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Editor’s note: Wahkiakum County and the Town of Cathlamet have been working on updates to their Shoreline Master Programs, and citizens have raised concerns about the effects of the program on various activities. The county Public Works Department provided the media some responses and explanations to the concerns. Here is the first, to address those concerns. Others will be published in following weeks. How can I weigh in on the SMP update? Answer: There a few ways to participate in the Shoreline Master Program (SMP) update process. They includ...
Representatives from the Town of Cathlamet met with Garrett Phillips, a coastal planner with the Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) to go over recent changes to the Shoreline Management Plan and how it would affect the town last Wednesday. Most of the discussion centered around wetland buffers. “Part of the purpose of the buffer is to filter nutrients, sediment, and pollutants that would run off from the developed area to the stream,” Phillips said. There are four categories of wet...
A crew from Pacific Northwest Hydro were in Cathlamet on Tuesday to test the fire hoses at the District 4 Fire Department. Right, Justin and Alejandro of PNH rolled hoses after they were tested. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
PRETTY NICE--Last weekend was Mother's Day weekend and while Sunday wasn't as warm and toasty as Saturday, it was still pretty nice later on in the day as the winds blew the cloudiness away and we saw the sun again in the afternoon. I have to admit, the air was much nippier by late afternoon, but hey, it wasn't pouring down rain, so that was a blessing. Mid-week we are to see some pretty toasty temperatures but it looks like we may have to bring out the umbrellas for the weekend. Sadly, our neighbors to the north in Alberta, Canada are dealing...
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. VFW Service Office, 25 River St., Cathlamet, 10 a.m.-1 p.m....
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 2 — 11:16 a.m. Deputies responded to the report of a domestic assault at a Rosedale home. 3:26 p.m. A caller reported a westbound motorist speeding on SR 4. The driver passed multiple cars before nearly causing an accident near Nassa Point. May 3 — 2:46 a.m. A Puget Island resident called to report that he had to change the fuel in his lawn mower twice before it would start. He also wanted the she...
Ashley N. Silva, a 2012 Wahkiakum High School graduate will graduate from Pacific University in Forest Grove, OR with her Bachelors of Science in Vision Science. The graduation ceremony will be held on May 21 in Forest Grove. After graduation, Ashley will continue her optometric education at Pacific University College of Optometry. She will also travel to Tanzania on an Amigo's outreach trip with Pacific University in December to provide eye care to the people of Tanzania. She is the daughter...
The next meeting of the Bald Eagle Days Planning Committee is set for Wednesday, May 18, at 4:30 p.m., at the Scarborough Meeting Room, 102 Main Street, Cathlamet. Chamber members and community members are all encouraged to attend the meetings and join the 2016 planning committee. Responsibilities will include determining this year’s theme, Grand Marshal, family activities, kids activities, and more. They are also seeking musicians for “Music on Main Street” all day Saturday. Preference will be given to local musicians. If interested, submi...
The Julia Butler Hansen Heritage Center, 35 Butler St., Cathlamet, will be open for tours on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Julia Butler Hansen House is the oldest house in Cathlamet and Wahkiakum County dating from the 1860’s. It was the home of the late congresswoman, Julia Butler Hansen and her family for over 100 years. The house contains numerous water colors done by Mrs. Hansen’s mother, Maude Kimball Butler, who was a noted artist. Among her paintings are water colors of Cathlamet depicting the town in the 1890’s and early 1900...
Live Music at River Mile 38 Brewing Company: Don Wages and Friends will perform Saturday, May 14, 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....
The public was invited to comment during a water use efficiency hearing at Tuesday’s Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners meeting, but only one member of the public was in attendance. The PUD’s goals are to reduce the amount of water purchased from the Town of Cathlamet per capita by seven percent within six years, and to reduce water production per capita on the Western Wahkiakum Water system by 10 percent in the next six years. They plan to do this by educating consumers, cal...
The local election season is approaching. Filing for positions on the 2016 election ballots will run May 16-20. Candidates for local positions file in the county auditor's office, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 4 p.m. Positions on the ballot include: County Commissioner District 1, 4-year term, Mike Backman incumbent. Precincts: East & West Puget Island & South Cathlamet. Filing Fee $359.80. Island resident Greg Prestegard announced to The Eagle on Tuesday that he will be a candidate for the position. County Commissioner District 2, 4-year...
To The Eagle: I am announcing that I will be closing my Cathlamet law office, located at 99 Main St., effective June 30, 2016, in anticipation of retiring from the practice of law. During this transition time, I will finalize as many pending cases as possible, but will bring to completion all unfinished client work from my office in Westport, WA. If you are a client, or former client, and would like to receive your case file, please contact Tom Doumit at (360) 795-6044, or by mail at P.O. Box 151, Cathlamet, WA 98612, and those requests will...
