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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Is it my imagination, or are there lots more crows flying around this year? They seem to take great pleasure in bothering our dogs while they nap in the sunshine. I know one thing for sure, the hummingbirds are here and they are hungry. I have two feeders and they empty them every other day. They are so much fun to watch. News from Naselle: The sports calendar for Naselle-Grays River Valley School this coming week is as follows: Thursday, high school track - Home Meet with start time 3:30 p.m.;...
Timberland Regional Libraries' Family Read-Aloud will continue throughout this month until April 12. Families can pick up free Read-Aloud House kits from any Timberland Library and enter a drawing for a chance to win a book or a whole backpack of books. Ongoing programs at the Naselle Timberland library this month are: --Family Story Time; Tuesdays, March 2-30 and April 13-27. --PageTurners Book Discussion, Kabul in Winter: Life without Peace in Afghanistan; April 3, 10 a.m. to noon. --Friends of Naselle Library meeting, April 6, 6 p.m....
The Blanche Bradley Memorial Library in Cathlamet will be closed March 27 for library staff to meet with Architects Without Borders group. For further information, call 795-3254....
Join the St. James Family Center on April 17 between 1-4 p.m. for a Miniature Market Day. Based on the market days held in England, the event will feature booths selling an array of items including indoor and outdoor plants, hand-made pots, porcelain dolls, marmalade and a variety of collectibles both new and antique. The center's second annual Traditional English Tea will be held on the same day, hosted by the ladies of St. James Episcopal Church. Traditional English food such as scones, savory and sweet goods and tea will be available, and...
I had the pleasure of finding my first trillium of the year on the hill behind my house, and also my first butterfly of the season. It must mean that spring is really on the way. News from Naselle: No school for Naselle-Grays River Valley students on March 19. Teachers will be working on curriculum improvement. Sports for the week include Thursday, boy’s and girl’s varsity baseball/softball at Ilwaco starting at 4 p.m.; also on Thursday - high school track at South Bend starting at 3:30 p.m.; Friday, baseball at Warrenton starting at 4:30 p.m...
DECENT BEGINNING--As this week began Sunday was mostly dry after some night rain and then again late at night, so by Monday, the warmer temperatures and sunshine were especially nice. While the wind picked up and the clouds rolled in, it was still dry and yes, still light at 7 p.m. Some showers are supposed to descend upon us between my writing this and you getting it, but then we are supposed to get drier again, with temperatures up near 70. SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from March 18-24 are Connie Bassi, Sig Hjaltalin, Sharyl...
GREAT START--As this work week begins, it's absolutely gorgeous after a frozen morning in West Valley. But wait! It was very nice, right up until the wind began to blow and blow hard, and the black clouds rolled in and then it was hailing and snowing and raining and well, it just got nasty! It looks like we could have some cold temperatures and more chances of some freaky weather this week, so I guess winter isn't over just yet. SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from March 11-17 are Paul Ehrensberger, Kelly Zink, Larry Bonds, Gretchen M...
All parents of students that will start kindergarten in the Fall of 2010 are invited to an informational meeting on March 16 at 6:30 p.m. at St. James Family Center. There will be child care provided at no cost to make it easier for parents to attend. Packets for kindergarten registration will be shared. This meeting is for all families of kindergarten eligible students, even if they are not enrolled at the Family Center. It will be an opportunity for parents and students to meet the teacher and ask any questions they may have. At this time...
It’s certainly hard to figure out what Mother Nature has been trying to tell us for the last week or so. One day we have shirtsleeve weather and the next is snow flurries, lightning, thunder, hail, wind and long underwear. It looks like a not so nice forecast for the next few days. News from Naselle: It looks like Barb Swanson’s music class had a rare treat on February 26. Local musician, Wilho Saari brought his 16 string Kantele to introduce to the Elementary Music students. He played familiar melodies for them and allowed the students to ask...
Wahkiakum Youth Baseball will be kicking off the season with the Skills Day at the Wahkiakum Baseball Fields on March 13, from 1-3 p.m. All youth interested in playing baseball must be signed up on or before Saturday’s event. There is still plenty of room on the T-ball, Rookies, Major/Minors and Majors teams. All parents and community members interested in helping out with the season are encouraged to be there. Free hot dogs and pop will be provided to all participants. For more information, contact Todd Wilson at 795-0075 or Amber Mace at 7...
The Misty Rivers Irish Wolfhounds will march in their annual St. Patrick's Day parade down Main Street in Cathlamet on March 17 at 10:30 a.m. Anyone wishing to join the parade should meet in front of the Bradley House, 61 Main Street at 10:15 a.m....
The Chamber of Commerce board met last week to start planning for the 29th annual Bald Eagle Festival and Wooden Boat Show. The board is asking the community to contact the chamber with theme ideas and suggestions for this year's Grand Marshal. The Eagle Fest Kick-Off will be at Stockhouse’s Farm on Puget Island, sponsored by Two Islands Farm Market,on July 16, with food and music. July 17 begins with the Kiwanis breakfast, and continues with a fun run, parade, games, vendors and fireworks. The Wooden Boat Show will be July 18 at the E...
