Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-Noon. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7-15 p.m. Sandra Sews, 10:30-Noon. S.A.I.L., Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire/ambulance, 7 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd &...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: March 18 – 7:37 a.m. A caller alleged that a child was being abused in a Rosburg home. A representative from Child Protective Services said that there was a custody battle and she did not believe the child was in danger. 9:16 a.m. A caller reported a speeding vehicle heading east on SR 4. 12:07 p.m. A caller notified the sheriff’s office that there was no water source to respond to a burn at a Grays River addr...
Skamokawa Swamp Opera will present a concert Saturday, April 20, 7:00 p.m., at Skamokawa’s River Life Interpretive Center/Central School/Redmen Hall, 1394 State Route 4. Skamokawa Swamp Opera is comprised of Andrew Emlen, Kyleen Austin, Erik Friend, and Jillian Raye. From hip-hop, to opera, to folk, to pop, these four exceptionally talented musicians have something for all musical tastes. A fun and lively evening of musical excellence, laughter, and a celebration of Skamokawa. This is a fundraiser for the Friends of Skamokawa Foundation. T...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council are ready to move forward with development of the controversial parking lot at the intersection of Main and Butler Streets. At their monthly meeting on Monday, council members supported Mayor Dale Jacobson's moves to turn the parking lot into a small park. Also at the meeting, council members heard a report from Sheriff Mark Howie about law enforcement activity in the town during the past two years, and the council addressed issues with the municipal...
Thanks to Wahkiakum Community Network, Mike Feurstein, the creator and founder of the Don't Wait to Unmake a Bully project was back in town last week to work with Wahkiakum High School students. Feurstein's project is a boon for local students. It gets them talking about how to handle pressures they face as teenagers, but it also gives them an inside look at the film industry, and the moving parts in making a short film, from lighting, to directing, to acting, and more. This year, Audrey...
To The Eagle: While attending Kay Cochran's funeral at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church on Puget Island on Sunday, I was giving thanks for the architect and builders who put the building on a sure foundation and built it sturdy and well to last all these years. The entire sanctuary and overflow room were filled to capacity with people squished together and some left standing around the edges, which is a wonderful testimony to the life of the woman who left an indelible imprint on so many hearts. What a great community! Victoria Block...
To The Eagle: I have been watching the socialist meltdown in Venezuela and can’t help but think if the people had the right to “bear arms” they would not be under the tyranny and dictatorship of a corrupt government. There is a growing population in this country that support socialism, especially among our young adults, but when asked to define what socialism is they draw a blank and cannot tell you what it is. Socialism is a system of society or group living in which there is no private property. There is no ownership of personal property, lan...
To The Eagle: Living in the state of Washington and seeing how left-leaning it is, is like when I was a kid in school playing teeter-totter with the fat kid on the playground. His extra ballast kept me up in the air wondering if I would ever touch the ground again. Fast forward to the present after the landslide vote on I1639. The passage by the deep thinkers in King County of this unconstitutional measure that limits the rights of young people to a semi-automatic weapon, but still allows them to acquire a driver’s license, vote in all election...
Wahkiakum County citizens got together last Friday in a bipartisan effort to express their concerns and desires for their community. Members of the county's Democrat and Republican central committees sponsored a day-long program that brought three members of the state Democrat party's ag/rural caucus to the county in what they called a listening tour. The goal of the visit, said visitor Don Schwerin of Walla Walla, is to get people working together across party lines and to gather input to highlight issues that rural dwelling members of both...
The Wahkiakum County Port 1 commissioners met last Thursday to talk about mergers, trunk shows, grant applications and more. Commissioner Brett Deaton gave an update on talks between Port 1 and Port 2. “We met Tuesday and talked about approaching an interlocal agreement first,” Deaton said. “Sharing equipment, sharing personnel to make it a little better between ports. Merging ports wasn’t even touched at that meeting. I think there is reluctance on both parts. They were pretty positive about an...
GORGEOUS--With blue skies and sunshine and temperatures in the 60s, it meant those with outdoor chores were in seventh heaven. Even if you didn't want to start a garden or work out in the gorgeous weather, it was definitely time to take a walk and soak in a little Vitamin D, along with some warmth, which had been missing from some of those other clear days, as we got up to the mid-70s here; wow! I hope you've enjoyed the sunny days we've had, as according to forecasters, it looks like we may have a few Spring showers by the time you read this....
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7:15 p.m. Learn to knit, crochet and mend, Sandra Sews, Community Center, Cathlamet, 10:30 a.m.-Noon. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. S.A.I.L., Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Fire Protection District No. 1 Commissioners, Fire Hall, 5:30 p.m. Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m....
