Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Surprise! Just weeks after learning their application for a state Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) grant to construct Waterfront Park had been rated too low for funding, Town of Cathlamet officials learned last week that, indeed, RCO would award funds for the project. Mayor David Olson said Monday that the award would be for the town's application in the two-year 2020 funding cycle, not the latest application for the 2022 cycle. The town's 2020 application had been ranked in 24th positio...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce will hold their annual Tree Lighting Celebration this Saturday in front of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse. Sheriff Mark Howie will start the festivities at 4:30 p.m. The crowd will sing carols until the arrival of Santa Claus at 4:45 in a Cathlamet Fire Truck. “Santa will get off the truck, shimmy through the crowd, and light the tree at 5 p.m.,” Chamber Director Monica Budd said. Afterwards, Santa will head to the Hotel Cathlamet to greet kids and the you...
The Wahkiakum Animal Advocate Group held a Holiday Pet Food Drive on Saturday at the Elochoman Slough Marina. They took in $130 in cash donations, 411 pounds of dry food and 390 cans of dog and cat food. "It was a good day and our pet food pantry is stocked for the time being," Anita Orchin, left, said. Orchin is a member of the WAAG board, along with Rebecca Hompe, center, and Wendy Edwards, right. Photo by Diana Zimmerman....
I don’t know why I was so distracted that day. I’ve gotten into this bad habit of popping up the toaster to check the toast. I did it again that day, and pushed it back down before wandering off into another room, puttering, my mind on a million things. When I headed back toward the kitchen, I found smoke roiling on the ceiling in my hallway. It was only then that I remembered my toast. It was even smokier in the kitchen. I turned off the toaster and pulled the plug, so very thankful I did...
Thanks to funding secured by Wahkiakum Health and Human Services and volunteers at the Wahkiakum Community Garden, as well as some other Good Samaritans, there will be more fresh produce available at local food banks for a longer period of time each year, as part of a combined effort to combat food insecurity in our community. "It's always a question with us, regarding what we supply to the food banks," Wahkiakum Community Garden Volunteer Chris Holmes said. "Two questions, are we supplying...
THURSDAY Happy Thanksgiving! FRIDAY River City Strippers, St. Catherine Catholic Church, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. AA Meeting, Hope Center, 7 p.m. SATURDAY Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-7 p.m. SUNDAY AA Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6 p.m., (360) 560-6946. MONDAY Wahkiakum Marine Resources Committee, River St. Meeting Room, 5:30 p.m. Johnson Park Advisory Board, 9 a.m. Free Self-Help Group, St. James Family Center, 6:30 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Longview, 5:30 p.m. F...
More than 12 people attended the November 15 school board meeting held in the school library to make hearing the meeting better for all present. Early in the meeting, as the agenda changes were discussed, board member Tyson Vogeler, commented that he, as a board member representing folks in the Grays River area, would prefer having the board meet in the Grays River Fire Hall three times a year as Policy #1400 currently states. Superintendent Lisa Nelson explained her preference for meeting at the Naselle school: “My personal desire is to c...
Two Cowlitz County men were duck hunting in a small boat in the Elochoman Slough on Sunday morning around 9:45 a.m., according to a press release from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, when one of their shotguns accidentally fired, striking the other and causing serious injuries. According to the press release, the incident happened when one hunter’s shotgun fell over from a propped up position while he was retrieving ducks from the water. In his attempt to retrieve the firearm, t...
If you haven’t heard, Piroshky Piroshky is coming to Cathlamet as part of a Pre-Order Pop-Up tour. The Seattle bakery, which specializes in traditional eastern European baked goods, is celebrating their 30th anniversary by driving to every corner of the United States to deliver their tasty hand held pies and more. Ordering must be completed no later than 9 a.m. on December 1. Items will be hand made to order, flash frozen and delivered for pick up on December 2 at River Mile 38 Brewery, 4-6 p...
In hindsight, the cameras at the Elochoman Slough Marina show the slow sink of Wahkiakum Port 1's dredge in the early hours on Sunday morning before the sun rose, but on a quiet and chilly weekend, with only the fish and birds or the occasional walker or duck hunter intent on that day's quarry, no one noticed the vessel was sinking until a little before 10 a.m. That's when Port Manager Todd Souvenir, who was hunting in Idaho, started getting calls and texts. Port Commissioner Brett Deaton...
The election race for the position of Wahkiakum County prosecuting attorney became tighter Thursday with the second count of mail-in ballots. Incumbent Democrat Dan Bigelow led Independent challenger Holly McKeen 1,093 to 963 on Tuesday, a lead of 130 votes. After Thursday's count, Bigelow leads 1,241-1,155, a lead of 86 votes. The county auditor's elections website estimates there are another 100 ballots left to count; the next count will be Nov. 28. In the county's other contested race, incumbent Gene Strong boosted his lead over challenger...
It may be mid-November, but Wahkiakum County officials are making plans for 2023 budgets and activities. The 2023 Preliminary County Budget will be available to the public next Monday. On Tuesday, the board of commissioners will hold public hearings on annual road construction and six-year transportation improvement programs and 14-year ferry program, starting at 10 a.m. On Nov. 29, the commission has scheduled public hearings for each of the county's four flood control zone districts starting at 10 a.m. This is a fifth Tuesday; there will not...
