Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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To The Eagle: It is my opinion that only those who have lived here for about 40 or 50 years, can really understand why we have so little faith in the "experts" that we are told to let handle things, like our white-tailed deer. Years ago, you would have been able to drive around a large amount of well kept farm land with over 200 white-tailed deer on it. The land owners kept the land in perfect shape so that their cattle and other critters thrived, which in turn, kept the deer population high. This land brought in tax money to our county. The...
To The Eagle: The net result of the 2013 deer relocation was to reduce a viable population at the JBH refuge to a non-viable population at the Ridgefield refuge. It would appear that the newly proposed relocation is an attempt to rectify that mistake. Deer were successfully relocated from Douglas County, Oregon to the JBH refuge in 2010, and it is not clear to me why this is not being considered as an alternative to relocating deer from Puget Island. Perhaps the potential uproar in that area precludes the possibility from being considered?...
To The Eagle: From my perspective, WDFW did not put deer on Puget Island. Deer have been on Puget Island all along and way before lots of the current residents. Some of the deer are there because they swam there. If WDFW now wants to keep deer on the JBH Reserve (physically move them back to where they were in imminent danger because of a failing dike), they will have to stop making it a bird refuge/swamp and make it once again habitable for the deer as it was when the deer thrived. The deer thrived when there were farms and cows where the JBH...
To The Eagle: Someone said this, and it is so clearly true, "When the power of love replaces the love of power, then we might have a world of peace and intelligent behavior." Intolerance of the ideas and opinions of others to the extent that one would abolish these people to a particular hell would not bring about that state of love and compassion for all life. It would create the world we have now, which certainly could, to put it mildly, be improved upon. Alex Docker, Ph.D., Cathlamet...
To The Eagle: Quoting Chaucer, “There is an end to everything, to good things as well.” So holds true with my position as the executive director of Wahkiakum Community Network. I have had the pleasure of serving this fabulous organization for the last eleven years, but it is time to free up some me-time, finally work a regular work week (at my other job at the PUD) and perhaps find a hobby or two! Effective this month, I have resigned from the Network. I am writing to introduce Ginger Hake as my replacement as the new coordinator for Wah...
To The Eagle: Just some additional information to further clarify the article that appeared in last week’s paper. The Wahkiakum Food Bank is not the Wahkiakum County Food Bank. Our donations were good for November (Thanksgiving Baskets) and December (Christmas Baskets). Now it is January which is usually a low month, as well as February and March. So please, do not think we do not need your support as well as your prayers. We anticipate a larger turnout now that the state is cutting food stamps, etc. Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas a...
To The Eagle, I would like to respond to your recent article “Tarot: A guide to the past and healing here and now.” I noticed you had given this woman of the article some very generous exposure to her craft of “fortune-telling,” which is what tarot card reading is about. Maybe you will allow me the same gracious space to express what I think about fortune-telling. When someone tells you your future by reading the tarot cards I wonder are they able to do this by a special gift that most of us don’t have, or are they aided by some unseen fo...
To The Eagle: In regard to the deer being moved from Puget Island, I would like to comment. My wife and I have lived on Puget Island for the past 10 years. I am struck by the way nonresidents of the Island are so quick to volunteer my home for a deer refuge. If these people had a yard and if they had eight or more deer in their yard most every evening, I think they would sing a different tune. The deer damage trees with their antlers, eat the bark, leaves, and blossoms and they eat many plants off at the ground. I know a seven foot fence is...
To The Eagle, What do cigarettes and Federal Reserve notes have in common? Some folks call cigarettes coffin nails for smokers. Federal Reserve notes should be called coffin nails for the economy. Medical professionals say smokers’ lungs start getting better the first day after they stop smoking. The U.S. economy will start improving the very first day after we stop the Federal Reserve from creating our money as debt, that is to say, issuing Federal Reserve notes. The federal government could then create money that would not be owed to a...
To The Eagle: To my Secret Santa, The card says who or why is not important. Learn something new every day. Let this be your guide. Pay it forward. Find joy in what you do. My lesson learned is humility! Although I have a lot of curiosity, you are right. The who and why are not important. The road of life led me to Cathlamet in early 2011. It has been easy to become part of this community and I have been welcomed with open arms and made many great friends through my time with Tsuga Gallery, the library, Wags and Vibes and my neighbors. I thank...
To The Eagle: Helping Hand Food Bank greatly appreciates the work of the members of Boy Scout Troop 883 who collected about 300 pounds of food donations for “food insecure” families in our community. The food will help to compensate for the high demand that we’re experiencing during this season. The efforts of Troop 883 are in keeping with that part of the Boy Scout oath that commits: “To help other people at all times…” Craig Brown, on behalf of the Helping Hand Board of Directors...
To The Eagle: Reporting on the Thanksgiving Baskets: We served over 100, thanks to the many many that helped. Thanks to the Lions Food Drive, the workers, volunteers, servers, etc., that helped bring it all together. Without you, we could not have done it. Thanks for the cash donations (some want to remain anonymous), the food, and all the workers. Thanks to the guys next door that emptied and cleaned out their place so we could use it. Thanks to the traffic director, the girls who compiled the list and the girls who delivered the food to...
To The Eagle: As I write this letter today, I am in awe of the generosity from folks (companies, churches, groups,and individuals) who are thoughtful and giving people. In October of 2012, *GAP was started. It is a program for school aged kids, from any income level, whose families want them to participate by getting extra food for weekends, school breaks, etc. The name says it all—GAP—to fill in the “gaps” when kids aren’t able to get free/reduced breakfasts and lunches at school. We decided to make GAP an acronym to stand for G...
