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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Easter Bingo is only one week away! This is a great opportunity to spend some quality time enjoying a fun event with your family and also help support the Wahkiakum County Fair. Our grand prize raffle is a 42” color flat screen TV. Raffle tickets for this prize are only $1 each and remember every ticket you purchase increases your chances of winning a big 42” TV! Bingo cards are three for $10 and every bingo winner will receive a delicious ham or two plump chickens as their bingo prize. Perfect to bake for your Easter Dinner! We also have a m...
Welcome to what really appears to be Spring. I have finally seen my first trilliums and a few of the other small wildflowers beginning to bloom. The hummingbirds are back, as are lots of the other spring arriving birds. The sunshine for the past couple of days makes it definitely feel like spring. News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Comets this week include Thursday-home track meet in Naselle at 3:30 p.m.; baseball and fastpitch at Wishkah at 4 p.m.; Monday-fastpitch with Warrenton in Naselle at 4 p.m. Students will be on Spring Break...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council voted 4-1 Monday night to adopt a new ordinance governing operation of the town fire department. Council members also discussed the possibility of raising sewer rates $35 over a 20-month period. Council members voted 4-1 to repeal the ordinance which has governed the fire department since 1932. The ordinance put control of the fire department under the now defunct Cathlamet Commercial Club. It also provided that fire department members would elect their chief and officers. Over the years, the department...
To The Eagle: Over 26 years I have relied on the Elochoman Marina to take my showers. Eighteen of those years I lived on my boat at the marina, until the staff members collaborated with a pike minnow fisherman falsely accusing me of threatening to shoot him. I'm guilty of shooting a picture of his boat that I sold him earlier. The marina wanted to get rid of me because I called the sheriff when drunken parties went on all times of the night. After 18 years, they evicted me from the marina. Last time I was accused of shooting anyone was in the...
ORDINANCE NO. 548-12 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.55 OF THE CATHLAMET MUNICIPAL CODE (CMC) AND ADDING CHAPTER 2.70 ET SEQ. THE RELATING TO THE PERSONNEL, ORGANIZATION, AND GOVERNANCE OF THE CATHLAMET FIRE DEPARTMENT TO THE (CMC); AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 170 (FEBRUARY 1, 1932) IN ITS ENTIRETY. WHEREAS, the Town of Cathlamet has established a volunteer fire department that has set high standards for fire suppression performance and quality ambulance services, and WHEREAS, the Town’s policy governing the fire department, as contained in O...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC TIMBER SALE Department of Natural Resources will auction timber to the highest bidder. Contract terms and bidding information is available by calling Pacific Cascade Region at (360) 577-2025 or by visiting the Region Office at Castle Rock or Product Sales & Leasing Division, Olympia. Bidding information may also be obtained at the County Auditor's office. Bidding begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Pacific Cascade Region Office, Castle Rock, WA on April 26, 2012. WESTERN PANHANDLE SORTS, App. Nos. 087753-087765, approximately 16 miles...
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. TS No.: WA-11-419835-SH APN No.: 020806210006 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, the undersigned Trustee, will on 4/20/2012, at 1:00 PM at At the front entrance to the County Courthouse, 64 Main Street, Cathlamat, WA 98612 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier's check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the...
CALL FOR BIDS TOWN OF CATHLAMET 3RD STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ENGINEER’S ESTIMATE $470,000.00 Sealed Proposals will be received by the undersigned at the Town of Cathlamet, 100 Main Street, Cathlamet, Washington 98612 up to 11:00 a.m.; local time on Thursday, March 29, 2012, for furnishing the necessary labor, materials, equipment, tools, and guarantees thereof to construct the 3rd Street Improvement Project. The Contract provides for the improvement of approximately 800 lineal feet of 3rd Street from Chester Avenue to Beal Avenue (entrance t...
The Wahkiakum County Fair will be dedicated to the Grays River Grange this year. There will be an article in the Fair book that will explain to our community about the involvement Grays River Grange had in starting our Fair many years ago. Congratulations to the Grays River Grange, I am so happy that you are receiving this honor this year. A business in our community has donated some items to help support our Fair. Jester Properties is remodeling the Skamokawa Duck Inn. They had to store their tables and chairs somewhere for a few months so int...
So, the Town of Cathlamet has a new ordinance governing the operation of the Cathlamet Fire Department. It takes effect five days after today, the day it is published. You can find a summary of the ordinance on Page 8 of this week's edition. If you've been following this issue, the town's fire department has been operating under an ordinance developed in 1932, which put supervision of the department under the now defunct Cathlamet Commercial Club, subject to approval by the town council. Mayor George Wehrfritz and state auditors have said this...
Family Center safety fair coming March 24 St James Family Center's Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) Parent Policy Council will have a Health and Safety Jamboree on March 24 , from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Family Center Gym. There will be agencies sharing activities for all ages. Visitors may play a game with Wahkiakum Mentoring, greet deputies from the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Department, tour a fire truck with local firemen, have a child car seat checked, talk to people from the Cowlitz Family Health Center, get a...
BRRR--As I begin this column, we've got snow mixed with rain and temps in the 30s so it's definitely much colder than the end of last week. At least when we see snow falling, we know it's cold and don't get fooled into thinking it's nicer than it really is. As I wrap up this week's column, the snow is really coming down but with a little luck, by the time you read this, the snow will be over and done with for the year! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from March 15-21 are Connie Bassi, Lucy Bosch, Randy Hoven, Pat Kehrli, Carol...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: March 5--9:04 a.m. A Broadway Street resident reported a possible burglary. A deputy investigated and found that the wind had blown open a door. March 7--12:01 a.m. A Jacobsen Road resident reported receiving harassing phone calls from an ex-girlfriend. A deputy made contact. The suspect agreed to stop all contact with the victim. 5:09 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a 74-year-old male in cardiac...
