Maiden voyage was a very successful event

To The Eagle:

My heartfelt congratulations to Terry Howell at Health and Human Services for the splendid job she did in organizing the Fall Event,“Living Well in Wahkiakum County” that was held November 20 at Johnson Park in Grays River.

Well attended by more than a hundred Wahkiakum residents (and some of our extended cousins in Naselle), this “maiden voyage” clearly indicated the beginning of an annual event of great benefit to all of us.

The Emergency Backpacks that were given out to those who visited all of the forty-five (45) vendors will come in handy. Thanks to DEM Director, Beau Renfro, for providing those.

It was a valuable insight for county residents to see representation by our two local food banks (St. Catherine is a “commodity distribution center”) who together, along with St. Catherine, supply critical nutrition to those families who are “food insecure.”

Please don't forget that monetary contributions to both food banks are always needed. They each have means to purchase what they most need at prices below what the general public can access.

Craig Brown, Cathlamet