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Three individuals have been arrested and charged with involvement in a string of burglaries in Wahkiakum County, and one more is the subject of an arrest warrant. Christopher Damitz who is considered transient, is in custody awaiting a trial in May. He has been charged with two counts of burglary in the second degree, two counts of identity theft in the second degree, one count of assault in the third degree, one count of making or having burglar tools, one count of possession of another person’s identification, and one count of resisting arres...
As the Wahkiakum County Noxious Weed Control Board prepares to eradicate aquatic weeds in Birnie Slough, Puget Island residents asked Tuesday to expand the planned area for application. The weed board has targeted Birnie Slough for treatment this summer. Last year, the program went after aquatic weeds in Welcome Slough on Puget Island and at the Elochoman Slough Marina. However, on Tuesday, former county Commissioner Mike Backman led a group of Island residents in asking that the county consider expanding the area to include waters upstream...
By Glenn Kohler, Forest Entomologist, Rachel Brooks, Forest Pathologist, Matt Provencher, Service Forestry Program Manager Washington Department of Natural Resources In summer 2021, from June 26 to 28, an extreme heat wave hit the Pacific Northwest. Known as a "heat dome," it caused damage to new foliage and buds of several conifer species across at least 84,000 acres in western Washington. This heat wave was unprecedented in the region's history. Temperatures steadily built up to extraordinary...
An informal conversation with Brent Hennrich, a Democratic candidate running for the position of U.S. Representative for District 3, was held on Saturday at Maria's Place in Cathlamet. Hennrich said his concerns included the climate crisis, which they spent much of the hour talking about, and making sure people were provided "equitable whole person health care," expanding access to education, and making sure that "overall we are doing more good for more people more often, every day in Congress."...
Wahkiakum County Prosecuting Attorney/Coroner Dan Bigelow on Monday announced he would seek re-election to the office again this year for a fifth term. "Being elected to this position is the greatest honor I have ever had or ever hope to have," he said in a written announcement. "And certainly, during the last four turbulent years, I have worked harder than I have ever worked or ever hope to work! "I believe that work has paid off. Thanks to the efforts of a lot of people in our local government and a whole bunch of people outside it, I think...
THURSDAY Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Food Addicts, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Port District No. 1, 500 2nd St., 5 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire District No. 3 Commissioners, 7:30 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire training, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9-11:30 a.m. Eastside Play &...
Last year when I interviewed Kaden Anderson, he was a senior at Wahkiakum High School, telling me about his first lemonade stand, his early interest in investing and business, and his plans for college. I got to talk to Anderson again, this time as a 19 year old college student, landlord, and budding philanthropist. That's right. Landlord. Anderson is now the proud owner of a building on Main Street in Cathlamet that contains six apartments and four storefronts. Anderson purchased the building...
Wahkiakum School District's lawsuit against the State of Washington was heard for the first time on Monday, in Cathlamet before Wahkiakum Superior Court Judge Donald Richter, following a motion to dismiss the case. The district claims that the state is failing to meet the standard set by Article 9 Section 1 of Washington State's constitution, which says "It is the paramount duty of the state to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders, without...
It seemed to be water, water plans everywhere at the Wahkiakum PUD Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday. But first, General Manager Dan Kay gave an update on long range planning, sharing some of the topics staff had generated for future conversations at the PUD. Topics included things like customer satisfaction, communication, succession planning, safety and training, capital planning, low income assistance, governmental and environmental compliance, transportation, facilities, and...
Wahkiakum County commissioners started April with a light agenda for their meeting Tuesday. Commissioners approved a request from Wahkiakum PUD to write letters of support for a PUD application for funding to assist in water main improvements on Puget Island. PUD General Manager Dan Kay said the plan is to connect two dead end mains to other mains to form loops. That would allow the water crew to isolate an area needing repair or other work and maintain service to customers, he said. One of the dead end lines is on Little Island; the other is...
Joyce Orr's email address was incorrect in the Community Garden story last week. Any would-be gardeners who would like one of the few available plots in the garden should contact Joyce at joyceaorr@gmail.com....
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will discuss and act on policy proposals for pound nets in the Columbia River when it meets April 7-9. The commission is also expected to make decisions on hunting seasons, land transaction, Chelan River rule making, and implementation of the commission's Anadromous Salmon and Steelhead Hatchery Policy. The Fish Committee will meet Thursday to discuss and hear updates on pound nets, continued development of a pinto abalone recovery plan, and implementation of the hatchery policy. On Saturday, staff...
