Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Santa Claus greets throngs of children on the newly landscaped Wahkiakum County Courthouse lawn on a surprisingly dry Dec. 2....
The Town of Cathlamet’s offices are moving to the Scarborough Building, possibly as early as the end of January. The Cathlamet Town Council voted quickly and unanimously at their meeting on Monday night to authorize Mayor David Olson to sign a five year, $1,250/month lease agreement with David Nelson, who owns the property. Town Clerk Sarah Clark and the new Clerk Assistant/Project Manager Annie Watters met with Nelson recently to discuss the lease. Nelson agreed to install HVAC before June, t...
For much of the last century, fish hatcheries have been built in the Northwest, across the U.S. and around the world, to boost fish populations where wild numbers have gone down. But an analysis of more than 200 studies on hatcheries programs meant to boost salmonid numbers across the globe – including salmon, trout, and whitefish – shows that nearly all have had negative impacts on the wild populations of those fish. Most commonly, hatchery fish reduced the genetic diversity of wild fish, lea...
On Monday, Lower Columbia College (LCC) and the Lower Columbia College Foundation (LCCF) announced that they will be the recipients of a $1 million-dollar gift from the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. “The Cowlitz Indian Tribe invests in education because we understand the value it brings to individuals and the community,” said Timi Marie Russin, Cowlitz Tribal Foundation manager. “We are honored to be a part of the mission and grateful for the partnership with Lower Columbia College.” The investment made by the Cowlitz Tribal Foundation will be used to...
To The Eagle: Happy New Year! Closing in on 2024, so I want to end the year with some good news, to hopefully grow more next year. Even though we are right at the poverty level of income, I feel we are rich. We have a comfortable home, a decent car, and more than enough to eat, just had the pleasure of time with our four boys and our daughter. Thankfully got all our bills paid before retiring. Our son qualified for a PELL grant to help with his college. Got a $30 a month reduction on the internet. My wife’s insulin is going way down as are o...
To The Eagle: Factual and unbiased reporting has always been the foundation of responsible journalism. When political bias infiltrates the journalistic process, we end up with claims of “fake news” and a general distrust of what is being reported. In her recent column [from Oct. 26], Eagle reporter Karen Bertroch trampled across the boundaries of professional journalism into the territory of political activism. Clearly, in her column she is campaigning in favor of the upcoming levy for the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District. Stumping fo...
The federal government will plunk down more than a half-billion dollars to help cover the cost of replacing the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River, between Washington and Oregon. A grant of $600 million will go to the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program, the entity overseeing the effort. It's the first sizable slug of federal funding for what is one of the most significant infrastructure projects pending in the region and along the West Coast. Three Washington Democratic lawmakers...
Come January 2025, a transition of power will occur for the first time in more than a decade in the Washington state governor’s office. The work to ensure the shift goes smoothly after a new governor is elected next year will begin long before the swearing-in ceremony. “Think of it like a small independent agency,” said Kelly Wicker, Gov. Jay Inslee’s deputy chief of staff. “There’s the winding down of the current administration and the coming in of a new administration.” Inslee is not running for a fourth four-year term in 2024. Transitioning...
BITTER COLD. While my weather app was telling me that I was sitting in mid-forties temperatures this past weekend, the truth of it was that we were experiencing below freezing temperatures with lots of frost everywhere. So they were off just a wee bit. I was definitely bundling up and trying to stay warm while it slowly warmed up amid the call outs for power outages due to cars sliding around on the slick roads and those pesky power poles getting in the way. We are supposed to be getting rain for several days prior to Christmas. I hope it is...
December 11 12:39 p.m. A person who was issued a no contact order stepped outside a restaurant in Cathlamet when he saw the two people who were protected by it, he said. They ran away, but he believed they were harassing him. A deputy told the individual that it was his responsibility to follow all rules in the restraining order and advised him to get an anti-harassment order if he was feeling harassed. 12:49 p.m. A caller reported a large rock, about 12-14 inches in diameter, in the westbound lane of SR 4 just east of Flandersville. A deputy...
Last evening many of us were on the roadside in Naselle watching the Christmas Light Parade. Disneyland could hardly provide more entertainment! We had horses, the high school band on a float playing Christmas music, fire trucks, tractors, 4x4's and a float with a Hawaiian theme. The parade lasted forty minutes; it was indeed a gift to us all. Christmas Letters Many may remember when Carlton Appelo sent out his annual Christmas letters. Here are samples from some of the Christmas letters he...
