Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Live Music at Puget Island Farmers Market, 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd. On Friday, June 3, Kara Haney will perform from 3-6 p.m., on the Up-Beet Stage. For more information call 360-560-3785. On Saturday, June 4 at River Mile 38 Brewing Company David Johnson will perform from 5 to 8 p.m., on the Crow's Nest Stage during Live at Five. 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
A Stanley's Sanitary Service employee rescued this baby weasel after his mother was hit by a car on Elochoman Valley Rd. Nearby residents took him to the Julia Butler Hansen Wildlife Reserve where employees enlisted the help of the Wildlife Center of the North Coast. The weasel was transported to a wildlife center in Lynnwood where he was raised with other weasels until he was old enough to bring back to the JBH Reserve. If you find sick or injured wildlife contact the Wildlife Center of the...
To the Eagle: When my son, now a Wahkiakum High School senior, was in preschool at St. James, a delicate lady named Mrs. Hauge would come to teach the children about classical art. Some might think preschoolers wouldn’t absorb the knowledge she shared, but I watched rapt three-year-olds, and, even months later, heard my son’s accounts of the art postcards she gave each child. Mrs. Hauge was my first -- and these children’s first - - introduction to our local art angels, community members who expose young people to the arts. Much more recently,...
To The Eagle: I have read with interest and concern regarding the topic of change to a few of our local landmarks. I understand the implication of prejudice, and I am in some agreement with that consensus. I also know that names tacked on to what began as neutral names for these areas were not intended to be offensive, unless naming a particular area of a river entry populated by large amounts of hungry birds is considered offensive. I have listened to and participated in a few of the conversations in which the name Jim Crow seems to be a catal...
OFF AND ON--Last weekend wasn't a complete bust, as it seemed Portland got hammered with rain, while we stayed cloudy with only a few spinkles on Saturday. Sunday was pretty wet here in between sun breaks, so I'm glad the lawn got mowed while it was dry, and we could just let nature water the plants. I was expecting some rain for Monday and while some folks had some sprinkles, I was out doing yardwork and getting mighty toasty in the sun, at least during the first part of the day. The forecast looks like it will be another mixed bag of weather...
News from Naselle: The Naselle-Grays River Valley Comet track team is off to Cheney for the State Track Meet this weekend. Go Comets! Students will be able to enjoy a 3 day weekend with no school on Monday, the 30th in celebration of Memorial Day. Next Thursday evening is the Evening of Excellence where all our incredible students receive their awards for their extra special efforts for the year. This event is one of the most impressive evenings of the year, and as a community, we have much to be proud and thankful for where our school, staff...
The Pacific County Emergency Management Agency has a long history of advocating for individual and community preparedness and endeavoring to educate the residents of Pacific County on how to prepare for a major disaster such as, a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and subsequent tsunami. In June, PCEMA will participate in a Functional Exercise to gauge the agency’s level of preparedness and its ability to support a response to such an event. A functional exercise differs from a full scale exercise, in that, during a full-scale exercise there...
Friends held a birthday party for 91-year-old Carlton Appelo last Saturday. When an old buddy showed up to tease him, Appelo's face lit up and he responded, "Well, hello, you old SOB." Photo by Diana Zimmerman....
The Puget Island Farmers Market will begin its 11th season Friday, May 27 at 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd., from 3-6 p.m. Live entertainment will be offered on the Up Beet Stage: Friday, May 27, 3-4 p.m. "Cliffs of Cathlamet"; 4-6 p.m., "Skamokawa Swamp Opera." Call 360-560-3785 for more information. Vendor booths include: Islands End Farm’s ferments; Little Island Farm’s flowers; Little Barn Farm’s USDA Puget Island grown lamb, beef and pork by the cut; Farm at 172 veggies; Backwater Farm’s fresh farm eggs; Skamokawa Farmstead Creamery’s artisan g...
In a June ceremony, the Washington Coalition for Open Government will honor former San Juan County Building Official John Geniuch with a Key Award at the WCOG regular board meeting next month. The Key Award is given on an ongoing basis to any person or organization that has done something notable for the cause of open government within the past 12 months. As the chief building official in San Juan County, Geniuch discovered the county was using building permit fees for services other than those required to process the permit, an apparent...
There will be an AKC sanctioned lure coursing trial at Misty Rivers Plantation, 117 Cross Dike Road on Puget Island this weekend, sponsored by the Willamette Valley Basenji Club. This event is open to all dogs, any breed, mixed breed, registered or not registered. Check in time for entrants is 9 a.m., and 1 p.m., on both Saturday and Sunday. Dogs will run singly, chasing the artificial bunny lure around a random course. Dogs who complete the course will be awarded a Coursing Aptitude ribbon which is registered with the AKC. The event is open...
Skylor Grasseth, son of Josh and Leeann Grasseth, grandson of Calvin and Cindy Grasseth and great grandson of Tootie Grasseth, will graduate from Sequim High School on June 10. Skylor grew up in Cathlamet and still calls it his second home. He plans to attend college and study for a degree in criminal justice. Cards may be sent to him at 1150 Columbia St., Cathlamet, WA 98612....
