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The results of recent survey conducted by Wahkiakum Health and Human Services discussed in an Eagle article last week were released online on Monday and can be viewed by clicking on a link found on the WHHS website at www.co.wahkiakum.wa.us/604/Wahkiakum-County-Community-Health-Assess. The report lists the top 10 issues, but also crunches the numbers on demographics, breaking down which issues were most important to each group. It provides a list of write-in issues, discusses the health...
An environmental group has accused Weyerhaeuser of violating the Clean Water Act by discharging wastewater and stormwater containing pollutants from its Raymond lumber mill. The Twin Harbors Riverkeeper nonprofit has filed a federal complaint alleging the facility has violated its wastewater permits by failing to comply with federal effluent standards and reporting requirements. The lawsuit claims that Weyerhaeuser’s lumber mill regularly releases more wastewater than permitted as well as water that’s contaminated with oil and grease, tha...
Manager Todd Souvenir and staff continue to make their mark on the Elochoman Slough Marina and the surrounding Port 1 environs, increasing access to power and water at campsites, and creating a more verdant setting. Commissioners temporarily waived the lid on discretionary spending last Thursday, allowing Souvenir to move forward with the purchase of new fire pits for the campsites, which were recently filled and leveled before being hydro seeded in the last month. Visitors have taken notice of...
When many of us think of jazz we imagine cool cats in turtleneck sweaters or the smooth jazz of Kenny G. The members of the Black Swan Jazz band look further back for their inspiration. Three decades before the impeccable cool of Miles Davis or Dave Brubeck, the hazy shuffling and dizzy wailing of King Oliver's Creole jazz lent its air of seduction to New Orleans's red light district. And long before Herbie Hancock's concocted his funk-inflected jazz fusion, Jelly Roll Morton wove clean...
At first glance, the stories of Edgar Allan Poe might not readily lend themselves to dinner theater. The tales depict decomposing bodies, decapitation, torture, and disease. They conjure unsavory sites, smells, and sounds. In one story, a young man exhumes the body of his fiancee (who has been buried alive) and pulls out all of her teeth. More famously, in "The Tell-tale Heart," a mysterious narrator kills and dismembers an old man, before burying his remains under the floor-boards. Bon...
The Oregon Department of State Lands this week reached a milestone in ensuring safe and healthy waterways statewide by removed the first hazardous vessel with newly approved funding. The FV Tiffany, a 200-ton former fishing vessel built in 1939, became a hazard when it sank and spilled fuel into the Columbia River near Rainer in 2021. The U.S. Coast Guard responded, cleaning up the fuel and refloating the vessel. DSL began monitoring the vessel while also seeking resources for removal. "The FV...
The Pumpkin Patch and Fall Farm Stand at Little Island Farm and Flowers (above) is open every Saturday and Sunday in October from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are train rides for the kids, plenty o' pumpkins, apples, winter squash, decorative seasonal pieces, and local honey and jams. This is the fifth year that farm owners Kim and Michael Howell have opened their gates to this bit of fun. Pick up a Puget Island Autumn Passport while you are there, then stop by the Little Island Creamery and Puget...
An exhibit of quilts created by local quilters, the River City Strippers, were on display on Friday at the River Mile 38 taproom. The group makes 100 patriotic quilts a year to give to veterans who participate in Honor Flights, an organization that celebrates servicemen with trips to Washington D.C. River City Strippers received more than $500 in donations at the exhibit, and one member, Esther Roche, was ecstatic. She wanted to express gratitude from the group. "Thank you for all the generous...
A high power Level 1 electric vehicle charging unit was installed at the Butler Street parking lot last week, and on Tuesday, the Wahkiakum County PUD completed it’s portion of the hookup. “It’s electrified,” Cathlamet Mayor David Olson said happily. The contractor will return in coming days to complete the final stages of installation, and put the unit through it’s paces, Olson said, before setting up the payment platform for the system. It should be ready for use during the final week of O...
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"I like the community. I like the work. I like working for St. James." Alison Brown is the new manager of the Charlotte House, a shelter for women and children in Cathlamet that is part of a program offered by the St. James Family Center. The program includes a variety of services for people who are victims of domestic violence, along with the refuge for women and children. "Alison is great," St. James Family Center Director Beth Hansen said. "We are so happy to have her as part of our team. She...
The results of a Community Health Needs Assessment survey conducted by Wahkiakum Health and Human Services from March to July are in, but it’s just the first step in determining what will become action, as part of a future Community Health Improvement plan. The next phase is analyzing data related to the priorities selected by survey participants in Wahkiakum County. That is just getting underway, and is expected to be completed in spring of 2024, Erica Zink of W.H.H.S. said last week. Responses...
A 15-year-old case pitting Northwest Native Americans against the federal government that’s been awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court hearing has settled, with the government agreeing to partially restore a sacred site in Oregon. The agreement was announced Thursday, with a filing in the Supreme Court calling for the case to be dismissed. Luke Goodrich, lead counsel for the plaintiffs, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, called the agreement a “landmark settlement.” “The plainti...
