2013 Toledo Cheese Days Magazine

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2013 Toledo Cheese Days Magazine
Cheese Day weekend is the pinnacle of fundraising
efforts in Toledo. Our fellow Lions have devoted many
hours of volunteer work to ensure that Cheese Days
remains the best summer event in Lewis County for the
entire family to attend.
All the hard work you see is done by community
volunteers and all profits from Cheese Days go right back
into our wonderful community.
The Toledo Lions Club sells firewood and fireworks
to help fund college scholarships, school supplies for
students and food for special school events. Last
November, we gave away 75 frozen turkeys at our
annual Turkey Bingo and at Christmas we distributed
food baskets to many families in need.
We are continuing to add bricks to our Veterans Wall
of Honor, located at the north end of
Toledo’s city park. Engraved bricks can
be purchased in honor of any serviceman
or woman for $100. Applications for a
veterans brick are available at Toledo
businesses, at the wall and online at our
new website, located at www.toledolionsclub.org.
Look Inside:
Schedule of Events, page 4-7
Big Cheeses, page 10-11
Remembering Toledo Lion
George Murdock, page 13
Cheese Days Royalty, page 16
Car Show Sponsors, page 17-24
Veterans Wall of Honor, page 31
School Gardens, page 34
History of Cheese Days, page 41
Bob Schmid at the Veterans Wall of Honor, see story on page 31
These are just a few examples of the many ways the
Lions Club supports Toledo. So have a fun summer,
support the Lions Club by attending Cheese Days and when
you see someone wearing the yellow Lions vest at any of
the events be sure to thank them for their contribution in
making Toledo a better place to live!
Cheese Days Committee
Cheese Days would not be possible without
the help of our numerous volunteers. Members
of this yearʼs Cheese Days Committee are:
Kim Amrine
Ed Borte
Dave Coulter
Cindy Imai
Kevin Imai
Dale Koth
Jeanette Koth
Jim Lancaster
Penny Lancaster
Jan Mathews
Jennifer McMillian
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Jake Morgan, editor
Mike Morgan
Cyndi Philbrook
Jeff Philbrook
Rich Ripp
Sharon Ripp
Ron Smith, ad sales
Sue Smith
Kelly Stover
Mike Stover
Jeanne Washington
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Cheese Days events and activities
Friday, July 12 continued
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. SECOND TIME AROUND
GARAGE SALE
Located at the Head Start building behind the
Toledo Senior Center. Once again, the Mighty Fine
Seniors offer their Second Time Around Garage
Sale. All proceeds benefit the Toledo Senior
Center. Sponsored by the Mighty Fine Seniors.
Contact: Jan Rohrig 864-2744.
Chugginʼ thru Toledo at last yearʼs parade.
Thursday, July 11
COLORING CONTEST
Age categories: Preschool & Kindergarten, 1st &
2nd Grade, and 3rd & 4th Grade.
Prizes will be awarded for each group. Pick up
contest picture at Toledo IGA Market Fresh. Must
be turned in before July 5th to Toledo IGA Market
Fresh.
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
2013 TOAST OF THE BIG CHEESES
Morgan Arts Centre • 190 Plomondon Rd., Toledo.
Featuring Malcolm Clark Band. Tickets: $12.50
per person at the door. Public is welcome.
6:30 p.m. — Introduction of the Big Cheeses.
Hors-dʼoeuvres, refreshments, cookies and coffee.
Many fabulous door prizes. Presented by the
Toledo Lions Club.
Friday, July 12
10 a.m. 15TH ANNUAL “CHEDDAR OPEN”
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Registration starts at 9 a.m., 'Shotgun' start at 10
a.m. Location: Newaukum Valley Golf Course.
Four-man scramble. Cost: $55 per person, lunch
provided. Golf carts not provided. Pay at the
course. Contact: John Sanford 864-6474 or Dale
Pomeroy 864-6317. All proceeds go to the Toledo
Lions Club.
3 p.m.
START OF TOLEDO TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Events: Menʼs Singles, Womenʼs Singles, Menʼs
Doubles, Womenʼs Doubles and Mixed Doubles
Anyone 12 years of age and over is welcome to
participate. Entry fees: $5 per event
Tennis Tournament pre-registration: Entry forms
available at Bettyʼs Place or from Mrs. Armstrong.
Due to scheduling, please pre-register. Awards:
Trophies for first-place winners & ribbons for
second-place winners. Balls furnished.
We are anticipating a grant from USTA to repair
the tennis courts. Contact: Signora Armstrong,
864-2594.
4:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. STUFFED POTATO BAR
Location: Toledo Senior Center - 150 Coal Street.
Fill a baked potato with everything but the kitchen
sink, add a tossed green salad, roll and dessert,
and you have a meal that canʼt be beat.
Suggested donation: $8. Contact: Judy Hunter,
864-2112.
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. FROG JUMPING CONTEST
Location: Toledo High School track. Entry Fee: $1
per frog. No limit on the number of entries. Frogs
available upon request. Cash prizes: 1st place
$15, 2nd place $10, 3rd place $5. Contact: Ken &
Darlene Masters 864-4817.
7 p.m. - 10 p.m. BINGO
Place: Toledo High School multipurpose room. No
limit on cards. Proceeds go to the Vision:TOLEDO
community fund. Contact: Di Morgan 864-4342.
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Cheese Days events and activities
Saturday, July 13
7 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. or as long as the food lasts.
HAM & ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT-PANCAKE
BREAKFAST
Location: Toledo Senior Center, 150 Cole St.
Ham, pancakes, eggs, biscuits & gravy, juice &
beverage available. Suggested Donation: $5.
Contact: Esther Borte 864-4506.
7 a.m. - 5 p.m. 13TH ANNUAL CAR &
MOTORCYCLE SHOW
Location: Toledo Middle School football field.
Sponsored by: Toledo Lions Club and Businesses.
$15 Entry fee. Awards at 4 p.m. Contact: Brad
Dykstra 864-4634 or Ron Smith 864-4391.
8 a.m. CHEDDAR CHALLENGE!
Registration 6:45-7:45 a.m. at the Toledo Fire
Station. Race starts at 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. 3-mile run/
walk & 8-mile run for all ages. Cost is $5 for race
or $15 for race with T-shirt. Contact: Toledo Fire
Dept. 864-2366. Sponsored by Toledo Volunteer
EMS & Firefighters Assn.
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. SECOND TIME AROUND
GARAGE SALE
Located at the Head Start building behind the
Toledo Senior Center. Once again, the Mighty Fine
Seniors offer their Second Time Around Garage
Sale. All proceeds benefit the Toledo Senior
Center. Sponsored by the Mighty Fine Seniors.
Contact: Jan Rohrig 864-2744.
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. KIDSʼ FUN FEST
Location: Toledo Middle School gym. Hosted by
the Toledo High School Honor Society. Fun and
games for kids, including: End of the rainbow,
dinosaur dig, rock muncher, tattoo parlor, soda
walk & much, much more. Contact: Kim Amrine
864-6281.
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. QUILT AND ART SHOW
Location: Toledo Middle School commons room.
Contact: Esther Borte 864-4506.
Jeff P. performed tricks on his scooter last year.
10 a.m. YOUTH BBQ HAMBURGER STAND
At the Toledo Middle School car show. Presented
by New Life Gateway Youth Ministry. Burgers,
chips, pop by Toledo Elementary School.
Concessions stand will be open.
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. TOLEDO SATURDAY MARKET
Location: 2nd & Cowlitz Streets. Local farmers,
crafters, artists, local musicians. Contact:
864-2121.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. RAILROAD EXHIBIT
Location: Fir Lawn Funeral Chapel at the corner of
5th and St. Helens. There will be railroad videos,
music and other railroad-related exhibits. Contact:
Rob Painter, Martha Richards 864-2101.
Class Reunion
Toledo High School
Class of 1963
$25 prime rib dinner
6 p.m. Saturday at the
Morgan Arts Centre
Contact: 864-4278
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Cheese Days events and activities
Noon FREE CHEESE SANDWICHES AT THE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The cheese & bread is donated by Toledo IGA
Market Fresh. Cowlitz Prairie Grange is in charge.
Noon - 5 p.m. BARBECUE
Location: Toledo IGA Market Fresh parking lot.
Price: $7 per person, featuring Louisiana shrimp
boil. Sponsored by the Toledo IGA Market Fresh.
Contact: Dave Coulter 864-2161.
1 p.m. AUCTION
Location: Toledo Middle School football field.
Auctioneer: John Fishburn. Many fine handcrafted
and corporate-sponsored items will be auctioned.
Horses and their riders parade through downtown.
Saturday, July 13 continued
11 a.m. TOLEDO CHEESE DAYS PARADE
This yearʼs parade theme is “A Little Bit of
Heaven.” Parade marshals are the Big Cheeses
Harold Boone and Janet Pruett. Parade
registration at Toledo Middle School. All parade
entries are assigned assembly and dispersal
plans. Children are assigned a special place near
the head of the parade.
Parade route starts at 5th & Augustus Street,
moving east on Augustus to 2nd, south on 2nd to
Oak, then west on Oak to 5th. Ribbons will be
presented to the 1st and 2nd place winners in all
divisions of the parade. The judges will be at the
Presbyterian Church to decide upon the winners
and present ribbons. It usually takes the judges up
to one hour to determine the winners.
Crowd Control: Safety is our biggest concern.
