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A new class has come to Wahkiakum County that offers seniors a place to practice balance and strength, along with numerous other benefits. Don Monares has begun teaching tai chi on Puget Island, driving in from Longview every Monday morning. Tai chi is an ancient Chinese practice that combines slow, gentle movements with steady, controlled breathing and a meditative state of mind. Tai chi has been gaining popularity among older adults as a means to improve balance and stability due to its emphas...
Down at the River Mile 38 brewery last Friday, another beautiful show of craft(wo)manship created a moment of communion and community. The River City Strippers, Cathlamet's local quilting club, exhibited their handiwork and held a silent auction for charity. Javier Sanchez, co-owner of River Mile 38, looked on at the gathering with a smile. "I asked them to start doing this show," he said. "Their hard work was meant to be shared and they look beautiful here." While Javier may have been talking...
Can you hear the heartbeat of a cheerleader? Can you feel their energy, see their smiles as they clap and shout for two and a half hours? Some people say that these cheerleaders seem effortlessly happy. Others would say that cheer clearly takes a lot of hard work, but most of these people don't know what being a cheerleader is really like. Coached by Kayleen Jones, the Clatskanie High School team consists of eight cheerleaders. It's a no-cut team, meaning everyone gets included. They stunt,...
A special election is being held on Tuesday, Nov. 4, with two Rainier-related measures to be voted on. Ballots will be mailed on Thursday, Oct. 16, to voters within the relevant districts. No voters pamphlet is being produced for this election. The following are the two measures for the Nov. 4 election: Measure 5-306: This measure was filed by the City of Rainier. According to the summary provided in the associated paperwork, “The public streets and sidewalks in the city of Rainier are consistently in need of construction, reconstruction, i...
Longtime Rainier resident Charleen Ratke was appointed to the vacant city council position on Monday, Oct. 6. Ratke replaced Connie Budge, who stepped down last month. Ratke was born in Longview and attended the one-room school in Neer City before going on to Rainier Elementary School. After graduating from the old high school, she went to Lower Columbia College and Western Oregon University. "Education has been my love," she said. A self-described "lifelong learner," Ratke spent her career...
The Kiwanis Club of Clatskanie is preparing for their annual Gala Dinner and Auction Saturday, Nov. 1. The event is being held this year at The Clatskanie American Legion Hall at 930 NE Fifth St. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. The theme this year is "Continuing the Harvest.” This annual event is the Clatskanie Kiwanis Club's main fundraising activity. Their first gala was held in 1999. Since then, the event has become something lots of locals look forward to each year. All of the funds raised by Clatskanie Kiwanis are dedicated to projects and p...
In an effort to accommodate our subscribers on the other side of The Columbia River, The Wahkiakum County Eagle will be delivering directly to the Rainier Post Office. As a result of this, subscribers should be getting their weekly papers as early as Friday. This effort is part of the newspaper’s goal to provide subscribers with their news in a timely manner. To become an annual subscriber to The Eagle, visit waheagle.com....
Only a few weeks ago, Rainier Music/Band Teacher Patrick Velliquette passed away following an illness. Mr. Velliquette was born in 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii, and graduated from Clatskanie High School in 1997. He attended LCC, University of Oregon and, finally, George Fox University. Mr. Velliquette started teaching in 2005 at Riverdale Baptist School in Marlboro, Md., where he stayed for nine years before moving on to Turlock Christian in Crescent City, Calif., in 2020. He began teaching music...
The Eagle made an error in the Oct. 16 edition of the newspaper, placing answers for a different puzzle on page 14. These are the corresponding answers to this week's puzzle from page 10. The answers will be printed as well in the Oct. 23 edition, along with a brand new crossword puzzle and its corresponding answers....
Columbia County’s first Domestic Violence Awareness March will take place Saturday, Oct. 18. The march starts at 10 a.m. at McCormick Park in St. Helens and ends at St. Helens Library. Speakers and information tables of local resources, such as SAFE (Stop Abuse For Everyone) of Columbia County and Amani Center, will be on site. Attendees are encouraged to wear purple, the color associated with DV awareness and is sometimes known to represent “courage, survival, and the fight against abuse.” One of the organizers said, “We hope this march w...
Columbia County Cultural Coalition (CCCC) has received additional $20,000 grant funds through the Rebuilding and Expansion Grant Program of the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF). The additional funds will be added to the annual allocation from the Oregon Cultural Trust of $15,262. A total of $35,262 will be available for distribution in 2026. Traditionally, CCCC has offered matching grants of up to $2,000 to art, culture, and history projects within Columbia County. The OCF funds will allow the offer of a few larger grants to more fully fund...
The following is a press release provided by the Columbia County website (columbiacountyor.gov): Columbia County is proud to announce that the recently restored John Gumm Building in downtown St. Helens has received the prestigious DeMuro Award from Restore Oregon, recognizing outstanding achievement in public stewardship, adaptive reuse, and creative problem solving. Built in 1919 to replace a school lost to fire, the John Gumm Building served generations of students as St. Helens Elementary School and was listed in 1984 as a contributing...
For much of the 20th century, a sprawling complex in the desert of southeastern Washington state turned out most of the plutonium used in the nation’s nuclear arsenal, from the first atomic bomb to the arms race that fueled the Cold War. Now, after decades of planning and billions of dollars of investment, the site is turning liquid nuclear and chemical waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation into a much safer substance: glass. State regulators on Wednesday issued the final permit Hanford needed for workers to remove more waste from o...
