Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Members of the Pioneer Community Association were thrilled to learn last week that the state legislature's funding for historical preservation includes a $165,000 grant for Cathlamet's Pioneer Community Center. Association member Suzanne Holmes announced the grant at Tuesday's meeting of the county board of commissioners. The funds will be used to address a variety of issues, including roof replacement, foundation protection, painting, dry rot repair and improvements to improve access, safety...
Here are some events that the Cathlamet FFA and CTE students have taken part of in the month of April. Photo 1. KC Beery, Ashden Niemeyer, Bryson Havens, Kaleo Silva, Winchester Greenup, Hank Bassi and Zach Johnston went over to Wenatchee for state trap shooting. All of the kids shot well with Zach topping the team with 85/100. Photo 2. In the second picture the CTE students have been busy building the garden raised beds. Here Henry Blankenship and Terry Nielson volunteered their time to cut a...
NICE OUT--As the work week began, we were enjoying the blue skies and sunshine after some morning fog. While the moisture was a bit heavy, it's the sort of combo of damp and sunny that seemingly makes the grass grow right before our eyes! Monday was quite warm and even broke some records for the date, so all your new plants definitely needed a drink. With a warm stretch possible, I certainly hope everyone is vigilant and reports anyone who appears to have somehow forgotten a child or an animal in their car! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7:15 p.m. Food Addicts, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. S.A.I.L., Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Sandra Sews, Community Center, Cathlamet, 10:30-Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 29 – 9:11 a.m. A caller found an injured cat in Cathlamet. A deputy said he would take the cat to the veterinarian in Naselle, but he was unable to locate the cat. 9:47 a.m. A representative from Child Protective Services requested a deputy to accompany him on a visit to a Cathlamet home. 1:19 p.m. A Skamokawa resident reported that a neighbor was baiting and catching his cats. 2:33 p.m. The Cathlamet a...
Mules win two matches Submitted by WHS Golf Coach Nick Vavoudis Medalist Senior Zach Johnston shot 41 April 30 at Mint Valley Golf Course, Longview, and led the Mules intra-conference record in Southwest 2B conference to 10-1. Tyler St. Onge and Logan LaBerge tied for second at 45 while Elijah Doiron completed the four-man best score with a 52. Cole Shipman shot a 46 for home team Three Rivers Christian while Ben Comfort 45 and Josh Cordek 46 led the ever improving Life Christian Academy. The...
The Cathlamet Town Council will hold a special meeting Monday to fill a vacant seat on the council. The meeting will be held in the DeBriae Fire Hall Meeting Room starting at 3 p.m. Two people have applied to fill the vacancy, Acting Clerk/Treasurer Sylvia Costich said Friday. They are Robert Stowe and David Olson. The council plans to meet in executive session to review the candidates' applications. The council can then reconvene in open session to interview the candidates and act on a motion to appoint one to fill the vacancy. The position...
After gathering a few new ideas from citizens last Friday afternoon, members of the Cathlamet Town Council will proceed with planning the layout of a park at the former Butler Street parking lot. The meeting was the second the council has held to gather input and ideas from the public for developing the park; attendance neared 12 persons, including three council members and facilitator Brice Wozniak The meeting opened with Mayor Dale Jacobson describing his previous experience as mayor of Long...
To The Eagle: The Cathlamet FFA and CTE program would like to take the time to thank our community for donating their time and animals to make our petting zoo a huge success. We would like to thank the following people: Robert and Naomi Schultz, Sarah and Jeff Tobin, Jerry Peterson, Patrick Mckay-Beach, Steve and Stephanie Leitz, Monika Hughes, Kylie and Brad Snead, Brent and Renea Freeman, KC and Andrea Luce. In order for events like this to take place successfully it requires the generous help from our community and CTE advisory board...
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors met on April 23 to hear updates on the commercial kitchen/fish processing center, talk about a coming bond measure, and more. Allen Bennett shared the design for the commercial kitchen/fish processing center planned at the high school, which is being done in partnership with the Wahkiakum WSU Extension office, noting that he was still waiting to hear if it was designed for “maximum efficiency” from a professor at WSU who was involved in the pro...
NOT BAD--We had enough sunshine to mow the lawn this past weekend, although we had a few sprinkles the next day. However, I hear that was not the case in Cathlamet on Saturday morning as it was actually raining for a bit. Funny how a few miles can mean the difference between rain gear and just a light jacket! At any rate, the threat of a deep chill had some folks really scrambling, as many had already purchased new plants during those sunny days and then suddenly found themselves faced with a frost warning. It was a nippy, frosty 27 degrees...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. 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 Lib...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 22 – 3:15 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an Elochoman Valley resident who may have suffered a stroke. 7:56 a.m. A caller notified the sheriff’s office that there would be an inspection of Puget Island dikes and that it may require inspectors to travel across private property. 7:58 a.m. A caller reported that rocks had fallen off the back of a dump truck onto a Puget Island road. The county road dep...
