Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Members of the Pioneer Community Association invite the public to join them this Saturday to clean up Cathlamet. As part of National Make a Difference Day, volunteers will bring gloves, hoes, clippers and other tools to clean up side walks and brush around the town. They'll meet at the Pioneer Community Center at 9 a.m. and work till noon. The event is part of the national Make A Difference Day program, which has awarded the PCA a $100 grant to aid the clean up effort. The Make a Difference Day program is one of the largest annual single-days...
PLENTY NASTY--While some folks were complaining about the fact that the "big one" didn't hit us this past Saturday, there were plenty of folks, like me, that felt like our prayers had been answered when another low formed to the west of the "big eye" and drew enough power from it, that those of us in our area and most up north, did not experience too much damage. There were exceptions of course, like down on the Oregon coast where a tornado hit a couple of towns, and were truly devastated, so that was pretty horrific. For all those folks along...
THURSDAY Rosburg Community Club, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, 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...
Edna Bettyjo Blain, age 87, died October 14, 2016. She was born February 24, 1929 to Alonzo Urban Clay and Gertrude Mildred Gragg Clay in Delano, Calif. The family later moved to Portland, Ore., where she met and married Franklyn L. Blain. They moved to Los Angeles, Calif. In 1949 the couple moved to Rosburg, Wash. They lived their lives together there until Franklyn’s death in 1999. Later Edna moved to Mint Valley Apartments in Longview until her final move to the Canterbury Inn in Longview. Edna’s occuupations included a waitress at the Gra...
Rosie D. Jameson, 95, formerly of Cathlamet, died on October 15, 2016 in Vader at her daughter's home. She was born on July 14, 1921 in Heartville, MO., to William and Gertrude (Olds) Doris. She and John were married on Dec.24, 1941 in Idaho and moved to Cathlamet in 1956 where they lived until John's death in 2002. Rosie was a member of Assembly of God Church (now River of Life) teaching Sunday School and was a member of the Women's Missions. In addition to her family she loved to quilt, sew, garden and cook, making all three of her daughters...
Our county recycling bins have been repainted, our recycling website is operational, we have several businesses recycling items that cannot go into our county bins, the school district is recycling in all grades, the recycling education program returns to school this week, and we need your help to get it right. The Wahkiakum 4H Robotics club volunteers, The Healthy Living Cooperative volunteers and Wahkiakum County teamed up to complete the bin painting, and adding new signage to each site....
The Tsuga Gallery presents “Generations” an exhibit by member Gail Wahlstrom and her grandson Justin L’Amie, an accomplished artist from the Portland area. An artists’ reception will be held Saturday, October 29 from 5-7 p.m., with music and refreshments. This exhibit will continue through November 19. When Gail was asked about her grandson, Justin, she replied “Of course my memories are of a little brown-eyed boy, putting on plays with his sister. His Grampa and I loved watching him, always making art, as a tiny boy, and into his later yea...
Live Music at Puget Island Farmers Market will resume when they reopen the market next May. On Saturday, October 22, at River Mile 38 Brewing, Christine Darby 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 law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 10 — 4:33 p.m. A Puget Island resident reported that an individual had shown up at his home and was violating a restraining order. 6:41 p.m. Child Protective Services requested a welfare check on a Rosedale toddler with severe bruising and a hemorrhage in one eye. 6:55 p.m. A Puget Island resident requested a civil standby. October 11 — 6:04 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an Alger Creek resident wi...
Will Wahkiakum County come to the aid of the Town of Cathlamet in an effort to increase connections to the town's sewer system? Council Member Dick Swart and the county board of commissioners broached that subject Tuesday at the commission's weekly meeting. Swart had reported that the council is studying its water and sewer rates, with increases coming soon. One report to the council stated rates would have to increase 110 percent to keep the sewer system solvent. "One of the underlying issues, at least for sewer rates, is the small customer ba...
Wahkiakum County is on track to pick up an extra $900,000 in revenue this year from the state Department of Natural Resources. This year, county government should receive just over $1 million from the harvest of timber off the county's DNR managed trust timber lands. In addition, the county should receive another $900,000 in compensation for 300 acres of trust timberland which has become encumbered by either steep soils concerns or habitat conservation for marbeled murrelets, an endangered species. The encumbered timberland will be transferred...
To the Eagle: The Pioneer Community Association is inviting you to join us for our first annual, National Make A Difference Day event. We will “Tidy Up the Town” on Saturday, October 22, 9 a.m. to noon. Our sidewalks are overgrown with weeds and the Waterfront Trail is losing its battle with those nasty blackberries. It’s time to polish up this little gem we call Cathlamet. We will meet at the Pioneer Center (church) steps for a group photo at 9 a.m. Bring gloves, shovels, hoes, buckets, wheelbarrows, clippers and your sense of community pride...
