Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Registration for the Cathlamet Public Library's Summer Reading program, "Oceans of Possibilities," begins June 19. The program, for readers of all ages, is co-sponsored by the Blanche Bradley Memorial Library Foundation. The library challenges readers to set personal or family daily reading goals and log titles of books they have read. Readers who log titles of books they have finished between June 19 and July 3, 2022 can earn prizes along the way. Besides the online reading challenge, the...
Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that his office successfully sought sanctions from a group pursuing a frivolous legal challenge of the 2020 election, along with its attorney. The sanctions order comes after Ferguson defeated the frivolous lawsuit. The Washington Election Integrity Coalition United (WEICU) has been ordered to pay $9,588.80, and its attorney, Virginia Shogren, has been ordered to pay $18,795.90 as sanctions for bringing a case totally devoid of legal merit. Ferguson will also file a complaint against Shogren with...
Zine creator Heather Douglas will speak about creating the personalized publications at the June 18 gathering of the Astoria Writer's Guild. Douglas is a writer, illustrator, educator and lifelong Astorian. In addition to two hand-drawn coloring books about Astoria and the Pacific Northwest, she is the author of a poetry collection, "Creosote and Rain." Her website is www.oscarastoria.com. All materials will be provided to make one zine in class, but participants are welcome to supply their own unique paper scraps, glue stick and scissors if...
The trophy case at Naselle High School became a bit more crowded this past weekend. The Comet boys track and field team placed second in the state Class 1B meet (see related story on this page); the Comet girls finished in fourth place in the state 1B softball tournament, and the boys baseball captured the state 1B championship. The Comets opened the baseball tournament May 21 with a 13-3 win over Wilbur-Creston. That put them in the semifinals, and they outscored Almira-Coulee-Hartline 15-10....
Athletes from Wahkiakum and Naselle high schools journeyed to Cheney last week to compete in the state Class 1B and 2B track and field meets. With 30 teams participating, Naselle placed second in Class 1B boys' competition with 61 points and 29th in girls' competition with two points. Comet Trenton Stephens placed first in the long jump with a leap of 21-3.25 and second in the triple jump with a distance of 40-10.5 at the state meet. Two Wahkiakum athletes competed in the State 2B Track and...
Two Wahkiakum High School golfers qualified for the 1B/2B state tournament, which was played at the Deer Park Golf Club in Deer Park last week. Avery Wiltse-Hiatt finished in a triple tie for ninth in girls' competition. She shot a 99 the first day and a 102 on the second day for a total of 201. Her teammate, Kyler Sause, shot a 96 on the first day of boy's competition and did not make the cut for the second day....
Submitted by Barbara Swanson The Naselle Finnish/American Folk Festival (FAFF) is pleased to announce the upcoming folk festival scheduled for the last weekend in July, the 29th, 30th and 31st. There will be crafts, food demonstrations and sales, movies, games, lectures and all kinds of performances, workshops and dances. FAFF will once again offer a salmon dinner on the 30th, sponsored by the Grays River Grange. The 31st will feature a bilingual church service with special music and a...
Thorin Loeks is on a canoe journey from Astoria to the Gulf of Mexico, with a bit of cycling in between. A singer/songwriter, social worker, and grad student, Loeks grew up in the Yukon Territory, where his father owned an adventure canoe guiding company for 20 years. "I grew up paddling and being out appreciating nature," Loeks said. He's going to be doing a lot of that for the next few months. An amiable and approachable fellow, Loeks makes friends easily. In Cathlamet, new friends kept him...
Wahkiakum and Naselle teams are bringing home trophies after competing against 137 teams from around the world in an underwater robotics event this weekend in Maryland. In the open class, the Wahkiakum High School and 4H Mecha Mules robotics team placed third in the obstacle course and second in the mission course. The Naselle Bubbleheads robotics team placed second in the open class for their engineering design....
