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Clatskanie son, author and poet Raymond Carver once described a signal moment in his development when a stranger offered him a lens to a broader world. “I was just a pup then, but nothing can explain, or explain away, such a moment: the moment when the very thing I needed most in my life—call it a polestar—was casually, generously given to me,” wrote Carver. “Call it a Polestar” is the theme of the 2025 Raymond Carver Writing Festival, which will be held on May 3, 2025 in multiple locations around Clatskanie. The Festival runs from 10 a.m. – 8...
After two rainouts to begin their week, the Clatskanie Tigers had a five-inning, mercy-rule victory over Rockaway Beach's Neah-Kah-Nie on Friday, April 11. Jumping out to an early 5-0 lead in the top of the first, Clatskanie added three more in the second and an overwhelming seven runs in the third to pave the way for the Tigers. Will Van Voorst and sophomore Gunner Engen led the Tigers with three RBI each and a combined three hits and three runs scored. Senior Ben Blackwood and juniors Finn...
Hunters, anglers, and 20 tribes in western Washington are among those pleased with three nominees Gov. Bob Ferguson announced this week for the state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission. In January, shortly after he took office, Ferguson halted two nominations former Gov. Jay Inslee made to the commission, including the reappointment of Tim Ragen, a retired marine mammal expert who had served as the panel’s vice chair since last year and had strong support from wildlife protection groups. Though Ferguson removed him from the nine-member com...
Lower Columbia College (LCC) is pleased to announce that it will offer a four-year Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) degree beginning in the fall of 2025. In April 2021, the Washington State Legislature passed SB 5401, authorizing community and technical colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees in computer science to support the state technology sector’s workforce needs. When the legislation was written, the state had more than 24,000 job openings in the technology sector, most requiring bachelor’s degrees. Given the scarcity of quali...
Washington is poised to require clergy members to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession. Nearly two-thirds of state House members approved a Senate bill on Friday night to make religious leaders mandatory reporters of abuse and neglect, adding them to a list that includes school counselors, police, and nurses. With passage of Senate Bill 5375 on a 64-31 vote, the legislation now goes to Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson for signing. “It’s long past time for this protection for children,” said state Sen. Noel Frame, D...
The state Senate, which often hears a wide range of opinions between Democrats and Republicans, gave rare unanimous approval March 5 for a $7.3 billion capital budget. “It was important to be responsive to the needs of all Washingtonians, regardless of the district they live in,” said Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, D-Tacoma. The budget allocates $2.25 billion to natural resources, $1.2 billion for higher education, $1 billion for K-12 schools, and $770 million to housing projects. Funding for natural resources will go toward a variety of projects, inc...
Over the past several months, Butler Street has been a source of discussion during sessions of Cathlamet's Town Council. With the street's water main being between 40 and 50 years old and, as noted by Cathlamet Treasurer Sarah Clark, "likely to fail," the question has arisen as to whether the Town should use money from a Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) grant to resurface Butler Street and whether or not some financial support may come for the replacement of the Butler Street Watermain....
The state has now filed 11 lawsuits against the Trump administration, including four this week. By: Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard The Washington and Oregon attorneys general sued the Trump administration Friday over its executive order on elections that seeks to withhold funding unless states comply with dramatic rule changes. President Donald Trump’s sweeping order, signed March 25, looks to uproot voter registration and mail-in voting rules under the auspices of eradicating election fraud. Notably for Washington and O...
On April 10, 1998, the Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators signed the Good Friday Agreement, a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter rivalries and bloody attacks. Also on this date: In 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was founded in New York by Henry Bergh. In 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, bound for New York on its ill-fated maiden voyage. In 1919, Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata was assassinated by forces loyal to President Venustiano C...
I am continually impressed by the generosity of our community. I have recently learned about several projects and contributions taking place behind the scenes that deserve recognition. First is the Lenten project at Naselle Lutheran Church. For the second consecutive year, a group of women from the church has been providing food for the Westend Food Pantry at Johnson Park. Held on Tuesdays, the Lenten gatherings feature lunch and Bible study, as well as the assembly of dry soup mixes. These...
HALF AND HALF. The first half of this past weekend was just gorgeous, and I heard a lot of lawnmowers going and trimmers trimming. It was truly a day to get out there and soak up some sunshine… awesome. Then, here comes Sunday, and it was the flip side of the day before: super wet and nasty. Definitely a day to cozy up and watch a bit of television. However, if the forecast holds true, we may have a decent three-day stretch of weather, but even if it’s just two, I’ll be thrilled. For now, it’s time to put away the yard tools and keep those u...
Julie and I took grandsons Tristan (14) and Wyatt (10) to the Radar Lakes on Friday just to get away for a bit. The weather was gorgeous. State Route 4 was virtually empty. The 69-cent rack at Johnson's One Stop in Naselle had recently been restocked. Can you say "Old Fashioned Glazed Donuts?" The lakes were devoid of humans, and the trout were incredibly cooperative. Finish this with hot dogs roasted over a fire, not one but two salamander sightings, and nary a single full frontal dunking, all...
