Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Hope everyone had a wonderful January. Wow! Time is flying; this Saturday, February 4 is the Valentine's Diamond Dinner. It will be held at the Skamokawa Grange from 6-8 p.m. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased from Fair Board Members, the Bank of Pacific in Cathlamet and Naselle or the Duck Inn. If you would like to see the Diamond Ring it will be posted on the fair's facebook page. Hope to see everyone there. The next event the fair will hold is its monthly Flea Market on Feb. 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also that day the fair will be...
News from Naselle: It’s Groundhog Day! Will he see his shadow? Not looking good for an early summer. Sports calendar for the coming week includes: Today (Thursday), high school boys and girls basketball at Lake Quinault at 5:45 p.m.; Saturday, high school boys and girls basketball with Taholah in Naselle at 3:00 p.m.; Monday, middle school boys basketball at Raymond at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, District 1B IV Tourney-girls 1st round; Wednesday, middle school boys basketball with North Beach in Naselle at 5:45 p.m. and District 1B IV Tourney- boys 1...
While many Asians around the world celebrated the Lunar New Year this past weekend, three Asian High School students attending Wahkiakum High School had their own celebration right here in Wahkiakum County. Natthanon "Earth" Sakworawich from Thailand, Long Nguyen from Vietnam, and "Steven" Yu Xiao Rui from China spent this last Friday, Saturday and Sunday celebrating the Oriental holiday, albeit with American characteristics. They began the weekend on Friday January 27th (New Years Eve) with a...
The Astor Street Opry Company has announced its Original Production of “The Real Lewis and Clark Story, or How the Finns Discovered Astoria”, will be held March 31 through April 29. Open auditions will be held Sunday and Monday night, February 12-13 at 6 p.m., at the ASOC Playhouse, 129 Bond St., Astoria. No previous theatre or music experience is necessary for any of the small or large parts for over 20 actors and actresses. Performance dates are Fridays and Saturdays, 7 p.m., March 31 through April 29. There will be two matinees, Feb...
Wahkiakum Lions Club member Susan Kuhn congratulated students of the month January 24. They are, above, for November, Jack Leavitt, son of Keith Leavitt and Oriana Leavitt. Above, right, December, Tarah Wisner with her mom, Michelle her dad, Jack, was taking pictures from above in the grandstand. Below, right, Savannah Burdick pictured with Grandma Dixie Anderson; she is the daughter of John and Krassandra Burdick. Courtey photos....
On Saturday, February 4, at River Mile 38 Brewing Company, Kyleen Austin (guitar/voice), Ian Brandon (fiddle) and Rob Stockhouse (guitar/voice) will perform from 5-8 p.m., on the Crow’s Nest Stage during Live at Five, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
The Wahkiakum 4-H Robotics Club had a neat opportunity to visit Nichols Brother's Boat Builders on January 20. Our county commissioner, Mike Backman, set up the tour. Each of the kids were welcomed into the office of Matt Nichols (the executive vice president) with a hand shake and introduction. Matt is a 3rd generation boat builder. His grandfather started the business at this same location in Freeland, WA on Whidbey Island. When they bought the property it was an old run down saw mill and the...
Children enrolled in ECEAP are assessed three times during the school year to track their social, emotional, physical, language, and cognitive development and their early literacy and math skills. English language acquisition is tracked for children who speak a different language at home. Washington State relies on the Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS) for kindergarten readiness data. WaKIDS is a process for: -Welcoming students and their families to kindergarten. -Assessing students' strengths. -Discussing the cha...
DAMP--This past weekend was a bit damp off and on and a little blustery too, but considering some areas were still dealing with snow and ice, and other parts of our nation suffered through a multitude of tornadoes and flooding, I'd say we fared pretty well. We cooled down Sunday night, so it was freezing here Monday morning, and it looks like we'll have those kind of tempertures just about every evening this week. However, I am enjoying this sunshine that showed up as the work week started, so I hope you did too. SPECIAL DAYS--Those...
Mandy Johnson has started a part-time business that will shop for and deliver groceries to customers’ homes. She will shop for people who have a difficult time getting to the store, or who would rather not shop themselves. For a service fee of $20-$40 plus the cost of groceries Johnson will shop at a single store within the Longview city limits and deliver the groceries to a Cathlamet area home. She is also available for special event shopping such as for birthdays. She offers a 10% discount off every service fee for senior and military c...
A new program to manage approximately 1,200 miles of lake, river and marine shorelines within Pacific County will be open for public comment through the Washington Department of Ecology for 30 days beginning Jan. 23. Comments will help Ecology decide whether to approve the county’s update as written or request changes. Local shoreline programs protect natural resources for future generations, provide for public access to public waters and shores, and plan for shoreline uses and development. Once approved by Ecology, they become part of the stat...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the coming week includes: Friday, high school boys and girls basketball at North River at 5:45 p.m.; Saturday, high school boys and girls basketball in Naselle with Wishkah at 5:45 p.m.; Monday, middle school boys basketball at South Bend at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, high school boys and girls basketball at Oakville at 5:45 p.m.; Wednesday, middle school boys basketball in Naselle at 5:45 p.m. Go Comets! It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and most of us know what that means--delicious eating at the American Leg...
