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Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez smiles alongside Port of Chehalis employees during a tour of multiple farms in the Chehalis Valley on Monday, July 31.
‘Ain’t about money’: Lewis County farmers share hardships in tour with lawmakers
What makes Lewis County farmers so special? As many of them said during a six-farm tour with state, federal and county lawmakers on Monday hosted by the Lewis County Farm Bureau, the work takes … more
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Vintage cars, bikes and horses ride through Ryderwood during centennial celebrations on Saturday, July 29.
The town with two histories: Ryderwood celebrates 100 years
The community’s website aptly calls Ryderwood “the Village in the Woods.” At the northwest edge of Cowlitz County to the south of Vader, the town has been a retirement … more
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Vehicles on display line the streets during ChehalisFest on Saturday, July 29. The Saturday festival included special deals at local businesses, entertainment, food, a scavenger hunt and more. It was hosted by Experience Chehalis. Learn more about ChehalisFest and Experience Chehalis at https://experiencechehalis.com/.
In focus: ChehalisFest entertains in the Mint City
Hell’s Belles are pictured in this promotional image sent by the Southwest Washington Fair office.
2023 Southwest Washington Fair will put the ‘grand’ in ‘grandstands’
The Southwest Washington Fair theme for 2023 is “Bee Friendly! Bee at the Fair!” Because craft books and the internet are stocked full of bee-themed craft patterns, exhibitors are … more
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Misty Cline, of Onalaska, shows off her Hufflepuff-themed tea kit to Jessie Erickson, assistant superintendent for the Southwest Washington Fair’s open class home arts department at the fairgrounds on Tuesday. The kit is one of 100 or more entries Cline will enter in the fair this year.
Onalaska woman to submit at least 100 entries in Southwest Washington Fair in open class home arts
Submitting work to the county fair offers neither fame nor fortune.   But Misty Cline, 43, of Onalaska, feels that participating in the Southwest Washington Fair’s open class home … more
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Dancers move to music outside the Southwest Washington Dance Center in Chehalis in July 2022.
ChehalisFest will take to the Mint City streets on Saturday
ChehalisFest, an annual summer celebration hosted by community organization Experience Chehalis, will hit the streets of the Mint City on July 29 for people of all ages. The festival offers … more
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Tenino athletes throw candy from a float during the Oregon Trail Days parade on Saturday, July 22.
In focus: Oregon Trail Days parade rolls through Tenino
The Tenino Oregon Trail Days parade was held Saturday morning on Sussex Avenue. It featured dozens of floats and entries, led as usual by the Tenino Motorcycle Drill Team.   Tenino’s … more
Chuck Snipes feeds carrots to rescue donkeys CeeCee, Fella, Rosie and Bob at his Chehalis residence on Thursday.
Chehalis Couple Runs Rescue for ‘Brutal’ Donkey, Six Dogs and Baby
Meet Bob, the ass who got himself in legal trouble in 2014. The donkey could be a story all on his own. For Chehalis man Chuck Snipes, 67, Bob was the start of what became a lifelong rescue … more
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Princess Napawinah 2016 Lindsey Miles holds up a peace sign during the Napavine Funtime Festival Parade on Saturday, July 15. For the event’s 50th anniversary, all 49 past Princess Napawinahs were invited to be the parade’s grand marshals.
In Focus: Princess Napawinahs of the Past Highlight Funtime Festival
Bicyclists eat breakfast at Centralia College, the official halfway point of the 2023 Seattle to Portland Classic Bike Ride, Sunday morning, July 16. An estimated 5,000 people took part in the ride Saturday and Sunday, with many choosing to camp overnight at Centralia College. In Chehalis, there was a heavy concentration of campers at Recreation Park.
