Saturday, July 21
Church to Hold Second- Annual Show Your Ride
Cooks Hill Community Church is hosting its second annual Show Your Ride car show 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday in the church’s parking lot at 2400 Cooks Hill Road, Centralia.
Judging of the vehicles will start at 11:30 a.m. and custom trophies will be awarded to the winners at 2:30 p.m.
There will be food available for purchase and prizes will be given away throughout the day. Members of the Backfire Band will be performing.
This year, the church is supporting Lewis County seniors. Nonperishable food items will be collected to help senior citizens who are struggling to have enough food this fall.
Those who bring a nonperishable food item for donation will be given a ballot to vote on their favorite car and five tickets to win prizes.
The event is free both for spectators and car owners. It is recommended those planning on showing their car register in advance at cookshillcc.org. But registration also will be accepted the morning of the event.
Sesquicentennial Celebration of Civil War Planned
A sesquicentennial celebration of the American Civil War will be held Saturday and Sunday at 313 Tune Road, Chehalis.
Historical presentations will be held both days at 10 a.m. Battle re-enactments will be 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Living historian demonstrations will be held throughout both days in the military and civilian camps.
Food vendors will be available.
The Washington Civil War Association and the Northwest Civil War Council will be participating in the event.
Admission is $10 for adults, and $7 for seniors (60-plus), students and veterans. Active duty military personnel and children under age 6 are free.
For more information or advance ticket sales, stop by the Veterans Memorial Museum, 100 SW Veterans Way, Chehalis. Also, you may call 360-740-8875 or visit www.veteransmuseum.org.
Adna Hosts All-School Reunion
Anyone who has graduated from, attended or worked for Adna schools is invited to its All-School Reunion celebrating 100 years of graduates from 1918 to 2018.
The event will be held 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday at Adna Middle High School, with a program at 4:30 p.m.
Cost is $10 per person in advance or $15 at the door. Lunch, provided by Uncle Jim’s Smokehouse, will be an additional cost.
For reservation information visit www.adna100celebration.weebly.com or email adna100years@gmail.com.
Funtime Festival to Feature Parade, Kids Fest, Soap Box Derby
The Napavine Funtime Festival continues this weekend in the community southwest of Chehalis.
On Saturday, breakfast will be served at 7 a.m. at the Rebekah Lodge, 111 W. Washington St. A car show starts at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Napavine shopping center. At 11 a.m., a parade will commence in the downtown area.
Lunch will be available at noon at the Rebekah Lodge, which is also the site of an all-day flea market called “Treasures at Trinity.”
A kids fun fest Saturday at the Napavine shopping center will feature the world of magic with Pat Slusher at 1 p.m., a bounce house, slides, petting zoo, pony rides, games and face painting. Food concessions and various vendors also will be at the shopping center.
A soap box derby will runfrom 2-5 p.m. on Maple Street next to the shopping center. Bingo will begin at 6 p.m., in the shopping center.
Club Mom Children’s Clothing Bank and Exchange, 1-3 p.m., Centralia Christian Church, 1215 W. Main St., 360-736-7655
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
Open garden, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 4162 Jackson Highway, Chehalis
Tenino Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Olympia Street South, (701) 552-3032
“Sherlock Holmes (and Other Foolery),” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, adults $12 ($13 at the door), children $6
Pe Ell Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, Highway 6 and Seventh Avenue, vendors welcome, 360-304-9348
Art on the Lawn, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., White Pass Country Museum, 12990 U.S. Highway 12, Packwood, 360-494-4031 or 360-494-4422
Saturday Night Fireside, featuring Big Bottom Drifters, 7-10 p.m., outside Mountain Goat Coffee, 105 Main St. E., Packwood
Burnt Ridge Farm tour, 10 a.m., 432 Burnt Ridge Road, Onalaska, $15 per person, $30 for family of up to four, www.burntridgenursery.com/Special-Events-Farm-Tours/products/165/
Cowlitz Falls Lavender Co. Weekend Celebration, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., www.facebook.com/events/1817576371885563/
SAFE Family Ministries Community Open House, 10 a.m-4 p.m., 3149 Jackson Highway, Chehalis, free food, music, games, inflatable activities for kids, raffle tickets $5, 360-740-9150
The Conservative Case for a Carbon Tax and Implications for Lewis County, 12:30 p.m., Boccata Restaurant, 405 N. Tower Ave., Centralia, free lunch, www.citizensclimatelobby.org
Neil Young and CCR Tribute, 8 p.m., Chehalis Theatre, 558 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis, thechehalistheatre.com, 360-269-2036
Packwood Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., outside Mountain Goat Coffee, 105 E. Main St., Packwood
“Incredibles 2,” 2 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG, $6, 360-496-0541
“Treasures at Trinity,” breakfast 7 a.m., lunch noon, Trinity Rebekah Lodge, 111 W. Washington St., 360-219-7629
