Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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SUN!--As this week began, the area saw some sunshine, that was the good part. The bad part was that it was below freezing a couple of nights in our area and other parts of the state. Some even saw snow! It was great to see the sun shining, and I know folks were busy mowing their lawns and washing their cars, but the temperatures sure could have been warmer. With some areas back east expecting over a foot of snow this week and over 200 tornadoes tearing through the south and killing dozens of people last weekend, I guess we shouldn't complain...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: April 11--5:35 p.m. A motorist reported that a slide was blocking SR 4 on the west side of KM Mountain; the Department of Transportation was advised. 8:18 p.m. An East Valley resident reported a woman had assaulted a person with a hoe over a property dispute; an officer investigated. April 12--1:05 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a man with a bad cut. Also at 1:05 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance...
Cathlamet resident Dennis Caraway, 52, died April 7, 2011 at his home. He was born May 20, 1958 in Yakima to Elton and Frances (Prine) Caraway. He moved to Cathlamet in 2001. He did yard work for friends and family and enjoyed model cars and art. Surviving him is his significant other, Joy Ferguson; son Jeff Caraway; stepsons Ellis, Brandon and Bobby Ferguson; stepdaughter Nicki Ferguson; brothers Buddy and Jeff Caraway; sisters June Parren and Edna Kelim; his mother-in-law Bobbie Durns; two step-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. A...
Improvement to the timber market should bring more revenue to Wahkiakum County, a state Department of Natural Resources forester said Tuesday. SW Washington Manager Steve Ogden reported Tuesday to the board of county commissioners, saying Wahkiakum County should receive around $1.14 million in revenue from state managed trust timber lands in 2011. The funds are a major revenue source for the county's Current Expense Fund and courthouse offices. The four-year average for revenue from county trust lands is $1.12 million, he said. Strong overseas...
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors adopted Wednesday evening a policy offering students thought to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol the opportunity to provide a urine specimen for drug testing. The board also updated the policy's practices for handling students suspected of being under the influence to include language offering the opportunity to provide a urine sample for testing. Superintendent Bob Garrett said he had discussed the policy with Prosecuting Attorney Dan Bigelow and that the policy had changed a little...
Commissioners of Port District No. 2 of Wahkiakum County repeated their desire to end responsibility for maintaining Grays Bay channel buoys when they met Tuesday. Port 2 officials have said they have neither the expertise nor the equipment to maintain the buoys, which the district installed about five years ago after citizens requested the port mark the channel out of Deep River. Last week, board members told the county board of commissioners they would work with the county, which contributed funds for the buoy project, to find a solution to t...
A slow start to spring salmon season has impacted port district revenues, Wahkiakum Port District No. 1 commissioners learned at their April 14 meeting. “We’re about $26,000 down (for the year),” said port Manager Jackie Lea. She attributed the decline to a slow start to spring salmon season in March and bad weather. She noted that the season reopened from April 8 to 15, but with SR 4 closed at that time because of a slide, business remained slow. Lea also reported to the commissioners that work on F Dock is almost finished. Further work needs...
Wahkiakum PUD commissioners announced Tuesday that they have appointed Eugene Healy of Puget Island to fill a vacancy on their board. The vacancy was created by the resignation of Puget Island resident Larry Reese in March. Healy was selected from a slate of 15 candidates, said commission Chair Dennis Reid. Healy will be sworn in by PUD attorney Tim Hanigan in between now and the board’s next meeting. Healy's professional background was in telecommunications. He retired as an area manager for US West, where he was headquartered in Spokane a...
Participants in the March 25 public workshop on preventing youth suicide will meet Monday, 6 p.m. in the Wahkiakum High School Library to continue efforts to make children safe. On March 25, Mary Jadwisiak, Youth Suicide Prevention Program (YSPP) field coordinator for Clark and Cowlitz counties, led the group through a 45-minute training on signs of suicide among youth and how to respond. Representatives of local mental health agencies, schools, the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Department and other organizations talked about how their groups...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday authorized Assessor Bill Coons to extend clerical hours of his clerks to tackle a backlog of appeals and related issues. Commissioners have authorized Coons to employ a temporary clerk and extend the hours of regular clerk Marsha Souvenir in an effort to handle the backlog. Two weeks ago, he said, the office had been able to clear up 68 of 285 appeals, he said. Since then, they've been able to take care of another 20 appeals, he said. Coons said progress was slowed by a new wave of appeals from Puget...
