Articles from the March 10, 2011 edition
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Wrestlers receive awards
On Sunday, the Mules Wrestling Team celebrated their end of the year banquet and award ceremony. Wrestlers of all ages from six-year-old Paul Stacey to Wahkiakum High School Senior Ben Miles attended. Youth Coach Paul Johns handed out awards and...
Grange plans for a very busy year
NOT BAD--I was expecting a wet weekend, but thankfully, we got a pretty nice couple of days, which is always a nice surprise. With one forecaster saying dry one day and wet the next and others saying showers off and on both days, it was nice to see...
Wahkiakum Superior Court
Judge Michael Sullivan February 28, 2011 State versus Jeffrey Lee Reiman: The defendant pled guilty to a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm and physical control of a vehicle while under the influence. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail; his...
Sheriff's Report - March 10, 2011
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: February 28--12:14 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a Cathlamet woman who was very ill. 9:43 a.m. Th...
Elizabeth Crownhart Vaughan
Former Skamokawa resident Elizabeth Crownhart Vaughan, died February 15 from complications related to a recent stroke. She was 82. Better known as Sherry, Vaughan was born in Madison, Wis., to Jesse George and Hildegarde Wooll Crownhart. In 1946,...
Wilson Creek Bridge repair next week
Wahkiakum County commissioners addressed a variety of issues at their meeting Tuesday ranging from bridge work to legislative lobbying. A bridge maintenance crew from the Washington Department of Transportation will start work next week to repair the...
What's Happening at the Fair?
Flowers are already starting to bloom at the Fairgrounds and its only March! Soon Fair time will be only a few short months away. Now’s the time to start putting your craft projects together that you would like to exhibit. If your garden areas can be...
Sweets coming to Main Street
Sassy Chocolates had a vision for Cathlamet’s Main Street, and when Sinful Sweets heard about it, they wanted in too. The two businesses, each run by couples with school age children, decided to share space at 90 Main Street, when it became available...
Students raising funds, awareness
Snowy roads kept students from visiting Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland on Kiwanis Day this February, but students at Wahkiakum district schools are in full swing with fund-raising efforts to help the children there. Junior Ashley Silva,...
Program offers insights into youth suicide
A consortium of community groups will present a public program on preventing youth suicide March 28 in Cathlamet. The program will be at 6 p.m. in the Julius A. Wendt Elementary School Multi-purpose Room. Sponsors are Wahkiakum Community Network, Wah...
Family bible's story remains incomplete
As the Wahkiakum County Historical Society (WCHS) volunteers catalog exhibit items into the computer database, there is a comparison of what the written record shows as well as what the current condition of the item is. We also evaluate what...
Council, planners work on zoning ordinance
Members of the Town of Cathlamet town council and town planning commission held a joint meeting March 2 to work out differences in the proposed updates to the town zoning ordinance. The council has at least twice sent proposed updates back to the...
Commissioners want more talk on assessor's staff
Not so fast, Wahkiakum County commissioners said Tuesday about Assessor Bill Coon's hiring of extra clerical help to deal with demands on his department. Last week, Coons had informed the commissioners that he was going to bring in a clerical...
Hounds in St. Paddy's parade
The Misty Rivers Irish wolfhounds will be marching in their 18th annual St. Patrick's Day sidewalk parade down Main Street in Cathlamet on March 17. The dogs and anyone wishing to join them will begin the March outside of the Bradley House at 10:15...
Property owners should know of options
To The Eagle: The Eagle for February 24, 2011 front page story "Board offers plan to equalize" and the February 25, 2011 Daily News article "Puget Island taxes too high" both address a system that is broken and in need of reform. Checks and balances...
Know when to fold
To The Eagle: I note with some trepidation that county commissioners Brady and Cothren have decided to become the "Poop Police" for Wahkiakum County, messing with the biosolid laws of the state of Washington. Brady claims that different universities...
Drivers need to slow down
To The Eagle: To the drivers that take the shortcut from Glengate to Jacobson Road--Slow down! On Monday afternoon, February 28, one of you killed a much loved family pet. Next time, it could be a child. The few seconds you saved were not worth the...
No. 11-30
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Wahkiakum County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the Public Meeting Room on the 3rd floor of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64...
Johnson Park looking for more volunteers
Can you believe it? Three days with sunshine all in a row. What a treat. Daffodils are blooming like crazy, and trees are showing buds. Mother Nature is pretty impressive with her timing. News from Naselle: Its spring and time for a whole new set of...
LCC scholarship applications due April 29
Lower Columbia College is accepting scholarship applications through Friday, April 29 for the 2011-2012 academic year. LCC awards hundreds of scholarships every year, totaling about $250,000. The application instructions and online application,...
