Community Calendar: July 28

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Saturday, July 28

ChehalisFest Starts Saturday

If you’re looking for more summertime fun, come to ChehalisFest, being held 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Saturday.

Activities kick off with a blueberry pancake breakfast at 8 a.m., Cost is $6 per person, with kids 7 and under free. There also will be a hot dog lunch 11 a.m.-3 p.m. for $3. Both are hosted by the Lewis County Historical Museum.

 Also at the museum, the Bethel Church KidZone will keep kids happy and busy with bouncy houses, an obstacle course, cotton candy and more. Kids 8-17 can ride free Young Eagles flights at the Chehalis-Centralia Airport from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  

The Scrap Metal VW Club will be hosting the Midway Meet Car Show at 10 a.m. at the airport. Another stop for car enthusiasts will be at the Veterans Memorial Museum for the Chehalis Roll-In, a gathering of Volvo fanatics.

New this year, take the kids to Whitworth Way outside Westminster Presbyterian Church for games and fun, including a watermelon seed spitting contest sponsored by Sweet Inspirations, bubble fun, balloon animals and more.  

Also new to the ChehalisFest line-up is Fun Around the Fountain at the Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library.  Listen to music by the Salzer Creek Band, which will be performing on the library steps while kids participate in outdoor games and activities sponsored by the Friends of the Chehalis Library.

Shops and boutiques in downtown Centralia will offer discounts and sidewalk sales, beer sampling, game tournaments and more. New this year, pick up a passport at Book ’n’ Brush, join the search, and redeem your passport for a coupon and entry into a drawing for prizes.  

Vendors downtown including local ARTrails artists will offer specialty goods and locally crafted items. The Chariots Car Club will hold its 11th annual Car Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the Backfire Band will take the stage from noon to 4 p.m., singing the best of classic rock and country tunes. 

For more information, contact Annalee Tobey at 360-219-7088 or visit ChehalisFest 2018 on Facebook.

 

Club Mom Children’s Clothing Bank and Exchange, 1-3 p.m., Centralia Christian Church, 1215 W. Main St., 360-736-7655

Family Fun Night, 4-7 p.m., New Beginnings Community Church, 181 Fuller Road, Salkum, free dinner, movies, crafts and games, 253-431-5532

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

Murder Mystery Dinner Train, 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

Synergy Networking Group, 8:45 a.m., Chehalis Denny’s, all welcome

Potato Bake, 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m., Adna Grange 417, 123 Dieckman Rd., Adna, $7 per person

Tenino Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Olympia Street South, (701) 552-3032

Pe Ell Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, Highway 6 and Seventh Avenue, vendors welcome, 360-304-9348

Packwood Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., outside Mountain Goat Coffee, 105 E. Main St., Packwood

Care and Growing Hydrangeas, 10 a.m., Providence Demo Garden, 350 SE Washington Ave., Chehalis, sponsored by WSU Lewis County Extension, 360-740-1216

Antique Fest, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., downtown Centralia,music, street performers, children’s market, food, www.facebook.com/AntiqueFest/

Packwood Summer Rod Run, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., car show in front of Cowlitz River Lodge, www.facebook.com/packwoodsummerrodrun/

Saturday Night Fireside, featuring Steve Hoecker, 7-10 p.m., outside Mountain Goat Coffee, 105 Main St. E., Packwood

Chehalis Mudder, racing through muddy obstacle course, 313 Tune Road, Chehalis, kids 5-8 10 a.m., kids 8-12 11 a.m., 12 and over noon, participation fee $30-50, www.chehalismudder.org

Randle Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 115 Hampton Road, kids weekend, free booths, 360-520-0327

Oregon Trail Days, Tenino

“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG-13, adults $9, students and seniors $8, 360-494-0541

 

Sunday, July 29

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

Coach Train Excursions to Milburn, 1 and 3 p.m., Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, steamtrainride.com, 360-748-9593

Antique Fest, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., downtown Centralia, music, www.facebook.com/AntiqueFest/

Packwood Summer Rod Run, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., car show in front of Cowlitz River Lodge, www.facebook.com/packwoodsummerrodrun/

Randle Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 115 Hampton Road, kids weekend, free booths, 360-520-0327

Oregon Trail Days, Tenino

 

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 30

“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG-13, adults $8, students and seniors $7, 360-494-0541

 

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

Synergy Networking Group, 8:45 a.m., Chehalis Denny’s, all welcome

 

Tuesday, July 31

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

Greater Lewis County Community Farmers Market, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Boistfort Street, Chehalis

Community Farmers Market, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Boistfort Street, Chehalis, 360-740-1295

 

Public Agencies

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: Snap Circuits, for all ages, 11:30 a.m., Packwood

Alex Zerbe: Comedy, Magic and Juggling, for all ages, 2 p.m., Centralia

Eric Haines: Comedy Variety Show, for all ages, 2 p.m., Randle

WonderWorks, for children, 2 p.m., Tenino

Harry Potter Birthday Party, for all ages, 5 p.m., Winlock

 

Organizations

Pool tournament, 1 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, 360-748-0061

Music, 11 a.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, 360-748-0061

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

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