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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday approved a road closure on Eden Valley Road and addressed issues relating to operations of courts. Eden Valley Road will have a short closure Sept. 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to replace a culvert. "This is the first step to try to control flooding in the winter time," commented County Engineer Paul Lacy. The work will take place at the South Creek crossing. Commissioners and court officials brainstormed a response to a recent state supreme court rule that will prohibit superior, district and municipal courts...
Because September is Fall Prevention Month, it’s a good time to remind residents that a fall prevention class is being offered at Hope House. The class started up again in April after being brought to a halt two years ago with the advent of covid-19. The class, which is taught by Sharon Selby and Vicki Skeers, started in 2017. “I have quite a few folks that come,” Selby said. “It’s targeted towards people 65 and above. The class’s format focuses on achieving strength, flexibility and balance...
Big machines started breaking ground at the Sunnyfield subdivision on Greenwood Road last Thursday. They are preparing the property for 33 residential lots, including six lots designated for duplexes. Photo by Diana Zimmerman....
Fishing is good, I heard a fellow say recently. Catching? He had a very different word for that. Luckily, fishing was profitable for seven fishermen in last week's Hook the Hawg 2 fishing derby sponsored by the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce and Wahkiakum County Port 1. While several people caught a fish, the seven, representing the top 10 percent of the entries, took home some prize money, all of which was generated by entry fees. There were 70 adult entries and three youths participating for...
Wahkiakum Community Network (WCN) is conducting its annual community survey to find out how people in Wahkiakum County believe issues like alcohol, hard drugs, cannabis, bullying, and suicide are affecting the youth and general public. The survey is available online and takes about three to five minutes to complete. It asks questions like, “How easy do you think it is for youths to access cannabis in middle school? Or high school?” “The data we get from it gets combined with the Healthy Use s...
Eva Malerich and Krist Novoselic are leading a major renovation project of the historic Deep River Church. It's a major project with windows sent out to be redone, rotted outside wall boards being replaced, the steeple being totally rebuilt, the building being painted and more. The goal is to have the work done and the church ready for the Christmas concert. The Deep River Church is on the National Historic Register, as is the Grays River Covered Bridge. Western Wahkiakum County is honored to...
Greg Gumucio, 61, and Haven Soliman, 33, of Cathlamet, and Michael Anderson, 51, of Bellevue were arrested on Aug. 24 on charges related to conspiracy to commit tax fraud. Anderson has local ties. Early that Wednesday morning, a search warrant was executed at a house on Suncrest Lane belonging to his ex-wife, Hilarie Larson, where Gumucio and Soliman were living. According to a press release from the US Department of Justice, Gumucio started Yoga to the People (YTTP) in New York, New York. The...
The Cathlamet Yacht Club, which started in 2008, finds its home at the Elochoman Slough Marina in Cathlamet, and is populated by members from the community, as well as others who live outside Wahkiakum County. They've found common ground: They are a social group, interested in people, service, boats and boating, and they love this community and this location on the Columbia River. "We got tired of going to Astoria," Dan Cary, a Cathlamet resident and one of the founding members said, laughing....
Avian influenza, or bird flu, was detected in a small domestic flock in Cowlitz County last week, according to a press release from the Washington State Department of Agriculture. Numbers are expected to rise as fall migration begins. The case in Cowlitz County brings the statewide count to 34. WSDA created an online reporting tool, https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/5e0bb3eaf3ae44b69cf6dcf34e89524e to make it easier to report sick and dead domestic birds online. There is also a...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. 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. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Cathlamet Public Library Board of Trustees, 12:45 p.m. Free Senior Fitness and Balance Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, enter via door on 3rd, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6...
The fair is only as good as we are, it seems to me. It's not a traveling show that comes to visit the county every year. We have to create our own fun. It's a chance to celebrate who we are and, I think, a perfect opportunity for some good natured competition. That's why I decided to issue the pie baking challenge this year. I'm so glad I contacted the Woman's Club, and that they ran with it, making the challenge even better with their support, pie kits, sign up sheets, pictures, and certificate...
"We had a wonderful fair," Fair Manager Patty Dursteler said. "It was probably the best fair we've had since I took over as manager in 2013. There were a lot more people. We doubled our gate from 2019." Dursteler thinks the new asphalt and the beer garden had something to do with the bigger turnout, and was pleased to report the fair had more entries than usual. As for pies, there were aplenty, 24 in fact. I entered a pie for the first time, and it turns out I wasn't the only one to do so. [For...
Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors heard about improvements made by custodial and maintenance staff at the district, an improved phone system thanks to Wahkiakum West, and the plan for opening the school for the academic year, which begins next week. Superintendent Brent Freeman said there was another HVAC failure at the district, which had to be replaced immediately as it was used to keep computer equipment cool. “I didn’t have a choice or an option but to replace it,” Freeman said. ...
