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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The dairy, logging, and fishing heritage of Wahkiakum county has been a central focus of student learning recently. The River of Life and Burkhalter Dairy provided an extension to the classroom recently, connecting classroom curriculum to the world right outside their doors. This has made learning about heritage more interesting and relevant. September 19, forty 4th and 5th grade students from the Julius A. Wendt Elementary School went on a field trip, utilizing resources in our own community...
On Saturday, October 5, students in the Wahkiakum High School drama club will be performing monologues at the Venue at the Little Island Creamery as a fundraiser. The students are trying to raise $500 to attend the regional drama competition later this year. The competition is part of the educational theatre competition which has regional and national competitions each year. Students will compete and attend workshops in acting, musical theatre, and technical theatre. The students will be...
The first two articles in this series provided a progress overview and hardware review of the (Wahkiakum County Emergency Responder Radio System) project. This article covers how the system will be used in normal everyday use and in more widespread emergency situations. In normal use each of the participating agencies (Sheriff/SAR, each Fire/EMS district, HHS, PUD, county and town public works, school district) has its own band with its own set of local direct channels. Each of those groups also...
A river otter attacked a child at a Seattle-area marina, dragging the youngster from a dock and into the water before the mother rescued her child, wildlife officials said. The child was pulled underwater and resurfaced after a few moments during the encounter Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the Bremerton Marina in Kitsap County, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officers said in a news release. The otter continued to bite and scratch as the mother pulled the child out of the water. The animal chased them as they left the dock, wildlife...
As many of you know, I spend a great deal of my time in the outdoors. In fact, I’ve made my living via the outdoors in some way for the past 30 years. While parts of it have been a challenge, I’ve enjoyed each and every moment of it. I was fortunate to grow up in a small, relatively rural town in northeastern Ohio with a father who lived to hunt and fish, and a Mom who supported what we did one hundred percent. I had places to explore. I had people to teach me the proverbial ropes inc...
Local author, hillary lauren, will hold a book signing event at The Cottage Bread & Breakfast on Friday September 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. 366 Menus of Celebrations anthology is a chooseyour-own-adventure full of memories, joyful celebrations, and bright spots from those who earn their living while playing with food. (Note that hillary prefers her name with lowercase letters.) hillary lauren is a fifth generation chef with a passion for seasonality, sustainability, and raising awarene...
On September 9, two distinguished gentlemen from Finland toured the Finnish Pioneer Church in Deep River. Mr. Hannu Penttilä, the retired Deputy Mayor of both Helsinki and Vantaa (the fourth biggest city in Finland) and Mr. Matti Lahdenranta, the retired Managing Director of Helsinki Mass Transit were in the Northwest to visit city planning and mass transit officials in Seattle and in Portland. In an introductory letter to Eva Malerich, Mr. Lahdenranta wrote, "I am kindly asking you if it...
The public is invited to a POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony on Friday, September 20, at 9:00 a.m. at the Wahkiakum County Court House flagpole. The event, hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Wahkiakum Post #5297, will pay tribute to those men and women who served and sacrificed to keep America free and to recognize the families of those still missing in action....
The Clatskanie Arts Commission’s 35th annual performing arts series kicks off next weekend at the beautiful Birkenfeld theatre in Clatskanie. The first concert of the season will be with cellist Gideon Freudmann’s soundtrack for "Buster Keaton's Sherlock, Jr." This slice of cinematic history accompanied by a contemporary composer’s soundtrack lasts just under an hour. While silent film may seem a bygone phenomenon, Buster Keaton’s physical comedy and Freudmann’s unique approach to cello will...
The John C. Thomas Middle School Associated Student Body leaders are looking forward to a great year as they embark on developing their personal leadership skills while serving their student body. The ASB officers are required to take the Leadership class, taught by Carrie Badger. In this class they learn how to become leaders and serve other people by recognizing their own strengths and weaknesses, while enhancing the school experience for their peers. “It’s so exciting to watch the kids enter Leadership as a 7th grader questioning the...
How can you have a garden column in Washington state and not share the significance of apples? Washington river valleys make the perfect setting for growing this tasty fruit with just the right amount of winter to chill fruit stock and encourage fruit to set in the spring. Annually, Washington grows 175,000 acres of apples, providing 10 billion apples for consumers. According to the Washington Department of Agriculture, “If you put all the Washington State apples picked in a year side-by-side, they would circle the earth 29 times.” The var...
Students at Julius A .Wendt Elementary School kicked off the school year with their first assembly promoting kindness as a focus for character development in the month of September. The fifth-grade class shared a skit on how sacrifice and sharing demonstrate kindness based on the children’s book, “The Rainbow Fish.” Their finished artwork is displayed in the hall multipurpose room corridor and showing ways we can make sacrifices of ourselves to be kind to others. Students are invited to pa...
CLOUDY. Well, we've had some cooler weather this past weekend as it was dry in some places and misty in some places. We had some light rain fall in some places and really dumped a few times too so it really depended on where you were and the time you were there as to what it was doing. We were pretty thankful for the rain though as it helps with fire danger and keeps those with springs flowing better. It makes one less chore to complete as we don't have to water our lawns. It appears that we have a mixed bag of weather coming to us this week,...
