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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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At 73, Puget Island resident Ron Wright still knows how to have a bit of fun. On Friday, Wright left his East Sunny Sands home on a raft made out of items he found on beaches over the last few years. It wasn't his first raft, and it wasn't his first adventure. He rowed in a slough along Whites Island to the top of Puget Island, making his way upriver along Jackson Inlet into the Cathlamet Channel, crossing over toward town, and traveling along the high cliffs to his final destination, the Elocho...
The Wahkiakum County Port 2 Board of Commissioners talked about updating their comprehensive plan, a coming kite festival, and a burn ban instituted at Vista Park on Tuesday. Looking over vouchers, Commissioner Allen Bennett asked about the port’s new utility trailer. Port 2 Assistant Manager Terina Davis said it was a 6 x10 utility trailer from Cowlitz River Rigging and it was already proving to be useful. She said staff were really busy at the park, cleaning, keeping it going, and keeping t...
A new family holiday has etched its way into Bill and Suzanne Holmes' lives, as friends, children, grandchildren, and more happily land at their home each summer to help with the honey harvest. "We are lucky," Bill Holmes said. "So many families split up and have little contact. All our girls get along. It is wonderful." Holmes took up beekeeping about a decade ago. It was, according to his daughter Sara Maurer, another in a long line of hobbies that Holmes immersed himself in until he was an...
The Wahkiakum County Commissioners approved a number of recommendations in less than an hour Tuesday. First up, was the approval of $69,750 to repair a retaining wall at the Wahkiakum clinic. Next was the renewal of the Workforce Southwest Washington reimbursement contract not to exceed $90,000. This contract helps county residents find jobs, get training, and helps local businesses find workers. Health and Human Services also renewed a contract with the state of Washington Department of Ecology to provide solid waste enforcement activities...
The Cathlamet Town Council met Monday in regular session. County Commissioner Lee Tischer attended by phone and asked for an update on the high school sidewalk and the Erickson park skatepark. Mayor David Olson said that the planning and funding for the sidewalk is done and construction should begin by October. The effort to construct the sidewalk started three years ago. The mayor told the commissioners that a $95,000 grant had been approved for the skatepark but that they were still in the planning phase. Jonelle McCoy from Washington...
One week from today, the 2023 Wahkiakum County Fair will open the gates to offer their annual late summer delights, and like this year’s motto, they plan to “Stirrup Some Fun." Fair Manager Patty Dursteler and her band of volunteers are really busy right now getting ready for those three days, Thursday through Saturday, August 17, 18 and 19. It’s time for all the final touches, Dursteler said, and for some reason, lots of meetings. Superintendents are preparing the Youth Barn, the T-Bui...
On Tuesday, Columbia Land Trust transferred responsibility for a new bridge on Risk Road to Wahkiakum County. The bridge was built last year as part of a project by Columbia Land Trust and funded by Bonneville Power Administration to improve habitat and rectify a problem with flooding in the area. "The bridge is here because we have had a long problem of flooding on Risk Road," Wahkiakum County Engineer Paul Lacy said. "Last winter we didn't have one drop of water go over the road, it went...
On August 3, one Cathlamet resident was on her daily walk around the track at Wahkiakum High School when she noticed what appeared to be a female osprey in distress at the base of its nearby nest. Thinking it had been shot, she and her partner made a call to the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Department, which forwarded the concern to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. WDFW Police did respond to a call of an injured osprey, Becky Elder wrote in an email. Elder is a Washington State F...
Last week, Leslie Billington was incorrectly identified as Leslie Billingsley in a photo. She was the instructor of an outdoor art class for home schooled children....
Do you have any interest in performing or singing in a play or musical? On Thursday, September 7, Joe Baker will hold a meeting to gauge interest in a community performance of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol during the holidays. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m., and will be held in what was the Cathlamet Community Center, the meeting room below the Cathlamet Library. Depending on turnout, auditions for several speaking roles and a choir will begin that night. All interested Wahkiakum C...
The Senior Prom added some excitement on Saturday night for the over-55 set at the Hope Center. The event was well attended, and people were anxious to get on the dance floor to show of their very best twist. Springsteen brought everyone to their feet. New friends were made. Photos by Ian Brandon....
