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The Washington Invasive Species Council and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) invite artists of all ages to participate in an art contest through May 14 as part of the “Don’t Let it Loose” campaign. The campaign explains the dangers of releasing unwanted pets and plants into the wild and highlights other ways to rehome them. Invasive species are non-native plants and animals that cause economic or environmental harm and could spread to new areas of the state. Invasive species can out-compete and overwhelm local species, disrupti...
WSU Cowlitz County Master Gardeners will hold their annual fundraiser, Plant Sale and Tomatopalooza from Sunday, May 9 through Thursday, May 13. Pick up orders in the parking lot of the Hall of Justice on 1st Ave, Kelso, on May 15. This year it will be an online plant sale. You can browse and order from a selection of dozens of hard-to-find varieties of healthy tomatoes and peppers, as well as an expanded selection of herbs and other veggies. They will be packed for contact-free pickup. All proceeds from this sale help to fund their community...
NICE BEGINNING--As this week begins, it's a sunny Sunday morning around here, but it also started out very nippy, as it was only 24 degrees when we got up, so, we are truly hoping the warmer weather scheduled for the rest of the week, comes true. Those who had already started planting their gardens, found themselves scrambling to cover up their seedlings so they wouldn't freeze as solid as my water buckets did! Here's to "fun in the sun" and a nice dry spell, which I'm sure we would all appreciate as we head into the second half of April. Just...
Communities around the region have declared April of 2021 to be Invest Local Month. Investing locally directly impacts the community you live in; it builds resilience and wealth in our communities, creates ripple effects of economic impact, and can support businesses of all sizes. Investing locally includes many actions - from investing in yourself through education and self-care, to supporting your network by giving time and energy to those you care about, to supporting the businesses you love in your community by purchasing local goods or...
Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. By now if you entered in the 2019 Car Show you should have received your registration in the mail. If you did not and would like one please email the fair office and I will get you one. Fair email is wahkiakumfair@gmail.com. Note: this is a new email address. I will also place car show registrations around town soon. So get your entries in ASAP. Wow! May is almost here; that means the Farmers Market at the fairgrounds will open soon. It will take place every Tuesday from...
Tuesday at 8:15 in the morning: What a gorgeous, full blown, stunning and arguably the most beautiful spring morning yet this year. The almost breathtaking blue sky has no clouds. The air is clear from all the stars last night in a stupendously bright performance. It always strikes me as humbling that the stars are out for all of us or none of us. They don't care if we see them or not. They just are. They exist whether we pay attention or not. Stars out here at night have only a little...
Join Naselle Lutheran Church at their Spring Festival on Saturday, May 1, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. This event will feature "Made in Naselle" soups and salads to go, baked goods, quilts and other handcrafts plus a garden area with plants and flowers for sale. Naselle Lutheran Church is located at 308 Knappton Road in Naselle. All Covid protocol will be in place with masks required. Proceeds will be dedicated to the "Fix our Roof Fund."...
The Charlotte House, a program of St. James Family Center, will host a free legal clinic on Friday, April 16, at 2 p.m., in Cathlamet. Lisa Walgdovel, an Attorney with Northwest Justice Project, will help individuals with specific family law questions, such as how to get a divorce, determining primary custody and visitation and/or establishing child support. If you are interested in learning more about this clinic or to sign up you must call The Charlotte House at 360-795-6401 or toll free at 1-866-795-9381. Northwest Justice Project provides...
The birds are chirping, lawn mowers are putt-putt-putting, weed eaters are whining and the rototillers are chugging. It’s fever time to get yards and gardens shaped up. Wahkiakum Community Garden is prepping for the new season of growing. Volunteers have been busy on the sunny spring days cleaning and weeding and cleaning up, all in preparation for a new season of planting. A nice thing about a new season--it’s a new start with high hopes of a bigger and better garden. The community garden purpose is to provide spaces for those who wish to grow...
Members of local fire departments will hold a boot drive this weekend in Cathlamet locations to collect donations for Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland. Fire fighters and emergency responders will have the boots out on Main Street, the Birnie Slough bridge, and in Rosedale to raise funds for the hospital which specializes in care for children. The drive is held in conjunction with the Kiwanis Club of Cathlamet. All donations will go to providing care for children....
NICE SURPRISE--I was so happy to see that our Easter weekend weather was not the drippy one that we had all feared, but instead we enjoyed some very wonderful sunshine and warmer temperatures, so that was awesome! Nothing cheers a person up like having sunshine to bask in during a time when family is coming for dinner and the little ones look forward to outdoor Easter egg hunts, so, this was a great weekend indeed! We woke up Monday morning to temperatures below freezing once again, so that 27 degrees made outdoor morning chores a bit nippy. I...
Washington State University released its Fall 2020 President’s Honor Roll List. Included was Mckensi Jo Fluckiger. She is the daughter of Kelly Madsen of Longview and Glen Fluckiger of Puget Island....
Thank you to all who came out and played bingo; we had a blast! Congratulations to Iris Hokkanen for winning the TV. Congratulations to all the bingo winners and to all that won raffle prizes. A huge thank you to the following sponsors: Warrenton Walmart, Cathlamet Chevron, Duck Inn, The Spar, The Pizza Mill, Maria's, Hotel Cathlamet, The Jabber Shack, Cathlamet Mini Mart and The Cathlamet Market. Mark your calendar for Turkey Bingo in November. You don't want to miss out on the fun. The Flea market will be this Saturday, April 10, from 9 a.m....
