Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Last Wednesday morning, a wall of boxes lined the sidewalk outside St. Catherine Catholic Church on Columbia Street. Volunteers Tom Gartski, Mike Swift, John Doumit, John Doumit, Jr., Fred Johnson, and Jim Mendoza were ready for the host of people who were arriving to pick up coffee, fresh produce and other staples provided by the food bank the church runs in conjunction with St. Vincent de Paul. "The drive up service is new," Gartski said, "and things are going great." The food bank served...
The Cathlamet Town Council will hold a special meeting tonight (Thursday) at 6 p.m. to interview candidates to fill a vacancy on the council. Council members will interview the candidates in open session; retire to closed session to discuss the candidates' qualifications, and return to open session for a possible vote to select one of the people to fill the position. The candidates are CeCelia Raglin and Jeanne Hendrickson. The meeting will be held on the online platform Zoom. Login details are: --Meeting address: https://us...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, 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. Community Center, Mon. 9-12 & 1-5. Tues-Thurs. 9-1. Friday by appointment. Cathlamet Library T-F 2-5 p.m. Covid restrictions enforced. Great Rivers BHO Governing Board, February 12, 1 p.m., Meeting documents and log in information:...
Last Saturday, volunteers from the Cathlamet Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, Skamokawa Fire Department, and Puget Island Fire Department spent the day training at a practice burn hosted by the District 4 Fire Department at the old Schubert home on Elochoman Valley Road. The home, which had been evacuated after being threatened by landslides, was donated by Hancock Forest Industries for the training, District 4 Chief Randy Hoven said. "Periodically we get houses like this,"...
Two more Wahkiakum County residents have tested positive for covid-19, according to a press release from Wahkiakum Health and Human Services on Friday. This brings the cumulative total to 83, with eight considered potentially active. The individuals are in self-quarantine. There is a limited connection to Wahkiakum School District, but no known connection to St. James Family Center. Because of the close cooperation between the health department and the school district, as well as the significant protective measures in place, the school...
Wahkiakum Health and Human Services reported that four more Wahkiakum County residents tested positive for covid-19 on Wednesday. This brings the cumulative total to 87, with 12 considered potentially active. The individuals are in self-quarantine. There is a connection to Wahkiakum School District, but no known connection to St. James Family Center. Because of the close cooperation between the health department and the school district, as well as the significant protective measures in place, the school district will remain open. WHHS is workin...
On Monday, the Cathlamet Town Council voted to approve The Spar restaurant’s right-of-way permit which enables the owner to begin construction of a temporary outdoor dining space in two adjoined parking spots on Main St. On Wednesday, Clerk/Treasurer Sarah Clark reported approval had come from Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), so construction could start this week. The final reading of an amended fire code ordinance was passed which now allows River Mile 38 Brewing Co. to obtain necessary permits to construct a 2,400 s...
A herd of elk recently explored a pasture at the Burkhalter Dairy. Photo by Karen Bertroch....
With General Manager Dave Tramblie’s resignation on the table, the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners wondered Tuesday whether they should limit candidates for a successor to strictly in-house or consider a broader search. “I think this utility has done a good job of building good relationships with our community, and the people we have on staff have taken ownership and responsibility,” Tramblie said. “I think that moving forward, the most seamless transition would be to hire from wi...
Wahkiakum County commissioners breezed through their meeting this week, with highlights including consideration of the Capital Improvements Projects List and opening bids for rock and asphalt products for road maintenance projects. The Capital Projects List is intended to include projects on county properties that have been identified for funding through the Capital Improvement Fund, which was budgeted at $611,000 for the county's 2020 budget. Estimated costs for projects on the list total $832,500, with more projects listed without estimates....
Washington high school students wrestling with remote learning programs cobbled together as COVID-19 gripped the state in 2020 and now struggling to meet graduation requirements may well get some help from lawmakers. The state House of Representatives on Jan. 27 passed a proposal that would allow school districts to waive requirements for students they feel deserve to graduate. The bill, HB 1121, won wide bipartisan support in the House and is on a fast track to the Senate. It includes an emergency provision, meaning it would take effect...
On Tuesday, Wahkiakum Health and Human Services reported that six more Wahkiakum County residents had tested positive for covid-19, bringing the total to 81. Of those, 16 are considered active. When Washington State went into shut down in March 2020, the average number of new cases per day was 193. In January 2021, the average number of new cases per day was 1,987. “Everybody is whining about not opening up fast enough and these are our numbers,” Bischoff said. “What has changed? Our toler...
