Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Pearl Blackburn spotted this mirror image on a walk around Cathlamet this week....
Since the quarantine started, Arrow Rose has been spending more of her time cultivating one of her hobbies, and lately she's been thinking of making it a career. "I've really been into doing nails, and watching a lot of nail videos," she said. "I want to go to a beauty school and study cosmetology. I want to open my own salon. I've always been into doing nails. When I was really young, I got a lot of nail stuff to do it. At Christmas, mom got me this nail kit that came with gel, and good stuff t...
Early Sunday morning, Ashden Niemeyer headed west for work, picking oysters for his sometime employer, Kyle Hurley, a teacher at Wahkiakum High School. During the school week, Ashden is picking up another skill from Hurley in a directed studies class. Taxidermy. This avid outdoorsman, who likes to fish and hunt, is currently learning how to do a European mount, using wild pig skulls with tusks. "It costs so much to go to the taxidermist," Ashden said. "I thought it would be a lot more cost...
Shannon Dela Cruz, who grew up in Avondale, Arizona, moved to Cathlamet her sophomore year with her mom to be closer to family. There were thousands of students at her school in Arizona, so Wahkiakum High School was a bit of a surprise. Shannon has been finding ways to make it home. Her hard work and good grades earned her membership in the National Honor Society when she was a freshman, and back in Arizona, that meant meetings, leadership roles, community service, and activities at the school....
ANOTHER WET ONE--As I begin my column, we are once again looking at the possibilty for some local flooding, so I hope everyone gathered what they needed just in case we have our "usual" underwater spots which prevent us from getting to the store. As we all know by now, along with the water covered roads, we can also get mud, rock and tree slides so if you're traveling, you'll need to keep a watchful eye out for those possible hazards. On Monday morning, boulders were spotted east of Stella about milepost 51, so with another major slide...
10th District Reps. Jim Walsh and Joel McEntire invite citizens to join them for a one-hour virtual town hall meeting on March 6 at 4 p.m. to discuss issues related to the 2021 legislative session. The remote town hall event will be conducted using the Zoom platform. Those who would like to participate must pre-register in advance for the conference by going to RepresentativeJimWalsh.com or Joel.McEntire.com. Both websites have a drop-down that links to the registration for the virtual town hall meeting. The conference can only accommodate the...
Continued reports of sick or dead birds at backyard feeders across Washington and other northwest states are prompting the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to recommend people continue to leave their wild bird feeders down another month, or take extra steps to maintain them. “You can help to stop the spread of salmonellosis by discontinuing backyard bird feeding until at least April 1, to encourage birds to disperse and forage naturally,” said WDFW veterinarian Dr. Kristin Mansfield. The department first asked residents to rem...
Do you want to grow blueberries this year, but have questions? On March 2 at noon WSU Master Gardener Art Fuller will present how to successfully grow blueberries. Learn which varieties do well in this area, how to plant them and take care of them for a successful crop. A free 1-hour presentation will be followed by the opportunity to ask questions about the topic. No need to register, just pop in. Connection information (you must have a zoom account--sign up for one at zoom.us), then join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android:...
Great gardening starts with good soil. On March 3 at 6 p.m., WSU Master Gardener Art Fuller will present managing your soil for a successful garden and correct use of fertilizers. A free 1-hour presentation will be followed by the opportunity to ask questions about the topic. No need to register, just pop in. Connection information (you must have a zoom account--sign up for one at zoom.us), then join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/7756056320?pwd=RzVxbTl0dXpyUjJjSDdsWnJuTXdydz09 Meeting ID: 775 605 6320 Password:...
Today is Monday. Hope you're having a good day when you read this. If you have some news you'd like to share, especially with a photo file attached, do contact me. Contact info is above this article. Rain and wind are the February realities, right? I know I'm supposed to get out and prune trees, shrubs and roses, but pruning in the cold rain has no appeal to me. Brookfield: Last evening I pulled out books to read up on Brookfield, one of my favorite places. Carlton Appelo taught me years ago...
A new event is being planned for the fairgrounds this year. The Farm to Fiber Festival will be an annual event bringing fiber enthusiasts, youth and fiber animal breeders together for education, demonstrations, sales and competitions. They are looking for interested persons who would like to help coordinate this event or donate their time during the event. Anyone interested in participating as volunteers, educators, committee members or demonstrators should contact Lori Cagle (lrcagle@gmail.com) or Sue Zabel at the Jabber Shack in Cathlamet...
Jordyn Watson, who has been attending school in Wahkiakum County since the fifth grade, seems at home in her position as an outside hitter for the Mule volleyball team. Prior to her freshman year, she'd been central to team play as a setter, she said, but Coach Kayli Hurley decided to move her to the outside position instead, and she's been racking up kills ever since. "I love hitting," Jordyn said. If you've ever connected a well timed strike to the ball while simultaneously gaining altitude,...
Daniel Martin is ready to go. He's been studying German, and along with other members of the Wahkiakum High School German Club, started fundraising last year for the biannual trip to Germany, set for this year. "I don't know if you know," Daniel said, "but something came up and we were not going to be able to do that anymore. Something about a pandemic." While that particular trip to Europe might be out for now, he now has a passport, and the whole world will one day open up again. Daniel plays...
