Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Cathlamet Christian Fellowship (CCF) church is offering a faith-based, 12-step program to help people handle a variety of addictions. The program, called Celebrate Recovery, was started 17 years ago in an Anaheim, Calif., church, said Shane Skinner, local program leader. The CCF started offering the program a year ago. It meets on Fridays, starting with a 6 p.m. meal provided by the church. Then the participants have a large group education session and break into small groups to finish the evening. Skinner said the program is based on the...
Don’t miss this Saturday’s community auction. Starting at 1 p.m. at the fairgrounds in Skamokawa, come and discover the hidden treasures of Wahkiakum. Hosted by Brian McClain, this family event will help raise funds for the Fair Association, 4-H and WSU extension program. There will be lots of items to choose from and delicious snacks to enjoy, so make sure you come early as we promise to have bargains galore! Time is running out! We have less than two weeks until the fair board meets to decide this year’s fair theme. Put on your think...
Don’t miss this Saturday’s community auction. Starting at 1 p.m. at the fairgrounds in Skamokawa, come and discover the hidden treasures of Wahkiakum. Hosted by Brian McClain, this family event will help raise funds for the Fair Association, 4-H and WSU extension program. There will be lots of items to choose from and delicious snacks to enjoy, so make sure you come early as we promise to have bargains galore! Time is running out! We have less than two weeks until the fair board meets to decide this year’s fair theme. Put on your think...
Wahkiakum Mule track and field athletes got their season off to a start Saturday at the Rainier Ice Breaker Invitational. The Mule girls finished sixth overall and the Mule boys were 12th. Jasmine Bingham won two events and Sarah Doumit won one for the Mule girls. Mule results were: Girls: 100m--1. Jasmine Bingham 12.74. 200m--1. Bingham 26.8. 800m--10. Shelby Felton 2:52.45; 11. Jordyn Wirkkala 2:52.78. 1600m--14. Rebecka Patching 7:19.03; 15. Jori McEntire 2:22.59. 3200m--13. Patching 15:33.41. 100m hurdles--8. Sarah Niemaela 21.11. 400m...
The uncertainty of the Naselle Youth Camp continues to be the main issue of discussion at the Naselle Grays River Valley School Board meetings. On March 17, the Department of Natural Resources announced they would be pulling forest work crews at the camp at the end of May. Aaron Toso, communications director for DNR, said it has nothing to do with potential camp closure. He said DNR is unique because they are forced to make the difficult decisions before the Legislature announces their budget. “It is definitely bad times,” he said, adding if th...
Seattle jazz band Hot Club Sandwich will play at the Skamokawa Grange on April 18 at 7 p.m. The six member band features the instrumentation of guitars, upright bass, mandolin and violin. With songs composed by greats such as Hoagy Carmichael, Irving Berlin, and Gus Kahn the group promises an evening that captures the spirit of bands from the early 20th century. Besides playing standards such as If I Had You, and I’ll See You in my Dreams, Hot Club Sandwich will display its influences from Latin string band music and acoustic rhythms – s...
Fisher Poet Dave Densmore and songwriter Alexa Wiley will perform music and poetry together April 3 in Skamokawa at the Redmen Hall River Life Interpretive Center. Their performance is called "For the Love of Fish" and will be from 7-9 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Densmore was born and raised in Alaska on Kodiak and various Aleutian Island villages. He has pursued a lifetime career of commercial fishing and diving and started working seriously with his poetry and storytelling because he felt that the commercial fishing industry was...
A suspected arson fire damaged the Wahkiakum High School stadium bleachers Saturday afternoon. Officers from the Longview Fire Department and Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Department are investigating the cause of the fire, which may be arson. Meanwhile, damage to the bleachers, especially the roof, led Wahkiakum School District Superintendent Bob Garrett to reschedule track meets set for middle and high school athletes for other venues. Garrett said Tuesday that an engineer from the district's insurance carrier will inspect the bleachers today...
Wahkiakum County officials are a bit closer to understanding the county's financial health after meeting with representatives of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Tuesday. The DNR manages the county's 12,900 acres of trust timberland, and harvest of timber is an important revenue for the county's Current Expense Fund, which finances most courthouse services. DNR Regional Manager Marcus Johns and Forester Collin Robertson reported the county could expect to receive $1.2 million in timber revenue, but after county Treasurer Paula...
