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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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FREEZING COLD/WET--From the sounds of it, many folks knew it was cold, as their power bills really took a leap this past month, and they were right as it's been down to 11 degrees here! After several nights of freezing tempertures, one just gets chilled to the bone! Of course, warming up also meant rain, and even that wasn't exactly warm, so one is still having to bring on the blankets, turn on the electric blankets and even break out the hot water bottles! However, considering what I've seen in other parts of the country, we are quite fortunat...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the coming week for the Naselle Comet teams includes: today (Thursday), high school boys basketball at Three Rivers Christian at 5:45 p.m., middle school boys basketball with Raymond in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; Monday, high school boys and girls basketball with Oakville in Naselle at 5:45 p.m; Tuesday, middle school boys basketball at North Beach at 5:45 p.m., high school boys and girls basketball with Mary M. Knight in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; Wednesday, middle school boys basketball with Valley in Naselle at...
Organizers of the 4th Annual In-Door Super Sale at Johnson Park Center have issued an invitation for vendors and individuals who wish to participate. The sale will be held March 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is a fund-raiser for Grays River Valley Center at Johnson Park, which is the old Rosburg school building. Items for sale can be gently used, repurposed, vintage, antique, or newly crafted. There will be over 50 table spaces, approximately 5’ x 10’, plus room for tents on the lawn outside. The cost for table space is just $10 for the fir...
Students and visitors at Wahkiakum High School have a new resting place, thanks to the Mellis family, which made and donated the bench. L-r are Carol Mellis, Michael Mellis, Alex Mellis, Mike Mellis. Photo courtesy of Principal Stephanie Leitz....
National Pie Day is Monday, January 23 and the Cathlamet Community Center invites the public to join them for a pie social at 11 a.m. that day. Pie and coffee will be provided and they hope people will take advantage of the chance to meet someone new to them. The center is located at 101 Main Street....
New things are happening at Cathlamet Public Library, reports librarian Carol Blix. They have ordered many new books and DVDs recently (examples of new titles appear across the bottom of the library website's home screen and catalog page - go to: http://www.cathlamet.lib.wa.us). They have upgraded their internet to give the public more bandwidth. A new used copier will be coming soon, as will a baby-changing table for the bathroom, and a subscription to Ancestry.com. The Washington State Poet Laureate, Tod Marshall, will give a poetry reading...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Crab & Oyster Feed at the Norse Hall on February 18. This will be the 32nd year for this event. The Crab & Oyster Feed is a fundraising event for the Chamber. Funds raised at this dinner help support Bald Eagle Days and the fireworks show, a 35 year Wahkiakum County traditional celebration held the third weekend in July. Due to the large amount of attendees, there will be three seating times for this dinner, 3:00 p.m., 5:15 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. All seating times will be for guests 21 and...
The Astor Street Opry Company will present a true adaption of Rudyard Kiplings masterpiece, "The Jungle Book" for youths. Directed by Heather A. Yadon-Ramsdell, show dates are February 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 and closing on the 26th. There will be four matinees, February 18, 19 and 25, 26 at 2 p.m. The house opens 30 minutes before each performance. Tickets are available at the door or through their tickets page. The Playhouse is located at 129 West Bond Street in Astoria’s Uniontown District. For more information about this and other shows, v...
Lower Columbia College has announced that Tod Marshall will be featured at the January 25 Northwest Voices event in Longview. First, Marshall will conduct a writing workshop from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in Main 145 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. A native of Kansas, Tod Marshall is a professor at Gonzaga University, where he is currently serving as poet laureate (2016-18). For more information about the event contact Hiedi...
Area artists are invited to participate in the Columbian Artists’ 41st Annual juried Spring Art Show to be held March 18 through April 2 at the Three Rivers Mall, 3513 Three Rivers Drive, Kelso (Space D-1168, near Macy’s) The show is open to artists 18 years and older from Cowlitz, Clark, Wahkiakum, Lewis and Pacific Counties in Washington, and Clatsop and Columbia Counties in Oregon. Entries must be original work, completed in the past two years. Both two and three dimensional work will be accepted. Work will be judged and cash awards giv...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will accept applications for its Master Hunter Permit Program through Feb. 15. The program is designed to promote safe, lawful and ethical hunting, and to strengthen Washington's hunting heritage and conservation ethic. WDFW enlists master hunters for controlled hunts to remove problem animals that damage property. Master hunters also participate in volunteer projects involving increasing access to private lands, habitat enhancement, data collection, hunter education, and landowner...
Story and photos submitted by Jessica Vik and Ron Wright The Wahkiakum 4-H Robotics Club took a field trip to Williams Precision Machine on Tuesday evening, January 10. The owner, Kurt Williams, grew up in Cathlamet, giving him a soft spot for our community. He welcomed the idea of having our kids tour his company. Kurt's right hand man, Greg Somero, was our tour guide. Greg explained a little about each of the machines they have in the shop. The kids got to see how the software is used for...
