Editor’s Best Bet: STEM Booster Club Plans Breakfast Fundraiser
The Chehalis STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Booster Club is hosting a flapjack fundraiser to benefit the SWAG (Students With a Goal) 4060 and SWAG Jr. 10244 robotics teams on Saturday.
The fundraiser will be a breakfast 8-10 a.m. at the Chehalis Applebee’s, 1670 NW Louisiana Ave. Tickets are $10 each. Breakfast includes pancakes with syrup and butter, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, milk, juice and coffee.
Tickets are available at the door; walk-ins are encouraged.You can also get tickets from booster club and robotics team members, or by contacting the STEM Booster Club by email at chehalisstem@gmail.com.
The robotics teams are gearing up for the 2016-17 season with hopes of returning to the FIRST Robotics World Championships.
More information is available from April Conway, Chehalis STEM Booster Club treasurer, at (360) 550-5850.
Thursday, Oct. 27
Pumpkin Trains, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., Chehalis-Centralia Railroad, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, $10, children 2 and under free, (360) 748-959, steamtrainride.com/halloween/
Pinochle, 6 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd., Chehalis, (360) 748-7241
“Grease!,” 7:30 p.m., Evergreen Playhouse, 226 W. Center St., Centralia, pay what you can, www.evergreenplayhouse.com
Mountain High Community Singers, 5:30 chili and salad dinner at Tiller Arts Center, 6:30 concert at Roxy Theater, Morton, admission by donation
Grange Booster Night, 7:30 p.m., Newaukum Grange, corner of Highway 603 and Brown Road East, salute to local law enforcement groups, refreshments, (360) 740-8033
Electronics/Robotics Open House, 3-5 p.m., Kemp Hall Mechatronics Labs, Centralia College, david.peterson@centralia.edu
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
Chehalis Basin Strategy, 6 p.m. open house, 6:30 p.m. short presentation, 7 p.m. public hearing, Montesano City Hall, 1123 N. Main St.
Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments, noon, Cowlitz County Administration Building, 207 Fourth Ave. N., Kelso, (360) 577-3041
Libraries
Book Babies and Playgroup, for babies birth-24 months, 10:30 a.m., Centralia
The Knitting Circle, for teens and adults, 4 p.m., Salkum
Adult Coloring Party: Halloween Edition, for adults, 5 p.m., Chehalis
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 Village, 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
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) 269-1649
Us Too Southwest Washington Prostate Cancer Support Group, 7-8 p.m., Mother Joseph Room, Providence Centralia Hospital, (360) 388-6271
Friday, Oct. 28
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
Harvey Nelson and Swing Stuff Band, country/western, 7-9:30 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, $6, (360) 350-2423
“Grease!,” 8 p.m., Evergreen Playhouse, 226 W. Center St., Centralia, adults $10, students $8, www.evergreenplayhouse.com
Soul Siren, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., Craft House sports bar, Lucky Eagle Casino, Rochester
$5,000 Fright Night Costume Contest, Chehalis Rooms, Lucky Eagle Casino, free, must be 21, masks and gloves not permitted, 1-800-720-1788
“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG-13, adults $8, students and seniors $7
Libraries
Family Storytime, for all ages, 10 a.m., Salkum
Family Storytime, for children, 10:30 a.m., Winlock
Get Your Ghoul On! Halloween Party, for children grades 1-6, 4 p.m., Centralia
Teen Scream Movie and Treats, for teens, 4 p.m., Chehalis
Gaming After Dark, for teens, 6 p.m., Tenino
Teen After Hours: Game Night, for teens, 6 p.m., Centralia
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/
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, Oct. 29
‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Dracula’ Coming to Fox Theatre
Historic Fox Theatre Restorations will be showing a double feature at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Fox Theatre in downtown Centralia.
On the screen at both times will be the 1931 classics “Frankenstein” and “Dracula.”
“Frankenstein:” An obsessed scientist, Dr. Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive), attempts to create life by assembling a creature from body parts of the deceased. Aided by his loyal misshapen assistant, Fritz (Dwight Frye), Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster (Boris Karloff), but, confused and traumatized, it escapes into the countryside and begins to wreak havoc. Frankenstein searches for the elusive being, and eventually must confront his tormented creation. The film is rated PG.
