Articles from the August 17, 2023 edition
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Funky car fun at RM 38
The Funky Car Show drew a crowd to the River Mile 38 taproom on Saturday. The VWs were a hit, taking first and second place. According to RM38 co-owner Javier Sanchez, the car show started in 2017 as...
Fair starts today
The 115th Annual Wahkiakum County Fair starts today (Thursday). Our reporter stopped by Tuesday and spoke with a few of this year's participants, including little John Genn, of Longview, hard at work...
By PUD talks fire danger and PFAs
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners discussed recent fires and what that means to utilities, learned about PFAs and continued efforts by staff to find funding for projects around the county. Commissioner Bob Jungers spoke about the fires...
Commissioners approve support for PUD grant
Wahkiakum County commissioners met Tuesday and approved a letter of support for a PUD grant application for a feasibility study of the consolidation of the PUD Puget Island water system with the Town of Cathlamet water system. The commissioners also...
DNR Bans Campfires in SW Washington Region
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has banned rule burns, permit burns, and all campfires on lands it protects throughout its Pacific Cascade Region, as hot, dry summer weather has increased wildfire danger in the...
Bob Hake
Robert "Bob" Lee Hake III passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 3, 2023, at his home in Cathlamet, Washington after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born on September 17, 1942, in...
Douglas Wright
Douglas Leland Wright, July 13, 1949 - April 22, 2023, son of Leland and Lille Wright. Born in Cathlamet, his family moved to Anchorage in 1958. He moved back to Washington after graduating high school and resided in Vader until his death. He is...
Memoir workshop set with Alyssa Graybeal
Alyssa Graybeal, the Astoria writer and cartoonist whose memoir Floppy was awarded the Red Hen Press Nonfiction Book Award, will lead a workshop for writers who want to develop their own memoirs on Sept. 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Zoom. The...
Football practice starts at WHS
Football practice began early Wednesday morning, with the Mules' annual Midnight Madness. According to Coach Ryan Lorenzo, 27 athletes are turning out to play this season, including 10 seniors. Army...
CAC to kick off Performing Arts Series
The Clatskanie Arts Commission will kick off its 34th annual Performing Arts Series with a free Big Band Concert in the Park, sponsored by Donna Garlock, on Labor Day, September 4, from 2-4 p.m., in the Clatskanie City Park. Listen to the great...
County fair to be held this weekend
HOT ENOUGH?--I hope you were all prepared for the toasty conditions that we are scheduled to receive. It’s no fun being unprepared for scorching temperatures for ourselves and our four legged friends . It was already 80 degrees before 10 a.m. on...
The Eagle Calendar
THURSDAY Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Fire Protection District No. 1 Commissioners, Fire Hall, 5:30 p.m. Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m. Puget...
Downriver Dispatches
It's Monday morning after a Sunday with 104 degrees as reported by Naselle folks. My back porch thermometer, in the shade, said we hit 100 in Grays River. During that heat on Sunday, around 3 p.m.,...
Sheriff's Report, August 17, 2023
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: August 7 — 2:30 p.m. A caller reported an erratic eastbound driver passing on curves on SR 4. August 8 — 8:43...
Port 1 approves multiple bids
Wahkiakum County Port 1 commissioners approved several bids for coming projects at their August meeting last Thursday, and heard some good news about sailing races planned for next year. The biggest news came toward the end of the meeting when Port...
Love for wooden boats keeps show afloat
Another Wooden Boat Show is in the books. "For the most part I would say it was a success," Organizer Michael Armstrong said on Tuesday. "Saturday was better than Sunday. The heat drove people away."...
Puget Island resident has a raft adventure
At 73, Puget Island resident Ron Wright still knows how to have a bit of fun. On Friday, Wright left his East Sunny Sands home on a raft made out of items he found on beaches over the last few years....
Port 2 discusses comp plan
The Wahkiakum County Port 2 Board of Commissioners talked about updating their comprehensive plan, a coming kite festival, and a burn ban instituted at Vista Park on Tuesday. Looking over vouchers, Commissioner Allen Bennett asked about the port’s...
