Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Above, Public Health Nurse Danelle Barlow on Monday administered Wahkiakum's first dose of the Moderna vaccine to Dan Bigelow, who serves with emergency medical services (EMS). Right, Sheriff Mark Howie was second in line and received a dose of the covid vaccine from Kim Sharp. The county health department has laid out a priority list for vaccinations; see story elsewhere on this page. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
On Tuesday, during a special Cathlamet Town Council meeting, the mayor’s tie breaking vote passed a motion allowing The Spar to work with town staff on a right-of-way permit for outdoor dining. The town invited the public to express thoughts on outdoor dining structures that would take up parking spaces in front of restaurants that wanted to opt-in for a right-of-way permit. The Spar owner, Stephanie Vossen, proposed a temporary structure in front of her venue that would take up two parking spots but allow The Spar to offer dine-in services. C...
As of Tuesday, the total number of covid-19 cases had risen to 54 in Wahkiakum County. According to the Washington Department of Health, one person is hospitalized and 990 tests have been conducted so far. Wahkiakum Health and Human Services is not reporting the number of active cases at this time. Pacific County added nine cases on Monday, bringing their total case count to 569, with 28 considered active. Cowlitz County has had 2,497 cases with 966 considered active. They are reporting 23...
Cathlamet and its surrounding area did the town proud, as it decked the halls with twinkling lights, blowup santas, angels and reindeer, dragons and even minions in the Inaugural Cathlamet Holiday Lights Competition. Sponsored by Cathlamet Town Councilman Robert Stowe and his wife, Elizabeth, and with generous support from The Wahkiakum County Eagle, the two spent Saturday evening pouring through the ballots ensuring there were no hanging chads, no ballots from life-challenged voters and no...
Aerial photograph of the Town of Cathlamet’s timberland near Abe Creek. Harvesting will begin this month. The projected amount of revenue from the timber harvest would increase the town’s reserve fund to $490,000, which would go towards capital expenditures, improvements, and emergencies. The $300,000 from the harvest is projected in the 2021 budget. Photographs by Todd Souvenir....
To The Eagle: In the 1933 German federal election, Hitler’s party captured only 43% of the vote despite massive violence and voter intimidation by the Nazis, but it was enough to slink into power and legislate the Enabling Acts which accorded Der Fuhrer dictatorial status. Seventy two million citizens, 47% of the voting population, recently failed in their bid to re-elect a clearly authoritarian sociopath who’d also failed, so far, to find a way to pass his own version of the Enabling Acts and continue our transformation into the Con...
To The Eagle: I recently read about our government slush fund. I don't know how many of your readers know about this so I thought I'd enlighten them. Here is where some of our money is going: 10 m. to Pakistan for gender studies; 300 m. to the carribean to study how many fish are in the sea; 506 m. to Central America for corruption (don't know if that’s for or against it); 500 m. to build a wall between Jordan and Syria; 1.3 billion to Egypt to buy weapons. These are pretty hard core. Now for some–levity? 1.3 m. to study if Americans would eat...
To The Eagle: Let me get this straight. The social media are not allowing you or me to say the word fraud on their platforms, but they are allowing themselves to perpetrate fraud on said platform? Gilbert Vik Puget Island...
To The Eagle: Shall we take a step back in history when a certain Roman emperor fiddled while Rome burned? Nah...what could we possibly learn from that! James Roberts Cathlamet...
OFF AND ON--As I begin this column, we're having some of that mixed weather where it sunshines one minute and rains the next and sometimes it does both at the same time! It looks like we are still in for some showers this week but it is mixed with some dry days at the beginning of this week, so we'll take what dry weather we can get. Of course clear skies usually mean freezing at night, so here's hoping you've prepared your faucets properly for that, and your outside critters are getting some extra feed of good quality to help them fight off...
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....
It is hard to appreciate the cultural importance and ecological significance of a species that disappeared from Oregon’s coastal waters over a century ago. What has the loss of sea otters meant to Oregon’s indigenous peoples? What does their absence mean to the health of nearshore ecosystems? What might be gained from the return of sea otters to Oregon? Join Peter Hatch and John Goodell, from the Elakha Alliance, as they discuss the history and possible future of sea otters in Oregon. The 7 p.m. presentation takes place January 14 online via...
