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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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HEATING UP--By the time you read this, we are supposed to be experiencing some hot, hot, hot weather and I can hear people complaining already. First it's too wet and cold and then it's too hot, it would have been nice to have a week of dry 75 to 80 degree weather, without going from one extreme to the other. A week ago we were down to 39 degrees one night! At any rate, make sure you take all the precautions that you should during this heat wave, as we will all need to keep our exposure to the sun limited. Wear sun hats, sun screen, drink lots...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 28--8:02 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a Cathlamet woman who was very ill. 12:42 p.m. A Fern Hill Road resident reported someone had broken into his shop and taken a socket set, chainsaw, and keys; a deputy is investigating. 3:21 p.m. A Columbia Ridge Estates resident reported that children were throwing rocks at a contractor's trailer; an officer investigated. June 29--1:31 a.m. Officers...
Marian (Everest) Healy Vik, 92, of Longview died July 1, 2010, at the Hospice Care Center. She was born April 2, 1918 in Bemidji, Minn. to Ralph and Elsie (Walker) Everest. The family moved to Cathlamet when Marian was eight. She was raised there and graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1936. She spent her adult life living in Cathlamet and Longview. She worked for the Wahkiakum County Bank in Cathlamet and the Bon Marche in Longview. She most recently was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Longview. She is survived by her loving...
Former Cathlamet resident Lewis G. "Louie" Jeaudoin Jr., 86, passed away June 30, 2010, at Canterbury Gardens in Longview. He was born Oct. 17, 1923, in Aberdeen, to Lewis and Catherine (Dieble) Jeaudoin. He attended Providence Academy in Vancouver. Louie served in the Air Force during World War II. On Dec. 3, 1973, he married Margaret Slaughter. They lived in Naselle and Vancouver before moving to Cathlamet in 1986. They resided there until moving to Longview three years ago. Louie was a lifelong member of St. James Catholic Church in Vancouve...
Naselle, Washington resident A. R. “Dick” Grabenhorst, 88, died in Longview, Washington on June 30, 2010. The son of Albert and Letica (Frink) Grabenhorst, he was born in Flasher, North Dakota on April 4, 1922. At age 18 months he moved with his family to Onalaska, Washington where his father worked in a local mill. Dick attended Onalaska High School until joining the US Navy in 1940 where he served during World War II as a gunner’s mate aboard the USS New Mexico and USS Hollandia until honorably discharged in 1946. Following his milit...
Fair Count Down Alert! Only six more weeks until Fair! When you go to the fairgrounds and pick up exhibitor tags and cards in the next few weeks, be sure to take a look at all the activities that are going on. We have some volunteers that are spending many hours pulling weeds, planting boxwood bushes, planting flowers and generally working on landscaping the fairgrounds. We can thank Jean Beerbower, Patty Dursteler, James Daniels, Sarah Czarnecki, and Jesse Aargon for keeping after this project. It’s looking great, no easy task with all the r...
With Sheriff Dan Bardsley retiring at the end of this year, it's time for a change of command in the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's office. Two men filed as candidates for the position during the filing week in June--current Undersheriff Jon Dearmore and Rosburg resident Troy Norris, and last weekend, signs appeared for a write-in candidate, former Deputy Sheriff Josh Grasseth. The Eagle will publish profiles of candidates in the next few weeks. We start with Jon Dearmore. Dearmore has over 20 years experience in law enforcement. He started in the...
Wahkiakum PUD commissioners approved water rate increases for customers from both the Puget Island and Western Wahkiakum Water Systems at their meeting July 6. Commissioner Bob Jungers commented that because of a locked door, the Western Wahkiakum Water System rate hearing scheduled for June 29 was held on the tailgate of his truck, and low attendance meant “(the tailgate) wasn’t overcrowded.” He said he interpreted a lack of public comment at that event to mean that Westend residents were satisfied that the rate increases were neces...
More than 90 percent of the state’s high school seniors passed the reading and writing portions of Washington State’s new High School Proficiency Exam this year but the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) says scores in math are still down. Only about 70 percent of seniors passed their math test this year. The OSPI said it also expects that test scores will continue to drop statewide as it reorganizes its graduation requirements, and continues to make changes to testing requirements for graduation. To graduate from hig...
Wahkiakum County residents need to stop smoking, get more exercise, and eat more fruits and vegetables. These are the conclusions health department officials presented to the county board of commissioners Tuesday. Judy Bright, Health and Human Services director, and Dr. Jennifer Vines, deputy health officer presented an analysis of chronic disease risk factors in the county in the monthly board of health meeting on Tuesday. "As our local community contemplates health care reform, it is important to remind ourselves of the major determinants of...
Last week, the Department of Ecology (DOE) issued its final Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) in the application of Evergreen Septic of Seaview for the permit it needs to apply Class B biosolids on 80 acres of Philip and Sulema Zerr’s ranch in Grays River. Peter Lyons, DOE’s regional manager, wrote in the DNS that his agency has addressed the comments and criticisms received during a meeting held at Grays River Grange in May. His statement reads, “Comments received during the public review process criticized the Ecology checklist for n...