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...
The District 4 Fire Department will receive an office upgrade after securing a 2023 House Bill 1168 computer grant through the Department of Natural Resources, according to District 4 volunteer and grant writer, M.D. Johnson. It is one of 55 $4,000 grants being given statewide, he said. Johnson, along with other district volunteers Beth Johnson and Chief Randy Hoven, were instrumental in getting the grant application submitted, and volunteer Justin Roberts, who is the district IT expert, put...
Every year, commercial fishermen and women from Wahkiakum County head to Alaska to make their living. They’ve been doing it for generations, and it’s because, as one of those fishermen explained to me, fishing isn’t something you do, it’s who you are. What they are right now is angry. On July 17, the Bristol Bay fishing community learned that they would receive $0.50 per pound for their catch, less than half the price they received the year before, which was $1.15, plus the $0.30 per pound t...
Last Wednesday, 12 youth between the ages of 10 and 14 showed up for a kayak event sponsored in partnership with the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Department, the Washington State Parks Boating Program, the Elochoman Slough Marina, and Wahkiakum School District. "It went amazing," Deputy Lucas Getman said on Monday. "All the feedback we had was super positive. We've had numerous requests to do it again next year." According to Getman, the kids learned how to enter boats safely and practiced basic p...
On Tuesday evening, Puget Island Fire Department hosted National Night Out, an event that is celebrating its 40th anniversary. A crowd turned out to talk to local deputies and volunteer firefighters, check out fire engines, and enjoy hot dogs, root beer floats, and some games. Photos by Ian Brandon....
Wahkiakum County PUD General Manager Dan Kay had some good news for the board of commissioners when they met on Tuesday. He recently received a call from Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez who serves Washington’s 3rd District, letting him know that the PUD was being awarded nearly a million dollars for their project to find a secondary water source on Puget Island. Kay said the PUD asked for $2 million, but this was a very large chunk moving forward. “She is going to continue to look for oth...
Every two years, the Wahkiakum chapter of the Marine Resources Committee awards grants to local applicants, supporting education, improving parks, and more. They recently announced their approved projects for 2023-2025. Carol Ervest was awarded $1,000 to teach a fish preservation workshop. The workshop will give participants a hands-on opportunity to learn how to preserve fish using an approved USDA pressure canning method, and provide information on other preservation methods like...
Commissioners were in session Tuesday as usual. Due to the Retirement of Kelly Patterson the county is planning to hire a new community outreach specialist. Julie Johnston presented to the board that the position has become increasingly difficult for one person to manage and asked the commissioners to approve a second full time position to assist with the work. The outreach specialist administers the PUD discount program, rental assistance program and works with the Area Agency on Aging and disabilities as well as coordinating with the area...
Local food banks are seeing more traffic these days thanks to a trifecta of higher prices at the grocery store, a decrease in SNAP benefits, and no summer lunch program. If you think it’s just families with kids, think again. The pantries are getting visited by seniors more than ever, as they look for ways to extend their sometimes limited incomes. Tom Gartski at the St. Catherine Catholic Church/St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank in Cathlamet says numbers are up because of the price of food. “A lot...
Leslie Billington, top right, offers an art class to a group of homeschooled children. They usually meet every Monday in her art studio, but this week they set up at the Elochoman Slough Marina for plein air painting, which simply means out of doors. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
THURSDAY 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, enter via door on 3rd, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Food Addicts...
At the school board meeting on July 18, the Naselle Grays River Valley School Board adopted the proposed budget for the 2023-2024 school year, discussed policies, board goals and the next community survey. With updates from Superintendent Lisa Nelson and Principal Justin Laine, it was a meeting full of energy and promise for the coming year. Keeping in mind that the school district carries no debt at all and with news of funding coming for an important capital project next year in the amount of a $4.88M grant, the future of the school and its...
Esther Mendez is the Early Care and Education coordinator, Early Achievers coordinator, and a family support specialist at St. James Family Center. "She wears a lot of different hats, but she really is our expert on early care and education," SJFC Director Beth Hansen said. Family support and parent involvement are part of the focus of ECEAP, which stands for Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program and the Early Achievers Program, which sets a standard of care for children and families...
