Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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CLOUDY BEGINNING--As this week began, we saw lots of clouds and many complained about not seeing the sun, but it really was perfect weather for outside work as it was dry, around 70 and it kept the "it's too hot outside" excuses away from those who were intent on getting some yardwork done. I thought we were going to have some sprinkles but we never did out here, so it was back to watering the plants. It seems weird to have to do that in an area that gets 100 inches of rain a year, but things are already as dry as dust and the ground is rock...
Lifelong Cathlamet resident, Myra L. “MyLou” Simmons, 79, passed away July 16, 2010 at Woodland Convalescent Center. She was born July 30, 1930 in the Elochoman Valley at Crown Willamette Paper Company Camp, which was later known as Crown Zellerbach Family Camp to Edward O. and Orva E. (Clark) Olsen. She graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1948. On August 19, 1948 she married Richard M. “Dick” Johnson; he preceded her in death in 1982. Together they had two children, Teresa and Michael who survive her. On March 12, 1985 she married Kenneth...
Cassie Bolton and Akaysha Stonebreaker are the 2010 Wahkiakum County Fair Princesses. You may have already met and talked with them at Bald Eagle Days, as both girls were busy representing the Fair and selling pre-season Fair passes. The passes will get you into the Fair all three days and if you purchase them now from one of the princesses they are only $6. Cassie and Akaysha are also selling raffle tickets. This $1 ticket goes into our ticket tumbler and you have a chance to win the awesome prizes we have for this raffle. The grand prize is...
Wahkiakum County Commissioners Blair Brady, Dan Cothren and Lisa Marsyla had a quick and easy meeting Tuesday as they worked through a light agenda. Business included: --Public Works Director Pete Ringen reported that it appears grant funding from the state Department of Ecology for subsidation of the county's recycling program is going to end. "There is an apparent lack of funding support available for the time period from January 1, 2011, until June 20, 2011, and possibly beyond," he told the board. "We may have some carry over until 2011...
Staff and commissioners of Wahkiakum PUD updated the gathered group on ongoing projects during their meeting on July 20. PUD Manager Dave Tramblie announced that a four-hour outage would be needed on July 28 to complete an electrical project on the Puget Island Bridge. Further advertising will follow, he said. PUD Auditor Erin Wilson reported that three PUD customers were selected by lottery to participate in a study of the effectiveness of energy efficient heat pump water heaters. Wilson said she hopes to have the water heaters installed in...
Now that the days are a little warmer and the humidity is lower, we are about to tackle painting my husband’s 1959 Ford pickup. It seems like he has been waiting forever to finally get it done. Darrel Sotka has finally had enough dry days to get the hay baled in our fields, and even a few berries are beginning to ripen. Maybe that means summer is finally here. News from Naselle: It’s time for FinnFest once again. Lots of fun for the whole family, Finnish or not. This three-day event, held in even years, will take place on July 23 through Jul...
Commissioners of Wahkiakum Port District No. 1 met July 8 to discuss improvements to port facilities. Port Manager Jackie Lea reported a contractor has reclaimed an overgrown part of the “F” Dock parking area. The contractor dug out a ditch, leveled and smoothed existing gravel and will add several more loads of gravel to complete the project. Lea asked for input from the commissioners about possible improvements to the RV park area. Commissioner Larry Bonds suggested creating something more desirable than the current gravel area. Com...
Recently, while in Washington DC Grays River Grange Master Krist Novoselic attended the 50th Anniversary of the Grange’s landmark building in Washington D.C. Grangers from across the country were in attendance to celebrate the occasion. Grangers were able to tour the building and attend a re-dedication ceremony held at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which is across the street from the Grange building. Along the tour, various items of Grange memorabilia dating back to the 1870s, including William Saunder's original ritual notebook, original r...
