Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wahkiakum Mule senior volleyball player Blain Land was named to the Central League All Star first team in voting by coaches. Junior Allysa Brooks-Johnson of Pe Ell was named the league's most valuable player. Joining Land on the first team were Adna's Alesa Bond, Taylor Ferrier and Jordan Sandrini; Napavine's McKenna Hoyt and Teryn Pannette, and Pe Ell's Sami Robinson....
NICE ENDING--As last weekend came to an end, we woke to a very frosty world with temperatures in the lower 20s--brr! In spite of the cold, it was very sunny and dry, so that part of it was good. Forecasters are saying we're in for a couple of blustery days prior to your getting this, so I hope they were wrong and we came through with nothing more than a bit of normal wind and rain. Only time will tell I guess. Sometimes these warnings come and go with little fuss or muss, while other times, we get hit full on, so it's always better to have...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: November 15--3:50 p.m. A caller reported a wounded deer with a possible broken leg. The Department of Fish and Wildlife was notified. 11.20 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a person with a severe nosebleed. November16--7:51 a.m. A two car accident was reported at milepost 41. State patrol was notified. 11:24 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid an elderly lady who needed to be...
John Hepburn Danielsen, 66, of Scottsdale, Ariz. died October 19, 2011. He was born February 1, 1945 to Elmer and Jessie Danielsen and grew up on Puget Island, attending school in Cathlamet before moving to Seattle. He was a naval architect and engineer and traveled extensively. He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law Lou Ann and Kenny Pedersen of Hemet, Calif. and other family members. At his request, his ashes will be spread at a later date, to be determined....
Cathlamet resident, Carl J. Backman, 65, passed away November 18, 2011 at St. John Medical Center. He was born July 28, 1946, in Longview, to Sigurd and Gunborg (Anderson) Backman. Carl grew up in Longview and graduated from R.A. Long High School in 1964. He married Lorna Sturm in 1966; she survives him at home. In 1978 Carl and Lorna moved to Puyallup and nine years ago they moved to Cathlamet. He worked for Weyerhaeuser in research and development as a biologist for 38 years; retiring in 2002. Carl loved his family. He was a thinker and had a...
Anna Carina Jill Old, 43, passed away at her home near Bonners Ferry, Idaho on November 4, 2011. Anna was born on September 28, 1968 in Sweden to Ove K. and Ingalill Gunnarson. She grew up in Oregon and Montana. She met her husband Mel Old in Alaska where they lived until Mel's death from cancer. After Mel's death, she moved to Grays River before moving to Bonners Ferry in the spring of 2011. She worked for Wahkiakum on the Move for several years and enjoyed kayaking, camping and was a wonderful artist. She will be deeply missed by her family...
The Veteran’s Day celebration at Wahkiakum High School has taken on a familiar form in recent years, with student leaders lighting a candle for each branch of service and reading essays or poems they write in Mrs. Tina Landroche’s classes. For veterans and students alike, the highlight appeared to be the opportunity for students to personally thank veterans for their service. As Haylee Budd’s poem “Veteran’s Day Poem,” said, “Whether they wanted to or not,/The boys of our country had to become men./They strapped on their boots, helmets, and...
Port District No. 1 commissioners raised management employee salaries 2.5 per cent at their meeting November 10. The manager’s annual salary will be $47,279 and the assistant manager’s $29,456. Both positions are full time and receive health benefits. Port manager Jackie Lea recommended lowering the winter lodging rates to draw customers staying more than one night. Lea suggested lower rates of $70 for the small cabin and $90 for a large cabin with a three-night minimum. After discussion commissioners agreed to lower the rates but sug...
Wahkiakum County commissioners have completed their preliminary budget, and copies were made available last week in advance of the December 5, 9:30 a.m. budget hearing. The total Current Expense Fund budget, which covers most courthouse departments, rang in at $4.57 million, up from $4.46 million budgeted for 2011 and the $4.41 million budgeted for 2011. The county's other budgets, covering the County Road Department, Public Health, various reserves, and other issues, total $19.3 million for 2012, up from $18.1 million budgeted for 2011. Going...
CONCURRENT NOTICE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS CDBG Contract #: 11-64100-027 Date: November 23, 2011 Name of Responsible Entity: Town of Cathlamet Telephone #: (360) 795-0053 Street, City, Zip Code: 100 Main Street, P.O. Box 68, Cathlamet, Washington 98612 These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the Town of Cathlamet (RE). TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS AND PERSONS On or...
PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. ONE OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE OF HEARING ON WATER USE EFFICIENCY GOALS FOR WESTERN WAHKIAKUM WATER SYSTEM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of Public Utility District No. One of Wahkiakum County, Washington, will hold a hearing for the purpose of reviewing and adopting water use efficiency goals for the Western Wahkiakum Water System on Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at 8:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, during the District's regular meeting, in the meeting room of the District at its...
PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. ONE OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE WESTERN WAHKIAKUM WATER SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of Public Utility District No. One of Wahkiakum County, Washington, will hold a public hearing to take public comment on the update to the Western Wahkiakum Water System Comprehensive Plan including proposed water use efficiency goals for the water system on Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at 8:30 A.M., or soon thereafter, in the meeting room of the Di...
NOTICE OF MEETING Diking Improvement District No. 4 Wahkiakum County, Washington NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Supervisors of Wahkiakum Diking Improvement District No. 4 will meet in Regular Session at the office of the Public Works Director, Wahkiakum County Courthouse, on Friday, December 2, 2011, at 10:00 A.M. The Board will consider and take action on items on the following Agenda: 1. 2012 Budget; 2. Setting of Assessments for 2012; 3. 2012 Work Plan; 4. Payment of Claims DATED this 17th day of November,...
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF WAHKIAKUM WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, a political subdivision and duly organized and existing County of the State of Washington, Plaintiff, vs. EACH AND EVERY LOT, TRACT, PART, PARCEL AND PORTION OF THE VARIOUS PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN CERTIFICATE OF DELINQUENCY FOR DELINQUENT TAX from 2008 and OTHER YEARS; and ALL PERSONS KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE, HOMESTEAD, ESTATE, LIEN OR INTEREST THEREIN, HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING LIST, Defendants. THIS MATTER came...
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SHORELINE MANAGEMENT, SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT, CONDITIONAL USE, OR VARIANCE PERMIT Notice is hereby given that Grays River Habitat Enhancement District, Who is applicant of the below described property has filed an application for a Shoreline Substantial Development/Conditional Use Permit for the development of replacing a 36" diameter culvert and tidegate and installing two new 36" diameter culverts and tidegates to assist in draining flood waters from behind existing dike; application 2011-2-22. Located at SW 1/4 of...
WAHKIAKUM FIRE DISTRICT #3 REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (SOQ) For Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Engineering Design Services for the Grays River Fire Station Wahkiakum Fire District #3 is soliciting statements of qualifications and performance information from firms interested in providing professional engineering services for the Grays River Fire Station. The project will be for the design of the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing for the new station to be built in Grays River, Washington. All submittals must be received no...
WAHKIAKUM COUNTY NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Wahkiakum County, Washington, will conduct a public hearing commencing at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, the 5th day of December, 2011, at the Commissioners' Public Meeting Room, 3rd Floor, Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64 Main Street, Cathlamet, Washington, for the purpose of conducting a budget hearing and establishing other dates relating to the budget process. Interested parties may appear and be heard at said public hearing, or submit...
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR WAHKIAKUM COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of ) ) No. 11-4-00017-2 DONALD C. GRIMM, JR., ) ) 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 pers...
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WAHKIAKUM Estate of: No. 11-4-00018-1 DOUGLAS A. FLEMING, PROBATE NOTICE Deceased. TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) The Administrator named below has been appointed as Administor 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 Administrator or the Administrator's...
The Wahkiakum County Fair Board would like to say thank you to the many bingo players that attended Turkey Bingo last Friday night. Every game of bingo played was suspenseful and exciting. The winning card holder would receive a turkey or a ham for their bingo. Sometimes there would be two bingos at the same time. Mike Backman, our number caller, would have to do a bingo run off to determine the winner. Now that’s intense bingo! I suspect there will be some delicious Thanksgiving dinners in Wahkiakum County cooked this week by many of our lucky...
Holiday begins this weekend in Cathlamet The annual Festival of Trees, Lights, Santa and more will take place this Saturday. From 3-7 p.m. the Festival of Trees will be on display to begin voting and bidding at the Bank of the Pacific. Shoppers can also pick up a “Christmas Lane Card” to be stamped by participating businesses. The Walk Down Christmas Lane with shopping at local merchants, begins at 3 p.m. The Christmas Tree lighting and arrival of Santa will take place at Courthouse Square with music and caroling at 5 p.m. Howie’s Coffeehouse w...
Well, the temperatures have shown us that winter is just about here, along with the high winds last week and snow over the weekend. Our walnut tree still had all of its leaves on Saturday, but after the freeze Saturday night and the wind, it was completely bare of leaves by Sunday afternoon. It almost looked like it was raining leaves. I’m sure everyone is getting ready for a big holiday weekend with family and friends, so let’s remember to be safe in our travels. News from Naselle: No school for the Naselle-Grays River Valley School Dis...
