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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Volunteers who grew and distributed vegetables around Wahkiakum County were recognized and praised at Tuesday's meeting of the board of county commissioners. The volunteers worked in the community garden in Cathlamet and the Outdoor Café summer meals program at Wendt Elementary School in Cathlamet and Johnson Park in Rosburg. Community garden volunteers produced around 2,000 lbs. of vegetables for the Outdoor Café, said Cooperative Extension Agent Carrie Backman. "We so appreciate the vegetables," commented Wahkiakum Food Bank volunteer E...
Wahkiakum County Eagle reporter Diana Zimmerman won three writing awards in the 2019 Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspaper Contest. In the category General Feature Story, Long, she placed second for a story about a leatherwork business and third for a history of the Puget Island ferry. In the category General Feature Story, Short, she placed first for a story about a porcupine adopting a family. The contest included 58 newspapers of varying circulation sizes, which were broken up into four categories. Zimmerman won these...
Last week's headline above Suzanne Holmes's letter to the editor about the community cleanup day had the wrong date; the correct date is October 26. Also, tonight's appearance of the candidates for Cathlamet Town Council will be a forum, not a debate, as stated in a story last week....
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7:15 p.m. Learn to knit, crochet and mend, Sandra Sews, Community Center, Cathlamet, 10:30 a.m.-Noon. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. S.A.I.L., Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. CathlameTones, Hotel Cathlamet, 6 p.m. Fire Protection District No. 1 Commissioners, Fire Hall, 5:30...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed dredged material placement at Cape Horn east of Cathlamet on October 7. Cape Horn residents and officials from the Corps and Wahkiakum County gathered at Cape Horn Oct. 9 to celebrate. According to a Corps news release, the project was designed to provide beach nourishment to an approximately 2500 foot stretch of shoreline on the Washington side of the Columbia River. The Port of Portland's Dredge Oregon began work on Sept. 25 and completed placement...
The end of the road is in sight for the the SR 409 Puget Island Bridge Deck Repair and Replacement project. "Provided we do not have any weather delays, this project could wrap up before the end of October," Tamara Greenwell, regional communications officer for the Washington State Department of Transportation, said Tuesday. Current work includes: • Removing suspended scaffolding underneath the bridge, • Cleaning and painting the rigging contact points, • Performing final touch-up work on the s...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners listened to reports on Tuesday and passed two resolutions, one regarding changes to their policy on the small works roster, and the other a new policy regarding work phones issued to employees. Commissioner Gene Healy initiated a conversation about electric vehicle charging stations, by asking Laurel Waller, the owner of the Hotel Cathlamet and a member of the town council, about the station at the hotel. “I’m wondering if there is any more dis...
A position on the board of commissioners for Port District 2 is one of the few contested elections on the Nov. 5 ballot. The position represents the Skamokawa and Grays River area. Incumbent Brian O'Connor is running for re-election, and Austin Smith has also filed for the office. Eagle reporter Diana Zimmerman talked to them about their candidacies. Brian O'Connor has been the Port 2 Commissioner 2 for the past 10 years and would like to serve another term, but he welcomes a bit of competition...
A position on the board of commissioners for Port District 2 is one of the few contested elections on the Nov. 5 ballot. The position represents the Skamokawa and Grays River area. Incumbent Brian O'Connor is running for re-election, and Austin Smith has also filed for the office. Eagle reporter Diana Zimmerman talked to them about their candidacies. Austin Smith is running for the Wahkiakum County Port 2 Commissioner 2 position. A native of Naselle and a 2012 graduate of Naselle High School,...
Discussion of an update to Wahkiakum County's solid waste nuisance ordinance continued at Tuesday's meeting of the county board of commissioners. Last week, county officials discussed the ordinance and decided to amend it and increase its enforcement authority. Health and Human Service Department Director Chris Bischoff said he would reconvene the ad hoc committee that created the initial draft several years ago to work on the update. On Tuesday, citizen Don Kinny said he had read newspaper reporting of the discussion and that he wants to make...
The ferry Oscar B. will go out of service next Wednesday morning for another inspection and possible repair of an engine. The ferry will be out of service from 5 a.m. to 12 noon. A new engine last spring has indicated it is overheating, and mechanics from Cummins Diesel, the provider, are trying to find the source of the problem....
How to dispose of surplus equipment? That was the question posed to the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. The county road department has surplused several pieces of equipment, including a bulldozer, excavator, generator, engine block, and pavement roller. On Tuesday, commissioners were set to send the equipment to auction, but representatives of local entities had other ideas: They suggested the dozer and excavator be sold to them at a reasonable price so that it they could share them as needed. After good discussion, commissi...
