Editor's Best Bet: Opening Weekend At Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad
Take advantage of summer weather and travel to East Lewis County for a one-of-a-kind experience.
Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad is opening its season with the Excursion Train Ride and Museum Tour. On Saturday, rides and tours begin at 10 a.m., 12:45 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, located in Elbe.
Sunday’s rides and tours begin at 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Visit www.mrsr.com or call (360) 569-7959 for more information.
Today
“Let’s Grow a Garden,” 10-11:30 a.m., 4162 Jackson Highway, free, (360) 262-0525
Games Night, 6 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, Chehalis, free, (360) 740-0492
Auction, vintage toys and cars, 6-8 p.m., Yard Birds Mall
Public Agencies
Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging, Council of Governments, 2 p.m., 2404 Heritage Court SW, Suite A, Olympia, (360) 664-3162, ext. 112, (888) 545-0910, ext. 112, or email Rebecca.Holmes@dshs.wa.gov
Libraries
Knitting Circle, for adults, 4 p.m., Salkum
Organizations
Bucoda Rebekah Lodge 144, 7 p.m., Bucoda Odd Fellows Community Center, 101 E. Seventh St., second floor, Bucoda, (360) 736-6717
Chehalis-Centralia Cribbage Club, 6:30 p.m., Chehalis Moose Lodge, 1400 Grand Ave., Centralia, (360) 485-2852
Lewis County Republican Club, lunch served at noon, Woodland Estates, Chehalis, (360) 740-9868
S.T.O.P. and Swim, 7 p.m., Fort Borst Park, Kitchen 1, Centralia, (360) 388-0450 or (360) 736-4163
Pinochle, 6 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S Market Blvd, Chehalis, (360) 520-0772
Zonta Club of Centralia-Chehalis, 6 p.m., Elks Lodge, 1732 S. Gold St., Centralia, (360) 330-0564
Lewis County Democrats, dinner and social hour 5 p.m., meeting 6 p.m., Ramblin Jack’s Rib Eye, Interstate 5 exit 72, (360) 978-5190
Support Groups
“Up From Grief,” for those grieving the loss of a loved one, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Morton Community Methodist Church, Fourth and Main, Morton, (360) 330-2640
Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1209 N. Scheuber Road, Centralia, (360) 736-9268
Us Too Southwest Washington Prostate Cancer Support Group, 7-8 p.m., Mother Joseph Room, Providence Centralia Hospital, (360) 388-6271
Friday, May 29
Oregon Trail music and dancing, open mic with Side Kicks Band, 7 p.m., Cowlitz Prairie Grange, (360) 864-2023
Bob Garcia and Melodies Recycled Band, 7-9:30 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, $5, (360) 262-3041
Open mic, 7:30 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, Chehalis, free, (360) 740-0492
Historic Lewis County Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., corner of Pearl and Maple streets, Centralia, (360) 736-8977 or dojo@compprime.com
Harmonious Funk, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Scatter Creek Grill, Lucky Eagle Casino, 21 and up, (360) 273-2000, ext. 301
The First and Final, 9 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, Chehalis, $6, (360) 740-0492
“Avengers: Age of Ulton,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG-13, adults $8, children, students, seniors, $7, (360-496-5599
Pressure Canning, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Fort Borst Park Kitchen 2, Centralia, $25, preregistration required, sponsored by WSU 4-H Foods Resource Leaders, (360) 740-1212
Support Groups
H.O.P.E., all addictions, 7:30-9 p.m., Heritage Baptist Church of Tenino, 1315 Sussex Ave. E., Tenino, (360) 480-0592, hopedirector@hotmail.com
Celebrate Recovery, dinner 6 p.m., large group 7 p.m., small groups 8 p.m., Grace Foursquare Church, 3030 Borst Ave., Centralia, (360) 736-0778, www.gracefoursquarechurch.com
Saturday, May 30
‘The Goonies’ to Be Screened at Fox Theatre
Historic Fox Theatre Restorations and Wolf Electric LLC are airing “The Goonies” at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday at the Fox Theatre in downtown Centralia.
In this 1985 action/adventure film, two brothers find out they might lose their house they are desperate to find a way to keep their home. They find a treasure map and bring some friends along to find it. They are all out looking for the “X” and trying to get away from a group of bad guys who also want the treasure. The film is rated PG.
Admission is $8 per person, $7 for HFTR members, and $20 per family (three to four persons). Presale tickets are available at Book ‘n’ Brush in Chehalis, and Holley’s Place, HUBBUB, Santa Lucia Coffee and PostNet in Centralia. Tickets are also available online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1474918.
