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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone had a wonderful February. The fair will have lots of events in the next couple months. The Flea Market will be March 11. Tables are still only $10, and you can call the office to reserve yours. On March 25 there will be a fundraiser for the Smoke on the Water Music fest, a game show night. This sounds really fun and I can't wait. Then in April we have the Easter Bingo on the 6th and the Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt on the 7th at 11 a.m. Also that day the Wahkiakum Fair Foundation will hold their...
A writers meet and greet, with Bunny Keterman, will be held Tuesday, March 14, 6:30-8 p.m., at the Astoria Brewing Company, 144 11th Street, Astoria. This is a free event, no registration needed. You do not need to be a member of the Guild. Your host, Bunny, will start the evening by facilitating introductions. Bunny is a local writer and Writer’s Guild board member; she is a humorist, and mental health educator and advocate. She is the author of the website and blog, The Absurdess.com, a collection of the funny, heart-felt stories from her l...
The Sewing and Textile Advisors of Cowlitz County with WSU Extension 4-H youth program are looking for volunteers with sewing experience and fiber skills for a short-term commitment. Sewing and Textile Advisors endeavor to teach a broad range of sewing and other “fiber skills.” The following skills: such as knitting, tatting, crocheting, and stitchery will be options to adults and children through hands-on learning. Sewing skills using a sewing machine, fabric, notions, patterns, and other fiber art specific tools are part of the program. The...
On January 21, at the Washington State VFW Mid-Winter Conference in Yakima, this year's state winners of the Youth Essay, Patriots Pen, and Voice of Democracy competitions were announced. Out of the entire state, the Wahkiakum School District had winners in the Youth Essay and the Patriots Pen competitions. On February 22, Wahkiakum VFW Post 5297 Commander Bill Tawater and Junior Vice Commander/Youth Program Director, Art Young, presented third place Patriots Pen winner, 7th grader Joshua Moon,...
Clatskanie Arts Commission will present Pianist John Nilsen in concert Sunday, March 12, at 3 p.m., at Birkenfeld Theatre, 75 S. Nehalem, Clatskanie, Oregon Nilsen, internationally acclaimed guitarist, pianist and composer, has performed in all 50 states and on four continents. His performance will cover a wide variety of music –jazz, folk, classical and rock woven compositions, traditional hymn arrangements, boogie-woogie, and some classics. During his performance he will also weave stories of his life and his career which has taken him all o...
Spring into reading, March - May! Spring into reading with your community! For ages five and up, log your reading online throughout the challenge to earn a new set of colorful badges and prizes. Read or listen to 12 books over three months to win prizes, including local gift cards, games, plants and books. Register for the challenge or log into your existing Beanstack account at https://cathlamet.beanstack.org or call for information during library hours of 2-5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays at 360-795-3254. More information at...
The Cathlamet Public Library will host an art show for local home-schooled students. The show begins March 4 and ends March 18. The show may be viewed Tuesday through Saturday from 2-5 p.m. The students attended art classes at ImaginArt located in Cathlamet, with art instructor Leslie R. Billington. Support local youth artists by stopping by the library to view their pieces. The artists submitted sculptures, acrylic, acrylic with multimedia and watercolor paintings. Donations to the library for their support of young artists will be...
Preschool and Elementary children and their parents are welcome to join library staff at the Cathlamet Public Library in the children's picturebook area for Children's Storytime on Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m., to listen to the librarian or a library volunteer share one or more picturebooks....
Mules baseball will host an Alumni Batting Practice and Season Send Off BBQ on March 11 at 10 a.m. All Mules Baseball alumni are welcome to kick the rust off and show the youngsters how it’s done. Afterwards they’ll gather for a meal and socializing, sending the high school team into the 2023 season. Shirts, hats, and hoodies will be available for purchase or order. Suggested donation of $20 is asked to help cover expenses. For more information contact Head Coach Garrett Radcliffe at gradcliffe@wahksd.k12.wa.us. Go Mules!...
GETTING PREPARED--As this week starts, it’s a drippy day in the 40s but according to forecasters, we are in for some very cold days, so I hope you were ready to bundle up and keep warm somehow. Whenever we see temperatures in the 20s forecast, that’s not a great deal for man nor beast and then throw in a chance of some snow and it could be a really miserable few days. Keeping my fingers crossed that the forecast changes and we are all a bit cooler but nothing too severe; one can always hope! It is still winter so I guess we shouldn’t be too s...
Newspapers: I highly value our Eagle newspaper. It is one of the few small-town papers still in existence. We have become a society that reads "electronic" news. This illustrates our addiction to being stimulated by instant news and constant information with no data, science or study beyond what we see and hear. Good things can happen on our devices, but we err when we believe only what a device tells us. Newspapers are meant to provide "investigative news," not unverified information....
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota has honored Nicholas West, of Cathlamet, who took part in the Minnesota Private College Council's Scholars at the Capitol event recently. Students from Minnesota's private colleges and universities present research from a variety of academic disciplines, highlighting the learning that occurs every day. West presented his research titled "Development of Phosphoramide Catalysis for Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis." Nicholas is a senior at Saint Mary's University...