"I know what I'm doing, but I don't know what I'm doing," Jenna Mellis said. "That's what I like about life. Surprises." There are a lot of surprises when you are one of eight kids, and four of them are brothers. She's learned a lot from them. "I learned that I have to be sarcastic with them," Jenna said. "I have to dish it back. If you can't handle the heat, then go somewhere else. I also learned that if you dish it, you have to take the hits." They also taught her that no matter how hard the...
NOT NICE!--I'm pretty sure that our snow/sleet/wind event last weekend lasted much longer than a whole lot of people wanted it to, as while that first batch of snow is pretty, after that, it can just wind up being a real nuisance. Besides, when you add the freezing rain/sleet and the strong winds to it, then it's really not pleasant and as many people could attest to, it made for some very hazardous driving! Many folks in the Westend lost power for a long time, as they got a lot of ice and I was told that more than 100 trees came down! The one...
Cathlamet Public Library now has instruction books for 2020 tax forms, so both tax forms and instructions are available. Since the library is offering curbside delivery only, knock on the front door during open hours, Tuesdays-Saturdays between 2 and 5 p.m., and library staff will hand out what is needed. For questions call 360-795-3254 or email carol@townofcathlamet.com....
THE MORNING AFTER: It's Monday morning after a rough, cold weekend. Ice storms are no fun, and that one was a beauty. I have been through those before in Haines, Alaska, with two small kids, as the branches on the birch trees were breaking and falling. Eventually the wind got stronger, and the trees, roots and all, came down around our house. You never forget those days, and I sure won't forget the last three days. I pray all of you, and your animals, are well and no property was damaged. I...
On Tuesdays at 12:00 p.m., and Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m., WSU Master Gardeners present weekly on-line free programs. No need to register, just pop in. Connection information (you must have a zoom account--sign up for one at zoom.us), then join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android from this link: https://wsu.Zoom.us/j/7756056320... Meeting ID: 775 605 6320 Password: 12345 Phone Call: +1 253 215 8782, 775 605 6320# For help, call Gary Fredricks at garyf@wsu.edu or 360-577-3014 Ext. 3. Workshops are sponsored by Washington State University...
Tsuga Gallery is honoring member Mike Rees, who passed away on December 13 in Seattle after a fall. The Cathlamet gallery is hosting a display of his photographs in their windows until the end of February. Rees was born in 1933, and grew up in London, England. He began his journey as an artist when he and a friend turned a shed behind their house into a dark room to process the black and white photos they had taken. In the early 1950's, an image that Rees had taken was accepted for a national...
Hannah Musick wants to be a doctor. "That's the path," she said with certainty. She got hooked on the idea of medicine in eighth grade, and her passion for the notion has only grown. "Now I'm too stubborn to let it go," she said. Things come pretty easy to Hannah, and so she looks for academic challenges. After earning straight A's her sophomore year, she decided she needed more rigor, and signed up for Running Start, to simultaneously earn a high school diploma and an Associates Degree from...
Kaden Anderson is in business. He started his first lemonade stand in elementary school, and has been growing the profits from that venture ever since. It turns out that while his classmates were reading Harry Potter, he'd picked up a book on trading stocks. "I've always loved business and learning about it," Kaden said. "I love the idea of investing. I love seeing growth compound. There really is a correspondence between risk and return, so the more you put up, the more you can make, but a lot...
Kaleo Silva is headed to Washington State University in the fall to study mechanical engineering. “I think the thing that made me want to do engineering was taking physics last year,” he said. “I enjoy math, but when you get to higher level maths like calculus, you are considering hypothetical situations, but physics has real world applications.” It was those real world applications that drew him to engineering, but it was a panel of engineers working in the different specialties who spoke t...
ALL PREPARED?--If weather apps are to be believed, by the time you read this, you may be playing in some "white stuff" as snow was to begin falling on Wednesday, and continue for several days with nighttime temperatures in the teens. We all know that I have to write this early in the week, and we all know that a forecast can fall apart from one hour to the next, but just in case this one happens to be true, I certainly hope you've gotten stocked up and made all the preparations necessary for yourselves, as well as your outdoor animals, just in...
How would you like to work, learn, play, and serve in a national park? Lewis and Clark National Historical Park is currently recruiting for the 2021 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC), a non-residential work-based education program for young men and women. The 8-week YCC season starts July 6 and ends August 23. Lewis and Clark National Historical Park recruits youth from all social, economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds for the program. No previous wilderness experience is required. Applicants should possess a positive attitude, a willingness...
Introducing Karen Bertroch I am pleased to be the new writer for the column Darrell Alexander has been doing so well. I know many, like me, will miss his pieces. I hope to bring information and news important to all of us in the Grays River through Naselle areas. Organizations I'd like to follow include the Naselle Grays River Valley School District, Grays River Grange, Enhancement (diking) District), churches, Naselle Clinic, Johnson Park, and Rosburg Hall. Also I'd like to provide updates on...
