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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, 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. Eastside Play & Learn Group, St. James Family Center, 1:30-3 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....
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 18 — 8:47 a.m. The sheriff’s office received a report of child abuse. 11:57 a.m. A caller reported a driver speeding on a Cathlamet street. 5:01 p.m. A caller reported that a toddler was missing from a Rosedale home. He was later found near SR 4. 8:05 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident who was suffering with head pain. April 19 — 8:18 a.m. An Elochoman Valley resident reported that...
Live Music at River Mile 38 Brewing Company: Dave McKenzie will perform Saturday, April 30, 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....
Submitted by Audrey Petterson, Knowledge Bowl Coach A devastating storm, treachery, magic, buffoonery, and young love will occur on the Wahkiakum High School stage at 1 p.m., on Friday, April 29 when Seattle Shakespeare returns with The Tempest. Community members who enjoy Shakespeare’s plays are warmly invited to attend. Students are preparing to view the play with readings and workshops. Community members made this and last year’s Seattle Shakespeare Macbeth production possible by donating to the Wahkiakum High School Arts Fund. We would lov...
Dawn Marie Jungers, 57 of Cathlamet, died on April 17, 2016 in Clackamas Oregon. A memorial service date is pending. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission at its March meeting reviewed fishery harvest reforms on the Columbia River that effectively remove commercial gillnetters from the mainstem river by 2017 but allows gillnetting in the lower river in select areas. The three-year transition will be complete by next year. It consists of harvest allocation shifts, with recreational anglers taking a larger chunk of the mainstem fishing while commercial fishing transitions to select off-channel areas, such as...
By Rick Nelson Wahkiakum County commissioners debated holding a public meeting on their new junk control ordinance and acted on other items of business when they met Tuesday. Commissioner Mike Backman told colleagues Dan Cothren and Blair Brady that he feels people are confused about enforcement of the new solid waste/junk control ordinance and that the board and health department officials should hold informational meetings to explain how the ordinance will be enforced. Backman said he had been contacted by a person who had received a notice...
The Cathlamet Town Council addressed issues ranging from the town water system to updating the town ordinance implementing the State Environmental Protection Act (SEPA) ordinance when they met Monday evening. Public Works Director Duncan Cruickshank and consulting engineer Bob Hinton reported progress in the effort to increase the intake capacity for the town water plant. The town needs to increase the intake capacity, or state officials will institute a moratorium on new connections because the plant would not be able to satisfy demand....
To The Eagle: I was unaware our county had areas bearing the name “Jim Crow.” Had my family and I known about these places prior to moving to Cathlamet, we would have given prayerful consideration to if the move was in our best interest and, honestly, if it was safe to live here. I understand that political correctness has become overbearing in recent history; however, there is a difference between politically correct and stubborn insensitivity. Whether or not you have felt the sting of discrimination or racism, it is undeniable the neg...
To The Eagle: Regarding Dan Cothren's idea of why we shouldn't take exception to the term "Jim Crow" as applied to local geographic sites, here's another take according to history.com: Was Jim Crow a real person? January 29, 2014 By Evan Andrews (http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/was-jim-crow-a-real-person): The term “Jim Crow” typically refers to repressive laws and customs once used to restrict black rights, but the origin of the name itself actually dates back to before the Civil War. In the early 1830s, the white actor Thomas Dar...
To The Editor: Amendment 14 of the United States Constitution reads in part Guarantee of Protection to All Citizens: Section 1. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.’ The Shoreline Management Plan is designed to take life, liberty and property without due process of the law. It is a c...
To The Eagle: As you may know our only public safety agency is the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s office which is three deputies short. Our sheriff has attempted for several months to recruit new deputie who are certified via what is called a lateral hire. This could put a new hire on the road in a very short period of time versus the nine months it takes to train a totally new deputy. However, the sheriff is so far unable to hire either a lateral or a rookie because Wahkiakum County is the lowest paid police agency in the state. Therefore, we a...
GREAT START--As this week began last Sunday, it was super nice, as were the couple of days prior to that. It was definitely great weather for heading to the beach and having fun in the sun, but I found doing yard work was just a bit much for me, as once it gets up there in those 80 degree marks, I'm hiding in the basement! The first couple of days this week were super toasty and in many places, records for those days were broken, and we were even warmer than Portland on Sunday evening. While we basked in the sunshine, other places like...
