Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Any hopes of a perfect season were dashed this past week after the Mules dropped a pair of league games against division foes Morton/White Pass and Onalaska. The Timberwolves jumped on the Mules early, taking a 16-7 lead after one quarter and never looking back enroute to a 70-44 pounding of the visiting Mules last Thursday night. Shane Souvenir led the Mules in scoring with 12 points, followed by Eli McElroy with nine, Travis Wegdahl seven, Lars Blix six, Seth Doumit four, Gunnar Blix three, and Steven Doumit one. Lars Blix pulled in a team...
The Wahkiakum Lady Mule basketball team won one of three games this week. The Mules travelled to Morton/White Pass on Friday for league play. Only shooting 30 percent and out-rebounded, they fell to MWP with a score of 59-42. Hailey Quigley led Mule scorers with 12 points. Tori Wegdahl scored nine, Maya Stanley six, Sam Boyce five, Haylee Budd and Kaylee Bryant each scored four, Baylee Osen had three and Madison LaBerge had one. “Hailey Quigley and Tori Wegdahl both came off the bench and really...
A dozen teams from Washington and Oregon competed in the Downriver Challenge Saturday at Wahkiakum High School. Left, Mule Adam Vasion (160) ties up an opponent enroute to a win by fall; he placed second in the weight class. Below, Jesus Crawford (138) grapples with an opponent in the opening round; he won by a pin and placed fifth in the weight class. Nate Cothren was champion of the 160 lb. division; Trystan Mendez was second at 182; Alex Johnson (132) and Mason Mackey (145) placed third; Ben Vasion (195) placed fourth, and Brandon Burdick...
NOT SO NICE--We had some cold, windy, nasty weather these last few days. It brought several inches of snow up on Beaver Creek and the surrounding hills and some thick rain down here on the valley floor, along with heavy hail to boot. On Sunday night, I could hear that freight train sound coming and that's usually not a good thing to hear! Sure enough, after the last whoosh went through at 2:04 a.m., there went the power! A tree had fallen on the power lines, Thankfully, a PUD crew came out and restored power to us by 3:45 a.m. Thanks for the...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 10-- 1:51 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a 74-year-old woman with severe vertigo. 4:52 p.m. A caller reported two juveniles were hunting on land posted with no trespassing signs. A deputy responded and released the youths to a parent. 5:59 p.m. A caller reported a suspected burglary. A deputy investigated. December 11-- 8:01 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a man with...
The Wahkiakum School District board of directors heard reports in a short meeting December 18. Superintendent Bob Garrett reported that enrollment dipped a bit from 415.20 full time student equivalents (FTEs) to 413.1 in December. State funding is based on enrollment, and the district based its 2012-13 budget on 430 FTEs, based on the enrollment at the end of the previous school year. The district started the year with 403.4 FTEs. Wahkiakum High School Principal Stephanie Leitz reported that school staff are working to implement a variety of...
After 12 years of business in Cathlamet, Sargasso Sea is now under new ownership and has been renamed the Big Red Barn. New owners Cindy and James Burke and Brittney and Jonathan Balch have big plans for their new family run business which they aim to complete in the next two years. Offering a wide range of antiques and collectibles, the Big Red Barn has undergone a major transformation over the last few weeks with many improvements made to the barn’s structure and layout. New display areas have been created across all three floors so stock i...
Wahkiakum County PUD commissioners met December 18 for a brief meeting. PUD manager Dave Tramblie apprised the commissioners of the current status of water contract negotiations with the Town of Cathlamet. Tramblie said he had received data he had requested from the town about the current contract and would review the information shortly. Discussions about amending the contract or entering into an agreement about meter reading are on hold until work on the current contract is completed, he said. The PUD purchases the water that supplies its...
Commissioners of Port District No. 2 voted Tuesday to increase the price of sand they sell at Skamokawa Vista Park. The port has been selling sand for $2.25 per cubic yard for several years. Commissioners learned this fall that the price hardly covered their expenses, which includes an 80 cent royalty to the Department of Natural Resources, which claims ownership of the dredge spoil sand. A survey of companies selling sand showed retail prices ranging from $16-42 per cubic yard. Commissioners settled on a new price of $4.50 per cubic yard, or...
The season won’t be set until the end of January, but people are already making reservations to stay at the Elochoman Marina during spring Chinook salmon season, Port Manager Jackie Lea told port commissioners at a December 13 meeting. In preparation for the busy season, Assistant Port Manager Abe York and port employees are working to replace the grating covering D-Dock and its gangway. So far, they have completed work on the gangway and two sections of dock. With leftover lumber, York plans to rebuild a fish cleaning station to supplement t...
Fred Johnson is the new chief of the Cathlamet Fire Department. Johnson takes over after the retirement of Chief Jerry DeBriae, who served in the department for 52 years. Members of the town council on Monday approved a proclamation honoring Chief DeBriae. Mayor George Wehrfritz said DeBriae would have the title of fire chief emeritus for his more than 50 years with the department. "He has made the department a model for operation in the lower Columbia area," Wehrfritz read from the proclamation. The proclamation also recognized "the generous...
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission heard public testimony on a set of recommendations to restructure salmon and sturgeon fisheries on the lower Columbia River during its meeting Dec. 14-15 in Tumwater. The commission, a nine-member citizen panel appointed by the governor to set policy for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), will consider revisions to current policies that reflect the recommendations at its Jan. 11-12 meeting in Olympia. The public can comment through Jan. 4 on the new draft policy, available for revi...
