This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
In honor of the service members who serve and have served our country, all veterans and active duty service members are invited to attend classes FREE this veteran’s day.
Choose from a full day of classes:
*6:00am Sunrise Salutation Yoga with Greg (intermediate)
*9:00am Beginning Hatha Yoga with Electra
*10:30am ***SPECIAL VETERANS DAY*** YOGA FOR TRAUMA class with Greg
*4:00pm Taste of Tribal Belly Dance Workshop with Wanda
*5:30pm Beginning Hatha Yoga with Christina
*7:00pm Nia Holistic Dance Fitness with Christina
Learn more about all classes at www.EmbodyCentralia.com.
Historian Lorraine McConaghy will begin this program with an illustrated introduction to the war’s themes. She will follow that with a Readers’ Theater script, to be read aloud by willing participants. The script covers the period between Prohibition, beginning in 1914, through Seattle’s 1919 General Strike and the visit of President Woodrow Wilson.
Lt. Col. Larry B. Mason will share his experience in Vietnam and the events that led to him being awarded the Air Force Cross.
Donna Lowery is a retired Army Sergeant Major, one of the first group of women selected to service in Vietnam. She put together a 20-member book team to research and collect these stories that chronicle the participation of American military women (other than nurses) who were stationed in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Join us on Veterans Day, November 11, 2017 for a Fun Run and Health Walk to honor our military, first responders, police officers, and firefighters! A portion of the proceeds benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Open to all ages
Parade followed by 20th anniversary celebration at the Veterans Memorial Museum with music from Bellarain, Bart and Grace Notes. Dinner catered by Bonanza BBQ.
This workshop by the Lewis County Genealogy Society will focus on finding information about ancestors who served in the US Military. Whether you’re just starting out or need help getting unstuck, bring your questions and get help from the professionals!
“Support our troops” is a common phrase, seen on lawn signs and bumper stickers across America. Veterans are welcomed home by enthusiastic crowds, and thousands of service organizations help veterans find jobs, secure housing, and heal from the experience of war.
But it wasn’t always this way. Veterans returning from Vietnam were often greeted by mobs accusing them of being “baby killers.” Veterans from Korea felt their war was forgotten and unknown. And veterans from World War I, destitute during the Great Depression, were treated like criminals by their government.
Why and how has America’s treatment of its veterans changed over time? How have the country’s citizens responded to the call of duty from one war to the next? This presentation examines America’s relationship to wars and veterans over the last century, and what shapes our current national consciousness towards veterans and the wars they fight in our name.
*Contains mature themes.
