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Mackenzie Menard, a 2018 Wahkiakum High School graduate, has been awarded a national scholarship of $1000 from Scholarship America as 2018 Scholarship America’s Student Volunteer. Wahkiakum Dollars for Scholars spokesperson Marlena Silva said this week that this award is meant to recognize students who have made a significant contribution to their community through volunteering. This is the first time a Wahkiakum student has won this national award, Silva said. "Mackenzie was nominated by our local board members," she said, "and we are very p...
Photos by Jean Kelsey Last weekend was busy in Wahkiakum County. Along with the Kite Festival and the Puget Island Garage Sale there was the national Amateur Radio Field Day wherein roughly 40,000 amateur radio operators all over the country take their radios and antennas out of their houses and into a field for 24 hours to test emergency preparedness. Our county's radio club, N7WAH, with the help of Wahkiakum PUD, Wahkiakum 4-H, Wahkiakum School District and Smokey Waters set up at a baseball...
The 1867 Julia Butler Hansen House, the oldest surviving house in Cathlamet and Wahkiakum County, will be open Friday, June 29, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The JBH House was the home of the late Congresswoman, Julia Butler Hansen and her family. The house has been in the same family for 120 years. It contains the furnishings of four generations of the Kimball Butler Hansen families and also has awards presented to Julia Butler Hansen during her 43 years of public service. On exhibit are watercolors done by Maude Kimball Butler, Julia's...
The Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of Southwest Washington Advisory Council is looking for a member from Wahkiakum County to fill a vacancy in 2018. The Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of Southwest Washington Advisory Council is a group of dedicated volunteers representing older adults and adults with disabilities in the counties of Clark, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum, Skamania, and Klickitat. Advisory Council members: • Identify needs of older adults and adults with disabilities in their communities; • Advise on services to meet those nee...
The Clothing Bank and the Helping Hand Food Bank at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3 Fern Hill Rd, Cathlamet, has announced their summer hours schedule. The Clothing Bank will be open July 11 and 18 and August 8 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Food Bank will be open July 5 and 19 and August 9 and 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m....
Live Music on Saturday, June 29 at River Mile 38 Brewing Co. Christine Darby, guitar and vocals, 5-8 p.m., on the Crow's Nest Stage, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
The Trail’s End Art Association’s (TEAA) 68th Annual Judged Show is open to all artists. This year’s show will take place from August 4 –August 31. According to Trail’s End President Jim Schoeffel, "We are the oldest art association on the North Oregon Coast. We were organized in 1950 to foster the creation of original fine art in all media, and to provide art education and enjoyment opportunities to the community. While we have new monthly shows of members’ art at the gallery throughout the year, our Annual Judged Show is open to non-member...
SUMMER HAS BEGUN--The hot weather showed up just in time to welcome Summer, although if it gets as hot as they say it might, I won't be overly thrilled, as anything over 75 seems a bit too much for me. But the way forecasts keep changing, who knows, it may be back to "Spring-like" weather by the time you read this, and that would suit me just fine. With fire danger already at high levels, more dry conditions must be met with extreme caution in all things outdoors which could involve a heat source. It may be legal to burn, or BBQ, but common...
Families traveling around Washington this summer will have a new reason to stop in at libraries along the way: the chance to win bookstore gift cards from the Washington Center for the Book. Through A Passport to Washington Libraries, which will run from June 15 to Sept. 15, anyone visiting a Washington library can post a creative photo to a crowd-sourced state map to show the range of public libraries available across the state. Visitors who post photographs of at least five Washington libraries to sos.wa.gov/q/passport will be eligible to...
Anglers can reel in salmon off the Washington coast beginning June 23, when three marine areas open for recreational salmon fishing. Marine areas 1 (Ilwaco), 3 (La Push), and 4 (Neah Bay) will be open daily starting Saturday, June 23. Marine Area 2 (Westport) will be open Sundays through Thursdays beginning Sunday, July 1. Fewer chinook salmon are expected to make their way through Washington's ocean waters this year as compared to 2017, said Wendy Beeghley, a fishery manager with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Beeghley...
The Naselle Finnish American Folk Festival 2018 is calling for artwork for display reflecting the lives and experiences of families here and in this whole bountiful region. Work may be rendered in any medium and may include paintings, drawings, photos and prints, jewelry, weaving, sculpture, pottery, basketry, woodcarvings and furniture. The Art exhibit will be displayed on Friday July 27 and Saturday July 28 at the Naselle Finnish-American Folk Festival from 10 a.m., to 6 p.m. For more information on the festival visit their website at...
June 15 was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. If you or someone you know has been affected by a crime, you are not alone. The Cowlitz and Wahkiakum County Crime Victims Advocacy Program is a Free and Confidential Service that provides support, safety planning and referrals to all victims of crime. Crisis Lines are open 24-7. Call 1-888-288-9221 and an advocate will assist you....
Art in the Park will be held in conjunction with Squirrel Fest again this year. It will take place in the Longview Civic Center, across from the historic Monticello Hotel on Saturday, August 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The streets around the Civic Center will be closed to car traffic during the events. Squirrel Fest draws several thousand people to their event which made for more customer/sales for the Art in the Park artists last year. A map and loading/set up directions will be sent prior to the show. Download an application at...
