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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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To The Eagle: My Name is Matt Kuhl and I am running for Wahkiakum County Auditor. To your readers, I would like to share a bit about myself. Growing up in Cathlamet, I developed personal qualities only a small town can teach: selflessness, hard work, respect, caring for your neighbors, kindness, honesty, and much more. My whole life I have felt a need to help others. After graduating from Wahkiakum High School, I joined the US Army as a Cavalry Scout serving honorably for five years, deploying twice to Iraq and earning multiple Army...
To The Eagle: The Wahkiakum Fair Foundation is working hard to bring the Challenge of Champions Pro Bull Riding exhibition to Wahkiakum County on July 20; the Friday of Bald Eagle Weekend. We would like to thank everyone who has attended our dinners and bake sales and especially the following sponsors for helping with our goal of earning the required promotional fee: Superior Tire, Selix Cabinets, Columbia Ford, Watkins Tractor Supply, Bill and Cindy Faubion, Millennium Bulk, Truant Leather, Wahkiakum West, Bank of Pacific, Cathlamet Realty Wes...
WEEKEND WAS NICE--The traffic was a bit heavy on Friday, but it sure was a nice day to start out this past Memorial Day weekend. Saturday saw some more clouds move in, but no rain, so it was perfect for doing some yard work, and Sunday was gorgeous. By Monday, which was Memorial Day, we had some more clouds but still a wonderful day. Considering parts of Maryland got hammered with massive rains and flash flooding and tropical storm Alberto was causing some havoc down south, I'd say we've been quite fortunate. I can only hope our upcoming...
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. 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, 5:30-7 p.m. Eastside Play & Learn Group, St. James Family Center, 10-11:30 a.m. Helping Hand Food Bank, Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3 Fern...
John Anthony Didricksen was interred in a military service at Arlington National Cemetery on May 8, 2018. It was John's long-standing desire to be laid to rest at Arlington. The service was attended by his cousins Margaret Lead of Seattle and Nancy Lead Olsen of Camas, WA, and friends Fred and Darlene Hoven of Cathlamet. John was born on December 7, 1947 to George and Marie (Markovich) Didricksen of Cathlamet and died (age 68) on May 8, 2016 at the VA Medical Center in Portland, OR. He attended...
Mary Ann Brusco Mabey died peacefully at home on May 27, 2018 after a long and valiant struggle with cancer. She was born September 16, 1946 in Longview, Washington to Roland Eugene Brusco and Cleo Jewell Pense Brusco. She lived her early childhood years in Rainier, Oregon. Her family then moved to Cathlamet, Washington as necessitated by the family tugboat business. Mary Ann loved the area and community there, and thrived. She graduated from Wahkiakum High School, where she was very involved...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 21 — 11:47 a.m. A deputy and the Cathlamet ambulance responded when a medical pendant was activated at a Rosedale home. 1:47 p.m. A caller reported an erratic driver on SR 4 in the Elochoman Valley area. 3:11 p.m. A driver was cited for not wearing a seatbelt. 6:40 p.m. The Grays River Fire Department responded to the report of a brush fire in Grays River. 7:35 p.m. A mental health representative was c...
By The Wahkiakum Chamber Of Commerce June *** Farmers Market 3-6pm Every Friday Thru Sept. 30, Elochoman Slough Marina ~ Mackenzie Jones ~ 360.795.3501 Tbd Open Mic Music Night Skamokawa Grange #425 ~ Jerry Ledtke ~ 360.795.3434 2 Rods & Reels Car Show 8-3pm (Last One!) Skamokawa Fairgrounds ~ Lee Tischer ~ 360.430.4377 3 Wahkiakum Acoustic Guitar Society (WAGS) song circle; all levels; Wahkiakum Community Center, Cathlamet 360 431-4153 9 Naselle High School Graduation Naselle High School 9 Flea Market 9am Skamokawa Fairgrounds ~ Patty Durstele...
Sight distance may soon be improved for motorists turning on to SR 4 from Cathlamet's Main Street. Town of Cathlamet officials agreed Monday to take steps to trim trees blocking vision to the west of the intersection. The trees, a tall fir and some shorter cherries, are on private property but extend over fences into the highway right-of-way. At recent meetings of both the town council and board of county commissioners, citizens have complained that the limited visibility makes it dicey to enter the intersection with traffic coming at 50 miles...
Local officials are coming together to study the feasibility of offering high speed, broadband internet service in Wahkiakum County. Gene Healy, a member of the board of commissioners of Wahkiakum PUD, presented the issue to his fellow commissioners at their meeting last week, asking, "Do we need a broadband action team?" This week, he raised the topic at meetings of the Cathlamet Town Council and Wahkiakum County board of commissioners, and members of both boards said they would join the team. "I want to see if there's any role for any of us...
To The Eagle: My name is Stewart Feil, and I am running for Wahkiakum County Prosecuting Attorney. I filed my declaration of candidacy on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Because of when I filed, my name was not printed in last week’s article so I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself to you and your readers. I currently work at Hanigan Law Office, P.S., where I serve as legal counsel for several businesses and municipal corporations, as well as municipal prosecutor for the City of Kelso. In the past I have served as a criminal defense att...