Wahkiakum County commissioners made plans to appoint members to the Grays River Habitat Enhancement District and touched on other issues when they met Tuesday. The enhancement district is involved in efforts to improve flooding and drainage issues in the Valley. Membership on its board of commissioners waned in the past couple years, and efforts to reconstitute the board filled two of the three seats on the commission. County commission Chair Gene Strong said Tuesday that one of the current habitat board commissioners, Krist Novoselic, is stepp...
In last week's story about the Wooden Boat Show, Kevin Westcott was incorrectly identified as Kevin Wolcott....
Brenda White opened Aunt B's Grooming on Main Street in Cathlamet last month, and old clients and new ones are keeping her busy. White has been grooming dogs for nearly 15 years. She worked for a wind turbine company for several years prior to that, but when she got laid off, she decided it was high time she started following her own dreams. When White was young, she wanted to be a veterinarian. It was too late for that particular dream, but in her own tenacious way, she found a substitute that...
Hook the Hawg is back! The derby was a huge success in March, giving out $3,140 in prize money and bringing lots of people to the community for a bit of fishing. The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce and Wahkiakum County Port 1 are hoping for a repeat. The event takes place this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Elochoman Slough Marina. To participate, register online at wwww.wahkiakum.us/hawg2. Adult tickets are $25 and youth tickets for 17 and under are $10. Prizes will be awarded for adult...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire/ambulance, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Planning Commission, Courthouse, 6 p.m. Wahkiakum Commissioners, Courthouse, 9:30 p.m. Free Senior Fitness and Balance Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, enter via door on 3rd, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Eastside Play & Learn Group, St. James Family Center, 10-11:30 a.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p...
Northwest Steam Society members rallied round Al Dunlap and the Cheng-Tze, his sternwheeler steamboat whose name is Taiwanese for Child of Honor, on Saturday to get them ready for the trip home after a festive weekend. True to its name, the vessel and its captain had attempted a rescue the day before, and with some new holes in the hull, it was going to need a bit of love before their next adventure. A steamboat had gotten caught in the pilings near the waterfront at Elochoman Slough Marina on...
Greg Gumucio, 61, and Haven Soliman, 33, of Cathlamet, along with Michael Anderson, 51, of Bellevue were arrested on Wednesday on charges related to conspiracy to commit tax fraud. Anderson has local ties. Early Wednesday morning, a search warrant was executed at a home on Suncrest Lane where Gumucio and Soliman were living. According to the press release, Gumucio started Yoga to the People in New York, New York, which offered yoga classes but initially did not require payment from students, asking only for donations. Over the years, YTTP...
There was a lot to see at the Elochoman Slough Marina on Saturday with the Wooden Boat Show going till 4 p.m., and a Funky Car Show on offer at River Mile 38 at 5 p.m. According to the chief organizer of this year's Wooden Boat Show, Michael Armstrong, there were at least 25 boats at this year's show, which included wooden vessels, fiberglass, steel, and aluminum. There was a lot of history on display, including an engine from 1925. Craig Sears and his grandson Kevin Westcott, who Sears...
Cathlamet town council members celebrated local cheese when they met Monday, and also considered various inedible items. Mayor David Olson began the night with a proclamation recognizing August 2022 as Little Island Creamery Brie Cheese Month. The honor was given in recognition of the local dairy’s win in the brie division of this year’s American Cheese Society competition. “There’s an awful lot of cheese lovers trying to pronounce Cathlamet right now,” Olson joked, adding that Lori Dietz, head cheesemaker for the creamery, is raising m...
According to an August 11 press release from the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office and the Wahkiakum County Coroner, the remains of two swimmers were recovered after they went missing on August 6 while swimming in the Columbia River at Vista Park in Skamokawa. Alejandro Ismael Lopez Ramirez, 28, was found by family members searching the riverbank in Altoona on August 10. Wahkiakum Search and Rescue, the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office marine patrol, and the Cowlitz County Dive Team res...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce has been busy with activities and presenting programs to support and expand county businesses, Monica Budd, executive director of the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce, reported Tuesday. Budd spoke during meetings of the boards of commissioners of Wahkiakum County and Port District No. 2. Chamber sponsored activities have been quite successful this year she said; these include the fund raising crab feed, spring salmon derby, and Bald Eagle Days Festival. Later this month, they're sponsoring another derby (for...
Volunteers were busy on Tuesday evening, helping people submit fair entries, setting up displays, and doing all the things that need to be done before the 2022 Wahkiakum County Fair opens on Thursday. Much of the fairgrounds was repaved recently and a new small animal barn is going up and should be ready for next year's fair. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
