Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The Robo Rascals (an after school 4-H robotics club, grades K-8) took a field trip to see the robots that milk cows at the Burkhalter family farm-Grays River Holsteins. This trip was actually scheduled for the week prior but due to a robot not working correctly, it was pushed off a week. Instead, a tech came out that day to the farm and got them up and running again. This is a reality with technology. It works great when it works but sometimes, companies have to call for help. Arriving at...
FAFF: The Finns at FAFF sent me a couple changes for their upcoming events: The Christmas Tree Lighting will be on December 3 and the baking classes have been cancelled. I am hoping a few Finns will send me some Christmas childhood memories so I can include them in The Eagle as we get closer to Christmas. If you have a story, just send me three to five hundred word stories that will help all of us remember our early Christmas holidays. Last weekend was a busy one for sure with the American...
Transcribed by Abbie Laine at Appelo Archives Center in March of 2005 The inventive spirit of Erik Maunula found expression in many practical devices and at the same time he displayed excellent business sense in other ways, being now manager for the Columbia River Packers Association. He was among the worthy citizens of the northwest that Finland furnished to Oregon, his birth having occurred in that land on the 3rd of December, 1851. His father, Andrew Maunula, was born in Finland and at the age of twenty-six years became the head of the...
We folks at the Community Garden are so proud. After a long and cool spring when everything was discouragingly slow, the pace picked up during the summer. We proudly announce that the garden produced 1,470 pounds of fresh produce to this area’s community food banks. The garden supplied veggies to the Wahkiakum Food Bank in Cathlamet and the West End Food Pantry at Johnson Park in Rosburg. Much has happened at the garden this year. With funding procured through the Health and Human Services Food and Nutrition staff, Heather Odum and Julie J...
See Lon Chaney in The 1923 Hunchback of Notre Dame with Live Music at the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts in Longview. A new score by Rodney Sauer will be performed by members of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, November 19 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets: $25. Box Office: 360-575-8499. The film elevated Chaney, who was already a well-known character actor, to full star status in Hollywood, and also helped set a standard for many later horror films, including Chaney's The Phantom of the Opera in 1925. Chaney plays...
Early November flood waters reflected the Jenna Sorenson barn at Rosburg. Photo courtesy of Gene Strong....
Lower Columbia College (LCC) has announced a new opportunity for students: participation in study abroad programs. The new option allows students to take courses with an LCC or other Washington community college instructor for a quarter or summer in another country. Research shows that study abroad programs provide students with important in-demand skills such as cultural competency, resilience, and problem solving in addition to increasing degree completion. The first student has already signed up and will study in Rome, Italy this spring,...
NOT NICE--We all know that we had quite the weather event this past week but at least it didn’t last too long. However, with power outages, road closures due to flooding and drivers finding roadways littered with rocks and trees, it’s an early reminder of just what to expect and prepare for in the coming months. Actually, we may be having a few days of freezing weather by the time you read this, so I hope you were able to wrap up your pipes and cover your flowers, etc., and have what you need for that event. Like I said, these nasty storms are...
A Commentary on Flooding: It's flood time again. Let's talk about floods so new folks have some information as we move into flood season. Our low lying areas, if we hadn't populated them already, would be marshes or wetlands with trees that can live in water. Those trees, often noticed at high tide, can be seen across SR 4 from the turn onto West Deep River Road. Two hundred plus years ago when Lewis and Clark came through, only the tribes who lived in the region would wander through for fish or...
Puget Island resident Scot Roskelley, will give a “Medicare 101” talk at the Cathlamet Community Center Tuesday, November 15 at noon. Before moving to the Island seven years ago, he worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, traveling throughout Illinois giving presentations on Medicare, trying to simplify what can be a very complex and confusing set of choices. His Cathlamet presentation is designed both for those who are a few years out from retiring and starting Medicare, as well as those who are already enrolled in Medicare. He wil...
Wahkiakum Post 5297 is starting its November “Buddy” Poppy drive. Today (Thursday), a member of the post and a member of the VFW Auxiliary will come to the courthouse to distribute "Buddy Poppies" and collect donations. From November 10 through November 18, Buddy Poppy donation containers will be placed at local businesses. On November 11 and 12, post members will have a booth outside the Cathlamet Market, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and 8 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, for Buddy Poppy distributions, taking donations, and handing out inf...
The Wahkiakum High School Term 1 honor roll for the 2022-2023 school year has been announced. Those earning a 4.0 grade point average were: 9th Grade: Jason Bachmeier, Evelyn Hogue, Cor Hoogendorn, Parker Leitz and Kamden Scuito. 11th Grade: Nathan Garrett. 12th Grade: Malia Ana Silva and Mason Wilson. 9th grade: Josiah Garrett, Margarita Goldinov, Maddi Grangroth, Kaidence LaBarge, Jessie LeFever, Jordan Smith and Rylie Wills. 10th grade: Phillip Goldinov, Seojin Hwang, Maddox Moore, Mia Nagy, Klarah Niemela, Zoey Ware and Nolan Wright. 11th...
