Lake Sacajawea totem pole deemed unsafe, to come down Friday

Lake Sacajawea totem pole deemed unsafe, to come down Friday

A totem pole that has adorned Longview’s Lake Sacajawea for 46 years — but has no ties to any local tribes — will come down Friday after city officials deemed it a safety hazard. Whether it goes up again might depend on crews’ ability to keep the crumbling 53-foot carving in one piece.