Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Candidates for local and regional offices were asked to respond to a brief questionnaire from the Wahkiakum County Eagle. Here are the responses from Brian Blake, who is currently the Washington State Legislative District 19 Representative, Position 2, and his challenger, Wahkiakum resident, Joel McEntire. In primary election voting McEntire showed strength, drawing 52.4 percent of the vote compared to Blake's 47.4 percent. Joel McEntire Wahkiakum County resident Joel McEntire is challenging...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, and meetings and events usually listed here have been canceled or changed to online participation until further notice. The Eagle was advised of the following events: Great Rivers BHO Governing Board, Friday, Sept. 11, 351 NW North St., Chehalis, 10 a.m. Online Recovery Meeting, Lower Columbia River Refuge Recovery. Mondays 6:30 p.m. Zoom ID 960 8413 9102....
Skamokawa residents Paul and Daria Lacy, who have plead not guilty on 11 charges of animal cruelty and two counts of transporting or confining a domestic animal in an unsafe manner, were in District Court with Judge Pro Tem Tim Hanigan on August 26 for pretrial. Both have retained counsel. Daria Lacy was represented by Timothy South and Corey Bradbury of Grimm Law Group appeared for Paul Lacy. The attorneys asked for a continuance and pretrial will resume in District Court on September 16 with...
Eurasian milfoil, an aquatic weed, chokes Welcome Slough and other waterways around Wahkiakum County. Andy Lea, the county's noxious weed control supervisor, said an application is in the works to begin eradication efforts this fall. Photo courtesy of Vicki Bucklin....
Wahkiakum County Port 1 held a rate and budget workshop on Tuesday afternoon to go over proposed changes and discuss possible policies regarding cancellations. The biggest proposed change was for the barbecue RV sites, which were $395 per month this year, but could go up to $650. Seasonal monthly RV has been $410, but could go up to $500. “We’re still cheap,” Commissioner Brett Deaton said of all the proposed changes. “You still have more time to think about it,” Counsel Tim Hanigan said. The...
Skamokawa resident Nancy Campiche did not want this story to be about her, but nearly every pikeminnow fisherman I approached on Tuesday said, "Talk to Nancy." "Pikeminnow are not an invasive species," Campiche said. "They are native. But they eat salmon smolt. When the dam went in, it created a perfect opportunity for them to flourish. Bonneville pays for this program. It was actually a court ordered deal. One scientist told me that if we didn't catch these little guys, they would destroy the...
Deciding whether a child should attend school in person or continue remote learning this fall has been a very personal issue for many families in Wahkiakum County. I was able to catch up with five such families. Three have decided to return to school in person, and two feel more comfortable keeping their children home for the time being. Natalie Sutton’s family is excited to start school. Their youngest, Thomas, will be starting classes for the first time as a kindergartener. HIs introduction t...
Wahkiakum County commissioners breezed though a light agenda Tuesday, approving some personnel changes, discussing 9-1-1 telecommunication issues and hearing a report from the county's health department administrator. Health and Human Services Department Director Chris Bischoff had three issues to discuss as the commission met as the county board of health: 1. Anticipation of another appropriation of CARES Act funding to address pandemic issues; 2. the start of in-school classes in Cathlamet schools, and 3. the approach of the flu season....
Naselle-Grays River School District classes will resume the week of Sept. 14 Following is an outline of the district's plan to educate students during the covid-19 pandemic. Superintendent of schools Lisa Nelson specified that there will not be any mandatory screening for covid-19 as a prerequisite for attending school. Those that do attend school must have all their vaccinations as required by the State of Washington. The district has decided to delay the start of school for students until Sept. 14 to better prepare their staff and families...
Editor Rick Nelson's note: There's a lot of brouhaha about Ref. 90 and Senate Bill 5395, the subject of the referendum. SB 5395 has been described as so pornographic it can't be discussed in public. There's a bit of hyperbole there, maybe a lot more than a bit. As described below in this article from the neutral group Ballotpedia, the focus the curriculum is health and safety and is age-appropriate for each grade level. A lot of work went into the creation of SB 5395, and its implementation will only benefit our children. Fear not; read on. By...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, and meetings and events usually listed here have been canceled or changed to online participation until further notice. The Eagle was advised of the following events: Online Recovery Meeting, Lower Columbia River Refuge Recovery. Mondays 6:30 p.m. Zoom ID 960 8413 9102. Wahkiakum PUD, Tuesday, 8:30 a.m....
After years of permitting, pumping of dredged sand along eroding Pancake Point properties commenced on the upriver end of the project at 10 a.m. Saturday, area resident Paul Vik reported. A 24 hour time out for Sunday was observed, Vik said, and work resumed at 6 a.m. Monday. Photos courtesy of Paul Vik....
East Sunny Sands beach front residents have been warned to clear their frontages of personal property in preparation for placement of dredged sand spoils, Wahkiakum County officials announced this week. The U.S. Army Corps and the Port of Portland will start staging equipment for sand placement along the shoreline of Pancake Point on Puget Island as early as next Monday, the county board of commissioners announced Tuesday. In other business at their meeting this week, county commissioners...
