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I am voting for Marie because she is working at all levels for us in SW WA. At the congressional level, Marie Glusenkamp Perez ( WA-03-D) recently teamed up with Rep. Juan Ciscomani’s (AZ-06-R) to design the bipartisan Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-In Program Act. A few days ago this bill unanimously passed the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to expand work opportunities and benefits for working adults with disabilities. She regularly visits us at Mile38 to listen to our concerns and to answer questions. Her "mobile office" staff r...
Welcome to my new column, Westside Stories. I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I am Lisa Yeager. My husband Mark and I moved to Grays River in June of 2021 after purchasing the old Schmand dairy farm on North Hull Creek Road. We spent our first 2 years clearing years of overgrowth, metal, concrete, and loads of other debris left behind. Our original plan was to develop and build an RV Park, however, due to several setbacks, that venture is permanently on the back burner. On...
It was a packed house at the Grays River Grange on Tuesday evening as candidates for several political offices presented their case to local residents why they feel they are the best person for the job. Doors opened an hour ahead of the start time. The Grange provided light refreshments as residents of Wahkiakum County and surrounding communities filtered into the historic building for a full evening. Candidates mingled with the crowd, shook hands, and answered questions. Long time Grange member and Grays River resident Bob Pyle, gave a rousing...
To The Eagle, I'm writing to encourage people to vote for Andi Day as a state senator for our legislative district. She is a third generation resident of our district who grew up in Naselle, attended WSU, and who currently lives in Seaview, and is raising her 13-year-old son. Andi grew up in a commercial fishing family with strong ties to oystering and timber, which has shaped her perspective on what goes into creating a thriving economy. Over her years of working in statewide leadership roles focusing on economic and tourism development, she...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School Board met for their monthly meeting on Oct. 15. All the Board of Directors, except for Lonnie Eaton, were present. The agenda was filled with several actions for discussion and approval related to personnel, resolutions, and policies. During the Public Comment portion a request was brought to the board from several parents, students, and representatives of the Naselle Sports Club to restart the wrestling program. The lengthy discusssion covered issues regarding the short time frame to be able to...
Naselle High School and Wahkiakum High School both scored big wins in their football games this week, but the story of the Comets' contest against Taholah was cut short because of a serious injury to a Taholah player. Eagle correspondent Rob Hilson was on-site for Naselle's 35-0 win against Taholah, and the game was called with about five minutes remaining in the first quarter. The reason for cutting the game short was that a Taholah player was severely injured. According to Hilson, both teams...
GORGEOUS SUNDAY. As I begin this column, it's a really nice sunny Sunday afternoon and it's just the perfect fall day after a very, very foggy beginning. However, it appears from the upcoming forecast that it's going to be extremely wet for most of the week, so if they happen to be wrong and we catch a break, I hope you'll be able to take advantage of it. The rain is great for fire danger and for keeping our water systems flowing nicely, but it can be fairly miserable if you're trying to have some sort of gathering in which the rain truly puts...
October 7 6:04 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Puget Island address where a person was having abdominal issues. 9:41 a.m. Emergency services transported a Cathlamet resident who was advised by their doctor to go to the hospital. 1:57 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Cathlamet resident with breathing problems. 2:28 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Puget Island resident who had possibly cut their finger off with a log splitter. October 8 9:11 a.m.Emergency services responded to an Elochoman Valley homeowner who...
Another week in the books in Washington state high school sports, and volleyball and football seasons at Naselle High School and Wahkiakum High School have continued to roll along. Here's what you may have missed last week in the world of Wahkiakum and Naselle sports. Naselle football Naselle continued its positive momentum this season with a 72-0 win over Chief Leschi in a conference game on Oct. 12. The victory marked the Comets' fifth league win in a row and sixth overall, en route to a...
High school sports are abuzz across Washington, and for Wahkiakum High School and Naselle High School, that means that cross-country, football, and volleyball are up and running. Let's take a look at where the Mules and the Comets are at in football and volleyball now that the regular season proceedings are fully underway. Wahkiakum High School football The Mules have had a mixed start to their 2024 campaign, going 2-3 in their first five games and holding a 2-2 record in league play so far....
The Wahkiakum County Eagle is looking for columnists, writers, and photographers who would like to help us cover events in the Westend. Residents of Grays River, Rosburg, and Naselle, this is your opportunity to keep your neighbors and the rest of Wahkiakum County informed about important news and events happening on the west side of KM Mountain. The Eagle is looking for citizen journalists who would like to write about county government, high school sports, community events, or whatever you might be passionate about. No experience is...
I am voting for Marie because she is working at all levels for us in SW WA. At the congressional level, Marie Glusenkamp Perez ( WA-03-D) recently teamed up with Rep. Juan Ciscomani’s (AZ-06-R) to design the bipartisan Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-In Program Act. A few days ago this bill unanimously passed the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to expand work opportunities and benefits for working adults with disabilities. She regularly visits us at Mile38 to listen to our concerns and to answer questions. Her “mobile office” staff...
Yesterday, the Columbia County Chronicle & Chief published its last issue, leaving Oregon’s Columbia County without a newspaper. The Chief was founded in 1891, the same year as The Wahkiakum County Eagle. It was run by the Steele family for four generations, starting in 1922 and served the communities of Rainier, Clatskanie, Westport, Mist, and Alston-Mayger weekly. In 2014, Country Media, based in Salem, bought the Chief; they also owned the St. Helens Chronicle. The two papers operated i...
