Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Makey Makey lab has been held over at the Cathlamet Public Library until February 15. Arwyn Haney, Wayne Harrison, and Iaian Haney made their own controllers for videogames and music. Photo by Librarian Carol Blix....
The Chancers, an Irish band from Portland, were at the River Mile 38 Brewery in Cathlamet on Saturday to play at the Dust Off Yer Kilts event. They brought some traditional dancers with them. The affair was sponsored by the Pioneer Community Association to raise money for the fire suppression project at the Pioneer Center, also known as the Pioneer Church. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
Though bookmarked by two losses, the Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team got their first league win in front of a cheering home crowd on Friday, beating Winlock 61-52. Ryan Quigley scored 20 points and pulled down five rebounds for the Mules. Joey Moore added 16 points and five more rebounds. Hank Ferguson had 10 points, eight rebounds and six steals. Zach Brown scored nine points, pulled down 13 rebounds and had six assists. Luke Brown had four points; James Anderson added two more. 13 9 13 17...
The Lady Mules basketball team traveled to three more towns and brought home three more wins last week while junior Peyton Souvenir continued to send her points per game average upward. The team won easily in Winlock last Thursday, 72-35. Souvenir scored 28 points. She also had 10 assists, seven steals and three blocks. Savannah Burdick added 13 points. Macie Elliott had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Maddy Mace scored nine points and had four rebounds. Sydney Hansen had seven points. Tyra Elliott...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking comments on two options for establishing a wild steelhead gene bank in rivers or streams near the mouth of the Columbia River. Both options under consideration by WDFW are designed to support the preservation of wild steelhead populations by prohibiting future releases of hatchery-raised steelhead into specific waters of the lower Columbia River Basin. One option would eliminate production of hatchery winter steelhead on the Grays and Chinook rivers. The other would prohibit...
Public facilities such as convention centers and fairgrounds would get a boost under proposed legislation by Rep. JD Rossetti (D-Longview). “This is a bipartisan idea to help folks back home,” Rossetti said. “It will help with county fairgrounds, performing arts centers and other key parts of our communities.” House Bill 2296 is the first bill to receive a hearing in the House Finance Committee this year, with lawmakers set to hear testimony and comments on the idea at 9 a.m. on Friday. Rossetti, a small business owner and youth basebal...
On February 9 at 6:00 pm, WSU Master Gardener Ted Cunningham will demonstrate the technique used when pruning fruit trees. Pruning your trees will control the size of the tree and improve fruit quality. Fruit trees should be pruned every year. Proper pruning techniques reduces disease and promotes greater fruit production. The class will be held in the Cowlitz County Training Center, 1942 First Avenue in Longview, located on the dike just south of the Hall of Justice for $10.00 per family. The workshop is sponsored by Washington State...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is inviting public comment through Feb. 12 on 10 proposals to acquire land for fish and wildlife habitat and public recreation. Proposed acquisitions include lands in Walla Walla, Snohomish, Lincoln, Kittitas, Klickitat, Grays Harbor, Thurston and Pacific counties. Information on the properties is available on WDFW's website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/lands/acquisitions/. The webpage also includes information on previous land acquisition projects. Written comments on the proposed acquisitions...
Secretary of State Kim Wyman on Tuesday certified Initiative to the Legislature 735. The measure seeks to put Washington on record as favoring an amendment to the U.S. Constitution overturning the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling. The initiative’s preamble states, “This act declares that the people of Washington State support amending The Constitution of the United States to eliminate the undue influence of concentrated money and political power on elections and governmental policy.” The amendment would overturn decisions by the Supreme...
