Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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"I don't care about presents," Vera Oman said recently, "I just like Christmas decorations." She has more than one beautifully decorated tree lighting up her home. Some of her ceramic work is on display in Christmas arrangements set on tables here and there. Outside, laser lights are trained on their Puget Island home, while front and center, is a display of husband Gordon's creative and unique interests. Gordon has been a little under the weather, but thanks to friends who know and love him,...
A change in allocation of revenue from Town of Cathlamet sewer customers will allow the town to reduce its future rate hikes. Facing a shortfall in sewer and water system revenues for 2017, the council raised rates 10 percent for water and 20 percent for sewer, effective this month. More increases were going to be needed in 2017 for sewer rates, council members said in November. However, Clerk/Treasurer Kerrie McNally reported Monday at the council's monthly meeting that the town's accounting consultant realized that a change in the sewer...
Wahkiakum County commissioners on Tuesday displayed differing ideas for funding the Wahkiakum Community Center in Cathlamet. The county is responsible for staffing the center, and it was managed by an Americorps program volunteer until this summer. The county was unable to obtain another Americorps coordinator, and the center has been open sparsely for pre-existing, volunteer led activities. In response to pleas from volunteers, commissioners assigned the Health and Human Services Department the task of finding funds for a center coordinator....
A red barn up Germany Creek Road is all decked out for Christmas. Photo by Rick Nelson....
The Wahkiakum PUD Board of Commissioners met quickly on Tuesday morning for regular business. The commissioners adopted a write off policy for old accounts that remained unpaid due to bankruptcy or death, or for other reasons. The new policy states that each year any account 10 years or older will be reviewed and written off. The policy is being put in place to simplify bookkeeping. It will not release a customer from a debt that is owed. Because this was the first year to implement the new...
The Board of Directors for the Wahkiakum School District discussed plans for a greenhouse and accepted Principal Theresa Libby’s resignation at their December meeting on Tuesday. Libby will finish out the school year as principal for both J.A. Wendt Elementary School and John C. Thomas Middle School. She has worked at the school district for 15 years. Director Robin Westphall accepted the resignation, but admitted she was reluctant to do so, having worked closely with Libby. Superintendent B...
Commissioners of Port District 2 on Tuesday approved a resolution to operate County Line Park without financing from Wahkiakum County. The county owns the park site and contracted with Port 2 to manage it in 2016. The county appropriated $3,500 to the port to help cover operational costs as the port district made improvements to the grounds. When county commissioners learned the port had profitably operated the park this year, they dropped the funding for 2017. When port counsel Tim Hanigan presented a resolution to amend the funding agreement...
On January 26 at 6 p.m., WSU Master Gardener Ted Cunningham will demonstrate the technique used when pruning fruit trees. Pruning trees will control the size of the tree and improve fruit quality. Fruit trees should be pruned every year. Proper pruning techniques reduce disease and promote 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 $5.00 per family. The workshop is sponsored by Washington State University...
COLD ENOUGH?--By the time you read this, we are supposed to have warmed up a little bit; I sure hope so! With puddles staying frozen and the snow that fell turning into hard crunchy ice, and temps in the teens at night here in West Valley, I am more than ready for a warm up! Depending on what weather channel you watch, we can either have rain this week, or possibly more snow, which did show up on Monday, much to some's surprise! My app says more on Thursday but it's early yet, so I hope it changes! With multiple Christmas parties going on this...
THURSDAY Cathlamet Fire Department, 7 p.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Congregational Church, Noon. Senior Citizen Luncheon, Rosburg Hall, Noon. District No. 4 Fire Department, drill night, 7 p.m. Grays River Fire Department, Fire/Ambulance, 7 p.m. Skamokawa Fire Department, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Fire District 2 Commissioners, Skamokawa Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Wahkiakum Planning Commission, Courthouse, 6 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. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly...
