Community Calendar: May 17

Thursday, May 17

Realtors to Clean Up Historic Cemetery

About 50 members  of the Thurston County Association of Realtors will be cleaning up the Mima Prairie Pioneer Cemetery from 8:30 a.m. until noon Thursday.

The Realtors have been doing this for several years,  and it is one of the main ways the historic cemetery is kept up..This year, descendants of those buried in the old orchard are joining the cleanup. Some found out about it by reading a news story on the old cemetery.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 7 p.m., Corbet Theatre, Centralia College, pay what you can, 360-623-8871

Public Agencies

Twin Transit board, 8:15 a.m., Twin Transit office, 212 E. Locust St., Centralia, 360-330-3072

Libraries

Book Babies and Playgroup, for children birth-24 months, 10:30 a.m., Centralia

Family Storytime, for all ages, 10:30 a.m., Randle

Art Lab for Teens, for teens, 3:30 p.m., Chehalis

Junior PageTurners, for children grades 1-3, 3:30 p.m., Winlock

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, May 18

Relay for Life Coming to Fairgrounds

Relay for Life of Lewis County will get underway with an opening ceremony at 4 p.m. Friday at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds.

Relay for Life is the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Team members take turns walking on a designated path over a specified period. Each team is asked to have a member on the track at all times to signify that cancer never sleeps.

One of the features of the Relay for Life is the Luminaria Ceremony, which starts 11 p.m. Friday. Each luminaria represents a life — a life taken by cancer, a survivor of cancer or support for a person still fighting the disease.

The closing ceremony is at noon Saturday. 

For more information, call Michelle Watson, 360-269-1056.

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

Community Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., Boistfort Street, Chehalis, 360-740-1295

Centralia Farmers Market, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Vanity Fair parking lot, 360-985-0662

“And Then There Were None,” 8 p.m., Evergreen Playhouse, 226 W. Center St., Centralia, adults $12, students and seniors $10, www.theevergreenplayhouse.com

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 7 p.m., Corbet Theatre, Centralia College, adults $12, students and seniors $10, 360-623-8871

“I Feel Pretty,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG-13, adults $9, students and seniors $8, 360-496-0541

Libraries

Preschool Storytime, for children 3-6 years, 10 a.m., Chehalis

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

Evening With Buck & Elizabeth, for adults, musical melody, 5:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, Oakville

Writing With Creative Colloquy, for adults, 6 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

Saturday, May 19

Hospital Foundation Fundraiser Coming to Lake Mayfield Resort

The Corks ‘n Caps live auction will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lake Mayfield Resort & Marina, Mossyrock.

A dinner is being catered by Ramblin’ Jack’s Rib Eye Restaurant. Each meal will be served with either wine from Bateaux Cellars Winery or beer from Dick’s Brewing Co.

Admission is $50 per person, and preregistration is required.

Tickets may be purchased at the Morton General Hospital Gift Shop or by prepaying at www.mortongeneral.org.

This event is a benefit for the Eastern Lewis County Hospital Foundation.

Centralia Police Department to Hold Open House

The Centralia Police Department is planning an open house 10 a.m-1 p.m. Saturday at City Hall, 118 W. Maple St.

The open house will include tours of the public safety facility; SWAT, K9 and Amateur Radio Emergency Service demos; a Riverside Fire Authority truck; and refreshments.

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

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

Packwood Birds & Migration Patterns, by Tom Kugut, 7 p.m., White Pass Country Museum, 12990 U.S. Highway 12, Packwood, 360-494-4422

“And Then There Were None,” 8 p.m., Evergreen Playhouse, 226 W. Center St., Centralia, adults $12, students and seniors $10, www.theevergreenplayhouse.com

Master Gardener Foundation Plant Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Expo Building, Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, 360-740-1216

Pancake & Eggs or Biscuits and Gravy Breakfast, 7-11 a.m., Cowlitz Prairie Grange, 5184 Jackson Highway, Toledo, $5, 360-864-2744, 360-266-7055, 360-864-2023

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 7 p.m., Corbet Theatre, Centralia College, adults $12, students and seniors $10, 360-623-8871

“I Feel Pretty,” 7 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton, rated PG-13, adults $9, students and seniors $8, 360-496-0541

Military auction, preview 9 a.m., auction 10 a.m., Garrison Auctioneers, 2100 N. National Ave., Chehalis, 360-748-3398

Libraries

Maker Station Madness, for children grades 1-6, all day, Oakville

Adult Art Series: Kokedama Creations, for teens and adults, noon, Randle

Music Maker With Heidi Larsen, 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, 360-623-9438

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

Steam Train Ride and Museum Visit, 11 a.m., 2:15 p.m., Mt. Rainier Railroad, Elbe, 888-STEAM-11