Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the coming week: Thursday-high school boys basketball in Naselle with North Christian at 5:45 p.m.; Friday-high school girls basketball with Ocosta at home at 3 p.m. and high school boys basketball with Ocosta at 5:45 p.m.; Monday-high school girls basketball at Raymond at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday-high school boys basketball in Naselle with Raymond at 5:45 p.m. Go Comets. There will be no school beginning on Monday, the 19th for the Christmas holiday. Classes will resume on January 3, 2012. The 13th issue of...
It was a fun 4-H Jamboree Event that Deb Gribskov and Shawn Deal organized last Saturday at the Wahkiakum High School. The Jamboree was attended by 4-H’ers of all ages and they made decorated cookies, delicious fudge, berry jams and created a multitude of crafts items. The kids completed all the projects by themselves with a little guidance and a tiny bit of help from the 4-H leaders and parent volunteers that attended. Even the littlest kids mashed berries, added pectin and sugar to make berry jam. These little ones worked with their p...
Greg Parke to play at Pioneer Church The Pioneer Community Association will present a concert by Skamokawa musician Greg Parke on December 17. Parke uses acoustic and electric guitar to create a one man band sound, playing a wide variety of styles. The concert will be held at the Pioneer Church in Cathlamet, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the Bank of the Pacific or at the door. 4-H club sponsors food drive The Sugar & Spice 4-H Club is sponsoring a Christmas Food Drive. The club will donate the food collected to the Wahkiakum Food...
Cold nights, gorgeous days with plenty of sunshine. We could get use to this kind of weather. News from Naselle: Congratulations to Dustin Eaton on being named MVP for this region in football. Also a big high five to the entire team for an awesome season. The sports schedule for the coming week is as follows: Thursday-high school girls basketball at Wahkiakum at 5:45 p.m.; Friday-high school boys basketball at South Bend at 5:45 p.m.; Saturday-high school girls basketball with South Bend in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; Monday-middle school girls...
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner! I was very thankful that the high tides, big gusts of wind and inches of rain predicted did not cause flooding at the Fairgrounds. Earlier in the week I had asked some local volunteers, Bill Chamberlain, Ed Stevens and Jerry Ledtke, to watch for any approaching flood water problems as this storm moved through our County. We have one tractor we use throughout the winter that they would move to higher ground if flood waters started threatening to go over the dike surrounding the Fairgrounds. Why...
It didn’t look good for our trip to Oregon last week when we got up on Wednesday morning. Lake Fred (our hay field) had raised its ugly head and the driveway was flooded. Thank goodness for our van, which we ended up driving as the Volvo couldn’t make it through the water. My wonderful sister, Diane, even had to miss a day of work as she couldn’t get her car out. Now it looks like a little rain on the way and then some dry days. News from Naselle: The Naselle sports teams will be pretty busy with games in this week’s schedule: today (Thursd...
Author to sign books at Advent Soup Supper Naselle Evangelical Lutheran Church will host its annual Advent Soup Supper on December 4, from 4 until 6 p.m. The event, featuring homemade soups and breads, follows the FinnAm Christmas Tour of Homes. Freewill donations for the supper are used to maintain the Deep River Pioneer Church sanctuary. The soup supper will feature a book signing by local author John Indermark, who will be signing copies of his two latest books: The Greatest of These and Way Words. The Greatest of These explores Biblical...
NICE ENDING--As last weekend came to an end, we woke to a very frosty world with temperatures in the lower 20s--brr! In spite of the cold, it was very sunny and dry, so that part of it was good. Forecasters are saying we're in for a couple of blustery days prior to your getting this, so I hope they were wrong and we came through with nothing more than a bit of normal wind and rain. Only time will tell I guess. Sometimes these warnings come and go with little fuss or muss, while other times, we get hit full on, so it's always better to have...
