Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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To The Eagle: Can we invoke the Lemon Law on our ferry boat and get our money back? You know that boat will never be right. It’ll nickel and dime us to death. Michael Nunes Cathlamet...
OLYMPIA—Lawmakers are looking to modify the Public Records Act in an effort to help local agencies that claim they’re burdened by overly broad and massive public-records requests. House Bill 2576 would give local agencies the power to limit the time they spend each month responding to public-records requests, and would allow local agencies to charge a fee for providing public records that are requested for commercial purposes. Rep. Joan McBride, D-Kirkland, the bill’s sponsor, said the bill isn’t meant to undermine transparency in local g...
Wahkiakum County PUD commissioners heard reports and took time to check out the new bucket truck at their meeting Tuesday morning. "Just going to let you look at your quarter of a million dollar truck," General Manager David Tramblie said before everyone stepped outside. Tramblie shared some of his thoughts about the Grays River substation project. He has asked the PUD's engineering firm, Brown and Kysar for an estimate to replace all of the equipment at the substation. Meanwhile, he's...
MIXTURE--At the end of last week, we saw wind, rain, heavier rain and hail, mixed up with dashes of sunshine and rainbows. It really depended on where you were at any given minute as to what you were experiencing, but it was enough to let us know that winter is still here so we should be ready for anything. I know one thing, we sure did enjoy the breaks of sunshine and the rainbows which accompanied that; the best! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from Feb. 4-10 are Alyssa Montgomery, Bailey McKinley, KC Garrison, Kathy Tarabochia, Ed...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9-11:30 a.m. Cathlamet Public Library Board of Trustees, 12:45 p.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. TOPS, (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) GRVC at Johnson Park,...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: January 25 — 2:53 p.m. An individual was taken into custody after a vehicle stop on SR 4 near County Line Park. 4:33 p.m. A Puget Island resident reported that a chain saw had been stolen from his shop. He called later to report that he had found it. 5:24 p.m. A caller was concerned about a possibly suicidal motorist at a Rosedale business. The mental health department was contacted and en route. The i...
Wow! We are starting a new month and that means we are one month closer to the fair. Some events that the fair will sponsor in February are The Flea Market and the Valentine's Dinner. The Flea Market is on February 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. We have several new vendors this month. Some items have come from storage auctions, estate sales, just treasures and some excellent home made items. Check the fair's facebook page for pictures of items that will be for sale. Hope everyone can make it out and find a treasure. The next event this month is the...
The Pacific County Emergency Management Agency will host a series of Community Forums regarding Tsunami Inundation for Pacific County. These forums will serve as ramp-up events for the Cascadia Rising Functional Exercise, a national level exercise designed to test response to a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and subsequent tsunami. This exercise will be held June 7-10. Tim Walsh, Chief Hazard Geologist from the Washington Department of Natural Resources, and George Crawford from the Washington State Emergency Management Division will be...
The Pacific County Emergency Management Agency and the Wahkiakum County Department of Emergency Management are offering Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) in the Rosburg/Naselle area. The classes on February 20 and 21, will be held at the Naselle Timberland Library, 4 Parpala Road, Naselle. The classes on February 27 and 28 will be held at Johnson Park, 30 Rosburg School Road, Rosburg. Training is scheduled as follows: The Naselle classes will run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Rosburg classes will run, February 2, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m, and...
The Astor Street Opry Company has announced the 2016 cast for their March Teen Full Stage Musical Production the “Tale of Beauty and the Beast” book by Vera Morris and music, lyrics by Bill Francoeur and produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Services, Inc. Directed by Bill Carr with music direction by Dena Tuveng and production management by Mary Ritter, the show cast will include Brodie Smithart, Lexi Reibold, Malachi Keefe, Emily Bergerson, Glori Benthin, Laurel Pritchard, Ashley Peasley, Matthew Duncan, Mae Loya, Lily Reed, Jose...
The trial of Altoona resident Sam Valdez is scheduled to begin in Wahkiakum County Superior Court on February 16. On December 21, 2015, a fourth charge, arson in the first degree, was added to Valdez’s existing counts of solicitation to commit murder in the first degree, delivery of marijuana and possession with intent to manufacture or deliver marijuana. The Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Narcotics Task Force had been investigating Valdez for manufacturing hash oil last year when an informant told officers that Valdez was plotting to hire someone to m...
Local volunteer firefighters and EMS raised $4,479.67 in this weekend's Boot Drive for the Kiwanis-Doernbecher Children's Cancer Progam at OHSU. Photo by Diana Zimmerman....
