A purple 1923 Ford Roadster owned by Russ Freund, of Post Falls, sits at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds during the 2012 Billetproof Car Show.
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Billetproof Car Show Rolling Through Fairgrounds
The Billetproof Hot Rod and Custom Show comes to Chehalis 8 a.m.-4 p.m. today at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds.
Hundreds of hot rods and customs, live bands, vendors and a pin-up contest will be part of the event. Spectator entry is $10. Children under 12, police, fire and active-duty military are free with proper ID.
The show car ticket price is $35 (driver and passenger included plus goodie bag and in-show parking).
Billetproof is about pre-1964 hot rods and customs. No high tech, billet wheel, digital dashed techno rods or street rods are allowed.
Billetproof was founded in 1997 in California and has since spread across the country with shows that draw thousands of hot rods and spectators.
For information, call Alan Galbraith, (916) 207-4645, email him at alan@billetproof.com or visit www.billetproof.com
Today
Chef’s Night Out Coming to Lucky Eagle Tonight
Looking for a tasty night out in support of the community? United Way of Lewis County is hosting its fifth annual Chef’s Night Out at 6 p.m. tonight at the Lucky Eagle Casino.
Those in attendance will watch as local chefs compete for their vote, vying for the title of Lewis County’s Next Top Chef.
Among the featured chefs are Darin Harris, Boccata; Jim Wheeler, Market St. Pub; Laurel Khan, Mackinaw’s; Donnie Stancil; McMenamins Olympic Club; Mike Allen, O’Blarney’s Irish Pub; James Odiorne; Riverside Golf Club; and Jeremy Wildhaber, Jeremy’s Bistro & Market.
Chef’s Night Out features numerous dining experiences up for bid and an array of desserts.
Proceeds benefit many health and human service organizations in Lewis County.
Tickets are $50; tables of 10 are available. Tickets can be purchased at the United Way office in Chehalis or by reserving online at www.lewiscountyuw.com.
For more information, call (360) 748-8100.
Realty World Run/Walk Set for Saturday
The third annual Family 5k Run/Walk, sponsored by Realty World, Cosser and Associates, will be held today in Chehalis.
Participants may register at the Realty World office, 282 SW 13th St., Chehalis. The registration fee is $20. Those who sign up before June 1 will receive a T-shirt.
The run/walk starts and ends at the Realty World office.
This year’s event will benefit the Discover! Children’s Museum.
For additional information, call Arin, Lyndsay or Jody, (360) 345-1006.
Winlock High
School Class of 1983 Plans Reunion
Members of the Winlock High School Class of 1983 will be gathering for a reunion today. The class will meet for the Winlock Egg Days parade at 10:30 a.m. That evening, there will be a no-host buffet dinner at Ramblin Jack’s Rib Eye, Napavine, 6-10 p.m. Cost is approximately $25 person.
For additional details, call Deanna Trujillo, (360) 560-2847 or visit the Facebook page “Winlock Class of 1983 30-Year Class Reunion.”
Dance Center to Present All School Dance Concert
The Southwest Washington Dance Center will be presenting its 30th annual All School Dance Concert today at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Corbet Theatre on the campus of Centralia College. More than 200 students will be performing this year.
The 11 a.m. performance is dedicated to the youngest dancers. The creative movement, parent/toddler, tumbling, pre-jazz and pre-ballet classes will show their work. A special addition to this performance will be a short dance production of “The Wonderful World of Dr. Seuss.” This production was recently featured at more than 11 schools in South Thurston and Lewis County for the Dance Center’s annual school tour this spring.
The 2 and 7 p.m. programs will showcase a wide variety of dance styles, from jazz, lyrical, acro, tap, modern, and classical and contemporary ballet. Also performing will be the rhythmic gymnastic team. Dancers, starting at age 6, through our advanced will be performing. All 10 instructors from the Dance Center will showcase their choreography. Also performing will be the Ballet Company.
Tickets can be purchased for $8 for adults and $5 for children, students or senior citizens, at Southwest Washington Dance Center, 455 N. Market Blvd. in Chehalis or at the door, if available. For more information, call (360) 748-4789 or visit www.swwdance.org.
Class on Beginning Beekeeping Planned
A free overview of “Getting Started in Beekeeping” will be offered by the Lewis County Beekeepers’ Association at the Centralia Timberland Library from 1:30 to 3 p.m. today.
Topics will include a year in the life of a beekeeper, equipment needed, basic bee biology, startup costs and more. This overview introduces the Washington State Beekeepers’ Association apprentice beekeeping course, which will be offered at the Extension classroom in the Lewis County Courthouse in October and November.
For more information, call LCBA Secretary Susanne Weil at (360) 360 880-8130 or email susanne.beekeeper@gmail.com.
Tenino Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Tenino Elementary School, (360) 515-0501
Games Day, traditional and modern board games, card games, 1 p.m., Matrix Coffeehouse, Chehalis, (360) 740-0492
Chehalis-Centralia Railroad, coach trains, excursion to Milburn, 1 and 3 p.m., 1.25 hours, 1101 Sylvenus St., Chehalis, 748-9593, www.steamtrainride.com
Chehalis-Centralia Railroad, coach train, excursion to Ruth, 5 p.m., 1.75 hours, 101 Sylvenus St., Chehalis, 748-9593, www.steamtrainride.com
Regular excursion steam train ride and museum tour, Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, 10 a.m., 12:45 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., Elbe-Mineral, (360) 492-5588, reservations (888) STEAM11
“The Underpants,” 8 p.m., Evergreen Playhouse, Centralia, $15, tickets available at brownpapertickets.com, locally at Sterling Bank and Santa Lucia Coffee in Centralia, Book ‘n’ Brush in Chehalis or at the theater one hour before curtain.
