Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Mules suffered their first loss of the young season last Friday night, taking the fourth-ranked Adna Pirates to the wire before succumbing to a 56-51 defeat. The two teams matched up well on paper, and it showed as neither team was able to build and sustain a lead in a back-and-forth game that was tied at the half and had the Mules leading after the first and third quarters by a point. With three minutes to go in the final frame, the Pirates managed to overtake the Mules and build what seemed to be an insurmountable lead at the time of six...
The Wahkiakum Mule wrestling team placed second in last Saturday's Downriver Challenge Tournament, held at Wahkiakum High School, and sophomore Mason Mackey won the championship in his weight class. Competition included perennial powerhouses Palmeroy, Tacoma Baptist and Chief Leschi. In order to accomplish a 16 team tournament in one day, a special split bracket is set up, said Mule Coach Matt Stacey. The tournament is double elimination with placing of first through seventh and seventh. The seventh place wrestler has only lost one match all...
The Wahkiakum Lady Mule basketball team had ups and downs in action this past week. On Tuesday, the Mules beat the visiting Mossyrock Vikings 62-34. The Mules led 25-21 at halftime. Their press crushed the Vikings in the third quarter, with the Mules outscoring the visitors 24-7 in the period and moving to a 49-28 lead going into the final quarter. Brieanna Olsen led the scoring with 21 points. Sam Boyce added 14, Haylee Budd nine, Baylee Olsen eight, Maya Stanley six, and Brianne Helms and Marissa Washington three each. Boyce also had 10...
BEEN DRY--While we have been cold, had some drizzle and quite a bit of fog, we haven't had the pouring rains that have plagued us in the past during the month of December and that has been great! While I was a bit concerned about freezing up, at least I haven't worried about flooding as much, so it's made the holiday season a little less stressful when you don't have to have all those concerns. As I wrap this up on this Tuesday morning, we've got some showers, but so far nothing to make me think I'm going to be cancelling Christmas Eve dinner,...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 12--4:26 p.m. A Cathlamet resident said parked cars were blocking a fire hydrant and a mailbox; when an officer arrived, all vehicles were parked legally. 4:49 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a man at Nassa Point. 6:04 p.m. A Cathlamet resident reported someone, possibly a child, had burglarized his residence; an officer investigated. 8:57 p.m. The Grays River ambulance responded to aid...
Jeremy L. Wence, of Cathlamet, died December 2, 2011. He was born November 19, 1976 in Rainier, Ore. A service will be held on Wednesday December 28, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Columbia Heights Baptist Church in Longview. Fellowship to follow service....
Cathlamet’s Tsuga Gallery, Janet Cimino’s gift and vision to the community, has re-opened following a remodeling that created more display space and a classroom area with a kitchen. The Tsuga Art Association runs the gallery and includes about 25 artists in various media, who have been meeting and electing officers, developing an organizational structure and procedures to admit new members since this summer. Full members staff the gallery in shifts to lower their dues and commissions. The gallery at 70 Main Street is displaying visual art, jewe...
Wahkiakum Public Utility District commissioners will pass the gavel in their usual rotation in 2012. Commissioners agreed that Gene Healy will be president, Bob Jungers, vice-president, and Dennis Reid, secretary. The PUD did routine business and heard a breakdown of their health care costs from their health-insurance manager, Public Utility Risk Management Services administrator Richard Rodruck. Reid requested that the recently adopted code of conduct be distributed each January. “I’m used to signing a new one at the first of each yea...
Law enforcement officers from two counties praised the work of the Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Drug Task Force when they met with the Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners Tuesday. Wahkiakum commissioners haven't funded the county's membership fee in the organization for a couple of years, and Wahkiakum Sheriff Jon Dearmore and the other officers suggested the commissioners should fund the membership fee and negotiate to catch up with the county's $150,000 unpaid fees. Speaking on the issue were Cowlitz Sheriff Mark Nelson, Kelso Police Chief Andy Hami...
The Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting Wednesday, 2 p.m., to consider the possible closure of the upper Elochoman Valley Road. A landslide blocked the road near Milepost 10.3 last Friday, and the County Road Department had to clean rock and debris to reopen the road. On Tuesday, Public Works Director Pete Ringensaid he was concerned about the stability of the slope above the road, which consisted of fractured basalt. Ringen has asked a geo-technical engineer to check the slope and give an evaluation so that he can...
The Cathlamet town council worked its way through a variety of business when it met Monday. The council gave final approval to the 2012 budget and passed a resolution to increase utility taxes from 3 to 6 percent. It tabled a resolution changing emergency medical services (EMS) billing policies to January and took steps to prepare for major construction projects next year. Tom Zerkle of Gray and Osborne Engineering reported that the US Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to okay the final permit for the new waste water treatment plant project...
