Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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April 2, 1914 – Dec. 24,2016 Born in Dahlia, Wa. to James and Julia Kelly of Skamokawa, Elaine went to grade school in Skamokawa and graduated from Wahkiakum High in Cathlamet. She attended business college in Seattle, and after graduating, she moved back to Skamokawa. During this time, she worked at the courthouse in Cathlamet and then at the post office in Skamokawa. On October 1, 1939 she married Burtell Anderson. Their first son Jim was born in 1940 with second son Jerry coming along in 1947. They moved to Portland in 1944, then back to S...
A change in allocation of revenue from Town of Cathlamet sewer customers will allow the town to reduce its future rate hikes. Facing a shortfall in sewer and water system revenues for 2017, the council raised rates 10 percent for water and 20 percent for sewer, effective this month. More increases were going to be needed in 2017 for sewer rates, council members said in November. However, Clerk/Treasurer Kerrie McNally reported Monday at the council's monthly meeting that the town's accounting consultant realized that a change in the sewer...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday displayed differing ideas for funding the Wahkiakum Community Center in Cathlamet. The county is responsible for staffing the center, and it was managed by an Americorps program volunteer until this summer. The county was unable to obtain another Americorps coordinator, and the center has been open sparsely for pre-existing, volunteer led activities. In response to pleas from volunteers, commissioners assigned the Health and Human Services Department the task of finding funds for a center coordinator....
The Wahkiakum PUD Board of Commissioners met quickly on Tuesday morning for regular business. The commissioners adopted a write off policy for old accounts that remained unpaid due to bankruptcy or death, or for other reasons. The new policy states that each year any account 10 years or older will be reviewed and written off. The policy is being put in place to simplify bookkeeping. It will not release a customer from a debt that is owed. Because this was the first year to implement the new...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. 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 Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Planning Commission, Courthouse, 6 p.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 11 — 6:34 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Rosedale business to aid an inebriated man with a cut on his face. December 12 — 12:19 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cape Horn resident with blood pressure issues. 4:10 p.m. The Cathlamet Fire Department responded when a caller reported smoke at an Elochoman Valley home due to a blown outlet. December 13 — 8:56 a.m. A burglary was repor...
Tori Wegdahl, a 2015 Wahkiakum High School graduate, was recently named as a first team All-American for her athleticism on the volleyball court. She is one of 18 community college athletes in the United States to be selected for this honor this year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Wegdahl is in her second year at Walla Walla Community College. She was instrumental in the Warriors' fourth place finish in the Northwest Athletic Conference during her final season with the team....
To The Eagle: Kiwanis Club of Cathlamet would like to thank all the wonderful people that attended the St James Holiday Gift Fair this year. The winner of the Mule basket, donated by Cathlamet Pharmacy was Kayla Bowcutt and the winner of the members basket was Lou Ann Hedges. We felt the fair was a great success and plan to be back next year but we need your help. We had our annual booth with used Christmas items and our sales were way up from years past. We had a lot of nice things. We need the community's help for next year as we are very low...
To The Eagle: Okay, so we have that life is all about motion, right? Now here is a little goodie that you can apply to motion - life. Always turn motion to advantage. There are several ways to do this. One is based on the concept of I, me, my, mine - everything is about me type attitude. The other is based around we, us, they, them - motion intended to create the greatest good for the greatest number. Here is how it works. No matter what happens in your life find a way to turn it into something good. If it is already good, make it better. The o...
Cathlamet resident Amy Hoogendoorn had read about the phenomenon in other towns and cities, but it was while hiking Mt. St. Helens with her friends Katie and Montana Stephens that the charm of finding inspirational painted rocks brought the feeling home for her. These days, she and her friends are literally bringing that feeling home to Cathlamet, by painting rocks and hiding them all over the community. They began by painting 100-150 rocks and hiding them in parks, businesses and other public...
ROUND TWO--How did you make out during our little snow and freezing rain routine last week? I hope you weren't one of several who wound up in the ditch around here, as it only took about an hour of the white stuff coming down, and there was a call out, so let's hope you're slowing down and preparing yourself a little more for this second round of cold weather. By the time you read this, there is a possibility of more snow and/or icy conditions, so let's hope we slow down a little more, stay home if we don't have to be out and about, and then...
THURSDAY 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. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds...
