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Pow Wow Will Be at Toledo High School
The 17th annual Pow Wow, honoring the spirit of all Cowlitz people, will be coming Saturday to Toledo High School.
Grand Entries will be at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. A salmon dinner will be served at 5 p.m. Festivities will include a dance competition and cash prizes.
Head Woman Dancer will be Tanna Engdahl, of the Cowlitz Tribe, and Head Man Dancer will be Mark Sison, of the Nisqually Tribe.
Other performers are The Allen Family Singers, Host Drum, and Grey Eagle, Honor Drum.
Emcee will be Don Ryan, of the Cowlitz Tribe. Arena director is Ed Wulf, of the Yupik-Athabascan Tribe.
There is no admission fee, although donations are accepted.
For more information, call Pow Wow committee chairwoman Suzanne Donaldson-Stephens, (360) 280-2321 or email her at suzanne@Donaldson-enterprizes.com
Saturday, Sept. 17
Artists to Put Works on Display During ARTrails Studio Tour
Artists throughout the region will have their works on display Saturday and Sunday, then again the following weekend, as part of the ARTrails of Southwest Washington 2016 Studio Tour.
Participants will have an opportunity to drive through the region’s historic communities and wander the back roads of Lewis County. Along the way, they will be able to watch artists at work and help celebrate ARTrail’s 14th year.
The Studio Tour is free and self-guided. Studios will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A Studio Guide contains artist information and a map to the studios.
Additional information is available at ARTrailsofSWW.org.
Feed the Hungry Golf Tourney Coming to Riverside
The YWAM Faith Harvest Helpers Feed the Hungry Golf Tournament will be Saturday at Riverside Golf Club, Chehalis.
YWAM-Faith Harvest Helpers is a faith-based interdenominational gleanings organization dedicated to feeding hungry people both locally and globally. It’s purpose is “to demonstrate God’s love by using every opportunity to build relationships and disciple people.”
Cost is $100 per player, with four-person teams. Registration can be made online at www.ywamfhhwa.org. The cost includes a round of golf, cart, polo shirt, lunch, prizes and more.
Registration deadline is Sept. 12.
Hole sponsorships are available for $500.
For more information, contact Sue Cochran, (360) 280-7553 or sue@faithharvesthelpers.org.
Writers Conference Set for Centralia College
The Third Annual Southwest Washington Writers Conference at Centralia College Saturday will offer a choice menu of workshops for writers of all levels, taught by award-winning authors.
Jennifer Lauck, Portland author of the New York Times bestselling memoir “Blackbird,” will keynote the event, Zander said. Lauck’s poignant childhood memoir has been translated into 22 languages and earned her appearances on “Oprah,” “BBC News” and “The Rosie O’Donnell Show.”In addition to her keynote address on artistic perseverance, Lauck will teach three sessions on writing essays, memoirs and novels.
For lovers of mystery, Seattle writer Mary Daheim, author of more than 60 bed-and-breakfast cozies and mysteries, will discuss her 33-year publishing journey and offer workshops on her genre and developing character.
Melanie Dobson, Carol Award winner of 15 historical and romantic suspense novels, will return to the Centralia conference to lead her popular session on “Writing Historical Fiction for Contemporary Readers.” She, Amish fiction writer Leslie Gould and author Terri Reed will head a panel on navigating the publishing world.
Independent publishing will spotlight sessions taught by Kyle Pratt, of Adna; Carolyn McCray, of Centralia; and Oregonian Maggie Lynch, while marketing expert Veronika Noize, of Vancouver, Washington, will repeat her workshop “Marketing Your Work and Yourselves” and present a new one on social media strategies.
Young adult and sci-fi author Jill Williamson, who won a Christy Award for her first novel, plans to teach “Punctuation 101” and “Writing Great Villains.” Poet Jennifer Messing, of Portland, will lead a session on magazine writing amid a busy life.
The Southwest Washington Writers Conference will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Walton Science Center at Centralia College. The $85 fee includes lunch.
For a $45 fee, Shanna Paxton Photography will be available to take cover and publication photos.
