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Santa's coming to town
COLD ENOUGH? I guess it depends on where you live, but out in West Valley we were down in the lower twenties this past week and that’s plenty cold for me! It looks like we will be warming up later this week, though, so by the time you read this,...
Downriver Dispatches
The holidays can be difficult due to sudden deaths, especially around Christmas. One unexpected death was the recent loss of Dale Dutcher from the Altoona Pillar Rock area, not too far from the end of...
Zen poets gather for reading
To celebrate the release of their omnibus anthology “Cascadian Zen: Writings from Cascadia in the Here and Now, Vol. I,” Watershed Press and the Seattle-based nonprofit Cascadia Poetics Lab will hold two waterfront readings on the Lower Columbia....
Popular photography exhibit extended
The Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco will extend its special exhibit “Chinuk Ntsayka! We are Chinook: Photographs by Amiran White.” The well-received exhibit was set to end on Nov. 11, but will continue until Dec. 16 due to its populari...
Library hosts holiday themed stories and crafts
On Saturday, December 2, the Cathlamet Library will host holiday festivities downtown. Patrons are invited to storytime and a free holiday craft session at the Cathlamet Pioneer Center behind the Library at 125 Columbia Street. A holiday-themed...
Wahkiakum Black Friday
WET BEGINNING. As I started this column, it was a gloomy and damp Sunday morning after a very wet and windy Saturday night. Thankfully, by afternoon, we got to see some sunshine; that was a welcome break. By the time you read this, it's supposed to...
Downriver Dispatches
A Veteran's Navy Reunion Joel and Noreen Fitts of Grays River recently returned from a trip to Sparks, Nevada where a Naval Reunion was held at the Nugget Casino. All the sailors from the USS Hancock...
Walk-n-Knock Saturday
COLD AND WET. Well, if you're like me, the dampness we have had has made your bones ache. It's not just the cooler temperatures, but the feeling that we've been "chilled to the bone" with all that moisture that comes from the fog and the rain and...
Downriver Dispatches
While we live in what some might call a "backwater" area of southwest Washington, we are privileged to harbor artists and writers. One unique artist is Darbury Novoselic from Deep River. She is well...
Deck the halls!
The Friends of Skamokawa (FOS) will host their annual “Deck the Hall” Holiday Open House from Nov. 24 through Dec. 10. The open house runs Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays noon-4 p.m. Refreshments, good company, and gift and book shopping...
"A gift to the community"
Submitted by Susan Gentry "We're here to honor and thank all those who served and their families," said Pastor Jeff Driscoll as he welcomed the more than 70 members of the community. Each year, Our Sa...
Travel safely on Thanksgiving
Travelers headed over the river and through the woods to Grandma’s house this upcoming Thanksgiving holiday should plan now for winter weather, and expect delays on major routes. Cross-mountain travel Weather conditions over mountain passes can...
Oh, deer
By Brandon J. Simmons On Saturday, Wahkiakum Outdoors will present for the public its latest offering, a talk by retired wildlife biologist Paul Myers, who will speak on issues effecting the local Columbia White-tailed deer population. For the past...
Lions name student of the month
In September, The Wahkiakum Lions Club has honored Daniel Spisla-Hongel as their student of the month. Daniel is involved in school and community activities and has given more than 200 volunteer...
Lefse making & turkey bingo
PLENTY WET—If you have driven around much lately, you will probably have been driving in the rain, I hope with your headlights on, and you will have seen fields full of water here and there; we had some epic rainfall at the end of last week. This...
Downriver Dispatches
I've saved the following quote for many years. I don't remember where it came from, but we can use reminders like this often. I suspect it has some cowboy in it. My husband was a true horseman, the...
Post 5297 begins November fundraising drive
Wahkiakum V.F.W. Post 5297 will soon begin its November Fundraising drive Friday. From November 10-17, Buddy Poppy donation containers will be placed at local businesses. On Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., the...
Pick up your Star Program application
VERY COLD—Well, I don't know about where you live, but out here in West Valley, we saw temperatures plummet down into the low twenties on both Friday and Saturday nights, and I can tell you that my old bones were not appreciative of such frigid...
Downriver Dispatches
Looking at the Letters to the Editor, I see that I've created a hornet's nest. The two last articles about school board meetings have been my own opinion more than a report. The second one was not tit...
Holiday events begin this week
CHILL COMING—It looks like temperatures are going to take a nosedive; we could be in for several days of near- or below-freezing temperatures. One had best prepare if you're out here in the sticks with exposed plumbing! The cold also means extra...
Downriver Dispatches
Good Morning, Neighbors! I just listened to the Ship Report on KMUN. Joanne Rideout and Gordon McCraw are my coffee friends every morning, and I plan my days around their weather forecasts. They are...
Holiday events begin this weekend
WET BEGINNING—It was a wet and nasty Monday morning; I hope you were all able to stay dry, while we await the drying trend that is supposed to start Tuesday and last for several days. We've had some heavy morning fog on these drier days and it is...
Downriver Dispatches
One misty, moisty morning, when cloudy was the weather, I chanced to meet an old man dressed all in leather. Anyone remember this old nursery rhyme? I used to recite it to my kids when it was raining...
Catch the flea market this weekend
IT WAS NICE, THEN IT WASN'T — It's that time of year when we get a few nice days and then we get a few wet days, so trying to get a lot of things done during the drier days is a challenge. I hope you’re prepared for winter mode as it can appear...
Downriver Dispatches
What a treat this morning (Monday) to wash dishes while listening to the River Writers interview on the radio. Cathlamet's Dayle Olson interviewed Skamokawa writer, Irene Martin, on KMUN, Astoria's...
