Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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On May 24th, the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce is bringing the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, America’s Favorite Big Top Circus, to Cathlamet with two scheduled performances at 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Wahkiakum High School's softball field. Now in its 21st season, C&M Circus has become internationally known for being an authentic one-ring, big top circus and has been featured on National Geographic’s Explorer TV series, Entertainment Tonight, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, Arizona Highways Magazine. It has also been fea...
, 2009 Filing for offices that will be on the 2009 election ballots opened Monday in the office of the Wahkiakum County Auditor. In the only partisan office on the ballot, Kay Holland filed for election as County Clerk, a one year unexpired term, incumbent. She was appointed to the office last year when incumbent Barbara Blix resigned. In other filings: Lee C. Tischer filed for re-election to the board of directors of the Wahkiakum School District, Position 4, a four year term. Robert E. Rendler filed for election to the Town of Cathlamet...
Approximately 55 business persons and entrepreneurs attended the first Wahkiakum and Naselle Business Fair sponsored by the Lower Columbia Economic Development Council on April 11. Kim Hoover of Paint Pallet Interiors in Cathlamet won the grand prize of a new laptop computer in a drawing for attendees. In “Charting a Course to Master the Wave,” keynote speaker Sandra Suran, CPA, gave a modestly optimistic economic outlook. She relayed positive trends and actions that will be taken as well as negative but improving short term statistics she lea...
The Lambing Management School on April 17-18 was well attended including several youth participants. Dr. Scott Lubers and Patrick McKay-Beach worked with participants during lambing on the McKay-Beach farm on Puget Island. The first in a series of Family Movie Nights was held on April 25 with the After School 4-H Media Club showing the videos they have produced and the new movie release “Bedtime Stories” courtesy of the Video Store in Cathlamet. The event was a great success with a crowd of over 50! The Media Club did a special video fea...
The Cathlamet town council met yesterday morning as The Eagle went to press to decide weather or not to accept state funding for construction of new mains and pump stations for a new sewage treatment plant. Also on the agenda of the meeting, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, was the scheduled second and third readings of revisions to the ordinance establishing the town's timber fund cumulative reserve. The council intends to amend the ordinance to allow council members to appropriate, by a two-thirds majority vote, timber reserve funds to any use not...
The Cathlamet town council handled a wide variety of business when it reconvened its adjourned meeting last Monday. Items ranged from a report on the safety of city hall to recommendations to amend the town zoning ordinance. Council Member Steve McNicholas and contractor Gregg Prestegard reported that the city hall needs structural reinforcement or it could eventually collapse. Over the years, city personnel had removed a load bearing wall in order to accommodate large fire trucks when the hall served as a fire station. Now the roof and walls...
A group of local men and women may soon be certified to help the public in case of emergency. The Wahkiakum County emergency medical technician (EMT) class had 17 students complete a course in EMT certification on April 11. From January until April, students spent Tuesday and Thursday evenings and every other Saturday in classes held at the Wahkiakum Fire Hall for a total of 150 hours. Once the final test is complete and passed, the group will be Washington state certified as EMTs qualified to operate the ambulance with two additional EMTs and...
This Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. the Wahkiakum Fair Association will be holding a fundraiser at the Duck Inn in Skamokawa. For one day only, all food and non-alcoholic beverage sales will be donated to this year’s 101st fair celebration. So bring your family or your friends and join us this Sunday for a delicious home cooked meal. To make your reservation call 795-3655. Over the past few weeks I have been overwhelmed with the kindness and generosity shown to the fair within our small community. First I must thank the wonderful Gray’s Riv...
Wahkiakum PUD Manager Dave Tramblie told the board of commissioners this week he is searching for a back-up transformer for the Grays River/Westend system. Tramblie reported that over the last year he has explored options of connecting the distribution systems between Cathlamet and Grays River and between Pacific County PUD and Wahkiakum PUD. Work to connect either system could cost the utility $500,000. Tramblie said a concern is Pacific PUD requiring Wahkiakum to overbuild their circuit to make it large enough to serve additional load....
Council OK's application for sewer plant design loan, recesses meeting Members of the Cathlamet Town Council acted on a variety of business at their meeting Monday, but they recessed it to next Monday, 7 p.m., because of lengthy discussions. Last Monday, the council heard discussion from Gibbs and Olsen consulting engineers and voted after long discussion to authorize the engineers to apply to the state Public Works Trust Fund for an $850,000 loan to pay for further design work on the project. The engineers warned that the estimated $13...
Wahkiakum County officials may decide next week to ask voters to approve formation of a hospital district to assume control of the Wahkiakum Family Practice Clinic. County commissioners and department heads discussed the issue Tuesday morning with clinic Business Manager Crystal Stanley and agreed to discuss the matter again next Tuesday after meeting with members of the Clinic Governance Board. The move came as Commissioners Dan Cothren, Blair Brady and Lisa Marsyla authorized Treasurer Paula Holloway to issue an $80,000 interest bearing...
St. James Family Center in Cathlamet will present programs on youth and family safety on April 25, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Organizers say the program will feature activities for people of all ages. Organizers plan to have a bicycle raffle. Topics include, among many, water safety, gun safety, and infant and toddler safety. Also tentatively planned are a bicycle safety course and inspections of car seats. Free safety items will be distributed, including new bicycle helmets donated by Fire District 4. Volunteers will provide finger printing for...
As 2009 progresses, it seems more and more likely that local officials will ask Wahkiakum County voters if they will pay a tax to support the Wahkiakum Family Practice Clinic. Revenues this year haven't met their targets, and the clinic is looking for funds from local government and other sources to cover payroll and other expenses. Clinic Business Manager Crystal Stanley made her monthly report to the county board of commissioners Tuesday, and Cathlamet Mayor Dick Swart and Council Member Bob Rendler opened discussion with a request for more...
