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Magicians, Hypnotists More: Entertainment Attractions Abound at SWW Fair

Note: The 2022 Southwest Washington Fair begins Tuesday, Aug. 16, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 21. Find out more at https://southwestwashingtonfair.org/. In addition to … more

By The Chronicle staff | 8/14/22

Gather Around the Midway ‘Music at Night’ Stage at the SWW Fair for Free Nightly Concerts

Note: The 2022 Southwest Washington Fair begins Tuesday, Aug. 16, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 21. Find out more at https://southwestwashingtonfair.org/. If the barns are the … more

By The Chronicle staff | 8/14/22

FILE PHOTO — Clara Turrentine, 13 months, smiles while racing to the finish line last year on the Community Stage at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds in Centralia.

Diaper Derby, Talent Show and More: Fan-Favorite Events Return to SWW Fair

Note: The 2022 Southwest Washington Fair begins Tuesday, Aug. 16, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 21. Find out more at https://southwestwashingtonfair.org/. Some popular, fan-favorite events … more

By The Chronicle staff | 8/14/22

Southwest Washington Fair Demolition Derby

Demo Derby, Rodeo Set to Bring Thrills to SW Washington Fair Grandstands

Note: The 2022 Southwest Washington Fair begins Tuesday, Aug. 16, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 21. Find out more at https://southwestwashingtonfair.org/. Some might think food, animals … more

By The Chronicle staff | 8/14/22

An image from the 1952 Southwest Washington Fair.

Southwest Washington Fair: A Celebration Dating Back to 1877

Editor’s Note: This brief history of the fair was first published in 2006. The 2022 Southwest Washington Fair begins Tuesday, Aug. 16, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 21. Find out more at … more

8/14/22

Erin Moriarty, 13, smiles while placing a seismometer in the ground outside the Mount St. Helens Science and Learning Center at Coldwater.

‘Demystifying’ Science: USGS Teams With Middle, High School Girls at Mount St. Helens

Volcanoes don’t discriminate when they erupt, so why should any one group of people be over-represented in further understanding their effects? Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey … more

By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com | 8/12/22

George Washington is pictured with his dog on a porch in this photograph from the Washington State Historical Society.

Looking Back at the Life of Centralia’s Founding Father George Washington as His 205th Birthday Approaches

The 205th birthday of Centralia’s founding father, George Washington, is coming up. At the Centralia City Council’s Aug. 9 meeting, local historian Heather Beaird gave the council a … more

By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com | 8/12/22

Sue Henrie was the Queen of the Morton Loggers' Day parade in 1970.

A Look Back in Time: 20th Annual Loggers’ Jubilee Celebrated in 1962; Morton Native Made Famous by World’s Fair Leads the Parade

“Beauty, brawn and Gracie vied for the attention of spectators” at the 20th Annual Morton Loggers’ Jubilee on Sunday, Aug. 13, 1962, The Chronicle reported. An estimated 5,000 … more

Compiled by Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com | 8/12/22

Actors rehearse “Cinderella” in this photograph provided by TOAD.

Theatre of Arts Discipline to Present Cinderella at Centralia’s Evergreen Playhouse

The Theatre of Arts Discipline (TOAD) will present “Cinderella” at the Evergreen Playhouse on Aug. 19, 20 and 21. TOAD will perform the Rodgers and Hammerstein version of the … more

By The Chronicle staff | 8/10/22

Eyler Adam stands on a springboard while competing during the Morton Loggers' Jubilee in August 2021.

Morton Loggers’ Jubilee to Return This Weekend

The “Granddaddy of All Logging Shows” will once again take the streets of Morton this weekend. The main draw for Morton Loggers’ Jubilee attendees are the logging shows, where … more

By The Chronicle staff | 8/10/22

Joe Estep, right, of Built From Scrap Antiques & Novelties manages a transaction at Antique Fest in downtown Centralia on Sunday.

In Focus: Antique Fest Brings Crowds to Downtown Centralia Streets

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Civil War camp sites are seen during a living history reenactment in Mossyrock on Saturday. The Washington Civil War Association held its “Battle for Klickitat Creek” reenactment at the same time as the Mossyrock Blueberry Festival on Saturday and Sunday. The association reenacted battles and opened their camps up to attendees.

