Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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We had one more trip to the ER, this time for low heart rate and low blood pressure, an overnight stay at St. John’s and came home again on Tuesday with a pacemaker. We hope this will be the last hospital trip for a while. The nurses and staff doctors are on a first-name basis with both of us lately, and we certainly appreciate them and the care they have provided during our visits. Thank you everyone for all your kindness, support, and friendship through this long and tiring journey. We certainly look forward to a calm period for a while. N...
The Cathlamet Town Council handled a variety of business when they met Monday. Planning Commission member Jim Reed presented a report and recommendation from that board for updates to the town's sign ordinance. The recommendations in the document represent a lot of compromise, he said. "Not one person on this planning commission would have drafted this ordinance," Reed said. "We have different backgrounds . . . This became what we could all accept." The ordinance sets a limit on the size of signs, where they can be located, how much space they...
I’m finishing up this article as I sit in yet another hospital room with my husband. We ended up back in the emergency room on Saturday night and after many more tests, up and down blood pressure, and a few other issues, I think we are headed uphill once again. Hopefully he will be back home again in a day or two. Thanks everyone for your good thoughts, prayers, support and friendship. We will overcome. News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week include Thursday, home track meet at 4 p.m.; Saturday- home baseball a...
The ferry "Wahkiakum" may go out of service May 6, 8:30 a.m., to replace an engine. Public Works Director Pete Ringen has recommended the board of county commissioners authorize him to obtain quotes for replacing the starboard engine. Commissioners may act on the recommendation at their meeting next Tuesday. "The starboard engine of the ferry ‘Wahkiakum’ was last replaced in 2008," Ringen wrote in a report to the commissioners. "A typical service life for these engines has been about four years, so it is well past due. Rather than wait for eng...
Wahkiakum County commissioners will hold public meetings next month to gather input on a possible ordinance regulating junked vehicles in the county. Over 10 years ago, the board of commissioners considered a junked vehicle ordinance but didn't adopt it because of adverse public comment. However, Commissioner Dan Cothren, who was on the board at that time, said Tuesday that it may be time to consider again such an ordinance. "I've had calls," he said. "Maybe we're back there again." Callers have expressed concern over the proliferation of...
Who will be Wahkiakum County's Associate Development Organization (ADO)for the 2013-2015 biennium? The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce has held the designation, and Tuesday, Chamber officers asked the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners to renew that designation. Not so fast, said newly elected Commissioner Mike Backman. "I would like to postpone for one week," he said. "I want to know if it's the most effective organization to serve the county. I have a hard time with the economic development council and Chamber of Commerce combination....
I hope the Wahkiakum County board of commissioners next week will quickly designate the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce as the state recognized associate development organization (ADO) for Wahkiakum County. Commissioner Mike Backman on Tuesday said he wanted to consider assigning the designation to another organization, such as the Wahkiakum Community Network. I hope that as Commissioner Backman looks further into the issue, he'll realize the Chamber is best suited for the job and deserves the ADO designation. For example, the Chamber's mission...
News from Naselle: The sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week includes the following: Thursday- home baseball and fastpitch against Wishkah at 3:30 p.m. and track at Raymond at 4 p.m.; Monday- baseball and fastpitch at Ocosta at 3:30 p.m.; April 17- home middle school track at 4 p.m.; April 18- home track meet at 4 p.m. Go Comets! The Naselle-Grays River Valley School Board meets on April 16 at 6:30 p.m. for their regular meeting. Other news from the Westend: Would you like to hear about a holistic approach to medicine and wellne...
Wow, the sunshine has been wonderful. I even had the opportunity to mow the lawn over the weekend. Lots of other folks were doing the same, and the smell of new mown grass was in the air. Unfortunately, after the first mowing, you really have to keep up with the fast growing grass on a regular basis. Oh well, it’s actually relaxing to sit on the mower for a few hours and see the progress as you cut the tall grass. News from Naselle: Naselle-Grays River Valley students will be back in the classroom on April 8 after a week off for Spring b...
The Columbia River Compact on Wednesday agreed to extend the sport fishery downstream of Bonneville Dam. The original recreation season was set for March 1 through April 5. On Wednesday, the compact exted the season from April 6 through April 12, with a closure set for April 9 to allow a possible commercial fishing opening. The compact will meet next Monday to consider non-Indian mainstem commercial fishing periods. Compact biologists had recommended a commercial opening on Tuesday. Based on the low number of steelhead encountered, the...
Wahkiakum County Commissioners and members of the Wahkiakum Fair Board of Directors are getting closer to defining how to handle the vacant position of fair manager. Most recent Manager Becky Ledtke left the position in February. Her position had been under the WSU Cooperation Extension Agent's office, but WSU ended the arrangement over concerns that the number of hours Ledtke worked would qualify her for benefits, which weren't budgeted. Ledtke also exceeded the budgeted hours for the period while working on required reports and a fund...
A 12-person jury found that a former Cathlamet man is a violent sexual predator who should be detained despite having completed sentences for his crime. The State of Washington brought the detention action against Darrell Kent, 60, who had been convicted of sexual assaults against children in Wahkiakum County in 1996 and 2005. He completed his sentence in 2011, but the state argued that Kent hadn't changed and would likely offend again. The jury was asked, "Has the state proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Darrell Kent is a sexually violent...
