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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Naselle Community Center hosted their second concert recently to rave reviews and a large audience! Almost 100 visitors came from all over to hear the vast array of talent. Over $1,000 in donations were collected to help offset costs of upgrades and maintenance to the building. The event was a huge success! Local ladies brought homemade desserts and served coffee downstairs afterwards, and performers had a chance to sell CDs to excited participants. The Finnish American Folk festival group...
T'WAS HOT!--As this paper came out last Thursday, we saw our temperature jump to 87 degrees in West Valley and I'm telling you, that was pretty toasty for the early part of May! We weren't the only ones dealing with warmer temperatures and several areas saw record breaking heat for that day. The following day saw us with temps hitting 90 plus; wow! However, the weekend was a different story as we saw a big dip in temperatures, so the heat was gone but it was dry and decent, so Mother's Day was still quite nice. By the time you read this, we...
May brings North Coast Chorale performing again for the residents of the Pacific Northwest with more entertaining and insightful music. At 7 p.m. on Friday, May 17 and 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, the Chorale will present “Songs of the Earth” in the Performing Arts Center (16th and Franklin), Astoria. This cantata, written by Hal Eastburn, reflects the Native American belief in the sacredness of the earth. It speaks of the connections between everything that exists on the earth and in the air that surrounds it. “Songs of the Earth” is music of the...
Gone but not forgotten 2 The main reason you see my picture and e-mail address is so that I will be recognized by the community in which I serve. My motive is to be able to reach the community to find out what the needs are and to try and find ways to facilitate that need. Sometimes in my zeal for the truth I miss some important information and you my gracious readers have responded to help me correct errors. I am thankful to the readers for your e-mails and for approaching me in public with...
Local author Lilly Robbins Brock, presented her and her husband's newest books to librarian Carol Blix at the Cathlamet Public Library at an author visit May 11. Photo by Jean Burnham....
Misty Rivers Drifter O'Quinn had a very good weekend at the beginning of May. At a four day show event in Elma, sponsored by the Nisqually Kennel Club and Olympia Dog Fanciers Association, Drifter won Best of Breed in the Irish wolfhound division on all four days. He is shown with his sister, Sorcha Chimera O'Quinn of Misty River, who won Best of Opposite Sex in two of the four shows, Judge Eugene Blake, handler Julie Brown, and Sorcha's owner/handler Mary Horton. Two of the shows were major...
On Monday, May 20, 2019, Martyn Kenefick will give a presentation on birding in Trinidad and Tobago, the twin-island nation that lies in the Caribbean just north of Venezuela. Willapa Hills Audubon is sponsoring the event. Kenefick will appear at the Longview Women’s Club, 835 21st avenue, at 7 p.m., May 20. The program is free and open to the public. Home to 482 species of birds, 68 different bats, 45 snakes, 50 spiders, 30 frogs and toads, 120 dragonflies, 765 butterflies and close to 3,500 moths; the islands are an introduction to the natura...
The historic Julia Butler Hansen House, built in 1867-1868, will be open for tours on Sunday, May 19 from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., 35 Butler St., Cathlamet. The JBH House is the oldest house in Wahkiakum County and Cathlamet and was the home of the late Congresswoman Julia Butler Hansen. Four generations of the Kimball Butler and Hansen families have lived in the house. The house contains the awards Julia Butler Hansen received during her 43 years in public office. Tours will be conducted by David Hansen, Julia’s son. There is no admission c...
Six classmates from the Wahkiakum High School Class of 1949 gathered May 7 to celebrate 70 years of friendship. Three of the ladies started first grade together. L-r are Elwood Enge, Ora Loraine (Coates) Bauer, Merrie (Goodfellow) Calvin, Mary Lou (Jacobson) Olsen, and David Backman. Unable to attend were Roger Davis, Bill Spencer, Paul Gisselberg, Dick (Sonny) Bauer, and Jackie (Moen) Kahlani. Courtesy photo....
The Cathlamet Woman's Club held a Mother's Day Tea Saturday at St. James Family Center Cathlamet. Right: Local girls model Dress A Girl dresses at the Woman's Club Mother's Day Tea on Saturday. From left to right: Birdie Feather Friend, Hannah Stebbins, Nimue Schultz, Eloise Plank. Photo by Naomi Schultz. Below: There was a nice turnout for the Woman's Club Mother's Day Tea at St. James on Saturday. Photo by Hannah Booth....
Here are the results of the first Silver Buckle horse gaming series show held last weekend at the Wahkiakum County Fairgrounds in Skamokawa: There were a few changes over last year's list of events. This year we have added a Texas Barrels Jack Pot ride. We also added Time Only, this lets a rider do a practice ride before the official ride. Both were a successful addition to our line up. Here are the show results: The winner of the Texas Barrels Jack Pot ride was Katie Glasson. On to the results for the regular event rides: Pee Wee division, 1....
The public is invited to a Memorial Day Ceremony on May 27 at 9 a.m. at the Greenwood Cemetery. The event, hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5297, will pay tribute to those men and women that made the ultimate sacrifice for the nation. At the end of the ceremony, refreshments will be served....
State shellfish managers have approved a "bonus" razor clam dig on ocean beaches for three days, May 18-20. State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the dig on morning low tides after marine toxin tests showed the clams are safe to eat. No digging will be allowed on any beach after noon. The upcoming dig is approved on the following beaches, dates, and morning low tides: · May 18, Saturday, 6:58 a.m.; -1.4 feet; Mocrocks; · May 19, Sunday, 7:41 a.m.; -1.6 feet; Mocrocks; · May 20, Monday, 8:...