The Wahkiakum County Fair Board would like to say thank you to the many bingo players that attended Turkey Bingo last Friday night. Every game of bingo played was suspenseful and exciting. The winning card holder would receive a turkey or a ham for their bingo. Sometimes there would be two bingos at the same time. Mike Backman, our number caller, would have to do a bingo run off to determine the winner. Now that’s intense bingo! I suspect there will be some delicious Thanksgiving dinners in Wahkiakum County cooked this week by many of our lucky...
Holiday begins this weekend in Cathlamet The annual Festival of Trees, Lights, Santa and more will take place this Saturday. From 3-7 p.m. the Festival of Trees will be on display to begin voting and bidding at the Bank of the Pacific. Shoppers can also pick up a “Christmas Lane Card” to be stamped by participating businesses. The Walk Down Christmas Lane with shopping at local merchants, begins at 3 p.m. The Christmas Tree lighting and arrival of Santa will take place at Courthouse Square with music and caroling at 5 p.m. Howie’s Coffeehouse w...
Well, the temperatures have shown us that winter is just about here, along with the high winds last week and snow over the weekend. Our walnut tree still had all of its leaves on Saturday, but after the freeze Saturday night and the wind, it was completely bare of leaves by Sunday afternoon. It almost looked like it was raining leaves. I’m sure everyone is getting ready for a big holiday weekend with family and friends, so let’s remember to be safe in our travels. News from Naselle: No school for the Naselle-Grays River Valley School Dis...
NOT TOO NICE--Last weekend was definitely a cold, wet and blustery one, which brought down a lot of the leaves that had been making the hillsides so pretty. It was a complete turn around from the gorgeous day we had last Thursday. It is the middle of November already, so this windy, bone chilling, soggy nastiness should be expected as part of our normal Fall weather I guess, but it doesn't mean I have to like it! And to top it off is the snow they say may come down to the 1,000 foot level, which almost always includes us. Just as a reminder,...
Audubon Society holds fifth annual bird walk Join the Willapa Hills Audubon Society for their fifth annual Lake Sacajawea Bird Walk and Social on December 3. Participants will meet at 8:30 a.m., and walk the lake, observing winter waterfowl and other local birds. To sign up, call or email John Green at 360-575-9238 or jgreen2317@aol.com. Conservation districts set meeting The next Board Meeting for both the Cowlitz and the Wahkiakum Conservation Districts will be held December 5 at the Skamokawa Methodist Church at 5 Vista Park, in Skamokawa....
Attention all bingo players! Tomorrow night, (Friday) at 6 p.m., the Wahkiakum County Fair Board’s Turkey Bingo, at the J. A. Wendt multi-purpose room will begin! There will be two fund raising raffle drawings at the event. One raffle drawing is for multiple prizes, many are useful items but we also include some funny items in this drawing . The grand prize raffle is for a 42 inch flat screen color TV. Raffle tickets are only $1 each for both drawings. Bingo cards are three for $10, bring a can of food to donate to the food bank and we will g...
There is only one week left until families get together for their annual Thanksgiving feast. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate for those of you who intend to travel for the holiday festivities. News from Naselle: Don’t forget Comet Booster Club Bingo which will be held on Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Naselle Commons. Sports for the coming week include: Monday-middle school girl’s basketball at Ocosta at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday-middle school girl’s basketball with North Beach in Naselle at 5:45 p.m. Parent/Teacher conferences will be he...
MAYBE THIS WEEK?--Last week the forecasters predicted rain every day. Thankfully, they were wrong, and after a few very cold and foggy days, we actually had some sunny, decent days. This week, I've seen rain forecast for every day, or a big storm coming, but so far, it hasn't been all that bad. Of course, things change quickly around here, so w'll take the sun while we have it. With the unexpected drop in temperatures last week, a few folks found themselves unthawing pipes and pumps, which is never a good sign this early. As most of us were...
