Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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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...
To The Eagle: The Lions food drive was a great success. It is more than driving a vehicle and picking up food. There were routes to assign to men and someone to go with them to pick up the food. We had a shortage of drivers due to hunting and a funeral later in the afternoon, but the good Lord helped us find some. The volunteers wore badges so people would know them. They unloaded the food at the food bank and the volunteers put the food on the shelves. Somewhere in between, there was pop and pizza to eat and we have food on the shelves. So...
To The Eagle: There is a fatal flaw in all money systems where money is created as debt with an interest charge attached. What is the flaw? The only money created is the amount of the principal; the money required to pay the interest is not created. Therefore each borrower, to be fair to all borrowers, should borrow even more money to pay the interest which also has an interest charge attached. This cycle goes on perpetually. Over time debt accumulates to an overwhelming amount. It can bury even nations as we are witnessing on the global...
To The Eagle: Thanks for the great story on our 1963 team. I must say, that I served in Wichita, Kansas. Many of my classmates and team mates from the 60s served in harm’s way in Southeast Asia. You are my heroes. God Bless the USA. Russ Durrah, Cathlamet...
Finding middle ground isn't always easy, as demonstrated by the sour negotiations between Wahkiakum PUD and the Town of Cathlamet over the contract for sale of water for the Puget Island Water System. The town wants to amend the contract, which can be opened every five years, to include costs not covered in the pact. These include a share of capital improvement costs. The negotiations have drug out 19 months, apparently because the PUD and town can't agree on what costs and numbers to consider. Now, we're at the point where PUD commissioners...
To The Eagle: We have some really big news coming for the public utility customers of the Town of Cathlamet. We anticipate that we will be diverting all waste water from the town up to our new treatment plant starting the week of November 4. The plant is functioning, and we will be in a 30 day proving period for the month of November. We will arrange tours of the facility for those who wish to learn more about what all the labor has been creating. Please let me know if you would like to look around at the new plant. For water customers, we had...
To the Eagle: News Flash: Puget Island will be building its own water treatment system. How do we know? Because PUD Commissioner Bob Jungers last Tuesday described the town council’s compromise proposal for a water deal using the tired rightwing cliché--a pig with lipstick. Thank you Mr. Jungers, the town council will take that as a “no.” Having negotiated with the PUD for the better part of two years, my impression is that they came to the table with two objectives: either coax the town into giving the PUD our water system, or break...
To The Eagle: Kathleen Hogan was our dear friend and one of the most patriotic citizens of this nation, along with her husband Jerry, her roller skate dancing partner for life. Kathleen was a thinker and superb commentator; her ability to listen and then summarize the gist of conversations was unique to say the least. Often times she would say, “Thank you,” when she heard you say something she had determined long before you said it. Her statements often rendered further debate obsolete. Kathleen’s ability to inspire others contradicted her o...
To The Eagle: My name is George Cameron and I have visited County Line Park for several years with my wife and family. I am an avid salmon fisherman and have a 28’ motorhome. County Line Park is very unique in the fact that one can park and relax in the sun literally feet from where you want to fish. Recently I’ve heard disturbing rumors about the park being sold to a private organization and that the wonderful park hosts, Bob and Arloa McLean, are being evicted with little notice. I have had the profound pleasure of knowing and dealing wit...
