Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Well, back to the lake in our field and driving through inches of water to get out to the highway. It’s not all bad though. We have seen swans for the first time in years, and the usual flocks of duck and geese, as well as blue herons wading in the water. It looks like more is on the way, so guess I’d better do a little stocking up. My husband and I watched our dogs run down the hill from the house on Sunday and followed to see what they were after. Lo and behold, stuck in an icy pond close to the Grays River, was a sea gull. What a sight! He...
The Washington State Department of Agriculture grant papers for our new bleachers have been signed by all the appropriate people and Mr. Chuck Beyer told me I can order the bleachers! After an email to the company representative I think I may wait a few months before I place that order. The order will take only four weeks to be completed and this time of year it is still too wet to get the area prepared where these bleachers will be set up. Once in place, they will be there permanently because they weigh a lot even though they are aluminum. My...
IT'S SNOW TIME!--The big news since Saturday night has been the snow! It began falling around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and as I begin writing this column, the snow is still coming down in West Valley. The white-out conditions on this Martin Luther King Day have made for some very pretty photos as everything is now under a nice, new blanket of white. With temperatures in the 20s on Sunday night, the new flakes gave us white roads again, and then the several hours of new snowfall began to add up quickly. The birds were not too impressed and...
It’s cold and snowing, yet wintertime projects at the fairgrounds continue to be planned and completed. One of our continuing projects has been to try to make all of our buildings wheelchair accessible. Last summer we built a goat, sheep and pig barn complete with animal pens, built out of the materials we had available. We built the barn on a concrete slab that was designed for a former building. The concrete slab had some dirt areas where we needed to have an aisle, these dirt areas made maneuvering through the barn difficult. T...
Canceled concert to go ahead Jan 28 The Pioneer Community Association's recently canceled Encore Concert is now set to take place at the Pioneer Church in Cathlamet on January 28 at 7:30 p.m. It will feature Andrew Emlen on cello, Jeffrey Reynolds on violin and Ronald Thompson on piano.Tickets are $10 per person and will be sold at the Bank of the Pacific or may be purchased at the door. Crab Feed tickets now available The 28th annual Crab and Oyster Feed, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce will take place March 10 at the Norse Hall on Puget...
What a gorgeous winter wonderland to wake up to this past weekend. I’m sure not everyone thought of it that way, especially if they had to drive to work. Walking in the snow always brings back childhood memories of growing up in Maine. The dogs are in heaven with all the white fluffy stuff to bounce around and roll in. The chickens—not so much. They seem content to stay in the warm henhouse, much like most of us humans who curl up in our warm homes. It looks like the weather will take a wet turn for the rest of the week and probably w...
NICE BEGINNING--As this week began, we had some heavy fog but with the sun shining all above us, we knew it was going to turn out nice, so last Sunday was just terrific. Seeing that big ole ball of sunshine was great and it felt good as I stood in front of the window and soaked in a little vitamin D. With the rain and clouds we've been having lately, that was a nice treat. By nightfall, it was clear and nice out, albeit a bit nippy, as it got down in the 30s. On Monday, we saw a lot of soaker mist which came down most of the day and it was...
We had a wonderful surprise visit from our daughter and son-in-law when they showed up on Saturday. They decided to make the trip to pick up some firewood and deliver a sample of some of their latest brewed beer. We certainly enjoyed the visit and the nice weather to boot. News from Naselle: If you don’t have one already, the Comet Booster Club birthday/anniversary calendars are available now. They can be purchased at the school in the district office, at Okie’s in Naselle and at the Rosburg Store for $4. A great way to keep track of bir...
This week I will fill out the paperwork to apply for state funding for the Wahkiakum County Fair. Let’s all send positive thoughts towards Olympia as Washington State budgets are getting close to being finalized. County fair funding may or may not be included in the state budget. Letters asking for fair funding support have been sent to Senator Brian Hatfield, and Representatives Brian Blake and Dean Takko. I have done my best to make each of them understand that the Wahkiakum County Fair is very important to our community. I hope you will a...
FIRST COLUMN OF NEW YEAR--Well, here we go into another year and we have started out this new year very nicely; warmer temps and sunshine even! As we had a nice weekend, it was the perfect time to take down the outside lights while they were dry, and by Monday afternoon, they were definitely soaking wet, if they hadn't blown away. That was some strong squall that popped up in the late afternoon/early evening hours; thankfully it didn't last too long. They say we may have some rain by the end of the week, we may even get another break. The last...
Happy New Year to everyone. Here’s hoping this year brings only good things to all of you. News from Naselle: After a nice long school break, classes are back in session and students are ready for a new year, hopefully. The sports calendar for this week includes Thursday-high school girls basketball with Valley at home at 5:45 p.m.; Friday-high school boys basketball with North Beach at home at 5:45 p.m.; Saturday-high school boys basketball at Montesano at 5:45 p.m. and high school girls basketball with North Beach at home at 5:45 p.m.; W...
The Wahkiakum County Fair is supported and maintained each year by Fair Board fund raising events, State Fair funding, the Wahkiakum County commissioners, camping fees from our park, private Fairgrounds event rentals, rummage sales, Horse Game Shows, Fair time vendor fees, raffles, gate admissions and very appreciated donations. The Wahkiakum County Fair received some very generous donations from local people and businesses this week. Thank you to Cathlamet Realty West, Jason Delamater, and The Campbell Group, LLC. Your donations will be put...
NO SNOW--We didn't get a white Christmas in Skamokawa last Sunday, but that was fine with me, as we just had some rain, but it meant being able to come and go and not worry about having to cancel any plans due to icy or snowy conditions. For the last three Saturdays, we've had some decent days and that meant a great turn-out for the free community dinner at the Skamokawa Grange Hall, a fantastic family gathering at the hall the following week, and a wonderful Christmas Eve, so we were all quite thankful for that stretch of nice, dry Saturdays....