Dean Braxton, author of In Heaven, Experiencing the Throne of God, will speak about his out-of-body experience at a luncheon at the Duck Inn in Skamokawa on March 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The following day, he will speak at the Abernathy Assembly of God Church at 702 Abernathy Creek Road in Longview from 9:45 a.m. to noon. All are welcome to both events, casual dress is acceptable. Signed copies of Braxton's book will be available....
DECENT BEGINNING--As this week begins, the weather was pretty decent, some dry spells and sunshine; a nice relief from some nasty, wet days last week, except for Thursday morning, which was gorgeous. By that evening, the rains came and so did the wind. Wow, it sounded like a freight train coming down the valley about 11:05 p.m., but luckily each burst of wind didn't last long and by midnight, it was just breezy. Most people I talked to missed the whole thing as they were all sound asleep, but this night owl was one of those who thought we were...
News from Naselle: Our Naselle Comet basketball team deserves our thanks for such a great team effort this year. Though they didn’t quite make it to state, they did their best as a well rounded team. Congratulations to a successful year. Winter break began on Wednesday and students will return to regular classes on March 8. The Naselle Booster Club will hold their regular monthly meeting on March 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Naselle High School. Naselle Timberland Library presents PageTurners Book Discussion at 10 a.m. to noon on March 6 for adults. J...
Lola Sachiko Stronach of Cathlamet has been named to the Dean's List at the University of Washington. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must have completed at least 12 graded credits and have a grade point average of at least 3.50 out of 4....
Bud Cuffel, TRSN Governing Board chair has called a special Governing Board conference call meeting on March 12 at 9 a.m. at the Timberlands Regional Support Network in Cathlamet. TRSN Board meetings are open public meetings. The duration of the special Governing Board meeting conference call should be less than an hour with the following two agenda items only: • DSHS / RSN Interlocal Agreement, Contract 0969-74937, Amendment No. 2. • Provider Contract Payment Changes....
St. James Family Center's ECEAP will present Professor Bamboozle's Magic Show on March 13 at 3 p.m. The show is free and there will be an ice cream social to follow. For more information, contact Charl Melton at 795-8612....
The first place winner of the Great White Tail Run art contest for 2010 is Trynity Mendez of Wahkiakum Grade School. Trynity is a 5th grader and will receive her award of $25 and a shirt with her design at a presentation in her classroom in May. A tie for second place and recipients of art supplies are Shelly Robinson, 5th grade and Cody Terpsma, 4th grade. Honorable mentions go to Emily Frank, 3rd grade, Novella Hokkinen, 2nd grade, Hayley Kerstetter, 5th grade, Jack Leavitt, 5th grade, Makenzie Anderson, 5th grade, Ellie Lietz, 3rd grade,...
GORGEOUS--We might be back to some rain now but wasn't last week gorgeous? West Valley saw freezing temps several nights in a row, but those sunny days sure made up for the cold! The only down side to the wonderful weather was my back and knees and everything else, were aching in rebellion against the yard work I was trying to get done! Whew! Always quite a job but I'm glad to get ahead of some of the weeds for a change. I hope you've been able to enjoy some of this sunshine prior to the rains coming back, as it's really a "pick-me-upper."...
Can you believe the past couple of weeks and the magnificent weather we have had? Looks like that is about to come to an end this week as they are calling for rain once again. I guess we should be grateful for the mild weather we have had this winter, though. We have had the opportunity to see some interesting wildlife antics here on our property. Just the other day, I watched a heron try to land in our birch tree on a branch about 40 feet up. He made a big circle and attempted to land, only to fall all the way to the ground. He wasn’t hurt, b...
Willapa Hills, the popular folk band from Wahkiakum County, will present "Springers and Springboards," music by and about the people of the Lower Columbia region. The band will play at the Friends of Skamokawa's Redmen Hall, 1394 West State Route 4, in Skamokawa, March 12, at 7:30 p.m. and at St. James Church, 1134 Columbia St. in Cathlamet on March 14, at 2:30 p.m. Kerrie McNally of Skamokawa wrote one of the tunes, a story from area resident Roger Davis, who will turn 80 in June. He recalls riding the mail boat between Cathlamet and Astoria....
NOT TOO BAD--We began this week with mostly sunshine and just a couple sprinkles on Valentine's Day and then on Monday, we had a mostly sunny day after some morning fog, before the clouds came in and got us pretty wet, but all in all, it wasn't too bad. I would say the Valentine/Presidents' weekend was pretty mild compared to other areas. I heard from my brother, Marshall Pedersen, in New Jersey and they have been doing a lot of that "shoveling routine." We better consider ourselves lucky as the East Coast is still getting battered by those...
NOT TOO BAD--Monday wasn't too bad; some fog in the morning and lots of sunshine, which was nice after several days of partially wet and cold. Looks like the dry streak won't last long as by the time you read this, we'll be ready for more raindrops and maybe even some wind. At least we aren't "shoveling" our weather, as those folks back East got hammered with a couple of feet of snow, so we're looking good. The only down side is that we might be singing the blues when our lack of snow pack brings us a drought this summer. Let's hope that...
Congressman Brian Baird will meet with community leaders in Cathlamet on Friday and hold a brown bag lunch town hall meeting. The brown bag lunch, to which the public is invited, will be at 11:30 a.m. in the Commissioners Meeting Room on the third floor of the county courthouse....
