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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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William James Karwoski (Bill) of Rosburg, was born on July 13, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois and died March 12, 2018 at OHSU in Portland. He was raised and received his education in Illinois and Missouri where he earned his PhD in Mining and Nuclear Engineering. His career path took him first to Boeing in the Seattle area, followed by the Bureau of Mines in Spokane, Grand Junction, Colorado and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington. Bill was a Wahkiakum 4-H Leader, Grays River Habitat Enhancement District board member, Grays River Grange...
Greetings from the Community Center! I wanted to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to the community and the center volunteers as I move on to another position in Naselle, as the new director of the Appelo Archive Center. This community has welcomed me with open arms and has impressed upon me the importance of the Community Center’s impact in the county. I look forward to staying involved in local events and hope you all will come visit me in my new role. On that note, I am so pleased to announce to you our new C...
Wahkiakum on the Move, Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments, and the Accessible Transportation Coalition Initiative (ATCI) invite you to join them on Tuesday, May 22 for an Accessible Transportation User Input Meeting. Come and share your thoughts on the future of accessible transportation in Wahkiakum County and surrounding areas. It’s your opportunity to provide input on the Coordinated Public Transportation—Human Services Transportation Plan (HSTP). Your input will help set priorities for funding opportunities to improve tra...
On a day with a limited agenda, citizens in the audience pressed the Wahkiakum County board of commissioners on Tuesday to pursue traffic safety measures on SR 4. The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has been consulting with the county, Town of Cathlamet and Wahkiakum School District about possible changes to speed limits and traffic patterns in the Cathlamet area. The department intends to lower the speed limit in the area to 45 miles per hour this spring to study impacts on traffic. Residents had two traffic accidents in mind:...
An eight week Citizen's Police Academy offered by the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office is halfway over, and participants not only seem to be learning a lot about law enforcement, they sound like they are having fun. Last Friday after a presentation from Washington State Patrol Sergeant Brad Moon on their functions and DUIs, Undersheriff Gary Howell talked about his experience in drug enforcement. Before Moon left, the two talked about how officers determined sobriety, and what the subject had...
At their April 16, meeting, members of the Cathlamet Town Council went into executive session to discuss acquisition of a piece of property. Upon returning to open session, the council authorized Mayor Dale Jacobson to obtain an appraisal of a piece of property....
Members of the Wahkiakum High School golf team were among the injured in a five-vehicle traffic accident at 1:25 p.m. last Thursday. According to a report from the Washington State Patrol, the team was in a 2005 Ford Excursion, fourth in a line of eastbound vehicles stopped for highway maintenance work near milepost 44, about two miles west of County Line Park. A 2014 Ford F350 pickup driven by Niels W. Paulsen, age 84, Centralia, collided with the team van from behind and pushed it into the vehicle in front, causing a chain reaction. Van...
WEEKEND--This past weekened we started out a little damp on Saturday morning after a pretty cloudy, yet dry Friday, but it quickly became real sunny and nice. Saturday night saw temps drop down in the mid-30s, and with clear skies, I was hoping to see the meteor shower but after about 15 minutes of standing outside in the cold, I gave up and my aching neck and I went to bed. Did you see the meteor shower? Sunday began gorgeous and it looks like the whole week will be that way, so here's to enjoying getting our webbed feet dried out at long...
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, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Food Addicts Meeting, Congregational Church, 3rd & Maple, 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, 7 p.m. Skamokawa...
Free concert April 29 The Castle Rock Men’s Ensemble will give a free concert on Sunday, April 29, at 2 p.m., at St. James Episcopal Church, 1134 Columbia Street, Cathlamet. The ensemble includes pastors, teachers, a judge, plumber and others. They have been performing for 15 years, mostly in Cowlitz County, but have traveled to Wahkiakum County the last few years and even a trip to perform in Germany. Their music includes a wide variety of styles, religious, show tunes, rock and roll, something for everyone. Desserts and coffee will follow. A...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 16 — 8:31 a.m. An agency in Utah asked the sheriff’s office to notify a Wahkiakum resident of the death of a family member. 10:11 a.m. A Rosburg resident reported that a protection order had been violated. 10:42 a.m. A caller reported that trespassers were trying to cart off equipment that was on his property in Cathlamet. It turned out to be civil matter between a tenant and a landlord. 11:57 a.m. A d...
Vada Blanche Mosteller, 86, of Cathlamet died April 11, 2018 at Hospice Care Center in Longview. She was born September 22, 1931 in Bryson City, North Carolina to Raleigh and Maude (McMahan) DeHart. She attended school in North Carolina and married Paul Mosteller on September 6, 1947 in Georgia. They moved to Cathlamet in 1967. Paul died March 17, 2011 in Tacoma. She is survived by children Shirley and Tom Mullins, Pound, VA; Linda and Rick Bauman, Lapine, OR; Lloyd (Herb) and Anita Mosteller, Hubbard, OR; James (Dave) Mosteller and Russell...
According to Libby Whitney, a meeting will be held Monday, April 30 to discuss plans for a summer lunch program for children in the greater Cathlamet area. The meeting will be held at 1 p.m., in the Community Center in Cathlamet. Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church and others are involved and they hope to have other churches and individuals join in. Come and find out what this program is all about and how to help make it happen....
