Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Dan Schnabel, the long time part-time pastor at the Cathlamet Congregational and the Naselle Congregational United Church of Christ, has retired. After 48 years in ministry, Schnabel and his wife, Jan, are ready to focus on other things, namely their family in Vancouver and their property near Castle Rock. "I got ordained in 1969 and have been working in churches pretty much non-stop ever since," Schnabel said. Schnabel grew up on a small farm in eastern South Dakota. He received his BA from...
Altruism is a central lesson in Tina Merz’ Avid Leadership class and her junior high students have taken it to heart. Their most recent fundraising efforts have been focused on someone close to home, or in this case, their classroom. They have been raising money for Charlotte Cooper-Robinson, a janitor at John C. Thomas Middle School, who has brain and lung cancer, according to Merz. Cooper-Robinson is also a grandma to one of Merz’ students. So far, the students have raised $600 to help wit...
The energy was high at last week's Volunteer Fair at the Cathlamet Community Center, but there may have been more demand than supply....
The Grays River Valley Center, 30 Rosburg School Rd., will host a Cinco De Mayo Dinner on Friday May 5. This will be a by donation event. Dinner, consisting of enchiladas, tamales and street tacos, served with rice and beans, starts at 5:30 p.m., and after dinner people are invited to stay for their movie night, featuring a children’s movie, starting at 7:00 p.m....
A memorial service for John Gibson will be held Saturday, May 13, 2 p.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Cathlamet. His obituary was published December 8, 2016....
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week: Thursday, high school track at Ocosta at 3:30 p.m. and baseball at Lake Quinault at 4:00 p.m.; Friday, softball with Ocosta in Naselle at 4 p.m.; Saturday, high school track at Centralia Freshman Invite; Monday, middle school track - sub league at South Bend at 3:30 p.m.; Tuesday, fast pitch with Montesano in Naselle at 4 p.m.; Wednesday, fast pitch with Ocosta in Naselle at 4 p.m. Go Comets! The Naselle Drama Club will be performing three more shows this weekend for thos...
Dan Westlind will be the May featured artist at the Tsuga Gallery. He brings an original dimension of art to the gallery with his steam punk creations. With great imagination and welding talent, he takes recycled items and creates very interesting lamps, tables and art objects. He says part of the fun of doing his art is finding the pieces at swap meets, garage and estate sales and the internet. He likes to salvage items from going to the scrap yard. The reward is the comments he receives from the people who appreciate his work. Steam punk is...
The Cathlamet Waterfront Park Planning Group will meet today (Thursday), 1-3 p.m., in the River Street Meeting Room, Cathlamet. On the agenda are: • News and updates from the group; • Brief run-through of concept plan; • Dividing sections up among team; • Out reach planning; • Choosing an event to market concept plan, and • Forming “Friends of Cathlamet Waterfront Park.” The group will also work on the final draft of the concept plan and set up a subsequent meeting date in June or July....
PRETTY DAMP--After a gorgeous day last Friday, which saw temperatures climb clear up to 70 degrees, the weekend was nothing at all like that! We were back to the rain and the gloom and the doom and some windy moments as well! The only thing I can say about it is that it certainly saved me from feeling guilty about not doing any yardwork, as it was definitely more of a book reading, movie watching, inside kind of day! I hear that we might wind up with a bit of decent weather this weekend, but when they say "three days" of sun, or partial sun,...
Friends of Skamokawa at Redmen Hall will present a new exhibit on Mother's Day, Sunday May 14. ‘The Wonderful Women of Wahkiakum County' presents the craft work of four groups representative of the talented women in this county. The groups are Skamokawa Grange Women's Activity Group, Seattle Children's Hospital - Puget Island Auxiliary, River City Strippers, and the Cathlamet Woman's Group. Besides their fine craft work these groups all contribute much of their work to charities they are involved with. There will be more information about e...
Can we believe the weatherman? Are we going to get a drying out period? Cross our fingers for at least a bit of respite from the muddy fields and driveways this weekend. News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the coming week: Thursday, high school track at Raymond at 3:30 p.m., baseball at Mary M. Knight at 4 p.m. and fast pitch in Naselle with Taholah at 4 p.m.; Saturday, high school track at Shelton Invite; Monday, baseball and fast pitch with South Bend in Naselle at 3 p.m.; Tuesday, high school track at Pacific County Invite in Ilwaco at...
The 3rd Annual Warriors and Widows Salmon Derby is scheduled for August 30 and 31. This year 35 Warriors from the Warrior Transition Battalion at Joint Base Lewis McCord and widows will again fish with 10 firemen, sheriff’s deputies and state policemen. Last year’s derby was truly a community event that achieved the organizers’ objective. Christopher Price from Palmer, Alaska stated “I had a complete blast. I’m glad this little town came out and embraced us.” The community will do it again this year. A key player in hosting the derby, the...
Greetings from the fair office. Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. I would like to thank all donors who made the Easter Bingo a success. Also a huge thank you to all who volunteered their time. Once again this was a huge success. The next event at the fair grounds will be on May 5 and 6. The fair will be having a huge garage sale. The time will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., both days. Special bargains will be happening so come out and find some treasures. Then on May 13 will be the monthly Flea Market; tables are only $10.00. Please call the...