Holley’s Place Frozen Yogurt and the new Fox Theatre concession stand supply movie snacks, including popcorn, nachos, hot dogs, pretzels, drinks and more. Season passes to the 20 films in the Fox Film Series are available for $75 each.
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
Pe Ell Spring Cleanup, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. or until dumpsters are full, Town Hall, 111 S. Main St., residents may drop off yard waste, garbage and other items for disposal
Excursion Train Ride & Museum Tour, 10 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 3:30 p.m., Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, Elbe, www.mrsr.com, (360) 569-7959
Harmonious Funk, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Scatter Creek Grill, Lucky Eagle Casino, 21 and up, (360) 273-2000, ext. 301
An Evening of Comedy, Sean & Friends, 8 p.m., Evergreen Playhouse, 226 W. Center St., Centralia, $5, tickets available at door, intended for adult audiences
Pe Ell Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, state Highway 6 and Seventh Avenue, Pe Ell, (360) 245-3339
Psychic development class, by William Becker, of Paranormal Insights, 4-7 p.m., Lewis County Historical Museum, Chehalis, $35, by reservation only, lewiscountymuseum.org or call (360) 748-0831
Growing a Three Sisters Garden, 10 a.m., Salkum Library Demonstration Garden, sponsored by WSU Lewis County Extension Master Gardener Program, (360) 740-1216
“Avengers: Age of Ulton,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG-13, adults $8, children, students, seniors, $7, (360)-496-5599
Libraries
Three Sisters Gardening, for all ages, 10 a.m., Salkum
Teen Writing Group, Winlock, meeting canceled
Sunday, May 31
Cross Creek Alpaca Rescue to Hold Open House
Cross Creek Alpaca Rescue will be holding an open house 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday at 4225 Old Military Road SE, Tenino.
There will be a silent auction in the Blue Barn, and visitors will be able to tour the farm to meet rescued alpacas and horses.
Barbecued hot dogs will be served.
Cross Creek is a volunteer organization run solely on the donations of animal lovers. All funds are used for the physical and emotional health of the animals.
Bingo, doors open 5 p.m., bingo starts 6:30 p.m., Forest Grange, 3397 Jackson Highway, Chehalis
Community meal, 1-3 p.m., Rotary Riverside Park, Centralia, free, sponsored by Jesus Name Pentecostal Church, Chehalis, (360) 623-9438
Dancing, Jack & the Roadrunners, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Swede Hall, Rochester, (360) 807-1761, (360) 520-6518
Excursion Train Ride & Museum Tour, 10 a.m., 3:30 p.m., Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, Elbe, www.mrsr.com, (360) 569-7959
Organizations
Men’s Fraternity, 6-7:30 p.m., Dayspring Baptist Church, 2088 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, (360) 748-3401 or email dayspringbaptistch@gmail.com
Monday, June 1
Youths to Perform at ‘Soaring Soloists’ Concert Youth shall be served (and featured) at the Pacific Northwest Chamber Orchestra’s free annual “Soaring Soloists” concert Monday at Centralia College’s Corbet Theatre.
Three area students have been selected to perform instrumental solos.Centralia Christian School seventh-grader Jisu Han will be spotlighted on de Beriot’s “Violin Concerto No. 7,” W.F. West sophomore Jason Chung plays lead on Kabalevsky’s “Piano Concerto No. 3” and Lower Columbia College freshman Jared Devine takes center stage during Vivaldi’s “Cello Concerto in A minor.”
Other selections include Mozart’s “Jupiter Symphony,” Shostakovich’s “Ballet Suite No. 1” and a medley of compositions by jazz legend Duke Ellington.
Han, 13, spent two years with the Student Orchestra of Greater Olympia before joining the PNCO this season. She also plays piano and clarinet.
Chung, 14, opened for the Lewis County Concert Series this March and has performed twice at the Washington State Music Teachers Association Conference Recital Competition in Olympia.
Devine, 18, has been a member of the Southwest Washington Symphony Orchestra for four years, is cellist for the Lower Columbia College String Quartet and sings tenor with the LCC Concert Choir.
Members of Centralia’s Fords Prairie Grange will serve free refreshments in the theater lobby during intermission, which will include the traditional basket pass where audience members may make donations to the PNCO, which has never charged admission for a concert in 12 seasons.
Longtime local high school music instructor David Judd, enshrined alongside original PNCO conductor Dee Morton in the Washington Music Educators Association’s Hall of Fame in 2010, oversees most rehearsals in addition to conducting concerts. This is his fifth season as the orchestra’s Conductor/Music Director.
