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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Perhaps it was the snow that fell heavy and wet in the late afternoon, for the Cathlamet Town Council found itself with a light agenda Tuesday. The highlight of the agenda was supposed to have been a visit from Washington Department of Transportation engineers to talk about potential solutions for traffic control. However, the visitors called before the meeting and asked to be excused because of poor travel conditions in Clark County. The council quickly approved contracts with the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce and Columbia Wellness. The...
It looks like Mother Nature has decided to cooperate with the calendar and as I complete this column I watch big puffy snowflakes falling outside and actually sticking to the ground. My young dog, (almost 3 years old and 150 pounds) is rooting around in the snow trying to figure out what’s going on. Quite comical to watch. On the other hand, all the daffodils are about to bloom and we are now getting freezing temps. Go figure. News from Naselle: Sports for the upcoming week: The Naselle high school boys basketball team will compete on S...
Editor's Note: This story is corrected from first publication, which incorrectly reported a business owner has applied for an application to open a marijuana store in the old Rosburg Store; the correct location, according to the application, is 3772 SR 4, Grays River, which is approximately across the highway from the Hull Creek Road intersection and Merserve Park. We apologize for the error. Ed Miller notified us that he is remodeling the old Rosburg Store and intends to sell groceries, hot food and fuel, with reopening planned for April or Ma...
Responding to an article in last week's Eagle, a representative of the firm "doxo" contacted The Eagle to explain the company's business model. The article reported that some Town of Cathlamet utility customers had encountered doxo's website while searching for the town's website and used it to pay their bills online. The customers had been charged for the service and asked town staff about the fees. Clerk/Treasurer Kerrie McNally said staff hadn't heard of doxo, and the town had no arrangement with doxo for handling payments. According to the...
Will Wahkiakum County's eroding shorelines receive sand from Columbia River channel maintenance this year? Wahkiakum County officials continue to address issues raised by permitting agencies in their effort to establish a 10-year beach nourishment program. This week, the board of commissioners approved an addition of $25,650 to the contract with their consulting engineers who have been preparing the required reports and permit applications. The latest, Commissioner Dan Cothren said Tuesday, is a plan required by the state Department of Ecology...
A utility payment processing company has been taking payments for both the Town of Cathlamet and Wahkiakum PUD utilities without permission and charging a fee as well. "I have had two customers ask me why they have to pay $7 to pay their bills online," Cathlamet Clerk/Treasurer Kerrie McNally said Tuesday. "The town does not charge our customers for this." Both the town and PUD began taking payments over the internet within the past 18 months. McNally said that when a person does a search for the town, a search engine will show www.doxo.com as...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the coming week for the Naselle Comet teams: Saturday, the 10th-District IV 1B boys and girls basketball playoffs at Ilwaco. Call school for times; Monday, the 12th-middle school boys basketball in Naselle with Raymond at 5:45 p.m.; Wednesday, the 14th-middle school boys basketball at South Bend at 5:45 p.m. Go Comets! The annual Poetry Elocution contest will take place tonight (Thursday) in the Naselle Commons at 6 p.m. Come, join in the fun evening. The Naselle Knowledge Bowl team, Monte and the Pythons...
Will they or won't they? Members of the Cathlamet Town Council have been considering revisions to the structure of town sewer system rates for over a year, and on Monday, they received an analysis of sewer rates and finances from consultant RosAna Noval of the Rural Community Assistance Corporation. Over the past few months, Noval has been using data from the town to develop spread sheets showing how different classes of customers would be affected under different rates. The town is looking for...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week: Tomorrow (Friday), high school girls and boys basketball at Three Rivers Christian at 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, JV girls and boys C Team at Knappa at 10 a.m.; Monday, middle school boys basketball in Naselle with Raymond at 5:45 p.m.; Wednesday, middle school boys basketball at North Beach at 5:45 p.m. Go Comets! District IV 1B playoff games: high school boys basketball on Tuesday, 6 p.m., and girls basketball on Wednesday, 6 p.m. with the higher seed team hosting. Contact the...
Wahkiakum County commissioners voted Tuesday to support creation of the Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Economic Development District. Five years in the making, the district would develop a regional economic development strategy and find funding to help implement the strategies. Although he voted to support formation of the district, board Chair Mike Backman said he wanted to extend an invitation to Pacific County to join the district. "We have a lot in common with their workforce," he said, especially the fishing industry, he said. Bill Flashing, executive...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week: Today (Thursday), high school boys basketball in Naselle with Firm Foundation at 5:30 p.m.; Friday, high school girls basketball at Astoria at 6 p.m.; Saturday, high school girls basketball in Naselle with Lake Quinault at 3 p.m.; Monday, middle school boys basketball in Naselle with South Bend at 5:45 p.m., JV girls basketball at Ilwaco at 4 p.m.; Tuesday, high school boys and girls basketball in Naselle with WSD at 5:45 p.m.; Wednesday, high school boys and girls...
The Board of Directors of Wahkiakum School District No. 200 have changed their January meeting to Monday afternoon, Jan. 22, 5:30 p.m., in the Wahkiakum High School library. The board and Superintendent Bob Garrett are inviting the public to attend, especially if they have questions about the district's coming special levy, which replaces an expiring levy and is designed to cover costs and programs not covered by state funding. More information is available in the photos accompanying this...
