Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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To The Eagle: The Town versus Fire Department squabble seems convoluted viewed through the prism of several lengthy articles in The Eagle plus a couple of high pressure meetings, but the source of the contention, the State of Washington Accountability Audit of the Town of Cathlamet is concise, straightforward and eminently readable, even to us primitives out here in the wilds of Puget Island. It clearly states that the fire department has four undeclared checking/savings accounts under the town's tax ID number, plus a petty cash account that...
To The Eagle: When George Wehrfritz ran for mayor of the Town of Cathlamet, I was impressed because I perceived him as being intelligent. After observing his actions and public statements, although I do not know him personally and don't always agree with his positions, I still believe he is intelligent. Wehrfritz, by his actions and public statements, has taught me many things, the most important of which is that the volunteer fire and emergency medical services are far more important to our town than having a town government. If our community...
To The Eagle: Very interesting! The current fire house flap certainly has raised the local blood pressure in a lot of directions. It seems that there is a lynch mob forming to dump the Mayor. Why fire the guy for standing up for the locals whose public contributions are funding this enterprise? Seems to me he's doing what previous mayors chose to ignore! Why kill the messenger? Unfortunately this has all occurred in a volunteer organization which is vital to all in the area. It appears that there should have been sufficient legal expertise...
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION DEADLINES Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of R.C.W. 29A.08.140, accepted no later than 29 days before an election by mail, in person or online all transfers within Wahkiakum County, all transfers from another county and new registrants to the state of Washington by October 10, 2011. WITH THE EXCEPTION that, pursuant to the provisions of R.C.W. 29A.08.145, voter registration is possible during the period between October 11, 2011 to October 31, 2011; but persons doing so must...
NOTICE OF HEARING ON THE 2012 BUDGET AND NOTICE OF HEARING ON RATE CHANGES OF PORT DISTRICT NO. ONE OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY Notice is hereby given that the preliminary budget of Port District No. One of Wahkiakum County, Washington, for the fiscal year 2012, has been filed in the Office of the District at the Elochoman Slough Marina, 500 2nd Street, Cathlamet, Washington. A copy of said preliminary budget and proposed rates will be furnished to anyone requesting the same who will visit the District's office during the business hours on Mondays...
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SHORELINE MANAGEMENT, SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT, CONDITIONAL USE, OR VARIANCE PERMIT Notice is hereby given that Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products, LP, Who is applicant of the below described property has filed an application for a Shoreline Substantial Development/Conditional Use Permit for the development of: two new mooring dolphins for wood chip barges. Located at River Mile 41 of the Columbia River; south side of Coffee Pot Island in Cathlamet, Wahkiakum County, Washington. Said development is proposed to be within...
Dog fun run this Sunday The Columbia River Canine Club will be holding fun and practice runs on October 2 at 117 Cross Dike Road on Puget Island. All dogs, large and small are welcome. All dogs must be on leash. Five dollars will let a dog course a lure four times. Contact Judy Brawn at 360 562-1925 for further information. FOS holds meeting, presentation The Friends of Skamokawa foundation will host its annual meeting on October 16 at 3 p.m. at Redmen Hall. Following a brief business meeting, a program entitled The Cemeteries of Skamokawa...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON 2012 BUDGETS & NOTICE OF RATE HEARINGS OF PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the preliminary budgets of Public Utility District No. One of Wahkiakum County, Washington, for the Electric System, the Puget Island Water System and the Western Wahkiakum Water System, for the fiscal year 2012, were prepared and filed in the records of the District at its Office at 45 River Street, Cathlamet, Washington prior to the first Monday in September and a copy of said...
A fund raising event to benefit our local 4-H Clubs is happening this weekend! It’s called Columbia River Country Days and is presented by Friends of Extension and Wahkiakum County 4-H. This is the famous dinner that is set up inside the Grays River Covered Bridge. How unique is that? Be sure to get your ticket at the Bank of the Pacific or the WSU Extension Office for this special dinner before they sell out. Share a delicious dinner with friends and you will also be supporting the 4-H Clubs in our area too! Did you cash your fair check y...
News from Naselle: Congratulations to the Comet football team on their big win last Friday against South Bend. Keep up the momentum. Sports calendar for this week: Thursday-volleyball at North Beach at 5:45 p.m., middle school football at South Bend at 6 p.m.; Friday-football at Willapa Valley at 7 p.m.; Saturday-junior varsity volleyball tournament at South Bend; Monday-middle school volleyball at Ocosta at 5:45 p.m., Tuesday-volleyball with Ocosta at 5:45 p.m.; Wednesday-middle school volleyball with North Beach in Naselle at 5:45 p.m. Go...
WARM WEEKEND--After some rain last weekend, it looks like things are heating up this week and it will feel more like Summer than most of Summer felt. So, when Fall officially starts this Friday, we'll be basking in temperatures in the 80s they say, so it's not time to put away the sun screen quite yet. The rain last weekend didn't make those with outdoor plans too happy, but I'm sure all the plants enjoyed the drink and it helped lower our fire danger in the woods, so it was really a good thing. With time ticking away, that batch of rain we...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: September 12--2:39 p.m. A Rosburg man reported a woman had violated a protection order; an officer learned the order had expired in June. 6:36 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a woman having a stroke; Lifeflight Helicopter was also dispatched for rapid transport to a hospital. 11:12 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a Puget Island woman with abdominal pain. September 13--2:36 a.m. A...