Travelers who use the route over Beaver Creek should prepare as repairs to a section of Cathlamet Road on the Cowlitz County side are expected to begin this week, Cowlitz County Public Works Director Mike Moss said last Thursday. The road is commonly used as an alternate route when slides occur on SR 4 between Cathlamet and Mill Creek. A slide undercut the roadway on a curve near the Wahkiakum County line, taking it down to a little more than one lane. “I think it is a necessary fix for p...
Employers continued their hiring streak in September, surprising economists by boosting jobs for workers in restaurants, health care, and government. The Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly jobs report, released Friday, showed a gain of 336,000 jobs. The unemployment rate held steady at 3.8%. The BLS also revised the jobs added in July and August from 157,000 jobs to 236,000 jobs and 187,000 jobs to 227,000 jobs. In remarks Friday morning, President Joe Biden celebrated the higher-than-expected jobs numbers and low unemployment rate. But Biden...
The 2023 elections are upon us. Voter pamphlets will go out in the mail next Wednesday, October 18, and ballots will be mailed no later than October 20, according to Amanda Boehler, the Election Coordinator in the Wahkiakum County Auditor’s office. The Auditor’s Office will conduct a Logic and Accuracy Test on Tuesday, October 24 at 10 a.m., to test their equipment and ensure that it is set up correctly and accurately counting votes. A representative from the Washington Secretary of State will b...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire/ambulance, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Port District No. 1, District office, 500 2nd St., noon. Food Addicts Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Community Library & Computer center, GRVC at...
Wahkiakum County commissioners heard from Craig Brown at Tuesday’s otherwise brief meeting. Brown expressed concern at the lack of a coherent plan to evacuate areas of the county in the event of a wildfire. He implored the commissioners to create an evacuation plan and to educate the public about it. Brown spoke for several minutes about how new residents of the county were at a disadvantage in being less aware than locals of alternative routes out of the county. He advised the commissioners and other local agencies to make plans to avoid t...
"Woah, it's like an airplane," one of my schoolmates said in awe. We all loaded onto the charter bus. The wood panel floor, the reclining seats, and on-board bathroom were fancier than the yellow school buses we were all used to. It was five in the morning, and we were headed to the Kitsap Naval Base in Bremerton for a tour of the U.S.S. Maine (S.S.B.N. 741), an Ohio-Class Ballistic Submarine, and the Trident Training Facility in Bangor. The trip was arranged following the success of our school'...
Wahkiakum High School students are learning about all the work that goes on behind the scenes of film and television production, thanks to Ken Johnson and Jeremiah Rounds of Wahkiakum West. The hands-on class is taking the teens through the whole process from pre- production to post-production, and making what may seem like an out of reach career entirely accessible. "We've been talking to both Wahkiakum and Naselle schools about ways to engage the kids and some of the stuff we do as far as...
by the Staff of The Chinook Observer The latest major work to extend the lifespan of the Astoria-Megler Bridge was recently wrapped up more than a year ahead of schedule and under budget. The Oregon Department of Transportation estimated this project would take three years, ending in November 2024, and cost about $24.3 million for design and construction. However, ODOT and its contractor finished more than a year ahead of schedule at total cost of about $17.5 million. “Completing the Astoria-Megler Bridge restoration project ahead of s...
Last Thursday, volunteer firefighters from departments across the county attended a drill at the Puget Island Fire Department to learn how to respond to chimney fires. At one station, participants got an overview of chimney fires from District 4 volunteer Jack Leavitt and a lesson in how to describe the kinds of scenes they respond to over the radio. District 4 volunteer Billy Peek gave a lesson on all the elements included in a chimney kit at another station, and Puget Island Fire Chief Mike...
Story & photos by Brandon J. Simmons In September of 2022, Steve Carson received the welcome news that his company, Computer Link NW, located on Third Street in Cathlamet, would receive nearly $300,000 in a grant intended to help new internet users, most of whom are low-income, connect to the internet, and receive basic services such as computer repair, or even new devices. For nine months, Computer Link NW distributed Chromebooks, made internet connections, and offered various kinds of tech sup...
The Wahkiakum PUD Board of Commissioners spent most of the morning going over the proposed budget for 2024 before attending to reports and adoption of a resolution regarding the district’s policy for capital assets. Revenue for the proposed $8,471,027 budget includes $186,100 in interest income, $333,700 from advance for upcoming construction, and six grants ranging from $50,000 for a feasibility study to a $435,000 grant/loan for a Puget Island Water Service looping project. Miscellaneous i...
County officials will allow outdoor burning per Wahkiakum County Outdoor Burning Ordinance. A burn ban had been in effect since July 4. The ban was lifted at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday. Officials from Wahkiakum County will allow outdoor burning in accordance with the Wahkiakum Outdoor Burning Ordinance 122-94. The lifting of the current Wahkiakum County imposed burn ban does not apply to Washington Department of Natural Resource and federally managed land within Wahkiakum County. For more information on local fire restrictions, call The Department...