Clean Rivers Cooperative and the Maritime Fire & Safety Association conducted an equipment deployment drill of its oil spill response resources last Thursday after launching from the Elochoman Slough Marina in Cathlamet. According to a press release from MFSA, deployment drills are conducted at least twice a year, in order for them to test their ability to respond in different conditions and in different areas along the Lower Columbia River. Each situation allows them to utilize different types...
The Cathlamet Town Council is sponsoring a public forumfor candidates for council positions on this fall's election ballot. The debate, starting at 5:30 p.m. on October 17, will be held in the DeBriae Meeting Room of the Fire Hall located at 255 2nd Street- Cathlamet. [Editor: The early publication of this story said the event would be a debate. It should have said the event will be a forum.]...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7:15 p.m. Food Addicts, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. S.A.I.L., Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Free Low Impact Senior Fitness Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Sandra Sews, Community Center, Cathlamet, 10:30-Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior...
The Wahkiakum County Noxious Weed Control Board will hold a special meeting commencing at 6 p.m. on Friday to discuss 2020 programs and budget. The Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners has been working to reconstitute the board, which is charged with overseeing eradication and control of noxious or invasive weeds. High priorities include Japanese knotweed and the aquatic weeds in the Columbia and connecting sloughs. The meeting will take place in the River Street Meeting Room, located at 25 River Street in Cathlamet....
Story and photo by Diana Zimmerman Asia Taccori, an exchange student at Wahkiakum High School this year, knows two things for sure right now. One, it's cold. Two, life is as good as your attitude. She is cold because an early chill has set in, but she's also cold because she's 17 and she has spent her entire life on an island in the Mediterranean Sea. Taccori is from Sestu, which is on the southern end of Sardinia, in Italy. Taccori got involved in the exchange program because she wanted to trav...
There's change coming for Wahkiakum County's Solid wast Nuisance Ordinance. The county board of commissioners adopted the ordinance in 2016 to give the sheriff's office and Department of Health and Human Services regulations and processes to address accumulations of junk vehicles or other solid waste. Commissioners and county officials have decided this year to add some teeth to the ordinance. Since adoption of the ordinance, the county has had 38 cases to handle, Health and Human Services Department Chris Bischoff said Tuesday. Of those, 25...
Cathlamet resident Tom Irving may be nearly 97 years old, but he isn't letting that stop him. Irving is headed to Washington D.C. this month along with the Puget Sound Honor Flight. "You're as young as you feel," Irving said. "It's a once in a lifetime trip." The Puget Sound Honor Flight is a nonprofit organization that sends veterans of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War to D.C. twice in the spring and twice in the fall, to give them an opportunity to visit the memorials in our...
Wahkiakum County should receive $1.5 million this year from the harvest of timber from state managed timberlands, Department of Natural Resources foresters reported Tuesday. County officials rely on the revenue from timber trust harvests to support general courthouse offices. For a 10-year average, the county has received $1.44 million per year, said DNR representatives Padraic Callahan and Steven Ogden. In 2020, the county should receive another $1 million from a timber sale going to bid this November, and in 2020, another sale should produce...
Wahkiakum County land owners can expect to see their property tax assessments increase, Assessor Bill Coons announced this week. Coons said the assessed value of the county increased 11.8 percent this year, by $57.4 million. Part of that was new construction valued at $9 million. The real estate market also contributed to the increase. Coons said that the real estate Multi Listing Service has reported data showing property prices increased 10.9 percent in the past year. In a letter to taxpayers, Coons said he was shocked by prices now paid in...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. CathlameTones, Hotel Cathlamet, 6 p.m. 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. Free Low Impact Senior Fitness Class, Hope...
The retirement parties are behind her, and the final paycheck has arrived, but for someone like Cindy Faubion, who worked as a nurse for nearly 50 years, the heart and desire to be of service never really ends. Faubion got into nursing during the Vietnam War. "At the time, only men were drafted," she said. "I felt strongly that women should be involved in the war effort. Even though I wasn't a fan of the war, I felt like it was something I could do." This inner call to serve others turned out...
The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) last week released its proposed long-term strategy for managing habitat for marbled murrelets, an endangered seabird which nest in inland forests. Among many aspects, the proposed updated habitat conservation plan (HCP) would set aside from harvest stands of state managed timber which could provide the large trees the birds need for laying eggs and raising their young. The new HCP would affect state-managed timberlands in Wahkiakum, Pacific, Cowlitz, Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson,...
The dredge Oregon has set up operation off Cape Horn, bringing a sigh of relief to residents who have lost frontage because of erosion. Wahkiakum County officials have completed a multi-year effort to set up a 10-year beach nourishment program for eroding beaches at the Cape and on Puget Island. Photo by Rick Nelson....
