Chehalis Centralia Events Calendar

Find Work Friday is a WorkSource virtual hiring event that connects you to employers who are hiring. Many employers need to rebuild their workforce. Now is the time to start your job search and WorkSource is here to help.

Join us for this FREE hiring event and connect directly with local employers from different industries. Find Work Friday provides an opportunity to chat with recruiters instantly to see if their company is a good fit for you.

Our upcoming Find Work Friday on June 11th, 2021 from 1:30 – 3:30 PM will have a special focus on Youth and Student job opportunities. We have asked employers to indicate whether they offer paid internship opportunities, pay for formal job skills training, hire minor workers, or have entry level positions for job seeker who are 18 years or older. Youth and Student job seekers will be able to filter the employers based on the types of opportunities they offer during the live event. This will be the first virtual Youth and Student Focused Find Work Friday, but students are always welcome to attend any WorkSource virtual event.

Here is a link to a video explaining the Brazen platform: https://youtu.be/h48DdeFg8Bo

Registration is a 2-step process.
1. Job seekers must complete the registration form at the following link: https://bit.ly/33ZV5GM
2. Click a verification link which is emailed to each registrant from “Washington State PacMountain Workforce”

WorkSource is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Washington Relay Service: 711

If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation in order to attend this event, please email Mpong@thurstonchamber.com or call (360) 347-6054, to request an accommodation.

Discover a new freedom of transformative growth! Learn and understand the relative dominance of the archetypes of six Norse Goddesses in the lives of modern women and how they influence your behavior patterns.
After taking this workshop you will be able to:
• Understand and remove unfair expectations or limiting beliefs
• Recognize major behavior patterns that have influenced your life,
• Understand why you have lived the life you have so far, as well as offering the potential for transformative growth in the future.
You will explore and validate yourself to be as you were meant to be, providing a source of freedom and understanding that you can tap into.
Understand which goddess type is operating most strongly within your behavior patterns and learn to bring more harmony between the various goddess qualities by having them all in balance.
We will discuss both the positive and more challenging aspects of each archetype pattern and share experiences with the other workshop participants.
This will enable you to understand why you have lived the life you have so far, as well as offering the potential for transformative growth in the future. At the end of your journey, you will sing your power as the goddess that you truly are.

Talk Description: Orcas thrive in a land to the north, why are the southern residents endangered? A talk with Lynda Mapes, Seattle Times environment reporter about her newest book, Shared Waters Shared Home. Published with the Seattle Times and Braided River, the book is based on the internal award winning series Seattle Times Hostile Waters and uses photography by Steve Ringman and maps and explanatory graphics by artist Emily Eng to explore and explain the roots of this environmental crisis endangering the southern residents orcas that frequent Puget Sound, and the Chinook salmon they depend on. Lynda’s talk will close with a short discussion of the implications and lessons to be learned for the Chehalis Basin.
Copies of Shared Waters Shared Home are available online anywhere books are sold.

Time and Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2021. From 3:30 to 4:30, a 45-minute presentation followed by 15 minute Q&A.

Pre-Registration Required: Go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldO6pqjwpG9Uc7dbbcG0nfymJ7EQh7xs3. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

For more information on Lynda’s talk, please contact Kathy Jacobson at kmjacoson59464@gmail.com.

Sponsored by the Chehalis Basin Lead Entity. For more information about how you can be involved in projects that support salmon recovery, visit the Chehalis Basin Lead Entity website: www.chehalisleadentity.org.

Come join us for a three-day celebration of the lavender harvest. We will have multiple farm items, crafters, and artisans on-site in an open-air market.

Every year our event continues to improve and grow. The selection of vendors has broadened and our guests provide even more fun opportunities. This year you will be treated to almost 50 vendors providing a wide variety of hand-crafted goods, one-of-a-kind artwork, artist demonstrations, guest appearances, and don’t forget the star of the show-our lavender field. Stroll the field, stay for lunch, stop by for dinner, harvest u-cut lavender, check out our store before you leave and use your ticket from registering here to get a BOGO on U-Cut lavender! Check back often as the schedule builds out and register for tickets to be notified of changes or additions. Must present your ticket for the BOGO, so make sure to print it out or save it to your phone, please.

