Events for May 2018
Centralia - Chehalis Chamber of Commerce
May 2    25th Annual Job Fair
Bring your resumes and dress in business attire to meet up to 60 employers! Some employers offer applications to complete the same day. Employers looking to hire within six months are encouraged to reserve a table (contact the Student Job Center).
Date: May 2, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Website: http://centralia.edu
Location: Centralia College TransAlta Commons building
Contact: Centralia College Student Job Center, 360-623-8974
EMail: monica.brummer@centralia.edu
Date/Time Details: May 2, 10 am to 1 pm (business set up begins at 8:30)
Fees/Admission: None. This event is open to Centralia College students and community members.
May 2    25th Annual Job Fair
Nearly 60 employers, who are hiring within six months, gather for students and community members to talk to about careers. Free for all participants. Employers register at: http://www.centralia.edu/jobresources/jobfair/
Date: May 2, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Website: http://www.centralia.edu/jobresources/jobfair/
Location: Centralia College TransAlta Commons building
Contact: Monica Brummer, 360-623-8974
EMail: monica.brummer@centralia.edu
Date/Time Details: Wednesday, May 2, 2018; 10am - 1pm
Fees/Admission: free
May 4    Twin Cities Rotary Club Meeting
Join Twin Cities Rotary Club for coffee and breakfast at Holiday Inn Express in Chehalis. Twin Cities Rotary is dedicated to build meaningful community relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever.
Date: May 4, 2018
Time: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Location: Holiday Inn Express
Contact: Guy Steele
EMail: Guy.Steele@ExpressPros.com
Date/Time Details: Every Friday
Fees/Admission: Free to Newcomers
May 4    Ribbon Cutting @ Centralia Farmers Market
 Join us to celebrate with a ribbon cutting for the Centralia Farmers Market 2018 season opening! 

Several food vendors and artisans come together to create a fun and family-friendly market where you can shop for delicious and handcrafted food and goods.

The market will operate on Fridays from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. through the season.
Date: May 4, 2018
Time: 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Website: http://chamberway.com
Location: 108 W High St. Centralia ( Behind VF Factory Outlet ) 
Contact: Dolly Tardiff
EMail: thechamber@chamberway.com
Date/Time Details: 12:15pm
Fees/Admission: FREE
May 4 - May 20    And Then There Were None
The Evergreen Playhouse presents And Then There Were None
Date: May 4, 2018
Time: 8:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Website: http://www.evergreenplayhouse.com
Location: 226 W. Center St. Centralia, WA 98531
Contact: 360-789-1828
EMail: theevergreenplayhouse@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: Fridays and Saturdays at 8, Sundays at 2
Fees/Admission: $10-$12
May 8    Centralia City Council Meeting
Centralia ​City Council meetings are scheduled for the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month in the City Council Chambers located at 118 West Maple at 7 pm.
Date: May 8, 2018
Time: 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Website: http://www.cityofcentralia.com/Calendar.asp?View=EVENT&EventID=660&Date=05/27/2014&SectionID=-1
Location: City Hall 118 W Maple Street
Centralia, WA 98531
Contact: 360-330-7671
May 11    Twin Cities Rotary Club Meeting
Join Twin Cities Rotary Club for coffee and breakfast at Holiday Inn Express in Chehalis. Twin Cities Rotary is dedicated to build meaningful community relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever.
Date: May 11, 2018
Time: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Location: Holiday Inn Express
Contact: Guy Steele
EMail: Guy.Steele@ExpressPros.com
Date/Time Details: Every Friday
Fees/Admission: Free to Newcomers
May 11    Ribbon Cutting at Community Farmers Market of Chehalis
The 2018 season for the Community Farmers Market in Chehalis has expanded to include a weekly Friday night market, on top of their already popular Tuesday daytime market. We invite you to join us for opening day on Friday, May 11th at 4pm to celebrate with a ribbon cutting!

At this family-friendly event, you can look forward to local organic produce, jam, herbs, eggs, craft Items, flowers and so much more!
Date: May 11, 2018
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Boistfort St. Chehalis 
Date/Time Details: 4:00pm
Fees/Admission: FREE!!
May 12    Spring Community Garage Sale
Area's largest annual public garage sale. Features 100's of sellers in seven buildings. All indoors. Food vendors. Free Parking.
Date: May 12, 2018
Website: http://www.southwestwashingtonfairgrounds.org
Location: Southwest Washington Fairgrounds 2555 North National Avenue, Chehalis, WA 98532
Contact: Fair Office: 360-740-1495 / 360-740-2655
EMail: Pat.Slusher@lewiscountywa.gov
Date/Time Details: Sat. May 12, 2018 - One Day Only! Ear
Fees/Admission: Vendor Space: $45 - pay BEFORE sale day. No spaces rented on sale day. Adult admission: $2.00, ages 12 & under free - must be with an adult. Early-bird shoppers $5.00 8am-9am.
May 12    Conservatives-Only Climate Lunch
On May 12, the Lewis County chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby invites you to a conservatives-only lunch at Boccata Restaurant, 405 N Tower Ave, Centralia at 12:30pm. The subject is “The Conservative Case for a Carbon Tax and Implications for Lewis County.” Citizens Climate Lobby is a nonpartisan, volunteer-driven organization working to empower breakthroughs in personal power and to build the political will for climate solutions. Learn more at citizensclimatelobby.org. Please RSVP by May 10 to lewiscounty.wa@citizensclimatelobby.org.
Date: May 12, 2018
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Website: http://citizensclimatelobby.org
Location: Boccata Restaurant, 405 N Tower Ave, Centralia
Contact: Amelia Donahey (207) 745-0895
EMail: lewiscounty.wa@citizensclimatelobby.org
Date/Time Details: Saturday, May 12, 12:30pm
Fees/Admission: Free
May 14    2018 Rob Fuller Scholarship Luncheon
Rob Fuller Scholarship Luncheon - The top 25 students from Centralia & Chehalis High School 's graduating classes receive recognition. Students from Centralia High School, WF West, & Adna High School will be awarded scholarships. We invite you to join us to honor and support these dedicated students! 

