Editor’s Best Bet: Tree Lighting Ceremony Planned
The annual tree lighting ceremony at Washington Park in Centralia will be at 6 p.m. Friday.
Musical entertainment, a holiday sing-a-long and free refreshments will precede the lighting. Santa will stop by to greet the crowd, and he will be available for visits at the Fox Theatre following the ceremony.
For more information, call Julie Liseth, (360) 330-7688.
Thursday, Nov. 26
Turkey Trot Fun Run Planned for Thanksgiving Day
Thorbeckes ADAPT Performance, Chehalis, is sponsoring a Thursday Turkey Trot Fun Run.
The Thanksgiving Day event will include both a 3.1 mile and 5k run and walk. It will start at Thorbeckes Adapt Performance, 91 SW Chehalis Ave.
Cost is $15 per person (includes one T-shirt) or $25 per family (includes two T-shirts; additional shirts are $5 each.) After Nov. 19, the registration fee is $25 per person or $35 for a family.
Same-day registration will begin at 7:45 p.m.
Raffle tickets will cost $1 per ticket.
For more information, contact Holli Schoonover at (360) 402-5880 or holli.adapt@gmail.com.
Immanuel Lutheran to Offer Free Thanksgiving Dinner
Immanuel Lutheran Church is hosting a free Thanksgiving dinner 1-4 p.m. on Thursday.
For those who need a ride to the church, transportation will be provided from three different Centralia locations: Bethel Downtown (formerly Destiny Christian Center), Gather Church and the Peppermill. Those using this service will be taken back to their pickup location after the dinner.
Immanuel Lutheran Church is located at 1209 N. Scheuber Road, Centralia.
Public Agencies
Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging, Council of Governments, meeting canceled
Libraries
Thanksgiving holiday; all libraries closed
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) 269-3827 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
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, Nov. 27
Oregon Trail music and dancing, open mic with Side Kicks Band, 7 p.m., Cowlitz Prairie Grange, (360) 864-2023
Music, 10:30-11:45 a.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, (360) 748-0061
Bob Garcia and Melodies Recycled Band, 7-9:30 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, $5, (360) 262-3041
Radio 80, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., Scatter Creek Grill, Lucky Eagle Casino, Rochester
Polar Express train ride, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m., adults $33, 3-15 years $22, 2 and under free on adult’s lap, Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, (360) 748-9593
The Commodores, 8 p.m., Lucky Eagle Casino, Rochester, tickets start at $40, 1-800-720-1788
Libraries
Thanksgiving holiday; all libraries closed
Organizations
Skookumchuck I.O.O.F. Lodge 129, 7:30 p.m., Bucoda Odd Fellows Community Center, 101 E. Seventh St., second floor, Bucoda, (360) 736-6717
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, Nov. 28
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
Radio 80, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., Scatter Creek Grill, Lucky Eagle Casino, Rochester
Breakfast With Santa, 8-10 a.m., Centralia Train Depot, 210 Railroad Ave., (360) 330-7688
Polar Express train ride, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m., adults $33, 3-15 years $22, 2 and under free on adult’s lap, Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, (360) 748-9593
Christmas craft show, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Red Barn Studios, 207 Goff Road, Chehalis, silent auction benefits needy Lewis County children, story time and pictures with Santa, (360) 304-0031
Libraries
Snowflake Day, for all ages, all day, Winlock
Sharing Memories, for adults, 3 p.m., Randle
Sunday, Nov. 29
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, Swing Stuff, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Swede Hall, Rochester, (360) 807-1761, (360) 520-6518
Polar Express train ride, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m., adults $33, 3-15 years $22, 2 and under free on adult’s lap, Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, (360) 748-9593
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, Nov. 30
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, special meeting, 5 p.m., City Hall council chamber, 350 N. Market Blvd. (360) 345-1042
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
Centralia Downtown Association, annual meeting, 5:30 p.m., The Oak Room, Wilson Hotel, snacks by Dawn’s Delectables
Tuesday, Dec. 1
Community Band to Perform at Centralia College
The Lewis County Community Band will be performing at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, at Corbet Theatre on the Centralia College campus. The concert will feature selections by Steven Bryant, Ralph Vaughn Williams, Morten Lauridsen and more.
The Lewis County Community Band has been directed by Louie Blaser and Karl Scarborough since fall quarter of 2007. Blaser teaches band for Centralia School District, and Karl Scarborough teaches band and choir for the Winlock School District.
The band is comprised of approximately 45 local wind and percussion musicians from Lewis, Thurston, Pacific and Cowlitz counties. Though geared toward adult musicians, the band is also open to college and high school musicians.
Those interested in joining the band are asked to contact Blaser at lewiscountycommunityband@yahoo.com or (360) 330-7605, ext. 6102. Students who join the band can earn credits from Centralia College.
This free concert is sponsored by Pro Musica, the Centralia College music club.
Check out the Lewis County Community Band on Facebook for more information.
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
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 St., (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
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
Mount St. Helens Patchwork Quilters, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Lewis County Historical Museum, 599 NW Front St., Chehalis, first Tuesday, potluck, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 1826 SW Snively Ave., Chehalis, (360) 880-5134
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
Men’s Fraternity Authentic Manhood, 6 p.m., Lewis County Gospel Mission, 72 SW Chehalis Ave., Chehalis, (360) 880-3029
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Centralia College Choir to Perform at Corbet
A free concert of classical vocal music will be presented by the Centralia College Choir at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2. The choir will perform on stage at Corbet Theatre on the Centralia College campus.
The 22-member choir, conducted by Beth May, will perform a family-friendly concert with selections including “The Snow,” by Edgar Elgar; “The Blue Bird,” by Charles Villiers Stanford; and “The Art of the Ground Round,” by Peter Schickele (PDQ Bach).
For more information about the music program, check out the Music page under “Programs and Courses” at www.centralia.edu.
Pro Musica, the Centralia College Music club, is sponsoring the concert.
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
Mental Health Matters, 6-7:30 p.m., St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 10000 U.S. Highway 12, Rochester, (360) 273-9884
Public Agencies
Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging, Advisory Council, 9:30 a.m., 405 W. Railroad Ave., Shelton, (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
