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The Southwest Washington Fair’s Sunday afternoon demolition derby saw both season veterans and first-time riders.
Last year’s Summerfest derby winner Josh Levine returned to claim …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/21/23
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Monsters and people were roaring at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Saturday for the 114th annual fair’s loudest event in the Grandstands Arena.
For the first time in more than 20 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/21/23
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The Prairie Steppers will be holding beginner modern square dance lessons Tuesday, Sept. 5.
The lessons will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at Oakview Grange, 2715 N. Pearl St., Centralia.
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/21/23
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When it comes to perseverance over life's most difficult challenges, Erika Preslicka has shown a lot. from growing up deaf and enduring multiple surgeries to regain her hearing as a child to multiple …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/21/23
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The Southwest Washington Fair came to a close after a six-day run on Sunday. Next year, the 115th fair will be held Aug. 13-18. Learn more at https://southwestwashingtonfair.org/.
These …
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8/21/23
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The Southwest Washington Fair continues through Sunday at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds. For more details, including a schedule of events, visit https://southwestwashingtonfair.org/ .
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8/18/23
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About 110 cars filled the parking lot and field in front of the Veterans Memorial Museum for the Hot Rods for Holli benefit car show on Sunday, Aug. 13.
The event was organized by local gearhead …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/18/23
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The Riverside Women's Golf Club recently held their two-person best ball tournament.
The tournament is sponsored by Northwest Sausage and Deli. Northwest Sausage and Deli and Dick's Brewing were …
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8/18/23
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Both nights, riders ages 4 and older donned various levels of protective gear and mounted sheep, including “Lamb-borghini,” “ReeeeBaaaa McEntire,” “Lady BaBa,” and “Marshmallow.”
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/18/23
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W.F. West High School’s equestrian team, made up of riders from schools across Lewis County, are used to riding in front of big crowds.
When the team rode on Wednesday and Thursday for attendees of the Southwest Washington Fair Rodeo at the Grandstands, it likely wasn’t their most packed performance this year.
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/18/23
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At 14 months old, Jackson Arrington has always been a grandma’s boy.
And with his grandma, Vicky Arrington, waiting at the finish line of the KELA/KMNT Diaper Derby at the Southwest …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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8/17/23
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These photos were captyred by Chronicle Photo Editor Jared Wenzelburger during a trip to Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park on Tuesday. To submit your own photos for potential publication, send …
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8/16/23
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Growing up in the mountains of East Tennessee with a father who couldn’t read or write, Dolly Parton’s most valuable possession was the “coat of many colors” her mother sewed …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/16/23
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The sound of bagpipes will be coming to Centralia on Saturday for the Historic Borst Home Museum’s open house. The Olympia Highlanders Bagpipes & Drum Corps perform music from as early as …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/16/23
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Join your neighbors to enjoy live music from five groups at the Seminary Hill Natural Area on Saturday morning, Aug. 26, during the sixth Music on the Hill event.
Music will be provided by:
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/16/23
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Erle and Virginia (Donaldson) Cooper are celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary on Aug. 21.
They were married in 1948 in Anchorage, Alaska, where Erle was in the Army. They later …
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8/16/23
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Visitors to the Southwest Washington Fair this week may see some panting livestock, or may be panting themselves with the region seeing an “excessive heat warning” from the National …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/16/23
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