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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Storm recovery and newly elected positions were topics of discussion at Tuesday’s PUD meeting. Manager Dave Tramblie reported that the leaks on the Westend and Puget Island have been repaired. He said that reports were filed in a very timely fashion and every leak was documented. Auditor Erin Wilson told the board that the PUD has been in touch with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and a preliminary damage estimate of $40,851 has been submitted. Wilson said that Pacific County has been charged $8,300 for the service of six crew m...
Friendly competition is alive and well at Wahkiakum High School. For four months out of the school year, students practice, study and prepare for Knowledge Bowl (KB) competitions that are held once a month. Sam Kresge, former high school counselor now at the middle and elementary schools, has been coaching KB for the past three seasons. “When I started,” he said, “we had only about seven to eight kids involved and now we are right around 20 active members.” Varsity member and team captain Richie Kresge has been involved with KB since he was...
The Wahkiakum PUD Board of Commissioners discussed water rights and power issues in their meeting on November 19. Manager Dave Tramblie reported that there were no power outages as a result of the November 12 windstorm. Commissioner Esther Gregg said she had several calls at her home from people inquiring if the PUD had any reported outages. She jokingly said there was disappointment in the voices of the people she spoke with almost as if they wished their power would have gone out. Tramblie also mentioned to the board that Bonneville Power...
The Wahkiakum School Board continued discussion of a proposal to sell 4.75 acres of the Farm Forest to the Town of Cathlamet but took no action when it met November 21. The town wants to use the land as the site of a new sewer/waste water treatment plant. The board, citizens and Cathlamet Mayor Dick Swart discussed the proposal at the board's October meeting and continued discussion to gather more information. Swart was present again and said that he had spoken with parish council and a priest of St. Catherine Catholic Church. He said he was...
Wahkiakum PUD Board of Commissioners discussed water rights and future projects when they met November 6. Manager Dave Tramblie reported on the completion of the Puget Island Water System Sanitary Survey. He discussed with an engineering firm about finding an alternate water source for Puget Island. He said they told him that attaining water rights on a well field would take less time than procuring it from a ground source. It would take a minimum of 10 years to attain from a ground source because of all the bureaucracy and red tape involved....
New programs at the Cathlamet Library can assist students with their homework or the general public in their thirst for knowledge, library staff announced this week. ProQuest allows the searcher to find information in magazines or newspapers. The program makes it easy to search for subject or an author or a specific story without having to add every little detail. Information can be found with no online magazine subscription needed. CultureGrams is a program that allows the searcher to find any information in three editions. World Edition allow...
The Cathlamet Town Council will hold a special meeting to discuss the future of the vacant fire hall, Mayor Dick Swart said Monday. The meeting will be November 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the new fire hall. The council asked Swart if he would conduct a meeting at which the public is invited to attend and voice their opinions on what should be done with the Main Street station. A focus group meeting last summer led to many ideas including a public restroom, Swart said. Many of the businesses on Main Street have restrooms that aren’t for public use, and...
Editor's note: The Eagle recently surveyed real estate firms in eastern Wahkiakum County about trends in housing sales. Here is a report from firms working in the Westend and Naselle areas The sale of real estate in Wahkiakum County’s Westend follows its own trend, and that trend has slowed recently. Western Real Estate Services broker Lori Fanoni said things were busier two years ago but are now in a normal stage for Naselle. “We certainly haven’t died off like other parts of the country,” she said. A major reason that there isn’t a lot of hou...
St. James Family Center Executive Director Beth Hansen wants the community to know that while funding from Wahkiakum County has been cut, programs have not. Funding two years ago was $35,000 and last year was cut in half to $17,500. This year, county commissioners have told Hansen the funding has been cut to nothing. Hansen said Tuesday that the cuts hurt because the money is used for programs when other funding sources can’t be found, such as for the after-school programs, Kindercare, child care programs and the preschool programs. Hansen said...
While some are still sleeping or enjoying that first cup of coffee, there are two groups of local women hard at work making quilts. “Our Saviors Quilters,” a group of ladies from Our Saviors Lutheran Church on Puget Island, meet Tuesdays at 9 a.m. in the church basement. Working in an assembly line, the ladies make “Mission Quilts” that will be prepared for dispersion all over the world. “Before the quilts are shipped, they are spread over the pews and blessed,” said Tillie Kehrli, a member of the group. Quilts are shipped once a year. When the...
The October 24 meeting of the Wahkiakum School Board meeting brought thanks and concerns over a variety of business. The potential sale of a piece of property known as “Farm Forest” was expected to draw a large crowd, but that fizzled as only five residents were present to express their disdain over the sale. The Town of Cathlamet wants to buy 4.75 acres to use as the site of a new sewer system treatment plant. Board members Willie Johnson and Mike Quigley expressed concern about the sparse crowd. “Nobody cares until somebody does somet...
