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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wahkiakum School District board members heard reports about back to school preparations from school administrators at their meeting August 18. Elementary/middle school Principal Theresa Libby reported that 11 students participated in elementary summer school classes. Fall sports start practice during the week of August 23 and staff will return to work on August 30. There will be a back to school night for both schools on August 31 at 6 p.m. and during that time middle school students will be assigned a locker. School starts September 1. Libby s...
To The Eagle: To the property owners/voters of Wahkiakum County. If you feel your property is taxed at a higher rate than its current true market value, then the November election will be extremely important to you. There are people in Wahkiakum County and the state of Washington who are only interested in the taxes received on your home/property. Other counties and states have recognized that the market value of real estate is considerably less than it was three years ago and have adjusted appraisers to match, but we are faced with opposition...
To The Eagle: I apologize personally and publicly to Tom Doumit, Town Attorney and Ruth Doumit, Town Councilwoman, if I offended or harmed them or impugned their character by my opinion letter published by The Eagle, August 12, 2010 in regard to and in opposition of the almost $900,000 town amphitheater project and its ongoing maintenance costs. While I did not name them, as I said in that letter, "The town attorney and councilwoman are both good people and I consider them to be my friends. I take no joy in writing this letter..." I have not...
TOWN OF CATHLAMET NOTICE OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 AT 4:00 p.m. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Town of Cathlamet, Washington, will hold a special meeting on Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. in the River Street Meeting Room, 25 River Street, Cathlamet, Washington to consider action on the following: 1. Authorization for Apply for TIB Grant for paving 3rd Street; 2. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Resolution; 3. Approval of Vouchers. By order of the Council. Tina Schubert Clerk-Treasurer Approved as to...
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR WAHKIAKUM COUNTY MARCELLA KRAFT NO. 10-2-00029-1 Plaintiff, SUMMONS v. UNKNOWN HEIRS OF OTTO SALME AND HELGA SALME, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ESA POUTTU AND SOPHIA POUTTU, JACOB MEHTONEN AND JANE DOE MEHTONEN, ISAAC WAGLAND AND MARY WAGLAND, ELMER BERRY AND JANE DOE BERRY, ULRIKA YRJALA AND JOHN DOE YRJALA, DAVID WILSON AND LILJA WILSON, AMALIA WILSON AND JOHN DOE WILSON, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ERIC NICHOLSON AND IRENE NICHOLSON, ED LEMPKE AND THEODORA LEMPKE aka THEODORA A. HANSEN, THEODORA A. HANSEN...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE REGULATION OF BIOSOLIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Wahkiakum County, Washington, will hold a public hearing commencing: September 7, 2010, at 7:00 P.M. in Commissioners Public Meeting Room, 3rd Floor, Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64 Main Street, Cathlamet, Washington, for the purpose of determining whether or not the Ordinance set forth below shall be adopted, and at which hearing any person may appear and be heard for or against said Ordinance....
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR WAHKIAKUM COUNTY In the matter of the Estate of ) ) No. 10-4-00012-3 MYRA L. SIMMONS, ) ) PROBATE NOTICE Deceased. ) 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 mailing to the personal...
Still strange weather for summer. One day you think summer missed us altogether and the next day or two it is definitely here. I am pleased to be able to let all the readers know that the Rosburg Store will reopen with new owners, though the date is yet to be determined. Norm and Joyce Bolton have purchased the property and will run it as a family business, with their daughter, Leslie and granddaughter, Cassie working in the store. I met with Norm and Joyce on Monday, and they told me that they will run the store much the same as it always has...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: August 9--10:26 a.m. A caller reported a possible case of abuse at a Columbia Street residence; an officer investigated. 11:28 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a man with heart problems. 12:39 p.m. A Skamokawa resident reported someone had shot and killed her dog. 4:45 p.m. A Skamokawa resident reported someone was neglecting a dog and cat, which were scrounging the neighborhood for food; an...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing the availability of the Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge and Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-tailed Deer Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (CCP/EIS). The CCP/ EIS was developed to provide guidance for the management of these refuges over the next 15 years. The CCP/ EIS was developed to provide scientifically grounded guidance for improving the refuges’ habitats for the long-term conservation of migratory birds and native plants and a...
Wahkiakum PUD commissioners discussed a proposal to include a private group’s survey in PUD bills and heard updates on current projects at their meeting August 17. Town resident John Dees attended the meeting as a representative of a group of private citizens who have been meeting to work on Main Street revitalization. The group has sent out a survey to all Town of Cathlamet water customers, Dees said, but acknowledges that survey method missed significant segments of the county population. They would like to include their survey with PUD b...
The Cathlamet Town Council voted 3-1 Monday to authorize Mayor George Wehrfritz to offer heirs of the late Effie Wright a refund of $10,000 she made to the town for purchase of land for use as a parking lot. Wehrfritz asked for council backing for his suggestion to ask the heirs if they would like a refund or if they would want the money to go into a fund for parking improvements. Council Member Wally Wright, a son of Effie Wright, abstained from voting but opposed Wehrfitz's proposal. In discussions over the proposed layout of Queen Sally...
Two coming events will wrap up Cathlamet's summer weekend festivities. On August 27, 28 and 29, Cathlamet and Puget Island will host the Second Annual Cathlamet Downhill Corral, a series of internationally sanctioned longboard races. On September 4, Buzzards' Breath Chili Cook Off will take place at the Elochoman Slough Marina. The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring both events. The longboard races start Friday at 5 p.m. with dual races: A slide competition will begin on Main and Broadway streets and a tight slalom race that will...
