Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Cathlamet resident Tom Irving may be nearly 97 years old, but he isn't letting that stop him. Irving is headed to Washington D.C. this month along with the Puget Sound Honor Flight. "You're as young as you feel," Irving said. "It's a once in a lifetime trip." The Puget Sound Honor Flight is a nonprofit organization that sends veterans of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War to D.C. twice in the spring and twice in the fall, to give them an opportunity to visit the memorials in our...
Wahkiakum County should receive $1.5 million this year from the harvest of timber from state managed timberlands, Department of Natural Resources foresters reported Tuesday. County officials rely on the revenue from timber trust harvests to support general courthouse offices. For a 10-year average, the county has received $1.44 million per year, said DNR representatives Padraic Callahan and Steven Ogden. In 2020, the county should receive another $1 million from a timber sale going to bid this November, and in 2020, another sale should produce...
Wahkiakum County land owners can expect to see their property tax assessments increase, Assessor Bill Coons announced this week. Coons said the assessed value of the county increased 11.8 percent this year, by $57.4 million. Part of that was new construction valued at $9 million. The real estate market also contributed to the increase. Coons said that the real estate Multi Listing Service has reported data showing property prices increased 10.9 percent in the past year. In a letter to taxpayers, Coons said he was shocked by prices now paid in...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. CathlameTones, Hotel Cathlamet, 6 p.m. 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. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Free Low Impact Senior Fitness Class, Hope...
The retirement parties are behind her, and the final paycheck has arrived, but for someone like Cindy Faubion, who worked as a nurse for nearly 50 years, the heart and desire to be of service never really ends. Faubion got into nursing during the Vietnam War. "At the time, only men were drafted," she said. "I felt strongly that women should be involved in the war effort. Even though I wasn't a fan of the war, I felt like it was something I could do." This inner call to serve others turned out...
The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) last week released its proposed long-term strategy for managing habitat for marbled murrelets, an endangered seabird which nest in inland forests. Among many aspects, the proposed updated habitat conservation plan (HCP) would set aside from harvest stands of state managed timber which could provide the large trees the birds need for laying eggs and raising their young. The new HCP would affect state-managed timberlands in Wahkiakum, Pacific, Cowlitz, Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson,...
The dredge Oregon has set up operation off Cape Horn, bringing a sigh of relief to residents who have lost frontage because of erosion. Wahkiakum County officials have completed a multi-year effort to set up a 10-year beach nourishment program for eroding beaches at the Cape and on Puget Island. Photo by Rick Nelson....
The Cathlamet Town Council and the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners will hold special meetings in the next two weeks. The county commission recessed its Sept. 24 meeting to next Monday, 11 a.m. The board will join the Wahkiakum Conservation District at the Duck Inn in Skamokawa for a tour of conservation district projects. The town council will get its 2020 budget preparation underway with a special meeting Oct. 4, 1 p.m. in the Cathlamet Fire Hall meeting room at 225 2nd Street, Cathlamet....
THURSDAY Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Council of Governments, Cowlitz County Event Center, Noon. Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-Noon. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7-15 p.m. Sandra Sews, 10:30-Noon. S.A.I.L., Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire...
Debra Lawson, who ran Angel Wings Pet Sanctuary, served two days in jail last week after violating the terms of her probation after local law enforcement found 16 vertebrate animals on her property. In May, Lawson pled guilty to three counts in a deal with the State of Washington in District Court presided over by Judge Heidi Heywood. Lawson pled guilty to operating a shelter and failure to tag each dog or cat, operating a shelter and failure to provide indoor facilities adequately ventilated...
Member of the Cathlamet Town Council and the public got a look Monday evening at an updated proposal for development of the controversial vacant lot at the corner of Main and Butler streets. In other business, council members approved of a nascent collaboration between the Chinook Nation and the council, county commission, Port District 1 and the Wahkiakum School District. Council members also approved a proposed change to the town planning commission; they established dates for meetings and...
Rosburg resident Austin Burkhalter has been appointed to fill a vacant position on the Port District 2 board of directors. He replaces Lori Scott who resigned at the commission's August meeting. She hadn't sought re-election two years ago and, as state law allows, served until August. Port Attorney Tim Hanigan said the position will be on the 2023 election ballot. In other business at the port commission's Tuesday meeting: --Port Manager Jeff Smith said the second kite festival of the year will...
How will the vacancy on the Cathlamet Town Council be filled? Council Member Sue Cameron resigned from the position in August, leaving one of the five seats vacant. When the council met Monday for its monthly meeting, Council Member Ryan Smith was excused for illness, leaving only three members present, Jean Burnham, Laurel Waller and David Olson. When the public comment period arrived at the end of the meeting, Main Street resident Paige Lake asked how the position would be filled. She added that she had heard before the August meeting that...