Proceeds will benefit the Centralia Fox Theater restoration.
Register at www.southwestwashingtonwriters.com or conference@southwestwashingtonwriters.com
For more information, call Julie McDonald Zander, (360) 431-5847, or Sandy Crowell, (360) 561-0866.
Oakville Harvest Festival Will be at Event Center
The Oakville Community Harvest Festival will be 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at the Oakville Regional Event Center, 7000 U.S. Highway 12, next to the high school.
The event will include a display of farm life (goats, chickens and rabbits), zucchini decorating contest, fresh apple cider, pumpkin painting, Oakville fried zucchini and dessert auction.
There also will be numerous exhibits, including black powder shooting, spinning wool into yarn, blacksmithing and metal sculpture, beekeeping, home food preservation, quilts and home art and exhibits by local artists.
Games for all ages will include tug of war, three-legged race, apple bobbing and wheelbarrow race.
An array of vendors will be showing homemade arts and crafts.
Music is being provided by Virgil Stortroen.
The event is being sponsored by the Oakville Chamber of Commerce and the Oakville Regional event center.
For more information, visit the Facebook page for the Chamber of Commerce or the city of Oakville, or call (360) 347-003.
Dog Show Coming to SWW Fairgrounds
The Timberland Valley Dog Fanciers Association is hosting a dog show Saturday and Sunday at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds.
Spectator admission is free, with judging starting at approximately 8 a.m.
There are approximately 1,000 dogs entered.
In addition, on Friday there will be independent shows for Pomeranian, schipperke, Chinese crested and Shiba Inu breeds.
The TVDFA was founded in 1973 and is licensed by the American Kennel Club.
For more information, contact TVDFA president Anna Quigley, (360) 245-3464.
‘Batman’ to Be Shown at Corbet Theatre
Historic Fox Theatre Restorations will be screening “Batman,” the next film in its 2016 Film Series, at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday.
The film will be shown at Centralia College’s Corbet Theatre because of the ongoing restoration of the Fox Theatre.
Gotham City crime boss Carl Grissom (Jack Palance) effectively runs the town but there’s a new crime fighter in town — Batman (Michael Keaton). Grissom’s right-hand man is Jack Napier (Jack Nicholson), a brutal man who is not entirely sane.
After falling out between the two, Grissom has Napier set up with the police and Napier falls to his apparent death in a vat of chemicals. However, he soon reappears as The Joker and starts a reign of terror in Gotham City.
Meanwhile, reporter Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger) is in the city to do an article on Batman. She soon starts a relationship with Batman’s everyday persona, billionaire Bruce Wayne. The film is rated PG-13.
Tickets are available online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2589607 or locally at Book ‘n’ Brush in Chehalis, and Holley’s Place, HUBBUB, PostNet and Santa Lucia Coffee in Centralia. Admission for the movie is $10 per person, $8 for members and $25 per family (three to four persons).
For more information, contact the Fox Theatre at (360) 623-1103. All proceeds from the event benefit the restoration of the Fox.
Car Show Planned for Adna High School Saturday
An Ada Fall Car Show will be held at Adna High School starting at 9 a.m. Saturday.
An entry fee for those displaying cars is $15, paid at the gate. Admission for spectators is free.
This show is the senior project for Tucker Dooms. All proceeds will benefit the Adna High School Class of 2017.
Adna High School is located at 121 High School Road, 3 miles west of Chehalis.
For more information, call Dooms at (360) 529-78937.