The contractor which ran afoul of the federal Buy America Act by incorporating pontoons made in Mexico into the Puget Island ferry replacement ramp has ceased seeking a waiver to the requirements. Bergerson Construction of Astoria notified Wahkiakum County officials in June that they would drop efforts to avoid having to replace the pontoons at their own expense. The company contracted with another company in Ohio to construct the new pontoon. The Ohio company, in turn, hired a Mexican firm to build the pontoon, and that company used a mixture...
The free-for-all of Washington’s top-two primary creates a place holder for would-be politicians, including Tim Sutinen who says he is aligned with the “Lower Taxes Party.” A Longview businessman, Sutinen said he’s running for office as an independent conservative against state Rep. Brian Blake, an Aberdeen Democrat whose district includes Longview, Kelso, Cowlitz County and Wahkiakum and Pacific counties. “I’m running for office because I’m tired of the out of control spending which leads to never-ending tax increases and job losses,” said Sut...
To The Eagle: I am a Republican, but there are worthy Democrats who keep their promises to the people that placed them in office. I am not in the habit of endorsing Democrats unless they show the following traits: 1. Truthfulness. 2. Honesty. 3. Trustworthy. 4. Who are incorruptible by affluent outside influence. 5. Who truly represent their constituents. For all of the above reasons, I am endorsing Blair Brady for re-election. In these times of little money, I believe that Blair fully understands and has proven his ability to tighten the...
To The Eagle: The snap, crackle and pop of Independence Day pyrotechnics echoing up and down the lower Columbia felt unusually festive and celebratory this year. Seems our little backwoods neighborhood has three major wins to crow about as we bid a not-too-fond but very relieved farewell to NorthernStar's LNG, ShoreBank's NHA and also the D.I.P. (Dreaded Incubator Project). Not too surprising, really, that our merry band of rustics and hayseeds is leading the trend that is gathering momentum all over the county: killing inappropriate...
NOTICE OF CLOSING OF VOTERS' REGISTRATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the provisions of R.C.W. 29A.08.140, that all precincts within the boundaries of Wahkiakum County, Washington, will be closed for transfer of voters' registrations from one precinct to another precinct within Wahkiakum County and for transfer of voters' registrations from one county to another county within Washington State, after the 19th day of July, 2010, said day being thirty (30) days prior to Tuesday, August 17, 2010 which is the date of the 2010 Washington S...
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR WAHKIAKUM COUNTY In the matter of the Estate of ) ) No. 10-4-00008-5 LAVERNE E. NEILSON, ) ) PROBATE NOTICE Deceased. ) TO CREDITORS ) RCW 11.40.030 The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the...
CALL FOR SEALED BIDS SALE OF SURPLUS FIRE TRUCK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that WAHKIAKUM FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. TWO will accept bids for the sale of one 1970 Ford 600 pumper truck, until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 22, 2010, at which time said bids shall be publicly opened and read at the District's fire station. Said fire truck was previously declared surplus to the District's needs by Resolution of the District's Board of Fire Commissioners, adopted on June 24, 2010. The terms of the sale are as follows: The minimum acceptable bid has...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC TIMBER SALE Department of Natural Resources will auction timber to the highest bidder. Contract terms and bidding information is available by calling Pacific Cascade Region at (360) 577-2025 or by visiting the Region Office at Castle Rock or Product Sales & Leasing Division, Olympia. Bidding information may also be obtained at the County Auditor's office. Bidding begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Pacific Cascade Region Office, Castle Rock, WA on September 30, 2010. RATTLER, App. No. 085435, approximately 14 miles by road west of...
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE The Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council will hold its regularly scheduled board meeting on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Klickitat & Skamania Rooms at ESD 112, located at 2500 NE 65th Avenue in Vancouver, WA 98661. All interested parties are invited to attend. For additional information, call Susan Pagel at 360-567-1070. The SWWDC is an equal opportunity program/employer. Auxiliary aids/services are available upon request. Publish July 8, 2010...
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WAHKIAKUM Estate of: No. 10-4-00009-3 FUMIKO JASPERS, PROBATE NOTICE Deceased. TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time when the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal...
It was a wonderful weekend despite the rain and unpredictable weather. With more than 20 family members staying for a few days, we were either cooking or playing, and had a few tents set up for extra sleeping quarters. It’s so nice to have this many family members in the same place at the same time. Lots of motorcycle riding, swimming, Frisbee golf, roasting marshmallows for s’mores, fireworks, and all the other fun things we enjoy, with 78 acres to enjoy it on. In addition to all the people we had six members of our dog family as well. New...
3-2011 Final Budget Hearing Notice is hereby given that the final budget hearing for the 2010-2011 school year of Wahkiakum School District No. 200, Wahkiakum County, Cathlamet, WA, will be held in the Wahkiakum High School library on July 21, 2010, between 7:00-7:15 P.M. (or later if necessary.) This hearing will be incorporated into the initial part of the regular July school board meeting. Everyone is welcome to appear at said hearing and be heard for or against any part of such budget. The Board of Directors will meet following the...