To The Eagle: On October 15, 2010, my father unexpectedly passed away. With his passing came great upheaval and change in every aspect of my life including having to leave our home of 22 years. In the midst of shock and despair, I discovered the isolation and loneliness brought on by grief of such a significant loss in my life. I put all of my belongings into a storage unit and set off on a journey of healing. Throughout my travels through the UK, Europe, Canada, LA and New York, I met many healers and many others who were kind enough to open...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Elochoman Valley Road Speed Limit Wahkiakum County proposes to reduce the speed on the Elochoman Valley Road from 50 MPH to 45 MPH., between milepost 0.00 to milepost 5.50. Pursuant to the provisions of RCW 47.48.010 the Board of County Commissioners will hold a hearing on this matter at 11:00 a.m., January 10, 2012, in the Commissioners meeting room of the Wahkiakum County courthouse. All interested persons may there and then provide testimony on this matter. The Commissioners' Public Meeting room is accessible for...
Wahkiakum County Elections Filing Dates: December 27th - December 30th Mon-Fri 10:00am to 1:00pm & 2:00pm to 4:00pm Wahkiakum County Auditor's Office 64 Main Street - 2nd Floor Cathlamet, WA 98612 Filing Opening for the following positions only: No Filing Fees Diking District #1 - Commissioner #1 6 year term Diking District #5 - Commissioner #1 6 year term Grays River Habitat Enhancement District Commissioner #2 6 year term Diane L. Tischer Wahkiakum County Auditor Publish December 15 & 22, 2011...
CALL FOR BIDS JANITORIAL SERVICES WAHKIAKUM COUNTY CATHLAMET, WASHINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the Wahkiakum County Public Works Dept. in the County Courthouse at 64 Main Street, P.O. Box 97, Cathlamet, WA 98612 until the hour of 11:00 A.M. on January 3, 2012. Sealed bids will then be opened and publicly read in the chambers of the Board of County Commissioners for janitorial services in Wahkiakum County buildings. Contract Description: This contract consists of cleaning of the Wahkiakum County Courthouse,...
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SHORELINE MANAGEMENT, SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT, CONDITIONAL USE, OR VARIANCE PERMIT Notice is hereby given that Town of Cathlamet, Who is applicant of the below described property has filed an application for a Shoreline Substantial Development/Conditional Use Permit for the development of a Installation of 10 LED Luminares on 14ft poles to be evenly distributed over the length of the project along the GA Johnson Pathway and through the Port property to the boat launching ramp. Installation of buried conduit will be...
WAHKIAKUM COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER TWO NOTICE OF CHANGE OF REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING TIME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the board of Commissioners of the Wahkiakum County Fire Protection District Number Two of Wahkiakum County, Washington are changing their meeting time to 7 pm, starting December 22, 2011 but will remain to meet on the fourth Thursday each month at the Skamokawa Fire Hall. Any taxpayer may appear at said public Board of Commissioners meeting and be heard. The meeting room is accessible for persons with...
Conservation District meeting rescheduled The Wahkiakum Conservation District Board meeting has been rescheduled to January 3, 2012 due to the holidays. Christmas Eve services feature stories and song The United Church of Christ (Congregational) will hold a Christmas Eve service this Saturday. Join the congregation for stories, songs and candle lighting at 4 p.m. for the Naselle UCC and 7 p.m. for the Cathlamet UCC. Food bank donations are welcome. Naselle Library releases new events calendar Timberland Regional Libraries have released their...
Merry Christmas to the Wahkiakum County Fair! This is what I was thinking after opening a letter from the State of Washington, Department of Agriculture. Last October I applied for a grant from the Department of Agriculture to replace two of our old wooden bleachers. The new bleachers that I asked funding for are aluminum, seat 91 people each, they have an aisle in the middle with a hand rail for easy access to the seats and are enclosed on the back and sides with a chain link guardrail. Knowing we would be facing a limited 2012 budget, I...
Only a few more days until the big day when the jolly fellow in his red suit shows up with presents for all the good boys and girls. Are you ready? News from Naselle: Even though the kids aren’t in school, the sports teams are still busy with their games. Sports schedule for the coming week: Thursday (today)-high school girls basketball in Naselle with Wahkiakum at 3 p.m. followed by high school boys basketball with Wahkiakum at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday-high school girls basketball at Ilwaco with Winlock at 3 p.m. followed by high school boys b...
