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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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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...
First, I must apologize to Ed and Steve Blain because in last week's Grays River Diking District report, I mistakenly said Steve Blain instead of Ed Blain. I bet both Steve and Ed are wondering what's wrong with this woman? Truthfully the list is long but I assure you I now realize there are at least two Blain families in the area, but one spelling of their last name. Many thanks to Marlea Blain for correcting me with humor and forgiveness. Wilho Saari: Now, to the sad reality of the death of...
Razor clam enthusiasts can head to coastal beaches as shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) confirmed the next round of digging can proceed as planned from Jan. 29 through Feb. 3. “We have had some really good digging opportunity to start the new year and are excited to be able to finish out January on some really good minus tides,” said Zach Forster, a WDFW coastal shellfish biologist. Diggers are reminded the daily limit has reverted to the standard 15 razor clams. Under state law, a daily limit consist...
Introduction by Karen Bertroch For Naselle's Finns, Wilho Saari has always been one of the most valued citizens. A fifth generation Finn, he was not only a good husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, he was the prime example of a fine son of Finland and its traditions. Wilho taught music in the school for many years. The tradition bearer of the Finnish Kantele from Naselle, Washington, is Wilho Saari. He can trace the love of kantele playing back five generations in his family. His...
Public Servant Firefighter Award: On January 20, Jack Leavitt, left, was presented the VFW Public Servant Firefighter Award by local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5297 Commander Bill Tawater, right. According to District 4 Assistant Fire Chief, MD Johnson, Jack epitomizes the very best of the best in terms of the nation's future firefighters and EMT's. His devotion and commitment to District 4, to the community, to the county, and to the state of Washington is without equal. Photo by MD...
As of Jan. 1, 2022, the Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of Southwest Washington (AAADSW) is the new Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) sponsor for Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and Wahkiakum counties. AAADSW replaces the previous SHIBA sponsor, Lower Columbia Community Action Program. A public service offered by the Washington state Office of Insurance Commissioner, SHIBA volunteers serve people of all ages. Over 200 trained volunteers statewide provide free, impartial and confidential Medicare counseling and education to...
The River Life Interpretive Center in Skamokawa is closed until March 4 but their website has information, books and gifts available. There are many local writers and artisans represented in the gift shop as well as gifts for children and adults. The Friends of Skamokawa invite anyone local to join as a volunteer docent or as board members. There is one meeting a month to attend and only a few volunteer hours needed, no experience necessary. For further information contact Lori Cagle, office manager, Tues or Thur. from 10-2 at the Friends of...
CALMER--We were all very relieved to have a much calmer weather pattern this past weekend, which gave us some milder temperatures and some sunshine and also some awesome sunrises and sunsets. After the snow and the relentless rainfall and flooding, this break was definitely appreciated. The current weather forecast for a drier weekend also suggests much colder temperatures, so we'll have to keep an eye out for the possibility of temperatures falling into the freezing category. SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays from Jan. 20-26 are...
Today I hope you will pause and think of Wilho Saari from Naselle. He has had a stroke and is now under hospice care at Columbia Memorial Hospital. He is a man who loves his family, Finnish music, children and Finland. He taught music, has written a "tune every day," for many years, has CD's of kantele music, and shared his gift for the kantele with anyone who wanted to listen. I have great memories of him playing the kantele at the Deep River Church. Lord, hear our prayers. Photo of the Week:...
