Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Naselle Invitational April 12 Girls teams: Raymond 107, Pe Ell 104, South Bend 100, Willapa Valley 92, Ilwaco 61, North Beach 55, Morton/White Pass 54, Wahkiakum 35, Naselle 22, Mary Knight 20, Knappa 14, Wishkah 3 Wahkiakum and Naselle girls: 400m--7. Audrey Young W 1:15.2. 800m--6. Katie Green N 2:50.0. 1600m--2. Green N 6:05.78; 7. Ashley Silva W 7:08.38. 3200m--1. Green N 13:02.86; 3. Silva W 15:47.1. 300m hurdles--6. Shelbie Abbot W 59.4. 4x200m relay--3. Mules (Silva, Gabby Mann, Abbott, Young) 2:10.47. Discus--1. Blaine Land W 99-5. Jave...
The short handed Mules golf team shot 181 and won three matches over Kings Way Christian 204, Three Rivers Christian 211 and North Beach, incomplete, to remain unbeaten at 21-0. With Bradley Peek home with the flu, Sophomore Austin Good was low medalist with a 41. Juniors Bubba Calvert and Brysen Coleman both shot 44 coming in tied for third while Freshman Elliot Haney shot a personal best 52 to break into the varsity scoring column for the first time. Sophomore Zach Calvert shot 54. The next match is against Kings Way Christian at Vancouver's...
EVERYTHING--Last week was full of rain, hail, sleet, thunder, wind and sunshine and warmth; a typical spring mix! As long as the list doesn't include earthquakes and tsunamis, tornadoes or hurricanes, we'd better count our blessings! I received a picture of a funnel cloud near Wauna, from the wild weather we had last Thursday, but luckily it didn't build into anything serious! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from April 19 to 25 are Fred Bennett Jr., Mathew Miller, Marie Allen, Sunrise Fletcher, Mike Snow, Max Schmitz, Kent Martin,...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 9--3:08 p.m. A caller reported receiving multiple threatening phone calls. 7:50 p.m. A caller reported hitting a parked car on 2nd Street. 9:38 p.m. An Una Street resident reported she and her children were being harassed by her ex-husband. April 10--7:39 a.m. A West SR 4 resident reported a case of child abuse. 7:50 a.m. A caller from the Ferry Wahkiakum reported it was out of service due to a log in...
Katherine (Sophos) York, 65, former resident of Cathlamet, passed away at Fairhaven Healthcare Center in Lowell, MA on April 10, 2012. She was born in Lowell on May 26, 1946, the daughter of Christopher and Mildred Sophos. She graduated from Chelmsford (MA) High School in 1964, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1969. Katherine moved to Seattle in 1973. She earned her certificate in Practical Nursing from Seattle Central Community College in 1975, and a Master of Education in Vocational...
“We had the greatest day of our lives,” said fifth grade student Kayla Wisner when asked about the class canoe trip through the Elochoman Slough. “We saw some amazing things; like a sea lion, a sea otter and even some King-Fishers. We sang songs. We went really fast too!” McKenzie Miller and her colleagues with the Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership (LCREP) hosted the kids as an extension of a classroom program on local watersheds. LCREP is one of 28 programs in the National Estuary Program that works to protect and restore the nationa...
Officials from the Town of Cathlamet and Wahkiakum County agreed Tuesday to continue discussions of the town's request for support of a temporary relocation of the Bradley Library to the Cathlamet Food Mart Building in Rosedale. Commissioners Dan Cothren and Lisa Marsyla indicated they would consider contributing to rent payments, but they showed little support for the town's request to waive sewer connection fees for the mini-mall. "Those are two separate issues," Cothren commented. The town is looking for temporary quarters for the library,...
Reports about a water leak, a planned power outage, and a construction project occupied Wahkiakum PUD commissioners at their April 18 meeting. Manager Dave Tramblie reported that a leak in the Western Wahkiakum Water System had been repaired last week. One of the water crew employees noticed water was coming out of a concrete underground storage vault, said Tramblie, and opened the vault to find the plumbing for a valve had failed. Tramblie displayed the tiny part, which was about an inch long. “We don’t know for sure how much water we los...
Commissioners of Wahkiakum County Port District No. 2 on Tuesday discussed improvements and new programs the port might pursue. Port Commissioners Kayrene Gilbertsen, Brian O'Connor and Lori Scott are holding public meetings to gather input for updating the port's comprehensive plan. O'Connor said he has already received a variety of suggestions, and he has at least one more meeting ahead. One suggestion receiving widespread support is a proposal to find a way to dredge the mouths of Columbia River tributaries such as Skamokawa Creek and Grays...
Port District 1 commissioners were all ears Thursday as Jim Wilson from Wahkiakum Fire District #4 discussed policies for emergency response at the Marina. “We currently don’t have any guidelines for emergency response here. We want to know what resources you have and what you would like for us to do,” Wilson told commissioners. “We hope to have a written plan reviewing response guidelines. We’ll work on something for a unified command. I would like a port official to be present and to be a co-commander in case something was to happen he...
In the spirit of Arbor Day, three, four and five year olds attending Naselle Play and Learn came together this week to plant, nurture and celebrate trees. Led by their teacher, Megan Tienharra, preschool students learned about Arbor Day through various activities. Tienhaara displayed different parts of trees on a nature table which included bark, needles, branches, leaves, buds and cones. Then continuing a national tradition that first began in April, 1872, students worked with Campbell Group Forest Engineer Jeff Linquist of Grays River to get...
