Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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SR 4 Finally Open Back on January 23rd of 2020, most area residents remember when a good sized portion of a hillside slid, carrying rocks, mud and trees had fallen onto the roadway at mile point 25.5 on the KM Mountain. The hillside is now not actively moving and has been stabilized. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has already built a rock buttress at the bottom of the slide. To get an idea of how bad this landslide was watch the drone video of the slide: https://youtu.be/D3r11Mk-C3w. During the closure traffic had to use...
The Wahkiakum Lions have chosen to honor Beau Carlson as the October Student of The Month. After a tramatic brain injury he is back in school and looking ahead to graduation and a future as a lineman or maybe a diesel mechanic. He likes living in a small community, enjoys hunting and loves his truck. Courtesy photo....
The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) recently announced the recipients of 23 grants totaling $104,000 to advance the quality of life and enable economic development in communities served by members of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association. Wahkiakum West Telephone has announced Wahkiakum Fire District Number 3 as one of these grant recipients. Wahkiakum Fire District 3 received $4,797 to purchase three Infrared Wi-Fi enabled cameras to be used for technologically advanced fire detection and for search and rescue emergencies. “Especially dur...
On Monday, crews reopened both lanes of State Route 4 west of Skamokawa, according to a report from the Washington State Department of Transportation. A landslide closed the highway last Jan. 23. On the following Feb. 8, crews reopened a single lane of the highway, keeping one lane closed for long term hillside stabilization work. Workers excavated sliding material and installed a rock key to hold the hillside in place. The location borders a similar project from a slide that occurred in February, 1996. While most of the construction is now...
Recreation and conservation lands managed by local, state and federal governments now can be viewed easily online in a new mapping application, the Recreation and Conservation Office announced November 21. The Public Lands Inventory Web app displays more than 18.8 million acres of public lands used for recreation or wildlife habitat in Washington. Information also is displayed about the type of use, owner, legislative district, year of acquisition, purchase price and acreage. “This map goes a long way to taking the mystery out of what land i...
It's been a year for the record books. We've overused words like “unprecedented, pivoting, postponed, canceled, pandemic, restrictions, quarantined, Zoom, masks, wash, your, hands.” Live performances have been on hold since March, video calls and virtual venues have kept us connected to loved ones, lectures, art, music and social groups. In an industry with built-in physical distancing, KMUN radio has survived through the year of “pivoting” with aplomb. KMUN Annual Member Meeting went virtual, held on Zoom, November 7. Board, staff, volunte...
NASTY OUT--As this work week begins, we've got lots of rain to add to what we had over the weekend and those puddles have turned into "lakes" and with king tides this past weekend, the streams are full and fields have gotten even fuller and I think the only ones really happy about it are the ducks! As I write this, I got a message that said we were to have a chance of high winds tomorrow (Tuesday), so I hope they skipped us, but if not, I hope you were ready for them and that we all got to keep our power on. We've had multiple problems with tre...
The Friends of Skamokawa’s annual “Deck the Hall” Christmas and Open House has been canceled due to recent Covid restrictions. They announce that book sales are still available by calling their office, 360-795-3007, email fos1894@gmail.com or visit their website: www.friendsofskamokawa.org....
The Lower Columbia College Fighting Smelt Speech & Debate Team competed at the 90th Annual Mahaffey Memorial Tournament, hosted by Linfield University last weekend. This was the second of three Northwest Forensics Conference (NFC) designated tournaments. Like all collegiate speech and debate tournaments this season, the Mahaffey was held virtually with students participating over online platforms. In a field of 28 colleges and universities, LCC finished second in two-year college sweepstakes. This impressive result at a very competitive...
Why Do People Eat Meatloaf? I was first introduced to meatloaf growing up as a child in the 1950s by my German mother who told me it was a common dish among German people. As I grew older I realized that there were countless recipes not unlike the jambalaya recipes from southern Louisiana; too many differences to count. I wasn’t intrigued until many decades later when I realized that most restaurants didn’t have meatloaf on the menu except on certain occasions and that depended on the locality or from a southern style buffet. After having tra...
Grays River Valley Center has announced that they will open on Tuesdays and Saturdays beginning January 5, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., by appointment only, with masks required, unless further restrictions are ordered. After hours events may be scheduled and are required to uphold the Washington Phased Approach. To schedule an after hours event contact Toni Fest at 360-465-2393. The rooms that will be open are the exercise room, sewing room and the gym. When using the gym it is required to bring your own equipment. Dress A Girl will continue to drop off...
John C. Thomas Middle School recently released their first quarter honor roll. The following students made the grade. 8th grade: 4.0 Reese Long and Montana Stephans. 3.2-3.7 Phillip Goldinov, Savannah Ellis and Kavi Welker. 7th grade: 4.0 Josiah Garrett, Parker Leitz. 3.2-3.9 Evelyn Hogue, Rylie Wills, Kamden Scuito, Margarita Goldinov, Preston West, Cooper Carlson, Joslynn Kuljis, Maddi Grangorth, Jessie Lefever, Jason Bachmeier and Jayden Stoddard. 6th grade: 4.0 Henry Wilson. 3.2-3.9 Samantha Dela Cruz, Charlie Pasco, Malia Scott, Abigail...
