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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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With the help from some friends, Puget Island resident Bud Mickelsen is seeing an old dream come true, to share fishing rod building with people who could benefit from and enjoy the art. Mickelsen has been building fishing rods for the better part of 66 years. But first, let's step back in time a bit. In the early 2000s, Wahkiakum High School Voc/Ag teacher John Doumit had heard Mickelsen talk about raising money for Dollars for Scholars. He also found out that Mickelsen built rods. "The last tw...
Bald Eagle Days 2016 is upon us, and it’s not going to rain, if Paige Lake the Chamber of Commerce executive director and coordinator for the big event has anything to say about it. She’s been watching the weather for a week. On Tuesday, the 50 percent chance of rain predicted had decreased to 10 percent and the highs were expected to be in the mid 60s. The first indication of this weekend’s festivities will appear on Thursday evening as signs will be posted warning residents and visitors parked...
MIXED--When it came to nice days or wet days, it sure depended on where you were last weekend as to how good of a day it was. As I was looking at black skies and watched the rain pound down, I saw postings and pictures of folks enjoying the sunshine as close by as Cathlamet, Rainer and as far away as Sunriver! But West Valley seemed to have hooked onto a rain cloud and it was making sure it gave my lawn a good watering; one perk of the rain I guess! We'll just hope the blue skies will show back up as suggested by the weather maps and the Bald...
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, Fire Hall, 255 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. Christian 12-Step Program, Cathlamet Community...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: July 4 — 8:40 a.m. A caller reported a suspicious vehicle parked in the Elochoman Valley. 11:56 a.m. A door alarm was activated on KM. 1:20 p.m. A caller reported that a tree was down on an Elochoman Valley road. The county road department was notified. 1:58 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident who had blood in his urine. 2:24 p.m. A door alarm was activated on KM. 3:01 p.m. The Cathlamet a...
A series of basic hunter education classes, needed by all beginning hunters, will start July 23 at the Cathlamet Fire Hall. To register, one must go to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife website and follow the path to register for a traditional class (http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/huntered/classes/basic.php). The path takes one to Hunter Education Courses, Traditional Class, Register Now, July 23, View Event, Register. The website contains a list of instructions that must be followed to complete registration. Classes will take place...
The Washington Association of County Officials has announced the five individuals to receive the 2016/17 Washington Counties Scholarship Fund award. One of the recipients is Rory Heywood, a 2016 Wahkiakum High School graduate. Both the Washington Association of County Officials and the Washington State Association of Counties administer the scholarship. The scholarship awards five eligible dependents of county employees or elected officials $3,000 annually. To date the organizations have awarded over $205,000 to deserving individuals. "We are...
Live Music at Puget Island Farmers Market, 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd. On Friday, July 15, The Mutineers from 3-4 p.m., on the Up-Beet Stage. For more information call 360-560-3785. On Saturday, July 16 at River Mile 38 Brewing, Cliffs of Cathlamet from 4-6 p.m.; The Mutineers from 6:30-9:45 p.m. on the Outdoor Stage. 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
As Wahkiakum County moves slowly through the process to set up sites for placing dredged sands on eroding shorelines, some Cape Horn residents are starting to think they may have to take matters into their own hands. The county has been working for a year with residents of Puget Island's East Sunny Sands and more recently the Cape Horn area east of Cathlamet to get dredged sand dumped on eroding beaches. The county has hired a consulting engineering firm to handle the environmental studies and...
A series of basic hunter education classes, needed by all beginning hunters, will start July 23 at the Cathlamet Fire Hall. To register, one must go the the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife website and follow the path to register for a traditional class (http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/huntered/classes/basic.php). The path takes one to Hunter Education Courses, Traditional Class, Register Now, July 23, View Event, Register. The website contains a list of instructions that must be followed to complete registration. Classes will take place...
Bud and Dottie Mickelsen must have made an impression in the 18 years they've lived on Puget Island, because this year they will be the grand marshals of the Bald Eagle Days Parade on July 16. Like a lot of people who are committed to service, the Mickelsens didn't want to talk much about themselves, preferring to talk about the Warriors and Widows event they started last year. The event teams veterans, widows, and children of veterans with local volunteers who take them fishing on the Columbia...
General Manager Dave Tramblie brought the PUD Board of Commissioners up to speed at their meeting on Tuesday morning. Hancock Timber was being required to remove a section of the Deep River mainline road and had contacted Tramblie to let him know that this would include part of the PUD’s water main. Tramblie reported that the PUD would put in a temporary line and put the new main in on the newly graded slope when it was done. According to Tramblie, the PUD is required to relocate the pipe and w...