Seven to 10 hardy gardeners regularly brave the cold Wednesday mornings to work on putting the Community Garden in Erickson Park on Columbia Street in Cathlamet to bed for the winter. These workers, some who garden a plot of their own and some who just want to volunteer, have weeded, rototilled, carted garden waste to compost piles, refreshed pathways with shredded cedar shavings, and much more. The final wheelbarrow load of straw and manure mulch for the season was emptied onto the garden December 12. The community garden has been put to bed,...
Town of Cathlamet officials are struggling to find a way to pay for remodeling of the old town hall building. The town received two bids for the project, and the lower bidder, Pacific Tech Construction, came in at $369,957, which is $130,000 over the architect's estimate for the work. Council members discussed whether or not to accept the bid or how to pay for the complete cost of the project. They asked for further information and said they would make a decision at their January 22 meeting. The project calls for installing public restrooms...
(Editor's note: The initial publication and posting for the article incorrecty stated the council had voted to reject the appeal. The council voted to continue consideration and action to its January meeting.) The Cathlamet Town Council on Monday decided to wait till January to act on an appeal of a board of adjustment variance that would allow a couple to build a garage on a Columbia Street Lot. Council members heard comment and commented on the appeal for 34 minutes but asked the town attorney to provide more information about variances...
The US Army Corps of Engineers has construction of a new portion of Steamboat Slough Dike and turning approximatly 200 acres of the Julia Butler Hansen National Refuge for the Columbian White-tailed Deer into wetlands. The new dike would be built inland from the existing dike, which the Columbia has been eroding for the past few years to the point that geotchnical engineers feel a slide could occur at any time and send a portion of the dike into the river. Such a breach would flood the refuge and make it subject to the river's tides. The Corps...
To The Eagle: Ground breaking for the Empire State Building was in January, 1930 and ribbon-cutting took place in May, 1931, six months early and 30 percent under estimated cost. We used to build dams, bridges, skyscrapers and other immense projects in mere months from drawing board to completion. Now, building anything requires conferences, studies, a gazillion permits, and numerous lawsuits if the construction’s construed to threaten a three-toed toad or spotted spoonbill, or violate any of 347,288 (give or take) obscure and obtuse r...
STATE OF WASHINGTON Grazing, Dryland Agriculture, or Grazing and Dryland Agriculture Lease Nos. 12-089166, or 12-089167, or 12-089168, or 12-089169 Ten (10) Year Lease Terms The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) offers for lease at Sealed Bid Public Auction a tract(s) of land containing 85.52 acres (12-089166), 13.81 acres (12-089167), 35.70 acres (12-089168), and 63.09 acres (12-089169), all in Section 24, Township 8 North, Range 6 West, W.M., in Wahkiakum County. Lease covenants may be examined at the Wahkiakum County Courthouse in...
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. TS No.: WA-12-523104-SH APN No.: 150806340010 Title Order No.: 120271136-WA-GSO Grantor(s): JACQUELYN M. INGALLS Grantee(s): FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP., SUB. OF NAT. CITY BANK OF INDIANA Deed of Trust Instrument/Reference No.: 2007606 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, the undersigned Trustee, will on 1/18/2013, at 1:00 PM At the front entrance to the County Courthouse, 64 Main Street, Cathlamat, WA 98612 sell at public...
***Advertisement*** WAHKIAKUM WEST TELEPHONE has been the local telephone company serving the Grays River and Naselle areas since approximately 1927. During the intervening years, we have worked hard to build a telephone system that would provide high quality telecommunications services to the communities we serve. We have done this notwithstanding the higher costs of serving rural areas in the State of Washington and when few, if any, other telephone companies were interested in serving our communities. We have served and intend to continue...
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Last week, the Wahkiakum County Fair Board elected new officers. Taking office in 2013: President Bill Chamberlain, Vice-President Phil Vik, Treasurer Rick Damitio, Secretary Maureen Zacker-Bockius. Congratulations to all and I look forward to another productive year at the Fairgrounds. Thanks for stopping by the rummage and book sale last Saturday. It was so cold in the T-building that some nice folks made a donation towards the purchase of a heater for me to stand by. I must admit I got very cold at our five hour sale! The next rummage...
New arrival Callum Raymond Jennings was born December 4, 2012 at St. John Medical Center in Longview. He weighed 6 lbs and was 19 and a half inches long. Parents are Loren and Caroline Jennings of Puget Island. Paternal grandparents are Marvin Jennings of Puget Island, and Suzanne and Jim Eklo of Kelso. Maternal grandparents are Margaret and Ray Marples of Middlesbrough, UK. Holidays are for giving (blood) The American Red Cross needs blood donors at this time of year to help maintain a safe and adequate blood supply throughout the holidays...
It’s nearly Christmas and Mother Nature is doing her best to give us a white one. We have seen a little of everything in the last few days, from sunshine to hail to snow and as usual, lots of rain with some wind thrown in. Now the weatherman is calling for more low elevation snow, KM Mountain has already claimed a few fender benders, I’m told. Here’s hoping you are all ready for the big guy in the red suit to make his visit to your house. It looks like we will welcome some of our kids for Christmas Eve dinner for the first time since our house...
