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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Information provided by Susan Schillios from The Charlotte House Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services says they want everyone to know that October is nationally recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence isn’t a rare phenomenon in America. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, an estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year, and one in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. St. James Family Center/The Charlotte H...
There will be an open house for senior citizens on October 2 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Community Center, located below the library in the lower half of the old City Hall at the intersection of Main Street and Columbia in Cathlamet. The space will be used as a senior center five days a week from 10 a.m. to noon and organizers hope senior citizens will come to the open house for conversation, coffee and tea and to take time to fill out a survey. Organizers have high hopes for the center and will use the survey results to tailor activities for...
The Sons of Norway got its start in the community when in 1911, three local young Norwegian American men began to attend Sons of Norway meetings in Astoria. After several trips, they came to the conclusion that it would be better to have their meetings at home and set forth with plans to make it happen here. The lodge was formally organized in 1934 and began with 69 members, according to a Wahkiakum Eagle article from April 1976. Norse Hall was built by proud, hard working pioneers one weekend...
Aurora, Colorado—Sheriff Mark C. Howie of the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office completed participation in the 106th session of the National Sheriffs’ Institute (NSI) held in Aurora, Colorado, September 14-19, 2014. The NSI is the only national executive development program designed for sheriffs. This no-cost program is co-sponsored by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) and the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA). Sheriff Howie is the first sheriff of Wahkiakum County to graduate from the NSI. Sheriff Howie joined 25 other sheriff...
RAINS RETURN--As Fall officially began there was definitely a change in the weather, as when I was headed to bed, the rain was coming down quite heavily and lightning lit up the sky and the thunder shook the house! I'd say the seasons were changing right on schedule! Hopefully we'll still have nice days that forecasters are predicting for the weekend, as I'm not ready to let the nice weather go completely just yet. It seems hard to believe that we are ending another month; time just seems to be flying by, as Christmas is only three months from...
Before Columbia Land Trust came on the scene, life on Kandoll Road was quiet, serene and full of nature sounds for the local human inhabitants. Then, along came big money and ideas that would put fish and their habitat before people and their homes and property. In this case, Columbia Land Trust acquired lots of grant money to install two 13-foot diameter culverts under Kandoll Road which allowed flood waters from the Grays River to flow into Seal Slough. These high water events flooded neighboring properties and eroded private dikes on Seal...
A celebration of local harvest including all things cranberry will take place on the Long Beach Peninsula, on October 11 and 12, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Foods, crafters, bog tours, and more will showcase the area’s rich heritage during this popular fair. Collectible Cranberrian Fair buttons are $5 each and cover admission to all events at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum. The Cranberry Museum is free. As part of Cranberrian Fair activities, the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco will host a variety of vendors, offering handmade i...
Canterbury Gardens, A Koelsch Senior Community, announces a Memory Café, the first of it’s kind in this area. The Mission of the Memory Café is to provide an environment where people with memory loss and their care partners come together to learn, laugh, and remain socially engaged with others traveling the same journey. Sponsored by Canterbury Gardens, this event will be held at the Kelso Longview Elks on October 15, at 11 a.m. A complimentary lunch and a keepsake photo will be included with the option to participate in a craft activity. The...
The Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington, in cooperation with Wahkiakum Health and Human Services, will host a Senior Prom “Dancing Under The Stars” on September 30 at the Elks Lodge, 900 Ash Street, Kelso, from 6-8 p.m. A free shuttle bus will be provided for Wahkiakum seniors that would like to attend. They will have a 25 piece orchestra and a photographer who will be taking pictures for free. LCCAC will be providing the refreshments. For further information about shuttle transportation call Terrie or Chris at 501...
The Cathlamet Public Library will be changing their hours starting Wednesday, October 1 to 2-5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays. This change is designed to simplify hours of service for patrons, and to complement times that the Community Center downstairs will be staffed. The Cathlamet Library Board of Trustees has changed their regular meeting place to the Community Center, still on the first Thursdays of the month, starting at 12:45 p.m. The public is welcome to attend. Preschool Story Time is resuming at 2:15 p.m., on Thursdays. The Summer...
St. James Family Center was very appreciative of volunteers from Kelso School District who visited St. James Family Center on September 10 for the annual United Way of Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Counties “Day of Caring.” These volunteers spread 25 yards of beauty bark, along with weeding and edging flower beds at St. James Family Center....
A leadership class from Wahkiakum High School created a peace sign with pinwheels assembled and decorated by students, children at St. James and other community members to mark International Peace Day on Sunday, September 21. The local event was organized by The Charlotte House, as part of a Pinwheels for Peace art installation that hoped to have four million pinwheels planted worldwide this year....
Organizers of last weekend's food drive say volunteers collected 1,294 pounds. Donations of food and money may continue to be made until September 30 at Bank of the Pacific; one may also drop off food at locations listed in Sue Garn's letter to the editor this week....