Tall Timbers Farm joins other CSA farmers across the country to celebrate CSA Week, a national event taking place from February 20-26 to promote Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). CSA is a farm membership system that allows consumers to sign up to receive a season’s worth of a farm’s products (veggies, eggs, meat, flowers, grain, etc.) over a number of weeks. Along with getting to enjoy fresh, delicious, and local food, being a CSA member is an excellent way to support and get to know your local farmers. CSA Week is the most popular tim...
Josephine Young, of Cathlamet, was named to the Dean’s List for the 2022 fall term at Eastern Oregon University. She studied STM and Health Science, General Studies-Exploratory. EOU named 572 students to the Dean’s List for the 2022 fall term. Qualifying students achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded EOU coursework. View the full list at eou.edu/ua/deans-list....
The long-running Wahkiakum Outdoors program, sponsored by the Wahkiakum County Marine Resources Committee, provides educational events regarding marine and natural resources and recreational opportunities in the SW Washington region. The program will host three presentations during March and April 2023. On Saturday, March 25, Jim Aalberg of Westport, Oregon will describe the history and evolution of the Wahkiakum-Westport Ferry (“Catching The Last Ferry”). The following Saturday, April 1, Dr. Madeline Kalbach from University of Calgary wil...
Registration is open for the ninth biennial Salmon Recovery Conference, which brings together more than 650 salmon recovery professionals to share their work and the latest science for recovering salmon. “The slower we act, the faster our salmon will be pushed to the brink of survival,” said Gov. Jay Inslee. “This conference brings together our best and brightest to develop long-term solutions that will help native salmon and steelhead recover and thrive.” The 2-day conference begins April 18 in Vancouver, Wash. Early-bird registration is open...
On February 25 at 10 a.m., WSU Master Gardener Art Fuller will explain everything you want to know about pruning grapevines and how to care for grape starts. The presentation will be followed by a demonstration of pruning techniques. You may bring your pruners and learn how to sharpen them. Participants will receive free starts of grape varieties Canadice and Venus. The workshop will be held in Longview. You will be given the location after you have registered. Walk-ins cannot be admitted. Enrollment is limited to 30 people. The cost is $10....
Fishery managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) have scheduled numerous opportunities for the public to participate in setting state-managed salmon seasons in 2023-2024, beginning with a statewide forecast meeting on March 3. That meeting, part of the season-setting process known as North of Falcon, is just one of more than a dozen in-person and virtual meetings scheduled in the coming months to discuss salmon fisheries across Washington. North of Falcon refers to waters north of Oregon's Cape Falcon, which marks...
On February 25 at 10 a.m., WSU Master Gardener Art Fuller will explain everything you want to know about pruning grapevines and how to care for grape starts. The presentation will be followed by a demonstration of pruning techniques. You may bring your pruners and learn how to sharpen them. Participants will receive free starts of grape varieties Canadice and Venus. The workshop will be held in Longview. You will be given the location after you have registered. Walk-ins cannot be admitted. Enrollment is limited to 30 people. The cost is $10....
NOT SO NICE--As this week begins, it looks pretty nasty out there and if the forecasters are correct, we will get some snow as the temperatures fall. Fortunately, this is supposed to be a very brief snow event so I hope that’s correct. The rest of the week appears to be colder but drier according to most forecasters, so we’ll just have to wait and see how that plays out. I am a little bummed that the minute my “Snowdrops” bloom, it seems like we get snow and they get buried, but hopefully they will survive okay. If we do get some super cold we...
The Lower Columbia College Foundation has named The Wollenberg Foundation as the 2022-23 Benefactor of the Year. Benefactor honorees have a history of providing financial support to the foundation, and/or significant volunteer service to the college. Most notably, contributions from honorees have substantially impacted college programs, students, and the community. “It is with great pleasure that we announce and honor The Wollenberg Foundation as this year’s Lower Columbia College Benefactor of the Year,” said Jenny Isaacson, LCC Found...
Want to learn how to grow your own food or flowers? Anyone can do it! On Saturday, February 18 from 10-11:30 a.m., WSU Master Gardener Alice Slusher will walk you through the steps of preparing the planting medium and planting the seeds and timing, proper lighting, and watering techniques. If you've never started your vegetables from seeds, or haven't been successful in the past, then this class is for you. A demonstration on planting seeds will follow the presentation. Attendees will take home seed starting kits and seeds to begin their...
Commentary: I am a Texan at heart. It doesn't make me love this area less; it makes me appreciate it more. My favorite spot there is the Bussey family ranch in Weatherford, west of Ft. Worth. They are my foster family and I remember well when they bought that ranch which now has given joy to four generations so far. My husband's family was from Colorado, a place I learned to love in 1963 when I worked on a remote dude ranch out of Durango, Colorado. When I was first married, we lived in Gypsum,...
According to information received from the Cathlamet Public Library,1040 forms and instruction booklets for 2022 are now available. The supply of 1040-SR forms were all taken, but have been reordered....
