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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Operation of the community center in Cathlamet is up in the air after the Cathlamet Town Council and Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners voted to cancel their lease for center usage. The town owns the building housing the center, and the county in the past few years has provided a manager. The County Health and Human Services Department has covered the manager's wage through a variety of grants and outside entities without using county-sourced funds. Those funds, however, have disappeared, and without money in the budget for the position,...
It wasn't easy, but the Cathlamet Town Council ploughed through a variety of business Monday evening, ranging from Butler Street parking lot redesign to initial approval of the 2021 town budgets. Council members received a report from John Hinton of Gray and Osborne Engineers outlining potential areas for sewer system expansion. They include: --The vicinity of the intersection of SR 4 and the Elochoman Valley Road, --Greenwood Hill, --Up North Jacobson Road, --Olive Drive off of Columbia Street, --The Rosedale Height area up Boege Road, and...
The Washington Board of Natural Resources on Tuesday voted move 230 acres of county trust timberland into permanent conservation status and compensate counties for loss of the revenue producing timberland. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources will transfer 230 acres of state forestlands in Wahkiakum, Pacific and Skamania counties into permanent conservation status. The 230 acres, which would have been managed to fund local services in the three counties, are being transferred to Natural Resources Conservation Areas (NRCA) to...
There were two more cases of covid-19 reported in Wahkiakum County on Monday, bringing the cumulative total to 263 with three cases considered potentially active. The number of hospitalizations and deaths attributed to covid-19 in the county stood still this week, according to the Washington Department of Health, at 17 and five respectively. The DOH also reports that 4,395 doses of the vaccine have been given to residents in the county. In the state, 81.2 percent of the population age 12 and up...
The Oneida Road boat ramp has closed to the public in an initial step to remove an old barge leaking oil into Deep River. The state Department of Ecology learned Nov. 4 that oil was covering vegetation along Deep River and determined it originated from a small abandoned barge. Further investigation revealed that the barge contains about 1,600 gallons of heavy black oil, some of which has sunk into sediment below the barge, which has holes in the hull. David Prater, Ecology project liaison, said Tuesday that divers have attempted to patch holes...
Wahkiakum County PUD held two public hearings on Tuesday morning to start their meeting, first to hear public comment regarding their first Clean Energy Implementation Plan and second for public comment on redistricting. “The Clean Energy Transformation Act was signed into law on May 7, 2019, by the governor. It transitions Washington to 100 percent renewable or non emitting electricity by 2045 and expands energy assistance for low income customers,” General Manager Dan Kay said. Beginning in...
NHS Boys Basketball Subject to change December 9 Firm Foundation 6:00 11 MM Knight 6:00 13 at Mossyrock 16 Col. Adventist 18 at Toledo 5:45 20 Yakama Nation 4:00 22 Ilwaco 29 Oakville at Willapa Valley 3:30 30 at Winlock 3:30 January 4 at Willapa Valley 7:05 7 Pe Ell 11 at Three Rivers 13 WA School for Deaf 14 at Pe Ell 18 at Firm Foundation 21 Mossyrock 25 at Col. Adventist 5:30 28 Willapa Valley February 3 Three Rivers Varsity at 7 pm unless noted. Home games in boldface. NHS Girls Basketball Subject to change December 11 MM Knight 4:30 14 Mo...
Cathlamet started the holiday season with its annual lighting festival late Saturday afternoon. As usual, Santa Claus arrived by fire truck (below) and later moved to the lobby of the Hotel Cathlamet where he greeted youngsters, including Imbue and Robert Schultz. Laurie Miller (below, right) led the carol singing. Photos by Ian Brandon....
Wahkiakum County commissioners discussed future management of the Community Center in Cathlamet at their Nov. 23 meeting and adjourned to 9:30 a.m. next Monday to hold a public hearing on 2022 county budgets. During public comment, a visitor suggested the county install RV hookups at the fairgrounds in Skamokawa to open the area for more recreational use. "I do know it's in the long range plan," said commission Chair Gene Strong, who represents the commission on the county fair board. Two issues to address, he said, are having an adequate...
If you’d like to retrofit your fireplace, or have ever thought about replacing your old woodstove or perhaps just getting rid of it, you may be able to receive some financial aid to do so, thanks to the Southwest Clean Air Agency (SWCAA) and the efforts of some former and current elected officials in Wahkiakum County who have served on that board. One of the biggest concerns for the SWCAA is fine particulate matter, Executive Director Uri Papish told Wahkiakum County commissioners last week, a...
Shannon Eddy is the new deputy prosecutor for Wahkiakum County. She came to Cathlamet by way of Othello, but she began her career in Alaska, where she lived for about 15 years. "I wanted to be a newscaster," Eddy said. "I tried working in television production for about a year or two out of college. It's such a competitive market that if you want to be on camera, everyone is working for free. It's hard to make a living. I got tired of just being poor, and working three different jobs." Eddy,...
With no new cases of covid-19 in the past week, the cumulative number of cases in Wahkiakum County remains at 261. Of those, two are considered potentially active. The Washington Department of Health is reporting 17 hospitalizations, an increase of one in the past week, and attributing five deaths to the virus. “Cases continue to fall around the state,” Wahkiakum Health and Human Services Director Chris Bischoff said in an email on Tuesday. “The number of new cases per day is still too high...
