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The first razor clam dig of the fall season will get underway Oct. 6-7 at four ocean beaches. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has approved the dig on evening tides at Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis and Mocrocks after marine toxin tests showed that clams on those beaches are safe to eat. No digging will be allowed on any beach before noon. The upcoming dig is approved on the following beaches, dates and evening low tides: Oct. 6, Friday, 7:49 p.m.; -0.4 feet; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks. Oct. 7,...
The Grays River Valley Center at Johnson Park, 30 Rosburg School Rd., will hold their Annual Winter Harvest dinner on October 21 from 5-7 p.m. The meal will consist of prime rib, baked potato, salad, vegetables and dessert. Price is $15 for adults and $10 for 12 snd under....
The Lions Club Dist. Gov. Bill Karcher, made his annual visit to the Wahkiakum Lions Club meeting on Monday evening and had the honor of installing a new member into the club. Pictured are DG Bill Karcher, member and sponsor David Blalock, new member Tom Blalock and Past Zone Chair Doug Harvey, as Tom is being installed in the club. Courtesy photo....
On Friday, October 6 at the Puget Island Farmers Market, 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd., Jeffrey Reynolds and Friends from 3-6 p.m., on the Up-Beet Stage. Call Rob Stockhouse for further information, 360-560-3785....
The hounds will indeed be running this weekend at Misty Rivers Plantation, 117 Cross Dike Road on Puget Island. The possibility of a cancellation was mentioned in last week's article, but problems were solved and all systems are go for sight hound lure coursing Saturday and Sunday, October 7 and 8. The event is AKC sanctioned and sponsored by the Willamette Valley Basenji Club, and will be coursing for registered sight hounds only, chasing an artificial bunny around a 1500 yard course. The...
The Liberty Theatre Presents: BLOODYVOX with BodyVox, Friday October 13, 7 p.m., at 1203 Commercial St., Astoria. Spend a spooky Friday the 13th in one of Astoria's most famously haunted places. Start with a group of beautiful and talented dancers, add a hint of Hitchcock, a touch of Vampire, top it off with a healthy dose of ghosts and zombies and you get BLOODYVOX, a dance theater experience that mines cinema, folklore and our collective nightmares to bring the season of spirits and All Hallows Eve to life. Funny, bloody, and full of great...
Business owners in Washington have many responsibilities, including knowing which taxes they must report. To help reach more businesses statewide, the Washington State Department of Revenue will host a free live webinar for new and small business owners on Tuesday, Oct. 10., from 10-11 a.m. Revenue offers live webinars to make it easier for small businesses to participate. Registration: Send an email to NBOWebinar@dor.wa.gov with the following: Your name, Company name, Phone number, Email address. Contact Revenue’s Rick Stedman with any q...
U.S. Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler announced she is inviting Southwest Washington veterans to take part in a live event on October 16 to record their stories to be preserved in the Library of Congress. Herrera-Beutler is partnering with the Veterans History Project to honor the men and women from Southwest Washington who have served our nation in the military. “Congress created the Veterans History Project, and it is a great honor to offer its services to Southwest Washington veterans where these individuals’ experiences and stories wil...
You may be wondering what are those four new wires poking up from Wahkiakum High School. They are amateur radio communication antennas for the four radios installed in a cabinet in the Tech Lab. Wahkiakum Amateur Radio Club (callsign: N7WAH) members and Northwest Aluminum Outfitters have donated over $3,000 in radio equipment and volunteered their time to install antennas and radio equipment to provide Wahkiakum students with an operational radio club. The club is also sponsoring the school club...
By the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce October 6-7 Columbia River Country Days; Wahkiakum County, Carrie Backman 360 795-3278 7 Covered Bridge Dinner, Grays River Covered Bridge, WSU Wahkiakum County– 360 795-3278 14 Harvest Time Tractor/Truck Cruz-In; Roadkill Saloon, Skamokawa, April - 360 606-0179 14 Flea Market 9-3pm, Skamokawa Fairgrounds Patty Dursteler– 360 795-3480 15 Winterfest Prime Rib Dinner, Grays River Valley Center, 360 465-2310 20-21 Cathlamet Library Book Sale, Charles Lincoln– 360 686-0012 22 Pumpkin Carving For The Kids Gray...
JUST PERFECT--We couldn't have asked for a better day to hold the First Annual Skamokawa Vista Park Kite Festival this past Saturday, as it was just right I thought! Early in the morning, the winds were pretty calm, but then the afternoon winds showed up on cue and the big, colorful, playful and awesome kites filled the skies to the delight of a park full of kite lovers! The t-shirt weather made the Ship Channel Espresso trailer a big hit, as I saw smoothies and floats and Italian sodas pouring...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week: Today (Thursday), high school volleyball at Columbia Adventist at 4:30 p.m.; Friday, high school football in Naselle with Taholah at 7 p.m.; Saturday, high school volleyball JV Tourney at South Bend at 8:30 a.m.; Monday, middle school volleyball in Naselle with South Bend at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, high school volleyball in Naselle with Firm Foundation at 4:30 p.m., cross country at Onalaska at 3:30 p.m.; Wednesday, middle school football at Jewell at 4 p.m. Go Comets! Kids,...
Our Free Friday Night Movie this week is “Blade Runner.” It is an adult drama. Movies begin at 7:00 p.m., and free popcorn is provided. You are welcome to bring your own snacks, pizza, etc. Don’t forget about the Brown Bag Lunch Group that meets every Friday here at the Community Center from 11:00-1:00. It is a nice opportunity to meet new people and enjoy great conversation! All are welcome! It is with a heavy heart that I announce, for personal reasons, that I will be stepping down as coordinator for the Community Center. I have absol...