To The Eagle: Wahkiakum County has had the pleasure and distinction of having some of the most civil elections with rarely an utterance of a personal attack or a shot across the bow, so to speak. Unfortunately this election is somewhat different and maybe it’s just the oversaturation of political incorrectness 24/7 on every TV channel, but we seem to be plagued by some very poor, dishonest and just plain rude comments right from one of our candidates. As most of you, I am more than a little ashamed of anyone that would choose this path, but w...
MIXED BAG--Last weekend was a mix of weather, as we had some heavy rain at times, then lighter showers and even some gloomy but yet, dry spells, so we hope you were able to get out during one of those dry times to do those outdoor chores which seem never ending, even during the Fall! The week ahead looks to be a mixture too, but then, afterall, it is October, so we can't expect it to be super nice all the time. As I write this however, the sun is out after a very foggy morning, so we'll enjoy the sun's rays while we can! HURRICANE--Hurricane...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, 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: October 3 — 1:39 p.m. A caller reported that a Grays River resident and his dog had been showered with a noxious weed control spray due to work that his neighbor had contracted to be done along the property line. The resident was ill and had gone to the hospital. The caller, who owned the property, said that he would be contacting his attorney about the matter. 7:06 p.m. A caller reported a power outage on P...
Live Music at Puget Island Farmers Market, 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd. On Friday, October 14, Lazy Boys from 3-6 p.m., on the Up-Beet Stage. For more information call 360-560-3785. On Saturday, October 15, at River Mile 38 Brewing, Sylvia and Dale Costich will perform from 5-8 p.m., on the Crow’s Nest Stage, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
It was business as usual at the Wahkiakum PUD Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday morning. Dick Swart, who is on the Cathlamet town council, spoke at length with the commissioners about the sewer system. During a hearing for the 2017 preliminary budget, Auditor Erin Wilson shared a couple changes that had been made, including an additional line item for $20,000 of materials in the Pacific Intertie project. The money is being set aside for the shared material costs with Pacific County for...
The Bank of the Cascades recently contributed $2,500 to the Wahkiakum School District to ensure that local students can afford to participate in school sponsored sports programs. The funds will be split between the districts pay-to-play program ($1,000) and an associated student body (ASB) fund that covers lodging for high school teams. Superintendent Bob Garrett said the gift is welcome because ASB funds have been depleted in recent years. "Through its generous contribution, Bank of the...
Why are you running for this position? Backman: I've enjoyed doing the job. I've gotten to help people and see a different aspect of town. I've lived here my whole life yet I didn't realize some of the inner workings of it. I've been really fortunate to meet and reintroduce myself to a lot of different people. I get to help some people, talk to people and see stuff. It's a good job. Experience: Backman: I've been going on four years of doing this. I think one of the things I bring to this job th...
Why are you running for this position? Prestegard: Because I feel that I am the most qualified person with my business background and my experience working with volunteer organizations in board positions. The other thing I can bring to the plate is an extensive background in team building and training. And by doing that I can help with some of these small boards that I will be working with. I'm hoping that we can make some of their tasks easier by having a different perspective on decision...
WEEKEND--We ended last week with a gorgeous day on Friday, with temperatures just the way I like them, with a bit of crispness in the air but lots of sunshine. However, the rains did appear on Saturday and some on Sunday, which came with mixed reviews, as some were ready for the rain, the Fall foods, a roaring fire and the great book reading weather, while some of us would have liked just a little more sunshine in order to enjoy the first weekend in October and its activities. It looks like a mixed bag for the week, so keep those umbrellas...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. 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. Cathlamet Public Library Board of Trustees, 12:45 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...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week include: Thurdsay, the 6th-high school volleyball at Mary M Knight at 6 p.m. and high school football versus Washington School for the Deaf at Mary M Knight at 7 p.m.; Monday, the 10th-middle school volleyball at Raymond at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, the 11th-cross country at Bigfoot Classic in Rockaway Beach, Oregon at 3 p.m., high school volleyball in Naselle with Lake Quinault at 6 p.m. following a game with the Warrantor JV team at 4 p.m.; Wednesday, the 12th-middle school...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: September 26 — 4:15 p.m. A door alarm was activated at a school in Cathlamet. 8:19 p.m. A caller reported that a Rosburg area juvenile had run away. She returned at 4:04 a.m. 11:42 p.m. A caller complained about a reckless driver who had harassed her on her way home. September 27 — 4:50 a.m. A caller reported that a tree was down on a Skamokawa road. The County Road department was notified. 9:39 a.m. A Pug...