The Eagle urges all organizations to inform us of any changes in your schedule since the covid restrictions. 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. Food Addicts Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible...
The Wahkiakum Clinic in Cathlamet, which was closed temporarily because of personnel issues, is open and back to a Tuesday through Friday schedule. According to Jim Coffee, Chief Executive Officer of the Cowlitz Family Health Center, which oversees the clinic in Cathlamet, a locum tenens contract ended at the same time the regular provider was dealing with some significant family issues. Locum tenens, or “rent-a-doc” as Coffee likes to call them, frequently fill in the second position at the...
Wahkiakum County Fair Manager Patty Dursteler was still practically bursting with joy on Saturday about the really good news she got last Wednesday when she opened her email at work. The Department of Agriculture has awarded the Wahkiakum County Fair $250,000, the largest grant available, to make some much needed improvements around the fairgrounds. "We got the grand prize, which is what the fair commissioner told me," Dursteler said. "It's pretty exciting." Dursteler and WCF Treasurer Becky...
Cathlamet resident Trevor Batchelor was arrested on November 17 when the Lower Columbia SWAT team served a search warrant at his home on Columbia Street along with the agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and LPD Street Crimes Detectives. Officers found hundreds of items related to the manufacture of firearms, according to a press release from the Longview Police Department. Batchelor was transported to Cowlitz County Jail and booked for unlawful manufacture...
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors met on Monday to continue their discussion about how they might fund improvements to their aging buildings, to hear a summary on the 2020-2021 budget, and honor one of their members who was finishing her term. They began with public comment. There were only a couple visitors on Monday night, but one encouraged the board to listen to the public. “People want to be heard, they want to have a voice. If you silence them, if you don’t listen to the...
Come downtown this Saturday for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting, which is taking place in its usual spot in front of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse in Cathlamet. Beginning at 4:30 p.m., Wahkiakum High School alum Laurie Miller will lead the crowd in Christmas Carols, and at 5 p.m., a fire engine will drop off Santa Claus, who will light the tree and then head over to the Hotel Cathlamet. He is looking forward to meeting youngsters of any age who want to tell him just how good they’ve been t...
The ferry Oscar B. this week carried some construction equipment which is being used to assist a contractor making improvements to the landing ramp at Westport. Ferry service has been closed as crews work on the Westport ramp and dredge the slough near the landing. "According to Clatsop County Public Works, the project is proceeding," Wahkiakum County Public Works Director Chuck Beyer reported this week. "The anticipated re-opening date is assumed to be Dec. 9 as previously stated. "The ferry...
There was one new case of covid-19 reported in Wahkiakum County on Monday, according to Wahkiakum Health and Human Services. This brings the cumulative total to 261, with seven cases considered to be potentially active. So far, there have been 16 reported hospitalizations in the county and five deaths have been attributed to covid-19. “Covid-19 cases continue to decline in the state,” WHHS Director Chris Bischoff said. “I hope everyone has a lovely Thanksgiving holiday, but that they do it sa...
Wahkiakum County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Bigelow this week administered an oath of office to his new deputy, Shannon Eddy. Eddy has spent the last two years in charge of prosecutions in the Adams County District Court in Othello. Before that, Bigelow reports, Eddy spent many years in Alaska working for the state in various capacities, from prosecuting bootleggers to representing victims of major crimes. She will replace retiring Dep. Prosecutor Sue Baur, concentrating on the criminal side of...
The Eagle urges all organizations to inform us of any changes in your schedule since the covid restrictions. THURSDAY Happy Thanksgiving! FRIDAY River City Strippers, quilting group, St. Catherine Catholic Church, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. AA Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 7 p.m. (360) 560-6946. Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, Rosburg, 9:30-11 a.m. Community Library & Computer Center, Johnson Park 11 a.m.-4 p.m. SATURDAY Community Library & Computer Center, Johnson Park, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. SUNDAY AA Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd & Map...
At a meeting held Nov. 16 at the Naselle school, the district board of directors heard public comments from a group of approximately 25 individuals who continued to voice ongoing concerns with state pandemic response protocols that they perceive as unacceptable. The group spoke in the public comment portion of the meeting’s agenda for over two hours and illustrated their concerns with high emotions as they continued to express their beliefs about the testing on unvaccinated winter sports’ athletes as required under the Washington State Dep...
El Primero, a landmark of US maritime history, is currently docked at Elochoman Marina. A remarkable (originally steam-powered) vessel, El Primero is the first yacht built on the west coast, and is a "palace afloat" built with two bathtubs when only 15% of San Francisco had running water. El Primero has hosted at least two US Presidents, including President Theodore Roosevelt and President William Howard Taft. Owner Christian Lint is is looking for a permanent home, perhaps in Cathlamet. At...
Cathlamet Town Council Members on Monday reviewed proposed plans for development of two parks and sent their architects back to the drawing board. First, the council studied concepts for development of Queen Sally Park and decided to seek a geotechnical evaluation of the soils and the water table in the park site before choosing a plan for development. Second, council members asked for a redesign of the Butler Street park site to increase the number of parking spaces. The Butler Street lot is undeveloped and is used as a parking lot. Through a...
