Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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June 21, 2007 Hunters are encouraged to apply for special fall hunting permits as early as possible before the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) June 28 deadline. Application instructions and details on permit hunts for deer, elk, mountain goat, moose, bighorn sheep, and turkey are in the 2007 Big Game Hunting Rules pamphlet, available at WDFW offices, license vendors, and at http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/game/hunter/hunter.htm. All applications must be submitted via a toll-free telephone number (1-877-945-3492) or the website at h...
June 21, 2007 The Julia Butler Hansen Municipal pool has opened and offers pool activities such as open swims and lessons. The Cathlamet Woman's club feels it is important for every child in Wahkiakum County to learn to swim, so again this year, as several years in the past, swimming lesson scholarships will be offered to low income families. Applications will be available at the pool. The funds are limited to low income families. "The is an effort to make sure our young children have a chance to learn a skill that will always enhance a life...
June 21, 2007 In response to a report from the Wahkiakum County Weed Control Board, county commissioners voted to restore the board’s budget for 2007. Board representative Mike McAvoy reported that the board had overhauled its budget and programs for 2007 and cut their expense to the county Current Expense Fund. Commissioners had voted in May to suspend the program for the year as part of their efforts to cut county expenses and to support the financially strapped Wahkiakum Family Practice Clinic. Weed board members and members of the public r...
June 21, 2007 A new kayak skills symposium on the lower Columbia River August 24-26 makes learning fun with a blend of classes, games and tours. For beginners, protected sloughs and islands offer a confidence-building introduction. Wind, waves, and current of the open river challenge experienced paddlers whose weekend culminates in a trip to the legendary mouth of the Columbia. A dozen top kayak coaches from across the country and around the globe bring a variety of teaching styles as well as a wealth of experience and passion for the sport....
The Wahkiakum County Commissioners want to thank Rick Nelson the Editor and Publisher of The Wahkiakum County Eagle for providing this space to the commissioners for the first of what is planned to be regular information pieces around topics and issues of importance to the citizens of the county. The topic of highest public interest and concern currently involves the financial and operational status of the Wahkiakum County Family Practice Clinic. This is the subject of this article. Future pieces will look at the overall county financial...
June 21, 2007 Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday ordered personnel cuts at the Wahkiakum Family Practice Clinic to help address a revenue shortfall expected to total nearly $250,000 this year. Earlier this year as county officials began trying to deal with the projected deficit, commissioners said they would try to find $125,000 in their budgets to transfer to the clinic, while the clinic was to come up with a $125,000 cost savings. The cuts came as response to a commission mandate to clinic Business Manager Kathy Patterson to implement...
June 21, 2007 The Kiwanis Club of Cathlamet will hold its annual Scholarship Golf Tournament to benefit Wahkiakum High School Seniors on July 7 at Skyline Golf Course. Golfers, individuals and four-person teams, are invited to participate in the scramble format tournament. Since starting the tournament in 2000, the Kiwanis Club has been able to award $2,000 to $2,500 to seniors who have demonstrated leadership abilities. Registration is $50 per person and includes green fees, a continental breakfast, barbecue lunch and entry into prize...
June 21, 2007 At it most recent meeting, the Wahkiakum Community Foundation Board of Trustees voted to establish a new Medical Clinic Endowment Fund to support the Wahkiakum Family Practice Clinic. Commissioners Tom Doumit and Dan Cothren had requested that the foundation develop a campaign to raise funds in an endowment fund that would provide revenues to help run the clinic in years to come. Endowments are established with restricted gifts that are invested with payouts sent annually to support a certain program. The new Clinic Endowment Fund...
The Cathlamet Town Council on Monday adopted an ordinance setting increases in rates for customers of the town. The council also worked with Mayor Dick Swart to facilitate the start of a street improvement project this summer on Broadway Street. The sewer rate increases of $5 per month take effect July 1. On January 1, 2008, rates will increase another $5 per month, and they’ll go up again $5 per month on January 1, 2009. The increases should allow the town to build a reserve of around $500,000 that can be used as the town’s match for sta...
June 21, 2007 The Clatsop County Planning Commission will meet all day and into the night July 10 to accept public testimony on the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine terminal at Bradwood across the Columbia River from Puget Island. The commission will hold a public hearing on Bradwood Landing LLC’s application for permits and land-use approvals in three sessions in the Astoria High School auditorium, 1001 W. Marine Drive. The hearing will run from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, resume at 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. and resume again at 6 p.m. to 1...
June 21, 2007 On July 10, the Clatsop County Planning Commission will hold hearings to begin the process of determining their recommendation to Clatsop County commissioners as to whether needed zoning and comprehensive plan changes should be made to accommodate NorthernStar's proposal to develop Bradwood into an LNG terminal. Bradwood, less than half a mile from Puget Island residences is not currently zoned for this type of industrial development. Wahkiakum Friends of the River are urging concerned residents to attend the July 10 meeting,...
June 21, 2007 "LNG and Our Economy" is the focus of a radio program on Sunday. Local business leaders and employers will discuss the potential economic impact of the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals at Warrenton and Bradwood. The program airs at 7 p.m. on KMUN, 91.9FM and 91.1FM and on KTCB, 89.5 in Tillamook. It will also stream online at www.coastradio.org. "There are many unanswered questions about the costs of LNG to taxpayers and the county, and we believe LNG is not good for our growing economy," said Don West, one of the...
June 21, 2007 Cathlamet's Bald Eagle Daze Festival will be “Celebrating a Century” in honor of the Town of Cathlamet’s 100th anniversary of incorporation and the Chamber’s 100th anniversary. The festival will run Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, July 20-22. Jennifer A. Johnson, executive director of the Wahkiakum County Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Information Center, said this week that organizers are seeking parade entries and vendors for the Saturday events. People wishing to reserve a street fair booth should contact Johnson...
