Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Since 1891, The Wahkiakum County Eagle has reported on our little community by the river, and it's time we return the favor. This article and the other stories on this page were written by Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce staff with the goal to spotlight the past, present, and future of this community newspaper. We hope we can accomplish that, and want to start it all off by asking these questions to readers What's your first memory of The Wahkiakum Eagle? What's an article that sticks in your...
Today is Thursday, May 15, the 135th day of 2025. There are 230 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 15, 1970, less than two weeks after the shooting at Kent State University, two Black students at Jackson State College in Mississippi were killed and 12 were injured when police opened firduring student demonstrations. Also on this date: In 1800, President John Adams ordered government offices to relocate from Philadelphia to the newly-constructed city of Washington, in the federal District of Columbia. In 1862, President Abraham...
Following articles related to a dike breaching project on the Grays River by the Columbia Land Trust, readers asked, “What is the Columbia Land Trust?” To provide an objective answer to the question, I requested an interview with the corporation’s public relations officer. In response, the Trust’s Executive Director, Dr. Meg Rutledge, agreed, and the interview lasted an hour. The transcript of the interview was subsequently provided to Dr. Rutledge with the opportunity to amend or add to the information it contained. Except where noted otherwis...
I recently interviewed Kirk McKnight for our 14th installment of Reader's Fave, a casual talk with someone who shares their favorite book. The current editor for The Wahkiakum County Eagle, Kirk invited me to his workplace for our conservation. As we talked, Kirk shared Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins, a semi-autobiographical book which tells about the author's time with an engineering consulting firm. Kirk first read this book around 2008. At that time in his life Kirk was "r...
Due to popular demand at the Cathlamet Public Library, a second Table Top Role Playing Game group has been formed. This second group of parents, siblings and community members met for the first time on Wednesday, May 7, at 6 p.m. at the Pioneer Community Center. The supplies for this Dungeons and Dragons game group were made available due to the generosity of others. Our first Table Top Role Playing Game group continues to meet in the Community Room below the library Wednesdays at 6p.m. As evidenced by their commitment each week in showing up...
Little Island Creamery and the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce are honoring the 100th birthday of the Westport/Cathlamet ferry with a celebration on Saturday, June 21 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Little Island Creamery (448 E. Little Island Rd.). The celebration of this important connection honors the history and future of our unique community. The Washington State Tourism Department has granted nearly $16,000 for highway marker signs designed by a local artist. Business and individual sponsorships are being offered to support the celebration of the only...
Cathlamet resident Stefi Hallstrom owns Stoneriver Tattoo, Cathlamet's only tattoo shop, and has lived in town since 2022,. After moving here from Everett, Wash., to be with her boyfriend, Nick Sevald, Stefi was searching for community and found it at the fire station where she and Nick volunteer. "It takes a certain kind of person to be willing to fight fires, especially for no money," says Stefi, who describes that type of person as "empathetic and a little crazy." Stefi was recently voted as...
Tony Lee Deel, born December 13, 1960, in Chehalis, Washington, passed away on May 9, 2025. He was a loving and devoted father to Michael Deel and stepfather to Janice Ham. He was a proud grandfather to Bella Deel, Matthew Deel, Johnathan Deel, and Arianna Ham. Tony was the beloved son of Jerline Marie Deel and Willis Lee Deel. He is preceded in death by his brother Ellis Deel and sister Rita Wisner. He is survived by his sister Diane Abbey and numerous nieces and nephews who loved him dearly....
James David Mosteller, 69, of Cathlamet, passed away at his home in Cathlamet on April 29, 2025. David was born Aug 1, 1955 in Canyonville, OR. Through his life he enjoyed taking vacations, his paper making job at Wauna (27 years) and traveling by horseback through the mountains of many states to hunt and fish any creek he came across. He also spent many years gaming and cutting cattle from horseback. He later slowed his life down to local beach fishing with his many friends and family and an annual hunting camp at Fossil Creek. Dave was...
Clayton Corwin Patrick, age 80, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2025, at Richard Nau Hospice House in Longview, WA. Clay lived a life filled with love, curiosity, and an unwavering commitment to those close to him. Born in Portland, Oregon to Howard M. Patrick and Maxine M. (Cornwall) Patrick, Clay graduated from Olympia High School in 1962, Whitworth College in 1966 with a B.A. in Political Science and Economics, and from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 1969, with...
Douglas Heidland, acting as interim Postmaster since October 2024, has officially been appointed as the Postmaster of the Cathlamet Post Office. Cathlamet's Post Office was established on August 9, 1851 and previously located on Main street at the corner of the Cathlamet Hotel where Jabber Shack store is today. The first Postmaster of Cathlamet was James D. Birnie and Heidland is the 20th Postmaster appointed to one of the longest continuously operating post offices in the state of Washington....
NICE START/BIG CHANGE. As this past weekend began, it was pretty doggone nice, but as we all know, things can go from sunshine to soggy real quick around here, and well, as of this writing, that’s exactly the case. The sunshine is now “liquid sunshine” and is expected to last the week... let’s hope they’re wrong! I know spring showers bring spring flowers, but they also make some of my pretty flowers that have already bloomed turn to mush... ugh! Anyway, here’s to showers and no hard downpours. Maybe things will get a bit of drink and not dro...
