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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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– A section of the lower mainstem Columbia River below Bonneville Dam will close to all salmon fishing beginning Sept. 4, state fishery managers from Washington and Oregon announced Sept. 2. The closure, which follows a separate closure on Chinook retention at the Buoy 10 fishery last week, is meant to protect Chinook making their way upriver and into lower Columbia River tributaries. Catch data indicates that the area from Tongue Point/Rocky Point (Astoria) to the Warrior Rock (St. Helens, Orel,) line is exceeding catch projections, and the cl...
The cumulative number of covid-19 cases rose to 195 this week in Wahkiakum County after two cases were reported last Wednesday, and four more on Tuesday. Of those cases, 23 are considered potentially active. There have been 11 known hospitalizations, and five deaths have been attributed to covid-19. “With today’s cases,” Wahkiakum Health and Human Services Director Chris Bischoff said on Tuesday, “August is now Wahkiakum’s biggest single month in terms of number of cases with 27.” Bischoff sa...
By Diana Zimmerman One particular sport fisherman was looking forward to spending the early hours fishing on the Columbia River last Thursday when he stepped out on D Dock at a busy Elochoman Slough Marina to find his 20 foot Northwest aluminum boat in the drink. It was a rough way to start the day. Todd Souvenir, maintenance manager at Port 1, was already out on the river hoping to hook something. What he caught was a call, around 7:30 a.m., from the thwarted fisherman. "I hate to call you and...
To clarify reporting of the Port District 2 board of commissioners meeting in the Aug. 19 edition, a car port on the Svensen Park site actually belongs to former park hosts. Park hosts have connected their RV's to the park's drainfield, and overflow parking on the drainfield has been the practice at the park since it opened....
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...
Last week Ken Johnson, CEO at Wahkiakum West, announced that they are working with three distinct issues at the company. The first involves recent malfunctions that periodically took down the ability to call long distance. They are working to remove the old equipment that was causing problems for long distance callers and installing new equipment that will provide better service. That work is currently being done at night when calls are less frequent. This work is pending. However, the old equipment appears to have settled down for now, Johnson...
A pod of pelicans stops by occasionally to put on a show for visitors to the waterfront at the Elochoman Slough Marina this summer, usually around low tide. Photos courtesy of Todd Souvenir....
The salmon are running; the boats are out off Cathlamet, and these anglers had three fish to process. Photos by Rick Nelson....
The effort to reconstitute the Community Center in Cathlamet took a step forward Tuesday at a meeting of center supporters and town and county officials. The center is operated on a cooperative agreement of the county and town. The county has been responsible for the manager's position, and because of funding constraints, has tied that position to programs funded by outside agencies. The most recent manager left the position last spring, and since then, center use has largely been limited to previously existing programs led by volunteers. Feari...
Editor’s note: After this week’s print version went to press on Wednesday, The Eagle received notice of two more covid-19 cases occurring during the week. This brings Wahkiakum to a cumulative total of 191 cases with 20 of those potentially active, and there have been five fatalities. Covid-19 numbers rose again this week in Wahkiakum County, with 12 new cases reported. There were six on Wednesday, one on Friday, and five more this Tuesday. The cumulative total of cases comes to 189 with 18 cons...
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors moved their meeting outside on Tuesday to accommodate a large group that was there to express their frustrations about a mask mandate issued by Governor Jay Inslee, mostly centered around their lack of freedom to choose. The board gave each person an opportunity to speak for two minutes. Chair Shawn Merz later explained that the board wanted to hear from the community but were not required to do so after one person complained about the time...
The Buoy 10 fishery on the lower Columbia River will close to Chinook salmon retention beginning Friday, fishery managers from Washington and Oregon announced today. Strong fishing effort at Buoy 10, combined with sustained high catch rates, meant the fishery reached its allowable impacts on Chinook earlier than expected, according to Ryan Lothrop, Columbia River fishery manager with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Previously scheduled to remain open until Sept. 6, the section of river from Buoy 10 to the Tongue...
