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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Charlotte House, a program of St. James Family Center will host a free Legal Clinic on Friday January 21 at 2 p.m. in Cathlamet. Lisa Walgdovel, an Attorney with Northwest Justice Project, will help individuals with specific family law questions, such as how to get a divorce, determining primary custody and visitation and/or establishing child support. If you are interested in learning more about this clinic or to sign up you must call The Charlotte House at 360-795-6401 or toll free at 1-866-795-9381. Northwest Justice Project provides...
Maxine Eloise Ondricek died December 27, 2021 at home in Cathlamet. She was born in Yerrington, Nevada on March 4,1935. She is survived by a daughter, Lyda Ondricek. A private burial will take place at Greenwood Cemetery in Cathlamet with Dowling Funeral Home in charge of arrangements....
NASTY WEATHER--I wrote last week that the rains were coming and that I had hoped we wouldn't get hit too hard, but unfortunately, that didn't happen. Sadly, our area and most of our state, simply got hammered with the relentless rainfall that melted the mountains of snow we already had and along with high tides, brought massive flooding everywhere! So, we went from over a foot of snow, to multiple feet of water, which covered all of our valley floors and washed out culverts, tore up the blacktop and destroyed roads, stranded animals, brought...
THURSDAY Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Food Addicts, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Port District No. 1, 500 2nd St., 5 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire District No. 3 Commissioners, 7:30 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire training, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9-11:30 a.m. Eastside Play &...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: January 3 — 1:51 a.m. A caller reported several large boulders in both lanes of SR 4 a mile west of County Line Park. State patrol and the Washington State Department of Transportation were notified. 6:24 a.m. A vehicle got caught in a mudslide that blocked both lanes of SR 4 about a mile west of County Line Park. A deputy, the District 4 Fire Department, and WSDOT responded. State patrol was notified. One l...
There has been a kind of cycle of expansion and contraction at the Little Island Creamery in recent years, as the owners and their employees have sought to define and refine their mission, their dreams, and ultimately their future on Puget Island. The new Little Island Kitchen and Meeting Rooms is just one more manifestation of their endeavor. Intially, owner Dick McDonald and his sister, Kathleen, planned to build a store on the property to sell their cheeses and butter, as well as other...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council took a first look at the possible development of a waterfront park at the mouth of Birnie Creek when they met Monday. The council also gave initial approval to amending the town's speed limit ordinance to accommodate a reduction of speed on SR 4. New Mayor David Olson presided at the meeting and announced the resignation of Council Member Bill Wainwright, which leaves a vacancy on the five-person board. "[The year] 2022 starts with a new mayor and council me...
MELTING--As I begin this column, we still have plenty of snow on the ground in West Valley, with a layer of ice on top, but we are also seeing some raindrops, so the hope is that we see green grass soon. Of course, we are also hoping for some rather slow thawing conditions so we don't wind up in a flooding situation, which we have seen happen before. Let's just hope it doesn't turn into a disaster as currently there is a flood watch issued! MONDAY'S SLIDE--As we all had feared, SR 4 was once again the site of a mud and rock slide around MP 44...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Cathlamet Public Library Board of Trustees, 12:45 p.m. Helping Hand Food Bank,...
Snow seems to be the word for the New Year! Nine days of snow is overboard a bit. It sure was fun for kids out of school and many off work at home with kids and grandkids. There's another slide on SR 4 east of Cathlamet so some folks will be getting more and more frustrated, first stuck at home from snow and then a landslide from heavy rain. Denise Blanchard is at Columbia Memorial; Denise, we're all pulling for you. My weather forecast calls for more rain so it seems we all need to hunker down...
I became a great big fan of the Lions Club in early November. I found myself in a bit of a bind, unable to travel too far, and looking at a long wait for an online order. I needed a wheelchair and I needed it fast. It turns out the local Lions Club has been collecting donated wheelchairs, walkers, canes, commodes, bath chairs, and more, for situations similar to mine. They even have a hospital bed available right now, as well as a cart to move oxygen. The items are available to anyone who needs...
Patricia “Trish” Shroyer, 65, died December 13, 2021 at her home in Cathlamet, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Long Beach, California on March 7,1956, Trish graduated from Hudson’s Bay High School in Vancouver Wa in 1974, where her family had relocated. She attended Clark College and lived in several places over the years following. In June of 1995 she married the love of her life, Randy Shroyer, in Vancouver. She enjoyed her work as an Estate Sale Handler and the time she and Randy spent in White Salmon. They owned a Bed and B...
Marilyn Kay Wilt, former Cathlamet resident, died December 17, 2021 in Longview. She was born December 20, 1951. She was raised in Skamokawa and attended school in Skamokawa and Cathlamet. She married Ron Wilt in 1974. She commercial fished with her family in Bristol Bay, Alaska for many years. She also worked as a caregiver and in several retail stores in Longview. In later years she helped as a caregiver for her sister, Margaret. Marilyn enjoyed her family and doing ceramics, tending her hummingbirds and gardening. She and Ron were avid...
