This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Express Employment Professionals and United Way of Lewis County are teaming up for an inspiring evening with nationally known speaker on Leadership & Development, Jack Smalley!
A storyteller and humorist, Jack Smalley is a highly sought-after keynoter, delivering an average of 125 speaking engagements annually to business leaders and human resource professionals in the U.S. and Canada.
Jack offers clients extensive leadership guidance from his progressive career as a human resource executive. You won’t be bored with Jack’s engaging story-telling style. He draws inspiration from his more than 30 years of experience in human resources and leadership.
Join us on Monday, November 16th at 5:30 for a special dinner and presentation at The Oak Room @ the historic Wilson Hotel in downtown Centralia. $25 suggested donation, all proceeds will go to United Way of Lewis County.
Reservations are required. To RSVP, call (360) 330-9050 or email Ashley.Witchey@expressrpros.com.
Spring Antique Show Thursday May 5, 2016 4pm-7pm Friday May 6, 2016 9am-6pm
Saturday May 7, 2016 10am-5pm
Celebrating Mother’s Day-Bring your mom for Lunch & Shopping Drawing for a Hanging Basket Soup, Sandwiches, & Desserts by: Dawn Delectables
Barn Full of Wonderful Finds: Antiques-Primitives-Vintage-Country French-Shabby Chic-Wooden Bowls-Jeff’s Potting Benches & Birdhouses-Baskets-Karla’s Pillows &Quilts-Jessica’s Soap-Historic &Native American Collectables-Candles-Jewlry by Amber-Art by Gary Bilodeaux-Krahe Prints by Rudi Hurzlmeier-Painted Furniture-Flowers & Baskets for Spring & Summer Decorating
Exit 77. Straight ahead on Hwy 6-No turns until Right on Spooner Rd-Follow to end of Rd.
Chehalis River Discovery Trail Field Studies (complimented by City-led tours of Centralia’s Wastewater Treatment Plant)
The Chehalis River Basin Land Trust needs your help!
We are looking for enthusiastic, nature-loving volunteers to assist with our May 2016 Chehalis River Discovery Trail, (CRDT) field studies for local underserved school children, grades 4-8.
During the field studies, students will discover the benefits of healthy riparian corridors to salmon, wildlife—and to humans!
The field studies are generally held from 9:30am to 1:30pm.
Share your love of the outdoors with the next generation!
Come to our May 11th field training, from 10:00am to 2:00pm at the Chehalis River Discovery Trail and become ready to be part of this hands-on science and nature program. Trained volunteers may also help with free summer nature walks along the CRDT for the public!
For more information, or to RSVP for the training, please contact Kathy Jacobson, kathyjacobsonCRBLT@gmail.com.
Funded in part by a grant from the Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association, Adopt-a School Program.
Join renowned local historian Dan Duffy and the Historic Preservation Commission for the opportunity to see inside a few of the most beautiful and historically interesting buildings in downtown Centralia.
Because we are limiting the tours to 40 participants, you will need to call the Community Development Department, (360) 330-7662, to register for the tours. We will fill up the 10:00 o’clock tour first – and if the demand is as we hope – we will fill up the 2:00 pm tour. If, for some reason, you are unable to attend, please call to have your name removed from the list. Buildings on the tour will include:
•Ayala Brothers
•Liberty Theater
•Lewis & Clark Hotel Ballrooms
•Rectangle Door Gallery
•Historic Grand Theater
•Field and Lease Building
•Fox Theatre
•McMenamins (Olympic Club and Hotel)
•Centralia Square Hotel and Ballroom
•Shady Lady Bordello Museum
Each tour will last approximately two hours and will begin at HubBub at (505 N Tower Ave.). Please arrive fifteen minutes before tours are to begin. Things to note: •Wear comfortable shoes
•Prepare for the weather
•Although many of the buildings are ADA accessible, some are not. There are at least six staircases to negotiate.
Community Clean Up
Saturday May 21 8:30-12 NOON
MORTON VISITOR CENTER
194 Main Street
Lunch Provided & Door Prizes
Sponsored by Morton Chamber of Commerce
360-496-6086
Join the Breastfeeding Coalition of Lewis County for a free community screening of MILK, a documentary on the politics, commercialization and controversies surrounding birth and infant feeding.
Thursday, May 26
Screening begins at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)
Centralia College Campus, WSC 121 (Science Center)
Q&A with Director, Naomi Weiss, to follow!
Suggested donation of $5 welcome (cash only, please). All proceeds support breastfeeding promotion activities in Lewis County.
Join us to attack the invasive blackberry and Scots broom that threaten our beautiful natural area. We’ll also remove plant protectors that are no longer needed.
Bring work gloves, garden clippers and a water bottle; bring your lunch if you’d like to relax after the work and enjoy the trail (and maybe watch the eagles!!).
We will provide weed wrenches for the BIG stuff, and lots of encouragement.
Featuring a live pie auction with Todd Mason, entertainment and live performance by Chris Guenther with wonderful emcee, Peter Abbarno.
Bring the family and a blanket to sit in the shade! Don’t forget fan favorite chicken bingo, candy scramble, pie-by-the-slice, water balloon toss and a very special raffle! New event this year includes face painting for the kids.
How to get there: From Chehalis, take State Route 6 about three miles west of downtown and turn right on Chilvers Road, then take an immediate left onto Stearns Road. Take another left onto Water Street, and the church will be on your left.
