Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The volunteer positions for the Wahkiakum County Fair Board have been filled! We welcome to the board Kathy Durrah and Jason Rainey. We have a full board again and lots of fundraising to do this year! In February we host a Valentine Dinner, March is Easter Bingo time and for April I am preparing the paper work to schedule a Centered Riding Clinic. All these fundraising ideas provide opportunities for our community to meet and enjoy some quality time with friends and family. Hope you will plan on attending all our fundraising events as we...
Submitted by Andrew Emlen On December 28, 21 volunteers participated in the 15th annual Wahkiakum Christmas Bird Count (CBC). The Wahkiakum Count is one of over 2000 Christmas Bird Counts, bird censuses which take place throughout the Western Hemisphere between December 14 and January 5 each year. The Christmas Bird Count is the world’s longest-running citizen science survey, having taken place every year since 1900. The data are compiled into an online database accessible to everyone, and those data are used to monitor the population and distr...
To The Eagle: Back in the old days, when dirt was still hot and dinosaurs roamed the earth and I was a kid, if you did not have the money to buy something you wanted you either went without or you got busy and earned the money needed. Or you traded your time or services or something of value you owned for the item you wanted. That was referred to as "living within your means." Somewhere along the line someone came up with the idea of "lending" money. This was promoted as a way to get what you want now and pay later. "Just make one ‘small easy p...
SMALL PUBLIC WORKS ROSTERS and CONSULTING SERVICES ROSTERS The Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (MRSC) hereby advertises on behalf of local government agencies in Washington State, including - but not limited to - cities (Titles 35 RCW and Title 35A RCW), counties (Title 36, RCW), port districts (Title 53, RCW), water and sewer districts (Title 57 RCW), school districts and educational service districts (Title 28A RCW), fire districts (Title 52 RCW), transit agencies (Ch.35.73 RCW), and public utility districts (Title 54 RCW...
We have in our approved Wahkiakum County Fair budget for 2013, $13,500 to pay out to adult and youth exhibitors. Adults will be receiving the same dollar per point as youth exhibitors again. The premium point payment has been reinstated in our budget for Adults, spread the word! With the above good news circulating around our community, a question was asked; “How about purchasing ribbons for the adult exhibitors instead of using stickers?” To buy these ribbons we will need to ask for donations from our community, as we didn’t plan the extra...
NEW YEAR--Here it is: My first column of a new year and onto my 19th year to boot. It seems like yesterday! What a year this has been and with never a dull moment. I guess that's why it went by so fast. Once again we had early deadlines this week, so I do hope your New Year's Eve was a fun one! As 2012 was coming to a close, we wound up having freezing weather and very thick fog out here in West Valley on Sunday and Monday mornings, so while I enjoyed the sunshine that showed up once the fog lifted, the nippy nighttime temperatures and snow in...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 24-- 10:41 a.m. An alarm monitoring company reported that a burglary alarm had been activated at a Main Street address. 2:58 p.m. A Puget Island resident reported a dead deer in their yard. 5:26 p.m. A caller reported a whitetail buck with rope stuck in its antlers was headed towards Norse Hall. The Fish and Wildlife Service was advised. 7:26 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid an...
Elder Options offers Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training course Elder Options/Care Careers Academy is offering a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training course beginning in mid-January. CNA training allows graduates to work in nursing homes, in-home senior/disabled care, doctor’s offices, hospitals and retirement homes. CNA training is a prerequisite for many nursing schools. Classes take approximately four weeks to complete (105 hours), with clinicals located at the Evergreen Frontier Nursing Home in Longview. Daytime classes s...
On December 13th, 2012, Nils Theodore Newbom finished his great hunt. Born in 1941, he was the son of Ted and Helen Newbom (Cruikshank). He grew up in Redmond, Washington and attended Redmond High School. Nils lived with his wife Carol and his beloved Labradors, Lucy Goosey and Tola Duckdog in Cathlamet Washington. He also left behind his two children, Andy and Sarah in addition to 6 grandchildren. (Jacob, Aaron, Austin, Audrey, Blaze and Emme Luna) Nils was intensely proud of his children and cherished watching them grow into famil...
Many of us are familiar with Julia Butler Hansen, Cathlamet businesswoman, state legislator and United States congresswoman, and namesake of the diminutive white house at the corner of Main and Butler in Cathlamet. The more historically inclined among us probably know something about Julia’s mother, Maude Kimball Butler. Thanks to Emily Kintigh, a senior at the University of Denver, Colorado, visitors to the Julia Butler Hansen Heritage Center can learn more about the pioneering family from Maude herself. For the past several months, Kintigh h...
Wahkiakum County commissioners reorganized and handled a light agenda of business to start 2013 at their meeting yesterday (Wednesday). Newly elected Commissioner Mike Backman joined the board; he replaces Lisa Marsyla who didn't run for re-election at the end of her first term. The board has reorganized, with Blair Brady assuming the role of chair and Dan Cothren moving to vice-chair. Backman will represent the board on the Lower Columbia Community Action Council, the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce executive committee, the county fair board,...
Here are some of the news highlights that we covered in 2012. One may conclude that the more things change, they more they stay the same: There's always something going on in Wahkiakum County and Naselle. January Judy Bright, administrator of Wahkiakum County's Department of Health and Human Services and a volunteer in the county Search and Rescue program, retires to battle cancer. She died later in the year; Sherrie McDonald of Raymond was appointed interim director, and Sue Cameron was hired this fall as permanent director. The Wahkiakum...
