Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 22--9:12 a.m. An Elochoman Valley Road resident reported a dead elk in his field. The Department of Fish and Wildlife was notified. 11:42 a.m. An Ostervold Road resident reported a dead sea lion on the beach. The NOAA's National Marine Fishery Service was notified. 5:57 p.m. A caller reported a broken window on an unoccupied house on 2nd Street. May 23--11:55 a.m. A caller reported the theft of gas cans,...
James C. Durrah, 87, of Cathlamet, died May 27, 2012 at Community Hospice in Longview with his loving wife Adeline by his side. Jimmy was born to Elmer and Nellie (Larson) Durrah on January 2, 1925 in Astoria. He lived his entire life in Wahkiakum County, graduating from Naselle High School in 1943. Jimmy owned logging companies for most of his adult life, the first one being Durrah-McCormick Logging and later Durrah-Martin Logging . Both were owned with his brother George Durrah who preceded him in death in 2006. He retired in the mid 1990s an...
Residents of small communities are often willing to make sacrifices for the solace and greenery that rural life has to offer. While we, in Wahkiakum County, do not have immediate access to big-box giants or department stores when it comes to mortgage rates, it seems that we can do just as well locally as those in the urban centers of the state. The average rate for the 30-year fixed mortgage recently fell to a record low for a fourth straight week. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said last Thursday that the rate on the 30-year loan dipped to 3.78...
To The Eagle: Students are not allowed to purchase a soda pop or any other beverage during class hours, yet they are allowed to have the beverages during class. So if a student is trying to buy a beverage during class hours, he/she will get their beverage taken away until the end of the day or until lunch whichever is closer. This has caused an attitude problem for students. The reason this would be considered a problem is because the students that are used to having a cold soda during a class now can not. So the attitude will change because...
To The Eagle: If you're an athlete at most schools, including mine, you have to pay $60 per sport you want to participate in. If you're a three sport athlete, then that means you will be paying $180 a year. Times that by four and that means you will have to pay $720 for your whole high school career. I believe that athletes should not have to pay to play, because you're not guaranteed as much playing time as the others. For example, this year our varsity boys basketball team playing in around 20 games and the junior varsity players who paid...
To The Eagle: High school students having to pay to play, which in some cases pay to participate, is not fair to all students. Students who want to play a sport have to come up with $60. If you want to play three sports that year, you would have to pay $180 and are still not always guaranteed the chance to actually play. How is it fair to make students that will be unable to play still pay the same amount as the students who get to? Not only is just being able to participate an issue, but what about the students that are unable to pay that much...
To The Eagle: I attended an interesting meeting Tuesday, May 22 where various food bank people supported by Cathlamet officials, described their desire to build a 2,000 square foot Food Bank in Erickson Park, perhaps between the tennis courts and the parking lot. Most of the meeting dealt with the need for a food bank in the community on which there was little dissent. There did arise some disagreement over whether Erickson Park was a proper site for a food bank. Some disagreement arose over whether parks were primarily green spaces with...
To The Eagle: Every Memorial Day we expect to find our cemetery freshly mowed and trimmed, clean and tidy for us to decorate the graves of loved ones. It has been so for a long time and I can remember without disappointment. My mom remembered much different Memorial Days. After morning farm chores, they loaded scythes, rakes, shovels etc., kids, lunch and flowers into a neighbor’s fish boat and set off for town. (There was no bridge to Puget Island before 1939.) They walked up from the town float and along the dirt road to the cemetery. Once t...
CALL FOR BIDS NOTICE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY WAHKIAKUM COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT #4 CATHLAMET, WASHINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by Wahkiakum County Fire District #4 Board of Commissioners of Wahkiakum County Fire District #4 at P.O. Box 766, Cathlamet, WA 98612 until Tuesday, June 11, 2012 and will be opened and publicly read at their regular meeting June 12, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at 13 Boege Road. Wahkiakum County Fire District plans to sell its surplus 1997 Jeep Cherokee vehicle. This vehicle is sold "AS IS - WHERE IS."...
ORDINANCE NO. 550-12 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF CATHLAMET, WASHINGTON, REPEALING CATHLAMET MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 13 IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND ENACTING A NEW CATHLAMET MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 13, PROVIDING FOR UTILITY SERVICES IN AND BY THE TOWN OF CATHLAMET WHEREAS, The Town of Cathlamet (Town) owns and operates drinking water and wastewater systems to serve its customers pursuant to applicable federal and state clean water and anti-pollution laws, and WHEREAS, the Town has been advised by its consulting engineers and the Washington Department of...
WAHKIAKUM COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS In accordance with Chapter 39.80 Revised Code of Washington, Wahkiakum County is inviting statements of qualifications and performance from firms interested in providing architectural and engineering and other professional services. Categories of required professional services have been identified as follows: · Architect/Design Consultants · Mechanical Engineering · Electrical Engineering...
BIG CHANGE--Just as we were getting used to those sunny, dry days, the rains came back and have really put a damper on all those outdoor projects. By the time we get back to the dry weather, the flower beds will need weeding again. On the bright side, if you had an aching back from all that yard work, the rain gave you a break and saved you from having to water all those plants and bushes you just planted! Don't forget to check out Skamokawa Gardens Nursery on Steamboat Slough Road for all your new plants! ALMOST HERE--We hope the weather...
