Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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We are pleased to announce that we have hired a new coordinator for the Community Center. Her name is Kelly Shumar and she and her family have recently moved to Grays River. Kelly brings with her an impressive work history and is extremely enthusiastic and eager to jump right in and get to know her new community. She will begin working on Monday, October 23. Please stop in and welcome her! She is going to be a perfect fit for the Community Center as well as an asset to this community. Today, Thursday, October 19, the Wahkiakum County Health Dep...
Join the Chamber of Commerce at the Bank of the Pacific in Cathlamet, 56 Main Street, for neewollaH Days, at 4:00 p.m., on October 31. There will be goody bags for all kids in costume plus drawings for bigger prizes. Refreshments will also be provided. A new addition this year is a pet costume contest sponsored by Country Pet Vet Clinic. The first 25 pets in costume will receive a goody bag plus a chance to win a prize. Trick or treating will take place on Main Street from 3-5 p.m., at businesses with a Trick or Treating sign in the window....
Girl Scouts and volunteers are invited to join a newly forming troop in Cathlamet. Girl Scouts is about building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. Membership is only $25 a year. and financial assistance is available for those who qualify (children who get free/reduced lunch qualify automatically); see www.girlscoutsww.org/financialassistance. Girl Scouts is about a girl led program, meaning the girls make the decisions about what they want to do and are interested in; like STEM, Outdoors, Robotics,...
In cooperation with the University of Alaska SeaGrant, WSU Wahkiakum County Extension is offering a tuition-free course in Direct Seafood Marketing for commercial fishermen and their families. Upon completion participants will be able to: • Understand the seafood direct marketing industry. • Learn how to start a business and increase income. • Develop a plan that maximizes profitability. • Identify key contacts and resources for market opportunities. Visit the course website for more information, https://seagrant.uaf.edu/map...
Wahkiakum County commissioners agreed Tuesday to accept the donation of the Cathlamet United Church of Christ (UCC) property. Down to only eight members, the UCC congregation in May voted to donate its church building and adjacent parsonage free of charge to Wahkiakum Health and Human Services (H&HS). "We sent out feelers, and three parties responded," said congregation member Lois Nelson. "Two gave proposals. We thought it over and voted to offer it to Health and Human Services because it would be most benefit to the most people. "It's a...
The Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office Department of Emergency Management (DEM) is happy to announce that October is Disaster Preparedness and NOAA Weather Radio Month. It is my goal to make Wahkiakum County and its residents as prepared and ready as possible for a disaster through preparation and public education. In each of the coming weeks in October, I am going to provide you with information on how you can take four basic steps: Be informed, Create a Plan, Build a Kit, and Get Involved. By taking these steps now, it will make you and y...
Port 1 commissioners met with Josh Elliott, a project engineer for Maul, Foster & Alongi, last Friday to go over some final details for dredging the Elochoman Slough Marina and a portion of the Elochoman Slough nearby. "We've got all the permits in hand, just wanted to talk about some outstanding items," Elliott said. Dredging can begin on November 1, and the biggest item left on the port's agenda is hiring a crew, according to Commissioner Scott Anderson. The commissioners took the meeting...
GOT DAMP--We ended last week with a bit of rain and started the weekend that way too, which of course, was not ideal for those with outdoor plans, but the moisture was certainly needed. The week started with some cool temperatures and quite a bit of fog in the early morning hours on Sunday and Monday, which left everything dripping wet here in West Valley, but then the sun came out and it was real nice. However, as of Tuesday, it looks like our week may be damper and cooler with mountain snow mid-week, but hopefully things will get a little...
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. Port District No. 1, 500 2nd St., Cathlamet, 5 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire training, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire District No. 3 Commissioners, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 2 — 8:52 a.m. An Elochoman Valley resident reported that a driver had blocked a road, followed him home, and then returned to the road to block it again. 10:26 a.m. A caller reported a speeding driver repeatedly going up and down a Deep River road. 11:01 a.m. An alarm was activated at a Skamokawa address. 11:06 a.m. A caller reported that a piece of equipment had been taken after an auction in R...
Wahkiakum Health and Human Services Director Sue Cameron retired last Friday after working in public health for 42 years. Cameron got her start at Portland State University with a class in environmental philosophy. "I was fascinated," she said. She was even more enthralled when she took a class in environmental health. "We learned about carbon emissions and the greenhouse and all that," Cameron said, "and that was 1975. I thought, 'I could do something here.'" After getting her degree, she...
Former Cathlamet resident Stanley Wayne Storer, of Corpus Christi, Texas died October 1, 2017 at his residence after a lengthy illness of liver and pancreatic cancer. Stan was born on September 7, 1952 to Benjamin Franklin Storer, M.D. and Roberta Kyar Storer. He had a serious love for the Lord Jesus and leading others in the study of His word. Stan also owned a beautiful sailboat and charted the waters of Lake Erie, Indian Lake, Grand Lake St. Marys, the Pacific Ocean, the Columbia River, the...
The Charlotte House, a program of St. James Family Center, will host their 18th annual Chocolate Extravaganza at the Hotel Cathlamet on October 27 from 3 to 7 p.m. This annual fund raiser helps support their community sexual assault and domestic violence services and is sponsored by The Charlotte House Advisory Board. Reservations may be made for a box of chocolate. A box of chocolate prepared by 20 plus bakers who generously donate their time, supplies and baking skills, is $20. Stop by the Hotel Cathlamet before the football game where the...