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION DEADLINES NASELLE-GRAYS RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT #155 ELECTION FEBRUARY 12, 2013 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, February 12, 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....
Working outside in this cold weather isn’t much fun, yet wintertime projects at the Fairgrounds continue to be planned and completed. One of our projects is to fix all the little problems some of our buildings have acquired over the years. The horse barn gutters had come loose, sending rain water cascading down the siding and the resulting pools of water were flowing into some horse stalls. Bill Chamberlain and Ed Stevens worked together to put those gutters back to doing their job! They also noticed that the metal roof, probably because of t...
My apologies to the readers for not having a column in last week. Thank you to those who called to see if everything was okay with us. We are fine, but it was a very busy time for me, so unfortunately I didn’t get a column written. I hope everyone had as wonderful Christmas and New Year celebration as we did. Our daughter and son-in-law from Redmond, Oregon, our son from Ellensburg, our son, his wife and two grandsons from Cathlamet, our grandson from Eugene and my sister joined us for Christmas Eve dinner and enjoyed a little family time a...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 17—11:00 a.m. A caller reported that a fallen tree was blocking both lanes of Beaver Creek Road. The county road crew responded. 11:24 a.m. A caller reported that they had found a 12-foot skiff floating down the river. 12:12 p.m. The Cathlamet Ambulance responded to Thomas Middle School to aid a boy with a possible broken arm. 6:49 p.m. The Skamokawa Ambulance responded to aid a 63-year-old...
Five young people come to Cathlamet during the fall to join the Wahkiakum High School student population. They each come from cities that easily dwarf our little community. They are funny, bright and articulate. They are: Pedro Murashima Senior, Sao Paulo, Brazil; staying with Bill and Thelia Tawater. Pedro comes from a city of 11 million, a city in southern Brazil that “has more people than New York.” He misses the weather but he does not miss the noise, especially since the road to the air...
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF MEETING TIME PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. ONE OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that due to the New Year holiday, the regularly scheduled meeting of Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at 8:30 a.m., of the Board of Commissioners of Public Utility District No. One of Wahkiakum County, Washington, will be held instead on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 8:20 a.m. in the meeting room of the District at its Offices at 45 River Street, Cathlamet, Washington. The public and all customers of the District are invited and...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 10-- 1:51 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a 74-year-old woman with severe vertigo. 4:52 p.m. A caller reported two juveniles were hunting on land posted with no trespassing signs. A deputy responded and released the youths to a parent. 5:59 p.m. A caller reported a suspected burglary. A deputy investigated. December 11-- 8:01 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a man with...
After 12 years of business in Cathlamet, Sargasso Sea is now under new ownership and has been renamed the Big Red Barn. New owners Cindy and James Burke and Brittney and Jonathan Balch have big plans for their new family run business which they aim to complete in the next two years. Offering a wide range of antiques and collectibles, the Big Red Barn has undergone a major transformation over the last few weeks with many improvements made to the barn’s structure and layout. New display areas have been created across all three floors so stock i...
Wahkiakum County PUD commissioners met December 18 for a brief meeting. PUD manager Dave Tramblie apprised the commissioners of the current status of water contract negotiations with the Town of Cathlamet. Tramblie said he had received data he had requested from the town about the current contract and would review the information shortly. Discussions about amending the contract or entering into an agreement about meter reading are on hold until work on the current contract is completed, he said. The PUD purchases the water that supplies its...
Fred Johnson is the new chief of the Cathlamet Fire Department. Johnson takes over after the retirement of Chief Jerry DeBriae, who served in the department for 52 years. Members of the town council on Monday approved a proclamation honoring Chief DeBriae. Mayor George Wehrfritz said DeBriae would have the title of fire chief emeritus for his more than 50 years with the department. "He has made the department a model for operation in the lower Columbia area," Wehrfritz read from the proclamation. The proclamation also recognized "the generous...
DAMP—It was pretty dreary out there with steady drizzle as this week began. Sunday was a good day to stay inside! It was foggy here Monday morning but at least we had some dry time and even a peek at sunshine. With winter closing in on us, I’m thankful for any days that it's not freezing, snowing, or flooding. SPECIAL DAYS-- Those celebrating birthdays this week are Tom Bosch, Paul Stewart, Melainie Quigley, Angel Hall, John Lindsey, Erik Anderson, Riley Brown, Joyce Cothren, Sandy Bergseng, Dennis Emery, Tracie Souvenir, Abby B...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 4-- 1:01 p.m. The Grays River ambulance responded to aid a woman possibly having a heart attack. 2:35 p.m. A caller reported that a pothole on the Puget Island bridge had caused his car to get a flat tire. The Department of Transportation (DOT) was notified. 6:10 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a 76-year-old male who had fallen. 11:13 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a...
Lifelong Cathlamet resident, William “Bill” Swift, 66, passed away at his home on December 3, 2012. Bill was born in Longview on April 11, 1946 to John and Verna (Malakowsky) Swift. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1964. He married Betty Jackson on October 23, 1970. Bill was employed over the years by several Logging Companies including Crown Zellerbach, Wirkkala Logging and DeBriae Logging and was well loved and known as a hard worker. He enjoyed his family time. His grandchildren were the light of his life. He lov...
