Editor's Best Bet: CC Librarian to Talk About Kenya Youth Project at AAUW Meeting
Leah Hannaford, Centralia College’s open education librarian, will present “The Garissa Youth Project — Musings of an Aspiring Librarian Living as an American Soldier in Rural Kenya” during a meeting of the Lewis County branch of the American Association of University Women Thursday at Stillwaters Estates.
Hannaford will be talking about her work with the Garissa Youth Project from when she was a special operations soldier stationed in Kenya in 2010.
The project entailed a microeconomic youth program focused on developing an open education initiative to teach youth in the Northeastern province of Kenya skills to start their own businesses or obtain suitable jobs.
The project involved building a student resource center and convincing the local elders to accept a program that attempted to include all youth regardless of tribe or gender.
The AAUW meeting will be at 6:45 p.m. at The Gathering Place at Stillwaters Estates, Centralia. Those attending should used the entrance off Scammon Creek Road on Colonial Drive. The entrance is open until 7 p.m.
For more information, call Peggy, (360) 736-8564, or Kristi, (360) 748-4203.
Tuesday, May 3
Bingo, Chehalis Moose Lodge, doors open at 4:30 p.m., game starts at 6:30 p.m., food available, (360) 736-9030
Health and Hope Medical Outreach, free medical clinic, 5:30-8:30 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
Public Agencies
Napavine Planning Commission, 6 p.m., 407 Birch Ave. SW, Napavine, (360) 262-3547, ext. 213
Lewis County Interlocal Organization of Fire Districts 2, 15 and 7, 7 p.m., Fire District 15 (Winlock) main station, (360) 864-2366
Lewis County PUD Commission, 10 a.m., PUD auditorium, 345 NW Pacific Ave., Chehalis, (360) 748-9261 or (800) 562-5612
Pe Ell Town Council, 6 p.m., City Hall, (360) 291-3543
Libraries
Preschool Story Time, for children 3-6 years, 10:30 a.m., Centralia
Community Coloring, Conversation and Games, for adults, 2 p.m., Salkum
Organizations
Centralia Bridge Club, 6:30 p.m., Unity Church, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, (360) 748-1753, hraj@localaccess.com
Two Town Tuners, 7 p.m., Lewis and Clark Hotel, 117 W. Magnolia St., Centralia, (360) 269-8146 or (360) 748-3521
Tuesday Quilting Rebels, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Oakview Grange, 2715 N. Pearl St., Centralia, (360) 736-4671
Adna Grange, 7 p.m., 123 Dieckman Road, Adna, (360) 748-6068
Mount St. Helens Patchwork Quilters, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Lewis County Historical Museum, 599 NW Front St., Chehalis, first Tuesday, potluck, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 1826 SW Snively Ave., Chehalis, (360) 880-5134
Chehalis PTA, 6:30 p.m., Olympic Elementary library, (360) 748-6838
Support Groups
Support for mothers, 9:15-11:15 a.m., Bethel Church, for mothers with children pregnancy through 6 years old, sponsored by Chehalis MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), (360) 520-3841 or (360) 864-2168, email chehalismops@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/chehalismops
NAMI Lewis County Connections Support Group, 5:30-7 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, (360) 880-8070 or sherry500us@gmail.com
NAMI Lewis County Family Support Group, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library, (360) 880-8070 or sherry500us@gmail.com
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
GriefShare, grief recovery seminar and support group, 7-9 p.m., Mountain View Baptist Church, 1201 Belmont Ave., Centralia, child care provided through fifth grade, (360) 827-2172
Wednesday, May 4
Seattle Man to Talk About the Asian-American Experience
Sam Louie, a mental health counselor with a private practice in Seattle specializing in addictions and multicultural issues, will be giving a Lyceum presentation at Centralia College Wednesday titled “Slanted Eyes: The Asian-American Experience.”
The talk will be at 1 p.m. in Washington Hall 103.
Louie uses spoken word poetry to guide audiences to better understand the depth of cultural issues that confront Asian Americans today.
Lyceum classes are free and open to the public. They may also be taken as a one-credit humanities course.
For more information, call Shelley Bannish, director of Student Life & Involvement, at (360) 736-9391, ext. 224.
