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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wahkiakum Health and Human Services will host a Living Well in Wahkiakum Event on Friday, November 3 from 11-4 p.m. at the Hope Center in Cathlamet. The event is not new, but has shifted in focus since its onset, which was prior to and interrupted by the pandemic. “I get the privilege of planning it this year,” Suzanne Mackey, a community resource coordinator for WHHS said last week. Originally the event was organized for seniors and scheduled to coincide with Medicare renewal, but now there wil...
Mayor David Olson will host his bi-monthly open forum with muffins and coffee at noon on Friday Oct. 20, in the meeting room at the Cottage Bread & Breakfast, 380 Una Ave, Cathlamet. The mayor has stated that the current candidates for town council have been invited to attend. Citizens, residents or anyone interested are invited to drop by for complimentary muffins and coffee to discuss issues, ask questions, or raise any concerns regarding the activities of the Town of Cathlamet or any challenges facing the community. Mayor Olson states...
Story & photos by Brandon J. Simmons In September of 2022, Steve Carson received the welcome news that his company, Computer Link NW, located on Third Street in Cathlamet, would receive nearly $300,000 in a grant intended to help new internet users, most of whom are low-income, connect to the internet, and receive basic services such as computer repair, or even new devices. For nine months, Computer Link NW distributed Chromebooks, made internet connections, and offered various kinds of tech sup...
County commissioners met Tuesday with Dan Cothren presiding and Lee Tischer and Gene Strong attending online. Several expenditures were approved along with declaring October as domestic violence awareness month. Caroline Backman gave an extensive update on WSU extension projects. These projects included the Master Gardeners that guide the work at the community garden. This includes 25 garden plots for county residents as well as dedicated plots to provide produce to both local food banks. In the last two growing seasons the volunteers grew and...
The Cathlamet chapter of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs will host a Wahkiakum School Board Candidate Forum on Wednesday, October 11, at the Pioneer Center. A non-partisan organization, GFWC encourages citizens to be well informed before voting. Questions for candidates may be submitted via email before the forum. No campaign materials are permitted during the forum. Parents and all members of the community are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, email Caroline Walton at 9...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill, 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 Church, 9:30-11 a.m. West End Food Pantry, Johnson Park, 1- 5 p.m....
Maddalena Fontana, 17, who came to Cathlamet all the way from one of the biggest and oldest cities in the world, is one of four exchange students studying at Wahkiakum High School this year. Fontana is from a northern suburb of Rome. It takes about an hour by public transport to arrive in the city center, she said, but only a minute and a half to walk to her neighborhood school. An adventurous spirit and an interest in English led to her participation in the exchange program. She was able to...
Longtime Cathlamet resident, Donna Louise Burns, 88, died September 25, 2023 at her home. She was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on March 23, 1935. Her family came to the Elochoman Valley when she was a child. She married LeRoy Burns in 1960 and they owned and operated Burns Rock in Cathlamet for many years, passing it to their son upon retirement. She enjoyed her home, sewing, and caring for her lawn. She was a devout Christian. Donna is survived by husband LeRoy, a son Les, a sister Doloris Wages, three grandchildren, two great grandchildren,...
WHAT A STORM — Last week was exciting, and not in a good way. That wind that ripped through really did a number on dozens of trees, destroyed carports, and caused multiple power outages. West Valley wound up with a six-hour outage. Thankfully it wasn't in the midst of freezing weather or a foot of snow. Kudos to the lineman working from Altoona to Puget Island; since the downed trees have to be moved first, it's always a big job. Once again, Mother Nature has given us a heads and has shown us how prepared we are. Considering it is only O...
From Nick Nikkila on Facebook: "Far and Wide" has now compiled a list of "America's Coolest Small Towns by State." 'For the state of Washington, it must have been a difficult decision with Deep River in the running, but Friday Harbor, established in 1909 with a population of 2,747 was selected. The town's description was given as: Washington State's best-kept secret is its San Juan Island archipelago. Waters filled with orcas, seals and sea lions surround charming islands brimming with cuteness...
September 25 — 6:01 a.m. A tree was down and blocking both lanes of SR 4 near Flandersville. 6:57 a.m. A caller reported that a lock on a box truck was broken and that a homeless person was seen on the Rosedale property the day before. 8:03 a.m. A tree was down and tangled in power lines on an Elochoman Valley road. The county road department and the PUD were notified. 8:16 a.m. An Elochoman Valley resident reported a power outage. 8:43 a.m. A driver said that the intersection of SR 4 and Main Street in Cathlamet was slick, possibly because o...
By Diana Zimmerman Cathlamet town council members began talking about the 2024 budget at their meeting on Monday and heard concerns from the public. Some of the items on their wish lists for the next year’s budget include signage, a handrail along the Angle Street stairway, street and speed limit signs, library capital items, a part time employee to care for parks during the summer months, drainage for Queen Sally’s spring, a truck and snowplow attachment, town hall improvements, lan...
