Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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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...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop has announced the next virtual “In Their Footsteps” guest speaker series event. Bill Garvin will present “Layers of Middle Village History” on https://www.youtube.com/user/Lewisandclarknhp at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, November 15. The Chinook people’s historic seasonal village Qiqaiaqilxam or Middle Village on the north shore of the Columbia River (east of today’s Chinook, Washington) was strategically located near abundant food and other resources. During the 10 years before the Corps of Di...
The audience of radio station KMUN is vast, diverse, committed and generous. This has been confirmed again and again over the years but quite loudly in 2020 thanks to the 407 donors who helped the station raise $58,000 this fall. This number includes 84 new members. It is the business model of KMUN that at least one -third of the operating budget comes from the community and that translates as memberships. In the 37 years of KMUN, there have been membership drives, with the most recent template of a Spring and Fall drive. The typical drive has...
Giving Tuesday(GT) is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform communities and the world. Created in 2012 as a simple idea: GT is a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past nine years, this idea has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. KMUN has participated in GT since 2014. In this pivotal year, they are doing good by giving back to local non-profits. Janet Fryberger, KMUN Membership Director...
Washington State’s Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program opened Nov. 1 for a new enrollment period, providing families a fresh opportunity to start saving for future college costs while their children are young. The 2020-2021 enrollment period runs through May 31, 2021, with a unit purchase price of $133. As a 529 prepaid tuition program, the state of Washington guarantees that a family’s GET savings will keep pace with in-state college tuition and state-mandated fees. While GET account values are based on Washington tuition rates, stu...
Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon are seeking nominations for advisors to fill positions on advisory committees that provide input on recreational and commercial fishing issues on the Columbia and Snake rivers. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) are accepting nominations for appointees to three-year terms on the Columbia River Commercial Fishing Advisory Group and Columbia River Recreational Fishing Advisory Group through Nov. 24, 2020. The new terms begin in...
Local veterans are invited to attend a Veterans Day Assembly at Wahkiakum High School on November 12 at 10 a.m. Because of covid-19, the on campus event will be open only to veterans and a small number of students who will be there to facilitate the occasion. Seating will be six feet apart and masks will be required. The assembly will be live streamed on the WSD’s YouTube channel for students and any members of the public who wish to watch. Any veterans who would like to attend are asked to RSVP by calling the high school office at 3...
On Friday, as a part of Neewollah Daze, Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce hosted a parade and trunk or treat at WHS. Families lined up along the edges of the parking lot to be greeted by police cars, fire trucks and floats sponsored by local businesses. Following the parade, kids and their parents went trunk or treating from the back of cars. Photo by Andrew Weiler....
These spider webs wore pearls one morning. Photo by Rick Nelson....
BRRR--As this last week of October started, we woke up to a very cold, frosty white but clear morning on Sunday and it was just 27 degrees. I am thankful we had power because it would have been even colder in a hurry! I heard that some folks in Cathlamet and Puget Island wound up without any power for a bit that morning, so those folks who had alternative heat/power sources, were certainly glad they had that option. Considering this is the second outage in a short amount of time, I hope it's not a sign of things to come as Winter has yet to...
Unprecedented Social Phenomena We live in an era unlike any other that we know of. Each generation in this community has had to face things in their lives that the previous generation didn’t. A few examples would be the Azusa Revival in Los Angeles in the beginning of the 20th century, The Great Depression of the late 20s and early 30s, the hippie movement of the late 60s and early 70s, the disco era of the 70s. All of these are considered a type of social phenomena. All of these had their peak then crashed and disappeared into history. O...
