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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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NOTICE OF MEETING DATE & WORKSHOP FOR PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. ONE OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY WASHINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of Public Utility District No. One of Wahkiakum County, Washington, will hold their regular meetings on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 8:30 a.m. in the meeting room of the District at its Offices at 45 River Street, Cathlamet, Washington. Beginning March 15, the Board may conduct Commissioner workshops on the third Tuesday of each month beginning at 5:00 p.m. for the purpose...
NOTICE OF MEMBERSHIP MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Pioneer Community Association will hold its annual membership meeting on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. at the Pioneer Church. This meeting will include election of board members, and other regular agenda items. The public is welcome. Voting memberships are $25 per year payable to the PCA at this meeting, or mailed to P.O. Box 24, Cathlamet, WA 98612 Publish March 3, 2011...
NOTICE OF 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 a logging project of approximately 4 acres on the District's farm forest property located in Cathlamet, WA. All bids should be in the form of a percentage of gross revenue from this specific timber sale. All bids must be submitted by 4:30 p.m., March 23, 2011, to Wahkiakum School District, Box 398, Cathlamet, WA 98612, in a sealed envelope marked "Logging Bid"; and...
NOTICE OF MEETING DATE & WORKSHOP FOR PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. ONE OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY WASHINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of Public Utility District No. One of Wahkiakum County, Washington, will hold their regular meetings on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 8:30 a.m. in the meeting room of the District at its Offices at 45 River Street, Cathlamet, Washington. Beginning March 15, the Board may conduct Commissioner workshops on the third Tuesday of each month beginning at 5:00 p.m. for the purpose...
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SEEK COVERAGE Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet), 5802 Overlook Ave NE, Tacoma, WA 98422, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Washington Rural Access Project (WRAP) – is located in the Cities of Rosburg, Grays River, and Cathlamet, in Wahkiakum County. The project involves installing approximately 38 miles of fiber optic cable within public right-of-way along Highway 4 from the Pacific C...
News from Naselle: The following Naselle Middle School students were selected as students of the quarter by their teachers. Each quarter, one student from each grade in grades 6-12 is selected for academic excellence, outstanding citizenship, and personal achievement. In the 8th grade, Brittany Waltemate was selected for academic excellence, Emily Gjovik for outstanding citizenship, and Jared Davis for personal achievement. In the 7th grade, Jake Clark was chosen for academic excellence, Taylor Eaton for outstanding citizenship, and Allyn...
Looks like snow and colder weather is on the way. Time to stock up on a few necessary supplies just in case. Remember to check on your animals, make sure their water is thawed and available, and that they have a warm, dry place to bed down. It’s also a good idea to check on your neighbors just in case they need something that you might be able to help them with. We’re all in this weather pattern together, so it can’t do any harm to help each other out. News from Naselle: The first grade class at Naselle School was alive with excitement that...
COLD WEEKEND--I don't know how cold it was at your house on Sunday morning but it read 20 degrees at my house. By the time you read this, clouds will have moved in and snow could be falling...ugh! As the white hills around us can attest to, the snowfall has been very close. SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from February 24-March 2 are Allyx McKinley, Wyatt Parker, Darrin Down, Whitney Kuller, Ursula Jorgesen, Judy Garrison, Becky Hoven, Felicitie Knight, Krystal Ellison, Sally Nollan, Judy Pedersen and 67'er: Kathy Bond Peek.Here's...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: February 14--12:11 p.m. A Skamokawa resident reported a woman had violated a restraining order. 4:31 p.m. A South Welcome Slough Road resident reported someone's boat house had broken loose; a deputy investigated and the boat house was secured. 4:46 p.m. Communications officers received word that a boat was aground on the Oregon side of the channel one mile west of County Line Park and an emergency signal was...
An ad hoc committee formed by Cathlamet Mayor George Wehrfritz to survey attitudes about and possibilities for business in Cathlamet reported its results last week. Committee chair John Dees led a dozen persons through a presentation of survey results and comments from respondents. Wehrfritz said he formed the committee to see what goods and services people in Wahkiakum County might use. Main Street's empty store fronts give the impression of a town in decline and that negatively affects existing or future businesses. "This gives us a baseline,...
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...
High speed broad band internet access is coming to Wahkiakum, Pacific and Cowlitz counties. A not-for-profit King County company, Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet), is working on a contract to install the lines in the state's rural counties, and they plan to start installing a fiber optic line along SR 4 in mid-April. Company representative Ted Perry told the Cathlamet Town Council Tuesday that it needed a franchise agreement with the town to install the lines along Columbia, River and Una streets, with a branch to the Cathlamet schools....
Wahkiakum County commissioners handled a wide variety of issues ranging from a possible biosolids ordinance to salmon fishery politics when they met Tuesday. Commissioners agreed to hold a workshop next Tuesday, 1 p.m., to work on an ordinance to regulate application of biosolids in the county. The state Department of Ecology claims jurisdiction over the disposal of the fertilizer derived from human waste and has issued a permit to a Long Beach firm to spread septage, the least treated form of biosolid, on a Grays River ranch, once the rainy...
To The Eagle: During the last week of March 2010, I purchased a mattress from a store in Kelso for the sum of about $500. This mattress was purchased with the thought that it would be beneficial to my wife as she suffers from an arthritic spine. For a few months all went well. In early autumn my wife started to complain about the mattress being uncomfortable. Finally in December, we inspected the mattress. There was an almost two inch sag in the mattress. We then contacted the store about this problem. We were told that we had to have...
