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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The horse arena will be closed to open riding July 13-15. The Horsemanship Challenge Event will be held on July 14 followed by 4-H Horse Camp. The second Horsemanship Challenge Series event begins at 9 a.m. on July 14 at the Wahkiakum County Fairgrounds Arena. The break down for the age groups is Junior: 3rd – 5th grade, Intermediate: 6th – 8th grade, Senior: 9th - 12th grade and Adult: 19 years and up. The cost is $25 to run through the events. We have camp sites available Friday through Sunday in the Fairgrounds Park for $16.04...
The Eagle will sponsor a forum for this year's political candidates on July 23, 7 p.m., at the Pioneer Community Center in Cathlamet. This forum will focus on local races--county commissioner and treasurer and Wahkiakum PUD commissioner. Candidates will have an opportunity to make a statement, and they'll answer written questions submitted by the public. Cathlamet attorney Tom Doumit will be moderator....
To The Eagle: My name is Carol Wegdahl and I have worked the last 33 years at Columbia View Care Center and I sometimes feel that I am an expert on aging. During the past month I have been helping the residents deal with another loss in the aging process as they are being forced, due to the closure of Columbia View, to find a new place to live within 60 days. When these people first moved to Columbia View, they were already experiencing several losses starting with a change in their health which would require caregivers to assist with things...
5-2013 Final Budget Hearing Notice is hereby given that the final budget hearing for the 2012-2013 school year of Wahkiakum School District No. 200, Wahkiakum County, Cathlamet, WA, will be held in the JA Wendt Elementary School library on July 24, 2012, between 7:00-7:15 P.M. (or later if necessary.) This hearing will be incorporated into the initial part of the regular July school board meeting. Everyone is welcome to appear at said hearing and be heard for or against any part of such budget. The Board of Directors will meet following the...
There is a big project in progress currently at the fairgrounds; we are rebuilding the pig, sheep and goat stalls. There were 24 stalls to rebuild, most of the wood needed to be replaced and all new doors built. Each year we don’t know how many pigs, sheep or goats are coming to our Fair until after animal entry day on July 25. All the stalls will be strong enough to hold any combination of these animal exhibits. We have built 18 stalls in the last two weeks, then we had to install an underground drainage pipe which is attached to the arena g...
And so the US Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act last Thursday, in a 5-4 vote. President Obama and his supporters celebrate; Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and a host of other Republican elected officials promise to repeal it if they win the elections this fall. Personally, I hope the act continues to stand. Our nation's health care system is out of control, and we, the people, need to elect officials who will rein it in. By out of control, I mean that corporations are gouging us wherever they can, and that costs are...
Seniors vouchers available for local Farmers' Market Wahkiakum seniors will have the opportunity to receive Senior Farmers' Market Vouchers this year at a distribution held at the Two Island Farmer’s Market, located at 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd on Puget Island on July 27. Distribution will begin at 3 p.m. by Lower Columbia CAP’s Senior Nutrition Program personnel. The vouchers are funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and administered locally by Lower Columbia CAP in partnership with the Southwest Washington Area Agency on Aging and Dis...
SUMMER?--The first true day of Summer wasn't too bad, nor was the next, but then came the weekend and a front moved in with lots of wind beginning on Thursday afternoon, with some rain nailing us on Saturday morning. By evening, the sky had cleared and it wasn't too bad, so while it wasn't perfect, it was certainly better than we expected. Several days have begun wet and then turned out decent, which has caused a muggy effect, but that beats some of the other weather issues that parts of our country are dealing with that are far worse, like...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 19--4:10 p.m. A caller stated that her vehicle had been struck in a hit-and-run incident in the area of Chester and 3rd streets. 5:10 p.m. A deputy carried out a field sobriety test after a traffic stop on SR 4. One person was taken into custody on suspicion of DUI. June 20--10:42 a.m. A caller reported trespassers had left a vehicle on property near Altoona. 12:32 p.m. A caller reported speeding log truc...
Walter D Jaspers, 78, of Puget Island, died June 8, 2012 in PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview. The youngest son of Floyd F. Jaspers and Dorothy L. Shelton Jaspers, he was born November 27, 1934 on Puget Island. In the early 1940s the Jaspers family moved to NE Portland where Walter grew up and graduated from Grant High School. He later graduated from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore. Walter and DeAnn McClaughry were married in Salem, Ore. May 25, 1957. They were the parents of four children before they divorced. Walter...
Artyce Quigley, 89, of Cathlamet, passed away on June 24, 2012 at Evergreen-Americana nursing home. She was born on November 5, 1922 in Veblen, South Dakota to parents, John A. and Anna C. (Brekke) Sprague. She moved from Veblen to Fairmount, N.D. at age four and graduated from Fairmount High School as Valedictorian in 1940. Artyce came from Longview to Cathlamet in 1967, and she and John Quigley were married January 27, 1967. He preceded her in death in 2004. Artyce thought she would be a teacher, but had eight children instead. She was...
“It would be devastating to lose the nursing home,” said Audrey Hedman, whose husband, Cleave, has been a patient at Columbia View Care Center for ten months now. “Before Cleave was strong enough to come to Cathlamet, he had to spend a couple of months at Northwest Continuum Care Center in Longview,” Hedman recalled. “That place felt like a hospital. Columbia View feels like home.” Last week, however, the director of the Columbia View Care Center — Cathlamet’s only nursing home and one of the town’s largest employers — told resident...
