Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Pe Ell Trojans won a tight 3-0 match with the Wahkiakum Mules last Friday to earn a trip to the state volleyball tournament and end the Mules' season. Pe Ell won the match 25-22, 27-25, 25-22. "Pe Ell has two very talented and tall middle hitters, and we had a difficult time slowing them down and defending their attacks," said Mule Coach Jeff Rooklidge. "Each set was tight and close, but Pe Ell was able to make more plays at crunch time and we played a little tentative at times. Blaine Land and Tori Wegdahl led the team in kills with 19...
State meet at Pasco Two Naselle Comet cross country runners competed in the state meet last Saturday at Pasco. Sophomore Katie Green placed 24th in the girls race, running the 5,000 meters in 21:40. Senior Cramer Smith was 56th in the boys race, running the course in 18:37. Mules at district Editor's note: Mule Coach Marie Riley filed this report too late for publication last week. The district meet took place October 29, at Lewisville Park in Battle Ground. It was a beautiful day with the sun out and a cloudless sky. Lewisville Park is a...
The Naselle Comets pounded out a 49-18 win over the Wahkiakum Mules in the opening of the state football playoffs last Saturday in Naselle. The win also gave the Comets continued possession of the KM Trophy. The Mules, fifth place in the Central League, gave the Comets, Pacific League champion and ranked second last week in the Associated Press football poll, all they could handle in the first half. In the second half, the Comets' size advantage began to tell, and the mistake prone Mules weren't able to keep up with their hosts. The Comets...
MAYBE THIS WEEK?--Last week the forecasters predicted rain every day. Thankfully, they were wrong, and after a few very cold and foggy days, we actually had some sunny, decent days. This week, I've seen rain forecast for every day, or a big storm coming, but so far, it hasn't been all that bad. Of course, things change quickly around here, so w'll take the sun while we have it. With the unexpected drop in temperatures last week, a few folks found themselves unthawing pipes and pumps, which is never a good sign this early. As most of us were...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 31--10:38 p.m. An Altoona Pillar Rock Road resident reported hearing shots fired. A deputy was advised. November 1--2:28 p.m. A caller reported a natural gas ship anchored at the west end of Puget Island with a smaller vessel circling it. A deputy was to investigate before notifying the Coast Guard. 4:09 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to the Wahkiakum County Jail to aid a 52 year old male with...
Eldis Eleanor Baker, 93, left our world November 1, 2011 in Arlington. She was born December 9, 1917 in Adna. Her parents were Ethel (Keller) and Martin Iverson. Eldis graduated from Adna High and attended business college in Centralia. She then was employed by the County Extension Agents Office in Chehalis where she met her future husband. Eldis and Al Baker were married June 7, 1938. After a time they purchased a dairy farm in Cathlamet. They had three children and a good life. Eldis had the honor of being a State Grange member for over 60...
Naselle resident Annette “Sis” Gilbert-Smith, 51, died in Ilwaco, October 31, 2001 following a short battle with cancer. The daughter of Robert and Mabyn (Klint) Smith, she was born in Longview, Washington on April 17, 1960. She grew-up in Rosburg where she attended grade school and was a graduate of Naselle High School, class of 1979. Sis was a wife, mother and homemaker. She also was employed by the Washington Department of Fisheries at hatcheries in Naselle, Nemah and Grays River. She enjoyed time with her many friends, card games, dice and...
The Wahkiakum County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) is working through its second funding cycle and discussing more projects that could improve the local Columbia River fishery long-term. The committee includes Port District 2 commissioner Kayrene Gilbertsen, Naselle teacher Jim Moten, Port District 1 assistant manager Abe York, Town of Cathlamet Mayor George Wehrfritz, fishers and community members Kent Martin, Mike Clark, David Wahlstrom and Carol Ervest among others. The committee met October 24 to consider implementation of current...
Wahkiakum residents who have received LIHEAP or Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds in the past, or who think they may be eligible, must call to make an appointment on November 16. People who qualify receive funding for electricity, firewood or heating oil. The federal program, administered by Lower Columbia Community Action Program (CAP) has reduced by half, Jackie Jones, Wahkiakum Community Outreach Coordinator said. Longview residents were asked to go to the CAP office on Nov. 15 to stand in line for appointments “first come firs...
The Eagle has hired Sarah Lawrence as advertising account manager, a new position on our staff. Lawrence will be working with businesses, non-profits and other clients to help them market their endeavors through the media services which The Eagle offers. Lawrence should be well known to Wahkiakum and Naselle area residents. She has been manager of the Wahkiakum County Fair, and she served as executive director of the Wahkiakum Community Foundation. She has experience in marketing during the time she lived in England. She and her husband, Paul,...
Federal agencies may have found a way to deal with erosion that threatens the dike protecting the Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge for the White-tailed Deer. The Columbia River has been eroding the bank and Steamboat Slough dike downstream from Hornstra's Beach. Wahkiakum County has closed one lane of traffic on the road on the dike above the eroding shoreline. The US Fish and Wildlife Service may have funds to build another dike further away from the eroding shoreline, county Commissioner Lisa Marsyla announced Tuesday. Marsyla has...
In a special meeting Monday, the Cathlamet Town Council accepted a bid to perform maintenance work at the Julia Butler Hansen Municipal Swimming Pool. The work ranges from installing steps into the wading pool to making improvements to showers. Low bidder was Don Wagers of D.P. Construction at $18,520 plus sales tax. The only other bid came from Greg Prestegard Construction at $22,446 plus tax....
