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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Salmon rearing pens off Cathlamet, a site for a new food bank and water rates were among the many items on the agenda at the Monday meeting of the Cathlamet Town Council. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is moving forward with plans to develop a side channel salmon net project in the Cathlamet Channel, said Aaron Roberts, WDFW hatchery complex manager for the lower Columbia region. The states of Oregon and Washington several years ago started the Select Area Fishery Enhancement (SAFE) program and located pens to rear juvenile...
The Class of 1963 has scheduled their 50 year class reunion for Saturday, July 20, 5 p.m. to dusk, at the Skamokawa Inn and Vacation Rentals. The casual get together includes a lasagna dinner. Dinner price is $30 per couple or $15 per single attendee. They have planned this event to take place during the annual Bald Eagle Fest held in Cathlamet. The dinner will be held after the parade and street fair and prior to the fireworks show. For further information, or to purchase tickets contact Julie (Engelson) McKagan (360) 459-8810 or Gary Emery...
To The Eagle: We in Wahkiakum County have an excellent lesson on how to save large sums of public money. That is the Wahkiakum Sheriff’s office. Our Sheriff, Mark Howie, has expanded the practice of hiring deputies with experience needed in our county. Examples as follow. Our new undersheriff, Steve Marshall, who is a certified rescue diver, certified swift water rescue diver, certified collision investigator and vehicle assault, command search and rescue investigations. He has 32 years experience in various phases of law enforcement in King a...
To The Eagle, With respect to Craig Brown’s letter in support of the Food Bank in Erickson Park, I don’t understand the need for an ad hominem attack when his case can be made objectively. I haven’t found that personal comments add to any civil discourse. Bur for the record, I am not from Houston unless having lived there periodically when rotated back to the United States qualifies. Mr. Brown could have easily called me a Frog, a Limey, a Libyan or a Tunisian (or, I suppose, a Red, a subversive or a Planning Commissioner). I don’t conside...
CALL FOR BIDS FERRY REPLACEMENT PROJECT CATHLAMET, WASHINGTON WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Wahkiakum County, Washington, at the Public Works Department, 3rd Floor, Wahkiakum County Courthouse, P.O. Box 97, Cathlamet, Washington 98612, until 10:00 A.M. local time on April 16, 2013, and will then and there be opened and publicly read for the Ferry Replacement Project. Project Description: This project calls for construction of a new 23 vehicle ferry s...
In a 2-1 vote Thursday night, Port District No. 1 commissioners approved moving forward with construction of a rental building at Elochoman Marina to lease to Drop Anchor Brewery, a newly-formed LLC with local investors. With Commissioner Larry Bonds participating via telephone from Arizona, port commissioners met with Drop Anchor Brewery proponents to discuss issues ranging from site location to rental costs. Drop Anchor Brewery partner Richard Erickson said he’d met with county building and planning department manager Chuck Beyer to d...
Wahkiakum Port District #1 commissioners met March 6 for further conversation with the partners of the Drop Anchor Brewery. Richard Erickson, Steve Sharp, and Andy Lea attended the meeting representing the brewery. Lea explained to the commissioners that his group was looking for a 24 by 48 foot building with four walls, a roof, a floor, and a restroom. The brewery would take care of wiring, lights, and the rest, he said. “This is pretty much an industrial building. It won’t be open to the public except for certain hours and certain days of the...
Successfully growing heat-loving tomatoes can be a challenge in our cool climate. Your chances of harvesting ripe, red tomatoes before summer’s end can be enhanced if you plan ahead and use some or all of the tips that are covered in this article. First, and most important, is to choose a cultivar (variety) that matures fast. This is true not only for tomatoes but all vegetables you plant because our growing season is much shorter than locales to the south. When you go to buy a seedling or seed packet, look to see the number of days until h...
The Wahkiakum Community Garden is located in Erickson Park in Cathlamet. Members of the public may register for plots and grow their own produce in a secured garden. Linda Hartung, 2013 community garden manager, will soon hold open registration for plots. She is scheduled to be at the St. James Family Center Safety Fair on March 23, and she’ll take registrations March 25 when WSU Extension does a cooking demonstration at the garden. Master Gardeners will also show how to plant vegetables. People planning to use their plots must be started no l...
2nd Annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner at the Norse Hall Calling all corned beef and cabbage lovers! This weekend is your time to feast as the Norse Hall members are hosting their second annual Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner. Starting this Saturday, at 5:00 p.m., entry is $10 and includes a beverage and dessert. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Sons of Norway Building Fund. For more information please call 795-8759. 19th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Come one and come all to the 19th Annual St. Patrick’s Day...
To The Eagle: While I realize that coming from Houston might incline James Reed to shoot from the hip (“Town needs care in entering contracts” / March 7, 2013), now that he has settled in Cathlamet it might behoove him to get his facts straight before ‘firing off’ a letter To The Eagle. After scourging the Town Council for a contract that they haven’t even entered into, Mr. Reed goes on to lecture us on how a contract should be constructed to be in the best public interest. Unfortunately, town attorney Heidi Heywood is still drafting a land le...
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION DEADLINES NASELLE-GRAYS RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT #155 ELECTION APRIL 23, 2013 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, a special election will be held in the above named School district for the submission to the qualified electors of said School district of the following proposition: PROPOSITION NO. 1 NASELLE-GRAYS RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 155 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS - $8,100,000 The Board of Directors of Naselle-Grays River Valley School District No. 155 adopted Resolution No. 121304...