An annual national contest encouraging students to write about a favorite or influential book is under way. The Letters About Literature competition encourages young readers to write letters to their favorite authors, living or dead, and explain how a particular book by an author changed their view of the world or themselves. The contest, co-sponsored by the Washington State Library, is for schoolchildren and homeschooled students in grades 4-12. “Books inspire kids and open new worlds to them, and that’s what this contest is all about,” said...
by Diana Zimmerman The organizers for the Food for Friends Food Drive are looking for volunteers and non-perishable items this Saturday, September 20. The Food for Friends Food Drive was coordinated by the Hunger Relief Task Force, WSU Extension Office, Health and Human Services and representatives from several local churches who were concerned about hunger and food insecurity in Wahkiakum County. The food drive will benefit five services in Wahkiakum County. They are the Wahkiakum Food Bank,...
The International Day of Peace was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations and is celebrated throughout the world on September 21 each year. This year The Charlotte House has decided to mark the day by joining other communities in an art installation called Pinwheels for Peace. Annika Vik, an employee with St. James Family Center and The Charlotte House, has been tasked with organizing the event. “Peace Day is a big deal in the rest of the world,” Vik said. “It’s not just ab...
The WSU Wahkiakum Extension Nutrition Education Program will host a one time Farmers Market for the students at Wahkiakum School District. The event is a partnership of the JA Wendt Elementary School, the John C. Thomas Middle School, and the Parent Teacher Organization. The event will be held September 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a no cost event for students. Farmers will be donating samples of what they grow for the students and staff. We are excited to help producers share the bounty of what is grown locally and help children...
WARM STREAK--How did you like this past weekend? Pretty nice wasn't it?! Considering several things were going on in the area, it was great to have such nice weather for them, even though the late evening hours were a little nippy, the daylight hours were plenty toasty. By the time you read this, we may have seen some showers but it wasn't clear on how long they would last but I know one thing, a few days of some light, yet soaking rains, would certainly help with our fire danger, as this past week has seen mulitple fires in many areas of WA...
News from Naselle: Sports calendar for the Naselle Comet teams this week include: Thursday, volleyball at Lake Quinault at 5:45 p.m.; Friday’s football game has been cancelled with a possibility of another game. Please call the school for more information; Saturday, the 20th-cross-country at 3 Course at 10 a.m., volleyball at North Beach at 9 a.m.; Monday, middle school volleyball at Valley at 5:45 p.m., high school volleyball at Ilwaco at 5:45 p.m.; Tuesday, high school volleyball with Oakville in Naselle at 5:45 p.m.; Wednesday, middle s...
“Näkymätön Elina” means “invisible Elina.” It is the story of a nine year old girl who has lost her father a few years earlier to tuberculosis and has been out of school after contracting the same disease herself. The family lives in northern Sweden, but they speak Finnish at home. The time period is the 1950s. When Elina returns to school, she stands up for herself against the strict Ms. Holm who expects all her pupils to speak perfect Swedish. She does not allow any Finnish to be spoken in her classroom. When Elina tries to help another Fi...
St. James Family Center’s Adult to Youth Mentoring Program wants to create new friendships this fall. Their goal is to link young people, Kindergarten through Sixth Grade, with caring, responsible adults. These adult friends, or mentors, model successful and appropriate behavior for the youth and together they enjoy and enrich each other’s lives by exploring common goals and interests. Matched mentors and their mentees spend time together in mutually agreed upon activities that are of interest to the youth. The pairs spend at least one hou...
September 2, 2014 saw the dedication of a beautiful Julia Child yellow rose planted in the Wahkiakum Community Garden in Erickson Park in memory of the late Pat Reese, a longtime member of the local Woman's Club, an avid gardener, and a well-known active member of our community. Here a plant spike is placed in her honor by her husband, Larry Reese, and former garden coordinator Linda Hartung. Pat passed away Dec. 31, 2013, and her many roses were donated to the Woman's Club and the Wahkiakum...
Jennifer Louise Falconer and William Paul Lorenzo, both of Longview, were married September 6, 2014 at the Dahlia House Bed & Breakfast in Rosburg. The bride is the daughter of Charles and Lorraine Falconer of Cathlamet. The groom is the son of Mark and Paula Will of Vancouver, WA. The bride is a 2009 graduate of WSU-Vancouver, and is an administrative assistant at Hanigan Law Office, P.S. and Wahkiakum Title & Escrow Company. The groom is a bag plant supervisor at Swanson Bark and Wood Products. The couple reside in Longvie...
On September 20, 2014, Skamokawa native Marjorie (Bunn) and Jerry Dunne will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple began their lives together in Portland, OR, where Marjorie began a career with Fred Meyer Corp. and Jerry with Hercules Inc. They each retired after more than 30 years. Marjorie and Jerry started a family in 1968 with Linda Marie, then Julie Ann in 1970. In 1978 the couple purchased their first home and moved to Gresham, just outside of Portland. In 1993 Marjorie and...
The first Fall Fishing Frenzy Salmon Derby was organized this year by a group of citizens who are concerned about the youth in our community and wanted to do something to help. The salmon derby began on August 30 and ended September 7, and the money they raised will go to two local programs. After expenses, 80 percent of the funds go to the GAP program and the other 20 percent will go to the St. James Family Center Mentoring Program. "We sold 49 adult derby tickets," Sue Kuller said, "and six...
