Community Calendar: May 23

Thursday, May 23

Meeting Planned on Land Protection

Protecting your land will be the subject of a meeting 6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at Jeremy’s Farm to Table, 576 W. Main St., Chehalis.

A conversation between attorneys and landowners will provide options.

For those who own important natural, agricultural or historic lands may be able to save your land forever and realize significant tax savings through a conservation easement. 

This is a free event designed for people who own land and want to protect it into the future.  This is an opportunity to learn about several ways to enhance your land, and perhaps start the discussion with your family.

 The meeting is sponsored by the Chehalis River Basin Land Trust and funded by the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound.

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

Public Agencies

Lewis Mason Thurston Area Agency on Aging Council of Governments, 2 p.m., 2404 Heritage Court SW, Suite A, Olympia, 360-664-2168

Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments Board of Directors, noon, Cowlitz County Event Center, 1900 Seventh Ave., Longview, 360-577-3041

Libraries

Staff training, Winlock library closed

Family Storytime, for children, 11:45 a.m., Randle

Pop-Up Library Services, for all ages, noon, Cowlitz River Valley Historical Society Museum, 194 E. Main St., Morton

Teen Hangout, 3:30 p.m., Chehalis

The Knitting Circle, for teens and adults, 4 p.m., Salkum

Organizations

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

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

Zonta Club of Centralia-Chehalis, 6 p.m., Elks Lodge, 1732 S. Gold St., Centralia, 360-330-0564

Lewis County Republican Women’s Club, seating begins at 11:30 a.m., meeting starts at noon, Rib Eye restaurant, 1336 Rush Road, Napavine, optional lunch off menu, membership for women $20 per year, associate membership for men $10, 360-273-4749

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

Us Too Southwest Washington Prostate Cancer Support Group, 7-8 p.m., Mother Joseph Room, Providence Centralia Hospital, 360-388-6271

NAMI Lewis County Connections Recovery support group for adults with mental illness, 2-3:30 p.m.., Centralia United Methodist Church. 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, May 24

Dancing, 7 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, music by Swing Stuff, $6

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

Music, 10:30-11:45 a.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, 360-748-0061

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

PNW Barn Hunt, Blue Pavilion, Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, www.barnhunt.com

Memorial Day Flea Market, Packwood

Libraries

Memorial Day Flea Market, Packwood library closed

Family Storytime, for children age 3-third grade, 10 a.m., Salkum

Family Storytime, for children, 10:30 a.m., Winlock

Genealogy Workshop, for adults, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Chehalis

Organizations

Skookumchuck I.O.O.F. Lodge 129, 7:30 p.m.,  second floor,  Bucoda Odd Fellows Community Center, 101 E. Seventh St., Bucoda, 360-736-6717

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

Saturday, May 25

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

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, 123 Dieckman Road, Adna, baked potato, toppings (chili, butter, sour cream, cheese sauce, chives, bacon, tomatoes, broccoli, shredded cheese, jalapenos, black olives, ranch dressing), salad, dessert, beverage, $7 per person, 360-748-6068

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

PNW Barn Hunt, Blue Pavilion, Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, www.barnhunt.com

Memorial Day Flea Market, Packwood

Steam Train Adventures, 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., Mt. Rainier Railroad, Elbe-Mineral, 360-492-6000

Petty Fever, Tom Petty tribute, 8 p.m., Lucky Eagle Casino, Rochester, free, 1-800-720-1788

“American Sniper,” 7 p.m., Chehalis Theater, 558 N. Market Blvd.

Ride ‘n’ Dine, Chehalis-Centralia Railroad, 1101 Sylvenus St., Chehalis, 5 p.m., $55, children 10 and under $25, reservations required, SteamTrainRide.com

Coach to Milburn, Chehalis-Centralia Railroad, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., SteamTrainRide.com

Coach to Ruth,  Chehalis-Centralia Railroad, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, 5 p.m., SteamTrainRide.com

Libraries

Memorial Day Flea Market, Packwood library closed

Maker Station, for children, all day, Oakville

STEM Saturdays, for children grades 1-6, noon, Randle

Sunday, May 26

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

PNW Barn Hunt, Blue Pavilion, Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, www.barnhunt.com

Feather Fanciers Poultry Show, Southwest Washington Fairgrounds

Memorial Day Flea Market, Packwood

Steam Train Adventures, 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., Mt. Rainier Railroad, Elbe-Mineral, 360-492-6000

“Top Gun,” 7 p.m., Chehalis Theater, 558 N. Market Blvd.

Coach to Milburn, Chehalis-Centralia Railroad, 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, 1 p.m., 3 p.m., SteamTrainRide.com

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 Road., 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, May 27

Veterans Memorial Service, Tree of Life Planned

The Veterans Memorial Museum will conduct a Memorial Day service to honor America’s veterans who died in service at 10 a.m. at Claquato Cemetery, 142 Stearns Road, Chehalis

At 2 p.m., the museum will host a Veterans Tree of Life celebration at the museum itself, 100 SW Veterans Way, Chehalis. The Westminster Bells, a bell choir from Westminster Presbyterian Church in Chehalis, will perform a benefit concert.

For more information, call the Veterans Memorial Museum at (360) 740-8875.

Memorial Day Ceremonies Scheduled

American Legion Post 101 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3409, Boy Scouts of Troop 324 and other veterans will be conducting Memorial Day ceremonies at several local cemeteries on Monday.

The program schedule is as follows:

8:30 a.m. — Meet at Veterans Hall located at 575 Nevil Road, Winlock

9:30 a.m. — Napavine Cemetery

10 a.m. — St. Urban Cemetery, Winlock

10:30 a.m. — Vader Catholic Cemetery

11 a.m. —  Little Falls Cemetery, Vader

Noon — Winlock Cemetery

A potluck lunch will immediately follow the Winlock Cemetery ceremony at St. Francis Xavier Hall in Toledo. Food items may be brought to the Veterans Hall at 8:30 a.m. or to St. Francis Hall by 11:30 a.m.

The afternoon ceremonies will resume at:

1:30 p.m. — St. Francis Mission Cemetery, Toledo

2 p.m. — Lone Hill Cemetery, Toledo

2:30 p.m. — Toledo Cemetery

3 p.m. — Veterans Wall of Honor, Toledo City Park

A reception for the ceremonial party will be held at Fir Lawn Funeral Home, 351 Fifth St., Toledo, right after the city park ceremony. 

For more information, call Wendy Carolan, American Legion Post 101, at (360) 785-0929 or email mommytaz@hotmail.com.

50% Off All Purchases, Second Time Around Thrift Store, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., 749 S. Market Blvd., Chehalis, 360-748-2932

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

PNW Barn Hunt, Blue Pavilion, Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, www.barnhunt.com

Feather Fanciers Poultry Show, Southwest Washington Fairgrounds

Memorial Day Flea Market, Packwood

Libraries

Memorial Day, all libraries closed

Organizations

Centralia Bridge Club, noon, Unity Church, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, 360-748-1753, hraj@localaccess.com