Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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To The Eagle: November is National Family Caregivers Month and each year more of us are caring for a loved one with a chronic condition, disability or simply the frailties of old age. Over 850,000 Washington citizens are unpaid family caregivers, providing 80% of the services that allow family members to remain at home as long as possible. Recent state agency data reports this uncompensated caregiving is estimated to be valued at $10.6 billion. Washington State has a Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) but it currently serves less than 1%...
READY?--By the time you read this, we may be in the grips of a real cold spell and hopefully you've all planned ahead for it, as it looks like it could be a doozy! Of course, we can hope the worst of it misses us and we manage to suffer a few minor inconviences. With possible high winds, freezing temperatures and maybe even snow, I'm hoping for the "missed us" part. We'll all be watching the weather forecasts closely I'm sure. We hope all our family and friends in the "cold zone" will come through this unscathed! However, It was hard to think o...
THURSDAY Financial Management, Community Senior Center, 100 Main St., 10 a.m.-Noon. 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. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, 7 p.m. Port District No. 1, District Office, 500 2nd St., 5 p.m. Wahkiakum County Real Property Rights Advisory Board, Courthouse, Commissioners Meeting Room, 6 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon....
OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will host a public meeting Nov. 20 in Cathlamet, to begin the process of developing steelhead management plans for several tributaries to the Columbia River. The department is also seeking nominations for a citizens work group to assist in that effort. The plans will address steelhead management in the Grays, Elochoman and Chinook rivers and Skamokawa, Mill, Abernathy, and Germany creeks – together known in the planning process as the Coast Stratum. The meeting is scheduled Nov...
Kevin Michael Murphy, 65 of Puget Island, passed away on Sunday November 9, 2014 at home. Kevin was born on March 5, 1949 to Michael J. and Luella (Koth) Murphy in Seattle. He graduated from Mountlake Terrrace High School and attended Lewis and Clark College before moving to Bellingham where he graduated from WWU in 1971. On August 28, 1971 he married Cathy Johannes and in 1972 they moved to Cathlamet. He graduated from the LCC Nursing Program in 1976 and worked as an RN at St. John Medical Center for 20 years. In 1980 he and Cathy moved to...
The Star Program trees will be in place from November 17 through December 12. Anyone wishing to help can pick a star from the Star Trees at the Bank of America and Bank of the Pacific in Cathlamet, and the Duck Inn and Skamokawa Store in Skamokawa. All gifts may be wrapped, and along with the star attached, be returned to where the star was taken, by December 15. Gifts will be sent to the recipients from December 16-19. Stars that are not taken will be shopped for by program volunteers, using donations received. Monetary donations will be...
Cathlamet Woman's Club members picked up trash on State Route 4, on Saturday November 1....
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: November 3 — 9:34 a.m. A Skamokawa resident reported that a neighbor’s cows were in his yard. 3:17 p.m. A parent reported that his child was being harassed by another student at the middle school in Cathlamet. 5:28 p.m. A suspicious vehicle was parked at an uninhabited residence. November 4 — 7:06 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a Puget Island resident who had fainted. 1:09 p.m. A man was seen...
Kids young and old gathered Friday in Cathlamet to start the trick-or-treating sweep with the Chamber of Commerce's annual Neewollah Days Costume Contest. There were many sights to see. More photos are on Pages 8 and 14, and costume judging results are on Page 6. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
Gail Wahlstrom and Jill Merrill are showing their art in the Luminari Arts Gallery opening this Saturday as part of Astoria's Art Walk. They'll be on hand 5-8 p.m. in the gallery. "Gathering" presents the joint efforts of the two Naselle/Grays River artists, who work with an environmental consciousness, using natural and repurposed materials, and capture the spirit of the northwest with their creations. Wahlstrom has been drawing and creating since childhood, and delights in painting on organic surfaces such as birch bark, pressed leaves and...
If you need assistance with providing Christmas presents for children through the age of 17, contact the Star Program at 360-431-5232. All calls will be handled discreetly. Monetary donations are greatly appreciated. Donations may be left at either bank in Cathlamet or mail them to Star Program, P.O. Box 276, Cathlamet, WA 98612. Trees will be on display in Bank of America, Cathlamet, Bank of Pacific, Cathlamet, The Duck Inn and Skamokawa Store. Gifts may be returned to the place where the star was picked up....
Just in time for holiday entertaining, one of the booths at St. James Gift Fair will feature silver and crystal items. The gift fair will be held Saturday, November 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. James Family Center, 1134 Columbia Street, Cathlamet. A variety of decorations and gifts, including jewelry, hats, scarves, books, jams, honey, wreaths and swags to name a few, will be available. As usual there will also be a large bake sale which features Scandinavian goodies. People may have lunch or a snack while shopping as homemade stew,...
The Wahkiakum Lions honor nine seniors each school year for their scholastic and community acheivements. Their September Student of The Month is Whitney Kuller. Lion Susan Kuhn presented her with a certificate and a check for her accomplishment. Whitney is the daughter of Marty and Sue Kuller of Cathlamet and a very deserving student. Courtesy photo....
