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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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No. 14-51 Notice of Application for Coverage under the Statewide General Permit for Biosolids Management Notice is hereby given that the Town of Cathlamet has submitted an application to the Washington State Department of Ecology to obtain coverage under the state General Permit for Biosolids Management. A copy of the application is on file with the Town and the Department of Ecology. The Town is planning to remove Class B biosolids from its existing lagoon wastewater treatment plant located on Second Street, Cathlamet, WA, and will utilize a...
To The Eagle: Your readers may be interested to know that I am resigning from Position #3 on the Cathlamet Town Council, effective April 30, 2014. My prior plan was to retire from Town service when my term as Mayor ended in December 2009. However, I was persuaded to return as Chairman of the Town Planning Commission for 2010-11, and then asked to run for Council for a 2012-15 term. Returning to the Council offered an opportunity to work on four goals that I believed were important to the Town: (1) Broker peace and restore communications...
Cathlamet organist Jeff Fox will perform a varied program on three instruments on May 3, 6:30 p.m., at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church on Puget Island, 549 SR 409. A freewill offering will go to benefit local children’s camperships this summer and additional funds will be provided by Thrivent Financial. The program will include pieces on the church’s historic 1885 Hilborne Roosevelt pipe organ, 1907 Steinway piano, and a harpsichord. The music will range from baroque to contemporary, including a few of Fox’s own compositions and arrange...
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...
Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services will revise their Friday office hours starting this week. County commissioners on Tuesday approved a recommendation from Administrator Sue Cameron, who proposed closing the department's office in the Courthouse Annex on Fridays. No services would be lost, and there would be no cost savings, she said, but there would be efficiencies "gained by concentrating staff on one campus and eliminating the need to have staff travel back and forth between offices to work with the public or manage projects." Two...
Wahkiakum Port District #2 will host a Grand Reopening of County Line Park on Saturday, April 26 from 1-3 p.m. Located along the shore of the Columbia River between Longview and Cathlamet, County Line Park has long been popular for fishing and overnight camping. Attractive for its proximity for watching ships passing by, and for a sandy beach for fishing along the river, the park is a busy place most of the year. The Park is owned by Wahkiakum County, but Port District #2 now operates the park after Cowlitz County decided they no longer wanted...
Former Mayor Dick Swart and his wife Dixie live in a house on the hill. They used to have three normal cats and an odd one named George. George lived to the ripe old age of 26 and would proudly preen while his veterinarian paraded students past the perfect specimen of Felis Catus. But this story isn’t about George. It’s about a love for trains and friends and history and art. The house was built in the mid-thirties, this much they know. They have a copy of the building plans, but it can’t be au...
To The Eagle: Wahkiakum County should permit the legal cultivation of marijuana and do so without further delay. Clearly, interest groups – including law enforcement and teen health advocates – favor a permanent ban, though it is unclear how that outcome would lower teen exposure to marijuana given that it will be grown elsewhere in the state and sold legally to adults. Two elements of the current debate concern me. First, opponents of cultivation are offering a one-sided analysis of the costs to our community. They say law...
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...
A panel of representatives from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) met with locals last Wednesday to give an update on their work to diagnose the disease that is causing hoof rot in populations of Willapa and Mount St. Helen’s elk. The agency’s review was met with frustration, skepticism and fear that too little was being done and too many healthy elk would pay the price of current management decisions. According to Sandra Jonker, a regional wildlife manager for the WDFW, five...
The parking lot and camping grounds were full at the Cathlamet Marina as more than 80 people signed up to compete in last weekend’s second annual Hook the Hawg Derby sponsored by the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce. Six individuals came away with prizes, which included four poles handmade by Cathlamet dentist Dr. Doug Martin. A second cash prize of $100 was added after two people tied for fifth place. “It was nice to see more locals involved this year,” Ashley Turner of the Chamber of Comme...
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...
