Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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A vessel that strayed from its course while traveling upriver collided with the Beaver Dock near Clatskanie, nearly resulting in the spill of thousands of gallons of oil into the Columbia River. The Port of Columbia County released a statement in response to the event: "The morning of Nov. 12, a vessel...was underway, traveling upriver. The vessel navigated off course and collided with the Beaver Dock causing damage to the downriver approach and infrastructure. At this time there are no known...
The Wahkiakum County Commissioners met before the Thanksgiving holiday in a brief session. Work continues on the Hope Center as Health and Human Services settles into the building. Duncan Cruickshank asked the commissioners to authorize a request for bids to make the front entrance ADA compliant. Two offices will also be created at the center and the HVAC for the great room will be updated. Wahkiakum Health and Human and Human Services will renew their contract with RYC Analytics for data analysis services. Their fee for analyzing health data...
There was a lot to unpack at the nearly four hour Town of Cathlamet meeting on Monday including a preliminary discussion about a possible remediation of the existing town hall after an inspection found mold and a variety of problems in their current home. “My own view is that it would be an improvident use of town funds to try and rehabilitate that existing sick, toxic building,” Mayor David Olson said. “I think a better choice is to look at a new structure and not put good money after bad o...
Sunrise on the Cathlamet Channel. Photo by Ian Brandon...
To The Eagle: Adolf Hitler and the Nazis used incendiary rhetoric, lies and violence to gain power in Germany. Hitler’s primary target for rhetorical persecution was the Jews, but the list of the condemned eventually grew to include gypsies, gays, non-aryan, political critics and others, the physically disabled, and the mentally ill. Hitler called the condemned anti-German, parasites, and vermin. After gaining power through a fair election, the Nazis burned the German parliament, blamed it on the communists, and used the event as an excuse t...
To The Eagle: Mr. Schreiber’s “What MAGA Means To Me” and his contention that “There’s nothing less factual then a liberal-minded person describing what MAGA is really about,” is exactly wrong. An observer outside of MAGA’s other-worldly echo chamber is more likely to objectively understand what it’s “really about”. Mr. Lehr’s “Make America Great Again?” provided that objectivity. His recitation of the travesties inflicted upon America by the MAGA wing of the Republican Party requires no defense. Mr. Schreiber’s guided tour of the MAGA bub...
Flu shots are now available at Wahkiakum Health and Human Services, but their regular vaccine clinic is still on hiatus. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 360-795-6207 or 360- 795-8630. The Cathlamet Pharmacy is offering flu shots, RSV shots, and the Moderna covid-19 vaccine. Please call to make an appointment. 360-795 3691. Appointments are usually between 2-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, though additional slots may be available in the morning....
Wahkiakum School District is improving their bus fleet one at a time thanks to a depreciation program, and it is paying off in surprising ways. “Our maintenance costs are down significantly,” Superintendent Brent Freeman said. “My first year here, we had 14 or 15 buses on hand. The lowest mileage bus we had was about 57,000- 58,000 miles and [mileage for] half of the fleet was over 200,000 miles. The first time I met Calvin he was under a bus repairing a transmission.” “We’re talking ten...
Steady rates at Wahkiakum County Public Utilites District was good news for the Board of Commissioners as they approved a nearly $8.5 million dollar budget for 2024 this week. Commissioner Dennis Reid said that like Wahkiakum, a few utilities around the state were not increasing rates, but others were raising their rates anywhere between three and 17 percent. “Anything double figures you want to avoid,” Reid said. “I just feel we are so fortunate that we’ve been able to present another budget...
The Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco will extend its special exhibit “Chinuk Ntsayka! We are Chinook: Photographs by Amiran White.” The well-received exhibit was set to end on Nov. 11, but will continue until Dec. 16 due to its popularity. The exhibit features photographs by Amiran White, who has documented the Chinook Indian Nation and their decades-long fight for federal recognition for the past eight years. White, who grew up in United Kingdom, began her photojournalism career as a stringer for the Associated Press in Portland. She...
On Saturday, December 2, the Cathlamet Library will host holiday festivities downtown. Patrons are invited to storytime and a free holiday craft session at the Cathlamet Pioneer Center behind the Library at 125 Columbia Street. A holiday-themed youth storytime will take place at 2:30 p.m. on the Pioneer Center stage, followed by a craft activity downstairs. Participants will make a popcorn garland with cranberries and construction paper. Drop-in; no registration required. Contact the library at 360-795-3254 or email library@townofcathlamet.com...
