Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Knappton Cove gets grant
The Knappton Cove Heritage Center has recently received two grants to further the on-going progress of restoring the old hospital, otherwise known as the lazaretto or Pesthouse.
The Kinsman Foundation has granted $6,000 for the installation of a heating system that is essential to maintaining the building as well as the displays in the museum which aare housed there. It will also allow year-round use of the old building. And U.S. BANCORP granted the KCHC $500 to help with operating expenses.
The old Pesthouse will be celebrating its 100 year anniversary with a special program on July 21, 2012. The museum is free and open summer Saturday afternoons and by appointment.
Donate blood today
The American Red Cross is asking that donors give a gift that money can't buy this holiday season.
Donors are being asked to donate blood to maintain a sufficient blood supply, especially type O negative.
To schedule, call Patti Phillips at 795-8821 or go online at http://www.redcrossblood.org, code: wahkiakum to donate at St. James Episcopal Church, 1134 Columbia Street today (Thursday) from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m.
FOS receives grant to
repair Redmen hall bell
Each year, through the Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund, the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation provides grant funding to organizations across the state engaged in preserving local historic resources.
The recipients of the 2012 grant awards were announced December 15 and includes local Wahkiakum organization the Friends of Skamokawa Foundation.
The foundation was awarded $1,000 to rehabilitate the bell on Redmen Hall, formerly the Central Skamokawa School, which is part of the Skamokawa National Register Historical District and was purchased by the FOS in 1985.
Funding for the grant program is obtained from private donations to the trust with the goal of providing a minimum of $10,000 in grant funding every year. For more information about the trust, visit http://www.wa-trust.org or call 206-624-9449.
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