Mayor Dale Jacobson cast the tiebreaking vote Tuesday to select Jean Burnham to fill a vacant seat on the Cathlamet Town Council. Long-time Council Member Richard Swart resigned at the end of December, and the council had three applicants to fill the vacancy--Burnham, Paige Lake and Robert Stowe. The candidates answered questions from each council member, and then the council, Jacobson and town attorney Heidi Heywood retreated to a 20-minute executive session to evaluate the candidates. When...
Wahkiakum County commissioners covered a lot of ground as they took on a light agenda at their Tuesday meeting this week. Commissioners accepted the recommendation of Health and Human Services Director Chris Bischoff to locate the Wahkiakum Weed Control office in a soon to be vacant at the department's mental health campus. The county has been looking for months for office space for the weed control program, which had previously been housed in the WSU Cooperative Extension Office. The logistics...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week: Today (Thursday), high school boys and girls basketball at WSD at 5:30 p.m., middle school boys basketball in Naselle with Ocosta at 5:45 p.m.; Monday, middle school boys basketball in Naselle with North Beach at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, high school boys and girls basketball at Columbia Adv. at 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, middle school boys basketball at Willapa Valley at 5:45 p.m., JV girls basketball in Naselle with Ilwaco at 7 p.m. Go Comets! Wednesday, the 23rd, is an early...
It was roundtable discussion time Tuesday as the Wahkiakum County officials and residents covered a lot in a morning of discussions on topics ranging from high speed internet to ferry service status notifications. The day started with a quarterly roundtable facilitated by Bill Flashing of the Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Governmental Conference; representatives of local governmental bodies gathered to relate their projects and concerns. Wahkiakum PUD Commissioner Gene Healy sparked some discussion with comments about high speed internet. "We need to keep...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week: Today (Thursday), JV girls and C-team boys basketball in Naselle with Knappa at 5:30 p.m.; Friday, high school boys and girls basketball at South Bend at 5:45 p.m.; Monday, high school girls basketball in Naselle with Lopez Island at 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, high school girls and boys basketball in Naselle with Three Rivers Christian at 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, middle school boys basketball at Raymond at 5:45 p.m. Go Comets! The Naselle-Grays River Valley School Board will hold...
Local motorists breathed a sigh of relief after SR 4 reopened 21 hours after being closed Friday afternoon just west of Stella. Soil, rocks and a fir tree came sliding down about 4:55 p.m. with rocks striking at least one car and taking out utility lines but causing no injuries. Washington State Patrol responded quickly, one motorist said, and closed the highway to await evaluation and action by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The slide occured on the stretch of SR 4 t...
Cathlamet town Council Member Richard Swart has resigned his position, effective January 1. Swart has been hampered by health issues, especially after being struck by a vehicle in a hit and run collision in 2017. He has a record of long service to the town, including terms as mayor and members of both the town council and planning commission. Following is the text of his letter of resignation: Dear Mayor, Council, and Department Heads, I am resigning from Town of Cathlamet, WA Council Position #2 effective 12:01 a.m., January 1, 2018. My plan...
Happy New Year everyone, and a huge shout out to the road crews, EMS and firefighters, law enforcement and especially our mail carriers for their diligence during this past week of rain, freezing and flooding. We are fortunate to have so many dedicated folks in their respective fields who spend hours in this unpredictable weather away from their families to keep us safe. Thank you. News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this coming week: Thursday, high school boys and girls basketball in Naselle with Columbia Adventist...
Wahkiakum County commissioners want to reconsider details of a plan to make improvements to the two sections of Steamboat Slough Road along the Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge. County Engineer Paul Lacy brought the issue to the board of commissioners on Tuesday, thinking the board might want consider the merits of changing plans. The county has received a Federal Highway Administration Grant to asphalt 1,200 feet of road, pave turnouts and parking areas and install shoulder rock, interpretive kiosks, guardrail and signs. The grant...
After 42 years working on the job, county Auditor Diane Tischer has left the office. She started when she was 23 years old; she held the top post for 28 years. "Where has the time gone," she pondered last Friday in her final day in office. "It doesn't really feel like it's time to retire. "If I had known I would be here this long, I would have written a journal. There have been a lot of changes in the office." The office handles a variety of tasks, chief among them are running elections,...
Home, Home, Home! There is nothing like Home! It was a wonderful 6,000 mile journey with one of my sisters, a week long cruise with two of my sons and their families to the western Gulf of Mexico, a few days with a cousin in Arizona that my sister had not seen in over 50 years, and a train ride to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. A once in a lifetime dream come true. That said, I missed everything about home and it is so good to be here again. By the way, I must tell the readers that there really is “Hell.” I have visited there, had my pas...
The Wahkiakum School District board of directors will hold some special meetings in January for workshops to organize their search for a new superintendent. Twenty-five year veteran Bob Garrett announced last week he would retire at the end of the school year. At their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, directors decided to enlist the aid of their Educational Service District staff to guide the search. Also at Tuesday's meeting, directors heard of concerns of water leaking into the floor of the high school welding shop and efforts to take care...
The Cathlamet Town Council adopted the 2018 budget, raised utility rates, swore in new members and handled other business at its Monday night meeting. Budgets total $3.9 million. Sewer and water utilities make up the major portion. The water operation and maintenance fund totals $706,307.14; the water cumulative reserve totals $70,000, and the water revenue bond redemption fund totals $128,802. The sewer operation and maintenance fund totals $88,116.82; the sewer cumulative reserve totals $440,3...
