Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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DECENT--It was nice to see some dry weather last weekend after the downpours we experienced previously. It seems our county had its share of flooding, rock slides and miserable conditions last week to deal with, so a spurt of sunshine and fair weather was a welcome relief. On Monday morning our temperatures in West Valley were down in the 20s and things were frosty white. It looks like winter is coming, so we can't be too fooled by the sunshine of the day. Of course, that's not supposed to last long with things warming up and rains returning....
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: November 19—10:54 a.m. A caller reported a non-injury traffic accident along SR4 at Bjornsgard Road. One car was in the ditch. A deputy responded. 1:52 p.m. District #4 firefighters responded to a Flandersville Road address to aid a resident whose house was flooding due to a landslide. 3:02 p.m. Altoona-Pillar Rock Road was closed due to flooding. 3:57 p.m. A caller reported softball-sized rocks...
Members of the Wahkiakum School District board of directors had a quick, light meeting on November 20. Superintendent Bob Garrett said there was no new or old business to consider, only staff reports and approval of meeting minutes, volunteers and supplemental contracts for coaches, and for two new policies. Wahkiakum High School Principal Stephanie Leitz reported that high school staff are using the free hour of the Thursday late start for collaboration. Teachers are working in two groups, math and English/language arts. Both are looking at...
High water may have prevented Wahkiakum PUD commissioners from meeting in Rosburg on November 20, but it did not prevent them from discussing possible expansion of the Western Wahkiakum Water System. Meeting at the PUD’s Cathlamet headquarters, Manager Dave Tramblie reported to the commissioners on information he’d gathered to assess the potential of expanding the water system. He estimated $50,000 in out-of-pocket costs for materials. For the section of the expansion between Salmon Creek Road and Salme Road, a distance of almost a mile, the...
Commissioners of Port District No. 2 last week approved a $227,300 budget for 2013. The budget includes funding for a new office for the port district. The port has used a building owned by the now-defunct Skamokawa Park and Recreation District as its office on the edge of the port's Skamokawa Vista Park. Port officials say the office is run down and inadequate for office needs. Commissioners agreed to proceed with purchase and installation of a park model building as the new office. The building would be located inside the park, and if the...
Wahkiakum County election officials wrapped up the 2012 General Election this week. Officials on Monday counted the nine ballots which had arrived since the previous count on November 6; on Tuesday, they reviewed results and certified the election. In the county's closest race, for the District 1 county commission seat, Mike Backman maintained his lead over Greg Prestegard. Backman led by 22 votes on December 6; he led 1,116-1,093 after votes were counted Monday, a 23-vote difference. In the county's other contested races, Dan Cothren defeated...
Wahkiakum County officials crunched numbers one more time Tuesday as they put finishing touches on their proposed budgets for 2013. The board went over requests for increased spending from department heads and wrestled with projecting how much, if any, deficit the Current Expense Budget will have next year. In the end, the board of commissioners decided to plan to divert $200,000 from the County Road Levy to cover a possible shortfall in the Current Expense Fund, which finances most county departments. It would be the third year for a diversion...
Wahkiakum County commissioners handled a variety of business at their Tuesday meeting. Emergency Management Director Beau Renfro reported he plans to evaluate possible new sites for the county's Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The center is activated in times of natural disasters or public health emergencies. Currently, the center is in the basement of the River Street Building. However, its quarters are temporarily filled with the Cathlamet municipal library while the old town hall building is remodeled. Renfro has designated the Cathlamet...
Scottish rite scholarship available: The Scottish Rite Lodge of the Valley of Kelso and the Scottish Rite Foundation of Washington announce the availability of college/university undergraduate scholarships for the academic year 2013-2014. A recipient must be a US citizen, a resident of the state of Washington, and attending (or intendig to attend) an accredited Bachelor Degree awarding college or university in Washington full time for the academic year 2013-2014. The recipient must also be a third, fourth or fifth year undergraduate (Junior or...
