Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Members of the Cathlamet Town Council on Tuesday gave first approval to an ordinance to put the direction of the Cathlamet Fire Department under control of town officials. The department has been operating under an ordinance adopted in 1932 which put control under the Cathlamet Commercial Club, which no longer exists. The latest audit of the town by the Washington State Auditor's office said the arrangement doesn't meet state law and needed to be changed. The ordinance entirely repeals the previous ordinance and provides standards for...
Wahkiakum County commissioners grudgingly authorized Tuesday the payment of a $100 voucher for a representative of the county treasurer's office to attend a computer training program. Treasurer Paula Holloway had submitted the voucher claim for participation in a training program on the new computer software the county is installing which links the offices of the treasurer, auditor and assessor. Last week, however, commissioners declined to approve the voucher, saying they had questions about who would attend the training. Holloway, who is...
Wahkiakum County commissioners handled a variety of business when they met Tuesday. Issues ranged from repairing a slide on Loop Road to a recommendation to join a national program to check residency of employees. The board approved a request from Public Works Director Pete Ringen to hire a consulting engineer to evaluate a sliding area on Loop Road. Ringen said his inititial approach would be to develop a project that would stabilize the slope without going into the Grays River, which lies at the foot of the sliding slope. Tying the work to a...
News from Naselle: The winter break for students in the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District will be shortened due to snow make up days. Students will attend classes on February 28 and March 1, and be out of school on March 2. The batting cage at Naselle School is open to anyone interested in using it on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5 p.m. Other news from the Westend: Another wonderful concert will be held at the Pioneer Church in Cathlamet, sponsored by the Pioneer Community Association. Enjoy the afternoon matinee on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.,...
Senior Blayne Edwards was the only Wahkiakum Mule wrestler to win his first round match at the 2012 State Mat Classic Wrestling Tournament today in Tacoma. Edwards won a 16-0 decision over Warden's Rodolfo Gonzales in the 113 lb. weight class. Edwards will face sophomore Brandon Medina of Brewster in the second round. The winner wrestles for the championship; the loser moves to the semifinals of the consolation bracket. In the 120 lb. class Mule freshman Luke Stacey lost by fall to junior Tyler...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council may consider a proposed ordinance to govern the Cathlamet Fire Department when the council meets next Tuesday. The fire department is operating under an ordinance from the 1930's which puts it under control of the now defunct Cathlamet Commercial Club. The Washington State Auditor's office completed an audit of the town and fire department last year and recommended updating the ordinance to clarify command and financial control structures. One major change in the proposed ordinance is to make the...
Wahkiakum County's board of commissioners handled a variety of business during their meeting Tuesday, including: --Sergeant Brad Moon, commander of the Washington State Patrol Detachment in Naselle, reported his patrolmen had been close to their target, or anticipated, number of contacts and arrests in 2011. Officers investigated 163 driving while intoxicated cases in 2011, five less than expected. They stopped 5,979 motorists for speeding, 501 under target, and wrote 4,458 citations. They contacted 827 drivers for seat belt violations, 107...
Wahkiakum County commissioners showed on Tuesday that they plan to watch very carefully the expenses needed to bring a new ferry to the Puget Island-Westport run. Public Works Director Pete Ringen requested and eventually received approval to obtain design updates for the Puget Island ramp. The county completed an update of the Puget Island ramp in 2010, However, the county has embarked on a project to replace the aging ferry Wahkiakum, and the new vessel will be larger, so docks at Wesport and Puget Island will need modification. Clatsop...
From the Revised Code of Washington, RCW 26.04.010: (1) Marriage is a civil contract between ((a male and a female)) two persons who have each attained the age of eighteen years, and who are otherwise capable. On Monday, Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law a bill that gave same gender couples the right to marry. The language in the bill changed "one man and one woman" to "two persons" and spent a lot of time outlining protections for churches and religious organizations to refuse to conduct marriages for same gender couples. People supporting...
The Wahkiakum Lady Mule basketball team ended the 2011-12 regular season with two losses that left them in a sixth place finish in Central League standings. Last Friday, the visiting Pe Ell Trojans handed the Mules a 59-36 loss. The Trojans jumped ahead early in the first quarter, but the Mules bounced back to trail only 17-13 at the end of the first quarter. TheTrojans took control in the second quarter and led 33-22 at halftime and 36-28 after three quarters. The game was the final home appearance for the Lady Mule seniors--Brieanna Olsen,...
Wanted: A temporary home for Cathlamet's Bradley Memorial Library. Town officials plan to have the town hall building remodeled this year, and they want to move the library to temporary quarters while the work goes on. "We want to keep the library open and intact the entire time of construction," Mayor George Wehrfritz said Monday. "We will have to move." Wehrfritz, Librarian Connie Christopher and members of the Cathlamet Library Advisory Board are searching the Cathlamet area for temporary quarters. The library collection totals about 15,000...
Wahkiakum County Treasurer Paula Holloway resigned her position effective the end of February. Holloway has been county treasurer for 22 years. In a Tuesday interview, she said she is ready to move on with her life. "I'm ready to retire," she said. She said she and her husband, Wayne, have always like eastern Washington, and they plan to move to Dayton. "We'll keep our property on East Sunny Sands where I was raised, so we'll keep coming back," she said. Local officials have begun the process of filling her elected position. She is a member of...
