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On April 11 at 6:30 p.m., Debbie Caffall will demonstrate how to bring texture, form, shape, functionality, balance and color into landscape lots. She will lead participants through common mistakes made by the novice landscaper. Caffall has owned and operated her own landscape business for over 25 years. The class will be held for free in the Fair Exposition located in Longview on the fairgrounds. The workshop is sponsored by Washington State University Extension Master Gardeners. For more information, contact Gary Fredricks at 577-3014 Ext...
St. James Church is sponsoring their third annual English Tea from noon to 2:30 p.m. on April 30. The gym at the St. James Family Center will be transformed into a tea garden with flowers, linen and fine china. Savory and sweet items will be available along with scones and jam and unlimited cups of tea, all overseen by two expatriate Brits. A basket raffle will be held with five specially created theme baskets from which to choose, with themes including Coffee and Chocolate for Two, Pamper Yourself Spa, Everything Garden, and Tea Time. To view...
There are still slots available in AARP's Driver Safety Program being held in Cathlamet on April 27-28, sponsored by Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services. The eight hour program is being held at the River Street Meeting Room in Cathlamet from 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. each day. People of any age are welcome to attend; all participants must bring a valid drivers license. A certificate will be issued to all participants upon completion. This certificate is recognized by most insurance companies for a discount on auto insurance for those 55 and...
The Leroy Burns Rock Pit Pond will be open weekends beginning the last weekend of April until the last weekend of May. The pond will only be open to children under 14 years old; those aged eight and under begin fishing at 8:30 a.m., all children under 14 begin at 9:30 a.m. The ponds close at 7 p.m. The pond is located at the Leroy Burns rock pit site approximately 4 miles up Elochoman Valley Road and all anglers must bring their own bait and tackle and must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. No anglers over 14 and there is a limit of five...
This year’s Cispus trip for all 8th grade students is being scheduled for May 14-16 and the school is seeking participants and parent chaperones. Cost of this program is covered through a grant from Wahkiakum Community Network, Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services, and Wahkiakum School District. Registration materials will be sent home after Spring Break and will be due back before May 6. A meeting to answer questions for parents will be offered at Wendt Elementary School library on April 12 from 6 – 6:30 p.m. For more details go t...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce is preparing to host the Bald Eagle Days Festival and Wooden Boat Show for the 30th year this summer. Over 4,000 attendees are expected at the event which begins on July 16, with vendors, parade, activities and fireworks and closes on July 17, after the Wooden Boat Festival. The Chamber is seeking vendors for the event; Set-up begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday and take-down at 5 p.m. At that time if prearranged, vendors may move to the marina at no additional charge and remain till Sunday after the Wooden Boat...
There will be a reception for artist P.I. Carrico at Redmen Hall this Saturday from 1-3 p.m. The artist is presenting Done! Painting, Drawing and Thought on Art in Education. Redmen Hall is at 1394 W SR4 in Skamokawa. For more information, call 795-3007....
SAME THING--I think saying "it's raining...again...still" is getting pretty monotonous, as we seem to start a lot of our weeks that way and end them like that as well--all wet! However, they say by the time you read this we'll have had some sunshine and warmth and it couldn't come any too soon to suit most of us. For the folks who have been to Hawaii lately, I can't tell you how jealous I am to see all those great sunny, blue sky pictures and hear about all those wonderful days on the beach. It's got to be my turn pretty soon! SPECIAL...
Is it ever going to really be spring, or is it already over? Then where is summer? I haven’t even seen a trillium on our property yet. I do have a couple of hummingbirds back, finally. Looks like another rainy week. I guess we really shouldn’t complain too bitterly though, things could be worse, as many in other parts of the world can attest to. News from Naselle: Sports for the coming week include: Thursday- high school track meet at home at 3 p.m.; fast pitch and baseball vs. Quinalt in Naselle at 3 p.m.; Monday, fast pitch and baseball at...
STILL WET--When Spring officially started last Sunday, we had some sunshine grace our area for part of the day, but Spring showers showed up again and as our work week begins, it's rained all day long out here in West Valley. In spite of the warmer temperatures, it feels just as cold to me due to the wind and dampness. I'm hearing a lot of rumblings from folks saying they are headed to warmer parts of the country. Did someone say it was 80 degrees in Hawaii first thing in the morning? Ah, that sounds quite inviting! SPECIAL DAYS--Those...
It’s definitely spring. The birds singing and chirping in the morning is enough to wake anyone up. I don’t remember them starting out so early in the morning though. Daffodils are blooming everywhere even where there haven’t been any before. Must be from flood waters. I’ve even seen quite a few eagles sitting in the trees along the Grays. Looking for an easy fish meal, maybe? News from Naselle: Remember when all the rhodies in front of the school were just huge and beginning to look kind of ratty? Then they were all cut back due to their h...
The Wahkiakum County WSU Extension will present a lambing management school to give participants experience in assisting ewes through the lambing process, caring for new born lambs, and general flock management. Those wishing to take part can choose to attend either April 29 or April 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A short session on managing internal parasites will teach techniques to control parasites and decrease the indiscriminate use of dewormers. Registration is required by April 20; forms can be obtained from the WSU Extension office in the...
