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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Photo of the Week: The family of Marjorie Elder Kraxberger gathered with her for a family photo in 2006 at a Covered Bridge Celebration. For Finns, family is probably the most important value. As an illustration of that, Marjorie's photo shows how important she was to her family. Appelo Archives Treasures: At the Archives in Naselle, there are so many things to enjoy. I worked there for many years helping Carlton Appelo establish the center. I went through many of Carlton's collections in those...
Technology assistance will be available free of charge by local 4-H members in Rosburg this Saturday, 9-11 a.m., at the Johnson Park Super Sale. Get one-on-one troubleshooting for any tablet, phone or computer problems, free of charge. Information will also be available on video conferencing, email basics, and a variety of other technology issues. Wahkiakum 4-H teens are part of a national 4-H program called 4-H Tech Changemakers, where they are helping rural communities like Wahkiakum County with internet and technology access. For more...
Shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) confirmed that the next round of razor clam digging can proceed as planned from April 21-May 7 with an increased limit of 20 clams. Digging is allowed during low tide from 12 a.m. through 11:59 a.m. only: · April 21, Thursday, 10:59 a.m.; -0.9 feet; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks. Additional tentative digs pending final approval for marine toxin testing are: · April 29, Friday, 6:31 a.m.; -0.1 feet; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis. · April 30, Saturday, 7:10 a....
Johnson Park advisory board would like to remind everyone the Super Sale is coming up this weekend, Saturday April 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Set up times will be on Friday night from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday morning from 7-9 a.m. Also a soup and sandwich lunch will be available in the cafeteria. Johnson Park Library has a new look, stop in and see when you’re at the Super Sale Saturday. Rosalinda Wilson and Carillon Nicol have been working non stop to clean and organize the library. They will have a book sale table at the super sale, nice b...
Brrrr, lately it has been hard to remember that it is Spring Plant Sale Time, but the Wahkiakum Community Garden volunteers have been working diligently to prepare for the 2022 growing season. We are planning for our Annual Plant Sale in May. We rely on community support for the success of our only fundraiser. The Community Garden has 17 raised beds in which we grow vegetable produce we donate to Wahkiakum County area food banks during our harvest season. Most years we have donated around 1,500 pounds of produce. Funds we raise are used for...
John C. Thomas Middle School has announced the grade point averages recently earned by grades 6-8. The following students earned a 4.0 GPA: 8th grade Josiah Garrett and Parker Leitz. 7th grade Abigail McKay-Beach and Hank Wilson. 6th grade Mayleonna Casey, Jameson Heston, Ryen Hurley, Addison Johnson, Payton Mendez, Joseph Merz, Josh Moon and Annelise Vik. Students earning 3.2-3.9 GPA are: 8th grade-Evelyn Hogue, Anna Goldinov, Margarita Goldinov, Kamden Scuito, Rylie Wills, Maddi Grangroth, Jason Bachmeier, Jessie Lefever, Cor Hoogendoorn,...
Lauchlin Lorenzo won an Easter Basket in the K-3 division of the Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt held on April 16. Other basket winners were Preschool: Ezekiel Mendoza and Joy Hoven; K-3: Royce Knight; grades 4-6: Raven Jones and Hadley Robert. Courtesy photo....
There was a big turnout for the Wahkiakum Lions Club annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, which was held at the Skamokawa Fairgrounds this year. Parents and grandparents assisted the littlest ones as they raced around the grounds of the T Building looking for brightly dyed eggs. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
NEW CONTACT INFO--I’ve been “out of the loop” lately, and my former email address is no longer working and I can’t contact everybody all over again, so I’ve opted to put my new email address on here for those of you who would rather contact me that way: klouise49@outlook.com. Here’s hoping this computer stays up and running! COLD START--As I begin this column, the hills around us are white and we even had some snow on the windshield of our rigs this morning, so when they said that snow levels were dropping, I guess they weren’t kidding! Folk...
Photo of the Week: It's hard to get grass cut when it rains and sleets and snows in April. I'm hoping, dear readers, that you won't judge me as irresponsible if my yard appears to be more field than yard. Not only was there snow, as seen in the photo looking north off Covered Bridge Road, but a tree in my front yard also came down last week. It just leaned over in the wind and landed in the yard without touching the house or decks. I'm so grateful for that. I tried for a couple days to find...
Janessa Tarabochia, a 9th grader at Wahkiakum High School was the winner of the 38th annual art contest for the Great White Tail Run. Her design was selected from 148 entries submitted by students within the Naselle-Grays River Valley and Wahkiakum School Districts. She will receive $25 and a shirt with her winning entry. Second place was awarded to Jaden Baldino, an 8th grade student at Naselle Grays River Valley Middle School. Third place award went to Anita Doubilo, a 4th grade student at J.A. Wendt. Jaden and Anita will receive art...
