Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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THURSDAY Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Community Center, Cathlamet, 6-7:15 p.m. Food Addicts, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. S.A.I.L., Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Sandra Sews, Community Center, Cathlamet, 10:30-Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7...
The Cathlamet Town Council will hold a special meeting Monday to fill a vacant seat on the council. The meeting will be held in the DeBriae Fire Hall Meeting Room starting at 3 p.m. Two people have applied to fill the vacancy, Acting Clerk/Treasurer Sylvia Costich said Friday. They are Robert Stowe and David Olson. The council plans to meet in executive session to review the candidates' applications. The council can then reconvene in open session to interview the candidates and act on a motion to appoint one to fill the vacancy. The position...
After gathering a few new ideas from citizens last Friday afternoon, members of the Cathlamet Town Council will proceed with planning the layout of a park at the former Butler Street parking lot. The meeting was the second the council has held to gather input and ideas from the public for developing the park; attendance neared 12 persons, including three council members and facilitator Brice Wozniak The meeting opened with Mayor Dale Jacobson describing his previous experience as mayor of Long...
Last Thursday, the Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Directors held a special meeting at the Skamokawa Grange to speak with Skamokawa residents about a possible expansion to their water system and to listen to their concerns. The PUD learned a lot about the Class B water systems serving residences in Skamokawa and discovered that there might be a bigger thirst in the neighborhood for a public water system than they had hoped, though some residents had some reservations. David Tramblie, the general...
Skamokawa resident Laurie Michaels is the featured artist at Tsuga Gallery for the month of May. Michaels and her husband moved to the area four years ago and two years ago after her art was exhibited at Redmen Hall, she joined Tsuga Gallery. Michaels was raised in Modesto, California. She doesn't remember a time when she wasn't an artist. One of her first memories is of her father showing her how to layer crayon colors. She was always creative, making stuffed animals with paper, cotton balls...
• Total spending of $52.4 billion • Includes levy lid lift for school districts and some tax increases OLYMPIA (April 28, 2019) —The Washington State Legislature adjourned minutes before its midnight deadline on April 28, ending its 105-day session on time for the first time since 2009. Before the $52.4 billion biennium operating budget saw final passage, lawmakers worked out a deal that includes a school levy lid lift and prohibiting public records requests on the bump stock buyback plan. “This truly has been an epic legislative session...
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors met on April 23 to hear updates on the commercial kitchen/fish processing center, talk about a coming bond measure, and more. Allen Bennett shared the design for the commercial kitchen/fish processing center planned at the high school, which is being done in partnership with the Wahkiakum WSU Extension office, noting that he was still waiting to hear if it was designed for “maximum efficiency” from a professor at WSU who was involved in the pro...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, Noon. 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. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 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 Lib...
Representatives from Noanet and the Wahkiakum PUD gave members of the Broadband Committee an update on the project at a meeting on Monday night. In January, the PUD was awarded a $50,000 grant for a broadband feasibility study, according to General Manager Dave Tramblie. Since that time, they have reached out to Noanet to do the work involved in a feasibility study. Chris Walker, a representative from Noanet, introduced himself and gave a brief history of the organization. “We know what it t...
Photos by the Wash. State Dept. of Transportation Contractors working on the Puget Island bridge have returned to work for the season and are painting pier supports, doing touch up work and replacing walkway decking. The bridge's steel structure has received three coats of paint. Workers for the prime contractor, Royal Bridge, Inc., are working with a subcontractor, Structural Coatings. Royal Bridge has been sand blasting and painting Pier 16 (see photo); work was to have been completed last...
Last Friday, the Town of Cathlamet hosted a space planning session to allow the public an opportunity to get involved in the design of a lot on Butler street. The meeting began with one attendee wondering when the residents of the town would get an opportunity to have a say on whether the space would remain a parking lot or become a park. She doesn't get to vote on that, but on Friday, she got a chance to give input on one possible design for the community space when attendees broke up into...
Educators moved the classroom outside at Wahkiakum School District on Monday in celebration of Earth Day. Students learned about grafting and the art of bonsai, played with farm animals, and got the opportunity to feel some ownership in the district's plans for an orchard, garden and outdoor learning center by planting apple trees and seedlings. High school students built planters, which have been placed in a design mimicking the compass. In the center, a gazebo is planned, as well as seating, a...
