This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
The home is open on the second Saturday of the month from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., April through October, as well as July 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The ten entrance fee-free days for 2017 will be:
- January 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- February 20: Presidents Day
- April 15-16 & April 22-23: National Park Week Weekends
- August 25: National Park Service Birthday
- September 30: National Public Lands Day
- November 11-12: Veterans Day Weekend
Parade followed by 20th anniversary celebration at the Veterans Memorial Museum with music from Bellarain, Bart and Grace Notes. Dinner catered by Bonanza BBQ.
The ten entrance fee-free days for 2017 will be:
- January 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- February 20: Presidents Day
- April 15-16 & April 22-23: National Park Week Weekends
- August 25: National Park Service Birthday
- September 30: National Public Lands Day
- November 11-12: Veterans Day Weekend
Join local researcher Shawn Murphy as he shares the story of the Bahada, an 86-foot steam tugboat built in Seattle in 1902. In 1926 the Bahada unexpectedly sank in the vicinity of Huckleberry & Saddlebag Islands. All nine crewmembers were lost and the cause of the sinking has never been determined. The presentation will take attendees through a history of the Gilkey Brother’s Towing Co., the Bahada’s history including its first sinking in Los Angeles in 1923, the crew, their family, subsequent search, raising attempt and what’s happening now.
The Lewis County Historical Museum is hosting “Lewis County Mythology.” Guest speakers will include: Cliff Barackman from Animal Planet’s “Finding Bigfoot;” Scott Taylor, BFRO member and Bigfoot researcher; Patty Valdez, team lead for South Sound Paranormal Research; and Vince Ynzunza, host of Pacific NorthWEIRD. From Bigfoot encounters to flying saucers, you’ll learn a lot about the unusual side of Lewis County.
Thank you to: Holiday Inn Express, Twin Cities Trading Post, LTJ Builders and Pacific NorthWEIRD for their sponsorship.
The Lewis County Historical Museum is hosting “Lewis County Mythology.” Guest speakers will include: Cliff Barackman from Animal Planet’s “Finding Bigfoot;” Scott Taylor, BFRO member and Bigfoot researcher; Patty Valdez, team lead for South Sound Paranormal Research; and Vince Ynzunza, host of Pacific NorthWEIRD. From Bigfoot encounters to flying saucers, you’ll learn a lot about the unusual side of Lewis County.
Thank you to Holiday Inn Express, Twin Cities Trading Post, LTJ Builders and Pacific NorthWEIRD for their sponsorship.
Bring your Redneck vehicles, big or little, rusty or shiny, loud or quiet, and join Team Laugh Out Loud for a fun-filled afternoon. Prizes for Biggest, Loudest, Most Redneck, Least Redneck and People’s Choice, and a kids’ “vehicle” division.
Lots of activities for the kids: sunflower seed spitting contest, kiddie tractor pull, sack races, tug-o-war, candy walk and more. Vendors, music and a silent auction. Proceeds this year to benefit The Cat’s Meow, low and no-cost spay/neuter services, and socialization and adoption of feral kittens.
It’s the last Friday Farmers Market in downtown Chehalis! We’re wrapping it up with an amazing street concert from Paul Mauer and the Silence!! Come out for live music and hot food. Visit with your favorite farmers market vendors. Produce is abundant there are pumpkins and squash, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, corn, beets, cabbage, gourmet cultivated mushrooms, flowers, herbs, plants, art, fresh eggs, hand and body salves, hand crafted teas, jellies and jams, organic cheeses and much more! We may be small, but we pack in the variety! Thank You Chehalis! Tuesday Market will be open through the end of October.
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