Olympia this week became the battleground in commercial fishermen's efforts to stop a plan to move gillnetters off the lower Columbia River's mainstem. Last fall, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber proposed the plan that also, among other things, gives recreational anglers priority in salmon allocations. The fish and wildlife commissions of Oregon and Washington have adopted the plan, and gillnetters have filed court action in both states to challenge implementation of the plan. Washington gillnetters originially filed their action in Wahkiakum...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday authorized county officials to begin the process of acquiring property from the defunct Skamokawa Park and Recreation District. The district commission ceased functioning several years ago. The district has title to a piece of land between Vista Park and the United Methodist Church in Skamokawa. The property includes a basketball court and a small office building that was rented until recently by Port District No. 2 for the Vista Park office. The port district has installed a park model cabin inside Vis...
Happy Spring, everyone! It seems that all the flowers are beginning to bloom at once. Daffodils are everywhere. I actually found my first trillium yesterday. News from Naselle: The sports lineup for the week for the Naselle Comets is as follows: Thursday, high school track meet in Naselle at 4 p.m. Students will be on Spring Break beginning April 1 and will return to classes on April 8. The school grounds will be closed on April 3 and 4. Kids, grab your Easter baskets and head to the Naselle High School football field on Saturday at 11 a.m....
About 110 volunteers and visitors participated in the annual St. James Family Center Health and Safety Jamboree Last Saturday. Below, Cindy Faubion watched as Camren Mendez tossed bean bags at the Peace Health Medical Group display. Dr. Doug and Jill Martin went over fundamentals of dental care with visitors. Wahkiakum Sheriff’s Department Communications Officer Aric Cothren visited with Esther Ashe, Brody Ashe and Malia Ana Silva. Raffle winners were, l-r, Jade Hauff and Grant Wilson (bicycles) and Susan Schillios, who won a bike seat for h...
Meeting for the first time in their new office, commissioners of Port District No. 2 discussed real estate and telephone service and approved a contract with a consultant for updating the district's comprehensive plan. Skamokawa resident David Blalock said he and friends are planning to set up a Skamokawa based company to provide internet service. The goal, he said, is to provide service fast enough for people to work online as telecommuters. Current service is inadequate because phone lines are old and overloaded, Blalock said. Satellite...
Wahkiakum County commissioners chose the name of a former owner and operater of the Puget Island ferry as the name of the new ferry that will be built this year. The new ferry's name will be the Oscar B., which was one of four names recommended by a committee that considered names suggested by the public. Other names were the Wahkiakum II, Chief Wahkiakum and James Birnie. Oscar Bergseng owned and operated the ferry. He worked on it for 26 years and campaigned for Wahkiakum County to take it over around the beginning of 1961. The county...
The US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Army Corps of Engineers and Diking District 4 have reached an agreement over construction of a dike set back from the eroding Steamboat Slough Dike along the Julia Butler Hansen National Refuge for the Columbian White-tail Deer. Fish and Wildlife's Willapa Complex Manager Jackie Ferrier said March 14 that the federal agencies had made commitments to allow diking district access to the new dike that satisfied Diking District Commissioner Maurice Mooers. The USFWS has also committed to being a partner with...
Wahkiakum County commissioners and the county fair board held a workshop Tuesday to come up with a plan to hire a fair manager. Recent Manager Becky Ledtke had been paid through Washington State University's Cooperative Extension Program on funding from the county, but WSU ended that arrangement February 25. Ledtke had exceeded her budget hours by volunteering her services to coordinate a fund raising dinner and program for the fair. Labor laws don't allow the practice, and the WSU employees union also opposed it if the position didn't have...
Salmon rearing pens off Cathlamet, a site for a new food bank and water rates were among the many items on the agenda at the Monday meeting of the Cathlamet Town Council. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is moving forward with plans to develop a side channel salmon net project in the Cathlamet Channel, said Aaron Roberts, WDFW hatchery complex manager for the lower Columbia region. The states of Oregon and Washington several years ago started the Select Area Fishery Enhancement (SAFE) program and located pens to rear juvenile...
Oh, the sounds of family, the laughter of grandchildren, the extra commotion, cooking and chaos. What a great week we are looking forward to. We were hoping for better weather, but will make do, just being together. News from Naselle: The sports calendar for Naselle Comet teams includes: Thursday, track at Seaside and home baseball and fastpitch against North Beach at 3:30 p.m.; Monday, baseball at MM Knight at 4 p.m.; Wednesday, baseball and fastpitch at Oakville at 4 p.m. and middle school track at South Bend. Go Comets! The annual Naselle...
The US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Army Corps of Engineers and Diking District 4 have reached an agreement over construction of a dike set back from the eroding Steamboat Slough Dike along the Julia Butler Hansen National Refuge for the Columbian White-tail Deer. Fish and Wildlife's Willapa Complex Manager Jackie Ferrier said March 14 that the federal agencies had made commitments to allow diking district access to the new dike that satisfied Diking District Commissioner Maurice Mooers. The USFWS has also committed to being a partner with...
The trial of a man alleged to be a sexually violent predator has taken over the Wahkiakum County courthouse. Darrell Lamar Kent has served his sentence on sex crime charges, and the State of Washington is asking the Superior Court to sign a civil commitment placing Kent in continued custody until he might be considered safe to return to society. Cowlitz County Judge Marilyn Haan is presiding over the trial, and for security reasons, has ordered the closure of all but one of the entrances to the courthouse. People coming to the courthouse must p...
Wahkiakum County's Health Department is looking 15 years into the future when an estimated 60 percent of the population will be 60 years old or over. "It's not just Wahkiakum County, it's everybody," Sue Cameron, county Health and Human Services Department Director, said Tuesday. "There will be a lot of dynamics our county will need to deal with." Cameron and other health officers discussed the issue Tuesday at a meeting with county commissioners as the County Board of Health. They presented a short presentation that spoke of a permanent shift...
