Amy Clark always wanted to own her own business, so when the 37-year-old Chehalis resident saw an empty building on North National Avenue, she decided to take a chance and open an Italian restaurant. …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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9/2/22
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After opening the weekend of the Morton Loggers’ Jubilee, a new Morton business in an old-yet-renovated building — Milltown Smokehouse — has seen great success.
In what has been …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/2/22
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A Lewis County coroner’s jury — a now rarely used type of jury similar in nature to a grand jury summoned by a coroner to assist in determining a cause of death — was reported as …
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Compiled by Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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9/2/22
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Gallery 505’s newest show, “HAPPINESS IS,” opened to the public on Wednesday and will run through Oct. 1.
The Toledo gallery’s co-op artists encourage the public to come …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/2/22
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To add upcoming events to the Community Calendar, email reporter Matthew Zylstra at matthew@chronline.com.
The ElimiNATION Awareness Tour
Aug. 30 at Gather Community Services, 727 N. Tower …
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8/29/22
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Two “young” bandits were being held in the Lewis County Jail after they held up and robbed a “girl attendant” of a service station west of Centralia on Aug. 25, 1942. The two …
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8/26/22
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A haiku:
Life is tough at times
One thing helps me feel better
Going thrift shopping
Imagine a mom-and-pop shop with clothing, art, shoes, games, toys, books and all other sorts …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/26/22
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On June 24, 1947, Idaho-based pilot Kenneth Arnold took off from the Chehalis airport on what was supposed to be a simple business trip to Yakima.
That routine flight made history when …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/25/22
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Don and Ona Lee Stannek celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 21. Don, 93, and Ona Lee, 87, were married Aug. 21, 1954. The couple is from Pe Ell.
Anniversary, birthday and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/24/22
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While the causes and long-term solutions of increased litter in Lewis County are debatable for various groups involved, they agree on one thing: volunteers can play a role in taking out the …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/24/22
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The rodeo has long been a staple event of Lewis County’s Southwest Washington Fair, but this year’s bucking broncs and bulls, cowboys and cowgirls participated in the first National …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/22/22
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Joseph and Mary (Roundtree) Borst, the builders of the Borst Home, a historic centerpiece of Fort Borst Park in Centralia, have long been celebrated by local historians for their influence on the …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/22/22
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Volunteers from Lewis County Parent to Parent of Reliable Enterprises and the Rascal Rodeo nonprofit gathered at the Triple H Arena south of Adna on Saturday morning to hold Lewis County’s …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/22/22
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Area youths had the opportunity to sell animals they've spent long amounts of time taking care of Friday night at the Southwest Washington Fair during the Junior Livestock Sale.
The fair …
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8/20/22
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By Carrina Stanton
For The Chronicle
Just a few miles off U.S. Highway 12 on Silver Creek Road, big things are happening at one very small orchard.
Family legacies are being carried on. …
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8/19/22
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