Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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BLUSTERY--As I begin this column, it is a very blustery Monday and the tree branches are breaking and debris is flying, so if you’re getting this windy weather, I hope you’ve managed to keep your outside things from flying away! I also hope you don’t have to be outside as falling tree branches can be detrimental to one's vehicle or your well being! It looks like we’re in for a soggy week, so keep those boots handy, as I believe we’re going to need them! SPECIAL DAYS--Those celebrating birthdays this coming week are Patty Calvert, Cindy Llo...
Farming can be a good economic opportunity as well as a great lifestyle choice. The WSU Master Livestock Program teaches small acreage farmers management practices used when raising animals. Learn practices that will improve your property, provide sustainability for your farm, offer financial opportunities, and maintain healthy livestock. This course deals with the real-life issues landowners must address when trying to manage their farm. The 14-week course is offered online using the Zoom platform on Thursdays from 6-8:30 p.m., February 2...
FAFF is sponsoring the Skamokawa Swamp Opera who will be performing on Sunday, Jan. 22nd beginning at 3:00 p.m. at the Naselle Community Center. The cost will be a suggested donation of $10. Refreshments served afterwards. The group is working on a set list centered around songs by and about the people of the lower Columbia River and they will also be selling CD’s after the concert. Contact Barbara Swanson for more information: 360-484-3602. Did you know the Naselle Clinic has 600 patients that come from all over the area? If you want to e...
The Naselle Community Center and Finnish American Folk festival presents "The Skamokawa Swamp Opera," a folk band made up of Wahkiakum County musicians. The concert will be held Sunday, January 22, 3 p.m., at the Naselle Community Center, 14 Parpala Road, Naselle. The cost will be a suggested donation of $10 at the door. Refreshments will be provided downstairs after the concert. CD's will also be on hand for purchase. The Skamokawa Swamp Opera was founded in 2013. The Naselle show will feature...
The Friends of Skamokawa will host their annual Antique Sale on March 10, 11 and 12 this year, on Friday and Saturday from 10-4 and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. They are asking for any vendors who wish to participate to contact them for more information. You do not have to be present to sell. All proceeds help to maintain property and provide programs and services for the community through the FOS/River Life Interpretive Center. For further information contact Lori Cagle, office manager, Tuesday or Thursday from 10-2 at the Friends of Skamokawa...
In December, The Eagle invited local poets to submit poems for our Annual Poetry Corner to start the new year. Thanks, poets, and enjoy! ---------------- The Drumming Mule The Bremen-Town Musicians by The Brothers Grimm Tells of some animals who went out on a limb. To sing for their supper-they were horrific. Read their story to see how it turned out terrific. A donkey singing, well okay. We know a donkey likes to bray. But how about drumming, by his cousin the mule? I happened to see this at school! At a basketball game, I left my seat To get...
ANOTHER YEAR--Well, we’re five days into 2023 and we’ve had some wild weather to end 2022 and to start 2023 as well, so I’m hoping for some milder stuff for awhile. We certainly had some horrible road conditions over Christmas and then later we saw heavy rains with some low land flooding and then we tossed in some super sonic thunder and brilliant lightning so that was definitely impressive! The earlier forecast of some dry weather for this week quickly fell apart and now it looks to be wet and stormy as well, so I hope you’re stocked up and...
Happy New Year, my friends! This is my third annual writing folder for Eagle articles. We've all been through a lot over the past two years and I hope and pray we're only going higher, happier and healthier. During the past quiet week, I spent time in one of my favorite history books, "Water Under the Bridge" by Ruth Busse Allingham. I particularly enjoyed the chapter on Marie Fauver, one of the first people I visited with when I moved to Grays River in 2005. I first lived in Cathlamet after...
The Charlotte House, a program of St. James Family Center, will host a Free Legal Clinic on Friday, January 13. John McKay, an attorney with Northwest Justice Project will be at Johnson Park from 9 a.m. – noon and in Cathlamet from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. He will help individuals with specific family law questions, such as how to get a divorce, determining primary custody and visitation and/or establishing child support. If you are interested in learning more about this clinic or to sign up you must call The Charlotte House at 360-795-6401 or tol...
Lower Columbia College has announced the line-up for the Winter 2023 Community Conversations lecture series focusing on “Books that Move Us.” Whether it is mind expanding or guilty pleasures, reading can bring us excitement, information, joy, and community. Our series includes discussion of literary giants, popular fiction, and how reading brings us together. Lectures are held on Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m., in HSB 101 on the LCC campus, and also streamed via Zoom. Sessions are recorded and posted to the college’s website and LCC...
The first WordFest event for 2023 will be held Tuesday, January 10, 6:00-8:00 p.m., at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 1428 22nd Avenue in Longview. Local comedian Coree Spencer will present her book, I’m Not OK, You’re Not OK, an activity book for when people are feeling down, anxious, or depressed. She created it from her own experience of having to rely on laughter to cope with mental health issues. “This book is like being with a hilarious friend who has no good advice but totally gets what you are going through,” she says. It offers a...
A Red-shouldered hawk on the lookout for lunch. Photo by Ian Brandon....
