Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Don’t miss this Friday’s Easter Bingo! Starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Elochoman Grange, come and try your luck and see if you can win one of our fantastic prizes. We’ll be serving a delicious spaghetti dinner as well as scrumptious snacks and treats. You can get three bingo cards for $10 or you can try your luck with our raffle prizes. Raffle tickets are only $1 with all proceeds going to benefit this year’s 101st fair celebration. So if you’re looking for a night of fun, come and join us and show your support for the fair. Spring is here and...
Pockets of land in Wahkiakum County are part of large scale state and federal plans to improve salmon habitat in the lower Columbia River Basin. The State of Washington, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration last Friday proposed an agreement that would direct $40.5 million to protect and restore estuary habitat through 2018. Bonneville is seeking public comment on the proposed agreement and has set a May 4 deadline. The agreement would fund habitat projects designed to improve survival of salmo...
Congressman Brian Baird announced last week that schools in Southwest Washington would receive more than $45 million in emergency education funding. The money has been released for education-related jobs and will maintain programs for low-income students and students with disabilities. The schools will receive $14.7 million in Title I funds and $30.4 million in IDEA (Individuals with disabilities Education Act) funds effective immediately. The funds are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Congressman Baird said in a press...
The Wahkiakum PUD board of commissioners met Tuesday to discuss current projects and other issues. Manager Dave Tramblie reported the West Valley Road project crews have been working on is moving right along. They have been replacing some underground lines that have been causing problems. An application with Federal Emergency Management Administration has been filed to get the PUD access road asphalted. The road has flooded the last several years and been covered with mud and rock. Instead of spending the thousands it costs to clean up the...
The Cathlamet Town Council will consider a request to contribute $50,000 to the Wahkiakum Family Practice Clinic when it meets April 20. The council will hold a public hearing on the proposal at its 7 p.m. meeting in the Cathlamet Fire Hall. According to information from Mayor Dick Swart, Council Member David Goodroe has asked that an item be placed under new business: Withdraw $50,000 from the town's "timber reserve fund" and donate it to Wahkiakum County to help pay salaries at the clinic . "I understand that he is making this request in his...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday voted to extend the contract of Wahkiakum Family Practice Clinic Manager Dr. Janice McClean another two weeks. The contract would have expired April 7; it now extends to April 21. Commissioners reported they are negotiating a new contract with Dr. McClean. Dr. McClean came to the clinic last year on a temporary basis with a goal of shoring up clinic operations and put it in a stable financial position. The Clinic Governance Board appointed by the county commission has been recruiting a full-time...
Commissioners from counties on both sides of the lower Columbia River will renew an effort started last year by Wahkiakum County to form a united voice in fishery issues. Clatsop Commissioners John Raichl and Dirk Rohne visited Cathlamet Tuesday to invite their Wahkiakum counterparts to renew their efforts last year to promote sport and recreational fisheries on the river below the Interstate 5 Bridge at Vancouver. Last year, Wahkiakum Commissioners Dan Cothren, Blair Brady and George Trott, who has retired, enlisted support of other county...