Chris Guenther, Independence Valley Community Hall, 100 Nelson Road, Rochester, doors open at 7 p.m., concert at 8 p.m., adults $10, youth 6-12 $5, 5 and under free, burger, chips and beverage for $5, silent auction
Club Mom Children’s Clothing Bank and Exchange, 1-3 p.m., Chehalis First Christian Church, 111 NW Prindle St., (360) 269-0587 or (360) 748-3702
Tenino Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Olympia Street, downtown Tenino, (360) 515-0501
Winlock Saturday Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., corner of state Routes 505 and 603, winlockmarket@gmail.com, Facebook “Winlock Saturday Market”
Steam Train Ride to Milburn, 1 and 3 p.m., Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum, adults $14, seniors $13, children 4-15 $11, children 3 and under free, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, (360) 748-9593, steamtrainride.com
Steam Train Ride to Ruth, 5 p.m., Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum, adults $17, seniors $16, children 4-15 $14, children 3 and under free, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, (360) 748-9593, steamtrainride.com
Steam Train Ride and Museum Visit, Mt. Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum, Elbe-Mineral, Seahawks Saturday, 10 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 1-888-STEAM-11
Beer for a Cure, homebrew competition, 4-9 p.m., Dick’s Brewing Co., Galvin Road, Centralia, free, silent auction, raffle, food, live music, proceeds to to Relay for Life of Lewis County, www.dicksbeer.com
Backfire Band, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., Craft House sports bar, Lucky Eagle Casino, Rochester
Dehydration and Pickling, 10 a.m., Fords Prairie Grange, Centralia, sponsored by WSU Lewis County 4-H Food Resource Leaders, (360) 740-1212
“Suicide Squad,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG-13, adults $8, students and seniors $7
Libraries
Drop-in Craft: Button Art, for teens and adults, noon, Chehalis
School Skills @ the Library, for teens and adults, 1 p.m., Randle
Organizations
Historic Fox Theatre Restorations, meeting of volunteers, 10 a.m., Santa Lucia Coffee, Centralia
Fire Mountain Arts Council, Membership Appreciation Night, 6 p.m., Tiller Arts Center, Morton
Sunday, Sept. 18
Bingo, doors open 5 p.m., bingo starts 6:30 p.m., Forest Grange, 3397 Jackson Highway, Chehalis
Dancing, Country Four and More, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Swede Hall, Rochester, (360) 352-2135
Community meal, 1-3 p.m., Rotary Riverside Park, Centralia, free, sponsored by Jesus Name Pentecostal Church, Chehalis, (360) 623-9438
GriefShare, a video seminar focusing on helping people who have lost a loved one, 12:30-2 p.m., Shoestring Valley Community Church, 104 Frase Road, Onalaska, (360) 870-2782, http://svcchurch.com/griefshare/
Steam Train Ride to Milburn, 1 and 3 p.m., Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum, adults $14, seniors $13, children 4-15 $11, children 3 and under free, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, (360) 748-9593, steamtrainride.com
Steam Train Ride and Museum Visit, Mt. Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum, Elbe-Mineral, 10 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 1-888-STEAM-11
Monday, Sept. 19
Pinochle, 6 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd., Chehalis, (360) 748-7241
“Suicide Squad,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG-13, adults $7, students and seniors $6
Organizations
Centralia Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., Denny’s Restaurant, Centralia, (360) 736-8766
White Pass Historical Society, 6 p.m., old Packwood Elementary School, Packwood
Centralia Bridge Club, noon, Unity Church, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, (360) 748-1753, hraj@localaccess.com
Chehalis-Centralia Optimists, 6:30 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, (360) 807-4733
Fords Prairie Grange, potluck dinner 6 p.m., meeting 7 p.m., 2640 W. Reynolds Ave., Centralia, (360) 918-1356
Lewis County School Retirees’ Association, 11:30 a.m., Woodland Estates, 2100 SW Woodland Circle, Chehalis, presentation by ARTrails, (360) 736-6549
Tuesday, Sept. 20
Two Town Tuners Plan Open House
The Two Town Tuners Barbershop Chorus is having an open house and 45th anniversary celebration 6:30-9:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Lewis and Clark Event Center, Centralia.
The Two Town Tuners perform each year at the Southwest Washington Fair, the Garlic Festival, the Apple Festival and in retirement communities.
Each year the group performs its own show at W.F. West High School in Chehalis in the early spring. The last few years they have been combining with the Puget Sounders chorus of Olympia to do shows in both areas.
The two choruses also work together to go to contests in the spring and in the fall. This year they will be taking their contest numbers to Vancouver, Washington, in October for the Evergreen District convention and contest. At that event the members will be able to meet with other barbershoppers from Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
The Two Town Tuners meet 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays at the Lewis and Clark, 117 Magnolia St. in Centralia. The group’s website is www.tuners.groupanizer.com.