My New Friends the Corvid Family Most people have met corvids yet did not know that was their name. The family of corvids I am referring to is birds of the Corvidae of which there are 120 species worldwide. Commonly recognized in English they are known as the crow family, corvids or the genus Corvus which including the jackdaws, crows, rooks, and ravens, constitutes over a third of the entire family. Where I grew up, I only occasionally saw a raven or a crow and I didn’t know the difference. The reason I became interested is that while I was sl...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: March 11 – 11:48 a.m. A caller reported that a neighbor in Deep River had started a large burn and was burning trash despite only having a small burn permit. The Grays River Fire Department responded and found that the Deep River resident was not burning trash, just brush. 1:23 p.m. The Grays River ambulance aided a Rosburg resident who had been injured after falling. 2:13 p.m. A caller said he had been v...
Kay Marian Hollar Cochran was born May 11th, 1946, to Hulda Margaret Irving and George Marion Hollar. The lifelong Cathlamet resident died March 12, 2019 at her home in Cathlamet, surrounded by the loves of her life. She graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1964 and considered her classmates as her special forever friends. She married Wayne Cochran in May of 1965 and became a Navy wife for the next four years. Their Navy years held some of their fondest memories. Kay’s only child, Stephanie Kay, was born in May of 1969 and she considered t...
Linda Louise Cardin, born April 5th, 1942, daughter of Tom and Louise Lyda, passed away March 4th, 2019. She is survived by her children Kim Cebula, Kevin, David, Tracy (Bridget) Kord, and Rene (Josh) Martinell, 15 grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. She loved her kids, she loved her grandchildren and she loved to eat. She loved peanut butter and onion sandwiches and she loved playing games. She had a wonderful laugh and wore her heart on her sleeve. She will be missed. Burial will take place at 11:30 a.m., Saturday March 30th, 2019 at...
Local resident Pearl Blackburn spoke to a group of about 35 attendees from several towns at the General Federation of Women’s Clubs at their Columbia District Spring Conference, hosted by the Cathlamet Woman’s Club at St. James Family Center on Saturday. Blackburn shared memories of her time in the Air Force and told the ladies about one of her favorite projects, Dress a Girl Around the World, which makes dresses for young girls around the world. Photo by Diana Zimmerman....
The first cameras were quite cumbersome, it was a delicate process that involved mixing chemical potions just to develop a single print. Something is truly timeless about taking a photograph, but now-a-days cameras are everywhere. On your phone, in your car, on your TV. The lens has definitely gone through some transitions, but a picture can still say a thousand words. If you have interest in learning about cameras and photography, a new class will start on April 6, 10 a.m. to noon. It is open to the public and will be an ongoing class...
Commentary from me? No need for me to write something about national affairs; the letter writers have that covered. State issues: Our county's Republican and Democrat political parties are sponsoring a listening event this Friday, 6:30 p.m. at the Skamokawa Grange. The goal is to collect comment and input from the public about issues important in our area, issues which seem to be ignored by residents and politicians in the urban parts of our state which wield political power. I agree that denizens of the metropoleis have a hard time understandi...
To The Eagle: Since I moved here 12.5 years ago (a newbie), I have heard that the government doesn’t listen to Wahkiakum County. We now have a chance for the state government beyond our legislators to hear us. The Democrats and Republicans (yes, working together for positive change for our county) are sponsoring a Listening Tour March 15 at the Skamokawa Grange starting at 6:15 with a dessert potluck. The Listening Team will be led by Don Schwerin, Chair of State Democratic Party Rural and Ag Caucus plus Small Business Caucus. The Moderator w...
To The Eagle: As accurately reported last week by The Eagle, the Town of Cathlamet recently held a special council meeting regarding the infamous Butler Street property they purchased in 2018. At that meeting, Fred Johnson described the status of the existing restrictive covenant (RC) that applies to the property’s toxic issues in terms that sounded like there may be no toxic problems at all. In fact, he questioned whether the RC even applies to Butler Street property. A couple of people have quickly asked me about the apparent disconnect b...
SUNSHINE--This past weekend started out with two of my favorite things: sunshine and no snow! With several days last week ending with very cold, freezing temperatures and a couple of mornings beginning with quite a bit of snow, it was fairly challenging to think spring would be here soon. However, as I'm getting ready to send this in, we're back to rain after a gorgeous beginning on Monday which turned to rain by evening, and the forecasters say we're in for some milder temperatures this week with some clouds, some rain but yet maybe some sun...
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...
Ingenuity in Wahkiakum County People have migrated as individuals, in small groups, and, in many cases, entire peoples have moved their life’s possessions and cultures to new horizons with the intention of creating a better life. Those who settled here in Wahkiakum County brought with them their talents and courage. Those who left their homes from other countries or from the eastern part of the United States braved the new frontiers in the Pacific Northwest. Those who traveled west by wagon train are the ones that fascinate me for several r...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: March 4 – 3:02 a.m. A caller reported a large boulder blocking a lane of traffic near County Line Park. 7:59 a.m. A juvenile in Grays River was taken into custody after threatening to kill his parents. 8:05 a.m. A caller reported speeding log trucks on a Deep River road. 11:43 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an Elochoman Valley resident complaining of chest pain. 1:55 p.m. A caller found a back door open a...
