Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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"The blacksmith used to be the king of crafts," Naselle resident David Curl said. "If you needed a tool you went to a smith." Solstice Forge sits on a hill just east of Naselle. It's a sunny peaceful spot with a garden that grows larger each year and a dog named Patches that just can't get any bigger. If you step into the shade of the shop, your ears will begin to adjust to the older melodies playing on the radio, and your eyes will light on the tools of a trade that went out of fashion with the...
When Kerrie McNally started taking guitar lessons at age nine, she never imagined that one day she'd be writing her own songs. When she was 15 and got her first paying gig, playing at a wedding, she never imagined she'd be putting out a solo album. The CD album in McNally's hand is proof that dreams evolve over time and experience. And it's proof that shifting dreams can still come true. Music slept in the in-between years. There was too much noise with five kids to raise and a job at a paper...
The regularly scheduled Board of Wahkiakum County Commissioners July 1 meeting was moved to Wednesday, July 2, last week. “Just for your own amazement,” said Kent Martin, after providing some numbers on fishing in the area, “of the last six Alaska permits that have left this area, four went to Alaska and one to a guy in Idaho. Only one stayed here, and that went to a guy in Astoria. "Those six permits I would guess probably amount to a local income of $300,000-400,000 a year brought back into th...
The 33rd Bald Eagle Festival is just around the corner and organizers are in the last throes of planning. “It’s going to be the best Bald Eagle Day ever,” said Ashley Turner, the director of the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce. The festivities begin on Friday, July 18 at 2:30 p.m. with a Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest in front of the Bank of Pacific. At 3 p.m., the farmer’s market on Puget Island will open with live music provided by local musicians. There will be vendors selling locally produced frui...
by Diana Zimmerman Shane Pfenniger, line crew foreman for the Wahkiakum PUD, took time out of his day on Tuesday to share with the PUD board of commissioners what he and his co-workers had learned during a recent visit from National Metering and Technical Services, LLC. The company audits meters and provides training in meter installment, repair and use. Pfenniger was pleased with the training and new contact. “It was really good,” Pfenniger said. “It eases your mind to find out we’re doing t...
Puget Island residents and people from other parts of the Cathlamet area held the annual Puget Island Garage and Yard Sale last week, and drew lots of customers from all over the region. Vendor Sheila Bradshaw of Longview knits and chats at the Rummage Sale. Puget Island resident Gloria Roberts shows off her wares at PIGYS. Beryl Curtis and Bob Ohrberg share some time together at the rummage sale at the Skamokawa Methodist Church. Bob Kizziar chats with Kay Chamberlain at the Vendor's Market in...
After taking some time off for some necessary repairs, Redmen Hall had its grand re-opening on Saturday from 12-4 p.m., with refreshments and a net mending demonstration from local fishermen Kent Martin and Gary Emery. Martin shared his technique as a small crowd gathered around him. He made cuts to a damaged section of a net and then with a measure of his eye, began to work the new line in with the old. It was a skill he picked up and began practicing at the age of 14 and it has served him...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: June 23 – 7:55 a.m. A Deep River resident reported being threatened by a neighbor. 9:13 a.m. A caller reported finding drug paraphernalia at a Rosedale residence. 12:43 p.m. The sheriff’s office received a request for an agency assist after an officer was shot in the hand in Columbia County. 3:11 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a resident on the...
After taking some time off for some necessary repairs, Redmen Hall had its grand re-opening on Saturday from 12-4 p.m., with refreshments and a net mending demonstration from local fishermen Kent Martin and Gary Emery. Martin shared his technique as a small crowd gathered around him. He made cuts to a damaged section of a net and then with a measure of his eye, began to work the new line in with the old. It was a skill he picked up and began practicing at the age of 14 and it has served him...
Shane Pfenniger, line crew foreman for the Wahkiakum PUD, took time out of his day on Tuesday to share with the PUD board of commissioners what he and his co-workers had learned during a recent visit from National Metering and Technical Services, LLC. The company audits meters and provides training in meter installment, repair and use. Pfenniger was pleased with the training and new contact. “It was really good,” Pfenniger said. “It eases your mind to find out we’re doing the right thing....
The Julia Butler Hansen Swimming Pool opened June 16 with little fanfare. The pool was painted in preparation for this year’s opening, Manager Duncan Cruickshank reported in an email. Lessons have already begun and all the lifeguards are certified and ready to go. According Cruickshank, they were already involved in a successful pool rescue of a pair of swimmers. “Parents can feel reassured that their kids are in good hands while they are at the pool,” Cruickshank said. Prices remain the same...
Probably the most telling moment of Fred W. Beck, Jr.’s life was on an early day in July, 1972, when he and his former wife, Joanne, decided to adopt six kids. It was his biggest challenge and became his greatest role. The three boys and three girls ranged in ages between nine and three. Some of them already knew more about a hard and mean world than he ever would. Fred Beck was born in Pontiac, Illinois, in 1940 to Frederick William Beck and Annabell Sable Beck. He received a degree in e...
Two members of Wahkiakum High School’s Class of 2014 were selected to receive the Washington State Honors Award. Academically, these two students were in the top 10 percent of all seniors in the state of Washington, and their eligibility was based on a combined score of their GPA and SAT results. Lainie Ferguson and valedictorian Dylan Hansen met the criteria for the award and were nominated by the school. “Both Dylan and Lainie are habitually curious,” Audrey Petterson, their English teach...