On February 16 at 6:00 p.m., Gary Fredricks and Sheila Gray, Washington State University faculty, will discuss how to test soils and show how to help poor soils become more productive. Participants will receive a Rapitest soil test kit to check soil samples from their gardens for fertility. Cost for the course is $25 per family. The program sponsored by Washington State University Extension will be held at the Cowlitz County Training Center, 1942 First Avenue in Longview. Class registration is due by February 10. Class registration is limited...
MISERABLE--It got mighty cold last week in our region and depending on where you live, you got an extreme cold, down to 11 degrees here, plus some snowy or some icy conditons, along with some bitter breezes, which made things even colder. Seeing just rain on Sunday morning was super welcoming, which seems hard to believe, but I was happy to hear the heater finally shut down for a bit as temperatures got up in the 40s; yeah! Of course, Monday morning had us back in a blanket of snow, and by the time you read this, they say we may be back to the...
Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week includes: Thursday, high school boys basketball with South Bend in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; Friday, boys and girls high school basketball with Lake Quinault in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; Saturday, JV boys and girls basketball at Warrenton at 11 a.m.; Tuesday, high school boys and girls basketball at Taholah at 3 p.m., middle school boys basketball in Naselle at 5:45 p.m. Go Comets! No school on Monday, the 16th for Martin Luther King holiday. The Naselle School Board will hold their monthly meeting...
River of Life Assembly of God will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on Friday, January 13 from 1:30-6 p.m., at 45 Main St, Cathlamet, in their Fellowship Hall. “We are committed to strengthening our community and helping meet hospital and patient needs through blood donations,” said Patti Phillips, local blood drive coordinator. “This blood drive is our way of giving our friends and neighbors an opportunity to help save lives.” For more information or to make an appointment to donate, call Phillips at 360-795...
Steelhead enthusiasts can now show support for their favorite species by purchasing a vehicle license plate with an image of Washington's iconic state fish. The steelhead specialty plate went on sale January 3 and revenue generated from plate sales will be used by the Washington Department Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to help support activities critical to conserving populations of native steelhead. More than 4,000 people expressed interest in buying a steelhead license plate last year when WDFW collected the signatures required to seek...
Puget Island resident Teddy Townsend won the 2016 Coast Weekend Photo Contest. He also got a Top 10 Honorable Mention. "It feels pretty good," he said. Townsend is a soft spoken young man, the seventh of eight kids homeschooled by Blake and Diane Townsend. "On summer nights he takes his bike and goes riding all over to take star trails," Diane said. It was a star trail/self portrait that garnered the CW award for Townsend. "I'd pictured that picture," Townsend said. "I'd been trying to get a...
With science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) jobs expected to grow 1.7 times faster than non-STEM professions in the coming years, the personal-finance website WalletHub followed up on its Best & Worst Cities to Find a Job report with an in-depth analysis of 2017’s Best & Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals. To identify the best markets for STEM workers, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 100 most populated metro areas across 17 key metrics. The data set ranges from “per-capita job openings for STEM graduates” to “annual...
On Saturday, January 14, at River Mile 38 Brewing Company, David Johnson 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....
An information session about a construction craft laborer program, sponsored by WorkSource, will be held January 25 at 10 a.m., at the Cathlamet Community Center, 101 Main St. Participants must be 18 years of age with a 10th grade education and a valid drivers license. Those completing the program are eligible to apply for jobs with a beginning pay rate of $17.69 per hour with full benefits including medical, dental and pension....
Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark announced Tuesday he will expand Puget Sound’s Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve north of Bellingham, adding 45 acres previously considered for a large coal export terminal. At the same time, he will reject a proposal from Millennium Bulk Terminals to sublease state-owned aquatic lands on the Columbia River west of Longview for another coal export terminal. “These decisions are in the best long-term interest of Puget Sound, the Columbia River and the people of Washington," Goldmark sai...
The Pacific County Emergency Management Agency (PCEMA) is offering a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course in Surfside. Training is scheduled as follows: --Saturday, January 28, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. --Sunday, January 29, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. --Saturday, February 4, 8 a.m. -- 12 noon. The course will be held at the Surfside Homeowner Association Office located at 31402 H St, Ocean Park. Pre-registration is required and is limited to 20 participants. The CERT program is an all-risk, all-hazard training. This valuable course is designed to hel...
Happy 2017 from the fair office. Hope everyone had a wonderful New Year. Mark your calendar for January 14 as the first Flea Market of 2017 will be happening at the fair grounds. Also the fair board will be having a huge sale that day. So don't miss out on any treasures. You can find just about anything you need there. Next on the fair board’s agenda will be the Valentine's Diamond Dinner. The grand drawing prize is a Diamond Ring valued at $899 donated by Mr and Mrs Mike Mouliot. A big thank you to them for their donation. Tickets will be o...
On Saturday, January 7, at River Mile 38 Brewing Company, David Johnson will perform from 5-8 p.m., on the Crow’s Nest Stage, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
