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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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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...
At the Wahkiakum County Port 1 meeting on Nov. 9, Counsel Tim Hanigan updated the commissioners about a recent meeting with Town of Cathlamet officials regarding their sewer accounts. “They will reduce our overall bill by a small amount,” Hanigan said, “but they will reduce the RV park by a substantial amount. Overall the bill will go down almost $200.” One of the port’s accounts, designated as the marina, which includes the office complex, laundry, showers, restroom, and other public amenities...
Local agencies are looking for citizens willing to participate in local government. Branches of Wahkiakum County government have several vacancies on governing boards, and Port District 2 has a vacancy on its board of commissioners. Vacant county positions include: --The Wahkiakum County Planning Commission has a vacancy available in each of the three commissioner districts--Puget Island/South Cathlamet; Rosedale/Elochoman, and Skamokawa/Westend. --The Wahkiakum County Noxious Weed Control Board has vacancies in Weed Control District 4 (east en...
BIG DAY--It's almost turkey time! For you locals who get your paper prior to Thanksgiving, I know that all the cooks are probably in the kitchen, whipping up pumpkin pies, or maybe pecan pies and all those awesome side dishes like candied yams and homemade stuffing, so I wish you all the very best as this Thanksgiving Day rolls around. While there may be many things we can be discouraged about, there is much to be thankful for as well, so as they say, "Count your Blessings" and may your upcoming holiday be one that brings you and your family...
THURSDAY Happy Thanksgiving FRIDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities, Community Center, Cathlamet, 2-4 p.m. Brown Bag Lunch, open to public, Community Center, Cathlamet, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free Movie Night, GRVC at Johnson Park, 7 p.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Aerobics, GRVC at Johnson Park, gym, 6-7 p.m. Sewing Room, GRVC at Johnson Park, Noon-2 p.m. AA Meeting, Cathlamet Congregational Church Annex, 2nd St. East of Maple, 7 p.m. 360-560-6946....
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: November 13 — 1:54 p.m. A business in Cathlamet requested a patrol at closing time after a man was seen watching employees. 3 p.m. An Elochoman Valley resident reported a phone scam. 5:35 p.m. The Grays River ambulance aided a Rosburg resident who had suffered a head injury in a fall. 7:11 p.m. A Cathlamet resident reported a disturbance at home. An individual was taken into custody. November 14 — 1:30 a.m...
November 25 Holiday Lighting Celebration; Main Street, Cathlamet; Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce– 360 795-9996 25 Christmas Holidays Welcome; Tsuga Gallery Nell Coulson- 360 849-4116 December 2 2nd Annual Holiday Bazaar SkamokawaFairgrounds; Patty Dursteler – 360 795-3480 3 Sons Of Norway Kids Christmas Party, Puget Island Norse Hall Jan Silvestri– 360 795-8759 3 Holiday Tour Of Homes & Christmas Concert Naselle Area & Historic Deep River Church Darlene Bjornsgard-- 360 484-3337 9 Flea Market 9-3pm Skamokawa Fairgrounds, Patty Dursteler– 360...
Greetings from the Community Center! A few reminders – the Community Center will be closed for Thanksgiving Day and we do not have a movie scheduled for this Friday. We will resume our movie night on Friday, December 1. This Saturday, November 25 during the Holiday Lighting Celebration, Santa will be at the Community Center from 5-7 p.m. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!...
Alenna Whitacre, a 2017 Wahkiakum High School graduate, needed a little cheering up on Monday afternoon, so she spent a few hours on Main Street in Cathlamet playing some original music and covers. "I've just been putting smiles on peoples' faces," Whitacre said. "I've been having a tough time and I wanted to make other people smile." She learned the lap dulcimer when she was 12, picked a ukulele soon after, and moved on to the guitar at 13. Photo by Diana Zimmerman....
