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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum County WSU Extension will present a lambing management school to give participants experience in assisting ewes through the lambing process, caring for new born lambs, and general flock management. Those wishing to take part can choose to attend either April 29 or April 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A short session on managing internal parasites will teach techniques to control parasites and decrease the indiscriminate use of dewormers. Registration is required by April 20; forms can be obtained from the WSU Extension office in the...
Hunters Education classes will run through April 9-16 beginning at 8 a.m. The class is required for all first time hunters and will be held at the Cathlamet Fire Hall in the DeBriae Room. For more information, contact instructor Chuck Nadgwick at 795-0224....
The Southwest Washington Agency on Aging and Disabilities will present a six week class for caregivers, to help them take care of themselves whilst caring for a loved one. Caring for You: Powerful Tools for Caregiving will cover topics such as identifying and reducing personal stress, communicating needs, feelings and concerns, communicating in challenging situations, learning from emotions and mastering caregiving decisions. It will be led by Duncan Cruickshank, Administrator at Columbia View Care Center and Cynthia Faubion, RN. The classes...
Wahkiakum Health and Human Services is sponsoring AARP's Driver Safety Program (formerly 55 Alive) in Cathlamet on April 27 and 28. The eight hour program will be held at the River Street Building and will run from 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. each day. People of any age are welcome to attend. Each participant will need to bring their driver's license. John Dolbey from Longview will be the instructor. Topics will include aggressive driving and road rage, bad weather driving, information on air bags, ABS brakes and seat belts, sight vision braking,...
In a quick meeting Thursday night, commissioners for Port District No. 1 signed vouchers and heard about two projects in the works that could piggy-back upon Town of Cathlamet grants. Commissioner Brett Deaton was not present. Port Manager Jackie Lea said the spring salmon season was slow, “the cold is hurting us.” Lea told the board that the town has received an enhancement grant for upgrading lighting in the downtown area. The grant would include new lights around the sewer lagoon across the parking area to the boat ramp. Lea said she met...
To The Eagle: Duck hunters who favor Alternative 1 of the Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Willapa National Refuge have sent letters to several local newspapers. They argue that walk-in hunting access should take precedence over breaching dikes to restore salt water marshes. One "fact" in these letters is that a similar dike-breaching project at Nisqually Wildlife Refuge has resulted in death of waterfowl, so that only seven percent remain. This would be shocking if true--but it is not supported by refuge staff when recently contacted. Bird...
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: Forest land conversion of 2.5 acres for future single family residences. The proposal is located at 13 Shannon Road, Grays River, WA 98621. Proposed by Dennis and Carol Larson After review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the agency, Wahkiakum County has determined this proposal will not...
Notice of Trustee's Sale Pursuant To the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. on April 15, 2011 at 10:00 AM outside the main lobby of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64 Main St., in the city of Cathlamet, State of Washington, (subject to any conditions imposed by the trustee to protect the lender and borrower) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the county(ies)...
File No.: 8237.20379 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. Beneficial Financial 1, Inc., successor by merger to Beneficial Mortgage Corporation Grantee: Richard J Acosta and Georgia L Acosta, husband and wife Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 2001573 Tax Parcel ID No.: 200905-430006 Abbreviated Legal: LOTS 3 & 4 VOL. 1 OF SHORT SUBDIVISIONS, PAGE 33 Notice of Trustee's Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. I. On April 15, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. Outside the main lobby of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64 Main Street in...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Wahkiakum County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at 7:00 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. 2011-2-3, NoaNet - Washington Rural Access Project - Installation of fiber optic line along SR-4 from Cowlitz County Line to Pacific County Line. Secretary Wahkiakum County...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: February 28--12:14 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a Cathlamet woman who was very ill. 9:43 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a Puget Island woman who was incoherent. 12:17 p.m. A Cathlamet resident reported it appeared someone had burglarized a house; an officer investigated. 6:03 p.m. A South Welcome Slough Road resident reported someone appeared to have poached a deer. March 1--8:4...
Sassy Chocolates had a vision for Cathlamet’s Main Street, and when Sinful Sweets heard about it, they wanted in too. The two businesses, each run by couples with school age children, decided to share space at 90 Main Street, when it became available recently. Janelle West and Sara Robinson are co-owners of Sassy Chocolates, and with their husbands, are opening a chocolate shop on Cathlamet’s Main Street. Like the candy shops in Long Beach, passers-by and customers will be able to see them making chocolates. When the women decided to open a sho...
Snowy roads kept students from visiting Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland on Kiwanis Day this February, but students at Wahkiakum district schools are in full swing with fund-raising efforts to help the children there. Junior Ashley Silva, Key Club president, is coordinating efforts with help from Angie Pugh, who brought the program to Wahkiakum schools last year, when her son, Bradlee Pugh was a senior, and Jeff Rooklidge, Key Club adviser, and about 20 students. The Key Club is a student affiliate of the Kiwanis Club of Cathlamet. T...
