Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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COOLED OFF--As this week began, we woke up to wet pavement on Sunday morning- a big change from just clouds, sun and wind. I'm sure my lawn enjoyed the little drink. Water systems are taking a hit as people use a lot more water this time of year, but the sources are down to a trickle for some of us rural folks on springs and wells. As we head into a brand new month, don’t forget to conserve water, as many places are facing shortages. SPECIAL DAYS-- Those celebrating birthday this week are Sheran Parker, Jae Stewart, Nance Collupy, John L. M...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: July 22-- 10:25 a.m. Deputies and the Cathlamet ambulance responded to the scene of a one-car non-injury motor vehicle accident. One person was taken into custody. 11:16 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a subject whose medical alarm had activated. 11:43 a.m. A Puget Island resident reported that he had found a black and white terrier. The dog was reunited with its owner later that day. 12:20 p.m....
In Loving Memory Of Penny Lee Nichols Penny passed on to Heaven Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Montesano, Wash. She was born Penny Lee Clayton September 10, 1943 at Woodland, California. She lived in Woodland and Truckee, California, Shreveport, Louisiana and Reno, Nevada prior to moving to Altoona and Raymond, Washington area. She graduated from Woodland High School. She was a wife, mother, homemaker, gas station attendant, PBX operator and retired as a dispatcher and secretary for Cardivan Company in Reno, Nevada. She was preceded in death by...
Adeline B. Peterson Durrah, 86, of Cathlamet died July 25, 2013, under hospice care at her granddaughter's home in Kelso. She was born October 15, 1926, in Hettinger County, N.D., to Raphael and Kathryn (Decker) Brinster. Adeline moved to Kelso from North Dakota in 1948. She married Clarence Peterson Jan. 1, 1949, in Kelso. He preceded her in death in 1994. On Sept. 27, 1996, she married James "Jimmy" Durrah. He passed away in 2012. Adeline was a homemaker and a member of the Kelso-Longview Elks, the Eagles and the Moose lodges. She enjoyed...
JA Wendt Elementary School Playground Clean-up Project This Saturday, August 3 from 9 a.m. to lunchtime, the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) has organized a volunteer clean-up project for the JA Wendt Elementary School Playground. Activities include re-painting all hopscotch, 4-square and basketball court lines as well as some areas on the large playground structure. Bark dust also needs to be raked while others can work on litter patrol. All paint will be provided but the PTO asks volunteers to bring any spare paintbrushes or rakes....
A warm sun and summer breezes brought out a couple of kite flyers on Saturday at Skamokawa Vista Park, but it was quiet at the annual Vendors’ Market. Between the rummage sale and the baked goods in the church and the half dozen tables set up in the park, there was little business to be had. Even Ralph Keyser, conductor for the Historical Society’s train, had little to do but work on his tan. When the wind kicked up a bit, a lone kite buzzed and a vendor began to take down her tent and load her...
The Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Department invites residents countywide to join their neighbors and friends for the National Night Out Against Crime celebration next Tuesday, 6-8 p.m. in the Multi-purpose room of the J. A. Wendt Elementary School, Cathlamet. "You will be joining millions of people across America and the world to prevent crime in your neighborhoods," said Emergency Services Department Coordinator Beau Renfro. Dinner will be provided to the first 100 attendees. The Sheriff’s Office and their volunteer groups including fire departm...
Sheriff Mark Howie took time on July 24 to meet some local kids as part of St. James Family Center's Youth Adventure Program. The kids toured the courtroom, jail and 9-1-1 center where they met Corrections/Communication Officers Vern Barton and Aric Cothren. They checked out Officer Bill Tawater's police cruiser and took a ride in the Humvee with Beau Renfro, Coordinator of the Department of Emergency Management. They met Officer Gary Howell from the K-9 unit and Dakota the Drug Dog. They received a Junior Deputy badge and a bag full of...
Travelers in Centralia and Chehalis should pack their patience and expect delays this summer as the Washington State Department of Transportation begins work on two Interstate 5 safety and mobility projects. Replacement of a girder on the Chamber Way bridge over I-5 and Stage 2 of the I-5, Mellen Street to Blakeslee Junction project mean lane closures, detours, interchange work and more, all starting in August. In Chehalis, the I-5, Chamber Way Girder Replacement project replaces a damaged girder on the Chamber Way bridge over I-5. The bridge...
The Appelo Archives Center, along with the Naselle Timberland Library will present “The 1930s” Saturdays from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Naselle Timberland Library. August 10 “The Crash of 1929” will be shown, September 14 will be “Surviving the Dust Bowl,” and on September 28 they will show “The Civilian Conservation Corps.” These films are suitable for teens and adults and will feature a discussion period following the films. The Archive Center, located at 1056 SR 4 in Naselle, is exhibiting “Hope in Hard Times: Washington During the Great Depress...
File of Life emergency information packets are available at Elder Options for seniors and persons with medical conditions. Hospitals, emergency medical personnel, law enforcement officers, and firefighters endorse this life saving packet. The File of Life is a medical file that is placed on a home refrigerator that can be quickly accessed by emergency personnel during an emergency. It lists medications, medical conditions, and any allergic substances for the individual. Physician names and phone numbers, insurance information, emergency...
