Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Sorted by date Results 1888 - 1912 of 9907
Members of the Wahkiakum High School baseball team volunteered a few hours last week to improve and beautify a diamond in the rough. The team focused on dugouts and other structures utilized by the athletes and their fans every spring. "Many of the outbuildings surrounding the field were in disrepair and very weathered through the years," Coach Garrett Radcliffe said. "We were fortunate to get lots of help in fixing them up." Wahkiakum School District was able to procure paint from Sherwin Willi...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council acted on Main Street zoning concerns when they met Monday night. At a previous meeting, council members had asked town attorney Fred Johnson to prepare an interim zoning control ordinance intended to pause conversion of Main Street storefronts into residential rentals. While considering the ordinance, council members acknowledged the lack of affordable housing in the community alongside the goal of maintaining a Main Street commercial core. During public comment, Main Street business owner Patty...
The Washington State Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIWP) Task Force issued its first report Monday, including 10 unanimously adopted recommendations to begin addressing gaps in services and response to violence against Indigenous people. The 25-member Task Force is facilitated by the Attorney General’s Office. It coordinates a statewide response to the urgent crisis of Indigenous people who go missing, are the victims of homicide, or experience other types of gender-based violence in urban and tribal communities. B...
By Diana Zimmerman It was an extraordinary moment for Little Island Creamery's owners and team last week at the American Cheese Society awards ceremony, when their brie took first place in national competition. The society is the only organization in North America that does any rating for cheese, according to Kathleen McDonald, who owns the creamery with her brother Dick McDonald. "It's stunning news," Kathleen said. "We're stunned. We did not expect this. It's all the big names, it's...
From a press release from the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office: On August 6, 2022, at 12:04pm, the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a camper at Vista Park. Three males had been swimming and now were out of sight. All were from Guatemala, in the mid-twenties and had been camping at the park. Immediately the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Department launched their boat and rescuer’s from Cathlamet Ambulance, Skamokawa Aid and Wahkiakum Search and Rescue, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington State Patro...
Monday, August 8, evening update: There was some good news Monday evening from the Department of Natural Resources after crews spent the day fighting the Cape Horn fire, about five miles east of Cathlamet. “They are still out there working,” Jeff Bortner, the Wildland Fire District Manager for the Department of Natural Resources Pacific Cascade Region said. “They are calling it 40 percent contained, and anticipating at least one more full day out there working on it. But things are going well an...
Last week, youth who are attending a camp sponsored by the Department of Blind Services visited the Burkhalter Farm in Grays River. They are using the WSSB (Washington State School for the Blind) in Vancouver for their housing. They made the trip to the Burkhalter's organic farm so the youngsters could experience an actual farm for themselves. The students ranged from 14-16 years in age. They were excited to meet day-old calves, as well as adult cows, and to learn about the robotic system used f...
Wahkiakum County commissioners breezed through their meeting Tuesday, rolling over a light agenda and spending time discussing trust timberland management issues. Commissioners signed a public assistance grant agreement with the Washington State Military Department that will steer federal disaster response funding to the county to cover damage and expenses resulting from the heavy winter storms in December 2021 and January, 2022. The board approved a letter of support for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe's grant application to the National Fish and...
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors on July 19 heard a report on next year’s budget; discussed redistricting for board positions; talked about policy revisions, including one on gender issues; and received an update on the school’s lawsuit. Business Manager Shelby Garrett went over next year’s budget for the board. With revenues estimated to be $8.2 milion and expenditures estimated to be $8.7 million, the district may have to dip into their $1.1 million reserves to the tune of al...
Bald Eagle Days were already percolating on Friday, with nearly 50 yachts lining the docks at the Elochoman Slough Marina. The cabins were full, and there was a wait list for RV and camp sites. Many who made their way up the stairs to the marina office were repeat customers from all over the region. They may have dropped in to ask a question or to deal with business, but several stood by the door to the back office to have a brief chat with the new Wahkiakum Port 1 Manager, Todd Souvenir, or to...
THURSDAY CWCOG Board of Directors, noon. Regular meeting of the Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments Board of Directors. This meeting is being held virtually. Public participation and com- ments are welcome. Join via Zoom with meeting ID 810 9867 5235, passcode 888118. Members of the public may also view and/or participate in the meeting from the County Annex Building Conference Rm located at 207 4th Avenue N in Kelso. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department,...