The following students earned a place on the 3rd quarter honor roll of John C. Thomas Middle School. 8th grade – 4.0 – Kaden Anderson, Logan LaBerge, Jake Leitz, Daniel Martin, Ashden Niemeyer, Tucker Thomas and Ellie Wiltse-Hiatt. 3.2 – 3.95 – Jansi Merz, Hannah Musick, Mary Jane Neves, Elijah Moon, Brody Carlson, Deschayni Nielsen, Teylor Sauer, Mackenzie Lawlor, Kaleo Silva, Jonathan Hauff, Jenna Mellis, Shelby McEneny, Rebekah Neves, Paige Mace, Randall Ecklund, Cadence Guest, Michael Menard, Braxton Johns, Myron Will, Chance Cothren...
"It was a nice sunny day and we had as many as 100 children turn out for the annual Easter Egg Hunt," said Carol McClain, Lions Club member. Each child finding a prize egg received an Easter basket. Jaxx Jordan shown here with his brother, found both prize eggs in the 0-3 age group. Owen Mendez was a winner in the 4-7 Yr. old group. Skyler Carter in the 8 - 11 age group. Unavailable for pictures were Raymond Crawford in the 4-7 age group and Emily Robinson in the 8-11 age group. Each of them...
Skamokawa's Roadkill Saloon held its 1st Annual Bunny Hop Car Show on April 15 to benefit the Wahkiakum Dollars for Scholars, raising $306. There were 17 car entries, and over 150 motorcycles attended. Every entry received a goodie bag with gifts from sponsors, and there was also a raffle that included a floor jack, gift certificates to The Roadkill Saloon and a certificate valued at $1000 towards an exhaust purchase. The first place trophy in the car show went to a 1948 Willys wagon owned by...
Pacific Financial Corporation, the holding company for Bank of the Pacific reported April 20, net income increased 9 percent to $1.6 million, or $0.15 per share, for the first quarter of 2017, compared to $1.5 million, or $0.14 per share for the fourth quarter of 2016, and grew 16 percent from $1.4 million, or $0.13 per share, for the first quarter of 2016. Driving profitability in 2017 was steady loan growth, an expanded net interest margin and improving operating efficiencies. All results are unaudited....
Community Home Health & Hospice (Community) announced April 25 that Administrative Manager, Cari Clizbe won Support Staff of the year at the 24th Annual Home Care Association of Washington (HCAW) Awards Conference. The annual awards recognize individuals who share a high level of dedication to their profession and community. Award winners are honored for meeting personal and industry-related challenges with vision and positive energy, tirelessly advocating for their agencies, patients and colleagues. In her role as Administrative Manager at...
5 Cinco De Mayo Party, Roadkill Saloon, April - 360-606-0179 5 Cinco De Mayo Dinner & Raffles, Grays River Valley Center, 360-465-2310 5-6 Lion’s Club White Cane Days Wahkiakum County Carol McClain – 360-795-3337 13 Mother’s Day Car Show & Tea Roadkill Saloon, April - 360-606-0179 13 Flea Market 9-3 p.m. Skamokawa: Wahkiakum Fairgrounds Patty Dursteler – 360-795-3480 13 Carlton Appelo 95th Birthday Naselle: Appelo Archives Center Falon Hoven – 360-484-7103 20 Great White Tail Run Cathlamet: JBH Wildlife Refuge, 8:30 a.m registratio...
Washington, along with every state in the nation, utilizes a gas tax to provide a major source of funding for roads and bridges. It has been a reliable workhorse for decades, but its future sustainability is uncertain as vehicles become more fuel-efficient and alternative fuel sources emerge. We all want to lower our costs of owning a car and many of us want to leave less of a mark on the environment. As gas consumption goes down – for all the right reasons – gas tax revenues also go down, which leads to less available funding to build and mai...
Razor clam diggers can look forward to a six-day opening starting yesterday (April 26) on various ocean beaches and will have an increased daily limit of 25 clams at Long Beach. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has approved the dig on morning tides at four ocean beaches after toxin test results show the clams on those beaches are safe to eat. State shellfish managers agreed to increase the daily limit for this dig at Long Beach, which has been closed much of the razor clam season due to elevated marine toxin levels, said...
Adventure awaits this summer for young people who can explore the area’s trails, water and animals at camps through Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. The two weeklong camps feature exciting overnight opportunities. Nature Adventure Camp, held July 10-14, offers a week’s worth of adventures at the park and nearby, as well as an overnight in Fort Clatsop. Nature Adventure Camp is open to students entering 4th grade through 6th grade. The cost is $140. Nature Survival Camp, held July 17-21, takes campers on the water and to the woods, dee...
The Care Careers Academy will offer a state approved Home Care Aide training program encompassing 75 hours of instruction. The course includes 50 hours of caregiver Core Basic online instruction that students can access at home, and live classes of Dementia, Mental Health and a hands-on skills building lab. The upcoming HCA Skills class will be held April 26, 27 and 28 from 5-9 p.m., at the Care Careers Academy. Becoming a certified Home Care Aide/Caregiver allows graduates to work in long term care settings, such as retirement homes, adult...
On April 12, Wahkiakum High School senior Cheyenne Barton signed a letter of intent for Track and Field at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota. Barton plans to study biology and enter the Pre-Med program. Courtesy photo....
