Editor’s Best Bet: Train Show and Swap Meet on Track for Fairgrounds and Historical Museum
The Lewis County Model Railroad Club and the Lewis County Historical Museum are linking up again in order to hold their semi-annual model train show and swap meet Saturday and Sunday.
The event will take place on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The model train swap meet will held at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds in the Blue Pavilion building on both days. On Saturday, paid admission to the swap meet will include a free pass to the Lewis County Historical Museum at the old train depot in Chehalis. Museum employees and members of the Lewis County Model Railroad Club will be working the switches at the museum in order to operate their extensive model train layout of greater Lewis County.
A food vendor will be on hand at the fairgrounds. The event is a fundraiser to help pay for improvements to the model train layout at the Lewis County Historical Museum.
For additional information, contact Ted Livermore at 360-269-0921.
Thursday, Oct. 12
Centralia College to Honor Onalaska School District’s Commitment to Higher Education
Onalaska Day will be celebrated at Centralia College Thursday.
On June 8, the Centralia College Board of Trustees recognized the 2017 graduates of Onalaska High School with an unanimous motion that scheduled the day of recognition to take place during the fall quarter.
All 43 members of the high school’s graduating class of 2017 were accepted to two- or four-year colleges, according to a press release from the college. Thirty-eight of those students committed to attending college this fall.
“It’s quite an accomplishment for a school district to have such a high percentage of students applying for college immediately after graduation,” Centralia College President Bob Mohrbacher said in the release. “Research proves the value of higher education. Students who go on to complete career and technical training programs or earn a college degree benefit from greater financial stability and job security. All of these directly impact families and communities. I applaud the efforts the Onalaska School District has taken to ensure its students succeed long after they’ve graduated high school.”
Staff and faculty members at Centralia College will be asked to wear the Loggers’ colors of purple or gold, as well as buttons that state, “It’s a great day to be a Logger at Centralia College.”
College trustees and administrators will hand out free coffee and donuts in the morning. The clock tower is also set to glow purple in honor of the recent graduates.
The trustees will acknowledge the event at their board meeting that same day.
Guitar workshop, Ron Artis II, 5:30-7 p.m., Bethel School or Arts, 413 N. Tower Ave., Centralia, $25, for teens and adults. For information and registration, visit www.bethel-church.com or https://squareup.com/store/bethelchurch-school-of-the-arts or call 360-669-6355
Drum workshop, Stevon Artis, 5:30- 7 p.m., Bethel School or Arts, 413 N. Tower Ave., Centralia, $25, for teens and adults. For information and registration, visit www.bethel-church.com or https://squareup.com/store/bethelchurch-school-of-the-arts or call 360-669-6355
Pinochle, 6 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd., Chehalis, 360-748-7241
Ribbon-cutting to celebrate grand opening, 5-7 p.m., Jester Auto & Event Center, 321 Hamilton Road, Centralia
Public Agencies
Centralia Planning Commission, 6 p.m., council chambers, City Hall, 118 W. Maple St., Centralia, 360-330-7671
Lewis County Fire District No.14/Randle Fire & EMS Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m., main station, 9978 U.S. Highway 12, Randle
Libraries
Book Babies and Playgroup, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Centralia Timberland Library, for babies birth-24 months. Books, bounces, music and play for babies and their participating caregivers. Includes unstructured play.
Family Storytime, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Mountain View Timberland Library (Randle), for all ages. Music, movement, books and a craft for the whole family. All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult.
Organizations
Bucoda Rebekah Lodge 144, 7 p.m., Bucoda Odd Fellows Community Center, 101 E. Seventh St., second floor, Bucoda, 360-736-6717
United Women in Business, 5:30 p.m., Kit Carson banquet room, Chehalis, 360-388-5252
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
Lewis County Beekeepers Association, 7 p.m., Washington Hall, Room 103, Centralia College, 360-740-1212
Cougar Squares dance club of Toledo fall square dance lesson, Napavine Elementary School, 7 p.m.
Support Groups
Parkinson’s Disease Support Group (Chehalis Shakers), 1 p.m., Bethel Church, Kirkland Road, Chehalis. Go to left and enter at rear of church. More information, 360-520-4889.