“Dracula:” After a harrowing ride through the Carpathian mountains in eastern Europe, Renfield enters castle Dracula to finalize the transferral of Carfax Abbey in London to Count Dracula, who is in actuality a vampire. Renfield is drugged by the eerily hypnotic count, and turned into one of his thralls, protecting him during his sea voyage to London.
After sucking the blood and turning the young Lucy Weston into a vampire, Dracula turns his attention to her friend Mina Seward, daughter of Dr. Seward, who then calls in a specialist, Dr. Van Helsing, to diagnose the sudden deterioration of Mina’s health. Van Helsing, realizing that Dracula is indeed a vampire, tries to prepare Mina’s fiance, John Harker, and Dr. Seward for what is to come and the measures that will have to be taken to prevent Mina from becoming one of the undead.
Admission for both movies is $10 per person, $8 for members and $25 per family (three to four persons).
Presale tickets are available locally at Book ‘n’ Brush in Chehalis;Holley’s Place, HUBBUB, Santa Lucia Coffee and PostNet in Centralia; and online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2590206.
For more information, contact the Fox Theatre at (360) 623-1103. All proceeds from the event benefit the restoration of the Historic Fox Theatre.
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
“Grease!,” 8 p.m., Evergreen Playhouse, 226 W. Center St., Centralia, adults $10, students $8, www.evergreenplayhouse.com
Soul Siren, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., Craft House sports bar, Lucky Eagle Casino, Rochester
Hub City Mission Severe Weather Shelter training, 10 a.m., 416 N. Tower Ave., Centralia, (360) 748-0119
Leaf exchange, 1-4 p.m., Centralia Transfer Station, bring in bagged leaves, which can be used by gardeners and composters, program coordinated by WSU Lewis County Master Gardeners, (360) 740-1216
Pumpkin Trains, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., Chehalis-Centralia Railroad, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, $10, children 2 and under free, (360) 748-959, steamtrainride.com/halloween/
Ukraine Quilt Day, Ukraine Children’s Project, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Bethel Church, Chehalis, quilts for Ukraine orphanages and Severe Weather Shelter, (360) 736-2760
Oktoberfest, 5-10 p.m., Jeremy’s Farm to Table, Chehalis, beer, food, live music provided by the Blaser Bros., adults $25, veterans and seniors 65 and up $20, kids 6-12 $15, kids 5 and under free
“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” 2 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG-13, $5
Libraries
Pumpkin Decorating, for children, all day, Salkum
Fall Crafts, for all ages, noon, Randle
Teen Horror Movie Marathon, for teens, 1 p.m., Centralia
A Life-Sized Clue Mystery, for teens, 5 p.m., Packwood
Murder at the Library, for teens, 5:30 p.m., Oakville
Sunday, Oct. 30
Pumpkin Trains, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., Chehalis-Centralia Railroad, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, $10, children 2 and under free, (360) 748-959, steamtrainride.com/halloween/
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 and More, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Swede Hall, Rochester, (360) 352-2135
“Grease!,” 2 p.m., Evergreen Playhouse, 226 W. Center St., Centralia, adults $10, students $8, www.evergreenplayhouse.com
Singspiration, southern Gospel and country gospel music, celebrating “Faith, Family and Freedom,” 6-8 p.m., Calvary Assembly of God, 302 E. Main St., Centralia, free, (360) 736-2615
“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG-13, adults $7, students and seniors $6
Support Groups
GriefShare, a video seminar focusing on helping people who have lost a loved one, 12:30-2 p.m., Shoestring Valley Community Church, 104 Frase Road, Onalaska, (360) 870-2782, http://svcchurch.com/griefshare/
Monday, Oct. 31
Halloween events, Chehalis Theatre, 3 p.m. trick or treating, 5 p.m. “Hotel Transylvania,” 7 p.m. “The Addams Family,” movies $5 each
Pinochle, 6 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd., Chehalis, (360) 748-7241
Halloween Carnival, 3-6 p.m., Lewis County Historical Museum
Trick or Treat Trolley, 3-5:30 p.m., connecting downtown Chehalis, Lewis County Historical Museum and Fairway Shopping Center, kids wearing costumes get free candy
Truck or Treat, 4-6 p.m., Chehalis United Methodist Church, 16 W. Market Blvd., (360) 748-7334
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
Tuesday, Nov. 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
Dinner special, cook’s choice, 5-7 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd., Chehalis, (360) 748-7241
Public Agencies
