Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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To The Eagle: Dear Sir, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your loved ones every day. May you find strength, comfort and peace through these very difficult times. I hope somehow the community finds a way to keep The Wahkiakum Eagle newspaper going as I know, Sir, is your hope also. I for one, thank you and the Nelson Family for the many years you provided the newspaper with the information needed to make informed decisions about candidates in elections, letting us know what the county commissioners and town council were doing, keeping us...
NICE/HOT/COOL--We've had quite a variety in weather lately, as one day it was just perfect to me; mild temps and easy to work outside, but then the following day we were at 92 degrees at my house; too hot! Sunday morning we were a bit damp in West Valley, so my boots didn’t get soaked but they weren’t dry either! The forecast changes from day to day and from town to town, but supposedly we should be a bit cloudy with no rain until the weekend; we’ll see! THURSDAY--If you’re one of those that gets this paper early on Thursdays, don’t forget th...
THURSDAY Wahkiakum Fire District 3 Commissioners, 7:30 p.m. 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,...
Nora Jeanne Bain died April 22, 2023. She was born in Portland, Ore., November 19, 1946 to parents Jack Pannell and Elisabeth (Betty) Jeitz. At a young age they moved to Longview where she spent most of her life. Nora graduated from R.A. Long High School in 1964. She had two children from a previous marriage, Brian (Alisa) Bean and Tim Bean. Nora married Jerry Bain in 1987, he had three children from a previous marriage, Tari Peterson, Greg (Barb) Bain and Angie Bain. After their marriage Nora...
Justin Williams, a volunteer firefighter/EMT, will teach a course from the American Heart Association at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Cathlamet. Information will be taught on First Aid, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Three classes are available. The first will be held May 7 from 1-4 p.m.; the second and third on May 21 from 1-4 p.m., and from 5-8 p.m. The cost is $50 which includes a certification card and a book. People who do not require a certification card may sit in at no cost. T...
The 39th annual Great White Tail art contest winner is Olga Goldinov, a 5th grade student at J. A. Wendt Elementary. Olga will receive a shirt with her design along with $25. Her teacher, Mrs. Brown will also receive a shirt with the winning design. Second place is Ava Mendez, also a 5th grade student at J. A. Wendt. Tied for 3rd are Evan Bryant, 5th grade at J. A. Wendt and Alis Campbell, 1st grade at Naselle Grays River Valley. Second and 3rd place award winners will receive art supplies. Honorable mentions include Connor Phelps, 2nd grade; E...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 23 — 11:42 p.m. An intoxicated person walked up to the window at dispatch in the sheriff’s office and started screaming, asking for a detective and a judge. Deputies and state patrol responded and spoke to the man, who was later given a courtesy transport home. April 24 — 2:24 a.m. A burglar alarm was activated at a Rosedale business. A deputy responded and made contact with someone in a black Jeep....
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors heard about the new security system, the upgraded and more secure IT system, and the results of an assessment on the middle school at their meeting last week. Paul Ireland, who is in charge of IT at the district talked about the state of the system, cyber security and how things have changed since their cyber attack two years ago. Their response was purely reactive before the attack, but their mentality changed after. “That was a really m...
To The Eagle: Nice letter last week, Paul. I imagine we're on the same page here with my week's rant. I fail to understand how the issue of sexual identity is even an issue with teenagers. Why would there even be the need for laws in regard to sexual surgery to ‘correct' what God in His infinite wisdom has made a child to be? Unless a person is born a true hermaphrodite why would surgery even be considered? Even then it would seem prudent to allow the child to grow to the age of maturity and let them decide if they wanted ‘corrective' surgery....
The Pioneer Community Association's Bottoms Up campaign to soften seating in the old church pews is gaining ground with 55 cushions turned in so far. They would love to see even more. Participants seem to be enjoying the creative challenge, whether they are new to sewing or have more sophisticated skills. One person even wove by hand the fabric that encases her pillow, with colors reminiscent of the building's stained glass windows. Each cushion tells a story about the person who donated it,...
READY FOR A CHANGE--By the time you read this, forecasters have promised that we will be in for warmer and drier weather and I sure hope so! I think most of us agree this cold, damp and gloomy weather is no longer welcome and needs to exit the area and bring us some really nice springtime weather. As I’m writing this on Sunday evening, it’s coming down in buckets; enough already! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from April 27-May 3 are Ricky Montgomery, Eva Snow, Carol Danker, Anita Hoven, Carrie Backman, Jenna Engle, Darrin Olsen, Con...
THURSDAY Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments Board, 961 12th Ave, Longview, Noon. 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. Wahkiakum Commissioners, Courthouse, 9:30 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. W...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 16 — 9:54 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an ailing person who walked into the lobby of the courthouse. 10:19 p.m. A welfare check was requested for residents in an Elochoman Valley home. April 17 — 8:54 a.m. An alarm was activated at a Grays River home. Deputies responded and found everything secure. 10:06 a.m. A caller said that the subject of a restraining order called five times over the wee...
