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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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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...
The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) announced Tuesday that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Washington to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides from January 1-15. President Joseph Biden's action makes federal funding available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair...
DECENT START--As I begin this column it’s a bit cloudy but with the sun peeking through now and then, it beats the pouring rain by a mile! Plus, with devastating weather events happening in the southeast part of our country, and wildfires in other states, I’d say we are very fortunate to be where we are right now. The forecast for the weekend looks to be on the dry side, with rain coming back Monday, so we’ll hope the good weather hangs in there and we don’t get fooled on April Fool’s Day! BIGGEST GAG/JOKE?--Speaking of April Fool’s Da...
Photo of the Week: Theodore Willard Swanson May 30, 1929 - March 21, 2022. He was the youngest of eight children and the only boy. As a child he was called Teddy. His sister Lillian Swanson Whitten (born 1909), the oldest child in the family, said in an interview in the book, "Water Over the Bridge" by Ruth Busse Allingham that "their family was always musical and they loved to sing and dance. Dances down in Rosburg were at the Grange Hall there -Rosburg Hall. The Grange disbanded and some of...
Commentary by Karen Bertroch The town hall meeting about the planned closure of the Naselle Youth Camp held March 17 gave the group that attended a sense of the latest reality of what’s happening as the deadline for the governor’s signature that would stop the camp’s coming closure gets closer. An excellent article in The Chinook Observer gave the readers plenty of data. The number of employees, the amount of money lost, the loss of economic life for both western Wahkiakum and eastern Pacific counties was laid out in dollars receding from...
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Washington State University Extension Forestry program will offer three versions of its Forest Stewardship Coached Planning courses this spring, geared toward northeast, northwest, and southwest region forest landowners. Courses beginning in May provide guidance for small forest landowners on creating forest stewardship plans. Registration ends April 19. The courses cover topics including tree health and identification, wildlife on private property, noxious weeds, soil, forest...
Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler announced March 24 that her office is accepting submissions for the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students, grades 9-12, in Southwest Washington’s 3rd Congressional District. The winner of the competition will have his or her artwork displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol Building. The second and third place winners will be invited to display their artwork in Herrera Beutler’s congressional office. The submission deadline this year is May...
Kite STEAM kits are available at Cathlamet Public Library starting March 29. This is the fourth set of free STEAM kits for children ages 3-8. The theme is Kites. Soar in the sky! Learn about physics in the flying world and create your own flying machines. 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. Courtesy photo....
Grow your reading habit with Beanstack, April 1, through June 18. Just 20 minutes of reading a day will put you well on your way to completing this challenge. Read books and log their titles to win free prize books at the library. Sign up by logging into Beanstack at or downoad the free Beanstack app. For more information, contact librarian Carol Blix at 360-795-3254, email , or come in during the library's open hours, Tuesdays through Satudays from 2-5 p.m....
The Charlotte House, a program of St. James Family Center, will host a Free Legal Clinic on Friday April 15 at 1 p.m., in Grays River and 3 p.m., in Cathlamet. Lisa Walgdovel, an Attorney with Northwest Justice Project will help individuals with specific family law questions, such as how to get a divorce, determining primary custody and visitation and/or establishing child support. If you are interested in learning more about this clinic or to sign up you must call The Charlotte House at 360-795-6401 or toll free at 1-866-795-9381. Northwest...
The Wahkiakum Lions have honored Daron Fleming as their February Student of The Month. Daron has met many challenges and is happy to thank his family, friends, teachers and peers for the help they have given him, to become the man he is today. He says that without them he would be just a bump in the road. He is looking forward to the future and what it holds for him and is planning to pursue a career working with dogs and animals through some kind of rescue facility. Pictured with Daron (l-r)...
On Tuesdays at noon WSU Master Gardeners present weekly on-line free programs. No need to register, just pop in. Connection information (you must have a zoom account--sign up for one at zoom.us), then join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/7756056320?pwd=RzVxbTl0dXpyUjJjSDdsWnJuTXdydz09 Meeting ID: 775 605 6320 Password: 12345 Phone Call: +1 253 215 8782, 775 605 6320# For help, contact Gary Fredricks at garyf@wsu.edu or 360-577-3014 Ext. 3. April 5-Noon-Tuesday: Soils and Fertilizers (on-line.) Great gardening starts...