The grand reopening of Redmen Hall in Skamokawa is set for this Saturday, June 28. The hall had been closed recently for repairs to the foundation and a little painting. Now the Friends of Skamokawa are itching to open up Redmen Hall with their new exhibit, “Legacy of the Columbia River Fishery.” Two more panels, as well as fishing gear and local artifacts, have been added to the Columbia River Fishery exhibit. The original exhibit, completed by local historian and writer, Irene Martin and art...
A nervous processional marked by the tentative and generous smiles on the faces of this year’s class turned into a gleeful expression of silly string as the 34 graduates celebrated the completion of their studies at Wahkiakum High School on Friday after a two hour ceremony. Taryn Peterson welcomed the almost capacity crowd of friends and family who gathered to watch the Class of 2014 take their first step into adult life. She then introduced the class valedictorian, Dylan Hansen. Hansen a...
Since his appointment to the post of Washington Secretary of Health last year, John Weisman and his colleague Karen Jensen, the director the Office of Public Health Systems Development have been taking time to meet with colleagues around the state. Last Friday they toured Wahkiakum County and sat down with local health officials to listen to their concerns and hear their plans for improvements in the county. After touring the community garden and the new school garden in Cathlamet, they met...
The Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors meeting was a crowded and an occasionally volatile place to be on Tuesday. Several teachers made a plea for increased staffing to create smaller class sizes, and a few community members expressed concern about possible changes to spring sports. Board Member Tina Schubert did not attend the meeting. Next year, the projected class size for fifth grade is 33-35 students. The school is expecting 34-36 students in the sixth grade, 23-25 students in the...
Commissioners of Port District No. 1 discussed the Washington Public Port District Omnibus Mutual Aid Interlocal agreement, the closing of Bottoms Up Espresso at the marina and the relocation of the RV sewer dump at last Thursday’s meeting. According to Port 1 counsel Tim Hanigan, ports located in the Seattle area have created a master mutual aid agreement that allows ports to borrow equipment from each other and assist each other in times of need. “For instance,” Port Manager Jackie Lea said,...
Nick Deal, who is graduating with the Class of 2014 from Wahkiakum High School on Saturday, is a young award winning local artist. He was taking pictures with his eyes and his imagination before he ever picked up a camera, which he finally did at the age of 12. “I’ve always liked the camera,” Deal said. “I was always fascinated by cameras and taking pictures.” He’s very purposeful in his shots. He is much more interested in quality and doesn’t take a lot of shots. “I’ll take a picture of anythi...
Friends and family gathered in Naselle to watch the Class of 2014 make the official transition from high school to adulthood during graduation ceremonies on Saturday. The crowd stood as the band began to play the traditional Pomp and Circumstance and 23 students filed out in their caps and gowns to finally take their place front and center of the high school gymnasium. Valedictorian Grace Zimmerman spoke of her community and school with obvious pride and called upon all to do even better. She ca...
The first science fair at John C. Thomas Middle School took place last Thursday from 3-6 p.m. in the gymnasium and 63 sixth, seventh and eighth grade students participated. Shana Batdorf investigated whether density affects how fast a liquid will flow. She hypothesized that the less dense a liquid was, the faster it would flow. She tested her hypothesis by pouring different fluids in a cup with a hole and timing how long it took for the liquid to drain. “I found a flaw in my experiment when some...
Katie Green, the salutatorian for Naselle/Grays River High School’s Class of 2014 might be a little shy or it might be that her interviewer forgot to introduce herself. Green, who was born in Astoria and has gone to school in Naselle since preschool, is the daughter of Jerry and Laurie Green and will finish her studies with a GPA of 3.76. She competed with the basketball team but ultimately she is a runner, having competed for the cross country team all four years of high school and running d...
Grace Zimmerman, the valedictorian for the Class of 2014 at Naselle/Grays River High School graduated on Saturday. The daughter of April and Thomas Zimmerman of Grays River finished her studies with a GPA of 3.98 and will attend Pacific Lutheran University in the fall to study nursing. Eventually she plans to work as a nurse missionary. Raised on the family farm and home schooled along with three other sisters, she jumped at the chance to attend public high school when her parents gave her the...
Commissioners made quick work of the slender agenda at Tuesday’s Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioner’s meeting. General Manager Dave Tramblie reported on recent projects and purchases and revisited the problematic Western Wahkiakum Water System. “I was asked to keep the Western Wahkiakum Water System situation out on the table,” he said. “We talked about borrowing more money. If we borrowed $50,000 to do a half mile of pipe, you are going to spend $10,000 a year to pay that off and you’l...
Aleksandra Vlahovic has been in Cathlamet a little more than a month but has handled the transition with aplomb and a great sense of fun. She is an only child, the daughter of an inspector and a hospital administrator in a small town called Bar, in Montenegro, in part of what used to be Yugoslavia. “People hear Montenegro and think I am from South Africa,” Vlahovic said. “Or they would ask if I were from Spain. Even teachers would open with ‘Hola! Como estas?’ It created some really fun moments....
