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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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PERFECT--No matter that it was raining last Friday or that it was just an all day soaker on Sunday, what really mattered was that on Saturday, the Wahkiakum Dollars for Scholars annual car show and sturgeon derby was basking in sunshine all day long down here in Skamokawa at the fairgrounds and surrounding area! Everyone involved had all been holding their breath all week long, so when I woke up and saw the fog, I knew we'd have sunshine soon to follow, so it worked out perfect! There were over 200 awesome cars and trucks registered this year...
Margaret M. Waters Elliott, 87, died June 1, 2010 in Longview. She was born July 16, 1922 in West New York, N.J. to Thomas J. and Catherine J. (Ryan) Waters. She married Ralph G. Elliott Sr. on July 8, 1945. He preceded her in death. She was a veteran who worked in shipyards during the war. She is survived by daughters Kathleen Stevens of Longview, and Carol Blyth of Ridgefield; sons Ken Elliott of Grays River and James Elliott of Kettle Falls; brother Thomas Waters of Pt. Pleasant, N.J.; 15 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and many...
I believe the Dollars for Scholars group must know what they are doing to be able to pick the one dry and warm day of the month to hold their event! Many dollars are raised to help our graduating seniors attend college by this event and it took many hours of work by this dedicated group to get everything ready. The Fairgrounds was packed with people, cars and lots of nice raffle prizes. I hope everyone got a chance to stop by and look at the beautiful cars, my favorite was a GTO. Fair board member Debbie Twiet volunteered to spend the day...
Wahkiakum Community Network is accepting Requests for Proposals for direct service programs. Total funds expected to be released are $27,850. The funding source is $17,850 provided by state grant funds (Washington State Family Policy Council grant) and $10,000 provided by pass-through federal grant funds (Department of Commerce Community Mobilization Grant). Applications must focus on preventing or reducing youth substance abuse, youth violence, and/or increase community mobilization. Wahkiakum Community Network provides this funding to...
The Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) is working on a design concept for three new projects on the upper Grays River. CREST has received a $40 thousand research grant through an operating agreement between NOAA and the Ecotrust “Whole Watersheds Restoration Initiative.” The grant is to begin the conceptual design phase of a job that, if funded, would restore several areas of riverbank and salmon spawning areas along the upper Grays, constantly being impacted by winter floods and erosion. Amy Ammer is CREST’s Habitat Resto...
Just Grow It! and partners are asking youth to participate in an art contest for a sign to be displayed at the garden in Erickson Park in Cathlamet. They are looking for a design that is transferable to a large sign format. Entries should have a theme that represents the spirit of gardening, healthy eating, and community. The winner's artwork will be prominently displayed at the park garden site. Mail entries to Wahkiakum County Health Department, PO Box 696, Cathlamet, WA 98612. Entries may also be taken to the Health Department office at 64...
Local high schools will hold commencement ceremonies for their senior classes this week. Wahkiakum High School's graduation ceremony will be Friday, 7:30 p.m. in the high school. Naselle/Grays River Valley High School will hold its graduation ceremony on Saturday, 4 p.m., in the high school. Thirty-four seniors are set to graduate from Wahkiakum. Valedictorian is Erin Turner, and salutatorian is Jordyn Wirkkala. They will speak, and joining them will be Class Choice Speaker Andrew Weiler and Faculty Choice Speaker Jeffrey Vik. Thirty-one...
The Wahkiakum Prevention team, Lucy Bosch, Kelsey Briscoe, Carmen Hilton, Abby Buennagel, Dylan Hansen, and Zach Calvert, along with 500 other youth and advisors, attended the Washington Prevention Spring Youth Forum on May 19–20 on a full scholarship with advisors Lisa Frink and Linda Hartung. The Prevention team was split into two teams – Tobacco Prevention and Youth Trainers. The Tobacco Prevention team gave a presentation on their prevention efforts during the school year and the Youth Trainers gave a presentation on the Youth Mob...
