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Washington lawmakers should clear the way for inexpensive kit homes as one solution to the state’s affordable-housing crisis, says Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview. “A hundred years ago, people bought houses from the Sears catalog -- they came in a boxcar, you found a local crew to build them or you did it yourself,” Wilson said. “We see prewar kit bungalows standing proudly today in every community of the state. As prices of starter homes skyrocket, we ought to take another look at kit homes as a solution for today.” Wilson has introduce...
At the end of Welcome Slough, photographer Sarah Lawrence came across a lone river otter. "To my absolute delight, three more joined him and they spent a good five minutes checking me out before heading over to some logs . . . I couldn't believe it when all four got out of the water. They hissed a little so I stayed a safe distance . . . I can't believe after living here 15 years it's only in the last few months that I've started to see them locally." Photos by Sarah Lawrence...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is taking public comment on an environmental analysis of a plan to manage eulachon – commonly known as smelt – in the Columbia River basin. Eulachon are a small forage fish that range from California to Alaska. The southern distinct population segment of eulachon, which spans from northern California to British Columbia, was listed as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 2010. Since then, changes in population status, federal regulations, and other information led to the nee...
COLD START--This week is beginning rather nippy, as this Sunday morning saw temps in the mid-20s and that’s plenty cold enough for me! The blue sky and sunshine that came along with it was very nice though, and truly made the thick, white frost sparkle like crazy; very pretty. I was even happier when it warmed up and we were back to seeing green grass, as were the animals. Here’s hoping everyone made it through these first few frozen days of February without any burst pipes or other problems that these cold streaks can cause! SPECIAL DAY...
Youth Camp News: A letter to DNR dated November 2022 was shared with me last week written by our State Senator and both State Representatives. It stated: "We believe the (our) recommendation should include one that will create a task force to look at maximizing public service functions which require capital facilities. We are confident a task force could find a positive solution which improves state services and utilizes the exceptional qualities of the now closed Naselle site. We are hopeful th...
Submitted by Ron Wright Last Thursday afternoon teams from Naselle-Grays River Valley and Wahkiakum school districts traveled to Ilwaco to compete with teams from Ocean Beach SD for the right to represent SW WA at the SkilsUSA Mobile Robotic tourney in Tacoma. In this event, each team makes their best run to earn a score on moving and placing balls and blocks and cups, and maneuvering to correct parking places, culminating in a charge to the top of a "mountain." Once this was completed, we held...
The Clatskanie Arts Commission presents THE WARDENS, Saturday, February 18, 7:30 p.m., at Birkenfeld Theatre at the Clatskanie Cultural Center, 75 S. Nehalem, Clatskanie. The Wardens, The Rocky Mountain-based band, share with their audience stories, songs and majestic photos rising from the very land they’ve protected as Canadian national park wardens. With haunting three-part harmonies and chilling tales, the band’s mountain music – blending folk, roots and western styles – reflects Canada’s protected wilderness areas. Celebrating the retur...
Submitted by Ron Wright Our team left Wahkiakum High School at 7:30 a.m., Friday morning for its trip to the State First Tech Challenge robotics tourney at the Doppler Building in downtown Seattle. Our first stop was at the Seattle Pacific University for a campus tour and lunch, then on to the Boeing Museum of Flight. By far the biggest smiles were from those coming out of the flight simulator - upside down in a harness doing a barrel roll is something to experience. Afterwards we checked in at...
Fall in love with reading this February! Cathlamet Public Library would like community members to show their appreciation for reading and for each other by participating in this online challenge, sponsored by Beanstack. The challenge runs from February 1-28. Log your reading by book titles completed and complete two activities to earn badges all month long. Win free bookmarks, books, and a challenge completion prize. Register for the challenge at cathlamet.beanstack.org, or call for information during library hours of 2-5 p.m., Tuesdays...
WSU Extension Service will hold Beekeeper Workshops on February 13, 20, 27 and March 6 from 6-8:30 p.m. Designed to build basic beekeeping skills, the class covers topics including bee biology, equipment, seasonal management requirements, identification, and management of pests, as well as honey removal and processing. The four-session course serves as an introduction to beekeeping for new beekeepers. Cost for the four-session course is $40 per person (includes 1 additional family member free). The program, sponsored by Washington State...
Lower Columbia College has announced that Author Stephen Robinson will be featured at the February 16 Northwest Voices event in Longview. The author will present a writing workshop at 12:30 p.m., in Main 148 on the Lower Columbia College campus. He will hold a reading at the Longview Public Library auditorium at 5:30 pm. Both events are free and open to the public. Stephen Robinson is a writer and social kibbitzer based in Portland, Oregon. He writes political commentary for Wonkette and TV criticism for Primetimer. He also writes make believe...
Five individuals and a championship baseball team will soon be inducted into the Lower Columbia College Athletics Hall of Fame. The latest class will be honored at a reception at Myklebust Gymnasium during the Red Devils basketball double header on Wednesday February 15. LCC will host the South Puget Sound Clippers with the women's game at 5:30 p.m., and the men's game at 7:30 p.m. The Hall of Fame reception gets underway at 5:30 p.m., with inductees and their guests in the classroom above the gymnasium. Fund-raising raffle tickets will be on...
