Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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BRIEFLY WARMER--As this week began, we'd warmed up a bit from the wet and windy spell we had at the end of last week, so that's been nice. But by Tuesday morning, all was soaking wet again. This is pretty typical Spring weather with it springing a leak quite often! Let's hope for some drier days more events are happening which would really benefit from some dry weather conditions. COMING RIGHT UP--One of those events that would benefit from drier weather would be the second softball game between the Guns and Hoses teams this weekend at the high...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 5--9:55 a.m. A caller reported that it appeared that someone had broken into a 2nd Street house. 10:05 a.m. A caller reported that a pair of kayak paddles had been taken from a boat at the Elochoman Marina. 1:14 p.m. A caller reported that a home on Elochoman Valley road contained 50 or more cats and a dog that were not being taken care of. Adult Protective Services and the Humane Society were notified....
Walter Jaspers, 78, of Puget Island, died June 8, 2012 at a local hospital. A full obituary will be published at a later date....
Naselle resident Joyce P. Magnuson, 85, died June 5, 2012 in Longview, WA. The daughter of Harry and Laura (Harris) Kimball, she was born in Badourn Township, Minnesota on December 26, 1926. Joyce resided in Minnesota until a teenager when she moved to Grays River, Washington where she grew to adulthood and lived with her grandmother Kimball. On November 17, 1945 she married Howard Magnuson in Skamokawa. Their first home was in Catardi, where Joyce worked in local salmon canneries and was a wife, mother and homemaker. She later resided in...
Brian S. Francis, 71, of Williams passed away June 10, 2012. He was born in Los Angeles, Calif. January 31, 1941 to James and Elizabeth Francis. Brian was an avid rail fan. His hobby was creating model railroad layouts HO scale. He was employed with the Grand Canyon Railway, post retirement all though he never felt it was a job… it was fun! He was a deeply loved and appreciated man. A devoted Christian as well as a dedicated husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife Kathleen Francis, children Toby Francis, Laurie...
Wahkiakum High School's Class of 2012 is on its way. The seniors came to their graduation ceremony last Friday; they gave thanks, received their diplomas and celebrated. High school Principal Dan Casler introduced the group of 31 seniors, saying they are an extremely optimistic group with amazing individual stories, unique experiences, and great empathy for those around them. The class was required to meet state standards in reading, writing and math to graduate, he said, and 18 of the students met the standards initially; the others followed...
Students and teachers at Wendt Elementary and Thomas Middle schools laced up their sneakers and hustled outside June 4 for a walk to cure diabetes. The event was a culmination of a weeklong fundraiser for JDRF, a global organization focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. The goal of JDRF is to improve the lives of every person affected by T1D by accelerating progress on the most promising opportunities for curing, better treating, and preventing the disease. Students contributed to the cause by selling paper sneakers to their families and...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday came to agreement on temporary quarters for the Cathlamet municipal library. Commissioners also agreed to approve a franchise for Cascade Networks to use its road rights-of-way for installing of fiber optic communication lines, but they expressed disagreement on whether or not to lower their portion of the fee for connecting to a town sewer line going up Boege Road. Finally, Building and Planning Department Director Chuck Beyer announced that GIS Specialist Dave Dixon had compiled an atlas of the...
Research indicates that students who read eight to 10 books over summer break achieve similar progression to students who participate in a structured summer school program. Continuing its efforts to promote student literacy and encourage reading over the summer months, Wendt administrators have decided to participate in the 2012 Summer Reading Olympics. Sponsored by Capstone Digital, the national reading initiative uses myON reader through which students will have access to a virtual backpack of more than 2,500 enhanced digital books customized...
Should the Town of Cathlamet lease a site in Erickson Park for construction and operation of a community food bank? The Cathlamet Town Council will address that question when it meets next Monday. The council held a workshop meeting Tuesday to discuss the issue and gather citizen input. Three food banks operate in the Cathlamet area. The Wahkiakum Food Bank operates out of a space at the county's Human Services campus up the Elochoman Valley Road. Several local churches sponsor it. The Helping Hands Food Bank operates out of the River Rat Taver...
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee reported Monday that he raised nearly $574,000 in cash contributions for the month of May, about half of what his Republican opponent, Attorney General Rob McKenna, raised during that same timeframe. In filings with the state Public Disclosure Commission, Inslee tallied $573,763 in cash, plus more than $43,000 in in-kind contributions like catering and yard signs. Inslee, a former congressman, has $3.4 million cash on hand entering the month of June. On Friday, McKenna...