The Cathlamet Town Council on Aug. 16 voted to approve to fund 40% of the cost of a part time coordinator position at the community center, subject to the county agreeing to both hire and fund the remaining 60% of the position. The town currently contributes $5,000 annually, but will now contribute $9,600 annually towards the coordinator position in addition to covering the cost of utilities of the center. A motion was passed to extend the temporary reduction of the Hotel Cathlamet’s equivalent consumer units (ECU) through September 30 due t...
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. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire/ambulance, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Planning Commission, Courthouse, 6 p.m. Wahkiakum Commissioners, Courthouse, 9:30 p.m. CathlameTones, Hotel Cathlamet, 6 p.m. Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. TOPS, (Take Off Pounds Sensib...
Wahkiakum County commissioners approved a road closure and fire district expansion and addressed a variety of other issues when they met Tuesday. Columbia Street will be closed from Jacobson Road to SR 4 on September 9 for paving work. Commissioners approved a petition from Fire Protection District No. 4 to expand its boundaries. District personnel collected petitions signed by over 60 percent of residents of the area in question supporting the annexation. State law allows a county commission to approve such an annexation without a public vote...
Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
A smoky haze colored the setting sun on Friday the Thirteenth. Photo by Genie Cary....
Head on over to Skamokawa this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday to check out the Wahkiakum County Fair! Entries are coming in and are looking pretty good, though the number of them is down a little this year, said Fair Manager Patty Dursteler. “I can’t wait!” Dursteler said. “I’m excited everyday I walk out on the fairgrounds and think it’s looking more like a fair every day. It’s coming together nicely.” There will be elephant ears, cotton candy, ice cream and more. The little ones can take pony...
Online version updated on Wednesday. As of Wednesday, there were 12 new cases of covid-19 reported by Wahkiakum Health and Human Services in the last week, for a cumulative total of 183. Thirteen of those cases are considered to be active. The health department is working with the individuals to determine who is at exposure risk. Anyone who is considered to have had close contact will be contacted by WHHS. Two more deaths were reported as well, for a total of five fatalities attributed to...
Yesterday (Wednesday), the Wahkiakum County Health Department (WHHS) began administering third doses of covid-19 vaccine to people with compromised immune systems, as defined by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC approved the third dose regimen over the weekend. "The CDC is indicating that people who are seriously immunocompromised and had either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine should get a third dose," WHHS Director Chris Bischoff said in a Tuesday email. "There is no indication yet for the Johnson and Johnson...
Wahkiakum County officials covered a lot of ground, much of it from public comment, when the board of commissioners met Tuesday. Middle Valley resident Jerry Ledtke reported that recent herbicide spraying had apparently led to the death of six cattle on his land, and he urged the board of commissioners to look into the county spray program. It appeared the application took place around a road culvert for a stream draining into land he had rented to another person who had 140 animals on the land. The person has had the animals autopsied and...
Ken Johnson returned to the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday to let them know that the board of Wahkiakum West, of which he was CEO, had agreed to do a broadband pilot project east of KM. “We are going to take the step forward to try to solve some of the broadband problems both in Wahkiakum County and over in Pacific County,” Johnson said. “I’ve been authorized to a certain capital budget to use some pilot builds to prove the concept, make sure there is market...
The Eagle urges all organizations to inform us of any changes in your schedule since the covid restrictions. THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 5:30-6:30 p.m. 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...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors held its monthly meeting on August 17. In personnel matters, the Board acknowledged the resignations of Aldrich Smith, assistant boys’ basketball and baseball coach. The resignation of Amber Haataia, regular route bus driver, and the hire of Erick Campisi, regular route bus driver were approved. Other personnel matters included the resignation of Kayti Updike, middle school volleyball coach, and the hire of Kayti Updike, C-squad volleyball coach. The resignation of Russell Hickma...
Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (WHHS) has been experiencing intermittent telephone system issues Tuesday and Wednesday. "Our information technology staff are working with the vendor to resolve this issue," Operations Manager Duncan Cruickshank said in a press release. "We will return to normal service as soon as this issue is resolved." "For people wishing to make vaccine appointments our 360-849-4041 number is functioning."...