To The Eagle: After reading the latest issue of The Eagle, we were driving to Longview when we were overtaken by the Cathlamet ambulance. Further down the highway we then saw the ambulance stopped in a pull-off on the side of the road where they were transferring the patient to the Cowlitz ambulance. Having just read in the Sheriff’s Report the great volume of calls for help of all sorts for the week of December 2-8, it makes me realize, once again, how thankful we all could be for those who answer the first call at 911, and then those who mobi...
To The Eagle: We were deeply saddened to learn that Darcie Earwood would no longer be employed at the Wahkiakum Family Health Center. Over the last three years Darcy has been our nurse, providing exceptional care to both my husband and me. In our experience with her she was always professional, courteous and empathetic towards her patients. On more than one occasion she went well beyond the call of duty to ensure we received the best care possible. We will miss her terribly and wish her every success in her future career. Sarah & Paul...
To The Eagle: Four weeks ago, two gentlemen from Longview were arrested after killing a bull elk from the herd of 22 which frequent the Columbia Land Trust land. This land is listed in the Washington hunting guide as a no hunting area. Four weeks of The Eagle have been published since this occurred, and this incident has never been mentioned. I have hunted big game in my home state of Wisconsin and also in Wyoming, Maryland and Pennsylvania. If this incident had taken place in any of those four states, these two men would have had their vehicle...
To The Eagle: My husband, Bjarne and I had the pleasure of attending the “Living Well in Wahkiakum County” convention at the Grays River Valley Center in Rosburg on November 20. We had a very pleasant time, as did our daughter, Lisa Nortrup, and our granddaughter, Grace. We were all impressed by the professionalism of the layout and the abundance of information and materials offered to visitors. There were samples and prizes offered, in particular those relating to emergency preparedness, but there were many information booths about com...
To The Eagle: My heartfelt congratulations to Terry Howell at Health and Human Services for the splendid job she did in organizing the Fall Event,“Living Well in Wahkiakum County” that was held November 20 at Johnson Park in Grays River. Well attended by more than a hundred Wahkiakum residents (and some of our extended cousins in Naselle), this “maiden voyage” clearly indicated the beginning of an annual event of great benefit to all of us. The Emergency Backpacks that were given out to those who visited all of the forty-five (45) vendors...
To The Eagle: Since January 2010 I have had a wonderful experience and enjoyed the fantastic relationships with you all while working here in Cathlamet. Thank you - for accepting me into your families and allowing me to assist in your health care. As most of you know my mother passed away on October 4th of this year. Some of you may also know that I was a caregiver for her until the end. Needless to say I have taken her loss harder than expected. At the end of October I had a "difficult time coping with change" and put in my resignation. A...
To The Eagle: The mayor says the Island is using 45% of the water produced by the town but paying only 18.3% of the revenue, advances the case that the Islanders are being unfairly subsidized by the mainlanders and states that the town is losing fifty cents per hundred cubic feet on the water they sell the Island. There are some tee-tiny problems with these figures. In 2012 the town sold 4.6 million cubic feet of water in town and outlying areas for which they received $68K. They sold the same amount, 4.6 million cubes, to Puget Island...
To The Eagle: T’was indeed a spectacular donnybrook at last week’s PUD meeting. Mayor Wehrfritz and Chairman Jungers are both skilled verbal swordsmen, and the other main players, Healy, Swart, Reid, Tramblie, Booth-Watts and Cruickshank were all articulate and impressive. The article in The Eagle made me sound like the prophetic leadoff speaker, but that’s off the mark. I had just sorta stumbled in to give my semi-annual catchment water/septic vs. sewer back-to-basics pitch with no idea that the OK Corral was in the offing. Both sides had a...
To The Eagle: I find it so sad to read that the city (Cathlamet) and the PUD (public utility district) cannot sit down and negotiate a new contract. Webster's defines negotiate, "To confer with another so as to come to terms or reach an agreement." The PUD needs to remember the city's water plant was built with tax payer funds and only has a true obligation to provide water to the city proper. The PUD has made the decision to supply water to Puget Island. However, the PUD wants to be able to buy water below cost from the city and mark it up by...
To The Eagle: The Star Program is for children up to and including the age of 17 whose families need a little extra help with Christmas gifts each year due to job loss or difficult circumstances. All names will be held confidential. Anyone wishing to help can pick up a star from the Star Trees at the Bank of America and Bank of the Pacific in Cathlamet, the Duck Inn Restaurant and Skamokawa Store or the Rosburg Store. Each star has the age, sex, and sizes for a local child along with two or three Christmas wishes. You may purchase one or more...
To The Eagle: The conflict over the Puget Island Water system between the city of Cathlamet and the Wahkiakum PUD is at a crises point. The posturing and bickering between both parties are only going to lead to hurting the rate payers on the systems. Over the eight years that I served on the Board of Commissioners of the Wahkiakum PUD (2002-2010), I witnessed multiple incidences between the management team and my fellow commissioners over the inability of the City of Cathlamet to be able to justify their actual costs in providing water to the...
To The Eagle: Is there a problem with the Town of Cathlamet’s long term water contract with the Wahkiakum Public Utility District #1? There is for the Town, and here’s why. The current contract (which expires in 2037) provides for the Town to sell 41% of the water it produces for 18% of the total revenue it receives. But there’s more. The contract requires the PUD to pay the Town for the Town’s defined cost of producing water plus ten percent. But the defined cost is less than the true cost of producing water, which includes interest on debt...
