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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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On November 14 at 7:30 in the morning, Cathlamet resident Mike Paulsen was driving one of the Jerry DeBriae Logging trucks while towing a 60-ton log shuttle. Just as he crossed the Grays River Bridge and rounded a curve, the trailer hitch broke and caused the log shuttle to careen off the trailer and turn upside down at the bottom of the slope below SR 4. Crews gathered November 29 to recover the machine. The 54 year old Paulsen, who was having his birthday during the recovery of the log...
COLD!--As I begin this column, we're just at 32 here Monday morning. Forecasters say we will be fairly dry this week, which almost always winds up meaning "dry but very cold" in the evening hours. Having some dry time would be nice, as I'm sure everyone is in full shopping mode and it's more fun if we're not getting drenched, but I could sure do without the extra cold. Here's hoping you escape any frozen water lines or pipes and you got your RV's all winterized, etc., and you're all set to keep yourself warm and toasty! ANIMALS NEEDS--Please...
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. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: November 27 — 10:29 a.m. A caller reported that she had been chased by a large dog as she rode her bike on West Sunny Sands. The caller said this was not the first time. A deputy advised the dog owner. 12:09 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an ailing Rosedale resident. 12:46 p.m. A Rosedale resident reported a theft. 1:31 p.m. The Grays River ambulance aided a Rosburg resident complaining of abdominal p...
T. Wade Parker, 88, of Cathlamet, died December 2, 2017 at Longview Hospice Care Center. Wade was born on March 19, 1929 in Sylva, NC.to Aaron and Pansy (Owens) Parker. He attended school in Cullowhee, NC and in 1947 he married Mildred Adams in Clayton GA. In 1957 they moved to Cathlamet and Wade worked for Crown Zellerbach as a log truck driver and equipment operator until 1985. For five years he was employed by Bornsted Logging, retiring in 1990. He enjoyed mechanic work, hunting, fishing, camping, and time with his granddaughter Erin. Wade...
Paul E. Koontz Jr., 83, most recently of Aberdeen, passed away of natural causes on November 28, 2017. He was the first born son of Paul Koontz Sr. and Anna Marie Elliott Koontz in Portland on June 27, 1934 and moved six days later to Elliott Point on the lower Columbia River where he maintains that same property as a memorial to his mother and is still a gathering place for family and friends. Paul graduated from Naselle High School in 1951 where he met the love of his life, Elsie Buskala. They were married for 62 years until her passing in...
On Friday, December 8, at River Mile 38 Brewing Co.,Wanderlodge, 5-8 p.m., 285 Third St., Cathlamet....
The Wahkiakum County Historical society spent 2017 running a raffle for the Lamiglas CCB Steelhead fishing pole donated by John Doumit and $50.00 gift certificate for a reel to go with it. It was won by Liz Workman (left), who bought her winning ticket at the Puget Island Farmer's Market, where she was operating a massage booth. She has recently opened a massage studio on Main Street in Cathlamet, across the street from the Cathlamet Market. Presentation by Judy Brawn, president. Photo by Franz...
Greetings from the Community Center! This Friday’s movie will be “Silence.” This is a 2017 Martin Scorsese film that tells the story of two Christian missionaries. It is rated R for some violent content. The movie starts at 7 p.m., and popcorn is free. You are also welcome to bring your own snacks. Save the Date – It’s a Wrap! The Community Center will host a Christmas Gift Wrapping Event on Wednesday, December 20 from 4-7 p.m. Bring your own paper and special trimmings and our Christmas Elves will help you or you are welcome to use the donat...
Cathlamet celebrated the arrival of the holiday season with its annual lighting festival last Saturday. For children, of course, the highlight was meeting Santa Claus, and, above, if Corben Barth had some suspicions about Santa, he wasn't telling. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
The proposed 2018 Wahkiakum County budgets have been published, and the public hearing commences next Monday morning, but county commissioners continue to hear requests for modifications and appropriations. On Tuesday, commissioners heard requests from Wahkiakum District Court and the Town of Cathlamet Library for appropriations, and they heard comments in a public hearing of new ferry fares that led them to change their planned new rates. Commissioners had planned a basic 5 percent increase in ferry fares, with additions of some new rates for...
To The Eagle: More great news from our favorite president; President Trump has put forth 59 names for district and appeals courts around the country. He has the potential to flip the balance for the judiciary from liberal to conservative. He has filled eight appeals court seats in just 10 months. Neil Gorsuch, his Supreme Court choice, has the potential to serve for several decades. And his pending nominees for Supreme Court are going to overturn the current 4 to 4, one swing vote alignment to a more originalist and sensible court. My wife...
People checked out the holiday lights in front of the courthouse in Cathlamet in Saturday's lighting festival. Main Street businesses were also open for the evening, and Santa Claus visited with the young at heart in the community center. Photo by Rick Nelson...
