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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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No. 14-48 Invitation for Quotes Logging and Hauling Services The Town of Cathlamet, WA (Town) is soliciting quotes from certified logging contractors to perform logging and hauling services on approximately ninety three (93) acres of Town-owned timberland located near Cathlamet in Wahkiakum County, Washington. The acreage is divided as follows: Unit #1: 33 acres M/L; and Unit #2: 25 acres M/L; and Unit #3: 35 acres M/L. The desired timeline is as follows: Notice published: April 17 & 24, 2014 Quotes accepted until: April 25, 2014 at 12:00 noon...
No. 14-46 PUBLIC NOTICE RCW 35.27.300 requires all Washington Towns to publish Ordinances in their newspapers of record. Through an oversight, the Town of Cathlamet failed to publish the following Ordinances in the Wahkiakum County Eagle as required: Ordinance No. 558-13; Providing for Controls on the placement of signs, bills, placards or banners on property owned by the Town of Cathlamet passed third and final reading on 1/22/14. Ordinance No. 564-13; Adjusting Revenues and Expenditures for the Town of Cathlamet 2013 Budget passed first and...
Wahkiakum County's Health Department may someday share quarters with the Cowlitz Family Health Center Clinic. Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday affirmed their interest in seeing the Health and Human Services Department (H&HS) explore the concept, called co-locating. H&HS has a split campus, with administrators and the health department located in the courthouse annex and mental health, chemical dependency and similar services offered at the campus on Elochoman Valley Road. H&HS staff area already considering how the Elochoman Campus...
Wahkiakum County commissioners handled a variety of business when they met Tuesday. The board held a public hearing to collect comment on an upgraded watershed management plan for Wahkiakum and Cowlitz counties. The Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board is leading the update of the plan, which is required by Washington's Watershed Management Act, and which has a goal of enhancing water conditions for salmon populations. Executive Director Jeff Breckel said the upgrade would have little impact on stream basins in Wahkiakum County. There are...
Josh and Aimee Hoyt of Spokane Valley, WA announce the arrival of their son Jaxton Daniel Hoyt. He was born at 3:47 a.m. on March 23, 2014 weighing 6-lbs, 12-oz., and he was 19” long. Maternal grandparents are Pam Abena of Cathlamet and Tim Abena of Kodiak, Alaska. Paternal grandparents are Gary and Sarah Hoyt of Spokane Valley....
Preschool Story Times are now offered at the Cathlamet Public Library on Thursdays at 2:15 p.m, beginning today (April 10). Parents are encouraged to bring young children who would enjoy sitting with them in a small group to experience a great picture book each week. Preschool parents were offered a choice of two days and times, with Thursdays selected as the unanimous choice. April 13-19 is National Library Week. The library is a great resource for searching out that elusive bit of information on the Internet, learning the intricacies of a...
No. 14-44 Budget Extension Hearing Notice is hereby given that a budget extension hearing for the 2013-2014 Capital Projects Fund and 2013-2014 General Fund of Wahkiakum School District No. 200, Wahkiakum County, Cathlamet, WA., will be held at theWahkiakum High School library on Tuesday, April 22, beginning at approximately 5:35 pm. This hearing will be incorporated into the initial part of the regular April school board meeting. Everyone is welcome to appear at said hearing and beheard for or against any part of such budget. The extensions...
No. 14-43 Request for Proposals for Propane Services The Town of Cathlamet is soliciting proposals for propane services at Town owned/leased facilities specified in the Scope of Services. Proposal packets may be requested by contacting Town Hall at (360) 795-3203. Sealed proposals are due at Cathlamet Town Hall located at 102 Main Street, Suite 203, Cathlamet, Washington 98612 by 12:00 noon on April 17, 2014. The Town Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any minor defects or omissions from bids. Faxed and e-mailed...
No. 14-42 ORDINANCE NO. 571-14 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 566-13 ADJUSTING REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE 2014 BUDGET OF THE TOWN OF CATHLAMET WHEREAS, additional unanticipated revenue and expenditures have been accumulated by the Town in 2014: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CATHLAMET: 1. Ordinance No. 566-13 the 2014 Budget of the Town of Cathlamet, is hereby amended indicat- ing increases in Revenues and Expenditures bringing the budget total to $4,799,817.64. 2. This Ordinance shall be in...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: March 24 – 7:05 a.m. A concerned Puget Island resident asked deputies to check if the guns in his possession were stolen. 9:11 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Rosedale residence to assist someone who was having complications from surgery. 9:36 a.m. A welfare check was requested for a Cathlamet resident. 3:39 p.m. Deputies assisted a Fish and Wildlife officer in removing an unwanted person on...
Michael Edward Brusco, Sr. of Longview passed away on Friday March 14, 2014 at the age of 76. Mike was born on March 12, 1938 in Longview to Julius and Mary Rose (Amato) Brusco. Mike was a tugboat Captain on the Columbia River for over 50 years and never retired. He was highly respected for his strong work ethic and knowledge of the river he loved. He was raised in Rainier Oregon and graduated from Rainier High School in 1956. On October 4, 1956 he married Jeanette Salo. Jeanette survives him after 57 years of marriage. They had five children M...
A funeral service will be held for Carl Johnson, former Cathlamet resident, at St. Catherine Catholic Church on Wednesday, April 16 at 1 p.m. Friends and family of Carl and Kitty are invited to attend. Mr. Johnson died February 5 and his obituary was published in the February 13 edition of The Eagle....