WET BEGINNING. As I started this column, it was a gloomy and damp Sunday morning after a very wet and windy Saturday night. Thankfully, by afternoon, we got to see some sunshine; that was a welcome break. By the time you read this, it's supposed to have been sunny and clear for several days. That will make for a nice Thanksgiving weekend. Of course, clear weather also seems to mean a big drop in our nighttime temperatures, so keep that in mind before you wind up with frozen hoses or outside spigots. Since we had several nights below freezing...
November 12 8:56 p.m. A resident on Greenwood Road said they saw sparks from the power line and their power flickered. The PUD was notified. November 13 2:14 a.m. A caller had photos of possible burglary tools and a meth pipe. 7:32 a.m. The Grays River ambulance aided an ailing Eden Valley resident. 12:22 p.m. A goat was found on East Valley Road. The Wahkiakum Animal Advocates Group was notified and pictures of the animal were posted on social media. 2 p.m. A caller reported that a vehicle had been left in a Rosedale parking lot for nearly a w...
A Veteran's Navy Reunion Joel and Noreen Fitts of Grays River recently returned from a trip to Sparks, Nevada where a Naval Reunion was held at the Nugget Casino. All the sailors from the USS Hancock A-19 aircraft carrier where Joel served on the flight deck with the catapult and rescue gear during the Vietnam war, were invited. He reported, "I was an Aviation Bosun, 3rd Class. My duty station from 1959 to 1964 was on a Super Aircraft Carrier. We lost a lot of boys during that time. My ship was...
Tis the season for the annual lighted Christmas Parade! The event is set to begin at 5 p.m. at the Elochoman Slough Marina on Saturday, Dec. 2. The parade planning committee is still looking for participants. Any and all are welcome. They suggest entering most anything, so long as lights are added, including “tractors, lawn mowers, cars, trucks, trailers, boats, floats, horses, dogs, people…you name it. How about a wagon of carolers or a lighted hayride?” They also hope boat owners will light...
Wahkiakum County Port 2 staff are gearing up for their annual Christmas light show, which will open Dec. 1 at Vista Park and continue through the end of the month. The theme this year is penguins, Port 2 Assistant Manager Terina Davis said at their Board ofCommissioners’ meeting Tuesday. “Staff has worked really hard on it,” she added. “We take a lot of pride in it.” Port 1 Manager Sam Shogren said he has been on the road a lot in the last month, continuing to seek funding for improveme...
One Wahkiakum football player and two Naselle coaches received top honors in All League selections recently. Zakk Carlson, the senior quarterback for the Wahkiakum Mules football team this season was named Offensive MVP by coaches in the Central 2B Lower East/West team, as part of their All League Selections. Other Mule selections to All League teams include: First team Wide receiver: Grant Wilson Offensive linemen: Aimon Reavely and Nathan Garrett Defensive lineman: Donovan Watson Linebacker:...
The Naselle Comets football team ended their season on Saturday after losing 98-44 to the second-ranked Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats in the quarterfinals of the State 1B tournament. The Comets went 10-2 this year. It was the final season for seniors Allen Haataja and Jacob Pakenen....
Alice Olivia Seaberg 77, of Longview died on October 29, at St John Medical Center. Alice was born to Joseph and Rose (Larson) Neely on October 31, 1945, in Ilwaco WA. She attended school in Skamokawa and Cathlamet, graduating from Wahkiakum High School in 1963. She was raised in the Skamokawa Valley. She moved to Longview where she raised her family. Alice married Paul Seaberg on April 19, 1975. She worked as an Insurance Agent in Longview and Kelso for many years. She loved her time with family especially grandkids and their sports, Mariners...
Tyler James Heagy, 37, of Lacey, died on November 12, 2023 in a Lacey Hospital. He was born in Longview on July 8, 1986 to Terry and Mary (Sibert) Heagy. Tyler graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 2004. He loved life and lit up a room when he walked in. Tyler enjoyed the Trailblazers and sports of all kinds. Tyler was a hard worker and worked for Heagy Construction where he was well loved. He was a happy go lucky boy and the youngest of 4 children. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth, three siblings, Monica, Travis and Troy Heagy, his...
Washington drivers could one day be carrying Smokey Bear's image and message on their license plates to help reduce the number of wildfires started by people. An effort launched Monday would create a specialty license plate featuring the iconic bear and its hallmark slogan: "Only you can prevent wildfires." Proceeds from sales of the plates would go to public education programs focused on wildfire prevention, administered through the state Department of Natural Resources. Commissioner of Public...