Matt Beaulaurier has resigned from the Cathlamet Fire Department's First Aid Division, leaving local ambulance service without a paramedic. Beaulaurier told The Eagle on Tuesday that he is resigning for personal reasons. He works full-time as a firefighter/paramedic for Pacific County District 4 First Aid and has volunteered with the Cathlamet ambulance, which serves all eastern Wahkiakum. "It was getting hard to do both," he said. "I want to spend more time at home. "I hope I can come back in the future." First Aid Division officers say the...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday adopted an ordinance setting tax levies for 2012 and worked on other items business with Assessor Bill Coons. Coons said that because of several factors, the chief of which is a reduction in the state levy, that the county's overall levy will be down about $39,000 this year. Overall, however, the county's real property ratio is at 111 percent, which means some property is over valued. "That's because we aren't on an annual valuation," he said. "If we had annual valuation, we could adjust to the...
This week, we bid adieu to Reporter Ruby Murray. She joined our staff a little over a year ago and has produced some outstanding work. Reporting was to be a part-time job for her, allowing her to work on her creative writing endeavors. She's enjoyed success with her creative writing, and has been pressed to balance both careers, so it was time for a choice, and the creative writing became her top goal. We'll miss her, and we wish her good luck. Following is her farewell: On becoming a novelist by Ruby Murray A year ago I stopped fulltime work...
Spring will surely be here in the not too distant future. The frogs are singing every night now, a sure sign. It seems like they are a little early this year. The daffodil plants are poking their stalks above the ground and eagles are perched in the trees along the Grays River waiting for an easy meal. News from Naselle: Naselle-Grays River Valley sports calendar for the coming week: Thursday-first round playoffs for district tournament, girls basketball, to be announced. Call the school for more information; Friday-middle school boys...
The Wahkiakum Lady Mule basketball team came up short last weekend in games with two Central League basketball teams. On Friday, the Mules kept up with the second ranked Napavine Tigers for the first half, trailing only 28-23 at halftime. The Tigers took control in the third quarter, scoring on offense and forcing Mule turnovers that led to more baskets. The visitors led 41-31 after three quarters and outscored the Mules 19-8 down the stretch. Maya Stanley led the Mule scoring with 10 points. Brieanna Olsen had eight, Sam Boyce seven, Brianne...
Voters in the Naselle/Grays River Valley School District this week received ballots for a special school levy election. The district board of directors has asked voters to renew a three-year special levy to help the district pay maintenance and operation costs not covered by state or federal funding. The levy would raise $695,000 for 2013, 2014 and 2015. The assessment, as stated on the ballot, would be $3.24 per $1,000 of assessed property value. According to the district's website, the levy rate has fluctuated since the board voted in...
Members of Cathlamet's town council discussed the need to replace intake pumps at the town's water treatment plant when the council convened January 25 to hold a meeting postponed from January 17 because of bad weather. In other business, council members approved a three year lease for new quarters for the town clerks' office. Public Works Superintendent David Vik asked the council to consider amending the 2013 budget to permit replacement of pumps at the town water plant. The project should cost no more than $16,000, he said. Councilmember...
I’m starting this column on a very heartwarming note this week. Remember the little missing dog from the Hull Creek area? Well, Cindy and Rick Lahti are happy to announce that their precious Glory has come home after being missing for several weeks. It appears that she may have been picked up by someone because some of her hair had been cut. She may have had to travel some distance to make it back home as she was quite emaciated, but is recovering nicely. I love to tell happy stories. Welcome home, Glory, and I’m happy to see you back with you...
Cathlamet 3rd Street paving project may not take place this year as planned. The project calls for widening the street and installing sidewalks roughly from the Elochoman Slough Marina to the SR 4 intersection, about two blocks in length. Cathlamet town council members thought they would be voting to authorize a call for bids on the project when they met January 25 to hold a meeting postponed from January 17 because of bad weather. Town officials learned in January that the project hadn't taken into consideration the old clay-pipe sewer line th...
The Wahkiakum Lady Mule basketball team won one game and lost another in tight Central League basketball this past week. The Mules turned on the defensive pressure in the second half and overcame a four-point deficit to defeat the Winlock Cardinals 50-46 last Saturday in a game postponed from earlier in the week because of snow. Winlock led 34-30 at halftime and 40-38 after three quarters. The Mules used a full-court press to slow the Cardinal offense, outscoring the visitors 20-12 in the second half. Brieanna Olsen led the Mule scoring with 16...
Wahkiakum County government should expect to see about $1 million per year for the next three years in revenue off state managed county trust timber land. The revenue from the timber sales is a major part of the revenue for the county's Current Expense Fund, which funds most courthouse offices. Steve Ogden, regional manager for the state Department of Natural Resources, reported to the board of county commissioners on Tuesday that the agency has plans to offer timber sales that should generate that level of revenue. The county received $1.3...
Wahkiakum County commissioners learned Tuesday that proceeds from a Puget Island farm seized from a marijuana grower are carefully governed. The county acquired the six acre property on East Birnie Slough Road last fall after its owner became the focus of investigations in Clark County, where he was convicted of growing marijuana. Law enforcement officers executed a search warrant on the property and found that buildings had been used to grow marijuana. Commissioners had heard several proposals for use of the property, including as a site for...
Wahkiakum County commissioners decided Tuesday to search of an interim director for the county's Department of Health and Human Services. Former Director Judy Bright resigned effective the beginning of January, and commissioners have been seeking advice on how to fill the position. On Tuesday, they spent an hour discussing the situation with Marie Flake, a regional official with the state Department of Health. Flake described the variety of health departments across the state and talked about the fiscal and political issues facing heath...
