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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Eagle made a dreadful error on last week's front page: The ban on outdoor burning ends on Friday, Oct. 1, not Friday, Sept. 24. We most sincerely apologize for this error. --Rick Nelson, publisher....
Wahkiakum County resident Marsha LaFarge likes to stay active, and she's found a way to make it beneficial for others too. In September she participated in a fundraiser, The Great Cycle Challenge, which asked her to ride a hundred miles in 30 days while raising money to fight children's cancer. September isn't over yet, but she's already ridden 117 miles, and raised $675. The event also led to an exciting and unexpected moment for LaFarge and her family and friends. The organization asked...
The Puget Island Fire Department has a new command vehicle. They purchased the used 2004 Chevrolet 2500 Heavy Duty 3/4 ton, with the long wheel base, long bed, and four-door crew cab in May. It cost $27,000. The command rig will not stay at the station. Instead, it will remain at PIFD Chief Mike Beutler's house, or if he goes out of town, it will be at the home of another chief officer of the PIFD. It's already been used to respond to numerous calls, allowing the incident commander to get on...
The Eagle urges all organizations to inform us of any changes in your schedule since the covid restrictions. THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-Noon. TOPS, Community Center, Cathlamet, 5:30-6:30 p.m. 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. Helping Hand Food Bank, Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3 Fern Hill Rd., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park,...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met Sept. 21. In personnel matters, the board approved a one-year leave of absence for April Zimmerman, para-educator. Resignations were acknowledged for Gregory Nelson, assistant girls’ basketball coach and Zara Ahlers, Naselle Youth Camp School secretary. Whitney Cooper, Victoria Corona, and Savannah Bowdish were hired as para-educators. Robert Eaton and Gregory Nelson (football), and Sylvia Hoagland (volleyball) were hired as coaches. In other matters of business, fuel bids w...
The Wahkiakum County Outdoor Burning Ban will be lifted Friday October 1, 2021. Burn permits can be filled out on the Wahkiakum County webpage using this link, https://www.co.wahkiakum.wa.us/494/Burn-Permits, or by calling the Building & Planning Department at 360-795-3067. Burn Permits can also be filled out in person at the Building & Planning office in the courthouse. Please remember to call the Sheriff's office (360-795-3242) each day you burn to give them the site address....
On Monday, Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (WHHS) reported positive test result notifications for five additional covid-19 cases in Wahkiakum County residents. This brings Wahkiakum to a cumulative total of 214 cases with 17 of those potentially active and five fatalities. WHHS Director Chris Bischoff also announced that the health department will begin administering covid-19 boosters to qualified persons who have previously received the Pfizer vaccine. WHHS continues to offer third doses of Pfizer to those who are immune deficient...
The Eagle has made a dreadful error on this week's front page: The ban on outdoor burning ends on Friday, Oct. 1, not today (Friday, Sept. 24). We most sincerely apologize for this error. --Rick Nelson, publisher....
After listening to public comment on mask wearing and vaccines, both for and against, the Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors heard about the shipping delays, covid funding, and earthquake assessments at their September meeting on Tuesday. Several parents expressed concerns about how masks were affecting the health and mental health of their children and wanted answers from the board about why they were following mask and vaccine mandates. One person threatened to sue the district. A...
A potentially short meeting of the Cathlamet Town Council turned into a sometimes contentious discussion of unfinished projects. The council did authorize staff to work with Wahkiakum West Telephone Company to develop a franchise agreement that would permit the company to install broadband equipment in the town limits. Wahkiakum West Chief Executive Officer Ken Johnson said that the company has joined an effort to install a high-speed fiber-optic network in the eastern part of Wahkiakum County to provide ultra-high-speed broadband. The company...
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5297 honored American service men and women who were prisoners of war or are still missing in action, as well as their families, in a ceremony at the Wahkiakum County Courthouse last Friday. Diana Zimmerman photo....
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners listened to reports and discussed the preliminary budget at their meeting on Tuesday morning. In his first report as general manager, Dan Kay said there has been a steady flow of new customer service work for the last two weeks, and that the crew had been doing a line extension or new service connect every day. It was starting to slow, he said, but they were still getting more calls. Meanwhile, they continue to work on system improvements. Kay...
The ferry Oscar B. will be out of service twice this fall, Wahkiakum County Public Works Director Chuck Beyer announced at the Tuesday meeting of the board of county commissioners. The first closure will be next Monday, Beyer said, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for repair of a failing radar. Crews will also install heaters in the commuter cabin and inspect the hull. A five-week closure will start November 2 and run through December 9, if necessary. During that time, crews working for Clatsop County will repair the ramp and some pilings at the...