We will be making drums again this year at this lovely venue (5th year!). We will be outdoors in the Goddess Grove, weather permitting.

To register:
Go to https://www.gaiasworkshop.com/workshops/drumworkshop07112021

Choose the type of drum you would like to make and select the listing. Choose the size and hide you want for your drum.

Choose the type and color of beater you would like to make. The Basic Beater comes with the Workshop, there is a slight extra charge for the Pouch and Fur Beaters.
Purchase your listing.
You will receive verification of your registration.

We will be starting around 1:30 on Sunday, July 11th. Dress for comfort, we will be sitting on the ground. If you need accommodations for physical difficulties, please let us know so we can be sure to have them available. Bring snacks and lots of water or other liquids for yourself. We will be done by around 6:00.

We ask that anyone who isn’t completely vaccinated protect themselves and others by wearing a mask. Fully vaccinated participants need not mask.
Minimum: 5 Maximum: 20
Questions can be directed to Michelle at Gaia’s Workshop, gaiasworkshop@gmail.com, or Elwin at Sacred Spiral Sanctuary.

Burnt Ridge Nursery founder Michael Dolan will lead a tour of our 20-acre organic fruit and nut orchard, with a focus on crops that ripen in the summer including blueberries, mulberries, and figs. Cultivation and propagation techniques will be discussed, as well as the specific characteristics of the varieties that do well here in the Pacific Northwest. Fruit samples and snacks will be provided to-go this year, and all events will be held outdoors in compliance with Washington state COVID guidelines. 2 tours: 10 am -noon and 1:30-3:30. Limit of 30 guests per tour. $15 per individual; $30 for a family (up to 4 people). Parking is limited, please carpool if possible. Plants, produce, and preserves from our farm will be available to purchase after each tour. Tickets at www.burntridgenursery.com or 360-985-2873.

Lewis County Master Gardeners will be having a Fall Plant Sale, Saturday, September 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Master Gardener Greenhouse located at Fort Borst Park in Centralia.

You can purchase hundreds of high-quality trees, shrubs and perennials all grown by local Master Gardeners.

Please, bring your own garden cart or wagon. Face masks and social distancing are required.

Credit and debit cards accepted.

For more information contact 360.740.1216.

FREE! LIMITED SPACE!

Almost everything we do connects to the internet in some way, but our line of defense
against possible cyber threats is limited due to a lack of cybersecurity professionals.

Are you interested in learning how a cybersecurity professional can protect your business?
Are you wondering how you can become a cybersecurity professional?

Learn from the experts and discover more about an exciting career or about how you can
protect yourself, your business, and loved ones.

Please join us for a free informational program focused on our region.
CYBERSECURITY SUMMIT on Tuesday, October 26 from 9 a.m. to noon at the
Centralia Train Station Event Room, 210 Railroad Ave, Centralia, WA 98531.

For more information or to RSVP, please contact info@centraliacf.org.

How To Prepare For Emergencies On Your Farm
A Virtual Event Presented By Community Farm Land Trust
Provided with grant funding by Union Pacific
October 27 at 6 p.m.

Prepare your family, farm, livestock, and pets for emergencies on the farm. Emergency, safety, and health issues we will cover: fires, weather & alerts, power outages, water, hazardous materials, threats and civil disturbance, AgrAbility, health & suicide prevention, emergency resources & supplies.

Event speakers:
Patrick Knouff, Emergency Management Coordinator, City of Olympia I Fire Department
Nora White, Education & Outreach Specialist, Thurston Conservation District
Kristen VanValkenburg, AgrAbility Coordinator, WSU Skagit County Extension
Don McMoran, Director, WSU Skagit County Extension