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Avian influenza, or bird flu, was detected in a small domestic flock in Cowlitz County last week, according to a press release from the Washington State Department of Agriculture. Numbers are expected to rise as fall migration begins. The case in Cowlitz County brings the statewide count to 34. WSDA created an online reporting tool, https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/5e0bb3eaf3ae44b69cf6dcf34e89524e to make it easier to report sick and dead domestic birds online. There is also a...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. 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, enter via door on 3rd, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6...
The fair is only as good as we are, it seems to me. It's not a traveling show that comes to visit the county every year. We have to create our own fun. It's a chance to celebrate who we are and, I think, a perfect opportunity for some good natured competition. That's why I decided to issue the pie baking challenge this year. I'm so glad I contacted the Woman's Club, and that they ran with it, making the challenge even better with their support, pie kits, sign up sheets, pictures, and certificate...
"We had a wonderful fair," Fair Manager Patty Dursteler said. "It was probably the best fair we've had since I took over as manager in 2013. There were a lot more people. We doubled our gate from 2019." Dursteler thinks the new asphalt and the beer garden had something to do with the bigger turnout, and was pleased to report the fair had more entries than usual. As for pies, there were aplenty, 24 in fact. I entered a pie for the first time, and it turns out I wasn't the only one to do so. [For...
Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors heard about improvements made by custodial and maintenance staff at the district, an improved phone system thanks to Wahkiakum West, and the plan for opening the school for the academic year, which begins next week. Superintendent Brent Freeman said there was another HVAC failure at the district, which had to be replaced immediately as it was used to keep computer equipment cool. “I didn’t have a choice or an option but to replace it,” Freeman said. ...
Wahkiakum County commissioners made plans to appoint members to the Grays River Habitat Enhancement District and touched on other issues when they met Tuesday. The enhancement district is involved in efforts to improve flooding and drainage issues in the Valley. Membership on its board of commissioners waned in the past couple years, and efforts to reconstitute the board filled two of the three seats on the commission. County commission Chair Gene Strong said Tuesday that one of the current habitat board commissioners, Krist Novoselic, is stepp...
In last week's story about the Wooden Boat Show, Kevin Westcott was incorrectly identified as Kevin Wolcott....
Brenda White opened Aunt B's Grooming on Main Street in Cathlamet last month, and old clients and new ones are keeping her busy. White has been grooming dogs for nearly 15 years. She worked for a wind turbine company for several years prior to that, but when she got laid off, she decided it was high time she started following her own dreams. When White was young, she wanted to be a veterinarian. It was too late for that particular dream, but in her own tenacious way, she found a substitute that...
Hook the Hawg is back! The derby was a huge success in March, giving out $3,140 in prize money and bringing lots of people to the community for a bit of fishing. The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce and Wahkiakum County Port 1 are hoping for a repeat. The event takes place this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Elochoman Slough Marina. To participate, register online at wwww.wahkiakum.us/hawg2. Adult tickets are $25 and youth tickets for 17 and under are $10. Prizes will be awarded for adult...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, fire/ambulance, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Planning Commission, Courthouse, 6 p.m. Wahkiakum Commissioners, Courthouse, 9:30 p.m. Free Senior Fitness and Balance Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, enter via door on 3rd, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Eastside Play & Learn Group, St. James Family Center, 10-11:30 a.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p...
Northwest Steam Society members rallied round Al Dunlap and the Cheng-Tze, his sternwheeler steamboat whose name is Taiwanese for Child of Honor, on Saturday to get them ready for the trip home after a festive weekend. True to its name, the vessel and its captain had attempted a rescue the day before, and with some new holes in the hull, it was going to need a bit of love before their next adventure. A steamboat had gotten caught in the pilings near the waterfront at Elochoman Slough Marina on...
Greg Gumucio, 61, and Haven Soliman, 33, of Cathlamet, along with Michael Anderson, 51, of Bellevue were arrested on Wednesday on charges related to conspiracy to commit tax fraud. Anderson has local ties. Early Wednesday morning, a search warrant was executed at a home on Suncrest Lane where Gumucio and Soliman were living. According to the press release, Gumucio started Yoga to the People in New York, New York, which offered yoga classes but initially did not require payment from students, asking only for donations. Over the years, YTTP...
There was a lot to see at the Elochoman Slough Marina on Saturday with the Wooden Boat Show going till 4 p.m., and a Funky Car Show on offer at River Mile 38 at 5 p.m. According to the chief organizer of this year's Wooden Boat Show, Michael Armstrong, there were at least 25 boats at this year's show, which included wooden vessels, fiberglass, steel, and aluminum. There was a lot of history on display, including an engine from 1925. Craig Sears and his grandson Kevin Westcott, who Sears...