The Cowlitz Coin Club of Longview-Kelso will celebrate its 52nd coin show April 30 at the AWPPW Hall, located at 724 15th Avenue in Longview. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and admission, parking and dealer appraisals are all free. At the show, the public can buy, sell and trade coins, currency, tokens and medals from numerous Pacific Northwest dealers. There will be hourly drawings, along with a raffle for a half-ounce American Gold Eagle coin and five one-ounce American Silver Eagle coins. You do not need to be present to win the raffle...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park offers a session on wood carving from 10-2 p.m. Saturday, April 16, as part of the park’s Klahowya Youth Volunteer program. The free workshops will be held at the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center. Sessions are limited to 10 high school or high school age participants. Pre- registration is required. Food and snacks will be provided. Instruction will take place inside and outside, so warm and waterproof layers are encouraged. Wood carving on the Northwest coast occurred prior to the Corps of Discovery’s sta...
The last set of free STEAM kits for children ages 3-8 are available at the Cathlamet Library starting April 12. The theme is Beads--create your own bead bracelets! Parents are asked to fill out a short online survey to say what their children learned from the kit, or fill out and return a paper survey from the library. Kits courtesy of the Washington State Library. Free home COVID test kits are still available (two kits per person). It is now an option for healthy patrons to enter the library...
The Cowlitz Wahkiakum Council of Governments (CWCOG) is asking residents to complete a short survey to assess the housing needs and issues of availability and affordability in Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties. The Housing Needs Assessment Survey includes questions related to your current living situations, are you renting/owning, size, and satisfaction, among others. The results will be used region-wide to support new housing opportunities focused on the needs, challenges and hopes of local residents. The deadline for the Housing Needs Analysis S...
Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to Washington businesses, nonprofit organizations, renters, and residents as a result of the winter flooding that occurred Jan. 5-16, 2022. The Agency Declaration covers Lewis County and the contiguous Washington counties of: Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, Wahkiakum and Yakima. The SBA deadline to apply for physical damage loans is April 18, 2022. For Economic Injury Disaster Loans, the deadline is November 15, 2022. People are encouraged to complete the SBA...
To celebrate April’s National Poetry Month, Dayle Olson has partnered with River Mile 38 Brewing Company to host what they hope will become an annual event, Cathlamet Poetry Open Mic. In 2020, just before the pandemic hit, there were plans to devote an entire April weekend to poetry in Cathlamet, including a poetry reading by then-Washington State poet laureate, Claudia Castro Luna. Cathlamet resident and poet Dayle Olson was ready with a line-up of local readers, venues and posters to publicize the event. But it never happened. To heal that d...
Competing at their first in-person tournament in more than two years, the Lower Columbia College Fighting Smelt Speech and Debate Team earned several awards and other honors at Phi Rho Pi Nationals in St. Charles, MO. Phi Rho Pi is the national forensic association representing two-year colleges. Its weeklong national tournament is considered the premier end of season speech and debate competition for community college students. In team sweepstakes, Lower Columbia College finished Silver in debate and Bronze overall in the Hindman Division....
Several Wahkiakum County residents showed up last Friday afternoon to donate blood at a Red Cross Blood Drive at the Norse Hall on Puget Island. "Everyone should open veins as often as possible," Cathlamet Mayor David Olson said. "This is Red Cross. This is basic. It's a civic duty and an honor to do it. It's a very easy way to help people." Suzanne Holmes has been supporting the American Red Cross since she was 16 and a candy striper and even raised money for them in later years. "It's a solid...
WET START--As I begin this column, it’s a damp Sunday morning, and from the looks of the forecast, we’re only going to get a couple of nice dry days and if you get this paper on Thursday, that might be the second one and the last dry one for several days, so here’s hoping you didn’t have any outdoor plans. Due to the possibility of a very nasty storm system coming in, as well as appointments coming up, I’m going to be turning my column in extra early, as we just never know about the timing of these windy predictions or their consequen...
Greetings from the fair office. This month will start our busy season. This Saturday is the Flea Market and we have lots of great treasures. The Fair will open up the T- Building with its sale. The tables are still only $10 and you just need to call the office at (360)795-3480 to reserve one. Then on Friday April 15 we will have Easter Bingo. The doors open at 5 p.m., and bingo starts at 6 p.m. Cards are still 3 for $10 and they play all games. We will have the raffle prize table and a big raffle. So come out and have some fun. Then on...
On Wednesday, April 20, from 12-1 p.m., Jeff Petersen, Attorney in Longview, will discuss the basics of estate planning for farmers. Learn the best course of action when transferring a farm. Find out ways to divide the farm among family members. Discussion will include farm and estate taxes. This free presentation will be followed by the opportunity to ask questions. No need to register, just pop in. Connection information (you must have a zoom account--sign up for one at zoom.us). Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android:...
Weather: Big hail, wind, rain and cold so far, so I'm hoping weather improves later in the week when you get your Eagle. I often try to get a sense of who subscribes to The Eagle but still I'm not sure. If you think you can just read it on-line, you still will miss a lot. So think about supporting one local business, The Eagle, would you? Naselle Camp: The Governor did not change anything in the supplemental budget, so it appears the camp will close. Boys will be gone by December 31 and...
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will hold its regular in-person commission meeting Thursday, April 14 at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco. Commission action items include 2023-25 capital budget target request level and proposed modifications to the Klickitat State Park Trail long-term park boundary. In addition, the commission will hear updates and reports from agency staff and the Washington State Parks Foundation. A work session is scheduled the day before the regular meeting, on Wednesday, April 13. Work...
