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Book reading and signing this weekend

CLOUDY START--It’s a cloudy Sunday morning here in West Valley, which is certainly a big change from the day before when we woke up to bright sunshine and it wound up being a pretty day with temps in the mid-80’s. It’s a little more comfortable to do...

 

Downriver Dispatches

Dear Readers: Let's start with the memory of September 11, 2001. Recruits into the service today may not have been born yet or may have been babies when it happened twenty-two years ago. How quickly...

 

Agency to host planning meeting for elderly

The Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of Southwest Washington will host two meetings to plan services for the next several years. The meetings will be held in October; all interested members of the public are invited to attend. The first hour-long...

 

Celebrated musician comes to Cathlamet

An award-winning composer-pianist will perform in Cathlamet as part of a long-planned reboot of a beloved Cathlamet landmark. Massachusetts-based Dan Kennedy will perform at the historic Pioneer Center, with its iconic white tower, as part of a tour...

 

Ocean Beach Hospital to host Community Health & Wellness Fair

Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics (OBHMC) willl host a Community Health & Wellness Fair, aimed at fostering wellness, education, and community engagement. “The Community Health & Wellness Fair supports the well-being of the community we p...

 

Older citizens more likely to die in fires

OLYMPIA – People over the age of 65 face the greatest risk of dying in a fire, according to a recent report published by the U.S. Fire Administration. As people age, they may become unable to react quickly in emergency situations, or may take m...

 

Island life

A familiar sight on Birnie Slough: a great blue heron waiting intently for a fish to snatch. Photo by Ian Brandon...

 

Bird flu outbreak raises alarms across state, region

The Washington State Department of Health and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife issued a cautionary notice last week for the public to avoid contact with wild birds and other wild animals, especially sick or dead wild animals or their...

 

SR 401 closed at Naselle

Travelers along both directions of State Route 401, also knowns as the Lewis and Clark Trail Highway, between Naselle and Megler, in Pacific County, will need to plan ahead and add extra time for travel. Starting Monday, Sept. 11, Washington State...

 

Two day sale at the Grange over weekend

COOLER--As Labor Day begins, it’s cloudy and cool and according to the forecast, looks to last all week so those toasty, hot days that we had last week aren’t likely to reappear. As we all know, we can get a change in our forecast in a hot sec...

 

Downriver Dispatches

Fall has snuck in the front door seeming to follow prior seasons earlier this year. We had an early spring, an early summer and now an early fall. If winter is early, too, the big storms may well be...

 

Wahkiakum High School Class of '62 gathers

The WHS Class of 1962 met in Castle Rock for their 61st year class reunion last month. Pictured left to right in the back row: Gary Garrison, David Fudge, Vernon (Jake) Dodge. Front row: Linda...

 

Summer reading program donates blankets to WAAG

Wahkiakum Animal Advocate Group's Wendy Edwards (left) receives fleece pet blankets tied by children at the Cathlamet Public Library's Summer Reading Program "All Together Now - Community...

 

WordFest launches fall season

WordFest resumes for its fall season on Tuesday, September 12, 6:00-8:00 p.m., at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 1428 22nd Avenue in Longview. Cathlamet poet and writer Dayle Olson kicks off the season’s offerings, reading her recently published sho...

 

FOS to host book signing

The Friends of Skamokawa will host a presentation and book signing by author Erich R. Ebel on his book “Exploring Maritime Washington” on Saturday, September 30 from 2-3 p.m. Books will be available for purchase and refreshments available. All pro...

 

Blacksmithing demonstrations and more at Stella on October 9

For its 47th consecutive year, the Stella Historical Society will hold its annual Remnants Of The Past. September 9 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., a variety of activities will take place. In addition to the usual fascinating displays, Matt Moore will...

 

Covered Bridge Dinner sold out

COOLING DOWN--As I begin this column on Sunday morning, it is cloudy, cool and calm and we’re not worried about getting unbearably hot, so that’s okay with me, as those 90 to 100 degree temperatures were too much for me. The forecasters say we may...

 

Mad About Bats

Join Lewis and Clark National Historical Park on Saturday and Sunday, Labor Day weekend, to celebrate the park residents that gobble up mosquitos and see with their ears! Special guests Rhys Thomas and David Lichtenstein will present a 30-minute...

 

Downriver Dispatches

Tomorrow means September has arrived. This means summer is waning, fall is coming, school starts, morning showers are back and hopefully rain is coming for our fields, flowers and rivers. The first...

 

The play's the thing

Next Thursday, September 7, Joe Baker will hold a meeting to gauge interest in a community performance of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol during the holidays. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m., and will be held in what was the Cathlamet C...

 

American Lung Association warns of dangerous health effects from poor air quality surrounding WA wildfires

SEATTLE – (August 21, 2023) – Massive wildfires continue to burn throughout Washington today, causing very unhealthy and even hazardous air quality in much of the state. The American Lung Association in Washington offers tips to protect health fro...

 

Hook the Hawg this weekend at the marina

STILL DRY--It looks like our dry streak is continuing but the temperatures have at least gone down to a more bearable range, as those 100 plus degree days we had were just brutal. I hate to wish for rain, as there are several upcoming events that...

 

Comedy Night will return to Clatskanie

Check out the great shows coming to the Clatskanie Cultural Center Birkenfeld Theatre, 75 S. Nehalem in Clatskanie, Oregon, sponsored by D & D Comedy and hosted by Dot Geary. Performances are for 18+ audience. August 26: Adam Pasi: In 2019, Pasi was...

 

Downriver Dispatches

Sometimes I think I'm more trouble than I'm worth. Do you ever feel like there's too much going on for your mind to organize? Then again, aging isn't for sissies. My allergy to dust is killing me...

 

WA State VFW honors local emergency responders

By Bill Tawater On Wednesday, August 16, Commander Bill Tawater of Wahkiakum VFW Post 5297, presented two local emergency responders with awards from the Washington State VFW. Both responders are assi...

 

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