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A community engagement initiative of Centralia HSD 200.

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Summer | 2025

“It’s the first house I ever lived in—and the last house I’ll ever live in.”

“You don’t have to have a four-year degree. You don’t have to go into debt. You just have to work.”

"I didn’t pay a dime for my education—and I wouldn’t change a single step of my journey."

“You can’t run a business from a distance and expect it to thrive. It takes leadership, consistency, and a lot of hands-on love.”

From CHS to Airports and A-Game Fatherhood, Rick Garrett Keeps It Moving

"I didn’t know what would happen after college. I just kept working and let the game take me where it would."

“There’s no place like home.”

"I didn’t get into med school the first time—and honestly, I think I’m better for it."

“You don’t have to be the best. But you do have to hate losing.”

"I always say I’ve had an embarrassment of riches when it comes to opportunity—and I’ve just tried not to screw it up."

"You don’t have to be the best—just willing to show up with love and give it your all."

“I didn’t plan to come back. But now that I have, I can’t imagine being anywhere else.”

The Stories of Us.

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The Long Way Home: Galen Mahle’s Journey Through Loss, Leadership, and Love of Community
Built from the Chair Up: How Three Centralia Alumni Turned a Salon into a Regional Brand
Small-Town Strength, Big-Hearted Healing: Jazmyne Myers and the Path to Pediatric Nursing
Balancing the Books and Building a Legacy: Tena Hoyt’s Lifelong Commitment to Centralia
Built to Run, Built to Rise
A Straight Shot from Irvington: Brian Dinkelman’s Journey Through Baseball and Back Again
Back to the Heart of It All: Ray Young’s Lifelong Journey Through Service, Struggle, and Centralia
Medicine Rhymed with Bredesen: A Centralia Alum’s Journey from the Sidelines to the Clinic
The Relentless Litigator: How Wylie Blair Fights for Justice—and Carries Centralia With Him
Bet on Yourself: A Centralia Grad's Path from the Court to Corporate Strategy
Making Room for Joy: Morgan Isaiah’s Harmony of Music, Mental Health, and Home
Coming Home to Purpose: How Natalie Amason Found a Life—and a Calling—in Centralia
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