Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Thank you Mother Nature, we really are getting a summer. This weather is great, not too hot for too long and it even cools down at night. We had the pleasure of Steve and Linda Ramsay’s grandchildren coming over for a hot dog roast with s’mores and ice cream the other night after they went swimming in the Grays River near our house. Kids sure have a way of brightening the day. Thank you for the kid fix, Sarah, Skyler, Logan, Brandon and Brenton. Come back any time. Oh yes, glad to have Steve, Linda, Brandon and Amanda as well. News from Nas...
STILL HOT--Well, as this week begins and the weekend ends, it's still plenty toasty out there and I hope you are all being extremely careful about how much heat and sun you're taking in. Of course, it goes without saying that nobody should be left inside a car during these heat waves, as even with the windows down, there is no way a person or an animal can survive, so if you see someone's pet inside a vehicle or worse yet, a person, notify authorities immediately. If you have outdoor animals, make sure they have access to water and some shade...
Cooks needed for chili cook-off Cooks are needed for the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce's Ninth Annual Labor Day “Buzzards Breath” Chili Cook Off in Cathlamet. The event, which this year is a Tolbert Sanctioned event, will be held at the Elochoman Slough Marina on September 1. There is no cost to enter. Cooking starts at 10 a.m. and the public will start tasting at 1 p.m. with judging at 3 p.m. There will also be a tortilla throwing contest, live music, beer garden, rubber duck race raffle, and wooden boat raffle. Call 795-9996, visit the Chambe...
At 9 a.m., this morning, the gates were opened and our 2012 Wahkiakum County Fair festivities and livestock shows began! The Fairgrounds is filled with still life exhibits, 4-Hers showing their animals, food vendors, game vendors, business vendors and vendors selling fun good quality products. If you want to talk to a candidate running for a position for one of our local offices, you will have a chance during the fair, as many have rented a booth. I hope you saved the flyer that I sent out with The Eagle newspaper last week, it will help you...
Have you had a chance to watch any of the meteor showers this week? With the clear skies most evenings, we have been enjoying a few sightings while sitting in the hot tub. What a relaxing way to spend the evening. I hope you have also taken advantage of the beautiful, warm weather this past week, but it looks like another weather alert for today with extremely warm temps. Remember to make sure your animals have lots of opportunity to get out of the heat and have access to fresh water. News from Naselle: I had an opportunity to try out the new...
HOT ONE--Holy cow, we finally had Summer show up with a real vengeance this past weekend and wouldn't you know, the hottest day just happened to be on Saturday when our all-school reunion took place, whew, it was hot! Rarely do we have a day that hot, let alone one with no wind to boot, so while those on the water were sailing along on a river that looked like a sheet of glass, the lack of a breeze just about cooked the rest of us. Sunday was much better with lower temps and a good breeze, so while it was still plenty sunny, it wasn't nearly as...
It looks like we have had our summer and we did indeed reach the 100 degree mark last Saturday. The marquee at the Naselle School actually said so, and lots of photos were taken of it. It was really hot. Thank goodness, it cooled off at night, and the misty mornings are welcome as far as I’m concerned. News from Naselle: In last week’s column I mentioned that there will be a new spot to get a cup of coffee in Naselle at the junction of SR 4 and SR 401. I’ve just had confirmation that Mochas & More will be opening this weekend on Saturday at no...
Enclosed within the Wahkiakum County Eagle Newspaper this week is your guide to the entertainment that will be a part of our Fair this year. The first day of Fair is filled with music on the stage, Model T rides and 4-H animal shows. Day two is filled with jugglers, comedians, puppets, storytelling, the spelling bee, 4-H animal shows plus more great music on the stage. On day three watch the Horsemanship Challenge Championship, enjoy a lunch of fresh Alaska caught Salmon at our noon barbecue, a balloon twister will be creating lively balloon...