Support Group for Parents Who Have Lost a Child, 6:30-8 p.m., house next to the Centralia Church of the Nazarene parking lot, 360-880-0041
Better Breathers Club, coping with lung disease and providing a positive impact on your health, 2-3:30 p.m., Morton General Hospital conference room. For more information, call Gaye Hamstreet, 360-496-3576.
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
“Care, Share, Heal,” support group for victims of abuse, 5:30-7 p.m., 1511 S. Gold St., Centralia, 360-219-3941
NAMI Lewis County Connections, recovery support group for adults with mental illness, 2-3:30 p.m., Mary Room, Centralia United Methodist Church, 506 S. Washington Ave., 253-468-7435
Friday, Oct. 13
Bass workshop, Tony Burruso, 4:30- 6 p.m., Bethel School or Arts, 413 N. Tower Ave., Centralia, $25, for teens and adults. For information and registration, visit www.bethel-church.com or https://squareup.com/store/bethelchurch-school-of-the-arts or call 360-669-6355
Songwriting workshop, Ron Artis II, 4:30-6 p.m., Bethel School or Arts, 413 N. Tower Ave., Centralia, $20, for teens and adults. For information and registration, visit www.bethel-church.com or https://squareup.com/store/bethelchurch-school-of-the-arts or call 360-669-6355.
Ron Artis II & The Truth concert, 7 p.m., Bethel School of the Arts, 413 N. Tower Ave., Centralia. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $11 online or $14 at the door. Concert tickets can be found at www.bethel-church.com or https://squareup.com/store/bethelchurch-school-of-the-arts. For information, call 360-669-6355
Oregon Trail music and dancing, open mic with Side Kicks Band, 7 p.m., Cowlitz Prairie Grange, 360-864-2023
Pinochle tournament, 1 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center
Harvey Nelson and Swing Stuff Band, country/western, 7-9:30 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, $6, 360-350-2423
Karaoke, with Jimmy Abbott, 7:30 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd. Chehalis, 360-748-7241
Lego Ninjago Movie, 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, $9 adults, $8 seniors and students
Libraries
Family Storytime, 10-10:45 a.m., Salkum Timberland Library. For all ages. Bring your little ones for stories, rhymes, songs and movement games. This program is designed primarily for children age 6 and younger. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult.
Preschool Storytime, 10-11 a.m., Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library. For children 3-6 years. Stories, songs, and activities for preschoolers and their participating caregivers.
Family Storytime, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Winlock Timberland Library. For children 2-6 years. Music, movement, and books for the whole family. All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult
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
Lewis County Writers Guild, 5 p.m., Station Coffee Bar & Bistro, Centralia, http://lewiscountywriters.wordpress.com/
A Girl & A Gun Meet and Greet, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Centralia Rifle Club, 908 Johnson Rd. Centralia. New Centralia chapter, all ladies welcome. Under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. 360-978-4338
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
Friday Night Live, Narcotics Anonymous, 7-9 p.m., Dayspring Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 2088 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, 360-508-6495
Saturday, Oct. 14
Morton’s Roxy Theater to Host Double Feature Honoring Silver Screen Legends on Anniversary of Their Deaths
The Roxy Theater in Morton will host a double feature honoring two Hollywood legends, Errol Flynn and Bing Crosby.
The event will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, the anniversary of the deaths of both men. Flynn died Oct. 14, 1959, at 50, and Crosby died Oct. 14, 1977, at 74.
The Roxy will begin the double feature with “The Santa Fe Trail.” This 1940 film stars Flynn, Olivia de Havilland and
Ronald Reagan. Following intermission, the theater will show the 1952 film “Road to Bali” starring Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. It is the sixth “Road to” movie and the first one in color.
Crosby was born in Tacoma and grew up in Spokane. He was a huge star in the 1940s and 50s. His 1942 single “White Christmas” is the best selling song of all time. He also starred in the 1954 movie “White Christmas.”
Flynn was born in Australia and moved to the United States during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He is best known for his swashbuckler roles in “Captain Blood,” “The Adventures of Robin Hood,” and “The Sea Hawk.” However, he played a number of cowboys in westerns as well, including his roles in “The Santa Fe Trail,” “Virginia City,” and “San Antonio.”
Tickets are $5 per person with a selection of concessions available including special Roxy chocolate bars.
Australia-born Morton resident Ron Field will introduce the double feature. He first met Crosby in 1957 in Seattle and several other times in London, according to the press release.
