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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR WAHKIAKUM COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE Case No. 25-4-00012-35 ESTATE OF PROBATE NOTICE TO LEROY A. BURNS, CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) Deceased. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the...
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR WAHKIAKUM COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE Case No. 25-4-00014-35 ESTATE OF PROBATE NOTICE TO CONNIE LEE CHRISTOPHER, CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) Deceased. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative...
Town of Cathlamet – Request for Proposals (RFP) Janitorial Services The Town of Cathlamet is soliciting sealed proposals from qualified contractors for janitorial services for various facilities in the Town. The selected contractor will perform routine cleaning services as outlined in the Scope of Work. Completed proposals must be received no later than 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at Town Hall, 25 Broadway Street, PO Box 68, Cathlamet, WA 98612. All proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked: “JANITORIAL SER...
NOTICE of SPECIAL MEETINGS And NOTICE of PUBLIC HEARINGS For Flood Control Zone Districts No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of EACH of the Wahkiakum County Flood Control Zone Districts No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be held commencing at 10:30 a.m., 10:35 a.m., 10:40 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. respectively, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Said Special Meetings shall take place in the Third Floor Public Meeting Room of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse, located at 64 Main Street in Cathlamet, Washington. The meeting may also be...
Town of Cathlamet – Request for Proposals (RFP) Lawn, Park, and Streets Maintenance Services The Town of Cathlamet is soliciting sealed proposals from qualified contractors for lawn, park, and streets maintenance services across various locations throughout the Town. The selected contractor will perform routine mowing, trimming, weed control, debris removal, and other maintenance activities, as outlined in the Scope of Work. Completed proposals must be received no later than 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at Town Hall, 25 B...
Town of Cathlamet, Washington REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS: Town Attorney, a part-time, contracted position beginning January 1, 2026. Reporting to the Mayor, the appointee attends one to two monthly Council Meeting and other meetings as required; conducts legal research and analyses; prepares and reviews ordinances, resolutions, and other municipal documents; provides legal advice and represents the Town in legal proceedings; and does other related legal work. Interested current members in good standing of the Washington State Bar are invited...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON 2026 BUDGET OF PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the preliminary budget of Public Utility District No. One of Wahkiakum County, Washington, for the fiscal year 2026, was prepared and filed in the records of the District at its Office at 45 River Street, Cathlamet, Washington, prior to the first Monday in September, and copies of said preliminary budget will be furnished to any person who calls the District's Office between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M....
The Cathlamet Public Library will be offering new Friday hours, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., beginning Friday, Nov. 14. All other hours remain the same. In collaboration with the local Wahkiakum schools, the library and school staff sought this opportunity in support of our students who have completed their Friday Academic Success school work by providing a place where they may continue with their school work or relax and read. The library and its services remain open, as always, for the general public during these new hours. In support of the students and...
Local author Kirk McKnight will be the presenter inside the Pioneer Community Center (125 Columbia St.) this Saturday, Nov. 1, at 6 p.m. for the season's third installment of Author Talk. Presented by the Cathlamet Public Library, Author Talk features local area writers who have had their work published. McKnight's first book, "The Voices of Baseball: The Game's Greatest Broadcasters Reflect on America's Pastime," was published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2015. Providing a tour through...
NOTICE of SPECIAL MEETINGS And NOTICE of PUBLIC HEARINGS For Flood Control Zone Districts No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of EACH of the Wahkiakum County Flood Control Zone Districts No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be held commencing at 10:30 a.m., 10:35 a.m., 10:40 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. respectively, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Said Special Meetings shall take place in the Third Floor Public Meeting Room of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse, located at 64 Main Street in Cathlamet, Washington. The meeting may also be...
Town of Cathlamet, Washington REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS: Town Attorney, a part-time, contracted position beginning January 1, 2026. Reporting to the Mayor, the appointee attends one to two monthly Council Meeting and other meetings as required; conducts legal research and analyses; prepares and reviews ordinances, resolutions, and other municipal documents; provides legal advice and represents the Town in legal proceedings; and does other related legal work. Interested current members in good standing of the Washington State Bar are invited...
Town of Cathlamet – Request for Proposals (RFP) Lawn, Park, and Streets Maintenance Services The Town of Cathlamet is soliciting sealed proposals from qualified contractors for lawn, park, and streets maintenance services across various locations throughout the Town. The selected contractor will perform routine mowing, trimming, weed control, debris removal, and other maintenance activities, as outlined in the Scope of Work. Completed proposals must be received no later than 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at Town Hall, 25 B...
TOWN OF CATHLAMET, WA On the 20th day of October 2025, the Cathlamet Town Council adopted Ordinance No. 690-25. A summary of this Ordinance is as follows: “AN ORDINANCE REPEALING TITLE 13 AND CHAPTERS 3.24, 3.25, AND 3.30 OF THE CATHLAMET MUNICIPAL CODE AND ORDINANCES 550-12, 568-13, 582-16, 619-19, 649-21, 653-21 § 7 & 8, 655-22, 662-22, 669-23, AND 670-23, AND RESOLUTIONS 441-23 AND 455-24 RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. . .” This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days from its passage, approval and publication as prov...
TOWN OF CATHLAMET, WA On the 20th day of October 2025, the Cathlamet Town Council adopted Ordinance No. 694-25. A summary of this Ordinance is as follows: “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CMC 10.40.030 AND ORDINANCE 672-23 AND ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION TO CMC 3.75.030 RELATING TO EV CHARGING STATION RATES AND FEES . . .” Charging rates are now set at $0.68 per kWh per minute, in addition to a flat session fee of $2.00 per plug-in. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days from its passage, approval and publication as provided by sta...