SO-SO--Well, as this work week began, we've had some clouds and a bit of mist here and there, along with a few lighter clouds which gave us the warm and muggy feeling as well, but is just depended on where you were as to whether you were cloudy and cool, or cloudy and warm. Over the weekend we were just happy to have dry weather and it was pretty warm in spite of some clouds off and on. THIS IS IT--Yes indeed, the time has come for the first ever Mule Train All-School Reunion this Saturday. Now the event was advertised as noon to 5 p.m. but...
News from Naselle: Looking for a good cup of java? It looks like a new addition at the corner of SR 4 and SR 401. Check out the new little drive through coffee shop Mochas & More that will be open soon. The cute little orange house turned into a coffee stop is the newest venture for Laura Rey of Naselle. Her husband is Glen Rey, manager of Okie’s Select Market in Naselle, and you may have noticed them doing a little painting and yard work around the area over the last week or so. I don’t have an opening date yet, but I’m told it will be withi...
It’s nice to see the Wahkiakum County Fair banner hanging across SR 4 once again! This is an indication that our fair is just a few weeks away. The heavy wooden sign has also been hung over the main entrance admission gate to welcome everyone as they walk into our fair. We appreciate the Wahkiakum PUD crew and the equipment they use to handle this important task each year! We are going into high gear this week as a lot of event details are finalized. Buildings will be cleaned and decorated as we get ready for the thousands of entries that we h...
WET--As this work week begins, it's a little more than damp outside in the morning hours, and not exactly the summer type weather we were wishing we'd have by this time of year. We do seem to be getting some breaks by afternoon though, so the day isn't totally a wash! On the bright side, we don't have to worry about forest fires like they do in other states and out here in the valleys, we know our water systems will keep chugging along, so that that's the good part about seeing some of this wet stuff. For hay makers, it's been tough as the...
YAP plans basketball camp The classes for the Youth Adventure Program July 30-August 3 include: Can't Fool Me, Part 2, July 30, 10-11 a.m., ages five to 10, free. Tissue Paper Butterflies, July 30, 1-2 p.m., ages three to six, $1. Tricky People, Part 2, July 31, 10-11 a.m., ages five to 10, free. Mosaic Tile Mirrors, July 31, 1-2 p.m., ages seven to 12, $6. Kayaking, August 1, 9 a.m. to noon, ages 10 and up, $25. CSI Academy, August 1, 2-3 p.m., ages seven and up, free. Make Your Own Soap, August 3, 1-2 p.m., ages six to nine, $3. Mini-Mules...
We have many painting projects to finish before fair time and received some excellent help from The Farmers 4-H Club last week! Shawn Deal, the rabbit and cavy superintendent and Deb Gribskov, poultry superintendent, brought their 4-H club to the fairgrounds twice last week. Their first project was to paint the picnic tables with blue, lavender and pink paint. Later in the week, the club returned to spend an hour applying primer paint to the new goat, sheep and swine pens. A big thank you to Taya Deal, Nanea Carroll, Teylor Sauer, Cadence...
News from Naselle: “Finnish Roots Run Deep” in Naselle this weekend with the biennial celebration of the Finnish American Folk Festival taking place in and around the Naselle schools at the junction of SR 4 and SR 401. There is no admission charge. Bring the family and friends for an amazing three day treat filled with lots of entertainment including authentic foods, dancing, story telling, a poet’s corner, golf, a play, a movie, games, a run, raffles, language class, history and cultural workshops and even a Maypole Dance. Enjoy many talen...
MIXED BAG--Well, this past week we've had some great sunny days, with nice warm temperatures, but we've also had some cloudy, windy days along with showers that fell on Sunday morning. Not what hay makers were wanting to see for sure! The super warm day on Monday gave the hay makers some hope to get things done, but a cloudy Tuesday morning was making them uneasy once again. SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from July 19-25 are Rick Benfit, Bev Moonen, Al McClain, Stuart Bosch, Randy Montgomery, Lesley Horman, Suzet Parker, Brian...