May 5 10:57 a.m. A welfare check was requested on a Cathlamet resident who could not be reached by phone. Deputies contacted the person who appeared to be in good health. 4:49 p.m. A structure fire was reported in Cathlamet. The District 4 fire department and the Wahkiakum PUD responded. 5:11 p.m. Cathlamet emergency services responded to a Puget Island resident possibly experiencing a heart attack. 9:40 p.m. The manager of a Cathlamet business asked for a customer to be removed from the premises. May 6 10:53 a.m. A Cathlamet resident said...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing public understanding of mental health and reducing the stigmas associated with mental illness. This month also celebrates the importance of mental well-being and encourages individuals to seek help when they need it. Unfortunately, stigma surrounding mental health continues to cause discrimination and social isolation, leading many to feel ashamed and unworthy. In any given year, one in five American adults experiences some form of mental illness, and one in every 20 adults...
On Saturday evening, I attended the final performance of The Drowsy Chaperone, Jr., presented by the Naselle Drama Club. The Naselle School Commons was packed for closing night, with family, friends, students, and faculty coming out to enjoy the show. A total of 32 cast members took to the stage, delivering an engaging and creative production. The Drowsy Chaperone, Jr. is a story within a story. The nameless Man in the Chair, played by Arin Sabey, sits off to the side of the stage, listening to...
The Skamokawa Diking District invited the public to a meeting on Wednesday, May 7, at the Skamokawa Grange Hall. Restoration Coordination Manager from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Laura Brown presented attendees with a preliminary proposal for a fish habitat restoration project that involves breaching a dike and flooding 98 acres of privately owned land. In Skamokawa, a culvert collapsed inside resident Herman Migliore’s property. Though water is still moving through it, the tide gate has failed. The WDFW is p...
On May 7, the Committee to Retain Sheriff Mason hosted a meet and greet event at Rosburg Hall. Sponsored by committee members Nick and Dee Nikkila, the event drew a large crowd of Wahkiakum County residents eager to hear from Sheriff Mason about his bid for retention as sheriff. The evening began with Mark Howie introducing John Mason and sharing his service history with the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office. A key highlight of the introduction was how Mason began his journey in law enforcement. In 2013, he attended Sheriff Howie's first...
With in-person filing as a candidate for public office in Wahkiakum County beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, May 5, the 2025 election season is now underway. Not long after, incumbent John Mason filed to continue to serve as the County Sheriff. In-person filing closed at 5 p.m. last Friday, May 9. A trained and experienced member of the Sheriff's office for the past 10 plus years, Mason, with the recommendation of then Sheriff Mark Howie, was appointed by the Board of County Commissioners in 2024...
Grays River is a well-known waterway to Wahkiakum locals. It twists around farmland and flows through timberland in the western part of the county before meeting the Columbia River at Grays Bay. The upper Grays River watershed is surrounded by 95 percent timberland and has recently been the focus of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe's Habitat Restoration and Conservation Project efforts. The Tribe has been working to "restore complexity and biophysical connectivity" in the Grays Watershed, according to p...
Sunlight spacing for vegetables Row direction and row spacing are common topics of conversation among vegetable gardeners. If slopes aren’t a consideration, vegetable rows that run north and south will give more even light exposure and thus more even leaf growth with greens and better fruit ripening with tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants. Pepper plants need at least 12 inches “in row” spacing with rows about two feet apart. Tomatoes need three feet in row spacing if trellised and more if they will spread out on the ground. Tomato rows shoul...
The Eagle is partnering with the Wahkiakum Noxious Weed Control board to bring you this message. Japanese Knotweed, as its name implies, is native to Asia. It is a Class B weed that is not known to be toxic and is a very aggressive escaped ornamental that can form dense stands, crowding out all other vegetation and degrading wildlife habitat. Japanese Knotweed can also create a fire hazard in the dormant season. It is difficult to control once established. This weed is a perennial species with s...
Gwen Larson is an amazing music, piano, and choir teacher at Piercing Arrow Private School. She was born and raised in Portland,,Ore. Gwen started in the church choir at Central Lutheran Church when she was 5 years old. When she was 9 and a half, she started learning piano along with the pipe organ..Gwen felt very privileged to be able to have an organ at her house. "At 9 and a half, I knew what I would do for the rest of my life," she said. Gwen loved music and everything included in it. She started teaching private piano lessons in her home...
Clatskanie High School is one of 21 high schools and five middle schools in the state receiving recognition as a high achieving leadership program. Clatskanie High School was awarded with a Gold Council Award at the OASC Spring Leadership Conference this April 27, 2025. The award, sponsored by the Oregon Association of Student Councils (OASC), sets high standards for student councils and leadership programs and honors them if they can reach or exceed these goals. The leadership programs begin by setting goals in the fall and actively...
Prior to Districts, the team hosted the 2A SD1 League Meet at Dick Manick Field on Thursday, May 8, and had plenty of top-five finishes. For the boys on the track, Aidan Bailey took second place in the Men's 400M with a time of 53.79, and Jason Miller took fifth in the 3000M with a time of 12:35.96. Quin May had a first-place finish in the Men's 110M Hurdles with a time of 18.42. In team competition for the boys, the quartet of Mickey Simpson, Braydon Top, Daylon Gutierrez and May took fifth in...
The Clatskanie Tigers baseball team faced Knappa three times last week. The first of the three meetings took place on the road Tuesday, May 6, where the Tigers outmatched the Loggers 7-1. Clatskanie was led at the plate by junior Luke Andreasen, who had two hits and two RBI. Junior Finn McDonnell had a hit, a run scored, and an RBI, and senior Victor Frank came away with a hit and an RBI. Seniors Ben Blackwood, Carter White, and Brendan Shroll combined for three hits and two runs scored, and juniors Cash Doney and Zach Mollenhour combined for...
