Calendar: Thursday, May 5

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Editor’s Best Bet: Purple Rain’ to Be Screened at Fox Theatre

Historic Fox Theatre Restorations is offering a special showing of the 1984 drama, “Purple Rain,” at 8 p.m. Friday the the Fox Theatre in downtown Centralia.

A victim of his own anger, the Kid (Prince) is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father (Clarence Williams III), the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer, Apollonia (Apollonia Kotero). But another musician, Morris (Morris Day), looks to steal the Kid’s spotlight — and his girl.

General admission for the movie is $15 per person. VIP loge seating is $25. A no-host bar for those 21 and up opens at 7 p.m.

Pre-event tickets are available on Brown Paper Tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2545859, at Book ‘n’ Brush in Chehalis, and Holley’s Place in Centralia. 

For more information, call the Fox Theatre at (360) 623-1103.  All proceeds from the event benefit the restoration of the Historic Fox Theatre.

Thursday, May 5

CC Librarian to Talk About Kenya Youth Project at AAUW Meeting

Leah Hannaford, Centralia College’s open education librarian, will present “The Garissa Youth Project — Musings of an Aspiring Librarian Living as an American Soldier in Rural Kenya” during a meeting of the Lewis County branch of the American Association of University Women Thursday at Stillwaters Estates.

Hannaford will be talking about her work with the Garissa Youth Project from when she was a special operations soldier stationed in Kenya in 2010. 

The project entailed a microeconomic youth program focused on developing an open education initiative to teach youth in the Northeastern province of Kenya skills to start their own businesses or obtain suitable jobs. 

The project involved building a student resource center and convincing the local elders to accept a program that attempted to include all youth regardless of tribe or gender.

The AAUW meeting will be at 6:45 p.m. at The Gathering Place at Stillwaters Estates, Centralia. Those attending should used the entrance off Scammon Creek Road on Colonial Drive. The entrance is open until 7 p.m.

For more information, call Peggy, (360) 736-8564, or Kristi, (360) 748-4203.

Wedin Farm and Friends Spring Show, 4-7 p.m., 560 Spooner Road, Chehalis, antiques, primitives, vintage, shabby chic, country French, wreaths, pillows, jams and jellies, baskets, handmade jewelry, organic soaps, Iron King yard art and more, (360) 704-0083, www.wedinfarm&friends.com

Art Conversations, with karen Price, Carol Smith and the crew, 10:30 a.m., White Pass County Museum, 12990 U.S. Highway 12, Packwood, (360) 494-4031

Public Agencies

Twin Transit board, 8:15 a.m., Twin Transit office, 212 E. Locust St., Centralia, (360) 330-2072

Timberland Central Reference Services, closed, staff training

Libraries

Mother Goose Play Group, for children birth-6 years, 10:30 a.m., Centralia

Family Story Time, for children age 3-third grade, 11:45 a.m., Randle

PageTurners Book Discussion, for adults, “All the Light We Cannot See,” by Anthony Doerr, noon, Chehalis

Drop-In Computer and E-Book Help, for teens and adults, 3 p.m., Tenino

CRAFTeens: Blackout Poetry, for teens, 5 p.m., Chehalis

Organizations

American Legion Post 508, potluck and meeting, 6 p.m., Silver Creek-Ethel Grange, corner of Brim Road and U.S. Highway 12, (360) 485-2852, (360) 978-5368

Onalaska American Legion Post 508, 6 p.m. potluck, 7 p.m. meeting, Onalaska First Church of God, (360) 978-5368

Chehalis-Centralia Cribbage Club, 6:30 p.m., Chehalis Moose Lodge, 1400 Grand Ave., Centralia, (360) 485-2852

S.T.O.P. and Swim, 7 p.m., Fort Borst Park, Kitchen 1, Centralia, (360) 269-3827 or (360) 736-4163

Pinochle, 6 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd, Chehalis, (360) 520-0772

Columbia Mothers of Twins Club, 

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

Friday, May 6

Wedin Farm and Friends Spring Show, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., 560 Spooner Road, Chehalis, antiques, primitives, vintage, shabby chic, country French, wreaths, pillows, jams and jellies, baskets, handmade jewelry, organic soaps, Iron King yard art and more, (360) 704-0083, www.wedinfarm&friends.com

Harvey Nelson and Swing Stuff Band, country/western, 7-9:30 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, $6, (360) 350-2423

Oakview Acoustic Jam, 6-9 p.m., Oakview Grange, 2715 N. Pearl St., Centralia, donations accepted, (360) 870-8447

