Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wahkiakum School District board of directors heard a variety of reports and inputs when they met February 20. The board approved a one-season trial period for a spring season high golf team. Bill Olsen, varsity basketball coach and assistant middle school track coach, will coach the team, with practices starting at 5 p.m. after middle school track. The team will turn out at Skyline Golf Course. Superintendent Bob Garrett, also district athletic director, said a competition schedule isn’t completed, but there are Class 2B golf teams at several P...
Prospects for salmon fishing are down this year with fewer chinook and coho expected to return to most rivers in the region, according to preseason forecasts developed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and treaty tribes. Forecasts released February 27 for chinook, coho, sockeye, pink and chum salmon mark the starting point for developing 2007 salmon-fishing seasons in Puget Sound, the Columbia River and Washington coastal areas. Fishery managers have scheduled a series of public meetings through March before finalizing...
The Elochoman Marina Scholarship Spring Salmon Derby will run March 23 through April 14. Participants will be eligible for around $5,000 in prizes and awards including a pontoon boat, fishing tackle, G. Loomis rods and reels, other custom rods and reels, and much more. Washington and Oregon fish and game rules will apply. Winning categories include biggest fish overall and biggest each caught by a man, a woman, and a youth. Youth under age 15 enter free, but must have a derby ticket to enter. Cost for entrance will be $5 per day or $25 for enti...
Recreational vehicle (RV) donations are being sought for nine families whose RVs were destroyed in the winter storms of late 2006 and early 2007. The donation drive is sponsored by the Washington Emergency Management Division (WEMD) in conjunction with the state’s voluntary, non-profit and fair-based organizations. “These nine families or 21 individuals can no longer live in their recreational vehicle homes because of winter storm damage, and we’d like to help them in some way,” said Tony Raines, WEMD human services program manager. Raines...
St. James Family Center has openings in the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program in Cathlamet and Rosburg. This program provides a free, comprehensive preschool program for income qualifying families. This is an opportunity for children to interact with their peers and participate in a classroom setting blended with other preschool children. The program provides meals, bus transportation, health and health and social services, parent education, and individualized learning experiences for all children, including those with special...
Ben Elkinton is no stranger to Wahkiakum County, nor to the dozens of people who know him as "Ben the Junk Guy". He's proud of this nickname and his new business plan is to be the place to bring your unwanted reusables. As he announces to people that he is back in business, he gets a grateful "Finally!" or "I've got a load of stuff, when can you come get it?" Lower Columbia Recycling is the name of Ben's new venture, and he's got a new location at 588 Elochoman Valley Road. "The main focus while getting started is the metals, but the expansion...
The Lower Columbia College Symphonic Band will present “Uncommon Women” on March 6, featuring works by prominent and often pioneering—women composers. Dawn Weiss, who recently retired as principal flutist for the Oregon Symphony, is featured soloist. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, on Vandercook Way in Longview. Tickets, at $7 general and $6 for students and senior citizens (children under 12 admitted free), are available at the door two hours before the performance, or weekday aft...
Lower Columbia College has released its class schedule for March. The following classes are being offered this month: Flagger certification, note new date, March 23, from 8 a.m.–5 p.m., sign up for item number 2110; $50., or for March 31, from 8 a.m.– 5 p.m. in Woodland, $50. Medical Billing for the Novice, Home Study course, March 23. Sign up by March 16 deadline; $149. Computerized Medical Billing, Home Study course, April 6; Sign up prior to March 31 deadline; $179. Introduction to CSS and XHTML, March 21, see...
The Wahkiakum County 4-H Council is gearing up for its 23rd annual Great White Tail Run on May 19. The first step is to find a design for the run tee shirt. Over a 100 entries were received for this year's contest. First place was awarded to Ethan Cothren of Cathlamet. He wins $10 and a tee shirt with his winning design on it. Second place went to Samantha Boyce of Cathlamet and third to Charly Childers of Cathlamet, who both receive art supplies. Entrants receiving honorable mentions are: Sidney Ashe, of Cathlamet, Conner Emlen Petterson of...
This month, the American Red Cross is holding seven blood drives in Cowlitz and Pacific counties that are open to the public. Why not celebrate St. Paddy’s Day and wear green to give blood? Blood donations bring more than luck. It is a life-saving product for children, trauma, burn, transplant and cancer patients. Blood donations take approximately one hour. Donors must be 16 years or older, (those who are 16-17 years old must have parental permission; you may print a parental permission form from the Web site www.nwbloodredcross.org), weigh a...
H&K Construction will start assembly of the new Cathlamet fire hall next week. H&K is finishing foundation work; next week, the contractor will unload and begin installing the pre-fabricated walls. Traffic in the area will be re-routed at times during the week, said Cathlamet Mayor Dick Swart. Swart said drivers on Una and Second Streets should be on the alert for flaggers and traffic cones near the construction site. Lukken Crane and H&K will be using a large crane, several big trucks, and a number of workers to unload and begin assembling...
Story and photos by Rick Nelson The Toutle Lake Ducks upset the previously undefeated Wahkiakum Mules 51-42 to claim the Class 2B boys district basketball championship last Saturday. The teams started play in the state tournment yesterday; action continues today. The Mules seemed to have the Saturday game in control at halftime, but the Ducks outscored them 33-15 in the second half as the Mules ran out of gas. Toutle took an early lead, but when Toby David hit a couple of three pointers midway through the first quarter, the momentum switched...
Wahkiakum County commissioners will hold community meetings in the next few months to discuss a variety of issues, Commissioners Dan Cothren and Tom Doumit said Tuesday. In their agenda time for public input, Puget Island resident Bill Coons suggested the board hold a series of forums to discuss issues such as finances, economic development and other issues with the public. Cothren and Doumit—Commissioner George Trott was in Washington, D.C. on a lobbying trip—agreed with the suggestion and said they have already been planning forum...
A new bench similar to the memorial benches currently in front of the Courthouse is being planned as a memorial to former Commissioner Mark Linquist who died in December. Donations are being accepted at the Wahkiakum Community Foundation for purchase of the bench, estimated at $1800. Donations to the effort will be tax deductible. Checks can be made payable to WCF/Linquist Fund and sent to PO Box 611, Cathlamet, WA 98612 or dropped off with Holly Pfenniger at the County Courthouse on the 3rd floor. It is hoped the new bench will be installed...
Saturday scores NW Christian (Colbert) 46, Wahkiakum 38, first and second Mossyrock 49, Willapa Valley 46, fifth and eighth Riverside Christian 43, Toutle Lake 41, fourth and seventh Republic 59, Darrington 51, third and sixth Saturday scores NW Christian (Colbert) 46, Wahkiakum 38, first and second Mossyrock 49, Willapa Valley 46, fifth and eighth Riverside Christian 43, Toutle Lake 41, fourth and seventh Republic 59, Darrington 51, third and sixth Saturday scores NW Christian (Colbert) 46, Wahkiakum 38, first and second Mossyrock 49, Willapa...
