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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum Mule volleyball team 2 of three matches this past week to improve its record to 6-3. On Tuesday, the Mules lost a back and forth match 3-2 to Adna on the Pirates' home court. "The whole team really battled," said Coach Jeff Rooklidge. "The girls fought really hard; we're proud of them." Adna won the first set 25-22. The Mules won the next two 25-14, 25-13. The Pirates tied the match with a 25-19 win and came out on top 15-13 in the fifth set. "Brieanna Olsen was very strong for us," Rooklidge said. "She had some key kills and...
The Toutle Lake Ducks edged the visiting Wahkiakum Mules 26-21 in a game that left them tied for second in Central League standings. "Toutle didn't beat us," Mule Coach Eric Hansen told his team after the game. "We beat ourselves." The Mules fumbled the ball six times, losing three, and giving the Ducks a short field for a touchdown drive. The Ducks also intercepted a Mule pass. Toutle took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a seven yard run by Zach Hayes. The Mules responded with a touchdown, a 12-yard run by Kohl Bergseng. A two-point...
October 4 at Ilwaco Wahkiakum results Wahkiakum Coach Marie Riley filed this report: Last week's Ilwaco meet found us with a smaller than normal team. We had kids out of town and others not feeling so well. The weather didn't exactly cooperate, either, and most of the kids would have been happy to just not run that day. It had been raining and the trails were less than optimum; very muddy and slippery. Kids' times are continuing to fall and you know that they are out there working hard. In the high school race Collan Riley placed 15th in...
WET WET--It looks like we've got a wet week ahead of us with mist, drizzle, light showers, showers or rain in the forecast, which in layman's terms just means wet! We did have part of our weekend fairly dry, so it wasn't too bad. With our damper weather, I know it was time to kick on some heat, so even though the temperatures weren't always that low, the dampness just creeps in your ole bones and they just ache for some warmth! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from October 13-19 are Debbie Chamberlain, Heidi Heywood, Sami McKinley,...
Michael Sullivan, judge September 26, 2011 State versus James Thomas Kissinger, Kelso: The defendant entered not-guilty pleas to charges of second degree assault/domestic violence and second degree malicious mischief/domestic violence. A jury trial was scheduled November 16 and 17. The state alleges he attempted to assault a woman with an ax while she was in her car. In reference to the marriage of Tiffany Kay Bello, petitioner, and Abdou Akeem Bello, respondent, the court entered a decree of dissolution of marriage and changed the wife's name...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: October 3--6:04 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Middle Valley residence to aid a child whose hand had been injured by a closing door. 7:17 p.m. A caller reported someone had dumped old cement posts on someone else's private property near Cathlamet. October 4--1:53 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a Rosedale woman who was very weak. 8:54 a.m. A caller reported someone had stolen a...
Lifelong Puget Island resident, Irene M. Bacon, 90, passed away October 8, 2011 at Community Hospice. She was born March 17, 1921 on Puget Island to Hans and Malla (Cornelius) Olsen. She graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1939. On September 22, 1939 she married Oliver Bacon in Cathlamet, Oliver’s father presided the wedding; he survives her at home. She was a member of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, the Last Tuesday Club, the Wahkiakum Historical Society and the Orthopedic Guild. She was also active in several ladies groups on Puget Isl...
Florence Eleanor Dumas passed away on October 4, 2011 at her home in Olympia. She was 75 years old. She was born on November 5, 1935 in her family home on Puget Island, Washington. She was the youngest daughter of Trygve and Hulda Tover. She married Don Miles in 1954. They had four children together. In 1964 Mom married Harlan Hendrickson and together they raised 5 children: Kathryn, Donald, Brad, Michael, and Ted. Harlan’s children, Chuck, Shari and Scott, were also part of our family, spending week-ends and holidays with us on our small f...
Longtime Cathlamet resident, Donald C. Grimm, Jr., 82, passed away October 7, 2011 at his home. He was born October 14, 1928 in New Haven, W. Va to Donald, Sr. and Goldin (Roush) Grimm. Donald was raised in West Virginia until he entered into the Army. He married Diane Brigham, they had four daughters and later divorced. After discharging from the Army, Donald moved to the Seattle area where he worked in tool fabrication as a tool and die maker for Boeing Corp for 32 years; retiring in 1985. He then moved to Cathlamet that same year. Donald...
“The Wahkiakum Food Bank is seeing more people needing help, but it has just received a donation from an elementary school food drive,” Director Jimmie Lou Cleveland said this week. The food bank operates from the Health and Human Services campus but it is not affiliated with the county. Cleveland said, “There has been a steady increase with lots of new people. The numbers we see keep climbing.” Cash donations are down. “The little people” aren’t contributing as they had been…The food banks serves about 18-27 families a week,” Clevel...
Skamokawa – Over 40 people gathered Tuesday to protest the proposed closing of the Skamokawa Post Office. They gathered information about the process, sought to understand the chances of affecting the postal service decision and made a case for the post office as the center of the Skamokawa community. They shared some laughs and left no doubt about their commitment to work to keep the post office doors open. Skamokawa was targeted for closure because it took in less than $27,500 revenue annually and generated less than two hours of...
Cathlamet's Main Street merchants are forming an association to promote their businesses and make Main Street a more cheerful place to visit and shop. A group of 10 persons met Friday to begin the effort. Janelle West, proprietor of Sassy Chocolates and one of the persons organizing the group, said she wants to reach out to local residents who pass by Main Street. She also wants to encourage businesses to spruce up their stores and make an emphasis to provide friendly customer service. The group agreed to have special events in their stores on...
