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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: January 5 — 2:07 p.m. A caller reported that a vehicle heading eastbound on SR 4 was all over the road. 2:27 p.m. Deputies were involved in the pursuit of two individuals who were on foot. The two were eventually caught and taken into custody. January 6 — 9:23 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. A burglar alarm was twice activated at a Puget Island residence. The owner was contacted. 11:34 a.m. A motorcyclist reported a mis...
The Tsuga Art Association is interested in expanding its membership. The association is a co-operative of local artists that encourages the artistic development of its members and affords them a place to display and sell their art work. There will be an informal “meet and greet” meeting on January 30 from 3-7 p.m. at the Tsuga Gallery, 70 Main St., Cathlamet. Artists are asked to come by to chat with other local artists and share samples of their work. Potential new members will be juried by the general membership at its February meeting. The...
The 16th Annual Chocolate Extravaganza will be held February 13 from 4-7 p.m. at the Hotel Cathlamet. This annual event supports The Charlotte House Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services and is sponsored by The Charlotte House Advisory Board. Tickets may be purchased at St. James Family Center, 1134 Columbia St., Cathlamet, or at the door. Prices are $20/adult; $15/senior or youth under 12. To go boxes will be available for $20. For those interested in baking, call Susan at 795-6401....
David Blalock cut the ribbon for the grand opening of Smoky Waters Communications last Saturday. The firm is providing wireless internet service in the Cathlamet-Puget Island area. L-r, are principals Pat Conrad, Blalock, Chamber Executive Director, Michael Johnson and Erik Friend....
Volunteers for the annual Christmas Bird Count rambled the Wahkiakum area by foot, car and kayak during daylight hours on December 30 to take a tally of bird species in a designated circle with a 15 mile diameter. The area includes Brownsmead, Ore, the Julia Butler Hansen refuge and the Lewis and Clark National Wildlife refuge as well as Cathlamet and Skamokawa and all the areas in between. The first Christmas Bird Count was organized in 1900 in response to a popular Christmas event, the side...
The American Red Cross encourages eligible blood donors to start a lifesaving habit by becoming a regular blood donor this year, starting with National Blood Donor Month in January. Two drawings are scheduled in Wahkiakum County, both on January 23: --Cathlamet, 1-6 p.m., Hotel Cathlamet, 69 Main St., and --Rosburg, 12:30-6 p.m., Valley Bible Church, 4723 Highway 4. According to the Red Cross, January is a challenging time for blood donations. Inclement weather can result in blood drive cancellations, and cold and flu season may cause some dono...
Joyce Mary O'Neal (McClellan) died on December 31, 2014 at St. Peter's Hospital in Olympia. Joyce was born on March 29, 1930 in Olympia to Earl and Marion McClellan. She was raised in Bremerton and graduated from West High. She attended Central Washington State College where she met Larry O'Neal. They married in 1951 and settled in the Seattle area. They had four children and eventually moved to Des Moines, where they lived for 28 years. Joyce was an active member of the PTA and the Federated Women's Club of Tacoma. She worked as a veterinary...
Tillie Louise Kehrli, 87, of Cathlamet died on December 16, 2014 at St. John Medical Center in Longview. She was born in Pomeroy WA to Jack and Bertha (Parr) More on September 26, 1927.She moved to Cathlamet in1943 and in 1946 graduated from Wahkiakum High School. On Feb 15, 1948 Tillie married Casper Kehrli and he preceded her in 1999. From 1968-1979 Tillie was a clerk at Wahkiakum PUD. She and Casper farmed on Puget Island for many years and they owned Kehrli’s Market on Puget Island from1969-1984. Tillie was a devoted mom, grandma and f...
