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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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To The Eagle: The Wahkiakum Food Bank would like to thank the grade school for the food drive they did for the food bank last month. It was greatly appreciated by the people who received the food and also by the food bank. I think they had a lot of fun doing this -- 1,300lbs of food! The summer months are usually down from giving, with the children home from school, vacation time, etc. Now we are looking forward to Thanksgiving. The Lions Club will be having their drive for the food bank on November 6, a month earlier than usual. If you plan...
To The Eagle: At the community meeting at the Rosburg Hall earlier this year, the majority of residents present overwhelmingly opposed biosolids and septage in our flood prone fields. Lori Scott wants more study on that subject, despite not being present to hear the numerous university studies read by the residents and the many studies available to anyone looking on the internet. Lori also felt the public didn't qualify to make decisions on the Heritage plan? Our current commissioner has been doing a great job of hands on help with those two...
To The Eagle: Please vote for Lori Scott as your next county commissioner. Lori is ready to listen, do her research and make the well thought out decision. I worked for Lori as a real estate agent, for many years, and saw first-hand her professionalism and honesty. After my previous letter, in support of Lori, appeared in this paper, I was talked to by the current commissioner, Blair Brady. Blair was disappointed that I decided to get involved in Lori’s campaign. He said that since I had changed my mind, about ‘getting involved’ then I could...
To The Eagle: Another important part of the election process passed with Grays River Grange #124 hosting the Candidates Forum for Wahkiakum County candidates. Well attended and thanks goes to Krist Novoselic and Robert Pyle. As possibly expected, our sitting District Court Judge did not appear to talk with constituents. It must be assumed that some candidates, especially running unopposed judges feel that once elected they are entitled to the job. Running unopposed for 20-plus years probably makes a candidate forget they owe honorable service a...
To The Eagle: I have subscribed to the Wahkiakum County Eagle for four years ever since Blair Brady began campaigning for the office of county commissioner in 2006. It has provided me with a weekly account of the problems and issues facing the county. Many of those difficulties are experienced nationwide but the impact locally is what residents feel the most. They turn to their local officials for help and answers. You are most fortunate to have Blair Brady as commissioner, who has been watchful and anticipated the sinking economy by taking...
To The Eagle: In looking at the recent comments from Troy Norris who is running for Sheriff who stated "The sheriff doesn't run it by himself, it's a team effort." I find this statement very troubling. Having spent over 38 years in law enforcement and 20 of those as Sheriff of Wahkiakum County, I have a different take on this. The Sheriff is the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the county. With that the duties of the Sheriff of Wahkiakum County are multifaceted. The Sheriff has not only the duties of the Chief Law Enforcement officer of the...
To The Eagle: Having attended two candidate forums and listening to the candidates for Wahkiakum County Commissioner, District #3, our clear choice is incumbent Blair Brady. He has been a perfect example of what a commissioner should be: fair, consistent, true to his constituents and himself, standing up for what is right and using common sense when it comes to decision making. Blair Brady has always kept his promises, been truthful, and gone above and beyond the usual office work when it comes to those he represents (our entire county). He has...
To The Eagle: The voters of Wahkiakum County have the opportunity to elect a very well qualified person as your next county commissioner. Lori Scott has contributed to her communities by being a successful business person and a well-regarded school board member. She gave freely of her time and expertise to help taxpayers combat the excess county property tax assessments. She was requested to run for office to bring insight and expertise to an important position. Lori Scott is not a politician! She has never done things just because of...
To The Eagle: The recent meeting on the Kandoll Road project, involving WADFW, ACOE, county commissioners, CLT/DU, and various property owners seemed to involve the wrong people, based on accounts published in The Eagle. It appears as if the meeting was simply another one touting the benefits, to the fish population, of the project, not examining the effects of the project on adjacent property owners. As background, the project was done using what is called the ‘Streamlined Hydraulic Project Approval (HPA)’ process. An HPA is required to do...
To The Eagle: Laura Blain’s October 7 letter relates as fact details of a July 16 “assault” in our jail. The incident is currently under investigation by an independent law enforcement agency. The results have not been made public; therefore, Blain’s statements as to what occurred must be understood as hearsay, not established fact. Mrs. Blain states the public was not promptly advised of the incident. She infers the Sheriff’s office, and Undersheriff Jon Dearmore particularly, were negligent. Mrs. Blain addresses Dearmore’s “platform...
To The Eagle: Sheriff John Didion has done a commendable job for us and I see no reason to replace him. He has been criticized for the amount of time he spends in Olympia but I know first hand that Pacific County benefits by John’s attending meetings and seminars. He is an expert witness in law enforcement matters and highly respected by both the House of Representatives and Senate. Please join me in voting to retain John Didion as Sheriff of Pacific County. We can do no better. I have been voting in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District sin...
To The Eagle: I have lived in Wahkiakum County for over 50 years and I have found myself in the position that now is the time to speak up. I have known Jon Dearmore for over 14 years and know that he is a very respected man in this community. He is a very family and community oriented person. Jon has been in law enforcement for 20 years and it is his passion. Jon is in law enforcement because he cares about people and justice. Jon serves various boards within the community. To me, this is a man with compassion for the people of this community....
