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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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To The Eagle: I just wanted to share a wonderful story that happened in our little village of Cathlamet. As the owner of the Villa at little Cape Horn B&B we try to send our guests to venture into town and shop, have lunch and dinner. On Sunday afternoon, we had a couple check in from Lake Oswego, Ore. They were celebrating their sixth wedding anniversary. Janette and Dan are a special couple as Dan just had his 99th birthday. We worried that they may have trouble finding our B&B and Jeanette informed us that she would use GPS and if they got...
To The Eagle: Let's be honest, "it" is not an easy subject to talk about. Most of us are uncomfortable talking about sex. But let's take a moment and get past the blushing, because this conversation is so important. April is Sexual Assault Prevention Month and this April, communities across Washington are proclaiming "Voices. Actions. Communities." This year's campaign encourages individuals and communities to bring healthy sexuality into the conversation on how we connect with and respect one another in order to prevent sexual violence. By...
To The Eagle: My friends suggested I apologize for my criticism of the port. I can't do that when I'm right; I never criticize unless I have a better solution. The shower floors were extremely slippery because of the type of high gloss paint they used. Use a flat rubber based exterior paint. Making sure it won't be slippery, add ground walnut shells. Toilet dispensers ideally should be as follows: The aft end of any dispensers should be in line with the front edge of the toilet. And the bottom of the dispenser should be 40 inches from the...
To The Eagle: On behalf of Grays River Grange #124 and personally as well, I am writing to congratulate Commissioner Dan Cothren on the successful passage of legislation providing compensation for timber-dependent counties that host threatened and endangered wildlife, such as ours and to recognize and thank him for his faithful efforts in this direction over a long period. When a limited resource base must provide for many needs, such as fiber, income for schools and counties and jobs as well as for watersheds and wildlife including the...
To The Eagle: The Rosburg Community Club wishes to see the programs we host extend into the future for the well being of our community. We wish to ensure continued good health through healthy food programs which explains why we have supported lunch programs through the years. We accomplish these goals by paying for unmet costs in heat and utilities, supplies and labor and by keeping the hall available. Our goal is to achieve a balance, to continue making the hall available to meet what we perceive are the needs of the community versus the...
To The Eagle: Early evening on Monday, March 12, my son and I were returning home to Grays River from Longview. As you may remember, it was a snowy evening. KM Mountain was treacherous and after a harrowing slide, our Jeep was in need of a winch to get us back on the road. Two Wahkiakum deputies arrived immediately. They calmed and reassured us, then made us laugh a bunch, all while calling a tow truck. Then for nearly an hour, they sat behind us in their car to protect us from other vehicles. After some time, Shane Fredrickson and another...
To The Eagle: It's really exciting to read about all the scientific and technological breakthroughs that have been made recently by our politicians. Yep, you read that right. We used to have to hang around waiting for people like Einstein, Galileo, and Newton to get us on the right track, but now our politicians can perform these wonders, probably inspired by founding father Al Gore who invented the internet but then went dormant before he could re-invent government. One of these great discoveries, made recently up in Olympia, is that you can...
To The Eagle: Over 26 years I have relied on the Elochoman Marina to take my showers. Eighteen of those years I lived on my boat at the marina, until the staff members collaborated with a pike minnow fisherman falsely accusing me of threatening to shoot him. I'm guilty of shooting a picture of his boat that I sold him earlier. The marina wanted to get rid of me because I called the sheriff when drunken parties went on all times of the night. After 18 years, they evicted me from the marina. Last time I was accused of shooting anyone was in the...
So, the Town of Cathlamet has a new ordinance governing the operation of the Cathlamet Fire Department. It takes effect five days after today, the day it is published. You can find a summary of the ordinance on Page 8 of this week's edition. If you've been following this issue, the town's fire department has been operating under an ordinance developed in 1932, which put supervision of the department under the now defunct Cathlamet Commercial Club, subject to approval by the town council. Mayor George Wehrfritz and state auditors have said this...
To The Eagle: The Washington State Patrol would like to thank all the wonderful people of Washington who showed their compassion and care following the tragic death Trooper Tony Radulescu. When we in law enforcement lose one of our own, the outpouring of support from Washingtonians is a big factor in easing a very difficult time, and helping with the healing process that follows. We find real comfort in a community that cares, and I can assure you, so do the family and friends of the fallen officer. So on behalf of all of us who work to...
To The Eagle: It is heartening to read that county officials are taking seriously the impact a magnitude 9 earthquake will have in Wahkiakum County. While it is true that the risk of tsunami related problems here is low, we shouldn't be lulled into a sense of false security. In fact, geologists have determined that we are right on the edge of the zone of highest severity for the earthquake itself. So when we talk about bridge approaches being destroyed, we are talking about the Puget Island and Elochoman River bridges. We can also expect the...
To The Eagle: I'm writing you to announce I'm running for county commissioner for District 1. I read last week's Eagle and Lisa Marsyla's letter saying she wouldn't be seeking reelection. I want to thank Lisa for a job well done in serving her constituents. I'd like the opportunity to do the same. If you have questions for me, email me at mike.backman4421@gmail.com. Mike Backman Cathlamet...
To The Eagle: On behalf of the Tsuga Art Association, I'd like to give a big thanks to all of you who joined us at the Tsuga Gallery for another opening this past Friday. We were quite amazed at how many people came, considering the rainy weather and after dark winter hours for the reception. Also, we'd like to extend a very special thanks to Gerry Ledtke and Rick Nelson who took the time to share their beautiful acoustic guitar music with us throughout the evening. It was much appreciated. The support we feel from all of you in this community...