“The Jungle Book,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG, adults $8, students/seniors $7, (360) 496-5599

Centralia Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., corner of Pearl and Maple streets, (360) 985-0662

White Cane Days, Centralia Lions Club, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Fullers Shop’n Kart, 505 S. Tower Ave., Centralia

Bake sale, Napavine Rebekahs Lodge, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Napavine Ace Hardware, (360) 262-3186

Libraries

Family Story Time, for all ages, 10 a.m., Salkum

Family Story Time, for children, 10:30 a.m., Winlock

Sensory Friendly Story Time, for children age 3-sixth grade, 10:30 a.m., Centralia

PageTurners Book Discussion, for adults, “Soldier Girls,” by Helen Thorpe, 12:30 p.m., Winlock

Organizations

Lewis County Writers Guild, 5 p.m. social hour, 5:45 p.m. program, Matrix Coffeehouse, Chehalis, http://lewiscountywriters.wordpress.com/

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

Diabetic Support Group, 10:30 a.m., The Gathering Place, Stillwaters Estates, 2800 Cooks Hill Road, for diabetics and spouses, guest speaker Miss Lewis County Bailey Peters, (360) 748-3177 or (360) 736-9679 

Recovery in Christ, addiction recovery, 6-7:30 p.m., Christian Fellowship of Winlock, 630 Cemetery Road, Winlock, (360) 785-4280

Saturday, May 7

Slipshod will be the featured band at the Bluegrass Jam Saturday at the Adna Grange

Matt Snook (dombro and banjo) and Steve Blanchard (guitar and mandolin) met as part of the Northwest bluegrass community, and became fast friends and picking partner.

They have similar musical styles, but draw on many different influences, such as Gordon Lightfoot, Norman Blake, Simon and Garfunkel, Tim O’Brien.

Snook has performed with a variety of ensembles, including the Snook Family Band, Free Range and SugarPine. Blanchard has performed with Steve Blanchard and the Open Range, Bill Jolliff Bluegrass Gospel Band, Prairie Flyer, Jim Faddis, One More Ride and also SugarPine.

The Bluegrass Jam starts with a bluegrass jam 2-5 p.m., followed by dinner (&6) 5-6 p.m., bluegrass open mic (sign up for 10-minute set) 6-7 p.m., and Slipshod 7-8 p.m.

For more information, call Jackie Lester, (360) 748-6068.

Historical Museum to Host Psychic Workshop

The Lewis County Historical Museum in Chehalis will be hosting “The Real World Psychic: A Psychic Play Workshop” 3-10 p.m. Saturday at the museum.

Author and international psychic medium William Becker and intuitive energy healer and author Karen Frazier will lead the workshop, which will feature fun interactive activities to help participants discover how they perceive and experience their own intuition.

“Everyone has intuition, but many people don’t understand how to tune into it,” Frazier said. “Our goal is to help people learn the language of their own intuition, tune into their own psychic voice, and find ways to integrate these experiences into their lives in ways that bring about greater joy and purpose.”

Museum director Andy Skinner added, “The museum is a well-known Lewis County haunted hotspot, which makes it ideal for psychic and paranormal classes.”

The class will include a number of interactive activities designed to help participants discern their own intuitive language, meet their spirit guides, explore various psychic abilities, and play with real-world applications of intuitive abilities. The class will last for seven hours with a one-hour break for dinner.

The cost of the class is $60 plus the ticketing fee, and participants will be given time to explore the haunted location. Part of the proceeds will benefit the museum. People interested in joining the class can order tickets online at EventBrite.com (https://goo.gl/kc5JCO) or by visiting the museum website, lewiscountymuseum.org. They can also gain more information by calling the museum at (360) 748.0841.

Fox Theatre to Show ‘An American Tail’ 

Historic Fox Theatre Restorations on Saturday will be screening the next film in its 2016 Film Series, the 1996 comedy music/drama “An American Tail.” 

A young mouse named Fievel Mousekewitz (Phillip Glasser) and his family emigrate from Russia to the United States by boat after their home is destroyed by cats. During the trip, a fierce storm throws Fievel from the ship, and he loses contact with his family. Luckily, he manages to sail to New York in a bottle. There, Irish mouse Bridget (Cathianne Blore), an Italian mouse named Tony (Pat Musick) and a kindly cat named Tiger (Dom DeLuise) help Fievel search for his loved ones. The film is rated G.

Admission for the movie is $10 per person, $8 for members, and $25 per family (three to four persons). Showtimes are at 2 & 7  p.m. at the Fox Theatre in Downtown Centralia.

