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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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NICE WEEKEND--While we ended last Friday with a few sprinkles here in West Valley, it wasn't much, and the clouds on Saturday morning cleared off and gave a perfect day for the Kite Festival at Vista Park. It also made shopping at the Puget Island Garage and Yard Sale a lot nicer as well. Things warmed up a little more on Sunday but with a nice breeze here, it was just about perfect. However, by nightfall, we saw some big raindrops start to fall, and then some bright, flashing lightning cross the sky and after that, some of the loudest, house...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-Noon. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-9 p.m. Girl Scouts, Community Center, Cathlamet, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Food Addicts Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 5:30-7 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department,...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 18 — 10:35 a.m. The District 4 Fire Department responded to the report that a brush pile in the Elochoman Valley was smoldering. 3:26 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Puget Island resident who had fallen down some stairs. 5:52 p.m. A welfare check was requested for hungry children at a Cathlamet home. The caller was told by the father that the kids would be fed when they finished their chores. A d...
Our sweet, beloved daughter and sister, Joan Marie Evenson, passed away on May 31, 2018 at her Cathlamet home. She was born in Longview on October 4, 1954, the third of three daughters, to Wanda and Neal Evenson. Joan grew up attending schools in Longview, graduating from R. A. Long, and spending summers on the water at the family cabin on Lake Merwin. Joan went on to a varied career, working at Scheurich's Food Market, owning her own business as a cosmetologist, a stint as a Black Jack dealer...
Jody O. Havens, 66, of La Center, died June 22, 2018 at home. She was born to Norman and Danella (Frenter) Garrison on November 17, 1951 in Longview. Jody was raised in Skamokawa and graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1970. In 1972 she graduated from Lower Columbia College with an AA degree. On July 29, 1973 she married Gary Havens. They lived in Cathlamet for several years before moving to Palmer, Alaska. They moved to La Center when returning to the local area and have lived there for 28 years. Jody was an active member of Cedar Creek Se...
The Wahkiakum Chamber board wants to see local storefronts filled, merchants happy and visitors big-eyed. The Chamber is looking to fill two board member positions on their Board of Directors. Ideally, they would like one of the spots to be filled by someone that lives or works in the west end of the county in Grays River or Rosburg as they strive to better represent the entire county and extend their connections. If your mission is inline with theirs this may be the position for you. Serving on the board is a rewarding experience and an...
Photos by Jean Kelsey Last weekend was busy in Wahkiakum County. Along with the Kite Festival and the Puget Island Garage Sale there was the national Amateur Radio Field Day wherein roughly 40,000 amateur radio operators all over the country take their radios and antennas out of their houses and into a field for 24 hours to test emergency preparedness. Our county's radio club, N7WAH, with the help of Wahkiakum PUD, Wahkiakum 4-H, Wahkiakum School District and Smokey Waters set up at a baseball...
The 1867 Julia Butler Hansen House, the oldest surviving house in Cathlamet and Wahkiakum County, will be open Friday, June 29, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The JBH House was the home of the late Congresswoman, Julia Butler Hansen and her family. The house has been in the same family for 120 years. It contains the furnishings of four generations of the Kimball Butler Hansen families and also has awards presented to Julia Butler Hansen during her 43 years of public service. On exhibit are watercolors done by Maude Kimball Butler, Julia's...
The Clothing Bank and the Helping Hand Food Bank at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3 Fern Hill Rd, Cathlamet, has announced their summer hours schedule. The Clothing Bank will be open July 11 and 18 and August 8 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Food Bank will be open July 5 and 19 and August 9 and 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m....
Live Music on Saturday, June 29 at River Mile 38 Brewing Co. Christine Darby, guitar and vocals, 5-8 p.m., on the Crow's Nest Stage, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
The Cathlamet Town Council on Monday voted to buy a parking lot and unleashed a storm of reaction from town citizens. The property in question is on the corner of Main and Butler streets adjacent to the Bank of Pacific parking lot. Owner is Bernadette Goodroe, a former council member. The council reconvened in open session after an executive session to discuss the possible real estate purchase, and Mayor Dale Jacobson called for a motion to purchase the lot. "They were asking $75,000, and I was able to get it down to $68,000," Jacobson said. "I...
To The Eagle: George Wehrfritz advances an idea that “The Eagle” has been too free in giving space to “an internet-style troll “ who is attacking candidates running for office. He prescribes limiting the privilege of expressing one’s opinions in the newspaper to just one letter per person per campaign cycle. (He himself has written two so far.) He seems to be disturbed by the expression of points of view in conflict with his own. He lumps them all together as the work of one person he calls a troll. That may be his individual perceptio...
To The Eagle: Free Summer Lunch Program. Four simple words. It can happen here. Four simple words. In coordination with the Wahkiakum School District’s Summer School schedule, we hope to offer free lunches at JA Wendt Elementary School, Mon – Thursday at noon, beginning July 16 and ending August 16. Community members have been meeting for a month working out details on how to bring a Summer Lunch program to kids in Cathlamet. A critical piece to this happening is volunteers stepping forward to help prepare and serve the meals. If you have tim...