There’s good news and bad news regarding cleaning up the lot next to the Grange Hall. First off, Grays River Grange would like to give a big thank you to Stan Sorenson and Robinson Brothers Construction for donating time and equipment for clearing the lot. That property was a drain on community morale and the Grange appreciates all of the positive comments about its new condition. But here’s the bad news; as it turned out, it took nine containers to remove the rubble. Stan operated the excavator and he estimates that the debris in the houses th...
In the face of increasing demand and fewer donations, Helping Hand Food bank is struggling to meet local need. One of two county food banks, Helping Hand is seeing more new faces and serving more people than they have in the past. “I see the same thing here that I’ve seen at every food bank I’ve ever worked at,” said Helping Hand volunteer Chuck Burton. “People would like to work. For them to need help is demoralizing. Most people don’t know how tough the economy is right now. Some of these people are disabled, but a lot can’t find a job.” Help...
Wahkiakum County commissioners and staff of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife reviewed project progress and harvest issues in a meeting October 6. Pat Frazier, regional fish biologist, and Sara LaBorde, special assistant to the director, reported that the department's alternative gear salmon test fisheries have had a successful summer, and they need to hold meetings with fishers to discuss future developments in gear use. Frazier also reported that the department is considering what to do now that testing has shown that there is...
The Cathlamet Town Council took a first look at the preliminary budget for 2012 at a special meeting Tuesday night. In its preliminary form, the budget totals $1.27 million in revenue and $1.29 in expenses, a deficit of $17,000 (numbers are rounded). The council will have to make adjustments in the Current Expense Fund of $60,000 if it wants to end the 2012 year with a cash balance on hand, said Councilmember David Goodroe. The 2011 budget totaled $1.69 million, but it includes uncompleted street improvement work that could be bumped into...
Wahkiakum County Commissioner Dan Cothren took his concerns about the harvest of timber from county timber trust lands to the state Board of Natural Resources on Monday. Cothren testified at the board's meeting, urging the commission to stand up to environmentalists threatening to file suits to block harvest of timber on land that could be habitat for endangered marbled murrelets. The department has withdrawn sales, including one on county timber trust land, under the threat of suits. The county needs the revenue, Cothren said. Peter Goldmark,...
Wahkiakum County commissioners handled a variety of business at their meeting on Tuesday. The board approved a request from the sheriff's department to create a temporary emergency services department. Sheriff Jon Dearmore and Undersheriff Mark Howie explained that the county is picking up grants that formerly went to the Town of Cathlamet for an emergency services director. Howie presented a budget analysis that showed that by assuming the grants, the county could have an emergency services director, the grant revenue would lower the county's...
To The Eagle: I wish to thank Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler for co-sponsoring the endangered salmon predation prevention act (H.R. 946). On October 5, the House Resources Committee voted 29-13 to send this bill to the full house for passage. One can only hope the full House of Representatives and the US Senate will finally act on this long overdue problem of seal and sea lion predation of salmon, steelhead, sturgeon, and smelt runs which are in fact being decimated by these predators. These predators have become way over-populated since being list...
To The Eagle: Where is the public safety war with the mayor going? The only certain outcome of the mayor's attempted power grab is a drastic weakening of the Cathlamet fire and ambulance service. For no real reason other than a power grab by the mayor putting public safety at risk. So far it has benefited Fire District 4, which has received many new applications from volunteers, which is good for the areas served by District 4, but bad for residents of Cathlamet who are served by the Cathlamet volunteer fire department. This raises the...
To The Eagle: The letter to The Eagle by attorney George Hanigan has raised some serious questions about the direction of the conflict between the fire department and the Town of Cathlamet. The first concern is the actual disagreement between the requirements of the state auditors and the fire districts, in which the auditors apparently were not able to get access to all the required records of the fire districts. Conflict between the state auditors and any government or private entity is not a good scenario. Transparency and open accounting...
To The Eagle: We are almost halfway through October and The Charlotte House continues to sponsor activities that will hopefully bring awareness to domestic violence and get people thinking about how they can be a part of the solution to put an end to the violence. On Tuesday, October 4, I met with our county commissioners where they read and signed a Proclamation declaring October 2011 Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This can be viewed elsewhere in this issue of The Eagle. Thank you to our Commissioners for once again showing your support....
FILING OF PRELIMINARY BUDGET AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OCTOBER 17, 2011 TOWN OF CATHLAMET 2012 PRELIMINARY BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Preliminary Budget for 2012 has been filed with the Clerk/Treasurer. A copy thereof is available for viewing in the Town Hall Office, 100 Main Street, Cathlamet, WA 98612. The council for the Town of Cathlamet will hold a Public Hearing on the 2012 Preliminary Budget at the regularly scheduled meeting on October 17, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the River Street Meeting Room, 25 River Street,...
PUBLIC HEARING OCTOBER 17, 2011 TOWN OF CATHLAMET CURRENT EXPENSE REVENUES AND 2012 PROPERTY TAX NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council for the Town of Cathlamet will hold a Public Hearing on revenue sources for the Town's Current Expense budget. This hearing will include setting the 2012 Property Tax Levy. The hearing will be held at the regularly scheduled meeting on October 17, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the River Street Meeting Room, 25 River Street, Cathlamet, WA 98612. By order of the Council for the Town of Cathlamet. Tina Schubert...
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SHORELINE MANAGEMENT, SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT, CONDITIONAL USE, OR VARIANCE PERMIT Notice is hereby given that Richard E. Morris, Who is applicant/Property Owner of the below described property has filed an application for a Shoreline Substantial Development, Conditional Use Permit, and Variance Permit for the development of: a parking area and private recreational boat dock. Located at 423 West Birnie Slough Road in Cathlamet, Wahkiakum County, Washington. Said development is proposed to be within Columbia River...
