- Toledo School District: Levy Versus Bond
- You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Laxatives Not Opioids, Drinkers Wanted, $19 Home
- WA Trails Association: Parks Opening But Cleanup Slow
- WDFW: 3-Day Razor Clam Harvest Begins Friday
- WA Dept Of Ag: It’s Gypsy Moth Season Again
- WSU Forestry Ext-SW: Science Cafe On Western WA Wildfire Danger
- Not Strictly Toledo: Health & Hope Medical Outreach
- Today: Ukulele Lessons
- Wednesday: Page Turners, Paint Your Chick, Yoga In Toledo
- Toledo High School Sports: January/February 2019
- Future-Tripping: Feeds, Fundraisers, Forms, Fun & More
Mr. Johnson handed out two Toledo Pride shirts (Friday)!
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Toledo School District reminder:
It’s time to renew the district's Educational Programs and Operations levy. This levy helps support all programs and provides all athletic and extracurricular programs. This levy is a decrease of 67 cents per $1000 compared to the existing levy. This means that your total tax rate for schools with the new bond will be 8 cents per $1000 more that it was in 2018.
Remember, the bond can only pay for the new high school. Levies support all of the activities and people in the district. Ballots are in your mailbox now. Please take a moment and vote.
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You Can’t Make This Stuff Up:
On the market for a new home? This one comes with a hefty discount.
This week, a homeowner in Alberta, Canada announced she’d sell her home, worth an estimated $1.7 million, in exchange for a $19 USD entry fee and a letter, explaining why they deserve it. More...
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Recall Alert issued: Consumer Alert!
There is currently a bug that allows people to listen into your Facetime conversations. Apple has a patch that will fix it and will be releasing it in the next few days. People are being warned to disable Facetime for the next few days to protect their privacy until this patch can be implemented.
#Facetime #apple #consumeralert ...
See More...
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CDC: Popcorn Lung Disease and the Dangers of Diacetyl
“Not Everything Is Better with Butter-flavoring: Popcorn Lung Disease and the Dangers of Diacetyl”. Watch our upcoming “We Were There” session and listen to NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and CDC disease detectives discuss the investigation on Wednesday, January 30, at 1:00pm ET. www.cdc.gov/wewerethere
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Washington Trails Association cautioned:
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On Monday, FoodSafetyNews.com published this OpEd:
Food safety’s haphazard structure may have helped during shutdown
Excerpt:
During the partial government shutdown, the White House resubmitted the nomination of Dr. Mindy Brashears as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety. It is the highest food safety job in the federal government, and our beautiful politicians with all their bipartisan skill have managed to let the job go vacant for more than five years...
Full story here.
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Update: Perdue Selects Three Senior Leaders at USDA
Press Release
Release No. 0008.19
(Washington, D.C., January 28, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today selected three highly-qualified individuals for senior leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Perdue named Dr. Mindy Brashears as Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, Naomi Earp as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, and Dr. Scott Hutchins as Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics...
Complete Press Release link here.
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WDFW: WDFW approves three-day razor clam dig beginning Feb. 1
OLYMPIA – Razor clam diggers can return to various ocean beaches for a three-day opening beginning Friday, Feb. 1.
State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the dig on evening low tides after marine toxin tests showed the clams are safe to eat. No digging will be allowed on any beach before noon.
More...
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Washington State Department of Agriculture: It's #GypsyMothMonday time again!
The caterpillar phase is the time when gypsy moths damage trees and shrubs. In 2016, the damage was so bad in New England it could be seen from space! And last year, Rhode Island reported that 1/4 of the state's hardwood trees died in large part due to gypsy moth infestations.
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Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz wrote:
Meeting Daniel Lyon was one of the most moving days of my life. After being severely injured in the tragic 2015 Twisp River Fire, he now advocates for better training for our wildland firefighters.
Video link here.
He’s right. We owe our firefighters the resources they need to be safe when they put their lives on the line. Thank you, Daniel, for your service to Washington. And thank you for your support of my $55 million legislative ask that includes funding to hire full-time training personnel.
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WSU Forestry Extension - Southwest shared:
Wildfire in Washington isn't just an east-side thing.
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Lewis County Solid Waste Utility says:
Coffee cups and their lids go in the trash! Remember to pack your reusable ones.
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Not Strictly Toledo: Health & Hope Medical Outreach
Please share, we love what we do for those in need!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LChEqF9tyJg&t=21s
FREE CLINIC TONIGHT from 5:30 - 8:00pm
Located at 1911 Cooks Hill Rd. Centralia. (NW Pediatrics - West Building)
Health & Hope Medical Outreach provides FREE walk-in medical care and Mental Healthcare to the uninsured and under-insured of Lewis county and South Thurston county.
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Today: Ukulele Lessons
1:00 – 3:00pm Weekly on Tuesday
All skill levels welcome
Cafeteria @ Tribal Housing
107 Spencer Road
Contact Roxi, crazihippichic@gmail.com
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Wednesday: Page Turners @ Toledo Community Library
Plus: Yoga In Toledo! @ Camp Singing Wind
And: Pick Your Chick Paint Night @ Morgan Arts Centre
Pick Your Chick Paint Night - 6:00 - 8:30 PM Wednesday Night
Sue and Joan's Chicken Collection is complete and you can choose which one you want to paint.
You choose the design and make it your own. Morgan Art Centre will provide the snacks and beverages along with that Morgan hospitality....Don't miss the fun. order online
or contact Di Morgan 360-480-3091 https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3089701
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Toledo High School Sports: January/February 2019
BOYS BASKETBALL
January 29th vs. Toutle Lake 5:45/7:00
January 31st vs. Napavine 5:45/7:00* Senior night
February 4th-16th District Basketball
February 22nd & 23rd Regional Basketball
February 27th- March 2nd State Basketball
GIRLS BASKETBALL
January 30th vs. Napavine 5:45/7:00* Senior Night
February 4th-16th District Basketball
February 22nd & 23rd Regional Basketball
February 27th- March 2nd State Basketball
BOYS WRESTLING
February 9th Regional Wrestling
February 15th & 16th State Wrestling
GIRLS WRESTLING
February 9th Regional Wrestling
February 15th & 16th State Wrestling
!!!! GO INDIANS !!!!
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Future-Tripping: Feeds, Fundraisers, Fun & More
January 30: Page Turners @ Toledo Community Library
January 30: Pick Your Chick Paint Night @ Morgan Arts Centre
February 5: School Board Special Meeting - Superintendent Evaluation
February 6: School Board Special Meeting - Construction Management Interviews
February 7: Chocolate Class with Linda Aitchison @ Morgan Arts Centre
February 15: Red Cross Blood Drive @ Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
February 16: Red Wine & Chocolate Event @ Bateaux Cellars
February 23: 3rd Annual Toledo Cheesecake Competition @ Morgan Arts Centre
March 23-24: Vernal Equinox Art Fair @ Morgan Arts Centre
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Toledo Builds a High School
Information regarding the building of a new high school in Toledo, WA beginning in November, 2018. Regular updates.
https://chris-rust.blogspot.com/
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Check out Latest Earthquakes at USGS.
Check out US Tsunami Warnings at NOAA/Weather.
Air Quality Forecast at https://airquality.weather.gov
Visualize wildfire smoke with NASAWorldview - https://go.nasa.gov/2T7olog
*AirNow status during the federal government shutdown: AirNow will continue to provide the public with current and forecast air quality information during the federal government shutdown; however EPA will not post additional information to the site during that time.
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