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Next week, Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services will host a Spring community resource event. Doors will be open at 25 River St. Suite D (next door to PUD on the river side of the building) from 10am-3pm on May 16th . The event will feature many local and regional agencies who provide resources to Wahkiakum residents. These resources range from youth to seniors, and include Housing and Energy Assistance Programs, Employment Services, Crime Victim Advocacy, Aging and Disability Services, Veteran Services, Parent and Family Support,...
Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum and Humanities Washington invite the community to an engaging in-person conversation with Kristen Millares Young, a member of the 2024-2025 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau program, on Saturday, May 11, 2024. The workshop will be offered in English at 1 pm and in Spanish at 2:30 pm. This workshop was rescheduled from its original date in January due to inclement weather. Tell the stories that have preoccupied, amused, and defined your family for generations. In this hour-long generative writing workshop,...
The Mecha Mules Robotics Booster Club is hosting a fundraiser at the Robot Room at Wahkiakum High School Saturday May 4th, beginning at 11:00am and ending about 2:00pm. This year we qualified for, and sent teams to, Regional and State in FIRST Tech Challenge, SkillsUSA, and Seaperch. We are again sending a team to Seaperch Internationals in Maryland to defend our World Championship title. While we have been successful in writing grants to cover most of our equipment costs, and the school...
Little Island Creamery Friday, May 3 7:30-9:30 p.m. An evening of history returns to Little Island Creamery when author and film maker Ron Craig presents “The Story of York.” York was William Clark’s slave on the Lewis and Clark expedition which is such an important part of Wahkiakum County History. York participated in the entire exploration and made significant contributions to its success. York was the first African American to cross the continent and see the Pacific Ocean. Ron Craig, Astoria resident, has a 16-year history with York, begin...
This year’s annual Wahkiakum Community Garden plant sale will include a wide variety of vegetable plant starts, as well as many ornamental plants, thanks in part to the work of Wahkiakum High School students with guidance from CTE teacher Kyle Hurley and WSU Master Gardener and WHS volunteer Tony Aegerter. Students are growing tomatoes and peppers, including more than 120 tomato plants across 9 varieties for the upcoming Community Garden plant sale. The Community Garden plant sale is May 14th and 21st, 10 am to 1 pm at Erickson Park, on Columbi...
The Johnson Park Community Center is hosting a talent show along with Naselle High School. The talent show is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on May 14th, at the Johnson Park community center. Auditions will take place on Wednesday May 7th at 6:00 p.m. Come and be a part of this exciting night. There will be prizes for the first, second, and third places in the elementary, middle-high school, and adult categories. A panel of three judges will be voting and deciding who’s got talent. Registration forms can be picked up at Johnson park or the high s...
The Writers Guild announces a call for proposals for the October 18-20, 2024 Astoria Writing Festival featuring Karl Marlantes. The theme of the Festival is The Power of Place. The Writers Guild is seeking proposals for workshops and presentations. Workshops: 1-2 facilitators; highly interactive with a focus on audience participation and writing. 60-90 minutes. Presentations: 20, 30, or 60 minutes. Focused on information connected with the theme. To submit a proposal, send a 50-word description of your proposed offering and a 50-word bio to:...
Get your running shoes warmed up for the annual pie sale. The bakers for the GFWC Woman’s Club will be filling Tsuga Gallery with delicious pies, just in time for Mother’s Day. The sale will run from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Friday, May 10th. They will have whole pies for $15 in a variety of flavors. Also offered are hand pies and mini pies. Pricing will be by donation. They sell out quickly every year!...
Sounds of sewing machines and laughter filled the lobby of the Hotel Cathlamet as quilters from around the Pacific Northwest reunited for their retreat. This group of women, who range from young sewers to great grandmothers, share a passion for beautiful fabrics and intricate quilt patterns.Karen Bruggman traveled from Moses Lake to Cathlamet last year and was drawn to the area. She struck up a conversation with hotel owner, Laurel Waller, and a tradition was born. Filling the hotel twice a...
MIXED BAG. We had a bit of everything this past week so if you didn't like the weather, you just had to wait a bit and it would change. We had downpours and wind, and we had some impressive lightning with some deafening thunder, followed by some sun breaks and sprinkles and clouds and well, it seemed like the weather gods couldn't decide what to do, so they threw a little of everything our way...ha! Fingers crossed we can have April arrive along with the sun and stick around awhile. SPECIAL DAYS. Those celebrating birthdays this coming week...
ASTORIA, Ore.- The Writers Guild is pleased to welcome Kama O’Connor to teach a Romance Writing Workshop on Saturday, April 6th, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at The Benjamin Young Inn, 3652 Duane Street in Astoria. Cost of attendance is $72, or $60 for Guild members. Light snacks and beverages included. Have you ever dreamed of writing a romance novel or novella? Want to learn about tropes and the difference between a romance and love story? Or have you ever wondered what options there might be for publishing a romance novel? Come talk with H...
Jordan White encouraged dancers to keep their knees relaxed as he bounced his way through the Swing Dance workshop at Little Island Creamery Friday night. "Use the pulse!" he said. Little Island Creamery, located on Puget Island, has been expanding their venue's activities to include Sunday family movies, live music and a variety of dance styles. Owner Kathleen McDonald, reached out to White through social media advertising. The class started at 7:30 p.m., after the cows had been milked....
The Eagle will run a two-part poetry edition, this week, Feb. 22, and next, Feb. 29. Guidelines: The submission deadline for next week’s poetry issue is Monday Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. Any resident of Wahkiakum County or any subscriber to The Eagle, regardless of home address may submit. Please submit up to three poems. The Eagle will select one of them. All poets will be published. Maximum length of poem: 32 lines To submit, please email poems to brandon@waheagle.com. No PDFs, please. A Microsoft Word document is ideal, or simply cut and paste the p...
