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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wow! The car show is here. Pre-registration is closed, but you can still enter the day of the show. Becky and Erinn will be taking entries at 6 a.m. Judging starts at 9 a.m. and every class has a trophy. Also there will be a People's Choice award and a Best of Show award. So get those old cars, trucks, tractors, motorcycles, etc., ready and bring them out to the fairgrounds on Saturday. The fair board has put together some nice raffle tables and tickets are only $1 each. A huge thank you to our sponsors- Astoria Ford, Wahkiakum West, Brusco...
Larry Cohen, MSHSM, Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics (OBHMC) made public this week his plans to retire effective July 29. His retirement marks the end of a 40-plus-year career in healthcare leadership and nearly a decade of service to the communities of south Pacific County. "Larry's passion, intelligence, hard work, and expertise in healthcare management have strengthened all aspects of Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics," said Nancy Gorshe, chairperson...
I woke up today to sun. May I simply say I feel joy again? And gratitude to the Lord of all. Photo of the Week: My friends, I have goofed with names again and can only apologize to those who feel unseen because of my memory lapses. A couple columns ago, I mistakenly called Jane Scharbach "June." I am so sorry, Jane. I had a call from one of Jane Scharbach's friends in Oregon who said she had watched for an apology from me last week for giving Jane Scharbach the wrong name. She thought surely...
Cowlitz County 4-H Sewing and Textile Advisors will teach sewing skills to beginners from 9-11 a.m., and to youth with sewing experience from noon to 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday, June 20-23 at the WSU Extension office at 304 Cowlitz Way, Kelso. Participants will learn straight stitching, hand sewing, use of a simple pattern and basic sewing supplies to create personal items and garments. Each participant will need to provide his/her own sewing machine with accessories and instruction manual. A limited number of machines are available for...
Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal will speak to Lower Columbia College's second graduating class of Bachelor of Applied Science-Teacher Education students on June 13. The ceremony for graduates and their families will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Wollenberg Auditorium on the LCC campus. Superintendent Reykdal took the helm at the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) in January 2017. He is a former teacher, soccer coach, school board director, state legislator, and executive with the...
Registration for the Cathlamet Public Library's Summer Reading program, "Oceans of Possibilities," begins June 19. The program, for readers of all ages, is co-sponsored by the Blanche Bradley Memorial Library Foundation. The library challenges readers to set personal or family daily reading goals and log titles of books they have read. Readers who log titles of books they have finished between June 19 and July 3, 2022 can earn prizes along the way. Besides the online reading challenge, the...
Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that his office successfully sought sanctions from a group pursuing a frivolous legal challenge of the 2020 election, along with its attorney. The sanctions order comes after Ferguson defeated the frivolous lawsuit. The Washington Election Integrity Coalition United (WEICU) has been ordered to pay $9,588.80, and its attorney, Virginia Shogren, has been ordered to pay $18,795.90 as sanctions for bringing a case totally devoid of legal merit. Ferguson will also file a complaint against Shogren with...
Zine creator Heather Douglas will speak about creating the personalized publications at the June 18 gathering of the Astoria Writer's Guild. Douglas is a writer, illustrator, educator and lifelong Astorian. In addition to two hand-drawn coloring books about Astoria and the Pacific Northwest, she is the author of a poetry collection, "Creosote and Rain." Her website is www.oscarastoria.com. All materials will be provided to make one zine in class, but participants are welcome to supply their own unique paper scraps, glue stick and scissors if...
Submitted by Barbara Swanson The Naselle Finnish/American Folk Festival (FAFF) is pleased to announce the upcoming folk festival scheduled for the last weekend in July, the 29th, 30th and 31st. There will be crafts, food demonstrations and sales, movies, games, lectures and all kinds of performances, workshops and dances. FAFF will once again offer a salmon dinner on the 30th, sponsored by the Grays River Grange. The 31st will feature a bilingual church service with special music and a...
DECENT BEGINNING--I’m beginning this column on Sunday, and it’s starting out fairly decent. Then again, as we saw on Saturday, the sunny day can quickly become a wet one, complete with hail so we’re still dealing with this crazy Spring weather. Not everybody got this sudden burst of nasty weather but it certainly caught those who were in it off guard, as the sunshine had folks sporting light shirts in the 69 degree day, but when that wind brought in those heavy laden clouds that just dumped on us, well the temperature took a quick nose-dive and...
Wow! What an awesome Mud Wrestling turn out. Thank you to the brave wrestlers, you were all awesome. Thank you to Aunt Shirley and Aunt Marietta for putting such a wonderful event together. All monies raised will be used to build a lean-to, to put over the kids games at fair. They have raised half of their goal to put it up. Watch for more Mud Wrestling in the future. The next event out here at the fairgrounds is approaching fast. That is the "Cruzin’ to the Fair Car Show." Pre-registrations are due by May 27. We will still take cars the day o...
June is just around the corner which means graduation, Memorial Day traffic, vacations, classic cars at the fairgrounds, July 4 holiday, fireworks, and the Finnish American Folk Festival on the last weekend in July. Summer goes by too quickly. Then kids are off to college and we're exhausted trying to keep up with life. Oh wait, it's dry by end of summer so I just water plants at that point. And then it's fall. But as a cancer survivor, I will not fret or complain. I will be grateful for every...