We have be come increasingly concerned with
children getting too close to the wheels of parade
vehicles while chasing candy thrown by parade
participants. Parents are asked to please help by
keeping a close watch on their youngsters. In
addition, the drivers of large trucks & other
dangerous vehicles have been instructed not to
throw candy from their vehicles.
The Toledo Lions will police the main areas of
the parade route to attempt to keep children from
getting into dangerous areas. Toledo Boy Scouts
will be selling pop.
Noon - 4 p.m. INFLATABLES and DUNK TANK
by the FRESHMEN CLASS. Featuring the
Bouncer and Ultimate Obstacle. Contact: Tina
Reed 520-3607.
2:15 p.m. SANDY'S PIZZA EATING CONTEST
Location: Toledo Middle School field. $100 prize.
Sponsored by Sandy's Pizza, Toledo.
4 p.m. WINE, BEER AND CHEESE TASTING
Location: Grassy knoll behind post office, across
the street from City Hall. Tickets $10. Contact Pam
Olmstead 864-2855.
5 p.m. - Midnight LIONS CLUB RENO NIGHT
Location: Toledo Community Building. Enter
building through the food bank entrance on the
north side of the building. No-host bar, games of
all kinds, restrooms available.
4 p.m. WOMENS ALUMNI SOCCER GAME
Location: Toledo High School field. If interested or
want to play, call Horst Malunat 360-751-5664.
6 p.m. MENS ALUMNI SOCCER GAME
Location: Toledo High School field. If interested or
want to play, call Horst Malunat 360-751-5664.
9 p.m. - Midnight DANCE
Location: Toledo IGA Market Fresh parking lot.
Free street dance for all ages. DJ “Mobile Mike”
Contact: Dave Coulter 864-2161.
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Cheese Days events and activities
Sunday, July 14
8 a.m. CHURCH SERVICES
Attend the church of your choice.
All Day TENNIS TOURNAMENT (Cont.)
8 a.m. HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT
Sign up by 8 a.m. Start playing at 8:30 a.m. Entry
fee $5. Total payout each class. Three classes:
Beginners, amateur, advanced. Contact: Stan
Spears 864-2096.
10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. SECOND TIME AROUND
GARAGE SALE - FILL A BAG FOR $1
Located at the Head Start building behind the
Toledo Senior Center. Once again, the Mighty
Fine Seniors offer their Second Time Around
Garage Sale. All proceeds benefit the Toledo
Senior Center. Sponsored by the Mighty Fine
Seniors. Contact: Jan Rohrig 864-2744.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. RAILROAD EXHIBIT
Location: Fir Lawn Funeral Chapel at the corner of
5th and St. Helens. There will be railroad videos,
music and other railroad-related exhibits. Contact:
Rob Painter, Martha Richards 864-2101.
11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ALL CLASS REUNION
Location: Kemp Olson Toledo Community Park
Featuring THS Class of 1953 (60 Year), Class of
1963 (50 Year), Class of 1967 (45 Year), Class of
1968 and the Class of 1969.
12:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
TOLEDO LIONS CLUB PRESENTS BEEF
BARBECUE
Location: Toledo Community Park. Tables & chairs
moved from Presbyterian Church & Community
Building. Tables & chairs from grade school.
Menu: barbecue beef, baked beans, cole slaw,
garlic bread, watermelon, beverages. Price: Adults
$7, senior citizens, Jr. and children under 12 is $6.
Sponsored by Toledo Lions Club.
Following BBQ, 8TH ANNUAL PIE AUCTION
Location: Toledo Community Park. We will be
auctioning 15 pies following the Lions Club BBQ.
Be sure to come down and get your bid in on
these delicious goodies. Toledo Volunteer EMS
and Firefighters Assn. Thanks for your generous
support.
12:30 - 2:30 p.m. - LIONESS CLUB OF TOLEDO
CHEESE CAKE BY THE SLICE STAND
Location: Toledo Community Park. Fruit-filled
cheesecake $3 per slice. Bottled water or cup of
coffee for $1. Contact: Jeanne Spratt 864-6976.
All Proceeds go to the Lioness Scholarship fund
and other projects benefitting the Toledo
community.
Following Barbecue ALL DRAWINGS FOR
CLUB RAFFLES, including GOOD IDEA CLUB •
LIONESS CLUB • MIGHTY FINE SENIORS •
PRINCESS CHEESE DAY BUTTON RAFFLE
Lots of items to raffle, including a queen-sized,
garden-patch quilt, two walking sticks, a carved
duck, two scroll saw pictures and a quilted table
runner. Tickets available for a suggested donation
of $1. Contact: Sandy Gould: 864-2112.
Toledo Lioness Drawing
Suggested donation $1 per ticket. Package 1:
$100 groceries from IGA Market Fresh. Package
2: $125 in gas at Flying K in Toledo. All proceeds
go to the Lioness Scholarship fund and for
projects benefiting the Toledo community.
2:30 p.m. LIONS CLUB SURPLUS BEEF
AUCTION
Location: Toledo Community Park at the BBQ.
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DeGoede Bulb Farms
Flowering Plants and Trees
409 Mossyrock Road West
Mossyrock, WA 98564
(360) 983-9000
www.degoedebulb.com
“Strength in Connections”
Don Hollister Trucking Inc.
1912 NE 279th St.
Ridgefield, WA 98642-8778
(360) 887-8418
SHIPP
Proud to support our 2013 Community Events
CONSTRUCTION INC.
Winlock Egg Days, June 22 & 23
Toledo Cheese Days, July 11 - 14
STP Bike Ride, July 13 & 14
Cowlitz River Steelhead Derby, July 20
Napavine Funtime Festival, 3rd weekend in July
Mt. St. Helens Bluegrass Festival, August 9 - 11
SW Washington Fair, August 13 - 18
Cowlitz Prairie Grange Threshing Bee, August 25 & 26
Chehalis Garlic Fest & Craft Show, August 23 - 25
Chehalis Valley Wine Tour, September 28 & 29
ARTrails, September 21 & 22 and 28 & 29
Cowlitz Indian Pow Wow, September 21
262 Larmon Road
Ethel, WA 98542-9709
(360) 864-8844
www.slcchamberofcommerce.com
(360) 262-9260
(360) 864-4685
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
& MAINTENANCE
SHOVEL LOGGING
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13th
Proceeds go to the Toledo High School Honor Society
FOOD VENDORS
Patty’s Kettle Korn, 30 varieties of popcorn
Sandy’s Pizza
Coffee Bus
Kitty Kat Haven
FREE GIFT!!!!!
FOR THE FIRST
FIFTY PEOPLE
WHO COME MEET
OUR VENDORS
Sandra Klinck - Baby Blankets
Lori Vough - Acrylic painting
Stellagarth Alpaca Ranch
Mary Mulloy - Wind chimes
Linda Curtis - Quilted bags
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 9
Janet Pruett, 2013 Toledo Big Cheese
Big Cheese Biographical Review
Janet Edwards Pruett was born Nov. 28, 1935 in
Vancouver, Wash., to Opal and Skinny Edwards.
Originally from Eaglesville, Missouri, Skinny moved
westward during the Great Depression finding work
wherever he could.
“These being the days of the Depression, Dad more
or less lived the life of a hobo,” Janet said.
Skinny finally migrated to Vancouver, where he met
Opal and got married. He moved the family to the
Toledo area in 1940 and found a place across from the
Lone Yew Grange, where he raised five kids.
Janet was the oldest and learned at an early age what
it was to do chores and odd jobs. She and her siblings
found ways to earn extra income by picking strawberries
and raspberries as well as collecting cascara bark, tree
moss and wild ferns.
After graduating from Toledo in 1954, Janet worked
at Amy's Cafe across from the bank and Cora and Ray
Paul and Janet Pruett, courtesy photo
Rakoz's Shake Shop.
Janet met Paul Pruett through family connections. Paul
was from North Carolina but he had other family in this
area.
They were married in 1959 and later had five children:
Thurman, Jane, Doris, Jeff and Anita, plus ten
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. They bought the
property around the corner from where she was raised and
still call the area home.
In 1985, Janet began teaching an oil painting class at the
Toledo Senior Center, attracting artists from Centralia,
Longview, Ryderwood, Glenoma and everywhere in
between.
In 2006, Paul passed away after 47 years of marriage.
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Harold Boone, 2013 Toledo Big Cheese
Big Cheese Biographical Review
Harold Boone was born at the Toledo Hospital on
April 30, 1937, to Elmer and Dorothy Boone. The fourth
of seven children, his siblings included Elmer (Scoot),
Robert, Ida Lee, Kenneth, Carol Ann and Dennis.
In 1958, Harold married Pat, the love of his life. They
had three children, Tamara, Brenda and Kenneth and later
seven grandchildren.
Harold was drafted into the United States Army in
1960 and served from 1960 to 1961. He traveled to many
places in those two years, including San Francisco,
Chicago, New York and many places in Germany. When
he returned home, he went to work for Weyerhaeuser,
Kraft Foods, and Olson Trucking, as well as other
logging companies, until his retirement in 1999. He has
continued farming during his retirement and is involved
with the Toledo Lions Club.
After touring the world, Harold realized he would
rather live in Toledo than anywhere else. He and Pat built
a house on Collins Road in 1964 and he still lives there.
The Boones spent most of their days farming, milking
cows, raising cattle, baling hay and fishing on the
Cowlitz River.
Harold remembers the fish being so thick on the
Cowlitz that he could practically walk across the river on
the backs of the fish. In the winter of 1955, the Cowlitz
froze over and he really could walk on water.
