Editor’s Best Bet: Quarter Milers to Host Hub City Car Show
Hundreds of fancy cars will fill Tower Avenue in downtown Centralia today for the Hub City Car Show. The show is sponsored by the Lewis County Quarter Milers.
Registration for the show commences at 8 a.m., and the show runs from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
KITI-FM (Live 95) will be providing music during the show, and also will be presenting a car at about 1 p.m.
Door prizes will be given to entrants. At 3 p.m., trophies will be given to the top vehicles.
Shirts in memory of Bob Judson and Mike Geiger will be available for $15. Judson, who died in June 2014, was secretary-treasurer of the Quarter Milers. Geiger stepped down as president of the Quarter Milers recently after serving for 20 years. Judson’s and Geiger’s vehicles are depicted on the shirts.
Today
Threshing Bee to Display Old-Fashioned Grain Harvesting
Old tractors and farm equipment will be on display during the 51st annual Cowlitz Prairie Grange Threshing Bee today and Sunday.
Threshing grain will take place every hour on the hour with an antique separator. A tractor pull will include 150 tractors. More than 100 antique and craft vendors will be on site.
Breakfast and dinner will be available both days.
The Threshing Bee takes place near the South Lewis County Airport on Jackson Highway north of Toledo.
For more information, call the Grange, (360) 864-2023.
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 Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, state Highway 6 and Seventh Avenue, Pe Ell, (360) 245-3339
Tenino Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Tenino Elementary School, www.teninofarmersmarket.org
Rochester/Grand Mound Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Rochester Middle School, (360) 273-5732
Reunion, Centralia High School Class of 1950, noon-5 p.m., Dick Quarnstrom farm, 518 Goodrich Road, Centralia, catered lunch, (360) 736-4324
Outdoor & Sportsman Show 2015, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Lucky Eagle Casino, $10, free with Players Club card, drawings for free play and merchandise, beer garden, 1-800-720-1788
Funaddicts, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Scatter Creek Grill, Lucky Eagle Casino, 21 and up, (360) 273-2000, ext. 301
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
Packwood Walking Tour, led by Virginia Squires, 7 p.m., starts at White Pass Country Museum, 129900 U.S. Highway 12, Packwood
100th anniversary carnival, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Community Presbyterian Church of Onalaska, 288 Carlisle Ave., games, pie eating contest, vendors, bounce house, free children’s ID kits and more, (360) 520-5466
Ryderwood townwide garage sales, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., maps available at community hall, cafe and library porch, Women’s Club sale at Pioneer Hall, hot dogs served 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Community Hall
Book reading, by author/artist KC Winters from her book “Color Boldly,” 11 a.m., Book ‘N’ Brush, 518 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis, lewiscountyliteracy@gmail.com
Thorbeckes Sprint Triathlon, 8 a.m., Thorbeckes FitLife Center, 906 Johnson Road, Centralia, 250m swim, 16k bike ride, 5k run, fundraiser for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), $60 individuals, $80 relay, www.thorbeckes.com
Garlic Fest, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Southwest Washington Fairgrounds
“Mission: Impossible,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG-13, adults $8, children, students, seniors $7, (360) 496-5599
“Climbing the Mountain,” Next to Nature Series, featuring Washington poet laureate Elizabeth Austen and writer/adventurer Charlotte Austin, 7:30 p.m., Mineral School, 114 Mineral Road S., free, donations welcome, potluck dessert, (360) 496-5599
Libraries
Birds of Prey, for adults, 2 p.m., Centralia
Sunday, Aug. 30
I-5 Toyota Back to School Dash Scheduled
The ninth annual I-5 Toyota Back to School Dash, a 5k run-walk, will be at 9 a.m. Sunday.
The run-walk will begin and end at I-5 Toyota.
Registration will be taken at I-5 Toyota, 1950 NW Louisiana Ave., Chehalis, or at www.I-5Cars.com. The fee, which includes a T-shirt and snacks, is $50 for families, $25 for individuals and $15 for students.
Signups will be allowed until one hour before the event. However, T-shirts will be guaranteed only if registration is done a week ahead.
Ribbons will be awarded in eight age groups for men and women.
Refreshments will be available on-site, and there will be a variety of vendor booths. All proceeds will benefit local school scholarships.
For more information, call (360) 740-9300 or visit the registration website.
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, Country Four, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Swede Hall, Rochester, (360) 352-2135
Outdoor & Sportsman Show 2015, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Lucky Eagle Casino, $10, free with Players Club card, drawings for free play and merchandise, beer garden, 1-800-720-1788
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
Garlic Fest, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Southwest Washington Fairgrounds
Cowlitz Prairie Grange Threshing Bee, Toledo
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, Aug. 31
Burger Night, 5-7:30 p.m., Centralia Eagles, quarter-pound hamburgers, $1.75, other menu items, (360) 736-1146
Free community dinner, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Centralia United Methodist Church, 506 S. Washington Ave., (360) 736-7311
“Mission: Impossible,” 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
Organizations
Centralia Bridge Club, noon, Unity Church, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, (360) 748-1753, hraj@localaccess.com
Pinochle, 6 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd, Chehalis, (360) 520-0772
Tuesday, Sept. 1
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, 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, 10 a.m., Morton PUD office, 240 Seventh Ave., (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
GriefShare, grief recovery seminar and support group, 7-9 p.m., Mountain View Baptist Church, 1201 Belmont Ave., Centralia, child care provided through fifth grade, (360) 827-2172
Wednesday, Sept. 2
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
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, Sept. 3
Games Night, 6 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, Chehalis, free, (360) 740-0492
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