Donald W. “Don” Strong Sr., 87, died at his home in Sherwood, Ore. on May 16, 2012. Born in Groveland, Calif. on June 20, 1924, he was the son of Delbert and Helen Strong. He graduated from Quincy High School. Following graduation from high school Don worked on the railroad repairing boilers. In February 1943 he joined the US Army, serving until honorably discharged in 1945. His military duty complete, he began civilian life driving log truck, then freight trucks. In late 1945 he bought an old Army truck and built a lumber truck out of it. He...
Wahkiakum County will have a busy election season this year. Candidates filed last week for positions on the 2012 election ballots, and three races will appear on the primary election ballot in August, with the top two advancing to the general election regardless of party. These positions include: Wahkiakum County commissioner, District 1: Stephanie Prestegard (Independent); Greg Prestegard (Democrat), Mike Backman (I), and Bill Wilkins, (D). Wahkiakum County commissioner, District 2: Dan L. Cothren (I); Joan Harvey-Chester (I). Cothren is the...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council handled a variety of business when they met Monday night. The council approved a new Public Utilities ordinance that will implement increases in rates for sewer system customers in order to finance improvements to the town's waste water treatment system. While the new ordinance increases sewer bills, it will also lower connection fees in an effort to attract more customers to the system. Inside the town's corporate limits rates will increase in $5 increments from $45 per month to $55 for June-December,...
Wahkiakum County commissioners approved the hiring of a new public health nurse and a contract for a film company's use of the ferry Wahkiakum when they met Tuesday. In a busy session, commissioners also discussed preferred solutions to repairing the eroding Steamboat Slough dike, and they approved a contract to support the Cathlamet municipal swimming pool and the purchase of a new patrol car for the sheriff's office. The county ferry will be out of service for six hours on June 6 for the filming of a television commercial for an insurance...
To The Eagle: I am writing to express my appreciation and admiration of the kids who have been sending their letters to The Eagle. I am impressed with the quality of writing and also the care that the students are showing for their school and this town. The school pride is refreshing. I live on Glen Gate and so I see a lot of kids coming and going during the week even during the day, high school kids walk through because they take so many online classes. Based on this, I haven't really had any confidence in our local school. The kids say that...
To The Eagle: Rural property owners of Wahkiakum, beware the wolf is trying to sneak in our back door. Are we back to the Shorebank of Chicago and the National Park Service? Are backers of that now trying to place the votes they need to put our entire county under the park service by trying to put individuals on our county commission who will back their proposal. If they succeed in this, we, the rural property owners, are in trouble. The park service attempts to change our building code, etc. by waving money at small counties to place zoning...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING for FRANCHISE APPLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Wahkiakum County, State of Washington, will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at 11:00 A.M. in the Public Meeting Room, Third Floor, Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64 Main Street, Cathlamet, Washington, to consider a franchise application submitted by Cascade Networks, Inc. to construct, maintain and operate telephone and data transmissions lines in, under and along and over the public roads and highways in Wahkiakum County, Washingto...
Mule fans are known to those from neighboring towns as being loud, passionate and full of school pride. Brieanna Olsen, Wahkiakum High School senior, may have just fueled those well-known boasts by signing a letter of intent to play college basketball next year. Olsen, 18, the older daughter of Bill and Shelley Olsen of Cathlamet, recently committed to playing in "the Swamp” with the ladies of Green River Community College in Auburn. Under the guidance of Head Coach Tim Riles, Olsen will join the NW Athletic Association of Community Colleges (...
GORGEOUS--I hope all of you have been slathering on the sunscreen as we've really had a wonderful stretch of sunshine lately! Having this dry, warm weather means we often stay in the sun a little too long, so whether you are working or playing in it, I hope you're keeping safe, and taking precautions for yourself and children. Hats, umbrellas, sun screen and shade are great ways to ward off the bad part while still enjoying the wonderful sunshine and soaking up some great Vitamin D. As we all know, this wonderful weather can't last forever,...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 7--8:08 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to the clinic to aid a 78-year-old man with chest pain. 11:49 a.m. A caller reported a civil custody dispute at County Line Park. 1:13 p.m. An East Valley Road resident reported that their dog was bringing home elk parts from the woods. State Patrol was notified. 1:17 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Delores Drive residence to aid a man who had...
Filing for positions on the 2012 election ballots opened Monday, and many candidates showed interest in local offices. Here are the filings as of Tuesday afternoon. Filing continues through the week; if a position has no candidate, a special filing period will be held next week. Wahkiakum PUD commissioner, Position 1: Gene Healy and Lisa Marsyla. The position is non partisan. Healy, a retired phone industry executive, was appointed to fill a vacancy last year. Marsyla is retiring after a term as county commissioner; she was once auditor of...
GORGEOUS--Well, as this week began, there was nothing but blue sky all day long with perfect temperatures for working in the yard or just sitting outside and taking it all in. So nice! Of course, if you happened to have been downwind from any big trees, you would have had the unfortunate timing of a pollen bath, as it was coming off the trees in virtual waves. Sort of neat to witness, but if you're allergy prone, it was time to run and hide in the house! Did you see the "super moon" Saturday night? I only saw it briefly as it slipped between a...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 30--11:13 a.m. A West Little Island Road resident reported that a neighbor had stolen his boots before becoming angry and threatening the caller. 11:22 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Main Street address to aid a man who was having extreme abdominal pain. 11:20 p.m. A Boege Road resident reported an unauthorized use of a credit card. May 1--11:23 a.m. A Suncrest Lane resident reported that...
