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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Cathlamet Town Council met on Monday to discuss and vote on three updated ordinances reviewed by Code Publishing which has been performing an external review of outdated municipal codes. Mayor Dale Jacobson was in attendance after missing several consecutive meetings and commended Council Members David Olson and Robert Stowe for filling in as pro tem. The newest council member CeCe Raglin excused herself from the meeting and was not in attendance. Wahkiakum County Commissioner Lee Tischer spoke during the public comment portion of the...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday to listen to reports and continue their discussion about the general manager search. Commissioner Dennis Reid expressed concern about federal money that had been given to outside companies to provide broadband to areas in Skamokawa and on Puget Island. “That is going to take away our ability to do anything down there,” he said. “If they’ve got funds on a 10 year project, we won’t be able to get funds for that same area.” Commissione...
With no new covid-19 cases in the last week, Wahkiakum County’s cumulative number remained at 104. According to the Washington Department of Health, 1,554 tests have been conducted in the county so far. In Cowlitz County, 4,402 people have tested positive for covid-19, and 59 have died. Pacific County is reporting their 816th case, with 10 deaths. Across the river in Columbia County, there have been 1,298 confirmed cases, and 23 deaths attributed to covid-19. “The downward trend con...
DRIPPY START--As this week begins, it's a drippy kind of Sunday, but I'm told we'll have some dry days between now and when you get this paper, so I hope you were able to enjoy them like we all did last week, as those sunny days were certainly uplifting. I have to say though, my biggest surprise came on Monday morning when I woke up to snow; I did not see that coming! Luckily it was all gone by noon but just as I was getting ready to enjoy some blue skies, another big, black cloud came over and dumped some hail on us; what a day! For now, it...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, meetings and events usually listed here have been canceled or changed to online participation until further notice. The Eagle was advised of the following events: Online Recovery Meeting, Lower Columbia River Refuge Recovery. Mondays 6:30 p.m. Zoom ID 960 8413 9102. Community Center, Mon. 9-12 & 1-5. Tues-Thurs. 9-1. Friday by appointment. Cathlamet Library T-F 2-5 p.m. Covid restrictions enforced. Wahkiakum PUD, Tues., 3/23, 8:30 a.m....
ACCIDENT: It's a snowy Monday morning in Grays River. Hard to recognize snow in mid-March after a few days of nice weather. Am recovering from an accident in my Kia last Saturday. It was the first time I've been in a serious accident in my 75 years. It was on SR 101 out of Chinook at the Springtown intersection. I expected heavy traffic on a nice Saturday, but I had no idea what that would mean on that road at noon. The intersection would indicate folks will be turning, but there is no slow...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: March 7 — 8:15 p.m. A deputy and the Cathlamet ambulance responded when a Cathlamet resident needed assistance. 9:46 p.m. A caller reported that he almost struck a horse that was loose on West Birnie Slough Road. Deputies attempted to contact the owner. It was noted that this was an ongoing problem. 10:44 p.m. The District 4 Fire Department responded to an Elochoman Valley home after the owner reported a c...
Cathlamet Public Library patrons now have access to LinkedIn Learning for Library. This program provides public library patrons with unlimited, cost-effective access to learn the latest software, creative, and business skills from Lynda.com plus courses offered in seven languages—onsite or offsite. Users of any skill level can choose bite-size tutorials, or comprehensive courses, on hundreds of topics, including: Leadership, Project Management, Excel, Sales, Job Hunting, Digital Marketing, Python, Photography, Videography, 3D and Animation, C...
When William Guitron gets his high school diploma in a few months, it won't recognize the education he has gotten working all these years in the family business. William, who is the third of four brothers, moved to Wahkiakum County with his family from another southwest Washington community about seven years ago. They opened Maria's Place, and over the years, William has gotten a front row seat to all the angles of running a small business, having participated in most aspects of it. He spends...
MIXED BAG--Saturday was a mix of weather from clouds to sunshine to rain and then repeated over and over, so the walk to the mailbox may have started out dry but by the time you came back up the driveway, it was raining! While not ideal, it sure beats the steady downpours that wind up causing us to flood, so I'll take the "sometimes wet" routine any day! On Sunday, depending on where you were, you may have been in the middle of a huge hail storm, as those in Astoria were sending out some fantastic pictures of the "white" area; it looked like a...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, meetings and events usually listed here have been canceled or changed to online participation until further notice. The Eagle was advised of the following events: Online Recovery Meeting, Lower Columbia River Refuge Recovery. Mondays 6:30 p.m. Zoom ID 960 8413 9102. Community Center, Mon. 9-12 & 1-5. Tues-Thurs. 9-1. Friday by appointment. Cathlamet Library T-F 2-5 p.m. Covid restrictions enforced. Great Rivers BHO Governing Board, Fri., March 12, 1 p.m. online meeting log in: www.gr...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: February 28 — 9:57 p.m. A caller witnessed someone in a silver car dump kittens in front of a home on SR 4 near Risk Road. The caller said that the kittens were getting run over. March 1 — 8:35 a.m. A caller reported that someone in a tan sedan had dumped seven to eight cats in front of her home on SR 4. 10:51 a.m. An East Sunny Sands resident said he had wired $43,000 to a company to purchase a mot...
