By Pat Nelson for The Daily News, July 11, 2008
Reprinted with permission
Best friends come and go, so a friendship that has lasted more than 50 years is something to brag about. My longtime friend, Marilyn Herold of Longview and I celebrated her birthday and our friendship recently with lunch at Woodland’s Lewis River Golf Course.
Whenever [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 27, 2008
Friendship that lasts the test of time
July 26, 2008
Woodlanders at home on Kauai…house sitting
by Pat Nelson
for The Daily News, Longview, WA July 17, 2008
Reprinted with permission
Kauai, Hawaii — Home away from home. That’s what a house on the island of Kauai in Hawaii has occasionally been for a team of house sitters including three Woodland couples and families from Kelso, Castle Rock, Vancouver, Portland, St. Helens, and Deer [...]
July 3, 2008
Skate park goes green
by Pat Nelson
Reprinted with permission, The Daily News, Longview, WA 5/23/2008
A sign stating “Tree City USA” now sits near three newly planted flowering trees at the edge of the lawn stretching gently downhill from Woodland’s skateboard park. In late April, City of Woodland employees and volunteers laid sod to convert the area surrounding the [...]
July 3, 2008
Save gas…find fun close to home
by Pat Nelson
Reprinted with permission, The Daily News, Longview, WA June 6, 2008
If you’re worried about this summer’s high gas prices putting the brakes on your vacation plans, try thinking closer to home.
We’re fortunate to live close to mountains, forests, lakes and beaches, as well as places to go birding or to explore caves. [...]
July 3, 2008
Anticipation building for Planters’ Days
by Pat Nelson
Reprinted with permission,”
The Daily News, Longview, WA June 20, 2008
To me, this photo of the partially-assembled carnival at Woodland’s Horseshoe Lake represents the word “anticipation.”
Carnival workers anticipate a busy festival, smiling faces and lots of ticket sales this weekend during the Planters’ Days festival.
Many kids anticipate receiving a few extra bucks from [...]