Washington's voters went to the polls and have almost concluded their first ever top-two primary election on Tuesday. The top two candidates in each race advance to the general election no matter their party affiliation. Wahkiakum voters had a few of those races to settle. County Auditor and chief elections officer Diane Tischer said election workers counted 1,435 ballots on Tuesday; they reconvened Wednesday morning to count approximately 200 more as The Eagle went to press, and those tallies could change some of Tuesday's results. They'll...
Based on the local watershed planning unit’s need for more time, the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) will allow more time for the rule making process in the Grays-Elochoman and Cowlitz watersheds. Instead of adopting the two water resource management rules by mid October, Ecology will let the current rule time line run out and expects to start again in 2011. Ecology uses locally developed watershed plans to write water resource management rules. The plans include information provided by local governments about growth and how much wat...
To The Eagle: I write in response to George Hanigan's letter published August 12, 2010, under the caption "Town's obligations already too numerous," in which Mr. Hanigan impugns both my personal integrity and my professional competence, and that of Councilwoman Ruth Doumit. I will not allow those aspersions and the erroneous analysis that underlies them to go unchallenged and uncorrected. Mr. Hanigan claims that he has "heard the opinion expressed by several citizens" that Councilwoman Doumit and I, "as adjacent landowners... had a personal...
To The Eagle: Frank and Donnie are appalled? (Letter to The Eagle, August12). Being a World War II veteran and because of my age, disabled, I feel for anyone that is disabled, especially young people returning from the war missing arms and legs. I made it possible to ascend the stairs to the office without falling through rotten steps. I personally replaced them with steel and concrete. I personally assembled all of the steel and wood picnic tables Frank and Donnie probably have used over 15 years ago. I'm responsible for getting a dock ramp...
Well, it seems that summer is finally here, with a vengeance. The really hot days are not my favorite. Even my sister, Sharon, who is still here from California, said it is just stifling with the humidity. Lots of folks are really enjoying all the heat, though. Nancy George’s garden seems to be doing pretty good, especially in the lettuce section. She said she has an overabundance of it. News from Naselle: It won’t be long now before the kids will be back in school with homework, sports pra...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: August 2--1:39 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a Cathlamet man with breathing trouble. 1:02 p.m. A caller reported illegal drug activity occurring in the Elochoman Valley. 1:20 p.m. A Rosedale resident reported someone had stolen prescription medications. 5:28 p.m. Morgan Drive resident reported someone had stolen computer game materials. August 3--1:10 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to...
The Cathlamet Woman's Club annual Tour of Homes will be August 14, 1-5 p.m. Event chairpersons JoAnn Prestegard and Maureen Zacher Bockius say the tour will feature homes on the cliffs of the Columbia River, a home in the hills of Cathlamet and new homes on Puget Island with varied themes. The tour includes Michael DiPaolo's new home above the Columbia; Pat and Krieger Bangle's home on the hills of Cathlamet; David and Cheryl Nelson's home with the sandy beach on Puget Island; Patrick Wheary's river rock and white pillared home also on Puget...
A portion of the 140-year old Warren Cannery caved in Friday evening. The landmark structure of Cathlamet's waterfront was built in 1869. Commercial fishermen still store nets and other gear in it. Milt Doumit, one of the co-owners of the building, said an upper floor on the back side away from the river had crashed down to the main floor, dragging the roof and adjacent walls with it. However, Doumit said, much of the building remains standing, and the owners hope to be able to save those portions. "We've been rebuilding parts of it all the...
The ancestral home of a Puget Island family is part of a national and world heritage area in Norway. The house will be part of an area set aside to remember the area's history and the part which emigration played in it. The house was the home of the Tover (Tåvær in Norwegian) family which emigrated to the United States in the early 20th Century. They and three other families from the same area, the Wika, Nepsund and Wegdahl families, all settled on Puget Island. They came from the area around Vega, an archipelago on the coast of Norway's H...
“He’s just the nicest guy,” were the first words Lynn Wilson said when she was asked about Rodney Prestegard of Little Island. Prestegard has lived and worked on Puget Island for 69 years. He isn’t sure when his family first moved to the Island. “You know,” he said, “I never really thought about it, but I really don’t know when my family moved here.” He went to school in Cathlamet and then joined the Navy in 1959. He returned to the Island after his tour of duty. “I built my house across the street over there,” he said, pointing to a little...
To The Eagle: I agree with the position of Wally Wright and David Goodroe on the matter of the Town not being able to support the skateboard--oops, excuse me!--the amphitheater facility. Until the town can afford to maintain Strong Park, Erickson Park, J.B. Hansen Swimming Pool, B. Bradley Library, the street improvements and maintenance, the water system, the sewer system, meaningfully contribute to the Wahkiakum Historical Museum, town law enforcement, employ the people it needs to fully operate and pay its employees adequate compensation,...
To The Eagle: On behalf of the Wright and Blankenship families, I would like to thank some very helpful folks in Skamokawa and Cathlamet. First, a thank you to Bob Robinson and Janet Bryan for their great help at Vista Park with the Wright/Blankenship reunion. The success of our get-together was directly related to the new management of the park. All the reservations were handled well, and we all had great support from the park staff. A special thank you to Janet, Bob and their staff for getting everything ready for our "clans." Second, an...
