“Into The Woods” was supposed to be presented at Centralia College two years ago but its premiere was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the wait was not her choice, director Emmy …
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By Carrina Stanton /For The Chronicle
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5/9/22
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Many have encountered a small-town community theater actor who says they’re destined to perform on the world stage, but it’s not every day those dreams become reality.
Former Tenino …
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By Daniel Warn / dan@chronline.com
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5/6/22
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Scooter Town runs like any typical town.
Hard-working employees man the drive-thrus at restaurants, the coffee shop and the bank. Police and firefighters patrol the streets. Citizens run errands …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/27/22
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As she enters the examination room with her patient and the door closes behind her, Dr. Jennifer Polley steps into a space she considers sacred.
Thirty years ago, Polley was a founding member of …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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3/31/22
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When Chehalis resident Dave Smith, 61, was a kid, riding a bicycle felt a lot like freedom.
Now he spends his retirement working at the Hub City Bike Shop in downtown Centralia to help extend …
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By Daniel Warn / dan@chronline.com
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3/28/22
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In presenting “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” at the Evergreen Playhouse, director Rich Garrett wanted to create a true ensemble piece that challenged what most people think of …
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By Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle
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3/21/22
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On Tuesday at noon, or 9 p.m. in Poland, Twin Cities Rotary Club members and other Rotarians throughout the state met with several Rotarians in Poland, living about 19 miles from the Ukraine-Poland …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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3/11/22
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The Miss Lewis County program came back this year after a pandemic hiatus, just in time to crown a new titleholder for the scholarship pageant’s 60th anniversary.
Miss Lewis County 2022 is …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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3/5/22
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When faced with the choice of selling one of the hottest cars on the planet, or using it to help the community, for I-5 Cars, the choice was easy
For several years, the locally-owned auto group …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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3/4/22
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You might see them this weekend.
Team Rubicon — clad in their iconic gray shirts — will be out this weekend helping clean up after last week’s severe flooding displaced dozens …
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By Eric Rosane / ericr@chronline.com
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1/14/22
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“Seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying … four calling birds, three french hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.”
The 12 days of Christmas gifts are 41.6% …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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12/13/21
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By Isabel Vander Stoep
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An independent movie filmed in Lewis County, featuring notable Centralia and Chehalis locations, is now streamable on Amazon.com and will soon have a …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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12/11/21
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Editor’s Note: This is the first article in a two-part series focused on pioneer cemeteries. Look for the final installment in Thursday’s edition.
When Mel Canfield heard a …
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By Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle
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11/22/21
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Bucoda, or BOO-coda during the month of October, claims to be the “World's Tiniest Town with the Biggest Halloween Spirit.”
As one of the many events supporting its claim in the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/11/21
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When five patients at Health & Hope Medical Outreach’s free clinic had to be referred to Providence for an electrocardiogram (ECG) — a noninvasive test used to diagnose common heart …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/6/21
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It started 15 years ago with a challenge from Toyota to its dealerships: Come up with a charitable event in your community.
Local dealers set up galas and parties, but Heidi Pehl at I-5 Toyota …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/13/21
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If you walked into the Vernetta Smith Timberland Chehalis Library’s conference room on Friday, you might’ve assumed you stumbled into a meeting of the G7.
Sitting around the fancy …
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By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com
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8/9/21
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None of the perks and a year of the work.
That’s what Sophie Moerke has signed up for.
But for her, service to the community is the most important perk to her position of Miss Lewis …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/14/21
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