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Outgoing Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing a novel tax on personal wealth above $100 million in hopes of plugging a budget shortfall and averting cuts to education, mental health services and police. The tax would apply to about 3,400 residents, Microsoft founder Bill Gates among them, and bring in $10.3 billion over four years, Inslee, a Democrat, said Tuesday. No other states, and only a few countries, have taxes structured the way Inslee is proposing, according to the Tax Foundation, a...
Students from John C Thomas Middle School had a career exploration opportunity on Friday Dec. 5. at the Clatsop Community College campus in Astoria. Tina Merz, teacher of the Career Exploration class, took fourteen students to learn about the potential of maritime career training. Students were given a tour of the campus as they learned about careers related to seafarers, vessel operations, and other maritime opportunities. Students gained an understanding of what it takes to get certified and how they can take higher education courses close to...
A congressionally mandated study of Grays River Valley flooding is included in the Water Resources Development Act of 2024, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell and U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez said last week. Wintertime flooding of lower elevations of the river in Western Wahkiakum County often happens when heavy rain or snow melt coincides with high tides. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has now been authorized to conduct “new navigation, flood risk management, and ecosystem restoration feasibility studies” in Grays River and Grays Bay. As det...
The Library will open with new morning hours starting the first week of January! We will be open on Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Closed Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday. All Wahkiakum County residents can receive a free library card to check out books and movies. Through the winter, toys, games, and crafts will be available for all ages, and cozy spaces to play, study, work, color, craft, or curl up with a good book! The Library offers several clubs and events for both children and adults. The...
The proud winners of the annual Veterans Day Essay Contest were awarded a monetary gift and recognized by Veterans of Foreign Wars representatives Bill Tawater and Doug Schoppelrey. The winners from Julius A. Wendt Elementary and John C. Thomas Middle School had a special visit to their classrooms, and they were recognized with a check and certificate that recognized students for their impressive work and insightful essays. Elementary students wrote to the prompt “How Should Our Veterans Be Trea...
The Rosburg Community Clubs’s Wednesday senior lunch is normally an opportunity for Wahkiakum County Sheriff John Mason to meet and talk with constituents in the west end of the county. On Wednesday, December 18, the normal routine was adjusted to account for the higher-than-normal water of Grays River as Sheriff Mason, accompanied by his wife Jodie, Undersheriff Gary Howell and Emergency Management Coordinator Austin Smith used their vehicles to ferry seniors who were concerned about driving t...
The POW/MIA Missing Man Table is meant to remind viewers of fallen, missing, or imprisoned U.S Service members. Nearly 81,000 American service members remain missing after having served in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and other conflicts involving the U.S. There are key elements in each table that are meant to be a reminder to never forget those service members who never came home. The table is round, to show our everlasting concern for our missing men. The cloth is white, symb...
Officials are still not close to reaching their goal of returning at least 5 million salmon and steelhead to the Columbia River Basin. However, new data shows a positive trend in total abundance of fish in the basin. That’s according to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, which on Tuesday met over Zoom to discuss the latest data of salmon and steelhead populations in the Columbia River Basin. Before 1850, salmon and steelhead runs to the Columbia River Basin were estimated to have been between 10 to 16 million annually. Dams s...
The Eagle is delivered to our readers’ mailboxes each week, bringing the news of Wahkiakum County and now Clatskanie with it. The Eagle wants to introduce its community to the team of dedicated people who work diligently to fill each issue with relevant content for our readers. This week’s edition of The Eagle’s Contributor Spotlight will showcase one of our photographers, Rob Hilson, who has provided The Eagle with photos of local sports since 2018. Rob began his career covering local news...
In this column we showcase the special education teachers who work tirelessly to encourage students to suceed. Each student has a different gift and special circumstance that impacts their learning. We offer kudos to our special education teaching team and the talents they offer our students. Shannon Smith Shannon Smith is a special education teacher at Julius A. Wendt Elementary and joins our team for the second year. She has sixteen years of experience in education, with eight years certified...
There is a gemstone growing in winter gardens, ready to harvest about Christmas time. The brussels sprout loves the cool weather the PNW offers and is growing happily while everything else is laying in dormancy or harvested, the brussels sprout continues to plump and develop as it soaks up the ideal climate. Brussels sprouts resemble a tiny cabbage and enjoy the same lineage, with leafy green edible buds. The were first cultivated in in the 13th century in Brussels, Belgium giving them their...
A stopgap update to the 60-year-old Columbia River Treaty between the U.S. and Canada upends flood control and hydropower across the river basin. The U.S. Department of State announced the temporary agreement late last month. It shifts flood risk management mostly to the U.S., which could make it trickier to manage floods on the Lower Columbia. But it also lets the U.S. keep an estimated $100 million in hydropower previously sent north. The new regime will have downstream impacts on hydropower...