The Cathlamet Town Council on Monday reviewed a lot of business that is involving a lot of waiting. The design for the town's new sewer plant will be completed soon, said engineer Ken Alexander of Gray and Osborne, Inc., engineering. Now, the town has to wait to see what funding will be available from state and federal sources. The firm is now negotiating with the state Department of Transportation over right-of-way issues, Alexander said. And because the new access road will go over a wetland, the town will have to find a spot for mitigation h...
To The Eagle: The night of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan we were awakened by a phone call from a relative who saw the news on TV. After watching the news for a while, we decided to get some sleep and check back at 5 a.m. when the tsunami was expected to hit Hawaii. If there was a massive wave at Hawaii that might significantly hit our coast, we were prepared to leave Puget Island for higher ground, just to be on the safe side. We never panicked and we would not have waited for an official evacuation notice, if we were concerned about...
To The Eagle: The sun is out and the days are getting longer, and I’d like to walk in my neighborhood. But, I’m afraid! Not of gangs or such as in big cities, but of animals. You see, a couple of months ago on a rare sunny winter day, my husband took our dog for a walk. She was on her leash. Not 10 minutes into the walk a large dog, three times her size and weight, came out from behind bushes, a scuffle ensued, and subsequently Kodees was bitten in the eye and the retina detached. After many trips into Longview to the vet, medications, tes...
To The Eagle: Dispatchers are the unsung heroes of public safety. They miss the excitement of riding in a speeding car with lights flashing and sirens wailing. They can only hear of the bright orange flames leaping from a burning building. They do not get to see the joy on the face of worried parents as they see their child begin breathing on its own, after it has been given CPR. Dispatchers sit in darkened rooms looking at computer screens and talking to voices from faces they never see. It's like reading a lot of books, but only half of each...
Notice of Trustee's Sale Pursuant To the Revised Code of Washington 61 24 et seq File No 2010 125441 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee RECONTRUST COMPANY N A on May 20, 2011 at 01:00 PM At the front entrance to the County Courthouse 64 Main Street Cathlamat WA 98612 State of Washington (subject to any conditions imposed by the trustee to protect the lender and borrower) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder payable at time of safe the following described real property situated in the county(ies) of...
File No.: 7713.21010 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. U.S. Bank, N.A. Grantee: Larry A. Havens and Kimberly L. Havens, who acquired title as Kimberly L. Barnes, at that time both single persons, as Joint Tenants with Right-of-Survivorship, and not as Community Property, and not as Tenants-in-Common Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 2013893 Original NTS Auditor File No. 2016880 Tax Parcel ID No.: 150806430018 Abbreviated Legal: Ptn. SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Sec 15, T 8 N, R 6 WWM Amended Notice of Trustee's Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of...
Notice of Trustee's Sale Pursuant To the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. on April 29, 2011 at 10:00AM outside the main lobby of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64 Main St., in the city of Cathlamet, State of Washington, (subject to any conditions imposed by the trustee to protect the lender and borrower) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the county(ies) of...
At least we are seeing some real spring like weather the past few days. The temperatures are still colder than normal, I think. The poor cherry trees and apple trees aren’t sure whether they should start to bloom or not. I guess we just have to chalk it up to “global warming.” News from Naselle Naselle-Grays River Valley School sports calendar for the coming week: Thursday-baseball at Naselle vs. Northwest Christian at 3:30 p.m., track at Wahkiakum at 3:30 p.m.; Friday-JV baseball at Wahkiakum at 3:30 p.m.; Monday-fastpitch and baseball in Nase...
The Fairgrounds were the site of the Wahkiakum County Fair Board's Used Book and Rummage Sale last weekend! We had lots of people stop by and purchase books and other good, useable items that were for sale. It was nice to visit with everyone that stopped by, seemed like a mini-fair get together. We plan on having used book sales and rummage sales at least once a month. Our community has donated items we still need to pick up for our next sale in May and we will also be receiving 20 boxes of good books to sell at this sale. Watch this column...