Cathlamet town council members celebrated local cheese when they met Monday, and also considered various inedible items. Mayor David Olson began the night with a proclamation recognizing August 2022 as Little Island Creamery Brie Cheese Month. The honor was given in recognition of the local dairy’s win in the brie division of this year’s American Cheese Society competition. “There’s an awful lot of cheese lovers trying to pronounce Cathlamet right now,” Olson joked, adding that Lori Dietz, head cheesemaker for the creamery, is raising m...
According to an August 11 press release from the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office and the Wahkiakum County Coroner, the remains of two swimmers were recovered after they went missing on August 6 while swimming in the Columbia River at Vista Park in Skamokawa. Alejandro Ismael Lopez Ramirez, 28, was found by family members searching the riverbank in Altoona on August 10. Wahkiakum Search and Rescue, the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office marine patrol, and the Cowlitz County Dive Team res...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce has been busy with activities and presenting programs to support and expand county businesses, Monica Budd, executive director of the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce, reported Tuesday. Budd spoke during meetings of the boards of commissioners of Wahkiakum County and Port District No. 2. Chamber sponsored activities have been quite successful this year she said; these include the fund raising crab feed, spring salmon derby, and Bald Eagle Days Festival. Later this month, they're sponsoring another derby (for...
Volunteers were busy on Tuesday evening, helping people submit fair entries, setting up displays, and doing all the things that need to be done before the 2022 Wahkiakum County Fair opens on Thursday. Much of the fairgrounds was repaved recently and a new small animal barn is going up and should be ready for next year's fair. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
Wahkiakum County commissioners breezed through a short meeting Tuesday, advancing a road project design, discussing dredging and hearing a report on Chamber of Commerce activities. The board approved an updated call for design proposals for realigning the intersection of SR 4 and East Valley Road in Skamokawa. East Valley Road currently intersects at an angle, making it hard for vehicles to turn to the right. The new design would call for widening and adjusting the intersection. County Engineer Paul Lacey commented that large vehicles can't...
Commissioners of Port District No. 2 approved a bid to replace the roof at the former Skamokawa United Methodist Church building and also voted to support a proposal for creation of public computer facilities across the county. The port has acquired the church building and is upgrading it to house offices, meeting space and other undetermined uses. Roof repair will total $131,000. The project will include addition of insulation and a 50-year guarantee. Commissioners signed a letter of support for Steve Carlson of Computer Link Northwest who is...
THURSDAY Walking Group, Community Center, Cathlamet, 9 a.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Fire Protection District No. 1 Commissioners, Fire Hall, 5:30 p.m. Fire District No. 4, 7 p.m. Cathlamet First Aid Division, Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, First Aid Division, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, ambulance training, 7 p.m. Free Senior Fitness and Balance Class, Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, enter via door on 3rd, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Food Addicts Meeting, The Hope Center, 3rd & Maple, Cathlamet, 6-7 p.m. Rosburg...
An army of volunteers is getting ready to host 30 veterans and nine members of Gold Star families, including six kids, for this year’s Warriors and Widows Salmon Derby, scheduled for August 30 and 31. Invitations have been sent to one first responder from each local district as well. The annual event was created by the late Bud Mickelsen as a thank you to men and women for their military service, and it pairs the guests with anglers who take them out for a day of fishing on the Columbia R...
With two commissioners attending the Wahkiakum County Port 1 meeting remotely, it was up to Port Commissioner James Sorensen, who joined the board just last month, to take the lead. Port Manager Todd Souvenir talked to the commissioners about new marina gear, which will be for sale, including hats, T-shirts, and sweatshirts with the marina logo. The commissioners were agreeable with Souvenir setting the rates for the items. Souvenir said he had gotten three quotes for a new lawn mower/tractor....
The Wahkiakum County PUD Board of Commissioners heard about current projects and other matters, and approved a resolution pertaining to the water rate with the Town of Cathlamet, a bit of housekeeping which is done every year. PUD Manager Dan Kay said he and Auditor Erin Wilson were continuing their efforts in succession planning, as employees near retirement age, to work on a “seamless transition.” They are also developing possible approaches for handling the cash reserve and considering oth...
The Cape Horn fire which began in the early morning hours of August 7 is considered to be under a status of control, according to Jeff Bortner, the Department of Natural Resources Wildland Fire District Manager for Pacific Cascade Region. The scene of the 5-10 acre fire, about five miles east of Cathlamet, will continue to be monitored for a couple weeks before its status is changed to out. The suspected cause is fireworks, Bortner said. Bortner advised people to exercise extra caution while...
There was a crowd at last Tuesday's National Night Out, hosted by the Puget Island Fire Department. There were hot dogs and root beer floats, a movie and games for the kids, and lots of laughter and conversation as the community celebrated local first responders. National Night Out is an annual event celebrated by communities all over the United States. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