This year has been a very busy year with a long list of projects completed by a wonderful crew of volunteers and employees! I look forward to the new projects planned for completion in 2012 and wish everyone in our community a “Happy New Year!” If you would like to help plan the 2012 Fair, now is a good time to become a Fair Board member, pick up an application at the Wahkiakum County Commissioners office. You can also go online to www.co.wahkiakum.wa.us then go to the bottom of the first page and under the heading County Advisories you wil...
Knappton Cove gets grant The Knappton Cove Heritage Center has recently received two grants to further the on-going progress of restoring the old hospital, otherwise known as the lazaretto or Pesthouse. The Kinsman Foundation has granted $6,000 for the installation of a heating system that is essential to maintaining the building as well as the displays in the museum which aare housed there. It will also allow year-round use of the old building. And U.S. BANCORP granted the KCHC $500 to help with operating expenses. The old Pesthouse will be...
What a week! I hope all the readers had a wonderful Christmas. We certainly did, as well as the few days prior to the holiday. I spent last Thursday afternoon at the birthing center in Astoria, and at 7:05 p.m., we welcomed our 11th grandchild, 8 pound 8 ounce Wyatt Lee Cruz to the world. He was 22 inches long. Wyatt is the second son for Shane and Delena, and he was eagerly hugged by big brother, Emmett, about an hour after he was born. Life is certainly a miracle. We headed to Oregon on Friday for the holiday and spent most of our time eating...
BEEN DRY--While we have been cold, had some drizzle and quite a bit of fog, we haven't had the pouring rains that have plagued us in the past during the month of December and that has been great! While I was a bit concerned about freezing up, at least I haven't worried about flooding as much, so it's made the holiday season a little less stressful when you don't have to have all those concerns. As I wrap this up on this Tuesday morning, we've got some showers, but so far nothing to make me think I'm going to be cancelling Christmas Eve dinner,...
Conservation District meeting rescheduled The Wahkiakum Conservation District Board meeting has been rescheduled to January 3, 2012 due to the holidays. Christmas Eve services feature stories and song The United Church of Christ (Congregational) will hold a Christmas Eve service this Saturday. Join the congregation for stories, songs and candle lighting at 4 p.m. for the Naselle UCC and 7 p.m. for the Cathlamet UCC. Food bank donations are welcome. Naselle Library releases new events calendar Timberland Regional Libraries have released their...
Merry Christmas to the Wahkiakum County Fair! This is what I was thinking after opening a letter from the State of Washington, Department of Agriculture. Last October I applied for a grant from the Department of Agriculture to replace two of our old wooden bleachers. The new bleachers that I asked funding for are aluminum, seat 91 people each, they have an aisle in the middle with a hand rail for easy access to the seats and are enclosed on the back and sides with a chain link guardrail. Knowing we would be facing a limited 2012 budget, I...
Only a few more days until the big day when the jolly fellow in his red suit shows up with presents for all the good boys and girls. Are you ready? News from Naselle: Even though the kids aren’t in school, the sports teams are still busy with their games. Sports schedule for the coming week: Thursday (today)-high school girls basketball in Naselle with Wahkiakum at 3 p.m. followed by high school boys basketball with Wahkiakum at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday-high school girls basketball at Ilwaco with Winlock at 3 p.m. followed by high school boys b...
STILL COLD--This weekend we had a bit of rain, so we warmed up just a bit but it was still plenty cold outside in spite of the sun on Sunday afternoon. They say we're going to have some more freezing nights before we slip back into some rain, so I hope you're all driving carefully and keeping those headlights on as you travel to and from all these holiday gatherings as whether it's rainy or foggy or freezing, it's time to take extra caution with all these nasty conditions and extra traffic on the roadways. SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthd...
Redistricting Commission to meet December 13 The Washington State Redistricting Commission will hold their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on December 13 beginning at 10:30 a.m. The commission has been meeting weekly since mid-November and has scheduled weekly special meetings for every Tuesday through the end of the year. Next week’s meeting will be held at the John A. Cherberg Building in Hearing Room 3 (304 15th Ave, Olympia, WA 98501). The draft agenda can be viewed on their website. The public is welcome to attend in person or watch a...
The lights at the fairgrounds are beautiful, the free holiday dinner was delicious and the people attending were wonderful to visit with. Last weekend's Skamokawa Grange and Fire Department dinner was a sparkling success, hope you attended! Fund raising plans for 2012 are already starting to take shape. On February 11 we will serve our “Valentine Diamond Dinner” at the Skamokawa Grange Hall. We are still in the process of lining up the entertainment for this special evening. If you have attended our dinner, you know we will find some great ent...
BRR!--I am very happy that we are not flooding or buried in snow or being blown to bits by strong winds, but I have to admit, I'm having a tough time warming up after these last few days of below freezing temperatures and heavy fog, which keeps the sun hidden until mid-day. It's great to see the sun when it comes out, but it sort of fools you into thinking it's warm outside but just step out there with no jacket on and boy howdy, you'll be right back in the house grabbing a coat--brr! However, it looks like we'll be seeing it warm up a bit and...
WET BEGINNING--As this week began, it was soggy on Sunday and made for a miserable day if you had to be outside for any reason. However, it was a perfect day for getting Christmas cards made out, as it's important to mail things early. In our area, we need more letters going out so we can keep this post office open. I hope you're getting letters written to the "powers that be" and also get your Christmas cards mailed out as the countdown is really on. SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from December 1-7 are Mike Linn, Joan Mathis,...