Constance (Connie) Nagasawa, born January 24, 1952 in Alameda, CA, died on December 8, 2020 in Astoria, OR. On December 18, 2020 a private family graveside service was held at Seal River Cemetery in Rosburg where she was laid to rest. Connie, as she was known by all, always had a desire to help others. Early on she dreamed of becoming a nurse, but life caused her to put this off. After meeting and marrying Dennis and moving to Rosburg she began volunteering for Wahkiakum Fire District #3 and became a first responder. She then became a...
Westend Caroling Christmas traditions vary from place to place, so it didn't seem unusual to not have few or any trick-or-treaters on Halloween or to experience Christmas traditions in the remote area of the Westend. The covid-19 pandemic has had many in fear that a few in high places had the audacity to suggest that Christmas be cancelled. Of course, that never happened and we have had the opportunity to continue with our constitutional right to celebrate. There are so many Christmas...
Wahkiakum County Auditor Nicci Bergseng last week issued oaths of office of county commissioner to Dan Cothren, left, and Lee Tischer. Cothren is starting his fifth term, and Tischer is starting his first. Courtesy photo....
Gray's River author Robert Michael Pyle has been nominated to receive a $15,000 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay. Pyle's work Nature Matrix: New and Selected Essays is one of 10 being considered for the award. Judges are Sandra Cisneros, John D’Agata, and Adam Gopnik. The award is for a seasoned writer whose collection of essays is an expansion on their corpus of work and preserves the distinguished art form of the essay. According to the description of the book by the publisher, Counterpoint Press, Nature Matrix: N...
According to a press release from the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office, Skamokawa residents Paul and Daria Lacy pled guilty to three counts of animal cruelty, “successfully resolving the on-going legal process” in court proceedings delayed by covid-19. The Lacys were sentenced in early December. They are prohibited from having any animals in their possession. They are not allowed to breed, board, train, pet-sit, shelter, rescue, buy, sell, adopt, foster, or raise or keep any animal. The court...
You never know where you will find inspiration. For Becka Roland and Ronnie Rhyner, the new owners of Skamokawa Farmstead Creamery, it was a romantic movie on TV about a life changed and love found on a goat farm. Three weeks after watching the movie, Roland came across the listing for the property in Skamokawa. It was kismet, as far as the two were concerned. The pair have been there since the end of October and are getting to know their 70 goats, three horses, three donkeys, and peahens as...
Compiled by the Faith Action Network Last week, Governor Inslee issued his proposed budget for the 2021-2023 biennium and policy recommendations, and here are highlights. For more detail, see the full text on his website. The total 2021-23 biennial budget is $57.6 billion. The budget shortfall is estimated now to be between $2.5 and $3.5 billion. --The Working Families Tax Credit is included in his climate revenue package, the Climate Commitment Act. --Capital Gains tax at a 9% rate, starting at $25,000 for individuals and $50,000 for joint...
Wahkiakum Historical Society member Frans Eykel lent a hand as one of 12 glass display cases landed at the Wahkiakum County Historical Museum on Dec. 22. Curator Kari Kandoll said the cases came from the Fort Lewis Military Museum, and while they were free, the society hired a professional moving company, B & Z Movers out of Roy, to do the moving, at $200 per case. The cost of the cases would have been almost $4,000 brand new, Kandoll said, but used is around $2,000. "This does put a strain on...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 18 ¾ 4:39 p.m. A caller complained about a neighbor’s pigs, which were screaming and had no shelter or water. The caller said he didn’t know who was taking care of them, the owner was out of state. 4:51 p.m. A caller reported seeing a brush fire up in the hills toward Skamokawa. The Cathlamet Fire Department responded but were told to stand down when they learned it was a slash burn conducted for...
On Monday, Wahkiakum Health and Human Services reported that another case of covid-19 had been confirmed in a Wahkiakum County resident, bringing the total number to 55. There is no known connection to the Wahkiakum School District or St. James Family Center. WHHS is working with the individual to identify anyone who may have had a risk of exposure. The health department will notify people who have had close contact. There is active community spread of covid-19 in Wahkiakum County, according to the press release from WHHS. They are urging...
