Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Grays River is a well-known waterway to Wahkiakum locals. It twists around farmland and flows through timberland in the western part of the county before meeting the Columbia River at Grays Bay. The upper Grays River watershed is surrounded by 95 percent timberland and has recently been the focus of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe's Habitat Restoration and Conservation Project efforts. The Tribe has been working to "restore complexity and biophysical connectivity" in the Grays Watershed, according to p...
Sunlight spacing for vegetables Row direction and row spacing are common topics of conversation among vegetable gardeners. If slopes aren’t a consideration, vegetable rows that run north and south will give more even light exposure and thus more even leaf growth with greens and better fruit ripening with tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants. Pepper plants need at least 12 inches “in row” spacing with rows about two feet apart. Tomatoes need three feet in row spacing if trellised and more if they will spread out on the ground. Tomato rows shoul...
The Eagle is partnering with the Wahkiakum Noxious Weed Control board to bring you this message. Japanese Knotweed, as its name implies, is native to Asia. It is a Class B weed that is not known to be toxic and is a very aggressive escaped ornamental that can form dense stands, crowding out all other vegetation and degrading wildlife habitat. Japanese Knotweed can also create a fire hazard in the dormant season. It is difficult to control once established. This weed is a perennial species with s...
Gwen Larson is an amazing music, piano, and choir teacher at Piercing Arrow Private School. She was born and raised in Portland,,Ore. Gwen started in the church choir at Central Lutheran Church when she was 5 years old. When she was 9 and a half, she started learning piano along with the pipe organ..Gwen felt very privileged to be able to have an organ at her house. "At 9 and a half, I knew what I would do for the rest of my life," she said. Gwen loved music and everything included in it. She started teaching private piano lessons in her home...
Clatskanie High School is one of 21 high schools and five middle schools in the state receiving recognition as a high achieving leadership program. Clatskanie High School was awarded with a Gold Council Award at the OASC Spring Leadership Conference this April 27, 2025. The award, sponsored by the Oregon Association of Student Councils (OASC), sets high standards for student councils and leadership programs and honors them if they can reach or exceed these goals. The leadership programs begin by setting goals in the fall and actively...
On West 7th St. near the boat ramp sits a large, beige building, unassuming from the outside, but a bustling heartbeat of the community inside. Long referred to as the Rainier Senior Center, the building itself was recently renamed the Rainier Riverfront Center, in part to attract a wider audience and expand the usage of the space beyond senior programming and into a community center in the off-hours "It is for seniors but it includes everybody," said Rainier Senior Center Executive Director Jan Rich. "We have grandkids here, we have...
Jeremy and Monika Medhaug have big plans for the Rainier-based Grocery Outlet, and they have the track record to bring their big vision to life, as the two have a combined 60 years of business experience between them. The Medhaugs have been working together as a business team for more than two decades, overseeing three pharmacies at national brands such as Sav-On and Walgreens. While Jeremy was working his way up the corporate ladder at the beginning of his career at Costco in Las Vegas, Nev.,...
Columbia County residents have until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20 to vote on Measure 5-304 regarding the renewal of the Columbia County Jail levy. Lobbying for a “yes” vote on the measure, Columbia County Sheriff Brian Pixley said, “What it comes down to - the nuts and bolts - is my budget is $9.5 million for the jail. Out of that, we get $1 million from the County General Funds. This year, we’re slated to get about $3.9 through the US Marshals, and then we get about $3.9 million from the levy. Without the levy renewal, I’m going to have a $3...
If you have ever spotted those massive leafy greens unfurling like umbrellas over crimson stalks in a backyard garden, you have likely seen rhubarb. In Washington State, rhubarb is not just a springtime staple; it's a legacy crop with roots that stretch back generations, thriving in the cool, moist climate that makes our region one of the nation's top producers. According to the article Farm Facts, Washington State leads the nation in rhubarb production, accounting for nearly 90% of the U.S. commercial rhubarb crop. Most of that is grown in...
One self-service library, high school, and grocery store serve the 519 people of Naselle, Washington. The piles of felled logs along the roadsides dwarf the passing cars, signaling to drivers that this town was built on logging. Many Naselle residents have family roots in the forestry sector, allowing them to be intimately familiar with its demands. They also do not often push back on timber harvests that pose no threat to endangered species or their habitats. But an upcoming harvest will fell trees surrounding one of two creeks that supply...
The Wonders of Garage Sale Gear I know it's early, but in honor of that most monumental event, the annual Puget Island Garage (and) Yard Sale, or PIGYS, which will be held June 27 – 29 and, owing to the fact it is indeed and has been for some time, garage sale season, I write this week on the finer points of what I call 'garage sale etiquette.' But garage sales and the outdoors? Garage sales can be great places to find outdoor gear at ridiculously low prices; however, not every $2 sleeping b...