Burger Night, 5-7:30 p.m., Centralia Eagles, quarter-pound hamburgers, $1.75, other menu items, (360) 736-1146
“Avengers: Age of Ulton,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG-13, adults $7, children, students, seniors, $6, (360-496-5599
Public Agencies
Lewis County Commission, 10 a.m., BOCC board room, second floor, Lewis County Courthouse, agenda available at http://goo.gl/agwWM, (360) 740-1120
Lewis County Community Network Board, 3:30-5 p.m., second floor conference room, Lewis County Public Health & Social Services Building, 360 NW North St., Chehalis
Organizations
Lewis County Republican Central Committee, dinner, 5:30-6:30 p.m., meeting, 6:30 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd., Chehalis, (360) 736-4500
Centralia Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., Denny’s Restaurant, Centralia, (360) 736-8766
Centralia Bridge Club, noon, Unity Church, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, (360) 748-1753, hraj@localaccess.com
Writer’s Forum, 7-9 p.m., 4162 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, (360) 262-0525
Chehalis-Centralia Optimists, 6:30 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, (360) 807-4733
Pinochle, 6 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd, Chehalis, (360) 520-0772
Tuesday, June 2
Community Band
to Perform
at Centralia College
The Lewis County Community Band will present a family-friendly concert of instrumental music at Centralia College’s Corbet Theatre Tuesday.
The concert will begin at 7:30 pm.
A few of the selections on the program will be:
• “Variations on a Korean Folksong” by John Barnes Chance
• “The Liberty Bell March” by John Philip Sousa
• “Kirkpatrick Fanfare” by Andrew Boysen
• “Blessed Are They” by Johannes Brahms, arranged by Barbara Buehlman
Louie Blaser and Karl Scarborough have been co-conducting the Lewis County Community Band since 2007. This growing ensemble has 22 woodwind players (flutes, clarinets, saxophones and oboe), 20 brass players (trumpets, French horns, trombones, euphoniums and tubas), four percussionists, piano and double bass.
Those interested in joining the Lewis County Community Band are asked to contact Blaser at lewiscountycommunityband@yahoo.com or (360) 330-7605, ext. 6102.
This concert is free and open to the public. Pro Musica, the Centralia College music club, is sponsoring the concert.
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
Fundraiser, Lewis County Marine Corps League, Detachment 1119, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Burger Claim, 20320 Old Highway 99 SW, Grand Mound, to benefit Marine Corps League, (360) 273-6937
Community Farmers Market, opening day, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Boistfort Street, downtown Chehalis, (360) 740-1295, www.communityfarmersmarket.net
Public Agencies
Chemical Dependency-Mental Health-Therapeutic Court Sales Tax Advisory Committee, 2:30 p.m., conference room, Lewis County Public Health & Social Services Department, (360) 740-1148
Lewis County PUD Commission, 9 a.m., 240 Seventh St., Morton, (360) 748-9261 or (800) 562-5612
Pe Ell Town Council, 6 p.m., City Hall, (360) 291-3543
Organizations
NAMI Lewis County educational program, 6-7:30 p.m., Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library, (360) 880-8070 or sherry500us@gmail.com
Senior Song Birds, 9:50 a.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, 2545 National Ave., Chehalis, (360) 740-4199
Southwest Washington Mycological Society, 6 p.m., WSU Lewis County Extension conference room, Lewis County Courthouse, (360) 740-1212
Centralia Bridge Club, 6:30 p.m., Unity Church, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, (360) 748-1753, hraj@localaccess.com
Writer’s Forum, 1-3 p.m., 4162 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, (360) 262-0525
Two Town Tuners, 7 p.m., Lewis and Clark Hotel, 117 W. Magnolia St., Centralia, (360) 269-8146 or (360) 748-3521
Tuesday Quilting Rebels, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Oakview Grange, 2715 N. Pearl St., Centralia, (360) 736-4671
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
Al-Anon, Fellowship in Unity, 6 p.m., Unity Center, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, (360) 736-8104 or (360) 736-6439
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
Wednesday, June 3
Distinguished Alumnus to Give Lyceum Presentation
Dr. David L. Carsten, the Centralia College 2015 Distinguished alumnus, will be talking about the value of empathy in relationships during his Lyceum presentation at the college Wednesday.
Carsten holds an associate of science degree from Centralia College, a bachelor of science degree in biochemistry from Washington State University, a doctor of dental surgery degree from the University of Washington, and a certificate in anesthesia from Lutheran Medical Center in New York City.
