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The Mountain View Timberland Library is located at 210 Silverbrook Road in Randle

Two Years In, Veteran Services in Mountain View Library Benefits Randle Community, Becomes Model for Grays Harbor County

For veterans in rural areas, finding medical or financial support can mean hours of driving to reach the nearest Veterans Affairs (VA) office. Combatting this was the motivation for the WestCare … more

By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com | 2/25/22

Community Calendar: Pop-Up Timberland Regional Library in Toledo; Brad Upton Comedy; Friends of the Winlock Library Book Sale Fundraiser

Pop-Up Timberland Regional Library in Toledo Feb. 24 at the Toledo Community Library; 3 to 5 p.m. Timberland Regional Library will host a "Pop-Up Library" on the second and fourth Thursdays of … more

2/23/22

FILE PHOTO — Miss Lewis County Sophie Moerke smiles and waves during the Santa Parade in downtown Chehalis.

Community Calendar: ‘100 Years of Rotary’ Exhibit Ribbon Cutting; Pop-Up Timberland Regional Library in Toledo; Miss Lewis County

‘100 Years of Rotary’ Exhibit Ribbon Cutting Feb. 22 at the Lewis County Historical Museum; 12 p.m. A new ‘100 Years of Rotary’ exhibit will be … more

2/21/22

Scaffolding is seen outside Tenino City Hall during a renovation project along Hodgden Street South Friday afternoon.

Tenino City Hall Renovation Sees Restoration of ‘Heart of the City’

After a process that took about two years, the Tenino City Hall renovation is nearing completion. There is still some painting and finishing to be done, but for all intents and purposes, the … more

By Daniel Warn / dan@chronline.com | 2/21/22

A two-headed calf born alive on August 12th, 1982, and was still living the next day. This calf was born at the Conrad Newman Holstein Farm near Littlerock, Washington.

A Look Back in Time: Candidate for President in Self-Coined Political Party Visits Centralia in February 1932; Two-Headed Calf Born

Candidate for President In Self-Coined Political Party Visits Centralia in Feb. 1932 George Edward Steward, then 40, sought a presidential nomination by the self-coined “Whip Party” … more

Compiled by Daniel Warn / dan@chronline.com | 2/18/22

Pe Ell First Semester Honor Roll

Following are members of the Pe Ell School’s first semester honor roll. Students are listed from highest to lowest GPA. Students with the same GPA are listed in alphabetical … more

By The Chronicle staff | 2/18/22

Adna High School First Semester Academic List

Following are members of the Adna High School’s first semester academic list. Students are listed from highest to lowest GPA. Students with the same GPA are in alphabetical order. … more

By The Chronicle staff | 2/16/22

Onalaska High School First Semester Honor Roll

Following are members of the Onalaska High School’s first semester honor roll. Students are listed in alphabetical order. 12th Grade Highest Honors: 4.0 Trevor Blair, … more

By The Chronicle staff | 2/16/22

Onalaska Middle School Second Term Honor Roll

Following are members of the Onalaska Middle School’s second term honor roll. Students are listed in alphabetical order. Eighth Grade Perfect GPA: 4.0 Kaiyah Sandridge … more

By The Chronicle staff | 2/16/22

Winlock High School Second Semester Principal’s List and Honor Roll

By The Chronicle staff Following are members of the Winlock High School’s second-semester honor roll. Students are listed from highest to lowest GPA. Students with the same GPA are listed … more

2/14/22

Winlock Middle School Second Semester Principal and Honors Lists

Following are members of the Winlock Middle School’s second semester principal’s and honor’s lists. Students are listed from highest to lowest GPA. Students with the same GPA are … more

By The Chronicle staff | 2/14/22

Members of the Boy Scout Troop No. 373, based in Chehalis, help transplant sword ferns and other native plants at the Seminary Hill Natural Area on Jan. 22.

Boy Scouts Have Busy Work Party at Seminary Hill

About a dozen Boy Scouts and their adult leaders from Chehalis spent much of a Saturday in late January helping transplant ferns at the Seminary Hill Natural Area in Centralia. The members of Boy … more

Submitted by Judy Bell and Megan Berry / Friends of the Seminary Hill Natural Area | 2/14/22

Chehalis Middle School Honor Roll

Following are members of the Chehalis Middle School second-semester honor roll. Students are listed from highest to lowest GPA. Students with the same GPA are listed in alphabetical order. … more

By The Chronicle staff | 2/11/22

Outgoing Rochester Superintendent Kim Fry smiles for a photo outside the district office Thursday afternoon.

Departing Rochester School Superintendent Kim Fry Reflects on Her 32 Years as an Educator in the District

It wasn’t until she was getting ready to leave that Kim Fry realized how big of a role the old brick building at the corner of Albany Street and U.S. Highway 12 in Rochester has played in her … more

By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com | 2/11/22

Gayle Schilling talks about tools for gardening in her greenhouse on Tuesday.

‘I Need to Teach People’: Mary’s Corner Gardener, 91, to Host Free Classes Out of Her Home Garden

If Gayle Schilling didn’t want to, she’d never have to leave her property again. At age 91, the Mary’s Corner area resident and mother of six grows her own food, sews her own … more

By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com | 2/9/22

Mel Moore of Chehalis plays bingo in this file photo.

Community Calendar: Pop-Up Timberland Regional Library in Toledo; Lewis County Stream Team Tree Planting; Grange Bingo

Pop-Up Timberland Regional Library in Toledo Feb. 10 at the Toledo Community Library; 3 to 5 p.m. Timberland Regional Library will host a "Pop-Up Library" on the second and fourth Thursdays of … more

2/9/22

Evergreen Playhouse actors rehearse for “Next to Normal” in this photo by Matthew Flores.

‘Next to Normal’ Gets Second Run at Evergreen Playhouse

Two years is a long time to wait to put on a show, but that’s exactly what the cast of “Next to Normal” has done. After having the musical shut down in the spring of 2020 by the … more

By Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle | 2/7/22

Master Gardeners prepare for their annual plant sale at the Borst Park Demonstration Garden last year.

Master Gardeners to Bring Back Lewis County Workshops for Green and Black Thumbs Alike

Whether gardeners kill everything they touch or their yards rival Versailles, Lewis County residents and other locals are sure to learn from the Washington State University (WSU) Extension Lewis … more

By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com | 2/7/22

From left, Jennifer Cole as Belinda Blair, Isabel Nixon Klein as Brooke Ashton, D. Douglas Lukascik as Selsdon Mowbray, Judah MacNeely as Gary Lejune, Yvonne Christina as Dotty Otley, and Isaac Wulf as Freddie Fellowes perform on stage during dress rehearsals for the “Noises Off,” play by Michael Frayn at Centralia College directed by Emmy Kreilkamp.

On-Stage and Backstage Antics Fill ‘Noises Off’ at Centralia College

After opening with a minimalistic drama, Centralia College’s theater season will continue with an over-the-top comedy. And that’s on purpose, said director Emmy Kreilkamp. She said it … more

By Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle | 2/7/22

Photo: Five Generations of Lewis County Family

Pictured from left to right are great grandpa Larry Davis, of Mossyrock, grandma Debbie Naillon (Davis), of Winlock, Beth Cooley (Naillon), of Chehalis, Paxton Elliott (Cooley), of Chehalis, and … more

2/4/22