Chamber pleased with summer's events

Members of the Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce said they were pleased with their summer's events when they held their monthly meeting Tuesday in Cathlamet.

The last two events, the inaugural longboard races and the annual Buzzards' Breath Chili Cookoff, each raised about $2000, before expenses, event coordinators reported.

July's Bald Eagle Festival lost $1,961, Treasurer Penny Paulsen reported. Members reviewed a financial analysis and said that a lack of sponsorships this year resulted in a $1,550 decline in revenue.

The chamber's biggest fund raiser is the annual March crab and oyster feed. Revenues from fundraising events support events such as the Bald Eagle Festival, Neewollah Day Halloween Costume and Poster Contest, and the Holiday Lighting Festival.

The next crab feed will be March 13, 2010, event coordinator Bob Garrett said.