According to a press release from Senator Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, a bill creating a testing program to measure forever-chemical contamination in Washington’s food supply heads the list of wins for Wilson in “an otherwise-discouraging 2025 legislative session” that ended Sunday, April 27. The release stated, “Despite passage of the largest tax increase in Washington history and legislation designed to force liberal urban perspectives on the entire state, Wilson was able to score a number of successes for the 19th Legislative District. Over th...
For years, there have been discussions, suggestions, and conversations regarding a potential consolidation of the Town of Cathlamet’s (TOC) water system with the Wahkiakum PUD (Public Utilities District) that have been shrouded in confusion, complicated, hard-to-interpret financial reports, and rampant outpourings of misinformation. The Washington Department of Health approached the Wahkiakum PUD in August 2023 to consider consolidating the TOC and PUD water systems. A consolidation study was conducted through a DOH Consolidation Grant Fund. Gr...
Following former Councilmember Kermit Chamberlin's resignation on April 21, the Town of Cathlamet put out an ad to fill the vacancy for Position No. 2. Going into Monday evening's session, only two applicants had filed. With the meeting's agenda calling for an executive session to review the applicants and, eventually, the appointment of one of those applicants, Councilmember Jeanne Hendrickson voiced her concern over coming to a decision so quickly. "I just feel that with the weight of what the town is dealing with right now, as a...
The "hill" is alive with the sound of music. Every Saturday afternoon in April, the doors to the Cathlamet Pioneer Center were open and music fans came to hear Mel & Leah and Friends perform crowd-pleasing favorites; the most recent being the best of the 60s and 70s. Leah and Mel are a professional music duo. Their sound features the melodies of pianist and vocalist Leah Stonum and bassist, saxophonist, arranger, MC and sometimes joke teller Mel Drybread. They have an extensive repertoire...
Little Island Creamery's annual Spring Fest features master storyteller Will Hornyak this year on Sunday, May 18 from 2 - 4 p.m. with his program "Lifting Up the Sky! Tales of Hope, Community and Cooperation." Join Will for uplifting and engaging stories for all ages. From Irish myths and Native American legends to Northwest tall tales and lively participation stories, Will weaves a wide web of oral traditions into spellbinding performances. A resident of the Pacific Northwest, Will is a...
The 41st Annual Wahkiakum 4-H Great White Tail Run takes place on Saturday, May 17. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Skamokawa Vista Park Office (5 Vista Park Rd.), and the run starts at 10 a.m. Several walks/runs are available, including 10K, 5K or the “two mile” through the Julia Butler Hansen National Refuge in Skamokawa. Participants can register online or in person at the registration table. Contact run coordinator Lisa Frink, Wahkiakum 4-H Program Coordinator at lfrink@wsu.edu or by phone at 360-795-3278. Recognition will be giv...
Registration is now open for the first Little Island Relay, set for Sunday, Aug. 3. Sponsored by Little Island Creamery, this relay will cover Puget Island roads and include a portion of Birnie Slough. The relay starts at Little Island Creamery with a 5k run to Svensen Park on Puget Island. From there, the cyclists will make an 18-mile route around both Puget and Little Islands, ending at a location at Birnie Slough on Little Island. The 2.5-mile kayak leg leads west on the slough, crossing the channel towards the mainland and ending at Elochom...
After being out of town for a week, we returned to a vibrant spring landscape. Areas we hadn't mowed yet had grass growing two feet tall, blackberry bushes were thriving, and the trees had fully leafed out. We spent Sunday afternoon on the mower and tractor cleaning up our property. While I was writing my column today, temperatures soared into the 80s. If the weather continues like this, we may be in for a long, hot summer. On Sunday, we attended the chicken dinner fundraiser at Rosburg Hall...
As is often the case in the spring, at least when "The Great Outdoors" is concerned, there's a lot going on this week. By the way, if you haven't seen it, The Great Outdoors, starring Dan Aykroyd and the late John Candy, is a must see, but I digress; on to the outdoor news. Final razor clam digs May 10-15 Afraid you might not have enough razor clams in the freezer to last until November? Well, you'd best be taking advantage of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's (WDFW) final digs...
It's that time of year when those noxious weeds start showing up and spreading. To educate the community on certain invasive species, we will be highlighting the most common weeds we see. The Noxious Weed Control Board is available to help landowners with information, services and resources to deal with invasive, non-native plant species. Scotch broom is an evergreen, brushy shrub 3-10 feet tall with stiff green branches year-round, even when it has leaves. Bright yellow, two tipped...
This past week, Wahkiakum County Key Club hosted its annual Doernbecher Days, a time-honored tradition since 2009. Doernbecher Days is a high-energy, student-run fundraiser benefiting Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland, OR. It's a week packed with friendly competition, excitement, and tons of fun for all ages. This year's festivities kicked off with a K-12 assembly, where the whole school came together to get hyped for the events ahead. To set the tone, the assembly featured a limbo...