The Board of Directors of Educational Service District 112 seeks applications from interested candidates to fill a vacant position on the Regional Committee on School District Organization. The position to be filled is for District #2, which includes the following school districts: Ocean Beach, Naselle-Grays River Valley, Wahkiakum, Longview, Castle Rock, Toutle Lake, and Parts of Kelso starting at the intersection of the northern School District boundary and Westside Hwy. Southerly on Westside Hwy to the first crossing of the School District...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on December 20. The board approved the following policies: 3120 Enrollment, 2190 Highly Capable, and 2020 Design, Selection and Adoption of Course Materials. Chuck Hendrickson was re-elected as board chairman, and Nick Nikkila remained as vice-chair. The board agreed to award a contract to Rognlins Inc. for construction of the multi-purpose building. Vocational Director Greg Nelson gave a report on the status of the vocational offerings at Naselle...
The water at two local schools was found to be fine after being sampled and tested at ALS Environmental in Kelso earlier in 2016. The Naselle/Grays River Valley School District delivered four samples to ALS in April. The samples were taken from the elementary, middle school, and high school water fountains, as well as from a source in the music room. According to a letter from ALS Environmental in May, the samples fell well below current National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program st...
Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including: December 11 — 6:34 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Rosedale business to aid an inebriated man with a cut on his face. December 12 — 12:19 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cape Horn resident with blood pressure issues. 4:10 p.m. The Cathlamet Fire Department responded when a caller reported smoke at an Elochoman Valley home due to a blown outlet. December 13 — 8:56 a.m. A burglary was repor...
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park will offer special programs about the Corps of Discovery’s winter at Fort Clatsop on the days following Christmas. Starting December 26, Fort Clatsop will feature scheduled living history programs by park rangers each day through January 1. Costumed rangers will present daily flintlock muzzle-loading programs at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Hands-on programs about various aspects of the explorers’ winter at Fort Clatsop will be available at the fort at 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. starting December 27 and 2 – 3 p.m....
Fifth Grade winners in the Veterans Essay contest were: L-R 2nd Reagan Hoogendorn and 1st Arwynn Haney. Courtesy photo....
The Care Careers Academy is offering a daytime Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Bridge program for Home Care Aides (HCAs) and Medical Assistants (MAs). This course will start Tuesday, January 2 and includes classroom instruction, skills training and five hours of clinical experience. Prerequisites for enrollees consist of having an up-to-date certification from Washington State as a Certified Home Care Aide or Medical Assistant. Students will need to take and pass the state CNA Certification Test to obtain certification. To learn more about...
The Care Careers Academy will offer a daytime Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class from Tuesday, January 2 through the month of January. The course provides all the knowledge essential to complete and pass the CNA state testing....
The Care Careers Academy is offering a state approved Home Care Aide training program. The Home Care Aide program is 75 hours and encompasses: CarePro Core Basics training (on-line), Diabetes, Mental Health and a hands-on HCA Skills training course. The on-line portion of this program is self-paced and can be accessed anywhere an internet connection is available. Diabetes, Mental Health and HCA Skills classes are available monthly and are offered for CEU credits....
The forecasted return of adult spring and summer chinook salmon to the Columbia River basin in 2017 will be lower than initial estimates made last year in December, but the estimate of sockeye salmon is nearly twice the size of last year’s estimate, according to an early forecast of the runs released last week by the U.S. vs. Oregon Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). TAC estimated the total run of spring/summer chinook salmon for 2017 at 160,400 fish. Last year’s early forecast was 188,800, but the actual return to Bonneville Dam was hig...
Tori Wegdahl, a 2015 Wahkiakum High School graduate, was recently named as a first team All-American for her athleticism on the volleyball court. She is one of 18 community college athletes in the United States to be selected for this honor this year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Wegdahl is in her second year at Walla Walla Community College. She was instrumental in the Warriors' fourth place finish in the Northwest Athletic Conference during her final season with the team....
The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team added two more to their win column this week with two games at home. On Friday, they methodically took down a tall, tough Kalama team, 74-49. With a little over a minute left in the first quarter, Peyton Souvenir added her name to the short list of Mule athletes to score more than 1,000 points during their high school career. She finished the game with 32 points, 13 rebounds, seven steals, five assists and one block. Savannah Burdick had a big night...
This week, the Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team got a win on the road but couldn’t hold off Kalama at home. On Friday in a game rescheduled due to snow, the Mules lost to the Kalama Chinooks, 38-70. The Chinooks are 4-1 in league, and in a three way tie for second place. They are also a tall team with five players 6’ and over. “We played well in the first half on the defensive end,” Coach Todd Souvenir said, “but we had too many unforced turnovers and gave up too many easy transitio...
