Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wahkiakum entrepreneur Stephanie Vossen held an open house and ribbon cutting last weekend to show off all the work at her new space in Cathlamet, the old River Rat Tap building which now includes the Rat Tap on Broadway, a venue for events and office work, the Rat Tap'n Laundry, and a residence. Courtesy photos....
A group of local women enjoyed a cool down after a water aerobics class at the Cathlamet pool on Tuesday evening. The class is offered from 7:30-8:30 a.m. and again from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. There is also a lap swim from 6:30-7:30 a.m. and 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is $5 for adults and $4 for seniors, but there are also punch tickets and season passes available for regular visitors who want to save a little money. Photo by Diana Zimmerma...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce is busy getting ready for the 2023 Bald Eagle Days festivities, coming Friday and Saturday, July 14 and 15. “We are hoping we have a handle on it,” Assistant Director Dan Lorenzen said. “Last year Monica [Budd, former chamber director] got thrown into it, and this year we have us who have never done it before trying to put it together. We are hopeful that it is successful.” Lorenzen is currently the veteran in the office, which includes a new Chamber Directo...
To The Eagle: In 2016 our national debt was around $19 trillion. Now it is over $31 trillion and still rising. The varmints in DC just keep on ‘charging’ with money we don’t have. They don’t care how much they ‘charge’ because they know they don’t have to pay it. Their salary comes out of our pockets with their ‘Visa.’ They got it made. How much have they ‘charged’ us on Trump’s false witch hunt, Ukraine, their travels and reimbursements? How much have we spent on the Biden regime’s criminal activities? None? It’s just all on Trump? If the M...
If you are looking for an opportunity to stretch and grow in a supportive environment, you might consider Let it Be Yoga with Linda Krohn, who is offering a class every Wednesday morning from 10-11 a.m. at the River Rat on Broadway. Krohn has been practicing yoga for 15 years and teaching for the last four. She got her start in the practice when a girlfriend talked her into joining a hot yoga class in Puyallup. "I thought I was going to die," Krohn remembered, laughing. She didn't, obviously....
Donnie ended her battle with Frontotemporal Dementia and entered Heaven July 1, 2023. Donnie was born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania August 21, 1937. Donnie is survived by husband, Franklin “Frank” Loomans of Cathlamet, and son Jeff and daughter-in-law Martha of Ridgefield, Washington. Donnie and Frank were owners of Sculptured Wildlife Mosaics and traveled the dog show circuit as vendors and made many friends, especially owners of the German Shorthair breed. Donnie was also known for her Legal Secretary skills. They were married for 54 yea...
A Memorial Service for Jack Oakes will be held July 13 from 2-4 p.m., at the RiverMile 38 Brewery at the marina in Cathlamet. Light refreshments will be served. His full obituary was published in the June 22 edition....
TOASTY--The warm Summer weather that everyone was hoping for has arrived and I hope you’ve been able to enjoy them without getting “fried” in the process! Sometimes the nice breeze fools us into thinking it’s not that hot out there but then wind up looking as “red as a beet,” which is not a good thing! With the hottest of this week's temperatures having already taken place, (supposedly) then this coming week's temps scheduled for the low 70s should be just about right! FIRE DANGER--We’d like to thank all of our fire departments and volunteer...
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 night, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Cathlamet Public Library Board of Trustees, 12:45 p.m. Free Senior Fitness and Balance Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, enter via door on 3rd, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Food Addicts...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 26 — 7:45 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an East Valley resident who was experiencing tremors and pain. 9:02 a.m. A caller requested a check of a vehicle identification number on an Oregon car title. 3:51 p.m. A caller asked for assistance after getting locked out of a vehicle. 4:42 p.m. A caller was concerned that people blocking a lane while parked on a bridge on Risk Road would cause an a...
If you thought Marie Gluesenkamp Perez didn't keep her promises, you'd be all wet. As the story goes, a member of the Wahkiakum School District's robotics team asked the Congresswoman for Washington's Third District if the team could push her in the pool if they won the qualifier for this year's International SeaPerch underwater robotics competition. The year before, they celebrated a win at the inaugural qualifier with a dunking of their coach, Ron Wright. She was heard to say yes, and in...
In the early afternoon on Friday, June 30, the driver of a minivan went off the side of SR 4 and into a ditch on the east side of KM. He was reported to be carrying cans of fuel to a haying project on the Westend. Luckily for him, a crew from the Wahkiakum County PUD was passing by at the time. "They were the first on scene for a motor vehicle accident," PUD General Manager Dan Kay said at a meeting on Wednesday. "It sounds like it was a pretty significant one. We do a lot of safety training....
