Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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St. James Family Center is now accepting applications for toddler care. The toddler care room will reopen beginning in September, provided the center has enough toddlers signed up to warrant staffing of the room. Care is provided on a monthly contracted basis and does not allow drop ins. Rates are based on a flat fee rate for 12 days or under per month at $292 and 13 days and over at $428 per month. Toddler care age ranges in age from 12 months to 29 months, however, the center is licensed for and will consider infants from one month of age,...
The Wahkiakum High School volleyball season will begin August 23 with practice from 9 a.m. to noon. Practices throughout the remainder of the week will begin at 9 a.m. Players are reminded to make sure they have completed a physical and turned in their paperwork to the high school office. Players are not allowed to practice under WIAA guidelines without first completing a physical and turning in the physical form to the high school....
The American Red Cross Blood Services is urging blood donors to take time to donate blood or platelets. They are especially looking for new donors to help combat the region's blood shortage. Any healthy person at 18 or over, or 16-17 with signed parental consent, and weighing at least 110 pounds may be eligible to donate blood. Valid identification is required for all blood donations. All eligible donors are asked to schedule an appointment to donate blood on August 30 from 1-6 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 3 Fern Hill Road by...
Dr. Paul Schneider and Carol Wegdahl are organizing a team of health care professionals to provide free athletic physicals to Wahkiakum student athletes. The physicals will be given from 9 a.m. to noon on August 21, at the Cathlamet Fire Hall. The physicals will be given on a first-come first-served basis. Physical forms will be available at the fire hall, although it is preferred that parents/athletes pick up a form at Wahkiakum High School and complete their section of the form prior to the physical being given....
Another season for MS/HS cross country is about to start. Practice begins on August 23 at the WHS Girls softball field at 4 p.m. and the group will meet there daily until the start of school. An Athletic Medical Clearance form is required to practice; this form must be completed by a physician. Come to practice prepared to run with properly fitted shoes, shorts, a watch and a bottle of water. All athletes, first timers and veterans are invited to be a part of this experiance. For more information, contact Coach Mike Riley by e-mail...
The Appelo Archives Center will hold a Swap Meet Labor Day weekend, September 3, 4, 5, and 6 at 1056 SR 4 in Naselle. The hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. To reserve a space, contact Anita Raistakka at 360-484-3376 or email anita@finnam.naselle.net. Cost is $20 with table provided, $15 if vendors provide their own....
WSU Wahkiakum County Extension is teaching a summer food preservation class series free of charge to local youth and adults. Registration is still open for two more classes in the series: Canning Tomatoes and Salsas this Saturday (August 14); and Canning Meats on August 28. Register by calling the Extension office at 795-3278. Classes are free, but participants are encouraged to bring their own pint jars for canning....
The Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce is looking for cooks needed to spend a day at the Elochoman Slough Marina at the Seventh Annual Labor Day “Buzzards Breath” Chili Cook Off. The Chamber is sponsoring the September 4 event and they are looking for more chili teams to join in. There is no cost to enter. For those who don't cook, there will be plenty of chili to go around as wells as a tortilla throwing contest with prizes for kids, live music, a beer garden, and the Cow Plop Raffle. Cooking starts at 10 a.m. and the public will start tasting at...
September is coming soon and St. James Family Center still has openings in their preschool programs for three year old and four year old preschool children. Sliding scale fees are based on a family’s income. Class room times are available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for four-year-olds and Tuesdays and Thursdays for three-year-olds. The Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) in Cathlamet also has openings. This program provides a free comprehensive preschool program for income qualifying families. This is an o...
The Blanche Bradley Memorial Library Foundation is having a fundraiser for the Cathlamet City Library on August 28 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The “Literary Fête” will be held at the Stockhouse Farm on Puget Island at 59 W. Birnie Slough Road. Area authors giving talks on their publications are Suzanne Martinson, co-author of The Falling Waters Cookbook, and Jolan Durrah who authored Adventures in Borneo. Nick Nikkila will read from his recollections of growing up in Deep River in the late 1950s. Members of the Wahkiakum Acoustic Guitar Society will...
Many new workshops will be offered at this year’s festival in Naselle on July 23-24. Featured artists from Finland, Jemina and Selina Sillanpää, will offer “Stimulation for Children: Music, Dance, and Drama” on Friday at 1:30 p.m. Their father, Seppo, will share his expertise on Saturday at 2 p.m. titled “Lovely Harmonies & Finnish Tunes: A Workshop.” Shari DePauw, a seventh grade teacher from Ontario, Ore., will conduct a workshop “Poetry for Tweens and Teens” Friday at 10 a.m. Participants will compose poems which capture treasured memor...
Former Deep River resident Gary Anderson will be reading from his book of poetry, My Finnish Soul, on July 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Deep River Legion Hall. Nick Nikkila will also read prose he has written about growing up in Deep River. Coffee and cookies will be served. Books and wooden cooling racks designed by Steve Ullakko will be for sale. Admission is free. Lyle Haataja's Scandinavian Hour on KMUN, 91.9 FM from Astoria will feature an interview with Anderson on the same day from 2-3 p.m. The Deep River Legion Hall is located off SR 4,...