The John Thomas Middle School Chess Club will host an open chess tournament on November 4. There will be four rounds of play. Registration runs 10-10:45 a.m., and rounds are at 11 a.m. and 12:30, 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. Games are limited to 30 minutes per side. There will be a trophy for first place and ribbons for second through fifth places. Entry fee is $5 for persons age 17 years and younger and $10 for 18 years and older. The tournament will be played at Thomas Middle School in Cathlamet. Notation is encouraged but not required. For further...
Puget Island Farmers Market: Friday, October 13. Joanne Rideout, Jerry Middaugh and Mary Garvey, 3-6 p.m., on the Up-Beet Stage 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd., Cathlamet, call 360-560-3785. River Mile 38 Brewing Co.: Saturday, October 14, Fred Knight, 5-8 p.m., on the Crow's Nest Stage, 285 Third St., Cathlamet, call 360-366-4662....
Wahkiakum County commissioners recognized the start of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and handled other business when they met Tuesday. Susan Schillios, director of the Charlotte House Domestic Violence Shelter, asked the board to approve a proclamation to observe the month. The Charlotte House has had a busy year, she said. The program has housed 13 women and 11 children for 343 adult bed nights and 363 children's bed nights. Thirty-three other Wahkiakum County women, and five men, received basic services, and the shelter was involved in 33...
Story and photos by Jessica Vik Wahkiakum 4-H Robotics Club went into the schools last week educating the kids on recycling. An assembly was held in the middle school for grades 6-8 with a skit on what and how to recycle and then they demonstrated some robots. In the elementary school they went into each classroom, 2-5 grades. The Robotics Club encourages the community to recycle using the color-coded bins at the Puget Island Fire Hall, Skamokawa Fire Hall, and Wahkiakum High School. The safety...
NOT TOO BAD--We had a couple of very warm days last week, as it was up in the mid-80s, which isn't too shabby for the end of September, but as of last weekend, it looked like we were back into a little more fall-like weather, with sun one minute and rain the next. We started this work week with lots of fog and temperatures in the 40's, so things are definitely cooling down. This week's forecast isn't looking too bad, so here's to a decent weekend so that all the people holding big events, and those attending them, can enjoy their events...
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. Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities, Community Center, Cathlamet, 2-4 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night 7:30 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the coming week: Today (Thursday), high school football at Washington School for the Deaf at 3:30 p.m., middle school football at Jewell at 4 p.m., middle school volleyball in Naselle with Ocosta at 5:45 p.m.; Saturday, cross country Grizzly Invite at Hoquiam at 10 a.m.; Monday, middle school volleyball in Naselle with Raymond at 5:45 p.m., JV football in Naselle with Ilwaco at 6 p.m.; Tuesday, cross country at Ilwaco at 4 p.m., high school volleyball in Naselle with Three Rivers Christian at 4:30 p.m.;...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: September 25 — 10:32 a.m. A caller reported that his wife was being harassed at Vista Park. An individual was taken into custody. 11:20 a.m. An Alger Creek resident reported that his bank account had been hacked. 11:34 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a person in Cathlamet who had fallen. 1:31 p.m. A caller reported vehicles speeding on a Puget Island road. 3:51 p.m. A Skamokawa resident reported that s...
William H (Bill) Wiester, 91, of Chehalis, WA., passed away at Centralia Providence Hospital September 21, 2017. He was born January 9, 1926 living in Morton. He was born a Boren, but was adopted at age 2 1/2 by Howard and Elma Wiester from Skamokawa. He was raised on the Wiester Sunrise Dairy Farm with his biological brother Bob. He was a Boy Scout. He graduated from Cathlamet in 1944. He was a four year letterman for the "Mules." Bill loved baseball and even wrote a letter to the Cleveland...
Marilyn Jeanne (Hays) Irving, (known by most as "Terry" after renaming herself at the age of 10) passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at the age of 86. Terry was born to Cletus T. and Hazel V. (Conlee) Hays in Council Bluffs, Iowa on May 8, 1931. She spent the first half of her childhood in Red Oak, IA where her father was the town dentist and her mother owned a knitting store. For a part of this time she lived with her family on the turkey farm her father ran. When Terry...
The fun never stops for the Wahkiakum County board of commissioners. The board recessed their meeting last week to interview two candidates to take over as director of the department of Health and Human Services. On Wednesday, they reconvened and voted 3-0 to offer the position to Chris Bischoff, who is currently the environmental health manager for Cowlitz County Health and Human Services. He is also the president of the Washington State Association of Local Public Health Officials. He is replacing Sue Cameron, who is retiring from the postion...
The new K-8 principal at Wahkiakum School District, Nikki Reese, would rather give up her Social Security number and her mother's maiden name than submit to an interview. Nevertheless, she is articulate and poised, and flew through the experience on Tuesday like she'd been doing it every day for years. Reese, the daughter of a mathematics professor at Lower Columbia College, grew up in Longview and attended Longview schools. She began her undergraduate work at LCC before transferring to Western...
