Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum Mule golf team headed to the state tournament this week, with two golfers advancing to the championship round on Wednesday. After 18 holes at Oak Brook Country Club on Tuesday, May 21, only two of six Mules made the cut of the top 20 of 40 state qualifiers. Senior Brysen Coleman, the District 4 runner-up, shot 85 tying for ninth place and junior Austin Good shot 89 tying for 16th. The two players will battle for team points on the final day. Only four total strokes separate four teams for the third and fourth place trophies. Not...
Local high school track and field athletes fared well at the district championships last Thursday at Raymond and advanced to the state meet this Friday and Saturday at Eastern Washington University, Cheney. Naselle Comet Chandler Chapman won the high jump at 5'0"; he was the only local champion. He finished sixth in the triple jump and will compete in that event at state. Joining him at the state will be teammates Jake Condon, third in the pole vault at 12', and Katie Green, sixth in the 1600m, 5:37.36. In other Comet results, Chapman finished...
SO – SO--I enjoyed a gorgeous Monday with lots of sunshine and blue skies. However, as the day ended, it began to pour. As I write this on Tuesday morning, it looks pretty gloomy out there and forecasters are saying there will be a mix of gray and showers this week. If you have big plans for the Memorial Day weekend, you might want to consider bringing an umbrella with you. Considering what Oklahoma and other states in the Midwest are going through with massive tornadoes ripping through the countryside, I count my blessings that we are...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 13— 3:41 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a 74-year-old man with breathing difficulties. 5:42 p.m. A caller reported a theft of property. A deputy was advised. 7:43 p.m. Cowlitz County authorities requested assistance in locating a mentally ill woman who had left on a walk nine hours previously near the Wahkiakum/Cowlitz border and never returned. A deputy drove through the area but was...
Veryl Donald Chamberlain, 93, longtime resident of Grays River, died May 15, 2013 in Benton City. He was born September 16, 1919 to Fred and Effie (Clark) Chamberlain in Washougal. Shortly afterward the family moved to Unity, OR, where they were homesteaders. After his dad became ill, they moved back to Washougal where Veryl attended school and graduated from Washougal High School in 1938. After graduation he went to work at the Pendleton Woolen Mills in the carding room. While working there he met Barbara Lee Paige and the couple married on...
Cathlamet resident Teri Sue Okerson was born August 23, 1962 and died April 29, 2013. She is survived by her siblings Kimberly, Carl and Allan Okerson. A celebration of life was held May 18 in Skamokawa....
Bob Engle peacefully passed away May 10, 2013 with his daughter by his side. He was born in Seattle, WA Feb. 5, 1944 and was raised in Umatilla, OR. He graduated from Umatilla High School in 1962. He moved to Washougal, WA in 1964. In 1976 he bought a house in Camas, WA and lived there until he retired after 33 years from the Camas Papermill in 2000. He then moved to Skamokawa, WA. and lived there for 13 years. Bob loved hunting, fishing, boxing, nascar, turkey buzzards, his dogs, family. He has left behind many friends who he also considered h...
Geraldine “Jeri” Olsen, 82, of Longview, passed away on May 16 at Hospice Care Center. Jeri was born March 5, 1931 in Cathlamet to Joseph and Julian (Longtain) Souvenir. She was raised in Cathlamet, graduating from Wahkiakum High School in 1948. In 1949 she married Carl Olsen and they moved to Longview in 1951. Carl preceded her in death in 1998. They loved to travel and wintered in Arizona for 10 years after retirement. Together they enjoyed dancing and socializing. Jeri also enjoyed flowers, gardening, needlepoint and quilting. All of her...
Submitted by Poul Toftemark of Rosburg On May 15, County Commissioners Blair Brady and Dan Cothren conducted a town hall meeting, for the people of the Westend and anyone with concerns of accumulations of junk cars, boats, trailers etc. The meeting was simply to hear peoples’ concerns, after numerous complaints to the county departments. By the looks of the attendance, 70+ in a crowded, standing room only, meeting room at the Johnson Park Center in Rosburg, there are a lot of concerns. A sign up was provided for anyone to voice their o...
The Wahkiakum County Auditor will hold a special filing period Wednesday through Friday for positions for which no candidates filed this past week. These positions include: Wahkiakum School District, Director positions 1, a 2-year unexpired term representing a Cathlamet district, and position 3, a 4-year term representing the Skamokawa area. Port District No. 2, Commissioner position 2, 6-year term. The position represents the Skamokawa and Westend areas. Skamokawa Water and Sewer Commission Position 3, a 6-year term. Cemetery District 1,...
The School Board met Tuesday, May 21, to discuss regular monthly business. Board Members Tina Schubert, Michelle Budd and Lee Tischer, as well as Principals Theresa Libby, Stephanie Leitz and Superintendent Bob Garrett were on hand. School board members approved the adoption of a new textbook for the math curriculum, Financial Algebra, as an alternative to Algebra II. They also approved continuing membership for both Wahkiakum High School and John C. Thomas Middle School to WIAA, thus...
With no pressing business to act on, Wahkiakum PUD commissioners met briefly Tuesday morning to sign vouchers and to hear reports. PUD Attorney Tim Hanigan told the commissioners that he had been present on Friday at the opening of bids for a new bucket truck. Four bids were submitted; they ranged in price from $99,429 to $109,831. PUD Manager Dave Tramblie, who was out of town on Tuesday, is reviewing the bids and will give his recommendation, Hanigan said. The budgeted amount for the purchase was $120,000. Commissioner Dennis Reid noted that...