Cathlamet's Main Street merchants this week began a holiday season food collection drive to benefit the county's food banks. The first collection will end November 19, with all donations going to the Wahkiakum Lions Club, which will conduct its annual Walk and Knock Food Drive. The collection will begin again for distribution to the food banks throughout the holiday season. Participating merchants will have a large turkey logo on their door or window. Customers or donors may leave cans or other packaged food items at the businesses for...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday wrapped up their final budget preparation work by considering a request from Assessor Bill Coons for a special project and a review of the Prosecuting Attorney's Office budget. Coons has tried unsuccessfully several times this year to convince the board of commissioners to fund extra help for his office as he tries to catch up office duties. Commissioners have allowed him to restructure his staff but refused to comply with all of Coons's requests, saying they have refused to boost extra help funds for...
To The Eagle: Here's an update on the Skamokawa Post office situation. So far we have just received standard responses to our letters involving our Skamokawa Post Office and whether or not we are going to be able to keep it here, where it's been since 1873! I was a bit annoyed to see that being able to buy stamps from our carrier as a main focus in the response letter from the Discontinuance Office, which was the least of our concerns, not to mention that we already knew we could do that, so that was hardly an issue, but it seemed to be the onl...
To The Eagle: "The Eagle has landed." Words of Neil Armstrong landing the lunar module in 1969 or the title of a novel in 1975. Today, however, it has a less elegant connotation: it indicates that our newspaper, The Eagle, has landed clumsily, feathers flying, on one side of a local government problem that has degenerated into a political squabble. The Eagle received an e-mail from write-in candidate Dale Jacobson criticizing the mayor and incumbent councilor Steve McNicholas (Dale's target of opportunity) for their handling of the financial...
NOTICE Risk Road will be closed between Milepost 1.0 and Milepost 1.3 from 5:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2011 until 6:00 p.m. Friday, November 18, 2011. Any questions should be directed to the Wahkiakum County Public Works Department, 795-3301. Publish November 10, 2011...
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WAHKIAKUM Estate of: No. 11-4-00018-1 DOUGLAS A. FLEMING, PROBATE NOTICE Deceased. TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) The Administrator named below has been appointed as Administor of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time when the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Administrator or the Administrator's...
WAHKIAKUM COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER TWO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR 2012 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of the Wahkiakum County Fire Protection District Number Two of Wahkiakum County, Washington will meet on November 22 at their regular time of 1 pm in the Skamokawa Fire Hall. This is a one time change of date from their regular meeting day on the fourth Thursday. The agenda will include the regular business of the Fire Protection District Number Two as well as the adoption of the 2012 operating...
CALL FOR BIDS JANITORIAL SERVICES WAHKIAKUM COUNTY CATHLAMET, WASHINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the Wahkiakum County Public Works Department in the County Courthouse at 64 Main Street, P.O. Box 97, Cathlamet, WA 98612 until the hour of 11:00 A.M. on November 22, 2011. Sealed bids will then be opened and publicly read in the chambers of the Board of County Commissioners for janitorial services in Wahkiakum County buildings. Contract Description: This contract consists of cleaning of the Wahkiakum County...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 BUDGET FOR 2012 Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing on the 2012 Proposed Budget of Wahkiakum Fire District No. 1 will be held by the Board of Commissioners of Fire District No. 1 on November 16, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. at the Puget Island Fire Hall, for the purpose of adopting the 2012 Fire District Budget. By order of the Board of Fire District Commissioners duly entered in Regular Session on the 19th day of October, 2011. Wahkiakum Fire Protection District No. 1 By: ________________...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that Wahkiakum Cemetery District No. Two will hold a budget hearing on its proposed 2012 budget at its regularly scheduled meeting November 14, 2011, at 7 p.m. at the Skamokawa Fire Hall. The agenda will also include forfeiture of abandoned lots identified as follows: Row 27, #86, 87, John Harrington; Row 19, #82, 83, Willamette Pulp and Paper; Row 21, #91, 92 Improved Order of Redmen; Row 33, #58, Matt Eide; Row 33, #56, Improved Order of Redmen. The District requests that entities with a title...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there will be a Public Hearing held at the regular meeting of the Town Council on November 14, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the River Street Meeting Room at 25 River Street. The purpose of the Hearing will be to allow public comments on the proposed zoning designation for Areas 1 & 2. Persons interested in speaking for or against the Proposed zoning are encouraged to appear. Tina Schubert Clerk/Treasurer Publish November 3 & November 10, 2011...
PUBLIC NOTICE The regular meeting date of the Town of Cathlamet Town Council has been changed from Monday, November 21, 2011 at 7 p.m. to Monday, November 14, 2011 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held in the regular location at 25 River Street in Cathlamet. This is an open public meeting in which the public is invited to attend. Tina Schubert, Clerk/Treasurer Approved as to form: Thomas M. Doumit Town Attorney WSB #28209 Publish November 3 & November 10, 2011...
Attention all Bingo players! On November 18, at 6 p.m., the Wahkiakum County Fair Board's Turkey bingo held at the J. A. Wendt multi-purpose room will begin! There will be two fund raising raffle drawings at the event. One raffle drawing is for multiple prizes, many are useful items but we also include some funny items in this drawing. The grand prize raffle is for a 42 inch flat screen color TV. Raffle tickets are only $1 each for both drawings. Bingo cards are three for $10. If you bring a can of food to donate to the food bank you will...
