Articles from the September 18, 2014 edition
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Pirates defeat Mules 28-20 in overtime
The visiting Adna Pirates pulled out a 28-20 overtime win Friday against the Wahkiakum Mules. The Mules took a 6-0 lead early in the second quarter on a halfback pass from Zach Brown to Joey Moore....
Two die in Tuesday collision
Two people are dead and another person is hospitalized following a collision at 9:06 a.m. Tuesday, September 23, on SR 4 near Mill Creek. As of Tuesday evening, the Washington State Patrol hadn't yet been able to notify family members of the...
Recovery center releases pelicans
On September 11, the Wildlife Center of the North Coast released 22 white pelicans at Vista Park in Skamokawa. The white pelicans were admitted to the center as starving chicks, unable to fly or feed...
Town lighting change order raises questions
An end may lie ahead for the never ending story of Cathlamet's decorative street lighting project. The town council will hold a special meeting at 3 p.m. next Wednesday to discuss with its consulting engineers how to pay for the latest addition to...
Commissioners hear clinic, other business
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday heard the latest update in staffing at the Cowlitz Family Health Center clinic in Cathlamet and handled other business, including a discussion of the county's comprehensive plan. Health center Executive Direc...
PUD replacing old wire near Altoona
With little on the agenda, reports were the focus at the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners Meeting on Tuesday. Counsel Tim Hanigan reported that he had been finalizing an inter-local agreement with Port District 2, who had asked the PUD to...
Expect declines in hatchery production
To The Eagle: I was interested to see the pictures of beach seining in last week’s Eagle. I was troubled, however, by the third caption which read, “Fishery managers hope the seines will be less lethal to endangered wild salmon than gillnets.” The i...
PTO president asks for volunteers
To The Eagle: Volunteers are needed for the J.A. Wendt Elementary School Parent Teachers Organization (PTO). We are hosting our first 2014-2015 school year PTO meeting on Sunday, September 21, at 4 p.m. The meeting will take place in the...
Cathlamet is number two
To The Eagle: Kudos to Cathlamet for being number two in the State of Washington for the safest places to live. Two reasons come to mind why Cathlamet ranked so high. 1. Great people live in our area. 2. Great police department that stays on top of...
Volunteers, donations for food drive
by Diana Zimmerman The organizers for the Food for Friends Food Drive are looking for volunteers and non-perishable items this Saturday, September 20. The Food for Friends Food Drive was coordinated...
Pinwheels for Peace will appear this Friday
The International Day of Peace was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations and is celebrated throughout the world on September 21 each year. This year The Charlotte House has...
WSU Extension News
The WSU Wahkiakum Extension Nutrition Education Program will host a one time Farmers Market for the students at Wahkiakum School District. The event is a partnership of the JA Wendt Elementary School, the John C. Thomas Middle School, and the Parent...
FOS hosts another successful auction
WARM STREAK--How did you like this past weekend? Pretty nice wasn't it?! Considering several things were going on in the area, it was great to have such nice weather for them, even though the late evening hours were a little nippy, the daylight...
The Eagle Calendar
September 18 - September 25, 2014 THURSDAY Cathlamet First Aid Division, Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, First Aid Division, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, ambulance training, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m. Rosburg Com...
Corps breaching dike this week
The Wahkiakum County Commissioners handled regular business and were updated on the US Corps of Engineers plans to breach the dike in the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge at their meeting on September 10....
Lots of events coming soon; support EMTs
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week include: Thursday, volleyball at Lake Quinault at 5:45 p.m.; Friday’s football game has been cancelled with a possibility of another game. Please call the school for more i...
Finnish film set to show in Naselle
“Näkymätön Elina” means “invisible Elina.” It is the story of a nine year old girl who has lost her father a few years earlier to tuberculosis and has been out of school after contracting the same disease herself. The family lives in northern S...
DNR seeks comment on aquatic lands plan
Washington’s Department of Natural Resources invites the public to review the new draft Aquatic Lands Habitat Conservation Plan. In a press release, the agency said that over the next 50 years, the HCP is designed to guide DNR in better ways to p...
Volunteers needed for International Coastal Cleanup September 20
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and partners from Washington CoastSavers invite and encourage the public to participate in the annual International Coastal Cleanup, Saturday, Sept. 20. Organized beach cleanups in Washington...
Norman E. Anderson
Lifelong Rosburg resident Norman Elmer Anderson, 98, died in Forks, Wash., Aug. 23, 2014, a mere four days short of his 99th birthday. Norman was born in Astoria, Aug. 27, 1915, after his mother took a boat across the Columbia River, staying with a...
Jean M. Heagy
Jean Marcelle Heagy, of Cathlamet, died September 11, 2014 at the age of 94. She was born in Seattle on September 10, 1920 to Chris and Bertha (Provencel) Campbell. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Seattle in 1938 and moved from Vancouver...
David T. Curl
David Terrill Curl died at his Naselle residence on September 8, 2014 at the age of 55. He was a surfer, welder, teacher, blacksmith, artist, draftsman and commercial fisherman. A veteran of the US Coast Guard, Dave was a lover of the water and...
Michael A. Simms
Michael Arthur Simms, 77, peacefully passed away at his home in Grays River, WA, August 8th, while surrounded by family and friends. Born March 29, 1937 in Los Angeles to Lee and Margaret Lawrence-Simms, Michael grew up on the lots of MGM and...
Jean Bussone
Death Notice Jean Bussone Former Cathlamet resident Jean Bussone died September 15, 2014 in Longview. A full obituary will appear in next week’s edition. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Back to School clinic offers vaccinations
Back to School Vaccine Clinics have been scheduled by the Cowlitz Family Health Center at four of its locations. The clinics are open to all families, whether they are existing patients or not. Each...
