Saturday, Oct. 27
Fairgrounds to
Host Fall Community
Garage Sale
The annual Fall Community Garage Sale is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds.
Early-bird shoppers will be admitted at 8 a.m. for $5. Adult admission is $2 from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m. Ages 12 and under are free and must be accompanied by a paid adult.
Vendor space is available now. The vendor sign-up form is online at www.southwestwashingtonfair.org and at the fair office. Vendors can also call (360) 740-2655.
Three hundred indoor vendor spaces are available from now until the day before the sale.
The Fall Community Garage Sale attracts 3,000-4,000 people to the fairgrounds. Vendors fill most of the buildings on the grounds with a huge variety of garage sale merchandise, antiques, junk, a few commercial sellers, and local, charity fundraising activities. Food vendors will be serving breakfast and lunch all day at the sale.
For more information on the Fall Community Garage Sale, and all interim events at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, go online at www.southwestwashingtonfairgrounds.org or call the fairgrounds office at (360) 740-1495.
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
Fall Bazaar, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Adna Grange, 123 Dieckman Road, Adna
Potato Bake, 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m., Adna Grange, 123 Dieckman Road, Adna, $7 per person
Randle Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 115 Hampton Road, 360-520-0327
“Guys and Dolls,” 7:30 p.m., Evergreen Playhouse, 226 W. Center St., Centralia, adults $15, students and seniors $12, www.theevergreenplayhouse.com
“A Night of Magic,” 4 p.m., Twin City Senior Center, $45 per person, benefit supporting Lewis County Senior Centers, dinner, musical entertainment, live and silent auctions, magic show, 360-748-0061
Pumpkin Train, Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum, 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, 360-748-8593, steamtrainride.com
Women in Agriculture Conference, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m., WSU Extension Conference Room 3, Lewis County Courthouse, $35, 360-740-1220
Fall Craft Fest, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Randle Fire Hall, food available for lunch and dinner, 206-271-8376
Washington Old Time Fiddlers, meeting and acoustic jam, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Adna Grange, 123 Dieckman Road, Adna, 360-791-5185
Ukraine Quilt Day, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Bethel Church, 132 Kirkland Road, Chehalis, 360-269-4650
Libraries
Play Group Spooky Art Party, for children, 11 a.m., Oakville
STEM Saturdays, for children grades 1-6, noon, Randle
Last Will and Testament: The Basics and Beyond, 2 p.m., Centralia
Cheese Tasting Party, for teens and adults, 2 p.m., Salkum
Teen After Hours: HorrorFest, for teens, 6 p.m., Centralia
Sunday, Oct. 28
“Guys and Dolls,” 2 p.m., Evergreen Playhouse, 226 W. Center St., Centralia, adults $15, students and seniors $12, www.theevergreenplayhouse.com
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
Randle Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 115 Hampton Road, 360-520-0327
Pumpkin Train, Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, 360-748-8593, steamtrainride.com
Riverview Coach Ride Excursion to Ruth, Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum, 4 p.m., 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, 360-748-8593, steamtrainride.com
Fall Craft Fest, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Randle Fire Hall, food available for lunch, Q’mania 3 p.m., 206-271-8376
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, Oct. 29
Advanced Composting, 6-8 p.m., Fort Borst Park Kitchen 1, Centralia, sponsored by WSU Lewis County Extension, 360-740-1212
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
Tuesday, Oct. 30
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, 360-740-1295
Square dance lessons, Prairie Steppers, 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
Square dance lessons, Cougar Squares, 7 p.m., Salkum Fire Hall, 360-736-8907
WSU Community Leadership Symposium, 6-8:15 p.m., WSU Extension Conference Room, Lewis County Courthouse, recurring event, $150, 360-740-1214
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 and Play Group, for children 3-6 years, 10:30 a.m., Centralia
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
Salkum Community Quilters, 9 a.m.-noon, Salkum Fire Department, 2495 U.S. Highway 12, Salkum, 360-985-0813
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
