From NOAA:

...VERY COLD AIR RETURNS TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS WEEK...

CONFIDENCE IS HIGH IN A PERIOD OF VERY COLD CONDITIONS FOR THE
MIDDLE TO LATTER HALF OF THIS WEEK. CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY
STILL EXISTS IN HOW COLD IT WILL GET. WHILE COLDER AIR WILL
ARRIVE ON TUESDAY...THE COLDEST PERIOD WILL BE WEDNESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY...WITH THURSDAY LOOKING TO BE THE COLDEST DAY.

EXPECT TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TO BE AT LEAST 15 TO
20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL IN MOST AREAS. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER
20S TO MID 30S...AND LOWS WILL BE IN THE TEENS IN THE VALLEY.
EVEN COLDER CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND IN THE CASCADES.

IN ADDITION TO THE COLD...EXPECT GUSTY EAST WINDS ACROSS THE
AREA...WITH BREEZY NORTH WINDS IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
THEREFORE...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS IN
THE VALLEY...BELOW ZERO IN THE GORGE...AND APPROACHING MINUS 20 IN
THE CASCADES.

CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE TO HIGH THAT A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL
ARRIVE ON SATURDAY THAT LOOKS TO BRING A PERIOD OF WINTRY WEATHER
TO PARTS OF THE REGION. SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN ARE
POSSIBLE...BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON THE SPECIFICS AT THIS TIME.

RESIDENTS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CASCADES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY COLD CONDITIONS. THOSE PLANNING
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Grays River Grange #124, is extending an invitation to you and your family to attend the Grays River Grange’s Traditional Christmas Party On the agenda for the evening: Potluck dinner, caroling, gift exchange, raffle drawing for the Christmas Wall Hanging, Grays River Farmer’s Market T-shirts, and more (Raffle tickets can be purchased at the party) Recognition of Years of Grange membership, The Night before Christmas read by Robert Pyle, and of course a visit from Santa.

If you have a child attending, please bring a gift with your child’s name on it for Santa to deliver. To participate in the adult gift exchange, bring a gift not to exceed $5 and mark the package male or female. Questions, call Grays River Grange at 465-2268 and we will get back to you or email at grange@wwest.net Join us for an evening of good old fashion family fun. You do not have to be a Grange member to attend.

Please bring non-perishable food items for local food banks.

Dinner 6:45

Harvest March / 3rd Degree / Election of Officers 7:30

Do you have a business plan? Are you considering developing a new market for your products? Want to learn more about common business issues faced by beginning or new farmers? Want to learn what you can do to control your company’s workers compensation premiums? Want to learn about farm insurance, or financing?

 Then this Free training event bringing together more than 20 workshops is for you. All of the experts that can answer these questions have been brought together to bring you Agriculture Business Training.

WHEN: Friday, November 15, 2013, 7:30am – 4:15pm

WHERE: Department of Labor and Industries, 7273 Linderson Way, SW, Tumwater, WA 98501

COST: FREE! Pre-registration highly recommended because this training will fill up. Email, Mail or Fax a copy of the attached registration form to: EMAIL: CERO235@Lni.wa.gov; MAIL: Dept. of Labor & Industries, Attn: Oscar Cerda, PO BOX 44400, Olympia, WA 98504-4400; FAX: 360-902-5292.

CONTACT: For all questions please contact Oscar Cerda at: 360-902-5217; CERO235@Lni.wa.gov.

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