On December 16, the Cathlamet Town Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting. During the first Public Comment period, a resident asked the Town Council to address ADA access and parking at Town Hall and the Library. Another citizen revealed the results of a recent study conducted on the Strong Park tree by a certified arborist. The arborist used a resistograph to test the tree’s age and determined it to be around 230 years old. Sheriff Mason reported that the vehicle stops occurring on Columbia St. or adjacent accounted for about 64% of...
Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a missing Cathlamet resident in the early morning hours of Dec. 14. Family members said they had not seen the resident since the night before; the search began at 1:30 a.m. and a silver alert was issued later in morning. Search and Rescue was called in. Their first steps were to call the State Emergency Operations Center and establish a base camp. The resident was last seen near Columbia Street in Cathlamet. Sheriff’s deputies began driving all the roads within town limits and SR-...
Speeches and candlelight celebrated the induction of six new members of the Wahkiakum High School chapter of the National Honor Society (WNHS) on Monday, December 6th, in the high school library. Each year, Wahkiakum sophomores, juniors, and seniors with at least a 3.25 accumulative GPA are invited to apply for admission in our local chapter. Applications reflect not only scholastic achievement, but the four pillars of the National Honor society: scholarship, service, leadership, and character....
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Education held its regular December meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The original agenda was amended to add an executive session and discussion on the pool information. The consent agenda was approved as submitted, which included regular payroll, vouchers, meeting minutes, supplemental contracts, and the second reading of the civil rights policy update. The old business was short, and the focus of discussion was on the child’s nutrition review with the upcoming January audit of the school nutrition program. ...
The Wahkiakum County Commissioners held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday Dec. 17. During the Commissioner’s reports, Commissioner Lee Tischer reported that the Town of Cathlamet will be raising sewer rates for the courthouse by nearly 17,000 dollars next year. Commissioner Gene Strong reported that the VFW requested permission to place a solar light at the new veteran’s memorial in front of the courthouse. Commissioners approved the appointment and re-appointment of several Marine Resource Center committee members: Bret Deaton, Sam...
Since publishing the story entitled “HHS Works Toward Healthcare Kiosk Relaunch”, Washington State Department of Health announced an extension of the DOH COVID-19 Testing Kiosk Program, allowing all kiosks to remain operational until end-of-day on March 31, 2025. This extension will help Wahkiakum County through the respiratory virus season and gives Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services more time to secure a harm reduction product dispensing alternative. Residents may continue to use the kiosk located below the Cathlamet Public Lib...
WET AND WETTER. We had a fairly damp and nasty Saturday but nothing like what hit up north; the Sound area people were rescuing decorations, flags, and anything else that wasn’t nailed down so at least we didn’t lose power or have any more than short bursts of wind and rain out here in West Valley. With the entire week looking wet, we may need waders or a boat to get around with the King Tides and added rain. Folks in low-lying areas, like Swedetown and over in the Grays River, Rosburg area were experiencing road closures due to water over the...
My husband, the generous giver that he is, shared his germs with me and I was laid out with a bad head cold all last week. Since I was sick, I missed out on all the plans I had for the week. I was disappointed to miss the Christmas party at the Grays River Grange, playing Bunco with friends at the Naselle Community Center, and just being able to get out and about. Thankfully, I was feeling well enough on Sunday to get to some fun events. Mark and I ventured into Naselle to the Finnish American...
Create a Disaster Plan: It is important to have a good communications plan before, during and after a disaster. Develop a family/household communication and reunification plan so that you can maintain contact and take the best actions for each of you to re-unite if you are separated. Discuss the types of disasters that are likely to happen and explain what to do in each case. Discuss what to do in an evacuation and pick two places to meet: • Right outside your home. • Outside your neighborhood in case you can’t return home. Make sure that every...
The Wahki Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), is an ambitious group of parents and school supporters that have come together to support students by filling the gaps for needs in the classroom, while offering exceptional support to literacy and other academic needs in the community. The PTO consists of parents, teachers and school volunteers. Leadership of the group consists of board members: Ashley Hilton, President; Chris Coleman, Vice President; Alice Coleman, Treasurer; and Lyndsey Hansen, Secretary. All are actively supportive parents in...
Dear Puget Island Water System customers, Wahkiakum PUD is required to have a Washington State Department of Health approved Water System Plan for the Puget Island Water System. This is the foundation of a safe, successful, and sustainable public water system. The last remaining significant, capital project in the water system plan is to develop an alternate source of water. Currently the only source of water for Puget Island water customers is through the Town of Cathlamet. The preferred...
Last week, we ran an article on the controversy around the Strong Park tree. This was an ambitious article, getting at important issues around how decisions are made and communicated. However, we published it before it was ready—more work was needed to achieve the level of journalistic excellence we aspire to. It is a challenge to provide the kind of coverage of local government issues like this deserve without the knowledge of government workings and the skill with communication that comes with a journalism degree. Our staff and c...
