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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Senior Makenzie Anderson was recently named the Wahkiakum High School Winner by the Wendy's High School Heisman for her mastery in and out of the classroom. The program was started in 1994 as a collaboration between Wendy's and the Heisman Trophy Trust to honor students throughout the United States. Students are selected at each school in the first phase. Then a finalist from each state is chosen and so on. Anderson was not a state finalist, but will receive a certificate and a patch for her sel...
The owner of the Hotel Cathlamet, Laurel Waller, celebrated a grand opening with a ribbon cutting on Saturday, surrounded by friends and family and the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce. Photo courtesy of Paige Lake, Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce....
Lily Hale McEntire was at the Cathlamet library recently, trying out the Eggbot, an art robot, to decorate some eggs. If you look very closely, the Eggbot is making a ping pong ball look like the Death Star....
Above: Last week, Sydney Hansen, Ellie Leitz and Kayla Bowcutt from Wahkiakum High School delivered 90 meals that were packaged at a student leadership event in Kalama recently to a local food bank. Below: Makenzie Anderson, Ellie Leitz, Kayla Bowcutt and Sydney Hansen presented 90 packaged meals to representatives from the Wahkiakum Food Bank, Chuck Burton and Mitzi Christensen. Photos courtesy of Stephanie Leitz....
Wahkiakum High School invites parents and students to attend a program designed to help with college and scholarship applications. On November 7 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., in the high school library, Jennifer Schoen, an admissions counselor from the University of Washington and Northwestern will talk about how to successfully apply for scholarships and the college admissions process....
The public is invited to Light Up Your Night!, Friday, November 11 from 5-7 p.m., at the E. Kenneth Henderson Memorial Garden adjacent to the James Avery Grief Center at 1000 12th Avenue in Longview. Visit the garden to light a memorial luminary and enjoy refreshments sponsored by Community Hospice (“Community”) in recognition of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. In honor of Veterans Day there will be special luminary bags for those who have served. Those who are not able to attend may stop by the business offices at 1035 11th Ave...
NOT TOO BAD--Last weekend wasn't too bad, as while we had some rain, we also had some dry times, along with some sunshine, so it was certainly better than the weekend before! We even saw the "field lakes" going down at last, so that's always a welcome sight. However, by the time you read this, we are supposedly going back to a rainy streak, so I hope you enjoyed whatever dry time we had, as it looks like the Fall weather, which means, "falling rain," is here! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from Oct. 27-Nov. 2 are Maury Mooers, Hoby...
Here is What's Happening at the fair this week! The 3rd Annual Halloween Carnival will take place on Sunday October 30 from 4-7 p.m. There will be a Halloween Costume Contest with three age divisions and games for $1.00 to be played. While you’re there you can take in the Haunted House. Thanks to all the volunteers that make these two great events possible. All the funds from the carnival will go into the improvements of the Youth Building. Hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween!...
Naselle news: Sports calendar for the coming week: Thursday, middle school football at Wishkah at 4 p.m., high school volleyball at Lake Quinault at 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, cross country district meet at Onalaska with first event at 10:30 a.m.; Monday, middle school football with Jewell in Naselle at 6 p.m. Westend news: The Rosburg Community Club’s annual Holiday Bazaar will be held this Saturday in the Rosburg Hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you are interested in participating as a vendor, table space may still be available, so please contact eit...
Commissioners of Wahkiakum County Fire District 3 are asking voters to approve raising the district's levy to help cover the increasing costs of equipment. The district covers the western half of the county. Like many other rural volunteer fire districts, it operates on a tight budget. While volunteers might dream of new fire tenders and brush trucks, reality is a small fleet of used vehicles occasionally purchased from more affluent fire fighting jurisdictions who are upgrading their equipment inventory. “It takes a bit more to maintain s...
A Veterans’ Day Assembly will be held in the gymnasium at Naselle-Grays River Valley School at 12:30 p.m on November 10. The assembly is an opportunity for students and staff to honor all veterans and present military personnel. It also represents an opportunity for students to learn about the sacrifices made by veterans and present day military personnel and how those sacrifices have helped to keep freedom alive for Americans and others. All military personnel and veterans are invited to attend the assembly. Community members wishing to j...
The Care Careers Academy is offering a state approved Home Care Aide training program. The Home Care Aide program is 75 hours and encompasses: CarePro Core Basics training (on-line), Diabetes, Mental Health and a hands-on HCA Skills training course. Upcoming class dates are: Diabetes - November 5, Mental Health – November 19, HCA Skills evening class (7-9:30 p.m.) – November 9, 10, 14, 15 and 16. Becoming a HCA allows graduates to work in in-home senior/disabled care settings, such as retirement homes, adult family homes, and private hom...
Puget Island resident Carol Kriesel dropped off unused medications on Saturday in Cathlamet. Ginger Hake of the Wahkiakum Community Network and Ernie Schnabler of the Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office were on hand from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., to collect unused and expired medications. The medications will be sent to the Drug Enforcement Administration for incineration. There will eventually be a permanent collection box, according to Hake. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
The Wahkiakum School District invites all veterans and members of the community to this year’s Veteran’s Day assembly honoring those who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States. The assembly will be held on Thursday, November 10, at 10 a.m., in the Wahkiakum High School gymnasium. The Wahkiakum High School Leadership Club will highlight the service of three local veterans and long-time residents of Wahkiakum County--Mr. Tom Irving, Mr. Ralph Kenner and Mr. Ralph Keyser. The community is invited to attend and hear the inspiring sto...