Registration is open for winter quarter Continuing Education courses at Lower Columbia College. Visit them online at www.lowercolumbia.edu/ce to learn more or email mharris@lowercolumbia.edu. Online Learning --Over 300 non-credit instructor-facilitated online courses to choose from. Through well-crafted lessons, expert online instruction, and interaction with fellow students, you gain valuable knowledge at your convenience. Online continuing education courses begin each month and continue for six weeks. You can complete any course wherever you...
Fallen leaves create a colorful collage in western Wahkiakum County. Photo courtesy of Pearl Blackburn....
BRRR--As the skies cleared this past weekend, the temperatures took a nose-dive and we wound up freezing here in West Valley, so I hope you had your hoses drained and your faucets covered and all your plants insulated from the cold as well. Of course, the middle of November will soon be here and I guess you know, we have had some pretty horrendous weather events around here during this time of year, so for all you new folks, please get yourself prepared for what could happen as around these parts, it's better to play it safe now, rather than...
Greetings from the fair office! Wow, it’s already November; hope everyone is getting ready for the holidays. The Fair will not hold its Turkey Bingo this year. Hope everyone will join us for Valentine's Bingo on February 6 if all goes well. Hope everyone who received premium checks has cashed them. I will be closing that account on December 1. This Saturday is the monthly Flea Market. We have a full house so come out and find yourself some treasures. The doors open at 9 a.m., and close at 3 p.m. The Kiwanis will be here selling their C...
Friends of Skamokawa will host its annual "Deck the Hall" Christmas and Holiday Open House, at River Life Interpretive Center/Central School/Redmen Hall, November 28 through December 12, Saturdays only. Opening day/weekend begins Saturday, Nov. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and continues on Saturday Dec 5, 10-2, and Saturday December 12, 10-2. This warm and friendly holiday shopping environment features a wide range of unique gifts for all ages and tastes. Friends of Skamokawa is currently accepting limited additional holiday crafters for this...
The Evergreen State Washington became the 42nd state in the United States on November 11, 1889. A pioneer Seattle historian and realtor by the name of C. T. Conover gave the nickname "The Evergreen State" because of the abundant forests. Although the signs entering the state have "The Evergreen State" on them, it has never been officially adopted by the state legislature. It is true that most of the trees are green; however, there are many that lose their leaves seasonally. I had planted trees i...
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is asking for public comment on the latest draft of its revised Hatchery and Fishery Reform policy (C-3619). The Hatchery and Fishery Reform Policy was originally adopted in November, 2009, with a stated purpose to advance the conservation and recovery of wild salmon and steelhead by promoting and guiding the implementation of hatchery reform. The commission began a comprehensive review of the policy in 2018. The commission agreed to put the latest draft of the revised policy out for additional...
Brief sunlight illuminates the mouth of Skamokawa Creek. Photo by Rick Nelson...
Sue Zabel, who owns Jabbershack, a new craft store on Main Street in Cathlamet, had a ribbon cutting surrounded by some friends and members of the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce last Wednesday. Photo by Diana Zimmerman...
The local Finnish American Folk Festival group from Naselle presented an event on Oct. 31 called the "Talking Tombstones"! This event was met with rave reviews by the presenters and the 95 visitors who came in small COVID friendly groups to hear them. Monologs were shared by each presenter describing the hardships, faith and endurance of each Finnish ancestor buried there. Donations totaling $384 were generously taken in to help benefit the continued maintenance of the Naselle Community Center,...
NICE WEEKEND--We ended October last Saturday and it was very nice and sunny during the daytime, albeit a bit nippy in the evenings, but that's okay, as at least it wasn't wet and nasty out, which made it much better for all those trick or treaters that were out and about on Saturday! To top it off, we got to start our new month of November on Sunday, with an extra hour of sleep as well, so hey, that's always something to be happy about! I don't know about where you live, but we started this new month with freezing temperatures at our house...
The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. Pacific and Clatsop Counties have a wealth of excellent tourist attractions and it is easy for local residents to take them for granted. For this year’s Hometown Tourism Day on Wednesday, November 11 (Veterans Day), several local sites are working together to encourage their neighbors to check out their on-line resources since crowds of in-person visitors are discouraged. Here is a list of sites to surf to for this tenth a...
What Time Is It? Twice a year the time changes have caused those who forget to set their clocks to be either early or late. Daylight saving time (DST) in the United States is the practice of advancing clocks during autumn so that darkness falls later each day according to the clock. The usual application of DST is to set clocks forward by one hour in the spring and set clocks back by one hour in autumn to return to standard time. As a result, there is one 23-hour day in late winter or early spring and one 25-hour day in the autumn. George...