July 19 Naselle/Grays River School Board Meeting (Updated: The print version incorrectly stated Chuck Hendrickson represented District 2 on the Naselle/Grays River Valley School District board of directors; he actually represented District 3 before resigning. --editor) Summer meetings can be easily sidestepped on a lovely evening. So it was for the July meeting of the school board of Naselle GRV School District community. One school board member was absent, Amy Chadwick. No one from the community attended it, but one, this reporter. Before the...
The Wahkiakum County Fair is less than a month away and I just have one question: What kind of pie are you baking? The sky’s the limit, so long as it isn’t a cream pie, according to the rules in the fair book. I’ve never entered anything in the fair before, so I caught up with Fair Manager Patty Dursteler this week to go over all the details for entering pies in the open category. This is what she told me: Pies should be 4-6 inches in diameter. That being said, they will make allowances for t...
Commissioners of Port District 2 worked over plans for upgrading facilities when they met Tuesday evening. The port has purchased the former Skamokawa United Methodist Church Building, now named the Carlton Appelo Center, and is in the process of making improvements so that it can host a variety of uses. Commissioners approved a $27,384 bid from Felton Electric to replace the heating system with two heat pumps. They would replace baseboard heaters and a propane furnace. Commissioners and staff also discussed roof repair and decided to wait to...
David and Dayle Olson spied their first Little Free Library in Seaside at a library fundraiser. Dayle was smitten with the idea of having their own, but for some reason, David was a little less enthused. "I would suggest it periodically to David and get a kind of lukewarm response," Dayle said. Little did she know that her husband would visit Jim Kolberg's Little Free Library on Butler Street one day and come home with his first real keen feeling for the enterprise. To be fair, he picked up a...
Bigfoot sightings are happening every day in Skamokawa thanks to Shannon and Lance Britt of the Skamokawa Resort and General Store, and an artist in Skamokawa named Michael of Black Sea Signs. The Britts moved to the community nearly 10 years ago after deciding to take advantage of an opportunity to own the property, which includes the general store, their home, three condos, eight hotel rooms, a conference room, dock, gazebo and grounds. "We weren't planning on moving, but we thought, how can...
Wahkiakum County voters will be asked to approve a boost to the local sales tax in an issue approved Tuesday for this November's general election. The tax would generate funds for improvements and maintenance of the radio system serving a variety of county organizations, from the sheriff's office and emergency services to Wahkiakum PUD and school buses. The tax would be 2/10 of 1 percent, or 20 cents per $100 spent. Estimated collection would be $130,000 per year. Sheriff's department officers commented that the current system has holes in...
The Wahkiakum County Port District 1 Board of Commissioners met briefly on Thursday to hear about the recently completed sewer project, approve a bid to replace the fuel dock hose reels, and make Todd Souvenir's promotion to port manager official. Mayor David Olson thanked the port for the use of one of their boats to move the city dock to its current location. "We don't have a gangway yet, but it's coming," he said. "Thank you very much, it is truly appreciated and a long time coming."...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners heard from Mike Johnson, an engineer from Gray and Osborne Engineering, about a hydrogeology study completed on Puget Island, in consideration for a back up water supply, and about potential costs for expanding the water system on the Westend. “They think there is a reasonable possibility to find ground water in quantities that is useful to the PUD,” Johnson said. While the engineer was optimistic about the quantity of ground water available on...
Dan Westlind was still a toddler when someone handed him three simple gifts that would set him off on a course of creativity for the rest of his days: A hammer, a can of nails, and pieces of wood from a nearby sawmill. He started with birdhouses and haphazard sculptures, but they all seemed to find their way to the fireplace. Perhaps that's why Westlind forges with fire and builds with sturdier stuff: his knives and steampunk sculptures are not so easily disposable. Years after the hammer,...
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. Food Addicts Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Rosburg Community Club, 7 p.m. Eastside Play & Learn Group, St. James Family Center, 10-11:30 a.m. Community Library &...
April Peterson, Marianne Brightbill, and Linda Wright inspected the newly installed town dock at the foot of Broadway Street. Photo by David Olson....
Bald Eagle Days 2022 is in the books, and by all accounts it was a big hit with locals and visitors to Cathlamet. The streets were lined with people, and SR 4 was lined with parked cars. The Elochoman Slough Marina was full of yachts and campers. People argued naturally about whether or not it was the longest parade ever. Children bounced from one inflatable to another in the Kid Zone, climbing, sliding, and laughing all along the way. There was food aplenty, and happy smiles everywhere, as old...
Town of Cathlamet Public Works Department crew members on Monday put finishing touches on the town's new dock. Mayor David Olson said the dock should be in the river at the foot of Broadway Street by the start of Bald Eagle Days. Photo by Rick Nelson....
