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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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To The Eagle: After reading the article in The Eagle titled, “After midterms, Dems develop 2020 plans,” I recalled the old adage, “divide and conquer.” I noticed that nearly all of the “Dems” in the article were talking about fighting. Without getting into the specifics ask yourself who stands to profit if America is busy fighting internally? Perhaps we should/could all stand united against the source(s) of internal strife, or better yet let’s all get busy and get this country productive. Drop all the ism’s, politics, et al and just get busy!...
WET BEGINNING:--As the work week started, we got some more rain, which can be good or bad, depending on how you look at it. We are behind in our yearly rainfall amounts, which we need to have to keep things nice and green around here, as we certainly don't want a big burn like California just experienced! However, when the rain comes down hard, as in an atmospheric river, then it's not quite as welcome as that can cause flash flooding, erosion, mudslides, etc., so let's hope that things don't materialize in that kind of event here and that the...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-Noon. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7-15 p.m. Girl Scouts, Community Center, Cathlamet, 3:30-5:30 p.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. Grays River Fire Department, open meeting, 7 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Eastside Play & Learn Group, St. James Family Center, 10-11:30...
Richard C. Backman, 82, of Cathlamet, died November 7, 2018 at the Community Hospice in Longview. He was born on Puget Island on March 31, 1936 to George and Geneva (McCoy) Backman. He was raised in Cathlamet and graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1955. In August of 1959 he joined the Army National Guard and was discharged in 1965. He married Roberta Mitchell on March 25, 1961 in Centralia. He and Roberta lived in West Seattle where Dick worked for Boeing for several years. After that he began building homes and duplexes which he did...
Dale “Dee” Satterfield, 82, formerly of Riverside, CA and Cathlamet, died Monday, November 26, 2018 in Arkansas. The daughter of Dale and Pearl (Nixon) Rose was born May 1, 1936 in Los Angeles, California. Dee is survived by three of her six children, 12 grandchildren, several great grandchildren and her brother. Arrangements by Coffman Funeral Home of Harrison, AR. On-line condolences may be left at www.coffmanfh.com....
Kerry Dean Grohs was born in Chehalis, Wa. on, Apr. 17th, 1962 and taken into the hands of the lord on, Nov. 24th 2018 at 4:20pm, (shortly after he asked what time it was). He is preceded in death by his father, Larry E. Grohs, and brother, David Allen Grohs. After a year and a half battle with lung cancer, Kerry succumbed to the illness and crossed into the spirit world surrounded by his loving family, at Rick Hickey Hospice house in Vancouver Wa. Kerry was the youngest of 3 children born to Shirley May Grohs (Toney) and Larry E. Grohs. He...
Coral Eva Linquist, 97, of Cathlamet, died November 26 in Castle Rock. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, December 2, at Dowling Funeral Chapel in Cathlamet at 1 p.m....
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: November 19 — 1:38 p.m. A woman reported that she had been yelled at by her children’s grandfather. 1:42 p.m. An individual reported that she and her husband had been verbally assaulted by someone while dropping off a child at a Cathlamet school. A deputy made contact with both parties. 3:59 p.m. A driver was cited for speed. 4:29 p.m. A caller reported that a neighbor’s daughter was yelling at her and her c...
General Manager Dave Tramblie had several items to share at last Tuesday’s Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners meeting. In broadband news, an email from the Washington Department of Commerce’s Community Economic Revitalization Board said that the PUD’s application for a broadband feasibility grant had been reviewed and passed the “threshold.” Tramblie and other people involved in the project have been scheduled to give a presentation to the board on January 19. Tramblie said he had al...
Daniel E. Rosua Lopéz, 17, is an exchange student and a junior at Wahkiakum High School for the 2018-2019 year. Lopéz was born in Caracas, Venezuela, but thanks to dual nationality, was able to move to Spain nearly four years ago, not long after Nicolás Maduro became president of Venezuela. "It's pretty much a curfew at home most of the day," Lopéz said of living in Venezuela. "It's school/home, school/home. Even if you wanted to go to your friend's house a block away, you had to get your par...
Vo Dai, 16, is an exchange student and a junior at Wahkiakum High School this year. Call him Dai. Dai is from Ho Chi Minh City, once known as Saigon, the biggest city in Vietnam. "We only have two seasons," Dai said. "Hot season and hotter season. Our country has a tropical climate. It's hot all the time. When it rains, it's hot too. After the rain, the sun makes the water in the street smoky. It's so uncomfortable." Suffice it to say, Dai has been a little cold in the last few weeks as the...
With their clerk/treasurer out of commission, the Cathlamet town council is having to regroup and start anew in preparation of the town's 2019 budgets. Clerk/treasurer Kerrie McNally became ill in mid-October and a took a trip to a hospital for several medical problems, from which she is recovering at home. In the meantime, the town's budget preparation process came to a halt. The council normally meets with department heads and town staff to go over budget requests and anticipated revenues to prepare proposed budgets. That didn't happen with...
To The Eagle: Last week I suggested a high tax on ownership of assault weapons. Today I do not think that this is a very practical idea. With 11,000,000 of these weapons already out there it would be really hard to collect such a tax. Eric Skemp Cathlamet...