A proposed ban on open-carry weapons during public demonstrations sparked a heated debate on whether the bill unreasonably restricts the Second Amendment to secure the protections of the First. The Senate Law & Justice Committee voted Jan. 28 to send Senate Bill 5038 to the House in a 5-4 vote, with Democrat committee members voting together in the majority. Sen. Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue, said she introduced SB 5038 to limit “intimidation” by counter protesters during a peaceful demonstration. She cited incidents in Kenosha, Wisc., during whi...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, 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. Community Center, Mon. 9-12 & 1-5. Tues-Thurs. 9-1. Friday by appointment. Cathlamet Library T-F 2-5 p.m. Covid restrictions enforced. Cemetery District 2, Skamokawa Fire Hall, Monday, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum PUD, Tuesday, 8:30...
Washington drivers will pay an extra 18 cents per gallon in gas taxes if a new 16-year, $25.8 billion transportation package backed by House Democrats is approved. The gas tax includes a 3 cent tax increase on diesel as well as a 1% increase on sales tax for rental cars. The package, according to legislators and supporters, is focused on preservation and maintenance of existing state transportation systems. The Columbia River bridge connecting Portland to Washington, the US Highway 2 trestle and the removal of culverts to unblock fish passages...
Relief for renters, schools, public health agencies and small businesses is rushing through the state Legislature, with the hope relief can reach people by the end of February. Two COVID-19 relief plans are competing for approval, one by Republicans and one by Democrats, and this time the Republican plan is the one proposing the most spending. The Democrat plan, called the Washington Step One proposal, allocates $2.2 billion in federal funds for rental assistance, public health, education, small businesses and education, among several other...
Wahkiakum County Courts (Superior Court, District Court, and County Clerk) continue to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic, and to collaborate with state and local officials to ensure the health and safety of those using the court system. Jury trials will resume in February for Superior Court, but not for District Court. Neither court has any jury trials currently scheduled for February. Because courthouse and jury room sizes are limited, additional facilities will be used to ensure juror safety when trials resume. Court offices are open to the...
A pet food drive at the Puget Island Fire Station on Saturday was more successful than the Wahkiakum Animal Advocates Group (WAAG) volunteers could have imagined. So successful that their next pet food drive, which was tentatively set for March, may be postponed a little longer. They don't have the storage space to do another drive too soon, Treasurer Lorrie Fink said, but when the Helping Hand food bank stocks get low, they will plan another event. "Everybody has a soft spot for a pet," Fink...
Washington State may soon have a new state dinosaur, thanks to the efforts of an elementary school class and the Washington State Legislature. The proposed state dinosaur is Suciasauras Rex, named for a fossil fragment found in 2012 on Sucia Island in San Juan Islands. The fossil is a 17-inch piece of the dinosaur’s upper leg and dates to about 80 million years ago. It is the only dinosaur fossil ever found in Washington State. HB 1067, the bill to recognize Suciasaurus, was introduced this year by Melanie Morgan, D-Tacoma, on behalf of a c...
The Tuesday agenda for the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners was short on business items, but commissioners, staff and the public found plenty to discuss. Commissioners heard about drainage problems from a Risk Road resident; they heard reports that the US Army Corps of Engineers is asking certain Columbia River shoreline residents for letters of support for dredging plans; staff reported on needs and status of the county's computer system, and commissioners reported on their activities for the week. Tony Aegerter, a member of the Consoli...
As of Tuesday, the number of cases of covid-19 in Wahkiakum County had risen to 73, with 16 considered to be potentially active, according to Wahkiakum Health and Human Services. The Washington Department of Health was reporting that 1,201 tests had been conducted so far, and that two people had been hospitalized. In Cowlitz County, there have been a total of 3,565 cases, with 395 currently considered active. They are reporting 36 deaths related to covid-19. Pacific County has had 678 cases so f...
Mule football, volleyball, and cross country practice is expected to begin at Wahkiakum High School on Monday after the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s Executive Board decided to allow three truncated seasons for athletics, beginning with a seven week focus on fall sports. Whether Wahkiakum athletes and coaches will be allowed to compete against other teams is up in the air. It’s tied to Governor Jay Inslee’s Roadmap to Recovery Plan, and to the health of Clark and Cowlitz Co...
Photographer Genie Cary recently spotted this bird, tentatively identified as a finch, near her Rosedale residence....
Wahkiakum County’s high hills might have had snow early this week, but this flowering bush on Puget Island just caught a bit of frost. Photo by Rick Nelson....
Fred Thomas believes if an independent team had investigated his son’s death, the outcome would have been much different. In May 2013, 30-year-old Leonard Thomas was shot by Lakewood police sniper Brian Markert after a four-hour standoff between Thomas and the Pierce County Metro SWAT team. The team responded to a domestic dispute at Thomas’ home in Fife. Thomas was unarmed and holding his 4-year-old son in his arms when Markert shot him. When Fred Thomas and his family pursued legal action, he said they faced an uphill battle. A unanimous fed...