The Kiwanis Club of Cathlamet has elected officers for the 2013-14 fiscal year. Linda Barth will take over the office of president from Dick Swart. Maureen Zacher Bockius will serve as vice-president, Don Conway as secretary and Carol Danker as treasurer. Kiwanis is a service club that focuses on programs serving children and youth. The local club raises money for scholarships, supports fund drives for Doernbecher Children's Hospital, and volunteers in programs to support St. James Family center among its many activities. The club meets the...
Tonight, (Thursday) at 7 p.m., St. James Family Center/The Charlotte House in collaboration with Wahkiakum School District will be showing Bully at the Wahkiakum High School gymnasium. Bully is a no-holds-barred documentary that intimately portrays bullying victims' daily lives. While it's often heartbreaking and deals with tough issues like suicide, the movie addresses an incredibly important topic, bullying, in a frank, relatable way that's age appropriate for teens and relevant for middle school students if an adult is present to guide...
Wahkiakum County commissioners approved an easement allowing the US Army Corps of Engineers to cut through the Steamboat Slough Dike Road when they met Tuesday. Commissioners also heard developing plans for a public housing project in the Cathlamet area and acted on other business. The easement to cut through the county road is part of the setback levee project planned for the Julia Butler Hansen White-tailed Deer Refuge. Erosion is threatening the Steamboat Slough Dike, and without funds to stop the erosion, federal officials are building a ne...
The Wahkiakum County fair gained a handyman Tuesday but lost a manager. Appointed barely a month ago, Becky Ledtke told county commissioners she wouldn't accept the position after the commission voted to hire a handyman not of her choosing. County commissioners recently asked the fair advisory board to recommend a manager and handyman for employment, and the fair board had recommended Ledtke, manager for past two years, be hired as manager. However, snafus delayed interviewing of handyman applicants until last week. The fair board met, and...
The Cathlamet Town Council filled a vacant council position and acted on other business when it met Monday evening. Council Member Steven McNicholas had written a letter of resignation after the council's April meeting which had a report of a $900 penalty for a late insurance payment. McNicholas said he was unhappy with the way in which that situation was handled. He later tried to rescind his resignation, but city officials ruled he had tried to withdraw the resignation too late according to state law. The council had two candidates to fill...
Junked cars. Bulldozers. Old boats and trailer houses. Road encroachment. Pollution threats from leaking fluids. You name it, and Wahkiakum County residents can tell you where to find it in their neighborhoods. The county board of commissioners held two meetings this past week to gauge public support for an ordinance to regulate unused vehicles and other junk people keep on their private property. Sixty to eighty people attended each of the meetings in Rosburg and Cathlamet, and at the end of each meeting, solid majorities raised their hands...
The Friends of Skamokawa are currently holding an estate sale of art from the collection of the founder of Tsuga Gallery, Janet Cimino, benefitting Tsuga gallery. It has been quite successful, but there are still some pieces left. The Board at Tsuga Gallery has decided they have no room to store what might be left so they are reducing all remaining items to half price to clear them out. The sale will last through the next two weekends. The sale is being held at Redmen Hall, 1394 SR 4 in Skamokawa. The hall is open Thursday through Sunday, 12...
Filing for elected offices that will appear on this year's primary and general election ballots wrapped up Friday with three contested positions and many positions unclaimed. Lamar Blix and Shawn Merz have filed for Wahkiakum School District (WSD) Director position 4, a 4-year term. Michelle Budd, incumbent, filed for re-election to Director position 5 on the WSD board of directors, a 4-year term. Art Hyland, the incumbent, and Joshua Holt have filed for Director position 2 in the Naselle/Grays River Valley School District (N/GRVSD) board of...
The Finnish movie for May at the Appelo Archives Center, Tommy and the Wildcat (Poika ja Ilves), will be shown on May 25th at 11 a.m. The AAC is located at 1056 SR 4, two miles east of Naselle schools. Directed by Raimo O. Niemi, the film was completed in 1998. It is about a 12 year old boy who moves to a small village in Lapland which was where his mother was raised. Before her death, she had worked to protect the local lynx. Tommy’s father is involved in a project to release a captive lynx into the wild. When his project fails, Tommy takes o...
Residents were invited to attend a Waterfront Development Meeting in the JA Wendt multipurpose room on Saturday, May 18 for presentations and discussion of the development of the waterfront in Cathlamet. Representatives of Maul, Foster & Alongi architectural firm and Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife were there to present ideas for the future waterfront and placement of net pens in the Cathlamet Channel, after an update from the project manager of the sewage treatment plant....
To The Eagle: I would like to put my two cents in on the new brewery that they want to put in Cathlamet. I truly feel it should be in a building that is already built in town and I think the brick building at 83 Main Street would make a spectacular place for a brewery. We would use the building that is and has been empty for a few years which makes me sad every time I walk by it. It is a historic building, it would bring people downtown. We have a nice boardwalk to downtown from the marina. Something to consider. Debbie Kuller...
To the Editor: At the last of the 2013 Citizens' Police Academy sessions, our prosecuting attorney, Mr. Dan Bigelow, presented a superb seminar in which he reminded attendees of the citizenry's right and responsibility to monitor the activities of elected officials. As the current chairman of the board of commissioners, Mr. Blair Brady, has repeatedly barred inquiries from this voter, and has retracted statements he made on the purpose of approved expenditures exceeding $400,000, I wonder whether he is cognizant of this role of the electorate....
WAHKIAKUM COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS In accordance with Chapter 39.80 Revised Code of Washington, Wahkiakum County is inviting statements of qualifications and performance from firms interested in providing architectural and engineering and other professional services. Categories of required professional services have been identified as follows: · Architect/Design Consultants · Mechanical Engineering · Electrical Engineering · Structural Engineering...
