Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum High School Key Club will hold a rummage sale next Thursday, 12-3 p.m., in the Wendt Elementary School Multipurpose Room, 265 S. 3rd St., Cathlamet. Proceeds will be used to fulfill holiday wishes for children in need. The Wahkiakum High school is going to buy gifts for all of the angels on the local trees. Activities include raffles, a bake sale, and garage sale. Key Club is a volunteer service club for high school students under the umbrella of Kiwanis International....
Madison Mace has been chosen as the Wahkiakum Lions Club November Student of The Month. She is on the varsity basketball team again this year. She loves the outdoors and outdoor sports. Madison has been accepted into The National Honor Society which allows her to tutor younger students. She hopes to go to Clatsop Community College, study radiology and get her Associates Degree to become an ex-ray technician. Madison is pictured with Lions Club President Brian McClain and her Mother Amber Mace...
The North Coast Chorale’s winter concert will be held Friday, Dec. 8, and Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Performing Arts Center, 588-16th, Astoria. Under the direction of Dr. Denise Reed, the Chorale will fill the Performing Arts Center with songs all relating to “Mysteries of the Stars”: What they are, where they come from and how we use them. In addition to enchanting the audience with songs such as “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,” “Catch a Falling Star” and “Rise Up Shepherds and Follow,” Karin Temple, renowned and published poet, will recite poems...
Greetings from the Community Center! We would like to thank Santa for coming to the Community Center last Saturday evening during the Holiday Lighting Celebration. All the little ones were able to visit with Santa and share their Christmas wish list. If any children were not able to attend, Santa left behind a few goody bags – come in to get yours while supplies last! Do you need help updating your resume, writing a cover letter or accessing your tablet? Then stop by on Wednesday, December 6 between 10 a.m., and noon for any of your computer n...
All children 10 years old and younger are invited to a Christmas party on Sunday December 3 from 2-4 p.m., at the Norse Hall on Puget Island, State Route 409. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Refreshments will be served. Santa will be on hand for photo taking opportunities. Children will be encouraged to write a note to Santa to be delivered to the North Pole. For every letter written, Macy's will donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Scandinavian pastries and lefse will be available for purchase. For details call Lind at...
By the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce December 2 2nd Annual Holiday Bazaar SkamokawaFairgrounds; Patty Dursteler – 360 795-3480 3 Sons Of Norway Kids Christmas Party, Puget Island Norse Hall Jan Silvestri– 360 795-8759 3 Holiday Tour Of Homes & Christmas Concert Naselle Area & Historic Deep River Church Darlene Bjornsgard-- 360 484-3337 9 Flea Market 9-3pm Skamokawa Fairgrounds, Patty Dursteler– 360 795-3480 9 Santa Lucia Celebration & Pictures With Santa; Naselle, Appelo Archive Center; Falon Hoven – 360 484-7103 31 New Year's Eve Party...
Razor clam diggers will have the opportunity to fill their limits during a four-day dig beginning Dec. 1 on various ocean beaches. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the Dec. 1-4 dig on evening tides after marine toxin tests show the clams are safe to eat. No digging will be allowed before noon. Some areas have a mix of both large and small razor clams. Diggers are required to keep the first 15 clams they dig, regardless of size or conditions, to avoid wasting clams, said Dan Ayres, coastal shellfish manager for WDFW...
Wahkiakum High School will host a donkey basketball game on Dec. 3, 12 noon. The event will raise funds for school athletic programs. In the event, athletes in the high school's various winter sports and activities will attempt to score baskets for their teams while riding donkeys. Advance tickets are on sale at a discount at the high school. In advance admission is $8 for adults, $6 for students and $4 for children. Day of game tickets are $1 higher per category....
BIG DAY--It's almost turkey time! For you locals who get your paper prior to Thanksgiving, I know that all the cooks are probably in the kitchen, whipping up pumpkin pies, or maybe pecan pies and all those awesome side dishes like candied yams and homemade stuffing, so I wish you all the very best as this Thanksgiving Day rolls around. While there may be many things we can be discouraged about, there is much to be thankful for as well, so as they say, "Count your Blessings" and may your upcoming holiday be one that brings you and your family...
State health officials are already seeing influenza cases across the state, and they expect the number to rise in the coming weeks. People are urged to get a flu shot now as the best line of defense against flu. Flu vaccine is recommended for everyone six months of age and up. Serious complications from influenza are more likely to occur in high-risk groups such as young children, people 65 and older, pregnant women, and people with certain medical conditions. Health care providers, and others in close contact with people in high-risk groups,...
November 25 Holiday Lighting Celebration; Main Street, Cathlamet; Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce– 360 795-9996 25 Christmas Holidays Welcome; Tsuga Gallery Nell Coulson- 360 849-4116 December 2 2nd Annual Holiday Bazaar SkamokawaFairgrounds; Patty Dursteler – 360 795-3480 3 Sons Of Norway Kids Christmas Party, Puget Island Norse Hall Jan Silvestri– 360 795-8759 3 Holiday Tour Of Homes & Christmas Concert Naselle Area & Historic Deep River Church Darlene Bjornsgard-- 360 484-3337 9 Flea Market 9-3pm Skamokawa Fairgrounds, Patty Dursteler– 360...
Surrounded by friends, family, and representatives from the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce, Liz Workman celebrated the grand opening of Cascadia Massage with a ribbon cutting on Friday afternoon....