Wahkiakum PUD commissioners met Tuesday to discuss proposed rate increases for electrical and water customers, to review the 2012 preliminary budget and to award bids for portions of the electric substation project. At recent meetings, Manager Dave Trambie had outlined his request for a 9 percent rate increase for electric customers. The rate increase was needed due to increases in power costs from Bonneville Power Administration, the cost of constructing a new substation, and the loss of a $70,000 annual credit from BPA, Tramblie said. After...
Cathlamet town government leaders announced Monday that they're taking steps to resolve issues about management of the Cathlamet Fire Department. The department has been the focus of state auditors in the past 12 months, and Mayor George Wehrfritz has taken steps to take over management of the department, which has been operating on a 1932 ordinance that puts management of the department under control of the former Cathlamet Commercial Club. Auditors released their reports last week (see coverage in the September 15 edition of The Eagle). Fire...
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SHORELINE MANAGEMENT, SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT, CONDITIONAL USE, OR VARIANCE PERMIT Notice is hereby given that Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products, LP, Who is applicant of the below described property has filed an application for a Shoreline Substantial Development/Conditional Use Permit for the development of: two new mooring dolphins for wood chip barges. Located at River Mile 41 of the Columbia River; south side of Coffee Pot Island in Cathlamet, Wahkiakum County, Washington. Said development is proposed to be within...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON 2012 BUDGETS & NOTICE OF RATE HEARINGS OF PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the preliminary budgets of Public Utility District No. One of Wahkiakum County, Washington, for the Electric System, the Puget Island Water System and the Western Wahkiakum Water System, for the fiscal year 2012, were prepared and filed in the records of the District at its Office at 45 River Street, Cathlamet, Washington prior to the first Monday in September and a copy of said...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Wahkiakum County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Thursday, September 29, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. in the Public Meeting Room on the 3rd floor of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64 Main Street, Cathlamet, WA 98612. Agenda items are: · Shoreline Substantial Development/Con- ditional Use Permit No. 2011-2-14, Jon Blair Peterson Pound Net. Project to install a temporary Pound Net test site as an alternate gear type for evaluation to deter- mine if this gear could serve as...
HOT ONE--Several days last week were quite toasty, as was half the weekend, so while school started, hunting season began and we are thinking Fall, it felt like Summer had finally shown up and about cooked us all! I'm glad it was cooling off as it was a bit much for some of us, and the poor kids who had to practice and play football in this heat, were certainly not enjoying it. Of course, when it starts raining and blowing, it won't be much fun either. As this work week begins the clouds have moved in and it's about 25 degrees cooler. We may...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: September 5--1:57 p.m. A caller reported a male subject was hitting children at Skamokawa Vista Park; an officer investigated and found that a father had broken up an argument of his two sons; all said no assault had occurred. 3:05 p.m. A Rosburg resident reported a woman and child were missing; an officer made contact. 3:29 p.m. A driver was taken into custody after a traffic stop. September 6--11:25 a.m. A...
In a special meeting on Monday, The Cathlamet Town Council adopted a resolution establishing that all normal fiscal management functions of the Cathlamet Fire Department shall be performed by town staff. Last week, Mayor George Wehrfritz had ordered town staff to cease handling department accounts. In a letter to council members, he said that he had been advised by the town's risk management advisor that under the existing ordinance governing the fire department, the council, not the mayor, has authority to direct or handle fire department...
Wahkiakum County may soon restore the position of emergency management coordinator. The position would be responsible for developing emergency response plans for the county and for coordinating the county's response in emergencies. The position was cut from the sheriff's department budget several years ago as county commissioners reduced staffing to cope with anticipated revenue shortfalls. On Tuesday, however, Sheriff Jon Dearmore and Undersheriff Mark Howie outlined a plan to restore the position by combining funds from two continuing grant...
The Washington State Auditor's Office on Monday released the long awaited report on the Town of Cathlamet for the years 2008-09. Overall, the auditors said the town's financial statements presented accurate positions and complied with state laws. However, auditors identified two conditions which they called "significant enough to report as findings." These are: 1. The town, council and management do not sufficiently monitor the fire department, placing public resources at risk, and 2. The town, council and management do not sufficiently...
To The Eagle: In response to Carol Weghdahl's insightful letter regarding our great fire department and emergency responders, I say "ditto." Maureen Zacker-Bockius Cathlamet...
The Cathlamet Town Council will hold a special meeting Monday, 10 am in the Bradley Library to consider a resolution establishing that all normal fiscal management functions of the Cathlamet Fire Department shall be performed by town staff. Last week, Mayor George Wehrfritz ordered town staff to cease handling department accounts. In a letter to council members, he said that he had been advised by the town's risk management adviser that under the existing ordinance governing the fire department, the council, not the mayor, has authority to...
NICE STREAK--It seems summer finally arrived, just in time for the kids to go back to school. Football and Fall are heading our way, as the sun has been shining and the temperatures rising. We should be nice all week but computer models are showing us several degrees below the temperatures Portland is expecting and that's fine with me! It looks to be dry and nice for upcoming events, including the "End of the World Rod Run" Saturday in Long Beach. SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from September 8-14 are Carla Keilwitz, Amanda Poler,...
