Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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To the Eagle: How easy it is to criticize when things don’t go well, and how easy it is to take things for granted that do. I have been delighted each morning to go to the front door and find my newspaper placed neatly by the screen. I used to have to hunt through the bushes or look around the yard and often to find it rain soaked somewhere, anywhere but the front door. Thank you Mr. Hess for being such a thoughtful, careful delivery person. I hope you continue your job because I, for one, will sure miss you when you leave. Dixie Swart C...
To the Eagle: Last week my neighbor called me and said he wanted to put a manger scene in front of the courthouse and was told no! What? This is Wahkiakum County. Fast forward: The county commissioners told us no. “We don’t want to open the door for others to put displays on county land.” But this is Christmas. If we can’t be proud of the birth of the saviour of the human race, what then? Rewind: You remember good will toward men, go tell it on the mountain, saviour of the nations come. How about, to us a child of hope is born, to us a son is...
To The Eagle: Just a quick reminder that the JA Wendt PTO is still offering raffle tickets for our Movie Night gift basket. Tickets are $1 and everything you’ll need for a fun-filled evening of family fun is in there: Movie of your choice from Cathlamet Video, pop and candy, and lots of popcorn! Winner’s name will be announced at the end of the movie on December 19. Need not be present to win, we will get it to you. We will host “Movie in Your Jammerz” Friday, December 19, at the elementary school at 6 p.m. in the multi-purpose room. Donatio...
To The Eagle: I went to the spaghetti supper at the Skamokawa Grange Christmas Party and enjoyed my self completely. If you didn't attend you are the loser. The food was very very good and everyone had a good time. Carol McClain Skamokawa...
To The Eagle: The Wahkiakum Food Bank served 130 families with turkey baskets. Believe me, there is more to it than just handing out baskets. We had many outsiders come in and help our regular workers and volunteers. Ritchy and his crew cleaned out and made ready the big area to keep the food in. Also helping were the girls in #3 and the girls in the office. I know I no doubt left some out, please forgive me, but know that we thank you, too. To those that received a basket, just know that many were involved with time, food and money. Maybe...
To The Eagle: When I first saw Cathlamet, it was just as my husband had described to me. A beautiful home town community full of many wonderful people, and the most beautiful place I had ever seen. He had lived here prior to joining the United States Navy in 1987, and planned on retiring here after his 20 years of military service were over, so that's what we did in 2007. He wanted to come back here and put his exceptional work ethics and extensive knowledge and work skills to work for this community. We had heard such wonderful stories how...
To The Eagle: We would like to give a great big thank you to all of the people that volunteered and helped us with the Scholastic book fair, and another big thank you to those of you that helped us reach our $3000 goal. We made it! With this we will be able to purchase some new books for our school library and a few extras for the classrooms. We are so excited about this. We will be painting the library during the Christmas vacation session and new books will just be a great touch to this. We are looking for a few volunteers to do this. If you...
To The Eagle: The 2nd Annual Living Well in Wahkiakum resource event was held on November 5 at the Grays River Valley Center in Rosburg. This event brought together resources like DSHS, Peace Health, NorthWest Justice, 911, Area on Aging and Disabilities, Goodwill, the area Food Banks, Washington Health, Longview CAP and many, many more. Residents received information on all available assistance in Wahkiakum County. Approximately 100 people attended this daylong event that also included a wonderful hot lunch. This event gave everyone the...
To The Eagle: Mr. Carlsen’s letter to the editor from Nov. 13th is inaccurate. The erosion on Pancake Point and East Sunny Sands has been an issue for decades. Dredge spoils have been placed on Pancake Point on down several times within the past 40 years. The beach erosion is not just about the Watson house. The erosion affects all properties along East Sunny Sands Rd. Reference the Notice of Application for Shoreline Management Substantial Development, Conditional Use permit for Variance Permit May 2007. This permit was for “ Propose pla...
To The Eagle: Mr. Carlsen’s letter is clearly inaccurate and full of unsubstantiated claims. This is not about saving the Watson home. It is about saving the property of homeowners up and down East Sunny Sands. It is also about saving property on other parts of Puget Island that are or soon will be suffering the same fate. If Mr. Carlsen took the time to research the issue, attend the county commissioner meetings, talk to his neighbors, and maybe take a walk along the beach, he would be aware that the erosion has extended well beyond where i...
To The Eagle: Just a quick announcement to let everyone know that the JA Wendt Elementary School Scholastic Fall Book Fair is now open. The hours for the fair are from 8 a.m. to 4 pm., November 17-25. We will be open during conferences, so please feel free to come look at all the wonderful books that we have to offer. We have set our sales goal for $3000 and we need your help to achieve this. If we reach our goal we have the opportunity to purchase almost $1800 in books for our classrooms and library at the school, and we need your help to do...
To The Eagle: As winter's cold blast starts across the nation, this is a great time for everyone to make sure that their outside hoses are disconnected and that outdoor faucets are winterized. Any exposed water pipes should be protected from freezing. During the cold weather a great thing to do is to visit Cathlamet's library to get warm and check out a book or two. The library remodel is complete and readers will find the building much improved. Library users may enjoy the following email exchange between myself and librarian Carol Blix, the b...
