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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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SUNNY DAYS--It looks like we’ve been given a dry stretch of weather this week, although we did get a slight bit of moisture over the weekend. Of course it was very slight and only fell in some areas, but I thought it was still nice to have my leaf feeding plants get a bit of a drink at least. I still think those 70 degree temperatures are really ideal so when it climbs up into those 80s and 90s, like we are experiencing here on Monday, I think many of the folks working or practicing sports in that heat are wishing it wasn’t quite so toa...
On Tuesdays at noon, WSU Master Gardeners present weekly on-line free programs. No need to register, just pop in. Connection information (you must have a zoom account--sign up for one at zoom.us), then join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android from this link: https://wsu.Zoom.us/j/7756056320 Meeting ID: 775 605 6320 Password: 12345 Phone Call: +1 253 215 8782, 775 605 6320# For help, contact Gary Fredricks at garyf@wsu.edu or 360-577-3014 Ext. 3. Workshops are sponsored by Washington State University Extension Master Gardeners. September 6 -...
Photo of the Week: The Wahkiakum PUD crew came to my house last week to remove an aspen tree that was growing too near the power line in my yard. Three very capable men came, Mark, Frankie and Scott. Three boys were there to help also, my yard helpers who have been another great crew, Theo, Gus and Bowen Burkhalter. They happened to be working in my yard the second day that the PUD crew came when they brought the chipper/mulcher machine and mulched the tree within 30 minutes. It was a shock to...
The Skyline Men’s Club will host a monthly golf tournament at Skyline Golf Course in Cathlamet starting in September. Each tournament is open to the public. Enjoy 18 fun and challenging holes and afterward, relax with local craft beer from River Mile 38 Brewing Co. The tournament will be held Sunday, September 18 with a Shotgun Start Time of 9 a.m. (8:30 a.m. check-in). The format will be an 18-Hole Partner Best-Ball: A team of two players hit their own ball and use their own handicap to receive a net score on each hole. The best net score o...
New Beanstack challenges started August 15 for children and adults/teens through the end of November 2022. Read and log book titles to win incentives including free books for the kids, and tickets for drawings on jewelry, free books, coffee shop gift cards, walking stick, crochet needle set, an infininty scarf, and more for adults and teens. Register for challenges on the Beanstack mobile app or at cathlamet.beanstack.org. For more information call the library at 360-795-3254, Tues-Sat, 2-5...
On August 18 eight members of the WA-KI-HI Class of 1959 met at the Duck Inn for a nice lunch, laughs and visiting, sorry that 12 classmates could not attend. They plan to meet again next year on the Fair weekend. L-r: Ray Anders, Helen Loberg Keyser, Barbara Rodal Sundberg, Cleona Spillman Reinholt, Donna Healy Palmer, Howard Cook, Evelyn Johnson Naimo and Richard Oatfield. Photo courtesy of Eveylyn Naimo....
The Wahkiakum Amateur Radio Club will host a series of class meetings to prepare citizens for their Amateur Radio License, also known as a ham radio license. The course is free. To get more information or to sign up email the club at info@n7wah.net. The course will meet every Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m., beginning October 4 and run for the next six weeks. The last day, November 15, they will offer the test to earn your Technician FCC Amatuer Radio license. The class will meet at the River Street Meeting Room in Cathlamet for most of the sessions,...
The 2022-2023 Veterans of Foreign Wars Youth Essay competition is about to begin. Each year the VFW sponsors a nation-wide competition within grades 9-12, the Voice of Democracy and grades 6-8, the Patriots Pen. Washington State VFW sponsors a similar competition within grades 3-5, Youth Essays, as well as the Patriots Pen and Voice of Democracy. Students write essays based on given patriotic themes and the essays are evaluated by the local VFW Post. This year the themes are for the Voice of Democracy, “Why is the Veteran Important?”; Pat...
Scot Attridge took over as Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics (OBHMC), earlier this month, filling the key position vacated by Larry Cohen, who retired on July 29. Attridge had been working side by side with Cohen for the past six weeks to ensure a smooth transition for the community-owned public hospital district. A member of the Washington-Alaska Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, Attridge holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting and business/management from Brigham Young...
The Columbia Land Trust Board of Directors has announced, that after an extensive search process, Dr. Megan Rutledge has been named executive director. Rutledge will replace Glenn Lamb, who is retiring after a long tenure with the land trust. In Rutledge, the hiring committee found a leader who combines the scientific expertise and strategic vision needed to continue the land trust’s tradition of conservation success. With a doctorate in environmental management, she most recently served as the director of Biodiversity Threats at the New Z...
SUNNY START--After a weekend that saw a few showers out here in West Valley, we were back to sunny skies as this work week begins. Unless things change drastically, it appears we are in for a dry week, and even longer, so it looks like our Summer is going to continue for a bit. Considering there has been some massive flash flooding in other parts of our country, I am certainly happy to be here in the Pacific Northwest at the moment. SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from Aug. 25-31, are Katie Phillips, Lou Ann Hedges, Devon Mueller,...
The Friends of Skamokawa will host an online auction, “A Cornucopia of Treasures” via 32auction.com on Oct. 8 at 6 p.m., and run through Oct. 22 until 6 p.m. Great gifts are available for the holidays and special getaways. A “Sneak Peek” will be available on October 7 from 5-7 p.m., at the River Life Interpretive Center. Proceeds from this fundraiser will be used to operate and maintain the historic River Life Interpretive Center at Redmen Hall-1894 Central School. This is their 31st auction and their second online auction....