The Misty Rivers Irish wolfhounds will host the annual St Patrick’s Day Parade on Wednesday, March 17. The sidewalk parade will gather across the street from the Butler Street Park at noon and commence down the east side of Main Street, cross in front of Cathlamet Market and proceed up the west side, ending with a photo op in front of the courthouse. The parade will be at a leisurely pace, widely spaced in deference to Covid protocols, with pauses along the way to pet the dogs. The parade was started in the mid-ninety’s with one Irish wol...
Submitted by Bill Tawater, VFW Post 5297 On March 2 at the monthly VFW Wahkiakum Post 5297 meeting, eight local businesses were recognized by the Veterans of Foreign Wars for their support in the Buddy Poppy Program. Two businesses, the Cathlamet Market and Cathlamet Mini Mart (formerly Gragg's General Store), have been supporting the local Wahkiakum Post 5297 with in-person booths outside their businesses during Memorial Day and Veterans Day Poppy drives for several years. Last year, because...
Brody Carlson is a natural athlete who enjoys whatever sport he happens to be playing at any given time. Right now it happens to be football in March. "It's freezing in this weather," he said, remarking on one of the adjustments high school athletes have made during the pandemic, with shortened seasons starting late in the academic year, and out of order. Brody is the quarterback for the Mule football team. In two weeks he'll be playing shortstop for the baseball team, and in late April, he'll...
Last month, one of the Wahkiakum County PUD’s water systems was showing a substantial loss in distribution, General Manager Dave Tramblie told the board of commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday. The water crew looked for a leak but wasn't able to track it down. When they revisited the data this month, the losses were much smaller. Tramblie said he had considered installing bypass meters as a possible solution, making it easier to find and address large leaks when they happen, but u...
On Monday, the Cathlamet Town Council swiftly passed several ordinances during a short council meeting. The meeting was delayed once again by technical issues related to Zoom and the idea of safely having in-person council meetings was proposed but not decided upon. Town Attorney Fred Johnson reminded council members that the ordinances up for vote were those reviewed by Code Publishing as a part of an external legal review of the town’s municipal code (CMC). Code Publishing has made recommendations for updates in order to be in compliance w...
On Tuesday, the count of covid-19 cases in Wahkiakum County had reached 100. Of those, 19 were considered potentially active. According to the Washington Department of Health, 1,483 tests of county residents have been conducted, and five people in the county have been hospitalized. There have been 4,248 cases of covid-19 in Cowlitz County, with 94 considered active. They are attributing 54 deaths to the virus. Pacific County reported 21 new cases on Monday, for a total of 762 cases. Of those,...
To The Eagle: I rarely write a letter to the editor, but last week something really struck me odd. A lady wrote "Why, Mr. Editor, do you print such rubbish instead of the informative interesting stuff? Having served in the military and being a red blooded flag waving American I totally believe in the first amendment. But the lady wanting the editor to restrict free speech and only print what she considers informative is why our country is splitting right down the middle. She reminds me of my niece from California that said the Constitution...
To The Eagle: A letter to the Editor described me as being childish. I guess that is one of the nicest things I have been called by those that can't seem to be cured of their Trump Derangement syndrome. That person’s letter comparing President Trump to Hitler is pretty sick stuff. Where is the same outrage over China killing more then 500,000 Americans with their lies and deceit about Covid 19? I'm not hearing it from the left. Karl Marx stated that if you tell a lie long enough people will begin to believe it, Lincoln said the truth doesn't m...
An adolescent bald eagle keeps watch from a tree near Nassa Point east of Cathlamet. Photo courtesy of Sarah Lawrence....
MIXED--By the time you read this, we may be back to some soggy weather after a supposed dry spell, which is at least happening this Monday morning after some heavy fog. Of course those cloudy days often wind up a bit damp, but if we get any break from the downpours we've had, that will be a good thing, so we'll hope for the best. I know we certainly enjoyed the dry moments and the bit of sunshine we saw at the end of last week, even though it didn't last nearly long enough to suit me! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from March 4-10...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, meetings and events usually listed here have been canceled or changed to online participation until further notice. The Eagle was advised of the following events: Online Recovery Meeting, Lower Columbia River Refuge Recovery. Mondays 6:30 p.m. Zoom ID 960 8413 9102. Community Center, Mon. 9-12 & 1-5. Tues-Thurs. 9-1. Friday by appointment. Cathlamet Library T-F 2-5 p.m. Covid restrictions enforced. Cemetery District #2, Monday, March 8, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum PUD, Tuesday, March 9, 8:30...
Highway 401: I'm writing this on Tuesday. I waited to finalize this column so I could report on the Wahkiakum County Commissioners' meeting in Cathlamet that I attended this morning. I went to speak in person about the highway 401 situation. Since everyone in our area is affected by the closure, I wanted to report to them on the changes we are experiencing since the road has closed, including Dismal Nitch. Visitors should have access to that rest stop, or at least that's my thought. I asked...
February 21 — 6:01 p.m. The Skamokawa ambulance and the Grays River Fire Department aided an ailing Skamokawa resident who was vomiting and had stomach and body pain. 10:02 p.m. A caller reported that a tree was blocking the eastbound lane of SR 4 in the Rosburg area. February 22 — 10:20 a.m. A caller reported that a slide was blocking both lanes of Elochoman Valley Road, just past the eight mile marker. 5:38 p.m. A caller reported that a woman was disturbing customers at a Cathlamet business. 7:46 p.m. An Elochoman Valley resident rep...
