Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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To The Eagle: I feel a portion of my duty as sheriff is to inform the citizens of the operational aspects of my office when I can. One part of the operation is vehicle management. We rent our vehicles from Public Works/County Roads Department and pay into a fund for equipment, repair, and replacement. Over a period of years and as mileage increases, a formula is used to calculate vehicle replacement. Typically, we try to replace cars with cars and SUVs with SUVs. However, I feel SUVs are more appropriate for patrol use in our county due to the...
Wahkiakum School Board met July 19 to approve the district’s budget for the coming school year. In addition, the board discussed transportation to a transition program for special education students, considered a change order for ongoing maintenance work, and approved changes to the high school student handbook. After discussing the proposed 2011-2012 fiscal year budget with District Superintendent Bob Garrett, the board voted to adopt it as submitted. The line item expenditure budget is broken down into the following categories: General F...
Sailing enthusiast and retired dentist Doug Martin of Puget Island has told the Port No. 2 Commission that he and his family want to give the port 51 acres they own on Coffee Pot Island. It could offer recreational opportunities for the community and potentially generate revenue for the port and area businesses, Martin said at the port's meeting last week. "This is an awesome opportunity for us," said Commissioner Brian O'Connor, echoing the response of others. In their preliminary discussion, the commission and Martin kicked around some ideas...
