Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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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. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Sandra Sews, Community Center, Cathlamet, 10:30-Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7...
A member of a local photographers' club, Kim Herren took these photos during an August outing along the Cathlamet waterfront....
Top: Homework already? Wahkiakum High School students share a laugh and get some studying in before Mule volleyball practice started on Tuesday. Below: Buses line up in front of Julius A. Wendt Elementary School on Tuesday to take students home after their first day of school for the 2019-2020 year. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
Some of Wahkiakum County's eroding beaches will receive dredge spoil replenishment this year, and some won't. Residents of the Cape Horn neighborhood last week learned they can expect a Port of Portland dredging crew to begin depositing spoils along their waterfront. Estimated starting date is September 27. Dredging crew members and US Army Corps of Engineers personnel walked the beach last week with Cape Horn residents to talk about the process. Depositing the sand will take approximately three weeks. Crews will be on the job 24 hours a day,...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners listened to reports on Tuesday, including one from a representative of Bonneville Power Administration, and after some conversation and a little bit of levity, decided to honor the general manager by renaming a substation in his honor. BPA representative Scott Wilson spoke about how a net zero percent increase actually meant a 3 percent increase for the Wahkiakum PUD. A 1.5 percent surcharge is expected to kick in for all of BPA’s customers, W...
Wahkiakum County Public Works Director Chuck Beyer this week announced coming short term closures of the ferry Oscar B. and of State Road. The ferry will be out of service next Monday, 5 a.m. to 2 p.m., to examine a new engine installed in February. Beyer said it may have a leaking valve, and the engine supplier is investigating as part of warranty service. If further work on the engine, or replacement, is needed another closure will be scheduled, and the ferry will operate a regular schedule in the meantime. Consolidated Diking District No. 1...
Jacob Childers, 18, turned himself in to the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday morning, 14 days after a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection to a burglary at the Skamokawa General Store on August 14. Bail was set for $50,000 for Childers, who was still in jail as of Tuesday night. Haley Kerstetter was also taken into custody in relation to the burglary. She was able to post bail, set at $15,000, on Tuesday and was released. Several thousand dollars worth of inventory was stolen during the August 14 incident, including a...
Lance Jensen and Nessa Davis, the owners of Finders Keepers, have found a new home on Main Street in Cathlamet. They haven’t been there long, but they’ve already realized that the move from their former location on the highway has already quadrupled foot traffic, which is good news for them. Jensen, who used to drive a taxi, is originally from Medford, Ore., but moved to Wahkiakum County about eight years ago. “I was looking to get out of Longview, actually,” he said. “This felt more like home...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. 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 Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Cathlamet Public Lib...
It was a glorious day for fishing on Tuesday. It really couldn't have gotten much better for organizers Willie Johnson and Doug Martin, or anyone lucky enough to be involved in the fifth annual Warriors and Widows Salmon Derby. A crowd of captains and servicemen had gathered around the fish cleaning station at the Elochoman Slough Marina at 2:30 p.m., as the last of the participants began to prepare their fish for weigh-in, which ended promptly at 3 p.m. Chris Giang, Army, from Tumwater, hadn't...
Procedure versus practicality: That was the debate Tuesday when Assessor Bill Coons met with the Wahkiakum County board of commissioners to discuss a request to promote two employees. With a senior analyst departed to a new job, Coons said he wants to realign his staff. He'll assume some duties of the departed employee, and he wants to promote chief deputy/residential appraiser to chief deputy/commercial appraiser to take over some other duties. He also wants to promote his chief deputy/clerk to an administrative position to reflect additional...
It takes a special kind of person to do bridge work, according to the contractor for the Puget Island bridge project, Jim Cailiff. And even more rare, at least for now, are the women who do the work. Lisa Cienega used to jump off the roof of her house and onto a trampoline when she was growing up in Florida. These days, she works on bridges in the Pacific Northwest, from Seattle to Salem, as a member of a union, Pile Drivers 196. The Puget Island bridge project was nearly done when I caught up...
Cathlamet resident Connie Christopher has long considered hosting an exchange student, but an entire school year was just too much while she was still working. Instead she decided to try hosting Japanese students who participate in a two week exchange program through Lower Columbia College. She had such a good experience last year that she decided to do it again. That's how Karin (pronounced Kalynn) Koike and Ayaki Suzuki, two vibrant students from Atomi University in Tokyo, Japan, ended up in...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-Noon. TOPS, Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7:15 p.m. Sandra Sews, Community Center, Cathlamet, 10:30-Noon. S.A.I.L., Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Book Club, Community Center, Cathlamet, 11 a.m. AA Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Grays River Fire Department, open meeting, 7 p.m. Helping...