PRETTY UGLY--I think we can all agree that last week's weather was pretty awful, as “Ole Man Winter” really made his debut a powerful one and that ice storm we had really came on fast and definitely made road travel treacherous. One stretch of I-5 saw 20 roll over accidents in just a few hours and most agreed that the streets were “ice rinks” and people should stay home. Even air travel was deeply impacted as hundreds of flights got cancelled and people were stranded all across the states, so it was really a brutal holiday weekend for hundred...
The recreational razor clam season on all coastal beaches remains closed until further notice, shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced. Razor clam test results released on Dec. 22 indicate domoic acid levels on all beaches, remain above the health guidelines for safe consumption set by Washington Department of Health (WDOH) officials. Domoic acid, a natural toxin produced by certain types of marine algae, can be harmful or fatal if consumed in sufficient quantities. WDFW learned from similar...
Citizen of the Year and Photo of the Week: During a December 10 ceremony in Cathlamet, Grays River resident Diane Hollenbeck was awarded the title of 2022 Wahkiakum County Citizen of the Year by the Cathlamet Women's Club. Hollenbeck was recognized for her many community activities that include: preparing Wednesday senior lunches on the first and third Wednesdays of each month; assisting with the Thursday CAP senior lunch; a member of the Rosburg Community Center Board of Directors; Secretary...
Submitted by Suzanne Holmes It’s hard to miss the Cathlamet Pioneer Center. It is the most prominent landmark in our community. The uniquely designed building, a former church, sits in the middle of town and its tall steeple peeks above the rooftops. Built in 1896, the building has many impressive historical features. Outside you are drawn to beautiful stained-glass windows, and highly decorative wood-shingle siding. Moving inside, one of the most striking features are the massive, curved pews. The 13 hand-made pews provide nearly 200’ of sea...
The Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments (CWCOG), as lead agency for the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Planning Organization (SWRTPO), invites the public to comment on a proposed amendment to the 2022 Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan (CPT-HSTP) to make minor corrections and add 2023-2025 biennium Consolidated Grant project rankings. The primary purpose of the CPT-HSTP is to identify public transportation needs and develop strategies for improving transportation services for people with disabilitie...
Election recounts for the 3rd and 9th Congressional Districts and the 10th Legislative District have been completed, confirming the General Election outcomes certified by Secretary of State Steve Hobbs Dec. 7. The amended results certified by the Office of the Secretary of State reflect the outcomes of the recount processes prescribed in state law. The requested machine recount of the full 3rd Congressional District, resulted in a 14-vote change in the total. The addition of nine votes for Democratic candidate Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and five...
Axel Olmstead was born November 8, 2022 in Astoria. He weighed 8 lbs and 8 oz and was 21 inches long. Parents are Taci Madsen and Kyle Olmstead of Deep River. Maternal grandparents are Scott and Sharon Madsen of Bay Center. Paternal grandparents are Mike and Vicki Olmstead of Deep River. Courtesy photo....
Experience all the feels this winter! Learn about the history of emojis, explore the importance of emotions, and discover fun activities to express yourself fully —all while earning badges on a virtual bingo card. From Jan. 1–31, Cathlamet Public Library will participate in “All the Feels,” a winter reading challenge sponsored by Beanstack. The community is challenged to read and log at least 1600 minutes of reading during the challenge. Earn emoji-themed badges for logging your reading, completing activities, submitting book reviews, and ear...
The Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments (CWCOG), as the Longview-Kelso-Rainier Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and lead agency for the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Planning Organization (SWRTPO), invites the public to comment on a proposed amendment to the 2023 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) to add the work task - Regional Trails Plan project. The UPWP is a regional transportation planning work program outlining how state and federal funds will be used by the CWCOG in fiscal year July 1, 2022, to June 30,...
On Tuesdays at noon WSU Master Gardeners present weekly on-line free programs. No need to register, just pop in. Connection information (you must have a Zoom account and be signed into it--sign up for one at zoom.us), then join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/7756056320?pwd=RzVxbTl0dXpyUjJjSDdsWnJuTXdydz09 Meeting ID: 775 605 6320 Password: 12345 Phone Call: +1 253 215 8782, 775 605 6320# For help, contact Gary Fredricks at garyf@wsu.edu or 360-577-3014 Ext. 3. Workshops are sponsored by Washington State University...
Frosty leaves and knotwork on a Puget Island doorstep. Photo by Ian Brandon....
BEEN COLD--I hope you survived the arctic blast that we had last week, as it certainly was chilly around these parts. Those low 20 degree temperatures certainly make my ole bones ache, along with making those roads slick with ice and heavy frost. By the time you read this, we may have already had another round of freezing temps and even some snow, but with ever changing weather models, I guess we will just have to wait and see what we get. Personally, I’d just as soon not have a white Christmas as I know a lot of folks are traveling over the h...
Greetings from the fair! Wow, it is almost Christmas; things will be pretty quiet at the fairgrounds for the rest of the year. On January 14 we will have the monthly Flea Market and Sale in the T-Building. Tables are still only $10 and all you need to do is call the office, 360-795-3480. Then on January 21 we will hold a Crab and Oyster Feed at the Fairgrounds. The cost is $30 per ticket and are available at the Duck Inn, Maria's or by calling the office. February will be a very busy month for fair fundraising. We will have Valentine's Bingo...
