Articles from the April 13, 2023 edition
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Live fire training benefits community
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...
Interest rates boost county's 2023 revenue
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...
A happier story offered about poisons
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,...
Why do we let crazy people kill our children?
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...
Biden blamed Trump for Afghanistan withdrawal
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 t...
Corrections/Clarifications
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...
Covid-19 update
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...
Edwards goes for a long walk
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...
Mark May events on your calendar
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 Eagle Calendar
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...
Sheriff's Report, April 13, 2023
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...
Downriver Dispatches
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...
Shirley Skillicorn
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 a...
Death Notice for Randy Haas
Randall C. Haas, 73, of Cathlamet, died April 4, 2023 in an Auburn hospital. An obituary will follow....
WSD Autism Bake Sale is set for Saturday
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...
Cowlitz Coin Club to celebrate 53rd show
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,...
CAC to present concert
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...
Enjoy Largest 2023 Quilt Show in Cowlitz County
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...
Washington salmon fishing seasons tentatively set for 2023-24
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...
SUD program serves the community
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....
Naselle track results
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;...
Todd Souvenir reflects on coaching career
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...