Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Wahkiakum High School first semester honor roll for the 2021-2022 school year has been announced. Those students earning a 4.0 grade – point average were: 10th grade: Klauvinia Cernal, Nathan Garrett, Lilian Hale and Alison Will. 11th grade: Abigail Ames, Reigha Niemeyer and Malia Ana Silva. 12th Grade: Margaret Ames, Megan Leitz and Mason Wilson. Students earning a 3.99 – 3.25 GPA were: 9th grade: Philip Goldinov, Reese Long, Russell Morrison, Klarah Niemela, Maddi Thoreson, Mason Waldeck and Zoey Ware. 10th grade: Kyri’e Clark, Libby...
The Lower Columbia College Fighting Smelt Speech & Debate Team won the 2-year college division and finished fourth among all colleges and universities at the Earl Wells Virtual Speakeasy tournament, hosted by Oregon State University. This LCC squad placed ahead of regional rivals Oregon State and Mount Hood Community College, as well as strong national programs including University of North Texas and Middle Tennessee State University. This result was a true team effort, with all five participating LCC students experiencing individual success....
Submitted by Lilian Hale These are some of the events that the Wahkiakum High School FFA chapter and CTE class students have accomplished over the last few months. Photo 1: When we had the recent flooding in our local area, FFA members went to Skamokawa fire hall and spent a few hours filling sandbags for the use of anybody needing them in our community. Photo 2: In honor of the Christmas season, FFA members helped out with an annual event of helping the Star Program. This year the Star Program...
MIXED--As we began this week, it was freezing cold and super foggy, but then the sun came out on Sunday. I think everyone was outside and enjoying those rays but then came Monday morning and in West Valley, we were socked back in with that thick, damp fog that makes your bones ache, so the forecast for the week, which says "sunny and dry" will be amazing if it holds up. I hope it does as I think an extended period of time soaking up a little Vitamin D will really help lift everyone's spirits! SPECIAL DAYS--Those enjoying special days from Feb....
Aging & Disabilities Advisory Council is recruiting members from Wahkiakum County The Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of Southwest Washington (AAADSW), is a multi-service public agency helping older adults and adults with disabilities remain in their homes. Their Advisory Council is looking for one member from Wahkiakum County to fill a vacancy in 2022. The AAADSW Advisory Council is a group of dedicated volunteers who play an important role in the agency by representing the counties of Clark, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum, Skamania, and Klickitat....
Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don't criticize What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is rapidly agin' Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand For the times they are a-changin' - Bob Dylan, 80 years old Change: In talking with a few neighbors over the past weeks, there is a common theme, change. For those who have been here for a lifetime and for those who have lived here for 20 years, like me, it can be a...
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce invites the public to get Crabby at their 36th Annual Crab & Oyster Feed to be held Saturday, February 19. The event will take place at the Columbia River Ranch, 381 W. Birnie Slough Road, Cathlamet. Tickets are $40 per person and may be purchased online at www.wahkiakum.us/crab or you may contact the Bank of the Pacific, Cathlamet Branch for tickets. The bank is located at 56 Main Street, Cathlamet. Their phone number is (360)795-3228. There will be three seating times to choose from; 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7...
Just in at the library to give away are 1040 and 1040 SR income tax forms, and instruction booklets for them. Also new is an online program to learn about technology. Northstar Digital Literacy defines basic skills needed to perform tasks on computers and online. Online, self-guided modules assess the ability of individuals to perform tasks based on these skills. Included are basic computer digital literacy standards and modules in three main areas: · Essential Computer Skills - Basic Computer Skills, Internet Basics, Using Email, Windows OS,...
The “Wahkiakum Outdoors” program is on tap again this month. The series of presentations is sponsored by the Wahkiakum Marine Resources Committee. Their first presentation in 2022 will be focused on “Rearing and Release of Ring-necked Pheasants.” The presentation will be held Saturday, February 19 at 11 a.m., in the Wahkiakum Hope Center, 320 S 3rd St., adjacent to the Cathlamet elementary Sschool (masks required). The speaker will be Chris White, WDFW Biologist managing the State’s release program. For further information call Mike Passmore...
Submitted by Ron Wright We embarked last Saturday morning on what turned out to be a multi-phased adventure. Our first challenge was to complete a virtual judging session from our parked cars at our assigned time along the way. It went well and we packed up to continue our journey with our next stop at Boeing's Museum of Flight: high flying for us tech geeks. Next stop was the University of Washington main campus where our very own Nai'a Freeman took us on a tour. Then on to the Old Spaghetti...
John C. Thomas Middle School has announced their honor roll. The following students made the grade: 8th grade- 4.0-3.2--These two students received 4.0: Josiah Garrett and Parker Leitz. Jason Bachmeier, Evelyn Hogue, Rylie Wills, Ruth Goldinov, Kamden Scuito, Margarita Goldinov, Maddi Grangroth, Anna Goldinov and Jordan Smith. 7th grade- 4.0-3.2--These three students received 4.0: Samantha Dela Cruz, Abigail McKay-Beach and Hank Wilson. Lilli Deaton, Matthew Wills, Israel Velke, Evelynn Miller, Malia Scott, Raylynne Ogle, Martin Weiland and...