Wahkiakum County Port 2 continues to look for ways to encourage small local businesses. Along with the new business incubators at the Appelo Annex and a grant workshop to help small business owners scheduled for the end of January, Port 2 Manager Sam Shogren has reached out mentoring organizations like the Small Business Development Centers and SCORE to talk about opportunities. At the December meeting with Port 2 commissioners, the conversation turned to potential grants. Shogren plans to seek...
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. The number of Washington residents calling the state’s 988 suicide prevention hotline has climbed in the past year and is expected to keep rising, prompting Gov. Jay Inslee to request more money for the program. Around 7,000 to 8,600 Washington residents a month have called the 988 suicide hotline and in the past year, according to a November report from the state Department of Health and the Health Care Authority. Since the l...
THURSDAY Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. West End Food Pantry, Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. FRIDAY River City Strippers, St. Catherine Catholic Church, 9 a.m.-3 p.m AA Meeting, Hope...
Michael John McAvoy was many things in his full and unique life: son, big-brother, student, track star (self-proclaimed), veteran, dedicated worker, devoted husband, father, uncle, teacher, voracious reader, fly-fisherman, grandfather, author, shepherd, story-teller and world-class curmudgeon. Quick witted with an inclination towards Irish blessings, Robert Service poems, sad Willie Nelson songs, and hunting dogs, Dad could sit a spell and spin a yarn with the best of them. He liked his coffee...
by Jessie Hiller On Dec. 5, 2023, Jeanne M. Buckley passed away peacefully with a musician playing harp at her side. Jeanne (Jeanie) was born a connoisseur of procrastination in Seattle on November 1, 1956. Her parents had joked that she was too scared to come out on Halloween. Her curious and inquisitive nature brought her to Alaska in the 1980s where she took jobs as a deckhand, an art dealer, and eventually a bartender. Jeanne was a shy introvert, but she made lifelong friends easily. She had a humorous yet eloquent way about herself. Her...
In loving memory of Summer Joy Boldt, age 45, of Longview, who peacefully passed away on December 5, 2023. Born on June 8, 1978, in Longview, she is preceded in death by her brother, Edward L. Boldt. Summer is survived by her mother, Frances Reinholdt, father, Edward Boldt, siblings Juanita (Jack) Acres, Steven Boldt, Kaylee (Kurt) Thompson, Mike (Melanie) Stone, Joel (Tonja) Stone, and Britt (Ariane) Boldt, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and her loyal companion Snickers. She found great joy in ocean fishing, particularly for black cod,...
After receiving approval from port commissioners at their meeting last Thursday, Wahkiakum County Port 1 Manager Todd Souvenir will apply for grants to replace the aging pump out system at the marina, used to remove sewage waste from boats. Another grant could secure a secondary mobile pump out system to be used as back up or for vessels that could not access the primary station. “It’s a 25 percent match,” Souvenir said, “but we can use employee time and any work we do towards that match,...
The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team is in transition, and they're winning. Last Thursday, the Mules flipped the Cardinals 81-46 in Winlock. "We started shooting lights out," Coach Rob Garrett said. "It started from our defense. We got tons of stops. We're starting to learn how to play transition basketball." Senior Zakk Carlson had a stellar night on offense with 36 points, scoring 34 in three quarters, while picking up the extra two in the one minute he played in the fourth. He was five...
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team is working on getting stronger this season, one game at a time. "With our young team it's really important to focus on developing and working on fundamentals no matter the outcome of games," Coach Ross Lofstrom said. "We are working on small victories every day and every game. Our leaders, Jessie [LeFever] and Amirah [Abdul Kariem] have been great about guiding the freshmen and eighth graders through our expectations. Even though the scoreboard might...
Last Friday, students at Wahkiakum School District spent the afternoon showing off what they've learned in robotics at the Wahkiakum Wohbot Woundup, an event that started a few years ago, but which was interrupted by the pandemic. Teachers, Washington State University's Wahkiakum County Extension, 4-H Liaison Jessica Vik, WSD Tech Advisor Ron Wright, retired school board director Paula Culbertson, and Mecha Mule Mentor Mark Sutton were all involved in facilitating the event. Wright and Sutton...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park will offer special programs about the Corps of Discovery's winter at Fort Clatsop on the days following Christmas. Beginning Dec. 26, Fort Clatsop will feature scheduled park ranger living history programs every day through Dec. 31 from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Rangers in period clothing will present talks and demonstrations about various aspects of the explorers' winter at Fort Clatsop. The recently renovated visitor center features exhibits, the Fort...
