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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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This is a guest editorial written by Joel McEntire, a Wahkiakum County resident and Washington State House Representative for the 19th legislative district. The Washington Forest Practices Board’s recent approval of the rule requiring buffers along streams is another devastating hit to Washington’s rural timber-reliant counties and one they cannot afford. It is an insult to our communities, their schools, libraries, hospitals, and to anyone whose livelihood is connected to sustainable forest management. The rule, passed on Nov. 12 by a 7-5 vot...
Cathlamet Mayor Elect Nicholas Sevald will soon take his seat, but he won't be the only young, new face taking such an office on the western side of Washington. Pacific County's Ilwaco recently had a mayoral election as well, and candidate Eddie Hillard defeated incumbent Mayor Mike Cassinelli by a staggering 53.5 percent margin. Cassinelli has been serving as Ilwaco's mayor since 2022 and, before that, served in the position from 2010 to 2017. Hillard, who is 24 years old, was born and raised...
During Tuesday's meeting, the Wahkiakum County Commissioners unanimously approved three agreements with Tyler Technologies: an e-filing and defendant access payment processing agreement, a payment processing license and services agreement for Wahkiakum District Court, and the defendant access opt-in agreement. According to the meeting's agenda "there is no financial impact unless the agreements are not approved," and "there are no funds needed" for the agreements." A public hearing was then held regarding a resolution to change the name of Barr...
The quarterfinals of the 2025 Washington 1B Football State Championships took place this past weekend. While the Wahkiakum Mules advanced to the semifinals, Naselle saw its season end in the final eight. The margins are always tight in elimination games, and even if the final scores weren't close, there were plenty of plays and moments that culminated in those results. Naselle Knowing Almira-Coulee-Hartline (ACH) would be a tough matchup in the Nov. 21 quarterfinal, the Comets made the...
Because the dates line up, The Eagle has decided to reprint events from 1975. Thank you to the volunteer Julie O’Neil and volunteer curator, genealogist, and board member Kari Kandoll. Downriver Dispatches News of Grays, River, Rosburg and Deep River Marilyn Gudmundsen Mrs. Olive Barr Malone a native and longtime resident of Grays River is in a Portland Hospital with a broken hip. She was the victim of a fall, and surely would appreciate mail from old friends. She is an aunt and cousin to DeWitt and Louise Barr and Ruth McAllister and A...
To The Eagle, The Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum would like to thank all the volunteers who either hosted visitors and/or did special projects in throughout the 2025 year. Here is the message the WCHS president, Frans Eykel gave at our Annual Membership Meeting on Nov 8, 2025. “Thank you to the Pioneer Community Association for the use of this beautiful, restored building. We mourn the loss of two significant WCHS members: Beverly (Fritz) Allen Hill and Ralph Keyser. Ralph's fingerprints are in all aspects of the museum property a...
Thank you to all the volunteers and donors who made Community Veterans Dinner possible. Sue Ann Johnson, Joan Wren, Land, Treycen and Sven Kay, Linda Wright, Phyllis Wesley, Pam Hamilton, Marianne Baker, Troy and Rebecca Thomas, Mark Sutton, Susan and Kerry Brown, Eileen Lockhart, Abby Doolin and countless others who helped with this event. Thank you all. Susan Gentry...
To The Eagle, Thank you Beaver Creek, relatives, and neighbors for donating to Walk and Knock and making Verl West’s memory come alive. A special thank you to Verl’s son, David West, for driving the car. Thank you, Lions Club. We’ll see you next year. Debra Douglas, Beaver Creek...
Thank you, from the Wahkiakum Food Bank to everyone who donated to the Lions Club Walk & Knock food drive. It was a huge success and very much appreciated. We can all be proud of our generous community....
A special thank you to Maria’s Place for letting us use their back room for our HOA meeting. Kathi Wallace, President, Columbia Ridge Estates HOA...
Today is Friday, Nov. 28, the 332nd day of 2025. There are 33 days left in the year. Today is Thanksgiving in the United States. Today in history: On Nov. 28, 1925, the Grand Ole Opry (known then as the WSM Barn Dance) debuted on radio station WSM in Nashville, Tennessee; it continues today as the longest-running radio broadcast in U.S. history. Also on this date: In 1520, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name. In 1942, fire engulfed the...
Tsuga Gallery is sponsoring a food drive from Thanksgiving (Nov. 27) thru Monday, Dec. 22. Make a donation of a non-perishable food item and receive your pick of a handcrafted Christmas ornament decorated by one of our artists. Cash donations will also be accepted. Proceeds to benefit our local food bank. Tsuga Gallery is located at 70 Main Street in Cathlamet....
