Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Puget Island Lions recycle paper box is being removed from its location near the Norse Hall and will be relocated to the Puget Island Fire Hall. In the meantime, newspapers can be placed in the boxes located at Wahkiakum High School and on SR4....
Navy Seaman Recruit Hannah R. DeBlois, a 2010 graduate of Naselle Grays-River High School, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, DeBlois completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness....
Stephanie Wise, a former student of Naselle High School, will host a second AIDS benefit at the Naselle/Grays River High School Commons, starting at 6 p.m. on December 28. Wise, who is currently majoring in professional writing and political science at Baylor University in Waco, Tex., hosted the first concert in 2007, and another concert was organized for 2008 but canceled due to record snows. This year's proceeds are going to an AIDS hospice in South Africa, Genesis Hope's Sponsor-a-Bed Programme. Wise chose this program because several of...
At the year's final meeting of the Wahkiakum Historical Society, treasurer Julie Fritsch reported that the museum was approximately $28 in the red. "It was a good performance considering that we have not requested any support from the county for a couple of years, using only volunteer help and public donations," said society president Judy Brawn. "If we had sold two more memorial bricks, we would have been in the black." The museum is closed until the spring but bricks may be ordered by calling Brawn at 849-4452 or any board member. The...
Longview chiropractor Dr. Rick Still has opened a satellite office at 94 Main Street in Cathlamet at Simply Massage, with Stephanie Crouse. Still specializes in lower back pain, neck pain, headaches, joint pain, and sports injuries, amongst others. His main office at the Longview Family Chiropractic Care and Back Pain Clinic is a full service facility offering x-rays and patient rehab. Patients should call this office at 360-636-2636 to schedule appointments for the Cathlamet office, which is only open on Thursdays. Still has been practicing...
Opening hours at the local Holiday Artisan Market will be extended to noon to 6 p.m. every day from December 16 through December 23, at which time it will close for the season. The 25 local artists whose work is for sale have decided to extend their hours after an enthusiastic response since the market opened on November 27. It is located in the former Downtown Caffe building on Main Street in Cathlamet....
Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Conservation District Supervisors will host a public meeting with Legislative 18th and 19th District Senators and Representatives on December 13. The informal meeting will be held to discuss natural resource issues, resolutions and a short overview of District projects and activities during the past year. The public is invited to the meeting in Conference Room B in the Student Center located on the Lower Columbia College campus for a one hour presentation and discussion from 5-6 p.m....
December 5-11 is National Influenza vaccination week. An annual flu vaccine is the best way to prevent the flu and flu-related complications that could lead to hospitalization or death. Influenza is among the most common respiratory illnesses in the United States, infecting millions of people every flu season. This season, health experts across the country are recommending that everyone six months and older get a flu vaccine. Wahkiakum County Health Department has vaccine available for all ages: Flu shot for adults $25 Flu shot for children:...
For those concerned with heating costs for their home this fall and winter, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) may be able to help. LIHEAP is a federally funded program administered by the Lower Columbia Action Program (CAP) in Longview and provides assistance with winter heating bills, electricity, wood, wood pellets, oil, propane, coal or natural gas, to income eligible households. Monthly net household income limits are $1,128 for one person, $1,518 for two, $1,907 for three, $2,297 for four, $2,868 for five, $3,076 for...
Those unsure of what to give this holiday season can donate to St. James Family Center to honor a friend, loved one or in memorial of someone who has passed. The Family Center will send a special card to the person or family of the person honored informing them of the gesture made on their behalf. Donations to St. James help support programs such as early childhood care, preschool and family support and parent education programs. For more information regarding how to make a donation, contact Linda or Beth at 795-8612....
Naselle and Astoria will play host to author Michael Maryk of Bellingham for readings, discussions, and book signings of his new book “Sunpath.” It is a fictionalized version of 10- year old Aimo, his six-year old sister Anna, and eight-year old cousin Pehr’s hasty evacuation from Finland to Sweden during World War II. In preparation for writing this novel, Maryk spent two years in Sweden interviewing survivors from the “Finska Krigsbarn” (Finnish War Children). During that tempestuous time 75,000+ Finnish children were transported to safety...
His Praise Men’s Chorus of Portland. will be giving a free concert at the worship service of the Cathlamet Seventh-day Adventist Church this Saturday at 10:45 a.m. The community is invited. “You will be warmly welcomed and blessed when you come,” said Pastor Ben Moor, minister of the Adventist Church. “We want everyone to come to this special event. The music will be inspirational and a real blessing to all who come,” he added. Those who come are also invited to stay for the fellowship dinner right after the service to meet the members o...
The holiday season in Cathlamet begins next Saturday with many activities organized by the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce. The chamber is still looking for designers to design trees for their "Festival of Trees" with the chance to win a prize by donating a decorated tree, wreath or swag. Entry forms are available at the Chamber of Commerce or Bank of the Pacific. Trees will be on display in the Hotel Cathlamet Lobby until December 17. Visitors will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite or bid on the tree they would like to take home. A...
