Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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On Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 8:04 p.m., the Washington Secretary of State’s website released the results, thus far, for the general election. According to the website, 1,492 ballots had been counted and an estimated 400 ballots were left to be counted. In the race for Mayor of Cathlamet, Nicholas Sevald has 65.99 percent of the votes (130), and Laurel Waller has 33.5 percent of the votes (66). Prior to the election results, Sevald said, “Come what may, I love this community. Win or lose, I always will. I promise to keep striving to help this tow...
The following is an article from the National Office of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, edited and submitted by Wahkiakum VFW Post 5297 Commander Bill Tawater. Next week, we will be recognizing the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, a date that will forever be etched in the tapestry of our nation’s story. Like about 60 other veterans from within and outside Wahkiakum County, I am a proud member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. I’ve buttoned up our nation’s uniform, and I know what it means to answer the call. On a day like this, I wan...
Following public comment at the Nov. 4 Wahkiakum County Commissioners’ weekly meeting, Public Works Director Chuck Beyer brought before the commissioners a request for an easement on county-owned parcel PID #1490 on Clover Street. As the item was simply a request, no motion was made, but the commissioners expressed their approval for the easement. The appreciative owner of the parcel said she will talk with her attorneys and bring it back before the commissioners at a later date. Julie Johnston from Health & Human Services then requested the p...
Cathlamet Public Library presents an evening with James Dott and Robert Michael Pyle Saturday, Nov. 8 from 6-8 p.m. at the Pioneer Community Center (125 Columbia St.) for the season's fourth installment of Author Talk. The series features local area writers whose work has been published. James Dott will be highlighting his book "Touch Wood," a lyric field guide to trees. The poems of "Touch Wood" are elegies, narratives, and meditations on our tangled histories. Dott's poems provide a deeper...
Because the dates line up, The Eagle has decided to reprint events from 1975. Thank you to the Wahkiakum County Historical Society, volunteer Julie O’Neil and volunteer curator, genealogist and board member Kari Kandoll. Skamokawa News By Mrs. Howard Madden I fell down on the job the past couple of weeks and went gallivanting off to California with my daughters and sister, to the wedding of my nephew Stephen Grimm. Brought my mom back with me for a couple of weeks. Wednesday mom and I were lunch guests of the C.T. Wests. On Sunday we had the A...
I recently interviewed Heather Smith-Gillson for our 36th installment of Reader's Fave, a casual interview with someone who shares their favorite book. Heather is the owner of local thrift shop Sirendipity. Heather wanted to share "Handmade Greeting Cards" by author Maureen Crawford. "I want to make greeting cards for everyone," said Heather. "Whether for kids [or] adults, it was a way to start selling them, to make them available. A lady came into the shop and wanted a card, so I made her a...
To The Eagle, Thank you to everyone who responded Saturday to my house fire. The dispatchers, P.I. District 1, Cathlamet Fire & Ambulance, District 4, and my local department Skamokawa District 2 who were there ever so quickly. Jodie and Sheriff John Mason and Austin Smith for incident command; great job. To anyone I may have forgotten: my neighbors, Max Records, John Conner, and Jim Fritze. This was a heck of a way to have live-fire training. It was a group effort. Duncan and Pavo you were awesome! Kay Walters Skamokawa...
To The Eagle, As a sociologist and research scholar at Washington State University in Vancouver, I’ve lived in Cathlamet for five years, serving on the Wahkiakum Network Coalition Board, volunteering in the community garden, and raising my two children who attend Wahkiakum schools. During a research project at Lower Columbia College, I studied the Kathlamet and Wahkiakum tribes, whose villages were displaced when Captain James Birnie established Birnie’s Retreat, later renamed Cathlamet. These tribes became part of the Chinook Indian Nat...
As Veterans Day approaches Tuesday, Nov. 11, the following events and activities will be occurring locally to honor and celebrate our veterans. On Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 8-9, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Wahkiakum VFW Post 5297 will have a recruitment and fundraising booth at the Cathlamet Market. Depending on manpower, the Post may extend the days to Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 10-11 during the same hours. On Saturday, Nov. 8, there will be a Veterans Dinner hosted by the Our Savior Lutheran Church (549 State Route 409) and other organizations...
Do you need some social space away from work or home? The Cathlamet Public Library is offering the building space of the library as a social space for folks to gather, meet, and relax. It’s called the ‘Wednesday Club’, and the hours are 6-8 p.m. Library services are not available during this time, but pretty much everything else is within the building. Need a place to visit with friends? How about a place just to sit and read? Or maybe you want to sit and talk while working leisurely on a jigsaw puzzle. Maybe just sit and listen to some quiet...
In collaboration with Tsuga Gallery and the annual Tree Lighting and Lighted Parade event, the Cathlamet Public Library will be providing gingerbread house kits for children to build and decorate for display at the library and various businesses in town. The gingerbread house kits will be available at the library Saturday, November 22nd during open hours. And a big Thank you to the Library Foundation group, who when hearing the need for purchase of these kits, stepped-forward and provided 40 gingerbread house kits to the library. Their quick...