The Grays River Habitat Enhancement Group meets the second Thursday of every month at Johnson Park in Rosburg. The group is seeking a commissioner to fill an empty seat. Interested parties should send a resume or letter of interest to 1grhed@wwest.com. Commissioners must own property within the Grays River Habitat Enhancement District....
On June 4 at 10 a.m., WSU Cowlitz County Master Gardener Roxanne Nakamura will explain and demonstrate principles of early summer pruning for landscape shrubs and answer questions such as what shrubs should be pruned in June, and how to do it so the plants look groomed and healthy, and prepared to bloom next year. This free in-person class will begin in Cougar Cottage meeting room located at Washington St. Entrance to the Cowlitz Co. fairgrounds, the small white building on the left of the entrance drive....
The public is invited to a Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 30, at 9 a.m., at Greenwood Cemetery in Cathlamet. The event, hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Wahkiakum Post #5297, will pay tribute to those men and women that made the ultimate sacrifice for this great country. Those that have difficulty standing should bring a chair. The ceremony should last about 30 minutes. There will be no refreshments....
Wahkiakum Post 5297 is starting its May Memorial Day “Buddy” Poppy drive. From Friday, May 27 through Monday, May 30, Buddy Poppy donation containers will be placed at local businesses. On Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29, there will be a manned booth at the Cathlamet Market, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., for “Buddy” Poppy distributions, taking donations, and handing out information about the VFW. The “Buddy” Poppy officially became the National emblem of remembrance in 1920. They honor and memorialize fallen soldiers. Before Memorial Day in 1922...
Sue Zabel of Jabber Shack informed The Eagle that donation boxes have been set up at the Cathlamet Market, Bank of Pacific, Rivermile 38, 79 Boutique and the Jabber Shack for the Cup of Sunshine food drive. Non-perishable food donations will be accepted through June 3 to benefit local food banks. The business that collects the most donations will receive a prize....
The Wahkiakum Lions Club has honored Forest Weiland as their March Student of The Month. Forest has a desire to become a mechanic and a goal of joining the military. He enjoys hunting and fishing and likes to work on small engines. Pictured with Forest is Lion President Terri Elfers as she presents him with a check and a certificate for his achievements. Courtesy photo....
The hounds will be running this weekend at Misty Rivers Plantation, 117 Cross Dike Road on Puget Island. The event is an AKC sanctioned Coursing Aptitude Trial (CAT) sponsored by the Willamette Valley Basenji Club. Dogs entering will face two challenges: In the regular CAT, they will chase the lure in a 1000-yard random course around the 10-acre field, and in the Fast CAT they will run a timed 100-yard dash, and receive a certificate recording their speed in MPH. Both types of run will be offered in the morning and again in the afternoon on...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce invites the public to join in their grand ribbon cutting ceremony June 9 at 4 p.m., in front of the courthouse. The public may enjoy 1 ½ hours of free WiFi per every 24 hours from the marina to Main Street. After 1 ½ hours you may continue with the service for a small fee. It is easy to use. Find one of the QR code posters throughout the town, and use your smart phone to take a picture. It will ask you to join Public WiFi. Tap JOIN PUBLIC WiFi and you are in. This Public WiFi is made possible by a c...
The Friends of Skamokawa Foundation held a shredding event last Saturday. Foundation members hope to make it an annual event. Photo courtesy of Kopi Carmine....
STILL CHILLY/DAMP--The first half of May has certainly been on the damper side of things, which has been fairly disappointing. We had such heavy rain squalls on Sunday, that it took out all reception from the satellite, and of course, really hammered my poor flowers. They say we are supposed to be drying up a bit, so maybe we’ll get a couple of nice days this Friday and Saturday; certainly would be nice! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from May 19-25 are Kris Parke, Tayler Stornetta, Mitch Moonen, Julie McKinley, Bryson Havens, Elle B...
Greetings from the fair office. Saturday is the big Mud Wrestling Extravaganza. Gates open at 2 p.m. and wrestling starts at 4 p.m. Food will be served and there will be a beer garden. All funds from this event are going to make a better game area at the fair for the kids. Also the fair has both a bouncy house and carnival ride for fair this year. So come on out and have some fun and help the kids area at fair. Cost to get in is only $3. I hope to see everyone there. A huge thank you to Tom Langston, Shelley Gilbert, Daria Lacey, Joe Blalock...
Photo of the Week: Jack and June Scharback of Sisson Creek on Oneida Road. Life is taking on momentum now that we're heading toward June. Everything in my yard is "Coming up Roses" from "Gypsy" the musical, except my roses. I think the tips have frozen one too many times. But to say I had a great day today gives few hints of today's happy adventure driving out to "the end of the road" called Oneida. I sat for two hours with Jack and June Scharbach whose house is reached by walking across a...
With Chinook returning in greater numbers than anticipated, fishery managers from Washington and Oregon on May 11 agreed to reopen the lower Columbia River for recreational spring Chinook fishing beginning Thursday, May 12-22. A second opening is planned for June 4-15. The fishery and run will be assessed to determine if additional fishing time is possible. The run-size forecast for adult spring Chinook returning to the Columbia River in 2022 was increased last week to 161,800 adults, up from the pre-season forecast of 122,900. Chinook returns...
