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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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To The Eagle: I'm writing you to announce I'm running for county commissioner for District 1. I read last week's Eagle and Lisa Marsyla's letter saying she wouldn't be seeking reelection. I want to thank Lisa for a job well done in serving her constituents. I'd like the opportunity to do the same. If you have questions for me, email me at mike.backman4421@gmail.com. Mike Backman Cathlamet...
To The Eagle: On behalf of the Tsuga Art Association, I'd like to give a big thanks to all of you who joined us at the Tsuga Gallery for another opening this past Friday. We were quite amazed at how many people came, considering the rainy weather and after dark winter hours for the reception. Also, we'd like to extend a very special thanks to Gerry Ledtke and Rick Nelson who took the time to share their beautiful acoustic guitar music with us throughout the evening. It was much appreciated. The support we feel from all of you in this community...
To The Eagle: Our community deserves to know the context behind the Town Council's effort to draft a new ordinance governing the Cathlamet Fire Department (CFD). Unfortunately, The Eagle's recent coverage has failed to put this important legislation into perspective. Allow me to remedy that with a few important points: 1) The CFD has been operating virtually without Town oversight since 1932. Yes, our volunteers do fine work and have saved many lives over the years. But the culture within the department is openly hostile to the Town. Council...
Spring Seminar tackles gardening issues On March 17 at the Cowlitz County Exposition Center, a collection of workshops will be offered as part of the Master Gardener Spring Seminar. Speakers from across Washington will discuss caring for ornamentals, how to control yard pests, solar power, water storage, managing mole problems, basics of grafting trees, building up the soil and well maintenance. To register or for more information, contact Gary Fredricks at garyf@wsu.edu or 577-3014 Ext 3. The program sponsored by Washington State University...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: February 13--5:05 p.m. A Fossil Creek Road resident reported his neighbors had informed him that people on his property were falsely claiming they had permission to be collecting scrap metal. February 14--12:00noon The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a 3rd Street address to aid a 16-year-old female who had fainted. 12:10 p.m. A Fossil Creek resident reported a suspicious vehicle in the area. 5:49 p.m. A calle...
James F. Wishon, 68, of Cathlamet died February 22 at hospice. A funeral service will be held tomorrow (Friday) at 4 p.m. at the 30th Avenue Chapel of the LDS Church. Viewing will be held Friday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Dowling Funeral Home in Cathlamet. A full obituary will follow in next week’s Eagle. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
On February 24, 6 to 8 p.m., the Tsuga Gallery will host an open house and artists' reception. The gallery opened in late November during a total remodel of the 100-year-old building. Now work on the main gallery is complete, and the open house is an opportunity to introduce the new gallery and member artists to the community. The Tsuga Artists' Association now has by-laws and a corporation status and membership is open to area artists. Those interested can stop by the gallery to obtain an information packet. The open house will have food,...
Cathlamet will soon be a busy place with the start of three or four construction projects scheduled for this year. Town officials and engineers will meet with their contractor today (Thursday) to go over the plans for the start of the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant. Engineer Thomas Zerkel of Gray and Osborne, Inc., said the contractor will start with installation of a main from the existing treatment plant up 2nd Street and across to the new plant site. The contractor should be clear of the lower section of the street around...
Wahkiakum PUD commissioners met February 21 at Rosburg Hall in fulfillment of their commitment to holding one meeting every quarter this year in the Westend of Wahkiakum County. Commissioner Bob Jungers asked PUD Manager Dave Tramblie to report on customer response to the yearlong moratorium on a system development fee for new water customers. The PUD has received payment for two planned water hookups, said Tramblie, and has had 12 inquiries in total. He explained that the fee moratorium was implemented as an incentive in order to increase the...
Crew of the ferry "Wahkiakum" went to the aid of a sailboat in distress last Saturday. According to county Public Works Director Pete Ringen, skipper Shawn Mace and deckhand Jon Arness noticed a sailboat was having trouble off Puget Island and they went to investigate. They found a woman aboard who was calling for help. A male crew member who had been steering the boat had been knocked overboard by the boom. Although the man had gotten back on board, he was suffering hypothermia. The ferry crew towed the sailboat to the Island ferry landing...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council on Tuesday gave first approval to an ordinance to put the direction of the Cathlamet Fire Department under control of town officials. The department has been operating under an ordinance adopted in 1932 which put control under the Cathlamet Commercial Club, which no longer exists. The latest audit of the town by the Washington State Auditor's office said the arrangement doesn't meet state law and needed to be changed. The ordinance entirely repeals the previous ordinance and provides standards for...
To The Eagle: Work doesn't have to feel like work, even in the pouring rain, as long as you are doing something you believe in and so long as you have a good crew working with you. Last Saturday, a crew of 13 volunteers, plus a very efficient machine, dug 56 fence pole holes and set posts at Erickson Park on Columbia Street. These posts will be the first step toward a fence to protect our community garden from the deer that frequent the park, especially in the early morning hours. In particular, the Friends of the Garden want to thank Dandy...
CALL FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Wahkiakum School District No. 200, Wahkiakum County, Cathlamet, WA is calling for bids for T-Grid ceiling replacement in Cathlamet, WA. All bids must be submitted by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 20, 2012(Note: Date has changed from March 21 to March 20), to Wahkiakum School District, PO Box 398, Cathlamet, WA 98612, with envelope marked "T-Grid Ceiling Replacement Project Bid"; and will be opened immediately thereafter in the office of the superintendent of Wahkiakum...
