Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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We would like to thank everyone who helped make the Scholastic Book Fair a super successful fair: Angela Velke, Renee Robert, Beth Struntz and everyone who helped! You all did an amazing job! This was one of the best fairs we’ve had in years and it would not have happened without the help of the many volunteers and the many patrons who took a peek at what we had. All of the events that we held during the fair were a success. Thank you to all who attended! All funds from this go into our school library and for books for students and c...
If all goes according to plan, movies will be shown in Cathlamet beginning December 17 at 7 p.m. Details are being finalized for the Community Center, 101 Main St., to be the venue for regular showing of movies on their large LCD screen. The Cathlamet Public Library will sponsor this program and hold the license necessary to show copyrighted films from many production studios, both American and foreign. The program will be similar to one already in operation at Johnson Park in Rosburg. The license limits the amount of advertising allowed, so...
David and Brittany McNally of Cathlamet, are pleased to announce the birth of their son Finn Henry McNally. Finn was born at 8:43 a.m., on November 20, 2015, at St. John Medical Center in Longview, weighing 7-lbs 5-oz and measuring 20 1/2'" long. Proud grandparents include Carol McNally and Steve McNally of Cathlamet, and Arlan and Kathy Pellervo of Naselle. Also welcoming baby Finn are Great-Grandmother Margaret Towne of Tekoa, Great-Grandparents Bob and Shirley Rakoz of Indio, Calif., and...
To The Eagle: I offer this three step process to reorganize. First, get everyone that doesn’t work or volunteer at Fire and EMS services completely out of the decision making process. Secondly, have only the good folks that do the work, volunteers, etc., in the fire department and EMS services get together and decide how they want to reorganize to accomplish their mission. Thirdly, have them tell us how they believe it best to reorganize and what they need to get it done. Then give them everything they ask for without debate. Thank them over an...
COLD ENOUGH?--We were happy to have the big wind and rain event here subside, and bright, clear, starry skies return with some sunny days to boot. However, the plunging temperatures were not to my liking and much colder than predicted, so while some hovered in temperatures at the freezing mark, out here in West Valley, we plummeted down into the teens-brr! Needless to say, this caused some extra angst just before the holiday weekend and made for some sleepless nights as we worked to keep water pipes from freezing and our homes nice and toasty!...
THURSDAY Happy Thanksgiving! FRIDAY Aerobics, GRVC at Johnson Park, gym, 6-7 p.m. Free Movie Night, GRVC at Johnson Park, cafeteria, 7 p.m. SUNDAY AA Meeting, Cathlamet Congregational Church, 6 p.m. MONDAY Free Christian-based Abuse Recovery Group, 7 p.m. Call 1-866-262-9284 for location. Overeaters Anonymous, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 1428 22nd Ave, Longview, 5:30 p.m. Aerobics, GRVC at Johnson Park, gym, 6-7 p.m. NA Meeting, Cathlamet Congregational Church, 7:15 p.m. NA Meeting, River of Life Church, 1 p.m. TUESDAY Wood carvi...
Rodney Kenneth Prestegard 74, died on November 17th at home on Puget Island surrounded by family. He was born in Cathlamet on June 17, 1941 to Kenneth and Thelma (Jacobsen) Prestegard. He attended school on Puget Island and Cathlamet. In 1959 Rod joined the Navy and was stationed aboard the USS Bridget. In 1962 after his discharge he came home to Cathlamet. He loved his commercial fishing years on the Columbia River, Bristol Bay and Cordova, Alaska where he fished for 25 years. He married Judy on April 12, 1986 and she survives him at home. Rod...
The Warriors for Well-Being Elective class at John C. Thomas Middle School has raised close to $300 for Thanksgiving dinners for the community by doing a Kiss the Donkey contest. The contest took place today (Wednesday.) The 7th grade Elective class will hold a bake sale for charity on the day of the Christmas Lighting November 28, 4:30-7 p.m., in downtown Cathlamet near the Cathlamet Market. There will be sweets, baked goodies, and cider. Also, there will be Christmas hay rides with caroling downtown for $2. All proceeds will be donated back...
Live Music at River Mile 38 Brewing Company: Fred Knight will perform from 5 to 8 p.m., Saturday, November 28, on the Crow's Nest Stage during Live at Five. 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: November 16 — 10:23 a.m. A Puget Island resident was concerned about a suspicious vehicle that had pulled into their driveway. 3:42 p.m. A caller reported that someone was stealing pine boughs from private land. November 17 — 1:30 a.m. The Cathlamet Fire Department responded when a fire alarm was activated at a Cathlamet address. It turned out to be a false alarm. 5:58 a.m. Road report: a small slide was rep...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council heard reports and discussed a variety of issues when they met Monday. During the public comment time, Tom Merz raised concerns about the health of the Cathlamet Fire Department and its Emergency Medical Services (EMS) division. Merz, an emergency medical technician and former member of the department, said the number of EMT's has declined, and there are no paramedics in the department even though some reside in the area. This means there are often times when few or no department members respond to calls,...