When Wahkiakum Community Network's coalition coordinator arrived at Wahkiakum High School on a crisp autumn morning, Mrs. Elsa Clark was preparing a biology lesson in which students build edible cells. Like so many in our rural community, Mrs. Clark wears many hats: she teaches biology, honors geometry, kindergarten music, serves as the K–12 homeschool liaison-and still finds time for her favorite subject: high school art. Mrs. Clark began her career as a paraeducator and has now spent 10 years...
Your local Amateur Radio Club, callsign N7WAH, meets regularly on Tuesday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the River Street Emergency Operations Center (25 River St., Suite D) in Cathlamet. The club is starting monthly evening meetings as well and will be meeting the second Monday of each month at the River Street E.O.C., starting at 6 p.m. and running to 7:30 p.m. The first meeting will be Monday, Nov. 10, with an introduction to the club's roles in E.O.C. operations. If time permits, the group will also...
Tsuga Gallery announces artist of the month for November, Leslie Billington. As a child growing up around Lubbock, Texas, Leslie found, at an early age, that she had to be a creator. She would see things like bugs, cracks in the sidewalk, and virtually anything with a shape. The memory of these things would pester her until she could give them a life of their own, demanding that she create something of beauty with them. This put her imagination on high alert, looking differently at common things...
Local homeowners who heat using wood stoves and fireplaces have an opportunity to receive money to clean up their indoor and outdoor air. This is done through the Southwest Clean Air Agency (SWCAA) Woodsmoke Reduction Program, with funding provided by the Washington State Department of Ecology (ECY). As in many areas of Washington, wintertime wood burning in some counties can be the largest source of fine particle pollution (PM2.5). Wood burning can create pollution often greater than industry and road vehicle emissions. Industries like energy...
Last week was the conclusion to the annual Puget Island Passport event. The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce, Little Island Creamery, Little Island Farm, and Puget Island Gardens wish to extend a big “thank you” to everyone who participated throughout October! The Puget Island Passport encourages residents and visitors to explore and support local businesses. We loved seeing people from all over and sharing our passion for Puget Island. All participants who successfully completed their passports were entered into the grand prize draw on Oct. 31...
Tomato requiem It is now clear (irony intended) there will be no “Indian summer.” Continuous rain kicked late blight fungus into high gear, and most of the tomatoes are done for. Copper sprays applied before a rain cycle can slow the disease but not stop it. In time, we will have some good tomato varieties with late blight resistance. There are a few now. Breeding for this disease is complex since late blight strains, when they meet, create new and often more pathogenic strains of the fungus. East coast farmers are hit hard with late bli...
November? Already? It may be cliché, perhaps, but I truly don't know where the time went or goes. It was the end of August and we were fishing for salmon from the North Jetty. The first half of September, and it was mushroom time again. The final week of September and the Marina's Street Market, which began in May, was over. How did October get here, and now it, muzzleloader deer and elk seasons, and the waterfowl opener are all gone? It's now November. Here, the greenhouse is up and running,...
October 27 5:48 a.m. A black lab with a reflective harness was reported loose on east Birnie Slough Road. 10:52 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a person who had fallen and needed assistance. The person declined transportation to the hospital. 11:17 a.m. A Cathlamet resident filed a complaint that a vehicle in a public parking lot had not moved for three weeks. The sheriff’s department contacted the owner who said that they would try to get it moved. 4:52 p.m. A Grays River resident reported a broken water line that was flowing out o...
When the unexpected happens - such as a winter storm knocking out power, floodwaters blocking rural roads, or a wildfire getting too close - there's one person whose phone never stops ringing: Wahkiakum County's Emergency Management Coordinator Austin Smith. It's a title that sounds bureaucratic, but the job is far from it. Smith's responsibilities include planning, prevention, response, and recovery from disasters that could overwhelm the county's typical resources. In a small county like...
It could be said that a place is made up of its people, and that people are made up, in a way, by the place where they live. This interplay of people and place was apparent in a recent interview with Connie Bassi. A Skamokawa resident since 1996, Connie's career has found her working at such familiar establishments as the old Duck Inn, the Skamokawa General Store, the Oasis Tavern, and Skamokawa Gardens, as well as St. John's Hospital in Longview. Additionally, she has worked locally in the...
The Hope Center in Cathlamet will open its doors on Friday, Nov. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services’ (WCHHS) Living Well in Wahkiakum. Because the annual resource fair coincides with Medicare open enrollment, one of its central aims is to assist community members as they navigate their Medicare options. Local Medicare expert James Sorensen, as well as volunteers from SHIBA (Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors) will offer presentations on Medicare 101 and opportunities for one-on-one advising. T...
Columbia County is proud to partner with Community Action Team and Veteran’s Bunker, as it joins counties across the nation in Operation Green Light. This campaign honors veterans and highlights the resources and support available to them. From Nov. 4 through Nov. 11, 2025, residents, businesses, and government buildings are encouraged to “light up green” as a show of gratitude for those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Operation Green Light is a nationwide initiative led by the National Association of Counties and the Natio...
Clatskanie High School's varsity football team ended its regular season last Friday, beating Nestucca 18-6. Senior running back Lucas Andreasen led off the game's scoring with a 17-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Sophomore quarterback Will Van Voorst would extend the Tigers' lead with a four-yard rush in the third quarter. Clatskanie's 12-0 lead entering the fourth quarter was certainly uncharacteristic for a team that averaged over 42 points a game all season. Nestucca cut the lead in...
