Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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May 6 at Napavine Girls: Napavine 196, Pe Ell 121, Wahkiakum 96, Adna 68, Vancouver Christian 45 Mule results: 100m--3. Evelyn Clark 13.6. 200m--3. Gabby Mann 32.22. 800m--5. Ashley Silva 3:03. 1600m--2. Silva 6:24. 300m hurdles--3. Jordyn Wirkkala 52.59. 4x100m relay--1. Mules (Clark, Ashley Helms, Shelby Felton, Wirkkala) 54.88. Shot put--1. Blaine Land 33-4.75. Discus--1. Land 112-9. High jump--1. Helms 4-6. Long jump--2. Helms 14-10.5. Triple jump--2. Wirkkala 29-9; 4. Mann 26-3.5; 5. Silva...
GREAT WEEKEND WEATHER--Mother's Day weekend couldn't have been nicer--sunshine and warmth! It's about time! I know it seemed to bring everybody out and most folks seem to have perked up and got into a better mood; the sunshine will do that for you, so I hope we see more of it in the days ahead. Of course, I'm talking the hours prior to Sunday evening, as the wind picked up, the clouds rolled in and it got pretty nippy, but up until then, it was great. The beginning of this work week has not been so kind; it was wet and nasty for most of Monday...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 3--8:55 a.m. A West Valley resident reported someone had smashed out a window in a truck during the night. 11:04 a.m. A Cathlamet resident reported someone had stolen ladder fittings off a boat. 4:44 p.m. Middle Valley residents reported a wind fallen tree knocked out the power line; Wahkiakum PUD was notified. 9:45 p.m. A motorist reported a traffic accident with unknown injuries at Milepost 43 on SR 4;...
Wahkiakum High School Students are raising money for miracles. During the past two weeks, members of the student council have been organizing activities to benefit Doernbecher Children's Hospital of Portland, which specializes in treating children. The effort is part of Doernbecher's Kids Making Miracles program which involves school youth raising money for the hospital. Senior Bradlee Pugh brought the idea to the WHS student council. He remembered it from the years he attended school in...
There will be a Republican Party meeting to hear candidates for Congress and Senate on May 18 at 7 p.m. Speakers include Paul Akers, who is running for Senate and David Castillo, Jaime Herrera and Chris Boyed who are all running for Congress. The meeting will be on the third floor of the Wahkiakum Courthouse, 64 Main Street in Cathlamet. For more information, contact Richard Riley at 562-6586....
Here we go again! Rummage sale time! This Saturday (May 15), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wahkiakum County Fairgrounds in Skamokawa. New items have been donated and we are selling them at bargain prices. Come visit with your neighbors and you may get the opportunity to talk to county commissioner Blair Brady, as he usually shows up at our fund raisers that support the fair. As we prepare for our 2010 Fair a lot of time is spent making decisions by the Fair Board. I thought you might be interested to know who these people are, and what they do to...
Whether or not Wahkiakum County is included in a proposed Columbia/Pacific National Heritage Area (NHA) will be decided very soon. ShoreBank Enterprise Cascadia is wrapping up a feasibility study to be submitted to the National Park Service on the proposed NHA. The proposal came out of regional efforts to promote tourism and related business during the bicentennial of the Lewis & Clark Voyage of Discovery. Businesses, chambers of commerce and similar organizations have promoted the idea as a means of marketing the region and also helping...
Commissioners of Wahkiakum County Port District 2 held a special meeting last Friday to consider two items: 1. To settle a claim by West Side Water Works for two years of unpaid water usage at Skamokawa Vista Park, and 2. To consider new construction contracts to re-roof Vista Park’s out buildings “We had five people show up at the job showing, and we received two bids,” said Park Manager Bob Robinson. Robinson said one bid was from a local contractor, the other from a builder in Longview. “The bids were from Prestegard Construction in Cathlam...
Two men have sued the Naselle/Grays River Valley School District over alleged violations of the state's Open Public Meetings Act. The men, Steve R. Gacke and Steven Sultemeier, claim the district board of directors failed to follow the public meetings law when it held meetings in February and March. Sultemeier had been a member of the district board of directors but resigned because of his concerns the board didn't give proper notification to the public about the meetings. Listed as defendants are the school district and Hollis Fletcher, board...
One doesn’t normally think of taking younger children to the golf course but Mary Remer would like that to change. She, along with husband Mike, own Skyline Golf Course in Cathlamet. “We want golf to be a family event,” said Mary. “The sport is a lot like life in that it has success and failures and it’s a great learning tool for parents to teach their kids about fair play, dedication and hard work.” The Remers moved to Cathlamet six years ago when they bought the nine hole golf course behi...
The Two Islands Farm Market 2010 season opened on May 7 to a record 173 visitors, the most for an opening day. Market owners Mike and Kim Howell and Rob and Diane Stockhouse welcomed both the visitors and beautiful weather. Market vendors included the Little Island Farm, Stockhouse Farm, Farm at 172, Island’s End Farm, Greyfields Farm and Barney’s Bread. The Chief Wahkiakum Trolley brought many visitors and customers from the Elochoman Marina and downtown Cathlamet to enjoy the products and other offerings at Puget Island’s Two Islands Farm...