The Finnish-American Folk Festival of Naselle will be in full swing on Friday, 10 a.m., and continue through the weekend to Sunday afternoon. The fesitval includes a variety of events including exhibits of photography, craft, historical kitchen crafts, flowers, art, genealogy as well as outdoor exhibits. It offers a chance to shop for local and Finnish-American gifts, to sample the Finnish foods, and to learn and participate in lectures and workshops. There will also be the Paavo Nurmi Run, and the Parade of the Mummus (Grandmas.) As for...
Puget Island resident Bill Coons is running to be Wahkiakum County’s new assessor. Coons said people around the county started encouraging him to run for the assessor’s position early on and he feels his background in selling real-estate in Wahkiakum County makes him the best qualified candidate. “The first step was that I was appointed to the board of equalization,” said Coons. While on the equalization board Coons said he began to learn about the ins-and-outs of Washington’s property tax system. He said he thought the assessor’s job looked...
After public meetings and the start of applications for grant funds for design work, members of the Cathlamet Town Council said Monday evening they want to revisit the planned parking for the proposed Queen Sally Park. New Mayor George Wehrfritz secured the volunteer services of Oregon Architects Without Borders to design the project, which involves refurbishing town hall and the library and developing a community center including the Pioneer Community Center. The architects visited the site, met with officials and the public to discuss needs...
Four years ago, Sulema Zerr took on incumbent Assessor Lucille Nielsen in the general election and won. Now the incumbent with four years in office, she is facing a challenger in Bill Coons. The first term has been challenging at times as taxpayers and county government have had to deal with a faltering economy, and she's had to accept budget cuts while trying to implement new programs. "I love it," she said in an interview this week. "Everyday is a new experience. I feel I'm competitive enough that I started a job and I need to finish." Zerr h...
Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) – that’s the name given to the latest threat to the survival of the European honey bee. CCD is characterized by the unexpected die-off of entire bee colonies. For unknown reasons commercially managed hives are suddenly abandoned and bees, by the millions die unexpectedly. Millions more simply disappear without a trace. Laura Grandin is a beekeeper in Vancouver. “In 2006 in France, five million bees died in a 24 hour period,” she said, “and to this day they don’t know why.” Grandin said in cases of colony collap...
To The Eagle: Response to Daily News, July 16,“Local Economy Has Got Us Optimistic.” Brought instant memories of my fifth grade teacher, repeating, “You Don’t Got Anything!” In addition to the poor grammatical inference, another article concealing facts, there is $200 million in construction occurring at The Port of Longview, building an Export Grain Terminal (EGT) and a non-local workforce is accomplishing most of the work. The Port made public “New Jersey Skyline Steel” will-be-built “prevailing wage.” Upon examination, this is a public...
To The Eagle: As a person who has worked in Public Health for the majority of the last 47 years, as a Public Health Nurse and Public Health Administrator, it was a pleasure to read in the paper recently that the Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services had presented a report to the county on health data about our residents. This information in detail is available at www.countyhealthrankings.org and is based on an annual random survey of adults and youth in Washington State. Eighty years ago this report would have looked at things we now take...
To The Eagle: Well, another Bald Eagle completed and unfortunately there are too many to thank personally so I will just say thanks to all who helped and participated. There is so much to do behind the scenes and most have no idea of the time committed to soliciting vendors, getting permits, right down to getting the garbage cans placed. It is overwhelming. That is why I want to mention three people who every year around this time, give every waking moment to make sure this event is enjoyed by all and goes off without a hitch. Lynda Gerlach...
To The Eagle: Many statements made during the recent biosolids seminar hosted by Wahkiakum County were misleading and deceptive. Biosolids is not just human waste, but a complex mixture of thousands of industrial and hazardous chemicals, that are not removed when this material is treated. Spreading it on land has sickened people, polluted drinking wells, degraded healthy soil, and killed live stock that ingested forage grown on land treated with biosolids. This waste is not "heavily regulated." In fact, the latest National Academy of Sciences...
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...
