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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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WET ONE--As this week begins, it’s pretty doggone soggy out, which means that those who went trick or treating may have needed boots and umbrellas to go with their costumes, so that’s a bummer. Actually this whole week looks wet but there’s always that slight chance that a “window of dryness” will open now and then on those 60 percent chance of rain days, so we’ll hope that happens more and it rains even less! OFF AND ON--I’m typing this up early while I still have a phone line and I still have internet as it seems I’m among the many folks who...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. 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 Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6...
Frances Eileen Cain died October 19, 2022 at the age of 92 in Kelso. She was born in Port Orchard, to Edward and Elfay (Wilkinson) Murphy on September 5, 1930. She graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1948. Eileen married Charles (Chuck) Cain on July 19, 1950 at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Port Orchard. Eileen and Chuck lived between Washington, Montana and Idaho until they finally settled in Port Orchard in 1964. Eileen was a homemaker, she provided child care for numerous children...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 23 — 10:39 p.m. A deputy and Skamokawa emergency personnel responded when a caller reported that a man was unconscious in his vehicle on Steamboat Slough. There were no injuries reported and the man refused transport to the hospital. October 24 — 1:05 p.m. A caller in the Elochoman Valley area reported hearing three shots fired in quick succession. The shots were believed to have come from a vehicle pa...
After years without, Cathlamet finally has a laundromat again, thanks to Stephanie Vossen and Curtis Bean. Vossen, who owns The Spar, purchased the old River Rat Tap building with her fiancé Bean, and they have been renovating it into a meeting room, laundromat, and private residence. "We wanted to give back to the community," Bean said. "We asked around about what the town needed, because we have The Spar up there, and laundromat was top of the list when we bought the building here." Smart lock...
The number of reported covid-19 cases rose by one this week for a cumulative total of 612 in Wahkiakum County, according to the Washington Department of Health. The number of hospitalizations stands at 45, and nine deaths in the county 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 69.8 percent of the total population of the state of...
On October 18, the Naselle/Grays River Valley School Board held their monthly meeting. All board members were present and approximately six attendees from the community. After the usual opening steps on the agenda, including approval of the last meeting’s minutes, board member Tyson Vogeler expressed appreciation for the excellent minutes prepared by Rhiana Jacot. At the time for public comment, an individual from the audience asked if the board had a chair since former President of the Board, Chuck Hendrickson resigned in August. Vice-Chair A...
New Riverside Press of Gray's River, has announced publication of Part of Me: Poems and Other Writings by Thea Linnaea Pyle. Thea Linnaea Pyle was a long-time and much-loved resident of Wahkiakum County, who died in 2013. While widely known and admired as a botanical artist, she was also a fine writer, though few knew this side of her. This new book, years in the making, presents and celebrates Thea's poetry, short stories, vignettes, letters, and some favorite recipes, along with two of her...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 17 — 12:30 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Rosedale resident complaining of chest pain. 1:05 a.m. A passenger on a cruise ship traveling on the Columbia River may have suffered a heart attack. The patient was transferred to the Cathlamet ambulance at an address on Ostervold Road. The U.S. Coast Guard was notified. 8:27 a.m. A caller requested a welfare check after a man in Cathlamet made s...
Volunteers braved the rain on Saturday morning for the annual Tidy Up the Town event. They cleaned up around the Pioneer Center, the Cathlamet Library, and along the trail from downtown to Angle Street. Volunteers included the Robo Rascals 4-H Club and missionaries--Elders Barton, Johnson, and Hooper. Photos courtesy of Suzanne Holmes....
It all started with a red purse. When Jasmine and Chris Riley were still dating, she was managing a little boutique in Eugene, and he was working for the state of Washington. She also was an instructor in health care, with a background in management. Enamored with a red purse in the shop, Jasmine talked about it frequently. What she didn't know was that Chris, who had never done any kind of leather work, had become quietly inspired. "He set out to make that red purse," Jasmine said. "He...
BACK AGAIN--I am back in the present, with both telephone and internet, at least for the moment. It was a quiet couple of weeks, which was fairly nice in one way, as those annoying campaign calls and other robo calls weren’t waking me up, but it sure is hard to gather news and write a column when you’re out in the sticks and have no way to communicate, or send a column in via email! WE GOT RAIN--As I begin my column, it is actually pretty decent out there. However, last Friday night, our rain gauge showed that we had almost an inch of the wet...
October 27 through November 3, 2022 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. Wahkiakum Commissioners, Courthouse, 9:30 p.m. 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 End...
Wahkiakum Outdoors, sponsored by the Wahkiakum County Marine Resources Committee, provides informational programs of environmental resources and activities of interest to the local community. Their next presentation will be "Swans of Washington" by Martha Jordan, Executive Director - Northwest Swan Conservation Association on Saturday, November 12 at 2:00 p.m., at the Hope Center in Cathlamet, 320 S 3rd St., to learn about the migratory swans seen in this area during the fall. For further information call 601-831-0360 (Cathl...