Educational Service District 112 is seeking applicants interested in filling the Director District #2 board position that encompasses Ocean Beach, Naselle-Grays River Valley, Wahkiakum, Longview, Castle Rock, Toutle Lake and a portion of Kelso school districts. The vacancy is open following the resignation of Rainer Houser, who served ESD 112 for five years. ESD board members are non-paid volunteers who attend monthly meetings held at the ESD headquarters in Vancouver. The Director District #2 position appointment expires in January 2022....
The Naselle High School Drama Club put on a delightful performance of Annie Jr. last weekend for the people who were lucky enough to witness it. It was a shorter version of the Broadway play complete with all the songs. Standouts were Nicole Steenerson as Annie, Ella Hale as Miss Hannigan, and Jack D'Agostino as Rooster, but all did a wonderful job. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
Here are some events that the Cathlamet FFA and CTE students have taken part of in the month of April. Photo 1. KC Beery, Ashden Niemeyer, Bryson Havens, Kaleo Silva, Winchester Greenup, Hank Bassi and Zach Johnston went over to Wenatchee for state trap shooting. All of the kids shot well with Zach topping the team with 85/100. Photo 2. In the second picture the CTE students have been busy building the garden raised beds. Here Henry Blankenship and Terry Nielson volunteered their time to cut a...
NICE OUT--As the work week began, we were enjoying the blue skies and sunshine after some morning fog. While the moisture was a bit heavy, it's the sort of combo of damp and sunny that seemingly makes the grass grow right before our eyes! Monday was quite warm and even broke some records for the date, so all your new plants definitely needed a drink. With a warm stretch possible, I certainly hope everyone is vigilant and reports anyone who appears to have somehow forgotten a child or an animal in their car! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating...
Wow! Only a few weeks until the "Cruzin to the Fair" Car Show. Hope everyone is as excited about it as I am. The Fair Board has opened it up to vendors as well so if you would like to sell your products that day just give the office a call. Price will be $10 for the day. Also lunch will be served and dessert will be available. I almost forgot breakfast will be available too. So come out to the car show and have some fun. This weekend at the fairgrounds will be the monthly Flea Market which will take place in the Youth Building from 9 a.m. to 3...
Gone, but not forgotten While coming back from Altoona after taking pics of Pillar Rock for The Focus on Wahkiakum, I took a detour down to Eden Valley. I was not looking to write this story, but the inspiration that followed changed everything. While driving and perusing the landscape I realized that many of the old farm lands are overgrown with marsh grasses unfit for cattle. These early pioneers took sometimes decades to clear enough arable land to make a decent living as a farmer. They would...
Next weekend, the Wahkiakum High School Drama Club will perform their new play, Love at First Thought. Shelby Bond and Ryan McKay-Beach who have both won best actor honors at the High School One Act Play Competition at Stageworks Northwest in Longview have roles, as well as Tyson Hjaltalin. Katie Thomason is their stage manager. The play is not about love at first sight. “It’s more like love at first thought,” Hjaltalin said. “That’s the title!” Thomason said before explaining the play, “You...
The 35th annual Great White Tail Run will be held on May 18 at 10 a.m. This event, sponsored by Wahkiakum 4-H, features a 10k, 5k and 2 mile course through the Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge in Skamokawa. Recognition is given for overall female and male winners in each event. Ribbons will go to the top three finishers in each age division. Registration and pre-run registration packet pickup begins at 8:30 a.m., at Skamakowa Vista Park. Fees: Pre-run $10 w/out shirt, $20 with shirt. Run day $12 w/out shirt, $25 with shirt. Add $1...
Join the ladies of the Grays River United Methodist Church when they host their 17th Annual Spring Tea and Luncheon on May 19 (the Sunday after Mother’s Day). The event is held at the Rosburg Community Hall, Hwy 4 West. It is a complete lunch with doors opening at 11:30 a.m., and lunch served at 12:30 p.m. There will be a short program following the luncheon and a silent auction fund-raiser for the West End Food Bank which will receive all proceeds. Dress up or come casual. Menu will be a traditional High Tea menu: Scones, finger sandwiches, f...
Lower Columbia College has announced that State Poet Florence Sage will be featured at the May 22 Northwest Voices event in Longview. · The poet will present a writing workshop from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the Health & Science Building, Room 101 (HSB 101) on the Lower Columbia College campus. · Beginning at 7:00 p.m., she will hold a reading at the Longview Public Library. · Both events are free and open to the public. Florence Sage, of Astoria, has been an organizer of local poetry mics, a poetry editor, and for 22 years, a co-producer of the annu...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop has announced the next In Their Footsteps free speaker series event. Oregon’s Oldest Known Shipwreck: A Spanish Galleon of 1693 by Cameron La Follette, will be held on Sunday, May 19 at 1:00 p.m. It has long been known that a large ship, probably Spanish, wrecked on Nehalem Spit centuries ago. Recently an archaeological team (the Beeswax Wreck Project) determined it was most likely the Santo Cristo de Burgos, which left the Philippines in 1693 bound for Acapulco, and was never seen a...
Kelly Susewind, director of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), will host a virtual open house on Monday, May 13 to give the public a chance to ask about the department’s policies and direction. “I want to share some updates on the agency, but the main purpose is to have two-way conversations with those who aren’t always able to attend our in-person events,” said Susewind. “People care deeply about the work we do and we want to make it easier for them to tell us what’s on their mind and what’s important to them in their everyda...