He has been recognized with the Award of Distinction in Continuing Education from the Academy of Dentistry International in 2005. He taught at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry, Portland, from 1995 to 2008.
Carsten lectures and writes on many topics. His particular interests are the science and psychology of empathy, nutrition, pharmacology and perception. He serves patients in the Spiritual Care Department at Salmon Creek Legacy Hospital in Vancouver, Washington, and maintains a private mobile anesthesia practice.
Lyceum is free and may also be taken as Humanities 286, one credit. This class will be held at 1 p.m. in WAH 103.
Bingo, doors open 5 p.m., bingo starts 6:30 p.m., Forest Grange, 3397 Jackson Highway, Chehalis
Taco Night, 6-8 p.m., Centralia Eagles, hard-shell tacos, two for $1, other menu items, (360) 736-1146
Open mic, 6-10 p.m., Jeremy’s Farm to Table, 476 W. Main St., Chehalis, (360) 748-4417
American Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 349 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis
Public Agencies
Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council, 9:30 a.m., LMTAAA Olympia office, 2404 Heritage Court SE, Suite A, Olympia, (360) 664-3162, ext. 112
Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee, 1 p.m., large conference room, Lewis County Public Services, 2025 NE Kresky Ave., Chehalis, (360) 740-1451
Organizations
Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 10:15 a.m., Assembly of God church, 702 SE First St., Winlock
Seniors’ Bible study, 2 p.m., Calvary Assembly of God, Centralia, (360) 736-6769 or (360) 324-9050
Soroptimist International of Lewis County, 5:30 p.m., contact for location, (360) 748-7860, jwdmkar@aol.com
Newaukum-Napavine Lions Club, 8 a.m., Taste of Alaska Family Restaurant, Napavine, (360) 262-3336
Support Groups
Domestic violence support group, 5:30-7 p.m., 125 NW Chehalis Ave., Chehalis, sponsored by Human Response Network, (360) 748-6601
NAMI daytime family support group, for family members of those suffering from mental illness, noon-1 p.m., upstairs, Fiddlers Coffee, 1220 Mellen St., Centralia, (253) 273-6035
Thursday, June 4
“Let’s Grow a Garden,” 10-11:30 a.m., 4162 Jackson Highway, free, (360) 262-0525
Games Night, 6 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, Chehalis, free, (360) 740-0492
American Red Cross blood drives, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.. Pace Edwards, 2400 Commercial Blvd., Centralia, and 12:30-5:30 p.m., First Christian Church, 1215 W. Main St., Centralia
Public Agencies
Lewis County Mental Health Coalition, 10-11:30 a.m., Lewis County Public Health building, second-floor conference room, (360) 740-1430
Reducing Underage Drinking Coalition, 2 p.m., Lewis County Public Health building, second-floor conference building, (360) 740-1424
Lewis County Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Advisory Board, 4 p.m., Lewis County Public Health building, second-floor conference room, (360) 740-1418
Organizations
Oakview Grange, 7 p.m., 2715 N. Pearl St., Centralia, (360) 736-5639
Lewis County Robotics Society, 6 p.m., room 128, Kemp Hall, Centralia College, (360) 304-9660
Chehalis-Centralia Cribbage Club, 6:30 p.m., Chehalis Moose Lodge, 1400 Grand Ave., Centralia, (360) 485-2852
Centralia-Chehalis Vintage Auto Club, 7:30 p.m., Ramblin’ Jack’s Rib Eye, 1336 Rush Road, Chehalis, (360) 767-0719
S.T.O.P. and Swim, 7 p.m., Fort Borst Park, Kitchen 1, Centralia, (360) 388-0450 or (360) 736-4163
Pinochle, 6 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd, Chehalis, (360) 520-0772
Centralia-Chehalis Vintage Auto Club, 7:30 p.m., Ramblin Jack’s Rib Eye, 1336 Rush Road, Napavine, (360) 273-6961
Winlock Finnish Lodge 19, 4 p.m., Hope Grange, Antrim Road, Winlock, (253) 922-1288
Support Groups
“Up From Grief,” for those grieving the loss of a loved one, 1-2:30 p.m., Assured Home Hospice, 2120 N. Park St., Centralia, (360) 330-2640
Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1209 N. Scheuber Road, Centralia, (360) 736-9268
Multiple sclerosis, 6-8 p.m., Providence Centralia Hospital chapel conference room, (360) 748-8687, Facebook page: Lewis County MS Support Group
