Thankul for Memories

By Pat Nelson, November 28, 2007
Reprinted with permission, South County News/Daily News, Longview, WAWhen I was growing up, my mother would get up Thanksgiving morning around 5 a.m.to “put the bird in the oven.” She had worked hard the day before making pies and preparing side dishes. In those days, you made your own pies [...]

Moose Lodge is a gift to community

By Pat Nelson / South County NewsWednesday, December 5, 2007
Reprinted by permission, The Daily News/South County News, Longview, WAThere was snow in the hills around Woodland and more predicted when the Woodland Moose Lodge kicked off its tree-selling season on Friday, Nov. 30.Feeling the chill in the air and seeing the tall, straight Noble fir [...]

Ant farm

Ant farm not so much fun after all
Reprinted with permisstion: The Daily News/South County News, Longview, WA
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 8:34 AM PST
By Pat Nelson / for South County News
I used to think it would be fun to have an ant farm, but now I’m more careful about what I wish for. After our recent [...]

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.
Danna Barbo [...]

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 [...]

It’s a Small World

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Fishing for Memories on the Columbia River

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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 [...]