Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The 27th Annual Bald Eagle Festival is just over week away and the plans continue to develop. The Cathlamet City Dock will hold a dance on July 18 beginning at 7 p.m. to kick off the event. The band “Quick Release” from Astoria will play country and 1980's music. Saturday morning, from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., will be the Kiwanis pancake breakfast at the Elochoman Slough Marina, $5 for those six years and over. Five and under are free. The Bald Eagle Challenge two mile fun run/walk will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the north end of the Puget Isl...
I am delighted to announce that Lisa Frink has been added to the fair staff. With three year’s fair experience, Lisa is an excellent asset, using her knowledge and skills to make this year’s 100th fair celebration amazing. A local middle school teacher, Lisa has strong ties within the community and is excited to sink her teeth into the challenge of organizing the fair. This year we really want to showcase local talent, allowing performers the opportunity to strut their stuff. If you think you have what it takes and want to be part of this yea...
Wahkiakum Community Network has announced the recipients of this year’s funding projects. They are: Keep The Music Alive Memorial Concert, $1,500; Naselle-Grays River Missoula Theater, $1,200, Naselle-Grays River Student Activity Night, $1,000; Wahkiakum K-12 School Resource Officer, $26,177; Horizons Project Community Center, $450; Out of School Hours Care (After School Program), $10,000; and Family Support Services, $10,058. Each of the programs have similar goals of reducing youth substance abuse, drinking and driving, youth violence, c...
Wahkiakum Interfaith Network will offer Under Construction: A Habitat for Humanity Bible School for children ages kindergarten through 6th grade, on August 11 - 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Under Construction is a missions action children’s Vacation Bible School designed to share the love of God and encourage the growth of Christian service habits among preschoolers and children. Under Construction was developed in full partnership with Habitat for Humanity International. The program is biblically based, uses a construction theme, and i...
The Arcato String Quartet will play a concert of pop and classical music at the Pioneer Church this Saturday at 7 p.m. Leading the group will be Puget Island resident Carol Cole. Arcato, a group formed from the foundation of the Mt Hood Pops Symphony, is Leianne Duke on first violin, Cole on second violin, Marilyn Pierik playing viola, and David Keyes cello. Music for the evening includes a medley from My Fair Lady and compositions of Scott Joplin. Classical pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach are on the program as well as the song,...
Columbia Land Trust has proposed rebuilding Mill Road south of Rosburg to turn it into a dike. The land trust has purchased many parcels of land in the Grays River Valley, including a piece on the northeast side of Mill Road that has an old earthen dike. The dike has failed the past few winters, land trust spokesperson Ian Sinks said, and allowed flooding on private property on the southeast side of the road. The land trust parcel separates the road from the river, and the land trust would like to turn the road into a dike with road on top and...
The biennial Finnish-American Folk Festival will be arriving in Naselle on July 25-27. Most events will take place at the Naselle School at the junction of Highway 401 and SR4. Hailed as one of the most authentic folk festivals in the state, this community event not only has performances and lectures but also offers exhibits of crafts, photography, genealogy, films, logging displays, arts, music, buffet dinners and the Tori (market) for shopping as well as sporting events like the Paavo Nurmi Run and the Wife Carry, the Boot Throw and the...
The tones sound, and dispatch calls out the nature of an emergency and announces an address. It is the sign that there is someone in need of assistance. Volunteers jump into their vehicles and travel to the station. From there, they enter the necessary vehicle and safely race to the address given over the air waves. For the men and women who volunteer their time to Emergency Medical Services (EMS), this is not an uncommon occurrence. There are a total of 38 volunteers in the Cathlamet department alone, and they are always looking for more....
A variety of factors are combining to deal Wahkiakum County’s Current Expense Fund a $1 million revenue shortfall this year. The fund covers basic courthouse services such as the sheriff’s department, jail, courts, auditor and so on. The County Road and Health and Human Services have separate revenue streams that are still in good shape, officials said Tuesday. However, the officials are developing possible tactics for addressing the $1.1 million shortfall for Current Expense. Treasurer Paula Holloway said three main factors have teamed to cut...
Wahkiakum County Commissioners Dan Cothren and Blair Brady this week asked Prosecuting Attorney Dan Bigelow to continue with development of an ordinance requiring owners of dogs to put ownership and medical information tags on their dogs. The officials stopped short of a requiring dog licenses; they and Sheriff Dan Bardsley have commented that would be expensive to enforce. Instead, the draft ordinance which Bigelow presented Tuesday calls for dog tags with the owner’s name, address and phone number and also a tag stating the date of the d...
Commissioners from Wahkiakum and Pacific counties this week voted to team up to fund a new full-time deputy to monitor registered sex offenders in the two counties. Pacific County Sheriff John Didion will supervise the officer and program. He said the funding comes from the legislature in response to a Pierce County incident in which an unmonitored offender committed further crimes upon release from jail. The officer filling the new position will be able to meet with and track offenders, Didion said. The volume of calls deputies now deal with...
