Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Dan Cothren presided over the weekly commissioners meeting with the other two commissioners attending via zoom. In the public comment portion of the meeting a Westend resident expressed concern about new development on Altoona-Pillar Rock Rd. She said that a homeowner had counted seven vacation rentals on the road, leading to increased traffic. The homeowner was concerned that publicity about the road would further increase traffic. This started a wide ranging debate about timber companies selling land for development, new home projects not...
Candidates began filing for some local offices early this week. Kandice Merz filed on Tuesday to challenge Patty Anderson for her seat on the Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors, while Chris Gartski filed for the position being vacated by Paula Culbertson. Robert Stowe proved he was on board for another term as a council member for the Town of Cathlamet. Michael Severson filed for the town council position currently held by appointee Joe Baker and Tom Merz filed for the Commissioner 2...
In their monthly meeting the Cathlamet Town Council met members of the Mecha Mules robotics club and proclaimed June as high school underwater robotics month in the town of Cathlamet. The Mecha Mules placed first out of 140 teams at the robotic competition in Maryland. Mayor David Olson briefed the council on artist Dan Westlind’s upcoming meeting with state representatives about the benefits of creating a creative arts district in Cathlamet. Next, tense discussion began on how to proceed with the Cowlitz/Wahkiakum comprehensive development p...
It was a convivial atmosphere for pie lovers at the annual Pie Social held by the Cathlamet Woman's Club at Tsuga Gallery and as per usual, it didn't take too long for them to sell out. Photo by Ian Brandon....
TOASTY--If you wanted the heat to show up, you certainly got your wish for Mother’s Day weekend as most areas around our parts were sporting temperatures in either the upper 80s or low 90s and that was plenty hot for me! I believe our temperature gauge said 94 and to me, that’s just miserable and it means “hiding indoors in the AC” so it might as well be raining! Anyway, for all you “like it hot” folks, I hope you enjoyed it and didn’t get too sunburned! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from May 18-24 are Courtney Helms, Mitch Moonen,...
THURSDAY Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Fire Protection District No. 1 Commissioners, Fire Hall, 5:30 p.m. Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m. Cathlamet First Aid Division, Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, First Aid Division, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, ambulance training, 7 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 Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd...
James "Jim" Michael Hattrick (75), of Vancouver, WA, passed away, May 5, 2023 from complications due to Ehlors-Danlos Syndrome. Born September 26, 1947 in Toppenish, WA and raised in Cathlamet, WA, Jim was a self-proclaimed "country boy" and a lifelong resident of Washington State. Jim graduated from Cathlamet High School in 1965. In 1969 he married his lovely wife, Judy Jensen and they spent 54 wonderful years together. Jim began his career as a square dance caller when he was 13 years old,...
Ruth Ellen Tinker, 85, of Cathlamet, died in Longview on May 8, 2023. Ruth was born in Spokane on September 4,1937 to Lowel and Hazel Lunneborg. She graduated from Central Valley High School and Deaconess Hospital Nursing School. She played the violin with the Spokane Philharmonic Orchestra and loved music. She worked in several clinics and hospitals including Director of Nursing at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue for 18 years. Later she moved to Long Beach and was Nursing Director of Ocean View Care Center for five years and Ocean Beach...
Terry Thornton, Born October 3, 1949. Died May 5, 2023. If you know the story, that date really tells you all you need to know about Terry. He was due on Christmas day. Do the math. October 3. December 25. We know he weighed less than 3 pounds when he was born. He didn’t have fingernails. Toenails. Eyebrows. Hair on his head. He was too frail to weigh, and was rushed to an incubator. But he survived. Despite the head nurse who told his dad, waiting fearfully with the other dads, “not to waste a name you like on ‘it.’” Because “it” wouldn’t make...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 8 — 12:27 a.m. A deputy stopped and spoke with an individual who was out for a walk along SR 4 in the Cathlamet area. The person said he was grappling with a family member’s illness. 1:30 a.m. A deputy stopped a vehicle with smoke billowing from its undercarriage on East Valley Road. 8:41 a.m. A Puget Island resident reported that a pistol was missing. 1:44 p.m. A caller reported an erratic driver hea...
If Laurel Waller could harness the warm energy that greeted me when I walked into the Hotel Cathlamet last week, she could probably save on her monthly heating bill. It was the first of what may be many quilters retreats at the establishment, and the lobby was filled with women sitting at tables, working at sewing machines varying from the style my own grandmother might have used, to modern tech driven machines I never knew existed, and art, lots of art, in fabric form. Karen Bruggman of...
Moving forward is exciting! Thanks to a grant from the State of Washington Department of Commerce, the historic Cathlamet Pioneer Center (Pioneer Church) has been restored and is ready to welcome people inside for another 127 years. Fifty years ago, in 1973, the Cathlamet Pioneer Center was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The NRHP is the federal government’s official list of districts, sites, building, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or great artistic value. It’s...
