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A bid to protect and preserve the home and estate of Julia Butler Hansen is underway thanks to Washington State Representative Joel McEntire and 11 bipartisan cosponsors, who introduced House bill 2310 to legislators on Jan. 11, proposing the creation of a state park heritage center at her historic Cathlamet home. Washington State Senator Jeff Wilson issued a companion bill in the senate, SB 6262, six days later. HB 2310 recognizes Hansen’s historic contribution as the first woman to chair a con...
Two drivers were taken to regional hospitals following a head on collision on SR 4 at Bunker Hill between Cathlamet and Longview on Tuesday morning. According to the Washington State Patrol, Jeremy N. Douglas of Longview was westbound in a 2000 Toyota Camry when he crossed the center line and struck an eastbound Plymouth Voyager driven by Cathlamet resident Dale Costich. Both vehicles came to rest blocking the roadway. Douglas was transported by ambulance to St. John Medical Center in Longview. Costich was transferred by ambulance to Southwest...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the last week, including: January 15 2:32 a.m. A caller said he could hear a man screaming in the Skamokawa area, first near the Duck Inn and later around Redmen Hall. He couldn’t see the man and he couldn’t understand what he was saying. A deputy responded and spoke to an individual who was looking for his dog. The man was advised to keep his voice down as he had woken his neighbors, and advised to take care of himself and keep warm,...
Austin Tomlinson, the Natural Area Manager for Columbia Land Trust, spoke to about 40 people on Saturday at the Hope Center through the Wahkiakum Outdoors Program, about the history and the mission of the organization, and some of the projects they have been working on in the region and more locally. Columbia Land Trust’s work extends from the Pacific Ocean to just past the Dalles, and to Klickitat on the Washington side. Their headquarters are in Vancouver, where CLT began as a group of i...
Roger Grambo was born in August 1934 in Cathlamet, and transitioned Friday night, Jan. 12, 2024. Roger had three incredible brothers, he being the eldest. The family moved to Kelso in 1946 where his father, Bob, could get more work. He built his first car at the age of 15 (a combo of a few here-and-there cars he called a “‘41 Fordster”). He graduated in 1952 from Kelso High, then on to LCC for two years but was drafted into the army in 1954 and stationed in Germany for 2-and-a-half years. While in the Army, he talked his way into being allow...
Ryan Dale Torppa, 45, of Cathlamet, died in his sleep, at home, on Saturday, Jan. 6. He was born in Lonview in 1978 to Debra Rose and Thomas Torppa and grew up in the Rosburg-Naselle area. Ryan graduated from Naselle High School where he was active in football, basketball, and baseball. He attended Eastern Washington University briefly on a football scholarship before returning to Naselle and marrying Rebecka Fournier. Ryan and Becky had three children, Paige, Rylee, and Tommy. The family later settled in Shelton, where Ryan worked different...
Before the start of the weekly meeting of the Wahkiakum County Commissioners, at the courthouse on Main Street in Cathlamet, the room was buzzing with news of the fire at the docks in Ilwaco. The assembly of local officials speculated that the fire must have caused millions of dollars of damage. During public comments, Kay Walters informed the commissioners that the crab feed at the fairgrounds was a success, raising over $5000 with around 160 tickets sold. Mayor David Olson was back again before the commissioners to ask for their signatures...
On Tuesday, the Wahkiakum County Public Utitilies District Board of Commissioners received a brief update on how things went over the last frigid, snowy week and learned about what’s coming up next at the PUD. “Tree trimming pays dividends,” General Manager Dan Kay said. “In the last week, and I can’t remember if it was Tuesday or Wednesday, we started the morning, we’ll say midnight, with 62 mph winds and ended the day with two inches of snow. Climate change aside, that was a pretty heal...
By Wahkiakum County Port 2 Commissioners adopted a new employee compensation schedule and got a quick update at their meeting on Tuesday. The new compensation schedule is in response to the state minimum wage law and salary rules that the Department of Labor and Industries put into effect back in July of 2020, Port 2 Manager Sam Shogren said. The new mainimum wage effective Jan. 1, 2024, is $16.28 an hour. Assistant Manager Terina Davis said Vista Park was shut down on Saturday because of the...
Saturday, Feb. 3rd is “Take Your Child to the Library” day! Your local library is an ideal place for children to play, discover, make friends, and have fun. Visit the Cathlamet Public Library on Feb. 3 and listen to a fun storytime, followed by crafts and a robotics demonstration. And new this year, library cards are free for all county residents. The library offers different resources, including public computers and printing, storytime, and online eBooks, magazines and audiobooks. The Cathlamet Public Library is located at 115 Columbia Str...
January 8 10:17 a.m. A caller said an off road vehicle fell off a trailer and was sitting upside down in the middle of SR 4 on the west side of KM. State patrol responded. 4:41 p.m. An East Valley resident reported that a travel trailer had been stolen. 7:13 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to an Elochoman Valley home after a person fell from a ladder and an AC unit fell on her foot. 9:35 p.m. A tree fell, blocking the east bound lane of SR 4 on KM. 10:16 p.m. Several callers reported power outages in the Elochoman Valley area. The PUD re...
Bob Torppa called this morning to report on a major waterline break during the night below Paul and Nikki Footh's home on Loop Road in Grays River. The line was likely a 4" pipe that had broken in the evening, around 8:30 p.m. Paul could hear it, so he walked down the hill and found it. A PUD of four came out very quickly, brought a small excavator and dug up the line in the hard ground, and fixed the break, finishing around 11:30 p.m. The leak caused a loss of from 1/3 to 2/3 of the water in...