Wahkiakum County commissioners acted on several personnel issues when they met Tuesday. The board supported a recommendation from interim Health and Human Services Director Sherri McDonald to begin recruiting for a new full-time director. The department has been without a director since January 1. McDonald presented a preliminary draft of an analysis of the department last week and recommended the county have a full-time director for the department. It could take several months to fill the position, she said, adding that the county's pay for...
To The Eagle: When we chose Bill Wilkins to be our realtor, it changed our life. We had been looking for property in the Naselle area where we lived, and put Bill in charge of finding us the perfect home. We looked at many different properties, and during our jaunts Bill would talk about Wahkiakum County, it's history, and it's people. His love of this place and the people here really came across and we found ourselves looking for property here as well. Bill did find us the perfect home, here in Cathlamet, and it's all Bill said it was and...
To The Eagle: Over 12 years ago, a much younger Dan Cothren elected to run as a county commissioner against the incumbent commissioner Ron Ozment. Commissioner Ozment's background was in agriculture while then candidate Cothren had spent most of his working life in the timber industry. While it is never easy to step into a political position, then elected Commissioner Cothren took the lead on the board of commissioners as the heir apparent to the timber issues of the county. Commissioner Trott's area of concentration was the fishing industry an...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Wahkiakum County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Thursday, June 28, 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/Conditional Use Permit # 2012-2-8, Campbell Group, LLC. Phelps Road (private logging road) bridge replacement over Hull Creek. Secretary Wahkiakum County Planning Commission Publish June 14 & 21,...
5 MRSC ROSTERS SMALL PUBLIC WORKS ROSTERS and CONSULTING SERVICES ROSTERS The Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (MRSC) hereby advertises on behalf of local government agencies in Washington State, including - but not limited to - cities (Titles 35 RCW and Title 35A RCW), counties (Title 36, RCW), port districts (Title 53, RCW), water and sewer districts (Title 57 RCW), school districts and educational service districts (Title 28A RCW), fire districts (Title 52 RCW), transit agencies (Ch.35.73 RCW), and public utility...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE SIX-YEAR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the Town of Cathlamet will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, June 18, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the River Street meeting room. The Town Council will receive public comments on the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program. The plan can be reviewed at Town Hall, 102 Main Street, Suite 203, Cathlamet, WA. Any taxpayer may appear at said public hearing and be heard for or against any part of the plan. By order of the Council...
CALL FOR BIDS Rural Road Safety Project WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Wahkiakum County, Washington at the Public Works Department, 3rd Floor, Wahkiakum County Courthouse, P.O. Box 97, Cathlamet, Washington 98612, until 11:00 A.M. local time on July 3, 2012, and will then and there be opened and publicly read for the Rural Road Safety Project. Project Description: This work includes four principal components, a) upgrade signing to the new retro-...
A reminder to all horse riders that use the fairgrounds arena that it will be closed June 15 and June 16 as we are setting up a horse event in the arena. We are calling the new event the Horsemanship Challenge. Shawn and Tina Merz put their ideas together to plan a new horse event that actually challenges the horse and rider in three different types of events. Each rider will take their horse through two speed events, two trail events and two ranch events. Shawn and Tina are planning a three show series with the third and final event of the ser...
I hope the Cathlamet Town Council won't rush into a decision to locate a food bank building in Erickson Park. There is no doubt food banks are needed. With the decline on governmental spending on social services, volunteer organizations have a steadily growing demand for food. They need good, secure facilities to store and distribute food, and the Helping Hands Food Bank doesn't have that. While I like the idea that municipal government, or county or school district, might have land for food a bank, I'm not sure the park is the best idea. I've...
News from Naselle: Even though school is out for the summer break, it doesn’t mean that plans aren’t being made for classes and events for next year. The Naselle School Board members will meet on June 19 at 6:30 p.m. These meetings are public and community members are encouraged to attend. The Friends of the Naselle Library are holding their second Annual Silent Auction from June 14 through June 26. Auction items will be on display at the Naselle Timberland Library in Naselle during regular library hours. The auction will end with a community p...
Antique sale at Redmen Hall The Friends of Skamokawa will hold an antique sale at Redmen Hall. The sales will run from noon to 4 p.m. on June 21-24 and June 28-July 1. Redmen Hall is located at 1394 SR 4 in Skamokawa. Comprehensive Plan meeting set The steering committee for the Cowlitz County Comprehensive Plan Update will meet on June 21 from 4-6 p.m. in the general meeting room of the Cowlitz County Administration Building 207 4th Avenue N. in Kelso. The public is encouraged to attend. For more information, contact senior planner Barb...