To The Eagle: I would like to encourage the voters of Wahkiakum County to elect Bill Coons as our County Assessor. Who could be more in touch with the “Fair Market Value” of our real estate than a realtor who makes their living knowing the local market? Bill believes in realistic valuation not wishful thinking-your assessed value should be the amount of money you could expect to get in the current market within several months time. He has served on the Board of Equalization hearing taxpayer appeals of property values and has recently ste...
To The Eagle: I'm writing this letter in support of Blair Brady as commissioner. Blair has spent his own money to help small organizations keep their programs going. Blair has always kept the Wednesday Senior lunch group informed on issues. Blair has helped make our group grow by donating. Blair works hard for Wahkiakum County and we need him to continue working for us. As the election draws near, we need a PUD commissioner that has a good communication with the people he represents and is the best person for the job. Dennis Reid is qualified...
To The Eagle: We're voting for Jon Dearmore for Sheriff because he has the training, experience and management skills to lead the department and serve the citizens of Wahkiakum County. Law enforcement is a serious and often dangerous profession. While a desire to serve the community is a good place to start, the office of Sheriff requires the experience, training and common sense that only comes from working in law enforcement for more than 20 years. The Sheriff leads one of the most important departments in the county and must have the skills...
To The Eagle: I don't think our nation disciplines terrorists in cells in such a manner for being non-compliant. What happened to plain old isolation? Looks like I need to clarify a couple items about the jail beating incident July 16, 2010. When I wrote my initial writings back in July trying to get the word out about this incident. I thought our son was cuffed in his cell. I had since learned that he was not cuffed, but was in his cell. Undersheriff Jon Dearmore said at the forum in Skamokawa that my letters were placed in mailboxes. The few...
To The Eagle: One would expect that getting information from a public office would not be difficult or next to impossible. After one month of persistence I have had the official Wahkiakum County sales study used to compute the Puget Island R4 valuations forwarded to me and it wasn’t by the Assessor’s Office. Although the Assessor’s office has “one in the mail” it has not yet arrived. There are errors in this study. Even though the new appraiser is moving swiftly to correct valuations as property owners speak up, there are a lot of people wh...
To The Eagle: Wahkiakum County needs a Sheriff who is action oriented and ready to make real changes. The alleged assault in the Wahkiakum County jail happened on July 16 and the inmate was not given medical care until four days later, on the 20th. Further, the public was not notified of this incident until the September, 25, 2010 article in The Daily News. Jon Dearmore has the word accountability listed as part of his platform on his website, and yet he failed to be accountable to the citizens when this incident occurred. What else are they...
To The Eagle: Recently, my husband Dick Watts and I spent a week and a half in Cathlamet, finalizing the purchase of our new home. During that period of time, we met dozens of people. Warm, friendly, easy to talk to, and eager to make our acquaintance. In fact, Dick and I marvel to ourselves that we have already made more friends in Cathlamet than we made during 28 years in our current neighborhood in Southern California! Now we'd like to take a moment to publicly thank all of you for welcoming us into your community. All of you, but...
Next Wednesday, St. James Family Center will celebrate its 25th anniversary, and we join those who salute the center and its programs. The center fulfills a valuable role in our community. It started as a preschool education program. It expanded to offer a place to provide child care for working families.. It tied into networks that provide a variety of social programs and services--youth activities, family support and education, family entertainment opportunities and so on. The center became the local agency operating a domestic violence...
To The Eagle: Survivors of domestic violence face special challenges this October, as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month rolls around. The continuing recession creates extra hardships for victims who may not have the resources to leave their abusers. A common question we hear is "Do you think we are seeing more domestic violence now because of the economic stress of the nation?" It's important to know that economic stress does not turn someone into an abuser, but it can lead to more frequent and dangerous abuse. Insufficient income...
To The Eagle: The Skamokawa Grange hosting the candidate’s forum for the upcoming November election was a huge success. Chuck Parker is a true “Master of Ceremonies,” and Chuck and the grange members deserve our thanks for organizing and hosting this event. It is estimated that about 100 people were in attendance. There were good presentations by all the candidates and the questions and answers by candidates were lively and informative. However, there was one outstanding exception to have a complete program. Our District Court Judge Bill Faubi...
To The Eagle: After several years of non-productive discussion with the Columbia Land Trust, Ducks Unlimited and Wahkiakum County regarding the Kandoll Farm project, the Grays River Habitat Enhancement District (a flood control and diking district), with the support of the affected landowners, has published an order of work to take corrective action to try and relieve some of the excessive, ongoing flooding and continuing damage to these people. In response to that publication, an impromptu meeting was called by WDFW last Friday afternoon at...
To The Eagle: Nelson Creek project is yet another debacle produced by Columbia Land Trust, without proper notification of affected land owners, entities affected and people responsible for the land in question. Pete Ringen fortunately is on the board and hopefully aware of consequences, as he has been dealing with the Columbia Land Trust, on the Kandoll Farm debacle. Friday there was a ‘meeting’ to try to get some of the Kandoll farm problems fixed. Unfortunately it proved to more about the salmon, than the problems to the resident people, as p...
To The Eagle: Many people find great joy in volunteering for the greater good of the community and find it very rewarding to lend a helping hand where one is needed. Just yesterday as I was checking my mail at the local post office an elderly woman was struggling as she was exiting with a large box in her hands. It was very refreshing to see that another patron politely asked if she needed help and then, proceeded to help her. I frequently see examples like this everyday in our wonderful community and would like to see more of this as I begin...