The Cathlamet town council on Monday gave initial approval to amendments to the town Public Utilities Ordinance which would raise monthly sewer rates and lower connection fees. Ordinances generally require three readings; the Monday vote was the first; second and third-and-final readings may come at the council's May meeting. In other business at Monday's council meeting, the council approved contracts for repaving 3rd Street and for an architect to develop plans for remodeling Town Hall. A major impact of the changes to the utilities...
On May 12, the Appelo Archives Center will host a reception in honor of Carlton Appelo’s 90th birthday. The reception will be held from noon to 4 p.m. at the Archives Center at 1056 State Route 4 in Naselle. Over his 90 years, Appelo has played an active role in the growth of SW Washington. Born in a boat just outside the town of Deep River in 1922, he grew up in the area working in his parents’ store during the logging era when Deep River was a bustling town. He graduated from Naselle High School, then the University of Washington. He was act...
Plant sale April 28 to benefit Family Center On April 28 a plant sale will be held in the gym of St. James Family Center, proceeds to benefit the Family Center. The plant sale will be held in conjunction with an English Tea, from noon to 3:30 p.m. There will be no early sales. A wide variety of plants including bamboo, outdoor ornamentals—both perennials and annuals, indoor houseplants, herbs, and some vegetables will be available. Fred Meyer in Longview is providing a small grant that will be used to purchase flowering plants for...
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) are holding informational meetings to help the public better understand the proposed development of a long-term Marbled Murrelet Conservation Strategy for forested state trust lands in Western Washington and to gather input on its content. One of the meetings is scheduled for May 8 in Cathlamet. DNR and FWS are conducting a joint environmental review according to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) and National Environmental Policy Act (N...
To The Eagle: The Wahkiakum County Real Property Rights Advisory Board was created for the benefit of Wahkiakum County residents. Its function is to review and comment on plans and policies developed by the county authority which can affect the real property rights of county residents and then, after evaluation of these, advise the county commissioners how the plans or policies may relate or impact the property rights of the citizen. This committee, consisting of nine Wahkiakum County residents, can only be effective if the residents of the...
To The Eagle: A short note to say thanks to the DeBriaes for their generosity over the years and of lately to Wahkiakum County and Cathlamet in general. When the community is in need, they step in to give aid. The fire department that you see today would not be, without the aid of the DeBriaes and the host of volunteers, both medical and fire who are called night and day to give us aid. Again we thank you for all your giving. Olaf Thomason, Sr. Puget Island...
PUBLIC NOTICE JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PACIFIC COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLATSOP COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COLUMBIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Notice is hereby given that a Joint Special Meeting of the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners, Pacific County Commissioners, Clatsop County Commissioners and the Columbia County Commissioners will be held commencing at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in the 3rd floor meeting room of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse, located at 64 Main Street, Cathlamet, Washington. AGENDA:...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Wahkiakum County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Thursday, April 26, 2012, at 6:00 p.m. in the Public Meeting Room on the 3rd floor of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64 Main Street, Cathlamet, WA 98612. Agenda items are: · Shoreline Substantial Development/Condi- tional Use Permit # 2012-2-3, Elliott Point Research Buoy deploy- ment 150 to 200 yards off shore of Elliott Point, Rosburg, WA 98643. · Shoreline Substantial Development/Condi- tional Use...
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SHORELINE MANAGEMENT, SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT, CONDITIONAL USE, OR VARIANCE PERMIT Notice is hereby given that Hancock Forest Management, Who is owner of the below described property has filed an application for a Conditional Use Shoreline Permit for the development of: Installation of a 16' by 70' steel bridge for access to forest lands. Included in project is rock bank protection for new bridge abutments and widening of existing bridge approaches. Located at M.P. 6.6 East Valley Road Within NW1/4 of Section 6,...
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on the 27th day of April, 2012, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., at the Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64 Main Street, in the city of Cathlamet, County of Wahkiakum, state of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situate in the County of Wahkiakum, State of Washington, to-wit: Lots 1, 2 and 3 of Short Subdivision No. 99-3-4, recorded in Volume 1 of Short Subdivisions, Page...
What’s the exciting Fair news for this week? The Wahkiakum County Fair will receive State Fair Funding for our 2012 Fair! A good sized crew of volunteers have compiled 632 volunteer hours in the last three months working at the Fairgrounds on projects. We have worked well together and accomplished many projects. Many thanks to Ed Stevens, Barb Czarnecki, Georgie Billings, Bill Chamberlain, Bryan Ledtke, Becky Ledtke, Makenzie Stevens, Chuck Gaines and Stuart Bosch for working in some very wet weather to get some major projects done. We can alwa...
Well, Mother Nature was pretty nice to us for a few days but topped off the weekend with a nice deluge of 1.3 inches of rain and wind, according to our weather station. Everything smells so nice with all the flowers blooming and trees budding out. The birds are picking up the dog hair off our lawn that we brush from the dogs. They actually fight each other in the air for the soft tufts. Fun to watch. News from Naselle: Naselle-Grays River Valley sports calendar for this week include: Thursday-track meet at Northwest Christian at 3:30 p.m., base...