St. James Family Center's Parent Group will host a Halloween Carnival on Saturday, October 29 from 2-4 p.m., in the SJFC gym. There will be games, food, and a costume contest. All proceeds from this event benefit the United Way of Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties. They are still seeking volunteers for games, contact Esther Cothren or Charl Melton-Peterson at 795-8612....
On Saturday, October 29, at River Mile 38 Brewing Company, Christine Darby will perform from 5-8 p.m., on the Crow’s Nest Stage, 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
Wahkiakum 4-H members participated in the Washington State 4-H Fair held last month in Puyallup. Results include Clothing: Damaris Blaylock-1 blue; Grace Hunt-1 blue; Haley Depoe-1 blue, 1 red; Lydia Blaylock-1 blue. Creative Arts: Damaris Blaylock-2 blue; Lydia Blaylock-2 blue. Food Preservation: Grace Hunt-1 blue; Haley Depoe-4 blue; Isiah Cannon-1 blue; Maggie Ware-1 blue. Knitting: Damaris Blaylock-3 blue; Lydia Blaylock-2 blue. Photography: Kaylin Bingham-3 blue, 1 Award of Merit; Shelby McEneny-3 blue, 1 Special Event Participation...
Posters were picked up at the Julius A. Wendt Elementary school this week for the Neewollah Daze Poster Contest sponsored by the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce. The winners are as follows: Kindergarten - 1st Andrew, 2nd Chloe and 3rd Angela. First Grade - 1st Kaydence, 2nd Kasey and 3rd Ryen. Second Grade - 1st Emily, 2nd Abigail and 3rd Reagyn. Third Grade - 1st Ethan, 2nd Ruth and 3rd Margarita. Fourth Grade - 1st Abby, 2nd Kaitlyn Talbot and 3rd Nick Tucker. Fifth Grade - 1st Galina Goldov, 2nd Arwyn Haney and 3rd Svetlana Goldinov. Prizes...
Tsuga Gallery has announced that due to medical issues, their exhibit, entitled “Generations,” has been canceled. An artists’ reception was scheduled for Oct. 29 from 5-7 p.m. The gallery is located at 70 Main St., Cathlamet and is open Thursday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Their contact information is 360-795-0725 or www.tsugagallery.org....
Above: Key Club members at the 2015 Haunted House. The Wahkiakum High School Key Club will host their 2nd Annual Haunted House on October 30 and 31 from 7-9 p.m. at the high school. Admission is $5 and proceeds will go towards buying supplies for Doernbecher Week 2017. Courtesy photo....
Peden Marine Corps League Daniel E. Crockett Detachment 1228 will host a celebration in honor of the Marine Corps' 241st birthday on November 12 at Uptown Café, in Warrenton. All Marines, family and friends of the Corps are welcome. The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m., with a no-host bar, followed by the Marine and Associate of the Year, as well as Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Awards, with dinner to commence at 7:30 p.m. Dress is semi-formal, and they will collect toys for their annual Toys-for-Tots drive. RSVP by November 2 to Mike...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park presents an evening of stories, activities and exploration of night creatures, at 5 p.m., Friday October 28. Spiders got you down? Are you up in the air over bats? Are you wise about owls? Sounds like you’d enjoy a ranger-led evening walk filled with fun stories and fascinating facts about night creatures that inhabit our forest. This event will include about an hour of craft activities, silly puppets and non-spooky stories, with one in Spanish. The walk will be about a ¼ of a mile over an uneven tr...
Wahkiakum High School celebrated homecoming last week. RayAnna Carlon was named homecoming queen. Above: Members of the court were back, left to right: Heidi Bruntmyer, Elijah Doiron, Charlie Ashe, Jacob Hammond, Morgan Bashore, Chuck Barton, and front, left to right: Jeffrey Gates, Tarah Wisner, Alex Peachey Mellis, RayAnna Carlon, Sydney Hansen, Jack Leavitt. Posing out of the rain were, left to right, Heidi Bruntmyer, Charlie Ashe, Morgan Bashore, Sydney Hansen, RayAnna Carlon, and Tarah...
This is the fourth part of my disaster preparedness series, and this week I am going to discuss how you can get involved. In the face of emergencies and disaster, Americans come together with courage, compassion and unity and ask, “How can I help?” There are many ways to get involved, especially before a disaster occurs. Each resident can participate in activities to make their families, homes and communities safer and more prepared. The formula for ensuring a safer and more resilient community consists of volunteers that are trained and inf...
Juvenile chinook salmon density in shallow habitats downstream of Bonneville Dam is largely due to time of year, but density does differ across habitat types. The best habitats, according to a recent study, included those with higher percentages of tree cover, acceptable dissolved oxygen levels and higher emergent vegetation. The study looked at 63 months of data (2007 – 2012) from two tidal freshwater areas in the Columbia River – the Sandy River delta just east of Portland and a stretch of mainstem river downstream (river mile 68 to 88) tha...