Hunters Education classes will run through April 9-16 beginning at 8 a.m. The class is required for all first time hunters and will be held at the Cathlamet Fire Hall in the DeBriae Room. For more information, contact instructor Chuck Nadgwick at 795-0224....
The Southwest Washington Agency on Aging and Disabilities will present a six week class for caregivers, to help them take care of themselves whilst caring for a loved one. Caring for You: Powerful Tools for Caregiving will cover topics such as identifying and reducing personal stress, communicating needs, feelings and concerns, communicating in challenging situations, learning from emotions and mastering caregiving decisions. It will be led by Duncan Cruickshank, Administrator at Columbia View Care Center and Cynthia Faubion, RN. The classes...
Wahkiakum Health and Human Services is sponsoring AARP's Driver Safety Program (formerly 55 Alive) in Cathlamet on April 27 and 28. The eight hour program will be held at the River Street Building and will run from 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. each day. People of any age are welcome to attend. Each participant will need to bring their driver's license. John Dolbey from Longview will be the instructor. Topics will include aggressive driving and road rage, bad weather driving, information on air bags, ABS brakes and seat belts, sight vision braking,...
Friends of Skamokawa Foundation at Redmen Hall is sponsoring a two week long antique and collectibles show and sale starting March 26. There will be a wide variety of treasures offered, including furniture, vintage books and linens, pottery, wall art, jewelry, and much more. The show and sale will continue March 27, and the following Thursday through Sunday, March 31 to April 3. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. each day. Proceeds will go toward maintaining Redmen Hall, an 1894 historic school house in Skamokawa. For more information, call Redmen Hall...
SPRING?--I'm not sure folks were thinking it was too Spring-like as the rains were coming down sideways and winds were blowing like crazy, but according to the calendar, Spring officially begins this Sunday, so put on those bright and happy dresses and let's hope the sun shows up to make it a truly Spring-like day. Flowers are blooming so it's beginning to look like Spring, although when it froze awhile back, they looked a bit sad with their heads bowed to the ground, but by golly, the snowdrops, primroses and daffodils are obviously more...
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I hope every reader hooked up with a leprechaun and found his pot of gold! Oh well. It was a nice thought anyway. I didn’t find one either. News from Naselle: Sports on this week’s calendar include: Today (Thursday)-home track meet in Naselle at 3 p.m., baseball and fast pitch at North Beach at 3:30 p.m.; Saturday-baseball at Ilwaco at 3 p.m. and fast pitch at Seaside at 3 p.m. Go Comets! Wednesday is an in-service day with early dismissal at 12:30 p.m. The two performances of “King Arthur’s Quest” last weekend wer...
NOT BAD--I was expecting a wet weekend, but thankfully, we got a pretty nice couple of days, which is always a nice surprise. With one forecaster saying dry one day and wet the next and others saying showers off and on both days, it was nice to see that they were both wrong! In the last part of the week, they had even said no sun on one day, as the sun was streaming through my window, so hey, I was enjoying every bit of their incorrect forecast! Sunday night saw temperatures dive below freezing, which I hadn't heard was going to happen, but...
The Misty Rivers Irish wolfhounds will be marching in their 18th annual St. Patrick's Day sidewalk parade down Main Street in Cathlamet on March 17. The dogs and anyone wishing to join them will begin the March outside of the Bradley House at 10:15 a.m....
Can you believe it? Three days with sunshine all in a row. What a treat. Daffodils are blooming like crazy, and trees are showing buds. Mother Nature is pretty impressive with her timing. News from Naselle: Its spring and time for a whole new set of sports which include the following for the coming week: Tuesday- baseball and fast pitch at home with Wahkiakum at 3 p.m. Don’t forget to attend one of the performances of the play “King Arthur’s Quest” presented to the community in association with Naselle School and the Missoula Childre...
Lower Columbia College is accepting scholarship applications through Friday, April 29 for the 2011-2012 academic year. LCC awards hundreds of scholarships every year, totaling about $250,000. The application instructions and online application, which covers all LCC scholarships, are online at lowercolumbia.edu/scholarships. As they complete the electronic application, the system will match students to scholarships, based on the information they enter and the scholarship criteria in the system. For more information, contact the LCC Foundation...
The FTLOA Club (For The Love Of Art) will meet March 31, at the SPLITZ meeting room in Kelso, formerly the Hilander Bowl, at 5:30 p.m. Artists interested in joining this visual art group are welcome. Must be 18 or older. For more information, go to FTLOA.org....
COLD, WHITE, WET AND WINDY--Well, we found out this past week that winter is definitely still here and depending on where you were and what day it was in this past week, you were either freezing cold, or dealing with many inches of snow or you were looking at the oh so common rain drops coming down out of the sky, accompanied by a strong nippy wind, a mixed bag of weather for sure. While Kelso was getting blasted by snow, I was quite happy that we didn't get hit with their seven to eight inches of the white stuff. While there were certain...
News from Naselle: The following Naselle Middle School students were selected as students of the quarter by their teachers. Each quarter, one student from each grade in grades 6-12 is selected for academic excellence, outstanding citizenship, and personal achievement. In the 8th grade, Brittany Waltemate was selected for academic excellence, Emily Gjovik for outstanding citizenship, and Jared Davis for personal achievement. In the 7th grade, Jake Clark was chosen for academic excellence, Taylor Eaton for outstanding citizenship, and Allyn...