To The Eagle: People need to be mindful and think of others in this small town. Placing road cones in the middle of the lane of travel on the Puget Island bridge at night or any time, is not a funny joke. It could ruin the underneath of a small car when hit. Or worse cause a collision when people try to avoid them. There is not enough room on the bridge for people to be playing games let alone stop and try to get a cone out from under their vehicle. If it is being done because people are displeased with the construction work, it is not the...
The Elochoman Marina Farmers Market will begin its season this Friday and continue throughout the summer on Fridays from 3-6 p.m. Last year when Rob and Diane Stockhouse decided to discontinue the market on their Island property, Wahkiakum County Port 1 was asked to take it over. After some consideration, commissioners agreed. “Lots of our regular local vendors that were at Stockhouses want to come back,” said Mackenzie Jones, administrative assistant at the port and the market manager. The far...
On Friday, Carolyn Long, a Democrat candidate for 3rd District Congress, will hold a town hall in Cathlamet, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Wahkiakum Community Center, 100 Main Street, Cathlamet....
NICE START--This week began with some nice weather and I think the sunny and breezy conditions are just great, as it's not too hot out there while we catch up on those yard chores. While my rhodies are all popping out, the grass popped up as well, so it was definitely time to crank up the lawn mower and get that weedeater going, as nothing grows faster with some earlier sprinkles and then some sunshine than the lawn and weeds! Here's hoping the holiday weekend brings us some sunshine as well. SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from May...
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, fire/ambulance...
Greetings from the Community Center. Our Flex-Hosts, volunteers and I are looking for community input for the future of your Community Center. I have created a short and easy poll with possible ideas based on the comments from the CC suggestion box and from talking to community members. The Wahkiakum Community Center Coordinator position is a P/T position w/ funding only available to provide roughly 15 hours per week, each month. The CC had Cheryl Nelson try out the floor for tap dancing and it is good to go. Are there any tap dancers out...
Bald Eagle Fest will be held on July 21st this year and we are ready to start planning. Come and help us design the day beginning with the street fair at 9:00 am, the parade through town, the kids play area, music, a celebration of logging and who knows what else. The first meeting of the Bald Eagle Fest planning committee will be Wednesday, May 30th at 5:00 pm in the Scarborough Meeting Room next to the Chamber office which is located at 102 Main Street in Cathlamet. Come with your thinking caps on, everyone is invited to submit ideas for the...
The GFWC-Cathlamet Woman's Club has elected new officers to serve from 2018-2020. L-r are Treasurer Ginger Hake, Secretary Hannah Booth, Vice-president Caroline Walton and President Maureen Zacher-Bockius. The club meets the first Tuesday of each month at noon in the Hotel Cathlamet and is involved in various community projects for the last 89 years. New members are welcome....
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 14 — 3:55 p.m. A caller reported that a man and woman were fighting near an Elochoman Valley bridge. Deputies responded but were unable to locate the couple. 6:19 p.m. The Grays River ambulance aided a Grays River resident who was having complications due to diabetes. 7:04 p.m. An individual was taken into custody after a vehicle stop near Flandersville. May 15 — 8:25 a.m. The Grays River ambulance provide...
Live Music on Saturday, May 26 at River Mile 38 Brewing Co. Downhill Billies (Alex & Jon Arness) 5 p.m., Dale Costich, 6 p.m.; Farmer Rob, 7 p.m., on the Crow's Nest Stage, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. No cover charge. For more information call 360-366-4662....
During high tide last Friday, Wahkiakum High School students in Jeff Rooklidge's Environmental Science class headed down to the city dock in Cathlamet to collect plankton. Wahkiakum, along with four other schools along the Columbia River, Ilwaco High School, Washougal High School, Kelso High School, and iTech Preparatory High School in Vancouver, are participating in a research project organized by scientists at WSU Vancouver. The original hypothesis of the project, according to Rooklidge, was...
Candidate filing for this year's elections started Monday, with lots of interest in local races. Some potential local candidates have registered their candidacies with the state Public Disclosure Commission (PDC). As of Tuesday afternoon, filings include: Wahkiakum County Assessor (4-year term) William H. Coons incumbent, and Brian McClain; both prefer the Independent Party. Wahkiakum County Auditor (4-year term) Nicci Bergseng incumbent, prefers Independent. Wahkiakum County Clerk (4-year term) Kay M. Holland incumbent, prefers Democratic...
To The Eagle: By now it should be common knowledge that there will be an election this November. The purpose of this letter is to invite one and all that are interested in our remaining freedoms to come to the Pioneer Community Church on Wednesday the 23rd, from 7-9:00 p.m. There is a bipartisan forum moderated by Wahkiakum history teacher, Don Cox, with candidates from both political parties answering questions submitted by We the People. The winner of the August primary will be on the ballot this fall. There will also be onsite voter...
To The Eagle: PIGYS, the Puget Island Garage & Yard Sale, which takes place on June 22nd & 23rd, faces some major challenges this year. The Trump-inspired economic boom should bring us an abundance of customers, but that abundance is going to hit a choke point at our bridge construction traffic light. Traffic will be crossing the bridge in close-formation lumps, which would turn our usual pull-off for yard sale maps at the foot of the bridge into a hazardous enterprise. Our best bet will be to move the map distribution to the Cathlamet side...