Greetings from the Community Center! A few reminders – the Community Center will be closed for Thanksgiving Day and we do not have a movie scheduled for this Friday. We will resume our movie night on Friday, December 1. This Saturday, November 25 during the Holiday Lighting Celebration, Santa will be at the Community Center from 5-7 p.m. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!...
Wahkiakum High School will host a donkey basketball game on Dec. 3, 12 noon. The event will raise funds for school athletic programs. In the event, athletes in the high school's various winter sports and activities will attempt to score baskets for their teams while riding donkeys. Advance tickets are on sale at a discount at the high school. In advance admission is $8 for adults, $6 for students and $4 for children. Day of game tickets are $1 higher per category....
By The Columbia Basin Bulletin A forecast for La Niña conditions in the Pacific Northwest has been raised to an advisory, with colder and wetter weather seen in October now expected to continue throughout the winter. During a Nov. 16 teleconference, NOAA forecasters showed how colder and wetter conditions prevailed through much of October, but not all of the Pacific Northwest. For example, those conditions did not extend into most of the Northern Rockies. Temperatures in the Pacific Northwest states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and parts of...
Alenna Whitacre, a 2017 Wahkiakum High School graduate, needed a little cheering up on Monday afternoon, so she spent a few hours on Main Street in Cathlamet playing some original music and covers. "I've just been putting smiles on peoples' faces," Whitacre said. "I've been having a tough time and I wanted to make other people smile." She learned the lap dulcimer when she was 12, picked a ukulele soon after, and moved on to the guitar at 13. Photo by Diana Zimmerman....
State shellfish managers have delayed the opening of the commercial Dungeness crab fishery on Washington's coast due to inadequate meat in crab shells. The commercial fishery on Washington's coast typically opens Dec. 1. Recent testing indicates crabs along the coast do not have sufficient meat in their shells to meet industry standards for harvest. The fishery will be delayed until at least Dec. 16 to allow more time for crabs to fill with more meat. Another round of testing will take place after the Thanksgiving holiday to determine whether...
The Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Council of Governments (CWCOG) will be holding meetings in each city and town within Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties to discuss the formation of a new, two-county economic development district. Economic Development Districts created through federal law are required to establish a strategic blueprint for regional collaboration. This document is known as the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The CEDS will take into consideration the plans and interests of associate economic development organizations such as...
IT'S WET & WILD!--Here we are, heading into the third week of November and it's wet and windy and very fall-like. I hope you all survived the wind storm that hit Sunday night and part of Monday. We lost power, but I was totally expecting that, but still, we soon realize how much we enjoy having it! Thanks to the PUD crew for their hard work in nasty conditions. This is another one of those tests for all of us; were you ready? Alternate heat source or power source? Food stocked up? Did you have your outside ready so that things weren't flying...
Wahkiakum High School graduate Ashley (Silva) Calvert will lead a group of six optometry students and one optometrist to Tanzania, Africa this December to provide eye care to people in need. Calvert traveled as a team member last December, and will be returning this year to continue serving the people of Tanzania, who otherwise would receive no eye care. The people of Tanzania whom this group will help are primarily nomadic people of the Maasai tribe. These people not only need glasses, but they suffer from various infections, diseases and...
News from Naselle: Congratulations to the Naselle Comet football team as they head to Montesano to play Almira-Coulee-Hartline on Saturday in a state playoff game. The game will start at 1 p.m. Other sports coming up this week include: Today (Thursday), middle school girls basketball at Willapa Valley at 5:45 p.m.; Monday, middle school girls basketball in Naselle with South Bend at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, middle school girls basketball at Ocosta at 5:45 p.m. Go Comets! Don’t forget the Naselle Booster Club’s Chili Feed and Turkey Bingo night thi...
Kayla Bowcutt is the Wahkiakum Lions Club October Student of The Month. She is a hard working student involved in Before School Leadership, she is a Volleyball Manager, she wants to attend LCC and transfer to WSU Vancouver and become an elementary school teacher and hopes to come back here. Kayla is pictured with her Grandmother Sherry Wright as Lion David Blalock honored her with a check and a certificate for her achievement. Courtesy photo....
Kelly Shumar is the new coordinator at the Community Center in Cathlamet. The Portland native moved to Grays River with her husband, Charlie, in August, after finding a house and falling in love with it. "We were first looking in Knappa where my mom was raised, and I found a house there but it didn't work out," Shumar said. "We started wondering what was happening on the other side of the river." Shumar, who received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture with a specialty in historic...
Mark your calender's for the upcoming events. The Halloween Craft day went so well we decided to have a Christmas Craft Day. It will be on December 9 from 1-3 p.m. We will make Christmas decorations for the children to take home, or help to decorate the center. If anyone has decorations or Christmas lights in good condition, they would like to donate, it would be greatly appreciated. The Grays River Valley Center Library received another 36 boxes of books from The Friends of the Library in Bend, Ore. So all together we have so far received 136...
Greetings from the Community Center! The free book exchange is still going on. Starting next week we will have a full book shelf out front because we received a generous donation from our friends out at Grays River Valley Center Library. This Friday’s movie will be an adult documentary called “The Unbelievers.” This 2013 film follows Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss as they speak publicly around the globe about the importance of science and reason in the modern world, encouraging others to cast off religious and politically motivated appro...
