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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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To The Eagle: What a heartening and reassuring collection of opinions on page 2 of the February 2 Eagle! Beginning with the thoughtful and reasoned editorial by Rick Nelson, I was reminded again of how fortunate we are to have him in charge of our local newspaper. Rick has consistently offered thought-provoking opinions and “real news” to the residents of Wahkiakum County and beyond. Thanks Rick! I also appreciated the articles shared by Ms. Bucklin regarding the dangers of the methanol project in Kalama, the importance of the media art...
To the Eagle: It was fine to see the front page of the Ground Hog's Day edition dominated by literary matters. Diana Zimmerman did a fine job reporting on poetry and libraries in the county, as she does on so many stories. We are very fortunate to have her on your staff. As to the poetry, I was frustrated to read the announcement of the state's new poet laureate, Tod Marshall, reading in Cathlamet only on the very day of the event the previous week, and then to read in Diana's report that the audience was small. I might have missed it in an...
To The Eagle: When you protest something you are validating its existence. You might not believe it, but the best thing to do is quietly ignore what you would have protested and get very very busy doing things that make conditions better all across the board. Ben Elkinton Cathlamet...
NOT NICE--The weekend began with lots of rain and temps in the 40s, so when I went to bed on Saturday night to pouring rain and 45 degree temps, I didn't think much of it, other than I knew I'd wake up to a "lake" Sunday morning. Well, I did wake up to a "lake" in our field, but it was also surrounded by a whole lot of snow; yikes! The late night forecast said that snow would not be arriving until later Sunday, so that was off just a wee bit. With some folks getting three inches and others up to six, or even close to a foot, we were certainly h...
Wahkiakum County commissioners handled a variety of business at their Tuesday meeting, with topics ranging from vacancies on various boards to a report on the county's economics. Puget Island resident Sylvia Costich addressed Commissioners Blair Brady and Mike Backman (Commissioner Dan Cothren was in Olympia at a meeting of the state Board of Natural Resources), commenting that it would help their decision making to become aware of the county's demographics and economics. "Many of your agenda item discussions address the welfare of the citizens...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Community Center, 9 a.m. - Noon. Grief Recovery, Cathlamet Community Center, 1 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Port District No. 1, 500 2nd St., 5 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire District, No. 3 Commissioners, 7:30 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire training, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum County Real Property Rights Adv...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past two weeks, including: January 30 — 1:40 p.m. A caller reported that someone had placed an “ISIS Hunting permit” sticker on her vehicle while it was parked at a Rosedale business. 11:14 p.m. A caller reported that a woman was screaming while standing in the middle of a Puget Island road. A deputy was unable to locate the individual. January 31 — 3:03 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Skamokawa resident who may have suffere...
Joyce R. Cothren, 82, of Cathlamet, died on January 29 at home. She was born to Frank and Roberta (Jones) Lilly in Newport, Washington on December 13, 1934. She graduated from Winlock High School in 1953 and married GL Cothren on June 12 the same year. Joyce loved reading, camping, clam digging, playing cards and sending cards to everyone for birthdays, anniversaries and sympathy. She was a caring, loving person. She was a supporter of the Columbia Theater in Longview and enjoyed performances there. She and GL were avid Mules fans and she was...
Last Thursday, Tod Marshall, the 2016-2018 Washington State Poet Laureate, stopped by the Cathlamet Library to talk about his duties and experiences and share some poetry and ideas. Marshall was raised in Kansas and is a proud Jayhawk; through a soccer scholarship, he began a rather lengthy education, first at an undergraduate school in Michigan. He still plays soccer today, though he admits more slowly and less skillfully. He studied English and philosophy before continuing on to earn a...
To The Eagle: In regard to last week’s excellent article about journalism’s value, I thought the writer’s perspective that media plays an important role for all of us was spot on - regardless of our political slant. Being a democracy, it is crucial that all of us are as educated and informed as possible when we vote. If everyone spent just 20 minutes or so a day reading a variety of news sources about domestic and world events, political decisions, local events, etc., we wouldn’t need to worry about fake or biased news. This is because we’d be...
To The Eagle: The PTO would like to thank everyone in the community for your continued support and help in all of the school activities that we work on. From the Fall Fundraisers, Book Fairs, Christmas Shop, everything. It's because of students, parents, and community that all of these events do well! We have another fun activity coming up in February. It's our annual Box Top for Education Drive. Our next submission date is February 27 and we want this one to be the biggest our school has ever turned in! For every one of those little pink Box...