The traditional harvest-time menu of beef stew, cheese bread, beverages and dessert will be served in the Grays River United Methodist Church social hall on Friday and Saturday, October 22 and 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Also available will be crafts, original paintings, clothing and home decorations, plus a second hand shop, and a bake sale. Again this year, takeout meals will be available. A free will donation is asked for the meal. The church is on State Route 4 near milepost 18, on the hill above the Grays River Café. For more...
Per the October 8 Timberlands Regional Support Network Governing Board meeting, it has been announced that the next Governing Board meeting will be January 14, 2011 unless a need arises in December. If the need for a Governing Board meeting in December does arise, advance notification will be distributed....
An exhibit of photographs from Northwest photographers Judy Vander Maten and David Lee Myers will be opening at Redmen Hall in Skamokawa on October 23. Both are teachers at local colleges, Vander Maten at Lower Columbia College in Longview and Myers at Clatsop Community College in Astoria. Both have been professional photographers for many years and both have lived in Wahkiakum County. There will be an opportunity to meet the photographers from 1-3 p.m. on October 23 with coffee and cookies served. The exhibit will run from October 23 to...
On October 2, Bob Pyle of Grays River will perform a reading and sign copies of his new book Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly Big Year at Redmen Hall from 1 to 3 p.m. Pyle spent all of 2008 searching the US for butterflies and personally tallied 480 species. The book is part road-trip, part travelogue and tracks Pyle as he tries to find as many of the 800 butterfly species as he can. For more information, contact Redmen Hall at 360-795-3007....
Students at J.A. Wendt Elementary are collecting old cell phones for the Cell Phones for Soldiers program. They are hoping to reach their goal target of 500 cell phones, mp3 players and iPods that will help raise money to purchase prepaid calling cards for American troops stationed away from home. Drop boxes are located at the elementary and high schools, the Cathlamet Fire Hall or the Bank of Pacific. For more information, contact Cindy Fudge at 795-8718 or Crystal Davis, 560-4964....
Two businesses will compete with the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce in this Friday's Punkin Chunkin' challenge as part of the Oktoberfest celebrations. Terry Barnes Grambo of Financial Network and her husband Roger, and Rob and Diane Stockhouse of Stockhouse's Farm will both build pumpkin chuckers to challenge the Chamber's Funnelator. Prior to the challenge, the Slow Moving Parade made up of farm vehicles will travel through Cathlamet to the market. Interested participants should meet at the Elochoman Marina before the 2:30 p.m set off time....
As part of the WSU Extension Columbia River Country Days celebration this weekend there will be an event at the Wahkiakum County Fairgrounds in Skamokawa on Saturday. This event will include a Fair used book sale, 4-H members meeting the public and talking about their 4-H projects, other area people with their animals, the 4-H After School Tech Club showing their videos, an information table with brochures and flyers from different county groups and a spring bulb sale by the Fair Foundation. The day will start at 10 a.m. and there will be...
The Charlotte House Advisory Board is sponsoring the 12th annual Chocolate Extravaganza this Friday at the Hotel Cathlamet. The event runs from 4 - 6:30 p.m. and features local bakers competing for the title of "Most Decadent Dessert." Last year's winner was Susan McClain Kuhn with her Almond Roca. Amongst this years entries include Peanut Butter Cups, Chocolate Snickers Pie, Sweet and Salty Cake, and Malted Fudge Brownies. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children and seniors. To Go boxes will be available for $10. Tickets can be purchased...
Wahkiakum Youth Football will hold a spaghetti feed on October 8 from 5 till 6:30 p.m. in the Grade School Multipurpose room. The team is inviting everyone to come out and enjoy spaghetti before the high school football game Friday night which, as it may be the last home game, may be senior night. The team will slso be selling Little Caesar's pizza kits to raise money to continue youth football. Contact information is Rochelle Cothren 560-5781 and Nicci Bergseng at 431-6357....
On September 11, an exhibit of quilts by the River City Strippers - a Wahkiakum County based quilters group - will open at Redmen Hall. This will be a celebration of their 10th anniversary as a group, having started with 11 members in February 2000, and now grown to just over 40 quilters. They meet weekly in Cathlamet and have become well known for the Comfort Quilts they make and donate to seriously ill children and adults in local hospitals. They will be showing over 80 pieces of their work from quilts to bags, clothing and smaller items....
The annual Friends of Skamokawa Wine Tasting and Auction will take place on September 11, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Skamokawa Grange next to the Wahkiakum County Fairgrounds. The theme this year is "Wines from Down Under." This is the Friends of Skamokawa's largest fund raiser of the year and is always enjoyed by both locals and visitors. Rob Stockhouse, of Stockhouse Farm will return as the auctioneer. The tickets for this community event are $15 per person, and include wines from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile, and Argentina....
The Wahkiakum High School girls basketball team will hold a car wash and bake sale at the Cathlamet Chevron on August 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All the proceeds from the Treats to Help the Troops bake sale will go towards making care packages for American troops in Afghanistan....