More information is available by calling John Lyttle, (360) 748-4765, or Del Mottler, (360) 736-2197.
Kent Geneticist to Speak at Genealogical Society Meeting
Mary Kathryn Kozy, a nationally known geneticist, will be speaking at the Tuesday meeting of the Lewis County Genealogical Society.
Kozy, who lives in Kent, will share insights on using DNA in the search for ancestral roots. The topic of her talk is “Can You Help Me Find My Cousins? Understanding Autosomal DNA.”
The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 2190 Jackson Highway, Chehalis.
The LCGS meets the third Tuesday of each month except for July, August and December.
For more information, visit www.walcgs.org or call Sam, (307) 631-2347
Bingo, Chehalis Moose Lodge, doors open at 4:30 p.m., game starts at 6:30 p.m., food available, (360) 736-9030
Health and Hope Medical Outreach, free medical clinic, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Northwest Pediatrics, 1911 Cooks Hill Road, Centralia, for those whose income is less than 200 percent of the poverty level, (360) 623-1485
Community Farmers Market, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Boistfort Street, Chehalis, (360) 740-1295
Ethan Siegel, astrophysicist, 6:30-7:45 p.m., Winlock Timberland Library, 322 NE First St., Winlock, (360) 785-3461, www.TRL.org
Public Agencies
Napavine Planning Commission, 6 p.m., 407 Birch Ave. SW, Napavine, (360) 262-3547, ext. 213
Lewis County Interlocal Organization of Fire Districts 2, 15 and 7, 7 p.m., Fire District 15 (Winlock) main station, (360) 864-2366
Lewis County PUD Commission, 10 a.m., PUD auditorium, 345 NW Pacific Ave., Chehalis, (360) 748-9261 or (800) 562-5612
Pe Ell Town Council, 6 p.m., City Hall, (360) 291-3543
Southwest Washington Fair Commission, 6 p.m., Southwest Washington Fair office, 2555 N. National Ave., Chehalis
Libraries
Preschool Storytime and Playgroup, for children 3-6 years, 10:30 a.m., Centralia
Chehalis LEGO Crew, for children, 5:30 p.m., Chehalis
PageTurners Book Discussion, for adults, “The Master Butchers Singing Club: A Novel,” by Louise Erdrich, 5:30 p.m., Centralia
Organizations
Centralia Bridge Club, 6:30 p.m., Unity Church, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, (360) 748-1753, hraj@localaccess.com
Two Town Tuners, 7 p.m., Lewis and Clark Hotel, 117 W. Magnolia St., Centralia, (360) 269-8146 or (360) 748-3521
Adna Grange, 7 p.m., 123 Dieckman Road, Adna, (360) 748-6068
Mount St. Helens Patchwork Quilters, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Lewis County Historical Museum, 599 NW Front St., Chehalis, (360) 880-5134
Lewis County NAMI, business meeting, 6 p.m., Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library
Chehalis-Centralia Optimists, 6:30 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, (360) 807-4733
Support Groups
Support for mothers, 9:15-11:15 a.m., Bethel Church, for mothers with children pregnancy through 6 years old, sponsored by Chehalis MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), (360) 520-3841 or (360) 864-2168, email chehalismops@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/chehalismops
NAMI Lewis County Connections Support Group, 5:30-7 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, (360) 880-8070 or sherry500us@gmail.com
NAMI Lewis County Family Support Group, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library, (360) 880-8070 or sherry500us@gmail.com
Survivors of sexual assault/abuse, for people who speak Spanish, 5:30-7 p.m., 125 NW Chehalis Ave., Chehalis, sponsored by Human Response Network, (360) 748-6601
Second Chance/Lewis County Brain Injury Support Group, 5 p.m., call (360) 864-4341 or (360) 983-3166 for meeting location
GriefShare, a recovery group for those who have lost a loved one, 7-8:30 p.m., Mountain View Baptist Church, 1201 Belmont Ave., Centralia, $10, (360) 827-2172