THURSDAY Johnson Park Advisory Board 10:00 a.m. Johnson Park. West End Food Pantry, Johnson Park, 1- 5 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Noon, Hope Center 320 S 3rd St. Cathlamet. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Noon, Rosburg Hall, Rosburg. Community Library & Computer Center 12-5 p.m. Johnson Park, Rosburg SAIL Program, Exercise for Seniors, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Hope Ctr. 320 S. 3rd St. Cathlamet. Rosburg Community Club 7 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire...
To The Eagle: One of the things I look forward to after all the hustle and bustle of the holidays is The Wahkiakum County Eagle’s poetry edition the first week of January. When I moved here in 2018, I remember seeing a request for local readers to submit a poem for the Poetry Corner. Rick set aside a page each January to spotlight Wahkiakum poets. Well, that’s when I knew I was living in a truly special place. I sat down and set to work writing a poem. When I saw it in print a couple of weeks later, alongside poems by actual bona fide wri...
ARE YOU READY? I was hoping that the frigid, possibly snowy, forecast would have warmed up and all the warnings for the super cold temperatures would have gone away by now, but nope— forecasters are still saying temperatures are going to plummet by the time you read this and you may need to be chipping ice or shoveling snow or both. My plan is to stay put and stay warm and I hope all of you who actually have to be out and about in the cold weather will find a way to stay warm and safe. Please keep your vehicle loaded with all the supplies y...
December 31 10:10 p.m. A caller reported hearing shots fired at the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer. Another person said it was most likely fireworks. January 1 1:49 p.m. Rocks described to be the size of a cantaloupe were reported to be in the westbound lane of SR 4 near a blind curve in the Flandersville area. 3:13 p.m. A caller reported possible trespassers on a neighboring Puget Island property. January 3 9:46 a.m. The Grays River ambulance and a deputy aided a person who was injured after a loader rolled...
THURSDAY Johnson Park Advisory Board 10:00 a.m. Johnson Park. West End Food Pantry, Johnson Park, 1- 5 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Noon, Hope Center 320 S 3rd St. Cathlamet. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Noon, Rosburg Hall, Rosburg. Community Library & Computer Center 12-5 p.m. Johnson Park, Rosburg SAIL Program, Exercise for Seniors, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Hope Ctr. 320 S. 3rd St. Cathlamet. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire...
For the second year, the Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of Southwest Washington will honor "senior heroes," residents who have served older adults "with excellence and compassion," according to a press release. County, city, and civic leaders will gather to honor recipients who have been nominated by community members. 2023 Senior Hero Award Winners Caregiver of the Year – Kelly Patterson. Kelly regularly works with the senior community in Wahkiakum County, many of which do not have family...
Submitted by Bill Tawater Each year, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States selects an emergency medical technician, a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, a 911 dispatcher to receive Public Servant Awards. Local VFW Posts submit a winner from each category to their State VFW Department Headquarters. The department then selects a single winner for each of the four awards and submits those to the VFW National Headquarters. The VFW National Emergency Medical Technician Public Servant...
Heidi Lynn Souvenir, 58, longtime Cathlamet resident, died at her home in Kalama on Dec. 15. Heidi was born to John and Barbara (Conradi) Hoggatt on Nov. 17, 1965, in Longview. She spent many years in Cathlamet and graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1984. She had a nail salon in Cathlamet for several years and later moved to Kalama. On July 7, 2007, she married Lance Souvenir. She was employed at the Port of Kalama for 22 years. She was active on the board of thd United Way of Cowlitz-Wahkiakum County, a firefighter for Kalama Volunteer...
The Bundle Up With Books online reading challenge runs Jan. 1-Feb. 29, 2024. Anyone from preschool age through adults can participate. Record your reading minutes on the Cathlamet Public Library Beanstack website or on the Beanstack app to earn badges. Choose from a selection of prizes upon completion of all the book badges. Register for the challenge online or log into your existing Beanstack account at cathlamet.beanstack.org, or in the Beanstack app (Apple or Android). You may also register by calling the Library at 360-795-3254, or by...
A BRAND NEW YEAR. Here we are in 2024, and it seems like 2023 just flew by! Now we will all have to get used to writing 2024 on everything, just when we've gotten used to writing 2023. At any rate, I hope you had a good New Year’s Eve and enjoyed a good time no matter what you did. I know I enjoyed my dinner out at our local restaurant but I didn't stay for the late-night festivities; I was one of many who opted to watch the new year come in from the comfort of my couch in my living room! I think getting older has something to do with that, b...
December 26 11:46 a.m. A Grays River resident reported a power outage. The PUD responded. 11:46 a.m. A homeowner said that two people traveling in rafts down the Elochoman River were trespassing on his property, trampling it after landing, and setting up camp. 2:29 p.m. A caller said a gift was stolen from a parcel locker at the post office in Cathlamet. 2:41 p.m. The Grays River ambulance provided a lift assist to a Rosburg resident. The individual refused transport to the hospital. 2:53 p.m. A caller reported that a westbound driver in a...
I have some fun news. A couple years ago Ken Johnson asked me to do some interviews of local folks, so I have done quite a few. I hope to do more this year because it would be great to have more videos available so the families can see these folks for years to come. You can now watch them at columbiacoasttv.com. Five interviews have been loaded to the website, so please check them out so you can hear more about these folks. It's so fun to see them now available to the public. A series of...
In the first Commissioners meeting of the year the board convened with Dan Cothren as chair. They began the meeting by reappointing the members of the County Fair board, the Board of Equalization, and by renewing the service agreement with the county museum. Additionally the commissioners agreed to match the funding for the community pool with the Town of Cathlamet up to $50,000. Duncan Cruickshank of Wahkiakum Health and Human Services (WHHS) told the commissioners about his effort to renew employees training in Moral Reconation Therapy...
