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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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High school students could earn elective credit through paid work experience under a bill that has passed the state House of Representatives 93-4 and is now in the Senate. “Financial education is a priority for young adults and families,” said Rep. Clyde Shavers, D-Oak Harbor, who sponsored the bill. “That means how to open a checking account or a savings account, how to invest, how to take out a loan. Let’s make sure financial literacy is a part of every young adult’s life; let’s give them the financial knowledge and the tools so that they are...
Wahkiakum Health and Human Services is conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment, and has put out a survey asking “What are the top 10 factors that impact our community’s health?” Thanks to funding from Washington State, Wahkiakum is able to conduct its own CHA/CHIP, a Community Health Assessment/Community Health Improvement Plan, and this time the results won’t be muddied by data from larger neighboring counties. “For the first time we are doing this on our own,” Terrie Howell of WHHS sai...
Now through June 30, shoppers who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can extend their purchasing power at all three Safeway stores in Longview with the SNAP Produce Match. When SNAP shoppers use their EBT card at these stores to buy at least $10 of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables with no added salt, sugar, or fat, they will receive a $10 coupon printed at the bottom of their receipt, which can be used to buy more fruits and vegetables the next time they return to the...
The Santa Carolina, a bulk carrier headed to Vancouver, was anchored off of Puget Island this week with propulsion issues, according to an official at the U.S. Coast Guard. On Wednesday, the matter was resolved and the ship continued east. Photo by Ian Brandon....
The Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Department held an open house last week to show off their new digs in the Wahkiakum County Courthouse. Their offices can now be accessed at the back of the building, where citizens enter a secure area to discuss their issues in a more private setting than before. The old nurse's office in what was once the Wahkiakum Health and Human Services department has become an interrogation room with cameras and recording devices that are motion and voice activated.The...
If Laurel Waller could harness the warm energy that greeted me when I walked into the Hotel Cathlamet last week, she could probably save on her monthly heating bill. It was the first of what may be many quilters retreats at the establishment, and the lobby was filled with women sitting at tables, working at sewing machines varying from the style my own grandmother might have used, to modern tech driven machines I never knew existed, and art, lots of art, in fabric form. Karen Bruggman of...
Moving forward is exciting! Thanks to a grant from the State of Washington Department of Commerce, the historic Cathlamet Pioneer Center (Pioneer Church) has been restored and is ready to welcome people inside for another 127 years. Fifty years ago, in 1973, the Cathlamet Pioneer Center was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The NRHP is the federal government’s official list of districts, sites, building, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or great artistic value. It’s...
Filing period opens next week By Diana Zimmerman Want to run for local office? The filing period for the 2023 general election is next week, May 15-19, beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday and ending at 4 p.m. on Friday. Candidates, whether they are incumbents or challengers or someone interested in filling an open position, may file in person at the county auditor’s office or online via the Wahkiakum County Election page at https://www.co.wahkiakum.wa.us/419/Elections. Several positions are up for election, including at Wahkiakum County Ports, school...
THURSDAY Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Free Senior Fitness and Balance Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, enter via door on 3rd, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Food Addicts, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Port District No. 1, 500 2nd St., Noon. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire District No. 3 Commissioners, 7:30 p.m. Grays River Fire...
Brynn Tarabochia, senior and Salutatorian at Naselle GRV's High School is as composed as a much older woman would be. She is clearly thoughtful and intentional in her plans for her future. She is another athlete I have interviewed in the past weeks. Her sport is volleyball, and she pitches softball, so she is receiving a volleyball and softball scholarship at Lower Columbia College. Brynn is focused on becoming a dental hygienist like her mother. She has given her plans for her "next life...
Qualifying seniors will be able to take advantage of a program to purchase fresh produce at the Elochoman Slough Marina Farmers Market this summer. The Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program offered by the Area Agency on Aging and Disability will provide an $80 voucher to help seniors access fresh vegetables, fruit, herbs, and honey from participating farmers markets and farm stores. The Elochoman Slough Marina Farmers Market is certified for the program this year, and is promising three or...
County commissioners met briefly in their regular Tuesday meeting. The commissioners heard from the fair board about the upcoming car show, the music festival in August, and the fairgrounds clean-up on May 20. Representatives from Johnson Park discussed the issue of high heating bills and said that they will install covers on thermostats so that only authorized personnel can access them. Law enforcement officers briefed the commissioners on the status of an abandoned RV on Elochman Valley road. The sheriff's department said that Fish and...
