Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Sponsored by the Cathlamet Woman's Club Grand Prize--Portland Yacht Club float. Marching Groups Children's--1. Strutters Baton Club. Adults--1. Multnomah Channel Yacht Club; 2. (tie) Health Care Reform Now and Lower Columbia Parents, Friends and Family of Lesbians and Gays support group. Animals--1. Columbia River Canine Club and Misty River Irish Wolfhounds. Antique Car or Truck 1. Wahkiakum "T's"; 2. Little Train driven by Teed Prestegard; 3. Columbia River Corvettes. Specialized Car or Truck 1. Wahkiakum 4-H; 2. Coast Guard Auxiliary...
Last year it was brought to my attention that the poultry cages were becoming a hazard, with more than one child cutting their hand while tending to their animal. I’m delighted to announce that the fair has just received delivery of forty new poultry cages! Purchased via a grant through the Wahkiakum Community Foundation and the Bradwood Landing Fund, the new pens will make a huge difference for both the exhibitors and birds. Get your hands on this summer's bargain and buy your season pass today! A steal at $6, you can purchase a pass t...
Washington State Department of Transportation officials know a good thing when they see it: When Wahkiakum County officials broached the idea of the state taking over the operation of the ferry "Wahkiakum," they said no thanks, the county is doing a fine job. That was the report of county Public Works Director Pete Ringen, who had discussed the idea with WSDOT District Administrator Don Wagner and state Highway and Local Program Manager Cathleen Davis. "They said the county can run it more efficiently than the state, so the partnership should...
Wahkiakum County officials and Beaver Creek Road residents learned this week that they will not be allowed to walk across the A.G. Hanson Bridge while it is raised. County commissioners awarded the contract for the project last week. Tuesday, they approved a closure of the road from August 5 through November 13 for construction. They had hoped that people living up Beaver Creek Road would be able to walk across the bridge to vehicles parked along the Elochoman Valley Road to avoid having to drive to Mill Creek and then head back along SR 4 to C...
Commissioners of Wahkiakum County Port District 2 Commissioners showed a mixture of self-restraint and common sense at their July 21 meeting after they reviewed the details of a resolution that would have increased the ports debt load by $100,000. Commission Chair Brian O’Connor set the agenda, and Commissioner Kayrene Gilbertsen announced she hoped the board would approve Resolution No. 2009. The proposed resolution authorized Port Manager Steve McClain to sign for a loan that would raise the port’s existing debt of $284,000 to $384,821. The...
In an area that receives precipitation over 100 days a year, Naselle-Grays River Valley school children go to recess on a playground with no covered area. That will change in the coming year if District Superintendent Alan Bennett’s plans are realized. At a meeting held July 21, school board members approved a 2009-2010 budget with $300,000 included in the Capital Projects fund in order to build a covered area and walkway. One hitch in the project is that the school district doesn’t have the money secured. Bennett explained to the board tha...
Even if they didn’t sound funny running down the road, the old-fashioned look of Model T Fords would cause rubbernecking. Their clumsy aerodynamics makes them plain cute! “They don’t go too fast either,” said Larry Hart. “In fact in the old days you had to drive a Model T backwards up a hill because they didn’t have fuel pumps and the gas was gravity fed to the engine.” Hart and his wife Sandy were among the 14 passengers and drivers who lined up their Model Ts and drove on to the ferry landing on Puget Island headed for Westport last Wednesda...
More people in Wahkiakum County are trying to quit smoking using the state’s toll-free Tobacco Quit Line. In April 2009, seven people called the quit line, compared to an average monthly call of one last year—a 600 percent increase. Many people were prompted to quit when a new federal tobacco tax went into effect on April 1, raising the cost of a pack of cigarettes by 62 cents. Across the state, the number of calls to the Washington Quit Line increased by 199 percent during the month of April compared to April 2008 – from 1,229 t...
The board of directors of the Family Health Center in Longview on Tuesday delayed a decision on taking over the Wahkiakum Family Health Clinic until the week of August 10. Center Administrator Dian Cooper said Wednesday morning that the board received the final financial analysis just before their monthly meeting and they needed time to go over it. "We had several board members who couldn't attend the meeting," she said. "I told the board I didn't want them to make a decision that night. "It looks promising," she said....
The Wahkiakum School district budget shrank considerably this year. The district adopted its 2009-10 budget at the July board of directors meeting. The directors passed a $4,958,432 General Fund budget for the upcoming school year. “This is about $350,000 less than we had to work with last year,” said School Superintendent, Robert Garrett. Garrett said the savings came from a combination of changes in the way the district manages teachers, students and classified staff. Garrett said his district worked hard for the past six months to cre...
Wahkiakum County commissioners this week made it official that they would not fund their 2009 membership in the Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Drug Taskforce. Commissioners Dan Cothren, Blair Brady and Lisa Marsyla discussed the matter with Sheriff Dan Bardsley in a budget review meeting in mid-July. Officials acknowledged that the state Criminal Justice funds which financed the $57,500 membership have been reduced. "We had told the taskforce last fall at budget time that this might happen," said commission Chair Dan Cothren. The taskforce supplies...
Cathlamet will host a series of professional longboard races on August 28, 29, and 30 in partnership with southwest Washington longboarders. The two-day event should draw hundreds of people from all over the world including top competitors, said Sandi Benbrook-Rieder of the local sponsor, the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce. On Friday, August 28, some of professional boarders will conduct a clinic for area participants on longboard safety and techniques. On Saturday, there will be a slalom race near the Wahkiakum High School. The course will be...
You’ve seen their cars on the road. From a distance they look like state troopers cars with antennas sticking out the top or back. They also almost always have licenses plates with their “call signs” on them. They’re officially known as amateur radio operators but they’re better known as “ham operators.” In the stereotype, we think of these guys (they’re mostly all guys) as “geeks” sitting in their radio shacks late at night talking quietly into their microphones. That impression however is a mistake. “It may seem like we’re a bunch of old...