Attention all Bingo players! On November 18, at 6 p.m., the Wahkiakum County Fair Board's Turkey bingo held at the J. A. Wendt multi-purpose room will begin! There will be two fund raising raffle drawings at the event. One raffle drawing is for multiple prizes, many are useful items but we also include some funny items in this drawing. The grand prize raffle is for a 42 inch flat screen color TV. Raffle tickets are only $1 each for both drawings. Bingo cards are three for $10. If you bring a can of food to donate to the food bank you will...
Holiday season coming to Cathlamet Nov. 26 Holiday season in Cathlamet will begin November 26, with the Chamber of Commerce's "Festival of Trees" at the Bank of the Pacific. The event will showcase decorated Christmas trees and wreaths of various sizes and themes. Designers are welcome to enter and have a chance to win a prize determined by the most votes in each category. Silent auction bids will determine the winner of each entry to be taken home after December 15. Entry forms are available at the Chamber of Commerce, Bank of the Pacific or...
Winter is definitely on the way. We had beautiful, frosty white fields a couple of days in a row, though the sun warmed things up nicely in the afternoons. Now it seems that a little rain and spots of sunshine are in the offing for a while. News from Naselle: The KM trophy is in the hands of our own Naselle Comets after last Friday’s win over the Wahkiakum Mules. It was a good game. Congratulations to the Comet team. The next game will be held on Saturday for the 1st round WIAA State 2B football playoffs. The Naselle Comets will meet Adna at ho...
NOT BAD--As this work week started we had a mostly nice day, as only a few showers came down here and there. Better yet, by nightfall, it seemed very dry and it was a perfect night for all those trick or treaters and we trust you only got treats and no tricks on Halloween night! As the week progresses, they say we may be in for a week or more of rain every day--ugh! Even snow levels are dropping. Let's hope what we get is just light rain as I'm not ready to face any flooding situations just yet! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from No...
Naselle Lutheran Bazaar offers holiday gifts, treats The Naselle Lutheran Church Holiday Bazaar set for November 12 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. is fast approaching. The social hall will be decked out with Christmas trees trimmed in handcrafted ornaments. On sale will be a wide range of holiday gifts, home decor and the baked goods section will include many new items as well as popular traditional fare, inlcuding almond croissants, jam parfaits, pies, roasted nuts, candies, cardamom breads and cookies. A variety of hot soups, a coffee bar and...
I received some amazing information last week from Kayrene Gilbertsen. The Wahkiakum County Fair owns a double-ended Columbia River gillnet boat! The boat was built between 1913 and 1916. It has been stored for over 30 years in the Vista Park Port Shop in Skamokawa. Since we now have a gillnet boat, I spent some time reading up on these sturdy fishing boats. The double-ended gillnet boats were designed for fishing in rough water. We all know how quickly the Columbia River can become a white cap terror if you are in a small boat and the tide...
News from Naselle: The undefeated Naselle Comet football team will meet the Wahkiakum Mule team in Naselle on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the crossover with Central League. Go Comets! Coming up soon is the annual Naselle Lutheran Church Holiday Bazaar which is set for November 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with lots of baked goodies and hand made items for sale. Check out the church’s social hall which will feature Christmas trees trimmed in handcrafted ornaments, along with other items for your purchase. The baked goods section will include almond c...
HALF AND HALF--It was a so-so weekend with a soggy Saturday but a suitable Sunday; not exactly a sunny day but at least it wasn't raining, which made some outside work possible. Of course, with this being the last of October, I guess the rain shouldn't be so unexpected. As this work week began the sun was shining but temperatures were dropping, so with temperatures hovering in the 30s, we're definitely feeling that Fall nip in the air! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from October 27-November 2 are Jennifer Hall, Hoby Thacker, Mike...
NICE--It's been a pretty decent weekend as we had a drying trend show up that helped brighten everyone's spirits, I bet. I think it also brought out everybody's lawn mowers one more time and hopefully the last. While the day time temperatures were nice, it was in the mid-30s here Saturday night, definitely on the nippy side. While we may be lulled into thinking we've got time to prepare for the winter ahead, I'm thinking we better get with the program as we are into the third week of October, and heading into the fourth. Where is the time going...
