Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The print version of a story about financing a fire truck for the Town of Cathlamet incorrectly stated the $100,000 was a share of funds from the county wide Emergency Services Levy, which helps the different fire departments in the county with equipment purchases. Instead, the $100,000 for the down payment is a transfer of revenue from the sale of town timber. The Portland Yacht Club's Bald Eagle float was incorrectly identified as that of the East Birnie Slough River Rats. The yacht club's float was awarded the grand prize for parade...
NICE WEEKEND--Our heat wave has continued and once again we've had some pretty doggone nice weather with only a hint of dampness last Thursday morning, but by afternoon, the sun was up and shining again and it warmed right back up. The fact that we've had over 80 inches of rain this year, makes it hard to believe that our dry spell has already caused our lawns to turn brown! It has also meant a lot of fires in the Western state, with 70 percent of them being caused by man, so it's truly imperative to be careful with any fire or hot metals or...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-Noon. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-9 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. 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 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Planning Commission, Courthouse, 6 p.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, Noon-5 p.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: July 17 — 10:20 a.m. A Grays River resident was concerned about a neighbor’s pit bull that was chasing children and barking. He said he had spoken to the neighbor earlier about keeping the dog off his property. 1:41 p.m. A caller reported that people were trespassing on his neighbor’s property to get to the beach on Puget Island. 1:44 p.m. An alarm was activated at a home just west of County Line Park. 3:40...
George K. Coulter, longtime Cathlamet resident, died July 16, 2017 at Community Hospice in Longview. George was born in Alhambra, Calif., to George and Carol (Underhill) Coulter. After moving to Washington, George’s family lived on Bunker Hill and he graduated from R.A. Long High School in 1958. George graduated with an AA degree from LCC. He joined the Navy in 1962 where he spent four years. George's first wife Joy preceded him in death in 1971. He married Betty Conway in 1972 and she survives him at home. He worked as a pipefitter at W...
On Friday, July 28 at the Puget Island Farmers Market, 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd., Kerrie McNally will perform with guitar and vocals, many songs about the Pacific Northwest, from 3-6 p.m., on the Up-Beet Stage. Call Rob Stockhouse for further information, 360-560-3785. Live Music at River Mile 38 Brewing Co., Saturday, July 29, “Open Mic” from 5-8 p.m., on the Crow’s Nest Stage, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
Pierce Allen Fritzie was born June 12, 2017 to Blain Fritzie and Nicole Laney. He weighed 8 lbs. and was 19.5" long. Maternal grandparents are Rick and Tina Laney of Naselle; paternal grandparents are Robbie and Krista Fritzie of Cathlamet. Courtesy photo....
The Cathlamet Wooden & Classic Boat Show is set for August 5 and 6 at the Elochoman Slough Marina in Cathlamet. The festival is expanding from wooden boats to include classic craft of various construction materials. All sizes are encouraged, the only limit being the ability to tie off at the marina slip. Also wanted are boats of all modes of propulsion and function, be it boats used for work, pleasure or recreation. "Our goal is to expand the slate on display for enjoyable viewing and...
August 5-6 Wooden Boat Festival, Cathlamet: Elochoman Slough Marina, Julius Dalzell, – 503 484-7103 17-19 Wahkiakum County Fair, Skamokawa Fairgrounds, Patty Dursteler,– 360 795-3480 19 Rat Rodded, Rusted And Underconstruction Roadkill Saloon, April - 360 606-0179 September 8 Flea Market 9-3 p.m., Skamokawa Fairgrounds, Patty Dursteler– 360 795-3480 9 Wine Tasting & Silent Auction; Skamokawa Grange, Friends Of Skamokawa– 360 795-3007 9 Flames, Pipes & Chrome Show, Roadkill Saloon April - 360 606-0179 16 Oktoberfest--Cathlamet: River Mile 38 Bre...
Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce Director Paige Lake said earlier this month that if she wanted to build excitement for an event, it needed to start with her. That philosophy paid off for this year's Bald Eagle Days. There were more vendors in Cathlamet, a bigger variety of parade entrants, a new energy, and a big crowd. There were lines for most of the activities in the kid's area, too. "The parade was so much fun," Lake said. "The staff at the Bank of the Pacific did a great job organizing it,...
Town of Cathlamet officials may well wonder when work on their new waste water treatment plant will be completed. On Monday, they voted to declare the project contract completed and release the contractor retainage bond. However, the plant's drying beds are overflowing, forcing the town to contract with the City of Aberdeen to process incompletely processed biosolids. Basically, the long wet winter prevented the drying beds from working as intended, Jon Hinton of the consulting engineering firm Gray and Osborne explained to the council....
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners met Tuesday morning to listen to reports and discuss the language in a public poll about a possible water system merger with the Town of Cathlamet. Customer Service Representative Lia Sealund gave an update on conservation. The current fiscal period will end soon, and Sealund suggested that the PUD use their remaining funds in a direct mail project which would send two LED lights to PUD customers and introduce some of them to the newer technology....
To The Eagle: In a recent local survey conducted through Wahkiakum Community Network, statistics indicated that 51 percent of people surveyed believe police don’t enforce underage drinking.” This mentality causes a great concern for two reasons. First, this opens the door to a perception that the illegal and unhealthy choice of underage drinking is permissible. Secondly, it is a false reality of how our local law enforcement addresses the matter of underage drinking. There was a recent situation in our county where numerous youth were cit...