To The Eagle: Margaret Lapic, c/o Americorps Grants Program Subject: Grant status for Wahkiakum County Dear Ms. Lapic: As a committed volunteer at both the Cathlamet Community Center, and the Cathlamet Library, it was immensely disappointing to learn that the Americorps grant to continue support for a coordinator position at the Community Center was denied for fiscal 2016-2017. I realize that Wahkiakum is a much smaller community than Cowlitz County, but we have basic needs as does your county. We have no youth center, no senior center, and...
To The Eagle: The 19th Legislative District in Washington State, which includes Cowlitz, Wahkiakum, Pacific, Lewis and Grays Harbor counties, has had no representation of women in that district in over thirty years! We now have an opportunity for an educated, informed, and experienced candidate in Teresa Purcell. Teresa was raised in this area; she cares about this area; and, through her business and contacts from Olympia, Teresa knows the process. Isn't it time? Teresa has my vote - join me! Sandra Davis Cathlamet...
U.S. Air Force Airman Elia S. Hoover recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Hoover is the son of Mark and Kim Hoover of Cathlamet and a...
Plans are shaping up for Cathlamet’s Bald Eagle Days summer festival July 15 and 16. The two-day festival includes the traditional parade, street fair, and fireworks show. Organizers are enhancing the relatively new geocaching event, turning it into a two-day family geocaching competition treasure hunt. Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location. Organizers have hidden sev...
William “Bill” Ower of Cathlamet died June 24, 2016, the day before his 73rd birthday. Bill was born and raised in California and after several years of college, joined the Air Force. He was stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska where he married and had two sons. He joined the Fairbanks fire department and spend the next 27 years as a procurement manager for the state in Juneau and Anchorage. It was in Anchorage that he met is wife Joyce after a divorce from his first wife many years earlier. They married in 1983, bought a small Cessna and spent weeke...
Gene Williams, formerly of Cathlamet, died at age 83 in Battle Ground. He is survived by his wife Joan, two sons Kenny and Ronnie and daughter Lori. A graveside service will be held at Sunset Heights Memorial Gardens in Tillamook, Ore., on Friday, July 8 at 1 p.m. A viewing will be held July 7 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Dahl-McVicker Funeral Home in Kelso. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
OFF & ON HOLIDAY--Our Fourth of July holiday started out pretty nice for the first couple of days, but we woke up to rain here in West Valley on both Sunday and Monday. If you happen to be one of these people who are experiencing low water levels in your creek or well, I'm guessing you were pretty happy to see some rain fall, but that little bit probably won't do you much good, but it does take down the fire danger a bit, and with massive fires in some areas, the rain is a good thing. I hear we are to get some real rain by the end of the week...
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. Christian 12-Step Program, Cathlamet Community Center, 101 Main St., 7 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) GRVC...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 27 — 2:22 p.m. A medical pendant was activated at a Rosedale home. 3:09 p.m. The District 4 Fire Department responded to a brush fire in the Elochoman Valley. 4:25 p.m. A fire alarm was activated after a break-in at the middle school in Cathlamet. 4:52 p.m. An investigator in Vancouver requested information about a 2014 event involving a pavement scam. June 28 — 7:21 a.m. A caller reported an abusive ex-b...
Pat and Sharon Dennis of Cathlamet will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, July 17, from 1-5 p.m. at 1437 Elochoman Valley Rd. Lunch will be provided and attendees are asked to bring a story or a song to share....
Live Music at Puget Island Farmers Market, 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd. On Friday, July 8, Open Mic from 3-6 p.m., on the Up-Beet Stage. Bring your acoustic instrument and jam. For more information call 360-560-3785. On Saturday, July 9 at River Mile 38 Brewing, Tugboat Alley (Donna and Jade Lewis) will perform from 5 to 8 p.m., on the Crow's Nest Stage during Live at Five. 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
Making a "catch the ring on the stick" toy from northern Canada as part of exploring games from around the world at the Cathlamet Public Library's "On your Mark, Get Set... Read!" Summer Reading Program. "The July 13th program will be on World's records, and we'll be designing an egg protection device, so kids should bring small boxes and padding or cradling materials to protect a raw egg from a big drop!," said librarian Carol Blix....
To The Eagle: There are two types of taxpayers: authentic taxpayers and taxpayers. The authentic taxpayers are homeowners and employees that earn their wages by working for themselves or nongovernment businesses. Taxpayers are homeowners and employees that work for the government and they earn their wages by pocketing off the authentic taxpayers’ paychecks. That said, I’m all for paying our military, veterans, law enforcements, firefighters, roads and education. However, I question the thousands of politicians living high off the authentic tax...