Wahkiakum Community Center, 100 Main Street Cathlamet, 360.795.7870. Volunteers- Come apply to help out at the center- we’ll feed you! Opportunities to serve as a Flex Host or at special events, like National Pie Day or Bald Eagle Day. We have something for everyone! https://www.facebook.com/Wahkiakum.Community.Center/ https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/50581f3d-1468-4cc1-99df-13702cab2eda Wahkiakum Outdoors presents the Pike Minnow Reward Program at the River Street Meeting Room Wednesday June 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (organized by Flex H...
By The Wahkiakum Chamber Of Commerce June Fridays--Farmers Market 3-6pm Every Friday Thru Sept. 30, Elochoman Slough Marina ~ Mackenzie Jones ~ 360.795.3501 22-24 Puget Island Garage And Yard Sales Cathlamet: Puget Island ~ Sandra York ~ 360.430.0951 23-24 Vista Park Kite Festival, Skamokawa Vista Park 23-24 Horse Jackpot Playday, Skamokawa Fairgrounds ~ Patty Dursteler ~ 360.795.3480 July Fridays--Farmers Market 3-6pm Every Friday Thru Sept. 30, Elochoman Slough Marina ~ Mackenzie Jones ~ 360.795.3501 *** Libraries Rock! Children’s Summer R...
Lower Columbia College (LCC) and Three Rivers Christian School (TRCS) have entered into a partnership to support each other’s programs for recruiting international students. Recently, Three Rivers Christian School applied to expand its ability to take longer-term students at the school, according to school superintendent, Erin Hart. The purpose of the collaboration is to provide additional diversity and worldview to TRCS students, as well as to provide additional revenue for TRCS operations. In their memorandum of understanding, TRCS and LCC a...
Phil Pedersen and Mida (Dodge) Pedersen were married June 13, 1958 and celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 13, 2018. They have five children, 24 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren. The Dodge brothers worked at Crown. Mida is a Wahkiakum High School graduate alumni, Class of 58. They lived in Elochoman Valley for several years. They retired to Rainier, OR and have recently moved to Longview. A private party to honor the couple will be held on June 23 in Lon...
Last Thursday, four Wahkiakum High School students boarded the USS Scout, a US Navy minesweeper, in Astoria to take a trip upriver to Portland for Fleet Week. The four, including Nai'a Freeman, Michael Martin, Nalani Schultz, and Kaleo Silva, got a hands-on experience with the US Navy crew. They got to spend time on the bridge and witness "the complexity of navigation in a restricted maneuvering environment," according to Wahkiakum School District's Administrative Director and future...
MUCH WETTER--Compared to the week before, this past weekend was much wetter. In spite of some sunny times, the rainy times definitely made their presence known, as it would absolutely come down in buckets, which pretty much destroyed what flowers I had left out there. Oh well, I got to enjoy them longer than usual, as it often pours just before Memorial Day. With our parched lawns, fields and forests, it was actually a good thing to have them watered down a bit. SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from June 14-20 are Mike McLaughlin,...
I escaped the heat and traffic of good old California, with my niece and great niece last Sunday and arrived to cooler and damper surroundings that evening. It started raining off and on in Eugene but stopped as we arrived in Grays River. It is so good to be home. It was a busy few weeks, but this proud grandmother wouldn’t have missed the three graduations and one promotion to high school for the world. Oh yes, and a 50th birthday for my son. I guess I should start feeling old, but I’m just not ready for that yet. Though I am home, it is onl...
This week the Grays River Valley Center would like to recognize a board member. Shonda Ware and her family. Shonda has been a rock to the Center and the Food Bank for over three years. Shonda is president of the West End Food Bank and is there every Thursday from 1:00-5:00 p.m., unless she has an emergency, which is rare. Shonda is also Vice-President on the board of GRVC. Shonda is available for every event the community center has. Her family is right there supporting her. Wes Ware and Heath keep the lawns mowed and maintenance of the...
Astor Street Opry Company will present the 34th season of Shanghaied In Astoria, the Musical Melodrama. The 2018 season of Shanghaied In Astoria opens July 12 with a “Sneake Peek Weekend” July 6 & 7 at 7 p.m., and runs through September 1. Tickets are available now at www.asocplay.com. Show times are 7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, with three Sunday matinees at 2 p.m., on July 22, August 5 and August 19. Tickets are $20 for front row seats, All other seats – $15 adults; $10 children. This season they are featuring $10 Fridays, with all seats $10....
Last Thursday your Wahkiakum 4H Robotics Club competed at the Hayez Dayez Camas invitational with 12 other teams from seven other schools. We came away with three of the 12 medals: First Place in Line Racers unlimited (Lydia Blalock), Second Place in Line Racers unlimited (Audrey Morton), and Second Place in Line Racers restricted (Montana Stephens). As you can tell from the results our students focused this winter on preparing their Line Racers. We had one more entrant in Line Racers for a full...
Three local fire fighters recently graduated from the Washington State Fire Fighting Academy. They are, l-r, Jack Leavitt and Alex Peachy, District 4 department, and Paul Tillman, Cathlamet Fire Department. Courtesy photos....
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE), in cooperation with your community high school, is looking for local families to host boys and girls between the ages of 15 to 18 from a variety of countries: Norway, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Japan, to name a few. ASSE students come with an enthusiasm to practice their English and experience American culture - food, sports, shopping and more. They also love to share their own culture and language with their host families. Host families welcome these students into their family, not as a guest,...