The Cathlamet Community Center will hold a bingo event today (May 26) with an array of prizes to be awarded. On June 4 they will host the Coast Guard Auxilliary Boating class from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cost is $10 per person (payment due on the day of class). Completion of this class will also give cardholders recognition in Canada and Oregon. Boaters in Washington need to have their Washington State Boater Education Card with them when operating a boat of 15-horsepower or greater. Boater/operators born before January 1, 1955 are exempt but...
Live Music at River Mile 38 Brewing Company: Downhillbillies will perform Saturday, May 28, from 5 to 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 estimated size of the upriver spring chinook salmon run was reduced by nearly 5 percent last week by the U.S. v Oregon technical advisory committee (TAC). Still, the two-state Columbia River Compact, which met May 18, set additional recreational and non-Indian commercial fishing dates. Recreational fishing was open on the Columbia River mainstem downstream of Bonneville Dam last weekend. The Compact met May 16 and set recreational openings for Friday through Monday this Memorial Day weekend and June 3 through June 15. "We're hoping to...
)n June 14, from 4 to 7 p.m., Canterbury Park will host a Grand Reopening to showcase their completed community. In partnership with the Chamber of Commerce, Canterbury Park will offer tours to see the $9 million expansion and enhancement project. “With the completion of our expansion, it is a joy to see our residents celebrating new relationships and hearing from so many the feeling that they have finally found home,” commented Kris Friberg, Executive Director of Canterbury Park. Including the tours, the Grand Reopening will feature hors d’o...
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will offer two “free days” next month: Saturday, June 4, recognition of National Trails Day and Saturday, June 11, National Get Outdoors Day. Visitors will not need to display a Discover Pass for day-use visits to state parks on these dates. The “free days” are in keeping with legislation that created the Discover Pass. The pass costs $30 for an annual pass or $10 for a one-day permit and is required for vehicle access to state recreation lands managed by Washington State Parks, the Washing...
Many 3- and 4-year olds across the nation still lack access to high-quality preschool education despite modest gains in enrollment, quality, and funding, according to an annual report by the nonpartisan National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at Rutgers University. In Washington, the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) enrolled 10,091 children, up 1350 in 2014-2015, serving eight percent of the state’s 4-year-olds. Washington maintained consistent progress in terms of quality standards– meeting nine of NIE...
Are you limited on space to garden? On May 31 at 6:30 p.m., WSU Master Gardener Billie Bevers will talk on the special requirements when using containers to garden that includes fertilizing, watering and maintenance. Participants will learn how to choose plants that will meet their needs and make wise use of space and resources. This free class will be held in the Fair Exposition located at the Cowlitz County Fairgrounds. The workshop is sponsored by Washington State University Extension Master Gardeners. For more information, contact Gary...
Hard work, ingenuity and people are the driving passions for sometime Puget Island resident Michael Baccellieri, boatbuilder, beekeeper and owner of Longbottom Coffee and Tea. “I’m here most of the time,” Baccellieri said while sitting on his deck watching the Columbia River roll by. “It’s like a gift, an oasis, really.” Baccellieri owns seven companies. He has nearly 100 employees and he admits he’s nearly tapped out. But he’s happy. “If I didn’t love people and love to serve people,” Bacc...
Photos and story By Diana Zimmerman Naselle native Wilho Saari is on his second life. He was born at home 84 years ago just down the street from where he lives now, a fact that some of his former students at the Naselle Youth Camp just couldn’t comprehend. “But there is no hospital,” they would exclaim. “I know! I wasn’t sick,” he’d reply. His distinctive sense of humor would surface more than once during the interview on Saturday. This son of two Finnish immigrants would graduate from high sch...
NASELLE - The eighteenth biennial Finnish American Folk Festival will take place at the schools in Naselle, WA, July 29th-31st. This cultural event presents a feast for all the senses. Sight-authentic costumes, folk dancers, exhibits such as art, a museum, historic photos, arts and crafts, Finnish war memorabilia, genealogy charts. Hearing-music including the Finnish national instrument the kantele, presentations on numerous topics. Taste and smell-Finnish foods such as makkkara, sima, pannukakku, leipä. Touch-hugs galore from friends and famil...
Skamokawa resident Andrew Emlen is a man of many passions. A natural curiosity and a need for variety takes him in several different directions. Sometimes so much so, that he finds he needs to edit activities in his life, like a writer trims her stories. First and foremost, he is a naturalist. “Natural history is my thing,” Emlen said. “I’m interested in all wildlife but I’ve probably been the most focused on birds. My dad taught me the basics when they came to the yard when I was a kid.” “I...
There are people who say that there's "nothing to do " in Skamokawa (Skuh-MOCK-away) and while at first glance at this tiny town, you may believe that's true. However, as they say, "looks can be deceiving" and that is true about this small town as well. While there are no massive shopping malls or casinos here, the community calendar that is put out by the Wahkiakum County Chamber of Commerce, shows a full schedule of events for the county, and many of them take place right here in Skamokawa, the little town located along Ocean Beach Highway...
WET BEGINNING--As this week began, it was a bit on the damp and cool side, which was a far cry from the weather we ended with last week, as it was dry and up in the upper 80s. Oh well, all the greenery got a drink and at least it wasn't pouring down rain or causing any major problems, unlike some parts of the country that were dealing with massive tornadoes, flooding and snowfall. With this second half of May well underway, we wonder if we'll stay unseasonably warm and dry or will be dropping back down in temperatures so we can replenish the...