To The Eagle: Save the Watson house? The Watson house was originally on a dock on pilings in the Columbia River. The owners of the house were told when they had it moved onto dry land that they did not move it far enough from the river. They wanted it near the river for 'the best view.' As a result, that house is now being threatened by the river. Adding sand to the Pancake Point area is not a solution to the problem. It will wash away--and the spoil will threaten the ferry landing. More dredging will then be necessary. The logical action...
To The Eagle: On behalf of the student body, staff and board of directors of Wahkiakum School District, I would like to extend our gratitude to our voters for passing our 4-year technology and security capital projects levy. We realize that it is not an “easy pill to swallow” when being asked to raise taxes, no matter how small the raise. We at your schools will do our very best to ensure that your dollars are used wisely, as we strive to provide our students with a safe and technologically efficient environment in which to learn. Bob Gar...
To The Eagle: November is National Family Caregivers Month and each year more of us are caring for a loved one with a chronic condition, disability or simply the frailties of old age. Over 850,000 Washington citizens are unpaid family caregivers, providing 80% of the services that allow family members to remain at home as long as possible. Recent state agency data reports this uncompensated caregiving is estimated to be valued at $10.6 billion. Washington State has a Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) but it currently serves less than 1%...
To The Eagle: The Lions Club is helping the Wahkiakum Food Bank again as it has for years, and the food bank and the people that receive the food surely are thankful and appreciate the food. They will start picking up the food at 9 a.m. on November 8 at your doorstep, so please, have the food ready. If perhaps you do not have it ready, or you forgot, they will wait a short time. You can also bring it later at the food bank, 42 Elochoman Valley Road, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on that day. If you would like to give a turkey (please) we would appreciate...
To The Eagle: I enjoyed the beautiful photos by Poul Toftemark of about 50 elk around Seal River. I look forward to the time when healthy elk will again roam our fair state from west to east and north to south, and this is quite possible to achieve, but we believe that will not happen with the present “team” of Drs. Mansfield, Jonker, Besser, Pamplin, and their technical advisory group. First of all, among the 50 or so elk in the photo, it would be difficult to spot an elk with hoof rot because they move less than healthy elk and might not be...
ToThe Eagle: A bit of this week's political activity is devoted to trying to get the area's escalating utility rates under control. Here in Cathlamet, a town hall meeting is scheduled to try to sort out sewer fees, and next door in Longview a couple of nice folks are on the ballot for PUD Commissioner to try to end bickering and gridlock in that organization. That town's water supply, administered by the city council, is also out of control both financially and chemically, but no one figured out a way to get it on the ballot. Just as well,...
To The Eagle: How did it happen? Last Friday evening the Mules got off to a slow start, until about four minutes were left in the game. Then a second touchdown that made it 12 to 13. They got possession about the time for the two minute warning. It seemed they may have gone into a run-down-the-clock drill, ultimately leaving just two seconds in the game. Then, just like the pros do, they scored as the clock ran out. Could it have been planned? Let’s keep an eye on them tonight. Jim Brown, Cathlamet...
The Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office Department of Emergancy Management (DEM) is happy to announce that October is Washington State Disaster Preparedness Month. Each week in October I am discussing a different aspect of being prepared. This week I am going to discuss the second component of being prepared “Creating a Plan” and an upcoming test of the Emergency Community Notification System (ECNS). Your family may not be together when a disaster strikes, so it is important to plan in advance: how you will get to a safe place; how you will...
To The Eagle: Allow me to present a short list of things that indicate the ‘alleged’ Sandy Hook school shooting was no shooting at all, but an ‘enhanced’ FEMA drill that went viral on the national media. The school itself had been flooded more than once and had been shut down. Many first responders went to the wrong school, the one where former Sandy Hook students would have been. There were portable restrooms on site. There was an enormous number of cases of bottled water on hand. There was a sign that said you must sign in. A large number...
To The Eagle: We first met Mark Howie shortly after we bought our home. Mark and his wife, Deb, were on a leisurely drive in the country and pulled into our driveway to introduce themselves, welcome us to Cathlamet, and to thank us for putting so much effort into transforming our home. He mentioned how much he loves Wahkiakum county and that he loves seeing people take pride in where they live. Mark mentioned that he worked for the Sheriff’s office, and asked if we had any problems or concerns. We told him that it was a little scary to walk a...
Submitted by Beau Renfro County Emergency Management Director The Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office Department of Emergancy Management (DEM) is happy to announce that October is Washington State Disaster Preparedness Month. There are three primary components to being ready for an emergency or disaster: Be informed, Create a Plan, and Build a Kit. This week I would like to talk about the first component which is “Being Informed” and an upcoming National Weather Service (NWS) Weather spotter class. Our county has five primary ways of getti...
And so we have an election upon us with measures of utmost importance. Well, maybe. Two initiatives, I-594 and I-591, deal with gun control. I-594 would tighten rules on gun sale background checks in a state effort to keep guns out of the hands of people with felony convictions or who have a history of mental illness, sex offenses or domestic violence. People now may take advantage of a loophole in state law that doesn't require the same level of checks at gun shows or over the internet. If the initiative passes, all sales would have the same...
To the Eagle: “It’s so quiet in here,” a student whispered in my Wahkiakum High School English classroom a few weeks ago. Students were so absorbed in reading and responding to each others’ essays on our classroom computers, the whisper almost resonated. Beneath the silence, however, the online dialogue was constant as students offered praise and constructive criticism. As class time dwindled, one student planned ahead: “Essay party tonight at 7pm?” Thanks to shared documents online, the collaborative revision could continue at home. This...