An article in The Daily News of Longview this past week came home for the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners. The article reported comments from Port of Kalama personnel saying they are preparing to begin depositing dredge spoil sand on Puget Island farmland owned by Philip and Ivy Lou Vik. The site was identified nearly 20 years ago as part of the project to deepen the Columbia River channel and is just now being developed. According to land use permits, the dredge spoils will be pumped inland and over years piled to a level at the...
By Rick Nelson The Washington Supreme Court last Thursday announced its opinion in the appeal of the recall charges against Cathlamet's mayor and three council members; the court upheld the ruling of Wahkiakum Superior Court Judge Donald J. Richter that the recall charges were insufficient. Following is the opening of the state court's opinion, written by Justice Susan Owens: "This case concerns a recall petition filed against the mayor and three members of the town council of Cathlamet. All of the charges against the councillors and most of...
THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7:15 p.m. Learn to knit, crochet and mend, Sandra Sews, Community Center, Cathlamet, 10:30 a.m.-Noon. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. S.A.I.L., Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Fire Protection District No. 1 Commissioners, Fire Hall, 5:30 p.m. Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m....
The Naselle/Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on Tuesday in the Middle School Commons. The following board policies were adopted: 2410 High School Graduation Requirements, 2413 Equivalency Credit for Career and Technical Courses, 3115 Students Experiencing Homelessness Rights and Services, 3120 Enrollment, 3207 Prohibition of Harassment, Intimidation or Bullying, 3231 Student Records, 3416 Medication at School, 3520 Student Fees, Fines or Charges, 5201 Drug-Free Schools, Community or Workplace,...
By Diana Zimmerman The Wahkiakum County Port 1 Board of Commissioners discussed a variety of issues at their meeting last Thursday. According to Port Manager Jackie Lea, a potential customer had approached the port about dismantling two barges for scrap at the marina in October. “He has the permits,” Lea said. “He can’t bring them into Ilwaco, because the lift isn’t set up to do that.” After discussion about a myriad of issues, including how to charge the potential customer, and how much, the c...
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors met on Tuesday. Superintendent Brent Freeman gave a brief update on the commercial kitchen/fish processing center. “It continues to not go quite away,” Freeman said. “There are two different contractors that may be interested. We are running out of time.” After the board approved a $150 cash box for ticket sales at middle school events, Freeman gave an update on a hoped for remodel at the district and discussed a suggested schedule to address...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners listened to reports during a quick meeting on Tuesday. Commissioner Dennis Reid expressed appreciation for the recent presentation by representatives of Noanet on the potential broadband project. “Seeing numbers put to it was really helpful,” Reid said. “As far as I was concerned it was all good stuff.” General Manager Dave Tramblie reported that 900 feet of water pipe had been replaced on East Birnie Slough Road. It was an upgrade of some older p...
Cathlamet resident Jim Kolberg caught two scenes as he traveled around town: Above, the view from the town dock at the foot of Broadway Street on Tuesday, and right, Derek Lunstrum had a cool job cleaning the ice box at the Cathlamet Market. Below, Kim Herren spotted two buzzards enjoying the sun along the waterfront on a recent photo club outing....
Today, the Washington Supreme Court announced its opinion in the appeal of the recall charges against Cathlamet's mayor and three council member; the court upheld the ruling of Wahkiakum Superior Court Judge Donald J. Richter that the recall charges were insufficient. Following is the opening of the state court's opinion, written by Justice Susan Owens: "This case concerns a recall petition filed against the mayor and three members of the town council of Cathlamet. All of the charges against the councillors and most of the charges against the...
Wahkiakum County commissioners covered a lot of ground as they worked their way through a light agenda Tuesday. Public Works Director Chuck Beyer said an examination of a new engine on the ferry Oscar B. showed no overheating problems. The ferry had been out of service Monday morning for mechanics to look for the source of a hot reading. "The engines are fine," Beyer said. The inspections will continue, he said, focusing on transmissions and then other possible sources until they find the source of the heat. Service could be suspended during...
After 34 years, Carol Hattrick Danker will no longer walk through the door of the bank centrally located on Main Street in Cathlamet as an employee. Though the location of her office never changed in those years, nor the business conducted there, ownership shifted four times during Danker's tenure. Seafirst, Bank of America, Cascade, First Interstate. She decided to retire when she realized customer's names weren't coming quite as easily as they used to. Danker was born in Yakima and attended a...
After being awarded a grant from the Community Economic Revitalization Board, the Wahkiakum County PUD hired a team from Noanet to conduct a broadband feasibility study, the objective to bring high speed fiber optic line to every resident on the east side of the county. On Monday, Chris Walker and Nick Uhlrich from Noanet presented their findings from the second phase of the study to the PUD and a few members of the Broadband Action Committee. About a month ago, Uhlrich and another colleague...
