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Wahkiakum PUD commissioners voted on Tuesday to add an informational line item regarding utility tax on invoices sent to Puget Island Water System ratepayers, but they held off adjusting fees to recoup the cost of a recent increase in the tax the utility pays to the town. The Cathlamet Town Council passed a resolution in December to increase their utility tax from 3 to 6 percent, and the new tax rate went into effect for the billing cycle subsequent to February 18. The town supplies all water for the Puget Island Water System. For residential c...
Wahkiakum County officials got something to think about Tuesday--the likely impact of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the coastline. The shifting in tectonic plates along the Cascadia fault would likely cause several minutes of shaking, and in 20-30 minutes, a tsunami would arrive that would inundate lowlying areas along the coast. Emergency planners from the Washington Military Department said 3,300 people would likely die, another 25,000 would be injured, and the region would experience widespread disruption of power, transportation and food...
Wahkiakum County commissioners appointed Marlena Silva to be county treasurer when incumbent Paula Holloway retires at the end of the month. The board made the decision Tuesday, choosing over two other candidates, Tammy Peterson and David Goodroe. The appointment is good through 2012. The two-year unexpired portion of Holloway's term will be on the fall election ballot, and candidates may file for that election in May. Commissioners said the decision was extremely difficult for them. "Speaking for the board, I'll take the liberty to suggest to...
The Wahkiakum Mules set the pace in the first half and held on to defeat Lake Roosevelt 65-60 Friday in the second round of the 2012 Class 2B Boys Basketball Tournament in Spokane. The Mules will play Dayton for fourth and sixth places on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. The Mules opened up a 35-28 lead in the first two quarters and held on for the win. Wyatt Parker led the Mule scoring with 21 points. Peter Weiler had 18, John Chambers 13, Lars Blix 11 and Eli McElroy two. Chambers made nine assists. Blix and Weiler each had five rebo...
The Wahkiakum School Board approved a trial dual sport participation policy at their February 22 meeting, paving the way for eligible athletes to participate in two sports this spring. The discussion about dual sport participation began in November after parents Wendy and Lamar Blix asked the district to consider allowing their son to participate in track and baseball. The board asked Athletic Director Marc Niemeyer to craft a draft policy based on input from district coaching staff and policies used by other districts. After consultation with...
The Adna Pirates defeated the Wahkiakum Mules 54-49 in the opening round of the Class 2B boys basketball tournament Thursday in Spokane. The Mules led 24-23 halftime, and the Pirates outscored them 16-9 in the third quarter. The Mules had a 16-15 scoring edge in the fourth quarter. Wyatt Parker led the Mule scoring with 19 points. John Chambers scored 11, Peter Weiler nine, Lars Blix five, Eli McElroy two, Brett Chaputt two and Yannik Kreutter one. Parker had eight rebounds; McElroy and Chaputt each had five, Blix four and Weiler two. The...
submitted by Richard Swart Fire District 4 volunteer firefighters will hold an old-fashioned “Boot Campaign” Saturday and Sunday at the Cathlamet Chevron gas station on SR 4 to raise money for the Kiwanis Doernbecher Children’s Cancer Program (KDCCP). For at least 150 years, firefighters across America have turned out in force to hold out their boots to collect funds for charity. “This year, our members decided we wanted to serve the community some way in addition to fighting fires,” said District Fire Chief Jim Wilson. “Doing something t...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday approved a Shoreline Management Substantial Development Permit to help drain land along Seal Slough near Rosburg. The permit would allow replacement of an old culvert with a tidegate and installation of two new tidegates with culverts on the Amala family property on Kandoll Road. Applicant is the Grays River Habitat Enhancement District. The two new tidegates are to be above the normal floodplain level and wouldn't alter normal drainage; they would come into action during floods and help drain an area...
The state Department of Labor and Industries has fined Wahkiakum County $8,000 for violations of workplace safety rules. Wahkiakum County officials on Tuesday said they would appeal the fines. An L&I inspector issued citations September 22, 2011, after making inspections at the Puget Island Ferry landing and county road department shops. Eight of the violations had been corrected as of February 22. The citations included: 1. A ferry worker was observed working outside guardrails during mooring maneuvers while not wearing a required personal...
After publication of last week's edition, Cathlamet Council Member Dick Swart contacted The Eagle and requested a retraction, saying he was misquoted in an article about the council's discussion of a proposed ordinance for management of the Cathlamet Fire Department. The sentence read, " If there are errors, it’s the fault of the fire chiefs.” In an email, Swart wrote: The context at the February 22, 2012 Council meeting was my response to comments in First assistant Fire Chief Duncan Cruickshank’s monthly report about proposed Ordinance 548-1...
Wahkiakum County elk are in poor health, and citizens want something done about it. Residents and county commissioners discussed the situation Tuesday, and commissioners said they would invite officials from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to visit and discuss the hoof rot syndrome seen in local elk. Commissioner Dan Cothren, who travels the region in his logging industry employment and who is also a long-time hunter, said he has seen sick, dying and dead elk in most of the county's valleys. "It's pretty severe," Cothren...
Wahkiakum County commissioners interviewed three candidates nominated to step in as county treasurer with the pending retirement of incumbent Paula Holloway, who announced in early Feburary that she would retire at the end of the month. Nominated by the Wahkiakum County Democratic Central Committee, the three candidates displayed different backgrounds in interviews on Tuesday. After the interviews, the commissioners recessed into executive session to discuss the candidates. The commissioners adjourned without taking action; they have said they...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday agreed to consider a resolution calling for the county to participate in the federal E-Verify program. Under the program, the county will require citizenship or legal residency for its employees and employees of any contractors working for the county. E-Verify compares information from Employment Eligibility Verification forms against federal government databases to verify workers' employment eligibility. The program is free. A group of people from Lewis and Clark counties appeared before the county...
