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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Write-in candidates have surfaced for two of the Cathlamet Town Council positions on the November election ballot. Former mayor and council member Dick Swart announced Friday that he was running as a write-in candidate for position 3. Incumbent David Goodroe didn't file for re-election, and Angie Pugh, who filed during the regular filing period, has moved out of town and doesn't qualify for office as she is no longer a town resident, Swart said. Over the weekend, some Cathlamet residents received a letter announcing Swart's candidacy and also...
To The Eagle: Citizens of Cathlamet should count themselves lucky: Two good men are seeking votes to fill seats on our Town Council. I am writing to endorse both of these individuals, based on their long records of laudable public service. Steve McNicholas, running as an incumbent in Position No. 1, works in the community’s interest in ways almost too numerous to list. He drives the trolley on market days and organizes volunteers to sweep streets, clean parks and help our elderly neighbors with simple home improvement. He supports our l...
To The Eagle: I was surprised but also pleased to find out that Dick Swart was prepared to re-enter town governance. The news cam in separate letters to both my wife and myself. I was, at the time, perplexed by the recommendation for a write-in candidate to oppose Steve McNicholas; the letter providing no information or justification. I don't know anything about Dale Jacobson except that he may have been associated with some controversy over propane purchases. Mr. Jacobson might be a fine candidate for all I know. What surprised me though was...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON DATE CHANGE FOR FIRE DISTRICT #4 COMMISSIONERS MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Wahkiakum County Fire District #4, Commissioners will finalize the 2012 preliminary budget on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, for the business of said District, at their office, 13 Boege Road, PO Box 766, Cathlamet, Washington 98612, at 7:00 P.M., local time at the scheduled meeting of the Board of Commissioners. The Commissioners will adopt the 2012 Wahkiakum Fire District #4 at said meeting. The public is invited to attend the...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON DATE CHANGE FOR FIRE DISTRICT #4 COMMISSIONERS MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the November 2011 Commissioners Meeting of the Wahkiakum Fire District #4, will be held on the third Tuesday in November, for the business of the Wahkiakum County Fire Protection District No. 4, at their office, 13 Boege Road, PO Box 766, Cathlamet, Washington 98612, at 7:00 P.M., local time, on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 instead of the usual Commissioner meetings that are held on the second Tuesday of each month. By order...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING FOR 2012 ANNUAL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the board of County Commissioners, Wahkiakum County, State of Washington, has prepared a preliminary Annual Construction Program as required by law. That Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 10:30 a.m., in the office of the County Commissioners, in the Public Meeting Room, 3rd floor, County Courthouse, Cathlamet, Washington, has been fixed as the time and place for the hearing, at which time any person may appear and be heard regarding the preliminary...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING FOR SIX (6) YEAR ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the board of County Commissioners, Wahkiakum County, State of Washington, has prepared a preliminary Six (6) Year Road Construction as required by law. That Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 10:35 a.m. in the office of the County Commissioners, in the Public Meeting Room, 3rd floor, County Courthouse, Cathlamet, Washington, has been fixed as the time and place for the hearing, at which time any person may appear and be heard regarding the prelimin...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING FOR 14 YEAR FERRY PROGRAM, 2012-2025 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the board of County Commissioners, Wahkiakum County, State of Washington, has prepared a preliminary 14 Year Ferry Program for 2012 through 2025, as required by law. That Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at the hour of 10:40 a.m. in the office of the County Commissioners, in the Public Meeting Room, 3rd floor, County Courthouse, Cathlamet, Washington, has been fixed as the time and place for the hearing, at which time any person may appear and be heard,...
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF MEETING DATE FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Tuesday, November 1, 2011, Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for Wahkiakum County shall be changed to Monday, October 31, 2011, and shall commence at the hour of 9:30 a.m. Regular Meetings of the Board of County Commissioners are held in the Board's Public Meeting Room, 3rd Floor, Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64 Main Street, Cathlamet, Washington. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DATED this 11th day of...
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WAHKIAKUM IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ) ESTATE OF: ) No. 11-4-00015-6 ) ANNE G. SNYDER, ) ) PROBATE Deceased. ) NOTICE ) TO CREDITORS ) (RCW 11.40.030) The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or...
It’s been a cold and wet October at the Fairgrounds. This type of weather doesn’t bother Search and Rescue (SAR) members or their special dogs. The SAR met at the Fairgrounds last Sunday and held their dog training exercises. I was asked to be a track layer. This was something I didn’t know anything about, so was given instructions by Diane Morrow, the trainer for the six dogs in the SAR program. I was given a walkie talkie, a flag, some pink tape and four objects to hold so my scent was on them. Then I was shown where to start my track layin...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 3--6:04 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Middle Valley residence to aid a child whose hand had been injured by a closing door. 7:17 p.m. A caller reported someone had dumped old cement posts on someone else's private property near Cathlamet. October 4--1:53 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a Rosedale woman who was very weak. 8:54 a.m. A caller reported someone had stolen a...
Lifelong area resident, Robert B. “Rob” Webb, Jr., 77, passed away October 11, 2011 at his home in Cathlamet. He was born May 30, 1934 in Corvallis, Ore. to Robert, Sr. and Muriel (Hall) Webb. The Webb family moved to Skamokawa in 1942. Rob graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1953. He married Yvonne Sprague on September 27, 1959; she preceded him in death on May 1, 2009. Rob was a member of Cathlamet Seventh Day Adventist Church and acted as Head Elder for several years. He worked as a dairyman, managed the Chevron gas station for thr...