On August 17, the Cathlamet town council members discussed a number of agenda items not elaborated on in last week’s edition of The Eagle. Those items include a request for proposals (RFP) approval for improvements on town hall’s office structure including the addition of an awning, new paint, signage and flower pots; they failed to approve a motion to form a steering/advisory committee for the Butler Lot; they discussed and failed to pass a motion to acknowledge the existence of a pool committee, and they discussed and carried a motion to wai...
The Town of Cathlamet hosted a program Tuesday morning to celebrate the installation of a flag pole at Town Hall and the donation of two Flags. Veteran Bob Roche of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5297 donated a huge US flag; state Senator Dean Takko donated a Washington State flag, and Puget Island resident donated the flag pole. According to a statement from Town Hall, "The new Town flagpole was acquired at the direction of Cathlamet Mayor Dale Jacobson. Mayor Jacobson personally oversaw...
The number of people to test positive for covid-19 in Wahkiakum County rose to six last week, with 447 tests conducted so far. There have been 529 confirmed cases in Cowlitz County. 117 are considered active, three people are currently hospitalized and six people have died. There were 60 confirmed cases in Pacific County, two of which are considered active. Three people have died. Clatsop County is reporting 94 positive cases, with three considered active. In Columbia County, there are 125...
Hunter ed class It has been difficult to achieve precise wording of hunters education class developments. Previous articles should have stated: Deferral hunter applications: -- Must not have failed a hunter education class in the last 12 months. -- Go to WDFW, Hunting, Hunter Ed., Hunter Ed. deferral program and follow instructions. On-line class: -- WDFW, Hunting, Hunter Ed. training, register for the online class. Updated copy follows: -- Deferred hunters must by 10 years old (not 9). --Students must be at least nine years old to take the...
The August fishing season has brought a lot of fishermen to the Elochoman Slough Marina in Cathlamet, but so far, it sounds like an exercise in frustration for a lot of the anglers. "The fishing hasn't been very good this year," Tom Wilson of Tumwater said. He has been coming down to Cathlamet for 21 years, and this is the poorest fishing he says he's ever seen. Wilson and Mike McClellan of Skamokawa don't know what's going on. The fish might be late this year, one says, or maybe they are...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, and meetings and events usually listed here have been canceled or changed to online participation until further notice. The Eagle was advised of the following events: Online Recovery Meeting, Lower Columbia River Refuge Recovery. Mondays 6:30 p.m. Zoom ID 960 8413 9102. Great Rivers BHASO Advisory Board, 351 NW North St., Chehalis, 12-2 p.m....
Long Beach resident Kent Craford came with friends and family to the Elochoman Slough Marina last Saturday to launch his gillnet boat, the John M. The 22-foot double ender boat reflects the transition between sail power and gasoline engine power in the early 20th century. The boat was once owned by Cathlamet residents Steve and Sharon Hart; they sold it to Craford in the mid-1990s, and he began a restoration process. Steve Hart said the boat was built in 1907 by Oregon boat builder Tim Driscoll...
Anyone traveling to and from Puget Island next week should expect some delays during the day as WSDOT plans to return to install the remainder of the bridge joint membranes on the Puget Island bridge. Crews will close a single lane of the highway and flag traffic across the bridge, Monday, August 24 through Friday, August 28, daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to Tamara Greenwell, of the Washington State Department of Transportation. Bridge joints help extend the useful life of the new bridge deck by preventing moisture and debris from...
A sixth case of covid-19 was confirmed in Wahkiakum County today. The individual is in self-quarantine and is not symptomatic. Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services is working to identify anyone who may have an exposure risk because of contact with the person. Those people with close contact will be notified by Health and Human Services staff. At this point, the possibility of additional community spread from this individual seems low, according to a press release from WHHS....
On Tuesday, members of the Cathlamet Woman's Club turned out in force to observe and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing most American women's right to vote. The amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920, as Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it. However, the right to vote wasn't extended to African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American women until passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The...
Wahkiakum County Fair and WSU Wahkiakum County Cooperative Extension Service have launched the county's first online, virtual fair. The 112th in-person fair was cancelled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Staff are now taking entries for open class and 4-H/youth divisions. Entries are due by midnight, Saturday. Entries will be on display next week at the https://wahkiakumfair.org/ website under Virtual Fair Showcase. The website has a button that takes one to the entry form. People...
In a brief meeting Tuesday, Wahkiakum County's board of commissioners approved purchase of two new patrol vehicles for the sheriff's office and acted on other business. Commissioners had some discussion about replacing the patrol vehicles before voting to approve the purchase, for the purchase price would be higher than the replacement funds being collected to pay for them. The county has its Equipment Rental and Replacement (ER&R) fund, which regularly collects money from various departments to save enough for equipment replacement costs....