Harold still loves to farm and hay during the summer.
“Haying and picking tansy would take up the whole
summer,” he said. “Pat and I worked together to keep the
tractors, mowers, rakes, balers and other farm equipment
in working order. We would rob Peter to pay Paul, and it
always seemed to work out for us. We all worked hard. I
could throw hay bales with the best of them and still
can!”
Pat’s passing in October 2012 has been hard on
Harold.
“As I venture out through completely new territory of
life on my own, you’ll notice that I’ve remained true to
myself, and to the love and spirit that I learned during 54
years of a wonderful life with my best friend at my side,”
he said.
Pat and Harold Boone, courtesy photo
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2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 12
‘If something needed to get done,
you called George Murdock’
By Jake Morgan
Even 17 years after his death,
one man’s name and reputation for
getting things done are still fondly
remembered in Toledo.
Born 100 years ago on Feb. 15,
1913 in Scotland, Toledo Lion
George Murdock emigrated to
America through Ellis Island while
in grade school. He grew up in
Seattle where he graduated from
the University of Washington,
married Helen Barnes and served as
an officer in the Navy during World
War II and later in the Reserves.
He was a teacher and football
coach at Winlock for many years,
playing against the Indians and
Toledo football coach Ted Hippi. It
is rumored Murdock greased the
uniforms of his players to make
them harder to tackle. Murdock
later moved to Castle Rock to
become their principal and Hippi
moved to Centralia.
In 1955, Murdock was asked to
be superintendent of the Toledo
School District and he agreed, on
the condition that Ted Hippi be
hired as THS principal and become
the head football coach.
Murdock insisted the teachers he
hired live here in the district and
told them they were obligated to
participate in and serve their
community outside of school.
"George was very good at
delegating," said longtime friend
and colleague Gary Springer. "We
had a shortage of good teachers
back then, so when we would hire a
new teacher, we'd also find a house
for them in town. By we, I mean
George would have me find them a
house."
Springer said Murdock arranged
to expand the high school, now the
present middle school campus, by
having the Toledo Lions Club
purchase timber land next to the
school at Days Grove and hold it
until the school district could pay
for it. The following year the
timber cut paid for it all.
George then helped build the
football field at the present middle
school, getting all the dirt, hauling
and drainage donated. Later, he
helped build the football field at the
present high school, as well as W.F.
West's field in Chehalis, and helped
build the Toledo city park.
Ken Norberg (Toledo class of
1966) said he once witnessed
Murdock, a former fullback and
kicker for the Huskies, walk onto
the THS field at half time wearing
dress shoes and kick a solid field
goal from the 50-yard line with no
apparent effort.
George knew how to motivate
people to finish community
projects. He was good at organizing
work parties and getting donated
materials and volunteer labor. He
was still a mover and a shaker in
retirement, often directing the work
of others from a sofa in his living
room or from his pickup truck. Ron
Smith recalled how Murdock
would park in the street, honk his
horn and people would come over
to his truck to see what he wanted.
"One time George called me up
on a Saturday and asked if he could
borrow my [Caterpillar] for a few
hours," said Ed Borte. "I said,
'Sure, George, I guess that's all
right.' He said, 'Great! Someone
will come by to get it in about four
minutes.' And they did!"
The Murdocks also organized
numerous community activities in
addition to Cheese Days, including
softball, bowling and cribbage
tournaments, an annual apple cider
squeeze and smelt dipping.
Special thanks to George Jr. and
Barbara Murdock Olson.
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Students at Toledo High
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Meet this year’s 2013 Cheese Day princesses
Carrie Anguiano, 18
Hello my name is Carrie Anguiano. I turned 18 on May
30th. I have gone to Toledo since kindergarten. I decided
to try something new by going to Winlock school my
eighth grade year. I came back my freshman year, then
left again my sophomore year... I finally came back my
junior year, so I could graduate with my kindergarten
class. Now in my senior year, I decided to start becoming
more involved with my school and community. By
playing basketball earlier this year, volunteering for my
church, and joining Big Brothers Big Sisters. I volunteer
as much as I can when I am not working at McDonald's.
My dad is Jose Anguiano and my mom is Carrie
Anguiano. I have three sisters and one brother.
Brittiannie, Felicia, Lynsie and Ryan. I have two cats
named Ducky and Smokeeta, who just had 5 kittens! I
also have a dog named Karizma. I want to go into the
medical field and work with teeth. The reason why I
wanted to be a part of Cheese Days is because ever since
I was little I always wanted to be a princess. Corny, I
know but I just always thought it would be so fun. Now
having it be my last year of school, I didn't want to
graduate knowing that I didn't run for Cheese Days at
least once. It is just as amazing as I thought it was going
to be. I love my town and I am grateful to have this
opportunity to support it.
Shy-Anne Hill, 13
Hello my name is Shy-Anne
Hill, and I was born on
6/9/2000. I have lived in
Toledo my whole life. I love
this little town. When I grow
up I want to be a kindergarten
teacher at Toledo Elementary
School and have a small
photography business on the
side. I love kids, my family,
and my community. Now you
know a little bit about me.
photos by Cyndi Philbrook, coordinator
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 16
Welcome to the 2013
Toledo Cheese Days
Car & Motorcycle Show
Presented by the Toledo Lions Club, Hosted by Classic Cruisers Car Club
Saturday, July 13
Toledo Middle School
7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Awards at 4 p.m.
Car entry fee $15
Hillard’s Auto Body
3716 Jackson Hwy
Chehalis
360-266-9820
John & Nancy Durham
Brian Durham
PO Box 513
387 Cedar Creek Rd Toledo
Lakeside Industries, Inc
Asphalt Paving
PO Box 636 Centralia
360-736-2847
360-736-0648 Fax
Bruce Armstead Trucking
Pops, JJ & Deanna
Log Hauling
222 Sareault Rd Toledo
360-749-2306
360-864-6902
Pacific Testing &
Inspection, LLC
Materials Testing & Special
Inspection
Leslie A Croxton OwnerBusiness Manager
2417 Harrison Ave Centralia
360-736-3922
360-807-6002 Fax
Gary & Sharon Blair Family
PO Box 798
Napavine
360-262--0580
S&T Hauling
Scott Reed
423 Toledo-Vader Rd.
360-520-5966
Northfork Construction, Inc.
John Trodahl, President
103 North Fork Rd. Chehalis
360-262-9825
360-262-9796 Fax
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 17
Valley View Health Center
Medical & Dental Services
Behavioral Health
Medicaid, Medicare and
Private Insurance
Sliding fee scale
available for those with
limited income
Bilingual Services
360-330-9595 Chehalis
Other Sites:
360-785-9400 Winlock,
360-864-4400 Toledo,
360-978-6000 Onalaska,
360-942-3040 Raymond,
360-736-3042 Centralia,
Dental Sites:
360-496-5101 Morton
360-942-3040 Raymond
Stanley Oil Co., Inc.
76 Products
PO Box 99
399 Maple St Morton
360-496-5166
Fat Boys Hot Rods
Custom Paint & Restoration
Complete Cars Mild to
Wild Start to Finish or
Anything in Between
100 SE 1st St. Winlock
360-785-0335
fatboyshotrods@live.com
MAJOR CHEESE DAY
CAR SHOW SPONSORS
Evergreen Paint, Inc.
Automotive-IndustrialArchitectual Coatings
1142 Vandercook Wy
Longview
360-423-9928
www.evergreenpaint.com
Sunbird Shopping Center
Inc.
1757 N National Ave.
Chehalis
360-748-3337 and
1000 Algiers Dr. Yelm
360-458-2009
Campbell Chrysler-Dodge
Jeep, Inc.
300C, Sebring, PT Cruiser,
Aspen, Town & Country
217 W Main Centralia
360-736-3353
The Print Shop
Mike Carey
411 E Union Centralia
360-736-4474
mike@theprint-shop.com
Travers Electric
Ron Travers
122 Sturdevant Rd. Chehalis
360-748-0059
360-748-7395 fax
360-520-6581 cell
ron@traverselectric.net
www.traverselectric.net
Riverdale Raceway
Dan & Audrey Dale
173 Basswood Dr. Silverlake
360-274-5255
360-749-1170 Cell
www.riverdale
raceway.com
Barnes Drive Quarry
State Spec. Quarry Rock
9610 Barnes Dr.
Castle Rock
360-274-0795
Toledo New Life Assembly
“Taking Church Outside The
Walls”
420 Silver St.
PO Box 130, Toledo
360-864-4366
Stirling Honda
1060 Vandercook Way
PO Box 1077 Longview
360-423-3350
www.stirlingautogroup.com
National Frozen Food
Corp.
188 Sturdevant Rd. Chehalis
360-748-4403
360-748-1419 Fax
Reichert
Shake & Fencing Inc.
Quality is our #1 Priority
207 Kangas Rd Toledo
360-864-6434
Central Electric
Division of Carl T. Madsen
Group
Commercial & Industrial
Electrical
We also do Design Build Work
320 SW Riverside Dr.
Chehalis
360-748-4701
Precision Printing Inc., &
Copy Depot
Dorothy Due, Owner
1624 S. Gold St. Centralia
360-736-7232
360-736-7249 Fax
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 18
ENBODY, DUGAN &
ENBODY
Attorneys at Law
107 S Tower Centralia
360-736-8269
360-736-9111 Fax
TWIN CITIES LINE-X
1050-B NW Maryland Ave.