To The Eagle: It seems like every time I write a letter to the editor, the following week comes the barrage of letters from the liberal local pack of witless writers. One writer seems to think Republicans are to blame for what the welfare state has done to the black community, obviously forgetting it was Democrats with the handouts to buy votes and keep many good people from the pursuit of the American dream. Another is so blinded by his closed mind that he goes on about the justice system, ignoring the fact that our laws are being corrupted wi...
NOT TOO BAD--I was happy to see some dry weather over the weekend. It got up there in the low 80s for a bit, and we had a nice 72 degrees and wind on Sunday, so that was just perfect to me. For all those shopping on Puget Island this weekend during the big PIGYS event, it seemed like a great time for folks who were shopping here and there and maybe even exploring the Island for the first time. DO NOT LEAVE IN HOT CARS!--I shouldn’t have to say this, but will repeat what has to be said to some who refuse to adhere to the “don’t leave child...
THURSDAY Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments Board of Directors, 961 12th Ave., Longview, Noon. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Free Senior Fitness and Balance Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, enter via door on 3rd, 12:45-1:45 p.m. AA Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Grays River Fire Department, open meeting, 7 p.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. Community Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-7 p.m. FRIDAY River City...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 19 — 2:36 a.m. A resident on Beaver Creek complained about someone shooting fireworks over his property. 5:02 a.m. The sheriff’s department received an alert from an iPhone that detected a possible vehicle crash on the Elochoman Mainline near Otter Creek. Cowlitz County authorities were notified. The owner of the phone texted the sheriff’s department to say that he was safe and fine and that there was n...
The Wahkiakum Food Bank will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, but will be open on Monday, July 3 from 2-4 p.m. The food bank is located at 42 Elochoman Valley Road in Cathlamet, on the Health and Human Services campus....
The three state legislators representing the 19th Legislative District will participate in a town hall at the Long Beach Grange, 5715 Sandridge Road, Long Beach, starting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5. Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, and Rep. Joel McEntire, R-Cathlamet, will make brief statements and address questions from constituents. This event is being held to allow citizens to ask questions about bills passed or rejected at this year's legislative session. Sponsored by Peninsula Patriots. For more information...
When Michael Kirby transferred from a grocery store in Toledo to manage Cathlamet Market Fresh a couple years ago, he was told it would only be for six months. With the transfer came a promise that his half a year would be rewarded with management of an even bigger store. "We had to twist his arm," David Kirby, his father said. Little could he or his father know that it would become a much more permanent post. On April 11 of this year, not long after his father retired from the business,...
The Cathlamet town council met Tuesday and discussed speed limits and sewer rates again. The discussion about sewer rates began with connection fees for new developments. The city has not changed utility connection fees since 2013. The council discussed various methods of discount including the number of homes built or lower connection fees for less expensive housing but no decision was made. The port manager was the most recent water customer to ask for a larger reduction of their bill after a leak at the marina reached $2,800. The council...
WET BEGINNING--Our work week is starting off with a mix of clouds and rain and then some sun breaks and some heavy downpours in between; ugh! We woke up to the low 40s and barely got up to the mid-50s, so this is definitely not swimsuit weather just yet. As summer begins, the forecast is looking to be a bit drier, so we will see how that goes, as around here, the forecast can change in the blink of an eye! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from June 22-28 are Lance Britt, Danny Helms, Travis Gibson, Mary Baldwin, Don Speranza, Cliff...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. 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 Planning Commission, Courthouse, 6 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Free Senior Fitness and Balance Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, enter via door on 3rd, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Eastside Play & Learn Group, St. James Family Center, 10-11:30 a.m. West...
Lisa Nelson wrote this tribute to Francy Pentilla on Facebook: "In all my life, I never heard her speak an unkind word, never observed her fail to serve others, and I never observed her complain. She lived to be 96, so that is a lot of years of observing. She was the most kind, loving, and personable human being I ever met; a supreme role model and example for how to live. She wasn't wealthy, extreme, or extravagant. She was common folk to the core. If I can live up to half the things that she...
Last year I issued a challenge for the Wahkiakum County Fair. I was pretty sure that I, an infrequent baker, could make the best pie in the county, and I happily told you so. I confess it was mostly bluster, but it was a bit of fun. Twenty-three other bakers in the county stepped up to prove me wrong, and boy did they ever. Four of them took top honors. I got a blue ribbon, but I think it was the fair’s way of saying, “Bless your heart.” The GFWC Cathlamet Woman’s Club has taken over the pie...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 12 — 8:09 a.m. A caller reported that a phone was either lost or stolen. 9:37 a.m. A caller said she was bitten by a small white, leashed dog while walking down Columbia Street. 1:49 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a child on Puget Island who was stung by a bee. 2:42 p.m. A driver was stopped in Deep River. The deputy found an open container in the vehicle and discovered that a driver’s license iss...