To The Eagle: In the wake of all the negative fallout from negative coverage on our nation's law enforcement, I wanted to share my husband's writing - "An Invocation For Police Officers" written many years ago when he was a young officer. We are proud of our public safety officers at the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office and we know the sacrifice they make every day they put on the uniform: An Invocation For Police Officers Dear Lord As a police officer, help me To do your bidding, To bring light where there is darkness. Make me a warrior...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 22 — 9:18 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a Cathlamet resident with back pain. 11:04 a.m. A resident reported fraudulent activity. 12:05 p.m. A caller reported that a leaning tree was partially blocking a Puget Island road. The county road crew was notified. 12:31 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a weak and elderly Cathlamet resident. 12:37 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance r...
END/BEGINNING--Here we are on the last day of 2014; New Year's Eve; can you believe it?! This winds up being my last column in 2014 and my first in 2015, so we're ending a speedy year and I'm hoping we're beginning a slower one, as time seems to be passing by all too fast these days. We've got a cold snap coming our way, so I hope you're all prepared and are extra careful while out driving. I hope we come through this latest deep freeze unscathed. Don't forget your outside critters as well. When it's super cold, they need shelter and extra...
THURSDAY Happy New Year! FRIDAY Book Club, Community Senior Center, Main St., 10 a.m.-Noon. Wahkiakum County Injury Prevention Workgroup, River Street Meeting Room, Cathlamet, 4 p.m. NA Meeting, River of Life Church, 45 Main St., 5 p.m. Celebrate Recovery, Cathlamet Christian Fellowship Church, 6 p.m. Westside Parent Support Group, Valley Bible Church, 9 a.m. SUNDAY AA Meeting, Cathlamet Congregational Church, 6 p.m. MONDAY Basic computer, Community Senior Center, 100 Main St., 10 a.m. - Noon. Lions Club, Puget Island Fire Hall, 7 p.m. St....
Apparently the artists of Tsuga Gallery were not the first nor the only creative people to inhabit their building, situated between Wahkiakum County’s courthouse and Cathlamet Pharmacy. Someone was thinking outside the box when he used a fender from a 1926 Model T Ford truck to hold up a floor joist. Just who and when remain a mystery. Local car enthusiast Ray Badger came in with an old Ford catalogue to identify the fender. He took it home, cleaned it and painted it black, the only color it had...
To the Eagle: In the Middle East, west Africa, and China, Christians are being persecuted and in some areas slaughtered, while in Europe Christian faith slowly fades away, complemented by a rising tide of anti-Semitism. Locally, a brave band of Christian soldiers has arisen, leaping into the breach and striking at the very heart of evil by attacking our county commissioners for nay-saying a nativity scene in the courthouse garden. The commissioners have stuck to their guns, no doubt fearing that capitulation would bring down the wrath of t...
To the Eagle: I applaud your editorial in last week’s paper (Lights, Festival, and a Manger Scene) and at the same time applaud our county commissioners for having the wisdom and foresight to avoid opening the Pandora's box that allowing a Manger scene on County Property would cause. A Government agency has to remain open to all of its citizens' protected status, Race, Color, Sex, Age, Sexual orientation, etc; including Religion. Frederic Carroll Cathlamet...
Geraldine Quigley Lifelong Cathlamet resident Geraldine “Jerry” Quigley, 86, died on December 17, 2014 at St. John Medical Center in Longview. She was born in Cathamet on September 8, 1928 to Bert and Violet (Peterman) Witham. In 1946 Jerry graduated from Wahkiakum High School and September 3, 1948 she married Kenneth Quigley, Sr. Jerry enjoyed homemaking, taking care of her family, raising cucumbers on their farm and commercial fishing on the Columbia River. She loved travel and especially liked cruises. Jerry was a talented seamstress and enj...