To The Eagle: If you need help with providing Christmas gifts for your children up through the age of 17, please fill out an application or contact our Star Program phone at 360-431-5232. All calls and applications will be handled discreetly. This is a needs-based program. On Monday, October 31, you may pick up applications either at The Bank of the Pacific in the Star Program mail box in the foyer or Health and Human Services on Elochoman Valley Road. They must be returned to where you picked them up no later than November 22. Stars will be...
To The Eagle: Things to ask yourself before you vote democrat are worth asking. Will you vote for the ongoing deterioration of our military?, the decline of our standard of living?, the erasure of our national border?, or the basic moral and civil code? Will you support kicking parents out of their say in their kids’ education?, or the sterilization of minors with government gender bending? Do you support abortion up to the moment of birth?, the destruction of US industry?, the demonization of half or more of our population?, or herding p...
The Cathlamet town council on Monday poured over their preliminary 2023 budgets and gave final approval to new sewer and water utility rates. The council took no action on the budget; that will occur at November and December meetings. According to the budget summary, the town expects revenue of $6.8 million, with expenses of $4.58 million, leaving reserves of $2.2 million. The council first tackled employee compensation and benefits. Originally, a 4 percent increase in pay was considered, but after discussion, council members agreed that they...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce will host several events through the rest of the month. Business After Hours On Friday, there will be a Business After Hours event at the Spar in Cathlamet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. “This is our first one in two or three years,” Chamber Director Monica Budd said. “It’s been a long time and is for anyone looking to make connections, or is curious about businesses in the area. This is a time to bring your business card and mix and mingle, and get to know each other.” Ad...
To The Eagle: I was very disappointed to hear that our Prosecuting Attorney, Dan Bigelow, refused an offer to debate his challenger for office, Holly McKeen. Disappointed, but not surprised. You see, I have seen Dan in action in the courtroom. Some years back I was called to be in the jury pool for a criminal case Dan was prosecuting. During the screening process, Dan asked me a question that I felt was insulting. It implied that if I were being asked some difficult or embarrassing questions that my first reaction would be to respond with...
To The Eagle: I am writing to support Dan Bigelow for re-election to the position of Wahkiakum County Prosecuting Attorney. Dan and I became friends during 25 years of service as EMTs on the Cathlamet ambulance, answering hundreds of calls yearly. It didn’t take long to recognize Dan’s knowledge and understanding of the law and his pride of working for the county residents. It is important to Dan to treat people fairly and with respect. In his job as coroner I have witnessed his compassion and kindness in delivering difficult news to fam...
To The Eagle: Since 2012, Tulsi Gabbard served for the Democratic Party as Congresswoman in Hawaii’s 2nd congressional district. In 2020, she campaigned for President but dropped out of the race in which she gave her full support to Biden. Before that, she enlisted in the Hawaii Army National Guard and in 2004 got deployed on a 12-month tour in Iraq as a specialist with the Medical Company. This woman served and was promoted to various ranks while in the military. Why am I writing about her? As I mentioned, she’s been a member of the Dem...
To The Eagle: Rose and I support Dan Bigelow for re-election as Wahkiakum County Prosecutor. Dan has served and is currently serving the citizens of Wahkiakum County as prosecutor with all the qualifications, 10-years’ experience as prosecutor, trial experience, education and a law degree, too! Additionally, Dan has earned the respect and trust of the community for the past thirty-years as a volunteer fire fighter and EMS technician. Dan is the best choice for all of us. Dan works for our community; let’s work for Dan with our votes! Ple...
To The Eagle: Well, as is almost always the case, when I send a letter to The Eagle, the following week there comes a number of liberal writers sending letters in bunches to distort the truth with their misinformed spin. One writer blames the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for the rise in the price of energy, ignoring the fact that the Biden administration shut down pipelines, leases to drill on Federal lands and ANWAR, etc. Biden and the Democrats that worship at the Altar of Climate Change should keep in mind the climate changes four times a...
To The Eagle: American voters must decide if they like our runaway inflation at the grocery store and gas station. Federal Reserve, in Forbes article, promised to devalue our US dollar. We are seeing the nasty effects in our economy. The next few years look bleak, as both state and federal taxes are increasing and destroying any pay raises we receive. Then our President said the “Pandemic is Over.” But, oddly many hurtful mandates still continue. Are we truly better off today, than we were last year? Congressional leadership promises big...
CHILLY START--If you were lucky, your Saturday morning was not quite as cold as ours in West Valley as it was white with frost when I got up. I guess it's time to winterize even if these sunny daytime hours would lull us into a false sense of security. To top off the change in seasons, it looks like we'll see some rain coming our way if the forecast holds. THIS WEEKEND--If you're in need of hand tools, power tools, pots & pans and other kitchenware, along with sewing items, books and more, then head to the Skamokawa Grange Hall this weekend....