The Helping Hand Food Bank will change their days of operation beginning October 1. They will now be open every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3 Fern Hill Rd., Cathlamet....
Trinity Lutheran Church in Longview will hold a blessing of the animals 12 noon to 2 p.m. on October 8. Everyone is invited to bring a canine or feline friend for a blessing by Lutheran pastors from Cowlitz County, or people may bring a photo of any animal companion for the blessing. The event is in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. Organizers encourage attendees to bring donations of cat and dog food, toys or cash for the Humane Society of Cowlitz County....
Friends of Skamokawa presents Robert Michael Pyle, "Where Bigfoot Walks; Crossing the Dark Divide." An author reading and book signing will be held Saturday October 14, 7:00 p.m., at the Skamokawa Resort Conference Center located behind the Skamokawa General Store, 1391 SR 4. A flurry of excitement has been filling the airwaves, publication shelves, and websites over this long-awaited reissue of "Where Bigfoot Walks; Crossing the Dark Divide," published by Counterpoint Press, August 1, 2017. Thi...
Wahkiakum students Teylor Sauer, Laila Abdul-Kariem, Jordyn Keithley Watson, Randall Ecklund, Shantelle Shurvey, Shelby McEneny, and Myron Will went to the Washington State FFA dairy judging contest last Saturday. Shantelle placed first overall out of about 60 contestants with Laila following in third and Jordyn placing fifth. Special thanks to Myron's mom, Sharla Will, and Shelby's mom, Sherry McEneny, for aiding in the contest and transporting them all the way to Puyallup. The students were given cardstock and were required to classify each...
Above, Wahkiakum senior Grayci Thomas, with escort Terris Record, was named the 2017 Homecoming Queen during halftime of the Mules football game against Raymond on Friday. She was one of three seniors, including Skye Jensen and Maddy Mace, to be honored with a selection to the court. All three unwrapped a rose to find out who held the white one, who would be crowned queen. Right: The 2017 Wahkiakum High School Homecoming Court. Back row, left to right: Remington Greenup, Freshman Princess MJ...
NOAA is reporting the summer of 2017 was the third warmest on record globally, with the Pacific Northwest feeling the same heat, but the region may be in for another cold, wet fall and winter. The NOAA Climate Prediction Center’s most recent El Niño Southern Oscillation outlook includes a “La Niña Watch” with a 55-60 percent chance of the pattern developing during the coming fall and winter. El Niño and La Niña weather patterns are driven by Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures, and both patterns can be powerful influences on weather a...
Two weekends of dog racing events will commence this Saturday at Misty Rivers Plantation, 117 Cross Dike Road on Puget Island. The first weekend, September 30 and October 1, will be devoted to AKC All Breed Coursing Ability Tests, known as CATs. Dogs will run a random course, chasing an artificial bunny around the 10 acre field, and there will also be FAST CAT trials in which the dogs run a 100 yard straight line course; this one's a timed event. The events are open to all breeds and mixed breeds. Dogs not registered with AKC will need a...
The Astor Street Opry Company has announced its holiday production of “Scrooged in Astoria,” written by local playwright, Judith P. Niland, original music by Philip Morill and directed by Bill Carr with musical direction by ChrisLynn Taylor. Stylized as a 1960’s style Holiday TV special, this show is loosely based on the “Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, but with characters straight out of the ASOC long running summer melodrama “Shanghaied in Astoria.” This show even has singing commercials. Open auditions will be held October 8 and...
Lower Columbia College has announced that Devery S. Anderson will be featured at the October 16 Northwest Voices event in Longview. First, Anderson will conduct a writing workshop from 3:30-5:00 p.m., in Main 146 on the Lower Columbia College campus. From 7:00-8:00 p.m., he will hold a reading at the Longview Public Library. Both events are free and open to the public. Anderson is an editor and marketing manager at Signature Books in Salt Lake City, and is currently working on a master’s degree in publishing at the George Washington U...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop has announced the next In Their Footsteps free speaker series event. America’s Master Park Maker: Frederick Law Olmsted will be shared by Laurence Cotton on Sunday, October 15, at 1:00 p.m. This unique program will include a screening of the 60 minute movie, Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America, a co-production of WNED-TV, Buffalo/Toronto and Florentine Films/Hott Productions Inc. Laurence Cotton spearheaded this 2014 PBS special, and served as principal researcher and consulting p...
By The Columbia Basin Bulletin As juvenile salmon and steelhead enter the ocean, the common murre and sooty shearwater, offshore avian predators that feed on forage fish such as salmon, throw up a “predator gauntlet” while the fish are still in the Columbia River plume, according to a recent study. Plume size makes a difference with larger plumes of brackish water in May and June each year that can spread out north and south from the river’s mouth hundreds of kilometers and reach a volume of as much as 8,738 square kilometers (3,374 squar...
The Schubert Ensemble will perform at the Liberty Theater, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria on October 4 at 7 p.m. Since its first concert in January 1983 the Schubert Ensemble has become widely recog-nized as one of the world's leading exponents of music for piano and strings. The ensemble has performed in over 40 different countries, has over 80 commissions to its name, has recorded over 30 critically acclaimed CDs and is familiar to British audiences through regular broadcasts on BBC Radio 3. In 1998 the Ensemble's contribution to British...
