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The Chronicle’s DEADline News Team rolls down Seventh Street in Bucoda in October 2022. From left are Chronicle reporters Owen Sexton and Emily Fitzgerald, Assistant Editor Isabel Vander Stoep, Editor Eric Schwartz and Photo Editor Jared Wenzelburger. The team came in third.
Boo-Coda looking for corpses and pallbearers for Casket Races
The South Thurston County of Bucoda — or, as it’s known in October, Boo-Coda — is looking for corpses and pallbearers.   Fast ones, to be more precise.   The … more
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From left, Travis Martinez as Colonel Arbuthnot, Jordan McMahon as Hector MacQueen and Anastasia Cooper as Mary Debenham react on stage during dress rehearsals for Murder on the Orient Express at the Evergreen Playhouse on Monday, Oct. 9, in Centralia.
Evergreen Playhouse in Centralia to perform Agatha Christie mystery ‘Murder on the Orient Express’
By Emily Fitzgerald emily@chronline.com   The Evergreen Playhouse’s 64th season opens Friday the 13th with an appropriately chilling Agatha Christie mystery: “Murder on the … more
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Grand Marshal Bob Dow smiles and waves during the Onalaska Apple Harvest Festival parade on Saturday, Oct. 7.
In focus: Apple Harvest Festival parade rolls through Onalaska
The Onalaska Apple Harvest Festival took place at the end of last week through Sunday. To plan for next year's festival and learn more, visit … more
Tracy Meyer and Austin Jones carry stacks of hot cocoa during dress rehearsals for The Polar Express train rides with family only onboard in 2021.
Chehalis-Centralia Railroad partners with Oregon railway to resume excursions
Excursion trains will again roll through Chehalis as early as Nov. 11, thanks to a multi-year agreement between the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum (CCRM) and Goose Lake Railway LLC, CCRM … more
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Jordan Duncan smiles for a photo in front of a landscape of mountains on display outside Orin C. Smith Elementary in Chehalis on Wednesday, Sept. 27.
Chehalis teacher and DNR firefighter Jordan Duncan recognized as STEM teacher of the year
An educator, firefighter and avid outdoorsmen, Jordan Duncan constantly looks for ways to connect his different worlds. “I like to give my administrators headaches,” said Duncan, a … more
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Despite the rain on Saturday, Sept. 23, it didn't stop dozens of people from showing up to the "saucer toss" during the Chehalis Flying Saucer Party this past weekend.
A weekend of weirdness: Chehalis celebrates historic UFO sighting at Flying Saucer Party
Believers and skeptics alike attended the third Chehalis Flying Saucer Party Saturday In the city’s downtown area to celebrate the 76th anniversary of Kenneth Arnold’s historic UFO … more
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Isaac Flores smiles and holds up a Timberland Regional Library card with a picture of his art on the front alongside a first place certificate for his design at his Centralia residence on Tuesday, Sept. 19.
Centralia boy’s contest-winning art appears on Timberland Regional Library cards
Equipment necessary for the favorite hobbies of 10-year-old Isaac Flores, of Centralia, doesn’t show up on the top of the page after an Amazon.com search for “cool gifts for 10-year-old … more
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Dancing horses from Rancho MC in Kent prance their way down East State Street in Mossyrock for the Mexican Independence Day parade on Saturday, Sept. 16.
Mexican Independence Day celebration in Mossyrock draws thousands
Thanks to some radio stations up north, thousands of people showed up in Mossyrock on Saturday, Sept. 16, for the city’s second annual Mexican Independence Day celebration, Mossyrock Mayor … more
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The flags of the USS Nicholas, DD-449, and the USS O'Bannon, DD-250, are seen flying on Thursday, Sept. 14, on top of the Nicholas' mast which is now displayed in front of the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis.
Historic World War II destroyer’s mast now standing outside of the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis
Following a nearly three-year-long ordeal trying to get memorial design plans approved, John Bailey, 78, has finally succeeded in preserving one of the last two remaining pieces of the … more
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David Lichtenstein and JuggleMania’s Rhys Thomas throw bats into the air while juggling during a Vaudeville-esque show at Mount Rainier National Park on Tuesday, Sept. 12.
