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The Southwest Clean Air Agency and regional woodstove dealers are offering the Great Woodstove Rebate Program of 2006-07 in Wahkiakum, Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, and Skamania counties. For a limited time, the program offers a $250 rebate so that people will replace old, uncertified woodstoves with a new Washington certified heat source. The rebate program ends when funds are exhausted. The program is only open to residents of the five counties. For the latest details and information about the program, call Southwest Clean Air toll-free at...
Officials of the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) announced an expansion of its surveillance efforts to detect avian influenza in the state's domestic poultry, particularly backyard flocks that may be exposed to migratory waterfowl. WSDA is looking for farmers and backyard poultry owners with established flocks who will allow WSDA to take swab samples from live birds or provide eggs for testing. Participants will be reimbursed up to $60 per quarter for providing swab samples or $10 a quarter for providing a dozen eggs to test f...
The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) is now offering support to meet the needs of children nationwide with assistance grants for medical services not fully covered by health insurance. Parents and caretakers across the country will be eligible to apply for grants of up to $5,000 for health care services that will help improve their children’s health and quality of life. Examples of the types of medical services covered by UHCCF grants include: speech therapy; physical therapy and psychotherapy sessions; medical equipment such as...
Artists who reside in Washington State are encouraged to apply to participate in the 2007 EDGE Professional Development Training Program by March 30. The EDGE Program provides artists with a comprehensive survey of professional practices through a hands-on, interactive curriculum that includes instruction by professionals in the field as well as specialized presentations, panel discussions, and assignments. The EDGE Program focuses on providing artists with the relevant and necessary entrepreneurial skills to achieve their personal career...
Early childhood professionals have known for decades that they play a unique role in protecting and nurturing young children as well as promoting their social and emotional development. Now there is evidence to suggest that early childhood programs that reach out to parents may also be the best child abuse and neglect prevention strategy. Washington has been selected to expand an approach aimed at connecting child care centers, parents and communities with the resources and support each need to ensure the best possible outcomes for children....
Columbia River Explorations in Skamokawa is presenting a writers' retreat, "Writing Family and Community History," taught by historian and author Irene Martin, April 12-15. The retreat is for anyone interested in researching and writing family history and genealogy, local history, and community history, whether at the beginning or advanced level. Irene Martin is the author of numerous books and articles on history, and is the winner of the James B. Castles Heritage Award and the Governor's Heritage Award. The workshop will be held at the...
Basic research in Washington State University’s animal sciences department has found that dozens of genes change in dairy cows when they start milking. The finding eventually may help dairy producers identify dairy cows that use feed most efficiently to make milk and stay healthy. The research also may benefit humans by identifying gene patterns in adipose tissue, or fat, that best support breast-feeding and compounds made by cows that enter the milk and improve human health. “The role of adipose tissue in reproduction has been a matter of stu...
The Wahkiakum Mule girls basketball team played tough at times but couldn't put wins together in Central League action this week. Tuesday, the Mules lost 58-37 to the highly ranked Toutle Lake Ducks. With both teams playing tight defense, the game swung back and forth in the first quarter, with the Ducks leading 15-11 at the end of the period. Rachel Fudge started off the second quarter by hitting a three pointer to bring the Mules within 15-14 but that was as close as they got. The pressure of the Ducks' press began to cause turnovers, and...
The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team clinched the Central League championship with a 72-56 win over the visiting Mossyrock Vikings last Friday. The Mules took control early on and hardly let up. The Mules led 18-6 after one quarter, but Mossyrock closed the gap to 30-23 at halftime as the Mule offense went cold. The Mules exploded for a 24-10 advantage in the third quarter to take full command. With the Vikings focusing their defense on wing Toby David, point guard Travis Bain found a clear road into the key to score or dish off. The...
The Mule wrestling team won the District IV Wrestling Tournament this past weekend at North Beach High School. The Mule Wrestlers outscored 11 other schools--Ocosta, Tacoma Baptist, North Beach, Raymond, South Bend, Willapa Valley, Adna, Mossyrock, Napavine, White Pass and Morton--to claim the district title. This is the Mules second title in the past four years, and their fourth district title all together. The Mules had finalists in seven of the 14 weight classes. Kevin O'Connor (103 lbs), Jared McEntire (112 lbs), Brady Johns (135 lbs), and...
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP)—As a sports columnist, Luke Esser tagged himself “Luke the Truth.” Today, his assignment is to be “Luke the Miracle Worker.” He’s the new state Republican Party chairman. The party got drubbed in the last election -- including Esser’s own surprising loss of his state Senate seat in traditionally Republican Bellevue -- and starts the 2008 campaign cycle in a deep, deep hole. Last weekend, GOP grass-roots leaders from the 39 counties dumped Chairwoman Diane Tebelius as the final victim of the election cycle and cast th...
Exhibiting at RiverSea Gallery will be the oil and watercolor paintings of artists, Mike Swift and Phyllis Ray February 10 through March 6. The artists will hold a meet and greet at the opening reception and live music will be provided by Brian O’Connor on Saturday, February 10, 5 to 9 p.m. The event is held in conjunction with Arts Night Out, an all city art walk taking place in downtown Astoria. Mike Swift of Cathlamet will display a collection of oil paintings depicting a romantic and nostalgic look at both urban and rural landscape. S...
Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services plans to conduct a survey of adults around the county about their feelings on the use of drugs and alcohol. Department spokesperson Chris Holmes said Tuesday the survey data would be used to help community leaders develop programs to reduce alcohol use among youth. The survey will be done by telephone February 6-23, he said. People conducting the survey will make random phone calls; it takes about five minutes to complete the few questions, he said. Surveys show that youth in the county are starting...
It is time to start preparing for the Wahkiakum County sponsored Great While Tail Run. This will be the 23rd annual run, and is scheduled for May 19, on the Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge. The run committee is accepting entries for the tee shirt logo from youth in kindergarten through grade 12. Requirements for the logo are to have Columbia White Tail Deer theme with an original design in a simple format that will transfer to a shirt well. A dark design on white paper is preferred. The first prize is a shirt with the winning logo...
Wahkiakum County has been awarded federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board program. The county has been chosen to receive $5,910 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The selection was made by a national board chaired by the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from American Red Cross, Catholic Charities USA, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, The Salvation Army, United Jewish Communities, and United Way of...
Only four days remain for those affected by the November 2-11 floods to register for disaster assistance from the state or the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The deadline to register is 5 p.m. Monday, which is consistent with the application period for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). However, the Cowlitz County Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) will close its doors at 5 p.m. on Friday. To date, more than $4,090,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster recovery assistance have been disbursed....
Thirty-seven changes to the state’s sportfishing rules were approved by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission during a meeting February 2-3. The new fishing rules will be incorporated into the "2007-08 Fishing in Washington" rules pamphlet, which will be available statewide in early May. Rule proposals approved by the commission include: • Defining a boundary for regulatory purposes between the Snake and Columbia rivers at their confluence in Pasco. • The reopening of the Lewis River power canal from the fishing pier to the a...
The Employment Security Department collected a record $45 million in overpaid unemployment benefits in 2006, an increase of nine percent compared to 2005. Employment Security Commissioner Karen Lee said that new funding provided by the 2006 legislature allowed the department to hire additional staff and employ new technology to improve its overpayment detection and collection efforts. “Unemployment benefits are meant to help people make ends meet if they lose their jobs through no fault of their own,” said Lee. “Not everyone who is unemp...
A Port of Portland pipeline dredge has been working near Puget Island and efforts to fill scour holes have been working well, the US Army Corps of Engineers said this week. The dredge Oregon moved into the area around the mouth of Welcome Slough on Puget Island last Friday to begin work on the Corps Channel Deepening Project. Through an agreement and permits obtained by Wahkiakum County, it has been disposing of spoils in the scour holes, which are created by eddies forming below Corps pile dikes. The scour holes have been identified as the...
Wahkiakum County should receive $630,000 in revenue from timber harvested from county trust timber land, representatives of the state Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday. The figure is higher than what the DNR had previously estimated but well below the $2 million the county would like to receive for its budget. The agency has no timber under contract after 2007, but two sales are scheduled that could generate funds, said Stella Unit Forester Collin Robinson. One sale set to go to bid in June would have timber estimated to be worth...
There is an appeals process for November flood survivors who received a denial letter after applying for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Under certain circumstances, a letter with the proper documentation could get that assistance. “The recovery process doesn’t necessarily end with a denial letter,” said Libby Turner, federal coordinating officer. “Sometimes a denial simply means that more information is needed before the analysis can be completed.” Applicants who are denied housing and other needs assis...
A group of Portland business men and local officials are trying to find a way to replace the Town of Cathlamet sewer plant through waterfront development. The current plant was built in the 1960s and doesn’t meet contemporary operating standards. Replacement with a similar plant is estimated to cost around $8 million, meaning $50 monthly bills for customers. But by using modern technology, expenses can be halved, and the plant and other improvements could possibly be financed through development along the waterfront, say representatives of I...
The 9th Annual Royal Chocolate Extravaganza will kick off a busy Friday evening. Also that evening are the regular season final home game for the Wahkiakum Mules basketball team, approximately 7 p.m., and at 7:30 p.m., the concert by Willapa Hills to raise funds for the Friends of Skamokawa Foundation. The Extravaganza features varied chocolate recipes, a taste competition, with admission proceeds benefitting the Charlotte House Domestic Violence Center. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will match funds. Charlotte House spokesperson Susan...
The Columbia Estuary Environmental Education Program (CEEEP) sponsored by the Wahkiakum Community Foundation in partnership with schools, funders and agency volunteers, has received a grant from the Community Salmon Fund for $37,800. It will fund high school students, their teacher and Dr. Rob Stockhouse for a project to remove Japanese Knotweed from Birnie Creek in Cathlamet. This is a continuation of the original Birnie Creek project the FFA students did in 2000 to build a fish ladder at the mouth of the Creek. Under the original guidance of...
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is responding to increased consumer demand for biodiesel and ethanol by adopting labeling and quality standards to allow buyers to make informed choices at the filling station. A WSDA fuel-quality monitoring program would help ensure that wholesalers and retailers are in fact marketing a product that meets those labeling standards. Under state law, by November 30, 2008, two percent of the fuel sold in Washington must be from renewable sources. Biofuels are generally sold as blends with conve...