The Cathlamet Town Council met on Monday, September 16. After the Agenda was approved, the meeting was open for public comments. Public Comments: 1. Strong Park Clean Up will continue Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Volunteers should bring gloves, clippers and be ready for some ivy cutting. 2. People may have seen that the "Cathlamet Area News" Facebook page is full of expressions of frustration on the lack of communication of changes to the Swimming Pool schedule. A Zoom participant expressed that same frustration and hopes...
The first article in this series provided an overview and progress update on the Wahkiakum County Emergency Responder Radio System (WCERRS) project. This article covers two categories of the hardware: repeater backbone and user radios. The hardware backbone of our new system has five repeater towers (see map in the first article), with five pairs of repeater antennas on each tower, small buildings at the base of each tower containing the repeaters' hardware, and a three-station dispatch...
The Wahkiakum County Emergency Responder Radio System (WCERRS) project is underway and progressing ahead of schedule. The system being replaced had its last major upgrade in 2005. This system costs us about $2,000 per month to continue making temporary patches to keep it going. It has real holes in its coverage, requiring responders to change frequencies when moving around the county and to also act as relay stations for some parts of the county. The new system is expected to go live in...
At the Norse Hall 90th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, September 7, there were several decendents of the founders: Sandra Contreras, Susan Brown and Reid Kenner who are descendants of Kristian O. Wika, and Cameron Monte whose ancestor was Ole Torgert. It was wonderful to see the depth of some of the families that are still members of this historic institution right on Puget Island. Board President Jan Silvestri gave a little history of the Helgeland Lodge 2-30 Norse Hall (Puget Island)....
Our local radio club, the N7WAH Wahkiakum Amateur Radio Club, is again offering an evening series of classes to help you prepare for your Technician Class Amateur radio license. The class will meet Wednesday evenings, 6:30- 8:00 p.m., beginning October 2 and continuing for the following six Wednesdays with the test being offered at the final meeting, on Wednesday November 13. Since we will be meeting at the robot room at Wahkiakum High School, we will need school-age children to be accompanied by a parent or to have completed a school district...
Our focus this week is the impact of teaching and influence of sports to inspire well rounded athletes. We highlight three teacher's backgrounds in coaching as they share what impact the classroom has on sports and academic achievement. Tina Merz has 28 years of experience and is currently teaching sixth through eighth grade English Language, Arts and Career Explorations. Merz coaches high school volleyball, high school track and middle school boys basketball. She said that "ever since I was...
Performing at Naselle Lutheran Church on Friday, Sept. 13 at 7:00 p.m., (freewill donation) is critically acclaimed Jonathan Rundman. The Minneapolis-based folk/rock songwriter has released his first book. Lost Songs of the Suomi Synod is a musical and theological memoir of Rundman’s Lutheran ancestors who emigrated from Finland in the early 1900s. The book collects Rundman’s arrangements and translations of 28 songs from this Nordic immigrant community who settled in Upper Michigan, Min...
Greetings from the fair office! This Saturday will be the first Flea Market and T-Building sale of the year. Hope everyone will come out and find a treasure or two. The T-Building has a new supply of goodies. Check the Cathlamet Area News for pictures on Friday. Also if you entered anything into the fair you can come pick up your premium checks on Saturday. I will have them in the youth building at the flea market. Mark your calendars for October and November events, October 12, Flea Market, and T-Building Sale. October 26, Halloween Carnival...
COOLED OFF. As this week begins, we got a nice cool down from those brutally hot days last week and that was fine by me! These cloudier days made for easier yard work weather and kept the AC from having to run non-stop! Plus, the biggest thing is that with the Huckleberry Ridge fire raging just outside of our county's north border, these cooler temperatures are sure to help those fighting fires a lot and I'm hoping the rain scheduled for Wednesday will make things even better. Kudos to all those fighting this fire and to our own local group...
Staff from the office of Congressional Representative Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez will be in the DeBriae room in Cathlamet on Wednesday September 18 from 12:30-4:30 p.m. These folks can help with the federal government issues concerning veterans, Social Security, IRS, applying for federal grants, and more. Come take advantage of these opportunities for help in solving problems. “My bipartisan team is working each day to directly assist folks across Southwest Washington with federal agencies, whether it’s recovering Social Security checks, tax refun...
Join us for another cleanup of the forest area behind the Wahkiakum County Museum at 65 River Street, Cathlamet, on Tuesday, September 17th, 2024, starting at 10 a.m. Last time, we cleared trails, pruned trees and removed English ivy from large trees. This time, we’ve discovered more ivy-covered trees, so the focus will be on freeing them from this invasive plant. Community members are welcome to come see the progress and lend a hand. Bring gloves and clippers, and help preserve this beautiful part of Strong Park, home to several giant old f...
Long Beach Peninsula, WA. - The Wings Over Willapa Festival returns to celebrate birds, nature, and art. This multi-day event, held at the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge and other natural sites on Washington's Long Beach Peninsula, is the weekend of Sept. 20-22, 2024. "Wings Over Willapa brings the wildlife refuge into the community and the community onto the wildlife refuge. We strive to introduce new audiences to nature through a variety of events that engage different interests and skills"...