The National Weather Service (NWS) has forecast the arrival Tuesday afternoon of a winter storm with strong winds. A high wind warning which is in effect from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday for the southern Washington and northern and central Oregon coasts. The southern Washington coast can expect south winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 60 mph near beaches and headlands. Coastal communities can expect south winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. Winds will increase Tuesday afternoon with the strongest winds late Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday...
Some local governments in southwest Washington have dealt with sporadic timber revenues and therefore uncertain budgets due to a lack of access to portions of state managed county trust timberlands encumbered by endangered animal species. Now these governments are on the path toward fiscal sustainability. House Bill 2329, which was unanimously voted out of the Senate Energy, Natural Resources and Marine Waters Committee on Friday after it passed through the House Feb. 9 without dissent, is the second step in a process that began three years...
On February 24, 6 to 8 p.m., the Tsuga Gallery will host an open house and artists' reception. The gallery opened in late November during a total remodel of the 100-year-old building. Now work on the main gallery is complete, and the open house is an opportunity to introduce the new gallery and member artists to the community. The Tsuga Artists' Association now has by-laws and a corporation status and membership is open to area artists. Those interested can stop by the gallery to obtain an information packet. The open house will have food,...
Cathlamet will soon be a busy place with the start of three or four construction projects scheduled for this year. Town officials and engineers will meet with their contractor today (Thursday) to go over the plans for the start of the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant. Engineer Thomas Zerkel of Gray and Osborne, Inc., said the contractor will start with installation of a main from the existing treatment plant up 2nd Street and across to the new plant site. The contractor should be clear of the lower section of the street around...
Wahkiakum PUD commissioners met February 21 at Rosburg Hall in fulfillment of their commitment to holding one meeting every quarter this year in the Westend of Wahkiakum County. Commissioner Bob Jungers asked PUD Manager Dave Tramblie to report on customer response to the yearlong moratorium on a system development fee for new water customers. The PUD has received payment for two planned water hookups, said Tramblie, and has had 12 inquiries in total. He explained that the fee moratorium was implemented as an incentive in order to increase the...
Commissioners of Port District No. 2 of Wahkiakum County adopted two resolutions and discussed other business when they met Tuesday in Skamokawa. One resolution amends the compensation paid to port commissioners. State law allows compensation other than money, and at the suggestion of commission Chair Brian O'Connor, the board voted to allow port commissioners five nights of free camping at Skamokawa Vista Park on days when the park isn't full. Commissioners have traditionally waived compensation. A second resolution fixed a $1,500 maximum...
Crew of the ferry "Wahkiakum" went to the aid of a sailboat in distress last Saturday. According to county Public Works Director Pete Ringen, skipper Shawn Mace and deckhand Jon Arness noticed a sailboat was having trouble off Puget Island and they went to investigate. They found a woman aboard who was calling for help. A male crew member who had been steering the boat had been knocked overboard by the boom. Although the man had gotten back on board, he was suffering hypothermia. The ferry crew towed the sailboat to the Island ferry landing...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council on Tuesday gave first approval to an ordinance to put the direction of the Cathlamet Fire Department under control of town officials. The department has been operating under an ordinance adopted in 1932 which put control under the Cathlamet Commercial Club, which no longer exists. The latest audit of the town by the Washington State Auditor's office said the arrangement doesn't meet state law and needed to be changed. The ordinance entirely repeals the previous ordinance and provides standards for...
Wahkiakum County commissioners grudgingly authorized Tuesday the payment of a $100 voucher for a representative of the county treasurer's office to attend a computer training program. Treasurer Paula Holloway had submitted the voucher claim for participation in a training program on the new computer software the county is installing which links the offices of the treasurer, auditor and assessor. Last week, however, commissioners declined to approve the voucher, saying they had questions about who would attend the training. Holloway, who is...
Wahkiakum County commissioners handled a variety of business when they met Tuesday. Issues ranged from repairing a slide on Loop Road to a recommendation to join a national program to check residency of employees. The board approved a request from Public Works Director Pete Ringen to hire a consulting engineer to evaluate a sliding area on Loop Road. Ringen said his inititial approach would be to develop a project that would stabilize the slope without going into the Grays River, which lies at the foot of the sliding slope. Tying the work to a...
Thanks to Ralph Keyser, we've got another great picture and information on yet another gas station that was located on Puget Island: Jack's Place, or maybe you knew it as Jack Maughan's Place. Officially however, it was Jack's Place named after John William Maughan, who was known as Jack. This place was located along what is now SR 409 in the 650-660 address, which is just north of the State Road intersection. This was on the west side of the road and if you were around my age, you may know it as being south of where the Lawsons lived and...
Naselle School District’s replacement maintenance and operations levy has been approved by district voters. A special election for the levy was held February 14. Voters were asked to replace the existing levy which expires at the end of 2012. The levy allows the district to collect $695,000 per year for three years. As of 8 p.m. February 14, 654 ballots had been counted in Pacific and Wahkiakum Counties; 425 (64.98 percent) voted in favor of the levy. A simple majority is required for approval. The next ballot count will be on February 17 a...