Volunteer Denise Doughty and Master Gardener Joyce Orr showed off the new hoop house at the Community Garden, which can be found at Erickson Park in Cathlamet. The new structure is in place thanks to an anonymous donor and volunteer labor from Chris Holmes, Craig Nielsen, John Wells, Sue Docker, Orr, Doughty, Roger Kavan, along with an assist from Kim and Mike Howell. Orr, Doughty, and Kavan were working last Wednesday to get the community garden ready for spring planting. Volunteers and master...
SPRING IS HERE--As this week begins, a lot of folks are hoping that now that Spring is officially arrived, we will see some much drier and warmer temperatures.While we may have begun this new season a bit on the damp side, the current forecast shows more dry days than wet, so we can only hope that holds true. It also shows the rainy weather may come back on Sunday but with only a 30 percent chance, we can hope it’s just a brief shower and won’t last long. Here’s to Spring and sunshine, which should make us all feel a lot cheerier and it will ce...
The Friends of Skamokawa will host their Annual Antique & Vintage Sale on April 8, 9 and 10 this year. The sale will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and on Sunday from noon until 4 p.m. Any vendors who wish to participate should contact them for more information. You do not have to be present to sell. All proceeds help to maintain property and provide programs and services for the community through the FOS/River Life Interpretive Center. Contact Lori Cagle, office manager, with any questions, Tuesday or Thursday from 10...
Just got word that Ted Swanson died March 21 at home. We offer our prayers and tears. Announcement: A community meeting has been scheduled for this evening, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the Naselle Community Center with Rep. Jim Walsh in attendance to discuss the possible closure of the Naselle Youth Camp. Governor Inslee has also been invited. The Community Center is on Parpala Road just past the library in Naselle in the former Congregational Church. Karl Marlantes: Last Saturday, Karl Marlantes,...
The Super Sale at Johnson Park originally scheduled for March 19 has been postponed until Saturday, April 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The good news is that now vendors have more time to finish preparations. Some tables are available to rent, but reserve yours early or you may bring your own. Set-up times are Friday from 6-8 p.m., and Saturday from 7-9 a.m. For further information contact Denise Blanchard, 360-355-0472 or Shonda Ware, 360-465-2722. The center is located at 30 Rosburg School Rd., Rosburg....
The Wahkiakum Lions Club has announced that their annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held at the Wahkiakum County Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 16. The hunt begins promptly at 11 a.m., and the Easter Bunny will make an appearance. There will be prize eggs in each age category: preschool, K-3 and 4-6. Parking will be in the large lot near the main entrance to the fairgrounds. The Lions will also hold a coloring contest, with coloring pages available at the school or at theCathlamet Pharmacy for those students who are home schooled. Coloring pages...
Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West reminded Washington businesses and residents of the April 18, 2022, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by the winter weather and flooding that occurred Jan. 5-16, 2022. According to Garfield, businesses of all sizes, most private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters may apply for SBA federal disaster loans to repair or replace disaster damaged property. SBA can also lend additional f...
Mary Horton of Tacoma joined the 29th annual Cathlamet St. Patrick's Day Parade last Thursday. Eleven Irish Wolfhounds attended from Portland and Tacoma as well as locally, and paraded their 16 people down the east side of Main Street and back up the west side, ending in front of the courthouse for pets, cookies, and photo ops, then adjourned to Duffy's Tavern in Grays River to complete the festivities. Photo courtesy of Howard and Judy Brawn....
Container ships make their way up and down the Columbia River on a regular basis, but at 1,100 feet in length, the Navios Unite is reportedly the largest container ship to do so. It is capable of carrying 8,200 containers, much more than 6,000 carried on other container ships, which are usually less than 1,000 feet in length. Thanks to Joanne Rideout at https://shipreport.net who alerted readers to the spectacle. Check out the website or The Ship Report Facebook page to learn about ship traffic...
BIT DRIPPY--After a very nice sunny start this past Saturday, the rain front moved in by about two that afternoon and then we got a soaking that evening; at least West Valley did! Waking up to more gloomy, wet weather on Sunday morning, after losing an hour of sleep, was all the more reason to cozy up by the fire and either read a book or watch a little NASCAR in the afternoon. Whatever you did, I hope you’ve prepared yourself for a damp week as there are raindrops in the forecast for every day; although, that doesn’t mean rain all day, so if...
No Discover Pass is required to park on those two days The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites visitors to enjoy a state park on Saturday, March 19 in recognition of Washington State Parks’ birthday and on Friday, April 22 in celebration of Earth Day. Visitors are not required to display the Discover Pass for day-use visits to a Washington state park or on lands managed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) or Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) on these dates. The free days align with l...