Wahkiakum 4-H teens will instruct adults on email, phone and other technology skills this Monday, February 14, at 4 p.m. in the River Street Meeting Room in Cathlamet. This is rescheduled from the originally planned date of Saturday, February 12. Teens will be teaching regularly through the spring on a variety of technology skills. All are welcome. No charge to participate. For further information call the WSU Extension office at 360-795-3278....
If you've tuned into KMUN over the past 20 years, then you've likely heard the voice of Joanne Rideout, who is often recognized in public as soon as she opens her mouth. After nearly 20 years at KMUN, a non commercial radio station, Joanne begins her well-earned retirement. New to the area in the early 2000's, Joanne's neighbor recruited her for reading children's stories one night a week. Bedtime Stories airs Sunday through Thursday 8-8:30 p.m. Having a history as a freelance journalist,...
A pheasant showed its colors behind a Puget Island house. Photo courtesy of TIm Larcher....
A $165,000 grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce in 2019 allowed the Pioneer Community Association to begin tackling some much needed repairs to the Pioneer Community Center. “It is good to remember how excited, relieved, and to some degree, flat out amazed we were to receive the grant award,” Suzanne Holmes wrote in a missive describing the activity that followed. It started with a roof replacement. Weatherguard, Inc., arrived in September of 2020 and removed the old shingles and rotting decking, replacing them with new plywoo...
Last weekend we completed another test of our county's ability to communicate during severe emergency conditions. This nation-wide activity is called Winter Field Day: Amateur radio stations from all over the country attempt to contact as many other stations as they can in the 24 hours from 11 a.m. Saturday to 11 a.m. Sunday. With support from Wahkiakum school district our three-member team operated using an 1100' wire loop wire antenna strung between light posts surrounding a baseball field....
The Lower Columbia College Fighting Smelt Speech & Debate Team earned multiple team and individual honors at the Fred Scheller Invitational tournament hosted by Pacific University – the final Northwest Forensics Conference (NFC) Designated Tournament of the season. The team won first place in their division of the tournament and was also honored as a Division III Gold Program in the conference, which represents schools in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Alaska. This marks the t...
The new Beanstack reading challenges for children, adults, and teens are currently active through March 31 at . It is easy to register, then log book titles as you read them and win prizes. There is also a Beanstack mobile app. Meanwhile the following winners of the adult winter reading challenge are enjoying their prizes: Jessica Vik - Julie's Java gift certificate, Darren Plank - Tales and Tails T-shirt, Marilyn Gatens - Kindle, Naomi Schultz - Patty Cakes gift card, and not pictured: Crystal...
Wahkiakum County 4-H will host a morning of free youth activities Saturday, February 12, 9 a.m. to noon, at Johnson Park in Rosburg. Wahkiakum County 4-H volunteers will host a variety of projects for youth ages 5 and up. All are welcome, no need to be a current member of 4-H to attend. Parent or guardian participation is appreciated. Some projects scheduled include hand sewing, scribble bot robotics, pearl bead crafts, and more. Handwashing, masks and social distancing required. RSVP to lfrink@wsu.edu so that enough materials are available....
Macie Elliott and Jessica Yurosko of Cathlamet were named to the Dean’s List at Eastern Oregon University for the 2021 fall term. They join 563 other students at the college who were able to achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while attending classes full time....
CLOUDY START--As I begin this column, it's pretty cloudy with just a smattering of raindrops, but it appears we'll be seeing some more "real rain" a little later on, so I hope you've kept the boots and umbrellas by the door! For now, the snowflake that had appeared in the forecast on my weather app has disappeared and I sure hope it stays gone. Considering there is a blizzard going on back east with tens of thousands without power and feet of snow on the ground, I'm quite happy to put up with the rain! Let's just hope February is nicer to us...
Apology: I need to correct a misunderstanding on my part about the Alpha Theta hanging baskets project. The baskets will be delivered at the high school the week of Finn Fest, not before. If you leave yours to hang at Finn Fest, you can pick them up after the festival ends so you will have them for the rest of summer and fall. I mistakenly thought we'd get them earlier. It's a great idea to share them at Finn Fest when they are in their earlier days. Contact Loretta Smalley at (360) 520-2071 to...
Some lucky Wahkiakum High School students in Don Cox's classroom participated in a mock trial recently with two lawyers from the Wahkiakum Prosecuting Attorney's office and a District Court Judge from Longview presiding as U.S. Supreme Court Justices. Half of the class took the role of appellants and the other half were respondents, arguing a case that made it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1857: Dred Scott vs. Sanford. "This was a big court case," Cox said. "It was a test case. It...
Above: A pair of bald eagles take a break in a fir tree on Puget Island. Below: A peregrine falcon keeps watch on Puget Island. Photos courtesy of Sarah Lawrence....
COLD BEGINNING--As this week began, we not only saw some extreme fogginess, but it was also below freezing, which meant the water buckets for the animals were covered in ice and it definitely meant being inside was much more pleasant. Once the fog let up, we did get to see some sunshine which was most welcome. According to the forecast, we are going to be back to rain by this weekend, so while I didn't care much for the freezing cold, I sure enjoyed the dry part that came with it. Let's hope the rainy stretch is a short one! FINGERS...
