- The Weather Channel: 5-Day Forecast *
- Not Strictly Toledo: Our Closet Is Your Closet, Packwood Flea Market *
- Today: Food Bank Annual Labor Day Sale & Raffle, Grange Music Night *
- Weekend Events: Cowlitz Kayak Tours Toledo to I-5, Regeneration Festival
- No Monday Column - The Other Toledo *
- And Beyond: Toledo City Council Meets Tuesday *
- Future-Tripping: Feeds, Fundraisers, Forms, Fun & More *
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Not Strictly Toledo: Our Closet Is Your Closet - Open Saturday
Special Event August 31: Please Come Get Coats!
We have SO many coats left over! Please come take a few!!
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We are OPEN this Saturday from 10am - 1pm, located upstairs at The Winlock Assembly of God. ALL are welcome to come shop with us!!
We still have socks, underwear and toiletries so if you are a student and you missed our event, please come by so we can hook you up with some for school!
*Also, because y'all are so generous; We are FULL!! Until further notice, we can only accept donations of KIDS CLOTHES! Please only bring in clean reusable kids sizes and only WHEN WE ARE OPEN!!! God Bless!!
*We are a clothing bank/exchange that is 100% run by volunteers and 100% filled by donations! We are open to ALL in EVERY community! Toledo, Winlock, Napavine, Vader, Castle Rock, Longview, Chehalis or anywhere else you call home! We have an AMAZING coffee lady most Saturdays that serves our customers with yummy drinks and sweets. Everything is totally FREE! Please come visit us and give and/or take based on your individual need!
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Not Strictly Toledo2: Packwood Flea Market Labor Day Weekend - Through noon Monday
Packwood Flea Market Labor Day Weekend
Vendors start setting up at noon Wednesday and have to be gone by 6 PM on Monday. Vendors can sell from 7 AM to 10 PM but most don't. A lot of vendors close up by 6 PM. The food vendors most of the time stay open to 9 PM or later.
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Today - Sunday: Toledo Food Bank Annual Labor Day Sale
SEE YOU THERE!
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Tonight: Courage to Change Al-Anon AFG meets 7 PM Friday at Toledo Presbyterian Church, 312 Augustus.
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Plus: Cowlitz Prairie Grange Jam Night 7:00 p.m. second, fourth and fifth Fridays. Performers and supporters welcome. Donation at door. Contact tomboone4611@yahoo.com or (360)266-7055.
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Saturday: August 31: Mt St Helens Institute Awesome Hike
Also: August 31: Kayak The Cowlitz 2019 Saturday Toledo Blue Creek to I-5 Rivers Edge RV
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Sunday: September 1: Regeneration Festival @ Camp Singing Wind
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NO MONDAY DAILY COLUMN
Enjoy your weekend!
The Other Toledo returns Tuesday, September 3, 2019.
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And Beyond: TUESDAY - Toledo City Council meets 6 PM Tuesday at City Hall (due to Monday holiday).
Toledo City Council otherwise meets 6 PM first and third Mondays monthly.
The public is welcome & invited to attend.
Dates may change if scheduled on or near a federal holiday.
Visit www.toledowa.us or call (360)864-4564.
Workshops & Special Meetings: Occasionally the council will hold a workshop or special meeting. Dates and times will be announced prior to meetings. Generally they are held the same night of council meetings.
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Future-Tripping: Feeds, Fundraisers, Fun & More
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TES PTO posted: Box Tops App help raise funds for Toledo Elementary!
Here is the Box Tops email you can send your online receipts to when you do online shopping: receipts@boxtops4education.com
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Lewis County Water Alliance - We are a citizens group in Randle, WA fighting to keep Crystal Geyser from bottling and exporting our water. Our goal is to protect our water and environment for our families, our farms, our fish, and our future.
It is going to take some Big Change in order to keep Big Water corporations out of the Big Bottom and out of Washington State.
Update: Lewis County Water Alliance has received so much support from other towns & regions seeking to halt commercial water interests that Washington Water Alliance has been created.
*Special thanks to Deanna Busdieker, who condensed posts & threads into a shared folder: Link here.
Updated several times daily. The Other Toledo is committed to supporting our upriver neighbors in their challenge to preserve this precious natural resource. After all, we all live downstream.
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Joe Notch reminds everyone: Vessel Safety Checks
You can request a free courtesy vessel exam by going to the Coast Guard Auxiliary website, the Coast Guard App or by calling our local vessel examiner, Bob Mccready at (360) 425-2468. More information at this Link: https://cgaux.org/vsc/
*PS They’ll come right to you for that courtesy vessel inspection. Joe Notch said so!
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Wendy Carolan: Lewis County Kinship Support Group
There are many of us out here raising grandkids or other family members.
Join us as we share support and resources.
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!!! NEW !!! October 19: 20th Annual Cowlitz Indian Pow Wow @ Cowlitz Event Center
!! NEW !! November 11: Veteran's Day Ceremony @ Kemp Olson Park
September 10: Mount St Helens Institute: Views and Brews is back
September 13: Full Circle at Bateaux Cellars
September 14: Down Home - A Toledo Shindig Benefitting Toledo Schoolchildren In Need
September 14: Mt St Helens Institute Awesome Hike
September 14: Fall Orchard & Nursery Tour @ Burnt Ridge Nursery, Onalaska
September 20-22: Women of the Woods @ Camp Singing Wind
September 21-29: ARTrails 2019 Studio Tour
September 28: 4th Annual Esther Borte Walk In The Park
October 5: Sucker Punched Live @ Donna's Place (Fundraiser for Rylee & Jessie) )
November 23-24: Holiday Artists’ Market @ 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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Toledo Thursday Market 2019 TTM Vendor Application.
Toledo Thursday Market 2019 Application PDF link here.
Tax-deductible GoFundMe page here.
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Check out Latest Earthquakes at USGS.
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network has a new Tremor Map: https://tinyurl.com/y2pcbust
Check out US Tsunami Warnings at NOAA/Weather.
Air Quality Forecast at https://airquality.weather.gov
Cliff Mass Weather & Climate Blog: https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/
Visualize wildfire smoke with NASAWorldview - https://go.nasa.gov/2T7olog
Emergency Alerts: https://www.ready.gov/alerts (concise list with links)
Lewis County Burn Restrictions in effect 06.17.2019. Check here for changes.
Keep abreast of burn bans statewide: WA Burn Bans
WDFW: Dangerous wildlife
To report poaching in progress and emergency dangerous wildlife complaints, dial 911.
For non-emergency poaching or violation reporting, or non-emergency dangerous wildlife complaints, call 877-933-9847, or submit an online report. You can also text your poaching/violation tip to 847411 (TIP411).
Dangerous wildlife incident reports
Review wolf, cougar, and grizzly bear incidents in Washington state.
Response to dangerous wildlife complaints
WDFW policy directs agency employees to respond appropriately to dangerous wildlife incidents.
Cougar Management Removal Permit Program
Cougar removals may be conducted if warranted by a human-cougar interactions or a livestock or pet depredation.
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