Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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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...
Submitted by Superintendent Lisa NelsonThe Naselle/Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on August 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Grays River Fire Hall. In personnel matters, the board approved the hire of Qin Xia, Mandarin teacher, who had her cultural program visa approved for the next school year. Community member Susan Burkhalter spoke on her pleasure that the Mandarin program would continue as a result. The board also approved a contract with Pacific County for school nursing services for the 2019-20...
By Diana Zimmerman The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors met on Tuesday to go over a variety of issues. The board approved the hire of a new middle school science teacher, Jennifer Berry. “Jennifer comes to us most recently from Toledo having taught high school science,” Principal Nikki Reese said. “She’s super passionate about her content, she also has a background in robotics, and is willing to do some drama and just brings a really nice well rounded talent to us.” “I really am e...
The Wahkiakum County Fair was dedicated this year to two longtime volunteers, Barbara Rose and Sandy Hart. The annual fair is a chance for residents, divided by KM, to come together and not only show off but also take pride in what makes us distinctly Wahkiakum. It's time to see what our neighbors have been working on, whether it's an art or craft, growing produce or flowers, raising stock, or making jam and pickling everything from the garden. It's an opportunity to get inspired to take up a...
The Skamokawa Resort was burglarized Wednesday night, and the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in catching the thieves. Here are the early details: Around 11:30 pm Wednesday night, Aug. 14th, the store was broken into and cigarettes & alcohol were stolen by a teenaged male with longer, shaggy dark hair. He was wearing a “Wahkiakum High School” hoody and driving a boxy type SUV the size of a ford escape or jeep, unknown color. The suspect came back to the store two more times between 11:30pm and 01:50 am Thu...
As usual, Wahkiakum County commissioners covered a variety of business when they met Tuesday. Commissioners heard a request from Auditor Nicci Bergseng to add another deputy to her office. At the request of Commissioner Mike Backman, the board agreed to hold a workshop discussion at the end of their August 20 meeting to go over the details of the request. Bergseng told the board she wants to train the new deputy to handle a variety of tasks, including payroll, now handled by just one clerk...
By Diana Zimmerman Thanks to some local officials, we now have two air quality monitors in Wahkiakum County. It all started with a conversation at a Community Health Alliance Advisory Committee meeting after the fires in the county earlier this year, according to Wahkiakum Health and Human Services Deputy Director Dean Counts. Someone mentioned that the air quality was fine in Longview but terrible here. The air quality monitor located in Longview wasn’t telling Wahkiakum County residents w...
By Diana Zimmerman Wahkiakum County Port 1 Commissioners discussed a non-motorized launch and other matters affecting the Elochoman Slough Marina at last Thursday’s meeting. According to Port Manager Jackie Lea, a customer suggested that the port consider providing renewable diesel. Commissioners were amenable to a presentation from a distributor and Lea agreed to set it up for a later meeting. Commissioner Bob Kizziar reported that representatives from the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership have been working on a plan for a non-motorized l...