Two more Wahkiakum County residents tested positive for covid-19 on Tuesday, according to Wahkiakum Health and Human Services (WHHS), bringing the cumulative total to 209, with 14 considered potentially active. A total of 13 people have been hospitalized, and five deaths have been attributed to covid-19. On Tuesday, St. John Hospital in Longview was treating 29 covid-19 positive patients. The number is still high, but down from 60 just two weeks ago, according to PeaceHealth spokesman Randy...
The Eagle urges all organizations to inform us of any changes in your schedule since the covid restrictions. THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire/ambulance, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Planning Commission, Courthouse, 6 p.m. Wahkiakum Commissioners, Courthouse, 9:30 p.m. Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. TOPS, (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 5...
Commissioners of Port District 2 on Tuesday adopted a resolution to purchase the Skamokawa Methodist Church property situated adjacent to Skamokawa Vista Park. The Methodist congregation has shrunk, and the group has agreed to sell the building to Port 2 for $164,000. Plans for use are yet to be settled, but the port's 2022 budget says it may be leased to a long-term tenant. In other business Tuesday, port commissioners reviewed a proposed budget for 2022. The commission will hold a public hearing on the budget at their October 19 meeting....
Water stargrass, a native grass that has reached nuisance levels and some invasive species like milfoil and parrot feather have been choking local waterways. The Wahkiakum Noxious Weed Control Board was able to secure permitting, and with funds from Wahkiakum County, aquatic treatment was scheduled for Welcome Slough and the Elochoman Slough Marina this year. This week, a contractor from Ellensburg, Woodland Resource Inc., arrived with their airboat to begin treatment last week. They are using...
The first ever Farm to Fiber Festival was held at the Wahkiakum County Fairgrounds this past weekend. "It went really well!" organizer Lori Cagle said happily. So well, she and the other organizers, members of the Wahkiakum Fiber Arts Association, are already thinking about next year. According to Cagle, vendors traveled from Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to attend the event, and Pygora goat exhibitors came from Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. "All of the vendors were really excited,"...
The public is invited to a POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony on Friday, September 17, at 9 a.m. at the Wahkiakum County Court House flagpole. The event, hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Wahkiakum Post #5297, will pay tribute to those men and women who served and sacrificed to keep America free and to recognize the families of those still missing in action....
The Eagle received word Monday that the forum for Cathlamet mayor candidates scheduled for Wednesday has been cancelled. Here is the notice: It is with much sadness that, after much discussion this evening, the Forum Team has decided to cancel the Mayor Forum scheduled for Wednesday, September 22. We have two main reasons for our decision: 1. concerns about safety during the covid pandemic, for example, the Town has returned to remote-only meetings, and 2. respecting the voting public's apparent lack of interest in the Forum at this time,...
The ban on outdoor burning in Wahkiakum County will end this Friday, according to an announcement from Chuck Beyer, director of Wahkiakum County Public Works. "All the counties in SW Washington and DNR have decided to lift the ban on October 1, 2021. If something should change we will do public notice," Beyer wrote in a Sept. 17 email The Washington Department of Natural Resources on Monday lifted the ban on outdoor burning on DNR lands. "Effective today, Sept. 20, outdoor burning, campfires, the use of charcoal briquettes, and prescribed...
There were eleven new cases of covid-19 reported in Wahkiakum County over the last week, with one on Monday, and 10 on Tuesday. This brings the cumulative total to 207, with 18 considered potentially active. So far, 13 people have been hospitalized, and five deaths of county residents have been attributed to covid-19. The ages of the cases on Tuesday ranged from two to 84 years, and while there were a couple small clusters, they appeared to be otherwise unrelated. Wahkiakum Health and Human...
Dan Kay's first day at the Wahkiakum County PUD was on August 26, but his first day as general manager came last week, when Dave Tramblie made his retirement official. Luckily, it's a position he's been in before. Still there is a lot to learn, and a lot of people to meet. "It's like drinking water from a firehose," Kay said. Kay, who grew up in Zillah is no stranger to hard work and small communities. After graduating from high school, he headed to Pullman to attend Washington State...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday acted on a couple business items, discussed covid-19 vaccine mandates with constituents, and met in executive session to discuss potential litigation. The board approved a request from Chief Civil Deputy Joannie Kuhlmeyer to raise civil service fees. Kuhlmeyer said fees haven't been adjusted since 2008. Statutes say fees may only cover the cost of service and can't be a revenue generator. Inflation has been 30 percent since 2008, Kuhlmeyer said, but increasing fees that much creates only small actual...
The Wahkiakum County Port 1 Board of Commissioners met last Thursday to handle customer refunds and to discuss a few maintenance issues, including a new problem with the sewer system. They opened with a budget and rate workshop, but decided to table the matter until next month when Commissioner Brett Deaton, who was not in attendance, could be there. “It’s nice to have Brett here, because he’s up to date with some of the other marinas and gives us a breakdown on pricing, and how we stand,” Commi...
