Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Congressman Brian Baird (D-WA-03) is hoping for 90 minutes of lively discussion next Monday. Baird will host a town hall meeting, open to everyone, to discuss the issues facing Wahkiakum County, Washington State, the Country and the world. "What could be more American than a group of citizens gathering together in a room and finding solutions to the problems we’re all facing,” said Baird. "No problem is too big and no problem is too small. Everything’s up for discussion, but to join in the conversation you have to be there. I hope we’re...
A series of contests for local youth will be held at this year's fair in the Youth Building. The Largest Cabbage contest will be judged by weight once the tap root and outer leaves have been removed. The award for this contest is sponsored by the WSU Master Gardeners. Baked or preserved zucchini has a chance of winning the Favorite Zucchini recipe with the award sponsored by the Wahkiakum Food and Farm Network. An award of $25, provided by the Grays River Grange will go to the top participant in a 4-H food activity contest using local produce....
The Honor Roll as announced by Wahkiakum High School this week includes full time students from grades 9-12 with a GPA of 3.25 or above for the fourth quarter ending June 12. Hayden Miles, Amanda Collier, Sarah Doumit and Erin Turner all earned a 4.00 GPA. 9th Grade: David Doumit, Phillip Doumit, Shelby Felton, Brandon Fudge, James Goldsmith, Trevor Gorley, Ryan Helms, Jori McEntire, Ben Miles, Sarah Phillips, Zach Pierce, Sam Renfro and Chase Stanley. 10th Grade Halie Boyce, Katie Brown, Cole Claussen, Ashlenn Coleman, Ryan Gunnip, Ashley...
Construction could start soon on Port District 2's Svensen Park on Puget Island's West Sunny Sands. Port officials opened their one bid last week and accepted it; Cathlamet contractor Burns Construction bid $332,796 for the project. The district's design engineer estimated the project would cost $302,870. Port Manager Steve McClain said he is looking for additional grant funding for the project and has been told additional funds are possible. If not, parts of the project could be cut. "We've already cut out a proposed fish cleaning station,"...
Cathlamet Library was recently notified that they are the recipient of a special Libri Foundation $1000 Books for Children grant. The Libri Foundation matched a contribution from the Washington State Library, using funds from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. The Libri Foundation is a nationwide non-profit organization which donates new, quality, hardcover children’s books to small, rural public libraries in the United States. Two large boxes containing about 66 beautiful new books were delivered and are currently being catalogued and p...
The Lower Columbia Economic Development Council has announced that it has received a $10,000 grant from the Washington State Microenterprise Association to perform an asset mapping and needs assessment of the business activities in Wahkiakum County. A representative from the EDC will be contacting all of the micro-businesses and cottage industries throughout the county to identify the service requirements and any impediments that prevent them from achieving their desired growth. Assistance will then come in the form of no-cost business...
Last week, a group of middle school girls got a taste of Cathlamet history in a day camp called Girls in Government (GIG). The purpose of GIG is to help young women to find their personal voice. For one week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the 10 girls learned what it is to be a young woman in the world. The second annual camp, sponsored by the Wahkiakum Community Foundation takes place at the Julia Butler-Hansen house in Cathlamet. Over the course of the week, the group of seventh and eighth graders learned things from the history of early Cathlamet,...
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council held a special meeting Tuesday to take care of unfinished business from their June 16 meeting. The council had delayed approval of developer Todd Nicholson's proposed Marina Estates short plant because there was no map of the four-lot subdivision and there was no evidence that it had approval other than copies of the town planning commission minutes. Nicholson had had the map prepared, and it contained signatures showing approval from the public works department and fire department, so council members...
The Columbia River Compact on June 19 modified the previously adopted fisheries to include the sales of sockeye incidentally caught during the commercial target chinook fishing periods in lower Columbia River waters. Openings were set for June 24 and 7 p.m. July 1 to 5 a.m. July 2, 10 hours. Allowable sales include chinook, sockeye, coho, steelhead, walleye, carp, and shad. All steelhead must be released immediately. A compact hearing has been scheduled via teleconference for 11 a.m.Friday to consider additional treaty Indian fishing periods,...
A western Wahkiakum County child is being vaccinated after being bitten by a rabid bat, county Health and Human Services Administrator Judy Bright said Tuesday. Vaccinations may be recommended for a parent who handled the bat, which was tested and found to be rabid. "We are proceeding to see if any other family members need treatment," Bright said in the weekly meeting of the county board of commissioners. In other health news, Bright told the commissioners a "perfect storm" is brewing for health departments across the state because of looming...
For the first time since 2004, anglers fishing from the Columbia River estuary upstream to Priest Rapids Dam will be able to catch and retain sockeye salmon, fishery managers for Washington and Oregon announced. Starting June 21, anglers will be able to retain sockeye as part of their daily catch limit for adult salmon during fisheries for summer chinook salmon above and below Bonneville Dam. The daily catch limit is two adult salmon per day. Below Bonneville Dam, the sockeye fishery will run June 21-28, concurrent with the summer chinook...
Elochoman Valley resident Bob Hake has retired after working 30 years as a driver for United Paracel Service, a tenure in which he became known around the county for his humor and dedication. Photo by Sunny Manary. It has been said that all good things must come to an end. For Wahkiakum County, it is the retirement of a very familiar face. Bob Hake is hanging up his brown jacket after 30 years with the United Parcel Service (UPS). Things are different than they were three decades ago. When Bob started with the company, he said they would hire...
The Wahkiakum School Board of Directors met June 18 to discuss demolition bids and the high school remodel/modernization project. Three construction companies submitted bids for the demolition of the old gym, removal of a portable classroom building, and construction of a new parking lot. Board member Tina Schubert commented the bids were all across the board. After a brief deliberation, Schubert moved, seconded by board member Tony Boyce, that contracts would be awarded to Three Kings Environmental for demolition of the old gym, Burns...