Napavine Planning Commission, 6 p.m., 407 Birch Ave. SW, Napavine, (360) 262-3547, ext. 213
Lewis County Interlocal Organization of Fire Districts 2, 15 and 7, 7 p.m., Fire District 15 (Winlock) main station, (360) 864-2366
Lewis County PUD Commission, 10 a.m., PUD auditorium, 345 NW Pacific Ave., Chehalis, (360) 748-9261 or (800) 562-5612
Pe Ell Town Council, 6 p.m., City Hall, (360) 291-3543
Great Rivers Behavioral Health Organization, Advisory Board, 1-3 p.m., Lewis County Public Health Building, 360 NW North St., Chehalis, (360) 795-5942
Organizations
Centralia Bridge Club, 6:30 p.m., Unity Church, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, (360) 748-1753, hraj@localaccess.com
Two Town Tuners, 7 p.m., Lewis and Clark Hotel, 117 W. Magnolia St., Centralia, (360) 269-8146 or (360) 748-3521
Mount St. Helens Patchwork Quilters, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Lewis County Historical Museum, 599 NW Front St., Chehalis, (360) 880-5134
Chehalis PTA, 6:30 p.m., Olympic Elementary library, (360) 748-6838
Chehalis-Centralia Optimists, 6:30 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, (360) 807-4733
Onalaska Alliance, 6 p.m., Onalaska High School, Room 408, (360) 978-5668
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
NAMI Lewis County Family Support Group, 6-7:30 p.m., Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library, (360) 880-8070 or sherry500us@gmail.com
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, 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
Al Anon, Fellowship in Unity, Unity Center, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, (360) 237-4082, (360) 269-2531
Wednesday, Nov. 2
Documentary to Examine End-of-Life Planning
Providence Centralia Hospital and Lewis County Senior Programs are presenting a free screening of the documentary “Being Mortal” on 1-3 p.m. Wednesday at the Twin Cities Senior Center.
After the screening, audience members can participate in discussion and a guided conversation on how to take concrete steps to identify and communicate wishes about end-of-life goals and preferences.
“Being Mortal” delves into the hopes of patients and families facing terminal illness. The film investigates the practice of caring for the dying and explores the relationships between patients and their doctors. It follows a surgeon, Dr. Atul Gawande, as he shares stories from the people and families he encounters.
When Gawande’s own father gets cancer, his search for answers about how best to care for the dying becomes a personal quest. The film sheds light on how a medical system focused on a cure often leaves out the sensitive conversations that need to happen so a patient’s true wishes can be known and honored at the end.
“Being Mortal” underscores the importance of people planning ahead and talking with family members about end-of-life decisions.
Seventy percent of Americans say they would prefer to die at home, but nearly 70 percent die in hospitals and institutions. Ninety percent of Americans know they should have conversations about end-of-life care, yet only 30 percent have done so.
In February 2015, “Being Mortal” aired nationally on the PBS program “Frontline.” For more information about the film, visit http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/being-mortal/. The film is adapted from Gawande’s 2014 best-selling book of the same name. More information about the book is at http://atulgawande.com/book/being-mortal/.
For more information about the free screening, call Providence Advanced Care Planning Program Manager Sandy Adams at (360) 493-5377 or email sandy.adams@providence.org.
The Twin Cities Senior Center is located at 2545 N. National Ave, Chehalis.
CC Professor to Talk About Apportionment and the Electoral College
Dan Taylor, associate professor of mathematics at Centralia College, will be talking about representative apportionment and the Electoral College during a Lyceum presentation at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the college.
Taylor will first discuss methods the United States has used to apportion representatives to the states. As part of this discussion he will talk about the issues and problems that have been found. He will bring these ideas to the Electoral College and discuss how the Electoral College was part of the compromise that brought this nation together, and why it is still part of our election process.
Taylor’s talk will be in Washington Hall 103, and is free and open to the public. Lyceums may also be taken as a one-credit humanities course.
For more information, contact Shelley Bannish, director of Student Life & Involvement, (360) 736-9391, ext. 224.
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
Burger Nite, Chehalis Eagles, 5-7 p.m., 1993 S. Market Blvd., $2, Chehalis, (360) 748-7241
