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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce has announced that registration is now open for the 2015 Bald Eagle Days Run/Walk Challenge. This event consists of a 10k run, a 5k run, and a 2 mile walk or run. Meet in front of Cathlamet Pharmacy on Saturday, July 18 at 8:30 a.m. to register and check-in. The runs and walk begin promptly at 9:00 a.m., and all three of the routes will end back at the starting point. The entry fee for the Run/Walk Challenge is $12 and all proceeds benefit the Wahkiakum High School Track and Cross Country programs. Entry forms...
On Friday, June 26 at the Puget Island Farmers Market, 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd., Tugboat Ally, Donna and Jade Lewis will perform on the Up-Beet Stage, 4-6 p.m. For more information call 360-560-3785. On Saturday, June 27 at River Mile 38 Brewing Co., 285 Third St, Cathlamet, Christine Darby and Rob Stockhouse will perform from 5 to 8 p.m., on the Crow's Nest Stage during Live at Five. For more information call 360-366-4662....
Every year on the last weekend of June, amateur radio operators take to the field to set up portable radio stations in order to test their emergency communication skills. The event is called field day. Local operators will set up in the space next to the Cathlamet Hotel on Main Street. The public is invited to stop by on Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28 to see what amateur radio is all about. For further information contact Gordon Spalding, 503-307-8401....
The 2015 Bald Eagle Days festival will begin on Friday, July 17, with the eighth annual sidewalk chalk art contest on Main Street near the Bank of the Pacific. Members of the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce decided to rename the event this year in honor of the couple who created it, Ginny and Rolly Armstrong. Ginny passed away in 2013 and Rolly, who missed his beloved wife, passed away the next year. “From what I understand,” Chamber of Commerce Director Shannon Gildea said, “Ginny came up with...
The tall ships Lady Washington, the official tall ship of Washington State, and Hawaiian Chieftain, which accompanies Lady Washington on her voyages, are on schedule for a July 5 departure from Aberdeen on a nearly eight-week tour of Columbia River ports this summer. The two vessels have scheduled educational programs, public sailing excursions, and public walk-on tours at most locations including Ilwaco and Cathlamet. Here's the list of 2015 stops with public availability: July 7: Ilwaco; · July 10-12: Kalama; · July 16-20: Stevenson; · J...
The Cathlamet Town Council will hold a special meeting at 3 p.m. on Monday in the Cathlamet Fire Hall Meeting room at 255 Second Street. The purpose of this meeting is to consider imposing and/or extending a deadline for water/sewer customers to activate water/sewer connections which have been paid for but not yet established with regular monthly service....
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 16 — 3:57 a.m. A Puget Island resident reported suspicious activity after his dogs started barking and he saw two vehicles leave his driveway and speed away. A deputy arrived a half hour later and looked around. The deputy returned the next day to help set up surveillance equipment. 4:22 a.m. A caller reported a tree down on a Puget Island road. Investigation revealed that a neutral power line was down a...
Former Cathlamet resident Jacob Nelson received his Doctorate in Philosophy, Computer Science and Engineering, degree June 12 at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the son of Rick and Mary Ann Nelson of Cathlamet. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1996 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma. He earned a masters degree at the UW, where he is doing post doctorate research....
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council approved a $492,500 change order to haul away biosolids and delayed decisions on other issues when they met Monday. Approval of the change order will allow a contractor to haul bags of biosolids taken from the town's old sewage lagoons and haul them to a farm near Woodland where they will be spread on farmland as fertilizer. The decision came after a long presentation from Jamie Olivarez, regional biosolids coordinator for the state Department of Ecology, about biosolids law and treatment. With ecology prev...
Scott Wilson, a power services account executive from Bonneville Power Administration, spoke to the commissioners and answered their questions for the better part of an hour at Tuesday’s Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners meeting. Wilson spoke on a variety of topics affecting the BPA from renewables, staffing, and future rate increases. “I want to compliment you on the day to day stuff,” Wilson said to General Manager Tramblie and Auditor Erin Wilson. “You are well ahead of the deadlin...
Bald Eagle Days is five weeks away, and Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Shannon Gildea is pretty excited and a little nervous about putting together an event she has never attended. There wasn’t much turnout for the planning meetings, so she’s had to put much of the event together on her own. Still, she had the outline of past events, as well as board and chamber members to go to when she had questions. This year's festival will look much the same as it has in the past, with a couple add...
Photo and story by Diana Zimmerman Erla Crouse first dreamed of making coffee, baking and assembling sandwiches in the very spot her coffee shop, Waterway Espresso, inhabits now. She was working for someone else back then, happily helping to fulfill their goals, but now she has the space to tend to her dreams and create her own space. "I'm a socialite," Crouse laughed. "I drive a school bus, but socializing with school children isn't the same as adults. My youngest graduated this year and my hus...
