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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The 2010 general election is bearing down on the voters of Wahkiakum County; the county auditors office will mail the vote-by-mail ballots to votes on October 15. Candidates for local and regional offices gathered at the Skamokawa Grange September 28 for a forum; another is scheduled next Tuesday, 7 p.m., at Johnson Park, Rosburg. The Grays River Grange is sponsoring that forum. Following are some highlights of the give and take at the Skamokawa forum. State representative, Position 1 Incumbent Dean Takko, a Democrat, reviewed his history: He g...
Next Wednesday, St. James Family Center will celebrate its 25th anniversary, and we join those who salute the center and its programs. The center fulfills a valuable role in our community. It started as a preschool education program. It expanded to offer a place to provide child care for working families.. It tied into networks that provide a variety of social programs and services--youth activities, family support and education, family entertainment opportunities and so on. The center became the local agency operating a domestic violence...
The Wahkiakum Mule football team made the long trip to Pe Ell last Friday and come home with a 35-0 win over the Trojans. The Mules started the game with a bang as Joel Nicolazzi ran the opening kickoff back 77 yards for a touchdown. Lars Blix kicked the conversion--he made seven of seven attempts for the night, and the Mules led 7-0 with only 13 seconds play. Blix passed to Nicolazzi for a 20-yard touchdown play at 6:01 of the first quarter to boost the Mule lead to 14-0. In the second quarter, Cameron Elliott scored on a one-yard run at...
Wahkiakum Port District 2 officials looked for savings and considered additions to their 2010 budget in a special meeting workshop on Tuesday. Commissioners Kayrene Gilbertsen and Brian O'Connor went over a budget analysis prepared by Port Manager Bob Robinson to make changes for preparation of a proposed budget to be considered later this month. O'Connor said the board should consider adding several items to the budget, including funds for upgrading riverfront camping areas, maintenance of buoys in Grays Bay, and purchasing a used truck for...
The historic eight-sided barn that overlooks Cathlamet will move to a new location today (Thursday). A moving contractor has been placing tractor crawlers this week to prepare for the move approximately a half a mile along Greenwood Road. "They estimate it will take about two hours to move the barn," said Puget Island farmer Fred Stanley. He and his wife, Crystal, bought the barn from Lee Nutter and are moving it to land they own on the far side of Greenwood Cemetery. "I couldn't stand to see the wrecking ball come," Fred Stanley said Monday....
Wahkiakum County officials have called in officers from Cowlitz County's sheriff's office to investigate an alleged case of abuse of a prisoner in the Wahkiakum County Jail Skamokawa resident Sharyl Hjaltalin has claimed that officers repeatedly beat her son, Sigrin Hjaltalin, on July 16, injuring him so bad that he needed medical attention. Hjaltalin, who is 24 years old and a muscular man of 240 lbs., has been in jail awaiting trial on charges of assault, possession of methamphetamine, and tampering with a witness. He pled guilty Monday and...
Wahkiakum County commissioners settled disposal of old boards from the Grays River Covered Bridge and acted on other items of business in a short meeting Monday. The regular meeting was moved from Tuesday to Monday so that commissioners could attend a state conference. Three groups requested some or all of the old siding boards being replaced on the Grays River Covered Bridge. The Wahkiakum Historical Society had requested some of the old boards for a replication of a commercial fishing shed for the museum. However, museum personnel found...
Wahkiakum County voters have a choice of two candidates for election to the District 3 position on the county board of commissioners. Incumbent Blair Brady has three years of experience, having won election to fill an unexpired vacant term. Challenging him is Lori Scott, a retired business woman. Blair Brady Incumbent Blair Brady had a long road to reach the position on the board of commissioners he now holds. Four years ago, he challenged the incumbent commissioner, the late Mark Linquist, who was fighting cancer, and lost a tied election by...
