Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners started Tuesday’s meeting by approving their minutes and invoices. The board accepted the resignation of Wahkiakum Fair Board Manager Bill Coons and moved on to new business. The board recertified the liquor license of Duffy’s Irish Pub in Grays River and The Oasis Tavern in Skamokawa. The approval required no action and the Board approved recertifying the licenses. A decision was made on the distribution of the PUD privilege tax. As the name indicates the tax applies to PUDs for the privilege of ope...
In their regular meeting Tuesday, Wahkiakum county commissioners moved to cancel a previously scheduled June 17 forum to discuss what was to be the Columbia Pacific National Heritage Area after ShoreBank Enterprise Cascadia (SBEC) announced Friday it would no longer seek Congressional designation for the project. “They (SBEC) cited several reasons for withdrawing seeking a Congressional designation for a National Heritage Area,” said Commissioner Lisa Marsyla. “But they said the main problem was at the federal level.” Public Works Directo...
Wahkiakum County Commissioners held a special work session Monday to discuss the ongoing controversy over the damage to Seal Slough and Kandoll Road caused by the Columbia Land Trust and Ducks Unlimited project in 2005. The commissioners asked all present for a review of last year's meeting on the subject. The commissioners heard from Columbia Land Trust (CLT) Stewardship Manager, Ian Sinks. Sinks told the board that the group had met last fall to discuss the Seal Slough erosion and flooding issue. “We were trying to resolve the erosion and h...
ShoreBank Enterprise Cascadia (SBEC) announced Friday it will no longer seek congressional designation for the proposed Columbia Pacific National Heritage Area (NHA). SBEC said they were withdrawing the proposal to create a new NHA region due to the Obama administration’s official position to not support any new designations of NHA regions until national policy is established, coupled with budgetary constraints. “We believe it is not the right time to move forward with designation,” said SBEC executive Vice President Mike Dickerson in a written...
For thousand of years, the juice of the hemlock plant has been used to kill people. The Greeks offered the plant’s poison as an option to kill their political prisoners. The most renowned prisoner to die from the plant was Socrates in Athens, Greece in 329 B.C. Condemned to die, Socrates drank the poisonous hemlock juice to commit suicide. Hemlock is also thought to have been given to Christ along with vinegar and myrrh when he was crucified. Native Americans used the toxic juice of the h...
The Mass Casualty exercise last Thursday went off like clock work. Sponsored by Southwest Washington’s Region 6, Homeland Security Coordinating Council, the multi-county exercise included Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and Wahkiakum counties. The exercise was designed to test the emergency response capabilities of each county. Public Information Officer Jerusha Kasch said as part of the exercise there was a shooting scenario. “The exercise was the example of a man who went looking for his wife in a m...
The Department of Ecology issued a statement Tuesday to say the proposal by Evergreen Septic to apply biosolids to the Zerr property in Wahkiakum County is under review following a May 3 public meeting and hearing in the town of Rosburg. Peter Lyon is Regional Manager and Waste 2 Resources Program Manager for the Washington State Department of Ecology. “Our ecology staff workload is heavy and our department needs additional time to complete the Evergreen review,” said Lyon. Lyons said the completion date for the permit to spray biosolids on...
The Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) is working on a design concept for three new projects on the upper Grays River. CREST has received a $40 thousand research grant through an operating agreement between NOAA and the Ecotrust “Whole Watersheds Restoration Initiative.” The grant is to begin the conceptual design phase of a job that, if funded, would restore several areas of riverbank and salmon spawning areas along the upper Grays, constantly being impacted by winter floods and erosion. Amy Ammer is CREST’s Habitat Resto...
Artist in residence John Paul (Jack) Braman lives quietly in Naselle, near the Covered Bridge. Like the man himself, his house is a reflection of the quiet solitude his life needs to capture nature in paints. Jack’s house sits in the shade. His dog barks inside, wanting to go with him to his studio. It’s outside and up the hill behind his house. Jack talks quietly as we walk, “I moved here from Portland in 2005,” he said, as we settled down to talk in his studio, “and its taken awhile to get this space built.” The studio is open and airy. A...
The Long Beach police and civilians who helped save Washington State Patrol trooper Scott Johnson after he was shot in the line of duty were honored at a ceremony last Wednesday. In February, Trooper Johnson, a Naselle resident, was on duty at the scene of a suspected DUI call in Long Beach when a man walked up and shot him in the back of the head, police said. Johnson survived and attended the event honoring those who helped save his life and apprehended the suspected shooter. Led by State...
What’s got into those Redman Hall volunteers? They’ve been re-energized. The downstairs portion of the Hall has been reorganized to give the merchandise a pleasant and inviting look. “Heck! Even I’m buying something today,” said volunteer Bernadette Goodroe as she placed her check in Redman Hall’s cash box. Goodroe had just purchased one of the Hall’s new “Smoke on The Water” tees. The shirt, designed by area artist Don Nisbett, depicts a sophisticated salmon smoking a cigar swimming up strea...
Wahkiakum County is slated to take part in a simulated mass casualty exercise scheduled for next Thursday, June 10, from 9a.m. until 3p.m.. The event is sponsored by Southwest Washington’s Region 4 Homeland Security Coordinating Council which includes Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and Wahkiakum counties and is designed to test the emergency response capabilities of each county. The emergency management office of Cowlitz County said as the “Big MAC” (Multi-Agency Coordination) plan unfolds, the test...
