Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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All the firefighters in Wahkiakum County are volunteers. Each week, they show up to their departments for education and training, but rarely do they get to practice their skills in real, but controlled and safe ways. Thanks to Brett and Sharon Deaton who donated a house on their Elochoman Valley property, the volunteers got to practice exterior firefighting methods at a live fire on Saturday. It was a win/win/win situation. The training benefits the firefighters, and thus the community, but it...
Wahkiakum County's finances are in decent shape, Treasurer Tammy Peterson reported to the county board of commissioners on Tuesday. With the improving economy, interest rates paid on county invested money are also boosting revenue beyond expectations. In other business, officials discussed the need for a system for department heads and staff to cover advanced expenditures; the board went over bids for a variety of projects, and citizens and commissioners spent 20 minutes discussing policies regarding sport and commercial fishing. Peterson said...
To The Eagle: A contributor’s letter asking “Who’s shaking the jar?” reminded me of the parable of the 6 blind fellows who each handled a separate part of an elephant’s anatomy before likening the beast variously to a wall, snake, spear, tree, fan and a rope. They couldn’t individually encompass the whole of it. I’m not blind. I write frequently and forcefully to describe the many parts making up the whole, terrible nature of that symbolic elephant now trampling upon our civil liberties and national discourse. A different writer stated that ...
To The Eagle: Any person that shoots a child is CRAZY!!! It’s so simple. The gun didn't wake up one morning and decide it was going to shoot someone, it didn’t aim itself at a child and pull it’s own trigger, a crazy person did! Crazy people are born every day! We can’t stop that in the foreseeable future. Millions are born with all kinds of problems. We used to put them in institutions, because families couldn't take care of them, local agencies did not have the resources to handle them, and it was more humane than letting them walk the str...
To The Eagle: For seven years the Biden regime kept accusing Trump with false allegations they could never prove. The latest is unspeakable; an allegedly one time sex with Stormy Daniels that supposedly happened 17 years ago. How in hells bells did they come up with 37 counts for an allegedly one time sex as a felony? If it did happen, so what? Nothing to brag about. Let’s face it, many of our past presidents had mistresses to frolic with; only a handful of presidents were ever faithful to their wives. What has the media not reported? The CCP p...
In last week's story about the SeaPerch qualifier at the Cathlamet pool, the second place Naselle team was incorrectly identified as the Bobbleheads. They are the Bubbleheads. In last week’s Eagle a story about the Northwest Voices event to occur on April 24 in Longview, listed the time of the reading at the Longview Public Library as 5:30 p.m. That time has been changed to 7 p.m. It was erroneously reported in last week's paper that a large abandoned boat sinking at the Elochoman Slough Marina was removed thanks to teamwork by salvagers and m...
One more Wahkiakum County resident succumbed to covid-19 in the last week bringing the total number deaths attributed to the virus to 12, according to the Washington Department of Health, while the cumulative number of reported cases and hospitalizations remained unchanged at 644 and 50. Disclaimer: With the easy accessibility of at home tests, the actual number of active covid-19 cases and actual cumulative numbers in the county are hard to know. While 70.8 percent of the population in...
Kyndal Ray Edwards made his way up KM in the rain on Sunday as he neared the end of a nearly 16 month trek across the United States from Florida to the Washington coast to promote mental health awareness and recovery. See pictures and read more about his journey at https://www.facebook.com/AWalkingTestimony2022. Photo by Ian Brandon....
SOGGY HOLIDAY--As the atmospheric river made its way to the area on Sunday, we definitely saw a super soggy Easter, so it’s a good thing most Easter Egg Hunts were done on Saturday around here so as not to be totally drenched; whew! According to the forecast, it looks to be a wet start to the week but we’re due for some dry days by mid-week and even a dry weekend. I won’t hold my breath as that keeps changing but I sure hope it’s true. I’m also hoping the “slight chance of flooding” is non-existent but just in case, we’re all set here at our...
THURSDAY Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Free Senior Fitness and Balance Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, enter via door on 3rd, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Food Addicts, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Port District No. 1, 500 2nd St., Noon. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire District No. 3 Commissioners, 7:30 p.m. Grays River Fire...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 3 — 8:49 a.m. Dispatch received four 911 calls from the same number. Background noises were heard but no one was on the line. A message was left for the owner of the phone to contact the sheriff’s office. 10:38 a.m. An East Valley resident reported a recurring problem with trespassers parking on his property. 5:22 p.m. An Elochoman Valley resident said someone abandoned a black Mercedes with flat tires i...
