Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Cathlamet author Lilly Robbins Brock will appear at Cathlamet Public Library on Saturday, February 22 from 3-4 p.m., to share her newest novel, Intrepid Journey Book Two: Perils in Paradise, the second book in the Bennett Family Saga, based on research of her own pioneer family coming to the Pacific Northwest to homestead in the late 1800’s. She promises a tale with strong characters, family struggles, and frontier romance. Mrs. Brock has previously written several biographies of WWII veterans....
Eastern Oregon University named 523 students to the dean's list for the 2019 fall term. Gunnar Blix of Cathlamet made the list. Qualifying students achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded EOU coursework. Visit eou.edu for more information....
Each year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars selects emergency medical technicians, law enforcement and firefighter personnel to receive VFW Public Servant Awards. Local VFW Posts submit a candidate for these awards to their State VFW Department Headquarters. The department then selects a single candidate for each of the three awards and submit those to VFW National Headquarters. The VFW National Emergency Medical Technician Public Servant Citation applies to any individual, who actively gives...
On January 22, at the Julius A. Wendt Elementary School, 3rd grader Konner Reese was presented with an award for winning 3rd place in the VFW State Youth Essay competition. Konner won 1st place in Wahkiakum Post 5297's and District 16's competitions. Winners of the State competition were announced at the VFW State Mid-Winter Conference held in Yakima on January 18. Pictured is Konner with left: Wahkiakum Post 5297 Commander Bill Tawater and right: Post 5297 and District 16 Essay Program...
According to Webster’s the definition of self-care is the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one's own health. Self-care has a medical history that dates to the 50’s. Prior to the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, these patients were usually mentally ill and elderly people who required long-term care and otherwise had little autonomy. It wasn’t until the rise of the women’s movement and the civil rights movement that self-care became a political act. Women and people of color viewed controlling their health as a corrective...
March will be a busy month at Redmen Hall Interpretive Center. First will be the 6th Annual Antique & Vintage Fair March 6, 7 and 8, from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Single, small and larger collections are welcome. Space is limited so participants should call the hall at 360-795-3007 or 360-218-6504 for more information. March 15 Lecture Series- “A Kayakers Journey” featuring Kyleen Austin. Austin will speak about her solo kayak trip to Alaska with memories and pictures to share at 2 p.m. March 27-May 10- “Fabulous Fiber Arts” This will be a collect...
On February 29 at 10 a.m., WSU Master Gardener Phyllis Hull will explain everything needed to know about growing roses. Learn how to get started, when to plant, and how to care for them. The program, sponsored by Washington State University Extension Master Gardeners, will be held at the Cowlitz County Training Center, 1942 First Avenue in Longview. The Training Center is located on top of the dike just south of the Hall of Justice. The class is free so registration is not needed. For more information, contact Carlee Dowell at...
Several years ago, Grays River writer Robert Michael Pyle was listening to a friend on a radio show on KMUN, a radio station out of Astoria, when he heard something he liked so much, he was inspired to share a similar experience with his community. Little did he know where that would take him. Krist Novoselic, a founding member of Nirvana, was the deejay that particular hour, and the format was “anything goes.” That meant he had room to experiment, and more importantly, to have fun. “It...
MILD TO FRIGID--As this week began, which was Super Bowl Sunday, the morning sunshine was a real treat, even if it was quite nippy out. Some places got down to freezing while others were just close. Considering we were told we might have snow or rain in the morning, it was definitely a nice treat to see the sun for a bit! However, on Monday morning, many folks in the higher regions, like Beaver Creek, woke up to some "white stuff" and slick conditions so school wound up being postponed for a couple of hours. I was pretty surprised that we...
SR 4 to Open As of Sunday afternoon SR 4 was still closed, yet a single lane had been prepared for traffic with the automatic signal light at each side of the slide area. A worker on site informed me that the road may be open this week, but not to quote him. Celeste Dimichina from the WSDOT southwest office in Vancouver informed me on Monday morning that as far as she knew the highway would still be closed indefinitely. By the time readers get this story the road could be open, but with more rain expected, only God really knows. Dimichina sent...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public comments on proposed recommendations for 2020-2021 hunting seasons. From Feb. 6 through Feb. 26, WDFW will accept written public comments to help finalize hunting rules and regulations proposed for the upcoming year. The proposals and comment forms will be posted on the department's website at https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/regulations/season-setting. Most of the proposals address minor changes in special permit levels and hunting area descriptions proposed since the...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop has announced the next In Their Footsteps free speaker series event. Common Birds of Fort Clatsop, Then and Now with Barbara Linnett will be held Sunday, February 16, at 1:00 p.m. This presentation is part of the February 14-17 worldwide Great Backyard Bird Count activities in the park. Meriwether Lewis wrote about 50 birds that were new to science in his journals; describing 12 of these during his winter at Fort Clatsop. This talk focuses on five of these bird species that are still being...
The Wahkiakum High School first semester honor roll for the 2019-20 school year has been announced. The following students qualified. Students earning a 4.0 grade point average were: Brodie Avalon, Beau Carlson, Nai’a Freeman, Sofiya Goldinov, Emmi Grangroth, Logan LaBerge, Jake Leitz, Megan Leitz, Landon Luce, Daniel Martin, Gabriel Moon, Mary Jane Neves, Reigha Niemeyer, Selena Salas, Nalani Schultz and Malia Ana Silva. Students earning between 3.99 – 3.25 included: 9th grade: Miya Kerstetter, Klayton Scuito, Sebastian Britt, Abigail Ames, La...
