Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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DRIPPY START--As this week begins, it's a drippy kind of Sunday, but I'm told we'll have some dry days between now and when you get this paper, so I hope you were able to enjoy them like we all did last week, as those sunny days were certainly uplifting. I have to say though, my biggest surprise came on Monday morning when I woke up to snow; I did not see that coming! Luckily it was all gone by noon but just as I was getting ready to enjoy some blue skies, another big, black cloud came over and dumped some hail on us; what a day! For now, it...
Greetings from the fair office. Wow, April is coming fast. We are going to have Easter Bingo; we are so excited it will be April 2 at 6 p.m. Doors open at 4:30. Big raffle will be a TV and as always we will have hot dogs and nachos in the kitchen. We will be following covid 19 guidelines and you must wear a mask. We will also have our raffle prize table, so mark your calendars and get ready for some bingo! Cards are still 3 for $10 and plays all 20 games. We are still looking for superiendents for the T-Building; if you are interested please...
ACCIDENT: It's a snowy Monday morning in Grays River. Hard to recognize snow in mid-March after a few days of nice weather. Am recovering from an accident in my Kia last Saturday. It was the first time I've been in a serious accident in my 75 years. It was on SR 101 out of Chinook at the Springtown intersection. I expected heavy traffic on a nice Saturday, but I had no idea what that would mean on that road at noon. The intersection would indicate folks will be turning, but there is no slow...
Cathlamet Public Library patrons now have access to LinkedIn Learning for Library. This program provides public library patrons with unlimited, cost-effective access to learn the latest software, creative, and business skills from Lynda.com plus courses offered in seven languages—onsite or offsite. Users of any skill level can choose bite-size tutorials, or comprehensive courses, on hundreds of topics, including: Leadership, Project Management, Excel, Sales, Job Hunting, Digital Marketing, Python, Photography, Videography, 3D and Animation, C...
On March 27 at 9 a.m.,WSU Master Gardener Art Fuller will present how to successfully grow blueberries. 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: 12345 You can also call in by phone (no Zoom account necessary). Phone Call:...
The Friends of Skamokawa will hold their annual membership meeting on March 28. They will hold a general meeting, cover elections and reports, and special guests Bob Pyle and Judy VanderMaten will be in attendance for readings and book signing. Limited seating is available. Reservations are required. Riverside Interpretive Center at Redmen Hall will open for visitors April 3 for the season. Hours will be Saturdays and Sundays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Masks are required and social distancing expected. Redmen Hall is located at 1394 W SR 4 in...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop, has announced the next virtual “In Their Footsteps” free speaker series event. “Pacific Slopes Prologues to Lewis & Clark” by David L. Nicandri will be on www.youtube.com/user/Lewisandclarknhp at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time, Sunday, March 21. There are many puzzles that students of the Lewis and Clark Expedition continue to ponder. One of particular interest along the lower Columbia is why the story seems strangely anti-climactic. After all, reaching the target of the mission--the Pacific...
Luke Bohn, pronounced "boon," loves film and hopes to work in the industry one day. Wanting a change of scenery, Luke relocated to the area from Portland when he was 16, after his cousin, Kaden Anderson, who attended school in Wahkiakum, encouraged him to give it a try. "I always wanted to go to school with him, because he was one of my best friends," Luke said. "I had good friends in Portland, but you couldn't always trust them. It just felt like there were better people here, people who would...
When William Guitron gets his high school diploma in a few months, it won't recognize the education he has gotten working all these years in the family business. William, who is the third of four brothers, moved to Wahkiakum County with his family from another southwest Washington community about seven years ago. They opened Maria's Place, and over the years, William has gotten a front row seat to all the angles of running a small business, having participated in most aspects of it. He spends...
Eli Moon has missed sharing a classroom with his classmates, but the benefits of the Running Start Program were too good to refuse. "I thought it would be really smart to get my associates degree while in high school," Eli said. "I could get to a job or my bachelor's degree a little sooner and it's a little cheaper. I was also allowed to continue to play sports. It was a win/win situation for me." While he might miss weight lifting and hanging out with his friends, he's added to them, having...
MIXED BAG--Saturday was a mix of weather from clouds to sunshine to rain and then repeated over and over, so the walk to the mailbox may have started out dry but by the time you came back up the driveway, it was raining! While not ideal, it sure beats the steady downpours that wind up causing us to flood, so I'll take the "sometimes wet" routine any day! On Sunday, depending on where you were, you may have been in the middle of a huge hail storm, as those in Astoria were sending out some fantastic pictures of the "white" area; it looked like a...
Greetings from the fair office. I was on vacation last week and have a new grand baby, so know its time to get back to work. We will have the Flea market this Saturday and have over 10 vendors. I am sure if you come out you will find a treasure or two. We open at 9 a.m. and close at 3 p.m. I will know Wednesday if we are having Easter Bingo or not. If we do the date is Friday April 2. We will hold the "Cruzin to the Fair” Car Show on June 5 so mark your calendars and get ready for some great looking cars. The Silver Buckle will not be h...
Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler announced March 4 that her office is accepting submissions for the 2021 Congressional Art Competition. The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students, grades 9-12, in Southwest Washington’s 3rd Congressional District. The winner of the competition will have his or her artwork displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol Building. The second and third place winners will be invited to display their artwork in Herrera Beutler’s congressional office. The submission deadline this year is April...
It's Sunday morning. I am grateful I get to spend time with you since this is the best time for me to write. It's a time to think about what is happening to us as a community and to us as families. I am happy to bring you words of some good changes coming. One change that happened for me was the arrival of a new computer. It's called an "all in one" and I can't begin to describe for you how it changes my life. It has an updated, but still old-fashioned keyboard for one thing, and a big monitor...
The Finnish American Folk Festival group in Naselle was given the gift of a building in Naselle.They have succeeded in using it as the Naselle Community Center for over two years. They are entering their third year and because of the pandemic, they are now asking for help to continue upkeep and maintenance costs. The local Congregational Church had been declining in membership over the years and was faced with maintenance costs and no pastor. A small group of remaining members got together and discussed possible options for their beloved...
The Misty Rivers Irish wolfhounds will host the annual St Patrick’s Day Parade on Wednesday, March 17. The sidewalk parade will gather across the street from the Butler Street Park at noon and commence down the east side of Main Street, cross in front of Cathlamet Market and proceed up the west side, ending with a photo op in front of the courthouse. The parade will be at a leisurely pace, widely spaced in deference to Covid protocols, with pauses along the way to pet the dogs. The parade was started in the mid-ninety’s with one Irish wol...
Washington State Parks invites visitors to help celebrate the agency’s 108th birthday on Friday, March 19, by enjoying a state park for free that day. March 19 is the third of 12 State Parks free days in 2021, when visitors are not required to display the Discover Pass for day-use visits to a park. The free days are in keeping with legislation that created the Discover Pass, which costs $30 for an annual pass or $10 for a one-day pass and is required for vehicle access to state recreation lands managed by Washington State Parks, the W...
Teylor Sauer is the January Student of The Month honored by the Wahkiakum Lions Club. She is pictured here with Lions President Brian McClain as he presented her with a certificate of accomplishment and a check for her effort. Teylor is active in the planning of events at the school, she is involved in volleyball and plans to turn out for track, and in her spare time also works at the grocery store or spends time with friends. She is interested in a career in Human Resources, therapy, or even...
Submitted by Bill Tawater, VFW Post 5297 On March 2 at the monthly VFW Wahkiakum Post 5297 meeting, eight local businesses were recognized by the Veterans of Foreign Wars for their support in the Buddy Poppy Program. Two businesses, the Cathlamet Market and Cathlamet Mini Mart (formerly Gragg's General Store), have been supporting the local Wahkiakum Post 5297 with in-person booths outside their businesses during Memorial Day and Veterans Day Poppy drives for several years. Last year, because...
If you are looking for Beau Carlson, you might find him at work. He loves baseball, which he's been playing since he could walk, and the outdoors, but nothing elicited a response like the one I got when I mentioned work. "Oh man," Beau said. "My favorite part of work is the money aspect of it, but I think that's almost everybody's favorite part. You get a good paycheck out of it to buy the things you like. I would say I've been working since I was probably five, even if it wasn't a real job. I...
Brody Carlson is a natural athlete who enjoys whatever sport he happens to be playing at any given time. Right now it happens to be football in March. "It's freezing in this weather," he said, remarking on one of the adjustments high school athletes have made during the pandemic, with shortened seasons starting late in the academic year, and out of order. Brody is the quarterback for the Mule football team. In two weeks he'll be playing shortstop for the baseball team, and in late April, he'll...
School just isn't Bryson Haven's thing. Don't ask him for his favorite teacher; he has no answer for his favorite subject. But that's okay. This young man already knows the value in a day of hard work, and is ready for more. "I'm just [at Wahkiakum High School] to get out of here and get a job," Bryson said. And to be fair, there is probably the added benefit of seeing his friends. He isn't certain what that future job is just yet, but he knows what he will be doing the day after graduation. He'...
Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon on Feb. 23 approved this year’s spring Chinook angling season for the lower Columbia River, with low returns expected to once again impact recreational fishing. The 2021 forecast for upriver spring Chinook numbers just 75,200 fish, which would be the second-lowest return in the past 20 years, and lower than the 81,300 fish that returned last year. While the projected return is only about 6,000 fish fewer than 2020, the forecast numbers trigger tighter restrictions meant to protect salmon runs l...
An adolescent bald eagle keeps watch from a tree near Nassa Point east of Cathlamet. Photo courtesy of Sarah Lawrence....
MIXED--By the time you read this, we may be back to some soggy weather after a supposed dry spell, which is at least happening this Monday morning after some heavy fog. Of course those cloudy days often wind up a bit damp, but if we get any break from the downpours we've had, that will be a good thing, so we'll hope for the best. I know we certainly enjoyed the dry moments and the bit of sunshine we saw at the end of last week, even though it didn't last nearly long enough to suit me! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from March 4-10...
