Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Rex Ziak is the presenter of the movie, “Natural Timber Country”. He made a name for himself as a Lewis and Clark historian. He also heads the Oban Society, whose mission is “To foster peace, friendship, and reconciliation among families and nations. The mission is to repatriate battlefield souvenirs from World War II, with a particular emphasis on the Yosegaki Hinomaru (Japanese Good Luck Flags).” Rex discovered the flag story during a visit to the country with his wife, Keiko. Keiko has her own Hinomaru story, which is common of what most Ja...
On March 23, 7:30 p.m. Grays River Grange will host an old time movie night. “Natural Timber Country” is a 1972 film telling the story of the logging industry. We're setting up an old film projector in our hall to watch the reel of this historical documentary. Local historian Rex Ziak will lead a discussion after the screening. Popcorn and refreshments will be served. There will be no charge to watch the film. “Natural Timber Country” was filmed by Oregon native Ron Finne and is the story of old-time logging in the forests of the Northwe...
Wahkiakum County residents will be able hear political candidates discuss issues at two candidate forums next week. The Eagle is sponsoring a forum Monday, 7 p.m., at the Pioneer Community Center (Pioneer Church). The Grays River Grange is sponsoring a forum on Tuesday, 7 p.m., at the Grange hall in Grays River. The Eagle invites readers to submit questions to pose to local candidates at the forum we're sponsoring next Monday in Cathlamet. This forum will focus on local races--county commissioner and treasurer and Wahkiakum PUD commissioner....
The election for the Grays River Habitat Enhancement District is proceeding for April 27. There are three seats on the district’s board with a contested election for every position. Last week I wrote how the election used a weighted ballot system. Another unique feature is that entities which are landowners / taxpayers in the district can vote. Here are some important details about eligible voting properties that are organized into trusts. A trust needs to designate an individual who will vote on the trust’s behalf. The members of the tru...
The election for the Grays River Habitat Enhancement District board will be on April 27. There has not been an election for quite some time and I’m finding that many are unaware of the way the district conducts the voting. It appears the rules for the election are set up with landowners and taxpayers in mind. For example, school funding levies used to have a sixty percent threshold to pass – the intention was to provide a balance for citizens who pay the property taxes. Instead of a supermajority threshold, voters in the district will have wei...