The Charlotte House, a program of St. James Family Center, will be host their 17th Chocolate Extravaganza on February 12 from 4-7 p.m. at Hotel Cathlamet. This annual fund raiser helps support community sexual assault and domestic violence services and is sponsored by The Charlotte House Advisory Board. This year the set up will be a bit different. Boxes of chocolate will be ready for pick up. To reserve a box call 795-6401 or stop by the Hotel Cathlamet from 4-7 p.m., on February 12. A box of chocolate is $20....
Live Music at River Mile 38 Brewing Company: The Mutineers from Portland will perform from 5 to 8 p.m., Saturday, February 6, on the Crow's Nest Stage during Live at Five. 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Crab & Oyster Feed at the Norse Hall on February 20. This will be the 31st year for this event. The Crab & Oyster Feed is a fundraising event for the Chamber. Funds raised at this dinner help to support Bald Eagle Days and the fireworks show that coincides in mid-July. Due to the large amount of attendees, there will be three seating times for this dinner. The first seating, at 3 p.m., will be family friendly. There will be beer and wine served, but only upstairs where minors will not be...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop has announced the next In Their Footsteps free speaker series event. This program is Winter Birding on the Lower Columbia by Mike Patterson on Sunday, February 21 at 1:00 p.m. Captain Meriwether Lewis, with help from his fellow Corps of Discovery members, was the first to collect specimens and write detailed descriptions of western birds for scientists back east in the 17 United States (and Europe). Lewis wrote about 51 species or sub-species of birds that were new to science. Many of...
The Community Center Calendar of events and activities may be found on the Wahkiakum County Web page titled: Community Center Calendar http://www.co.wahkiakum.wa.us/index.htm look under Fast Links then scroll down, the Community Center is under the Flood Hazard and Flood Insurance Links on the right hand side. For more information on any of the activities listed contact Cheryl at 795-7870, ext. 2. Friday night movies list will be posted at the library and the community center. For a list of the February movies stop by the library, the...
Learn the basics of preserving fish on February 17 at the Grays River Grange. The free workshop begins at 10 a.m. and will give participants the opportunity to pressure can salmon and prepare a dish using Columbia River canned salmon. Carrie Backman and Carol Ervest, WSU Food Safety Information Assistants will teach the class through a grant provided by the Wahkiakum Marine Resources Committee. Space is limited, register by calling the Wahkiakum Extension Office at 360-795-3278....
Razor clam diggers can look forward to more than a month of razor clam digging opportunities at Long Beach on the Washington coast. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the dig, which runs from Feb. 4 through March 10, at Long Beach after marine toxin tests showed the clams are safe to eat. All other beaches remain closed to recreational razor clam digging. The dig at Long Beach is on evening tides. No digging will be allowed before noon any day. The first week of the upcoming dig at Long Beach is scheduled on the...
Ronald James Bigelow, 80, of Cathlamet, died January 5, 2016 at the Hospice Care Center. He was born in Long Beach, Calif., to Vernon and Katherine (Welton) Bigelow. He served in the Air Force for 22 years, earning the rank of Master Sergeant. He was a test flight mechanic for Boeing in Seattle until retiring in 1992. He moved to Cathlamet 23 years ago from Pacific, Wash. On December 24, 1975, he married Joyce A. Wilson in Lancaster, Calif. She survives him at home. He also leaves behind a...
Cleave Vern Hedman, 83, of Cathlamet, died January 29. A full obituary will follow at a later date. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Anticipating a return of 299,200 adult spring chinook salmon, fishery managers from Washington and Oregon set this year’s initial fishing season to run through April 9 on the lower Columbia River. In addition, representatives from the two states agreed to close the winter sturgeon retention fishery in the Bonneville Pool effective Feb. 8 and approved a six-hour recreational smelt season Feb. 6 on the Cowlitz River. Here are the major provisions of those agreements: Spring chinook: From March 1 through April 9, anglers fishing downriver from B...
The Lady Mules loss to Napavine last Thursday spurred two more wins this week against Onalaska and Napavine. The team also took some time to recognize three seniors who played their last home game on Tuesday. The Lady Mules traveled to Napavine on Thursday and lost 33-66. Maddy Mace led the team in scoring with 10 points. Ellie Leitz scored six points. Savannah Burdick and Macie Elliott had five points each. M. Elliott also pulled down seven rebounds. Sydney Hansen, Tyra Elliott and Peyton...
Though the Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team struggled with two more losses last week, they were able to add another tally to their win column when they beat Onalaska 49-41 at home on Saturday. Zach Brown led scorers with 21 points and eight rebounds. Ryan Quigley and Joey Moore had 12 points apiece. R. Quigley also had five rebounds. Luke Brown and Hank Ferguson added two points each. Ferguson pulled down 12 rebounds and L. Brown had 10 more. "We started out slow," Coach Todd Souvenir said,...
Jenny Lynne Wiest, AKA Matthew S. Wiest, of Seattle, died January 27 in Seattle at the age of 65. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