Pilot Brian Fleming approached the Wahkiakum County Port 1 Board of Commissioners, wanting to restart a conversation about bringing a hangar to the Elochoman Slough Marina for personal and commercial activity, and talked about the potential the location had for becoming a place for pilots to stopover on long flights up and down the coast. “I’d like to look toward operating a commercial flying service out of the marina area,” Fleming said. “I want to stay off the channel. Ideally I’d like a co...
THURSDAY Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Fire Protection District No. 1 Commissioners, Fire Hall, 5:30 p.m. Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m. Cathlamet First Aid Division, Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, First Aid Division, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, ambulance training, 7 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, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Rosburg...
Scott Corwin of Northwest Public Power Association spoke to the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday before they listened to reports and voted to adopt a resolution on the 2023 budget. Corwin spoke to the commissioners about the work his organization does to support utilities and their employees, including education and training, recruitment and retainment, communications, and more. General Manager Dan Kay reported on the PUD’s response during the recent s...
Commissioners of Port District 2 on Tuesday approved their 2023 budget and waived their authority to increase the district's property tax levy. All three commissioners voted to keep the levy at the current level; in their October meeting, Commissioner Allen Bennett had spoken in favor of taking the 1 percent increase. Commissioners Brian O'Connor and Austin Burkhalter had opposed it, saying the increase wasn't necessary. On Tuesday, Bennett agreed. "The revenue we'd get from this levy would be minimal, and we have other avenues to raise...
Following recent updated vote tallies, Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is the projected winner of the race for the 3rd District seat in the US House of Representatives. A Seattle Times analysis said it appears that, at current rates, Republican Joe Kent would have to take at least 73 percent of the remaining votes to overtake Gluesenkamp Perez. On Tuesday, the Washington Secretary of State's website reported that Gluesenkamp Perez had received 157,365 votes, 50.24% of the total, and Kent had received 154,097 votes, 49.20 percent of the total....
Above, Commander Bill Tawater of VFW Post 5297 spoke to Wahkiakum students last Wednesday at their annual Veterans Day Assembly about his experience serving in the Air Force. Students and veterans in attendance also heard speeches from ASB Co-President Gabe Gumucio and Superintendent Brent Freeman, and heard a presentation from Mrs. Brown's Fifth Grade Class on the Vietnam War. RIght, Wahkiakum High School seniors honored local veterans with a candle lighting as they read the names of men and...
Skamokawa resident Steve Carson seems to have a knack for getting things done. First he needed better internet service, and he ended up providing it for his neighbors and an even wider community. Now he’s applied for and been awarded a grant that will continue to help his community. “Back in August I saw a request for proposal from the Department of Commerce and the State Broadband Office, looking for organizations to provide digital navigator services, a digital navigator program,” Carson said....
Following recent updated vote tallies, Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is the projected winner of the race for the 3rd District seat in the US House of Representatives. A Seattle Time analysis said that it appears that, at current rates, Republican Joe Kent would have to take at least 73 percent of the remaining votes to overtake Gluesenkamp Perez. On Monday, the Washington Secretary of State's website reported that Gluesenkamp Perez had received 154,169 votes, 50.47% of the total, and Kent had received 149,548 votes, 48.96 percent of the...
The election race for the position of Wahkiakum County prosecuting attorney became tighter Thursday with the second count of mail-in ballots. Incumbent Democrat Dan Bigelow led Independent challenger Holly McKeen 1,093 to 963 on Tuesday, a lead of 130 votes. After Thursday's count, Bigelow leads 1,241-1,155, a lead of 86 votes. The county auditor's elections website estimates there are another 100 ballots left to count; the next count will be Nov. 28. In the county's other contested race, incumbent Gene Strong boosted his lead over challenger...
An atmospheric river dumped inches of rain over the region last Friday. One report said 11" in Skamokawa and 5" in Cathlamet. Wind caused power outages, and fallen trees and rocks hampered travel. Above, the Grays River flooded fields off Barr Road. See more reporting on Page 5. Photos by Karen Bertroch....
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council on Monday did some fine tuning to their preliminary 2023 budgets, worked on parking ordinances, and acted on several other items of business. In opening remarks at the start of the meeting, Mayor David Olson announced he had contacted Governor Jay Inslee's office about potential conflicts of interest on the board that ranks applications for state recreational funding grants. Two years ago, Olson said, the town applied to the state Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) for a grant to fund the proposed Wat...
Two incumbent Wahkiakum County officials have apparently defeated challengers and won re-election to their offices. In a tight race, Democrat Dan Bigelow leads Independent challenger Holly McKeen 1,093 to 963 in Tuesday's count. County elections officials said they had another 300 ballots left to count, and more may arrive in the mail before the next count today (Thursday) at 5 p.m. The county had a 61.43 percent voter turnout. In the county's other contested race, incumbent Gene Strong leads challenger Blair Brady 1,311 to 576 in the race for...
Washington State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti is nearing the end of his 39 county tour of the state, and on Tuesday, he made his 38th visit, stopping in Cathlamet briefly to talk to The Wahkiakum County Eagle and Wahkiakum County Treasurer Tammy Peterson. He was excited to talk about Washington Future Fund, a baby bonds proposal he is putting forward, which is focused on rural economic development, a subject he says he earned a masters in at Gonzaga University while attending law school. "Part of...