Library hours to change July 23 In an effort to balance the budget and also accommodate customer needs, effective July 23 the Blanche Bradley Memorial Library will be closed Mondays. Opening hours on Wednesdays will shift from 6-7:30 p.m. to 1-4 p.m. The new schedule is Tuesday and Friday 2-5 p.m. and Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 1-4 p.m. Hours will be reevaluated in 2013 when the library remodel is complete. Vendor's Market to raise funds for grange Skamokawa Grange #425 will hold their Vista Vendor's Market fund raiser on July 28 at...
The Fair poster is done! We hope it will attract your attention to the many livestock shows, musicians and entertainers that will be part of our fair this August. Some of the entertainers are locals who have amazing talents and will be performing on the stage throughout the three days of our Fair. Valle Ledtke created this eye catching poster using a rainbow of colors and fitting lots of information attractively into a limited space. Nice job, Valle. The second Horsemanship Challenge Series event was full of new obstacles and looked to be an...
How did you enjoy the thunder and lightning show last Friday night? It was great until we were awakened by our dogs barking and growling and raising a loud commotion. When we got up, we found an extra dog in the living room on our couch and he wasn’t about to leave with all the noise outside. It turned out to be our neighbor’s, Al and Nancy George's dog Butch, the brother of our older male dog. He doesn’t like these noisy nights, so went looking for a place to hide. All ended well, after we had to wake up Al and Nancy to come take him home...
GOT SUMMER--Everyone was happy to see the sun come out last week. It almost got a bit warm for me, but hey, it was nice to have dry for a change. Sunday morning saw us with some cloud cover though, so while it was dry, we didn't have that sunshine to perk us up first thing in the morning but at least it showed up by noon and we enjoyed another beautiful day. SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from July 12-18 are Samantha McClain, Justin Perkins, Megan Miller, Marietta Montgomery, Jerry Ledtke, Sharrel Mooers, Jamie Kincaid, Cameron...
An Evening of Spoken Word set for Deep River Pacific Northwest folk poet Gary Anderson and essayist Nick Nikkila will present An Evening of Spoken Word this Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at the Deep River Legion Hall. Anderson published My Finnish Soul in 2010. His latest book, Bunchgrass and Buttercups-The Deep River Suite, was published in 2012. Nikkila writes about his experiences while also growing up in Deep River. His book of essays, A Collection of Recollections, was also published this year. All three books will be available that evening. Nasel...
The horse arena will be closed to open riding July 13-15. The Horsemanship Challenge Event will be held on July 14 followed by 4-H Horse Camp. The second Horsemanship Challenge Series event begins at 9 a.m. on July 14 at the Wahkiakum County Fairgrounds Arena. The break down for the age groups is Junior: 3rd – 5th grade, Intermediate: 6th – 8th grade, Senior: 9th - 12th grade and Adult: 19 years and up. The cost is $25 to run through the events. We have camp sites available Friday through Sunday in the Fairgrounds Park for $16.04...
I guess it’s time to get back to work and the real world after an absolutely wonderful week with family and folks we consider to be a part of our family. We had the pleasure of housing all six of our kids and their spouses or significant other, all of our grandchildren and a great-grandson. Altogether we had about 54 people and 12 dogs in our little tent city. The weather cleared up nicely after the first night of showers and the rest of the time it was beautiful. I hope everyone had even half as nice a holiday as we did. Now it is really quiet...
SHORT--The boss has asked me to make this column brief, so a run-down on this past week's Smoky Water Follies that took place at the Skamokawa Grange Hall, will occur next week, but suffice it to say, it was a great success and we thank everyone for volunteering their time to make it happen and to all of you for showing up to support it! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays this coming week from are Irene Martin, Justin Hoven, Steve Hart, David Shrum, Debbie Kuller, David West, Cameron Cothren, Dean Takko, Mallory Bosch, Brad Towery,...
There is a big project in progress currently at the fairgrounds; we are rebuilding the pig, sheep and goat stalls. There were 24 stalls to rebuild, most of the wood needed to be replaced and all new doors built. Each year we don’t know how many pigs, sheep or goats are coming to our Fair until after animal entry day on July 25. All the stalls will be strong enough to hold any combination of these animal exhibits. We have built 18 stalls in the last two weeks, then we had to install an underground drainage pipe which is attached to the arena g...