On Thursday, April 3, members of Wahkiakum Fire District 4 addressed Wahkiakum High students on the science behind fire. District training officer and 2016 WHS graduate Jack Leavitt, who also serves as a career / professional firefighter for the Toutle Fire Department, Officer William Peek, and District 4 cadet Jordan Smith presented several fire-related demonstrations to a gathering of students before heading outside. The trio then used a "dollhouse," a two-story wooden representation of a...
Just when the Clatskanie girls softball team was rebounding from one loss, they suffered their second and third at the hands of Washington's Mark Morris and Astoria. Giving up 12 runs over the first two innings last Tuesday, April 1, against Mark Morris, the Tigers scored three unanswered runs in the top of the third and fourth. However, Mark Morris answered with 7 to put the game out of reach. The Tigers mustered up a single run in the top of the fifth, but the game was called due to the mercy-...
Following its two losses to Umpqua Valley Christian and South Umpqua, the Clatskanie varsity baseball team reeled off two straight wins versus Myrtle Point and Waldport. The twin 10-0 victories brought the Tigers back over the .500 mark, as they prepare for league competition, which begins Tuesday, April 15, at home against Portland Christian. The team’s most recent loss came Thursday, March 27, at the hands of South Umpqua during a spring break tournament at One Champion Field in Roseburg. Five defensive errors for the Tigers proved costly, a...
Clatskanie High School's track and field team got plenty of top-five finishes last week during the SD2 League Meet at Dick Manick Field. For the boys, Ayden Blackshire and Mickey Simpson took second and fifth in the Men's 100M with times of 12.37 and 13.00. Daylon Gutierrez, Aidan Bailey and Blackshire finished second, third, and fifth in the Men's 200M with times of 24.48, 24.64, and 25.20, and Bailey, Gutierrez, and Zach Swinford wound up taking first, second, and fifth in the Men's 400M with times of 54.54, 56.78, and 1:03.82. Ethan Rigsby...
Those who haven't grabbed an item (or four) at The Columbia Bakehouse in Rainier are missing out and so are their tastebuds.The Columbia Bakehouse opened its doors in August 2024 and is a woman-owned, family-operated bakery specializing in cookies, bread, pies and pastries. This store is the first for owners Saleenna Hehn and Brien Boggs; however, most of Hehn's 35 years baking and pastry career itself have been spent designing bakeries and products for nationwide retailers and large...
The volunteers at the Wahkiakum Autism Awareness charity are bursting with excitement as this year's walk promises to offer a unique and fun challenge, a one-mile race in full gear between local volunteer firefighters and sheriff deputies. Initiated by volunteer firefighter and EMT driver Paul Lawrence, the challenge will feature brave deputies Jermey Jordan and Lucas Getman from the Wahkiakum Sheriff's department, as well as Sheriff John Mason himself. These gentlemen have stepped forward to co...
The Washington Talking Book & Braille Library (WTBBL) is a tremendous resource that provides library services by mail to identified Washington residents. Any Washington resident who is unable to read standard print due to blindness, visual impairment, deaf/blindness, physical disability (cannot hold a book or turn pages) or reading disability can be a WTBBL patron. All costs for materials, equipment and services are provided at no charge to a patron. Any facility which regularly serves people meeting the aforementioned requirements may apply...
On April 1 at approximately 1938 hours the Wahkiakum Sheriff’s Office was notified that a commercial vessel had located a deceased individual floating down river near the upstream end of the Cathlamet channel. Sheriff Mason and Deputy Getman responded in the patrol vessel and secured the decedent at approximately 2034 hours. The Cowlitz County coroner’s office met us at the Elochoman Marina and took custody of the remains. The following evening the general height and weight as well as several clothing articles were matched to a missing juv...
The Koth Memorial Gallery at the Longview Public Library is proud to present Against Your Departure, a new exhibition on view through the end of April 2025. The show features a stunning collection of letterpress poetry broadsides, inspired by the Pacific Northwest Poets Laureate Broadside series. A special poetry reading and broadside launch event will take place on Saturday, April 19, 2025, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. at the Longview Public Library. The C.C. Stern Type Foundry will debut Against You...
The Wahkiakum County Commissioners held their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 8, where they approved a letter to be sent to Senators Trudeau and Schoesler requesting support for fully funding the Encumbered Lands Gap Funding. The Senate’s proposed budget currently allocates only $1 million to Wahkiakum, Pacific, and Skamania Counties, leaving Wahkiakum County struggling to compensate for the funding shortfall. If the Senate approves the Encumbered Lands Gap Funding, it would provide each of the three counties with $1.8 million, enabling t...
Recently I interviewed Garrett Rad-cliffe for our ninth installment of Reader's Fave, a casual talk with someone who shares their favorite book. Garrett currently serves as a lieutenant firefighter for the Puget Island Fire Department. He and his wife have lived out on the Island now for about five years. As we spoke, Garrett talked about the book The Martian by Andy Weir, a well-liked novel which also became quite the popular movie. What seemed to grab him with this particular book was the...
During last weekend’s Hook the Hawg, 68 anglers congregated at Elochoman Marina looking to take home a prize. However, with a high tide and the weather creating muddy, cold-water conditions, just one fish was officially weighed in over the three-day competition. “Fishing conditions certainly were not ideal,” said Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ryan Murillo. “Despite that, we still had a great turnout for this spring event. All of the anglers still seemed in good spirits...