Presale tickets are available on Brown Paper Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2521466, at Book ‘n’ Brush in Chehalis, and Holley’s Place, HUBBUB, Santa Lucia Coffee and PostNet in Centralia. 

Season passes for admission into all of the 2016 Fox Film Series movies are available for $90 per person, or $70 per person for members.

For more information, contact the Fox Theatre at (360) 623-1103.  All proceeds from the event benefit the restoration of the Historic Fox Theatre.

Tenino Farmers Market to Launch 2016 Season



To celebrate Opening Day and a new site in the Tenino’s downtown historic district on Olympia Street, the Tenino Farmers Market will kick off its 2016 season 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday with a Mother’s Day Market.

Marketgoers will find familiar returning market vendors and new vendors, all honoring moms, with flowers and baskets, vegetable starts, bakery, farm-fresh produce, USDA meats, honey, jewelry, soaps, lotions, candles, pottery, fiber and fabric handiwork, woodworking, pet accessories and whimsy. 

New vendors will bring kettle corn, raw snacks, sandwiches and beverages, plus a larger selection of meats, produce, and bakery to the Market.

Joining the event, will be the Tenino Area Chamber of Commerce with bounce houses set up for children, along with a booth and fundraising activities for Raise for Rowyn, a non-profit local organization, dedicated to helping families cope with the loss of their children.

Other local businesses and community organizations are offering events. Home & Garden Décor, just across Sussex Avenue from the market, will celebrate its sixth anniversary.

 At the high school greenhouses, the Tenino FFA annual plant sale starts and the Tenino FFA Community Garden will have an open house 10a.m.-noon with a sign dedication at 11:30a.m.

The Tenino Farmers Market takes place every Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., May 7 through Sept. 24 at 213 Sussex Ave. West (Olympia Street). 

Visit www.teninofarmersmarket.org for a complete list of vendors, sponsors, more information about the market and the season’s event schedule. Join them on Facebook at TeninoFarmersMarket, and Twitter at T90Market.

Historical Ride to Feature Four Loops

The Lewis County Historical Ride, sponsored by the Chehalis-Centralia Optimist Club, is Saturday, with four loop rides available, all beginning and ending at Stan Hedwall Park, Chehalis.

Each ride offers leisure time to view the many sights and sounds of rural roads in Lewis County. There are views of Mount Adams, Mount Saint Helens Mount Rainier.

Three of the four routes take in two must-see sites: the Evaline School, a functioning two-room country schoolhouse, and the historic Claquato Church.

The four rides are 20, 48, 68 and 100 miles.

All participants are required to wear an approved helmet. Eye protection and cycling gloves are strongly recommended. Riders under 18 years of age must have the written approval of a parent or legal guardian. Riders under 16 years of age must be in the company of a parent, legal guardian or other responsible adult designated by their parent or legal guardian. 

Fees for single riders are $35 for the 20- and 48-mile rides, and $45 for the 68- and 100-mile rides. Fees for tandem riders are $40 and $50. Day-of-ride registration is available 7-9:30 a.m. for an additional $10.

Registration forms are available at http://www.chehaliscentraliaoptimistclub.org.

For more information, call Mazie, (360) 262-9647; Emma, (360) 669-3386; Monique, (360) 878-3886; or Teri, (360) 508-6268. You may also email Ccoc98532@yahoo.com.           

Wedin Farm and Friends Spring Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 560 Spooner Road, Chehalis, antiques, primitives, vintage, shabby chic, country French, wreaths, pillows, jams and jellies, baskets, handmade jewelry, organic soaps, Iron King yard art and more, (360) 704-0083, www.wedinfarm&friends.com

Lewis County 4-H Tack and Treasure Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Expo Building, Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, (360) 520-4249 or (360) 388-8355

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

Dance, Country Four and More, 7 p.m., South Union Grange, 10030 Tilley Road, near exit 99 off I-5, (360) 352-2135

Fun Ride, Lewis County Back Country Horsemen, 9-11:30 a.m., $10 per rider, lunch and prizes, 874 Burnt Ridge Road, Onalaska, follow signs from U.S. Highway 12 or state Highway 508

Mother’s Day Weekend Steam Train Ride, 10 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 3:30 p.m., Mt. Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum, Elbe, (888) STEAM-11

Mother’s Day Plant Sale, starts at 9 a.m., Winlock Timberland Library

“The Jungle Book,”  4 p.m. and 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG, adults $8, students/seniors $7, matinee tickets $5, (360) 496-5599

Vader May Day Festival, Vader, 11 a.m. parade, miniature carnival, tours of town’s historical locations, including old city jail, cakewalk, community garage sale, horseback rides