Puget Island resident, Christopher Wade Chevalier, 34, passed away October 16, 2011. He was born January 27, 1977 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Fred Chevalier and Loretta (Prestegard) Chevalier. He grew up in Cathlamet and graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1995. Ten years ago he married Stephanie Lawson; they moved back to Cathlamet from Ophiem, Ill. three years ago; she survives him at home. Chris was a member of IBEW Local 145 Electrician Union through Fibre; where he worked as an electrician. He loved his family and was a loving husband...
The Cathlamet Town Council gave approval to its proposed budgets for 2012 at its monthly meeting last Monday. The council's finance committee will fine tune the budget for final action at a future meeting. The council also voted 4-1 to uphold a contract with a propane supplier. Councilmember Wally Wright suggested that the contract was invalid because it hadn't been put out to bid or approved by the council, and because Mayor George Wehrfritz had signed it, he should be responsible for the expense. Clerk-Treasurer Tina Schubert responded that...
To The Eagle: I tried for two days to contact Pat Reese to tell her how much I enjoyed her response letter to The Eagle and how surprised I was that a nonresident of the town of Cathlamet felt that the town government was more important than the emergency medical services and fire department. Unless, of course, I misread her letter and/or she misread mine. Ms. Reese did raise an interesting point about the "county seat." Did she know that Cathlamet was the territorial (1870s) and state (1889) "county seat" of Wahkiakum County before it...
To The Eagle: Calculating the unsuitability of solar panels and wind generators for use in public utility grid power involved Boolean algebra and Aristotelian logic and runs something like this: solar panels don't work when the sun don't shine and wind generators don't gen when the wind don't blow and selling power from such a shaky setup is real risky--kinda like handing your teenager the car keys and a six pack. Billionaire T. Boone Pickens invested a few million in wind before he figured this out, but he managed to sell out. The Obama...
Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in the 100-Year Floodplain and Wetland Town of Cathlamet PO Box 68, 100 Main Street Cathlamet, Washington 98612 360 795 3732 To: All interested Agencies, Groups and Individuals This is to give notice that the Town of Cathlamet has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Orders 11988 and 11990 in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 to determine the potential affect that its activity in the floodplain and/or wetland will have on the environment. The Town of Cathlamet...
WET WET--It looks like we've got a wet week ahead of us with mist, drizzle, light showers, showers or rain in the forecast, which in layman's terms just means wet! We did have part of our weekend fairly dry, so it wasn't too bad. With our damper weather, I know it was time to kick on some heat, so even though the temperatures weren't always that low, the dampness just creeps in your ole bones and they just ache for some warmth! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from October 13-19 are Debbie Chamberlain, Heidi Heywood, Sami McKinley,...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 3--6:04 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Middle Valley residence to aid a child whose hand had been injured by a closing door. 7:17 p.m. A caller reported someone had dumped old cement posts on someone else's private property near Cathlamet. October 4--1:53 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a Rosedale woman who was very weak. 8:54 a.m. A caller reported someone had stolen a...
Lifelong Puget Island resident, Irene M. Bacon, 90, passed away October 8, 2011 at Community Hospice. She was born March 17, 1921 on Puget Island to Hans and Malla (Cornelius) Olsen. She graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1939. On September 22, 1939 she married Oliver Bacon in Cathlamet, Oliver’s father presided the wedding; he survives her at home. She was a member of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, the Last Tuesday Club, the Wahkiakum Historical Society and the Orthopedic Guild. She was also active in several ladies groups on Puget Isl...
Florence Eleanor Dumas passed away on October 4, 2011 at her home in Olympia. She was 75 years old. She was born on November 5, 1935 in her family home on Puget Island, Washington. She was the youngest daughter of Trygve and Hulda Tover. She married Don Miles in 1954. They had four children together. In 1964 Mom married Harlan Hendrickson and together they raised 5 children: Kathryn, Donald, Brad, Michael, and Ted. Harlan’s children, Chuck, Shari and Scott, were also part of our family, spending week-ends and holidays with us on our small f...
Longtime Cathlamet resident, Donald C. Grimm, Jr., 82, passed away October 7, 2011 at his home. He was born October 14, 1928 in New Haven, W. Va to Donald, Sr. and Goldin (Roush) Grimm. Donald was raised in West Virginia until he entered into the Army. He married Diane Brigham, they had four daughters and later divorced. After discharging from the Army, Donald moved to the Seattle area where he worked in tool fabrication as a tool and die maker for Boeing Corp for 32 years; retiring in 1985. He then moved to Cathlamet that same year. Donald...
Skamokawa – Over 40 people gathered Tuesday to protest the proposed closing of the Skamokawa Post Office. They gathered information about the process, sought to understand the chances of affecting the postal service decision and made a case for the post office as the center of the Skamokawa community. They shared some laughs and left no doubt about their commitment to work to keep the post office doors open. Skamokawa was targeted for closure because it took in less than $27,500 revenue annually and generated less than two hours of...
In the face of increasing demand and fewer donations, Helping Hand Food bank is struggling to meet local need. One of two county food banks, Helping Hand is seeing more new faces and serving more people than they have in the past. “I see the same thing here that I’ve seen at every food bank I’ve ever worked at,” said Helping Hand volunteer Chuck Burton. “People would like to work. For them to need help is demoralizing. Most people don’t know how tough the economy is right now. Some of these people are disabled, but a lot can’t find a job.” Help...
