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This event features a rotation of forestry classes taught by experts from around the Pacific Northwest, including forest health, thinning, non-timber forest products, wildlife habitat, and more. It's also a great opportunity to network with other landowners and connect with foresters and other professionals that can assist you on your property. The Field Day will be held at the University of Washington's Pack Forest in Eatonville. Sessions will be held on June 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a break for lunch. Pre-registration is required. Sign...
Submitted by Jessica Vik 4-H Wahkiakum Robotics Program Coordinator 4-H Liaison to WHS The Career Connect Washington program has touched many students both in school and after school in Wahkiakum and Naselle Grays River Valley School Districts. WSU 4-H works with students and teachers in the schools on robotics, and recently coordinated two field trips. The first was a ferry ride across the river to the Georgia Pacific Mill in Wauna, OR. A planning partnership with Wahkiakum High School's (WHS)...
Lower Columbia College has announced that Author and Washington Poet Laureate Rena Priest will be featured at the April 24 Northwest Voices event in Longview. The author will present a writing workshop at 4:00 p.m., in Main 148 on the Lower Columbia College campus. She will hold a reading at the Longview Public Library auditorium at 7 p.m. (Please note that the event at the library was priorly scheduled for 5:30 p.m. and will now take place at 7 p.m.) Both events are free and open to the public. Rena Priest is a member of the Lhaq’temish (...
If you like hearing stories about birds, please join us this Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Hope Center in Cathlamet for a Wahkiakum Outdoors presentation on birds along the Long Beach Peninsula. Dr. Madeline Kalbach from Oysterville and the University of Calgary will describe her experiences with the avian communities on the peninsula....
WHITE START--As this week began, and a week after spring had officially arrived, we woke to a very wintery Sunday as it was all white with snow here in West Valley! I know KM Mountain and Beaver Creek were sporting a fresh coat of the white stuff as well, so I’d say winter isn’t quite done with us yet. However, by afternoon, the white covered roads and fields were back to their proper colors of black and green and the skies had turned to blue. What a change in just a few hours! Forecasters say we will be on the chilly side this week but hop...
While going through old files in my computer, I found a folder named “Maki files.” I opened it and found a treasure. One short piece shows an old photo of a wide open valley in the upper Grays. It took me a minute, but when I saw the old house in the middle, I knew it was the Gorley property up Fossil Creek Road at the bottom of KM Hill. Underneath, in the first paragraph, a new world opened for me. It says, “Herman Katajamaki came from Nurmo, Finland to America in 1892. Here he met and married Amanda Harfu in 1894. Amanda had a sister, Sophia...
On Tuesday, March 21, the Naselle Grays River Valley School Board met, moving through a full agenda. One board member was absent, Tyson Vogeler. Several community members were present giving the board added input. The board approved the hiring of Cody Olsen for JV softball coach. For unfinished business, Policy 4210, Regulations of Dangerous Weapons on School Premises, Superintendent Lisa Nelson reported that she had consulted with a legal advisor who read through the various options developed by not only the staff and board, but also with citi...
Spring is here, and with it – the deadline to remove studded tires before end of day Friday, March 31. The Washington State Department of Transportation encourages all drivers to plan now to avoid a potential fine of $137, which could be issued by the Washington State Patrol starting as soon as Saturday, April 1. Studded tires are legal in Washington from Nov. 1 to March 31. There is no individual exception or “out of state waiver” to the studded tire dates. Studded tires cause between $20 million to $29 million in damage to state-owned roads...
In light of interest and good attendance at the first event (February 3rd) Mayor David Olson will host another open forum with muffins and coffee at noon on Friday April 7 at noon in the meeting room at the Cottage Bread & Breakfast, 380 Una Ave, Cathlamet. Citizens, residents or anyone interested are invited to drop by and join the Mayor for complimentary muffins and coffee to discuss issues, ask questions, or raise any concerns regarding the activities of the Town of Cathlamet. Mayor Olson states “Given the interest shown at the first e...
Instead of burning your branches and tree debris, bury it and use nature’s technique for creating a rich soil without fertilizing called Hügelkultur. Learn the benefits and procedure for building a Hügelkultur bed on April 1 from 10 a.m. to noon. Following the class is a tour of a local garden where you can see a Hügelkultur bed in use. This free workshop, sponsored by WSU Extension Master Gardeners, is held at the Cowlitz Training Center, 1942 First Avenue, Longview, located just south of the Cowlitz County Courthouse. For more info...
Landon Nielson is the Lions Club February Student of The Month. They presented him with an achievement award and a check for his accomplishment given to him by Lions President Terri Elfers. Landon is very interested in music and is able to play numerous instruments. He will attend WSU and major in music teaching and composing. He enjoys skating, drawing, painting & athletics. Landon is the son of Jesse and Kathy Nielson. Courtesy photo....
Pacific Lutheran University has announced that Malia Ana Silva, a student at Wahkiakum High School, has been named a President’s Scholar, earning a scholarship of $34,000 per year. Malia Ana was part of an applicant pool of over 400, of which 120 President’s Scholars were selected. All applicants met a rigorous standard of academic excellence; however, students awarded this scholarship displayed exemplary qualities in leadership, service, and academics, while also displaying the potential to enrich the campus community in the classroom and bey...