When Becky Ledtke’s tenure as Fair Manager ended this year, Patty Dursteler was hired to step in. The late start has not deterred Dursteler or her volunteers, to whom she is grateful. More than 35 people showed up to help on the first clean up day. “They really put us ahead of the ballgame,” said Dursteler, “we started a month late but we’re coming along nicely.” She’s grateful to two Eagle Scouts, Ben Vasion and Nevan Bingham, who built new ticket booths and to the Fair Foundation fo...
Readers of all ages will explore all things underground this August as the Cathlamet Public Library presents “Dig into Reading” during their summer library reading program. Activities will include the programs: Dirt Movers (construction equipment and animals that live underground), In The Garden (root vegetables, garden gnomes), Digging For Treasure (pirates) and Dig Into The Past (Ancient Egypt and dinosaurs). The 2013 Summer Reading Program is open to young people preschool through young adult, with programs, prize drawings, story hours, a r...
In 2002, the state of Washington passed legislation to create more affordable housing in communities all over the state. Counties were requested to collect fees on real estate transactions, commonly called recording fees. In 2005, hoping to reduce homelessness by 50 percent in a 10 year period, the state expanded this legislation, directing counties to collect a second recording fee. Forty percent of the monies received go to the state and 60 percent remain in the county. Averaging collections...
Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark has banned all outdoor fires on lands protected by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Hot and dry conditions have made the potential for wildfire unusually high on both sides of the Cascade Mountains. Significant demands are being placed upon fire suppression resources from both regional and statewide firefighting efforts. The ban is in effect through September 30 and prohibits campfires in developed campgrounds and other recreational fires. The ban also prohibits prescribed...
Columbia Land Trust announced today that it has purchased 81 acres along the North Nemah River, whose waters flow directly into Willapa Bay. Columbia Land Trust purchased the land from Hancock Timberland, Inc, which had historically logged much of the forested areas on the property’s upper elevations. Those forests now will be managed as wildlife habitat. The salt and brackish marshes on the property are valuable habitat for shorebirds and waterfowl, which forage here in large numbers in the winter. The North Nemah River hosts the most i...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce will bring the 10th Annual Labor Day Buzzards Breath Chili Cook-off to the Elochoman Marina August 31 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cooking teams are wanted for either Home-style Chili or Tolbert Sanctioned Championship Competition “Texas Red Chili.” No fee will be charged for Home Style Chili, and two gallons must be cooked. There will be a $15 fee for Tolbert Championship Chili. There will be live music, prizes, games, a unique trophy, beer garden and raffles. For more information contact Wahkiakum Chamber of Com...
Care Careers Academy/Elder Options is offering a new Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training course to persons wanting to pursue a healthcare career. CNA training allows graduates to work in nursing homes, in-home senior/disabled care, doctor’s offices, hospitals and retirement homes. Classes take approximately six weeks to complete (107 hours) with clinicals located at the Frontier Nursing Home in Longview. Daytime classes start September 4, and evening classes start September 9. Call (360) 636-1000 for tuition and financing i...
Astoria will host a commemoration in October to mark the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the Indian nationalist Ghadar Party. The political movement, driven by Asian Indians of the U.S. West Coast who wished to free India from British rule, was born during a meeting in Astoria’s local Finnish Socialist Hall in May 1913. The two-day event is scheduled for October 4 and 5, 2013. The program will include film screenings, a panel discussion, and other commemorative activities. Panelists include: -Dr. Paul Englesberg, educator and r...
To The Eagle: Alert readers have been wondering about last week’s photo of the Birnie Slough River Rats and their prizewinning entry in the Eagle Day Parade. Who are these people and where did they come from? This group came together years ago when longtime residents of Puget Island, Melissa and Jerry Chase, began inviting friends from the Greater Portland Area up for the Bald Eagle Day Festivities. Generally 20 to 30 friends show up. Some stay with Melissa and Jerry in their lovely 1938 houseboat on Birnie Slough, others check into the h...
To The Eagle: Just getting back from the recycling bins by the high school with feelings of sadness and disgust. Because of all the garbage in the plastics bins, I will take my two bags to Longview and put only the plastics in the bins, saving the bags for later use or put them in my garbage at home. There was garbage outside the bins and the smell of garbage from the bins. In Longview there are signs that people misusing the recycling area could be fined. Is that true here? If not, it should be. Please use the area as it is meant to be used....
Annie Howell, daughter of Terrie and Gary Howell of Cathlamet, will marry Adam Phelps, Son of Becky and Mike Phelps, formerly of Cathlamet, on August 3, 2013 in Skamokawa. Annie is a graduate of the class of 2004, and Adam is a graduate of the class of 2002. Both are Wahkiakum Alumni. They met in Cathlamet and plan to make this their permanent home....
To The Eagle: The creation of a self-help, low-income housing project on three acres of unimproved land adjacent to the existing Glengate development in Cathlamet sounds like a great idea! But are residents prepared to spend more than $58,000 in public funds per acre on a project whose details are nebulous? The project is to contain a mix of 16-20 units of new owner-occupied homes and apartment rentals. According to Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Lower Columbia Community Action Program (CAP), the project 1. Allows...
Wahkiakum County Notice of Determination of Nonsignificance Wahkiakum County issued a determination of nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: Placement of 828 cubic yards of sand fill for a manufactured home site with a sand mound septic system and utilities at 243 W. Birnie Slough Road, Cathlamet, WA 98612. Proposed by Rhett Conner, applicant; Harold Delamarter, owner. After review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the agency,...
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR CLARK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Case No. 13-4-00521-3 STANLEY B. GREEN, 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 Personal Representative or the...