To The Eagle: About that true info; who controls the MSM news (mainstream media)? Why would we want to partner with NATO, WHO and these foreign affairs? We’re paying each of these leaders a salary of millions of dollars. What do we get in return from them? Nothing and they’re smiling all the way to their bank with our money. I recall a letter a while back that someone hadn’t mowed their lawn because of high gas prices. I did the same thing, too. It was an eyesore for my neighbors. But whose fault is that? I didn’t vote for him but you did. Yo...
Filing period opens next week By Diana Zimmerman Want to run for local office? The filing period for the 2023 general election is next week, May 15-19, beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday and ending at 4 p.m. on Friday. Candidates, whether they are incumbents or challengers or someone interested in filling an open position, may file in person at the county auditor’s office or online via the Wahkiakum County Election page at https://www.co.wahkiakum.wa.us/419/Elections. Several positions are up for election, including at Wahkiakum County Ports, school...
Covid-19 numbers shifted this week in Wahkiakum County when the Washington Department of Health subtracted one case from the cumulative total of reported cases, bringing the number 644, and one from the number of hospitalizations, bringing that total to 50. The number of deaths attributed to the virus remains 12. Disclaimer: With the easy accessibility of at home tests, the actual number of active covid-19 cases and actual cumulative numbers in the county are hard to know. While 70.8 percent of...
WARMING UP?--As the weekend comes to a close it’s not pouring down rain. The work week may start with some temps in the low 40s and include a bit of drizzle but the good news is, it’s supposed to warm up. I think we’ll all be happy to see that happen as long it’s a gradual thing and not a 40 to 80 thing! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from May 11-17 are Christeena Bassi, Don Nicholes, Bryce McClain, Mike Iverson, Hannah Helms, Shelly Hedges, Kamryn Watkins, Evan Quigley, Stacy Wegdahl, Steve Doumit, Kaelee Dearmore, Stephan...
THURSDAY 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. Food Addicts, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Port District No. 1, 500 2nd St., Noon. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire District No. 3 Commissioners, 7:30 p.m. Grays River Fire...
Nicholas Ryan West of Cathlamet graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota on April 29, 2003 with his Bachelor degree in Biochemistry. West received the 2023 outstanding student in chemistry award from the Lacrosse-Winona local section of the American Chemical Society. He plans to attend the University of Iowa this fall and will pursue his doctorate degree in Chemistry. Nicholas is the son of Derek and Christine West. Grandparents are David and Kathi West, Veryle West, Sandra Gibson...
Mckensi Jo Fluckiger, of Lakewood, formerly of Cathlamet, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education, with an English language learners endorsement. She is the daughter of Glenn Fluckiger of Cathlamet and Kelly Madsen on the Oregon coast....
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 1 — 1:19 a.m. A caller accidentally dialed 911. 6:30 a.m. State patrol requested aid when a car rolled over on SR 4 in the Grays River area. Injuries were unknown. The Grays River ambulance and the Grays River Fire Department responded 10:01 a.m. A caller found a semi and shipping container parked on her parent’s property in the Skamokawa area. Identification numbers were spray painted over. The truck com...
There is a new movement in education circles around kindergarten readiness. Regionally, United Way of Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties is picking up the torch in its partnerships, reflected locally with St. James Family Center in Cathlamet and Wahkiakum School District. "Early childhood is a significant time in a child's life, and studies show that when children show up to kindergarten with the skills they need, they are more likely to do well in kindergarten and throughout their educational...
My father's father came from Sweden. He passed on some cultural traits that my father passed to me. One very important trait is that one should Never act as if one is special. At least that's how the lore came to me. And so, here comes Monday, May 1. Sheriff Mark Howie and yet unknown people conspired to create a community welcome as I came home to go into hospice care. We followed Sheriff Howie down Columbia Street and on to Main Street. What a sight on Main. People were lined up from one end t...
Last Tuesday all the preparation for the Wahkiakum Youth Mentoring Program went into practice when they held a Mentor Mentee Match at the Hope Center in Cathlamet, and introduced mentors to the youth they would spend the next year, at least, getting to know. "It went really well," Coordinator Minette Smith said. "I think we have some really cool matches and I heard some positive interactions going on." The program is run by Wahkiakum Community Network and Wahkiakum Health and Human Services,...
There was one more case of covid-19 reported in Wahkiakum County in the last two weeks according to the Washington Department of Health, bringing the cumulative total to 645. There was an additional hospitalization, bringing that number to 51, and the number of deaths attributed to the virus stands at 12. Disclaimer: With the easy accessibility of at home tests, the actual number of active covid-19 cases and actual cumulative numbers in the county are hard to know. While 70.8 percent of the...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council heard concerns from people living in the Glengate area about a vehicle parked in front of a home at the intersection of their outlet with Columbia Street that was blocking visibility and creating a dangerous situation for residents who wanted to exit the subdivision. The mayor said they received a notification the week prior from the sheriff that in the interest of public safety, it would be wise to place no parking signs preventing vehicle parking at least...
