Community Calendar: Jun 12

Thursday, June 13

Pinochle, 5:45 p.m., Hope Grange, 118 Antrim Road, Winlock, 360-520-0772

Public Agencies

Centralia Planning Commission, 6 p.m., council chambers, City Hall, 118 W. Maple St., Centralia, 360-330-7671

Lewis County Fire District 14/Randle Fire & EMS Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m., main station, 9978 U.S. Highway 12, Randle

Organizations

Bucoda Rebekah Lodge 144, 7 p.m., Bucoda Odd Fellows Community Center, 101 E. Seventh St., second floor, Bucoda, 360-736-6717

United Women in Business, 5:30 p.m., Kit Carson banquet room, Chehalis, 360-388-5252

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

Lewis County Beekeepers Association, 7 p.m., Washington Hall, Room 103, Centralia College, 360-740-1212

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

Parkinson’s Disease Support Group (Chehalis Shakers), 1 p.m., Bethel Church, Kirkland Road, Chehalis, go to left and enter at rear of church, 360-520-4889

Support Group for Parents Who Have Lost a Child, 6:30-8 p.m., house next to the Centralia Church of the Nazarene parking lot, 360-880-0041

Better Breathers Club, coping with lung disease and providing a positive impact on your health, 2-3:30 p.m., Morton General Hospital conference room, Gaye Hamstreet, 360-496-3576

“Care, Share, Heel,” support group for victims of abuse, 5:30-7 p.m., 1511 S. Gold St., Centralia, 360-219-3941

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

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 Family Group, 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 10000 U.S. Highway 12 SW, Rochester, 360-736-1049

Friday, June 14

Swede Day Coming to Rochester

Rochester’s annual Swede Day celebration will get underway at 6 p.m. Friday, June 14, with the queen coronation.

The coronation will be at Swede Hall, 18543 Albany St., Rochester.

Homemade strawberry shortcake and refreshments will be available for $3. Live music will be performed and there will be free crowns for the children.

On Saturday,  a pancake breakfast will be served 7-10 a.m. by the American Legion. 

The Swede Day Parade gets underway at 11 a.m. Parade grand marshals will be Susanne Hawes and June Gelvin.

Also featured at Swede Day will be outdoor vendors, free games for children and pony rides (a small fee).

A traditional Swedish lunch will be served, with a small size $5 and a large size $8. It will include meatballs, potatoes, coleslaw, homemade bread and strawberry shortcake.

Hamburgers and hot dogs with chips will be available for $5.

Live music and entertainment will be provided in Swede Hall.

Winlock Egg Day Draws Returns

Winlock will hold its annual community festival, Egg Day, Friday and Saturday, June 14 and 15, in the south Lewis County town.

Most of the events are on Saturday, but it gets started Friday with the Friends of the Library annual used book sale 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the library’s storage room adjacent to the post office parking lot.

Also on Friday is the Royal Coronation, in which this year’s Egg Day queen is crowned. That will take place at 607 NW Kerron Ave.

Saturday’s feature event, The Egg Day parade, will be at 11 a.m.

Registration for a Kid Dash (3-9 years old) and a 3-mile run (10 and up) will be at 8 a.m. A fee is $10 for the Kid Dash and $20 for others. The kids event is at 8:30 a.m. and the 3-mile run is at 9:30 a.m.

Other events include:

• Vendor & Craft Fair, Winlock Miller Elementary, 405 NW Benton Ave.

• Plant Sale, 607 NW Kerron Ave.

• Olequa Senior Center Egg Day Breakfast, 7-10 a.m., 119 SW Kerron Ave.

• Winlock Custom Car Show, downtown, Front Street

• Free egg salad sandwiches, after the parade, Winlock Miller Elementary cafeteria

• Lewis County Fire District 15 Open House and Safety Fair, after parade, 609 W. Kerron Ave.

• Jeff Evans Magic Show, 2 p.m.

• Street Dance, 9 p.m., The Club, 318 NE First St.