To The Eagle: Our community deserves to know the context behind the Town Council's effort to draft a new ordinance governing the Cathlamet Fire Department (CFD). Unfortunately, The Eagle's recent coverage has failed to put this important legislation into perspective. Allow me to remedy that with a few important points: 1) The CFD has been operating virtually without Town oversight since 1932. Yes, our volunteers do fine work and have saved many lives over the years. But the culture within the department is openly hostile to the Town. Council...
To The Eagle: We travelled to Tacoma Monday evening, February 13, to hear and meet with Republican candidate for president Rick Santorum. We were very impressed with Rick's straight forward family values way of thinking and speaking. He was also very sharp on economic issues, stressing the need for immediately lowering fuel prices. We feel he would make a good president for all. Santorum also reminded everyone of our county caucus soon coming up and the national importance for Washington State. The Wahkiakum County Republican caucus will be...
To The Eagle: I would like to thank the residents of Wahkiakum County that have supported, trusted and encouraged me to serve them as Wahkiakum County commissioner over the past three years. I have thoroughly enjoyed my position on the commission and have found it to be one of the most rewarding jobs of my career. Today (Tuesday) it is with sadness and much contemplation that I am announcing that I will not seek another term as county commissioner for District #1 at this time. I have a wonderful opportunity to potentially enroll my daughter in...
To The Eagle: Work doesn't have to feel like work, even in the pouring rain, as long as you are doing something you believe in and so long as you have a good crew working with you. Last Saturday, a crew of 13 volunteers, plus a very efficient machine, dug 56 fence pole holes and set posts at Erickson Park on Columbia Street. These posts will be the first step toward a fence to protect our community garden from the deer that frequent the park, especially in the early morning hours. In particular, the Friends of the Garden want to thank Dandy...
To The Eagle: I lament the passage of the "gay marriage" bill in our State Capitol yesterday as most of my conservative friends do. I await the petition for the referendum that I will sign to put the matter to the vote of the people of this state (unaccountably named for the father of our nation.) All this hooha in the name of and attainment of "equality." Equality, that chimera of all good liberals, secularists, and statists (communists and collectivists too.) Have any one of these preening, back-slapping politicians in Olympia ever studied...
To The Eagle: One in three teens will experience some form of abuse in their dating relationships and two thirds of those who do will not report it. The physical, emotional and sexual abuse that occurs in the relationships of teens is often similar to that of older people, but has its own set of issues. Younger daters are more likely to be harassed via text message, social media or e-mail and many young people have a hard time recognizing abuse in their relationships or those of their friends. Boyfriends and girlfriends are usually trusted...
To The Eagle: March is Red Cross Month – a time to recognize the work of the Red Cross in our community, and a time to recognize local donors and our more than 600 volunteers by letting them know how much we appreciate and depend upon their support to help people in need. Last year chapter volunteers assisted 112 families that had fallen victim to disasters, provided service to 545 military families, trained 9,099 people in lifesaving skills, and collected 24,417 units of blood. Nationally, the Red Cross responds to nearly 70,000...
From the Revised Code of Washington, RCW 26.04.010: (1) Marriage is a civil contract between ((a male and a female)) two persons who have each attained the age of eighteen years, and who are otherwise capable. On Monday, Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law a bill that gave same gender couples the right to marry. The language in the bill changed "one man and one woman" to "two persons" and spent a lot of time outlining protections for churches and religious organizations to refuse to conduct marriages for same gender couples. People supporting...
To The Eagle: I'm writing this letter to publicly express my gratitude to the four FFA boys from Wahkiakum High School and their teacher, Kyle Hurley, for the much needed help I received from them last weekend. They loaded 75 concrete blocks, each weighing at least 40 pounds, onto a flatbed truck and transported them from my good and generous friend Michele Smith's farm to my yard where they neatly stacked them in rows. I plan to use them for two 4' x 8' raised garden beds. The boys and Kyle did this for me as a community service project, a...
This week, we bid adieu to Reporter Ruby Murray. She joined our staff a little over a year ago and has produced some outstanding work. Reporting was to be a part-time job for her, allowing her to work on her creative writing endeavors. She's enjoyed success with her creative writing, and has been pressed to balance both careers, so it was time for a choice, and the creative writing became her top goal. We'll miss her, and we wish her good luck. Following is her farewell: On becoming a novelist by Ruby Murray A year ago I stopped fulltime work...
To The Eagle: After reading yesterday's Eagle and all the letters in there, I thought it was time for me to express my opinion also. I'm going to start by saying that all of us without exception on a daily basis break a rule or the law. A point I would like for our commissioners and Sheriff's department to consider in relationship to the property they are inheriting on Puget Island: There was a very good program on the agriculture station #345 RFD on Direct TV to do with what trade do the people who serve time in jail learn? The title of this p...
To The Eagle: When things fall apart on Monday morning, it's really great to have family and friends that are willing to come to your rescue! First off is when the telephone rang and it was my niece Carol Ann saying Doug had locked the keys in the car. The first thing you wonder is what do you do? So we called the Sheriff's Office to see if they had keys available and they did, so one of the deputies came down and made an attempt, but it didn't quite fit. So I called John and Bekalyn Zimmerman and John came over and worked at it and in the...