Tour Night, Centralia College, 4:30 p.m., Student Center, RVSP to Mike Christiansen, (360) 736-9391, ext. 799, or mchristiansen@centralia.edu
Bingo, doors open 5 p.m., bingo starts 6:30 p.m., Forest Grange, 3397 Jackson Highway, Chehalis
Taco Night, 6-8 p.m., Centralia Eagles, hard-shell tacos, two for $1, other menu items, (360) 736-1146
Open mic, 6-10 p.m., Jeremy’s Farm to Table, 476 W. Main St., Chehalis, (360) 748-4417
Mental Health Matters, 6-7:30 p.m., St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 10000 U.S. Highway 12, Rochester, (360) 273-9884
Public Agencies
Regional Fire Authority Planning Committee, 6:30 p.m., Riverside Fire Authority, Harrison Avenue station, Centralia, (360) 345-3225
Centralia Civil Service Commission, 5:15-6 p.m., City Hall, 118 W. Maple St., Centralia, (360) 330-7671
Lewis County Citizens Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials, 5:45 p.m., County Meeting Room, 156 NW Chehalis Ave., Chehalis, (360) 740-2747
Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging, Advisory Council, 9:30 a.m., 2404 Heritage Court SW, Suite A, Olympia, (360) 664-3162, ext. 112
Packwood Timberland Library, closed, staff training
Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee, 1 p.m., large conference room, Lewis County Public Services, 2025 NE Kresky Ave., Chehalis, (360) 740-1451
Libraries
Family Story Time, for children, 10:15 a.m., Tenino
Toddler Time, for children age 2, 10:30 a.m., Centralia
Watercolor & Acrylic Painting, for adults, 10:30 a.m., Oakville
LEGO Club, for children, 3 p.m., Tenino
Teen Night, for teens, 5:30 p.m., Randle
Organizations
Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 10:15 a.m., Assembly of God church, 702 SE First St., Winlock
Seniors on the Go, potluck and meeting, noon, Onalaska First Church of God Fellowship Hall.
Tenino/Bucoda Community Coalition, 6-7:30 p.m., Tenino Elementary School, (360) 493-2230, ext. 13
Seniors’ Bible study, 2 p.m., Calvary Assembly of God, Centralia, (360) 736-6769 or (360) 324-9050
Newaukum-Napavine Lions Club, noon, Taste of Alaska Family Restaurant, Napavine, (360) 262-3336
Experimental Aircraft Association, 7 p.m., Hangar D, Chehalis-Centralia Airport, (360) 748-1230
Support Groups
Domestic violence support group, 5:30-7 p.m., 125 NW Chehalis Ave., Chehalis, sponsored by Human Response Network, 748-6601
Thursday, May 5
Wedin Farm and Friends Spring Show, 4-7 p.m., 560 Spooner Road, Chehalis, antiques, primitives, vintage, shabby chic, country French, wreaths, pillows, jams and jellies, baskets, handmade jewelry, organic soaps, Iron King yard art and more, (360) 704-0083, www.wedinfarm&friends.com
Art Conversations, with Karen Price, Carol Smith and the crew, 10:30 a.m., White Pass County Museum, 12990 U.S. Highway 12, Packwood, (360) 494-4031
Public Agencies
Twin Transit board, 8:15 a.m., Twin Transit office, 212 E. Locust St., Centralia, (360) 330-2072
Timberland Central Reference Services, closed, staff training
Libraries
Mother Goose Play Group, for children birth-6 years, 10:30 a.m., Centralia
Family Story Time, for children age 3-third grade, 11:45 a.m., Randle
PageTurners Book Discussion, for adults, “All the Light We Cannot See,” by Anthony Doerr, noon, Chehalis
Drop-In Computer and E-Book Help, for teens and adults, 3 p.m., Tenino
CRAFTeens: Blackout Poetry, for teens, 5 p.m., Chehalis
Organizations
American Legion Post 508, potluck and meeting, 6 p.m., Silver Creek-Ethel Grange, corner of Brim Road and U.S. Highway 12, (360) 485-2852, (360) 978-5368
Onalaska American Legion Post 508, 6 p.m. potluck, 7 p.m. meeting, Onalaska First Church of God, (360) 978-5368
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
Pinochle, 6 p.m., Chehalis Eagles, 1993 S. Market Blvd, Chehalis, (360) 520-0772
Support Groups
“Up From Grief,” for those grieving the loss of a loved one, 1-2:30 p.m., Assured Home Hospice, 2120 N. Park St., Centralia, (360) 330-2640
Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church,1209 N. Scheuber Road, Centralia, (360) 736-9268
