By LOIS BROWN

The ladies of the Raymond Catholic Church's St. Lawrence Altar Society

The Willapa Harbor Ministerial Association is sponsoring the annual Christmas Toy House, Saturday December 14^th this year.

Three local speakers will address members of the Raymond Kiwanis during coming weeks in November.

By VIVIAN EDERSHEIM

Southwest Washington quilter Christina Lane, co-author of “Quilting Happiness”,

With 11,000 people becoming eligible for Medicare every day and an estimated 25 million Americans expected to gain health insurance through Obamacare on Jan. 1, access to doctors and hospitals will skyrocket.

The good news is America is bringing its troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan. However, that presents a challenge

The good news is America is bringing its troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan. However, that presents a challenge

Skeletons have been hanging around more than usual lately. Halloween is behind us, and wishbones are just around the corner.

You don’t need to watch the nightly weather forecast on your television station to know that there’s a chill in the air.

Stephen Cyril Chilla

Raymond, Wash.

Stephen Cyril Chilla, 86, a longtime Raymond resident, died Thursday, November 7, 2013 at the Willapa Harbor Care Center in Raymond. Steve was born June 28, 1927 in Pe Ell, Wash. to Frank Albert and R. Elsie (Michek) Chilla. 

Friends of the Willapa Wildlife Refuge will hold their annual meeting Saturday, November 23

3 cups pared, cored, diced apples

1 cup light or dark raisins

The annual Willapa Harbor's free Thanksgiving Day meal

Crust

·     1 1/4 cups all purpose flour

·     1/2 teaspoon salt

·     1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces

·     2 tablespoons (about) ice water

3 medium sweet potatoes, cooked whole in skins

Do you have a holiday recipe to share with our readers?

Editor’s Note: U.S. Senator Patty Murray, senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, released the following statement as the nation prepared to observe Veterans Day:

WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
*                                   PRESS MEMO
DATE: 20131031    TIME: 1135    INV UNIT: 340 - TROOPER B TOLON
LOCATION:SR101 MP129.5 - 44 MILES NORTH OF HOQUIAM
COUNTY:GRAYS HARBOR    COLLISION REPORT NUMBER:SECTOR   CASE FILE:
NBR VEH: 07    CARS: 06    TRUCKS: 01
NBR INJ: 01    DECEASED: 00              DRUGS OR ALCOHOL INVOLVED: NO

This couple Kevin Brown and Karan Browne stopped in Raymond last Tuesday (Nov. 5). They are from England and left their home in 2010 and are doing an around the world trip. They have been to Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and then arrived in Vancouver BC a few weeks ago and then went to Alaska for a while and now are on their way down the coast and will end their journey in South America. They think they will be back home in about six months. They are living off savings. They stopped in our town because they loved all the statues and thought they were neat.

Students in Dave Ege’s ninth grade General Science class at Willapa Valley High School constructed “Mousetrap” powered cars as part of a physics unit. Students submitted a design proposal, constructed and tested their design and followed up with an explanation on how Newton’s Three Laws of Physics apply to their car.

4^th anniversary of theatre's grand piano

By VIVIAN EDERSHEIM

Canadian performer Diane Lines will present “JUMP!”, a celebration of forgotten music, to the stage in Raymond Sunday, Nov. 17. The Sunday Afternoon Live performance begins at 2 p.m. at the historic Raymond Theatre, 323 Third St. Tickets are $12 in advance at Sagen's, South Bend Pharmacy and at the theater, or $15 at the door.

This is the last weekend to see the Willapa Players play, “Death by Design,” by Rob Urbinati! The play continues at the Hannan Playhouse, 518 Eighth St., in Raymond, this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Walter Pearce, the conservative politician (played by Dave Lund), while attempting to seduce Sorel Bennett (played by Linda Anderson), whispers tenderly in her ear. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $8 for seniors (over 65) and students (up through college); they are available at South Bend Pharmacy, Everyone’s Video and More, and at the door.

From time to time the Willapa Harbor Herald will take a Glance at the Past to see what we were doing and how we did it.

Many changes have gone on through Pacific County to include the look and feel newspapers. Here are some excerpts of where we were and what you were doing…