Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Horizons: Wahkiakum County has scheduled an Action Forum for this upcoming Sunday from 2-5 p.m. at the Skamokawa Methodist Church. Snacks and free childcare will be provided by the Church for all who attend. The action forum, which is the next stage of the Horizon's Program, brings people together who participated in the various Conversation Circles throughout the county area (i.e. Grays River, Skamokawa, and Cathlamet). The participants will review the proposed ideas generated from the Conversation Circle process and decide which primary...
Wahkiakum County officials are meeting weekly to address the funding and future of the Wahkiakum Family Practice Clinic. When former owner PeaceHealth announced plans three years ago to close the Cathlamet office because it wasn't profitable, Wahkiakum County officials developed a plan to purchase and operate it. They believed that as a publicly owned clinic, the clinic would qualify for federal Rural Practice Clinic status and receive higher payment Medicare and Medicaid services. The clinic did qualify for Rural Health Clinic status, but...
The Washington State Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to stabilize a slope just east of Stella at Milepost 50.9 on SR 4. DOT engineer Denys Tak said March 6 that WSDOT has awarded contract to Wilder Construction Company of Bellingham. The company hopes to start work by March 19, if not sooner, Tak said. The department has been negotiating easements with property owners in the area, and there are issues that are not resolved, but the department wants to start work as soon as possible because of safety concerns. "I'm not sure...
After 13 years supervising the childcare programs at St. James Family Center, Mary Lou Riley is retiring at the end of this month. Mary Lou (Dodge) Riley is known to many in the county. She and her husband Larry raised foster children along with their two biological children, caring for more than 100 foster children over the years and adopting four girls. Born in Wallace, Idaho, Mary Lou was raised in Wahkiakum County, living in the early years with her family at the Family Camp in the Elochoman Valley. Mary Lou is a lifelong member of the LDS...
St. James Family Center will hold an informational meeting for parents of preschoolers expected to start kindergarten next year. The meeting will be next Tuesday, 6 p.m. at the family center. Kindergarten teacher Jamie Cothren will be the featured speaker. Discussion topics include expectations for students, school district goals, and so on. Parents are asked to bring immunization records and birth certificates if they need copies made....
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...
Elochoman Marina staff are preparing for a busy spring salmon season, marina Manager Jackie Lea told the board of commissioners last Thursday. Salmon anglers have started to frequent the marina in hopes of catching fish from a run that should peak in mid-April. Lea said she is planning stricter control of docks around the launching pad to head off conflicts between sport and commercial fishermen trying to use the same space. Some commercial boats have been moored too close to the ramp, she said. She planned to send a letter to boaters...
From his home above the river, David Lee Myers captures the ever-changing personality of the Columbia River in his photo exhibition entitled “Views From Home.” The show starts March 24 and runs through May in the Columbia River Maritime Museum’s Kern Room. “The views from my home are at once epic and intimate,” said Myers, “we see the Bridge crossing four miles of river, a bit of Astoria’s waterfront, Tongue Point, and the Willapa Hills to the north in Washington.” Broadening the metaphor of home, Myers takes the viewer deeper into the region...
The Naselle Grays River school district has released their 2006-2007 first semester honor roll. Students with 4.0 GPA were seniors Robert Rangila and Amanda Wilson, sophomores Toni Mullins and Rebecca Rostad, freshmen Alan Erickson and Karli Nelson, and 8th grader Cody Cooley. Seniors Molly Ballif, Colette Beaulaurier, Garrick Bennett, Jamie Bighill, Julia Christie, Brad Erickson, Kelsey Fletcher, Naomi Galbraith, Kody Hamp, Tim Haner, Jeanette Klinger, Caitlin McGuire, Kelsi Nelson, Andrew Nortrup, Kellyn Pakenen, Whitney Queral, Jeremy Ray,...
The Wahkiakum Mules overwhelmed the Winlock Cardinals 15-1 in five innings in their season opener Monday. Matt Doumit started and pitched two scoreless innings, giving up no hits and recording four strikeouts, said Coach Jeff Rooklidge. Travis Bain, Josh Rongey and Ty Briscoe each pitched one inning of relief. Bain had two strikeouts; Rongey and Briscoe each had one strikeout. Brenden McClain had three hits, including a double, in four at bats, with three runs scored and two runs batted in (RBI). Bain was also 3-4, had three runs scored, two...