In Focus: Rising and Shining With STP Riders at Centralia College
About 5,000 cyxlists rolled through Western Washington Saturday and Sunday while completing the Seattle to Portland Classi Bike Ride. Centralia College is the official halfway mark for the ride and … more
April Jackson, the Reptile Lady carries a Burmese Python during a reptile show at the Timberland Regional Library in Centralia on Thursday, July 13, 2023
In Focus: Kids Get Up Close With Reptiles at Centralia Library
Girl Scout Troop 41050 from left, Susannah Berry, Natalia Hedgers, Layla Von Wald, Kimberlie Brunner and Olivia Hedgers pose for a photo with plastic flamingos on Tuesday, July 11.
Flamingos Flock to Centralia for Final Fundraiser of Europe-Bound Girl Scouts
Many migratory birds will come back to the same field or lake, year after year.   The migratory plastic yard flamingos that frequent Centralia in the summer aren’t quite so picky, but … more
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An American flag is hoisted off the casket of James Randles, a Civil War Veteran, before being displayed, folded and given to his family during a reburial ceremony in his namesake town on Saturday, July 8.
Randle’s Civil War Veteran Founder Reburied in Town He Established, 102 Years After Death
When James Randles died in 1920, the Union Civil War veteran was buried 50 miles from the town that bears his name — or most of it. On Saturday, he was finally welcomed home. His … more
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Congresswoman Maire Gluesenkamp Perez stands with Tenino Mayor Wayne Fournier after presenting the City of Tenino with a congressional record and cutting the city’s birthday cake during Tenino’s 150th Jubilee at Tenino City Park on Saturday, July 8.
Tenino Jubilee Celebrates Stone City’s 150th Birthday
The City of Tenino celebrated its 150th birthday on Saturday, July 8, with a sesquicentennial jubilee, complete with a parade, a talent show and a visit from the city’s congressional … more
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Participants distribute cheese sandwiches to the crowd at the the Toledo Cheese Days Parade on July 8.
In Focus: Toledo Brings the Cheese for Annual Parade
The Toledo Cheese Days festival is being held this weekend for the 102nd time.  Chronicle reporter Josh Kirshenbaum captured these photos during the annual Cheese Days parade on Saturday … more
Mount St. Helens towers over the horizon at sunset beyond Indian paintbrush rosettes along Windy Ridge on Thursday, July 6.
Mountain Roads Are Open for Summer Season: Why Not Visit Two in One Day?
What’s so special about Lewis County? There are none of Washington’s five prominent Cascadian peaks, but three of them are in neighboring Pierce and Skamania. There is no ocean, but … more
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DJ Sound Dragon blasts music through the streets of Centralia during the Summerfest parade on Tuesday.
In Focus: Independence on Parade in Downtown Centralia for Summerfest
Photos of the Summerfest parade in downtown Centralia Tuesday were captured by Chronicle Photo Editor Jared Wenzelburger.  Videos of the Summerfest parade, fireworks and demolition derby … more
An array of colors light up the sky in Curtis for Independence Day on Tuesday, July 4.
In Focus: Fireworks Orchestrated by Boistfort Family to Celebrate Independence Day
Rene and Sue Remund, sons R.J. and Frank Remund and daughter Lindsey Pollock, for more than a decade, have orchestrated a fireworks show in the Boistfort Valley for all to see. People line the … more
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Scenes from the 2022 Toledo Cheese Days parade.
‘Where’s The Cheese?’ in 102nd Year, Toledo Festival Still Cheesy
Toledo, according to the local Lions Club’s 2023 Cheese Days magazine, is a town with many historic names: Plomondon’s Landing in the 1840s, Warbassport in the 1850s, Cowlitz Landing … more
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Lindsey Pollock and her parents Sue and Rene Remund smile for a photo Tuesday, June 27.
‘A Symphony in the Sky’: Fireworks Are Boistfort Family’s Community Gift
Rene Remund grew up in the Boistfort Valley. The unincorporated, West Lewis County community of a few hundred people is nearly all farmland. There is a river, grange hall, store, fire … more
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