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It was a sunny and pleasant morning of Memorial Day at Greenwood Cemetery on Monday. Sandy Everman was quietly placing flowers at several graves, taking time and care. Stephanie and Doug Olsen were paying respects nearby. There were flags and flowers everywhere. A young student, David Thompson, wandered from a crowd gathering for the morning ceremony near the mausoleums. He carried a trumpet at his side and took up a post a distance away. If one stood close to the purple flowering tree, it came...
Taylor Eaton is the valedictorian for the Class of 2016 at Naselle Grays River Valley High School. Eaton is a three sport athlete, a sometime Knowledge Bowl member, a drummer in the pep band and an active member of the youth group at the Assembly of God. The last year working at a child care center gave her life some direction as she found a sense of satisfaction there. "I love working with kids," Eaton said. "I don't want to give that up." With plans to become a school nurse in a rural...
There must be a gene for nursing in the water. Much like the class valedictorian, Kendra Leeland, the salutatorian for the Class of 2016 at Naselle Grays River Valley High School plans to study nursing. "I've always wanted to go into the medical field," Leeland said. "Who knows, I could want to go further, but it's nursing for now." Against the school counselor's advice to apply to several schools, Leeland only applied to the two schools that interested her, Concordia in Portland and Pacific...
Last Thursday, the planning commission for the Wahkiakum County Shoreline Master Program (SMP) held a workshop at Johnson Park to continue work on the document and address public concerns. “The planning commissioners and I have two goals,” Garrett Phillips said, “to give you info about the shoreline master program updates so you learn some things about it, and to get questions and comments and feelings from you.” Phillips is a coastal planner for the Columbia River Estuary Study Taskfor...
Last week, a New York City filmmaker from the Don't Wait to Unmake a Bully Project, Mike Fuerstein, led students at Wahkiakum High School through the process of script writing, acting, staging and film production as they created their very own anti-bullying videos. Josiah Romines looked on as students filmed on Friday and talked about his experience the day before. "It was a lot of fun," Romines said. "We tackled depression and anger and how people respond to it in our video." Romines enjoyed th...
Wahkiakum County Department of Emergency Management will test the county's Emergency Community Notification System (ECNS) next Tuesday eventing. The ECNS is the system that the sheriff’s office uses to rapidly send out emergency information to the residents of Wahkiakum County. "This is one of the most effective ways rapidly for us to contact you," said Emergency Management Coordinator Beau Renfro. "All standard land line telephones are set up to automatically receive calls; however your cellular telephone is not. You need to visit h...
On Saturday, the next free monthly Household Hazardous Waste Mobile Collection Event will take place in Cathlamet at the PUD parking lot on Division Street behind the Wahkiakum County Courthouse. The collection site will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. People who are unable to attend this event may use the Permanent Collection Facility at the Waste Control Transfer Station, 1150 3rd Avenue, Longview, which is open every Tuesday and Saturday 9:30-11:30 a.m. The facility and the collection event are only for the collection of hazardous waste...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Master Hunter Advisory Group invites youth to participate in a bookmark design contest that focuses on firearm safety rules. Youth under age 18 are encouraged to create a bookmark that illustrates one or more of the following key firearm safety rules: · Treat every firearm as if it's loaded. · Always point the firearm in a safe direction. · Be sure of your target and what is behind it. · Keep your finger outside the trigger guard and off the trigger until you are ready to shoot. "Exposing yo...
MIXED BAG--This week started out a bit damp here in West Valley and some other places, but later on in the day it got real nice. By now, you should have been enjoying a lot more sun, but we also know what that means: stupid people doing stupid things. Heads up people, do not leave your children or your animals in your vehicle! It's amazing that anyone would allow a child to be alone in a rig anyway, but on hot days, it's deadly and totally unforgivable. Animals are best left at home on these warm days. So if you truly love them please keep...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, work night, 7:30 p.m. Puget Island Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. District No. 4 Fire Department, 7 p.m. Cathlamet Public Library Board of Trustees, 12:45 p.m. VFW Service Office, 25 River St., Cathlamet, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Community Library & Computer Center, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m. West End Food Pantry, GRVC at Johnson Park, 1-5 p.m...
News from Naselle: Tonight, Thursday evening in the Naselle Commons you can enjoy the Evening of Excellence where many deserving students will receive their awards and recognition for all their extra special efforts this year. The event marks the end of another school year and showcases the students that have shown extra effort during the past few months and years. The presentations start at 7 p.m. On Saturday, the Naselle-Grays River Valley class of 2016 will open the next chapter of their lives following their graduation from high school....
Astor Street Opry Company’s award winning, Broadway-style musical melodrama Shanghaied in Astoria opens July 7. The 32nd season of “Shanghaied in Astoria” sponsored by local radio station the “The Bridge” 94.9 FM, opens Thursday July 7. This famous original play then continues on through September 10 every Thursday, Friday and Saturday with the box office opening at 6 p.m., doors at 6:30 p.m., and show at 7 p.m. Sunday Matinees are July 24, August 14 and Sept. 4; show time 2 p.m., with the box office opening at 1 p.m., and doors at 1:30 p.m....