With appointments to visit all three congressional delegates from Washington for our district and other federal agencies, local residents Carol Carver and George Exum are in the “other Washington” -- Washington D.C. They are part of a delegation from the lower Columbia River region that includes Wahkiakum Friends of the River, Landowners for a Safe Community out of Cowlitz County, RiverVision from Clatsop County, and Columbia Riverkeeper from Portland. All of these groups comprise a noLNG coalition called Columbia River Clean Energy Coa...
Proponents of the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant at Bradwood, Ore., across the Columbia from Puget Island, hope 2007 is the year they'll start construction. Bradwood Landing and its parent company, NorthernStar Natural Gas, Inc., continue to address issues and plan with local, state and federal officials to meet concerns about operation of the plant. On Tuesday, NorthernStar Vice-president Gary Coppedge and staff members Peter Hackett and Kelly Jorgensen discussed the status of the application process at a meeting of the Wahkiakum...
The Lower Columbia College Vocal Jazz Ensemble and LCC Jazz Ensemble will present their free Jazz Night concert on March 19, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 206 Cowlitz Way in Kelso. They’ll perform songs in the style of Count Basie, Harry Connick, Jr. and Artie Shaw, along with other Big Band greats. Director Joel Heredia has chosen a wide-ranging program, from Fascinating Rhythm by George and Ira Gershwin to The Rolling Stones’ Jumpin’ Jack Flash. Soloists will include: Rick Kemp, trumpet, on Fascinating Rhyth...
Finn-Am Jams will present a St. Urho’s Day Dance this Friday at the Naselle School Commons. Tony Hanson and the Smiling Scandinavians of Seattle will play. Dance instruction and demonstrations will begin at 7 p.m. with Nina Tetri Mustonen. The dance will run from 7:30-9:30 pm. All are welcome; admission is free; donations are accepted. Finn-Am Jams are sponsored by the Finnish-American Folk Festival (FAFF) of Naselle. Coming events include a poetry reading and performance, a Finnish children’s Opera performed with Naselle’s school child...
How much, if anything, are you willing to pay in property tax to support the Wahkiakum Family Practice Medical Clinic? That's a question Wahkiakum County officials are preparing to ask voters some time this year. The county purchased the clinic just over two years ago from PeaceHealth, and officials projected a slight deficit. However, this year the projected deficit is expected to top $250,000, and the clinic already has an outstanding $185,000 loan from the county. Overall, county revenues will be down significantly this year because of a...
The Wahkiakum Community Foundation will host a series of classes at the new Resource Center at the Scarborough Building and at the Julia Butler Hansen Heritage Center. The series of six classes will be $35, ($5 off) or one can pay individually for single classes. On March 31 from 10 a.m. til noon, David Hansen will offer an "antique critique." Bring up to three pieces of furniture, china, glass, silver flatware or hollow ware and Hansen will evaluate it and provide an estimated age and provence. From 1-3 p.m., Hansen will host a tour of the...
Wahkiakum County commissioners voted preliminary approval of an Elochoman Valley subdivision when they met Tuesday. Applicants Joan Connell and Allen Francisco are planning Hidden Creek I subdivision near the intersection of Elochoman Valley and Beaver Creek roads. The six-lot subdivision would be adjacent to another six-lot subdivision, Hidden Creek II, which was approved earlier this year. Average lot size will be one acre. A private access road, Nature Loop, must be built to county standards. In comments, a neighbor expressed concern over...
Local artists are sharing their talents for the fourth exhibit at the Wahkiakum Family Practice Clinic in Cathlamet. Submissions from Thea Pyle and Noreen Fitts, both of Grays River, reflect the coming of spring, while Skamokawa, the Columbia and the coast provide inspiration for Mitzi Christensen, Mary Lynch, Annette Bailey and Ellen Andersen. Also on display are works by David Goodroe, Judy Curtis and Janet Cimino. More than half the pieces will be offered for sale at the end of the exhibition in late June. The featured artist of this series...