During its session Tuesday, Oct. 7, the Wahkiakum County Commissioners voted unanimously on a proclamation approving October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Prior to the vote, Commissioner Gene Strong read the proclamation in its entirety. The document states, “Domestic violence affects more than just one group of people. It is a crime that harms individuals of all races, genders, sexual identity, ages, and socioeconomic levels. Domestic violence is a cycle of abuse and places a huge burden on its survivors with impacts that can be f...
The general elections in Cathlamet and Wahkiakum County will be taking place Tuesday, Nov. 4. Beginning Thursday, Oct. 16, The Wahkiakum County Eagle will be printing a page each week dedicated to the two candidates for Wahkiakum County Sheriff, Wahkiakum County Assessor, and Mayor of Cathlamet. Running for sheriff are candidates John Mason and Josh Grasseth. Running for assessor are candidates Drew Jenkins and Justin Moriarty. Running for Mayor of Cathlamet are candidates Nicholas Sevald and Laurel Waller. These candidates are presented with...
Today is Thursday, Oct. 9, the 282nd day of 2025. There are 83 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 9, 2009, President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for what the Norwegian Nobel Committee called “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” Also on this date: In 1910, a coal dust explosion at the Starkville Mine in Colorado left 56 miners dead. In 1962, Uganda won independence from British rule. In 1963, a mega-tsunami triggered by a landside at Vajont Dam in nor...
Beginning Oct. 15, the Wahkiakum Amateur Radio Club will again be hosting a free FCC Amateur Radio License class on Wednesday from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Wahkiakum HS Robot room (500 South 3rd Street). Those interested in attending can just show up or register ahead of time to receive a lesson plan outline by emailing n7wah.club@gmail.com. Those attending our class who live in the county and pass the FCC are eligible to have their test fee paid by the Wahkiakum Amateur Radio Club. The class is expected to last six Wednesdays, with the test taking...
On Saturday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m., the Cathlamet Library will kick off the first night of its Author Talk series at the Pioneer Community Center with Dayle Olson. Dayle is a Lower Columbia poet who came to Cathlamet after living most of her life in Tacoma. In 2024, she won first prize for prose poetry in the Oregon Poetry Association annual contest. Dayle was also a recent "Northwest Voices" featured writer at Lower Columbia College, where she led a workshop and read at Longview Public Library....
The public is invited to Stella Lutheran Chapel’s Annual Harvest Fest on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 4–6 p.m. at 124 Sherman Road in Longview. Enjoy a scenic fall drive west of Longview along Ocean Beach Hwy to the historic Stella area. Turn onto Germany Creek Road, continue for two miles, and look for the signs. The evening’s activities will feature a delicious meal prepared by the Stella Lutheran Chapel’s kitchen staff. Enjoy visiting with friends and neighbors while browsing a wide selection of silent auction items created and donated by local a...
The River City Strippers quilting group will display patriotic quilts at the River Mile 38 brewery on Friday, Oct. 10 from 3 to 6 p.m. These unique quilts will be presented to veterans as they return from Washington D.C. on the annual honor flight. This year, the strippers decided to support SJFC. All contributions received will be donated to SJFC’s 40 for 40 campaign. Please join us Friday evening to admire fabric art, enjoy a beverage and support a worthy local cause. The River Mile 38 brewery is located at 515 2nd St. in C...
Is it just me, or is fall coming fast? I don't know where muzzleloader deer season went, but here we are in the midst of muzzleloader elk season. Waterfowl and rifle deer seasons open on Saturday, Oct. 11. The first run of clam tides opened on Oct. 6 and continue through Sunday, Oct. 12. To top it off, we're three weeks away from the best holiday of the year: Halloween. Not so sure on that ranking? When else can I dress like the March Hare from "Alice in Wonderland," roam the streets of Cathlame...
I recently interviewed Marilyn Johnson at her home in Rosburg for the 33rd installment of Reader's Fave, a casual interview with someone who shares their favorite book. Marilyn wanted to share her personal fave, the Bible, a book which she has consistently read over the years. "I would say in the past 25 years, I've missed just a handful of days of reading it," she said. For Marilyn, it's one of the first things she does each morning before she gets busy with the day. "I read for about an hour...
SUNSHINE RETURNS. Well, after a couple of very wet days and some very foggy mornings, we are back to bright sunshine as I write this, and it should be nice for several days... awesome. The bad news is that, by the time you read this, it appears there will be a string of wet days lasting four days, so I hope you got your yard work done at the beginning of the week while it was nice and sunny! Thanks to the rain we had earlier, the burn ban has been lifted, and four of the next five days look to be fairly damp, so that should get our forests...
This past Saturday, the historic Grays River Covered Bridge once again transformed from a quiet landmark into the centerpiece of one of Wahkiakum County's most beloved traditions, the 18th Annual 4-H Covered Bridge Dinner. Long tables stretched the length of the bridge, set with eclectic tableware and jars of homemade pickled beets and cucumbers. The air carried the scent of smoked salmon, slow-cooked brisket, and the faint mustiness of the bridge's old timbers. A string of lights draped along o...
