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Dancers move to music outside the Southwest Washington Dance Center in Chehalis in July 2022.
ChehalisFest will take to the Mint City streets on Saturday
ChehalisFest, an annual summer celebration hosted by community organization Experience Chehalis, will hit the streets of the Mint City on July 29 for people of all ages. The festival offers … more
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Tenino athletes throw candy from a float during the Oregon Trail Days parade on Saturday, July 22.
In focus: Oregon Trail Days parade rolls through Tenino
The Tenino Oregon Trail Days parade was held Saturday morning on Sussex Avenue. It featured dozens of floats and entries, led as usual by the Tenino Motorcycle Drill Team.   Tenino’s … more
Chuck Snipes feeds carrots to rescue donkeys CeeCee, Fella, Rosie and Bob at his Chehalis residence on Thursday.
Chehalis Couple Runs Rescue for ‘Brutal’ Donkey, Six Dogs and Baby
Meet Bob, the ass who got himself in legal trouble in 2014. The donkey could be a story all on his own. For Chehalis man Chuck Snipes, 67, Bob was the start of what became a lifelong rescue … more
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Princess Napawinah 2016 Lindsey Miles holds up a peace sign during the Napavine Funtime Festival Parade on Saturday, July 15. For the event’s 50th anniversary, all 49 past Princess Napawinahs were invited to be the parade’s grand marshals.
In Focus: Princess Napawinahs of the Past Highlight Funtime Festival
Bicyclists eat breakfast at Centralia College, the official halfway point of the 2023 Seattle to Portland Classic Bike Ride, Sunday morning, July 16. An estimated 5,000 people took part in the ride Saturday and Sunday, with many choosing to camp overnight at Centralia College. In Chehalis, there was a heavy concentration of campers at Recreation Park.
In Focus: Rising and Shining With STP Riders at Centralia College
About 5,000 cyxlists rolled through Western Washington Saturday and Sunday while completing the Seattle to Portland Classi Bike Ride. Centralia College is the official halfway mark for the ride and … more
April Jackson, the Reptile Lady carries a Burmese Python during a reptile show at the Timberland Regional Library in Centralia on Thursday, July 13, 2023
In Focus: Kids Get Up Close With Reptiles at Centralia Library
Girl Scout Troop 41050 from left, Susannah Berry, Natalia Hedgers, Layla Von Wald, Kimberlie Brunner and Olivia Hedgers pose for a photo with plastic flamingos on Tuesday, July 11.
Flamingos Flock to Centralia for Final Fundraiser of Europe-Bound Girl Scouts
Many migratory birds will come back to the same field or lake, year after year.   The migratory plastic yard flamingos that frequent Centralia in the summer aren’t quite so picky, but … more
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An American flag is hoisted off the casket of James Randles, a Civil War Veteran, before being displayed, folded and given to his family during a reburial ceremony in his namesake town on Saturday, July 8.
Randle’s Civil War Veteran Founder Reburied in Town He Established, 102 Years After Death
When James Randles died in 1920, the Union Civil War veteran was buried 50 miles from the town that bears his name — or most of it. On Saturday, he was finally welcomed home. His … more
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Congresswoman Maire Gluesenkamp Perez stands with Tenino Mayor Wayne Fournier after presenting the City of Tenino with a congressional record and cutting the city’s birthday cake during Tenino’s 150th Jubilee at Tenino City Park on Saturday, July 8.
Tenino Jubilee Celebrates Stone City’s 150th Birthday
The City of Tenino celebrated its 150th birthday on Saturday, July 8, with a sesquicentennial jubilee, complete with a parade, a talent show and a visit from the city’s congressional … more
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Participants distribute cheese sandwiches to the crowd at the the Toledo Cheese Days Parade on July 8.