Janice Joy Cothren passed away peacefully at her home on August 14, 2024 at the age of 84 surrounded by her loving family. Janice was born to Francis and Laura Edmonson in Prosser, Washington on February 11, 1940. Eventually the family moved to Cathlamet following the booming logging industry in the area. Janice married Carl Cothren in April of 1958 and then graduated from Cathlamet High School that summer. In 1959 they welcomed their daughter Bettie Jane. Carl and Janice were married for...
Performing at Naselle Lutheran Church on Friday, Sept. 13 at 7:00 p.m., (freewill donation) is critically acclaimed Jonathan Rundman. The Minneapolis-based folk/rock songwriter has released his first book. Lost Songs of the Suomi Synod is a musical and theological memoir of Rundman’s Lutheran ancestors who emigrated from Finland in the early 1900s. The book collects Rundman’s arrangements and translations of 28 songs from this Nordic immigrant community who settled in Upper Michigan, Min...
Traveling to Peru, exploring ancient Greece, or taking an expedition to Antarctica are new opportunities coming to the student classrooms at Wahkiakum School District this fall. Thanks to the WSU Wahkiakum Extension Service and their work to secure Career-Connected grants, students can use innovative technology from two rounds of grant monies awarded. Round one of the grants supported the robotics program and provided a 3D printer in the robotics technology classroom. The Round two award was $183,858 to grow Career-Connected learning using...
The fall sports rosters are filling up as student athletes hit the hardwood or field to condition for the season. Wahakiakum School District athletic programs offer a diverse playing field including football, volleyball, and cross country. This year the entire district is seeing changes including the Athletic Department: Moving to a new athletic league and classification. Athletic Director Rob Garrett is looking forward to the changes and believes one grows when faced with change. “Our kids w...
Some years ago, during efforts to maintain the Deep River cemetery and push back the encroaching forest flora, a small grave stone was discovered outside of the fenced burial ground at the edge of the woods. The top of the gravestone was adorned with a sculpture of a lamb laying down signifying the grave of a lamb of God. While years of exposure had dulled the once crisp engraved lettering, it could still be seen the grave stone was for a child named Ihannelma Maunula who was born in 1890 and...
Kathleen E. Elliott 75, of Skamokawa,WA died on July 22 at her home. Kathleen was born in New Jersey on June 14, 1949 to Ralph and Margaret Elliott. She moved to Dahlia (Elliott Point) as a child and graduated from Naselle High School. She is survived by her son Ed Stevens and her brothers Ken and Jay Elliott. She has one grandchild and two step grandchildren and two great grandchildren.She was preceded in death by 4 siblings and her daughter, Dawn Elliott. A celebration of her life potluck will be held on Saturday August 10th at 1 p.m. at her...
On the evening of Monday July 22, Wahkiakum West Communications held their premiere of Columbia Coast TV (CCTV) at the Neptune Theater in Long Beach. It was dubbed an “Orange Carpet” event as a tongue-in-cheek comparison to the “Red Carpet” premieres of Hollywood fame. Attendees were treated to an entertaining and informative ninety minutes of videos produced over the past two years highlighting numerous Pacific County businesses. Three individuals, actor and model Mark Justice, profess...
The Minnesota based Finnish brass septet "Ameriikan Poijat" (Boys of America) celebrates its 35th anniversary and has planned to continue to observe this landmark with a concert tour to the West Coast. They have been presenting music in concerts, at ethnic festivals, in regional tours, and at music conferences, and recreating authentic social dance music, along with concert repertoire, from a bygone era. “Poijat” was formed in Northfield, Minnesota, and made its first concert tour to a Fin...
In late March, the Washington Department of Natural Resources put the Freedom timber sale up for auction. Located on 138 acres of state forestland 17 miles northeast of Naselle, the sale offered over 8,500 metric board-feet of hemlock and Douglas fir. The DNR’s timber cruise report calls it some “nice looking wood.” Nice enough for Stimson Lumber to bid more than $3 million, despite a conservation group’s appeal of the sale in Pacific County Superior Court a few weeks earlier. To the nonprof...
June 24 6:15 a.m. The Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Department and the Washington State Patrol responded to a two vehicle collision in Skamokawa. One individual with an injury declined transportation to the hospital. 7:59 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Puget Island resident with breathing difficulty. 8:21 a.m. Emergency services responded to a Cathlamet resident who had fallen. 4:48 p.m. A welfare check was requested on a Cathlamet resident. Deputies contacted the individual who declined assistance. 4:54 p.m. A caller in Cathlamet r...
In loving Memory, Betty Lou Lillian (Jackson) Bowles was born on April 17, 1935, in Missoula, Montana to parents Louis Jackson and Elma Sears. She was the fourth of nine children and two step children; Louis Jackson, Robert Jackson, Eugene Jackson, Bessie (Jackson) Axmaker, Shirley (Jackson) Magnuson, Evelyn (Patricia) (Jackson) Hopkins Mary (Jackson) DeMuth, Roger Jackson, Sandra Wolfe and Edwin Wolfe. Her family moved to Cathlamet, Wa. When Betty was five years old. When Betty was eight years...