Chehalis
360-740-4660
American Family Insurance
Auto, Home, Business, Life
1109 Harrison Ave
Centralia
360-736-0198
24 Hour Claims
Nixon Enterprises
Self Loader, Dump
Trucking, Logging, Low
Bed, Excavation, Road
Building, Cat Work, Road
Grader
Box 531 Winlock
Eric 360-785-9815
Tom 360-785-4150
MAJOR CHEESE DAY
CAR SHOW SPONSORS
Max Auto Body
Don Holmes, Owner
1164 11th Ave. Longview
360-425-8449
Bud Clary Dealerships
Chevrolet, Subaru, Suzuki
360-423-1700
Chevrolet/Cadillac
1030 Commerce Ave
Longview
Subaru/Jeep
961 Commerce Ave
Longview
Suzuki
4005 Ocean Beach Hwy
Longview
www.budclary.com
Stuffy’s II
Bud & Glenda Duling
804 Ocean Beach Hwy
Longview
360-423-6356
Tri-Tex Oil Co. Cowlitz Shell
- Exit 59
PO Box 70 Castle Rock
360-274-8511
360-274-7403 Fax
Frosty’s Saloon & Grill
Open 7 days a week
113 W Front St. Napavine
360-262-3980
Audio Express
“Where you always get the
best for less”
935 14th Ave Longview
360-577-6442
360-577-6459 Fax
Alaska Continental Pipeline,
Inc.
Pipeline Maintenance Pipeline
Construction
954 Jackson Hwy S, Toledo
360-864-8866
360-864-8860 Fax
Tires, Inc.
Serving Lewis County for
over 50 years
1283 NW State Ave Chehalis
360-748-6611
Timberland Bank
Since 1915 Member FDIC
101 Ramsey Ave
PO Box 245 Toledo
360-864-6102
Castle Rock Brake &
Alignment
Alignments, Brakes, Hot
Rods & Classics, Lifts &
Lowering Kits, Trailers &
Motorhomes
Dan & Jason Clarke, Owners
16 A St. Castle Rock
360-274-6100
LUND Trucking Co., Inc.
Jeffrey Lund
1924 Bishop Rd. Chehalis
360-767-0601
JH Kelly LLC
Building Trust
821 3rd Ave
PO Box 2038 Longview
360-423-5510
L&E Bottling Co., Inc.
Po Box 11159 or 3200
Mottman Rd SW Olympia
360-357-3812
800-500-3812
U-Neek RV Center
2625 Old Pacific Hwy S
Exit 36 off of I-5, Kelso
360-425-3300
360-425-0351 Fax
www.terryuneekrv.com
P&M Paint & Body Shop
Specializing in Semi Trucks,
Pickup Trucks, and Cars
Old & New We Do It All
168 Foster Creek Rd
360-864-4660
Toledo
Cowlitz Pow-Wow
Honoring the Spirit
September 21, 2013 at Toledo
High School
360-864-7005
107 Spencer Rd Toledo
www.cowlitz.org
Morgan Online Media
Jake Morgan
web publishing services
www.morganonlinemedia.com
Toledo Hair Studio
“Hair Styling for the Whole
Family”
Sharon Petersen
251 Cowlitz St. Toledo
360-269-8564
Bulldog Trailers
Jay Wilson & Trev Wilson
151 Labree Rd Chehalis
360-748-4416
800-909-4416
360-748-9116 Fax
Dave’s Chevron/Subway
Dave & Freda Beal
416 State Hwy 506
PO Box 636
I-5 Exit 59 Toledo
360-864-8210
360-864-8550 Fax
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 19
Pacific Testing &
Inspection, LLC
Leslie A Croxton
2417 Harrison Ave
Centralia
360-736-3922
CHS Inc.
Propane, Refined Fuels &
Lubricants
Sonny Pitts
153 NW State St. Chehalis
360-748-4655
Gee Cee’s Truck Stop
All Your Fueling Needs
123 Foster Creek Rd.
Toledo
360-864-4803
360-864-4304 Fax
Richardson Construction
Excellence in Building
Kendall Richardson, Owner
889 Jackson Hwy S
360-864-2200
Anderson’s Fabrication
Lionell P Anderson
Shearing, CNC-Punching,
CNC-Forming, Welding,
CNC-Hi Def Plasma
Cutting
506 N Gold St. Centralia
360-736-3220
360-237-0187 Fax
MAJOR CHEESE DAY
CAR SHOW SPONSORS
Line-X of Longview
Spray-On Truck Bedliners
960-1 Industrial Way
Longview
360-423-2877
866-800-2877
Harold Sorensen Trucking
112 Plomondon Rd Toledo
360-864-4921
Century 21 Lund Realtors
Serving Lewis County for over
40 years
1169 S Market Blvd.
PO Box 897 Chehalis
360-748-8619
800-546-4609
www.century21lund.com
Stanley Store, Inc.
728 Leonard Rd Onalaska
360-978-4949
Fairway Center
35 Stores to Serve You
1530 to 1726 S Gold
PO Box 995 Centralia
360-736-5961
360-736-4432 Fax
Guadalajara
Mexican Grill and Cantina
Open for Lunch & Dinner-7
days a week
114 Cedar Crest Dr. Winlock
360-785-4161
Bruno’s Pizza
1108 Washington Way
Longview
360-636-4970
Timberland Bank
Since 1915- Member FDIC
209 NE First St
PO Box 368 Winlock
360-785-3552
The Housing Mart, Inc.
Super Home Centers
“Personalized Service
Counts”
Exit 88 on I-5
19748 Elderberry SW
Rochester
360-273-8812
800-848-7098
197 Hamilton Rd N Chehalis
360-740-4212
360-740-4270 fax
Hassler’s Auto Body, Inc. &
RV Storage
Darryl Hassler
Auto Glass, Towing & Rental
Cars, Dicmor Frame Repair,
RV Body Work
Just 10 miles south of
Chehalis
INSURANCE WORK
WELCOME
3956 Jackson Hwy Chehalis
360-262-9705
360-262-3105
Barry’s Quality Machine,
Inc.
Barry Griel
192 N Market Blvd. Chehalis
360-748-6861
Los Pepe’s Restaurant
Mexican Food
115 Cowlitz St Toledo
360-864-8226
Douglas M. O’Connor, D.D.S.
Family Dentistry
Dedicated to Excellence
911 11th Ave Suite B
Longview
360-636-3900
Betty’s Place Inc.
Inside Eating, Carry Out
601 N 5th
PO Box 267 Toledo
360-864-4867
Lone Oak Trucking
PO Box 353 Toledo
360-864-6691
Tire Factory Centralia OK
Tire Inc.
Vern Chandler, Rex Dobbins,
Travis Newman
1741 Harrison Ave Centralia
360-736-1125
800-807-8596
Little Crane Café
360-295-3711
J&G’s Grocery Store
360-295-3712
110 7th, Vader
Gunnar’s Auto Supply
Parts for Imports, Domestic, &
H.D Truck, 4x4’s
721 Commerce Longview
360-200-1669
123 Cowlitz St E, Castle Rock
360-274-7727
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 20
South Lewis County
Chamber of Commerce
Strength in Connections
408 Silver St
PO Box 607 Toledo
360-864-8844
360-864-8846
Toutle River RV Resort
150 Happy Trails
Castle Rock
360-274-8373
Pacific Fibre Products
Inc.
Buy Land-Buy Timber
20 Fibre Way
PO Box 278 Longview
360-577-7112
Les Schwab Tire Center
The West’s Largest
Independent Tire Dealer
36 N Market Blvd Chehalis
360-748-0295
1211 Harrison Ave
Centralia
360-736-6603
1420 Industrial Way
Longview
360-423-1832
3186 Ocean Beach Hwy
Longview
360-425-5420
Good Crushing Inc. dba
Good’s Quarry
Rock Crushing, Road
building, Deliveries, all
sizes Crushed Gravel
699 Tennessee Rd
Winlock
265 Rupp Rd Toledo
360-785-9900
The Farm Store
Dedicated to Excellence
561 W Main PO Box 1107
Chehalis
360-748-3368
MAJOR CHEESE DAY
CAR SHOW SPONSORS
Wilcox & Flegel Oil Co.
Sunoco Race Fuels
Po Box 61 Centralia
800-554-5549
360-736-6164
360-330-2377 Fax
Twin City Licensing
at the Lewis County Mall
151 NE Hampe Way, Ste.
B3-1
Chehalis
360-748-6689
360-748-6722 Fax
Timberland Bank
Since 1915 Member of FDIC
714 W Main St, Chehalis
360-740-0770
Packwood Ace Hardware
104 Rainier Ave Packwood
360-494-2131
Farmers Insurance
Auto, Home, Business, Life,
Health
Cyndi Philbrook, Agent
121 Cowlitz, Toledo
360-864-4774
360-864-8299 Fax
www.farmers.com
rb Ritchie Bros.
Auctioneers
214 Ritchie Lane Chehalis
360-767-3000
360-956-1508 Fax
www.rbauction.com
R&R Tire Co., Inc.
Commercial Polishing
Randy Prahl
2210 W Main St Ste. 107
Battle Ground
1148 S Jackson Hwy Toledo
360-864-8175
877-676-5474
360-798-1778 cell
ToledoTel
183 Plomondon Rd
PO Box 669 Toledo
360-864-4552
800-562-8697
www.toledotel.com
Sandy’s Pizza
106 Kellogg Way
PO Box 1355 Toledo
360-864-6200
360-219-7513
MDK Construction Inc.
