Articles from the September 28, 2023 edition
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Rising tide: Residents of the Lower Columbia estuary confront a shifting landscape
Westend residents turned out last Tuesday for the second workshop in a planned series of four to talk about how flooding is impacting the property and lives of people living in the Grays River,...
Rising tide: Residents of the Lower Columbia estuary confront a shifting
Over the years, flooding has become an increasing problem for people in the Westend of Wahkiakum County. It was hard to imagine when I drove up to Nick and Dee Nikkila's home in Deep River on a...
Many questions, but little certainty, on potential emergency strategies
There have been questions about what local emergency planning, including evacuation and communication, is in place for Cathlamet in the event of a large fire or other disaster, and Cathlamet Fire...
After a long break, NOAA gauges Columbia's currents
Lorraine Heilman, an oceanographer with NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, talked to an audience in Cathlamet recently about a project she led to survey the current in the...
Beach replenishment of continual concern
County commissioners approved a number of practical measures Tuesday, and heard a comment about missing sand. Kevin Prestegard said he was “looking for sand” because he had lost approximately a quarter acre of beach at his south side Puget Isl...
A bickering school board
by Karen Bertroch When the NGRV School Board met on September 19, there was a good-sized audience with comments and questions. They were, for the most part, respectful. On the other hand, board member Tyson Vogeler continues to challenge most items...
We are on our own to find the truth
To The Eagle: In regard to last week’s letters “Stop the blame game” and “Place credit (and blame) where due,” in my opinion, the articles they’re getting their information from are disinformation. These articles are written by Democrats and liberal...
Cheap shots are not economic policy
To The Eagle: In last week’s letter titled “A Wild Idea,” a contributor skewered the libs ‘humorously’ by cracking wise at the expense of this nation’s homeless. That writer suggests, only for our ironic amusement of course, that our increasing...
Port 2 purchases boat
The Wahkiakum County Port 2 Board of Commissioners talked about potential funding, events, and purchased a boat at their September meeting last week. Port 2 Manager Sam Shogren proposed that the port...
Port 1 continues upgrades to campsites, other amenities
The Wahkiakum County Port 1 Board of Commissioners met last Wednesday for a quick update on activity at the marina. Mayor David Olson was in attendance. He invited Port Manager Todd Souvenir to a...
Vivid birds on display in special exhibition
In the early 1920s, Willard Ayers Eliot hired a well-known natural history artist, R. Bruce Horsfall, to paint 56 works to illustrate Eliot's book "Birds of the Pacific Coast." Published in 1923, this...
Patricia Lex Welton
Patricia Alice Lex Welton, 82, of Pleasanton, CA, passed away peacefully at her home on August 29, 2023. Patricia was a loving mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, and great grandmother. Patricia...
Eric Howard
Eric Franklin Howard, 65 died on August 25 in Longview. Eric was born to Arthur and Joyce (Harns) Howard on February 13, 1958 in Longview. He lived most of his life there.He moved to Cathlamet four years ago. He graduated from RA Long High School in...
Northwest author will read from debut novel
Mike Stark, a former reporter for the Daily Astorian, and for KMUN, will read from his novel, “The Derelict Light,” on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at the Astoria Public Library, 450 10th St., at 6 p.m. Stark’s first novel, but third book, “The Derelict Light...
Free covid tests available
Every household in the United States can now receive four free covid-19 rapid tests by mail by calling 1-800-232-0233, or by visiting covidtests.gov online. The tests should be good through the end of the year. Some of the tests may appear to have...
Folk festival will return to Skamokawa
WET AND WINDY—I hope you have had your wind breakers and your rain jackets handy, along with some boots, as it appears we have had quite the little storm already, with more to come. If you’re like me, you are ready for it to be over! With powe...
The Eagle Calendar
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, commissioners, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department,...
Downriver Dispatches
The rain has arrived, it's steady and most welcome. One more way we know it's fall, I changed sheets on my bed and put on flannel ones, as well as the comforter. I wrote a commentary on the local...
Sheriff's Report, September 28, 2023
September 17 — 10:29 p.m. A caller reported that a deer was still alive after getting hit on Altoona/Pillar Rock Road. September 18 — 1:18 p.m. A caller complained about a vehicle that was parked on Columbia Street. He said the car was partially blo...
Wide variety of tech activities offers alternatives to traditional core curriculum
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors started their meeting with a presentation from Apollo Solutions, which looks for ways to reduce energy consumptions in buildings, and has been helping...
Ghost towns, old homes, and felled trees
"Certain places kind of haunt you," Carl Wirkkala told me on the phone the other day. He remembers grinding cascara bark and catching crawdads with poles cut by his grandmother, who lived in an old...
Mules power through a daunting lineup
It's been a tough way to start a season against some of the best teams in the region, but the Wahkiakum Mules are still looking at the silver lining in the midst of a 0-4 start. They lost 55-6 to a...
Mules continue to grow on the court
The Wahkiakum Mules volleyball team shows steady improvement, but is still looking for their first win of the season. On Thursday, the Mules hosted Napavine and lost in three sets, 25-7, 25-13, and 25...
Taking aim at immersive history
The Society for Creative Anachronism met on Saturday. An international organization with 130,000 members worldwide, the group meets regularly at the fairgrounds. Above, Lady Elovel of Avalon, also...
State agency seeks input from anglers
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is hosting a series of online public meetings this fall to discuss development of the 2023-24 coastal steelhead fishing season. Fishers and anyone interested in steelhead management and...
