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A proposal was introduced in 2020 that would transfer 180.0 acres (72.8 ha) of Washington state parks land to Lewis County. The undeveloped parcel, known as Skate Creek, is situated alongside the Cowlitz River near Packwood. [4] County parks were closed during the Covid-19 pandemic and fully reopened by 2023. That year, new playground equipment ...
Chehalis borders the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, which hosts an annual state fair, usually in August. [136] [137] The Lewis County Fair first took place in the city in 1891 and continued to do so until 1909 when the fairgrounds began hosting the event after the site was constructed. [138]
A non-profit group, the Lewis County Community Trails Association, was organized in 2006 to help coordinate the creation of trails within the city and Lewis County. There were plans to create a trail connecting the Port of Chehalis to Stan Hedwall Park and nearby tourist locations in the 2000s, but despite a small feasibility study, the project ...
May 22—LOWVILLE — Despite a pandemic-forced year's delay, the 200th Lewis County Fair will be held July 20 to 24. The Fair Board met on Thursday night and after significant conversation ...
Lewis County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 82,149. [1] The county seat is Chehalis, [2] and its largest city is Centralia. Lewis County comprises the Centralia, WA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area.
Evacuations were voluntary and both the R.E. Bennet Elementary School and the Lewis County Jail were used as temporary shelters. [108] [110] The fairgrounds had some standing water at the beginning of the deluge but the pumps, which were forcing out 24,000 US gallons (91,000 L; 20,000 imp gal) per minute, [108] became overwhelmed when a dike ...
Land for the park complex, totaling 13-acres (5.3 ha), was donated by the state's Department of Highways to the city of Chehalis in 1945. [2] [3] [a]A proposal by a local fitness club was introduced in 1996 that planned to construct a fitness center, listed at 19,000 square feet (1,800 m 2), and integrate the existing community pool into the overall layout.
The Grant County Fairgrounds covers 187 acres and offers 446 horse stalls, 456 RV sites and state-of-the-art lighting and sound, as well as Moses Lake's central location and 300 days of sunshine a ...