Tuesday, Dec. 4
Mycological Society to Meet at Courthouse
The Southwest Washington Mycological Society will hold its next monthly meeting on Tuesday. Guest speaker Langdon Cook will discuss “Nature’s Secret Pantry, a Year of Mushroom Hunting, from Patch to Plate.”
Langdon is a writer, instructor and lecturer on wild foods and the outdoors. His books include “The Mushroom Hunters: On the Trail of an Underground America,” winner of the 2014 Pacific Northwest Book Award, and “Fat of the Land: Adventures of a 21st Century Forager,” which The Seattle Times called “lyrical, practical and quixotic.”
Non-members are always welcome to attend. Bring your unidentified mushrooms in for expert analysis.
Meetings start at 6 p.m. in the Agricultural Extension meeting room located in the basement of the Lewis County Courthouse (near the west entrance). Those with accessibility issues may find the east entrance more accommodating.
Health and Hope Medical Outreach, free medical clinic, 5:30-8 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
Square dance lessons, Prairie Steppers, 7-9 p.m., Oakview Grange, 2715 N. Pearl St., Centralia, first lesson free, then $2.50 each, single and couples welcome, 360-748-6948 or 360-273-4884
Square dance lessons, Cougar Squares, 7 p.m., Salkum Fire Hall, 360-736-8907
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, 240 Seventh St., Morton, 360-748-9261 or 1-800-562-5612
Pe Ell Town Council, 6 p.m., City Hall, 360-291-3543
Great Rivers BHO Advisory Board Meeting, noon-2 p.m., WSU Extension Conference Room (basement floor), Lewis County Courthouse, Chehalis
Libraries
Preschool Storytime and Play Group, for children 3-6 years, 10:30 a.m., Centralia
WonderWorks, for children grades 1-6, 3:30 p.m., Chehalis
Book Babies, for children birth-24 months, 10:30 a.m., Chehalis
Book Babies and Play Group, for children birth-24 months, 10:30 a.m., Centralia
Preschool Storytime, for children 12 months-6 years, 11:30 a.m., Packwood
LEGO Club, for children, 3 p.m., Tenino
Pajamas & Teddy Bears Storytime, for children, 4 p.m., Winlock
Teen Night, 5 p.m., Randle
Organizations
Two Town Tuners, 7 p.m., Lewis and Clark Hotel, 117 W. Magnolia St., Centralia, tuners.groupanizer.com
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
Southwest Washington Fair Commission, 6 p.m., Southwest Washington Fair office, 2555 N. National Ave., Chehalis
Chehalis-Centralia Optimists, 6:30 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, 360-807-4733
Toastmasters 1290, noon-1 p.m., Hanson Building board room, Centralia College, 360-820-2771
Salkum Community Quilters, 9 a.m.-noon, Salkum Fire Department, 2495 U.S. Highway 12, Salkum, 360-985-0813
Friends of the Chehalis Timberland Library, 5 p.m., Chehalis Timberland Library
Support Groups
NAMI Lewis County Family Support Group, 6-7:30 p.m., Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library, 360-736-5319 or sherry500us@gmail.com
NAMI Lewis County Connections, recovery support group for adults with mental illness, 5:30-7 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, 2545 N. National Ave., Chehalis, 360-785-9668
Survivors of sexual assault/abuse, for people who speak Spanish, 5:30-7 p.m., call for location, 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
Al Anon, Fellowship in Unity, 6-7 p.m., Unity Center, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, 360-237-4082, 360-269-2531
Pre-diabetes/Diabetes Support Group, 10 a.m., Morton General Hospital, provided by Diane Hurley, 360-496-3591
GriefShare, a support group for people in community who have lost a loved one, 10 a.m.-noon, Faith Baptist Church, 436 Coal Creek Road, Chehalis, $20 to cover cost of work book and seminar, 360-264-4482 or 360-785-3635
Wednesday, Dec. 5
Centralia College Faculty to Perform Recital
The Centralia College Faculty Recital will be at Centralia College’s Corbet Theatre, starting at 7 p.m.
Come hear music faculty from Centralia College performing chamber works and holiday favorites.
Featured are Lesley O’Donel, flute; Kathleen Scarborough, violin/viola; Daven Tillinghast, guitar; and Beth May, piano. The recital is a\Appropriate for all ages, and free and open to the public.