To The Eagle: I want to thank Mr. Kimmel for his letter (The Eagle December 16, 2010) entitled “Vendetta” and addressed to me. My thanks and that of many people in Wahkiakum County go to Mr. Kimmel for reminding all of us that the management of Cathlamet’s Fire Department and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) needs to be addressed. The managers of our FD and EMS still have not answered my questions (The Eagle December 9, 2010) or inquiries of the mayor or city council, thus avoiding transparency. A small but relevant oversight by the FD/EM...
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SEEK COVERAGE Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet), 5802 Overlook Ave NE, Tacoma, WA 98422, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Washington Rural Access Project (WRAP) – is located in the Cities of Rosburg, Grays River, and Cathlamet, in Wahkiakum County. The project involves installing approximately 38 miles of fiber optic cable within public right-of-way along Highway 4 from the Pacific C...
Call For Bids NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids for body repair and painting of (1) AM General 6x6 Chassis, as more particularly described in the District's detailed specifications, will be received by the Board of Commissioners of Wahkiakum County Fire Protection District No. 4, at their office, 13 Boege Road, PO Box 766, Cathlamet, Washington 98612, until the hour of 5 P.M., local time, on Thursday, February 24th, 2011, and thereafter shall be opened and read. Late bids will not be considered and will be returned to the...
WILD ONE--Last Saturday was a wild one fr awhile, as the wind came up and was just wreaking havoc in several places. Some cars in the Costco parking lot were not overly impressed with the windy weather when a culvert from a neighboring construction site took flight and landed on their vehicles. Wow, that would have ruined your day wouldn't it? Around our neck of the woods, we just had a lot of limbs scattering the roadways and some patio furniture had to be rescued by some East Valley residents, but I hadn't heard of anything real bad. On Monda...
Longtime Cathlamet resident Polly Britton passed away at the Hospice Care Center February 7, 2011 at the age of 73. She was born November 10, 1937 in Los Angeles to Alan and Jane (Hart) Macrae. Polly grew up in California and graduated from Placerville High School in 1955. She married Bruce Britton on May 26, 1956 in Reno. While Bruce was in the military, they travelled extensively, raising their three daughters. Highlights of Polly's life were her family time, gardening, camping, cooking and animals, especially her dog Winnie. Polly loved the...
Brush Prairie resident, Cathy A. Seaberg, 67, passed away peacefully, February 13, 2011 at Kaiser Sunnyside Hospital in Clackamas, Ore. She was born July 15, 1943 in Longview to Robert and Virginia Bacon. She grew up in Cathlamet, participated in Rainbow Girls and graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1961. She attended Washington State University for two years, and subsequently University of Washington. On August 7, 1964 she married Dick Seaberg in Cathlamet; he survives her after 46 years of marriage. Together they moved in the Vancouver...
Rosburg resident Alma E. Wirkkala, 88, a 76 year resident of Wahkiakum county, died in Cathlamet on February 13, 2011. Born of Finnish/Swedish parents on January 12, 1923 in Ewen, Michigan, Alma moved with her family to Rosburg in 1935 where she attended Riverside grade school. Alma married Walter Wirkkala in 1942 and became a devoted wife, mother and homemaker. A woman of strong Christian faith, she was active in various capacities at Valley Bible Church in Rosburg. She enjoyed being a homemaker and was known for her baking, canning and...
Wahkiakum Public Utility District Commissioners Dennis Reid and Bob Jungers voted Tuesday to broaden the search for a Position One commissioner to fill the position vacated by Larry Reese, who was not present at the meeting. Commissioners accepted Reese’s resignation which is effective March 31. The district will enlarge ads and advertise in The Longview Daily News as well as The Wahkiakum Eagle and accept resumes through March 18 at 4 p.m. “I want to do this thoroughly,” Jungers said. “It’s an important position.” The commissione...
Larry Reese has submitted his resignation as Wahkiakum PUD commissioner effective at the end of February for medical reasons, though he says the decision was based on more than health concerns. Reese, representative for District 1, was elected to a second term in 2008. Reese said he and his wife, Pat will be dividing their time between Cathlamet and Rockport, TX, a climate that agrees with his wife’s health. Reese said, “My blood pressure has dropped 30 points since I made the decision.” Reese said his 31 years at GE immersed him in corpo...
GRAY BEGINNING--The first couple of days of this week have been gray and drizzly but the sun came up Tuesday morning while temperatures dropped below freezing. They say we're going to have some clear but colder temps, so I hope you are prepared for that. Despite the mild temperatures we had the last week in January, this is still winter. Remember when the water line to Puget Island froze and broke? I bet everyone on Puget Island does! Let's hope we don't get that kind of weather again, as it was registering zero degrees in West Valley that day...
January 18 and 24, 2011 Michael Sullivan, judge A jury acquitted a Skamokawa man of a charge of malicious mischief/domestic violence after a three-day trial last week. James Derek Cheeks was charged with 1. tampering with a witness/domestic violence, 2. malicious mischief/domestic violence, and 3. interfering with the reporting of domestic violence after an incident last May. In a pre-trial hearing before the jury trial started last Monday, the first charge was dismissed, leaving him charged with two counts for the jury trial. At the close of...
