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Voters in the Wahkiakum and Naselle/Grays River Valley School Districts will receive their vote-by-mail ballots this week for special levy elections. Both districts are asking voters to approve continuation of the special levy taxes they have approved in the past to pay for costs not covered by state funding. The Naselle/Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors is asking voters to approve a two-year, $695,000 special levy. The estimated assessment would be $3.24 for each $1,000 of assessed property value. Wahkiakum directors are...
To The Eagle: I would like to thank everyone that helped with the Christmas Stars program. It takes many people and hours to make it work, from cutting stars, newspaper stories, making calls, filling out forms and stars, and hanging the stars. Thank you to everyone who took a star, donated money, extra gifts or wrapping paper. Thank you to the Bank of the Pacific, the Sheriff's Office, the Bank of America and the Rosburg Store for all your help. Many thanks to the four shoppers that bought gifts for the 45 stars not taken, the 12 people that...
To The Eagle: The article opposing the proposed LNG plant (The Eagle, 12/24/09) is the same old story, only the names have changed. Had this group existed when the Wauna mill was proposed, they would have opposed it. If Crown Z or Weyerhauser applied for logging permits on public lands (or even their own land), they would have opposed it. Most of these groups are made up of fairly new residents that have moved to the area because they love it and are determined to craft it into what they want it to be. I call these people "gotminers." They...
To The Eagle: We have just finished a very busy year and want to give a big thank you to the generous people of our community who so faithfully have supported us. We cannot tell you how much we appreciate you and what a big help you have been to so many in our community. To the churches, clubs and associations, Lions Club, Boy Scouts, the schools--we appreciate the activities and drives that you have put on to raise support for the Food Bank. Also to the many, many individuals who continue to send us donations, have special events on our...
To The Eagle: I’m writing in appreciation of your coverage of the Skamokawa Grange’s Family Movie Night featuring short films by Wahkiakum 4-Hers, and also to make a couple corrections. We’re grateful the Wahkiakum school district allows use of the middle school gym for movie nights and helps to get the word out about our activities; however, the afterschool program is not offered through the school. Funding for the program comes from the Wahkiakum Community Network. The Network’s funding allows us to hire a part-time afterschool coordin...
The annual Washington Legislative Dance has begun. It has become a tradition, with the governor and political parties of the legislature dancing around issues, with someone taking the lead and the other partners following without caring if they step on someone's toes. This year, however, everyone seems to be trying to avoid taking the lead in dealing with the state's latest revenue shortfall. Cut government, cut spending, say the minority Republicans. That's fine, Governor Gregoire has said. In December, as required by state law, she presented...
To The Eagle: President Obama was interviewed for a "60 Minutes" segment that aired on December 13, 2009. The President's comment regarding the recent multimillion dollar bank executives bonuses was "Which I think tells me the people on Wall Street still don't get it. They still don't get it." It appears the people on Wall Street "get it" all too well. They know our country is entirely at their mercy or whim as to our dismal financial situation. And they really don't care if we want them to receive huge bonuses or not. Sad to say it is...
To The Eagle: Seems that a lot of time and articles have been dedicated to river problems and suggested solutions to the same problems with many differing thoughts and "plans." This should be expected since most of the county is part of a river system, second largest in the US. Perhaps the biggest interest is in the huge amounts of money being "handed" out to almost anyone claiming to help our salmon. I was encouraged to once again write to The Eagle after reading the "wonderful" article on how the WDFW is going to once again "solve" a...
As we start the new year, I want to say thanks to recently retired elected officials. People have a tendency to look down their noses at "politicians." I hear that in some parts of the country, newly elected officials routinely fire government employees and appoint their cronies upon being elected. Connection is more important than qualification. Being from the Pacific Northwest, I haven't seen much of that. Overall, I'd say our local politicians have kept one goal in mind above all others, and that's serving the public in their jobs. Sure,...
To The Eagle: I am writing to clarify aspects of your coverage of the Town Council’s LNG “debate” published in The Eagle’s 12/24 issue. First, my position is that the Town of Cathlamet should monitor the ongoing negotiations between Wahkiakum County and NorthernStar, the Texas-based organization that plans to construct a LNG facility several miles from Cathlamet -- not become a signatory to any agreement they might make. Second, we must stay well-informed because the issues under negotiation could potentially impact our town’s waterfron...
To The Eagle: Thank you for the article regarding Wahkiakum Conservation District’s and our partners activities in the Skamokawa Watershed. Two projects were highlighted including the Historic Skamokawa Creek Channel Restoration project and the Skamokawa Community Watershed project. The projects were presented from a flood perspective yet both more appropriately address other natural resource concerns. The Historic Skamokawa Creek Channel Restoration project includes installation of a freshwater inlet structure (completed), upgrading the o...
To The Eagle: Thank you for the article regarding Wahkiakum Conservation District’s and our partners activities in the Skamokawa Watershed. Two projects were highlighted including the Historic Skamokawa Creek Channel Restoration project and the Skamokawa Community Watershed project. The projects were presented from a flood perspective yet both more appropriately address other natural resource concerns. The Historic Skamokawa Creek Channel Restoration project includes installation of a freshwater inlet structure (completed), upgrading the o...
With the third spate of letters in as many weeks concerning our recent coverage of Grays River water management, it's easy to see that this is a controversial issue. Several writers object to our analogy to war. Perhaps the term "under seige" wasn't most accurate for a headline, for the agencies sponsoring projects don't feel they're invading the Grays River Valley and attacking the residents. However, I'm comfortable with the war analogy for the point of view of a large number of Valley residents: For a variety of reasons, they seem to be reje...
With the third spate of letters in as many weeks concerning our recent coverage of Grays River water management, it's easy to see that this is a controversial issue. Several writers object to our analogy to war. Perhaps the term "under seige" wasn't most accurate for a headline, for the agencies sponsoring projects don't feel they're invading the Grays River Valley and attacking the residents. However, I'm comfortable with the war analogy for the point of view of a large number of Valley residents: For a variety of reasons, they seem to be reje...