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 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 Sensibly),...
Live Music at River Mile 38 Brewing Company: Hank & Lloyd (B. Sheets & P. Davis) will perform Saturday, April 23, 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....
Maureen Zacher-Bockius thought a new library needed a new sign, so she set about making it happen. It took a little longer to realize than she had hoped, taking the better part of a year and a half, but her persistence finally paid off. After taking a design to Carol Blix, the librarian at the Cathlamet Library, she began her quest for the perfect piece of old timber. Henry Blankenship had just the thing. There was only one minor problem. It was 10 feet long and Zacher-Bockius had no way to...
Former Cathlamet resident Roger Caliman played percussion as Kansas City Fountain City Brass Band claimed victories at the North American Brass Band Championships in Fort Wayne, Indiana on April 3. It was the sixth time since 2007 that the Kansas City band had become NABBA Champions, although this time it was achieved with a brace of performances that were close to perfection according to the adjudicators; gaining six individual marks of 98 or 99 out of 100 on the set-work, ‘From Ancient Times' and their own-choice of ‘Audivi Media Nocte.' Cali...
Just a few quick messages about up and coming events being held at JA Wendt Elementary School in the coming weeks. This Friday, April 22, Mrs. Moonen will host the “Jump for Heart” event! Students will meet in the middle school gym to participate in jumping rope, hula hoop, double dutch and many more activities. If you are able to volunteer your time for a couple of hours to help with the event, and or, be able to donate some fruit or juice and water for the event, please let Cinnon or Mrs. Moonen know as soon as possible by calling 360...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 11 — 8:56 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Puget Island resident who was confused and whose arms were cold and numb. 10:29 a.m. A Puget Island resident reported that he had loaned his truck to an individual he later learned did not have a license. He was also concerned that the individual had acquired several axes while using the truck. 5:37 p.m. A caller reported a child riding an ATV on an E...
Ellen Urbani, a Portland author, came to Cathlamet last Friday to talk to a local book club about her novel, Landfall, which tells the story of two families in New Orleans struck by tragedy in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. She took a few moments to set the scene of the city and the storm. "Katrina was coming toward New Orleans," Urbani said. "It looked like it was going to be a direct hit on the city as a Category 5 hurricane. It was the first time in history a mandatory evacuation order...
A devastating storm, treachery, magic, buffoonery, and young love will occur on the Wahkiakum High School Stage at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 29 when Seattle Shakespeare returns with The Tempest. Community members who enjoy Shakespeare's plays are warmly invited to attend. Students are preparing to view the play with readings and workshops this week. Community members made this and last year's Seattle Shakespeare Macbeth production possible by donating to the Wahkiakum High School Arts Fund. We would love to sustain this annual event, and welcome...
Puget Island resident Rachael Wolford decided to cap off retirement and a move to Seaside with an art show at Redmen Hall in Skamokawa this weekend. If anyone could pull it off, Wolford could. Raised with the values of the country where she was born, that's just how it was. "During World War Two, the guys were overseas," Wolford said of England. "The women were at home. You saw a problem and you took care of it. You did not look to see how to do it. There is a job to be done and you did it....
To The Eagle: Now that Winter is over, I went outside at 2 a.m. and discovered we have our star-filled sky back, due in part to the dark skies initiative for town lighting. Another legacy of David Goodroe. J. Reed Cathlamet...
Representative for the 19th District, JD Rossetti, was in Cathlamet on Tuesday to attend a Council of Governments meeting. He took some time afterwards to share his recent experience in this year's legislative session with this political neophyte. Rossetti was proud to say he was able to push four of his bills through the house of representatives during the last legislative session. Two of those bills made it through the senate and were signed into law by the governor. He has the pens and...
SUPER NICE--Last Thursday was certainly a toasty one as temperatures here hit the mid-80's which is pretty rare for us this time of year! While I'm sure the sun and heat lovers liked it, it was a bit too warm for me to be outside for very long, but if you were one of those who loved it, I hope you wore sun screen! By the time the weekend was over, it was back to some clouds and a brief amount of mist in certain places, so it was more my kind of weather. I know it was much better to do yardwork in, as it was much cooler and the sun wasn't...