To The Eagle: I congratulate Sen. Ed Murray on his election as Senate majority leader and the actions he has taken to represent the many different points of view within the Democratic Caucus. Already, Sen. Murray has shown tremendous skill in leadership and being open to others’ thoughts and suggestions. We face a narrowly divided Senate chamber and, more than ever, we will need to see bipartisanship and cooperation between Senate Republicans and Democrats, and members from rural, urban and suburban districts. The recommendation of my friend a...
Congratulations and thanks to all those who donated money, food and their time to fill and give out more than 130 Thanksgiving Baskets from the Wahkiakum Food Bank. It takes more than just food to fill Thanksgiving Baskets. The food had to be gathered together from many places, with many people helping to put it all in one spot, then divide it, put it into baskets, and put it into the vehicles. Esther and Ruth (hmmm, good Biblical names) had to stay an extra two hours. Needless to say we were all tired, but it was a good tired. We...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED 2013 BUDGET AND SUPPLEMENTED 2012 BUDGET FOR FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 4 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Wahkiakum Fire Protection District No. 4 will hold a Public Hearing during its regular meeting on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at 7:30 P.M. in the Boege Road Fire Station, located at 13 Boege Road, Cathlamet, Washington, for the purpose of finalizing and adopting the 2013 Budget and for making amendments to the 2012 Budget. The public is invited to attend. By order of the Wahkiakum County Fire Protection...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING FOR 2013 ANNUAL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the board of County Commissioners, Wahkiakum County, State of Washington, has prepared a preliminary Annual Construction Program as required by law. That Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 10:30 a.m., in the office of the County Commissioners, in the Public Meeting Room, 3rd floor, County Courthouse, Cathlamet, Washington, has been fixed as the time and place for the hearing, at which time any person may appear and be heard regarding the preliminary 2013...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING FOR SIX (6) YEAR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the board of County Commissioners, Wahkiakum County, State of Washington, has prepared a preliminary Six (6) Year Transportation Program as required by law. That Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 10:35 a.m. in the office of the County Commissioners, in the Public Meeting Room, 3rd floor, County Courthouse, Cathlamet, Washington, has been fixed as the time and place for the hearing, at which time any person may appear and be heard regarding the...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING FOR 14 YEAR FERRY PROGRAM, 2013-2026 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the board of County Commissioners, Wahkiakum County, State of Washington, has prepared a preliminary 14 Year Ferry Program for 2013 through 2026, as required by law. That Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at the hour of 10:40 a.m. in the office of the County Commissioners, in the Public Meeting Room, 3rd floor, County Courthouse, Cathlamet, Washington, has been fixed as the time and place for the hearing, at which time any person may appear and be heard,...
NOTICE OF MEETING Change of Regular Meeting Date 2013 Budget Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Board of Commissioners of Wahkiakum County Fire Protection District No. 2 has changed its November meeting date to Thursday, November 29, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. at the Skamokawa Fire Hall. This is a one-time change from the regular meeting date on the fourth Thursday of the month. The agenda will include the regular business of the District, as well as adoption of the 2013 budget and associated resolutions. Any taxpayer may appear at the meeting...
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 Wednesday, December 12, 2012, at 10:00 A.M. The Board will consider and take action on items on the following Agenda: 1. 2013 Budet; 2. Setting of Assessments for 2013; 3. 2013 Work Plan; 4. Payment of...
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner! I was very thankful that the high tides, big gusts of wind and inches of rain predicted did not cause severe flooding at the Fairgrounds. Earlier in the week I had asked some local volunteers, Bill Chamberlain, Ed Stevens and Jerry Ledtke, to help me watch for any approaching flood water problems as this storm moved through our County. By Monday afternoon the winds were increasing and the rain was pouring down and blowing sideways because of the high winds. We decided it was time to move...
I hope everyone had as wonderful a Thanksgiving as we did. This year was the first time I cooked the Thanksgiving meal for several years. We enjoyed the company of my uncle, David Hammonds, my sister, Diane Gray and our son, Shane Cruz, his wife Delena and their two beautiful sons, Emmett and Wyatt. It was a quiet day, but we have so much to be thankful for and enjoyed the day thoroughly, even though we all ate too much. News from Naselle: Sports scheduled for the Naselle teams for the coming week include: junior varsity boys basketball at...
