August 28, 2019
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Goodbye Town Crier; Hello Lewis County News By Lynnette Hoffman As many things are changing all around us, we at Flannery Publications
decided it was time for a change for the Town Crier. For over a decade you have seen the Town Crier delivered in your mailboxes,
but that’s about to change. Starting next week, you will see the Lewis County News delivered weekly. See news Page 3
Trish Williams of Timberland Bank and Evie Leef of Allstate insurance set up the new school supply program.
New school supply program asks for donations It’s that time of year, it’s back to school time for many students in our area. With back to school comes the expense of school supplies for many families, yet many families in our area cannot afford all the supplies needed. With this in mind, two businesses in Winlock have started “2019 Winlock Schools Supply Drive.” Evie Leef with Allstate Insurance in Winlock called Trish Williams at Timberland Bank one day to discuss developing a supply drive. Evie stated that Trish said, “I was just getting ready to call the school.” It was obvious that two great minds think alike. “Our community is in need and we want to help the kids get off to a great start,” said Evie. “I have witnessed with my kids in school that a lot of the kids did not have enough supplies. We want to make sure to get as much as possible for school supplies for the entire year.” Trish Williams from Timberland Bank
stated, “We’ve done it in the past, we felt we needed to bring it back for a lot of kids in the area. We also accept boxtops, you can drop them off at the Bank or Allstate Insurance.” Boxtops have provided equipment and such at the school; don’t toss them out; take them to these businesses. Many items are needed, click it pens, washable markers, paper notebooks, backpacks, highlighters, #2 pencils, pencil pouches, 3 ring binders, shoes for PE, spiral notebook (college rule) kleenex, post-it notes, glue sticks, pencil erasers, crayons, colored pencils, and primary notebooks. Cash donations can also be accepted at either Timberland Bank or Allstate Insurance. Drop off locations: Allstate Insurance 121 Morton Rd, Winlock Timberland Bank 209 NE First, Winlock Thank you to those who have donated, we hope to help students for their school year.
Ashley Jacobson, Jennifer Teitzel, Alicia Luna Ortiz, Bigfoot, Amy Archer, and Suzanne Kasner gear up for the start of school in Toledo.
Welcome back to school in Toledo By Merrilee Bark The Toledo School District classes start September 3, after Labor Day. Past years, the school had started late August. Many changes are taking place this year in Toledo, including new
teachers, building plans, and more. Toledo Elementary School welcomes back Jaime Freece as new PE teacher, and Toledo Middle now has Tyson Hunt teaching 6th grade. Toledo
High now features Gerri Schooling working with the LifeSkills students, Rosi Sanchez as the new Spanish teacher, and David Hoogkamer as the new music teacher, covering both See school Page 5