It looks like the beginning of a long wet winter with an early start. At least it’s not really cold yet. News from Naselle: The Naselle Comet varsity football team won their game against Raymond last Friday night with a score of 20-7. Keep up the good work boys. A big thanks to all the supporters who have been traveling to the games. Sports coming up this week include: Friday – football at home with South Bend at 7p.m.; Tuesday – cross country at Montesano at 4 p.m. and volleyball at home against Northwest Christian at 5:45 p.m. N...
A wet night proved to be to the Wahkiakum Mules' liking as they dominated the Winlock Cardinals for an 18-2 Central League football win last Friday. The Cardinals fumbled the ball seven times under pressure from the wet weather and the Mule defense, and the Mule offense unleashed a balanced running and passing attack that moved the ball on the visitors. "It was huge," Mule Coach Eric Hansen said of the victory. "It's nice when everyone does their assignments." Winlock looked like they would be in the driver's seat as they picked up big yards on...
Commissioners of Port District No. 2 will begin work on their 2011 budget next week. Manager Bob Robinson told Commissioners Carlton Appelo, Kayrene Gilbertsen and Brian O'Connor he would prepare a preliminary budget by the end of the week. The board agreed to hold a special meeting September 28, 6 p.m., in the port office to go over the proposal. Priorities for the budget could include rebuilding the interiors of the two original restroom buildings at Skamokawa Vista Park and upgrading campsites along the Columbia River beach. The port has...
Local officials and landowners will closely monitor water levels and flood drainage this winter on land lying along SR 4 and across the road from the Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge for the Columbia White-tailed Deer. Columbia Land Trust has purchased the land, known as the Oller Farm, and has started work to restore wetland habitat. Last week, Maurice Mooers, a member of the board of commissioners of Diking District No. 3, which includes the property, told county commissioners he and neighboring land owners hadn't been informed...
Wahkiakum County officials are on track to approve as much as $200,000 in capital improvements to infrastructure in Wahkiakum County in 2011. The county adopted a resolution in 2004 that place a tax of .25 of a percent on real estate sales, and the fund has grown to $750,000, Treasurer Paula Holloway said Tuesday. The ordinance creating the fund limits its use to infrastructure and capital projects, but it may be shared among county government and junior taxing districts. This year, commissioners established a committee, headed by Commissioner...
Cathlamet Mayor George Wehrfritz has ordered a selective spending freeze in response to an anticipated budget shortfall for 2010, and some department heads aren't happy. Wehrfritz said Monday it appears the town's general fund will be about $41,000 short of its expected revenue for 2010 because of declines in sales tax receipts and other taxes which are suffering in the national recession. The town's sewer and water departments, with revenues based on usage fees, however, are doing fine. In other business Monday, the council asked the planning...
With the arrival of the rainy season--today (Thursday) is the first day of autumn--Wahkiakuam County commissioners decided there is no hurry to develop a controversial biosolids ordinance. Evergreen Sanitation of Seaview has applied for a state Department of Ecology permit to dispose septage biosolids, the least treated class, on Phil and Sulema Zerr's Elk Mountain Ranch in Grays River, and there has been adverse public reaction to the proposal. After taking public input, commissioners asked Prosecuting Attorney Dan Bigelow to develop an ordina...
The Morton/White Pass Timberwolves cruised to a 36-13 win over the visiting Wahkiakum Mules last Friday in Morton. The Timberwolves dominated the game with a punishing running attack that paved the way for 70 offensive plays. Meanwhile, the Mules managed just 38. "I was amazed we were in the game at halftime," said Mule Coach Eric Hansen. "We couldn't stop their running game." The Mules scored on a one-yard run by Cameron Elliott in the second quarter and on a 90-yard kickoff return by Wyatt Parker in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Lars Blix...
News from Naselle: Another win for the Naselle Comet football team over Warrenton last Friday evening with a score of 26 to 12. Keep it up boys. Sports coming up this week: today (Thursday) – volleyball with South Bend in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; Friday – football at Raymond at 7 p.m.; Saturday– cross country at Jewell and volleyball tournament at North Beach; Tuesday– cross country at home at 4 p.m., volleyball at Willapa Valley at 5:45 p.m. The regular school board meeting will be held on Tuesday at 7 p.m. These are...
