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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Pioneer Community Association (PCA) is committed to honoring our mission of preserving the historic Cathlamet Pioneer Center (Pioneer Church) for use as a cultural and performing arts center and public meeting venue. That commitment has paid off as the Pioneer Center has seen tremendous growth in utilization over the past two years; from dozens of great concerts and Summer Theater Camps for kids, to hosting our local community choir, The CathlameTones, for weekly practices, and a steadily increasing number of activities connected to the Cat...
Is your family far away, or, for some reason, do you have no place to go for Thanksgiving? The Cathlamet Senior Friendship Group and Our Savior Lutheran Church will be holding their second annual Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 27 at 1 p.m. at the church on 549 WA-409 (intersection of Welcome Slough on Puget Island). The groups will be providing turkey, dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes, rolls, and pies (pumpkin and apple). Participants are welcome to contribute dishes normally associated with a traditional Thanksgiving dinner or...
Get ready to usher in the holiday season with the spectacular and much-anticipated Annual Christmas Lighted Parade in Cathlamet! Join your friends and neighbors for a festive evening filled with dazzling lights, creative floats, and holiday cheer. This beloved tradition, which takes place Saturday, Nov. 29 at 5 p.m., is the perfect way to kick off the most wonderful time of the year. The parade route will start at the Elochoman Marina and wind its way through downtown Cathlamet. Find a cozy spot along Main Street to enjoy the parade. We encoura...
November 11 8:55 a.m. A driver on SR 409 struck a deer. 3:35 p.m. Cathlamet Emergency Services responded to assist an adolescent on Puget Island who had a dislocated knee. November 12 3:52 a.m. A driver on SR 4 called to report an animal lying in the middle of the westbound lane after the driver had run it over. 3:55 a.m. The Cathlamet Ambulance transported an Elochoman Valley resident to the hospital for breathing difficulties. 12:19 p.m. A caller on the Weyerhaeuser lease area reported that a known individual was trespassing on the timber...
First rattle out of the box, congratulations to the Wahkiakum high school boys football team for their overwhelming 78-38 victory against Moses Lake Christian last Friday. MLC came out of the blocks with the first TD within minutes of the game getting underway, putting at risk a friend's earlier prediction of a 60-6 Mules win; however, the Mules fought back, improvised, overcame, and never looked back. All in all, the boys played a tremendous game and, while I hesitate to name names, Stoddard,...
Westend delivery provides top-10 Libby books Beginning Thursday, Nov. 20, the weekly Westend-Cathlamet Library delivery service will be providing the top-10 Libby books at each delivery. This means you can now arrive at the Thursday delivery site, review the top-10 Libby books available, and check-out whatever book you are interested in. You can do all this without needing to place the book on hold or pre-ordering in advance. As a (cookie) reminder, any library member who arrives at the...
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...
NOTICE OF 2026 PRELIMINARY BUDGET FILING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON 2026 PRELIMINARY BUDGET AND REVENUES SOURCES OF THE TOWN OF CATHLAMET, WASHINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the preliminary budget of the Town of Cathlamet for the fiscal year 2026 has been filed with the Clerk at Town Hall, 25 Broadway Street, Cathlamet, WA, where a copy thereof will be furnished to any taxpayer during regular business hours which are Monday through Wednesday 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM or downloaded online at https://www.towno...
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....
By Kirk McKnight The votes for the general election were most recently tabulated last Friday, Nov. 7, at 10:45 a.m. As of Friday, a total of 1,998 ballots were counted out of 3,661 registered voters in Wahkiakum County, with only an estimated 40 ballots left to count. The voter turnout of 54.58 percent was greater than that of neighboring Pacific County, which had 41.23 percent voter turnout. The ballots for both of these counties included Joint Resolution 8201. According to the Washington State Legislature website (leg.wa.gov), Joint...
For its fifth installment of Author Talk, Cathlamet Public Library presents an evening with Cathy Cruickshank Saturday, Nov. 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Pioneer Community Center (125 Columbia St.). Author Talk features local area writers whose work has been published. Cruickshank will be highlighting her book "Mariana Sofia Garcia Perez," a novel about the death of a local immigrant woman which shocked everyone who knew her. Sofie, who came from Mexico, was a young hardworking mother of three...
To The Eagle, I want to thank all of the people and businesses who continue to show support for St. James Family Center. So far SJFC has raised $28,000 toward our Forty for Forty fundraising goal. In the next few weeks you will see more opportunities to help us meet our goal. Look for our Annual Christmas Basket raffle. We will be at the Puget Island Gardens Market, the Cathlamet Tree Lighting Ceremony, the Rivermile 38 Holiday Market, in front of the Cathlamet Market, or you can contact any board member. Tickets are $1 each. Place your tickets...
Patricia “Patti” L. Tate, 80 of Longview, longtime Cathlamet resident, passed on November 2nd at Richard Nau Hospice in Longview. She was born on October 4, 1945 to Carl and Jeannette (Ott) Tate in Abington, Pennsylvania. Patti attended school in Cathlamet and graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1963. She married Albert Bergseng in 1964, they had three sons and later divorced. Patti was creative and enjoyed the farm where she raised her children. She enjoyed gardening, baking, reading and her family. She later worked as a medical ass...
Because the dates line up, The Eagle has decided to reprint events from 1975. Thank you to the Wahkiakum County Historical Society volunteer Julie O’Neil and volunteer curator, genealogist, and board member Kari Kandoll. Cathlamet News By Sandra Frink Kris Kringle It’s almost that time again! Time to begin listening for those sleigh bells, watching for Santa’s helpers and just thinking about all the good things that generally happen during the holiday season. It may be a bit early to start baking cookies and candies or putting up your decor...
November 3 7:27 a.m. Deputies performed a welfare check on a Rosburg resident after their delivery person couldn’t get ahold of them all weekend. Deputies learned the resident was at home and ok but their phone line was busy and was having issues, so Century Link was contacted. November 4 9:20 a.m. A Cathlamet resident called to report that there was a verbal altercation happening on his property between three fishermen. Nov. 4 5:04 p.m. A driver on SR 4 near Cougar Falls Ln struck a deer. November 5 9:09 p.m. A Puget Island resident called t...
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, Nov. 22 during open hours. After you've built your gingerbread house, you may bring it to the Pioneer Community Center lower room on Saturday, Nov. 29, from 11 a.m.to 2 p.m....
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...