It went zipping around the Wahkiakum High School running track at 10-15 miles per hour. The Tri-Magnum three wheeled electric vehicle made its first shake-down run last Friday to determine stability and where any adjustments might need to be made. The car was built by instructor Tracy Schoeffler’s Tech Ed class. Schoeffler said the project started as a means to get students to think about alternative ways of looking at things like transportation. “If students can build a car out of simple materi...
Editor's note: John Berdes, president of ShoreBank Enterprise Cascadia, submitted this response to recent articles and letters to the editor regarding the proposal to form a national heritage area including Wahkiakum and parts of Pacific and Clatsop counties. Although it is much longer than we normally like for letters, we are running all of it because of the amount of public interest in the issue. To The Eagle: ShoreBank Enterprise Cascadia thanks and honors all citizens and elected officials who either attended public meetings on the feasibil...
To The Eagle: This week was the answer to our dreams and the culmination of years of incredible hard work and dedication. It proved that grassroots organizing can impact change. Thank you to all the individuals, families, and organizations that were a part of this monumental effort. To every person who showed up at a meeting, testified, rallied, wrote a letter, submitted comment, talked to your neighbors, friends, or family, or who were with us in body or spirit, the Columbia River thanks you. LNG, stay out of the Columbia River! Five years...
ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, WASHINGTON IN THE MATTER OF A CLOSURE OF STEAMBOAT SLOUGH ROAD; WHEREAS, the Wahkiakum County 4-H Council sponsored Great White Tail Run located on Steamboat Slough County Road necessitates the closure of said road on Saturday, May 15, 2010; and WHEREAS, it will be necessary for the closure of Steamboat Slough Road from Milepost 0.00 to Milepost 4.99 from 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 15, 2010; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDERED that pursuant to RCW 47.48.010 and 47.48.020...
Washington State Department of Ecology Water Resources Program Public Hearings for the Grays-Elochoman and Cowlitz Watersheds The comment period closes on June 4, 2010 The Department of Ecology is proposing to adopt Water Resources Management Programs for the Grays-Elochoman Basin, WAC 173-525 and the Cowlitz Basin, WAC 173-526. The rule proposal notice will be published in the Washington State Register on May 5, 2010. The purpose of the proposal is to adopt water management rules based on recommendations in the Watershed Management Plan which...
PUBLIC NOTICE JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PACIFIC COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLATSOP COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COLUMBIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Joint Special Meeting of the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners, Pacific County Commissioners, Clatsop County Commissioners and the Columbia County Commissioners will be held commencing at 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 17, 2010, in the 3rd Floor Meeting Room, located at 64 Main Street, Cathlamet, Washington. DATED this 5th day of May, 2010. MARSHA...
Notice of Trustee's Sale Pursuant To the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. On June 11, 2010 at 10:00AM inside the main lobby of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse, 64 Main St., in the city of Cathlamet, WA, State of Washington, the undersigned Trustee, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., (subject to any conditions imposed by the trustee to protect the lender and borrower) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the county(ies) of Wahkiakum, State of...
Kudos to Steven Sultemeier and Steve Gacke for taking the Naselle/Grays River Valley School Board of Directors to task over alleged violations of the state Open Public Meetings Act. In a complaint filed May 6 in Pacific County Superior Court, the men claim the school board violated the act by holding a special meeting March 9 without posting the required 24 hours notice in advance for the public, despite Sultemeier's warning that the notice was required. The men also claim that the board's agendas for the March 9 meeting and a February 11...
I hope everyone enjoyed the couple of days of sunshine we had last weekend, and that all the Moms had a wonderful day on Sunday. I had a wonderful weekend with some of our family in Oregon. The weather wasn’t the greatest but the company was. The weatherman says we may have some nice days this week, so I’m hoping to get the lawn mowed before it’s tall enough to make into hay. News from Naselle: The school year is winding down for this year with a little more than a month to go. Lots of last minute activities for many of our students, espec...
St. James Family Center's Youth Adventure Program (YAP) is looking for volunteers this summer. The center is looking for people with special talents or hobbies or those who just want to volunteer. Those interested should call Charl Melton at 795-8612....
Participate in the 26th annual Great White Tail Run this Saturday (May 15) on the Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge. Registration and packet pickup begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Skamokawa Vista Park. Fees will be $12 without a shirt and $25 with a shirt. A family or youth group discount is included with the first two entries of immediate family/group regular price, each additional entry is $3 off the regular price. Add $1 if you are bringing your dog and want to compete for awards in this division. Walkers or runners will choose...
Tangled Roots Genealogy club will meet May 19 at Cathlamet Public Library, from 2 - 4 p.m....
Bill and Cindy Faubion will open their pond at 314 Greenwood Road for fishermen 12 years and under this Saturday (May 15). All fishermen must be accompanied by a parent or other supervising adult. To avoid congestion, fishermen aged 8 and under begin at 8:30 a.m., older fishermen to age 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The pond is full of trout averaging 7 inches in length. The limit is five fish per person. For more information, call 795-3367....
Brandi Boyington has been appointed Noxious Weed Control Manager for Wahkiakum County. She began part time work with the county on April 20 and also works with Cowlitz County's Noxious Weed Program as a weed inspector. Boyington began working with Clark County's Noxious Weed Program in 2003, including two years of field work controlling weeds in county wetlands and stormwater facilities as well as private properties for special grant projects. She will be in her office at the WSU Extension at 25 River Street in Cathlamet on Monday mornings...