The new Cathlamet Yacht Club is off to a good start. Club Commodore Chuck Norton reported that high interest in the club has surprised and pleased its founders. The club has completed it incorporation as a private, non-profit organization, he said, and it has set agreements for reciprocal moorage with clubs in the Columbia River Basin and up the coast into Alaska. Last Thursday, club members visited the meeting of the board of commissioners of Port District 1 to present them a club burgee for display on their flag pole. "We are simply amazed...
The Benefit Auction for Extension and the Fair was very successful. We want to thank everyone who came and supported us. The 4-H Council also wants to thank the following donors: Stewart and Ginger Moonen, Valerie Antijunti, Carrie Kennedy, Kelly Hammond and Brian Good, Pat and Helen Conrad, Carol Ervest, Diane Matthews, Cathy LaBerge, Kay Walters and Angel Hall, Joni Matthews and Lois Wakefield. A special “thank you” to Brian and Samantha McClain for calling the auction and clerking and the Fair Board for partnering with us on this fun...
It was a wet and windy day for our first annual community auction but that didn’t stop the bargain shoppers of Wahkiakum. With hundreds of items to choose from, the community auction provided an afternoon of family fun. To those who braved the spring weather, thank you for coming and showing your support. I’m thrilled to announce that the WSU Extension, 4-H and fair association raised almost $1,200! The fair board and I wish to thank Brian McClain and his family for doing an outstanding job running the auction as well as Lore Twiet for org...
Local officials are still awaiting determinations by state and federal officials on how much federal economic stimulus money will be available locally. The Town of Cathlamet has applied for $987,600 in stimulus grant and loan funds from the US Department of Agriculture. Town officials intend to use the funds to replace water mains on Columbia Street between Alder Street and Jacobson Road and on SR 4 between Boege Road and Cougar Creek. The town council will hold a public hearing on the plans at their April 20 meeting. Depending on public...
It is time to begin the annual Bald Eagle Days planning meetings with the first meeting held on April 7 at 5:30 p.m. in the Scarborough Building, in Cathlamet. This year, the festival will be held on July 17 and 18; the Wooden Boat Show will follow on July 19. Chamber members and interested community members are encouraged to attend the Bald Eagle Days planning meetings to provide ideas and choose activities for the event. One of the first tasks of the planning committee is to select the theme and nominate candidates for the Grand Marshal....
Cathlamet Christian Fellowship (CCF) church is offering a faith-based, 12-step program to help people handle a variety of addictions. The program, called Celebrate Recovery, was started 17 years ago in an Anaheim, Calif., church, said Shane Skinner, local program leader. The CCF started offering the program a year ago. It meets on Fridays, starting with a 6 p.m. meal provided by the church. Then the participants have a large group education session and break into small groups to finish the evening. Skinner said the program is based on the...
Don’t miss this Saturday’s community auction. Starting at 1 p.m. at the fairgrounds in Skamokawa, come and discover the hidden treasures of Wahkiakum. Hosted by Brian McClain, this family event will help raise funds for the Fair Association, 4-H and WSU extension program. There will be lots of items to choose from and delicious snacks to enjoy, so make sure you come early as we promise to have bargains galore! Time is running out! We have less than two weeks until the fair board meets to decide this year’s fair theme. Put on your think...
Don’t miss this Saturday’s community auction. Starting at 1 p.m. at the fairgrounds in Skamokawa, come and discover the hidden treasures of Wahkiakum. Hosted by Brian McClain, this family event will help raise funds for the Fair Association, 4-H and WSU extension program. There will be lots of items to choose from and delicious snacks to enjoy, so make sure you come early as we promise to have bargains galore! Time is running out! We have less than two weeks until the fair board meets to decide this year’s fair theme. Put on your think...
Seattle jazz band Hot Club Sandwich will play at the Skamokawa Grange on April 18 at 7 p.m. The six member band features the instrumentation of guitars, upright bass, mandolin and violin. With songs composed by greats such as Hoagy Carmichael, Irving Berlin, and Gus Kahn the group promises an evening that captures the spirit of bands from the early 20th century. Besides playing standards such as If I Had You, and I’ll See You in my Dreams, Hot Club Sandwich will display its influences from Latin string band music and acoustic rhythms – s...
A suspected arson fire damaged the Wahkiakum High School stadium bleachers Saturday afternoon. Officers from the Longview Fire Department and Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Department are investigating the cause of the fire, which may be arson. Meanwhile, damage to the bleachers, especially the roof, led Wahkiakum School District Superintendent Bob Garrett to reschedule track meets set for middle and high school athletes for other venues. Garrett said Tuesday that an engineer from the district's insurance carrier will inspect the bleachers today...
Tomorrow marks the first day of spring so why not start afresh and clean out your closets? All those pesky items taking up valuable space, why not kill two birds with one stone and donate your ‘junk’ to the 4-H, WSU Extension and Wahkiakum Fair Association community auction? We all know one man’s ‘junk’ is another man’s ‘treasure’ so what are you waiting for? Roll up those sleeves; arm yourself with boxes and tape and get cracking. All proceeds will benefit our community as this is a new fundraiser WSU extension, 4-H and the Wahkiakum Fair...
Greg and Barbara Bain, owners of the Cathlamet Chevron and RV Park were presented with the Lattie Metcalf Award last month, an annual award given to businesses in Wahkiakum County. The Bains were recognized for their customer service standards, for meeting the needs of local residents and visitors and for being supporters of the community. The award is given by the Lower Columbia Economic Development Council (LCEDC) each year in memory of Mr. Lattie Metcalf who was a founding member of the LCEDC and who was passionate about his community and...