Submitted by Ron Wright Last Saturday your Mecha Mules Robotics Club (and friends) hosted a carwash fundraiser at The Bank of the Pacific in Cathlamet. We had three goals: to make a good start on raising enough money to pay for our trip back to the Seaperch Internationals in Maryland this May, to begin preparing for next season, and to give back to our community. We achieved all three, plus one more that was obvious to the folks watching the kids and coaches work on their cars. As one commenter...
Should an amphitheater be included in the first phase of development at Cathlamet’s planned Waterfront Park? Members of the town council debated that question at their April 17 meeting, but decided no. At a previous council meeting on March 20, the group had approved removal of several elements from the park’s design: a wildlife viewing outlook, fire pit, and lighting. The council deemed the revision necessary due to inflation. The cost of materials has nearly doubled since the grant design was originally submitted to the state Recreation and...
Wahkiakum County Port 1 Board of Commissioners held a brief meeting last Thursday, where they heard reports and authorized the manager to sign some documents. Commissioners authorized Port 1 Manager Todd Souvenir to sign boundary line and utility easement agreements with the Town of Cathlamet regarding their respective properties in the old sewer ponds. The matter was settled before Souvenir became manager, but the port has been waiting for the paperwork from the Town of Cathlamet, he later...
To The Eagle: The America that those of us that came of age in the 1950's and early '60's knew no longer exists, period. Discipline was removed from the schools because the precious little ones weren't to be made to feel bad about anything ever. Wouldn't want to damage their little egos, now would we? Now everybody gets the prize regardless of ability or effort or more precisely lack of effort. How sad. Homogenizing milk might be a good idea but not society. This lack of discipline is very much present in both political parties as neither of...
To The Eagle: Part two. For seven years how much have the Biden Regime used and spent our money on witch hunts and Ukraine as compared to helping American families whose lives, homes and towns have been ripped apart by crime and climate catastrophe? Trump can be full of himself and he acts like a narcissist; but the regime is no angel. You’ve got to admit, when Trump was President, the USA came first. He built the Wall for security; got the Keystone Pipeline project started to supply our own oil, cut down taxes, regulations and restrictions f...
To The Eagle: This past Sunday I attended a memorial on Puget Island for Howard Brawn. While there I met many nice people in attendance. This didn't come as a surprise to me as they were there to remember a truly nice man in his own right. I have over time written many letters to the editor, usually in response to some letter submitted by a liberal opinionated writer. I must admit that I have fallen into what has become the norm for many of us; that is disliking someone for their politics without even having met them. While we went around...
There were no changes to covid-19 numbers in Wahkiakum County in the last week according to the Washington Department of Health. The cumulative number of reported cases is 644 and 50 hospitalizations and 12 deaths have been attributed to the virus. 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 population in Washington state has received the primary...
SOGGY--After one and a half decent days over the weekend, we seem to be back in that wet pattern, which is bringing the chills to me, as the dampness seems to make these old bones ache, so a ton of rain with some breezy conditions is not really making me too happy. I know that sometimes we have our spring “spring a leak” but hey, enough already; bring us some sunshine please, and the sooner the better! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from April 20-26 are Nathan Kincaid, Max Schmitz, Marie Allen, Mike Snow, Susan Kuhn, Kent Mar...
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...
I've had questions from folks about miscellaneous things, so with the help of both Irene Martin's book, "Beach of Heaven," and Ruth Busse Allingham's book on Naselle, "Glimpses of the Past," here are some answers. Early settler, Andrew Rosburg, was the first postmaster of the original Rosburg post office established in 1893. Rosburg school at Johnson Park was opened in 1938. Rosburg bridge was built in 1948. Rosburg Hall was built in 1957. New Methodist Church built in Grays River in 1962. Crown...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 10 — 6:39 a.m. A caller reported high water on Eden Valley Road. 8:05 a.m. A caller said there was water over Wirkkala Road. 12:18 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident who was lethargic and not fully responsive. 1:21 p.m. A caller said there were several football sized rocks on SR 4 between Rosedale and Nassa Point. 5:34 p.m. A caller complained that two or more dogs left in a o...
10th District lawmakers welcomed Naselle students and teachers as they visited the state Capitol in Olympia Wednesday, April 12. Washington lawmakers are at work in the House and Senate as they prepare to adjourn their 2023 legislative session April 23. Front l-r: Kaylin Shrives, Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, Delany Kragerud, Lauren Katyryniuk, and Haleigh See (teacher). Middle row: Bella Colombo, Owen Matthews, Rob Dalton (teacher), and Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen. Back row: Rep. Joel McEntire,...
