Glenoma, Washington
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History
Glenoma was originally named Vern and briefly as Verndale.[1] The area was later renamed by Beverly Coiner, deriving the moniker by combining glen, meaning "valley", and oma, from the Hebrew word for "a measure of grain"; the name was construed to mean "fruitful valley".[2][3][4]
The first covered swimming pool in Lewis County opened in Glenoma in 1961.[5]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Glenoma has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[6]
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Parks and recreation
The community is located north of several recreation areas, including Riffe Lake, Taidnapam Park, and Cowlitz Falls Park which is located on the Cispus River near its junction to the reservoir, Lake Scanewa.[7] A Script error: No such module "convert". recreation area, known as Frost Creek Park, was first begun in the mid-1970s and was renamed Glenoma County (Community) Park.[8][9]
Education
Students in the town are served by the White Pass School District.[10]
The Glenoma Elementary school was built in the 1920s.Template:Efn It was rebuilt after a fire in 1932[11] and razed in 2011 after it had been closed due to low enrollment. Elementary students in the area began attending Randle Elementary School in 2004.[12]
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