The Finnish-American Folk Festival of Naselle will host musicians Pekka Pentikäinen and Perttu Paappanen from Finland, for a pre-festival concert. The event will be held June 22, 7 p.m., at Johnson Park in Rosburg. Pentikkäinen, who has played for the Finnish-American Folk Festival of Naselle several times plays two-row and chromatic accordion, while Paappanen plays both accordion and fiddle. Both graduated from the folk music department of the Sibelius Music Academy. After graduation Pentikäinen began working for the Katrilli dance group as...
Wahkiakum County has been awarded federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program in the amount of $4,953 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs. The selection was made by a National Board chaired by the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from American Red Cross, Catholic Charities USA, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, the Salvation Army, the Jewish Federations of North America, the Salvation Army and United Way...
Wahkiakum County commissioners authorized a partial expenditure of funds to enable department heads to upgrade and expand information available over the Internet. The $7,000 expenditure is part of a project that is installing new computer software for the offices of the county treasurer and assessor. Part of the project will make land records available on the county's website. Officials had intended to have maps available, too, but because of uncertainty over funding for that portion, Commissioners Blair Brady, Dan Cothren and Lisa Marsyla...
Candidates for local elected office started filing for election this week. As of early Wednesday morning, filings included: --County commissioner, District 3: Blair Brady, Democrat, incumbent; Lori Scott, Independent. --Wahkiakum PUD commissioner, Dist. 3: Dennis R. Reid; Esther T. Gregg, incumbent. The position is non-partisan. --Assessor: Sulema Zerr, Republican, incumbent; Bill Coons, Independent. --Auditor: Diane Tischer, Democrat, incumbent. --Treasurer: Paula Holloway, Democrat, incumbent. --Clerk: Kay M. Holland, Democrat, incumbent....
Artist in residence John Paul (Jack) Braman lives quietly in Naselle, near the Covered Bridge. Like the man himself, his house is a reflection of the quiet solitude his life needs to capture nature in paints. Jack’s house sits in the shade. His dog barks inside, wanting to go with him to his studio. It’s outside and up the hill behind his house. Jack talks quietly as we walk, “I moved here from Portland in 2005,” he said, as we settled down to talk in his studio, “and its taken awhile to get this space built.” The studio is open and airy. A...
Wahkiakum County commissioners decided this week they would hold two public forums to gather input on a proposal to include Wahkiakum County in the proposed Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area (NHA). Commissioners have already scheduled a forum for 6:30 p.m. June 17 in the Wendt Elementary School Multi-purpose Room, and they decided Tuesday to hold another in western Wahkiakum County. Commissioner Blair Brady, whose district includes the Westend, had previously said he saw no need for a forum in the Westend because residents of that area...
To The Eagle: Three weeks ago we did a dot connecting exercise showing the tentacles...er, connections between ShoreBank Enterprise Cascadia, the outfit pushing the National Heritage Area, and the original ShoreBank of south Chicago, which in turn has ties back to radical organizer Saul Ailinsky and, more recently, convicted felon (fraud and bribery) Tony Rexko. Among other heartwarming projects of ShoreBank was a 10 million dollar credit line to Reverend Jeremiah (G..D..America) Wright's church. Right here in our backyard, we have noted that...
To The Eagle: As a property owner in Wahkiakum County, I think everyone should consider just what a "special interest group" -- namely NHA/ShoreBank would do to you (not for you)! Special interest groups/investors have ulterior motives for offering such great deals. Just look at our politicians! How many people from Wahkiakum County watched Glenn Beck 5/31/10 when he presented a complete chart on ShoreBank? I definitely do not want to be an investing partner with Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Please think this over. Helen Jolly Fresno,...