December 25, 2014 - January 1, 2015 THURSDAY Merry Christmas! FRIDAY Book Club, Community Senior Center, Main St., 10 a.m.-Noon. NA Meeting, River of Life Church, 45 Main St., 5 p.m. Celebrate Recovery, Cathlamet Christian Fellowship Church, 6 p.m. Westside Parent Support Group, Valley Bible Church, 9 a.m. Free Movie Night, GRVC at Johnson Park, cafeteria, 7 p.m. SUNDAY AA Meeting, Cathlamet Congregational Church, 6 p.m. MONDAY Basic computer, Community Senior Center, 100 Main St., 10 a.m. - Noon. Pinochle Card Group, Rocket Cafe, Naselle, 1...
December 15 —9:01 a.m. The Cathlamet fire department, the Cathlamet ambulance and deputies responded to a one vehicle accident with injuries on the east side of KM; Lifeflight responded. 1:14 p.m. A caller reported seeing dogs out in the middle of SR 4 near the old garbage dump. 2:03 p.m. The Grays River ambulance responded to aid a Rosburg resident after a medical alarm was activated. It turned out to be a false alarm. 4:55 p.m. A motorist reported that he had struck a deer and that it was still in the middle of SR 4 near the school access roa...
For the second time in two weeks, Wahkiakum County commissioners denied a request to the addition of a Christmas manger scene to the holiday display on the courthouse lawn. Commissioners also approved a bid to revamp the Puget Island ferry landing to accommodate a larger ferry whose construction is nearing completion; they approved a financial appropriation for the Grays River Valley Library, and they signed a letter to Governor Jay Inslee urging more support of the local commercial fishing industry. Commissioners start their meeting by...
The last Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners meeting of 2014 was a busy one. Ryan Hart, District Director for Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler attended the meeting “to touch base” and Mike Johnson of Gray and Osborne stopped by to go over the PUD’s comprehensive plan and their water use efficiency plan during a public hearing. General Manager Dave Tramblie gave a report of the PUD’s response to the recent storm and the board reorganized for the next year. “The Department of Health re...
by Rick Nelson I came to work full-time at The Eagle as a reporter in February, 1979. At some point I joined the Cathlamet Commercial Club, an organization of merchants, local elected officials and community minded citizens who wanted to promote fun and prosperity in Cathlamet. At one point in the early 1980's, we decided to hold a Christmas lighting festival and sought permission to use the courthouse lawn, the closest thing to a town square that we have around here. The festival included lighting a large tree and decorating the lawn. A...
Little notes: I've been in this business now for 40 years and have learned a few things. One is that it is tempting but ill advised for local elected officials, during their meetings, to toss "story requests" to members of the press. The reporters are there for purposes other than creating an announcement for the elected officials. For best results, officials should contact the news desk during regular business hours. I was on the receiving end of two such requests in meetings I covered Monday and Tuesday. I'll do the best I can with them. 1....
To the Eagle: Let’s put Jesus back in Christmas. It is his birthday! He is the Son of God and greatest gift of love who came to earth in human form because He and Father God loves us so much. He came to save the world and will come again soon for those who love Him. Since our christian government cannot acknowledge Him let’s celebrate His birthday and decorate our lawns, homes, and church yards with His nativity. After all it is Christ-mas! For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him sho...
To the Eagle: How easy it is to criticize when things don’t go well, and how easy it is to take things for granted that do. I have been delighted each morning to go to the front door and find my newspaper placed neatly by the screen. I used to have to hunt through the bushes or look around the yard and often to find it rain soaked somewhere, anywhere but the front door. Thank you Mr. Hess for being such a thoughtful, careful delivery person. I hope you continue your job because I, for one, will sure miss you when you leave. Dixie Swart C...
To the Eagle: Last week my neighbor called me and said he wanted to put a manger scene in front of the courthouse and was told no! What? This is Wahkiakum County. Fast forward: The county commissioners told us no. “We don’t want to open the door for others to put displays on county land.” But this is Christmas. If we can’t be proud of the birth of the saviour of the human race, what then? Rewind: You remember good will toward men, go tell it on the mountain, saviour of the nations come. How about, to us a child of hope is born, to us a son is...
