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Food Safety FAQ
Are the food worker classes available in other languages? The online food worker class is available in English, Spanish, Korean, Russian, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Cambodian. The Washington State Food and Beverage Workers’ Manual (also known as the food workers’ booklet or the food handlers’ booklet) is available in English, Spanish, Korean, Russian, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Punjabi. Both of these can be found at www.foodworkercard.wa.gov. How do I contact the Food Safety Program? Information line: (360) 740-1222Fax: (360) 740-1438Inspectors:Imee (Imelda) Franks Imelda.Franks@lewiscountywa.govJacob ClearyJacob.Cleary@lewiscountywa.gov I work in a restaurant kitchen. Do I have to stay home when I have a cold? …
Environmental Health - Nov. 23, 2015, 10:58 a.m.
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Policeman's Helmet
Impatiens glandulifera Policeman's Helmet - An herbaceous annual that is smooth and hairless. It can range from 3 - 10 feet tall.Leaves: Usually 3 leaves per node and are usually alternate, opposite, or whorled. Leaf shape is oblong to ovate to elliptic. About 6 inches long and sharply toothed margins.Flowers: Flowers bloom from July to September. Irregular flowers that are shaped similar to a British policeman's helmet. Color ranges from white to many shades of pink. Flowers have 5 petals (2 fused), 3 sepals (2 fused), and 5 stamens.Habitat: Partially shade tolerant. Found in lowland, riparian habitats such as moist …
Weed Control - Sept. 29, 2022, 9:48 a.m.
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Scotch Broom
Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom - Everyone's favorite noxious weed! A woody perennial shrub that has many branches. Plants can range from 3-10 feet tall.Leaves: Scotch Broom has few leaves. The upper leaves are simple with the lower leaves being 3 parted. Leaves are pointed at each end and can fall early in the year, leaving bare, green stems.Flowers: Flowers bloom from March through June. Typical pea family flowers in shape. Bright yellow in color with 5 petals.Habitat: Typically, can be found along roadsides, in pastures, grasslands, and open areas with recent soil disturbance.Weed Classification: B SelectWhy is it a Noxious …
Weed Control - Sept. 29, 2022, 9:48 a.m.
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Wild Carrot
Daucus carota Wild Carrot - An upright, taprooted herb that grows about 1-4 feet in height. Can be an annual, a short-lived perennial, or a biennial.Leaves: Leaves are thin and fern-like. Leaf segments are lance or linear in shape with toothed edges.Flowers: Flowers bloom from June-September. Flowers are in flat topped umbels and are small and white. The very middle of the umbel can have purple/darker flowers making it look like a black spot in the middle.Habitat: Commonly found in meadows, pastures, roadsides, waste areas, and yards.Weed Classification: C SelectWhy is it a Noxious Weed?It can spread easily and outcompetes …
Weed Control - Oct. 6, 2022, 9:33 a.m.
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Upcoming Sheriff's Sales
CLICK ON UNDERLINED LINKS FOR DETAILS OF EACH SALEIMPORTANT NOTE: Properties auctioned in a Sheriff's Sale DO NOT include a title search. Potential buyers are responsible to check for past due taxes, liens, water/sewer connections (municipalities), or other liens/fees in any auction. The Sheriff's Office cannot provide legal advice. The Sheriff makes no claims as to condition of the subject property. APRIL 2026 April 17, 2026 - Order of Sale 25-2-00181-21, Sale 120 Shirlee Ave, Centralia, WA JANUARY 2026 January 9, 2026 - Postponement Notice 1009 SE 1st St, Winlock, WA, Order of Sale 25-2-00181-21 OPENING BID: $200,540.00 SOLD to …
Sheriff - Feb. 25, 2019, 9:24 a.m.
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Commissioners
About Contact The Board of County Commissioners is the county’s legislative authority. The commissioners serve as the chief administrators for Lewis County operations. Most of their quasi-judicial duties have been assigned to a Hearings Examiner. more » Commissioners 351 NW North Street Chehalis, WA, 98532 (360) 740-1120 Email: bocc@lewiscountywa.gov Contact the Commissioners Meet Your Commissioners Sean D. Swope District 1 Term: 01/01/25 - 12/31/28 (second consecutive term) Lindsey R. Pollock, DVM District 2 Term: 01/01/25 - 12/31/28 (second consecutive term) Scott J. Brummer District 3 Term: 01/01/23 - 12/31/26 Meet Your County Manager Ryan Barrett County Manager BOCC Legal Notices …
Commissioners - Jan. 23, 2019, 4:12 p.m.
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Common fennel
Foeniculum vulgare Common Fennel - A large perennial herb that grows to be about 6' tall, smells strongly of licorice, and spreads via seeds and pieces of the root crown.Leaves: Dark green or bronze feather-like, deeply lobed and somewhat spindly, the leaves are completely hairless and attachment points (petioles) are fleshy with a wide base.Flowers: In bloom from May to September, the small yellow flowers form an umbrella shaped cluster (umbel) and resemble those of poison hemlock and wild chervil.Habitat: Can establish in just about any habitat from roadsides, to prairies, to coastal bluffs, to wetland areas.Weed Classification: B DesignateWhy …
Weed Control - Sept. 29, 2022, 9:46 a.m.
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Giant Hogweed
Heracleum mantegazzianum Giant Hogweed - A perennial, or sometimes biennial, plant capable of growing 15-20 feet tall. Stout dark reddish-purple splotched stems and leaf stalks.Leaves: Leaves can grow up to 5 feet wide, and they are deeply cut/lobed and sharply toothed edges.Flowers: Flowers bloom from June-August. Flower clusters can grow 2.5 feet wide and are umbrella shaped with many small white flowers.Habitat: Can grow in a variety of habitats, but primarily found along roadsides, rights-of-way, vacant lots, streams, and rivers.Weed Classification: AWhy is it a Noxious Weed?Due to the plant's height, it forms dense canopies that outcompete native species. Plants …
Weed Control - Sept. 29, 2022, 10:57 a.m.
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Appliances
Pay to Recycle at Lewis County Central Transfer Station in Centralia, 1411 S. Tower Avenue or the East Lewis County Transfer Station, 6745 US Hwy 12, MortonAppliances Non-Refrigerated Units:$10.00 each Please pay at scale house prior to dropping off.Washing MachinesDryersOvens/Ranges/StovesHot Water HeatersDish WashersPay to Recycle at Lewis County Central Transfer Station in Centralia, 1411 S. Tower Avenue or the East Lewis County Transfer Station, 6745 US Hwy 12, MortonAppliances Refrigerated Units:$30.00 each Please pay at the scale house prior to dropping off. Doors can be recycled with the units, but the doors must be detached.RefrigeratorsFreezers (doors must be detached)Air Conditioning …
Solid Waste - Dec. 2, 2024, 4:42 p.m.
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Infraction Payment Plan
Pursuant to RCW 46.63.190 you may enter into a payment plan if you are not able to pay the fine in full, and you have not previously been given a payment plan for this financial obligation, and the Court has not obtained a judgment on the debt. NOTICE: Failure to pay or enter into a payment plan may result in collection action, including garnishment of wages or other assets, an additional $52.00 penalty assessment and may result in a suspension of your driver’s license.You may request a payment plan by completing the form below and submitting it to the Court. …
District Court - Jan. 6, 2023, 4:08 p.m.