Beautiful Easter Day: It is a beautiful morning. My coffee is fresh, my dog and the birds have been fed, and I hope all my readers are also enjoying the early hours of the day. Easter was a family day for sure out this way. I enjoy the children no matter the day. I have no grandchildren so I "borrow" kids from neighbors and friends. Valley pastures look like beautifully groomed lawns in the spring and with all the baby animals in the valleys, it's a joy to live here. Beautiful Growing...
Jenna Mellis is The Lions Club February Student of The Month. She is shown here with Brian McClain, Lions Club President. Jenna has had two promotions in the Army and has a goal to pass BCT in the Army and go on to her next mission. She would like to become an infantryman. She is a very outgoing, people oriented person with a great sense of humor. The Lions Club awarded her a certificate for her achievement and a check to honor her for her accomplishment. Courtesy photo....
The April WordFest program will feature poets of the lower Columbia region, including Cathlamet's Dayle Olson. Heading the event will be Astoria Poet Florence Sage. Her new poetry collection, "The Man Who Whistled, The Woman Who Wished," tells the story of her mother and father, children of Polish immigrants to Canada, during World War II. Her tender-hearted memoir shows the poetic nature of reminiscence and how rich the memory can be when allowed to explore the past. Joining Florence will be local poets Jan Bono from Long Beach, Charolette...
Braxton Johns has been active in sports at Wahkiakum High School, playing football, taking on track and golf, but his favorite activity is easily wrestling. "It's taught me a lot," Braxton said. "It taught me how to be humble, how to lose, and how to win. It's taught me how to focus, work hard, and not blame others for mistakes." The wrestling team works so hard, Braxton explained, that there are times when people want to quit, but teammates build each other up, and encourage each other to...
Mary Jane Neves is looking forward to attending Lower Columbia College in the fall, where she can continue to explore and find out just what it is that she likes. She isn't totally sure what that is just yet, and knows there is a lot more out there to discover. As for right now? "School is going good, sports are going good," Mary Jane said. When it comes to teachers, she can't pick a favorite, but admits when she was a freshman, it was Mr. Cox, who she says always insists that he doesn't like...
Ellie Hiatt ran cross country for the Wahkiakum Mules during her freshman and senior years. "I did pretty well," she said. She did, indeed. Ellie frequently placed in the top runners this year, finishing in 11th place in the District Championship. It was all preparation for the main event. Soccer. Ellie has been playing soccer since she was five. At 11 or 12, she made a bigger commitment to the sport, becoming a midfielder for an Oregon United Football Club team. She has been traveling to...
NOT SO NICE--As this week begins, it's a wet and blustery Palm Sunday, so it's a good day to hunker down inside after making sure all one's outside objects have been securely fastened down. However, forecasters are saying some dry days are ahead prior to what looks to be a wet Easter weekend, but let's hope they're wrong about that. It seems our Spring keeps springing surprising weather on us, but we all hope that comes to an end before long as I know folks are itching to get outside and dig in those flower beds and get those gardens going;...
Are you ready for some bingo? Easter Bingo is finally here Friday night in the youth building at the fairgrounds, starting at 6 p.m.; doors will open at 5 p.m. Cards are 3 for $10 and play all 20 games. The big raffle will be a TV and as always we will have a raffle table with lots of prizes. Both raffle tickets are $1.00 each. Then on Saturday at the fairgrounds the Wahkiakum Fair Foundation will hold its Easter Carnival and Easter Egg Hunt. Carnival games are $1.00 each. The egg hunt is for everyone, including an adult division. So come out...
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites the public to celebrate the spring season and Earth Day with two free days at state parks in April. On free days, visitors do not need a Discover Pass for day-use parking. The first free day is Saturday, April 3, a springtime free day. The next free day is Thursday, April 22, in honor of Earth Day. The free days are in keeping with legislation that created the Discover Pass. The pass costs $30 for an annual pass or $10 for a one-day permit. It is required for vehicle access to state...
So it's Monday again. They just keep coming, don't they? For many of us, they are days to make lists, get started on work for the week and think about the trash pick up on Tuesday. What if we saw Mondays as opportunities to meet new people or to plan a day of service to the community? To make a date with a friend for lunch. I lunched with Trudy Fredrickson last week. She used to write this column, remember? She was such an angel to me when I had my cancer treatments. Trudy had eye surgery last w...
The Washington State Department of Commerce on March 29 opened applications for Working Washington Grants: Round 4. Business owners can find information about the program and a link to the application portal at commercegrants.com. This is the fourth round of the Working Washington grant program. Legislators approved $240 million for the current round as part of an early action bill that also provided additional funding for rent assistance and other COVID-19 response efforts. Some of the criteria outlined in this legislation include:...
At 5 p.m. last Friday, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) crews reopened both lanes of US 101 at milepost 1.2, just north of the Astoria-Megler Bridge, following emergency culvert replacement work. As replacement work continues, travelers should plan for daytime delays with single lane closures through this Friday while crews install roadway markings and perform site restoration work. The work is weather dependent. WSDOT reports that work to replace a failing culvert began March 8. On Feb. 16, after several days of heavy...
