Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Sorted by date Results 765 - 789 of 6514
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...
Kindergarten Registration Night will be held Thursday, April 21 in the Multi-Purpose Room at J.A. Wendt Elementary School from 5:30 to 7 p.m., for children who are five years old on or before August 31 of the upcoming school year. Registration paperwork will be distributed to students attending pre-school at St. James and may also be picked up at the main office at J.A. Wendt Elementary School between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Items needed for registration include the child’s birth certificate, immunization records and legal documents if applicable. P...
The Cowlitz Wahkiakum Council of Governments (CWCOG) is inviting all residents of Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pacific, and Wahkiakum Counties to help them understand your transportation needs. The survey results will be used to update their Coordinated Public Transit – Human Services Transportation Plan which will help them plan for better use of public transit throughout the region for people with disabilities, seniors, young people, individuals with lower incomes, and others who depend on public transportation services. The Accessible T...
Brent Hennrich is running to unseat Jamie Herrera Beutler as the representative to Congress for District 3. He will hold a town hall meeting at Maria’s Place in Cathlamet on Saturday, April 9 from 11 a.m. to noon. Attendees are asked to bring questions and comments. He says he welcomes Democrat and Republican questions equally. There is room for 30 people in Maria's back room. This town hall will also be shown on Zoom live, and it will be recorded and made available on YouTube later that same day. The Zoom link is: https://u...
After nearly five years at the helm, Graham Nystrom is stepping down as station manager for KMUN. Susan Peterson, development director for KMUN, will take his place. Nystrom, a musician and live sound and recording engineer, previously worked as technical director for Live Wire Radio and Oregon Public Broadcasting. He was hired as KMUN's operations manager in 2015 and took over as station manager in 2017. Under his leadership, KMUN regained significant financial and operational stability. Nystrom also planned and helped fundraise for major tech...
As a member of the Washington Clean Coast Alliance, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will participate in this year’s Washington Coast Cleanup. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on April 23. Along with parks, many other collaborating partners like Surfrider and the Grassroots Garbage Gang will help clean the coastal beaches. Thousands of volunteers come out every year to remove several tons of marine debris from Washington’s Pacific Coast and Salish Sea. Beach cleanups allow family and friends to have fun and par...
