Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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This year's 12th annual Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest boasted the biggest turnout yet on Friday, with 64 entrants ranging from 2 years old to adults. Winners were selected in three age categories: 8 and under, 9-15, and 16 and up. Kelly McGranagham took first place in the 8 and under group, with Tristan Bartkowski taking second and Devlynn Ferguson taking third. In the second category, 9-15, Renee, who's last name was unknown, took first place, Mayleonna Casey took second and Helen Lewis placed...
12 Bald Eagle Parade Grand Marshals--Lee and Diane Tischer Grand Prize--Wahkiakum Realty LLC Car Club 1. Columbia River Corvettes. Other 1. BA Lunatic the Clown; 2. Wahkiakum County Amateur Radio Club; 3. American Legion Post 111. Marching Group 1. Portland Yacht Club; 2. Lower Columbia PFLAG; 3. Wahkiakum Lions Club. Antique Cars 1. Tom Tronson, 1931 Ford Model A mail truck, one of 25 known to exist; 2. Wayne Elliott, 1956 Ford F-100; 3. (tie) John and Cherie Pierson, 1926 Ford Model T; Dave Mosteller 1924 Ford, and Sons of Norway Helgeland...
A lunch program for local youths, Outdoor Café, is underway for the summer. Right now they are serving about 35 kids, but they have the capacity to feed many more, according to organizer, Suzanne Holmes. Numbers are growing, Holmes said. Kids can also ride a special Wahkiakum on the Move route to eat and participate in activities in Cathlamet or Rosburg, or they can have a meal delivered to them. So far, no one has taken advantage of this resource, according to Holmes. The kids are not only...
Are you ready for Bald Eagle Days? The fun begins this Friday with the annual Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest in front of the Bank of the Pacific from 11-3 p.m. Shoppers can stop by the Elochoman Marina Farmers Market from 4-7 p.m. to pick up produce, pretty plants, handmade soap and shampoo, cheese from local cheesemakers, and more. From 5-7 p.m. Tsuga Gallery will celebrate their ninth birthday. At the Fairgrounds in Skamokawa, there will be a Challenge of Champions Professional Bull Riders event...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council acted on a variety of business when they met Monday, including debating park maintenance and a possible town administrator. Council Member Sue Cameron, who announced she is moving away from Cathlamet and will attend her last council meeting in August, said she has been unsatisfied with maintenance of town parks by the current landscape contractor and had sought a quote for services from a different company, Elochoman Valley Partners (EVP). Public Works Director Duncan Cruickshank had met with EVP personnel...
The setting sun creates a colorful celestial transition over the Puget Island skyline. Photo by Rick Nelson....
The Eagle had a case of mistaken identity in last week's edition. The man in both of these photos is Raymond Badger, not his cousin, Dean....
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce has announced some last-minute reminders concerning Bald Eagle Day, which include: Main Street will be closed for all parking and through vehicle traffic from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the street vendor fair and parade (parade starts at noon). This includes the Bank of the Pacific parking lot, as the kid’s activities will be held there. Also, do not park on the parade route – look out for the “no parking” signs. The parade will start at Wahkiakum High School (you may park in the lot), go down Elm Street,...
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. Fire Protection District No. 1 Commissioners, Fire Hall, 5:30 p.m. Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m....
The Naselle/Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Middle School Commons. In personnel matters, the board acknowledged the resignation of Karl Johnson, drama director, and approved a resolution for fixing and adopting the budget for the 2019-20 school year. Three other items were approved as well: an upgrade to the phone system, not to exceed $31,000, the replacement of laptop computers, not to exceed $21,000, and the replacement of gutters on the middle/high school...
On Tuesday, the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners listened to reports and discussed a newly drafted financial policy. “The contractor for the Grays River substation asked to start today,” General Manager Dave Tramblie said. The contractor, Power Technology, Inc., was supposed to begin the project to upgrade the substation next Monday, but following a recent pre-construction meeting at the engineering offices of Brown and Kysar, they asked to start early. In preparation for the sub...
Will staff of Port District No. 2 take over maintenance and operation responsibilities for Wahkiakum County's Fairgrounds Park? At their monthly meeting Tuesday, commissioners and staff of Port 2 said they are willing to consider the possibility. "We could take care of it (the park adjacent to the fairgrounds in Skamokawa)," said Commissioner Lee Tischer. Tischer acknowledged that a similar proposal a few years ago was soundly rejected by supporters of the county fair, who feared they would lose the ability to use the fairgrounds for...
Last Thursday, the Wahkiakum County Port District 1 Board of Commissioners held a quick meeting to discuss matters at the marina. The port had been asked to submit a letter of support for the Wahkiakum Resource Action Plan and in June, Commissioners Scott Anderson and Brett Deaton opted to table a decision until fellow commissioner, Bob Kizziar was available to comment. Kizziar said he had considered the plan and ultimately agreed with Anderson and Deaton, who had expressed reluctance. “I’m a fi...
