The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

I'm doing a lot of catching up these days, and one of the things I'm catching up with is the change in our lineup.

If you check out the masthead of The Eagle (that listing of our papers employees and jobs you'll find at the top of Page 2), you'll see a name is missing, a name has been added, and a job title has changed.

Our business manager for the last 3-4 years, Jamie Nelson, is gone. He packed up his bags and headed south to the Divinity School of the Pacific, an Episcopal seminary in Berkeley, Calif., to earn a degree in theology. This has been his interest for years.

I am trying to shed much of my reporting duties and learn the job of business manager. Let me tell you, there are many boxes to check. It is a learning experience, and I hope people will be patient as the old dog learns new tricks.

Diana Zimmerman has formally joined the staff as our reporter. Her bylines have appeared for some time as a stringer, and she now is taking on a much larger role in our news coverage.

Thank you for your support. We will continue to strive to bring you the best news coverage possible of our region. It is our pleasure.