Community News - September 20, 2012

Photographer returns for Redmen Hall show

Redmen Hall will be featuring local photographer Nick Deal, who has won many awards in photography in Washington and Oregon, for their next exhibit.

Deal exhibited at Redmen Hall last year and is returning for a one man exhibit. His work takes a unique view of the environment, concentrating on the architecture of negative and positive space.

The exhibit, entitled "As I See It," will open October 6 with a reception for the photographer at 1 p.m. The exhibit will run through the weekend of November 17-18 and will be followed the next weekend by the annual Holiday Open House.

Redmen Hall is located at 1394 SR-4 in Skamokawa and is open Thursday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.

Blessing of the

Animals September 30

St. James Episcopal Church will hold a Blessing of the Animals service on September 30 at 10 a.m. in the church garden at 1134 Columbia St. to honor the life of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment.

Community members are invited to bring well-behaved dogs on leashes and cats in carriers, and other pets. Photographs can be substituted for animals uncomfortable in church or who have died.

A morning prayer service will be conducted, focused on thanksgiving and blessing God’s gift of the animals in our lives. For additional information contact St. James at 795-8162.

Join Veterans for

POW/MIA ceremony

The local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a ceremony on POW/MIA Day on September 21 at 9 a.m. on the courthouse lawn on Main Street in Cathlamet.

"Come join us in honoring those who have not yet returned," said Dan Eaton, Commander of Post 5297.

Lutheran Church plans

food bank fund raiser

Our Saviour's Lutheran Church will host a barbecue fund raiser for the Wahkiakum County Food Bank at noon on September 30.

The Lower Columbia chapter of Thrivent Aid for Lutherans will provide up to $600 in matching funds.

The church is located at 549 SR 409 on Puget Island.

Seal River Cemetery board gives update

submitted by

Kari Kandoll

The Seal River Cemetery Association is in the process of applying for its Articles of Incorporation with the State of Washington as well as non-profit status with the IRS. Although the cemetery dates back to May, 1889, the paperwork was done in old Finnish and never filed with the Washington Territory or in Oregon State governments.

The biggest need of the cemetery is the long term mowing options. The Naselle Youth Camp mows once a year and then we do a clean-up day once or twice a year, but if there is a burial the cemetery may not look good because the grass has not been mowed in a few months. Regular maintenance is really needed.

Current officers are president Eddie Wirkkala, vice-president Gene Strong, treasurer Mary (Kandoll) Vik, and secretary Kari (Teeter) Kandoll. Other board members are Dan Kandoll, Louise (Kandoll) Johnson, Kristina (Kandoll) Perez and Gail (Wirkkala) Heppner. Kari Kandoll can be reached at (360) 849-4353 or by e-mail at kando@centurytel.net where the records are stored.