Falon Hoven, Wahkiakum County deputy assessor/appraiser, this week announced she would be a candidate for county assessor in this year's election. A Wahkiakum High School graduate, she earned a bachelor degree at Washington State University. After graduating, she began working as director for the Appelo Archives Center in Naselle. "My work at the Appelo Archives has instilled a lifelong appreciation for the history of Wahkiakum County," she said in the statement announcing her candidacy. "I remain on the archive's board of directors to this...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Cathlamet Public Library Board of Trustees, 12:45 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Westside Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Cathlamet Public Library Board of Trustees, 12:45 p.m. West End Food Pantry, Johnson Park, 1- 5 p.m. F...
This year's Hook the Hawg, a fishing derby hosted by Port 1 and organized by the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce, found just the right bait to draw competitors to the Elochoman Slough Marina, last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. And someone out there who hooked a rumored 22 pound salmon on Friday is probably kicking himself, with first place prize money in the open division at $1,650. There were 127 competitors this year, with two-thirds of them visiting from somewhere outside of Wahkiakum...
Last Thursday at the Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors meeting, Chris Bettineski, who Superintendent Brent Freeman introduced as the special education director, gave a presentation on the special education program at Wahkiakum School District. Bettineski said he was new to ESD 112, having spent the previous two decades in eastern Oregon working in a variety of roles in education before settling into special education administration in more recent years. He said he got into special...
When filing opens for offices that are up for election this year, several county positions will be on the ballots. In both Wahkiakum and Pacific counties, these include assessor, auditor, county clerk, sheriff, prosecuting attorney, treasurer, third district county commissioner, third district PUD commissioner, and district court judge(s). In Wahkiakum County, three current office holders, Sheriff Mark Howie, county Commissioner Gene Strong and PUD Commissioner Dennis Reid, have announced they'll run for re-election. And this week, Wahkiakum...
The meeting of the Cathlamet town council set for next Monday has been cancelled, according to the following notice from Town Hall on Wednesday morning: “NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Regular Meeting of the Cathlamet Town Council scheduled on Monday, April 4, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. has been canceled due to a lack of agenda items. The next Regular Town Council Meeting will be held on Monday, April 18, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in the DeBriae Meeting Room of the Cathlamet Fire Hall located at 255 2nd Street, Cathlamet, WA and via Zoom Meeting ID 789 4...
An error occurred in last week's report of the Cathlamet Town Council considering new rates for sewer system users. In regard to commercial users, the text should have said, "Further, of the town's 79 commercial customers, 42% would have a monthly bill of $99 and 78% would have a rate reduction. Seventeen users would see increases."...
The Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners recently approved a request for some professional training requested by Wahkiakum Health and Human Services, to be used as part of the programming for Wahkiakum Community Network. Wahkiakum Community Network (WCN) is a local organization that provides education about substance abuse, hosting programs and trainings that give parents the tools to help their children make better choices when it comes to drugs and alcohol. According to Julie Johnston, the...
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) plans to complete two construction projects this year on SR 4 at Cathlamet and SR 401 in the Knappton area. Heavy rainfall in January, 2021, led to a slide on SR 401 about 4.5 miles from the Megler/Astoria bridge that closed the road until crews were able to open a one-lane bypass in which a stoplight manages traffic flow. Since then WSDOT engineers have studied the geology of the area and developed a design to stabilize the slope. "This...
THURSDAY Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. AA Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Grays River Fire Department, open meeting, 7 p.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. Community Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. FRIDAY River City Strippers, quilting group, St. Catherine Catholic Church, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. AA Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 7 p.m. (360) 560-6946. Play & Learn Group, Valley Bible Church, Rosburg,...
There are numerous volunteer opportunities for Wahkiakum County residents looking for something to do or looking for ways to make new friends. We at The Eagle will curate a list of opportunities and contacts to be printed periodically. If you are looking for volunteers for your organization, please send an email to diana@waheagle.com with some basic information about the organization and what volunteers would be doing, along with contact information. This week The Eagle heard from the Cathlamet...
Last week, Lorraine Heilman, an oceanographer with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, and her team were in Cathlamet to install equipment to do a tidal current survey. "We're the tides and currents folks," she said. "We are trying to update the tidal current tables of the Columbia River." Why? To keep waters safe for navigation. The team was installing an acoustic Doppler current profiler, which measures the speed of water using sound, in the Cathlamet Channel. "Everyone...
[Editor: This story has been updated from first publication to correct an error in the number of commercial accounts seeing rate increases under the proposed new rates.] After long discussion, members of the Cathlamet Town Council on Monday took no action on a proposed update of sewer rates. Town officials have long agreed that the rates are inequitable. Customers living outside city limits pay higher than people inside city limits; and commercial customers have higher rates than residential customers. Council members, consultants and town staf...