1608 S Gold St Centralia
360-623-1320
Sauter Auto & Diesel
“All your repair needs”
Cars, Motorhomes,
all sizes of trucks
340 Forest
Napavine Rd E
PO Box 444 Napavine
360-262-0526
360-266-8161
Sauterauto@qwest.net
Toledo IGA Market Fresh
Dedicated to Excellence
400 Cowlitz
PO Box 310 Toledo
360-864-2161
Also in St. Helens, Shelton,
Cathlamet, Tenino &
Goldendale
J. Hitchcock Tax Service
Enrolled To Represent
Taxpayers Before the IRS
Income Tax, Bookkeeping, and
Payroll
852 S Market Blvd Chehalis
360-748-7580
Bateaux Cellars Winery
288 Smokey Valley Rd Toledo
500 Boardway Unit 606
Vancouver
360-921-9594
360-607-0774
360-921-5222
www.bateauxcellars.com
Rachel Phillips Insurance
Agency
What Can We Do For You
408 Silver St
PO Box 607 Toledo
360-864-8844
Northwest Harley Davidson
Steve Boone, Owner
I-5 Exit 111
8000 Freedom Lane NE
Lacey
360-705-8515
800-NW-HOGGS
360-705-8532 Fax
Jaybird Trucking, LLC
Po box 493 Toledo
360-520-3321
Good Inc.
1121 Harrison Ave
No. 220 Centralia
360-807-4623
360-751-6976
Mary’s Corner Medical
Clinic
Robert McElhaney Jr. MD
4254 Jackson Hwy Chehalis
360-262-3966
360-262-3967 Fax
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 21
Don Hollister Trucking
Inc.
1912 NE 279th St
Ridgefield
360-887-8418
Jerry & Bev Cook and
Family
PO Box 26 Toledo
360-864-9607
J.J. Sauter Trucking Inc.
End Dump Trucking,
Refrigerated Trucking,
Truck Washing
Jason Sauter
1310 NW State Ave
Chehalis
360-508-1010
360-748-7795 Fax
Tyler Rental
Full Line Rental Center
Doug Amman, Store
Manager
153 Hamilton Rd N
Chehalis
360-748-3440
800-772-0237
www.doug@tylerrental.net
MAJOR CHEESE DAY
CAR SHOW SPONSORS
Simply Zenful
Massage & Bodywork
Shannon Wright
Licensed Massage Practitioner
103 SE First St Winlock
360-520-0955
simplyzenful@gmail.com
Cowlitz Valley Log
Furniture
Rob Reynolds
190 Frye Rd Castle Rock
360-749-6304
Van Cleve Ford Inc.
Five Hundred, Thunderbird,
Mustang, Crown Victoria,
Focus, Fusion, SUV’s,
Trucks, Vans
302 2nd St.
PO Box 219 Morton
360-496-5999
Shipp Construction
262 Larmon Rd Ethel
360-262-9260
360-864-4685
Behrends Body Shop
Dick & Jim Ainslie
701 S Pacific Kelso
360-425-5212
behrendsbs@kalama.com
Paula Burrows
Windermere Centralia
360-520-4810 cell
360-736-3679 fax
pburrows
@windermere.com
DeGeode Bulb Farms Inc.
Flowering Plants & Shrubs
409 Mossyrock Road West
Mossyrock
360-983-3773
360-983-3771 Fax
gaylec@degoedebulb.com
Prairie Ridge Tack Shop
Feed, Bedding, Tack,
Fencing, Vet Supplies,
Gift Items, Pet Food
5484 Jackson Hwy Toledo
360-864-6262
prairieridge@toledotel.com
Tom Nichols, CPA
Tax, Accounting, Business
Consulting
107 N Tower Ave Ste. 16
Centralia
360-623-1515
360-880-0849 cell
360-623-1517 Fax
St. Helen’s Brewery Co.
Chris Fraser, Brewmaster
117 Grand Fir Toledo
850-803-1575
Sthelensbrewer@gmail.com
www.sthelensbrewingco
.com
Stanley Oil Company, Inc.
CFN Cardlock NetworkResidential & Commercial
Propane
399 Maple St Morton
360-496-5166
360-496-6455 fax
R&R Tire Company Inc.
Commercial Polishing
1148 S. Jackson Hwy Toledo
I-5 Exit 57
360-864-8175
www.aluminumwheelpolishi
ng.com
Julie’s Little Tykes, LLC
Early Learning Center
Julie McNelly Owner/Director
214 2nd St NE Napavine
360-262-3390
Centralia Knitting Mills,
Inc.
Skookum-OctonekNewaukum River-Award
Sweaters and Jackets-Custom
Screen Printing &
Embroidery
1002 W Main St
PO Box 269 Centralia
360-736-3994
800-723-4317 fax
Centralia
knit@compprime.com
Britco Engines
Darin & Donna
815 B St.
PO Box 606 Centralia
360-330-2434
National Frozen Foods
Corporation
188 Sturdevant Rd Chehalis
360-748-4403
360-748-1419 fax
Advanced Rehabilitation
Specialist
Industrial & Orthopedic
Rehabilitation
Work Conditioning Program
1510 Kresky Ave Centralia
360-736-0699
360-736-0324 Fax
Love’s
Travel Stops & Country Stores
1276 Rush Road Napavine
360-748-6597
360-748-6659 Fax
www.loves.com
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 22
Dan Wallace Trucking
Contract Log Hauling
Washington/Oregon
PO Box 364 Toledo
360-864-6298
360-749-2461 cell
The Metal Mill
Made Locally to Suit Your
Needs Commercial,
Residential, Agricultural
I-5 Exit 71
149 Estep Rd Chehalis
360-262-9080
www.metalmill.com
Ferrellgas
Your Propane Connection
8270 28th Ct Ne SE 101
2811 Jackson Hwy Chehalis
360-748-4802
800-709-0087
Main Office
8370 28th Ct NE SE 101
Lacey
360-753-0063
Fir Lawn Funeral Chapel
Locally Owned
Serving Lewis & Cowlitz
Counties for Over 40 years
351 N 5th
PO Box 391 Toledo
360-864-2101
360-864-4583 Fax
MAJOR CHEESE DAY
CAR SHOW SPONSORS
Olympia Fireplace & Spa
506 E 4th Ave Olympia
360-352-4328
1331 N Louisiana Ave
Chehalis
360-740-6910
Rodda Paint
Cloverdale Paint
541 California Way
PO Box 517 Longview
360-423-4990
www.roddapint.com
Rib Eye Ramblin Jacks
A Roadside Diner with a
whole Lotta Soul
1-5 Exit 72
1336 Rush Road Napavine
360-748-6066
CVM Machine, Inc.
126 North Star Dr. Chehalis
360-748-0124
360-748-0113 Fax
360-736-7353 Res.
TMS Tin Men Supply
Colored Steel Cut to Length
1826 Harrison Ave Centralia
360-736-8118
888-484-6636
St. Jean’s Auto Body &
Refinishing
200 E Summa Centralia
360-736-5199
Harrison Christian
Development
Harrison Christian’s Serving
Mt. Rainier & Mt. St. Helens
Parks
PO Box 0 Morton
360-496-6662
360-496-5331 Fax
Seasons Motel
Corner of Hwy 7 & Hwy 12
Po Box 567 Morton
360-496-6835
877-496-6835
www.whitepasstravel.com
Mill Village Motel
PO Box 1030
210 Center St. Eatonville
360-832-3200
800-832-3248
www.eatonville.com
Shelton Lam & Deck
192 Downie Rd Chehalis
360-740-1008
Scentsy
Grace Adele
Anita De La Rosa
PO Box 202 Vader
360-751-9842
irisriverofdreams
@yahoo.com
https://Anita25.GraceAdele.us
Scott’s Heating & Air
Conditioning, Inc.