October 25 , 2007 The national housing market may presently be in a slump, but in Wahkiakum County, things are looking a bit sunnier. A survey this past month of real estate firms showed that it different persons had different points of view. According to Diane Garrett of Windermere Realty, from March 2006 to September 2007, only 76 homes were sold. “We’ve seen a reduction in prices” she said. October, however, has been a much better month. There is a tremendous amount of inventory. Houses are selling and people are finding what they want, she...
Wahkiakum PUD Commissioners Esther Gregg, Robert Jungers and Larry Reese worked on 2008 budgets and discussed recent meetings and resolutions at meetings Tuesday. PUD Manager David Tramblie told the board that the electric crew had completed the underground conductor replacement on Barr Road, and it was successful. He also reported that thanks to a customer alert, the water leak in the Westend at Loop Road had been repaired. Gregg returned from meetings in Olympia to report that their new state PUD association building is beautiful. Even on a...
October 18 , 2007 Next Wednesday, the Wahkiakum School Board will hear public opinion regarding the possible sale of a portion of land known as the “Farm Forest” adjacent to the high school. The Town of Cathlamet has asked the school district to sell approximately five acres to become the site of the town's new wastewater treatment plant. At the September 18 meeting, residents Garland Budd and Phyllis Likness expressed concern regarding the property. Budd was concerned that using the area for a wastewater treatment plant would take away an are...
Wahkiakum County PUD heard concerns and responded to questions about water systems, grant funds other issues when the board of commissioners met Tuesday. Deep River resident Pam Anderson asked about progress on the Westend water extension project, and where water system grant money is being used. PUD Manager David Tramblie responded that there has been no action on the Westend water extension, which Anderson and others would like so that they have public water along SR 4 at Salme Hill. The PUD was awarded grant money to replace a pipe on Puget...
When it comes to marijuana, Washington state is considered an M7 state, meaning one of the top seven states in the country for marijuana grow operations, Wahkiakum County Sheriff Deputy Gary Howell said Tuesday. How much marijuana recovered will vary from year to year, Howell said. Three years ago, deputies recovered $1.2 million in street value of the plant, but this year only $3,000 has been recovered. That is a difference of 1200 plants versus 100. Sometimes the deputies will fly with the Army/National Guard, which have an air wing that is...
Columbia Estuary Environmental Education Program (CEEEP) students presented their summer project on destroying the Japanese Knotweed that has taken over much of the Birnie Creek area. The presentation came last Thursday at the first meeting after summer break of the Wahkiakum Stakeholders. For 16 days at three hours per day, the students used guns to inject Glyphosate, a chemical used to destroy the weed and which has no risk to humans and is one of the most common herbicides, the students said. Other projects the students were involved in...
The Wahkiakum PUD and administrators discussed vehicle improvement and other issues in the bi-monthly Tuesday morning meeting. Questions arose regarding possible towing for disabled PUD vehicles and whether or not towing is included in the already existing insurance package. Commissioners indicated it would be looked into. The administration questioned whether or not a consultant was required for installation of new software for PUD employee computers. PUD Attorney Tim Hanigan said that it was best to do so from the recommendation of the...
The major components of the new Cathlamet Fire House have been completed, Assistant Fire Chief Fred Johnson told The Eagle on Tuesday. “We’re excited! And we are very grateful to Jerry and Linda DeBriae and to all the other donors.” Johnson said. Firemen plan to move in equipment at the end of September. Invitations for a grand opening celebration planned for October 13 at 2 p.m. will be sent out soon, he said. The new fire hall will be well equipped with the necessities to better serve the public. The new station includes liquid propane gas/he...
Owners of old barns in Washington can receive financial aid for repairing and maintaining them by joining the Washington State Heritage Barn registry. The October 1 registration deadline is fast approaching, according to Paula Holloway, Washington State Heritage Barn Initiative Steering Committee Member. Holloway said there are about 100 barns of historic relevance in Wahkiakum County alone. She said it is unknown how many exist statewide which is what makes it so important for people to register their old barns. State wide funding has been...
Patients of Dr. Douglas Martin, D.M.D. recently received a letter stating he would no longer be practicing in Wahkiakum County as he is going on sabbatical.The business has been sold to Dr. Jared Seal who has taken control of the office effective September 14. After earning his degree from Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) in 1986, Martin began a practice in Lake Oswego, Ore. In 1996, Dr. Martin opened an office in Cathlamet where he only expected to spend a few days a month; however, in 1997, he sold the Oregon office and began...