After spending three hours discussing the latest draft of an update to the Cathlamet zoning ordinance, members of the town council and planning commission agreed Tuesday that a new start is needed. Meeting in a special meeting for a workshop, planners and councilors agreed that the latest version, known as Cathlamet Municipal Code Chapter 18A had too many problems to fix easily. Instead, planners suggested the council should reject 18A when it meets Monday. Planners said they could revive a previous draft that seems more in line with council...
Not so fast, Wahkiakum County officials are telling Columbia Land Trust. Reacting to a warning from Diking District 4 Commissioner Maurice Mooers, county commission Chair Blair Brady asked the land trust to hold up on ditch and culvert work the group is conducting along Nelson Creek. Mooers said he had learned of the project only by reading about it in the September 2 edition of The Eagle. As a diking district commissioner, he has concerns that the project, if completed as he understood, would channel water into ditches and sloughs along SR 4,...
Wahkiakum County commissioners delayed action of a proposed ordinance to regulate application of biosolids in the county and took a variety of input at their meeting Tuesday. Commissioners said last week after a public hearing on the proposed biosolids ordinance that they wanted to approve the ordinance this week, but they changed their minds Tuesday. Biosolids, treated human sewage, are regulated by the state Department of Ecology. A Seaview sanitation company has applied for a DOE permit to dispose of septage on Grays River farmland. The...
The Adna Pirates took on the Wahkiakum Mules and their new passing offense last Friday and left Cathlamet with a 28-7 victory. The Mules, a traditionally run-oriented offensive team, ran the ball 12 times and passed for 38. They moved the ball at times on last year's Class 2B football champion but hurt themselves with penalties and turnovers. The Pirates took the opening kick and mounted a touchdown drive, with Bubba Lara scoring from one yard out. The Mule defense stopped the conversion attempt, leaving the score 6-0 at 7:39 of the first...
The Naselle/Grays River Valley School District has settled a suit which two men had filed over alleged violations for the state Open Public Meetings Act. Steve R. Gacke and Stephen Sultemeier filed the suit last May against the district and Directors Hollis Fletcher and Ed Darcher. The plaintiffs claimed that for meetings February 11 and March 9, 2010, the board didn't give proper notification to the public about the meetings. They also claimed that the announced agendas for the meetings failed to give adequate notice of the business to be...
A Cathlamet Marine is one of a group of veterans bringing peace of mind to fellow veterans through a program centered on fly fishing. A lot of veterans are coming back now from Iraq and Afghanistan with amputations, disabilities and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the program attempts to do something for them, says Bill Talley, who served 22 years in the US Marine Corps, and learned personally about PTSD from his tour in Somalia. A severe anxiety disorder, PTSD can develop after exposure to any event that results in psychological...
The state Department of Ecology has recommended that the Wahkiakum County board of commissioners reject a proposed ordinance to govern the application of biosolids in the county. In a September 2 letter to the commissioners, Ecology's State Biosolids Coordinator Daniel K. Thompson said the legislature has given Ecology sole authority to regulate and permit application of biosolids in the state. He also commented that two provisions of the county's proposed ordinance are unconstitutional. County Commissioners Blair Brady, Dan Cothren and Lisa...
Competition in the 2010 high school foootball season starts Friday, and the Wahkiakum Mules entertain the defending Washington Class 2B champions, the Adna Pirates. Game time is 7 p.m. The Mules will try to throw something new against the Pirates: Over the past year, Coach Eric Hansen has been working on changing the run-oriented Mule offense to a balanced attack with a strong passing game. "I'd like to throw the ball 60, 70 percent of the time," Hansen said this week. The project has led to some changes. Last year's quarterback, Brandon...
