambulance responded to a one vehicle accident on KM. 11:15 a.m. A Deep River resident reported a verbal dispute with her husband, who had agreed to move out. 11:50 a.m. A caller reported a possible abandoned vehicle on Beaver C...
Submitted by Superintendent Lisa Nelson The Naselle/Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on Dec. 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the Middle School Commons. After approval of the consent agenda, re-elected Board Member Chuck Hendrickson was sworn into office, and then the board re-elected him as chairman and Amy Hunt as vice chair. Review of the procedures for the Gender-Inclusive Schools policy continued with the Board receiving a variety of comments from a handful of citizens. The following policies were...