Lois D. Rodal, 91, of Longview passed away on March 10, 2012 at home. She was born on April 11, 1920 in Coquille, Ore. to parents John and Georgia (Gilkey) Auer. She graduated from Riverton High School in the Rogue River area. In 1938 she moved to Cathlamet. She and Roy Rodal were married on September 7, 1940 in Cathlamet. In 2005 the couple moved to Longview to be near their daughter. They had a wonderful devotion to each other; he preceded her in death on March 15, 2010. Lois loved cooking and gardening and she was an avid quilter. She and...
Students in the Wahkiakum School District raised $3,396 for Doernbecher Children's Hospital in a week of activities called Kids Making Miracles. Advisor Angie Pugh announced the total Monday in assemblies at Wahkiakum High School and Thomas Middle School. This is the third year the students have participated in the Kids Making Miracles program. Students in the high, middle and elementary schools conducted a variety of fund raising efforts ranging from selling rootbeer floats and Doernbecher bracelets to holding a movie night and high school...
Port District 1 commissioners discussed navigational buoys and marina user concerns at their March 8 meeting. Puget Island commercial fisherman Mike Backman told the commissioners he had talked with some fishermen who don’t care for Freshwater News, a publication available to read in the marina office, because they feel it represents an anti-commercial fishing viewpoint. He suggested subscribing to the Columbia River Gillnetter and displaying both publications. Port Manager Jackie Lea explained that the port does receive a copy of the G...
Wahkiakum County commissioners this week delayed acting on a resolution to loan Wahkiakum PUD $1.2 million from the county treasurer's investment fund. Wahkiakum PUD has requested the loan to help finance construction of a new $3 million substation at Cathlamet. PUD Manager David Tramblie has said that the PUD has $1.8 million in reserves, so it needs another $1.2 million to complete the project. The treasurer's investment portolio includes reserves from Wahkiakum County, the PUD, Wahkiakum School District, port districts and small taxing...
The Cathlamet Town Council held a special meeting last Friday and affirmed the selection of an architectural firm to design the remodeling of the old town hall and library. Mayor George Wehrfritz said a committee composed of librarians and library board members evaluated the seven firms that responded to a request for qualifications to design the project. The committee recommended Chesshir Architecture PC of Portland. The firm, Wehrfritz said, has much experience with renovating old buildings in Portland, and that was a major factor in the...
To The Eagle: It is heartening to read that county officials are taking seriously the impact a magnitude 9 earthquake will have in Wahkiakum County. While it is true that the risk of tsunami related problems here is low, we shouldn't be lulled into a sense of false security. In fact, geologists have determined that we are right on the edge of the zone of highest severity for the earthquake itself. So when we talk about bridge approaches being destroyed, we are talking about the Puget Island and Elochoman River bridges. We can also expect the...
For the 14th time in school history, the Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team has journeyed east to the “B” state basketball tournament and returned to Cathlamet with hardware in the bag. The Mules earned their fourth 4th-place finish after going 2-1 this past weekend at the Spokane Arena, falling short against the Adna Pirates on Thursday night before turning around to knock off the Lake Roosevelt Raiders and the Dayton Bulldogs on Friday and Saturday, respectively. The Mules struggled out of the gate against Adna, giving up four offensive reb...
NOT SO SUNNY--Well, as this week begins, I think everyone was looking forward to the forecasted nice day on Sunday, which we assumed meant some sunshine, but as I begin this column, so far we have only seen cloudy weather out here in West Valley and no hint of sunshine at all. Of course, it's not raining, so I guess dry will have to do. However, as I am adding to this on Monday evening, we're getting a light layer of snow coming down, so obviously winter is not going to be leaving before its time is due. Think Spring, which starts March 20! We...
Wahkiakum PUD commissioners voted on Tuesday to add an informational line item regarding utility tax on invoices sent to Puget Island Water System ratepayers, but they held off adjusting fees to recoup the cost of a recent increase in the tax the utility pays to the town. The Cathlamet Town Council passed a resolution in December to increase their utility tax from 3 to 6 percent, and the new tax rate went into effect for the billing cycle subsequent to February 18. The town supplies all water for the Puget Island Water System. For residential c...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: February 27--8:02 a.m. A Front Street resident reported that someone had taken money from both her checking and savings accounts. 10:37 a.m. A caller reported that her wallet was missing and may have been stolen. February 28--7:11 .m. A Country Court Lane resident reported that a woman was yelling outside of her residence and neighbors were concerned for her well being. 1:29 p.m. A caller reported a large...
Sharon Ann Nimmo Watson, 63, of Boring, Ore. died March 2, 2012. She was born July 19, 1948 to Richard and Maxine Nimmo. She attended Wahkiakum High School and married Arvid Blix in 1965. The couple had two children, Angela and Troy. She later married Greg Watson in 1975 and had a daughter LeeAnn. She is survived by her husband Greg Watson of Boring; son Troy Blix of Cathlamet; daughters Angela Blix of Boring and LeeAnn Chalberg of Portland; 10 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. No services are planned....
Students in the Wahkiakum School District have started their third year of raising funds for Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland. Students in the elementary, middle and high schools started a week of activities on Monday that will generate money for the hospital and give the students a series of fun activities. Schools held assemblies Monday to introduce the "Kids Making Miracles" program. In the assembly at Wahkiakum High School, Mallory Tyler, Doernbecher's development coordinator, thanked the students for holding their third fund...
