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By Jamie J Brown The Wahkiakum School District Board of Education held their monthly meeting Tuesday, August 20 which provided highlights from summer projects and a positive look into the new school year that begins next week. Ken Johnson, a representative from WS Communications, gave a quick public comment on the opportunity to partner with the district on providing fiber optic service and a public Wi-Fi system as they look to expand their service offerings. The expansion of the service comes at no cost to the district and will even compensate...
Marie Glusenkamp-Perez, incumbent 3rd Congressional District representative, visited the Wahkiakum County Fair last Saturday after a standing room only meet-and-greet at the Mile 38 Brewery earlier in the afternoon. She told a group of parents gathered for the 4-H Awards, "I’m grateful to everyone involved — kids, parents, teachers — for making mechanical know-how and working with their hands a priority.” Her year-end report is available on the US Congressional website at: https:/...
Since its launch in 2020, the Washington Department of Transportation and Oregon Department of Transportation have been collaborating with regional legislators on the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) Program. The goal of the project is to replace the I-5 bridge connecting southwest Washington to Portland over the Columbia River. The age of the bridge alone raises safety concerns; one section is 67 years old, while the other has been in use for over a century. Additionally, the current I-5 bridge rests upon a foundation made of timber piles...
WILD WEATHER. Well, we certainly had a mix of weather the past week, and I have to say, the most impressive part was the very loud and long periods of thunder that roared through the valley along with some wild streaks of lightning! While we had some wind and rain too, we also had sunshine and muggy conditions, so it was quite a mix of weather here. It also depended on where you were, because ten miles one way or the other, could find you in completely different conditions. I hope you were in one of the drier and nicer spots. Lightning is...
August 12 6:46 a.m. Cathlamet emergency services responded to an elderly person who had fallen. 9:09 a.m. A caller reported a commercial vehicle speeding on Puget Island. 12:35 p.m. A Skamokawa resident reported people driving four wheelers and dirt bikes on their road. Deputies responded and said they would increase patrols in the area. 3:59 p.m. A caller on Puget Island reported several vehicles not stopping at the stop signs on the Bernie Slough bridge. 7:06 p.m. a caller in Cathlamet reported a vehicle going up and down Columbia Street at...
(Valley Forge, PA) In mid-July the historical setting of Union Hill near Philadelphia provided an educational for fifty selected fellowship teachers from around the United States to learn about the how the founding fathers worked to forge a new nation. Sponsored by the Founding Forward Foundation, the program is designed for history and civic educators that have passion for teaching about the Constitution and the historical events that formed our nation. Fifty teachers were selected to attend...
The Wahkiakum County Coroner’s Office used DNA and genealogy to identify a Jane Doe whose body was discovered on the shore of Puget Island 26 years ago. Ramona Lorene Hughes, a Yakima woman born on July 6, 1956, had not been seen since late 1997 or early 1998. Last year, former Clark County death investigator Nikki Costa joined Wahkiakum County as a volunteer deputy coroner to investigate cases involving unidentified persons. Costa found an affordable lab that could perform whole genome s...
Lower Columbia College’s (LCC) automotive technology program has received Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Training Program accreditation from the ASE Education Foundation. LCC’s automotive program is now accredited at the Master Automobile Service Technology level, the highest program accreditation recognized by the ASE. To achieve this recognition, the ASE Education Foundation rigorously evaluated the college’s automotive technology program. The evaluation used nationally accepted standards of excellence in areas such as instr...
Ballots for the August 2024 election have been submitted and Wahkiakum County’s voter turnout came in second in Washington State with 52.39 percent of voters turning in a ballot. Lee Tischer was elected County Commissioner #1, garnering 71 percent of the vote. Running unopposed, Dan Cothren was elected County Commissioner #2. Democrat Maria Cantwell won 43.17 percent of the Wahkiakum vote for Senator and 57.49 percent statewide over Dr. Raul Garcia. For Congressional District 3, 45.95 percent of Wahkiakum residents voted for Marie G...
The Town of Cathlamet is pleased to announce that the long-awaited skateboard park at Erickson Park has been completed and is ready for use. The original concrete slab for the Skateboard facility at Erickson Park was laid in 2004 as a result of a community fundraising and construction, led by now-County Commissioner Lee Tischer and many others. All construction on the slab, where the new skate park now sits, was completed entirely by volunteers. The site languished for many years, despite the...
Wahkiakum Animal Advocates Group (WAAG) would like to provide a heart warming update. The dogs and puppies rescued from a logging site in Skamokawa have found their forever homes after three months in foster care. In May, WAAG received an urgent call from a logger working miles off West Valley Road who reported puppies running around the logging site. WAAG quickly sprang into action and worked with the loggers and neighbors to corral the four husky puppies and two adult huskies. Two black lab...
On August 24, from 6-9 p.m., the Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington and the Cathlamet Woman’s Club will be sponsoring the second annual Cathlamet Senior Prom at the Hope Center. Attendees will be serenaded by the musical talents of Cedar Mora, whose melodies will fill the room as dancers sway to the euphony of his notes. Beverages and light refreshments will be served as guests mingle and connect over the cheerful atmosphere. In-house photographer Ken Jayne will be t...
In an age of information, community-based organizations are still often the bewildered keepers of best-kept secrets. Spend any amount of time around a passionate person working for a nonprofit, and you will inevitably hear a baffled “I can’t believe more people don’t know about this program.” It’s a problem that’s magnified in rural communities, where because of physical logistics, headquarter-directed focus, and lack of funding, assistance can sometimes reach rural folks much later, making them feel left out and forgotten. People like Teresa...
