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Dear Savvy Senior,

What's the difference between Alzheimer's disease and dementia? My aunt has dementia, but they don't know if she has Alzheimer's disease, which is very confusing to me.

Trying To Understand

Raylee Allen taught school for 43 years, and 39 of those were for the Winlock School District. She retired at the end of the 2017-2018 school year.

The Cheese Days kick-off celebration starts at Morgan Arts Centre on Thursday, July 12 at 6:00 p.m. Morgan Arts Centre and Art Gallery 505, and owners Di & Mike Morgan, are an integral part of the community of Toledo and Cheese Days.

On Saturday, July 14 at 1:00 p.m., lifetime Winlock resident Mr. David Schaefer, will celebrate his 90th birthday at his home at 157 Minkler Rd. in Winlock.

"The celebration of Cheese Days is a special day for residents of Toledo. It's a celebration that has been happening for 98 years and I have looked forward to it every year since I was a youngster," stated Mayor Dobosh.

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Chief of the Toledo Fire and EMS Department Mike Dorothy, whose family has lived in the area for many decades, is definitely not new to the area. "I live in the Toledo Fire District, I have been a volunteer for 25 years, 15 of those years I was Assistant Chief and when the position for Chief came open I applied," he stated.

Independence Day is an important day for all of us, the day America became a country. It's also the day that Vader puts on their 4th of July festivities.

Erin Frasier is the Democratic candidate for the position of representative for District 19, Position 1 for Pacific, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Wahkiakum, and Cowlitz counties. Republican incumbent Jim Walsh is running against Frasier for the two-year term in the August 7 primary election. The voting begins July 20.

July 9 at approximately 1:53 p.m. Raymond Fire Department, South Bend Fire Department, and Washington State Patrol responded to a two-vehicle motor vehicle accident on US 101 at Giles Lane. One person was transported to Willapa Harbor Hospital by Raymond Fire. Their condition and/or injuries is unknown.

The City of South Bend is in the process of having Lemay take over the garbage service in South Bend. A final proposal from Lemay is expected prior to the July 23 council meeting with the council and mayor expected to review in time for the meeting.

Lemay will pay full price for the city's recently purchased automated garbage truck that is valued at around $211,000. The city was able to secure a loan and a USDA grant of $67,000 to purchase the truck earlier this year. The city will be able to pay off the remaining balance of the loan left on the truck.

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Local resident Dr. Nicole Apelian who competed on Alone Season 2 on the History Channel has once again competed on Alone Season 5 dubbed the "Redemption" season.

Raymond Police Officer Sean Jarvis has resigned in lieu of termination after being on paid leave for the past several months due to an internal and external investigation into accusations of misconduct and violation of department codes.

Word quickly spread around the community of scandal in connection with several allegations of Misconduct and Conduct Unbecoming of a Police Officer against Jarvis. "The bulk of the allegations against him have been rumors," Raymond Police Chief Chuck Spoor stated. "Not much of the claims were found to be very accurate and only one accusation was found to be truthful."

Potential Weyerhaeuser strike looming amid growing tension between company and union workers

Weyerhaeuser and IAM Woodworkers W24 have been unable to reach an agreement during labor talks for the last several months at the bargaining table.