Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Photos courtesy of Allen Bennett The rooms in the saloon in downtown Cathlamet have been empty for decades, but that didn't stop a colony of bees from making a home there. Allen Bennett, who is a beekeeper, noticed the bees for the first time last summer. They were dormant over the winter, but they had started to fly again this spring, and the colony had grown. Other people had started to notice too. When they started to comment about the perceived menace on Facebook, Bennett became concerned...
Filing for offices on this year's election ballots starts Monday. Local offices on the ballot this year include: Wahkiakum/Pacific Superior Court Judge Position 1, 1-year unexpired term, Donald J. Richter incumbent [Pacific and Wahkiakum Counties]. Town of Cathlamet Council position 1, 4-year term, Ryan Smith, incumbent. Council position 2, 4-year term, Jean Burnham, incumbent. Council position 3, 4-year term, Sue Cameron, incumbent. Council position 4, 2-year unexpired term, vacant (may be filled Monday, May 13). Port Districts Port District...
County Officials implemented an Emergency Burn Ban in Wahkiakum County, WA, last Wednesday. A lack of precipitation and dry weather conditions forecast for the weekend prompted a coordinated burn ban for SW Washington. Effective 12:01 A.M., Thursday, May 9, 2019, officials from Wahkiakum County are enacting a ban on all outdoor burning until weather conditions improve. All land clearing, residential and silvicultural burning is banned until further notice. This burn ban does not apply to federally managed land within Wahkiakum County. However,...
The Wahkiakum PUD Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday. They discussed a possible expansion of the water system in Skamokawa, the broadband survey, and how to handle potential revenue loss due to net generation. They also listened to reports and approved a resolution recognizing May 5-11 as Drinking Water Week. Commissioners expressed surprise and pleasure at the positive response they had received from the residents who had attended a special meeting on April 25 to discuss a project using...
Residents of the Little Cape Horn community were all smiles Tuesday as they received word that federal authorities are ready to approve the permit needed to allow placement of dredge sand on the eroding shoreline in front of their houses. The final review is over, said Commissioner Dan Cothren, and the permit is going to the regional director of the US Army Corps of Engineers for signature. The last hurdle was approval of the county's plan to avoid disturbing the June nesting period for the streak horned lark, an endangered species found at the...
Members of the Pioneer Community Association were thrilled to learn last week that the state legislature's funding for historical preservation includes a $165,000 grant for Cathlamet's Pioneer Community Center. Association member Suzanne Holmes announced the grant at Tuesday's meeting of the county board of commissioners. The funds will be used to address a variety of issues, including roof replacement, foundation protection, painting, dry rot repair and improvements to improve access, safety...
Just a word regarding the murder of Deputy Justin DeRosier and the effect this incident has on our protocols in patrol moving forward from here. When I spoke to Sheriff Thurman in Cowlitz County the morning of this tragedy, I offered to assist our neighbors in any way we could. Expectedly, the sheriff was beside himself but handling the situation with grace and calm. The Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office was available to handle any calls for service that Longview was unable to handle from Coal Creek to County Line Park. Undersheriff Gary...
To The Eagle, So far I've pretty much stayed out of the fray, such as it is, considering the fact that living in the Valley I don't really have a dog in the fight. However, it has reached a point where I find it impossible to not contribute my thoughts on this. First, it does make it difficult as I know most of the council members, call several of them friend and see them socially in one venue or another. That being said, here goes. Has it not occurred to the council that there is a park just a block away that has a museum, and old logging...
Here are some events that the Cathlamet FFA and CTE students have taken part of in the month of April. Photo 1. KC Beery, Ashden Niemeyer, Bryson Havens, Kaleo Silva, Winchester Greenup, Hank Bassi and Zach Johnston went over to Wenatchee for state trap shooting. All of the kids shot well with Zach topping the team with 85/100. Photo 2. In the second picture the CTE students have been busy building the garden raised beds. Here Henry Blankenship and Terry Nielson volunteered their time to cut a...
A group of Wahkiakum County residents plans to form the Wahkiakum Resource Action Plan workgroup by the end of May, group member Ron Wright said Tuesday. The group includes leaders of the county's Democrat and Republican parties. They came together earlier this year to host a listening tour program to hear issues and concerns from county residents and organizations. The group's purpose, Wright said, is to join with other rural counties across the state to identify and promote common issues that seem to get lost in state government which is...
NICE OUT--As the work week began, we were enjoying the blue skies and sunshine after some morning fog. While the moisture was a bit heavy, it's the sort of combo of damp and sunny that seemingly makes the grass grow right before our eyes! Monday was quite warm and even broke some records for the date, so all your new plants definitely needed a drink. With a warm stretch possible, I certainly hope everyone is vigilant and reports anyone who appears to have somehow forgotten a child or an animal in their car! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7:15 p.m. Food Addicts, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. S.A.I.L., Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Sandra Sews, Community Center, Cathlamet, 10:30-Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7...
Wow! Only a few weeks until the "Cruzin to the Fair" Car Show. Hope everyone is as excited about it as I am. The Fair Board has opened it up to vendors as well so if you would like to sell your products that day just give the office a call. Price will be $10 for the day. Also lunch will be served and dessert will be available. I almost forgot breakfast will be available too. So come out to the car show and have some fun. This weekend at the fairgrounds will be the monthly Flea Market which will take place in the Youth Building from 9 a.m. to 3...
