Bazaars Kick Off Holiday Season in Woodland

By Pat Nelson / South County News
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The parking lot was full Saturday, Nov. 17, when I drove up to the Woodland Care Center for its annual holiday bazaar. Inside, tables stretched across a hallway and filled a side room, and signs directed shoppers to more tables upstairs.
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Crafting Your Own Life Story is ‘Like Therapy’

November 14, 2007
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Write Your Life Story students learn from each other, and I was on hand November 7 in Woodland when Lower Columbia College English students learned from them as well. Carmen Webb leads the group of 19 writing students, who meet from 1 to [...]

Area Serves Up Autumn Treats

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Have you ever shown up for an event on the wrong date? That’s what I did last weekend, a full two weeks early! My husband and I drove to the Cedar Creek Grist Mill for the annual apple cider event. The website says it’s the last Saturday in [...]

Helping Out Underwater

 By Pat Nelson
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Photo courtesy of Pat Nelson. Brett Duling trains diver in Horseshoe Lake
“What’s going on in Horseshoe Lake?” I asked my husband recently on a beautiful 68° Sunday. I didn’t expect to see anyone in the water, but three bare-chested boys in shorts were swimming and [...]

Training at the Park

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Kids Find Magical World at Library

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One Gardener’s Humble Roots

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It’s a Small World

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Fishing for Memories on the Columbia River

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Taking the Show on the Road

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Skimming the Surface

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Eagle’s Eye View

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Rubbing Elbows

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A Fine Scotch

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WHS Plants Seeds of Success

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Culture Bathes Lelooska Auction

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Learning to Blog

None of my friends blog, so I didn’t know where to go for help. I thought about my friend Noel Johnson, whose website www.lewiriver.com was designed by Matt Farnell of Farnell Web Design, www.farnellweb.com. I contacted Matt. He was already familiar with the Word Press blog, so that helped.
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Writers are for Real

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Sure, Woodland’s a small town, but that doesn’t mean you won’t bump into a writer. When my husband and I were out to dinner one night with friends, a man and woman approached the table and started visiting with us. The woman turned out to be Pam Young, author (along with [...]

Adopted Rooster is Something to Crow About

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People have told me about a chicken that wanders around downtown Woodland from time to time, but I’ve never seen it. A beautiful black rooster did show up in my neighborhood, though, a few months ago. He was delivered to a neighbor’s driveway in a big, unmarked cardboard box, and the [...]

At Home in Woodland

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The Woodland Chamber of Commerce after-hours event was held at Los Pepes Thursday night, September 19, hosted by owners Tadeo and Maria Avelar. Chef Victor Fabian grilled oysters on the barbecue while guests helped themselves to a buffet of some of the restaurant’s favorites. Tadeo and Maria, born in Mexico and [...]