HVAC Installation
“It’s Hard to Stop a Trane”
1863 US Hwy 12
PO Box 403 Ethel
360-978-4936
360-978-4872 Fax
Wood Furnishings
Genuine Wood Furniture
Ready to Finish, Hand
Finished, Factory Finished
Mon-Sat 10 am - 7pm
Sun Noon - 5pm
1445 Commerce Ave
Longview
360-423-9740
Lewis County
Commissioners
Washington’s First County
Established in 1845
Lee Grose, Bill Schulte, and
Edna Fund Commissioners
351 NW North St Chehalis
360-520-6002
f.lee.grose@
lewiscountywa.gov
CFAC
Community First Auto Center
1051 NW Louisiana Ave
Chehalis
360-748-3512
360-520-1666 cell
360-748-4034 fax
rvotaw@cfaccars.com
Miles & Sons
Service and Repair
159 Labree Rd Chehalis
360-748-3226
360-748-4567 fax
John.miles@
milesandsons.com
Winlock Family Dentistry
Preventative dentistry with an
aesthetic flair
Suzanne Snow, DDS
617 Cemetery Rd
PO Box 399 Winlock
360-785-4755
Jail Sucks Bail Bonds
John Wickert & Tiffany York
382 NW Chehalis Ave
Chehalis
360-740-8248
www.becausejailsucks.com
Cowlitz Indian Tribe
1055 9th Ave Ste B
PO Box 2547 Longview
360-864-7005
jwgroll@toledotel.com
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 23
Ride n Dirty Trucking
Nathan Cook
241 N Second St
PO Box 711 Toledo
360-880-2665
RLB Inc/Brosey Hardware
Eddie Ward Manager
801 NW Kerron Ave
PO Box 26 Winlock
360-785-3791
360-785-3571 fax
duffer@localaccess.com
Cardinal TG
Jeffrey Dennis Manager
214 Downie Rd Chehalis
360-242-4369
jdennis@cardinalcorp.com
www.cardinalcorp.com
Toledo Excavating &
Dump Truck Service
T.E.D.S
Ted Demery Owner
658 Smokey Valley Rd
Toledo
360-304-0719
Toledo Towing & Repair
NAPA
Professionals Serving You
24 Hour Auto & RV Towing
Lockouts-Roadside Service
1st & Cowlitz Toledo
360-864-2121
888-663-2121
MAJOR CHEESE DAY
CAR SHOW SPONSORS
St. Helen’s Tap House
112 Ramsey Way Toledo
360-864-2700
CARQUEST AUTO
PARTS
Winlock Auto Supply
Dustin & Diedre Krause
110 E Walnut
PO Box 205 Winlock
360-785-4488
360-785-4669 fax
Builders Surplus Northwest
John Kuhn Store Manager
Closeout Discounted Items,
Factory Over-Run, Cabinets,
Doors, Moulding, Tubs,
Windows
281 Hamilton Rd Chehalis
360-748-6269
360-388-6615 cell
ServPro
Ryan Grady Owner
1425 Alabama St Longview
360-703-3884
360-703-4656 cell
360-353-3178 fax
Servpro9911@gmail.com
Servprolongviewkelso.com
Wilco
Jason Imes
Wilco-Winfield LLC
250 NW Quincy Place
PO Box 1285 Chehalis
360-748-9277
800-382-5339
J.H. Kelly LLC
PO Box 2038
821 3rd Ave. Longview
Cowlitz Prairie Grange 49th
Annual Threshing Bee
Toledo
August 24-25 2013
Flea Market
360-262-0540
Gas Engine & Tractor Expo
360-864-2744
Plaza Jalisco Mexican
Restaurant
120 Birch St SW
PO Box 549 Napavine
360-262-0243
Uncle Jim’s Smokehouse
Custom made Sausage
Jim & Cindy Smith
1387 Ceres Hill Rd. Chehalis
360-740-8836
360-880-3839
www.unclejims
smokehouse.com
Little Hands Learning
Center
Childcare/Preschool
Bridget Nyberg
302 Coal St Toledo
360-864-2777
360-880-7501 cell
www.littlehandslearning
center.com
North Coast Electric Co.
750 Industrial Way Longview
360-423-1550
McGregor Auto & Muffler
Travis McGregor Owner
981 NW State Ave Chehalis
360-748-4250
Washington Bluegrass
Association
General Cothren, WBA
President
291 Russell Rd. Winlock
360-785-3478
360-520-4524
Generalandbetty7@msn.com
Short Stop Grocery
Groceries-Texaco GasolineSporting Goods-Deli Foods
Everyday 6:00am-10 pm
Gasoline 24 hours
360-864-2211
Larae’s Childcare &
Preschool
Mon-Fri 6:30am-5:30 pm
201 Augustus
PO Box 123 Toledo
360-864-8569
Daytona West, Inc
Auto Repair & Tire Sales
13 S Market Blvd Chehalis
360-748-6351
800-690-6351
Sunny Valley Sales
Motorcycles-Cars & Trucks
Sales-Service-Parts-Restoration
That Muffler and Brake Shop
Complete Automotive Care
1030 S Gold Centralia
360-330-2886
Farmers Insurance
Cyndi Philbrook
Insurance Consultant
208 Cowlitz St
PO Box 638 Toledo
360-864-4774
360-864-8299 fax
360-423-5162 cell
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 24
Shelton Structures, Inc.
Paul Ericson
192 Downie Chehalis
360-740-1008
360-740-1835 fax
360-623-9262 cell
sheltonstructures@msn.com
Ace of Spades
Motorcycle Speed &
Custom
Specializing in HarleyDavidson
Rock Owner
213 E Maple St Centralia
360-807-6442
Aceofspadeshd
@yahoo.com
LW Virgil R Lee & Son
Insurance-Survey BondingRisk Management
John O (Jack) Thurston
403 N Market Blvd
PO Box 1226 Chehalis
360-748-0051
800-755-9546
360-748-3941 fax
The Cheese Days
Committee would
like to thank all of
our major sponsors.
Dash plaques will
be given to the first
300 entries. 137
awards. Cost to
enter a car is $15.
Admission is free.
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 25
Cheese Days Car & Motorcycle Show Supporters
Powersports N.W.
300 S Tower Centralia
360-736-0166
Main Street Food Mart & Deli
614 W Main St Chehalis
360-748-6338
A Glass Enterprise, Inc
212 Tower Ave Centralia
360-736-1141
A Glass Enterprise/Parts Etc.
Specializing in 64-73 Mustangs &
Classic Cars & Trucks
212 S Tower Ave Centralia
360-736-1141
Aldersons Awards West
Printwares
1124 Kresky Ave Centralia
360-736-2912
Johnigk Chiropractic Offices
205 Cowlitz Toledo
360-864-6666
2 Cowlitz St W Castle Rock
360-274-8223
Chehalis Livestock Market
Dave Balmelli & Joe Parypa
328 Hamilton Rd N Chehalis
360-748-3191
Castle Rock Building Supply
Building Supplies-Doors &
Windows-Sun Frog SealersLumber-Power Tools
126 Huntington N
Castle Rock
360-274-8131
Wayne A & Wandalee J
Brown & Family
Miracle Mile Chiropractic
1102 Kresky Ave Chehalis
360-330-1312
Home Carpet Warehouse, Inc.
1793 NE Kresky Ave Chehalis
360-748-1650
360-330-0726 Fax
Hydraulic Service, Inc.
1815 Baker Way Kelso
360-425-3240
Cedar Village IGA
Raleigh Stone
206 E Walnut Winlock
360-785-4610
Sunshine Liquidators Inc
Grocery & Variety
102 Kellogg Way Toledo
Mon-Sat 10:30-5:30
360-864-8228
Larry’s Cars Inc
226 S Tower Centralia
360-736-1513
Willies Sport Shop
113 W Main Centralia
360-736-9994
360-330-5631 Fax
Bennie’s Gardens
Ernie & Bennie Ahrens
1870 Bishop Rd Chehalis
360-748-1061
Country Canopy & RV Center
I-5 Exit 72
1360 Rush Rd Chehalis
360-748-9721
800-696-9721
Thunder Autosound
1002 S Gold St Centralia
360-330-2408
360-736-8431 Fax
Merzoian Bros Enterprise
Storage Units
360-864-4186
Twin City Upholstery
Dick Catlin
Car, Boat, Furniture
368 Toledo-Vader Rd Toledo
360-864-6604
Just Wood Furniture
1601 S Gold St Centralia
360-736-3832
A-1 Vacuum
508 Allen St Kelso
360-200-1025
Central TV & Appliance
435 NW Chehalis Ave Chehalis
360-748-8678
360-748-6558 Fax
Chehalis Rentals
Serving Your Rental Needs
388 NW Louisiana Chehalis
360-748-6619
Better Weigh Mfg
Welding, Repairs,
Parts, Sales, Service
Trailer Specialists
We Build Em
1-5 Exit 57 168 Foster Creek Rd
Toledo
360-864-6800
Hart Radiator
Complete Radiator Service
501 Grade St Kelso
360-425-6220
Cascade Trader Inc.
Equipment
1380 NW State Chehalis
360-748-1182
Harry & Jan Dykstra and
Family
Heritage Pacific Realty
Mike McDonald, GRI
1110 SE Front St
PO Box 598 Winlock
360-785-7510
800-317-6573
Twin City Collision
Center Inc.
Jim W. Dean &
John Hankins, Jr.
55 N Market Blvd. Chehalis
360-748-8344
Gold Key Motors
918 S Gold St Centralia
360-736-2940
Brian’s Transmission & Auto
Repair
Brian Stephens Owner/
Technician
130 Cowlitz St Toledo
360-864-8215
JNL Auto Body & Repair Inc.
“You Bend Em, We Mend Em”
901 N Tower Centralia
360-736-8095
Central Automotive Supply
Inc.
Mike Aldrich, Owner
114 N Pearl Centralia
206-736-9366
Tree Management Plus Inc.
Po Box 311 Ethel
360-978-4305
360-978-5747 Fax
NAPA Auto Parts
19 S Market Chehalis
360-748-3341
514 W Main Centralia
360-736-9944
218 Pioneer Ave E Montesano
360-249-3666
Centralia Deli Steak & BBQ
7 Days a week 9am-9pm
We’re not a fast food restaurant,
we serve great food
as fast as we can!
708 Harrison Ave Centralia
360-736-1015
Central Fuel Co. & Energy Star
Systems Stoves
1945 S Market Blvd Chehalis
360-748-8808
800-574-4107
Short Stop Grocery
Groceries-Texaco Gas-Sporting
Goods & Deli Foods
Open Every day
6:00 am - 10:00 pm
Gas 24 Hours
360-864-2211
Washington Tractor
127 N Hamilton Rd Chehalis
360-748-9944
800-497-0108
Foresight Surveying Inc.