The Evergreen Playhouse presents “Steel Magnolias” starting  7:30 p.m. Friday, June 14. The play runs through June 30. For more on specific dates and times, as well as ticket information, go to evergreenplayhouse.com or call 360.736.8628.

Oregon Trail music and dancing, open mic with Sidekicks Band, 7 p.m., Cowlitz Prairie Grange, 5184 Jackson Hwy., Toledo, 360-864-2023

Pinochle tournament, 1 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center

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

Centralia Farmers Market, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Centralia Outlet Mall, next to Vanity Fair, www.centraliafarmersmarket.org

Public Agencies

Great Rivers BHO Governing Board, 10 a.m-noon, commissioners hearing room (second floor), Lewis County Courthouse, Chehalis, 360-796-5942

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/

A Girl & a Gun, 6:30 p.m., Centralia Rifle Club, 908 Johnson Road, Centralia, bring ammo, firearm, eye and ear protection, www.agirlandagun.org, 360-978-4338

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

Saturday, June 15

A pancakes and eggs or biscuits and gravy breakfast takes place from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Cowlitz Prairie Grange No. 737 at 5184 Jackson Highway in Toledo. Blueberry pancakes will be available. Proceeds go to hall maintenance and scholarships. The cost is $5 per person. 

Airport to Host Leap the Levee Race

The Chehalis-Centralia Airport will be holding its fourth annual Leap the Levee race at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 15, at the airport.

Prizes will go to the top three men and women.

Also, a children’s short course run will be held at 8:30 a.m.

Participants can sign up at Raceentry.com under Leap the Levee.

All proceeds will go toward the Discover! Children’s Museum.

WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter program volunteers will host an open house from 10 a.m. to noon At the Central Transfer Station at 1411 S. Tower Avenue in Centralia. Topics of discussion will include the differences between homemade compost bins and store-bought composters, worm compost bins, building a hugelkultur and using unwanted materials in a garden. For more information, call 360-740-1216 or email jason.adams@lewiscountywa.gov.

Spotted Horse Prize Ride, Appaloosa Club, Littlerock, all breeds, first riders out 9 a.m., last riders out 10 a.m., Evergreen Sportsmen’s Club, 12736 Marksman St. SW, Olympia, $25 fee includes parking, lunch, two raffle tickets, camping $15 for weekend, 360-580-7704 or 360-628-7747

Tenino Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 213 Sussex Ave. W., 360-264-2317

Open garden, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 4162 Jackson Highway, Chehalis

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

The Washington Old Time Fiddlers will be having a free concert from  3 to 4 p.m. at the Salkum Timberland Library, 2480 U.S. Highway 12 in Salkum. Hear local musicians of all ages play many different types of old time and bluegrass tunes such as Reels, Jigs, Schottishes, waltzes and more. For more information call 360-791-5185

Dust off your dancing boots for a Barn Bash, featuring: Chris Guenther and The Honky Tonk Drifters, the Southwest Junior Livestock Committee beer garden, and Southwest Washington Fair Association food sales (pulled-pork sandwiches, potato salad, baked beans) and a silent auction. Advanced tickets are $10 and $15 at the barn door. Children under 12 are free. The event is 7-11 p.m. at the 4-H Barn, at Southwest Washington Fairgrounds. The Barn Bash is a fundraiser hosted by Southwest Washington Fair Association to raise funds for youth premiums at the fair.

The Evergreen Playhouse presents “Steel Magnolias” starting  7:30 p.m. The play runs through June 30. For more on specific dates and times, as well as ticket information, go to evergreenplayhouse.com or call 360.736.8628.

Super Late Model 100, Hobby Stocks, Baby Grands and “TBA” at South Sound Speedway in Rochester. Races begin at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, active military and teenagers age 13-17, $10 for children age 6-10 and free for children 5 and younger. South Sound Speedway is located at 3730 183rd Avenue SW.

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

Community meal, 1-3 p.m., Rotary Riverside Park, Centralia, free, sponsored by Jesus Name Pentecostal Church, Chehalis, 360-623-9438

Citizens Climate Lobby, Lewis County Chapter, 10 a.m., Washington Hall 115, Centralia College, 360-269-7483