Apple pie, fireworks shows and country music never get old.
Other Fourth of July traditions — like attending the same party year-after-year — are worth shaking up. That’s …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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6/17/22
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Toledo is a community of neighbors who are willing to share what they have — be that an hour of free time or 15 heads of fresh lettuce — with their fellow neighbors. But without a hub to …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/15/22
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To hear Braden Allee tell it, the first time he stepped on a longboard, he knew it was the sport for him.
A few years later, a devastating longboard accident nearly took his life. Even so, his …
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By Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle
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6/13/22
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Mountain goats and their kids were visible from the Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mount St. Helens this Wednesday evening as the observatory closed for the night after its second day open in three …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/10/22
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Enrollment is now open for Centralia’s Theatre of Arts Discipline (TOAD) summer camps. Two summer camps will be offered, a “Fantasy” camp and a “Fairy Tale” camp.
The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/10/22
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Preparations were completed on Thursday, June 11, 1942, for the arrival of famed actress Lana Turner in Chehalis and Centralia. Turner, who would go on to receive an Academy Award nomination for best …
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Compiled by Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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6/10/22
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The annual Swede Day celebration is set for June 18 with former Rochester School District Superintendent Kim Fry serving as grand marshal.
The event, which began in 1979, is named for …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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6/8/22
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Finding Hope, Even in the Waiting: New St. John's Lutheran Pastor Strives to Stay Ahead of the Curve
There may be no better description of the era in which Rev. Jim Odden came to St. John’s Lutheran, nor his attitude toward it, than what is inked directly onto his skin.
Pastor Jim, as he …
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By Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle
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6/6/22
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Fifty-three Japanese Americans left the Chehalis Train Depot on Tuesday, June 2, 1942, on a train headed to Tule Lake, California, to be held in a “Japanese assembly center.” The 53 …
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Compiled by Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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6/3/22
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PORT TOWNSEND — Washington is home to 125 state parks. And while you might run into a park ranger while visiting, you're more likely to connect with a park host. The state park service's park …
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By Jackie Varriano / The Seattle Times
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6/3/22
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Deston Denniston, a 51-year-old Centralia resident, had been approved to leave the emergency room on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, after experiencing strange symptoms.
The next day, he was cleared …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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6/1/22
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As the weather warms and people start heading outside, the Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board hopes they will help keep an eye out for problem weeds causing issues in the community.
Steps can …
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By Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle
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5/30/22
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Are you interested in growing your own food, building connections in your community or self-sustainability?
The Rochester Market and Demo Faire will offer an opportunity to explore all of those …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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5/30/22
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To add upcoming events to the Community Calendar, email reporter Daniel Warn at dan@chronline.com.
Toledo Thursday Market
June 2 at Steamboat Landing, 15 Ramsey Way, Toledo; …
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5/30/22
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Under an overcast sky on Monday morning, about 200 people gathered around the flagpole at Claquato Cemetery to honor those who have lost their lives serving the United States in the armed forces. …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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5/30/22
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The formerly named Chehalis High School — now W.F. West High School — embarked on its graduate programs for the week of May 27, 1942.
The week-long graduation proceedings were set to …
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Compiled by Daniel Warn / dan@chronline.com
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5/27/22
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Experience Chehalis has plans to sponsor another new mural in Chehalis, this time at Palmer Lumber.
The organization is seeking creative, vibrant and engaging design proposals for an outdoor mural …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/25/22
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To add upcoming events to the Community Calendar, email reporter Daniel Warn at dan@chronline.com.
Toledo Thursday Market
May 26 at Steamboat Landing, 15 Ramsey Way, Toledo; 2 to 6 …
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5/25/22
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The young nurse fell hard for John Knight Giles.
She didn’t protest his scheme to kidnap wealthy Portlanders. She found the shrewdness of his plan – and his arrogance about it …
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Douglas Perry / Oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/24/22
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