🌱 Remembering Shirley Hemenway, Winlock High School Class of 1951
Winlock, Washington Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Winlock! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Remembering Shirley Hemenway, Winlock High School Class of 1951
- A look back at Chehalis’ parade-ready fire truck
Also on today's calendar: Sip & Stroll Art Exhibition Continues and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Warmer; cloudy, then some sun, with a high of 68 and low of 50 degrees.
- Thursday: Occasional afternoon rain, temps: high: 61, low: 51.
- Friday: A couple of showers, with a high of 56 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• In Loving Memory of Shirley E Hemenway (hometowndebate.com) — Shirley Hemenway, a 1951 Winlock High School graduate, died Nov. 8 in Centralia at 93. Remembered for balancing work and family with farming and gardening, she leaves her husband of 74 years, Herbert, three children and generations of grandchildren. At her request, no services are planned. 
• A Look Back in Time: Centralia sees more Prohibition raids; hunters arrested for shooting after dark; LaFrance fire truck finds new home at SWW fairgrounds (tri-cityherald.com) — Chehalis’ 1937 LaFrance fire truck found a new home at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds in 1976, a handoff revisited in The Chronicle’s history roundup. Restored by local firefighters in 2024, it still appears in parades. Other archival stories cover Centralia Prohibition raids and 1966 hunting charges involving a Winlock man.
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★ Featured events ★
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Sip & Stroll Art Exhibition Continues →
The Winemakers Reserve, 15902 Woodinville Redmond Rd NE, Woodinville
9:00 am
Saturday November 14
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Other local events
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Boys Middle School Basketball vs Mossyrock High School - B Team →
Winlock School District, 241 N Military Rd., Winlock
5:00 pm -
Coed 6/7/8th Wrestling @ Rainier High School →
Rainier High School (WA) > Mountaineer Gym (Winlock Middle/High School) Rainier High School (WA) > Mountaineer Gym (Winlock Middle/High Sc
5:00 pm -
Winlock Youth Wrestling →
Winlock School District, 405 NW Benton Ave., Winlock
5:30 pm -
Boys Middle School Basketball vs Mossyrock High School - A Team →
Winlock School District, 241 N Military Rd., Winlock
6:30 pm -
Winlock Youth Wrestling →
Winlock School District, 405 NW Benton Ave., Winlock
5:30 pm -
Basketball Skills & development →
Winlock School District, 241 N Military Rd., Winlock
5:45 pm -
Girls Middle School Basketball @ Mossyrock High School →
Mossyrock High School > high school gym (Winlock Middle/High School) Mossyrock High School > high school gym (Winlock Middle/High Schoo
5:00 pm -
Winlock Youth Wrestling →
Winlock School District, 405 NW Benton Ave., Winlock
5:30 pm
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Sunday November 15
Monday November 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Veterans Day Celebration →
St. Mary's, 107 Spencer Rd, Toledo
10:00 am -
Drum Group at St. Mary's →
St. Mary's, 107 Spencer Rd, Toledo
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Sister Giving Luncheon →
Toledo First Baptist Church, 1278 Hwy 505, Toledo
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Children's Sunday School →
Toledo First Baptist Church, 1278 Hwy 505, Toledo
9:30 am
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Saturday November 14
Sunday November 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Would you consider becoming a Foster Parent for a child or teen from your local school?
Help keep young people in their school community, connected to teachers, family, and friends. To learn more visit https://dcyf.wa.gov/foster-school… (Nextdoor )
- pOpshelf posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR - 21 and older only - in NAPAVINE WA S20770 in Napavine. Apply here.
- Sonic posted a job opening for Crew Member in Chehalis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Winlock here.
🗞 Nearby News
Toledo
- Winlock firefighters save elderly disabled man from burning home (tri-cityherald.com)
Napavine
- Founders of the Napavine Funtime Festival pass reins (chronline.com)
- 11 Questions That Expose a Flood Car (daxstreet.com)
Chehalis
- 138564 Dispatch Center Video Wall Equipment INVITATION FOR BIDS DISPATCH CENTER VIDEO WALL EQUIPMENT Solicitation No.: 26-023-IFB Responses Due: 2:00 P.M. PST, November 24th, 2026 The Public Utility D (chronline.com)
- Lewis County man with six previous convictions again accused of failing to register as sex offender (chronline.com)
- In loving memory of Travis Riley: 1978-2026 (chronline.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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