Commissioners approved the 2016 budget and rates and a one percent increase in property tax revenue last Thursday at the Port 1 Commissioner meetings. They also heard about possible plans for the sewer lagoons. Mayor Dale Jacobson was in attendance to talk about the land that had been the sewer lagoons. Some of the land is owned by the Town of Cathlamet and some by Port 1. “You invited me here to talk about what our intentions are,” Jacobson said. He shared some of his ideas, which included acc...
To The Eagle: As was reported in last week’s Eagle, the community garden contributed 1540 pounds of fresh seasonal produce to the food banks. We estimated that in the six plus months growing season, about 720 distributions were made to families who needed food, particularly garden fresh vegetables. This represents about 25 percent of the population of the county. Gardens always have ongoing expenses like soil and amendments, seed and integrated pest control. In 2016 we have several projects we would like to develop, including a spiral herb gard...
Life long Cathlamet resident Rodney K. Prestegard, 74, died November 17 at home. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 5 at noon at J.A. Wendt Elementary. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A full obituary will appear next week....
Columbia Ford/Lincoln/Hyundai would like to welcome Beth Sheets to their sales staff. Sheets moved to Cathlamet in October, 2014 from Missouri and brings 23 years experience in the retail automotive business to Columbia Ford/Lincoln/Hyundai. In addition to the car business, she enjoys singing and playing guitar and some may know her from the Puget Island Farmers Market Up Beet Stage. Sheets invites her friends and neighbors from Wahkiakum County to come say hello and take a look at the exciting...
Winners of this year's Wahkiakum Museum Boat Raffle were Cristina and Jason Lefler of Cathlamet, shown above with Judy Brawn, Historical Society board president, at the presentation ceremony at the museum last week. The boat was built and donated by Michael Baccellieri. Mr. Lefler purchased the winning ticket at the Farmers Market on Puget Island this summer. Funds raised will allow the museum to keep its doors open for another year, and the society sincerely thanks all who bought tickets and...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce will host the Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration on Saturday, November 28. This is a wonderful opportunity to share time together with our community and ring in the Christmas season. Families are invited to gather at the Wahkiakum County Courthouse on Main Street in Cathlamet at 4:30 p.m., to sing carols. The holiday lights will be turned on and Santa will arrive shortly thereafter. Mingle with Kringle at the Community Center and enjoy festivities and fun. Additionally, several Main Street businesses...
The Cathlamet Community Center invites the public to a Brown Bag Lunch on Friday, November 20 at 11 a.m. Coffee and tea will be provided. The center hopes people will take advantage of the chance to socialize during the latest weather events. The center is located at 101 Main Street in Cathlamet....
Live Music at River Mile 38 Brewing Company: On Saturday, November 21, Dave McKenzie will perform from 5-8 p.m., on the Crow’s Nest Stage, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
FLOODING--When I went to bed last Friday night, I was pretty sure what I was going to see in the morning--water, lots of water, and I was right, as it was even running over West Valley Road when it got light enough to see it! However, beings this is a common occurence when it rains hard around here, it is still sort of amazing to realize that one day we can see nothing but green fields with a few puddles in them and the next, we see no fields at all, only lakes! Thankfully, by Sunday morning, things had calmed down and we even saw the sun....
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, 9-11:30 a.m. Community Library and 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...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: November 10 — 5:56 a.m. The Grays River ambulance aided a baby with breathing issues in the Elochoman Valley. 10:34 a.m. A caller reported that she had scratched the bumper of a car on Main Street in Cathlamet. 3:58 p.m. An east county resident reported that items had been stolen from his vehicle on two occasions. 6:57 p.m. A Rosburg resident reported a missing man. When the missing man later posted on social...
A recent evaluation of Wahkiakum fire departments by the Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau could mean a reduction in homeowner insurance rates for some residents. Districts are rated on a scale of one through nine, according to District 4 Fire Chief Jim Wilson. “The scores are much like golf,” Wilson said. “The lower the score, the better it is. “The WSRB rates them on their fire fighting capabilities, dispatch capabilities, water system, policies, things like that and then they come up...
To The Eagle: The town council and staff would like to extend their deepest sympathies to wife Bernadette Goodroe and family for their loss of her husband, David. David was a dedicated councilman and friend to all of us. David's contribution to his community and surrounding area is well known. I personally will miss his counsel and especially his friendship. Mayor Dale Jacobson Town of Cathlamet...
PARTLY DECENT--Last weekend's weather was a mixed bag, as it was super wet and windy on Saturday down our way, while Sunday was actually pretty nice; at least until later in the day. We saw the sunshine at least and it wasn't dumping all day, so it was a huge improvement over Saturday for sure. Of course, a little further east, there was some windy conditions but the rain was much lighter than here at home, so it depended on where you were as to how nasty it was and sadly, we always seem to get the brunt of any coastal storms here in West...