BRR--As we woke up this past weekend, it was below freezing in West Valley and we even got to see a bit of snow and “graupel”; those tiny snowballs which I used to lump into the category of just hail. Anyway, it was cold and definitely not a time to be without an extra layer of clothing or bedding! Some areas along SR4 on Sunday morning had folks slipping and sliding and saying it was a “sheet of ice” as some folks even met with a trip to the ditch. It’s just a reminder that winter has just begun and we are a long ways from enjoying those war...
Greetings from the fair office. Wow! What a turnout for our first Crab & Oyster feed. It was awesome. Thank you to Diane Dyer for being the chair and bringing a wonderful event to the fair. Also to her husband Don for everything he did. Thank you to all the board members who brought raffle and auction items in. Special thanks to the following donors of items to the auction: Sam Longtain (a load of gravel), thanks to first buyers Deb & Gary for donating it back, the Duck Inn, Smoke on the water music fest, Amber Eaton, Carol McClain, Ryan Helms...
Sunday's Concert: It's a lovely Monday with fog lifting and sunshine coming through. A good day to smile and remember the wonderful concert yesterday at the packed Naselle Community Center with the Skamokawa Swamp Opera group. I was so happy to hear the Sheriff's Report song first thing and then the Sheriff's Report Volume Two at the end. Folks came from Raymond to the west and Puget Island to the east. The group sang for an hour with songs of Finland and the region, giving the audience a wonder...
Two Cathlamet-area women, Heather Passmore Odom and Sarah Lawrence, are appearing in "Calendar Girls," currently playing at Stageworks Northwest Theatre, 1433 Commerce Ave., Longview. The play is a fictionalized version of a true story from Yorkshire, England, where a group of mature women from the Women's Institute created a tastefully nude calendar to raise money for cancer research after the husband of one of the women died of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The 2000 calendar was a hit beyond their...
The Skamokawa Swamp Opera group after they performed in Naselle on Sunday afternoon with an audience of over 100. Front: Kyleen Austin and Andrew Emlen, back: Wren Hendricks and Erik Friend. Photo by Barb Swanson....
Lower Columbia College has announced that it will hold an Education Job Fair on February 21 for current high school and college students and community members interested in employment in teaching, substitute teaching, or paraeducation. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 2:30-6:30 p.m., on February 21 in the Student Center on the Lower Columbia College campus. Local school districts and childcare facilities will be on site to answer questions and accept resumes to fill current and future positions. Staff from...
Mayor David Olson will host an open forum with muffins and coffee at noon on Friday February 3 in the meeting room at the Cottage Bread & Breakfast, 380 Una Ave, Cathlamet. Citizens, residents or anyone interested are invited to drop by and join the mayor for complimentary muffins and coffee to discuss issues, ask questions, or raise any interests or concerns regarding the Town of Cathlamet. Mayor Olson states “This event is to provide for citizen discussion and input, as well as information exchange. There is a lot going on at the town, and I...
Lions Club District Governor Debbie Mansell presented Terri Elfers, President of the Wahkiakum Lions Club, with a Superhero Award for the community service project of having Bingo at the Wahkiakum County Fair each year. Courtesy photo....
Submitted by Ron Wright Last Friday afternoon Naselle Grays River Valley School District hosted the inaugural robotics competition for middle-schoolers, called the "KM Cup," pitting robotics clubs from the east of KM versus clubs from the west of KM. Each club can sponsor one or more teams, where these teams of two robots each are called "alliances." There were three from NGRVSD (6 robots, 8 students), two from Wahkiakum SD (4 robots, 4 students), and one homeschool team from east of KM: the...
STORMY--As I begin this column, it’s blowing like crazy and I am just hoping I can finish this up without any power outages ruining my plans! During the night, it was definitely a time of noise as I could hear the tree branches crashing down in the woods behind me and I was hoping it would settle down before something landed where I didn’t want it to; so far, so good! It appears our weather is supposed to be a bit drier by the time you read this on Thursday, so that will be nice. On the flip side it will also be a bit colder, with temps in the...
My friends, I know the rain can get to us, but please remember to take your Vitamin D because it helps the body with what the sun normally gives us the rest of the year. Margie Godfrey from the old Naselle Clinic taught me that years ago and I’ve discovered it really helps. Remember that by mid-February, it’s usually possible to get out into the yard/garden so it’s just a month away. Wet is one thing, but warmth brings hope, at least to me. And rain beats several feet of snow every time. I’d rather wear a rain jacket than layers and boots t...
Each year, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United State selects an emergency medical technician, a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, and new for this year, a 911 dispatcher to receive Public Servant Awards. Local VFW Posts submit a winner from each category to their State VFW Department Headquarters. The department then selects a single winner for each of the four awards and submit those to VFW National Headquarters. The VFW National Emergency Medical Technician Public Servant Award...
Lower Columbia College has announced that Author Elaine Cockrell will be featured at the January 24 Northwest Voices event in Longview. The event features the author's latest work, A Shrug of the Shoulders. The author will present a writing workshop at 11:30 a.m. in Main 148 on the Lower Columbia College campus. She will hold a reading at the Longview Public Library auditorium at 7:00 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public. During World War II, xenophobia peaks as Japanese Americans are interned in Western US states. George Yano and...