Brows furrowed in concentration, as eyes studied 35 colorful miniature blocks and chips. Then young fingers started to assemble them into intricate shapes; changing one piece for another that would better fit the intended designs. From May 19-29, Cathlamet Public Library was host to the Cool Creations Lego Challenge that the Washington State Library has been sharing with libraries across the state. Children were able to practice May 19 through 23, as attendees explored the prepackaged boxes of...
On June 6-7, 24 local EMTs and EMT students from Lower Columbia College took part in a county wide Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Training in Cathlamet. Pushing through high temperatures during the weekend, all participants drilled in various scenarios including: drowning, burns, electrocution, fall from 25 ft., pedestrian vs motor vehicle, gunshot wound and roll-over motor vehicle accident. Among other skills, participants practiced scene safety, patient care and extrication. Several...
STILL NICE--Once again, we have had a long stretch of nice weather, but it still depended on where you were as to how hot you were, and night time temperatures plunged to just 40 degrees Saturday night, so that was a huge dip from the daytime temperatures. They say the week ahead looks to be a little cooler and we may even get a little bit of rain by week's end, so hopefully you've got your chores all done during this dry streak and you can kick back and let Mother Nature water your lawn and plants! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays...
THURSDAY Lecture Series, Cathlamet Community Center, 101 Main St., 10 a.m. - Noon. Preschool Story & Craft Time, Cathlamet Library, 4 p.m. 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. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. Sewing Room,...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 8 — 8:01 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an elderly Cathlamet resident who had fallen. 9:46 a.m. A caller in Cathlamet reported that an unknown alarm had been activated nearby and had been going off for some time. 10:30 a.m. A Cathlamet resident was concerned that a transient might be living nearby. 11:16 a.m. A Rosedale resident reported that an individual had violated an order of protection. 11:29 a...
To The Eagle: I’m curious as to why there was no national anthem nor pledge of allegiance at the high school graduation last Friday evening. They do it at all the sporting events. Has patriotism gone out of style? Please don’t tell me that it might have offended someone who is not a citizen. The graduation was, in fact, well done and a nice tribute to the graduates. I just wish they would have paid tribute to this fine country of ours. I hope they appreciate the freedom we have here in America. I also missed the graduates processing out ins...
To The Eagle: It was with dismay that I read last week of the intent of two of our county commissioners to increase our property tax in order to fund the county fair. Many of us are living on pensions or fixed incomes. Alterations in budgets cause problems. Higher tax rates in this poor economy are uncreative and will further injure our local businesses. When councils have no ideas they propose more taxes. If proponents and organizers of our fair can find no better way for it to pay for itself, it should probably be retired. Mike Swift...
Several local students have been named to the Washington State University President’s Honor Roll for the 2015 spring semester. To be eligible for the honor roll, undergraduate students must be enrolled in a minimum of nine graded hours in a single term at WSU and earn a grade point average of 3.75 or earn a 3.50 cumulative GPA based on 15 cumulative hours of graded work. The students are: Cathlamet: Daniel Cameron, Ryan Gunnip, and Kimberlee Herren. Naselle: Krist Novoselic and Haleigh See....
Library announces summer reading program theme Readers of all ages will explore all things underground this summer as Cathlamet Public Library presents “Every Hero Has a Story” during their summer library program. Activities may include costume creation, group games, physical challenges, art projects, science and engineering experiments, and more. The 2015 Summer Reading Program is open to young people, preschool through young adult, with programs, prize drawings, story times, and more. Families are invited to join the Read-to-Me portion of...
Live Entertainment will be offered at the Puget Island Farmers Market on Friday, June 19. Open Mic/Jam on the Up-Beet Stage, 3-6 p.m. 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd., For information call 360-560-3785. Saturday, June 20 at River Mile 38 Brewing Co. (formerly Drop Anchor Brewery), Downhillbillies (Alex and John Arness) 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....
Citizens attended a second town hall meeting to discuss the draft of the Solid Waste Nuisance Ordinance on Tuesday night in the Wahkiakum County Courthouse in Cathlamet. “We had two meetings from last year and overwhelmingly, people wanted something done,” Commissioner Dan Cothren said. “We formed a group with Lori Scott, Chuck Hendrickson, Gene Healy and Environmental Health Specialist Leonard Taylor. It was a diverse group and nobody agreed wholeheartedly all the time. We hashed this thing...
To The Eagle: A new tax on home and property owners has been proposed by an individual who has no property or home in his name in Wahkiakum County and agreed to by an individual with little tax liability in the county. Could there possibly be a conflict with a family member who would benefit financially from the revenue generated by this tax? I would hope that is not the case. Many of us in the county would go for a minimal tax if the sole beneficiary is the fair and fair grounds, not every wanting group or individual in the county. The fair...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 1 — 9:44 a.m. A caller reported that a driver took off after hitting a car that had been parked at a Rosedale business. 11:34 a.m. A caller reported a vehicle swerving all over the roadway on SR 4 near Nassa Point. A deputy responded and two were taken into custody. 5:43 p.m. A caller reported a disabled vehicle on SR 4 near the top of KM. June 2 — 7:30 a.m. A baby was delivered at County Line Park; an...