Pancakes & Eggs or Biscuits & Gravy Breakfast, 7-11 a.m., sponsored by Cowlitz Prairie Grange, 5184 Jackson Highway, Toledo, $5, proceeds go to replace water pump, 360-864-2744, 360-266-7055, 360-864-2023
Randle Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 115 Hampton Road, kids weekend, free booths, 360-520-0327
Libraries
WonderWorks: Melody Makers, for children, noon, Randle
Alcohol Ink Tile Painting, for adults, 1 p.m., Packwood
Melody Makers: Dance Party, for all ages, 2 p.m., Chehalis
Organizations
Washington Old Time Fiddlers’ Association, jam session and business meeting, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Cooks Hill Community Church, 2400 Cooks Hill Road, Centralia, acoustic music only, 360-785-3139
Oakview Little Opry, 6-9 p.m., Oakview Grange, 2715 N. Pearl St., Centralia, potato bake dinner and dessert for $8, live bluegrass by Prairie Fire, $5 tickets, 2 for $8
Community meal, 1-3 p.m., Rotary Riverside Park, Centralia, free, sponsored by Jesus Name Pentecostal Church, Chehalis, 360-557-3946
Sunday, July 22
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
Coach Train Excursions to Milburn, 1 and 3 p.m., Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, steamtrainride.com, 360-748-9593
Cowlitz Falls Lavender Co. Weekend Celebration, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., www.facebook.com/events/1817576371885563/
“Incredibles 2,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG, adults $9, students and seniors $8, 360-496-0541
Randle Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 115 Hampton Road, kids weekend, free booths, 360-520-0327
Organizations
Young Adult Biblio Babble Book Club, 1:30-3 p.m., Book ‘n’ Brush, 518 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis, 360-748-6221 or Booknbrush@gmail.com
A Girl & a Gun, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Centralia Rifle Club, 908 Johnson Rd., Centralia, bring ammo, firearm, eye and ear protection, www.agirlandagun.org, 360-978-4338
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, July 23
“Incredibles 2,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG, adults $8, students and seniors $7, 360-496-0541
Ribbon cutting, Flood Valley Brewing Craft Taphouse, 12:15 p.m., 289 NW Chehalis Ave., Chehalis, chamberway.com
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, 5 p.m, City Hall council chamber, 350 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis, agendas available at http://ci.chehalis.wa.us/meetings, 360-345-1042
Lewis County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board, 4 p.m., 156 NW Chehalis Ave., Chehalis, 360-740-1284
Lewis County Solid Waste Disposal District, 1:30 p.m., Lewis County Commissioners meeting room, Lewis County Courthouse, 360-740-1451
Organizations
Centralia Bridge Club, noon, Unity Church, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, 360-748-1753, hraj@localaccess.com
Synergy Networking Group, 8:45 a.m., Chehalis Denny’s, all welcome
Support Groups
Grandparents as Parents, 6-8 p.m., 420 Centralia College Blvd., Centralia, 360-736-9391, ext. 298 or 1-877-813-2828
Support for mothers, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.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
Tuesday, July 24
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
Cougar Squares dance club of Toledo fall square dance lesson, Salkum Fire Hall, 7 p.m.
Square Dance Lessons, 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
Community Farmers Market, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Boistfort Street, Chehalis, 360-740-1295
Paint Night, 6-8:30 p.m., Washington Hall 116, Centralia College, led by Sue Wachter and Joan Hitchcock, $25, wine provided for those over 21, July theme is VW Bus, 360-623-8445
Public Agencies
Centralia City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 118 W. Maple St., Centralia, 360-330-7670
Lewis County Planning Commission, public hearing on potential changes to zoning matrices in LCC 17.42 and the use standards, 6 p.m., Lewis County Courthouse, 360-740-1284, http://goo.gl/1a1Zb
Lewis County PUD Commission, 10 a.m., PUD auditorium, 345 NW Pacific Ave., Chehalis, 360-748-9261 or 1-800-562-5612
Libraries
Preschool Storytime, for children 3-6 years, 10:30 a.m., Centralia
WonderWorks: Paper Making, for all ages, 11:30 a.m., Packwood
Let Off STEAM: Snap Circuits, for teens, 1 p.m., Oakville
JenUwin Musical Playtime, for all ages, 2 p.m., Randle
Vikki Gasko Green: Magical Ventriloquist, for all ages, 2 p.m., Centralia
WonderWorks, for children, 2 p.m., Tenino, 3:30 p.m., Chehalis
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
Mount St. Helens Patchwork Quilters, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Lewis County Historical Museum, 599 NW Front St., Chehalis, 360-880-5134
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
Grateful Girlfriends, support group for women experiencing cancer, 7-8:30 p.m., Centralia Nazarene Church, 1119 W. First St., 360-748-9508 or lcdrmeyers@reachone.com
GriefShare, a recovery group for those who have lost a loved one, 10 a.m.-noon, Faith Baptist Church, 436 Coal Creek Road, Chehalis, $20 for workbook, 360-264-4482, 360-785-3635, or www.griefshare.org
DivorceCare, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Mountain View Baptist Church, 1201 W. Belmont, childcare available, 360-872-2175
