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Fall is coming: One week from today will be the first day of fall. Small leaves are already starting to fall on Loop Road and the corn is looking good on the Zimmerman's farm. The new property assessments came in the mail which rocked the world for several landowners. Don't forget that you can apply for the senior discount if you qualify. Take your tax returns to the Assessor's office and see if you can get in that program. You must be over a certain age and meet the other criteria, but it's...
The Cathlamet Yacht Club held their annual auction on Saturday at the Elochoman Slough Marina to raise funds for future activities. Auctioneer Brian McClain entertained the crowd as they bid on a variety of items, from art to equipment. Prior to the fundraiser, club members enjoyed a social hour and a rib dinner catered by The Spar. Photo by Diana Zimmerman....
The Writer’s Guild will present three Oregon authors in celebration of their new book releases on Saturday, September 24 at 7 p.m. Authors will read from their new book publications and sign copies afterwards. Drinks will be available for purchase. Winekraft Wine Bar is located on the water at 80 10th Street, Astoria. This event is free and open to the public. Humanity’s Grace by Dede Montgomery was released January 2022. It is primarily set in Astoria with a few backstories based in Portland. Reviewer Mikko Azul summed up this book: “Humanity...
The public is invited to a POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony on Friday, September 16, at 9 a.m. at the Wahkiakum County Courthouse 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 Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments (CWCOG) has published a Transportation Priorities Survey to better understand transportation system needs and help prioritize future funding for transportation projects or programs over the next 25 plus years. Results from the survey will be used to develop an updated Metropolitan and Regional Transportation Plan for Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pacific, and Wahkiakum Counties in Washington and the City of Rainier in Oregon. Rainier is part of the Longview-Kelso-Rainier metropolitan area. Everyone...
The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Planning Organization (SWRTPO) will hold a Zoom meeting September 21, at 10 a.m. Public participation and comments are welcome. Join via Zoom with meeting ID 851 6466 1947, passcode 303825. The meeting agenda is located at https://www.cwcog.org/transportation/#Boards by scrolling down to SWRTPO and clicking on the “Meeting Materials” button. For more information or assistance, call 360-577-3041....
The Wings Over Willapa, a multi-day bird and nature festival is slated for September 22-25. The family friendly festival has events on Willapa National Wildlife Refuge and other sites on Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula. “The festival, hosted by the nonprofit Friends of Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, is a great introduction to birding and an ideal way for advanced birders to experience fall migration in a region filled with vast birding opportunities,” said Nancy Marvin, event coordinator. Events include expert-led bird identification walks...
Come learn of the ecological recovery of Mount St. Helens during the 40 years “After the Blast.” On Saturday September 17 at 2 p.m., Dr. Eric Wagner will describe the dramatic changes in the landscape over the years. This presentation will take place at the Hope Center in Cathlamet, 320 3rd St., across from the elementary school. Call 601-831-0360 (Cathlamet) for more information....
How To Haiku with Sam Blair will be presented Saturday, September 17, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., via Zoom. What is haiku? What does it mean to have a haiku mind, and to experience and convey those peak moments of the human experience, called haiku moments? Why does haiku have the power to change lives? This basic, introductory course will answer those questions, and show you the way toward reading, reflecting upon, and ultimately writing haiku. Sam Blair holds a B.A. degree in English from the University of Denver, and a J.D. degree from Lewis and...
Nine members of the Wahkiakum High School Class of 1962 gathered at the Duck Inn on Saturday for their 60th reunion. They are, left to right, Diane O'Brien Sigler, Myrna Fudge Brown, Darlene Klecker Nutter, Robert Wegdahl, Vernon (Jake) Dodge, Janice Peek Freeman, Joel Watters, Carolyn Hughes McClaine, and Becky Neilson Doxtater. The Class of '62, which was the last class to graduate from the old high school in Cathlamet, has decided to make the reunion an annual event. Photo by Diana...
STILL SUNNY--As I begin this column, we’re still enjoying the sunshine although a few sprinkles did appear in a couple of spots over the weekend but as usual, not everyone got them. I was happy that the plants around my place are mostly “leaf feeders” and they got a little drink at least. One can tell Fall is in the air as the evening temps dropped considerably and the leaves are starting to crackle and drop, so it won’t be long and my “green” view will give way to an orange and brown view prior to the bare look, which isn’t nearly as nic...
It feels like fall to me. It was cold this morning (Tuesday). Wet mornings, fog, plants nearing their last days, kids back at school and our lives move on into a new season. Fall is often a time of dying leaves, but it can also be a time of new blessings, like warmth from a good fire and the love of old friends. May God bring a season of blessings to all of us, no matter what season we are living in our lives. "All good things around us are sent by Heaven above." Amen. Photo of the Week: Last...
"Clue on Stage," a mystery farce based on the classic board game, will be presented Sept. 9-Oct. 2 at Stageworks Northwest Theatre in downtown Longview. One of the performers is Sarah Lawrence of Cathlamet, who plays the Cook, the Motorist, the Singing Telegram Girl and an FBI agent. This is her debut show with Stageworks. "Clue" is directed by Janeene Niemi. Others in the cast are William Brauné as Wadsworth the Butler, Shae Coleman as Yvette the French maid, Scarlett Clark as Mrs. Peacock,...