The theater is located at 233 West Main St., Morton.
Providence Centralia Plans Gala Dinner & Auction
The Providence Centralia Hospital Foundation’s Black and White Gala Dinner & Auction will be held 5-9 p.m. at the Jester Auto Museum and Event Center, Chehalis.
The event includes a pre-gala champagne hour and tour of the museum’s classic and sport autos, boats and planes.
A wine grab will consist of premium and noteworthy wines from around the state, and a dessert dash will offer desserts from bakers in the Southwest Washington area.
Both live and silent auctions will be held. Live entertainment will be provided by the Backfire Ban.
A gourmet plated dinner will be served and a hosted bar will be available.
Advance reservations are required. Reservations are $75 per person, and tables can seat up to eight guests.
All proceeds fund the “No One Dies Alone” program at Providence Centralia Hospital. NODA is a national program designed to support patients at the end of their lives with a dignified and compassionate death. No One Dies Alone consists of “compassionate companions” who volunteer their time and presence to provide bedside companionship to dying patients in their last hours and moments of life.
The NODA program is available in Centralia through the Providence Health Care Foundation.
The Jester Auto Museum and Event Center is located at 321 Hamilton Rd.
Contact Jennifer Woodford at 360-827-7940 or Jennifer.Woodford@providnece.org for more information.
Ninth Annual Tea & Fashion Show
The ninth annual Tea & Fashion Show will be held 1-4 p.m. at the Lewis & Clark Hotel, 117 West Magnolia St., Centralia.
The event will feature guest speaker Joli Winsett, a 20-year breast cancer survivor. A raffle will also take place. Tickets are $15 and available at HUBBUB, Book ‘n’ Brush and Smith’s Mercantile. Proceeds go toward local patients and their families with expenses incurred during cancer treatments as well as local education and outreach. Contact 360-304-8472 or lcbcsg2@gmail.com for more information.
Club Mom Children’s Clothing Bank and Exchange, 1-3 p.m., Centralia Christian Church, 1215 W. Main St., 360-736-7655
Karaoke, with Lou Morales, 7:30 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd. Chehalis, 360-748-7241
Dress for Success, Reliable Enterprises, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., New Life Thrift Store, 1757 N. National Ave., Chehalis, 360-736-9558, ext. 149
Coach Train Excursions to Milburn, 1 and 3 p.m., Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, steamtrainride.com, 360-748-9593
Riverview Train Excursion to Ruth, 5 p.m., Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, steamtrainride.com, 360-748-9593
Steam Train Ride and Museum Visit, 11 a.m., 2:15 p.m., Mt. Rainier Railroad, Elbe, 888-STEAM-11
Open garden, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 4162 Jackson Highway, Chehalis
Classic Movie Double Feature, Remembering Two Giants of Hollywood: Crosby & Flynn, 2 p.m., Morton Roxy, $5
Open Mic Gospel of song, testimony or instrument, 5 p.m., Ethel/Silver Creek Grange, 1624 Hw. 12, Ethel, 360-791-7467
Lego Ninjago Movie, 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, $9 adults, $8 seniors and students
Libraries
Build & Play, 10:30 a.m.-noon., Centralia Timberland Library. For children age 2 to sixth grade, LEGO bricks, straws, blocks and interactive toys
Sensory Friendly Movie, 1:30 -3:30 p.m., Centralia Timberland Library. For children with special needs.
Music Makers, 11 a.m.-noon, Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library. For all children. Make a Latin American musical instrument.
Organizations
Prairie Steppers Square and Round Dance Club, 7-8 p.m. Plus, 8-10:30 p.m. Mainstream, potluck at break, Oakview Grange, Centralia, 360-736-5172 or 360-273-4884
Gluten Intolerance Group of Lewis County, 10 a.m., Providence Centralia Hospital chapel conference room, 509 230-6394, tg728792@centurylink.net, http://goo.gl/bWXTmr
Semiannual Model Train Show and Swap Meet, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, Blue Pavilion Building, 2555 N National Ave, Chehalis, 360-985-7788 or 360-269-0921
Support Groups
Alzheimer’s caregiver support group, 10:30 a.m-noon, Centralia First United Methodist Church, 506 S. Washington Ave., Centralia, 360-628-4980