Cathlamet Public Library is just finishing Beanstack reading challenges for 2021, and winners of the adult challenge prizes will be notified soon. "New Horizons" is the theme of the new Winter challenges being launched for the new year, from January 1, through March 31, 2021 for children, teens and adults. The "1,000 books before Kindergarten" challenge is still ongoing. Children and teens can earn new books from the library's prize shelves by logging book titles as they are read, while those 19 and above can place tickets they earn for...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 26 — 8:30 a.m. A power outage was reported in the Skamokawa area. The Cathlamet Fire Department responded and the PUD was notified. A second call came from another residence nearby. 10:33 a.m. A power outage was reported at several east county residences. The Cathlamet Fire Department responded. 10:35 a.m. A caller reported that a tree was down on SR 4 just east of Little Cape Horn. State patrol w...
A winter storm dumped six inches or more on the region over the weekend, creating a "winter wonderland" on Puget Island, above. Right: Wahkiakum PUD crews responded to repair many lines knocked down by falling trees and limbs. "The snow settles on tree branches that then settle or more often break off and land on power lines causing short circuits," commented PUD General Manager David Kay. Below: Forrest Mora spent Tuesday clearing parking areas and driveways in Cathlamet....
While the Washington State Department of Transportation clears SR 4 and other state roads, and the Town of Cathlamet is responsible for city streets, the Wahkiakum County Road Department has been preparing and clearing county roads since the snow started falling in Wahkiakum. Jeff Tobin, the head of the county road department, is up early each morning to check on the roads. “We’re trying to keep up,” Tobin said. There are two crews working four plows, with one spare ready to go: one crew on th...
To The Eagle: Sometimes some things bear repeating. Masks. To understand why masks do not work, let’s first talk about breathing. It’s “the process of moving air out and in the lungs to facilitate gas exchange with the internal environment, mostly to flush out carbon dioxide and bring in oxygen.” When we breathe in oxygen, it goes into our cells and it creates energy but it also makes carbon dioxide. To flush out the carbon dioxide, we breathe out. If we don’t breathe out carbon dioxide properly, it could lead to a variety of sicknesses such as...
To The Eagle: Eight years ago, two highly respected citizens approached me with concerns about what was going on at the town, and they asked if I would consider getting involved. I decided to run, and in 2014 I was elected mayor. They were justified in their concerns, as there were some issues with the bookkeeping that were reviewed by the state auditor, but we were able to successfully resolve these issues with time and diligence, which allowed us to focus on other matters. After four years in office, I was re-elected to a second term. As mayo...
To The Eagle: We wanted to shed some light on the local PUD in our county for the work they did yesterday reconnecting our power after going nearly 12 hours without. I don’t know their names or who was in charge, but they were professional and polite even though they were cold and tired from Mother Nature dumping wet snow all day long. My wife and I were praying for help and God answered the prayer around 10 p.m., when they showed up. What a blessing to see them work as they did tirelessly to restore our power. Our family gratitude goes out t...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday wrapped up their 2021 year by updating some contracts for the Health & Human Services Department, signing an interlocal agreement with the Town of Cathlamet for law enforcement services and amending the structure of the county Health & Human Services advisory board. They finished their meeting by voting to keep the same offices they'd held in 2021 with Gene Strong continuing as chair of the board and Lee Tischer as vice-chair. The Cathlamet Town Council approved the law enforcement agreement at their...
WHITE CHRISTMAS--For all those folks who were wishing for a white Christmas, it certainly looked like you got your wish! I had hoped we'd just get a couple of inches but Sunday's snowfall was quite impressive, that's for sure! The heavy snow brought branches and trees down and caused some power bumps and even power outages. Then there were the clumps of heavy snow/ice which fell from the trees and caused some windshields to break, so the snow caused some extra hazards to watch for that some...
THURSDAY TOPS, Community Center, Cathlamet, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. AA Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Grays River Fire Department, open meeting, 7 p.m. Helping Hand Food Bank, Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3 Fern Hill Rd., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. Community Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. FRIDAY River City Strippers, quilting group, St. Catherine Catholic Church, 9...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 19 — 6:34 a.m. The Grays River ambulance aided a Rosburg resident who had internal bleeding. 4:42 p.m. A caller reported an ongoing issue with cows on East Valley Road. The caller said that she and another family member had hit cows with their vehicles multiple times. A deputy attempted to call the owner but there was no answer. 5:26 p.m. A caller reported that an altercation started in Cathlamet near...
For enchanting displays of holiday lights, check out the Todd Wilson residence on Morgan Drive, above, and the Steve Powell residence on Jacobson Road, both Cathlamet. There are also light displays in Skamokawa at the fairgrounds and at Vista Park. Photos by Rick Nelson....
