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🌱 August Study Session and 11 more events
Happening soon: Drumbeat South on the Fords Prairie Patch calendar
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Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Hazy sun, with a high of 84 and low of 55 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 53.
- Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 54 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- August Study Session
Centralia School District Centralia High School Performing Arts Center 813 Eshom Rd, Centr
5:00 pm - Drumbeat South →
Veterans Memorial Museum, 100 SW Veterans Way, Chehalis
9:00 am - 2026 Farms Forever Dinner →
Stone City Event Center, 16404 Old Hwy 99 SE, Tenino
4:00 pm - Weekly Racing →
South Sound Speedway, 3730 183rd Ave SW, Rochester
5:00 pm - South Sound Speedway Weekly Racing →
South Sound Speedway, 3730 183rd Ave SW, Rochester
5:00 pm - Headliner Kermet Apio! →
Cornercopia Comedy Club, 289 NW Chehalis Ave, Chehalis
7:00 pm - Aug-15th Kermit Apio →
Cornercopia Comedy Club, 289 NW Chehalis Ave, Chehalis
8:00 pm - South Sound Bandits Points Race #5 →
South Sound Speedway, 3730 183rd Ave SW, Rochester
4:30 pm - Travis Larson - Centralia, WA →
The Juice Box Public House, 216 S Tower Ave, Centralia
7:00 pm - WF West Girls JV Volleyball @ Rochester →
Rochester High School, 19800 Carper Rd SW, Rochester
5:00 pm - Jeremy's Corner Bar — Chris Guenther Music →
Jeremy's Farm to Table, 576 W Main St, Chehalis
6:00 pm - Washougal Varsity Football @ Rochester →
Rochester High School, 19800 Carper Rd SW, Rochester
7:00 pm
Thursday August 13
Saturday August 15
Saturday August 22
Thursday August 27
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
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🗞 Nearby News
Centralia
- In Focus: Equestrians compete at Southwest Washington Fair (chronline.com)
- Reagan reigns: Oakville girl, 8, named 2026 Little Miss Friendly (chronline.com)
- From Forest Residuals to Hydrogen and Compute: LCH2 Advances a 150-Acre Washington Energy Campus (hydrogenfuelnews.com)
Chehalis
- 'Party on!': Chehalis Flying Saucer Party to commemorate Kenneth Arnold's historic 1947 sighting once again (chronline.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In the ICU (Thank you Donna M. for sending it in!)
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