Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Sorted by date Results 1 - 22 of 22
An autopsy has revealed that heart disease was possibly the cause of death of a man who died January 13 at the Elochoman Slough Marina. David R. Curry, 66, Eagle Creek, Ore., was found unconscious on his boat with the engine running. Emergency aid crews were unable to revive him. Coroner Dan Bigelow said late last week that an autopsy revealed signs of heart disease. Blood tests, which could show signs of carbon monoxide poisoning, are being processed, but results won't be known for about another week, Bigelow said....
The Second Annual 1/2 Way to the Beach Boys Basketball Tournaments for fifth and sixth grade boys will be held February 17 and 18 in Cathlamet. As many as eight local teams around the area will participate in these two tournaments. Fifth graders will compete on February 17, and sixth graders on February 18. Action will be in the Wahkiakum High School gym starting at 8 a.m. Entry to the all-day event is $125 per team. All proceeds go to support the fifth and sixth grade teams. For more information, including reserving a spot for a team, contact...
The council and planning commission of the Town of Cathlamet held a workshop on annexation processes last Monday night. T.J. Keirnan, a planning consultant from the Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Council of Governments, reviewed one method of annexation and recommended the council and planning commission continue to develop an annexation handbook outlining procedure. About 16 month ago, some Rosedale business owners asked the town to consider annexing land bordered by SR 4, Jacobson Road and Columbia Street. That request was eventually referred to the town...
The winter dance at the Norse Hall on Puget Island and sponsored by the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce will take place this Saturday, 6:30 - 11:30 p.m. The Rhetta Christie Trio will supply the music, and a home cooked meal, provided by a local sorority is included. There will be activities for children downstairs, including a movie. The dance is being held to raise money for the Trolley next summer. "We chose a dance as a fundraiser because so many people in the community have expressed how they miss the old dances. We thought it would be a...
Town of Cathlamet officials are planning to address damage which Erickson Park sustained during the November and December storm events. Mayor Dick Swart said there was serious damage to over a dozen large and medium-sized trees, to fencing along the ball fields, and to the footpaths in the woods. Torrential rains in November soaked the park grounds, he said, and two wind storm events toppled and uprooted many trees. An undetermined number sustained varying degrees of damage due to the wind, subsequent ice formation and snowfall. Swart said...
Since January 2005, more than 105,000,000 people have been affected by the loss or theft of personal information, including millions through losses or errors by the Internal Revenue Service or services specializing in filing taxes. Among the 2006 losses were: • In January, an unknown number of people were affected when H&R Block exposed customers' social security numbers on the outside of mailing envelopes. • In May, 330,000 people were notified that their personal information had been lost by the American Institute of Certified...
Fence repairs and debris removal along SR 4 near Stella began January 22, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced Friday. Motorists should expect daytime single lane closures with minor delays. Maintenance crews have been monitoring this location since November's heavy rain. The fence adjacent to the roadway caught a large amount of rock and debris which dislodged from the slope. Due to the unusually large amount of debris, the fence was damaged and requires repair, as well as debris excavation. The project is...
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- There should be enough water in the Columbia River Basin to produce a normal supply of electricity this spring and summer, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council says. The forecast, based on measurements of snowpack and assuming normal precipitation through the end of July, predicted that this year’s runoff at The Dalles Dam would be 98 percent of the 30-year historical average. The forecast runoff volume in other areas of the basin ranged from a low of 82 percent of average at Idaho Power Co.’s Brownlee Dam on the...
The Wahkiakum Mule wrestling team competed this last Wednesday at home versus two league opponents, Ocosta High School and North Beach High School, with the Mules winning both matches. The first dual of the night for the Mules was against North Beach. The Mule wrestlers won the dual by a score of 48 to 33. Young wrestlers provided the key to victory, said Coach John Hannah. "Sophomore Kevin O’Connor (103 lbs) pinned his opponent in the opening round to get the night started, and freshman Jeff Vik (130 lbs) won a close decision by one point," H...
The Wahkiakum Mule girls basketball team split results in Central League basketball this week. Last Thursday, the Mules won 51-49 at Pe Ell. The Trojans led 26-23 at halftime, but the Mules outscored Pe Ell 17-11 in the third quarter to take command. Kristina Heiner led the Mule scoring with 13 points; Jordyn Wirkkala scored 11, Shelby Deaton 10, Stephanie Johnson and Haley Boyce four each, and Sara Jespersen, Whitley Wirkkala and Rachel Fudge each had two. Heiner and J. Wirkkala each had 10 rebounds, and Fudge made four assists. On Tuesday,...
The Monroe Disaster Recovery Center (DRC), staffed by State and federal specialists, will transition to a Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) operated by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The Monroe DRC will cease DRC operations at 6:30 p.m. on January 25. The SBA DLOC will open at 9 a.m., January 30 through February 8. At the DLOCs, SBA representatives are continuing to meet individually with each applicant to provide assistance in completing their disaster loan application, answer any questions about SBA's disaster loan program,...