MORE RAIN--I guess it's that time of year, as we are getting our fair share of rain, but other than the usual high water and fields turning into lakes, we've managed to get through it all ok. Thankfully our road wasn't flooded over Thanksgiving, so that was a big hurdle to get through for me. I heard of quite a few accidents though, so I'm guessing we could all stand to slow down a little bit, as between the puddles on the road and the critters seeming to want to be everywhere right now, a little extra caution wouldn't hurt. I hope the gusty...
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, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Grays River Fire Department, open meeting, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Helping Hand Food Bank, Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3 Fern Hill Rd., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. West End Food Pantry,...
Commissioners of Wahkiakum PUD approved rates and budgets for 2018 and listened to reports at their meeting last Tuesday. General Manager Dave Tramblie reported that he had received an estimate for the Grays River substation upgrades, which should cost about $1.5 million dollars. The upgrades include replacing the high side fuses, the transformer, the low bus side, and purchasing regulators, which the PUD would install themselves. It does not include an upgrade for the control building, though...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: November 20 — 7:58 a.m. A Deep River resident asked to speak to a deputy about a civil dispute regarding some trees that were cut down. 8:03 a.m. Several roads in the Grays River area were closed due to high water. 12:28 p.m. A caller was concerned about two horses standing in water in a field just west of Skamokawa. November 21 — 7:57 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an ailing Rosedale resident. 4:15 p.m. T...
The Wahkiakum High School Key Club will hold a rummage sale next Thursday, 12-3 p.m., in the Wendt Elementary School Multipurpose Room, 265 S. 3rd St., Cathlamet. Proceeds will be used to fulfill holiday wishes for children in need. The Wahkiakum High school is going to buy gifts for all of the angels on the local trees. Activities include raffles, a bake sale, and garage sale. Key Club is a volunteer service club for high school students under the umbrella of Kiwanis International....
Wahkiakum County's final tally of general election ballots on Tuesday produced no changes from previous totals. Incumbent Mayor Dale Jacobson won a close election for mayor, 72-65, over write-in candidate Laurel Waller. When votes were first counted Nov. 7, Waller led 58-53. In the second round, Jacobson led 69-65, and when votes were counted Nov. 17, he added three more to his total. Waller had filed as a candidate for Council Position 5 and defeated write-in candidate Jean Burnham, who was appointed to the council earlier this year, 99-43....
Greetings from the Community Center! We would like to thank Santa for coming to the Community Center last Saturday evening during the Holiday Lighting Celebration. All the little ones were able to visit with Santa and share their Christmas wish list. If any children were not able to attend, Santa left behind a few goody bags – come in to get yours while supplies last! Do you need help updating your resume, writing a cover letter or accessing your tablet? Then stop by on Wednesday, December 6 between 10 a.m., and noon for any of your computer n...
Photos courtesy of Jennifer Johnson Until recently, Jennifer Johnson lived in Cathlamet. But she downsized, sold her house, and left her job at Wahkiakum Title and Escrow and Hanigan Law Office in order to take up a grand adventure this year--walking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) from southernmost California to the Washington/Canadian border. Johnson started her journey on April 10 at the Southern Terminus of the trail, near Campo, California. After hiking all the way to Canada, she returned to...
Travelers who use State Route 4 west of Cathlamet should plan to use an alternate route next week. On Wednesday, Nov. 29, Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will close the highway east of Grays River near milepost 19, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., for recovery of equipment that went over an embankment during a crash earlier this month. Before heading out the door, drivers can get up-to-date traffic information with the WSDOT mobile app, and the WSDOT Travel Alerts page....
Customers of the Town of Cathlamet's water and sewer systems will see 2.9 percent rate increases in 2018, the town council decided Monday. The increases are included in an ordinance which passed its first reading by a 4-0 vote on Monday. Final action on the ordinance will take place at the council's Dec. 18 meeting. Under the proposed new rates, the basic monthly water charge would be $35.96 inside city limits and $52.76 outside the city limits. The basic monthly sewer charge would be $98.78 inside city limits and $114.84 outside the city limit...
To the Eagle: I know a pot store was opened in Cathlamet but after reading the three letters to the editor in last week’s Eagle I now wonder if a Kool-Aid stand opened too because the writers surely are drinking the stuff. Fact 1, Donald Trump is our president. He is getting no help from Democrats and only marginal help from Republicans to accomplish anything for us especially bringing manufacturing jobs back to America which would benefit every man, woman and child in our country. Fact 2, We need tax reform to boost our economy and create g...
To The Eagle: This letter is from the Kiwanis Club of Cathlamet to thank everyone in the community who found time to attend the St James Gift Bazaar on Saturday making it a great success for our booth. Our success was because of all the donations of your used Christmas items. We had such a huge response of donations we were overwhelmed and not able to even display all of them at the bazaar. We have decided to set up a Used Christmas Items sale at Linda Barth’s, Farmer’s Insurance Agency @ 325 E SR 4 in the garage beside the house. We will run...