GRAY BEGINNINGS. While some folks are missing the morning sunshine and hot weather, I am enjoying the cloudy skies and cooler temperatures that have opted to show up. Far more comfortable when one is outside having to do all that yard work that is never-ending. However, that yard work is best done in the early mornings, as the sun often peeks out later on. It got quite warm and muggy despite the thermometer reading in the so-called moderate zone. Once that humidity kicks in, it’s miserable. The only spoiler alert I see is that we have a 35 p...
The Minntah Quartet with Special Guest Jimmy Herrod will perform at Jazz on the River, presented by Little Island Creamery and the Astoria Jazz Festival, on Sunday Sept. 1, from 2-4 p.m. Dinner will be prepared by Surf 2 Soul. Tickets are $95 and include the show, dinner and one drinkTickets are available through Eventbrite (search for Little Island Creamery) The Minntah Quartet, formed by the young, award-winning singer Minntah Haefker has been gathering steam on the local northwest music...
Some years ago, during efforts to maintain the Deep River cemetery and push back the encroaching forest flora, a small grave stone was discovered outside of the fenced burial ground at the edge of the woods. The top of the gravestone was adorned with a sculpture of a lamb laying down signifying the grave of a lamb of God. While years of exposure had dulled the once crisp engraved lettering, it could still be seen the grave stone was for a child named Ihannelma Maunula who was born in 1890 and...
The Town of Cathlamet and the Wahkiakum County Public Utility District are contemplating consolidating the town's sewer and water systems under the PUD, a proposal that has left people with questions and concerns about the rates they would pay-and what the loss of revenue could mean for Cathlamet. At a meeting on Tuesday, the two entities discussed a draft study that looked at a possible consolidation. Residents and town leaders expressed a range of emotions, from dread over the possibility of r...
On the evening of July 25, the Wahkiakum County Planning Commission held a public meeting to discuss a project that strives to reduce local communities’ vulnerability to flooding. The draft under consideration is an updated version of the 2005 Wahkiakum County Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan. Roughly 8 percent of Wahkiakum County’s population lives in floodplains and during the flooding season of October to April, those community members and their homes are at risk. The flood management plan estimates that flooding “impacts residenti...
The Cathlamet Wooden & Classic Boat Show is set for this weekend at the Elochoman Marina in Cathlamet. This year’s festival is shaping up to be a great time with plenty of classic boats for all to enjoy. We are welcoming all classic craft including those of various construction materials. Also wanted are boats of all modes of propulsion and function, be it boats used for work, pleasure or recreation. Notable boats from past shows have included a vintage Columbia River sailing gillnetter, a 1...
STILL SUNNY. Well, if you're a sun and heat lover, I guess you love this weather. The forecast looks warm and sunny too, so I hope you're getting out and enjoying it. I’m one of the people who hide from the sun so I love the morning clouds and the cooler weather after the sun goes down behind our hill. With all the dryness comes extreme fire danger, which is such an easy tragedy to avoid. So please don't be one of "those people" who think they can light campfires and wind up causing massive wildfires in our parks. Please be extremely c...
The summer reading program concluded last week with an 80th Birthday party for Smokey Bear attended by more than forty community members. The Collaborative Summer Reading program was supported by the generous donation of time by several short-term volunteers including community elders, teens, and parents. The library is so grateful for the time and talents our many volunteer staff members, past and present, bring to our community as they serve. The library could not function without you. The lib...
The Cathlamet Pioneer Center invites you to enjoy a Live Themed Music Show followed by Open Mic on Saturdays from August 10 to October 19th at 4 p.m. Donations are encouraged to support our historic church. Leah and Mel will perform a new theme every Saturday, including music from the ‘60s and ‘70s, Broadway hits, movie themes, and more. Leah and Mel are a professional music duo. Their sound is always the crowd-pleasing melodies of Leah Stonum, pianist and vocalist, and Mel Drybread, bas...
Westend residents headed to the Wahkiakum County Fair next Thursday might consider stopping by Johnson Park for a resource fair sponsored by Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services (WCHHS). The Cowlitz Family Health Center’s new mobile unit will be there, and visitors are welcome to hop on for a blood pressure check or get triaged for more concerning issues. Want to learn how to save money while improving the energy efficiency around your home? Come in to speak to someone from the Wahkiakum PUD about rebates. Representatives from WCHHS a...
Local nonprofit Wahkiakum Animal Advocates Group (WAAG) has a lot to celebrate, or wag about right now. Five years ago, the group recognized a desperate need for animal advocacy in Wahkiakum County. Founded in 2019, three ladies with big service hearts and lovers of fur babies came together to answer the call for helping four legged Wahkiakum residents. It began as a dire need to maintain the feral cat population, which was out of control with no hope in sight in meeting the needs of stray,...
A new wave of infection among wild birds and commercial poultry is spreading across the U.S. Known as “Avian Influenza A” or “bird flu H5N1” or “bird flu,” the virus began infecting wild birds in the 1990s and has made its way around the world. According to Yale Medicine, sporadic outbreaks of the bird flu have been seen worldwide over the decades and have primarily been exclusive to birds and poultry. The virus that is currently affecting the U.S. and other countries is a variant of H5N1 and is referred to as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influ...