John C. Thomas Middle School has announced the grade point averages recently earned by grades 6-8. The following students earned a 4.0 GPA: 8th grade Kyle J. Gonzales, Israel A. Velke and Henry M. Wilson. 7th grade Annelise I. Vik. 6th grade Konner A. Reese and Chloe N. Sutton. Students earning 3.2-3.9 GPA are: 8th grade- Sam Dela Cruz, Evelynn J. Miller, Abigail R. Mckay-Beach, Ky N. Ly, Lilli J. Deaton, Matthew A. Wills, RayLynne J. Ogle, Dane A. Sexton, Emmery M. Banks, Brienna N. Cothren, Debbs D. Whiddon and Robert D. Chandler. 7th grade-...
Local author Lilly Robbins Brock has worked on finishing a historical fiction series, Intrepid Journey, based on her Bennett family’s adventures to get to the Pacific Northwest. Crosswinds is the sixth book of the sweeping series. Lilly will do a reading at the Cathlamet Public Library on Crosswinds and talk about the writing process. Those who enjoy books where the past comes alive, with compelling characters, and a dash of romance, will enjoy Lilly Robbins Brock’s engaging free event, Saturday, November 19, from 3-4 p.m....
Last Saturday 13 teams from SW Washington gathered at Lower Columbia College for the first robotics tournament of this season. Each team plays six matches, each with an Alliance Partner, competing with two other teams. Your partner in one match might be one of your opponents in another match. This promotes a cooperative real-world skill and attitude encouraging helping everyone do better so we can all do well. At the end of the day, your Wahkiakum SD and 4-H Mecha-Mules had won five matches and...
Due to popular demand, the Wahkiakum Autism Awareness volunteers have expanded the selection of merchandise of the locally designed Autism Mule. T-shirts are still available but now you can also order long sleeved shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies. Autism Mule stickers, brass pins and iron-on embroidered patches are also available for $5.00 each. As before, 100 percent of the proceeds go directly to the Wahkiakum School District for creating a Sensory Room for students with Autism and special needs. Working together with school administration,...
WET ONE--As this week begins, it’s pretty doggone soggy out, which means that those who went trick or treating may have needed boots and umbrellas to go with their costumes, so that’s a bummer. Actually this whole week looks wet but there’s always that slight chance that a “window of dryness” will open now and then on those 60 percent chance of rain days, so we’ll hope that happens more and it rains even less! OFF AND ON--I’m typing this up early while I still have a phone line and I still have internet as it seems I’m among the many folks who...
Greetings from the fair office. A big thank you to everyone who came out and enjoyed the Halloween Carnival. Great fun was had by all. Costume contest winners were as follows: 0-4 Ava Zurick-Doran The Grinch, 5-9 Ashleigh Montgomery Chuckie, 10-14 Issac black bird, and 15 and older Courtney Zurick The Dead Bride. Also a huge thank you to the Trunk or Treats people Becky Thacker and Diane Dyer (fairboard members), Kathy Perkins (initiator), Logan's Duck Inn (big fair supporter and Wahkiakum County Fair staff Courtney, Pete and Patty. We will do...
Vote! Voting is 100 percent effective and much more powerful than complaining, so vote! If you read this early today, November 3, you can attend a Caregivers Discussion group offered for anyone interested in being part of a gathering for caregivers. It will be at the Naselle Clinic from 1-2. If you miss this one, call the clinic at (360) 484-7161 to get more information about any subsequent meetings. Also, today there is a high school volleyball game at home at 6 p.m. Then on November 5,...
Retirement move from Virginia to Deep River Victor and Wendy Liguori made a major move when they both retired from good jobs in Virginia, she as a medical assistant and Victor in medical security. Knowing they wanted to move, they looked through the real estate offerings on Zoom. They saw a property in Deep River, Washington, that appealed to them, so they checked on it and thinking it might be just what they were looking for: property on a river with fishing; a good climate for a garden; and as...
Lower Columbia College has announced that Author Sallie Tisdale will be featured at the November 16 Northwest Voices event in Longview. The event features the author's latest work, The Lie About the Truck. The author will present a writing workshop at 3:30 p.m. in Main 148 on the Lower Columbia College campus. She will hold a reading at the Longview Public Library auditorium at 7:00 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public. Sallie Tisdale is the author of 10 books, most recently The Lie...
Johnson Park has sold out of tickets for the prime rib dinner, thank you everyone for supporting this fundraiser for the community center. We look forward to seeing you all there. There will be no tickets sold at the door, as the event is sold out. This year it will be catered by Travis Boggs of Country Catering, If you haven't been to Johnson Park in awhile, check out our library, and the newing sew room. The sewing room has been moved from the lower hallway, to the room across from the restrooms. It has so much more lighting and room for...
Puget Island Fire District 1 handed out candy on Main Street on Halloween. L-r: Garrett Radcliff, Jeff Bollen, Muriel Prestegard, Sherrill Bollen, Greg Prestegard. Courtesy photo....
Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West reminded Washington small businesses of the Nov. 15, 2022, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by winter weather and flooding in Lewis County that occurred Jan. 5-16, 2022. According to Garfield, small nonfarm businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations of any size may apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans of u...
Candidates for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District seat will participate in a live, hour-long debate tonight (Thursday) at 6 p.m. in Lower Columbia College’s Wollenberg Auditorium during an event hosted by Oregon Public Broadcasting’s (OPB’s) “Think Out Loud” radio program. The candidates are Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Republican Joe Kent. The event is free and open to the public, and tickets are not required. Seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the debate will start at 6...
