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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Lower Columbia College (LCC) Foundation has named JH Kelly as its 2016-17 Benefactor of the Year. Benefactor honorees have a history of providing charitable financial support to the foundation, and/or significant volunteer service to the college. Most notably, contributions from honorees have had major impacts on the college, its programs, students, or the community....
Major forest die-offs due to drought, heat and beetle infestations or deforestation could have consequences far beyond the local landscape. Wiping out an entire forest can have significant effects on global climate patterns and alter vegetation on the other side of the world, according to a study led by the University of Washington and published this week in PLOS ONE (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0165042). “When trees die in one place, it can be good or bad for plants elsewhere, because it causes changes in o...
The Thanksgiving Day rain shower dumped a lot of moisture on Wahkiakum County. On Puget Island, Scott Hartsell measured 9.87 inches of rain in his weather station in 24 hours. Out in West Valley, Kay Chamberlain had 3.89 inches during the same period. Wahkiakum County Public Works Director Chuck Beyer said there were no major problems on county roads, even though there was some flooding in the Grays River and Deep River valleys. “We dodged a bullet,” Beyer said....
The Care Careers Academy is offering a daytime Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Bridge program for Home Care Aides (HCAs) and Medical Assistants (MAs). This course will start Tuesday, December 6 and includes classroom instruction, skills training and five hours of clinical experience. Prerequisites for enrollees consist of having an up-to-date certification from Washington State as a Certified Home Care Aide or Medical Assistant. Students will need to take and pass the state CNA Certification Test to obtain certification. Evening classes will...
Lower Columbia River gillnetters told the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission Nov. 9 that fishery harvest reforms initiated in 2013 are not working economically, while salmon and steelhead anglers accused the commission of vacating its promise to get gillnetters off the river. As many as 150 people attended the Salem commission meeting and public forum on mainstem fishery harvest reforms, where comments were heard on a proposal by ODFW that would continue gillnetting in some areas of the mainstem river. The harvest reform package, also known as...
THIS IS IT--It's that time of year when the kitchen is really bustling, as things are being made ready for the big Thanksgiving feast! I hope you are joined by friends and family and just having a great time enjoying one another's company as Thanksgiving Day is here! I hope you've had your warm clothes handy, as the temperatures have dropped out here in West Valley, and I can't say I've enjoyed them much, as the 30-some degree temps seem to chill me to the bone! Here's hoping for a little bit of a warm-up as the holiday arrives. SPECIAL...
Thank you to all who attended the Fair Turkey Bingo; once again it was a huge success. Thank you to the Backmans for putting this fundraiser together. The fair would like to thank all the contributors who donated to this event. The school custodians, Barbara Blix, Shannette Fowler, Ray Bauer, Daisy Chain Floral, Jason Montgomery, Judi Whitacre, Helen and Ralph Keyser, Charity Kerstetter, Renee Robert, Beverly Ferdina, Backman's Fishing and Farm Co., Wahkiakum Lions Club, Lower Columbia Realty, Farmers Insurance, Cathlamet Pharmacy, The Bank of...
News from Naselle: Way to go Comets, and congratulations on a very successful football season. After a tough season they made it to the state quarterfinals, before falling to the top ranked team in the state. You have made your school very proud as well as the whole community. Sports calendar for the coming week includes: Tuesday, high school girls basketball at Willapa Valley at 5:45 p.m.; Wednesday, middle school girls basketball at Raymond at 5:45 p.m. Go Comets! Students will be out of school both Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving ho...
The First Tech Challenge (FTC) competition is for high school teams. We competed last Saturday against teams from the Vancouver area and Southwest Washington. Our rookie team did well. We had six matches and our robot ran in both autonomous and teleop (driver-controlled) modes in every one of our matches - one of only three teams present to do so. There were many equipment failures and DNS's, but not us! Mules don't ever stop kicking. This is a three-tournament series to determine the southwest...
Wahkiakum PUD crewmen joined volunteers from the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce on Monday to place holiday decorations in front of the courthouse in Cathlamet. The tree will be lit this Saturday in the annual holiday lighting festival starting at 4:30 p.m. The festival features caroling and a visit from Santa Claus. Photo by Rick Nelson....
Responsible, caring adults are being sought as mentors for children, kindergarten through fifth grade, in our community. “Wahkiakum Adult to Youth Mentoring has been successfully matching children with an adult friend for the past 13 years,” said Patti Phillips, Mentoring Coordinator at St. James Family Center. An Informational meeting is scheduled Monday, December 5 at St. James Family Center, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., for adults wanting to know more about the program. Phillips will answer questions and explain what the commitment would inv...
The Naselle-GRV School District this week announced the honor roll for term one. The following students are included. Seniors: 4.0 GPA: Ellie A. Chapman, Tayler D. Ford, Kyryn K. Jacot. Other top seniors: Arianna R. Williams, Andrew T. Todd, Tye M. Johnson and Kyle R. Wirkkala. Juniors: Samanta M. Franco Monroy, Taren J. Vivlemore, Zachary A. Thorsen, Nicholas Gaines and Austin M. Shrives. Sophomores: 4.0 GPA: Cole M. Dorman. Other top Sophomores: Jacob R. Eaton, Taylor Gudmundsen, Parker R. Dalton, Lindsay E. Hunt, Vince G. Fauver, Gage C....
