Zombies Strike Downtown!

We’re hoping our edgy web audience will be able to stomach these images taken by intrepid Chronicle stringer Jesse Smith, who reportedly became a zombie in the midst of news-gathering. See the zombie video here.

The Foreigner Family

Who loves classic rock? This family loves classic rock – especially Foreigner. The band played Friday night in Chehalis at the 100th Annual Southwest Washington Fair.

Santa in July

Santa Claus spent part of his summer vacation at a burger joint in Centralia Friday.

To Schwing is to Live

The annual Schwingfest in Frances includes Swiss-style wrestling in a sawdust pit — plus sausages, beer, polka, good friends, and most notably, a party shack on wheels. For a video of this cultural explosion, click here.

Michael Jackson Died, Chehalis Remembers

It’s Saturday night in Chehalis and the King of Pop is gone. Here’s how they cope at the Market Street Pub:

Flappers Invade Egg Day!

See more Egg Day photos on Monday at chronline.com and on The Chronicle’s multimedia page.

Bloated Roadside Chickens

This scene alongside the “Miracle Mile” between Centralia and Chehalis was apparantly a promotion for a company that sells chicken. These chickens, however, are not representative of those sold by the company — they are impostor chickens who would like to be sold by the company but didn’t make the cut because they are pear-shaped and full of salt water. According to the chicken handler, it is a bad idea to eat chickens bloated with salt water. It’s probably also bad idea to eat freakish-looking chickens primed to cause 10-car pileups on the Miracle Mile.

The Armada’s Last Stand

Chronicle Photographer Brandon Swanson finishes editing his photos near Montesano on Wednesday, the last night of camping before he and Reporter Eric Schwartz finished a 90-mile journey from the headwaters of the Chehalis River to the Pacific Ocean. For more on this professional adventure, see stories, blogs and multimedia on Chronline.com.

Kind of a Big Deal

Photographer Brandon Swanson and Reporter Eric Schwartz (aka The ChronArmada) embark on the Chehalis River from Porter on their final push to the sea.  The two intrepid journos have been kayaking the 90-mile river since Rainbow Falls State Park in West Lewis County. See the multimedia and blog sections on www.chronline.com for more reportage from the wayward duo.

Giant Rooster vs. Dog

Just another day in Adna. Who do you think won?