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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The election for mayor of Cathlamet took a turn in the second round of tallying votes last Thursday. Incumbent Mayor Dale Jacobson claimed a narrow lead in the election, 69-65, over write-in candidate Laurel Waller. When votes were first counted Nov. 7, Waller led 58-53. Waller had filed as a candidate for Council Position 5, and she leads write-in candidate Jean Burnham, who was appointed to the council earlier this year, 96-42. Waller has said she would take the office of mayor and forfeit the council position if she were to defeat Jacobson....
Wahkiakum County commissioners wrapped up preliminary budget work Monday by agreeing to raises in wages for sheriff's department personnel. Commissioners Blair Brady, Dan Cothren and Mike Backman had recessed their meetings with department heads to Monday to get more details from Sheriff Mark Howie about his requests. The sheriff's major requests included creating a sergeant position for corrections officers and boosting wages by two steps of the salary schedule. Commissioners had discussed the requests at a meeting last week, and they...
Wahkiakum County commissioners addressed a variety of business at their meeting on Tuesday. --Commissioners accepted the resignation of Sharon Lilja from the county planning commission. There are three vacancies on the board, one from each county commission district. --Board Chair Blair Brady asked Public Works Director Chuck Beyer to prepare a new ferry rate schedule with a 20 percent increase, meaning the $5 fare would increase to $6. Public Works Director Chuck Beyer said the last increase had been in 2010. Brady commented that the county's...
When it rains, it pours? Well, the rain came down last Friday night at the Wahkiakum Mule football stadium, and the visiting Rainier Mountaineers drenched the host Mules in a 47-7 playoff decision. The Mountaineers scored three times in the first quarter and three times in the second to take a commanding 39-7 halftime lead. The Mules moved the ball in the air in the first quarter and set up a one-yard touchdown plunge by junior quarterback Lucas Brown. Brown kicked the extra point cutting the Mo...
The 2018 financial picture for Wahkiakum County government isn't all that bleak. County officials are wrapping up preparation of a set of preliminary budgets for next year, and they're anticipating a financial position that will allow them to consider granting some of the requests for wage adjustments and other additions requested by department heads. That's not what county commissioners anticipated earlier this year. "I thought we would be looking at layoffs," commission Chair Blair Brady commented Tuesday when commissioners, auditor and...
Big plays and few mistakes were keys to the Wahkiakum Mules' 36-29 football victory over the Toutle Lake Ducks last Friday in Cathlamet. The result means the Mules finish 7-2 in regular season play, second place in the River Division of the Central League, and host of a cross over playoff game this Friday. The loss dropped the Ducks into a tie for third in the league and on the road to start the playoffs. The two teams traded touchdowns in the first and second quarters. The Ducks scored first...
The slow pace of setting up beach nourishment projects continues to trouble Wahkiakum County officials and residents of eroding shorelines. County officials and engineering consultants from the firm Mott MacDonald LLC continue to confer with the US Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies over the scope of the expected final permit, a Section 408 evaluation of potential impacts of sand placement. The permitting process has surpassed the county's expectations for time and budget, and county...
Despite funding being tied up in a legislative dispute, Wahkiakum County's solid waste recycling program will continue. The board of county commissioners voted Tuesday to transfer money into the solid waste budget for the rest of 2017 and the first three months of 2018, if necessary. For 2017, the county budgeted $113,905 for the program. Major revenues include a $42,211 grant from Washington state, $33,00 in solid waste fees, and $33,454 from the Current Expense Fund. However, funding from the state grant stopped coming in July. That funding i...
In a campaign mailing last week, Laurel Waller, who filed last spring for Position 5 on the Cathlamet Town Council, said people had told her they were interested in writing her in for Cathlamet mayor. She said she would accept the job, if elected. County Auditor Diane Tischer said Tuesday that she had checked with the Secretary of State's office about this situation. "She may not file as a declared write-in candidate, but voters may write in her name for any position," Tischer said. "If she wins in both positions, then she'd choose and resign...
Wahkiakum County's commissioners accepted a donation of property, discussed trust timber management issues, and gave county employees a raise when they met Tuesday. The board formally accepted the donation of the United Church of Christ buildings and property in Cathlamet. The congregation voted last spring to dissolve and offered the property to Wahkiakum Health and Human Services (H&HS) for house programs that would benefit county residents. "The County of Wahkiakum declares its deep and sincere thanks to the congregation for the many...
Story by Rick Nelson The Wahkiakum Mules could claim second place in the River Division of the Central League with a victory over the visiting Toutle Lake Ducks. The win would mean the Mules would host the third place team out of the Mountain Division the following week in cross-over playoffs. A loss would likely throw them into a three-way tie with Toledo and Toutle Lake. The winner of a coin toss would host the cross-over game; the other teams would hit the road. The Mules kept their drive for second place intact with a 55-27 win last Friday...
The Wahkiakum County board of commissioners revisited beach nourishment issues and covered other topics at their regular Tuesday meeting. Commissioner Dan Cothren reported consulting engineers are moving ahead with what should be the final permits to bring dredge spoils to eroding beaches on Cape Horn and Puget Island. However, the latest permit was added after the county set its initial budget, and Cothren said the county will have to add another $4,000 to the budget. "We're working that out;...
