Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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THE END--Here we are at the end of yet another month and this day marks the half way point in the year. Holy smokes, where did the first half of 2011 go? I have yet to start on all those New Year resolutions I made! Before you know it, I'll be making them again, as it seems time is marching at a lightning pace and I'm getting further and further behind. I wonder what that means? ANOTHER ENDING--This weekend marked the end of the fourth annual Smoky Water Follies put on by the Skamokawa Grange. If you missed the show, you missed some great talen...
Sheriff Jon Dearmore has honored a father and son for spotting and responding to the fire that burned two houses on Cape Horn on June 11. Lorenzo Mendez and his son, Tristan, age 14, were on their way to County Line Park around 5 a.m. when they headed up SR 4 by Cape Horn. They had intended to fish on Sunny Sands but decided at the last minute to go to County Line, so it was by chance they were in the area. Tristan said he spotted a big orange glow and realized a house was on fire. He yelled, and Lorenzo pulled his vehicle onto the highway...
Cathlamet's skyline changed last week with the installation of a new pole for law enforcement and emergency management radio and microwave communications. The stainless steel pole stands 82 feet above the ground at Julius A. Wendt Elementary School. It replaces two wooden poles that supported a variety of antennas. "When they said ‘pole,' I thought it would be like a wooden pole," said Sheriff Jon Deamore. "Instead it's this huge stainless steel pole." The steel is approximately 3/8 of an inch thick. Another 20 feet of the pole is buried in t...
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SHORELINE MANAGEMENT, SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT, CONDITIONAL USE, OR VARIANCE PERMIT Notice is hereby given that Richard E. Morris, Who is applicant/owner of the below described property has filed an application for a Shoreline Substantial Development Conditional Use Permit for the development of: a parking area and private recreational dock. Located at 423 West Birnie Slough Road in Cathlamet, Wahkiakum County, Washington. Said development is proposed to be within Columbia River and/or the associated wetlands. Any...
4-2012 FINAL BUDGET HEARING Notice is hereby given that the final budget hearing for the 2011-2012 school year of Wahkiakum School District No. 200, Wahkiakum County, Cathlamet, WA, will be held in the Wahkiakum High School library on July 19, 2011, between 7:00-7:15 P.M. (or later if necessary.) This hearing will be incorporated into the initial part of the regular July school board meeting. Everyone is welcome to appear at said hearing and be heard for or against any part of such budget. The Board of Directors will meet following the...
WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE OF EXISTENCE OF SMALL WORKS ROSTER AND SOLICITATION OF CONTRACTORS FOR INCLUSION ON SUCH ROSTER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County of Wahkiakum maintains a General Small Works Roster pursuant to the provisions of Section 39.04.155 of the Revised Code of Washington. The General Small Works Roster may be used to secure price quotations and to award contracts for the construction of public works projects less than $100,000.00 in value. Contractors who desire to have their names placed or...
Conservation District moves meeting The July 2011 Wahkiakum Conservation District Board meeting has been rescheduled, and will now be meeting on July 6 at 3 p.m. due to the July 4 holiday. Patriotic flag goes on show at Redmen Hall An exhibit showcasing a rare Improved Order of Redmen WWII service flag and other vintage flags from the Friends of Skamokawa archives will open today (Thursday) in the lobby of the Redmen Hall and be on show until July 17. The service flag has not been shown to the public before, owing to its delicate condition and...
Wahkiakum County Notice of Determination of Nonsignificance Wahkiakum County issued a determination of nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: Development of a water line and road for a 25 residential lots to be created in the future. The development is located at mile post 37.35 of SR-4, Cathlamet, WA 98612. Proposed by Pacific Community Design. After review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the agency, Wahkiakum County has...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 20--1:43 p.m. A Waranka Road resident said someone was leaving vehicles on the road and impeding traffic. 2:56 p.m. A Puget Island resident had reported people were parking vehicles on the beach; she was referred to the US Army Corps of Engineers who referred her to the county emergency management office. 7:30 p.m. A Cathlamet business manager said a fired employee is refusing to return keys; a deputy...
To The Eagle: In last week's edition of The Eagle, specifically in the Skamokawa News column, the author Kay Chamberlain promoted the Smoky Water Follies. She listed many cast members and included in many cases the musical and dramatic numbers they were to perform. Kay omitted one very important name. Without this name, the Follies would not have been as successful as it turned out to be. This individual's attention to every detail along with her acting and musical abilities were the reason for the show's success. The name that was left out of...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 13--11:01 a.m. An officer was asked to come to a Main Street location where a vehicle had backed into another vehicle while parking. 6:13 p.m. The Grays River ambulance responded to aid a man with a possible diabetic problem. June 14--1:03 p.m. A caller reported a burglary at a Grays River address. 1:47 p.m. A caller reported someone had forged a check. 2:09 p.m. A caller reported hypodermic needles were...
When Toni Robinson, local a real estate broker, saw the butcher block table sitting in the basement of John Ackerman’s farm, she knew she wanted it. “Butcher block is something I’ve always been attracted to,” she said, in her Puget Island kitchen, proudly displaying the newly refurbished butcher block table. “My father hunted. That’s what we ate. He took deer and elk to be cut and wrapped by Mel Coates at his meat cutting plant and cold storage on Broadway in Cathlamet. This is the table that was used to butcher that meat,” she said. The tab...