To The Eagle: Many people feel that the changing of names of historical personages or sports teams will erase the ‘bad history’ that they are ashamed of. Our “history” can be improved and even enriched by hiding and or destroying the unfit memories from the past. I think this movement to deny the past is self-delusional, cowardly and masochistic. It is a childish and therefore dangerous way to treat what has happened. We, all of us, need to accept that humanity is deeply flawed. What has happened is in the past. But what we can do about o...
To The Eagle: The choice of candidates campaigning for the highest honor of serving our country is rather disturbing and depressing. The Democrats can’t come up with a better candidate than Hillary? Sanders? Republicans are no better. The ballots should also include “None of the Above” when time to vote. I’m fed up with experienced politicians that sugarcoat the talk and once elected they snub us with an about-face turn and live their merry way doing their thing. A while back, I wrote and poured out my heart in a 3-page letter to the preside...
To The Eagle: A year has passed since the last American Heart Association Annual Walk. Last year your local team consisted of Sandy Boldt, Vickie Bergseng, Marnee Davis and myself. We reached our goal of $300. This year we are again walking to make money to help people in this community live longer, free of heart disease and stroke. We have set our goal this year of $400. This year we will walk around the lake in Longview on May 14. If you would like to donate, we will gladly accept donations. Each donation should be made out to the American...
To The Eagle: The PTO would like to thank all who participated in the "Spring Blossom Bingo" event that was held last Friday. Although there wasn't as big a turnout as we hoped, it was still a lot of fun. I want to personally give a huge "Thank You" to all the representatives from the Wahkiakum Lion's Club for helping and for letting us use most of their equipment. It was much appreciated. Also to the Wahkiakum County Fair for use of some of their equipment. As well, many thanks to our local sponsors such as the Cathlamet Pharmacy for a...
To The Eagle: Hello from Pori, Finland! By a note of my family member by name Lindwall, I saw my mom’s name in your paper in an obituary of Henry Lindwall. He was one of the three Lindwall brothers Paul, Henry and Charles, from Pori, Finland to my mother who ended up on Puget Island in early 1900. Your paper’s post number Cathlamet WA 98612 became very familiar to me when the letters were moving between Pori, Finland to Puget Island. Understood that there was no post office on Puget Island and all the post was addressed to Cathlamet WA, through...
WONDERFUL WEEKEND--We certainly had a gorgeous weekend with lots of sunshine and warmth, which was perfect to bring in another new month, so I hope you had a wonderful May Day on Sunday. Hopefully you got a nice flower surprise in there as well! As I begin this, it's a great day as the work week begins, but some showers are in the forecast for mid-week. The weekend looks to be nice again, so it'll be another great opportunity to either travel and enjoy the beach areas, or if you're like me, finish up some yardwork, which is really impossible as...
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. VFW Service Office, 25 River St., Cathlamet, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 795-3852. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 25 — 9:15 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident who had fallen. 12:22 p.m. The mental health department requested a deputy to assist with an evaluation at a Rosedale residence. 7 p.m. Authorities in Skamania County were looking for two missing people and asked for assistance. The sheriff’s office informed them that they were unable to send anyone. 7:21 p.m. A Deep River resident rep...
Robert Wayne Kerstetter, lifelong Cathlamet resident, died on his 68th birthday, in Vancouver,WA. Bob was born to G.R. and Mildred (Swanson) Kerstetter on April 27, 1948 in Longview. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1966 and attended Yakima Valley College and WSU. In 1972 he began a long career in the grocery business when he went to work for Doumit’s Grocery. He bought the business in 1975 and it became Bob’s Market which he owned until 1992. After selling the market he opened BJ’s Restaurant in Cathlamet, which he owned for four...
Anna A. Wages, 64, of Cathlamet, died April 28, 2016 at St. John Medical Center. She was born April 5, 1952 in Elma, to Joseph and Betty (Williams) Harner. In 1970 she graduated from Montesano High School. She moved to Cathlamet in 1996 and married Lee Wages on April 11, 1996. They lived on Puget Island and she loved helping Lee on the farms where he worked. Anna enjoyed gardening; animals and listening to Lee play music. In addition to Lee she is survived by a brother, Larry Harner; a sister, Terri Jenkins; two half sisters, Carol and Joanie...
Editor’s note: Recently, there has been discussion in our communities about changing the names of geographical features in the Brookfield area. The features incorporate the name Jim Crow, which has several historical references, most notably to the system of segregation and oppression of African Americans. The names most likely stem from the presence of an African American who lived and worked along the lower Columbia, Jim Saules. Eagle Reporter Diana Zimmerman went looking for background on Sau...
To The Eagle: Modern hi-tech dentistry has come to Cathlamet! Locally I recently had a broken crown replaced. Much of the variable art of human artisans has been replaced with the perfection and precision of the computer. The computer reads and collects a record of all the pits, grooves, bumps and every variable of the tooth that makes up the grinding surfaces of the tooth that one uses to chew food. The new tooth, when glued into place, matches the opposing surface perfectly. No back and forth to the lab, and a 10-day wait, and then the...