Wahkiakum County Health Department issued an Air Quality Advisory Monday: The county is experiencing unhealthy air quality levels, in the county and throughout most of the Northwest, based upon Washington State standards. Sensitive Groups such as those with asthma, respiratory issues and heart or lung disease should stay indoors and everyone should limit time spent outdoors....
There were a lot of happy young people at the Wahkiakum County Fair this year, including Genevieve Fleming, who raised enough money to be the 2019 Fair Queen, and the spelling bee winners who took home some cash, including Rex Stalcup, Moses Schell, Logan Wirkkala-Scheller, and Mylinh Schell. Kids were everywhere on Saturday, enjoying treats, chasing bubbles, and screaming with joy on the inflatables. Photos by Diana Zimmerman. See more photos at www.waheagle.com. Top: Adults and kids enjoyed...
Wahkiakum County Health Department on Tuesday afternoon canceled the Air Quality Advisory issued because of wildfire smoke....
In a 2-1 vote, Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday voted to dispose of an unused house on county property. In other business, commissioners raised the ceiling for contracting off the small works roster; Sheriff Mark Howie discussed the need for more evidence storage space, and they heard a request from Assessor Bill Coons to promote two employees. Commissioners have been debating what to do with the Johnson House, a 100-year old house on Cathlamet's River Street that formerly housed a county mental health program but is now not used. The...
An arrest warrant has been issued for Jacob A. Childers, 18, who is a suspect in the August 14 burglary at the Skamokawa General Store. The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. on August 14. The suspect returned two more times with 1-2 more subjects, the final time at 1:50 a.m. Several thousand dollars worth of inventory was stolen, including alcohol and cigarettes. The suspect was wearing a Wahkiakum High School hoodie, and driving a boxy SUV, color unknown. Pictures were obtained...
The Cathlamet Town Council covered a lot of ground at their regular monthly meeting on Monday. The meeting was the last for Council Member Sue Cameron who is moving to Clark County. Sheriff Mark Howie reported officers are close to making arrests in a burglary last week of the Skamokawa Resort. The business had security cameras which captured images of the perpetrators, and Howie recommended all businesses install the cameras. Overall, crime is down in the county, Howie said. His department is now fully staffed, he said, adding that he has...
Community activists have begun surveying Wahkiakum County residents about their likes and dislikes for potential parks and recreation facilities. Survey responses will go into development of a county parks and recreation plan. Ron Wright of the Wahkiakum Resource Action Plan (WRAP) workgroup said the effort arose after comments from the public at bi-partisan community meetings last winter. Following up, WRAP members learned that there is significant state grant funding for parks and recreation f...
Ayesha Ahmed, who graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 2018 and now attends Lower Columbia College, was named to the Northwest Forensics Conference Division III All-Conference Team after her very first year as a student of debate. Ahmed is loving life after high school, and it shows. “I think it allows me to try different things when I’m ready to,” she said. “I can do a little bit of math, a little bit of humanities. I really felt like I got to be myself. It was really nice, because for a l...
Contractors working for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) completed repaving of the SR 409 Puget Island Bridge Monday night. The progress allowed WSDOT to cancel nighttime closures planned for this week "Contractor crews will work on the bridge joints and railing this week, under single lane closures," said Tamara Greenwell, WSDOT regional communications officer. "For everyone's safety, the speed limit across the bridge remains at 25 mph. Please slow down, pay attention,...
On Monday and Tuesday, approximately 35 service men and women and Gold Star family members will visit Cathlamet for the fifth annual Wahkiakum Warriors and Widows Salmon Derby. Twenty-six local fishermen have volunteered their time, boats, gear, and expertise to take these warriors and widows, along with 14 local responders out for a day of fishing on the Columbia River. Several other volunteers work behind the scenes of this yearly event, created by the late Bud Mickelsen as a thank you to men...
THURSDAY Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Council of Governments, Cowlitz County Event Center, Noon. Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-Noon. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7-15 p.m. Sandra Sews, 10:30-Noon. 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. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire...