Wahkiakum County commissioners handled a variety of business Tuesday ranging from hearing reports about community events to meeting with department heads to go over a new facilities incident guide. Puget Island resident Suzanne Holmes covered two community events. First, she invited commissioners and others in the audience to the spring Tidy Up the Town event this Saturday sponsored by the Pioneer Community Association. Volunteers will gather to pull weeds and work on beautification projects. Strong Park will be a focus this year, she said....
One of the artists pictured in last week's report from the Naselle Community Center art event was incorrectly identified. She is Marie Powell, not Marie Howell....
THURSDAY 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 Department, fire/ambulance, 7 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd &...
• Lawmakers aim to improve “herd immunity” in Washington state • Lawmakers aim to stop the ongoing measles outbreak with passage of bill OLYMPIA (April 23, 2019) – The Washington House of Representatives concurred with Senate amendments on Tuesday that remove the personal exemption to the measles vaccine and send the legislation to Gov. Jay Inslee, who is expected to sign the bill into law. In the House concurrence floor vote, Rep. Vickie Kraft, R-Vancouver, said “this just essentially forces more vaccinations on students that may not need it...
Though Oregon and Washington added two more days of fishing for spring chinook in the lower Columbia River last Saturday and Sunday, there are signs of a lower than forecasted return of spring chinook. As of last week, just 184 fish have crossed Bonneville Dam, 9 percent of the 10-year average of 2,027 fish and the eighth lowest return on that date in the past 10 years. There has also been a drop in test fishing results. That had Bill Tweit, at a two-state Columbia River Compact hearing April 10, wondering if spring chinook angling should stop...
April rain didn't dampen the spirits of participants in the first annual Wahkiakum Autism Walk on Saturday. Organizer Sarah Lawrence estimated that about 75-80 people showed up to walk in the 1K/5K event to raise $10,000 for a sensory room and sensory walk at the Wahkiakum School District. "Paul (Lawrence) and I were overjoyed with the turnout and support from local businesses, Lawrence said. "Thanks to the support of our community, there will be more than enough money to get started on the...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council wrestled with public comment policies, the vacancy on the council, stipends, the town water system and a variety of other issues when they met Monday. The council's policy has been to hear public comment at the beginning of meetings, allowing speakers three minutes to make their points. Although the intent has been to focus on transacting business during the rest of the meeting with comments limited to council and staff, they've listened to public comment on issues during other parts of their meeting....
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners met briefly on Tuesday morning to listen to reports and discuss a couple items before their meeting with Skamokawa residents next week to discuss the water system expansion. General Manager David Tramblie reported that an electrical transfer switch had been installed on the PUD campus. It will allow employees to operate lights and bay doors in the event of an outage. Tramblie is planning a project to balance loads on the Skamokawa circuit in the ne...
Wahkiakum County officials outlined plans to deal with campers at Fairgrounds Park when they met Tuesday. The park, which lies adjacent to the county fairgrounds in Skamokawa, has hosted a group of long term campers who have been paying rent to the county fair. Concerns have arisen over use of park and fair facilities, which weren't designed to accommodate long-term camping. The issue was discussed last Tuesday at the county commission meeting, the county fair board addressed it last Wednesday when that group met. The campers will be out 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 at the Grays River Fire Hall. In personnel matters, the board acknowledged the resignations of Dan Vaughn, middle school basketball coach, and Tucker Glenn, high school assistant basketball coach. The board also approved the hire of Regan Wirkkala as director of maintenance and operations. As additional business, the board agreed to an increase in the Associated Student Body Imprest Fund, raising it to $6,000 from $4,000. Principal Quinn...
Cowlitz County Sheriff Brad Thurman and the DeRosier family would like to share this update with those who wish to honor Deputy Justin DeRosier as his procession moves through our Kelso and Longview communities. The procession will begin from the intersection of Washington Street and 7th Avenue, Longview. The procession will proceed south on 7th Avenue, turn up through Tennant Way & Frontage Way moving northbound onto Third Avenue, then First Avenue and eastbound over the Allen Street Bridge to I-5. Anyone wishing to tribute Deputy...