All of us that volunteer with the Elementary School PTO would like to give a great big thank you to everyone for all the incredible support so far this year by allowing your students to shop at our most recent fundraiser, the Santa Secret Gift Shoppe, as well as the Scholastic Book Fairs, and our Fall Catalog fundraiser. Without your help we could not help with classroom needs, field trips or playground needs. You made the difference that helped make it a success! We hope to be able to continue this fundraiser and provide this opportunity for...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 5 — 5:55 a.m. A Puget Island resident requested assistance after accidentally getting locked out of a running vehicle with two small children inside. 6:48 a.m. The District 4 Fire Department responded to a fire alarm that was activated in the Rosedale area. The response was called off when it turned out to be a false alarm. 8:17 a.m. An alarm was activated at a Cathlamet home. 9:12 a.m. A caller repor...
On Saturday, December 17, at River Mile 38 Brewing Company, Farmer Rob (Rob Stockhouse) will perform from 5-8 p.m., on the Crow’s Nest Stage, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday passed a resolution adopting county budgets for 2017. Predicting revenue shortfalls for another year, officials tried to keep increases as low as possible. The county treasurer has had to make $1.1 million in interfund loans in 2016 to cover expense, commission Chair Blair Brady said Monday. Those interfund loans must be repaid, he said, and the 2017 revenue shortfall will be around $700,000. The county received $900,000 this month from the Department of Natural Resources from a land transfer that will...
The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on two draft environmental impact statements for management plans that will affect logging on timber trust lands in Wahkiakum and other counties. The two statements are 1. the Marbled Murrelet Long-term Conservation Strategy, which was written jointly with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), and 2. the Sustainable Harvest Calculation for state trust lands in western Washington. Staff from the DNR and USFWS will host public meetings and webinars in January 2017...
To the Eagle: Thank-you, Rick for the AP article discussing the Electoral College [EC] process. The AP journalist missed a few key components of EC design. The EC was created at a Convention of States. That convention met so states could create our federal Constitution, while protecting their state sovereignty. That is, the dual sovereignty republic we live in today. Alexander Hamilton wanted direct citizen election of the president, but the states said no. Selection of the states president, was not to be a popular vote, as the job is not...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners met briefly on Tuesday morning to hear reports and swap chair positions for the coming year. General Manager Dave Tramblie gave an update on the PUD’s project to replace meters on Puget Island with automated reader meters (AMR). So far, according to Tramblie, the PUD has installed 298 electric and 89 water automated meters, with plans for more. Another project on Puget Island has been completed. The county assisted the PUD by re-excavating State R...
BRR--If you've been in our area, you will have noticed a ton of rain, and then, a big cool down and even some flakes of snow! Actually, enough snow to make it nice and white! I heard from a classmate who lives in Everett and he said it was snowing there on Sunday, so I was afraid we might get some when I saw those clouds rolling in on Sunday afternoon and the temperatures dropping lower and lower, so I guess it was no surprise. Still, more is predicted for the latter part of this week for several days with freezing temperatures to boot, so get...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. 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 Advisory Board, Courthouse, 6 p.m. Eastside Play & Learn Group, St. James Family Center, 1:30-3...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: November 28 — 7:24 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Rosedale resident with abdominal pain. 1:24 p.m. A burglary was reported at a Rosedale home. 3:39 p.m. A caller reported that several people were trespassing on his property in Rosburg. 3:43 p.m. A caller reported that prescription medication had been stolen from an Elochoman Valley home. 4:12 p.m. A fight broke out among some inmates at the county j...
On Saturday, December 10, at River Mile 38 Brewing Company, Fred Night will perform from 5-8 p.m., on the Crow’s Nest Stage, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
LaVerne Ida “Bernie” Ferguson Born August 1, 1927 Died November 26, 2016 Age 89 Bernie Ferguson was the only child of Lawrence L. Long and Helen C. Long, both from Ohio. She was born in Okolona, Ohio and was raised in Paullina, Iowa and later in Napoleon, Ohio. The family had a brief stay in Santa Monica, CA and Eugene, Oregon after her father sold his grain elevator business in the 1930’s. As a child and teenager, Bernie loved to roller skate, jitterbug dance and read. She attended St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Napoleon, where she was valedic...
John Merrill Gibson, 86, died on November 24, 2016 in his Cathlamet home where he spent much of his youth. John was born in Longview, Washington on January 7, 1930. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1948 and attended the University of Washington. John was the only child of Merrill and Mary Gibson. John's father was one of the first dentists in Wahkiakum County, coming to Cathlamet at the request of Dr. H.D. Fritz and pharmacist Robert Goodfellow in the 1930's. John joined the U.S. Air...