A consortium of community groups will present a public program on preventing youth suicide March 28 in Cathlamet. The program will be at 6 p.m. in the Julius A. Wendt Elementary School Multi-purpose Room. Sponsors are Wahkiakum Community Network, Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services and the Lower Columbia Chapter of Parents, Friends and Families of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). Three goals for the program are 1. To raise awareness of suicide risk factors; 2. Where to find help in Wahkiakum County; and 3. To increase the effectiveness of curr...
Members of the Town of Cathlamet town council and town planning commission held a joint meeting March 2 to work out differences in the proposed updates to the town zoning ordinance. The council has at least twice sent proposed updates back to the planners for more work. After the latest rejection, planners worked on the ordinance and invited the council to meet and go over the latest draft so that objections could be identified and resolved before the draft went to a regular council meeting for action. At the meeting, planners explained their...
The Misty Rivers Irish wolfhounds will be marching in their 18th annual St. Patrick's Day sidewalk parade down Main Street in Cathlamet on March 17. The dogs and anyone wishing to join them will begin the March outside of the Bradley House at 10:15 a.m....
To The Eagle: To the drivers that take the shortcut from Glengate to Jacobson Road--Slow down! On Monday afternoon, February 28, one of you killed a much loved family pet. Next time, it could be a child. The few seconds you saved were not worth the pain you caused Spook's family. Mary Watkins Cathlamet...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: February 21--9:57 a.m. A Cathlamet resident reported a person keeps taking a bicycle without permission; an officer made contact. 10:31 a.m. An Elochoman Valley resident reported an elk with foam coming out of its mouth had collapsed in his garden; Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife was advised; at 1:26 p.m.; the caller reported the elk had died. 2:13 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a...
Floyd Herman Hoven, Jr., 67, of Yreka, Calif. died February 15, 2011 at his home. He was born on May 8, 1943 in New Haven, Mich. and worked many different jobs. He went back to school to get his high school diploma in 1998 and at that time, he got his mechanic certificate. He is survived by his wife of 46 years Barbara Jean Hoven; daughters Corrina Sue Chandler Wallace and Ronda Jean Collier, both of Yreka; son John Floyd Hoven of Brookings, Ore.; brothers Richard Hoven and wife Joyce of Cathlamet, John Hoven and wife Anita of Puget Island,...
Deanne Durham, 53, of Cathlamet, passed away February 24, 2011 at her home. She was born June 25, 1957 in Stockton, Calif. to Treweet and Diana (Rogers) Spencer. She graduated from Kamiah High School in Idaho. On August 23, 1975 she married Steve Durham; they moved to Cathlamet in 2007 from Petaluma, Calif.; he survives her at home. Deanne was passionate about her family and friends, she was known for her big heart and her willingness to help out anyone in their time of need. She had a great love of nature and its beauty. She enjoyed water...
In a busy session February 22, the Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors continued to develop its drug testing program, voted to log four acres of the school forest, supported an improvement to telecommunications equipment to be funded by Homeland Security and supported a Wahkiakum Community Network project to reduce student alcohol use. The board agreed to log four acres of the school forest and encouraged Future Farmers of America Adviser Kyle Hurley to manage proactively the property. “I don’t actually know how many acres are up there...
Ebbie Hantke started to manufacture his one-of-a-kind sports car 12 years ago in Kurt Nielsen’s shop on Puget Island. Nielsen died before the car was finished, but his contributions to the car extend beyond the space to work. In addition to encouragement, Nielsen provided mahogany for the “Kurt Nielsen Memorial Dashboard” and gave Hantke the Boyce Motor Meter that graces the sleek hood. The car is like that. Every part has a story. Hantke said, “I’ve made an exotic car out of mundane parts. These are readily available materials.” “The car st...
The foreclosures that hit the county’s real estate market in 2009 continue to depress the local housing market, and local realtors fear more are on the way. A review of Wahkiakum County Property Sales spreadsheet indicated nine foreclosures countywide in 2008, 14 in 2009 and only one 2010. The sales of foreclosed properties, from banks to individuals climbed proportionately, from two in 2008, seven in 2009 and 21 in 2010. Wahkiakum County Assessor’s Chief Deputy/Appraiser Denny Bryant has been working his way through home assessments for dis...
Dixie Kolditz was born in South Africa, moved to the US for college, and is now getting adjusted to rural life. She’s relishing the feeling of small town life she finds in Cathlamet. Kolditz owns Open Box Creations, a wholesale décor business selling floral arrangements. As a business it’s young, like “a toddler” she said. The show room on Main Street is full of cartons, wooden vases and flower arrangements. Kolditz recently purchased varied vases, so she says opening each box is a surprise. She currently has three helpers, and hopes t...
The Wahkiakum County board of commissioners on Tuesday followed up on issues affecting the county assessor's office and heard a report on the health of the Cathlamet Family Health Center. The board signed a letter to the Board of Equalization supporting that board's intention to work on equalizing property assessments on Puget Island. "This concurrence is based on the volume of appeals filed with the BOE by Puget Island land owners and differences found by the BOE between sale prices and the 2010 valuations certified by the office of the assess...