SOME MOISTURE--A couple of days last week saw some raindrops around here and some cool temperatures but considering we weren't in the midst of "Nor-easter" like many states back East, nor the dry, firey conditions of California, I'd say we were doing alright! We have had quite a bit of fog though, so it's good to remember that while headlights might not make you see any better, it will certainly make it easier for others to see you, so here's hoping you'll flip them on every time you turn the key in your car/truck! TURKEY DAY--If you are...
THURSDAY Happy Thanksgiving! FRIDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. River City Strippers, quilters, St. Catherine Church, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Brown Bag Lunch, Community Center, Cathlamet, open to public, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. AA Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 7 p.m. Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, Rosburg, 9:30-11 a.m. SATURDAY Cub Scouts Pack #556, Community Center, Cathlamet, 1 p.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. SUNDAY AA Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: November 12 — 7:17 a.m. Trees fell on SR 4 just west of Wahkiakum County. The county road department was notified. 9:31 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance transported a clinic patient with chest pain to the hospital. 11:05 a.m. The sheriff’s office was asked to assist an agency in Cowlitz County with two suspicious vehicles. 12:14 p.m. A caller reported a brush fire on Altoona Ridge. The Grays River Fire Dep...
Members of the Sons of Norway are inviting all children 10 years old and younger to a Christmas party to be held at the Norse Hall from 2-4 p.m., on Sunday December 2. The hall is located on Puget Island, 144 SR 409, Cathlamet. Activities will include cookie decorating, bingo, crafts and more. Refreshments will be served. Small gift bags will be given. Children will be encouraged to write a note to Santa to be delivered to the North Pole. For every letter written, Macy’s will donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Bring your cameras as S...
Community Center 101 Main Street Cathlamet 360.795.7870 Monday through Wednesday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Friday 10:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. (2nd Friday book club) Brown Bag Lunch at 11 a.m. Wood Carving with Walt on Tuesday evenings is going on temporary hiatus. It will begin again after the New Year. Please contact center for any questions! The Community Center will be closed on Thanksgiving, but you can stop by the Hope Center on Maple street. The Wahkiakum Fair Foundation is hosting a Thanksgiving meal for the community...
Esther Rose (Rosie) Sturm of Cathlamet, age 95, died November 18, 2018 at St. John Medical Center in Longview....
By The Wahkiakum Chamber Of Commerce November 23 Holiday Open House “Deck The Hall,” Skamokawa: Redmen Hall ~ Friends Of Skamokawa ~ 360.795.3007 24 Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration Cathlamet Main Street ~ Wahkiakum Chamber ~ 360.795.9996 24 Holiday Celebration Kick-Off 5-7pm Cathlamet: Tsuga Gallery ~ Nell Coulson ~ 360.849.4116 December TBD Open Mic Music Night Skamokawa Grange #425 ~ Jerry Ledtke ~ 360.795.3434 TBD Sons Of Norway Kids Christmas Party Puget Island: Norse Hall ~ Jan Silvestri ~ 360 795-8759 1 3rd Annual Holiday Bazaar...
To The Eagle: Initiative measure 1639, authored by the Attorney General of Washington and apparently approved by the voters, violates the United States Constitution in that it discriminates against a class of voters (18 but under 21 years of age) by denying them equal protection and due process of law. An attempt is made to mitigate this by permitting ownership of so-called “semi-automatic assault rifles” to those within the class who already own them, provided they keep them locked up at home and do not use them except in “training sessi...
To The Eagle: I feel extremely fortunate to have attended two spectacular Veteran’s Day programs produced by Mike Thomas and the Wahkiakum High School Leadership Class. The November 7, 2018 assembly featured Vietnam Veterans Ron Kimmel, Brian Elliott and Edward Garcia with videos expressing their individual experiences and patriotic views. Last year Mike produced an equivalent Veteran’s Day program featuring Tom Irving, Ralph Keyser and Ralph Kenner expressing their individual experiences and patriotic views. Both programs were amazing and mad...
October has been a busy month for our CTE and FFA program here at Wahkiakum High School. Not pictured, illustrates members of the FFA volunteering at the Duck Inn for the Ducks Unlimited dinner. The students helped cook and deliver crab and oysters, then proceeded to help out with any task that needed to be accomplished during the rest of the event. Not pictured, Mr. Aegerter, who volunteers his time throughout the year in Agriculture Science class, came in as a guest and lectured about thermal...
Wahkiakum County Port 1 Commissioners made room for the Lions Club and approved several items at their meeting last Thursday. Brian McClain, a member of the local Lions Club, asked if the organization could relocate their paper recycling trailer onto port property. The trailer is currently on Town of Cathlamet property near the wastewater treatment facility. Access is limited and has become inconvenient for the club, which is why are trying to find a more suitable location. The recycled paper...
NOT BAD--While we woke up to some very chilly temperatures last week, the sunshine that showed up on Saturday after some foggy conditions was quite nice, even though it wasn't super warm out there, as it only got up to 45 that day. By bedtime it was once again below freezing out our way so it looks like winter isn't too far away. We are supposed to have had a little more wetness by Tuesday night but then we're supposed to get dry again, so I can only hope that's true as there are a lot of acitivities coming up and it would be nice if it was...
