Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Homecoming Week is coming to a close at Wahkiakum High School. During the week, students have been dressing according to daily themes: Monday: Team Day--students supported their favorite team. Tuesday: Decades Day. Wednesday: Athlete versus Mathlete. Thursday: City Slicker and Country Bumpkin. Friday: Red and Black Spirit Day. Also, there will be a pep assembly, and there will be an award for the most spirited class. On Friday, 7 p.m., the Mules entertain the Raymond Seagulls for the homecoming football game. At halftime, a parade of Corvettes...
The South Bend Indians handed the Wahkiakum Mules a 28-6 loss in non-league football last Friday. "We couldn't stop Ben Byington," Mule Coach Eric Hansen said. The 5-10, 185 lb. running back tallied 230 yards rushing and scored all four of his team's touchdowns. The Mules hurt themselves, including a couple turnovers that South Bend quickly turned into scores. South Bend scored twice in the first quarter for a 14-0 lead and again in the second quarter to lead 20-0 at halftime. The Mules put points on the board in the third quarter; James...
A log truck driver from Terrebonne, Ore., was hospitalized Monday after his truck ran off SR 4 east of Cathlamet and rolled onto its side. Charles Ron Wilson, 69, sustained cuts and fractures of facial bones. He was airlifted to a Peace Health hospital in Vancouver and underwent surgery, which went well, his son said in a Tuesday Facebook post. The eastbound truck ran off the highway around 4:48p.m. at the foot of the Abe Creek passing lanes, downed utility lines, took out a guard rail, and...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday dealt with a variety of issues ranging from wage negotiations to elk hoof rot and, of course, dredging. Commissioners and department heads held a workshop to discuss issues and goals for coming negotiations with the county’s union employees. The major points included: Sheriff Mark Howie said he would want adjustments in officers salaries. He presented data showing deputies make 34 percent less than the statewide average, and corrections officers make 43 percent less than the average. The undersheriff a...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the coming week: Thursday, high school volleyball at South Bend, JV starts at 5:45 p.m. varsity to follow; Friday, high school football in Naselle with Wishkah at 7 p.m.; Saturday, high school volleyball at Adna Tournament at 9 a.m.; Monday, middle school volleyball in Naselle with Ocosta at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, cross country at Toledo at 4 p.m., high school volleyball at Wahkiakum at 5:45 p.m.; Wednesday, middle school volleyball at Raymond at 5:45 p.m. Go Comets! The Naselle-Grays River Valley school boar...
The Wahkiakum Mules came on strong in the second half to defeat the visiting Ocosta Wildcats 34-7 last Friday in a non-league football game. After a scoreless first quarter, the Mules took the lead at 9:29 of the second quarter. KC Beery caught a pass from Lucas Brown for an 18-yard touchdown. L. Brown passed to Zach Brown for the conversion and an 8-0 lead. The visitors responded with their only score of the night on a 22-yard run and kicked a conversion that cut the Mule lead to 8-7 with 6:11...
While county officials agree they'd like to see lower speeds on SR 4 in the Cathlamet area, they don't want to use traffic circles to accomplish that end. County Engineer Paul Lacy on Tuesday asked commissioners if they'd like to include in the county's Six Year Road Improvement Plan a proposal to install traffic circles, also called roundabouts, at SR 4 intersections with Main and Columbia streets and make modifications to the highway that would slow traffic. Citing distaste for traffic circles, commissioners voted against the proposal....
With their members aging and dwindling, the congregation of the Cathlamet United Church of Christ this spring started looking for an organization to take over ownership and operation of their building. They ended up agreeing by an 8-0 vote to offer the property to Wahkiakum County for use by Health and Human Services (H&HS). H&HS administrators like the offer, but when they presented a proposal on Tuesday to go through with the proposal, the board of county commissioners expressed concerns about the financial aspects of long-term ownership of...
Should Wahkiakum County's heath department investigate the cause of elk hoof rot disease? Dr. Boone Mora, a Skamokawa resident and a retired public health officer, thinks so. On Tuesday, he met with the county board of commissioners, who also serve as the board of health, to urge the board to undertake that study. However, after hearing from health department staff, commissioners took no action. "I don't see any clear path forward," said commission Chair Blair Brady. "We'll keep pressing the state lab to do more." Mora maintains the cause of...
It looks like Mother Nature must be mad at something or everything. Unprecedented hurricanes, flooding and fire all over the country is affecting so many people. My prayers go out to the families who are being affected by these catastrophes. Prayers and thanks as well to the firefighters (including my cousin, Tom Hammonds who is responding to the Eagle Creek Fire as I write this), and all the other responders and volunteers who are helping out. Be aware also that the smoke and ash in the air can cause problems with breathing, especially childre...
The Wahkiakum Mule football team journeyed to Naselle last Friday with one goal in mind: To return to Cathlamet with the KM Trophy, the grand prize when the Mules and Naselle Comets meet. The Comets took an 8-0 first quarter lead, but the Mules did the rest of the scoring to claim a 22-8 victory. After throwing five incomplete passes, Comet quarterback Cole Dorman connected with Donny Edwards who beat a defender for a 22-yard touchdown play with 1:12 left in the first quarter. Dorman ran the...
Wahkiakum County may well have to come up with another quarter million dollars to accomplish dredging projects to protect eroding shorelines. That's the news Commissioner Dan Cothren reported from a late August meeting with the US Army Corps of Engineers and representatives of federal representatives. The Corps is requiring a Section 408 review, which will analyze the potential impacts of placing dredged sand on the eroding beaches. The cost could run $200,000 to $300,000, Cothren said. "I'm...