The Wahkiakum High School Key Club will host a drive-in/walk-in movie this Friday, March 31, 7 p.m., behind the football grandstand or in the WHS Gym if raining. The movies will be Megamind and then Lights Out. It costs $10 per parking spot and the second movie is an additional $10 if staying. Concessions will be available. On April 13 at 6 p.m. in the WHS Gym, there will be a pasta dinner and live auction. Tickets are $20 each and can be bought in the WHS Office, from a Key Club member, or from Malia Ana Silva (360) 849-9003. Their last event...
It’s time to build up your summer reading library at the spring 2023 BBML Foundation book sale. The books have been piling up since the October sale with books donated by fellow booklovers. The proceeds of the sale are given to the library to purchase reading materials and provide library cards to lower income families and, with parental approval, library cards for children. Equipment and supplies have been purchased in the past. The book sale will be held Friday, April 14, from 2-5 p.m., and Saturday, April 15, from noon to 4 p.m., at the B...
Greenwood Road resident Joyce Orr spotted this bull elk having a snack in her back yard over the weekend; the bull had just shed an antler. Photo courtesy of Joyce Orr....
Submitted by Sarah Lawrence As April quickly approaches, the volunteers for Wahkiakum Autism Awareness are excited to announce a joint fundraiser with the WHS Varsity Baseball Team. Scheduled for Saturday, April 15 starting at 4 p.m., volunteers will host a bake sale to raise funds for a Sensory Room at J.A. Wendt Elementary during the home game against Rainier. The baseball team will wear the locally designed Autism Mule Puzzle patch on their warm up shirts to help raise awareness and show their support. These special patches, as well as stick...
The Washington Senate on March 21 passed a capital budget providing $40 million for a new vocational training center at Lower Columbia College in Longview, $8.3 million for improvements to Cape Disappointment State Park, and other public works projects across southwest Washington. The new 46,000 square-foot building will replace four aging structures on the community college campus, and will house the school’s welding, machining, manufacturing, information technology and computer science programs. It also will house College and Career P...
SPRING IS HERE--According to the calendar, we are now officially done with winter and as of this past Monday, spring is here! There’s just one little issue that we may have however, as forecasters have said by the time you read this, we will be back into a wet and chilly mode! In some places, temperatures will be in the lower 30s and forecasters say that the higher elevations could even see some snow in some areas, so it looks like winter may not be done with us just yet! I can only hope that we valley dwellers escape any of that “white stu...
Congratulations to Diane Hollenbeck for being named the Woman's Club Citizen of the Year. Diane, you are a wonder to your friends here in Grays River/Rosburg. You show up to help and you do it without thought of yourself. You deserve this honor one hundred times over. My friend, Kayrene Gilbertsen, is coming to the "Catching the Last Ferry!" event this Saturday at the Hope Center in Cathlamet at 2 p.m. I hope to connect with her there. It's hard to see friends I've known for 20 years sometimes...
Poetry and Pie at the Clatskanie Library will launch the 2023 Raymond Carver Writing Festival (RCWF) Poetry Contest on Tuesday, April 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. Pie was known to be Carver’s favorite dessert. The poetry contest is open to to youth living within the Clatskanie School District boundaries and adults from throughout the Lower Columbia region will be judged in the following categories: Youth (ages 8-10, 11-12, 13-15, 16-18); Adults: Published and Non-Published, and Haiku: Open to both youth and adults. Entries are limited to two poems p...
A Wahkiakum Outdoors presentation by Jim Aalberg on the history of the last ferry still operating on the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington will be held Saturday, March 25 at the Hope Center (320 S 3rd St.) at 2 p.m. Hear about the multiple ferries that have operated here during the last century. For further information call 601-831-0360....
Gene O'Neil, owner of Puget Island Gardens, is ready to welcome customers. Photo by Ian Brandon....
This free class will be held April 4, 6-8 p.m. and will discuss how to maximize grass production by using grazing management and weed control techniques. Topics include grazing management, how to maximize grass quality, weed control and types of grass species. This workshop is presented by Chris Volmert, Lewis County Noxious Weed Control and Gary Fredricks, WSU Extension. The presentation will be followed by the opportunity to ask questions. No need to register, just pop in. Connection information (you must have a Zoom account--sign up for one...
The Writer’s Guild of Astoria and Astoria Visual Arts have announced the 2023 North Coast Writer’s Residency. Now in its fifth year, this jointly sponsored residency affords both established and emerging writers the time, space, and solitude needed to work uninterrupted on a project of their choosing. Submissions will be accepted by email starting March 15, 2023. One selected writer-in-residence will have the opportunity to spend one week in meaningful pursuit of creative work. The residency provides time and space in an idyllic setting to mak...
On Wednesday, Debbie Fredricks will be in Cathlamet to talk about two programs offered by the WSU Extension Office Fredricks, who was happily retired with 11 grandkids, got pulled back into professional life when she was offered a paycheck to do something that she would have done for free. She had worked for an extension office for 21 years in foods and nutrition, but after retirement, she learned about suicide prevention training while volunteering. “Literally within five days I needed i...