There is a new movement in education circles around kindergarten readiness. Regionally, United Way of Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties is picking up the torch in its partnerships, reflected locally with St. James Family Center in Cathlamet and Wahkiakum School District. "Early childhood is a significant time in a child's life, and studies show that when children show up to kindergarten with the skills they need, they are more likely to do well in kindergarten and throughout their educational...
My father's father came from Sweden. He passed on some cultural traits that my father passed to me. One very important trait is that one should Never act as if one is special. At least that's how the lore came to me. And so, here comes Monday, May 1. Sheriff Mark Howie and yet unknown people conspired to create a community welcome as I came home to go into hospice care. We followed Sheriff Howie down Columbia Street and on to Main Street. What a sight on Main. People were lined up from one end t...
By Ian Brandon Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday heard procedural comments from the auditor's office, the WSU extension office grants coordinator and the public works department. However, the majority of the meeting focused on a proclamation declaring May as Mental Health Awareness Month. Representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services briefed the commissioners on their efforts to help Wahkiakum residents with mental health and substance abuse. The commissioners approved the proclamation unanimously and then began a...
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners met Tuesday to listen to reports and discuss issues that might affect how they conduct business in the future. During his report, General Manager Dan Kay talked about a new contractor by the name of Nielsen that they hired to remove some trees on Columbia Street that have been causing problems. “The project went very smoothly, they were very professional, they worked with our crews, the trees came down, we had very positive comments from e...
Last Tuesday all the preparation for the Wahkiakum Youth Mentoring Program went into practice when they held a Mentor Mentee Match at the Hope Center in Cathlamet, and introduced mentors to the youth they would spend the next year, at least, getting to know. "It went really well," Coordinator Minette Smith said. "I think we have some really cool matches and I heard some positive interactions going on." The program is run by Wahkiakum Community Network and Wahkiakum Health and Human Services,...
The State Route 433 Lewis and Clark Bridge connecting Longview, Washington and Rainier, Oregon will close to vehicle traffic for up to eight days beginning 8 p.m. Sunday, July 16 as Washington State Department of Transportation contractor crews from Combined Construction, Inc. replace two bridge expansion joints and a fractured floor beam. Pedestrians, bicyclists and emergency responders will be able to cross the bridge during the closure except during a small window when the floor beam is being replaced. On April 12, bridge inspectors...
Traveling on SR 4 in the Stella area got a little slower this month, when a new speed limit went into effect between mileposts 50 and 51 on May 1. The Washington State Department of Transportation. Southwest Regional Office in Vancouver permanently reduced the speed limit from 55 mph to 45 mph in the area and posted new speed limit signs....
Members of the Cathlamet Town Council heard concerns from people living in the Glengate area about a vehicle parked in front of a home at the intersection of their outlet with Columbia Street that was blocking visibility and creating a dangerous situation for residents who wanted to exit the subdivision. The mayor said they received a notification the week prior from the sheriff that in the interest of public safety, it would be wise to place no parking signs preventing vehicle parking at least...
In last week's story covering the county commissioners meeting, in the discussion of the shoreline master plan, county employees were referred to as human resource managers. In fact, the county does not have a human resource department. The county employees attending were the payments and benefit coordinator/administrators....
It was a glorious sunny day for the long anticipated opening of River Mile 38's new taproom on the Elochoman Slough Marina's waterfront on Saturday. By 4 p.m., a crowd had formed near the entry, awaiting the arrival of another throng of people parading from the old brewery, and the subsequent ribbon cutting. They were all excited to get their first look at the inside of the completed structure and the views it promised, as well as partake in River Mile 38's fabulous beverages. "We had a great...
THURSDAY Wahkiakum Fire District 3 Commissioners, 7:30 p.m. Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Hope Center, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Cathlamet Public Library Board of Trustees, 12:45 p.m. Free Senior Fitness and Balance Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple,...
In any school in America, the Valedictorian is the top member of the graduating class. They are first in their class with the highest grade average and most likely a good citizen who was student body or class president, or vice-president in Kolten's case. These graduates usually have shown leadership, citizenship, concern for others and is respected by teachers as well as students. I could write all this about Kolten Lindstrom, Naselle GRV High School's Valedictorian, but I would be falling...
It is strange when your cancer doctor tells you that your cancer has conquered your body and you have what may be days to live. That's where I am. It's a slow moving lymphoma, and I've been under treatment since September, 2001. It has now attacked my bone marrow and I'm not producing platelets and hemoglobin. We established a treatment regimen that should keep me going long enough to take care of last minute business and get set up at home to die. That leaves us with the future of this newspaper. There's been a team working on a potential sale...