To The Eagle: Anyone going through Cathlamet this spring has to be impressed by how much nicer it looks, and those responsible deserve a large "thank-you." The new sign at the courthouse looks so much better than the rotted one. The Wahkiakum Bloomers did a beautiful job of placing vibrant blue pots of red and white flowers along Main Street, and quite a few businesses followed suite, brightening up the downtown area and highlighting the painting of several stores in that area. Julius Dalzell whacked the brush and weeds along the waterfront tra...
The Cathlamet Woman's Club honored their 2017 Citizens of the Year, Ralph and Helen Keyser, with the planting of a rose bush in the Julia Butler Hansen garden on Friday. Their daughter, Julie was in attendance. Caroline Walton, far right, presented them with flowers....
SUMMER HAS BEGUN--The hot weather showed up just in time to welcome Summer, although if it gets as hot as they say it might, I won't be overly thrilled, as anything over 75 seems a bit too much for me. But the way forecasts keep changing, who knows, it may be back to "Spring-like" weather by the time you read this, and that would suit me just fine. With fire danger already at high levels, more dry conditions must be met with extreme caution in all things outdoors which could involve a heat source. It may be legal to burn, or BBQ, but common...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-Noon. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-9 p.m. Girl Scouts, Community Center, Cathlamet, 3:30-5:30 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. Wahkiakum District 200 School Board, HS Library, 5:30 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Food Addicts Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, C...
Commissioners tackled several issues at the Wahkiakum County Port 1 meeting last Thursday, including how to deal with boaters who were ignoring codes of conduct and causing damage, dredge spoils, and the farmers market. Mayor Dale Jacobson was in attendance with the Town of Cathlamet’s Public Works Superintendent Duncan Cruickshank. Jacobson said that the town had completed their waterfront park plan and would soon be looking for grants. He asked the commissioners when they planned to move d...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 11 — 7:26 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an ailing Puget Island resident with a history of heart problems. 9:37 a.m. A caller reported that a tree had fallen on a Grays River road. 3:54 p.m. A driver was cited for speed. 8:06 p.m. A caller reported a brush fire on Puget Island. A deputy and the Puget Island Fire Department responded. It turned out to be a controlled burn. 9:54 p.m. A caller reported t...
Wahkiakum Community Center, 100 Main Street Cathlamet, 360.795.7870. Volunteers- Come apply to help out at the center- we’ll feed you! Opportunities to serve as a Flex Host or at special events, like National Pie Day or Bald Eagle Day. We have something for everyone! https://www.facebook.com/Wahkiakum.Community.Center/ https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/50581f3d-1468-4cc1-99df-13702cab2eda Wahkiakum Outdoors presents the Pike Minnow Reward Program at the River Street Meeting Room Wednesday June 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (organized by Flex H...
By The Wahkiakum Chamber Of Commerce June Fridays--Farmers Market 3-6pm Every Friday Thru Sept. 30, Elochoman Slough Marina ~ Mackenzie Jones ~ 360.795.3501 22-24 Puget Island Garage And Yard Sales Cathlamet: Puget Island ~ Sandra York ~ 360.430.0951 23-24 Vista Park Kite Festival, Skamokawa Vista Park 23-24 Horse Jackpot Playday, Skamokawa Fairgrounds ~ Patty Dursteler ~ 360.795.3480 July Fridays--Farmers Market 3-6pm Every Friday Thru Sept. 30, Elochoman Slough Marina ~ Mackenzie Jones ~ 360.795.3501 *** Libraries Rock! Children’s Summer R...
To The Eagle: Last night at the town council meeting, they had an executive session to discuss the purchase of the small parking lot between Butler Street and the Bank of the Pacific. When they came out of session, a motion was made to purchase the lot for $68,000. After a second another council member raised discussion regarding the assessed value being $34,000 and the appraised value being $38,000 when she was interrupted by Council Member Sue Cameron claiming a point of order. She claimed that because these numbers were discussed in...
The Cathlamet Town Council adopted an update of the town park and recreation plan and addressed other business at the monthly meeting on Monday. Town Attorney Heidi Heywood suggested a clarification on a page with a map showing the proposed waterfront park on the old sewage lagoon site. Land at the edge of the site is owned by Port District 1, but the town has an easement there for the outfall pipe for the town sewer system. Bob Kizziar, a member of the Port 1 board of commissioners, pointed out that the map shows vendor kiosks on the easement....
Wahkiakum High School's class of 2018 will graduate this Friday in a 7 p.m. ceremony at the school. Morgan Bashore is the class's valedictorian. The senior, who has a 3.97 GPA, will attend Lewis and Clark College in Portland next fall, where she plans to major in chemistry and minor in math and art. Or, if she can manage it, double major in math and chemistry. "I'm interested in manufacturing formulation," Bashore said. "If finances allow, I could get a chemical engineering degree. I like...
To The Eagle: My name is Nicci Bergseng and I’d like to introduce myself as your Wahkiakum County Auditor. I was appointed to the auditor position in December 2017 and I am currently working to retain my position. It is my commitment to this county to continue upholding the highest level of integrity and honesty within my office. A lot of community members throughout the county know me from Bank of the Pacific where I worked for nearly ten years. After leaving the bank, I gained employment in the Wahkiakum County Auditor’s Office. While wor...