In Focus: Toledo Brings the Cheese for Annual Parade
The Toledo Cheese Days festival is being held this weekend for the 102nd time.  Chronicle reporter Josh Kirshenbaum captured these photos during the annual Cheese Days parade on Saturday … more
Mount St. Helens towers over the horizon at sunset beyond Indian paintbrush rosettes along Windy Ridge on Thursday, July 6.
Mountain Roads Are Open for Summer Season: Why Not Visit Two in One Day?
What’s so special about Lewis County? There are none of Washington’s five prominent Cascadian peaks, but three of them are in neighboring Pierce and Skamania. There is no ocean, but … more
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DJ Sound Dragon blasts music through the streets of Centralia during the Summerfest parade on Tuesday.
In Focus: Independence on Parade in Downtown Centralia for Summerfest
Photos of the Summerfest parade in downtown Centralia Tuesday were captured by Chronicle Photo Editor Jared Wenzelburger.  Videos of the Summerfest parade, fireworks and demolition derby … more
An array of colors light up the sky in Curtis for Independence Day on Tuesday, July 4.
In Focus: Fireworks Orchestrated by Boistfort Family to Celebrate Independence Day
Rene and Sue Remund, sons R.J. and Frank Remund and daughter Lindsey Pollock, for more than a decade, have orchestrated a fireworks show in the Boistfort Valley for all to see. People line the … more
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Scenes from the 2022 Toledo Cheese Days parade.
‘Where’s The Cheese?’ in 102nd Year, Toledo Festival Still Cheesy
Toledo, according to the local Lions Club’s 2023 Cheese Days magazine, is a town with many historic names: Plomondon’s Landing in the 1840s, Warbassport in the 1850s, Cowlitz Landing … more
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Lindsey Pollock and her parents Sue and Rene Remund smile for a photo Tuesday, June 27.
‘A Symphony in the Sky’: Fireworks Are Boistfort Family’s Community Gift
Rene Remund grew up in the Boistfort Valley. The unincorporated, West Lewis County community of a few hundred people is nearly all farmland. There is a river, grange hall, store, fire … more
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Fireworks explode in Packwood in July 2022 as onlookers take in the scene of Independence Day revelry.
Fourth of July Fireworks: Where to Find Patriotic Celebrations in Lewis and South Thurston Counties
As Independence Day approaches, communities throughout Lewis and South Thurston counties are preparing patriotic parades, celebrations and fireworks shows. Here’s when and where upcoming events … more
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Megan Antles, of Olympia, smiles for a photo with Jewel, 3, and 7-month-old Ellis while helping to repaint the “Chehalis Friendship Fence” on Friday, June 30.
In Focus: Volunteers Repaint Friendship Fence in Chehalis After Vandalism
The Friendship Fence in Chehalis was one of four LGBTQ+ advocate sites vandalized early in the morning on June 24. Volunteers and supporters came together on Friday morning to repaint the fence and … more
Participants in swim lessons at the Gail and Carolyn Shaw Aquatic Center leap off diving boards in Chehalis on Wednesday, June 21.
Aquatics Center Reopens for Summer Season in Chehalis
Chehalis’ outdoor community pool — the Gail and Carolyn Shaw Aquatics Center — officially reopened for the summer over the weekend, first with open swimming on June 17 followed by … more
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Harold Borovec, who has been the chief mechanical officer at the Chehalis-Centralia Steam Train for more than 24 years, sits atop the railroad museum's vintage 1916 steam train on Monday afternoon in Chehalis. Borovec, 86, will be awarded the South Sound Heritage Association Heritage Award at the Centralia-Chehalis Railroad and Museum board meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Fire District 6 Meeting Room on the Jackson Highway.
Remembering Harold Borovec: Father, Husband, Mentor and a Community and Railroad Icon
  Not too far from W.F. West High School in Chehalis, there’s a valley that, if you ran through, you’d see Harold Borovec’s house on Magnolia Drive. There, Harold, who had a … more
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Centralia College graduates prepare to turn their tassels during a ceremony on Friday, June 16.
In Focus: Graduates Honored at Centralia College Commencement Ceremony
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