A former Cathlamet resident found himself in the right place at the right time last week. Mark Clutter, who moved away in 1962 when he was 11 years old, brought his wife, Peggy, to visit last week. Looking for a place to stay, they poked their heads in the Hotel Cathlamet Sunday evening and booked a room. It turned out that the hotel had just opened--owners Stephanie and Kevin Prestegard and Wayne and Kay Cochran celebrated their grand opening last Friday, and the Clutters were the first customers. "We had other reservations, but they fell...
The Eagle will host a candidates' forum July 23, 7 p.m. The venue has been up in the air. First, in the Pioneer Community Center, then not, and now, Thursday afternoon, we have a message from Town Hall saying that yes, indeed, we may hold the forum there. This forum will focus on local races--county commissioner and treasurer and Wahkiakum PUD commissioner. Candidates will have an opportunity to make a statement, and they'll answer written questions submitted by the public. Cathlamet attorney Tom Doumit will be moderator. Town officials...
To The Eagle: Reading the high school students' recent letters in The Eagle was very interesting. I found it even more interesting that not one mentioned the high school or the grade school not being accredited; in fact neither one has been for quite a few years. So I would like to congratulate St. James as being the only school in town that is accredited and has to meet standards and certain criteria. Charlene LaFontaine Cathlamet...
GREAT ENDING--Last Friday was nothing but sunshine and warm temperatures. It was so nice, it was almost a shock to the system. With sunshine for a few days, it was time to get that outside work done as they said it wasn't going to last too long. I hope you beat the rain showers late Saturday, and made sure dad got to rest on Father's Day, although it was making any outdoor BBQ plans a little dismal. Hopefully all you dads had a great day anyway! While it is warm outside, remember your four-legged friend is wearing a heavy winter coat, so...
Lifelong Cathlamet resident Walter D. Jaspers, 78, died June 8, 2012 at St. John Hospital in Longview. He was born November 27, 1934 and enjoyed travelling and contributing to his community. He bought and built what is now the Scarborough Building in Cathlamet. He is survived by brothers Larry and Dean, both of Oregon; sons Chris of California and Brett of Oregon and three grandchildren. A memorial service is pending. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to Wahkiakum Dollars for Scholars....
There is something to be said for a lesson that makes subject matter meaningful to all students, especially in the final week of school when students are anxiously anticipating the beginning of their summer vacations. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Mike Wright did just that on Wednesday morning, June 13. With students gathered in the JA Wendt Elementary library, Wright and fellow EMT Camille Goldsmith gave students a tutorial on lifesaving procedures. “This is not a CPR class,” Wright told students. “You won’t be getting cards at the end...
Members of the Wahkiakum School District board of directors had their work cut out for them Tuesday evening. They had to deal with a variety of staffing issues ranging from complaints against a teacher to confirming the hiring of a new high school principal, and they and parents had in-depth discussions of other issues, including the district's Alternative Learning Education program. The board had at least three items for executive session--negotiation of administrators' contracts and two hearings of complaints against personnel. Lisa and Sam...
“I don’t think there are any magic bullets out there,” commented engineer Mike Johnson in response to a query from PUD commissioner Bob Jungers about developments in water pipe technology aimed at preventing leaks. Johnson, representing PUD engineer firm Gray and Osborne, attended the Wahkiakum PUD commissioners’ June 19 meeting to discuss the Western Wahkiakum Water System (WWWS). Johnson briefed the board on the feedback he had recently received from the State Department of Health regarding the draft six-year plan for the WWWS that was submit...
Elochoman Slough Marina is ready for increased summer visitors, Wahkiakum Port District Commissioners heard at their June 14 meeting. In order to accommodate the larger vessels that visit during summer months, Port Manager Jackie Lea reported that her employees had removed four fingers from a section of dock reserved as transient moorage. Lea said that she anticipated an increase in revenue due to summer chinook salmon season, which opened June 16 and is scheduled to run until July 1. Wahkiakum County’s Marine Resources Committee will fund a n...
School is out, and it’s time for playing outside, swimming at the pool, and reading a good book. Cathlamet Public Library’s Summer Reading Program, “Dream Big Read,” is set to kick off on July 11 and meet weekly for six sessions, through August 10. Sessions begin at 11 a.m. and last approximately one hour. Activities include story time, crafts, singing, reading aloud and treats. The program is open to residents as well as summer visitors. There is no cost to participants. Public library summer reading programs are based on the belief that summe...
The grand doorway of the historic Hotel Cathlamet opened to the public Friday afternoon illuminating the stately foyer. Family, friends and community members happily joined Kevin Prestegard, his wife Stephanie and her parents Kay and Wayne Cochran to celebrate the event. “It has been such a process getting the Hotel up and running,” recalled Stephanie. “There was an environmental inspection, asbestos removal, assessments. The list goes on and on.” “It is very important that we thank the Wirkkala family,” she continued. “They have been pivotal...
The Wahkiakum Community Network (WCN) has been working to improve the lives of youth and families in our area for some time. With Kellyn Pakenen Hazen, the new Public Relations Coordinator, on staff, the WCN prepares for the birth of a new idea. A year ago, the Network board of directors brainstormed an idea that they coined the Neighborhood Information and Community Exchange (NICE). “NICE will be my first big project,” said Pakenen Hazen who replaced Tammy Peterson, the new chairman of the board, in December. “We want to connect community memb...
BRIEFLY WARMER--As this week began, we'd warmed up a bit from the wet and windy spell we had at the end of last week, so that's been nice. But by Tuesday morning, all was soaking wet again. This is pretty typical Spring weather with it springing a leak quite often! Let's hope for some drier days more events are happening which would really benefit from some dry weather conditions. COMING RIGHT UP--One of those events that would benefit from drier weather would be the second softball game between the Guns and Hoses teams this weekend at the high...