One week from today, August 25, will be September 1 and the first day of school for students at Naselle/GRV school. It’s been a short summer for many of us because it seemed summer didn’t truly start till mid-July. The helianthus and dahlias are blooming so that’s a sign of late summer. Photo of the Week: As I left Finn Fest, I stopped to take a photo of Valley Bible Church’s flags on their sign. I have seen both flags, our national flag and the flag of Finland, several times hanging there....
Members of the Wahkiakum High School Class of 1972 recently held their 50 year class reunion. Attending were, front, l-r, Kathy Hendrickson Yellesetty, Laurel Campbell Hess, Darlene Dobbins Almer, Gail Hattrick McGaughey, Joy Wirkkala Jenkins, and Ellen Johnson Cothren; middle, l-r, Sherri Bendiksen Thompson, Debra Moore Takko, Anita Fox Mosteller, Deborah Fluckiger Brockel, Cheryl Cothren Turner, Sandra Frink Groves, Joyce Shelton Bjorge, and Becky Spooner. and back, l-r, Herb Mosteller, Larry...
Wahkiakum Outdoors will host Dr. Eric Wagner from the Speakers Bureau of Humanities Washington in Cathlamet on Saturday, September 17 at 2 p.m., at the Hope Center. Based on his book of the same title, he will take you on a journey through the blast zone. He explores not just the surprising ways plants and animals survived the eruption, but also the complex roles that people have played, all while showing how fascinating Mount St Helens still is 40 years after the blast. Wahkiakum Outdoors lecture/discussion series provides an educational...
The Stella Historical Society will close their 2022 summer season with the annual presentation of Remnants of the Past on September 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Remnants uses both the society museum in downtown Stella and the Stella Lutheran Chapel two miles up Germany Creek Road to present demonstrations of soap making, China painting, ornamental wood burning, blacksmithing and much more from the early settlement of western Cowlitz and eastern Wahkiakum counties. Activities at the church will include a farmers market, live music and lunch. Requested...
The Pacific County Emergency Management Agency (PCEMA ) is proud to announce that in conjunction with the Pacific County Fair, Pacific County Fire District 1, and the Long Beach Fire Department, PCEMA will host the Big Shaker Earthquake Simulator on Saturday at the Pacific County Fair in Menlo from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. and on Sunday, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the 2022 First Responder Safety Fair located at the Long Beach Fire Department, 701 Washington Avenue North, Long Beach. The Big Shaker safely simulates a magnitude 8.0 earthquake and...
On Tuesdays at noon WSU Master Gardeners present weekly on-line free programs. No need to register, just pop in. Connection information (you must have a zoom account and be signed into it--sign up for one at zoom.us), then join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/7756056320?pwd=RzVxbTl0dXpyUjJjSDdsWnJuTXdydz09 Meeting ID: 775 605 6320 Password: 12345 Phone Call: +1 253 215 8782, 775 605 6320# For help, contact Gary Fredricks at garyf@wsu.edu or 360-577-3014 Ext. 3. · August 30 - Noon - Tuesday: Extending your Garden...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public input on its draft status review for the Columbian white-tailed deer. The department is recommending re-classifying Columbian white-tailed deer from endangered to threatened based on encouraging conservation gains and population growth, but continued vulnerability. Columbian white-tailed deer (CWTD) were listed under the federal Environmental Species Act in 1973, and by the state of Washington in 1980. Since 1980, the size of the lower Columbia River Columbian white-tailed...
WARM WEEK--As the week begins, we’re seeing very warm temperatures again with my thermometers looking at temps in the low to mid-80s and that’s plenty for me. However, temps could rise a little higher just prior to the paper coming out and then by Friday, it’s supposed to cool down. Current weather models even show a chance of some showers on Friday, with temps at 70 degrees but who knows if that will show up or not, and beings it’s fair time, most would hope it does not, but it wouldn’t be the first time that we’ve been in a drought, on...
This year, summer feels more like spring or fall to me, but after spending two weeks inside experiencing covid for myself, and the nasty medicine to fight it, I will take any season. I am feeling much better this morning while sitting out in the yard with Ben dog with flowers and birds telling God how grateful I am. I had a couple days that were scary for me because the side effects from the medicine seemed worse than the illness itself. I know there have been others ill with covid recently, so...
Buzzing Around the Northwest is gearing up for its upcoming web production, and they want your help. They are looking for local community nominations for places to get adult beverages and fun things to do nearby to showcase in the episodes. Whether it's a cidery, brewery, winery, or simply a great happy hour spot, they want to know what makes your neck of the woods special. Nominate local businesses to be showcased on Buzzing Around the Northwest....
The Northwest Steam Society has an annual steam meet each year and the location moves north and south to be somewhat close to various members' home towns. In 2011 the Northwest Steam Society came to Cathlamet for the first time to hold their annual steam meet here, followed by another in 2015. This year it is back again where the members had such great times in the past. The boats will start arriving Friday Aug 19 and most will leave Sunday afternoon. At the last meet 22 steam boats...
Dueling oversize loads squeezed by each other Tuesday on Puget Island. Photo by Rick Nelson....
Tansy ragwort, Jacobea vulgaris, is a class B noxious weed in Washington. You might see its bright yellow flowers blooming in summer. This is a biennial plant that forms a rosette the first year, over-winters, then bolts to produce flowers and seeds the next year. Tansy is toxic and can be lethal to cows and horses if it is grazed or baled with forage. Mowing or clipping can reduce flower and seed production. Digging or pulling the entire plant is best. Herbicides applied in the spring or fall are also effective. If you need help with this...