JoAnn Prestegard is putting away her hair cutting scissors after 50 years as a hair stylist. “First we were beauticians, then we were hair stylists or cosmetologists; the words change,” but Prestegard said she’s always loved her customers. A month ago Prestegard sold her business, The Cutting Edge to Sarah Jackman, who returned to Cathlamet after living in Montana. The business is now located near the Shell Station on State Route 4. Jackman expects to keep the hours, Tuesday through Saturday from 8 to 5 p.m. Prestegard is telling her custo...
The Cathlamet Town Council over the next two months will analyze its water system fees and possibly prepare to make major changes in how much different customers pay for water. The council met Monday evening with Skip Rand of the Rural Community Assistance Corporation, a multi-state agency established to help nonprofit and governmental agencies serve low-income people living in rural communities in the western United States. Rand will advise the council in its rate study. In other business Monday evening, the council heard status reports on...
Filing for positions on the 2011 election ballots wrapped up last Friday with the closure of a special filing period for four unclaimed positions. No candidates came forward for the positions. Typically, members of boards find someone to appoint to fill vacancies. There will be no primary election in August, and there will be only one contested position on the November ballot. Lori Scott is challenging incumbent Carlton Appelo for the seat on the Port District 2 board of commissioners that he's held since the district was formed. Other filings...
PUBLIC NOTICE The Cathlamet Blanche Bradley Public Library Board has changed the date and time that it will be conducting its regular meetings. As of June 28, 2011, the Board will begin meeting on the last Tuesday of every month at 11:30 a.m. in the Library. This is an open public meeting which the public is invited to attend. Tina Schubert Clerk/Treasurer Approved as to form: Thomas M. Doumit Town Attorney WSB #28209 Publish June 16, 2011 and June 23, 2011...
CALL FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Wahkiakum School District No. 200, Wahkiakum County, WA, is calling for bids for asphalt road paving in Cathlamet, WA. All bids must be submitted by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 28, 2011, to Wahkiakum School District, Box 398, Cathlamet, WA 98612, with envelope marked "Asphalt Road Paving Bid"; and will be opened immediately thereafter in the office of the superintendent of Wahkiakum School District. The office is located within Wahkiakum High School in Cathlamet, WA....
WET AND MUGGY--As this week began, we were back to raindrops off and on but some sun breaks made things steamy at times and it was pretty muggy on Monday really. Of course, anybody who has been fighting to get their lawn mowed between showers, knows that this is just the kind of weather that makes the ole grass grow before your eyes. They say we're going to get some summer like weather, and with summer officially starting next Tuesday, I'm sure we're all hoping that's true! It's almost impossible to get much done with only a day and a half of...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 6--7:49 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a person at a Skamokawa residence; a mental health professional was also dispatched to speak with the patient who refused treatment. 10:14 p.m. A Rosedale resident reported a strange car had pulled into a cul-de-sac, and the occupants were just sitting there with the lights out. June 7--3:27 p.m. A Westend resident reported a man was parking old...
Wahkiakum High School seniors wrapped up their careers Friday in a lively graduation ceremony. Faculty and class speakers commented on the graduates' achievements and camaraderie. "We are a class of individuals, and you cannot put us in any kind of category," said Shelby Felton in the welcoming speech. Faculty Choice Speaker Jori McEntire noted that the class is small in number, with 28 graduates, and that allowed the members to form strong bonds even as paths started to separate in high school. "I'm telling you that now is the chance to be...
High water in the Columbia River kept the Columbia River Yacht Club home on Memorial Day, costing the Elochoman Slough Marina anticipated revenue, port manager Jackie Lea told Port District No. 1 commissioners at the regular meeting Thursday. The river is at flood stage and full of debris. Yacht club members feared they’d be traveling with what they called “submarine-sized debris” and that it would take a long time to get home, Lea said. While she said she’s always concerned that revenues are less than anticipated, the rest of the busines...
A Saturday morning fire left a Cape Horn couple homeless and damaged another house before firemen could extinguish the flames. "We lost everything," home owner Don Fullerton said Tuesday. Fullerton had come home from work a little after 2 a.m. Saturday, he said. Sometime after 5 a.m., a noise like someone throwing rocks on the metal roof of their three-level house awoke him and his wife, Virginia. The house was on fire and the heat was causing the metal roof to pop and buckle. They left in a hurry wearing only their pajamas. "I grabbed my...
The local impacts of the 2011-2013 biennial budget cuts to the State Department of Health aren’t clear yet, Health and Human Services Director Judy Bright said. Information released by the Washington Department of Health describes cuts to programs, but Bright said she still has not seen the specific amounts that the county will lose. “We have no fulltime people at this time. It will be really hard to offer services with further cuts,” she said. Some services such as family planning and oral health have already been discontinued. State...
Filing for positions on the 2011 election ballots closed Friday with only one contested position on the ballot. Lori Scott is challenging incumbent Carlton Appelo for the seat on the Port District 2 board of commissioners that he's held since the district was formed. For the four positions that didn't have candidates, a special filing period will be held June 15-17 in the Wahkiakum County Auditor's office. Positions that didn't draw candidates included: --Wahkiakum School District board of directors, Position 1, Tony Boyce incumbent....
FANTASTIC--While we were all stressing out about the rain and the wind that had been going on most of last week, come Saturday, the Dollars for Scholars Rods and Reels Rod Run met with clear skies, sunshine and just fantastic weather all day long and of course, brought with it a wonderful turn out of cars once again. For the past six years we have had to stress out about the weather, as everyone knows that miserable weather means disaster when it comes to car shows, but the lucky streak has continued! The only thing you could say negative...