White Cane Days, Centralia Lions Club, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Fullers Shop’n Kart, 505 S. Tower Ave., Centralia

Libraries

Free Comic Book Day, for all ages, 10 a.m., Tenino

Doll Tea Party, for children grades 1-6, 2 p.m., Centralia

Organizations

Historic Fox Theatre Restorations, meeting of volunteers, 10 a.m., Santa Lucia Coffee, Centralia

Organizations

Men’s Fraternity, 6-7:30 p.m., Dayspring Baptist Church, 2088 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, (360) 748-3401 or email dayspringbaptistch@gmail.com

Sunday, May 8

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

GriefShare, a video seminar focusing on helping people who have lost a loved one, 1-2:30 p.m., Shoestring Valley Community Church, 104 Frase Road, Onalaska, (360) 623-0194, http://svcchurch.com/griefshare/

Mother’s Day Weekend Steam Train Ride, 10 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 3:30 p.m., Mt. Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum, Elbe, (888) STEAM-11

Washington State Parks, free admission

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, May 9

Nobel Prize Nominee to Speak at Centralia College

Nobel Peace Prize nominee Mariam Sidibé Dembélé will be giving a guest lecture at 6 p.m. Monday in the Centralia College Walton Science Center, Room 121. 

Dembélé is the founder and director of Muso Dambe, a life skills center for orphaned and handicapped girls in Mali, West Africa.

The mother of six children, four sons and two daughters, she always had a desire to help those less fortunate. She began her center in 1998 and soon began to teach orphaned and handicapped girls how to cook, design and sew clothing, make soap and learn French. The center produces beautiful, high-quality cloths ranging from rich bazin to colorful batik to traditional mud cloth and indigo.

 Dembélé was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. She has spoken internationally on economic independence for women and the value of education and job training. Her oldest son, Fily, attended Centralia College 2010-2013. Tw others, Sandiakou and Ibrahim, are current students. Dembélé has also referred other students from Mali to Centralia College. Fily is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Brandman University.

Admission is free. Donations will be accepted for Muso Dambe. 

Library Manager to Speak at Women’s Luncheon

Kayce Austin, manager at the Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library, will be talking about library programs during a luncheon for women Monday at the Centralia Church of the Nazarene.

Inspirational speaker will be Evelyn Burt, Silverdale, whose topic will be “Four Peas in a Pod.”

Cost for the noon luncheon is $10. Reservations may be made by calling Kay, (360) 269-2449, or Mary, (360) 748-8718.

The Nazarene church is located at 1119 W. First St.

The luncheon and program are sponsored by the Centralia-Chehalis Christian Women’s Connection.

Herbal Beginnings, 1-3 p.m., 4162 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, (360) 262-0525

Game Night, Fords Prairie Grange, 2640 Reynolds Ave., Centralia, potluck dinner 6 p.m., (360) 918-1356

“The Jungle Book,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG, adults $7, 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

Chehalis City Council, 5 p.m, City Hall council chamber, 350 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis, agendas available at http://ci.chehalis.wa.us/meetings, (360) 345-1042

Centralia Historic Preservation Commission, 5:30 p.m., City Hall, 118 W. Maple St., Centralia, (360) 330-7695

Lewis County Board of Health, 9 a.m., BOCC Board Room, second floor, Lewis County Courthouse, agenda available at http://goo.gl/zKXB3, 740-1148

Centralia Parks Board, 5 p.m., Fort Borst Park Kitchen 2, (360) 330-7662

Mossyrock Fire Department, fire commissioners, noon, main station, 137 E. Main St., Mossyrock, (360) 983-3456

Grays Harbor Fire District 1, 7 p.m., Oakville Fire Hall, (360) 273-6541

Lewis County Cemetery District 4, 6 p.m., Randle Fire Station annex, (360) 494-4031

Organizations

Chehalis American Legion Post 22, general meeting, 4 p.m., 555 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis, (360) 740-7889

Lewis County Community Network, 3-5 p.m, second floor conference room, Lewis County Public Health & Social Services Building, 360 NW North St., Chehalis, (206) 719-3226

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

Centralia-Chehalis Emblem Club, 7 p.m., Elks Lodge, 1732 S. Gold St., Centralia, (360) 736-5439

Support Groups

Grandparents as Parents, 6-8 p.m., 420 Centralia College Blvd., Centralia, (360) 736-9391, ext. 298 or (877) 813-2828

Lewis County Breast Cancer Support Group, 5:30 p.m., Providence Regional