Community Calendar: Dec. 18

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Tuesday, Dec. 18

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

Salkum Community Quilters, 9 a.m.-noon, Salkum Fire Department, 2495 U.S. Highway 12, Salkum, 360-985-0813

The Polar Express, Mt. Rainier Railroad, Elbe, 7:30 p.m., 360-492-6000, mtrainierrailroad.com

Christmas Drive-Through Light Display, Fort Borst Park, Centralia, 5-9 p.m., $5 per car

 

Public Agencies

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 1-800-562-5612

Pe Ell Town Council, 6 p.m., City Hall, 360-291-3543

Southwest Washington Fair Commission, 6 p.m., Southwest Washington Fair office, 2555 N. National Ave., Chehalis

Napavine City Council, 6 p.m., 407 Birch Ave. SW, 360-262-3547, ext. 213

Twin Transit board meeting, 9 a.m., city council chambers, Chehalis City Hall, 350 N. Market Blvd. #101, Chehalis, 360-330-2072

 

Libraries

LEGO Crew, for children, 3:30 p.m., Chehalis

Creative Workshop, for adults, holiday ornament making, 5 p.m., Packwood

PageTurners Book Discussion, for adults, “All the Real Americans Died Off,” by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, 5:30 p.m., Centralia

 

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, tuners.groupanizer.com

Adna Grange, 7 p.m., 123 Dieckman Road, Adna, 360-748-6068

Mount St. Helens Patchwork Quilters, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Lewis County Historical Museum, 599 NW Front St., Chehalis, 360-880-5134

Lewis County NAMI, business meeting, 6 p.m., Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library

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

 

Support Groups

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

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, will be a starting a session 10 a.m.-noon 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. 19

Bingo, doors open 5 p.m., bingo starts 6:30 p.m., Forest Grange, 3397 Jackson Highway, Chehalis

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

The Polar Express, Mt. Rainier Railroad, Elbe, 3:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 360-492-6000, mtrainierrailroad.com

Christmas Drive-Through Light Display, Fort Borst Park, Centralia, 5-9 p.m., $5 per car

 

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 Cemetery District 6, 6:30 p.m., Alpha Cemetery on Centralia-Alpha Road, Onalaska, 360-985-0035

Timberland Regional Library Board of Trustees, 5:30 p.m., TRL Administrative Service Center, 415 Tumwater Blvd. SW, Tumwater

Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging, Council of Governments, 2 p.m., 2404 Heritage Court SW, Suite A, Olympia, 360-664-2168, 1-888-545-0910 or email Mikle Yow@dshs.wa.gov

 

Libraries

Preschool Storytime, for children 12 months-6 years, 1 p.m., Salkum

WorkSource Monthly Visit, for teens and adults, 1 p.m., Salkum

LEGO Club, for children, 3 p.m., Tenino

Snacks & Paperbacks, for teens, 3:30 p.m., Winlock

Needlework Club, for adults, 5 p.m., Packwood

Teen Night, 5 p.m., Randle

Teen Takeover, 5 p.m., Winlock

 

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, 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

Mind, Body, Spirit: Self-Care Group, 10 a.m., Morton General Hospital, provided by Diane Hurley, 360-496-3591

Mental Health Matters, 6-7:30 p.m., St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 10000 U.S. Highway 12, Rochester, 360-273-9884

 

Thursday, Dec. 20

Film to Highlight Anti-War Protests

A film titled “The Nuns, the Priests and the Bombs” will be shown at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, at the First United Methodist Church in Centralia.

Since 1980, activists in lay and religious life have undertaken dramatic Plowshares protests, derived from the biblical injunction, “They shall beat their swords into Plowshares,” risking long prison sentences in an ongoing campaign to move the world away from the nuclear brink.

 “The Nuns, the Priests and the Bombs” is a film that follows two cases: the July 2012 break-in at the site known as America’s “Fort Knox of Uranium,” where the intruders were an 82-year old Catholic nun and two fellow peace activists, and the 2009 Plowshares action at a U.S. naval base near Seattle. It follows the activists’ legal efforts to justify their actions under international law and highlights the power of their moral conviction.

This program will be presented by the Fire Mountain Chapter Fellowship of Reconciliation and Veterans For Peace Rachel Corrie Chapter 109.

The church is located at 506 S. Washington Ave.

 

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, 3:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 360-492-6000, mtrainierrailroad.com

Christmas Drive-Through Light Display, Fort Borst Park, Centralia, 5-9 p.m., $5 per car

 

Public Agencies

Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments, board of directors, noon, Cowlitz County Administration Building general meeting room, 207 Fourth Ave. N., Kelso, 360-577-3041

 

Libraries

Frozen Pajama Party, for children age 2-third grade, 3:30 p.m., Tenino

Dungeons and Dragons (and More) for Teens, 3:30 p.m., Chehalis

 

Organizations

Onalaska American Legion Post 508, 6 p.m. potluck, 7 p.m. meeting, Community Presbyterian Church, 288 Carlisle Ave., Onalaska, 360-266-7055

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

 

Support Groups

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

Connections, NAMI Lewis County, 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, 2:30 p.m., Mossyrock Outreach Center, provided by Diane Hurley, 360-496-3591

 

Friday, Dec. 21

Karaoke, with Jimmy Abbott, 7:30 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd. Chehalis, 360-748-7241

Acoustic Jam, 6-9 p.m., Oakview Grange, 2715 N. Pearl St., Centralia, 360-278-4399

The Polar Express, Mt. Rainier Railroad, Elbe, 7:30 p.m., 360-492-6000, mtrainierrailroad.com

Christmas Drive-Through Light Display, Fort Borst Park, Centralia, 5-9 p.m., $5 per car

Alex Rasmussen, 9 p.m.-midnight, Flood Valley Brewing Craft Taphouse, 289 NW Chehalis Ave., Chehalis, 360-388-8289

 

Libraries

Youth PageTurners, for youth grades 4-6, “El Deafo,” by Cece Bell, 3:30 p.m., Winlock

LGBTQ Teen Book Club, 4:30 p.m., Centralia

Friday Night Flicks, for adults, 5:30 p.m., Tenino

 

Organizations

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

Friday Night Live, Narcotics Anonymous, 7-9 p.m., Dayspring Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 2088 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, 360-508-6495