MILDER/THEN COLD?--We had a few days of warmer temperatures around here but still had some freezing mornings in West Valley, so it hasn't exactly been a heat wave! Still, it's certainly better than the massive flooding, snowfalls and freezing rain episodes that were happening in other parts of our country. I am hoping that my weather app is really wrong, as it says we could get a little more snow by the time you read this, but just in case it's right, take it easy out there! INTERNET WOES--It seems like whenever it's time to turn in my column,...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Community Center, 9 a.m. - Noon. Grief Recovery, Cathlamet Community Center, 1 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. 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 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Cathlamet Public Library Board of Trustees, 12:45 p.m. Westside Play &...
Hope everyone had a wonderful January. Wow! Time is flying; this Saturday, February 4 is the Valentine's Diamond Dinner. It will be held at the Skamokawa Grange from 6-8 p.m. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased from Fair Board Members, the Bank of Pacific in Cathlamet and Naselle or the Duck Inn. If you would like to see the Diamond Ring it will be posted on the fair's facebook page. Hope to see everyone there. The next event the fair will hold is its monthly Flea Market on Feb. 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also that day the fair will be...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past two weeks, including: January 23 — 12:34 p.m. A caller reported that a juvenile was “out of control” at a Rosedale home. 6:20 p.m. A caller reported a burglary at a Puget Island home. January 24 — 8:31 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Skamokawa resident who had an allergic reaction. 9:09 a.m. A Rosedale resident requested assistance after getting locked out of a vehicle while the engine was running. 10:59 a.m. A Puget Isla...
On Saturday, February 4, at River Mile 38 Brewing Company, Kyleen Austin (guitar/voice), Ian Brandon (fiddle) and Rob Stockhouse (guitar/voice) will perform from 5-8 p.m., on the Crow’s Nest Stage during Live at Five, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
The Wahkiakum 4-H Robotics Club had a neat opportunity to visit Nichols Brother's Boat Builders on January 20. Our county commissioner, Mike Backman, set up the tour. Each of the kids were welcomed into the office of Matt Nichols (the executive vice president) with a hand shake and introduction. Matt is a 3rd generation boat builder. His grandfather started the business at this same location in Freeland, WA on Whidbey Island. When they bought the property it was an old run down saw mill and the...
Joyce Roberta Cothren, 82, of Cathlamet, died January 29 at home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 11 at 1 p.m., at United Methodist Church in Skamokawa.Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Full obituary to follow next week....
DAMP--This past weekend was a bit damp off and on and a little blustery too, but considering some areas were still dealing with snow and ice, and other parts of our nation suffered through a multitude of tornadoes and flooding, I'd say we fared pretty well. We cooled down Sunday night, so it was freezing here Monday morning, and it looks like we'll have those kind of tempertures just about every evening this week. However, I am enjoying this sunshine that showed up as the work week started, so I hope you did too. SPECIAL DAYS--Those...
Mandy Johnson has started a part-time business that will shop for and deliver groceries to customers’ homes. She will shop for people who have a difficult time getting to the store, or who would rather not shop themselves. For a service fee of $20-$40 plus the cost of groceries Johnson will shop at a single store within the Longview city limits and deliver the groceries to a Cathlamet area home. She is also available for special event shopping such as for birthdays. She offers a 10% discount off every service fee for senior and military c...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Community Center, 9 a.m. - Noon. Grief Recovery, Cathlamet Community Center, 1 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. Eastside Play & Learn Group, St. James Family Center, 1:30-4 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a....
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past two weeks, including: January 16 — 2:48 p.m. A Skamokawa resident reported that 20 of his neighbor’s cows were on his property. 6:27 p.m. A caller requested assistance after getting locked out of his vehicle. January 17 — 8:55 a.m. A caller reported that someone was trespassing on his property in the Elochoman Valley. 9:25 a.m. A caller reported that a neighbor’s pit bull had come onto his property and bitten his dog in Octo...
Washington State Poet Laureate Tod Marshall will be at the Cathlamet Public Library this afternoon (Thursday, January 26) to give a poetry reading from 4-5 p.m. Admission is free. The Washington State Poet Laureate program is jointly sponsored by the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) and Humanities Washington. Poets laureate work to build awareness and appreciation of poetry--through public readings, workshops, lectures and presentations in communities throughout the state. Tod Marshall...
Over 100 persons turned out Monday for the National Pie Day tasting at the Wahkiakum Community Center in Cathlamet. Photo courtesy of William Holmes. L-r, Suzanne Holmes, Marianne Brightbill, Kelly Patterson, and Joyce Orr served a crowded house at the Community Center's Pie Social on Monday. Photo by Diana Zimmerman....