From the National Office of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Edited and Submitted by Wahkiakum Post 5297 September 11, 2001. It was the day when across the country, daily tasks and meetings were put on hold. Millions of Americans were frozen in horror as we witnessed a brand of ruthlessness and evil beyond the realm of comprehension. It was difficult to grasp the scope of the tragedies that day. It was the single most tragic day in terms of fatalities in our nation’s history next to the battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862. Many of us thought i...
By Diana Zimmerman The Wahkiakum Farm 2 Fiber Festival begins on Friday at the Wahkiakum County Fairgrounds in Skamokawa and goes through the weekend. There are a lot of classes being offered, and there will be demonstrations, and vendors too. Willing students can learn about wet felting, needle felting, tatting, knitting, punch needles, rug hooking, spinning, and more. One teacher is coming from Sequim, and another is coming from Montana to teach punch needle classes. Walk ins are welcome, but to sign up for classes in advance, or see a...
WordFest will offer a variety of stories and experiences on Tuesday, September 13, 6-8 p.m., at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 1428 22nd Avenue in Longview. Caroline Kurtz will read from her memoir of growing up in Ethiopia, A Road Called Down on Both Sides, and from her second memoir, Today is Tomorrow, about returning to the area in the midst of a brutal civil war. Steve Anderson reads from the third installment of his Book of Hours trilogy. Marc Imlay recently published his first poetry book, Pilgrimages to a Bullfrog Buddha. Craig Allen H...
The Town of Cathlamet is conducting a periodic review of the 2019 Shoreline Master Program (SMP) as required by state law. This project is focused on any needed fine-tuning and house-keeping revisions, not another complete overhaul or rewrite. The purpose of the review is to ensure that local requirements for use and development along the waterfront stay up-to-date with changes to state laws and rules; other town plans and regulations and local circumstances, new information and improved data. The review process will determine if program...
SUNNY DAYS--It looks like we’ve been given a dry stretch of weather this week, although we did get a slight bit of moisture over the weekend. Of course it was very slight and only fell in some areas, but I thought it was still nice to have my leaf feeding plants get a bit of a drink at least. I still think those 70 degree temperatures are really ideal so when it climbs up into those 80s and 90s, like we are experiencing here on Monday, I think many of the folks working or practicing sports in that heat are wishing it wasn’t quite so toa...
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--sign up for one at zoom.us), then join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android from this link: https://wsu.Zoom.us/j/7756056320 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 Extension Master Gardeners. September 6 -...
Photo of the Week: The Wahkiakum PUD crew came to my house last week to remove an aspen tree that was growing too near the power line in my yard. Three very capable men came, Mark, Frankie and Scott. Three boys were there to help also, my yard helpers who have been another great crew, Theo, Gus and Bowen Burkhalter. They happened to be working in my yard the second day that the PUD crew came when they brought the chipper/mulcher machine and mulched the tree within 30 minutes. It was a shock to...
The Skyline Men’s Club will host a monthly golf tournament at Skyline Golf Course in Cathlamet starting in September. Each tournament is open to the public. Enjoy 18 fun and challenging holes and afterward, relax with local craft beer from River Mile 38 Brewing Co. The tournament will be held Sunday, September 18 with a Shotgun Start Time of 9 a.m. (8:30 a.m. check-in). The format will be an 18-Hole Partner Best-Ball: A team of two players hit their own ball and use their own handicap to receive a net score on each hole. The best net score o...
New Beanstack challenges started August 15 for children and adults/teens through the end of November 2022. Read and log book titles to win incentives including free books for the kids, and tickets for drawings on jewelry, free books, coffee shop gift cards, walking stick, crochet needle set, an infininty scarf, and more for adults and teens. Register for challenges on the Beanstack mobile app or at cathlamet.beanstack.org. For more information call the library at 360-795-3254, Tues-Sat, 2-5...
On August 18 eight members of the WA-KI-HI Class of 1959 met at the Duck Inn for a nice lunch, laughs and visiting, sorry that 12 classmates could not attend. They plan to meet again next year on the Fair weekend. L-r: Ray Anders, Helen Loberg Keyser, Barbara Rodal Sundberg, Cleona Spillman Reinholt, Donna Healy Palmer, Howard Cook, Evelyn Johnson Naimo and Richard Oatfield. Photo courtesy of Eveylyn Naimo....
The Wahkiakum Amateur Radio Club will host a series of class meetings to prepare citizens for their Amateur Radio License, also known as a ham radio license. The course is free. To get more information or to sign up email the club at info@n7wah.net. The course will meet every Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m., beginning October 4 and run for the next six weeks. The last day, November 15, they will offer the test to earn your Technician FCC Amatuer Radio license. The class will meet at the River Street Meeting Room in Cathlamet for most of the sessions,...
The 2022-2023 Veterans of Foreign Wars Youth Essay competition is about to begin. Each year the VFW sponsors a nation-wide competition within grades 9-12, the Voice of Democracy and grades 6-8, the Patriots Pen. Washington State VFW sponsors a similar competition within grades 3-5, Youth Essays, as well as the Patriots Pen and Voice of Democracy. Students write essays based on given patriotic themes and the essays are evaluated by the local VFW Post. This year the themes are for the Voice of Democracy, “Why is the Veteran Important?”; Pat...