Red tape in the form of a moratorium will only slow Shane Kehrli and Chris Bianchi who are in the process of setting up a legal marijuana grow operation in Wahkiakum County. Kehrli grew up in Cathlamet, and Bianchi followed his family here a few years ago after his mother fell and hurt a hip while working on their property. The two young men met over baseball and soon discovered that they shared a common vocation, being involved in providing medical marijuana. Kehrli knew even then that things...
The debate about if or how Wahkiakum County should permit the siting of facilities that would legally produce or process marijuana returned to the county board of commissioners on Tuesday. Commissioners held a public hearing on a proposed ordinance establishing a renewable six-month moratorium on the permitting of the businesses. In the interim, commissioners will appoint a committee, to be chaired by Commissioner Blair Brady, which will examine the issue and recommend steps the county can take to address the issue. Most of the comments in the...
This sweet faced kid is a drummer in a punk rock band at home in Seoul, South Korea. The band is called Zesture and he started it with his friends when they were in middle school. Now 16, Kyou Heon Kim is enjoying his first trip to the U.S. and he’s already certain it won’t be his last. “I wanted to learn about a different culture and experience a different education system,” Kim said. “Everything is very free in the U.S. At home, teachers tell you what to do and you do it. If you want to m...
WSU Wahkiakum County Extension will put on a Lambing Management School on April 25 and April 26, the organization announced this week. Participants will learn to: -- assist ewes with dystocia; --care for newborn lambs; --manage internal parasites, and -- provide general care and management of a farm flock. This is a prime hands-on learning experience, with guidance from Dr. Scot Lubers, Dr. Susan Kerr, farmer Patrick McKay-Beach, and WSU volunteers. To register, contact WSU Wahkiakum County Extension, PO Box 278, Cathlamet, WA 98612 before...
NICE ONE--It was great to see the sunshine return last weekend but beings those days were accompanied by freezing temperatures at night, I hope any new plants you got anxious to put in the ground wound up making it through the nippy temperatures okay. By the time you read this however, our rainy weather is supposed to have returned, so it looks like we still have to drag those umbrellas around. Of course, with more snow falling back East, and temperatures in the teens, we are certainly happy that we aren't dealing with their temperatures and...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: March 17 – 8:42 a.m. Washington State Fish and Wildlife were notified about an ailing elk in the Rosedale area. 10:10 a.m. The Grays River ambulance responded to aid a Rosburg resident having chest pain. 11:18 a.m. An individual was taken into custody after striking and then pushing a passenger out of his vehicle in Cathlamet. 1:30 p.m. A caller reported that gas had been siphoned from a vehicle at an...
Cathlamet is going to be seeing a new business next door to the Eagle very soon--Cysciborg Holdings. Jerald Meiers and his wife Ladonna moved to Cathlamet last September from Bakken, North Dakota. With him comes “Steampunk Art” which is a unique, creative movement that has been growing in popularity using anachronistic technologies or retro-futuristic inventions as people in the 19th century might have envisioned them, and is likewise rooted in the era's perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, and art. Meiers uses a pol...
State wildlife managers believe they are close to determining the cause of hoof disease in southwest Washington elk and plan to hold meetings to share results to date and answer questions from the public. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) personnel will participate in meetings sponsored by county officials concerned about elk hoof disease. Those meetings are: --Tonight (Thursday), 6-8 p.m., Cowlitz County Conference Center, 1900 7th Ave. Longview, and --April 2, 6 p.m., River Street Meeting Room, 25 River St., Cathlamet. WDFW...
SOGGY BEGINNING--As this week begins, it's pretty doggone wet once again. We did have a couple of dry days last week though, so those were nice and we even got the lawn mowed, while some got their new plants planted, along with a few other outdoor chores. With forecasters disagreeing on just how wet we're going to be this week, I'm hoping that the one who says we're going to dry out for the weekend, is the right one! The only trouble with getting dry is, the temperatures usually take a nose dive and we get down towards freezing again so if...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: March 10-- – 12:06 p.m. A vehicle left the scene after hitting a parked car at a Cathlamet business. 3:02 p.m. A caller reported that someone was trying to break in to his residence. 3:44 p.m. A caller reported that cows had gotten loose in East Valley. 5:29 p.m. An unknown male was seen climbing into a window of a barn on Puget Island. 6:51 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a Skamokawa resid...
Michael E. Brusco, Sr., 76, of Longview, died March 14. A celebration of life service will be held at the J.A. Wendt Elementary School in Cathlamet, on Saturday, April 5, at 1 p.m. A full obituary will follow next week. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Jeffery Lynn Olsen was born on November 4, 1951 in Longview, WA. He was the youngest of three children of Mervin and Myrtle Olsen. Jeff grew up in Cathlamet, WA where he loved sports. He was a star basketball and baseball player for the Wahkiakum high school Mules as well as a standout quarterback. After a brief time working in logging, Jeff put his attention on his love for horticulture. Jeff received a bachelor’s degree in Horticulture from Washington State University and a master’s degree in Horticulture from Oregon State University. He was...
At the Port District 1 Board of Commissioner’s meeting last Thursday, the July boat show, the recent audit and safety ladders were on the agenda. Commissioner Bob Kizziar gave an update on the plans for his special project, this year’s Wooden Boat Show. The boat show usually coincides with Bald Eagle Days festivities, but has been moved to another weekend this summer. “We have a couple boats that have already committed,” Kizziar said, “and a few people who have committed to give lectures...