Lou Evans Shofner, 66, died after a long illness on April 22, 2019 at OHSU in Portland. She was a Puget Island resident for the past five years. Lou was born on December 1, 1952 in Lubbock, Texas to Jim and Mary (Tune) Evans. She graduated high school in Arlington, Texas and went on to Texas Woman’s University where she received her bachelor's degree. On May 26, 1973 she married Tom Shofner at the chapel on the grounds of Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas. She later earned her Master’s degree in education from Lamar University. Lou was...
This Saturday and every first Saturday of the month is photography club. If you have interest in learning about cameras, capturing beautiful snapshots or are simply trying to adopt a new hobby, this is a great chance to do all three. The club meets from 10-noon here at the CC and everyone is welcome. Another club for everyone is the RAKs club. Write down a random act of kindness you have given or received and drop it into the RAKs jar. Speaking of doing great deeds, tomorrow, May 3, is Dress A Girl @ 1 p.m. These ladies make dresses for little...
Plans for the 2019 Wahkiakum Warriors and Widows Salmon Derby, scheduled for August 26-27, began to take shape on Tuesday evening during the organizers' first meeting of the year. The event is in its fifth year and brings Wahkiakum County volunteers together with post 9/11 service men and women, veterans, widows, and Gold Star families for a day of fishing on the Columbia River. Last year, nearly 40 people came to Cathlamet to participate in the event. The idea for the event was conceived by Bud Mickelsen, who passed away last year, and...
A Mother’s Day performance featuring the Castle Rock Men’s Ensemble will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 12, at the St. James Episcopal Church in Cathlamet. Twenty-two men’s voices blend in a variety of folk songs, gospel hymns, show tunes and light opera. This is the fifth consecutive year the group has performed at the church. Organized 25 years ago, and now under the direction of Clarance Knutson, the ensemble is well known in the area. There is no charge. A free-will offering will be taken and refreshments will be served. All are welco...
The Charlotte House, a program of St. James Family Center, will host a free legal clinic on Friday May 10 from 1-2:30 p.m., in Cathlamet and from 3-4:30 p.m., in Grays River. Jeffrey Keddie, an Attorney with Northwest Justice Project, will present information on their services as well as help individuals with specific family law questions, such as how to get a divorce, determine primary custody and visitation and/or establish child support. Those interested in learning more about this clinic must call The Charlotte House at 360-795-6401 or...
Last Friday, the Town of Cathlamet hosted a space planning session to allow the public an opportunity to get involved in the design of a lot on Butler street. The meeting began with one attendee wondering when the residents of the town would get an opportunity to have a say on whether the space would remain a parking lot or become a park. She doesn't get to vote on that, but on Friday, she got a chance to give input on one possible design for the community space when attendees broke up into...
Educators moved the classroom outside at Wahkiakum School District on Monday in celebration of Earth Day. Students learned about grafting and the art of bonsai, played with farm animals, and got the opportunity to feel some ownership in the district's plans for an orchard, garden and outdoor learning center by planting apple trees and seedlings. High school students built planters, which have been placed in a design mimicking the compass. In the center, a gazebo is planned, as well as seating, a...
Wahkiakum County commissioners handled a variety of business Tuesday ranging from hearing reports about community events to meeting with department heads to go over a new facilities incident guide. Puget Island resident Suzanne Holmes covered two community events. First, she invited commissioners and others in the audience to the spring Tidy Up the Town event this Saturday sponsored by the Pioneer Community Association. Volunteers will gather to pull weeds and work on beautification projects. Strong Park will be a focus this year, she said....
To The Eagle: Plans are underway for an exciting summer lunch program for kids in Wahkiakum County. Last year, an army of volunteers and generous donations enabled us to offer a free five-week program that served more than 400 meals and provided free books every day. The challenge we have taken on for 2019 is to do more. In addition to serving more meals, we want to offer activities to beat the summer boredom blues. Our free summer program for 2019 is called Outdoor Café. Efforts are underway to offer a variety of volunteer directed...
To The Eagle: When I heard about the mayor's plans to make what was formerly a parking lot into a park I thought what would be the intent? This town clearly does not have enough parking especially when there is something happening at the courthouse or, God forbid, a new business opens downtown. Right now with cars parked on the street outside the "park" it’s actually a bit dangerous to enter Cathlamet. It's clear to me that someone thinking of starting a business downtown would now think twice with a large amount of parking removed for making a...
To The Eagle: This letter is in response to George Wehrfritz’s letter of April 18 in which he refers to the Julia Butler Hansen House. I wish to clear up some misconceptions that Mr. Wehrfritz has. He is somehow under the mistaken impression that the JBH House is in the “public domain” or should be, which it is not. It is privately owned by me and is not a public entity “largely unused by the public” as he states. For 13 years, the Wahkiakum Community Foundation owned the house, but the foundation dissolved in 2017 and the house was returned...
To The Eagle: This is a reminder that Saturday, April 27, the Pioneer Center Association will host their annual spring Tidy the Town event. They are dedicating the day to their former president, the late mover-and-shaker Kay Cochran, who was always very enthusiastic about the Tidy the Town program and making Cathlamet look its best for residents and visitors alike. As usual, the hope is that the weather will cooperate, but the work will go on even if it rains. Wear appropriate "gardening" gear, bring your gloves and weeding tools, and meet at...
