Articles from the November 19, 2009 edition
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Americorps volunteer hard at work
Kelly Guest is Wahkiakum County’s Americorps Volunteer. Guest runs the Physical Activity and Nutrition program for the Wahkiakum Health and Human Services Department. Guest and her seven year old daughter moved to Cathlamet last June from P...
What's Happening at the Fair?
Turkey bingo is finally here! For one night only, try your luck and see if you can walk away with a Thanksgiving turkey for your family. Held each year at the Julius A. Wendt Elementary in Cathlamet, the turkey prizes are generously donated by local...
State audit finds compliance at Wahkiakum PUD
The Washington State Auditors Office released its final audit of the Wahkiakum County Public Utilities District’s financial statement for 2008, last week. The November 9 report looked at the areas of highest risk for noncompliance and m...
Skamokawa struggles with the economy
You can almost hear Skamokawa’s economy draining into Steamboat Slough. The recession has left the town’s residents with fewer dollars in their jeans and the question, “Where does the town go from here?” Skamokawa saw what might be called a small r...
School board sets speciallevy request
The Wahkiakum School District board of directors voted Tuesday to ask voters to approve a $927,000 special levy next February. The levy would replace a four-year special levy that is expiring. School districts ask voters to approve special levies to...
Hanigan named Citizen of the Year
The Cathlamet Woman's Club has named George Hanigan as their Citizen of the Year 2009. Hanigan is a fourth generation Wahkiakum resident and a third generation attorney with a long list of credits and services to Wahkiakum County. He graduated from...
Guardrail project nearing completion
The contractor installing new guardrail along SR 4 between Skamokawa and Longview should finish the work in early December, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. "To give some round numbers, we are installing over two miles...
County board issues criticism of wildlife chair
Get a grip, Wahkiakum County commissioners have in effect told Washington Governor Christine Gregoire. The board of commissioners voted 2-1 Monday to send the governor a letter criticizing comments from Miranda Wecker, chair of the Washington Fish...
Council works on budget, projects
The Town of Cathlamet moved quickly through a light agenda Monday night in their monthly meeting, adopting their 2010 budget, increasing their property tax, and discussing a variety of other issues. The budget adoption was a formality; the council ha...