File No.: 7367.21305 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. Red Canoe Credit Union Grantee: Donald R. Sealund and Amelia L. Sealund, husband and wife Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 2014964 Original NTS Auditor File No. 2018936 Tax Parcel ID No.: 020806140037 Abbreviated Legal: LOT 10, MORGAN TRACTS, BK C OF PLATS, PG. 8 Amended Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. I. On April 12, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. Outside the main lobby of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64 Main Street in the City of C...
File No.: 7763.25743 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. successor in interest by purchase from the FDIC as Receiver of Washington Mutual Bank fka Washington Mutual Bank, FA Grantee: Brandon Johnson, an unmarried man and Brittney Burke, an unmarried woman Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 2013530 Tax Parcel ID No.: 140806-430012 Abbreviated Legal: Lot 1, Book 2 of Short Plats, page 17 Sec. 14, T8N, R6WWM Notice of Trustee's Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP B...
Wahkiakum County's Health Department is looking 15 years into the future when an estimated 60 percent of the population will be 60 years old or over. "It's not just Wahkiakum County, it's everybody," Sue Cameron, county Health and Human Services Department Director, said Tuesday. "There will be a lot of dynamics our county will need to deal with." Cameron and other health officers discussed the issue Tuesday at a meeting with county commissioners as the County Board of Health. They presented a short presentation that spoke of a permanent shift...
A group of Washington based gillnetters has sued the state Fish and Wildlife Commission to overturn regulations that would move gillnetters off the main stem of the Columbia River and sway salmon allocations further in favor of recreation anglers. The suit, filed Monday in Wahkiakum County Superior Court, asks the court to declare the regulation entitled "Columbia River Basin Salmon Management Policy Decision" invalid. The suit is similar to one filed last month in Oregon against the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, which had adopted the...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce will hold their first Salmon Derby March 29 and 30 at the Elochoman Slough Marina, 500 2nd Street, Cathlamet. Weigh-in for gill cut fish will be between 2-5 p.m. each day. Adult tickets, 17 and older, are $20 each, youth tickets for ages 11-16 are $10 each, kids age 10 and under are free. Purchase tickets at Elochoman Slough Marina, Bank of the Pacific Cathlamet branch, or Moore Auto. There will be vendors at the marina and prizes include custom fishing rods plus cash prizes. Proceeds go...
It all started way back in time when someone got tired of packing around items to trade for what they needed. Things they did not have and could not grow or make themselves. Along comes some over-achiever (who shall remain nameless) with the bright idea to get everyone in their area to agree that something small and easy to carry represented the goods they were tired of packing around. From then on life became easier and the basic idea of money was established. Money was and is an agreed upon medium of exchange. A problem entered...
I suppose I am one of the citizens that Councilman McNicholas was referring to when he noted that there may be some adverse public reaction to a food bank in Erickson Park. I don’t want a food bank in Erickson Park. I do not belive that it furthers any of the park’s purposes. It is a mystery to me why the food bank cannot be established on private property (unless it expects some form of special deal or support from the town). But perhaps that debate is over. Living here for the last eight years, I find that the Town seems to reg...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week includes: March 12, baseball and fastpitch at Montesano at 4 p.m.; March 13, baseball and fastpitch at Cathlamet at 3:30 p.m. Go Comets! The Comet Booster Club will meet on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. ESA Alpha Theta annual Senior Citizen Dinner will be March 17 at 12:30 p.m. in the social room at the Naselle Assembly of God Church located at 278 Knappton Road. The free dinner is open to all Naselle/Grays River Valley senior citizens 60 years and older. For more information,...
WET & WINDY--The storm that blew in last Friday was certainly a wet and windy one. No one could attest to that better than the driver of the semi-double trailer truck that blew over on the Astoria Bridge, halting traffic for several hours. It wasn't long before we had a small lake in our field again. It's always amazing to me how fast the ducks and geese hear about the new pond in town! Saturday had us viewing the sun off and on, so that was a nice break from the downpouring rain. Everybody I talked to was ready to head to Hawaii for...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of other reports during the past week, including: February 18—11:27 a.m. The Grays River ambulance responded to treat a 77-year-old female with breathing problems. 1:22 p.m. A caller reported two goats standing in the middle of SR4 near Risk Road. State Patrol was notified. 11:07 p.m. A caller reported a woman walking near the intersection of SR4 and Elochoman Valley Road was not dressed for the weather and appeared to be incoherent. A deputy was...
James John Gatens passed away Feb. 10, 2013, at home surrounded by loved ones. More commonly known as “Gator,” he was born March 28, 1937, in Nemah, Wash., to James Francis “Frank” Gatens and Lucy Slater. In 1958 he married Marilyn Head. They later divorced but had three beautiful daughters. Gator began his logging career at the age of eight, working with his father. He continued logging in many capacities, working for several companies for another 32 years. He began commercial fishing in Alaska in the early 1960s and continu...
WET START-- As I write this on Tuesday, it's a pretty drippy day and it looks like we're stuck in the clouds with no view for sure. But considering that the folks back east are viewing feet of snow, I won't be complaining much. The snowstorm is a horrible mess back there, and for those without power, it's truly a disaster. I certainly hope that by the time you read this, things have improved back there. SPECIAL DAYS-- Those celebrating birthdays this week are Vickie Reed, Chuck Parker, Derek Phipps, Connie Shurm, Austin Havens, Roberta...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: February 5—9:01 a.m. The Grays River ambulance responded to aid a woman experiencing dizziness. 11:07 a.m. A caller said he was concerned about possible drug activity occurring in his neighborhood. 5:51 p.m. A caller reported a non-injury car accident along SR 4 near Bjornsgard Road. 6:31 p.m. A caller reported that a suspicious person was loitering outside her home near the City Park. 7:36 p.m. A transi...
