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“Amazing” was the word that came to Clara Hansen’s mind after the shock of being named this year’s Little Miss Friendly, the living logo of the Southwest Washington …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/15/23
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Members of the Centralia community came together Saturday to honor and celebrate Centralia’s founders, George and Mary Jane Washington, as part of the city's inaugural Founder’s Day.
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By Sean-Patrick McNeal / For The Chronicle
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8/14/23
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Last week’s cold spell burned off just in time for the “Grandaddy of All Logging Shows” to heat up in Morton for the 80th year in a row.
After lawnmower races on Friday …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/14/23
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The 80th annual Morton Loggers Jubilee will kick off on Thursday, Aug. 10, with events and competitions being held through Sunday. Logging competition events will include log rolling, ax throwing, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/9/23
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Little Miss Friendly finalists Clara Hansen, Aria Hoffman, Emma Elder, Kimber Serl and Riot Anderson gathered along with current Little Miss Friendly Emma Britton during a picnic event sponsored by …
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8/9/23
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The Centralia Downtown Association (CDA) is preparing to host the first Founder’s Day event following the recent establishment of the new local holiday by the Centralia City Council.
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/7/23
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In the following few weeks, five finalists will seek to be Southwest Washington Fair favorites in Lewis County’s friendliest face-off.
The fair office on Thursday night released the …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/4/23
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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 …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/2/23
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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 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/31/23
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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 …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/31/23
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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 …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/26/23
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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 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/26/23
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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 …
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7/24/23
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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 …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/21/23
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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 …
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7/17/23
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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 …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/14/23
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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 …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/10/23
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