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More than 500,000 Washington children will receive funds this summer to help buy food through a new Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program called SUN Bucks. In December 2022, the federal government authorized a permanent, nationwide Summer EBT program to support children’s access to food during the summer months. The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) received federal approval to implement SUN Bucks in April 2024 and is partnering with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to distribute these b...
Astoria’s 40+ voice North Coast Chorale will sing its first-ever concert in Wahkiakum County, Sunday, June 9th at 4:00 pm. The concert will be given at the Little Island Creamery, 448 E. Little Island Road, Puget Island (Cathlamet). The Chorale performance will feature “Macabre” choral music from legendary Broadway musicals “Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street”, “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Phantom of the Opera”. The Chorale has for more than 30 years performed major choral works not only in Astoria but throughout the Pacific North...
The Wahkiakum County Commissioners met Tuesday to conduct regular county business. In the public comment period, Mark Vik told the commissioners that the Corps of Engineers plan to deposit dredge spoils on Puget Island was a felony. He told the commissioners that this was only the beginning of the federal governments plan to take private property and that the county should sue the Corps. Dan Cothren said frankly “why would I spend county money to sue the federal government?” The commissioners approved a letter of support for a grant proposal by...
Over the past year, community members and local leaders came together three times to discuss flood risk and sea level rise resiliency in the Grays Bay area. Washington Sea Grant, Pacific Conservation District, and the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership collected their input. They identified community-determined approaches to address local challenges posed by flooding and sea level rise and to create a Resilience Strategy. You are invited to review the Resilience Strategy, including the list of possible flooding and sea level rise resiliency pro...
I thank the editors of the Chinook Observer and the Wahkiakum County Eagle for their extensive reporting on the future of the Fields Fir proposed timber sale on Naselle’s watershed land. Riley Yusan did a fine job of soliciting and including views from many of the people involved both within and without the logging community. While the respected voices quoted in the piece covered much of the fact, opinion, and guesswork about this proposed project, there is one important aspect of this story that was not fully represented. That is the q...
The busy season has arrived at the fairgrounds. This Saturday is the 5th annual "CRUZIN TO THE FAIR” car show. DJ Ray Bartley will be back playing music for us in the youth building. There will be a silent auction and raffle. Burgers and Polish sausages will be served as well as strawberry shortcake. Biscuits and Gravy will be served from 7am until 10:30. The Lions club will be having bingo, and we have several vendors setting up in the cow barn. The T-Building rumage sale will be open, with lots of new stuff, added this last week. Come on d...
To start off the day our team headed off to the Natural History Museum. On the way there google maps was being quite obstinate, specifically Amanda’s Google maps. However, mine worked perfectly well so I lead the group to the museum. The museum was covered with plenty of beautiful pieces of the history of our world. There were statues, fossils, and gems everywhere you looked. It was impossible to rip my eyes from any of the gorgeous sights. As we wandered the museum, it was quickly noticeable there were six sections: Animals, Fossils, Human H...
SKAMOKAWA NEWS by Kay Chamberlain 360-795-3425 - klouise49@outlook.com NICE START. After a rather damp and gloomy weekend, this Monday morning, which is Memorial Day, is letting us see a whole lot more sunshine and for that I am very thankful. I know there are a lot of ceremonies and things going on to commemorate this solemn occasion dedicated to all those that gave their lives while serving our country. May we never forget those who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty and may their families know that we will never forget them. SPECIAL...
May 20 2:14 a.m. A Cathlamet resident requested transportation to the hospital after experiencing complications from surgery. 3:02 p.m. Sheriff deputies and the Washington State Patrol responded to a rollover accident near the Rosburg store. The truck struck a power pole, the PUD were notified. 10:22 p.m. A Cathlamet resident with a history of heart problems was treated by Cathlamet emergency services. May 21 11:07 a.m. A caller in Cathlamet reported an unoccupied skiff near the Puget Island bridge. Deputies took a look from the bridge and...
It’s said that the map is not the territory. This statement, say critics, is especially true of the maps created by the U.S. Forest Service to inventory the nation’s largest carbon sinks: its mature and old-growth forests. In April 2023, under pressure from the Biden administration, the Forest Service completed its first-ever nationwide inventory of mature and old-growth forests found on federal lands. This inventory of older trees is part of an ambitious Biden administration plan to harness the power of our nation’s forests as a natur...