The Wahkiakum School District board of directors struggled with several decisions at their monthly meeting last week. After approving the minutes of their last meeting and their agenda, the board considered and passed Resolution 210051910. “We talked about this last month,” said School Superintendent Bob Garrett. “This resolution creates low monetary recognition awards for students doing good citizen type things.” In new business, Garrett announced needed upgrades to the school’s technolog...
It's how those English eyes see the world that makes Rachel Wolford the artist she is. Wolford’s new art exhibit is now installed at Redman Hall. The exhibit includes 40 paintings Rachel painted during the past year to reflect her thoughts about life on the Columbia River. “I had this idea in my mind,” said Rachel. “I wanted to see if I could capture a vanishing way of life. She speaks a little regretfully about life in Wahkiakum County and laments the fact that the times – they are a-changing....
Washington State University President Elson E. Floyd visited the Stockhouse Farm and Two Island Market on Puget Island Monday afternoon to learn about the challenges facing small family farms as they try and cope with a dwindling work force and the ever increasing cost of getting their products to markets. Floyd toured Stockhouse Farm with stops to discuss growing techniques and inspecting crops. He said he thinks his tour of rural farms is important in building grass-roots support for WSU’s a...
Wahkiakum County’s registered counselors must be re-credentialed by July 1 or stop practicing; that’s the word from the Washington State Department of Health. The DOE said a new state law will abolish all previous Registered Counselor categories and their licenses. The state says thousands of counselors may be affected because many haven’t turned in their applications yet to get new credentials. The DOE said more than 10,000 counselors may not be able to practice in Washington after June 30. Many who work as registered counselors haven’t taken...
The Rosburg Store closed and locked its doors for the last time on Monday. Absentee owners Keith and Selene Hillsbery from Kansas City, Missouri, called the store manager, Cathy Hillsbery (Keith’s stepmother), in Rosburg Monday morning and told her not to open the store. The staff refused to speak with The Eagle as they closed up the store and pasted paper over the windows before leaving. The Hillsberys bought the Rosburg grocery store August 8, 2009. They told then-owner Mike Swanson of Mike S...
Commissioners of Wahkiakum County Port District 2 held a special meeting last Friday to consider two items: 1. To settle a claim by West Side Water Works for two years of unpaid water usage at Skamokawa Vista Park, and 2. To consider new construction contracts to re-roof Vista Park’s out buildings “We had five people show up at the job showing, and we received two bids,” said Park Manager Bob Robinson. Robinson said one bid was from a local contractor, the other from a builder in Longview. “The bids were from Prestegard Construction in Cathlam...
One doesn’t normally think of taking younger children to the golf course but Mary Remer would like that to change. She, along with husband Mike, own Skyline Golf Course in Cathlamet. “We want golf to be a family event,” said Mary. “The sport is a lot like life in that it has success and failures and it’s a great learning tool for parents to teach their kids about fair play, dedication and hard work.” The Remers moved to Cathlamet six years ago when they bought the nine hole golf course behi...
It went zipping around the Wahkiakum High School running track at 10-15 miles per hour. The Tri-Magnum three wheeled electric vehicle made its first shake-down run last Friday to determine stability and where any adjustments might need to be made. The car was built by instructor Tracy Schoeffler’s Tech Ed class. Schoeffler said the project started as a means to get students to think about alternative ways of looking at things like transportation. “If students can build a car out of simple materi...
A public hearing on the proposed dumping of Biosolids on a Grays River ranch drew nearly 100 concerned residents to the Rosburg Hall Monday night. The hearing to consider using biosolids was in response to an application made by Evergreen Septic of Seaview, WA on behalf of the Phil Zerr ranch. The hearing was moderated by Washington Department of Ecology’s (DOE) Kyle Dorsey. He opened the meeting with a presentation that explained the state’s position that there is no problem with the application of biosolids to farm land - even land bordering...
The Wahkiakum County Fair Board has found a gem of a new manager right in their midst. Lore Twiet was hired the first of April to manage the fair, and she’s perfect for the job. Twiet said she has been involved with the fair since 1988, and for the past few years, “I’ve worked with the different fair managers and probably with the last three or four I’ve helped familiarize them with the rules,” she said. Twiet said she’s always been in the background helping with the fair. She became a fair board member soon after she moved to Wahkiakum County....
Joel Moore, 42, and wife Pamela are the new owners of Larry’s Auto and Marine, next to the Shell station on State Route 4. The Moores take final possession of the auto parts store this Friday after six months of learning the business from previous owners Penny and Larry Bonds. “The training period was a part of our sales contract,” Moore said, “ and the Bonds said they’d stay for six months while I learned the business.” Moore said he’s a little overwhelmed by all the change in his life. “I also recently married Pamela Anderson,” said...
Artist Mitzi Christensen isn’t a Northwest native. Moving to Cathlamet in 2001 from Hawaii, she said she was drawn to the area after a friend recommended she and her husband explore the area. Mitzi grew up in a small town in Northern California and has lived in Monterey, Santa Barbara and Oxnard, California before finally moving to Hawaii, where she and her husband lived for 20 years. Mitzi may be a transplant but her art proves she has the soul of a Wahkiakumite. Her art is all about water, b...
Wahkiakum Port District 2 commissioners held their first meeting with the new Port Manager Bob Robinson Tuesday night. Robinson has been at Vista Park two weeks analyzing and putting together a plan and direction for the park’s future. Commissioner Brian O’ Connor opened the meeting and asked for public comment. Lower Economic Development Council Executive Director David Goodroe asked to speak about a new, permanent bathroom at the Svensen Park boat ramp on Puget Island. Goodroe said Port 2 commissioners had tentatively agreed to con...