William Faubion, who is retiring after serving 38 years as Wahkiakum County district court judge, had a first time experience Tuesday. "I've been judge a long time here and I've sworn a lot of public officials in," he told an audience of two dozen people gathered for a ceremonial hearing. "This will be the first opportunity I've had to swear in a district court judge. "I'm very pleased to have that opportunity." Faubion, who is retiring with 16 months left in his term of office, swore in his rep...
The Wahkiakum School District board of directors heard a report on the alternative learning program, approved golf course rental agreement, and, after going into executive session, new contracts with raises for employees. Here's how Superintendent Bob Garrett explained the raises: "The state gave a 2.3 percent increase to all employees. The district added another 2.7 percent to classified staff, giving them a 5 percent increase. There were a couple of instances where a few classified employees received a larger “bump.” "Teachers received jus...
I received this communication Tuesday from an Elochoman Valley resident who feared retribution if he were identified. With that in mind, I'm printing here. "Some may be aware of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist counting fish on the Elochoman. Yesterday he informed me he has uncovered several poaching teams stealing fish from the river only to sell to restaurants. They use nets to circle the fish, then pull them out. While several are netting the fish, there is usually someone along the road keeping watch to alert the...
I am really ready for some rain and cooler temperatures. This is not my cup of tea. On another note, the old adage “the best laid plans” did not work out so well for me this past two weeks. I had company come back the weekend before the eclipse, and the traffic was so bad at my granddaughter’s that I never would have made it in time for the historic event. So, my sister and I, with our cousins, watched it from Grays River, and it was a sight to behold. Then we had another rather nasty dilemma and I flew my nephew who is a plumbing contr...
The local 2017 high school football season gets underway this Friday, 7 p.m., with the Wahkiakum Mules heading to Naselle to take on the Comets in the KM Trophy Game. Knocked out of last year's Class 1B playoffs, the Comets hope to use their size and speed to make a run deeper into the playoffs. The Mules are coming off of two seasons in which the majority of players were underclassmen. With good quality in skill positions, they hope to make their own run into the Class 2B playoffs. It will be a...
Will SR 4 someday have a "dogbone" between the intersections at Main and Columbia streets? The answer, of course, is if local entities can come up with the money. Paul Lacey, Wahkiakum County engineer, brought the idea to the monthly meeting of the Cathlamet Town Council on Monday to ask if there is any support for the idea. Council members listened to Lacey's proposal; they made no decision but will revisit the issue at their September meeting. In other business, the council voted 3-2 to allocate up to $1,200 to Tsuga Gallery for advertising...
With clear skies overhead, Wahkiakum County residents were able to take in the solar eclipse that traveled across the county on Monday. Wahkiakum was not in the path of total eclipse, so a bit of the sun was visible over the moon.Carol Danker, Amy Gurley, Joan Mack and Valerie Windsor from First Interstate Bank took time out to view the eclipse. Cathlamet Pharmacy tried holding eclipse glasses over their cell phones to take photos. At one point, viewers on Main Street notices waves of light and...
Wahkiakum County Commissioner Dan Cothren reported Tuesday having a shock during a timberlands tour last Thursday sponsored by state Department of Natural Resources. Commissioner of Public Lands Hillary Franz, some members of the state Board of Natural Resources, DNR personnel, and representatives of environmental groups gathered in Cathlamet to tour state managed timber land and discuss issues related to managing them for marbled murrelets, and endangered species. The agency is trying to finish a habitat conservation plan (HCP) for the small...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday heard reports on several issues that they've been facing. Commissioner Dan Cothren reported the county and US Army Corps of Engineers have reached agreement on a new memorandum of agreement regarding a Section 408 review of planned beach nourishment projects. "The MOA is signed; now we just need to work with (county Auditor) Diane (Tischer) for a fund to take the money out of," Cothren said. Cothren commented on a meeting last week with personnel from the Washington State University School of...
Wahkiakum County's board of commissioners on Tuesday addressed a wide variety of issues ranging from dredging and the county ferry to fish nets and mental health services. Commissioner Dan Cothren reported the county's permit application process for placement of dredge spoils is proceeding well; US Army Corps of Engineers staff have said they're pleased with the plans of the county staff and consulting engineers to complete the permitting. However, Cothren said, the pipeline dredge Oregon will soon be working on a shoal across from Cape Horn,...
So, our nation witnessed an ugly clash between white supremacists and counter demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend. The clash left one demonstrator dead, and two police officers responding to the event died in a helicopter crash. I joined vigil Sunday afternoon in front of the courthouse to express sympathy with the victims and opposition to the racist, ultra-right values of the supremacists who initiated the demonstrations. Some 32 people were there, and they expressed grief, shock, disbelief and outrage that we have the...
It has been an interesting week for me. I had a message on Facebook out of the blue from a cousin and his wife asking if I planned to be home the following day. We had probably not seen each other for 25 years, and they were on their way from California to Centralia to visit one of their sons. It was wonderful catching up for a few hours before they were off again with the promise of making this their summer destination now that they are retired. I had no idea they had family so close. Then my son, Carl and his girlfriend decided to come down f...
Wahkiakum County is in the market for a new director of the Health and Human Services Department. Present Director Sue Cameron last week sent the board of county commissioners a letter announcing her intention to retire and leave the position effective October 6. Cameron has been director for five years. She has worked in public health for 41 years, and she has also been a county commissioner in Tillamook County, Ore., and is currently a member of the Cathlamet Town Council. Commissioners met Tuesday with Cameron and other department officials...