After a tiny sabbatical from the paper, I’m happy to be back. I enjoy these Thursday opportunities to be a part of your day. Lots happening everywhere, so don’t blink. Much to my chagrin, The Key Influencer campaign has been picking up speed, with a positive buzz. The tag line, “You are the most powerful influence in your child’s life,” holds a lot of weight and I’m enjoying the conversations I get to have with folks in town about it. Lock Boxes designed to keep cannabis products out of the hands of our youth, are still available to any pare...
Librarian Carol Blix reports that the Cathlamet Public Library now has 2019 tax forms and instruction booklets available for the public. 1040 and 1040-SR forms and instruction booklets can be obtained during the library's open hours, Tuesdays through Saturdays, from 2-5 p.m. For further information call 360-795-3254 during those hours, or leave a message....
On February 15 at 10 a.m., WSU Master Gardener Art Fuller will explain about pruning grape vines and how to care for grape starts. The program, sponsored by Washington State University Extension, will be held at the Cowlitz County Training Center, 1942 First Avenue in Longview. After the discussion, they will move to the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden to show pruning techniques. Participants will receive free starts of grape varieties Canadice and Venus. Registration is free. The workshop is sponsored by Washington State University...
Editor's note: The Cathlamet Town Council has asked for occasional space to inform people of goals and activities. In the interest of public service, we will provide that. Submitted by Bill Wainwright Cathlamet Town Council This is the first of future updates to inform the town and county what your new town council is up to. We recently assigned liaisons to specific town operations, entities and other local governments. This task of approximately 20 assignments is spread evenly between councilors Lake, Stowe, Waller, Olson and Wainwright. As we...
The Washington Medical Commission (WMC) has been alerted that scam artists are calling clinics, Dr. offices and pharmacies posing as the WMC or medical board. These scam artists have increased the deceptiveness of the tactics by using direct phone numbers to WMC staff. The callers usually say a complaint has been opened on the physician or pharmacist. In the past, callers have said there is a problem with a physician’s DEA registration. This is not how the WMC, state regulators, state medical boards or the DEA operate. All practitioners s...
Students in the Wahkiakum High School's FFA and the Career and Technical Education programs have been busy learning on campus and around the community. They've made several trips to the Beaver Creek Fish Hatchery, clipping fish, and helping with daily chores and studies. FFA and CTE students made holiday wreaths to sell as a fundraiser during the holiday season. They also attended the Holiday Bazaar at the Elochoman Slough Marina, to teach people how to make wreaths of their own. They've been...
WILD WEEK!--The latter half of last week was really a rough one as not only did we get hit with some major flooding in our county, but we had a large landslide on KM once again, which, as you know by now, has shut down SR 4. The slide is approx. at MP 25, but the closure of the highway is between Mile posts 19 (Shannon Road on the Grays River side) through 26 (Mullen Road on the Skamokawa side), which are at the foot of KM on each side. With the volume of mud and debris and the unstable conditions, it's a real mess and as of this writing, our...
Greetings from the fair office! February is almost here! The fair board will hold a Valentine's Bingo this year at the Youth Building at the fairgrounds on February 1 at 6 p.m. Cards are 3 for $10 and will let you play all 20 games. We will have a raffle table with lots of prizes. Hope to see everyone there for a great night of bingo! Then on February 8 will be the monthly Flea Market. If you haven't made it out to one you are missing out. We have a treasure for everyone and lots of great deals. The fair board has picked its 2020 theme...
Flooding in Grays River Every year the rains bring the chance of flooding to the Grays River watershed along with landslides. This is the beginning of a new year and we have had both. It is one thing to be isolated because of the flooding, but the major landslide on SR 4 blocked everyone from going east. I was not able to travel anywhere and I live near the Methodist Church in Grays River. Adam Storm sent me a pic from his cannabis store with the intention for me to come down and see it for...
The Lower Columbia College Fighting Smelt Speech & Debate Team won 2nd place in Division II Sweepstakes at the Fred Scheller Invitational hosted by Pacific University. This was the final Northwest Forensics Conference (NFC) Designated Tournament of the season. In addition to the team sweepstakes award, LCC earned many individual honors from the tournament and from the conference, which represents schools in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Alaska. LCC Speech and Debate will next travel to Oregon State University for the Earl Wells...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District met for its monthly meeting on Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Middle School Commons. After approval of the consent agenda, Graduation Policy 2410 was adopted as presented in December and Policy 1310, Policy Adoption, Manuals, and Administrative Procedures was approved. Under new business, the board acknowledged the resignation of Nick Nikkila, vice-chairman, after serving the board for the past four years. The board approved a contract with Erik Fagerland, architect, for renovation of the...
The Charlotte House, a program of St. James Family Center, will once again offer boxes of delicious chocolates – prepared by local volunteer bakers, at their 20th Annual Chocolate Extravaganza. The sale will be held in the lobby of the Hotel Cathlamet. To purchase a box of chocolate, come to the Hotel on February 13 from 3-7 p.m. You can also pre-order by calling the numbers below. Boxes will be sold for $20 each and all proceeds go towards helping the families that the Charlotte House works with. This could be the answer to “What to buy for...