Wahkiakum County commissioners handled a variety of business in their 25-minute long meeting on Tuesday. Business included: --County Engineer Paul Lacy received support for a recommendation to apply for grant funding to construct a bicycle/pedestrian path along Jacobson Road in Rosedale. The route would go along the eastern side of the road between Columbia Street and SR 4. Estimated cost is $215,000, with the county responsible for $29,025. If the application is successful, engineering would occur in 2020 and construction in 2021. Lacy said he...
The grand marshals for the 2019 Bald Eagle Day parade are Puget Island residents Lee and Diane Tischer. The two were raised in Wahkiakum County, were high school sweethearts, and have spent years working and volunteering in the community. “We dated in high school, then we went our separate ways for a year or two, but then she bought a shotgun,” Lee said early in our conversation. “Are you sure you want to interview us?” Diane asked. When the two were first married, Diane worked at a seafood...
By Rick Nelson There is change ahead for the traffic pattern at Johnson Park. Wahkiakum County Engineer Paul Lacy on Tuesday reported that the Washington State Department of Transportation has relocated the painted stop bar that guides vehicles leaving the campus and entering SR 4. The long standing traffic flow pattern has been for vehicles entering the park campus to leave the highway and proceed to the left in a clockwise fashion and follow the circular route up the hill to the Johnson Park buildings. Vehicles leaving the campus descend the...
If all goes well, River Mile 38 Brewing Co. customers could be sipping craft beer and cider at their new building on the waterfront some time next year. River Mile 38 owners Rex Czuba and Javier Sanchez moved forward with plans when they recently signed a lease with Port District No. 1 of Wahkiakum County for the new space. “We are working with the county and the state to get the shoreline permit and all that stuff going,” Czuba said on Sunday. “The goal is to build a space that gives us a lit...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners met July 2 to hear reports and to vote on a resolution regarding the removal of the Lower Snake River Dams. With the water expansion project on his mind, Commissioner Dennis Reid asked if there were still holdouts on the Sleepy Hollow portion of the Skamokawa Water System. “I don’t know, but I think it’s looking pretty good down there,” Auditor Erin Wilson said. “If we don’t get it down to one, the whole thing is off,” Reid replied. “We could still do Brooks Slough and Steamboat Slough but we w...
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...
The Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners tackled a variety of issues at their July 2 meeting. Cape Horn resident Bob Gawith asked for an update on the beach nourishment project. “It would be nice to have it right away, that would be great,” Commissioner Dan Cothren said. “I think that’s what we are all pushing for, but I think they are just waiting to see how much volume of sand is there. It’s to the point right now I don’t care where it’s at, but we need to show that we’re going to get so...
"May the road rise up to meet you" was the phrase that echoed in my mind after meeting the Fischer family from Oldenburg, Germany. The family of six was near Dismal Nitch, just a few miles short of the only state in the continental US that they hadn't visited, Oregon, when their truck and the trailer went off the road and rolled over into a ditch last Friday. I don't think that old Irish prayer is referring to that kind of road rising. Rather, it seems to me, it is about trusting that life will...
Kites filled the sky in Skamokawa this weekend, as enthusiasts returned to Vista Park to take advantage of the sun and wind and as they said repeatedly, a lovely location. This community of kite lovers hail from many places, and travel to many places to practice their craft. They not only love to play in the wind, but they delight in the art of the kite, appreciating the designs, colors, craftsmanship and sometimes the humor, of kite makers. And making new friends. Some of them are kite makers,...
It was another successful weekend for sellers and shoppers at the annual Puget Island Garage and Yard Sale. There were 62 sites this year, dotting Puget and Little Island. As per usual, enthusiastic shoppers were ready and waiting for garage doors to open on Friday morning, but the pace remained steady if a bit slower the rest of the weekend. Shoppers stopped by the Norse Hall, where they were offering pulled pork sandwiches, to rest a bit and converse, get something to eat, and plan their next...
The 38th annual Bald Eagle Days are nearly here and this year we will be “Reelin’ and Rockin’ on the River.” “It’s all about fishing, and rocking, and lots of music and fun,” Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce Director Megan Elliott said of the theme. The event opens on Friday, July 19, with the annual Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. in front of the Bank of the Pacific. Participants will get a coupon for a free taco or ice cream cone from Maria's and a medal will be awarded to wi...
THURSDAY Happy 4th of July! FRIDAY Wahkiakum County Injury Prevention Workgroup, Riber St. Meeting Room, 4 p.m. Community Center, Cathlamet, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Brown Bag Lunch, Community Center, Cathlamet, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. River City Strippers, quilters, St. Catherine Catholic Church, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. AA Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 7 p.m. Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, Rosburg, 9:30-11 a.m. Community Library & Computer Center, Johnson Park 11 a.m.-4 p.m. SATURDAY Community Library & Computer Center, Johnson Park, 11 a.m.-4 p....
