Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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John Richard Lindsey, 63, of Skamokawa died April 23, 2014. He moved to the area with his family in the sixties. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1970. He was a dairy farmer until 1998 when he retired. He married Elaine King in 1976. She survives him at home. He was preceded in death by his son J.R. Lindsey, a brother William “Butch” Lindsey and a sister Sharon Goodman. He is survived by daughters Kim Arambula, Georgie Lindsey and Jackie Peters and two grandchildren. He was a member of the Skamokawa Volunteer Fire Department and ser...
The Rock'n'Roll Congress Youth of Wahkiakum County Present "Art by the Ages," their second annual fund raising Art Exhibit and Sale. The event opens with an Open House Reception on Saturday, May 3, from 2-5 p.m. at the Hotel Cathlamet. The exhibit will remain open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday through June 7, with docents from Redmen Hall on hand during their Friends of Skamokawa membership drive. The Opening Reception proves to be a great time where one can meet the artists, savor refreshments provided by Thyme Square Bistro, enjoy...
On a rainy Saturday afternoon last weekend, Port 2 Manager Janet Bryan and Commissioners Kayrene Gilbertsen and Brian O’Conner gathered with friends and supporters at the newly remodeled County Line Park to celebrate the official grand opening. They greeted visitors, gave tours of the remodeled bathrooms and new shower and introduced the new park hosts, Neenah and Lew Tromley. “The Tromleys have done so much work to clean up and maintain the grounds,” Bryan said with obvious pride. “They...
Dew Noppawat , an exchange student at Wahkiakum High School, has performed in the Mr. Wahkiakum pageant, turned out for basketball and baseball, and made a lot of friends with his quick wit and easy smile, but today this fun 16-year-old from Bangkok, Thailand, is feeling a little shy and a little insecure. “I’ve never done an interview before,” Noppawat admitted. “My heart is pounding.” He apologizes for his English, but it is easy to follow him, despite his claim that he has problem with verb t...
The community is invited to a Spring Celebration at the Tsuga Gallery, 70 Main St., Cathlamet, on Friday, May 2, from 5-7 p.m. This is a social event where one can meet local artists, and enjoy the new spring decor and exhibits. Entertainment will be provided by Donnie Wages and an assortment of finger foods will be provided....
The U.S. Postal Service will hold their annual food drive on Saturday, May 10. The Cathlamet Postal Service will be supported by VFW Post 5297, Wahkiakum Food Bank, Helping Hand and local high school students. Collection bags will be delivered to mail boxes May 5-7. As details are finalized, more information will appear in next week’s edition of The Eagle....
Presenting A Day in The Life Of Wahkiakum County And Naselle We are pleased to announce the fifth annual photo contest, A Day in The Life of Wahkiakum County. We invite Wahkiakum County and Naselle residents to shoot a photo on May 3, 2014, in the Wahkiakum County and Naselle areas and enter on or before May 14, 2014, to participate. Three division winners will be selected and earn $50 prizes. Winners and honorable mention photos will be published in The Wahkiakum County Eagle’s special edition, The Focus on Wahkiakum, on May 29. Divisions w...
No. 14-50 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SHORELINE MANAGEMENT, SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT, CONDITIONAL USE, OR VARIANCE PERMIT Notice is hereby given that Wahkiakum County Public Works, Who is applicant and owner of the below described property has filed an application for a Shoreline Substantial Development/Conditional Use Permit for the development of: Wahkiakum Ferry Channel and Berthing Area dredging project. Dredge approximately 2,750 cubic yards of material for the ferry berthing area in conjunction with a U.S. Army Corps project to dredge the...
No. 14-52 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WAHKIAKUM IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of: ) ) No. 14-4-00005-3 ) LINDA BUNCE, ) PROBATE ) NOTICE Deceased. ) TO CREDITORS ) (RCW 11.40.030) The Estate Administrator named below has been appointed as Administrator of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving...
Wahkiakum Mule basketball player Shane Souvenir has been honored for his outstanding performance this past season. Souvenir, who moved into the post position for the first time this year, was a statistical leader in the Lower Columbia area. He averaged 22.5 points, 11 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game. The 6'3" senior was named to the first-team all-Central 2B League team, and sports writers and editors from around the state named him the Class 2B League co-most valuable player. Souvenir, who is legally blind in one eye, was selected to play in...
MIXED BAG--Last Friday was an absolutely gorgeous day which brought out the lawn mowers, the tank tops and flip flops and was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. However, Saturday was a totally different story, as someone "flipped the switch" and we went from warm and beautiful to cold, windy and horrific downpours from time to time; definitely a huge switch from the day before! By the beginning of this week, we've had some showers but not too bad and it was a bit sunnier than we thought it would be for Easter Sunday and Monday as well, so while...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 14 – 8:25 a.m. A caller reported a suspicious man sitting outside a Cathlamet bank. 11:28 a.m. A Grays River resident reported a possible case of fraud. 11:34 a.m. A Rosedale resident reported that his social security number had been used fraudulently. 1:31 p.m. The Grays River ambulance responded to aid an ailing Rosburg resident. 2:10 p.m. St. John Hospital was treating a victim of sexual...