July 22 Silver Buckle Series; Skamokawa Fairgrounds Patty Dursteler; – 360 795-3480 August 5-6 Wooden Boat Festival, Cathlamet: Elochoman Slough Marina, Julius Dalzell, – 503 484-7103 17-19 Wahkiakum County Fair, Skamokawa Fairgrounds, Patty Dursteler,– 360 795-3480 19 Rat Rodded, Rusted And Underconstruction Roadkill Saloon, April - 360 606-0179 September 8 Flea Market 9-3 p.m., Skamokawa Fairgrounds, Patty Dursteler– 360 795-3480 9 Wine Tasting & Silent Auction; Skamokawa Grange, Friends Of Skamokawa– 360 795-3007 9 Flames, Pipes & Chrome...
The Cathlamet Fire Department wants to buy a new fire truck, but when presented with a financing plan, members of the town council put on the brakes at their monthly meeting on Monday. Fire Chief Vernon Barton has proposed buying a demonstration model at a price of $412,015. With a $100,000 down payment from existing funds, the town would need to finance $344,564.18. The vendor, True North Emergency Equipment of Hillsboro, Ore., has proposed a lease-to-purchase financing plan with options to pay off in either seven, eight, nine or 10 years. Ann...
Charles R. "Bob" Sorenson, 77, of Puget Island, died July 14, 2017 at SWWA Medical Center in Vancouver. He was a resident of Puget Island for 29 years. He was born in Yakima on August 24,1939 and after high school he joined the Coast Guard. He had lived and worked in Alaska on construction projects in many capacities over his work life. Bob enjoyed fishing on the beach with friends and was an avid collector of Hot Wheels for enjoyment, even attending conventions over the years. As a younger man he was a pilot and owned his own plane and...
Longtime Cathlamet resident George Coulter, 77, died July 16, 2017 at Hospice care center in Longview. A full obituary will follow next week. Dowling Funeral Home of Cathlamet is in charge of arrangements....
July 20 through July 27, 2017 THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-Noon. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-9 p.m. Rosburg Community Club, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. 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. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. West...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: July 10 - 10:11 a.m. A Cathlamet resident reported that a license plate had been stolen from his car. 10:17 a.m. A caller was concerned about two people chasing a dog on SR 4 near Nassa Point. 12:03 pm. A Cathlamet resident asked for assistance after getting locked out of her car. 3:03 p.m. A caller reported that a dog was limping after being struck by a...
ATV's and Motorcycles 1. Damion and Dominic Curl on a four wheeler. Antique Cars 1. Lemmie and Wanda Rockford, 1932 Packard. 2. Dave Mosteller, 1978 Corvette Indy Pace Car. Other entries 1. Horse Lovin' Girls, Kaelee Paulsen and Marcie Dunham. 2. J.A. Wendt Elementary School PTO. Car Clubs 1. Wahkiakum Early Fords. 2. Columbia River Corvettes. Decorated Vehicles 1. Lower Columbia PFLAG/Rainbow Community. 2. Buckin' Buddies Equestrian 4-H Club. 3. Alper Mortor Sports. Floats 1./Grandprize--Portland Yacht Club. 2. (tie) Olsen Logging and The...
Paige Lake, the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce Director is still excited about the coming weekend's Bald Eagle Days festivities. Last week she was making chalk for the 10th Annual Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest, and this Tuesday evening she was making great big colorful balloon stands. More vendors have signed up for Bald Eagle Day on Saturday, and Lake is still getting requests for applications. "We'll probably get some more in," Lake said. "Vendors are going to be set up all the way down to...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners listened to reports and approved a new credit card purchasing policy at their meeting July 5. They also discussed the possibility of conducting a poll to ascertain the public’s interest in a merger of the PUD and the Town of Cathlamet’s water systems. General Manager Dave Tramblie reported that he had been informed that the Cathlamet transformer was in good condition after a recent assessment. Pacific County has begun construction on their portion...
To The Eagle: Thirty-eight years ago last April I was appointed by the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners as Wahkiakum District Court Judge. I have been elected and reelected in each election since then by the voters in the county. As a young child and fourth generation Wahkiakum County citizen I walked the streets of Cathlamet with eyes wide with wonder at the marvels of this community and its inhabitants. I have witnessed many changes in Wahkiakum County over the years. The independence and resilience of this community encourage me that...
To The Eagle: I would like to provide some missing content and context to the 6/29/17 article entitled “PUD not interested in water system merge.” I attended the PUD meeting because I had heard differing accounts of a study conducted regarding the Cathlamet’s water system. I wanted to hear about the study, its purpose and conclusions. The commissioner’s comments in the article were in response to my inquiry. Bob Junger’s comments did not surprise me. He articulately summed up the frustrations I’ve heard from many others. I explained w...
To The Eagle: What I said in in my letter two months ago was that I am sick and tired of the whining from the superannuated fogies in our country (and county) who can't accept (boohoo) the results of our national election. What Reagan said was true: “You know so much that just isn't true.” Mike Swift Cathlamet...