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: May 23 — 7:28 a.m. A Cathlamet resident called to report that her cat had been killed by a shot to the head. 10:14 a.m. A boater near Coffee Pot Island requested help after a line got wrapped around his propeller. The Coast Guard was notified. 11:29 a.m. An individual was taken into custody after a vehicle stop. His vehicle was towed. 11:36 a.m. A Rosedale resident reported that a no contact order had been vio...
Four residents of Nemah attended the annual Spring Tea sponsored by the Friendship Circle of the Grays River United Methodist Church on May 15. L-r: Mr. and Mrs. Doug Sailor and Mrs. Nancy Robinson. Not pictured: Christine Barkhurst. The group greatly enjoyed the decorations, the magician, the Aprons of the Past display, the hats of ladies and gentlemen, all the flowers and the edibles. The young servers waited their turn to bring the teapots and at the end volunteered to carry the visitors...
The Lower Columbia College Student Center will be alive with cultures from around the world Saturday, June 4 as the Ethnic Support Council puts on its 26th annual International Festival in Longview. The event, co-sponsored by the LCC Multicultural Club, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the student center and outside it. Admission is free, thanks to donations from Bruno’s Pizza, Columbia Ford, Kirkpatrick Family Care, Longview Police Benefit Association, PeaceHealth and various individuals who contributed $20 to $750 each to show their s...
The Cathlamet Public Library will soon have the popular Ozobots kit for youth patrons to use for a limited time this summer. The Ozobots http://ozobot.com/ kit can be programmed to race and do other maneuvers. The kit, which is intended for use by kids age 10 and up, will be at the library for three weeks. "This is the first opportunity for our library to host a hands-on robot lab," said Librarian, Carol Blix. The Washington State Library is providing the Ozobots kits to libraries that request them, said Carolyn Petersen, the State Library's...
On Friday at the middle school, students in Darla Mead's K-5 Music classes sang songs and played the bucket drums in a program based on the Dr. Seuss book of tongue twisters, Oh Say Can You Say. Photos by Diana Zimmerman....
Eighth grade students from John Thomas Middle School decorated graves of veterans in Greenwood Cemetery with flags last week, making a bright scene for Monday morning's Memorial Day (above). Right, students move through the cemetery to place the flags. Photo above by Rick Nelson, right, courtesy of the school....
With temperatures rising and summer drawing near, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is reminding campers, hikers and others who enjoy spending time outdoors to leave any wildlife they encounter alone. With deer fawns, raccoons, seal pups, baby birds and other young animals now on view around the state, the department is receiving an increasing number of calls from people asking what to do with animals they have "rescued" from the wild, said Mick Cope, WDFW game manager. "People find young animals and birds alone and assume...
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released an updated state trust lands map to help citizens see where, and how, these lands are giving back to them. “I like to think of it as Washington’s treasure map,” says Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark. “These state lands generate money for schools and counties, habitat for native plants and wildlife, jobs for people and space to recreate and enjoy. In conserving and managing these magnificent landscapes we’re helping to ensure they continue to benefit us all.” Of...
Live Music at Puget Island Farmers Market, 59 W. Birnie Slough Rd. On Friday, June 3, Kara Haney will perform from 3-6 p.m., on the Up-Beet Stage. For more information call 360-560-3785. On Saturday, June 4 at River Mile 38 Brewing Company David Johnson will perform from 5 to 8 p.m., on the Crow's Nest Stage during Live at Five. 285 Third St., Cathlamet. For more information call 360-366-4662....
Wahkiakum Mule golfer Sarah Shi struck the ball marvelously for the second day in a row and received the sixth place medal for golfing in the WIAA State Championships last week at Meadow Wood Golf Course in Liberty Lake. On day one, she shot 41, 47, 88 and was tied for sixth place. Day two, she shot an identical 41, 47, 88 for 176 total, claiming sixth place all alone. Ilwaco's Aslyn Fisher shot 185 and finished in ninth place. Sarah finished three strokes out of fifth place and four strokes...
The 2016 Wahkiakum Mule Track and Field season ended this weekend in Cheney, and 14 seemed to be the magical number. Macie Elliott took 14th place in the 1600 meters with a time of 5:59.62. Charlie Ashe placed 14th in the high jump, clearing 4-06. Mckensi Fluckiger cleared 14-11.5 in the long jump, taking 15th place. Grace Peacock and Ellie Leitz were knocked out in the prelims of the 100 meters and the 800 meters respectively. Both took 14th place, Peacock with a time of 13.93 and Leitz with a...
A Stanley's Sanitary Service employee rescued this baby weasel after his mother was hit by a car on Elochoman Valley Rd. Nearby residents took him to the Julia Butler Hansen Wildlife Reserve where employees enlisted the help of the Wildlife Center of the North Coast. The weasel was transported to a wildlife center in Lynnwood where he was raised with other weasels until he was old enough to bring back to the JBH Reserve. If you find sick or injured wildlife contact the Wildlife Center of the...