The election for mayor of Cathlamet took a turn in the second round of tallying votes last Thursday. Incumbent Mayor Dale Jacobson claimed a narrow lead in the election, 69-65, over write-in candidate Laurel Waller. When votes were first counted Nov. 7, Waller led 58-53. Waller had filed as a candidate for Council Position 5, and she leads write-in candidate Jean Burnham, who was appointed to the council earlier this year, 96-42. Waller has said she would take the office of mayor and forfeit the council position if she were to defeat Jacobson....
To The Eagle: A year and a couple of weeks ago, Donald Trump became president of the USA, even though he lost the popular vote. Since then, over 60 percent of the country now feels he’s doing an overall poor job performing his presidential duties. This is increasingly borne out through many national polls, including recently Fox News. Without stating the obvious, we all know the president has been purposely divisive on many fronts. He was as a candidate, for one by encouraging people to punch those that disagreed with him in the face, and o...
To The Eagle: A recent contributor suggested honoring the year ago election of our current president by coming together in celebration. Presumably to do with the many successes. I'm game so allow me to name a few of the successes. Boy, where to start.... So far has managed to load his cabinet with ones willing to lie under oath. Nice touch to include his family members as advisors. Has instructed his base to ignore any news that doesn't flatter him and his administration’s many highly questionable actions. Has allowed and encouraged by his acti...
The Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Council of Governments (CWCOG) will be holding meetings in each city and town within Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties to discuss the formation of a new, two-county economic development district. Economic Development Districts created through federal law are required to establish a strategic blueprint for regional collaboration. This document is known as the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The CEDS will take into consideration the plans and interests of associate economic development organizations such as...
IT'S WET & WILD!--Here we are, heading into the third week of November and it's wet and windy and very fall-like. I hope you all survived the wind storm that hit Sunday night and part of Monday. We lost power, but I was totally expecting that, but still, we soon realize how much we enjoy having it! Thanks to the PUD crew for their hard work in nasty conditions. This is another one of those tests for all of us; were you ready? Alternate heat source or power source? Food stocked up? Did you have your outside ready so that things weren't flying...
Wahkiakum High School graduate Ashley (Silva) Calvert will lead a group of six optometry students and one optometrist to Tanzania, Africa this December to provide eye care to people in need. Calvert traveled as a team member last December, and will be returning this year to continue serving the people of Tanzania, who otherwise would receive no eye care. The people of Tanzania whom this group will help are primarily nomadic people of the Maasai tribe. These people not only need glasses, but they suffer from various infections, diseases and...
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. Rosburg Community Club, 7 p.m. Cathlamet First Aid Division, Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, First Aid Division, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, ambulance training, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m. Helping Hand Food Bank, 7th-day Adventist...
News from Naselle: Congratulations to the Naselle Comet football team as they head to Montesano to play Almira-Coulee-Hartline on Saturday in a state playoff game. The game will start at 1 p.m. Other sports coming up this week include: Today (Thursday), middle school girls basketball at Willapa Valley at 5:45 p.m.; Monday, middle school girls basketball in Naselle with South Bend at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, middle school girls basketball at Ocosta at 5:45 p.m. Go Comets! Don’t forget the Naselle Booster Club’s Chili Feed and Turkey Bingo night thi...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: November 6 — 12:39 p.m. A caller reported seeing a woman enter an apartment in Cathlamet through a window. The woman left in a vehicle a few minutes later. 5:02 p.m. The Grays River ambulance aided a Rosburg resident with a dislocated hip. 11:31 p.m. A Cathlamet resident reported a stolen vehicle. November 7 — 5:30 a.m. The Grays River ambulance aided a Deep River resident who was having an adverse rea...
Kelly Shumar is the new coordinator at the Community Center in Cathlamet. The Portland native moved to Grays River with her husband, Charlie, in August, after finding a house and falling in love with it. "We were first looking in Knappa where my mom was raised, and I found a house there but it didn't work out," Shumar said. "We started wondering what was happening on the other side of the river." Shumar, who received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture with a specialty in historic...