Green Smoothie Gardening, 10 a.m., Forst Borst Park Demo Garden, Centralia, WSU Lewis County Master Gardeners, (360) 740-1212
Randy Linder, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Scatter Creek Grill, Lucky Eagle Casino, (360) 273-2000, ext. 301
Evergreen Playhouse Art Show, featuring local artists Emily Hoppe, Laura Campbell, Cindy Hadden, Morgan Smalley and Dennis Shain, free, 7-8 p.m., prior to performance of “The Underpants,” 226 W.Center St., Centralia
Willapa Hills Midsummer Bonfire, Barbecue & Barn Dance, 4 p.m., Willapa Hills Cheese, Doty, $25, (360) 291-3937
Dental screening, 1-3 p.m., Discover! Children’s Museum, 1461 NW Louisiana Ave., Chehalis, $4 admission to museum, goody bags, provided by Lewis County Children’s Oral Health Coalition, (360) 996-4011
Spring recital, Centralia Ballet Academy, 2 p.m., Fox Theatre, Centralia, $5, (360) 623-9010
Libraries
Egg Day book sale, all ages, used books, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Winlock
Sunday, June 23
Bingo, doors open 5 p.m., bingo starts 6:30 p.m., Forest Grange, 3397 Jackson Highway, Chehalis
Chehalis-Centralia Railroad, coach trains, excursion to Milburn, 1 and 3 p.m., 1.25 hours, 1101 Sylvenus St., Chehalis, 748-9593, www.steamtrainride.com
Community meal, 1-3 p.m., Rotary Riverside Park, Centralia, free, sponsored by Jesus Name Pentecostal Church, Chehalis, (360) 623-9438
Regular excursion steam train ride and museum tour, Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, 10 a.m., 12:45 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., Elbe-Mineral, (360) 492-5588, reservations (888) STEAM11
Sylvia Browne, spiritual teacher and psychic, 4 p.m., Lucky Eagle Casino, for tickets visit Ticketmaster.com or call the Lucky Eagle box office, 1-800-720-1788
“The Underpants,” 2 p.m., Evergreen Playhouse, Centralia, $10, tickets available at brownpapertickets.com, locally at Sterling Bank and Santa Lucia Coffee in Centralia, Book ‘n’ Brush in Chehalis or at the theater one hour before curtain.
Evergreen Playhouse Art Show, featuring local artists Emily Hoppe, Laura Campbell, Cindy Hadden, Morgan Smalley and Dennis Shain, free, 1-2 p.m., prior to performance of “The Underpants,” 226 W.Center St., Centralia
Organizations
Evergreen Playhouse, annual membership meeting, 12:30 p.m., Evergreen Playhouse, 226 W.Center St., Centralia, election of officers, evergreenplayhouse.wordpress.com
Monday, June 24
Burger Night, 5-7:30 p.m., Centralia Eagles, quarter-pound hamburgers, $1.50, other menu items, (360) 736-1146
Community dinner, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Simmons Hall, Centralia United Methodist Church, 506 S. Washington Ave., (360) 736-7311
Public Agencies
Lewis County Commission, 10 a.m., BOCC board room, second floor, Lewis County Courthouse, agenda available at http://goo.gl/agwWM, (360) 740-1120
Chehalis City Council, 5 p.m, City Hall council chamber, 350 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis, agendas available at http://ci.chehalis.wa.us/meetings, (360) 345-1042
Lewis County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board, 4 p.m., 156 NW Chehalis Ave., Chehalis, (360) 740-1284
Lewis County Solid Waste Disposal District, 1:30 p.m., Lewis County Commissioners Meeting Room, Lewis County Courthouse, (360) 740-1451
Support Groups
Grandparents as Parents, 6-8 p.m., 420 Centralia College Blvd., Centralia, (360) 736-9391, ext. 298 or (877) 813-2828
Tuesday, June 25
Community Farmers Market, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., downtown Chehalis, (360) 740-1212 or email info@communityfarmersmarket.net.
Bingo, Chehalis Moose Lodge, doors open at 4:30 p.m., game starts at 6:30 p.m.; food available, (360) 736-9030
James Haye with Brian Feist, blues, 7 p.m., Olympic Club, Centralia, all ages, free
Public Agencies
Centralia City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 118 W. Maple St., Centralia, (360) 330-7670
Lewis County Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Advisory Board, 4 p.m., Lewis County Public Health building, second-floor conference room, (360) 740-1418
Napavine City Council, 6 p.m., Napavine City Hall, 407 Birch St., (360) 262-3547, ext. 213
Lewis County Planning Commission, 6 p.m., Lewis County Courthouse, (360) 740-2677
Chehalis Planning Commission, 5:30 p.m., City Hall council chamber, 350 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis, (360) 345-1042
Libraries
Cowboy Buck and Elizabeth, all ages, 10:30 a.m. Packwood, 2 p.m. Randle, music and comedy with dancing, sing-alongs, ventriloquism,
Zines for Teens, for teens, 1 p.m., self-publishing, Chehalis
Movies Beneath the Surface, for teens, 4 p.m., Tenino
Organizations
Forest Grange, 3397 Jackson Highway, 7 p.m.
Senior Song Birds, 9:30 a.m., Mountain View Baptist Church, (360) 273-3231
Support Groups
Survivors of sexual assault/abuse, 5:30-7 p.m., 125 NW Chehalis Ave., Chehalis, sponsored by Human Response Network, (360) 748-6601
NAMI Lewis County Connections Support Group, 5:30-7 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, (360) 880-8070 or sherry500us@gmail.com