Attorney General Rob McKenna has announced lawsuits against Veterans of Western Washington, Blind Children Services of Puget Sound and four individuals connected with those organizations. “The defendants, most of whom live in Snohomish County, illegally solicited donations under numerous names even after the Secretary of State’s Office canceled their registrations,” McKenna said. “Washington law requires that charities register with the Secretary of State and provide certain financial records so consumers can learn more about how their donatio...
r Unemployment in Wahkiakum County fell from 6.5 percent in November to 5.8 percent in December, according to the latest reports from the sate Employment Security Department. The figures said 100 of 1,730 people in the labor force, 5.8 percent, were out of work in December. In November, 110 of 1,750 in the labor force, 6.3 percent, were out of work. In December, 2005, 110 of 1,670 in the labor force, 6.5 percent, were out of work. Statewide, unemployment remained level at 5 percent from November to December. In December, 2005, the rate was 5.2...
Lower Columbia College Community Education is offering the following classes in February: • Word Processing Basics — Tuesday/Thursday, February 13 – 20, from 6 – 8:30 p.m., $49. • Introduction to Spreadsheets — Tuesday/Thursday, February 27 – March 6, from 6 – 8:30 p.m., $49. • Store & Share Digital Photography — February 8, from 6 – 8 p.m., $20. • Digital Scrapbooking —February 15, from 6 – 8 p.m., $20. • Wireless Basics — February 17, from 10 a.m....
When a child goes missing, time and information are two crucial factors that law enforcement officials have to deal with to ensure a successful recovery and happy reunion with family members. Wednesday, lawmakers in the Senate Judiciary Committee began considering a bill that seeks to streamline the current processes used by the law enforcement community to execute a missing persons report. "Recent laws have certainly improved things," said Sen. Brian Hatfield, D-Raymond, who is a main sponsor of Senate Bill 5191. "Now we want to take the lesso...
Jerry Gutzwiler, an orchardist from Wenatchee, has been elected chairman of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, the nine-member citizen panel that sets policy for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Gutzwiler, a retired land and timber manager for The Weyerhaeuser Company, was elected chair by his fellow commissioners during a public meeting on January 13. Gutzwiler replaces Ron Ozment of Cathlamet, who is leaving the commission after six years, the past two as chair. Miranda Wecker, an attorney and natural...
Firemen from the Cathlamet and District 4 departments responded to Thomas Middle School shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday morning. A fire suppression sprinkler had been activated and sent an alram to the county dispatching center. They found that a water heater in the mezzanine had leaked. The leaking water dripped into a restroom room below and activated the sprinklers and an alarm. There was no fire. "It's a mess," Principal Theresa Libby said. "We have ceiling tiles down and things all over."...
In consultation with the State of Washington, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended the deadline to register for federal/state assistance for those affected by the November 2-11 floods to February 12 to ensure consistency of the application process with that of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). To date, $3,527,527 in FEMA disaster recovery assistance has been disbursed. Currently 1,934 people have applied for FEMA assistance and over 1,000 applicants for assistance have been seen at Disaster Recovery Centers...
Wahkiakum County has received funding to help repair and improve Family Camp Road, which was closed when culverts washed out in last November’s storms. The state Salmon Recovery Funding Board has awarded a $382,480 grant to the county, which will be responsible for the remaining $163,920 of the estimated project cost. County Public Works Director Pete Ringen said the county has wanted to replace the culverts for several years, and design work was already in progress. Ringen hopes the project can be built this summer, or next summer at the l...
New regulations now require water utilities to conserve water to avoid a water supply crisis in the future. The regulations, prepared by the Washington State Department of Health, will help communities meet their water needs. “It once seemed Washington had so much water we’d never run out. Not so today,” said Denise Clifford, director of the agency’s Office of Drinking Water. “If we want fresh water to drink, abundant fish in the streams, and a vibrant, healthy economy, we all have to watch how much water we use. These new rules will help make...
The Columbia River Compact will meet this morning (Thursday) at 10 a.m. in the Water Resource Education Center, Vancouver, to review winter activities and possibly set more fishery openings. A joint state hearing is scheduled to occur immediately following. At its December 15 meeting, the compact set several fisheries, including a non-Indian commercial sturgeon season that runs Tuesdays, January 9 through February 20, running 24 hours starting at 6 p.m. Gillnetters are required to use nets with 9-inch minimum and 9 ¾-inch maximum mesh...
Wahkiakum County commissioners discussed a variety of issues at the January 23 meeting. Commissioner Dan Cothren reported the state’s 19 counties with trust timber land are continuing discussion of a proposal to combine all trusts into a unitary trust with each county sharing in revenue. Some counties won’t benefit as much as others, Cothren said, so it may take another year to craft a unified proposal for the state legislature. “We have to get commitment from all 19 timber counties,” Cothren said. The county’s timber trust has provided...