NOTICE TO GRAVEL, ROCK AND CRUSHED AGGREGATE SUPPLIERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed quotes will be received by the Wahkiakum County Public Works Department in the County Courthouse at 64 Main Street, P.O. Box 97, Cathlamet, Washington 98612 until the hour of 11:20 A.M. on February 28, 2012. Sealed quotes will then be opened and publicly read in the chambers of the Board of County Commissioners for supplying Wahkiakum County with pit-run rock, rip-rap rock and crushed rock for bank protection, road construction and maintenance purposes...
News from Naselle: The winter break for students in the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District will be shortened due to snow make up days. Students will attend classes on February 28 and March 1, and be out of school on March 2. The batting cage at Naselle School is open to anyone interested in using it on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5 p.m. Other news from the Westend: Another wonderful concert will be held at the Pioneer Church in Cathlamet, sponsored by the Pioneer Community Association. Enjoy the afternoon matinee on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.,...
NOT BAD--We haven't had a lot of sunshine this past week but I guess we should be thankful for the cloudy, drizzly days we have, it could be a lot worse! Our Valentine's Day is not only a little soggy, but there's also snow showing up off and on out here in West Valley--yikes! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from February 16-22 are Vickie Reid, Chuck Parker, Betty Brown, Brody Brown, Melody Brown, Selah Hoven, Christa Hoven, Tiffany Montgomery, Sara Buennagel, Jennifer Quigley, Kristan Quigley, Rebecca Castillo, Terry Everman, Stan...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: February 6--12:44 p.m. An Elm Street resident reported the theft of a social security check. An officer investigated and found that the checks had been treated as child support and no crime had been committed. 6:19 p.m. A caller reported that her husband had been drinking and was driving around with their daughter in the vehicle with him. February 7--1:55 a.m. An Altoona-Pillar Rock Road resident reported...
Paul B. Glessner passed away February 6, 2012 at the Spokane Veterans Home in Spokane. He was born to Edward and Plush Glessner June 5, 1919 at the family home southeast of Mansfield. He graduated from Mansfield High School in 1935. Paul married Ellen Louise McCardell May 3, 1941. Paul was inducted into the army in 1944 and served in the South Pacific as a machine gunner during World War II. After being discharged from the army in 1946, Paul worked for a time in the Naval Yard in Bremerton and then returned to Mansfield to take over his...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council may consider a proposed ordinance to govern the Cathlamet Fire Department when the council meets next Tuesday. The fire department is operating under an ordinance from the 1930's which puts it under control of the now defunct Cathlamet Commercial Club. The Washington State Auditor's office completed an audit of the town and fire department last year and recommended updating the ordinance to clarify command and financial control structures. One major change in the proposed ordinance is to make the...
Only 50 tickets are left for the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce’s annual Crab and Oyster Feed scheduled for March 10 at Norse Hall, said Chamber Director Kelly Masters. The 7:30 p.m. seating is sold out with a waiting list, but tickets are still available for the 3:45 and 5:30 p.m. seatings. Tickets cost $30 and are available exclusively at the Bank of the Pacific’s Cathlamet branch. The event is for people 21 years of age and older. The Chamber is seeking volunteers to serve food at the event. Volunteers do not need a food handler’s permi...
To The Eagle: I lament the passage of the "gay marriage" bill in our State Capitol yesterday as most of my conservative friends do. I await the petition for the referendum that I will sign to put the matter to the vote of the people of this state (unaccountably named for the father of our nation.) All this hooha in the name of and attainment of "equality." Equality, that chimera of all good liberals, secularists, and statists (communists and collectivists too.) Have any one of these preening, back-slapping politicians in Olympia ever studied...
CALL FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Wahkiakum School District No. 200, Wahkiakum County, Cathlamet, WA is calling for bids for T-Grid ceiling replacement in Cathlamet, WA. All bids must be submitted by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 20, 2012(Note: Date has changed from March 21 to March 20), to Wahkiakum School District, PO Box 398, Cathlamet, WA 98612, with envelope marked "T-Grid Ceiling Replacement Project Bid"; and will be opened immediately thereafter in the office of the superintendent of Wahkiakum...
BEEN NICE--I think the last part of last week and the weekend were definitely mood boosters, as the sun was shining and the birds were chirping and some flowers, like my snowdrops were blooming and it was just great to see the sunshine for more than a day at a time, so it was most enjoyable for sure! I guess I could have done without the wind, which made things a little chillier, but hey, at least we weren't wading through flood waters or digging out of snowbanks like some of the rest of the country was doing. If you happened to be up late on...
Deputies and the Wahkiakum County coroner are investigating the death of Jaime Cooley, 33, who drowned in a hot tub on February 4 in an alcohol related incident. Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: January 30--12:01 p.m. Deputies and the Cathlamet ambulance responded to a 2nd Street residence to aid a person with a suspected drug overdose. 9:04 p.m. An Altoona-Pillar Rock Road resident reported a domestic disturbance involving a weapon....
CALL FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Wahkiakum School District No. 200, Wahkiakum County, Cathlamet, WA is calling for bids for an asbestos abatement project in Cathlamet, WA. All bids must be submitted by 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 22, 2012, to Wahkiakum School District, PO Box 398, Cathlamet, WA 98612, with envelope marked "Asbestos Abatement Project Bid"; and will be opened immediately thereafter in the office of the superintendent of Wahkiakum School District. The office is located within...