Professional Land Surveyors
1583 N National Ave Chehalis
360-748-4000
Mufflerman
301 S Tower Centralia
360-736-4292
360-736-3326 Fax
Sterling Bank
401 NE First St
PO Box 369 Winlock
360-785-4111
Winlock Egg Days
Sponsored by
Winlock Lions Club
Meetings 1st & 3rd Thur at Noon
114 Cedar Crest Dr., Winlock
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WIN THIS TRUCK!
Tickets on sale during Cheese Days
$10 each, proceeds go to Toledo Lions Club
I-5 Toyota/Scion - Exit 79
Uhlmann Ford & RV - Exit 76
South Sound Trucks - Exit 79
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The Cheese Days committee would like to thank the following businesses for their support of Cheese
Days. Thank you, and may each of you find ʻA Little Bit of Heaven.”
Mrs. Beesley’s Burgers
Breakfast Burgers
1-5 Exit at Ryderwood
360-864-4866
Toledo Lioness Club
Meetings 3rd Wednesday of
each month
Toledo Senior Center
Flintstone’s Mini-Storage
24 Hour Security
Serving Your Storage Needs
for over 20 years
1995 NE Kresky Chehalis
360-748-6583
Buswell Brothers
Heavy Construction
Anor and Don Buswell
360-864-4291
360-864-2867
Bredfield’s Hardware
Just Ask Rental
True Value Store
102 Cowlitz St W
Castle Rock
360-274-8432
Cowlitz River Auction
Thanks the Community for
Support
Toledo Lions Club
Sunshine Liquidators
102 Kellogg Way Toledo
Mon-Sat
10:30 am - 5:30 pm
360-864-8228
1st Street Styling
Family Styling
Roberta & Debbie
415 NE 1st St Winlock
360-785-9949
1stsalon@toledotel.com
Service Saw/Workwear
Service is Our First Name
1320 NW State Ave Chehalis
360-748-8238
Always Available LLC
Auto Repair, 24-Hour
Towing, Lockouts, Roadside
Help
646 Spirit Lake Hwy
Castle Rock
360-274-6464
Reicherts Choice Meats
Beef, Pork, Chicken, Seafood,
Cured Meats
105 W 1st St Centralia
360-736-8072
Robert & Marie Oberg
Yard Birds Mall
360-864-6776
Toledo Historical Society
Preserving Toledo History
Meet 4th Monday each month
at 4 pm at Toledo Presbyterian
Ardies Daycare & Preschool
Church in the Fireside
Where quality care is our
meeting room
business!
Between 3rd & 4th on
Mon-Fri 6:30 am - 5:30 pm
Augustus Toledo
PO Box 213 Toledo
All interested are welcome to
360-864-6721
attend
In Loving Memory of Michael Bruce Paris (Mike)
Mike was a caring, hard-working family man with a
heart of gold and a presence and personality that were
bigger than life. He had a sense of humor that never
failed to brighten a person’s day. We will miss you
dearly Mike.
Toledo Tax & Accounting
Darla Miller
Business and Tax Service
360-864-2077
Yours Mine & Ours
Styling, Tanning, Nails
Judi Williams, Lori Kirby,
Dori Simmon, Kelly Kirby,
Colleen Gibbons and Jessica
Bragg
116 Cedarcrest Dr, Winlock
360-785-4211
Toledo Senior Center
150 Coal St
360-864-2112
Nutrition Lunches:
Wed & Fri @ Noon
Cooks Choice Lunch:
Mon & Thurs @ 11:30
Jim Hammer Insurance
Farmers Insurance &
Financial Solutions since
1959
315 NE 1st St Winlock
360-785-3744
JimHammerInsurance.com
Gateway Food & Fuel
Complete Deli & Grill
Shell Fuel
Castle Rock
360-274-8511
Coulter & Fritz Family
Dave, Pattie, Ashley, Alisha
and Timothy
Hair It Is
Kens Barbershop
Ken & Joan Norberg
“Where Experience &
Education Come Together”
209 Cowlitz St Toledo
360-864-2233
High Cascades Safeco
Insurance Agency
25 A St SW Castle Rock
360-274-6991
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Oregon Trails #3429 Post &
Auxiliary
5516 Jackson Hwy Toledo
Meets 2nd Saturday of the
month
Potluck at Noon - Meeting at
1 pm
360-274-6588
Blakely and Hout Home
Center
1685 N National Ave
Chehalis
360-748-3377
Mary’s Corner Deli
4237 Jackson Hwy Chehalis
360-266-8055
Citizens for Toledo Schools
Toledo Patrons, thank you for
your continued support of
Toledo Schools!
Thank you!
The Cheese Days Committee
thanks Jake Morgan, Mike
Morgan and Sheila Richardson
for providing photos for this
year’s Cheese Days program.
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A Toledo family
prepares for a
Sunday drive in
this historic
photo from the
Cheese Day
archives.
The Cheese Days committee would like to thank the following individuals and families for their support of
Cheese Days. Thank you, and may each of you find ʻA Little Bit of Heaven.”
Ron and Sue Smith
Dave and Betty Thomas
Happy Cheese Days
Stephen and Barbara
Healy
Shirley Grubb
Have a Great Cheese Days!
Dale Lee and Pat Wallace
In Loving Memory of
Edith and Clarence
Norberg
He is fiddling around in
heaven
Dave and Cheri Gardin
In Memory of Greg
Rakoz
Arland and Sharon Lyons
Dale and Jeanette Koth
Robert and Marie Oberg
John and Jan Mathews
They Love Those Cheese
Days!
In loving memory of
Wilber and Bessie
Wallace
Ezukaldunak Zazpiak-Bat
Cheese Makes The World
Go ‘Round!
Cheddar Cheese
Happy Cheese Days!
Roger and Diana Haug
Harold and Shirley
Sorenson
Keep Smiling!
Bob and Carol Turner
In Loving Memory of
Granny Bev
Joe and Margaret Barnes
Loren and Laura Lee
Bowen
The Laytons!
Have a great Day!
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Ted and Bonnie Bowen
Toledo, WA
Richard and Sharon Ripp
Have a great time!
Roy George and Cindy
Cook-Boettner
Sharon White
In Loving Memory of Jack
White
Don and Bernice Buswell
Foggy Bottom Ranch
Steve and Terry
Amondson
Mike and Kim Amrine
PLAZA JALISCO
Mexican Restaurant
120 Birch Ave. SW
Napavine, WA
360-262-0243
If technology quits
Second
Earth has just 14 hours
before a massive solar flare
stops technology in its
tracks and leaves the whole
world without electricity or
satellite communications.
The stylish, futuristic novel
“Sunburned: The Solar
Flare that Silenced the
Internet” by Jake Blake is
now available as a solarflare proof paperback for
just $15.99 or as an e-book for only $5.99, plus tax.
The 2013 Toledo Cheese Days magazine and the
website www.toledolionsclub.org were also created
by local media company Morgan Online Media of
Toledo. Contact us for all your publishing needs.
Morgan Online Media
www.morganonlinemedia.com
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 30
Visit our new Veterans Wall of Honor
By Jake Morgan
Be sure to stop by the Toledo
City Park and check out our new
Veterans Wall of Honor.
The Toledo Lions Club built the
wall to honor past and current
veterans of any war, anywhere.
Bricks cost $100 each and
feature three rows of engraved text
and a military branch insignia.
Forms are available at the wall and
online at www.toledolionsclub.org.
We chose not to limit it to
people from the area or to Lions
members, and we already have
bricks for veterans from all the U.S.
wars as well as veterans of
peacetime.
“We have memorials to certain
wars, but they mainly honor people
who were killed in wars, not just
their service,” said Kathy Morrison,
Lions district governor for
Washington state’s District 19G.
“As far as I know, there isn’t
anything like this anywhere.”
The idea for the wall came from
Toledo resident Bob Schmid, who
convinced his fellow members of
the Toledo Lions Club to support
the project.
Toledo Lions pour the reinforced plaza.
“Whenever I see a veteran
anywhere, I tell them thank you,”
Schmid said. “This wall is our way
of honoring veterans from different
areas of time.”
Several local families have
multiple generations of veterans
listed side-by-side, and every
American war or skirmish is
represented by a veteran, including
a brick from the local Indian
uprising of 1855.
“Some people on the East Coast
probably think we’re still fighting
Indians,” said Mike Porter of the
Winlock Lions Club.
Toledo Lion Kendall Richardson
has led the wall’s design and
construction through several
phases.
“This wall will withstand
anything, including high flood
waters,” Richardson said, adding
that the wall’s reinforced
foundation could support a much
larger project in the future.
“We tried to match a project we
did four years prior with stone
work,” he said, referring to the
memorial for Mel Holland, a
Toledo alumnus and veteran who
went missing in action in Laos in
1968. Richardson said the veterans
wall was designed to encompass
the original memorial and
continues with the same style of
cultured stone features.
The core structure of the wall is
completed and new bricks will be
added over time as they are ordered
and engraved. As of this Cheese
Days, there are already nearly 300
engraved bricks set and there is
plenty of room for hundreds more
in the future.
Brick order forms are available
at the wall and online at
www.toledolionsclub.org.
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For all your equipment
repair and containerizing
needs
159 Labree Rd.
Chehalis WA 98532
Cheese Day Childcare
Call for Pricing & Availability
302 Coal St
P.O. Box 1049
Toledo, WA 98591
360-864–2777
Licensed childcare
Infant-School Age
Complete Preschool Program
www.littlehandslearningcenter.net
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Want to
serve?
Make a difference in your community. Join
the Toledo Lions Club.
We meet the second Wednesday of the
month at the Toledo City Park in warm months
and at the Morgan Arts Centre in cooler months.