To The Eagle: I believe that 2010 is an election year. Some places, i.e. the state of Arizona, had a special election because their issue could not wait until November. Arizona needed to raise more revenue or cut existing programs. Waiting until November would be costly, so a special election ballot with a single issue was used in May to seek voter approval to raise (yes raise) the state sales tax by one per cent. And the issue passed. Time was an issue in Arizona. Higher state taxes in Arizona will not impact land ownership. Is time a factor...
To The Eagle: A recent announcement by a county commissioner said that he would vote against the NHA as per the wishes of a vast majority of his constituents. This announcement quickly drew a cheap shot (in my opinion) from his political party chairman. Many of us feel we would like a representative form of government, representing the people who put them there, regardless of party pressure, which I feel Commissioner Brady was practicing, just as he promised during his campaign. Mike Mouliot Cathlamet...
To The Eagle: I know this is a crazy time in politics not only in Washington DC, but also here in little Wahkiakum County. I am very disappointed in one of our county commissioner's comments in the May 27 issue of The Eagle. Commissioner Blair Brady said at a meeting three weeks ago that he was going to study the National Heritage Area issue before he makes a decision. Then he said that he had "concluded the NHA wouldn't have the adverse impact that the opponents predict." Then he said, "residents of my district are overwhelmingly opposed to...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING JUNE 11, 2010 TOWN OF CATHLAMET COMPREHENSIVE PARK & RECREATION PLAN UPDATE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Cathlamet has updated its Comprehensive Park & Recreation Plan. A Public Hearing on this update will be held at the special council meeting June 11, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. in the River Street Meeting Room located at 25 River Street, Cathlamet, WA 98612. Tina Schubert Clerk-Treasurer Approved as to form: Thomas M. Doumit, WSBA #28209 Town Attorney Publish June 10, 2010...
PUBLIC NOTICE SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners will be held commencing at 6:30 P.M., Thursday, June 17, 2010, in the J.A. Wendt Grade School Multi Purpose Room, located at 265 S 3rd Street, Cathlamet, Washington. The Agenda for said Special Meeting is as follows: 1. National Heritage Area DATED this 8th day of June, 2010 ___________________ Marsha LaFarge Clerk of the Board of Wahkiakum County Commissioners Publish June 10 & 1...
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF MEETING DATE FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Tuesday, June 15, 2010, Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for Wahkiakum County shall be changed to Monday, June 14, 2010, and shall commence at the hour of 9:30 a.m. Regular Meetings of the Board of County Commissioners are held in the Board's Public Meeting Room, 3rd Floor, Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64 Main Street, Cathlamet, Washington. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS...
TOWN OF CATHLAMET RESOLUTION NO. 280-10 A RESOLUTION IMPOSING A MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF ANY BUILDING PERMITS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION IN THE COLUMBIA RIDGE ESTATES SUBDIVISION(S) WHEREAS, the Town of Cathlamet has the authority to issue, or withhold from issuing, building permits and impose building and construction standards and conditions to protect and ensure the public health and safety; and WHEREAS, the Town of Cathlamet, when it approved of the Columbia Ridge Estates Subdivision, (with its multiple phases of development), imposed spe...
It is beginning to look like the warmer weather will be here sometime soon. The sun has actually shown a few days in a row, as well. I also see plants poking their heads up out of the gardens, so maybe, just maybe we will have a summer this year. News from Naselle: High school graduation! A whole new chapter in life for the class of 2010, after 13 years in school, muddling through all the pains and joys of growing up to this point, and now—where to from here? Just coming this far has been a huge accomplishment for many and we need to commend th...
The third annual Smoky Water Follies will be held June 25-27, at the Skamokawa Grange hall in the Skamokawa National Historic District. Evening performances are at 7:30 p.m. and the Sunday matinee is at 2 p.m. Set in the early 1900s, the show highlights music and comedy from the heyday of traveling vaudeville shows that brought entertainment to towns in rural America. Della and her traveling troupe of vaudevillians present three shows only, including the Can Can-Can Cannery Girls, A Fishy Tale melodrama, scenes from Svenson’s Tavern, and the r...