Gone, but not forgotten While coming back from Altoona after taking pics of Pillar Rock for The Focus on Wahkiakum, I took a detour down to Eden Valley. I was not looking to write this story, but the inspiration that followed changed everything. While driving and perusing the landscape I realized that many of the old farm lands are overgrown with marsh grasses unfit for cattle. These early pioneers took sometimes decades to clear enough arable land to make a decent living as a farmer. They would...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 29 – 9:11 a.m. A caller found an injured cat in Cathlamet. A deputy said he would take the cat to the veterinarian in Naselle, but he was unable to locate the cat. 9:47 a.m. A representative from Child Protective Services requested a deputy to accompany him on a visit to a Cathlamet home. 1:19 p.m. A Skamokawa resident reported that a neighbor was baiting and catching his cats. 2:33 p.m. The Cathlamet a...
Next weekend, the Wahkiakum High School Drama Club will perform their new play, Love at First Thought. Shelby Bond and Ryan McKay-Beach who have both won best actor honors at the High School One Act Play Competition at Stageworks Northwest in Longview have roles, as well as Tyson Hjaltalin. Katie Thomason is their stage manager. The play is not about love at first sight. “It’s more like love at first thought,” Hjaltalin said. “That’s the title!” Thomason said before explaining the play, “You...
Darlene Lavern Rafferty was born February 19, 1939 in Jewell, Oregon to Elbert and Della Kagle, and died April 23, 2019 at home in Battle Ground, at the age of 80 years. Darlene worked as a medical inscriber in the health care industry and is survived by her husband, Darrell Rafferty. She was a prior resident of the Wahkiakum County area before moving to Battle Ground 38 years ago. Services will be held at a later date....
The 35th annual Great White Tail Run will be held on May 18 at 10 a.m. This event, sponsored by Wahkiakum 4-H, features a 10k, 5k and 2 mile course through the Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge in Skamokawa. Recognition is given for overall female and male winners in each event. Ribbons will go to the top three finishers in each age division. Registration and pre-run registration packet pickup begins at 8:30 a.m., at Skamakowa Vista Park. Fees: Pre-run $10 w/out shirt, $20 with shirt. Run day $12 w/out shirt, $25 with shirt. Add $1...
Join the ladies of the Grays River United Methodist Church when they host their 17th Annual Spring Tea and Luncheon on May 19 (the Sunday after Mother’s Day). The event is held at the Rosburg Community Hall, Hwy 4 West. It is a complete lunch with doors opening at 11:30 a.m., and lunch served at 12:30 p.m. There will be a short program following the luncheon and a silent auction fund-raiser for the West End Food Bank which will receive all proceeds. Dress up or come casual. Menu will be a traditional High Tea menu: Scones, finger sandwiches, f...
Lower Columbia College has announced that State Poet Florence Sage will be featured at the May 22 Northwest Voices event in Longview. · The poet will present a writing workshop from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the Health & Science Building, Room 101 (HSB 101) on the Lower Columbia College campus. · Beginning at 7:00 p.m., she will hold a reading at the Longview Public Library. · Both events are free and open to the public. Florence Sage, of Astoria, has been an organizer of local poetry mics, a poetry editor, and for 22 years, a co-producer of the annu...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop has announced the next In Their Footsteps free speaker series event. Oregon’s Oldest Known Shipwreck: A Spanish Galleon of 1693 by Cameron La Follette, will be held on Sunday, May 19 at 1:00 p.m. It has long been known that a large ship, probably Spanish, wrecked on Nehalem Spit centuries ago. Recently an archaeological team (the Beeswax Wreck Project) determined it was most likely the Santo Cristo de Burgos, which left the Philippines in 1693 bound for Acapulco, and was never seen a...
Kelly Susewind, director of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), will host a virtual open house on Monday, May 13 to give the public a chance to ask about the department’s policies and direction. “I want to share some updates on the agency, but the main purpose is to have two-way conversations with those who aren’t always able to attend our in-person events,” said Susewind. “People care deeply about the work we do and we want to make it easier for them to tell us what’s on their mind and what’s important to them in their everyda...
Lacey Vik celebrated the grand opening of Wahkiakum Realty on April 25, with Lacey and her son, Arthur, cutting the ribbon in a ceremony sponsored by the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce. Courtesy photo....
Oregon and Washington have opened this year a portion of the lower Columbia River to spring chinook fishing four times since March 1. However, passage of the prized chinook at Bonneville Dam is just 12 percent of the 10-year average as of May 1, and catch by recreational anglers continues to be low, according to a two-state Columbia River Compact Spring Fishery Update, released May 1. Still, passage of the chinook at the dam is showing some improvement: As of April 23, passage was just 1,250 fish, the second lowest in the last 10 years and...
The Wahkiakum Mule softball team ended their season last Wednesday with a 23-13 loss to South Bend. “It was a great game where everything came together,” Coach Stephanie Green said. “They are a great group of 11 girls and there was lots of improvement and growth. We are still trying to work through some tough spots, for instance, they seem to struggle for one inning. The rest of the innings they played like they knew exactly what to do at any given time....