Visit us on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/
ToledoLionsClub and
“like” our page.
Visit our new website at
www.toledolionsclub.org
and e-mail us at
info@toledolionsclub.org
for more information.
JAIL SUCKS
BAIL BONDS
John Wickert & Tiffany York
383 NW Chehalis Ave.
Chehalis, WA 98532
(360) 740-8248
www.becausejailsucks.com
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 33
Volunteers help school gardens flourish
By Deidre Dillon
Habits - good and bad - are role
modeled by parents and educators
alike. If we can provide the
opportunity for outdoor classrooms
that are filled with learning and
nurturing elements, we will have a
better chance of growing healthy,
vital children and young adults.
Now in its second year, the
Toledo School Garden Initiative
has expanded to include a garden at
the north end of the elementary
school.
Together with Bob Taylor of the
WSU Lewis County Master
Gardener program, we are able to
give the students lessons on
pollination, watersheds, seed
starting, recycling and direct seed
sowing. The idea is to incorporate
reading, writing, math and science
in lessons that are really hands on.
Students at the elementary
school garden are growing
blueberries, strawberries,
raspberries, asparagus, pumpkins,
corn, squash, sugar snap peas, kale,
chard, lettuce, turnip greens, garlic,
chives, lupine, bachelor buttons,
zinnia, marigolds, johnny jump ups
and a whole bunch of mystery
items. Summer watering is needed.
Bob Taylor has been such an
amazing asset, team mate and
cheerleader for the elementary
school. Other key volunteers worth
thanking are Jack Bruener,
Charmaine Gill, Vanessa Carver,
Maryann Reynolds, Emily Morgan,
Connie Paris, Stephan Dillon,
Chuck Reynolds and John Ball.
This project is only successful
because it has been well supported
in our school system. Sharon
Bower, the district office crew,
teachers and principal Lisa Hull
have been instrumental in every
step of the way.
And of course the children
themselves are to thank. Their
enthusiasm and overall craving for
this kind of knowledge and
experience has given real meaning
to this project. The look in just one
of their faces on a garden day is
worth a thousand words. On any
given recess that Bob and I are on
the campus, we'll have 25-40
students working for just the sheer
joy of connecting with the earth.
This should give us all hope.
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www.timberlandbank.com
Member FDIC
360-864-6102
360-864-6104 Fax
101 Ramsey Way
Toledo, WA 98591
360-785-3552
360-785-3887 Fax
209 NE First Street
Winlock, WA 98596
360-740-0770
360-740-0776
800-562-8761
714 W Main Street
Chehalis, WA 98532
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Riverfront property available, ideal for boat owners
A local man helps his daughter escape their house when the Cowlitz River flooded Toledo and Eadonia in 1903. Photo
courtesy of the Lewis County Historical Museum.
Like watching the river? Join us August 3rd for
RIVERFEST
Come back to Toledo next month for the
fourth-annual river festival we call Riverfest.
Celebrate our town’s history by having fun
on the Cowlitz River on Saturday, August 3rd
from noon to midnight at the city boat launch
and at local businesses in downtown Toledo.
This year’s events feature a boat show,
boat rides, petting zoo, fishing, Kids Fun Fest,
live music, vendors, pizza, great beer and
much more.
Sponsored by the vision:Toledo Business
Association.
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 37
TYLER RENTAL
CALL TYLER FOR ALL YOUR RENTAL NEEDS!
DIRT EQUIPMENT!
Excavators, Trucks, Dozers, Rollers, Trenchers,
AERIAL EQUIPMENT!
Man Lifts, Scissor Lifts, Forklifts, Scaffolding, Ladders
AND MORE …..
Pressure Washers, Trash Pumps, Fans, Dehumidifiers
Air Compressors, Generators, Heaters
WE HAVE IT ALL!
CALL 360-748-3440
153 Hamilton Road North, Chehalis
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 38
Former Big
Cheeses
1984 - The Engers - June,
Leonard and Hilda
1985 - Leslie Pratt, Oren Layton,
Mark Kirkendoll and John
Norton
1986 - Louise Wallace, Lillian
Wallace, Matilda Gries and
Verl Templeton
1987 - Lena McKune
1988 - Gina Cattermole 8 and
George Kemp Olson
1989 - George Murdock and
Hugh “Bud” Kalich
Travelers mount up outside Toledo’s former Koontz Hotel located downtown
in 1895. Photo courtesy of the Lewis County Historical Museum.
1990 - James Gray
1998 - Ves & Tryna Reuther
1991 - Gladys McEwen,
Gwen Linwood, Minnie Hopp
and Robert Herren
1999 - Wilford & Inez
Salzsieder
1992 - James Edwin Ritzman
and Ralph Olson
1993 - Hilma Bowen and
Marie Layton
1994 - Cecil Olson and
Inez Omeg-Grove
2000 - Ernest & Doris
Schoonover
2001 - Cecile Barnes and
Clarice Spencer McQuigg
2002 - Harrison Turner and
Esther Borte
2003 - Don & Bernice Buswell
1995 - Wilma Buswell-Olson,
Lois Williams-Olson and
Helen Barnes-Murdock
1996 - Ray & Elna Wallace
1997 - Henry 'Hank' & Mabel
Hayrynen
2004 - Jim & Libbie Phillipps
2005 - Edna & Toad Washburn
and Gerry & Gene McAleny
2006 - Ron Olson, Anor
Buswell and Harold Sorensen
2007 - Bunnie Miller, Naomi
Meyer, Norman Koepke and
Dan Boone Jr.
2008 - Rosalie Davis, Opal &
Cliff Miller and Shirley Watson
2009 - Marge & Gary Springer,
Edna & Bob Armstrong, and Pat
& Dale Lee Wallace
2010 - Cora Rakoz, Ferne
Boice, Mel Roeder and Joe &
Margaret Barnes
2011 - Jack & Bev Greer and
Robert & Marie Oberg
2012 - Glenn Thompson, Sandy
Miller and Sandra & Allen
Trafton
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Builders Surplus Northwest
281 N. Hamilton Rd.
Chehalis, WA 98532
360-748-6269
Hours: Monday - Saturday
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Come by and see our new
showroom, where we have the
best deals on granite, cabinets,
laminate flooring, windows,
doors and moulding.
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 40
A brief history of Cheese Days
By Di Morgan
In 1919, a group of about 100
Toledo area farmers and milk
producers formed a cooperative
called the Cowlitz Valley Cheese
Association. They built a factory at
the end of Second Street where fine
quality American Cheddar and
pimento cheeses were made. The
next year they added an ice
machine that provided cold storage
and ice for public use.
After a fire, the cheese plant was
moved and storage lockers were
available for public use at the
cheese plant. Cheese, butter, casein
and ice were all produced here in
Toledo by 1927.
The closure of the cheese plant
in 1945 signaled a big change, but
the making of cheese had already
been discontinued with only
powdered milk and butter being
produced. The cheese plant was
closed partly due to competition by
larger co-op plants.
When members of the Cowlitz
Valley Cheese Association gathered
Toledo in the 1890s, courtesy of the Lewis County Historical Museum.
to receive their first checks in June
1919, a party followed with cheese
sandwiches and coffee. Such a
pleasant time was had that it was
decided to make the affair an
annual event and invite the public.
Therefore, June 1920 was the
first Cheese Day, and the site for
this event was Days Grove, now
the site of the annual classic car
show. A dance platform was
erected, carnival secured, baseball
game planned, speakers contacted
and tables spread with cheese to be
cut as needed. It was a wonderful
day. Folks arrived in town early by
cars, buggy, horseback, buckboard
and on foot. The day was one of
good feeling, visiting and even
planning for Cheese Days to come.
Cheese Days has been
sponsored by various civic groups
over the years. The Toledo Lions
Club took the matter in hand in
April of 1948. Over the years the
events have evolved, it was even
discontinued during WWII. A
Logging jamboree was a big part of
Cheese Days in the 1950s to 1970s.
The classic cars have been a feature
for many years now with hundreds
of entries every year and thousands
of visitors coming to Toledo to
look at the cars, watch the parade
and enjoy in the fun.
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 41
*Services include: Medical, Dental, Behavioral Health
*Medicaid, Medicare and Private insurance welcome
*Sliding fee scale available for those with limited income
*Bilingual Services
Call for an appointment today!
Chehalis Medical and Dental
2690 NE Kresky Ave
360-330-9595
Winlock Medical
615 Cemetery Rd.
360-785-9400
Pe Ell Medical
402 N. Main St.
360-291-3232
Toledo Medical
401 Cowlitz St.
360-864-4400
Morton Dental
102 A Westlake Ave
360-496-5101
Onalaska Medical
1810 Hwy. 508
360-978-6600
Raymond
Medical and Dental
300 Ocean Ave
360-942-3040
Centralia Walk-In
*No appointment necessary*
1800 Cooks Hill Rd, Suite F
360-736-3042
Visit us on the web at www.vvhc.org
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 42
Harold Sorensen Trucking, Inc.
112 Plomondon Road, Toledo WA
e-mail: hstrucking@toledotel.com
(360) 864-4921
Gravel Delivery
Road Building & Site Preparation
Heavy Equipment Hauling
Dozer, Grader and Excavator Services
Barnes Drive Quarry
9610 Barnes Drive, Castle Rock
(360) 274-0795
State Spec. Quarry Rock
Rock Drilling and Rock Crushing
2013 Toledo Cheese Days — Page 43