Phyllis Rae Boldt Sotka passed away on November 19, 2025 at the age of 91. Phyllis was a devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She was born February 12, 1934 in Astoria, Oregon and lived in Pillar Rock much of her early childhood, at a time when everyone had to ride a boat to Astoria for groceries and other supplies. After the family home in Pillar Rock burned down she moved to Cathlamet to attend high school. She met Norman Sotka at a grange dance and they...
Perhaps you feel like you’re herding cats this Thanksgiving week, heading too fast into December...well, ‘tis the season! So, to help you relax and enjoy one of the darker, wetter and busier months of the year, come check out the holiday music and cheer at the Little Island Creamery Sunday, Dec. 7. The Creamery will be hosting the popular North Coast Chorale, a long-standing community-based musical group from Astoria. Fast becoming a tradition on the island and known for its great selection of music and friendly sing-a-long vibe, the North Coa...
HELLO. Welcome, library members, readers, and Wahkiakum residents to our monthly update. GINGERBREAD HOUSES. Saturday, Nov. 29 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., bring your gingerbread houses to Pioneer Center (125 Columbia St.) for final decoration in celebration of the annual Tree Lighting and Lighted Parade event. Cookies, cocoa, and tea will be provided. YOUTH OPEN HOUSE. Friday, Dec. 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. is our Library House Warming for Youth event. Pizza by the slice will be available for all...
Winter planning: Containers Plants in landscape containers can have issues in winter. If very cold temperatures last for several days, roots in the containers may be killed. It takes really cold weather - normally around 15 degrees or less - to see this happen. Gardeners are surprised that plants that should be able to tolerate those temperatures based on “zone” ratings are often affected. However, the zone hardiness ratings assume that the plant is in the ground and the roots are protected by a mass of soil. Roots of a given plant are generall...
This Christmas season, come experience the wonder of the Festival of Nativities Friday, Dec. 5 through Sunday, Dec. 7 from 3 to 8 p.m. at 900 11th Ave. in Longview. Over 700 nativity scenes from around the world will be displayed under one roof. This free community event invites families and friends to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ while discovering the beauty, creativity, and devotion expressed through hundreds of unique nativities collected by members of the local community. Visitors will enjoy a variety of themed rooms, each offering...
First rattle out of the box, here's wishing each and every one of you a most wonderful, blessed, and safe Thanksgiving. If you and your immediate family see eye to eye, I hope y'all have a great afternoon. If not, remember the words 'tolerance' and 'patience.' I've been on both sides of the stick, and both can be...well...interesting to say the least. Thanksgiving reminds me of an outdoor story. Years ago, the late Tommy Weldon, with whom I used to work at the Ohio Division of Fish and...
Members of the Cathlamet Woman's Club gathered on Nov. 19 during senior lunch at Rosburg Hall to announce their 2025 Citizen of the Year. Woman's Club President Pearl Blackburn had the privilege of presenting the honor to Westend resident Mark Letham. Mark was recognized for his years of community service and for his volunteer spirit. His commitment to Wahkiakum County Fire District 3 is notable. For fourteen years, he has responded during some of the most challenging moments families face, answ...
November 17 2:54 a.m. A Cathlamet resident was transported to the hospital due to stomach pain and being combative. 6:09 a.m. The Cathlamet Ambulance transported a Cathlamet resident to the hospital for hip pain and shortness of breath. 3:50 p.m. A Beaver Creek resident called to report that they’d been receiving fraudulent text messages. November 18 9:34 a.m. Deputies performed a wellness check on an elderly Puget Island resident after she had not been heard from since a tour she attended days prior. Deputies made contact with the resident w...
I recently interviewed April Peterson for our 39th installment of Reader's Fave, a casual interview with someone who shares their favorite book. April is the current president of the Pioneer Community Association. April shared with me her favorite author, Jane Kirkpatrick, an American writer who has written many fiction and non-fiction books. "I love history and being engaged in a book," said April. "I came across Jane Kirkpatrick about 20 years ago roughly. It was the 'All Together in One...
If you live in Columbia County, especially Rainier, you’ve heard about Sarah Zuber and the continued quest by family, friends, and community advocates to find justice for her untimely death in 2019, which still remains a mystery. Despite an initial multi-agency response, there are still more questions than answers. “Hush,” an “investigative podcast uncovering the buried truth about critical stories in the Pacific Northwest,” is produced by Oregon Public Broadcast (OPB) and led by two investiga...
Local independent promotion Inclusion Pro Wrestling (IPW) will be making its debut at Rainier High School Saturday, Jan. 10 for its New Year's Resolutions event. If its recent Dirty Deeds event in Rose Valley is any indication, wrestling fans in the area will have a lot to look forward to. The upstart promotion includes many of pro wrestling's most prominent features in its programs. An announcer in a suit stands in the middle of the ring as bright lights beam and larger than life characters in...