Tidy Up the Town, sponsored by Pioneer Community Association, will take place on Saturday morning, April 28 from 9 a.m. to noon. Please join us at the Community Center at 9 a.m., and bring your work gloves, shovels, rakes, hoes and wheelbarrows! We will work on weeding and cleaning up the sidewalks and flower beds around the Library/Community Center and the Waterfront Trail from the stairs at the point to the bridge. This is a fun way to spend with family, teams, classes and friends as we all pitch in together and make Main Street Shine!...
Vada Blanche Mosteller was born September 22, 1931, in North Carolina and died April 11, 2018, in Longview. Blanche had a family only funeral on April 13 at Greenwood Cemetery in Cathlamet. There will be a potluck Celebration of Life this Saturday, April 21, at St. James Family Center in Cathlamet at 3 pm for friends and family. A complete obituary will follow....
The Cathlamet Town Council breezed through its agenda Monday, agreeing to pay off federal loans and considering applicants to be town attorney, among other agenda items. The council took out a $388,200 loan from the US Department of Agriculture/Rural Development in 1983 for sewer system construction. In February, USDA contacted Clerk/Treasurer Kerrie McNally to request the town pay off the loan. A provision in the loan seeks repayment when an agency has sufficient savings or other funds that could be used. The loan has a balance of $80,118....
To The Eagle: Cathlamet is a community of kind and caring people. We help each other, and for the most part, we like each other. While it’s obvious, if you regularly read the Letters to the Editor, that we are not all politically on the same page, we all call Cathlamet home and care about what happens here. On April 28 from 9 a.m. until noon the Pioneer Community Association will be sponsoring our annual Spring Cleaning event, Tidy Up the Town. Let’s make Main Street Shine! It’s time to remove those pesky weeds, trim back the invading vines...
The best place to hear stories might just be the Cathlamet Barber Shop on Main Street. The new barber, Stephanie Smith, is from Longview. She took over the shop from Christeena Bassi, who she met at beauty school. She did women's hair off and on for years, but she's discovered she is much happier cutting men's hair. "It's a lot easier on the body," Smith said, describing all the hours she spent with her arms up, coloring, cutting, and styling for women. Now it's high and tight, or "this is six...
Troopers in the Washington State Patrol responded to 41 collisions in Wahkiakum County in 2017, Sgt. Brad Moon reported Tuesday. Troopers also made 1,582 contacts with motorists in the county, Moon said. The largest number of collisions, 12, occurred in the Cathlamet area. There were seven between Cathlamet and Skamokawa, and seven between Skamokawa and Grays River. Five occurred in the Nassa Point area, three each in the Grays River and Rosburg areas, and two each near Deep River and the Cowlitz County line. The largest number of collisions,...
By The Wahkiakum Chamber Of Commerce April 21 Bingo Night Grays River Valley Center ~ 360.465.2310 21 Annual Logger’s Reunion Naselle: Appelo Archive Center ~ Falon Hoven ~ 360 484-7103 28 Tidy Up The Town – Spring Edition, Down- town Cathlamet ~ Pioneer Church ~ Pcacathlamet@Gmail.Com 28-29 Horse Jackpot Playday, Skamokawa Fairgrounds ~ Patty Dursteler ~ 360.795.3480...
ENOUGH ALREADY--I think I can safely say that we have all had our fill of April showers, so let's hope that the forecast of a couple of dry days this week came true, so we could dry out a little bit before the next wet system comes in. Better yet, let's hope that system doesn't come in at all, as we've had enough of the wet stuff, thank you very much! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from April 19-25 are Fred Bennett Jr., Linda Mahitka, Jeri Terpsma Pierce, Nancy Granger, Nathan Kindcaid, Max Schmitz, Alyssa Braman, Marie Allen, Susan...
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. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Food Addicts Meeting, Congregational Church, 3rd & Maple, 5:30-7 p.m. Rosburg Community Club, 7 p.m. Cathlamet First Aid...
Steven Dale Harris, 64, of Cathlamet, died at his home on April 8, 2018. He was born in Billings, Montana on May 22, 1953 to Ed and Pat Harris. He graduated from high school in Billings and later received three Masters Degrees. He joined the Army in 1972 and spent three years, then was in the Army National Guard for many years. He spent 28 years working at Boeing as a financial analyst, retiring and moving to Cathlamet in 2010. He was a private person but he enjoyed the Thursday Morning Breakfast Club. He enjoyed traveling and loved history....
Michael S. Harley passed away unexpectedly on April 5th, 2018 at his home in Cathlamet, Washington. He was born in 1956 in Loma Linda California to Ted Harley and Margaret Simmons. While young, he and his family moved between California and Washington State, until he graduated from Helix High School in 1974, when he permanently moved back to Washington. He truly loved the ocean and spent 23 years commercial fishing in the Bering Sea, and locally in Chinook and Ilwaco. For the past 18 years, he...
Eastern Oregon University named 547 students to the dean's list for the 2018 winter term. Qualifying students achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded EOU coursework. Gunnar Blix of Cathlamet made the cut. He is the son of Lamar and Wendy Blix of Cathlamet....