For more information, call May at 360-623-8487 or email her at beth.may@centralia.edu.
Bingo, doors open 5 p.m., bingo starts 6:30 p.m., Forest Grange, 3397 Jackson Highway, Chehalis
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
Lyceum, “Giving Voice to Refugee Stories,” noon, Centralia College East, Morton
Public Agencies
Centralia Civil Service Commission, 5:15-6 p.m., City Hall, 118 W. Maple St., Centralia, 360-330-7671
Lewis County Citizens Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials, 5:45 p.m., County Meeting Room, 156 NW Chehalis Ave., Chehalis, 360-740-2747
Lewis County Veterans Advisory Board, 10 a.m., Lewis County Public Health & Social Services, 360 NW North St., Chehalis, 360-736-3327
Lewis Mason Thurston Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council, 9:30 a.m., 2404 Heritage Court SW, Suite A, Olympia, 360-664-2168
Organizations
Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 10:15 a.m., Assembly of God church, 702 SE First St., Winlock
Seniors on the Go, potluck and meeting, noon, Onalaska First Church of God Fellowship Hall.
Tenino/Bucoda Community Coalition, 6-7:30 p.m., Tenino Elementary School, 360-493-2230, ext. 13
Seniors’ Bible study, 6:30 p.m., Calvary Assembly of God, Centralia, 360-736-6769 or 360-324-9050
Napavine-Newaukum Lions Club, noon, Taste of Alaska Family Restaurant, Napavine, 360-748-4240
Experimental Aircraft Association, 7 p.m., Hangar D, Chehalis-Centralia Airport, 360-748-1230
Elks Lodge 2435 regular meeting, dinner 6 p.m., meeting 7 p.m. 216 S. Tower, Centralia, 360-669-0158
Take Off Pounds Sensibly 0804, 11 a.m., Twin Cities Church of Christ, 502 E. Plum St., Centralia, weigh in 9:15-10:45, 360-623-0090 or 360-273-6551
Support Groups
Domestic violence support group, 5:30-7 p.m., 125 NW Chehalis Ave., Chehalis, sponsored by Human Response Network, 360-748-6601
Emotions Anonymous, 12 Step Club, 8 p.m., Yard Birds, 360-304-9334
Positive Lifestyles, prevention and management of chronic conditions and lifestyle diseases, 10 a.m., Morton General Hospital conference room, 360-496-3591
Mind, Body, Spirit: Self-Care Group, 2:30 p.m., Mossyrock Outreach Center, provided by Diane Hurley, 360-496-3591
“Up From Grief,” for those grieving the loss of a loved one, 1-3 p.m., Assured Hospice, 2120 N. Park St., Centralia, 360-807-7776
Thursday, Dec. 6
Cougar Squares dance club of Toledo fall square dance lesson, Napavine Elementary School, 7 p.m., 360-736-8907
The Polar Express, Mt. Rainier Railroad, Elbe, 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 360-492-6000, mtrainierrailroad.com
Art Conversations, 10:30 a.m., White Pass Country Museum, 12990 U.S. Highway 12, Packwood
Festival of Trees, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., BCJ Gallery and Roxy Theater, Morton, refreshments, raffles, door prizes, bid and vote on favorite tree, silent auction to benefit BCJ Gallery
Libraries
Toddler Time and Play Group, for children age 2, 10:30 a.m., Centralia
Family Storytime, for children, 11:45 a.m., Randle
PageTurners Book Discussion, for adults, “The Girl Who Wrote in Silk,” by Kelli Estes, noon, Chehalis
Dungeons & Dragons (and More) for Teens, 3:30 p.m., Chehalis
Explorer’s Club: Tinkers Corner, for children grades 1-6, 3:30 p.m., Tenino
Organizations
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
Centralia Chehalis Vintage Auto Club, 7:30 p.m., Ribeye Restaurant, Napavine I-5 exit, 360-748-7390
Lewis County Voiture 83 of the 40 & 8, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. meeting, Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd., Chehalis, 360-266-7055
“Scrooge the Musical,” 7:30 p.m., Evergreen Playhouse, 226 W. Center St., Centralia, pay what you can, 360-736-8628
Support Groups
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
Mind, Body, Spirit: Self-Care Group, 10 a.m., Mossyrock Outreach Center, provided by Diane Hurley, 360-496-3591
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