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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Commissioners of Port District 2 discussed a potential health insurance plan for district employees and the plan for enhancing the waterfront trail at Skamokawa Vista Park when the board met via Zoom on June 16. Manager Jeff Smith said the port could join other local governmental entities in an insurance pool. Commissioner Brian O'Connor said he liked the idea because it would help make the district an attractive employer. However, Commissioner Lee Tischer had concerns about the potential growth of expense over the years. Smith suggested the...
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors met on Tuesday in the high school gym for their June meeting. Superintendent Brent Freeman told them about his continuing work to find creative ways to fund renovations at the district after the attempt to pass a bond failed earlier this year. He has been reaching out to government entities like the Department of Enterprise Services, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Energy, and other potential partners like Apollo Solutions, which has...
Cathlamet resident Paul Tillman is back at his post at the Cathlamet Market and as a volunteer with the Cathlamet Fire Department, but if you are like me and noticed his absence, he's been on a bit of an amble. Last fall, he headed home to his native Minnesota to spend a week with his family before stepping on a plane to New Zealand to complete his third through hike. "It was actually kind of nice," Tillman said. "It was our fall, but since I went to the southern hemisphere, it was their...
There was produce from Yakima and Tri-Cities and a lot of canned goods, handmade soap, used books, and gift items hand sewn by Connie Long and Susan Gentry at the Skamokawa Farmers Market on Tuesday. Photos by Diana Zimmerman...
Gov. Jay Inslee and Secretary of Health John Wiesman announced Tuesday a statewide mandatory face covering order that will take effect this Friday. The order comes after a Saturday announcement of a mandatory mask proclamation for Yakima County starting this week, according to a news release from the governor's office. The order was in response to reports of increasing case counts and a potential overwhelming of the county’s health care system. After subsequent reports of cases increasing in additional counties, the governor and Wiesman e...
Another Wahkiakum County resident tested positive for covid-19 on Monday morning, bringing the total of confirmed cases to five. Wahkiakum Health and Human Services has contacted the individual and a case investigation is ongoing, Director Chris Bischoff said. As of Tuesday night, there had been 177 tests conducted in Wahkiakum. In neighboring Cowlitz County, the number of positive cases had risen to 149, with 19 people currently hospitalized. There are 13 confirmed cases in Pacific County. Acro...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, all county buildings are closed to the public 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: Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments, Thursday, June 25, 12 p.m. Virtual via Zoom. For meeting link call 360-577-3041 or email cwcog@cwcog.org. Online Recovery Meeting, Lower Columbia River Refuge Recovery. Mondays 6:30 p.m. Zoom ID 960 8413 9102....
The Naselle/Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met virtually for its monthly meeting on June 16 at 6:30 p.m. This was the third virtual meeting of the board by virtue of Governor Inslee’s mandate regarding open public meetings. After approval of the consent agenda, the board acknowledged the resignation of Angela Metcalf, assistant cook, and approved the hire of Raelynn Nelson, elementary teacher, pending a background check. In other matters of business, the board approved a resolution granting authority to WIAA for school a...
Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (WHHS) has received a positive test result notification for a 5th COVID-19 case in a Wahkiakum County resident, according to a Monday morning announcement from Chris Bischoff, director of Wahkiakum County's Department of Health and Human Services. The individual is in self-quarantine and while symptomatic they do not require medical care currently. "We are working to identify anyone who may have an exposure risk because of contact with the person," Bischoff said. "Those people with close contact will b...
By a 4-1 vote, the Cathlamet Town Council decided Monday not to open the municipal swimming pool this summer. The council cited a mix of concerns over the covid-19 pandemic and financial and operating costs in making the decision. The decision upholds a consensus the council reached at their June 1 meeting. However Council Member David Olson subsequently asked that the council discuss the issue and vote on it at this week's meeting. Olson said he had learned the town had a pool advisory...
The Wahkiakum High School Class of 2020 graduated on Friday. It was a quieter commencement than normal, in a time when gatherings are capped at 50 or less by a pandemic. The event was livestreamed on Youtube, and when it was over, the graduates were not let down by the parade of well wishers as family, friends, and the larger community turned out to celebrate their big day. The class filed in one and two at a time, sporting face masks emblazoned with a Mule, each taking a seat, set out in...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday approved a shoreline management permit that could lead Wahkiakum PUD to improve water supply in Skamokawa. Commissioners approved the permit despite a recommendation, on a 4-3 vote, from the county planning commission to reject it. The PUD has assumed operation of the Westside Water System. The permit would allow the PUD to connect Brooks Slough and Sleepy Hollow neighborhoods to the system. The project would involve installing new mains and meters and a chlorine treatment device. Planning commission...