THURSDAY Financial Management, Community Senior Center, 100 Main St., 10 a.m. - Noon. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. 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. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Yoga Classes, Grays River Methodist Church, 5-6:30 p.m. Art Group, Grays River Methodist Church, social hall, 3-5 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) GRVC...
WET DAY--As this calendar week began, it was a pretty doggone wet Sunday. I noticed that while it was certainly raining on Puget Island and Cathlamet, it was absolutely dumping here in West Valley, so while we may not be far apart, miles-wise, we are definitely far apart in rainfall amounts.Sadly, we win in that category by a long shot! While I wasn't overly pleased with all the rain, my cousin in California was quite happy, as it has been dry and hot there for ages. Needless to say, I told her...
ToThe Eagle: A bit of this week's political activity is devoted to trying to get the area's escalating utility rates under control. Here in Cathlamet, a town hall meeting is scheduled to try to sort out sewer fees, and next door in Longview a couple of nice folks are on the ballot for PUD Commissioner to try to end bickering and gridlock in that organization. That town's water supply, administered by the city council, is also out of control both financially and chemically, but no one figured out a way to get it on the ballot. Just as well,...
To The Eagle: How did it happen? Last Friday evening the Mules got off to a slow start, until about four minutes were left in the game. Then a second touchdown that made it 12 to 13. They got possession about the time for the two minute warning. It seemed they may have gone into a run-down-the-clock drill, ultimately leaving just two seconds in the game. Then, just like the pros do, they scored as the clock ran out. Could it have been planned? Let’s keep an eye on them tonight. Jim Brown, Cathlamet...
Kaiyuan "Kent" Cheng has only been here a couple months, but it's long enough to know he's sold on the weather, and not so much on the food. You can call him Kent, but at home you would greet him with his last name first. Cheng Kaiyuan is said quickly and sounds a bit like "Chung-KI-you-ahn. The thermometers present high numbers most months of the year in Cheng's home of Nanjing, a few hours outside of Shanghai, China. "It's not very hot here," he said. "I love the cool weather." Still, he's...
Frustration with poor internet service in the county spurred a group of local residents with the interest and know how to start up their own service, Smoky Waters Communications. They are on the verge of delivering that service to Cathlamet and Puget Island with plans to extend the service to East, Middle and West Valleys, Skamokawa and the Elochoman as soon as possible. “We’re going to be providing internet service that is there all day long at the speed we said it was going to go at and it...
THURSDAY Financial Management, Community Senior Center, 100 Main St., 10 a.m. - Noon. Grays River Fire Department, open meeting, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) GRVC at Johnson Park, Activity Room, 2 p.m. AA Meeting, Cathlamet Congregational Church, 7:15 p.m. Yoga Classes, Grays River Methodist Church, 5-6:30 p.m. Art Group, Grays River Methodist Church, social hall, 3-5 p.m. Community Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. Grays...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 20 — 9:40 a.m. An alarm was activated at a Rosedale business when a visitor tried to open the door; a responsible party could not be located. 12:22 p.m. An Elochoman Valley resident reported that a sign had been stolen; the county road department had taken the sign because it was too close to the road. 3:10 p.m. A Puget Island resident wished to have a person evicted from his property; a deputy advised...
Orval Runkle passed away October 22, 2014, from a long bout with Alzheimer’s disease. He was born to Lona and Claude Runkle in 1927 in Colorado. Ray lived most of his life in Danville, Calif. He joined the Navy when he was 17 and was on a minesweeper in WWII. He later joined the Army, so he was an excellent salesman and also worked with the hydroplanes. He was a very friendly person. He loved playing golf and playing cards with family and friends and telling stories of his very colorful and active life. He leaves his loving wife, Sonja, of 6...
Wahkiakum County commissioners heard a variety of reports and requests at their meeting Tuesday: --Cathlamet resident Ora Prestegard asked what the county could do to help establish a clean and sober house for people recovering from substance abuse; --After discussion with US Army Corps of Engineers Project Manager Gail Saldana, the board agreed to extend the closure of Steamboat Slough Road to allow a contractor to complete work on the Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge setback dike; --Commissioners rejected a request from District...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council acted on a variety of business when they met Monday. The council will hold a town hall meeting November 10, 6 p.m., in the River Street Meeting Room, to discuss hookup fees for sewer and water systems. A Rosedale business man has suggested the county and town discuss and update utility line connection fees in the Rosedale area served by the Boege Road line. The town and county, which funded the extension, charge different fees. The town's is lower to encourage connections, of which there have been few, if...
To The Eagle: We first met Mark Howie shortly after we bought our home. Mark and his wife, Deb, were on a leisurely drive in the country and pulled into our driveway to introduce themselves, welcome us to Cathlamet, and to thank us for putting so much effort into transforming our home. He mentioned how much he loves Wahkiakum county and that he loves seeing people take pride in where they live. Mark mentioned that he worked for the Sheriff’s office, and asked if we had any problems or concerns. We told him that it was a little scary to walk a...