The Cathlamet town council got their first look at their 2018 budget, came to agreement on the controversial town administrative assistant proposal and acted on other business at their monthly meeting on Monday. At the request of Council Member Ryan Smith, Clerk/Treasurer Kerrie McNally prepared two preliminary budgets for consideration; one included $80,000 for the administrative assistant, and one didn't. Mayor Dale Jacobson has advocated for the position, saying it is needed to take part of the administrative load off of him. There was...
The Wahkiakum Mules shocked the state's fifth ranked Toledo Indians in an 18-7 Central League River Division football game last Friday. Coming off a strong performance in a loss last week to Kalama, the state's top ranked 1B football team, the Mules cut down on errors, turned on the defense and used a balanced offense to claim the victory. The Mules scored first, with Lucas Brown passing to brother Zach Brown for a 4-yard touchdown at 5:07 of the first quarter. The conversion failed, leaving...
Wahkiakum County commissioners agreed Tuesday to accept the donation of the Cathlamet United Church of Christ (UCC) property. Down to only eight members, the UCC congregation in May voted to donate its church building and adjacent parsonage free of charge to Wahkiakum Health and Human Services (H&HS). "We sent out feelers, and three parties responded," said congregation member Lois Nelson. "Two gave proposals. We thought it over and voted to offer it to Health and Human Services because it would be most benefit to the most people. "It's a...
Thanks to a hot timber market, Wahkiakum County government should receive several hundred thousand dollars more than expected this year in revenue from county trust timber lands. County officials expected around $1.1 million in timber revenue when preparing their 2017 budgets. On Tuesday, representatives of the state Department of Natural Resources said they expected revenues to come closer to $1.58 million because of strong markets. The warm summer slowed logging and reduced supply, said District Manager Padraic Callahan. Also, the county's...
Bigger, faster, stronger. The visiting Kalama Chinooks showed themselves to be just that in a 35-2 football win over the Wahkiakum Mules last Friday. The state's top ranked Class 2B team took advantage of their own big plays and Mule mistakes to claim the Central League win. Still, the Mules played hard the whole game and never let down. "I am really, really proud with the attitude of the kids," commented Mule Coach Eric Hansen. "Our kids battled all night long. They didn't back down." Kalama...
Wahkiakum County commissioners recognized the start of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and handled other business when they met Tuesday. Susan Schillios, director of the Charlotte House Domestic Violence Shelter, asked the board to approve a proclamation to observe the month. The Charlotte House has had a busy year, she said. The program has housed 13 women and 11 children for 343 adult bed nights and 363 children's bed nights. Thirty-three other Wahkiakum County women, and five men, received basic services, and the shelter was involved in 33...
The visiting Wahkiakum Mules used a balanced offense to defeat the Mossyrock Vikings 20-7 last Friday. The Mules gained 175 yards on the ground and 103 in the air while holding the Vikings to 82 rushing yards and 57 passing yards. The Mules scored twice in the second quarter to lead 14-0 at halftime. First, quarterback Lucas Brown completed a drive with a one-yard plunge for a 6-0 lead; he kicked the conversion to boost the score to 7-0 at 3:49. The Mules got the ball back quickly, and James Anderson scored on a 23-yard run. Brown kicked the...
The fun never stops for the Wahkiakum County board of commissioners. The board recessed their meeting last week to interview two candidates to take over as director of the department of Health and Human Services. On Wednesday, they reconvened and voted 3-0 to offer the position to Chris Bischoff, who is currently the environmental health manager for Cowlitz County Health and Human Services. He is also the president of the Washington State Association of Local Public Health Officials. He is replacing Sue Cameron, who is retiring from the postion...
The Wahkiakum Mules celebrated their homecoming football game with a 21-14 win last Friday over the visiting Raymond Seagulls. The Mules controlled play, but the Gulls kept it close with two big scoring plays. Freshman Chance Cothren put the Mules on the scoreboard at 5:49 of the first quarter with a one-yard plunge. Lucas Brown kicked the conversion--he was three for three for the night--for a 7-0 Mule lead. With 3:18 left in the second quarter, Brown scored on a two-yard drive, and the Mules l...
Wahkiakum County commissioners covered a lot of ground at their meeting Tuesday. They concluded the day with an executive session to hear comments from a committee assigned to interview candidates for the position of director of Health & Human Services, and they recessed to Wednesday afternoon when they would hold two more executive sessions to interview the candidates themselves, holding open the option of reconvening the meeting in open session to pick the new director. Commissioner Mike Backman raised an issue discussed the previous evening...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council acted on utility rates, appointed a new member, agreed to budget for a town administrator and acted on other business at their monthly meeting on Monday. Andrew Lea resigned from the council last month, and the council had two applicants to fill the seat for the remainder of the term, which expires December 1. The council appointed Jean Burnham, a town resident since 2011. "For a while now, I have been curious as to how things work here, and why they do not,...
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...