An after school program for local youth has become so popular that Wahkiakum County 4-H is looking for more volunteers. The club, Robo Rascals, is for kids who have an interest in robotics and engineering, and a desire to continue those activities outside of regular school hours. Along with robots, programming, and engineering, the youth get hands-on experience with a 3-D printer, designing with TinkerCad, and whatever else their 4-H leader, Jessica Vik, can dream up. Unfortunately Vik has had...
There have been questions about what local emergency planning, including evacuation and communication, is in place for Cathlamet in the event of a large fire or other disaster, and Cathlamet Fire Chief Vernon Barton, PUD General Manager Dan Kay, and Undersheriff Gary Howell were at the Cathlamet Town Council meeting last Monday to give some answers. “It’s still fire season,” Mayor David Olson said. “We want to get the conversation started.” Olson wanted to know: How are emergency alerts gi...
Lorraine Heilman, an oceanographer with NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, talked to an audience in Cathlamet recently about a project she led to survey the current in the Columbia River. As part of the National Current Observation Program, she and her colleagues go all over the country to update the tidal current tables, using "ever more interesting and new and fancy pieces of equipment," she said. They used Cathlamet as a staging area in the last year. "The marina is...
To The Eagle: In regard to last week’s letters “Stop the blame game” and “Place credit (and blame) where due,” in my opinion, the articles they’re getting their information from are disinformation. These articles are written by Democrats and liberals who will not report negative activities against their own party. They’ll come up with justifications in a way that doesn’t make sense. I hate to say this, but Republicans do the same. So really we are on our own to find the truth. Disinformation is not important but what’s important is that...
Eric Franklin Howard, 65 died on August 25 in Longview. Eric was born to Arthur and Joyce (Harns) Howard on February 13, 1958 in Longview. He lived most of his life there.He moved to Cathlamet four years ago. He graduated from RA Long High School in 1976. He began a long career dump truck driving for several Longview - Kelso businesses retiring from J L Storedahl Trucking in 2018. He is survived by two daughters Carrie Sonntag (Ryan) and Crystal Howard, a son Eric Howard, Jr, a brother Randy Howard (Cindy) and a sister, Danielle Howard and his...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, commissioners, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, fire/Ambulance, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Eastside play and learn group, St James Family Center 5:30-7p.m. West End Food Pantry, Johnson Park, 1- 5...
The rain has arrived, it's steady and most welcome. One more way we know it's fall, I changed sheets on my bed and put on flannel ones, as well as the comforter. I wrote a commentary on the local school board meeting for The Eagle, but did not include any report on business handled. At the last board meeting, they approved hirings, policies and the purchase of a new transport van at $85,450. It looks like enrollment will be a bit over 300 students, much like last year, but the final number will...
September 17 — 10:29 p.m. A caller reported that a deer was still alive after getting hit on Altoona/Pillar Rock Road. September 18 — 1:18 p.m. A caller complained about a vehicle that was parked on Columbia Street. He said the car was partially blocking his driveway and impeded his view of oncoming traffic, making it difficult to exit his driveway safely. The Town of Cathlamet was contacted and the vehicle was removed. 1:57 p.m. A phone was found on Greenwood Road. The owner was contacted. He said he lost the phone at a Walmart in Ast...
The River City Strippers have gathered at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Cathlamet every Friday for years to piece together quilts and the stories of their lives, sharing fabric, sewing tips, quilting ideas, gossip and, yes, one admitted: to talk about their husbands. The hours they've spent in communion is not only a benefit to them but to the community. The quilters have been quietly handing out their creations to people in the community who are hurting. Perhaps to someone who recently lost...
Commissioners from across the state were expected to arrive in Cathlamet on Thursday morning as part of a plan from the Washington State Association of Counties’ Legislative Steering Committee to give them a first hand view of the variety of concerns facing rural counties. Wahkiakum County Commissioner Lee Tischer was initially nervous about being the first county on the list for visits, but the feeling turned to disappointment as one commissioner after another canceled their trip to s...
Wahkiakum County PUD staff had a lot of good news to share with the Board of Commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday. General Manager Dan Kay said that the Washington State Public Works Board had just awarded the Wahkiakum PUD funds, half grant and half loan, to support two local projects. One will extend the water line in Skamokawa and the other will extend a water line on North Hull Creek Road. The PUD is still looking for funding for a Puget Island secondary water source project, but they...
To The Eagle: Two comments to the letter writer in last week’s paper. First, you should not make personal comments about someone you don’t know personally. Second, just because you may not agree with, or more likely not understand, someone’s point of view in their letters to The Eagle, that doesn’t make it disinformation. That is just my opinion. The other day I found myself thinking like the very extreme left in Congress (must have been having a bad day) and came up with what I believe to be a wonderful idea, at least one that likely would b...
Covid is again surging across the United States, Wahkiakum Health and Human ServicesDirector Chris Bischoff said on Friday. “There is a new dominant strain, but it is not of more concern health-wise than other strains,” he said. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control have approved updated boosters from Moderna and Pfizer for covid-19 and anyone who has not had a covid-19 booster in the last two months is encouraged to get this one. The booster will be available at...