Linda “Lynja” Bunce, 72 years young, died peacefully on April 15, 2014, at Community Home Health & Hospice in Longview, WA. Linda was born June 10, 1941, in Chula Vista, California, the daughter of Hillman and Alfreda Cummings and the sister of Sandy Polk and Carol Vela. She leaves behind three daughters DeAnna Crouse, Erin Bunce and Felicia Bunce, as well as two grandchildren Zack and Colin Stewart and their father and her dear friend Bobby Stewart. Linda spent the majority of her life living in Valley Center with her family, Ronald Bunce and...
Anna Reime Giaver, 89, passed away on April 22 at her home in Cathlamet. She was born on May 26, 1924 in Voss, Norway to Olaf and Ingeborg Reime. She married Paul Giaver on March 17, 1958 in Seattle, after coming to the United States in 1954. They lived in Seattle, Port Angeles and Sedro Wooley prior to coming to Cathlamet in 1968. After Paul’s retirement in 1987 they wintered in Cathedral City, CA near Palm Springs where Anna loved the sunshine. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and was a talented seamstress. Anna was a member of the Sons Of N...
Southwest Washington's regional manager of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife came to Cathlamet Monday to discuss the start of a salmon net pen rearing project, and commercial fishermen used the opportunity to express their displeasure with changes to the Columbia River gillnet fishery. Following an initiative from Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber, Washington's Fish and Wildlife Commission has decreed that gillnets will be moved out of the main channel of the Columbia. Officials say the goal is to reduce the by-catch of salmon from...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council handled a variety of business when they met Monday, including hearing that one of their members would resign effective May 1. Council Member Dick Swart said he would resign his position effective 12:01 a.m. May 1. He is planning to do some traveling this year. At their meeting last month, council members authorized him to take a leave of absence and return to the position in the fall, but Swart said Monday he had decided against that. "I thought it would be the best for the town if we didn't delay in gettin...
(Corrected April 29, 2014) Filing runs May 12-16 for positions that will be on the summer and fall election ballots, and many county government positions will be open. County Auditor Diane Tischer said she and county Commissioner Blair Brady and Assessor Bill Coons have already declared with the state Public Disclosure Commission that they will be candidates for re-election. Cathlamet Town Council Member Richard (Dick) Swart announced Monday that he is resigning his position effective 12:01 a.m. May 1. The unexpired portion of his term in...
A dozen young members of the Wahkiakum 4-H Chapter put their "Hands" and "Hearts" into a morning of community service on Thursday, April10. With the guidance of adult mentors, the youths cleaned up the Cathlamet Library and Community Center grounds, pulled weeds, and improved the appearance of the areas near the main library entrance, parking lot, and flagpole. Cathlamet Kiwanis Club member and Town Councilmember Dick Swart, who stopped by to encourage the volunteers, praised them for putting service above self during their Spring Break...
To The Eagle: My name is Carol Wegdahl and most of you probably know me from my work at Columbia View Care Center and the Cathlamet Fire Department. Last year I was hired by PeaceHealth in Longview as the coordinator of the American Heart Association Training Center. One of the main duties is teaching CPR/AED classes to community members and medical professionals. Almost daily someone tells me a story of how heart disease or stroke has affected them or their loved ones. Some of these stories are sad, but many people tell me stories of loved...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 7 – 10:55 a.m. The Grays River ambulance responded to a Grays River home to aid a woman with a problem related to diabetes. 6:41 p.m. The Skamokawa Fire Department responded to the report of smoke at the site of a previous barn fire in the Skamokawa area. 9:19 p.m. A caller reported a possible DUI traveling west on SR 4 near County Line Park. 9:39 p.m. A Rosedale resident complained about being...
Rodgers Cook, age 94, passed away peacefully in his home in Vancouver, Washington. Rod was a long term resident on East Sunny Sands, Puget Island in the 1970's and 1980's. Rod enjoyed fishing on the beach; splitting shakes for his roof; and spending time with his friends from Cathlamet and Puget Island. Preceding Rod in death was his first wife, Ann, and his dear friends R.O. and Nina Watson; John and Ivy Jaspers; Marge and Bob Burns; Lily and Svery Pederson, and so many more. Rod is survived by his wife, Eileen and his two daughters, Carrie...
With dredging in mind, the Port District 1 commissioners passed a motion for Port Manager Jackie Lea to begin the bid process for obtaining core samples in the marina, slough and Cathlamet Channel last Thursday. Sonar readings requested in June had finally arrived, held up by calibration problems in the equipment used by the surveyors. Commissioner Bob Kizziar shared that he had spoken with a couple congressmen and a senator’s aide at meetings he had recently attended. He related his concerns a...
Cathlamet photographer Genie Carey found the conditions favorable early Tuesday morning for photographing the eclipse of the moon, which in the earth's shadow, took on the reddish hue of the "blood moon." Here's a compilation of her photos....
NICE START--As this work week begins, it is simply gorgeous outside. As I stood in the sunshine without a drop of wind around me on Monday afternoon, I was actually feeling pretty toasty out there, and beings I haven't felt that warm outside for ages, I'm pretty sure it was the warmest day of the year so far. It was a great day for getting that lawn mowed, I know that! The forecasters said we were due to have a little more rain between that sunny day and when you read this, but then it looks like we'll have a nice stretch of dry weather, so...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: March 31 – 10:46 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Rosedale residence to aid an ailing elderly man. 1:59 p.m. A Deep River resident complained about a barking dog. 4:06 p.m. A welfare check was requested for a suicidal individual. 8:18 p.m. The Grays River ambulance responded to a Rosburg residence to aid a young woman who was vomiting and had abdominal pain. April 1 – 1:36 a.m. The Cathl...