Vaudeville skit at Mount Rainier offers creative and comedic lesson about bats
If you ask Dr. Tara Chestnut, a wildlife ecologist, the circus is always in town.   The performers start just before sunset, arriving in theatrical twirls as they fly through the air. Best … more
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Despite the rain finally falling, Lyle Foister of Chehalis was all smiles as he held up the best in show trophy he won with his 1976 Datsun 280Z at the Rust or Shine Car Show on Sunday, Sept. 3, at the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis.
Veterans Memorial Museum hosts Rust or Shine Car Show as gearheads brave weather
While a chance of rain was in the forecast, the weather at the eighth annual Rust or Shine Car Show and Music Festival remained pleasantly overcast without rain, at least until about halfway through … more
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Toledo Learning Garden board members and volunteers prepare to cut the ribbon and formally open the garden’s new greenhouse at Toledo Elementary School on Saturday, Aug. 26.
New Toledo Learning Garden greenhouse opens with blessing from Cowlitz Indian Tribe
Kids learning to garden at Toledo Elementary School can now be part of the full growing process, from seed to fruit, thanks to a new greenhouse built in the school’s garden.   The … more
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Attendees and vehicles are pictured at the Rust or Shine Car Show and Music Festival at the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis in 2022.
Rust or Shine: Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis prepares for its final and biggest car show of the year
Whether your car has a faded and scratched paint job complete with rusty bumpers or a shiny and waxed paint job with chrome bumpers, it’s welcome at the eighth annual Rust or Shine Car Show and … more
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The U.S.S. Nicholas, DD-449, is pictured during its sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean off the shore of Maine on May 28, 1942. Photo courtesy the National Archives.
Renowned WWII destroyer’s mast to be permanently displayed at Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis
When John Bailey, now 78, was serving aboard the USS Nicholas DD-449 as a drone anti-submarine helicopter (DASH) operator for the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, he thought the World War II era … more
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Attendees wander up and down Tower Avenue in downtown Centralia for the Hub City Car Show on Saturday, Aug. 26.
Hundreds of cars, thousands of people descend on downtown Centralia for Saturday’s Hub City Car Show
With cars showing up hours before the Hub City Car Show officially started on Saturday at 10 a.m., thousands of people strolled up and down Tower Avenue in downtown Centralia looking at more than 300 … more
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Hog handlers smile while showing off their swine during the Junior Livestock Market at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Friday, Aug. 18.
At Southwest Washington Fair's Junior Livestock Sale, Lewis County kids earned $700,000
A full count of all the earnings is still pending, but as of Sunday's tally, Lewis County agriculturalists between the ages of 8 and 18 earned $698,000 from the Southwest Washington Junior Livestock … more
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The Southwest Washington Fairgrounds are seen from above as the demolition derby begins on Sunday, Aug. 20.
Results from the Southwest Washington Fair demolition derby
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 … more
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Centralia College graduate Jasmine Preslicka holds up her crystal trophy on Aug. 17. She won it by being crowned champion at the fourth annual Statewide Inspirational Speech Championship at Centralia College last month.
Centralia College student from Onalaska wins Statewide Inspirational Speech Championship sharing mother’s story of ‘Unbreakable Spirit’
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 … more
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Chehalis visitors from left, Landon Brown, 13, Rocky Placer, 12, and Wyatt Allen, 12, pose for a photo at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds Wednesday night.
In focus: Southwest Washington Fair rolls on
The Southwest Washington Fair continues through Sunday at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds. For more details, including a schedule of events, visit https://southwestwashingtonfair.org/ . … more
Jackson Arrington, 14 months, crawls to victory during the KELA/KMNT Diaper Derby at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Thursday.
Pe Ell toddler crawls away with Diaper Derby title at Southwest Washington Fair
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 … more
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