Pacific Financial Corporation (OTCQB:PFLC), the holding company for Bank of the Pacific reported on January 24 that net income increased 18 percent to $6.6 million, or $0.63 per share, in 2016, compared to $5.6 million, or $0.54 per share, for 2015. For the fourth quarter of 2016, the report said net income was $1.5 million, or $0.14 per share, down from $2.0 million, or $0.19 per share, for the third quarter of 2016, and up 20 percent compared to $1.2 million, or $0.12 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2015. Profitability in 2016 was...
Razor clam diggers can look forward to a five-day opening beginning Jan. 27 at Copalis beach, overlapping with three days of digging at Mocrocks. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the opening on evening tides at those two beaches after marine toxin tests confirmed the clams on the beaches are safe to eat. Diggers should be aware that only Copalis beach is open the first two days of the dig, said Dan Ayres, coastal shellfish manager for WDFW. The upcoming dig is approved on the following beaches, dates and evening...
Recreational fishing and hunting licenses for the 2017-2018 season, which begins April 1, 2017, are available for sale as of January 24. Typically, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) begins to sell the upcoming year's licenses in December. "With the release of our new licensing system last month, we opted to delay selling 2017-18 licenses in order to avoid printing licenses from two separate systems, with slightly different formatting, for a single license year," said Peter Vernie, the department's licensing division manager....
Washington State Poet Laureate Tod Marshall will be at the Cathlamet Public Library this afternoon (Thursday, January 26) to give a poetry reading from 4-5 p.m. Admission is free. The Washington State Poet Laureate program is jointly sponsored by the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) and Humanities Washington. Poets laureate work to build awareness and appreciation of poetry--through public readings, workshops, lectures and presentations in communities throughout the state. Tod Marshall...
Dr. Margriet Dogterom, located in British Columbia, Canada, is a leading expert in Mason Bees. She has done extensive research on Mason Bees and has written several publications on the subject. Dr. Dogterom has created a Calendar of Mason Bee management: Early Spring: 1. Get nests and mason bee homes ready. 2. Hang bee home on East facing wall of garden shed or house, in the sun and out of the rain. Spring: 1. Place mason bee cocoons next to the nesting funnels, protected from rain. Early Summer: 1. After flight (6 to 8 weeks after start of spr...
Over 100 persons turned out Monday for the National Pie Day tasting at the Wahkiakum Community Center in Cathlamet. Photo courtesy of William Holmes. L-r, Suzanne Holmes, Marianne Brightbill, Kelly Patterson, and Joyce Orr served a crowded house at the Community Center's Pie Social on Monday. Photo by Diana Zimmerman....
The 20th annual Great Backyard Bird Count will take place February 17 through 20. To participate in this citizen science opportunity, anyone in the world can count birds at any location for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count and enter their sightings at www.BirdCount.org. The information gathered by tens of thousands of volunteers helps track changes in bird populations on a massive scale. The GBBC is a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society with partner Bird Studies Canada and is...
Submitted by Len Lindsley The Wahkiakum County Republican party met November 30 to elect new officers and set goals to better serve our county’s needs and desires. Elected to office were Tom Blalock county chairman, Sheila Lindsley vice chairman, Len Lindsley State Committeeman, Mary Fine State Committeewoman, Claudia Rua secretary and Jerry Hogan treasurer. The republican party looks forward to working with all factions of government in our county regardless of party affiliation. We feel we must come together in unity to meet all the needs i...
The Care Careers Academy will offer an evening Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program starting Wednesday, February 1, and includes classroom education, skills training and 40 hours of clinical instruction. The course provides all the knowledge essential to complete and pass the CNA state testing. Daily and occasional evening classes are available. To learn more about career opportunities, tuition, schedules and job placement opportunities call Care Careers Academy at 360-636-4045 or visit www.carecareersacademy.com. The registration office...
On January 31 at 6 p.m., former WSU Master Gardener Nancy Chennault will speak about the care and operation of a hobbyist greenhouse owner. The audience will learn how to get started, what to buy regarding size, temperature control, lighting and ventilation. Chennault will also talk about yard placement, supplies, what to plant and when and even some alternatives to a greenhouse. This is the program for people who are interested in gardening and own a greenhouse or who are thinking about building or buying one. The class will be held for free...
Dan Ostrand and Clay Mullins of the Port of Portland were at the Elochoman Slough Marina to make improvements to Wahkiakum County Port 1's dredge. Here they work with a Port 1 employee to move the dredge to another position to continue their repairs. Photo by Diana Zimmerman....
On January 26 at 6 p.m., WSU Master Gardener Ted Cunningham will demonstrate the technique used when pruning fruit trees. Pruning trees will control the size of the tree and improve fruit quality. Fruit trees should be pruned every year. Proper pruning techniques reduces disease and promotes greater fruit production. The class will be held in the Cowlitz County Training Center, 1942 First Avenue in Longview, located on the dike just south of the Hall of Justice for $5.00 per family. The workshop is sponsored by Washington State University...
NOAA Fisheries’ West Coast Region has completed a review of fish hatcheries on the Columbia River, clearing the way for the agency to distribute funds under the federal Mitchell Act that will keep the hatcheries operating while reducing impacts to threatened and endangered species. The review came in the form of a biological opinion that analyzed the effects of the Mitchell Act hatchery programs on vulnerable salmon and steelhead species protected under the Endangered Species Act. Hatcheries can have positive and negative effects on salmon a...