Wahkiakum County Port 1 Commissioners passed two resolutions and discussed the manager’s report last Thursday at their June meeting. The first resolution to pass was an interlocal agreement with Wahkiakum PUD, who will perform water testing at County Line Park. Port 1 took over management of the park from Port 2 earlier this year. The second resolution amended Port 1’s cash collection policy for County Line Park. According to Port Manager Jackie Lea’s report, there were 11 vendors and seven...
The Wahkiakum PUD Board of Commissioners listened to reports and approved an interlocal agreement to perform water testing at County Line Park for Port 1 on Tuesday morning. Commissioner Dennis Reid asked General Manger Dave Tramblie if there were any plans to reopen the PUD offices to the public. “I am following the lead of the rest of the utilities in the state,” Tramblie said. “Nobody is anxious to reopen yet. Everything is functioning fine.” During his report, Tramblie said that an enginee...
By Diana Zimmerman The Naselle High School Class of 2020's salutatorian, Abigail Moten, has long had a very clear career goal. Because of that, as well as a lot of hard work, she is on track to have a bachelor of science degree in nursing by the time she's 20 years old. Most students who decide to participate in Running Start begin taking college level classes their junior year. Not Moten. "I got kind of bored at the high school," she said. "As much as I love Naselle, they have a pretty limited...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, all county buildings are closed to the public 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....
While the number of covid-19 cases are bouncing in neighboring counties, Wahkiakum County’s positive count remains at four, with 172 tests conducted. In Pacific County, the number of positive cases has risen to 12, while Cowlitz County added 29 this last week to reach 118. Across the river in Columbia County the number of positive cases has risen to 22, and in Clatsop County they’ve reached 46. Yakima County currently has the highest rate of the disease in the state, at 700 positive cases per...
The Wahkiakum High School Class of 2020 had a practice run for graduation last Thursday and Friday, as 32 students and their families visited the high school, one by one to check out, turn in books and clean out lockers. Each student in turn put on their cap and gown, as their family watched and took pictures and a videographer documented the event. Each student received an unofficial diploma after their name was read, and they turned their tassels for the camera. The two day cap and gown...
By Rick Nelson With the state secretary of health approving Wahkiakum County's move to a Phase 3 opening for covid-19 virus restrictions, county officials are planning how to open their offices. Since the start of restrictions, the courthouse has been closed to the public, with customers able to meet with office staff by appointment. However, under Phase 3, the offices can be opened to the public. County Emergency Management Director Beau Renfro said glass partitions needed to create clear barriers along counter fronts should arrive late this...
By Diana Zimmerman Covid-19 numbers are rising in neighboring counties, but Wahkiakum’s count remains at four for positive cases, with 154 tests conducted so far. Cowlitz County’s number jumped up to 89, and Pacific County now has 10 cases. Across the river in Clatsop County, there are 45 cases, and 17 in Columbia County. Wahkiakum Health and Human Services Director Chris Bischoff listed off a number of things that scientists are still learning about the novel coronavirus on Friday, including questions about its effects on the car...
It was busy at the first Elochoman Marina Farmers Market and Trunk Sale of the season on Friday. They had five participants in the trunk sale, and 10 vendors, including eggs from the Town of Taylor, soap from Elochoman Valley Soapworks, and more. "I think the event went great," Organizer Deb Holland said. "The community support was amazing." Holland said that they've decided to continue the trunk sale with the market each week. They may have cherries, apples, and asparagus from Naches Trading...
Ethan Lindstrom has several athletic awards to his name. Now he can add an academic honor as well: Valedictorian for the Naselle High School Class of 2020. Lindstrom's final season of baseball was cut short by the pandemic, but in his career as a Comet, he was selected to All-State teams in football his junior and senior years, All-State First Teams in basketball his senior year, as well as the State 1B tournament team, and the Coaches Association 1B First Team. He was named the Coastal...
Because of the pandemic, the Naselle High School Class of 2020 held a virtual graduation on Saturday in lieu of a more traditional ceremony. The graduation began with a recording of each senior in their own processional, as the traditional Pomp and Circumstance played, and then Valedictorian Ethan Lindstrom spoke briefly, welcoming all. Salutatorian Abigail Moten followed, with some thoughts on current events, and some encouraging words for her classmates. "We entered the world after the...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, all county buildings are closed to the public 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....
If anybody deserves an instant replay, it might be Ifel Natnaphas Chanwharanya. The 16 year-old sophomore student from Bangkok, the capitol city of Thailand, has had a year. Some of it good, some of it, well, interesting. But in spite of it all, it sounds like he's had a wonderful time with his host family, John and NovaLee Knopp, and the other exchange student in the house, Shuya Takai from Japan. "I come here and everything is peaceful," Ifel said. "I love being here." At home, he's surrounded...