In Focus: Civil War (Reenactment) Breaks Out at Return of Mossyrock Blueberry Festival

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Mount St. Helens towers over the horizon and Coldwater Lake last month.

Planned Timber Lodges, Amphitheater at Coldwater Lake Could Revive Mount St. Helens Tourism, Local Leaders Say

Efforts to revitalize Mount St. Helens has more support now that a nonprofit outdoor group got a federal permit to help develop outdoor camping, learning and stargazing opportunities at a … more

By Sydney Brown / The Daily News | 8/8/22

The Ape Cave and surrounding areas are pictured in these 2021 Chronicle file photos.

Ape Cave Makes for Dark, Cold and Creepy Adventure in Gifford Pinchot

COUGAR — A bit sizzly up there on the surface, is it? Why not hang out down here, underground, with us supremely cool apes? The year-round temperature inside Ape Cave, a lava tube on the … more

Scott Hewitt / The Columbian (TNS) | 8/7/22

From left, Tried and Blue band members Jeff Rogell, Jeff Limbaugh, and Nancy Limbaugh play their instruments at Kemp Olsen Memorial Park during the Mount St. Helens Bluegrass Festival in Toledo in 2021.

Mount St. Helens Bluegrass Festival at Toledo Park Aug. 12-14

Five bands have been signed by the Washington Bluegrass Association to perform at the group’s annual Mount St. Helens Bluegrass Festival set for Aug. 12-14 at the Kemp Olson Memorial Park in … more

By The Daily News | 8/6/22

Lewis County Senior Long Range Planner Mindy Brooks, far right, and Commissioner Lee Grose talk with representatives from U.S. Congresswoman Jamie Herrera Beutler’s and Senator Maria Cantwell’s offices Thursday outside the Packwood Brewing Co.

Forest Road Fixes Haven’t Caught Up With East County’s Tourism Boom

It is a chilly Thursday morning. Mist is coating the windshields outside the Tall Timber Restaurant and Lounge in Randle. Once a month, folks gather here for breakfast to advocate for the … more

By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com | 8/5/22

Participants at a painting fundraiser this spring for the Joanna Lynn Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship Increases Access to Mental Health Care, Honors Local Woman’s Life

Kaitlyn Beesley’s mother died far too young. And in her name, Beesley is working to create a future in which everyone has access to the help that might have prevented her untimely … more

By Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle | 8/5/22

Woodland Village’s eight centenarians. Back, from left to right: Louise Carpenter, 100; Agnes Wasson, 101; Dottie Docherty, 100; Eileen Wikokff, 101; Shirley Nelsen, 101 and Glenna Ralff, 100. Front: Jim Van Ackren (left), 100 and Pearl Miller, 103.

100 Years and Counting: Woodland Village in Chehalis Celebrates Lives of Eight Centenarians

Woodland Village in Chehalis celebrated the lives of eight centenarians on Monday. Ahead of the celebration, The Chronicle was able to interview four of them as they reflected on their more than 100 … more

By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com | 8/5/22

Students line up in front of the Doty School during the 1914-1915 school year, showing Doty was once a much more populous town than it is today. (Our Hometowns)

A Look Back in Time: Bellevue Girl Dies From Exposure in Ill-Fated Youth Group Hiking Trip in the Goat Rocks

A Bellevue Presbyterian Church youth group was struck by tragedy on Aug. 4, 1962, while on a week-long hike in the Goat Rocks Wilderness when one of the hikers died. “A girl, one of the … more

Compiled by Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com | 8/5/22

The crowd fills the main the drag of vendors at the Mossyrock Blueberry Festival in 2018.

Community Calendar: Mossyrock Blueberry Festival; Antique Fest; Winlock Pickersfest

To add upcoming events to the Community Calendar, email reporter Matthew Zylstra at matthew@chronline.com. Antique Fest Aug. 5 through 7 in Downtown Centralia; Fri: 3 to 7 p.m., … more

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