Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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A group of local men and women may soon be certified to help the public in case of emergency. The Wahkiakum County emergency medical technician (EMT) class had 17 students complete a course in EMT certification on April 11. From January until April, students spent Tuesday and Thursday evenings and every other Saturday in classes held at the Wahkiakum Fire Hall for a total of 150 hours. Once the final test is complete and passed, the group will be Washington state certified as EMTs qualified to operate the ambulance with two additional EMTs and...
The Washington State Department of Transportation has awarded a contract for improvements to highways SR 4 and SR 401 this summer. The project will make safety improvements to the highway corridors in Pacific, Wahkiakum, and Cowlitz counties. The department has planned the improvements to reduce the severity of collisions where motorists have driven off the roadway. Improvements will include installing guardrail, removing fixed objects, widening shoulders, flattening slopes, traffic control and other work. The SR 401 improvements will begin...
This Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. the Wahkiakum Fair Association will be holding a fundraiser at the Duck Inn in Skamokawa. For one day only, all food and non-alcoholic beverage sales will be donated to this year’s 101st fair celebration. So bring your family or your friends and join us this Sunday for a delicious home cooked meal. To make your reservation call 795-3655. Over the past few weeks I have been overwhelmed with the kindness and generosity shown to the fair within our small community. First I must thank the wonderful Gray’s Riv...
April 16 at Onalaska Winners and Mule results Girls: Toledo 171, White Pass 99.5 Wahkiakum 87.5, Kalama 84, Onalaska 83, Mossyrock 60, Napavine 35, Adna 23 100m--1. Jasmine Bingham W 12.93. 200m--1. Bingham W 27.27. 400m--1. Sarah Doumit W 1:07.24. 800m--1. Mikel Elliott WP 2:32.42; 6. Jordyn Wirkkala W 2:52.45. 16000m--1. Emily Simons O 6:01.24; 7. Jori McEntire W 7:07.91; 9. Rebecka Patching W 7:22. 4x100m relay--1. T 51.65; 4. Wahkiakum (Abby Burns, Shelby Felton, Shelby Deaton, Wirkkala) 54.31. 4x200m relay--1. T 1:53.39; 2. Wahkiakum...
More than a year ago, with about 50 boxes of library books, donated by the Friends of the Bend Library in Bend, Oregon, a huge project began to unfold in Rosburg. A public and free library for the west end of Wahkiakum County was envisioned by a few interested volunteers, as well as many residents. With a room available in the old Rosburg School, the blessing of the Johnson Park Advisory Board, and lots of work, it looks like this dream will become a reality in 2009. The community of Seaside, Ore. donated their old shelving units to the...
Wahkiakum PUD Manager Dave Tramblie told the board of commissioners this week he is searching for a back-up transformer for the Grays River/Westend system. Tramblie reported that over the last year he has explored options of connecting the distribution systems between Cathlamet and Grays River and between Pacific County PUD and Wahkiakum PUD. Work to connect either system could cost the utility $500,000. Tramblie said a concern is Pacific PUD requiring Wahkiakum to overbuild their circuit to make it large enough to serve additional load....
A Long Beach man died April 16 when the recyling truck he was driving ran off SR 101. The driver was Brian Keith Shaffer, 36, of Long Beach. He was driving a 1995 recycling truck. He was wearing a seatbelt. The accident occurred at 1:59 p.m. 12 miles northwest of Naselle. According to a report from the Washington State Patrol, the truck was southbound and ran off the road when the front right tire blew out. The truck went off the right hand shoulder, struck several trees, which pinned the driver in the cab, and came to rest on a...
Council OK's application for sewer plant design loan, recesses meeting Members of the Cathlamet Town Council acted on a variety of business at their meeting Monday, but they recessed it to next Monday, 7 p.m., because of lengthy discussions. Last Monday, the council heard discussion from Gibbs and Olsen consulting engineers and voted after long discussion to authorize the engineers to apply to the state Public Works Trust Fund for an $850,000 loan to pay for further design work on the project. The engineers warned that the estimated $13...
Wahiakum County commissioners want to discuss repairs to Kandoll Road with the Columbia Land Trust before repairing damage that occurred in last January's floods. Public Works Director Pete Ringen said funds are available from the Federal Emergency Management Administration to pay for the work, but there's no guarantee that the next high water won't cause the same damage. Floodwater flowing over the road swept the gravel surface away and deposited it along the raised road bed. Ringen attributed the damage to the design of habitat restoration...
Wahkiakum County officials may decide next week to ask voters to approve formation of a hospital district to assume control of the Wahkiakum Family Practice Clinic. County commissioners and department heads discussed the issue Tuesday morning with clinic Business Manager Crystal Stanley and agreed to discuss the matter again next Tuesday after meeting with members of the Clinic Governance Board. The move came as Commissioners Dan Cothren, Blair Brady and Lisa Marsyla authorized Treasurer Paula Holloway to issue an $80,000 interest bearing...