My friends, it was bound to happen. I got Lois Burkhalter's dates mixed up, so I'll try again. She was born in 1940, not married in 1940. Yes, I'm embarrassed, but there's more. They came to Naselle in 1964, not 1966, and she had their four children in the years 1960-1970, not 1950-1960. May I simply say it was an "Off Day" when I wrote that? Lois, I am very sorry. I really should have caught at least one of those. I sincerely hope all the information this week is correct, lots of dates and...
Shirley Faye Skillicorn, 93, of Cathlamet, died April 1, 2023 in a Longview care center. She was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota on October 20, 1929 to Chester and Ardis (Cook) Herrick. She was the last living of five girls. Shirley worked as a maid at the Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City for several years and when she was widowed she moved to Cathlamet in 1978. She worked at the Columbia View Care Center and Marie's Cafe in Cathlamet. She enjoyed her morning coffee, Senior Luncheons, crossword puzzles, reading and watching the Price is Right. She w...
Randall C. Haas, 73, of Cathlamet, died April 4, 2023 in an Auburn hospital. An obituary will follow....
Head to the J.A. Wendt Elementary baseball field this Saturday, April 15 starting at noon, for the Wahkiakum School District Autism Bake Sale. Local award winning bakers are pulling out all the stops to offer you freshly made cookies, cupcakes and breads. Volunteers have been preparing all week in order to offer you a wide range of delicious baked goods. All proceeds will be donated to the school district to help raise funds for a Sensory Room for children on the Autism spectrum and with special needs. The bake sale will take place during the...
The Cowlitz Coin Club of Longview-Kelso will celebrate its 53rd coin show on April 29 at the AWPPW Hall, located at 724 15th Avenue in Longview. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and admission, parking and dealer appraisals are all free. At the show, the public can buy, sell and trade coins, currency, tokens and medals from numerous Pacific Northwest dealers. There will be drawings, along with a raffle for a half-ounce American Gold Eagle coin and five one-ounce American Silver Eagle coins. You do not need to be present to win the raffle coins....
The Clatskanie Arts Commission has announced the return of the popular Oregon Symphonic Band in concert on Sunday, April 23, at 3 p.m. in the Donavon Wooley PAC at Clatskanie Mid/High School. Oregon’s Premier Symphonic Band will perform selections from Man of La Mancha, Strike Up the Band, An American in Paris with music by Ira and George Gershwin, Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Williams, and others. This concert will also showcase Barbara Hellmair on clarinet performing the Clarinet Concerto by Rimsky-Korsakov. This will be an afternoon of music p...
The largest Quilt Show in Cowlitz County will be held when Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild of Longview, presents its annual event on April 28 and 29. “Quilting for the Art of It” will be held at the Youth and Family Link facility in Longview. One hundred fifty quilts will be displayed in 21 different categories, including Youth, Traditional Pieced, Mixed Media, Applique, Art, Wearable, and more. They will be arranged so visitors can be inspired and enjoy the quilts’ beauty at a leisurely pace. Guild Block of the Month and Challenge quilt...
OLYMPIA – Anglers in Washington can expect similar salmon fishing opportunities this year compared to 2022, with some improved opportunities in the ocean driven by better Chinook forecasts and another large coho return, state fishery managers announced. The 2023-24 salmon fishing seasons, cooperatively developed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and treaty tribal co-managers, were tentatively set Thursday at a week-long Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) meeting held in Foster City, Calif. "These seasons were c...
Part One of a conversation with Pam Hongel, the lead counselor in a local substance use disorder program By Diana Zimmerman A Substance Use Disorder Program at Wahkiakum Health and Human Services is typically visited voluntarily or through referral. According to Pam Hongel, the lead counselor at the program, people show up voluntarily when they realize they need help and aren’t sure what to do, or maybe have had help before and want to get back into treatment. And there are other less willing p...
The Naselle Comet track team traveled to Raymond to compete with three other teams in the Henrie-Weisel Tri-District Meet on Thursday, April 6. Top six finishers for Naselle boys include: 200 meters — 3. Derek Suomela 25.29, 6. Jayden Ding 26.38; 400 meters — 1. Suomela 54.73, 3. Justin Moncy 1:01.29, 6. Jason Gardner 1:04.28; Shot put — 3. Tyler Kirkman 39-4; Discus — 2. 127-1.5, 5. Brayden Colombo 112-3; Javelin — 1. Colombo 138-10, 6. Kirkman 112-5; High jump — 3. Suomela 5-6; Pole vault...
After volunteering as a youth coach and serving as a junior varsity coach for several years, Todd Souvenir stepped into the role of head coach for the Wahkiakum Mules basketball team in 2013. At the end of this season Souvenir resigned. While he will continue to be involved, being the head coach is a huge commitment and Souvenir is looking forward to focusing on some new challenges and adventures and spending more time with his family. Souvenir has been going to the State 2B basketball...