The Washington State Library and the Collaborative Summer Library Program have launched the 2017 Teen Video Challenge, a national video competition for teens to get involved with reading and their public library’s summer reading program. Teens are invited to create a 30-to-90-second video with their unique interpretation of the 2017 summer reading slogan “Build a Better World.” The idea is to involve teens in summer reading, before and during the summer months, by being part of the process. This is an opportunity for teens to showcase their...
Salty Talks will present an evening of conversation on Wednesday Dec.14 at Ilwaco’s Salt Hotel & Pub, located at 147 Howerton Ave on the Ilwaco waterfront. Pollinators play an important role for a healthy ecosystem. Discover the steps to cultivating a pollinator-friendly yard and practice skills for making your environment friendly to bees with naturalist, writer and beekeeper Julie Tennis. She has kept bees since 2008, and is passionate about helping native bees in the local area. For Tennis, the route to appreciating native bees came t...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is accepting letters of interest through Dec. 15 for membership on its Master Hunter Advisory Group. The group, which represents master hunters statewide, advises WDFW on issues and opportunities affecting master hunters and the Master Hunter Permit Program. Six volunteer positions will be opening on the 15-member group in April. Five appointed members will serve three-year terms. One Region 2 position will serve out a vacated member's term. All appointees must retain their certification sta...
A lower river organization is just beginning to track and map where marine debris is located in the Columbia River estuary, but it needs help from people to identify where the debris is located and what kind of debris it is. The Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership is asking for help to identify small to medium scale marine debris in the lower Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the river’s mouth. It will then map the debris and develop plans for cleanup, the organization said. Marine debris can harm fish and wildlife habitat, affect water q...
SOME OF BOTH--Once again, it depended on where you were and what time you were there, as to what kind of weather you had this past weekend. At times it was quite balmy and clear, while the next night or morning might be socked in with fog and other times, the clouds would come in and drizzle on us a bit, and one night it rained hard and blew pretty good, while others didn't feel a thing, so there was definitely a mixed bag of weather. This week shows rain and clouds and some drying periods as well, so it looks like we're just into typical Fall...
Redmen Hall in Skamokawa will hold its final event as a Holiday Open House on Friday, November 25. They will feature holiday gifts for sale done by local artists and craftspeople in Wahkiakum County. There will be jewelry, hand-woven scarves, ornaments, soaps and lotions, smoked salmon and sturgeon, jams, jellies, teas, honey, knitted treasures, fine wooden items, aprons, hats, leaded glass items, CD's, cards, art work, and more. All this will be accompanied by sweets and savories and hot cider and coffee, and wandering musicians to entertain...
News from Naselle: Congratulations to the Naselle girls volleyball team on their seventh place finish at State. Way to go, girls. Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week: Friday, high school football - state playoff game at Lummi High School with kickoff time 7 p.m. Go for it, boys. Monday, middle school girls basketball at South Bend at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, middle school girls basketball with Ocosta in Naselle at 5:45 p.m. Go Comets! This week will mark the third Annual Northwest Basketball/ Lyle Patterson Memorial Basketball...
Kick off your Christmas shopping at “A Country Christmas,” St. James’ annual bazaar this Saturday, Nov. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a great variety of gift items to choose from including handcrafted jewelry, cards, ceramic tiles, coasters, aluminum picture hangings, photography, walking sticks, baskets, journals, paintings, soaps, CDs of original music, ornaments, cookbooks, etc. The Children’s Christmas Store will be open to children 12 and under, no parents allowed; nothing priced over $1. Attendants will assist children with ch...
The Astor Street Opry Company has announced its 10th annual holiday production of “Scrooged in Astoria,” beginning December 2. Stylized as a 1960’s 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 also has singing commercials written by ChrisLynn Taylor. Performance dates are Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m., December 2-18. There will be two matinees, December 11 and 18 at 2 p.m. The house ope...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration on Saturday, November 26. Join them at the Wahkiakum County Courthouse on Main Street in Cathlamet at 4:30 p.m. to sing Christmas carols while they light up the courtyard and wait for Santa to arrive. Merchants on Main Street will be open with extended hours, plus a special addition to downtown shopping this year will be a “Christmas Extravaganza” of vendors at the Hotel Cathlamet beginning at 11 a.m. Later, visit Santa at the Community Center. Local hig...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce is kicking off this holiday season with the 12th Annual Festival of Trees beginning on Monday, November 21. For the past 11 years, citizens have donated unique Christmas trees, such as a fishing themed tree, a football themed tree, and even Mule themed trees. Join the fun; the designer with the donation that receives the highest bid wins a $100 cash prize. Those interested in donating a tree, wreath, garland, or other holiday related decoration, are welcome to sign up. Entry forms are available at the Bank of...
Volunteers for the Star Program report that they are experiencing a low response from the public so far and hope that citizens will step up to help those in need. They will close the acceptance of applications on November 21. Those needing assistance with providing Christmas gifts for their children, through the age of 17 are urged to contact the Star Program at 360-431-5232. All calls will be handled discreetly. All applications need to be turned in by Monday, November 21. Trees will be up at local businesses from November 21 to December 15....