Cathlamet Public Library’s Summer Reading Program will begin next Thursday (July 7) and will be held every Wednesday for six-weeks, through August 11. The Preschool Storytime and the Elementary School Age programs are at 11 a.m. and the Middle school Program is at 4 p.m. Sessions last about one hour. Summer Reading is free and is open to all children. For more information, contact librarian Connie Christopher at 795-3254 or e-mail connielib@centurytel.net....
The Inn at Crippen Creek Farm will no longer be baking artisan breads for the retail market. "Our Bed and Breakfast and farm activities are taking more of our time. We thank all of you who have been such wonderful customers from Cathlamet Market, Two Islands Farm Market and as bread subscribers," said Kitty Speranza. The Inn will continue to offer cooking classes which includes artisan breads and will be available for baking bread for special events by request...
Just Grow It! and partners are asking youth to participate in an art contest for a sign to be displayed at the garden in Erickson Park in Cathlamet. They are looking for a design that is transferable to a large sign format. Entries should have a theme that represents the spirit of gardening, healthy eating, and community. The winner's artwork will be prominently displayed at the park garden site. Mail entries to Wahkiakum County Health Department, PO Box 696, Cathlamet, WA 98612. Entries may also be taken to the Health Department office at 64...
The third annual Smoky Water Follies will be held June 25-27, at the Skamokawa Grange hall in the Skamokawa National Historic District. Evening performances are at 7:30 p.m. and the Sunday matinee is at 2 p.m. Set in the early 1900s, the show highlights music and comedy from the heyday of traveling vaudeville shows that brought entertainment to towns in rural America. Della and her traveling troupe of vaudevillians present three shows only, including the Can Can-Can Cannery Girls, A Fishy Tale melodrama, scenes from Svenson’s Tavern, and the r...
An Open House Volunteer Orientation for those wishing to volunteer for the Red Cross will be held on June 17 at 7 p.m. The orientation will introduce potential volunteers to the different departments of the Red Cross and the roles they play in the community. Wahkiakum County specifically needs Disaster Action Teams that can respond to and assess an emergency situation in the county and communicate to the Red Cross the immediate needs of that situation. All training is provided free of charge. There is no obligation in attending the meeting...
The Finnish-American Folk Festival Committee is looking for people of all ages to share their “Mummu” or grandma stories during the Finnish-American Folk Festival from July 23-25 and will continue to accept them until June 20. The Committee is particularly interested in more “local” stories from Pacific, Wahkiakum and Clatsop Counties. To make entries even more inclusive, grandmas ( Mummus) can submit their own stories or participants may enter a story about a woman who was like a grandma to them. The stories are limited to 650 words or 5 mi...
The Grays River Grange will host a celebration of Dairy Month on June 22. The program will begin with a Locavore potluck dinner at 6 p.m. followed at 7 p.m. by a short program featuring the 2010 Lewis-Pacific County Sate Dairy Ambassador Andrea Smaciarz and Keely McGuire, the 2009 Wahkiakum County Fair Queen. All are welcome....
There will be one distribution day for Wahkiakum County eligible seniors to obtain vouchers to use at participating farmers’ markets. The vouchers will be distributed at the Rosburg Community Hall on June 17 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and also at the Cathlamet Congregational Church (on 3rd and Maple) from 10 a.m.-noon. Seniors are encouraged to come and get Senior Farmers’ Market Vouchers and to participate in the Senior Community Lunch which will be served at noon at both the Cathlamet site as well as Rosburg. The suggested donation to par...
The St. James Family Center's Youth Adventure Program is offering the American Red Cross' Baby-sitter Boot Camp designed for today's youth ages 11-15. Students will learn the baby-sitter's training curriculum, infant and child CPR, as well as have a simulated day of baby-sitting with a computerized infant. Students will earn a child and infant CPR/first aid certification card, a baby-sitters certification card, an emergency reference guide, a baby-sitter's handbook and a baby-sitter's training DVD. The classes will be held August 2,3&4 from 9...
St. James Episcopal Church will be hosting a workshop entitled Safeguarding God's Children on June 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., presented by Sally Barnes. The workshop is free and open to the public. Lunch is potluck, with beverages provided. The workshop will address the issue of protecting children from abuse and exploitation in church settings. Please call 795-8612 to register, in order that a headcount can be obtained to provide workshop materials for attendees. The church is located at 1134 Columbia St., Cathlamet....
St. James Family Center's Youth Adventure Program is seeking volunteers to teach a class to children in the community. They are looking for people to teach woodworking, pottery, gardening, tennis, painting or any other skill or hobby. The program runs from June 28 to August 6. Fridays are field trip days and the center is also looking for volunteers to chaperone the trips. For more information, or to volunteer contact Charl Melton at 795-8612....
Wahkiakum Health and Human Services, WSU Extension, 4-H and the Town of Cathlamet are inviting the public to join in the planting of the community garden at Erikson Park this weekend. The planting will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday; for those interested in having their own plot to tend, planting will begin at 1 p.m on Sunday. Some plant starts and seeds are available but participants are asked to bring their own tools. The WSU Extension's 4-H Media Club will be on hand to film activities. Dress for the weather; light showers are...
There will be a Republican Party meeting to hear candidates for Congress and Senate on May 18 at 7 p.m. Speakers include Paul Akers, who is running for Senate and David Castillo, Jaime Herrera and Chris Boyed who are all running for Congress. The meeting will be on the third floor of the Wahkiakum Courthouse, 64 Main Street in Cathlamet. For more information, contact Richard Riley at 562-6586....