You MUST register by May 9th to attend, we will not accept payment at the door. 
  Sponsor a student or Admin for this event! We are accepting gift cards in the amount or $25 or monetary donations to go towards the purchase of gift cards so we can award these hard working students! We Thank You for your support. 
Date: May 14, 2018
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Website: http://www.chamberway.com
Location:

Great Wolf Lodge

 

 
Contact: Dolly Tardiff
EMail: thechamber@chamberway.com
Date/Time Details: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fees/Admission: Contact the Chamber for more information
360-748-8885
May 14    Run for 5, Recovery is Alive
The Lewis County Drug Court Foundation and Alumni Association invite you to join us for our first annual 5K Fun Run. Not a runner? Walk the course and bring your family to this friendly event! Let's take strides together to support our recovery community and recognize May as National Drug Court Month!
Date: May 14, 2018
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Website: http://Find us on FaceBook- Lewis County Drug Court
Location: Stan Hedwall Park - Covered Shelter - out and back course on Rice Road.
Contact: Call 360-740-1179 or text 360-880-1060
EMail: lcdrugcourtfoundation@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: May 14, 2018 / 5:30PM
Fees/Admission: $10 registration fee, if submitted before 4/27/18 a t-shirt is included!
May 17    Professional Training Day
Topics May Include: Medicaid Planning, Gifting, Adult Protective Services, Tax Reform, 529 College Savings, Trusts
Date: May 17, 2018
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Centralia College TransAlta Commons
Contact: 360-623-8942
EMail: foundation@centralia.edu
Fees/Admission: Registration Begins Mid-April $50 Registration Fee
May 18    Twin Cities Rotary Club Meeting
Join Twin Cities Rotary Club for coffee and breakfast at Holiday Inn Express in Chehalis. Twin Cities Rotary is dedicated to build meaningful community relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever.
Date: May 18, 2018
Time: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Location: Holiday Inn Express
Contact: Guy Steele
EMail: Guy.Steele@ExpressPros.com
Date/Time Details: Every Friday
Fees/Admission: Free to Newcomers
May 19    Youth Foal Gems 1st Annual Benefit Trail Challenge Ride
Hosting a horseback Trail riding benefit event for Youth Foal Gems and up and coming local horse rescue operating under our business license with a pending 501c-3 staus. Our goals are gradually to introduce using the rescue horses to work with Veterans who suffer from PTSD as well as work with troubled youth in our local community.
Date: May 19, 2018
Website: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AsFSt7QwhOd93gH2buQXOXCeS8WP
Location: 0 NE Northend Way Chehalis, Wa 98532
Contact: Julie Shorey Founder of Youth Foal Gems Email: youthfoalgems@gmail.com Cell: 541-821-3827
EMail: youthfoalgems@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: May 19, 2018 8:00am - 6:00pm
Fees/Admission: Will cost horse and rider that rides in trail ride and competes in Obstacle portion of the event will need to pay $25.00 each, Horse and riders that only wish to ride the trail ride portion and not compete in the obstacle course will need to pay $20.00. If not riding ad just joining for lunch portion cost will be $5.00 per person.
May 19 - May 20    WSU Lewis County Master Gardeners Plant Sale
Large varieties of annuals, vegetables, perennials, shrubs, herbs, and trees will be available for purchase at the sale. Plants on sale nursery quality at a more reasonable price. Cash, checks, debit and credit cards are accepted. For ease of shopping if you have a wagon you may want to consider bringing it with you.
Date: May 19, 2018
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Website: http://www.lewis.-mg-mrc.org
Location: Southwest Washington Fairgrounds in the Expo Hall.
Contact: Art Fuller art.fuller@lewiscounty.gov Phone: 360-740-1216
EMail: art.fuller@lewiscounty.gov
Date/Time Details: May 19-20 (Saturday and Sunday) 9:00AM - 4:00PM Saturday 9:00AM-3:00PM on Sunday
Fees/Admission: Free
May 23    Presentation: Threat Assessment as a Means of Preventing School Violence
Great Rivers Behavioral Health Organization would like to invite all school & community leaders to this event to continue the national discussion on school violence prevention and to gain an understanding of the elements of an effective school threat assessment program. Please RSVP for this event so we can ensure space and accommodations. Email kbluhm@greatriversbho.org or click on this link: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/b6043a37e96b48f8b4132bf9e Presenter: Chief Arthur J. Kelly, III (ret.) Arthur Kelly is a consultant in the Public Safety field. He has extensive experience in the field of protective intelligence, security surveys and assessment and the development and implementation of threat assessment teams focused on the prevention of targeted violence. His professional experiences have allowed him to develop liaison contact with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies across the United States and Canada. Chief Kelly has served as a subject matter expert for the United States Department of Education, Office of Safe and Healthy Students and as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education’s Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center. His areas of expertise include Threat Assessment and Targeted Violence. His primary focus is the well-being of students in elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education with an emphasis on the Safe School Initiative. He has also served as a consultant and contractor for the National Threat Assessment Center of the United States Secret Service; as a faculty member and subject matter expert for the American Prosecutors Research Institute of the National District Attorneys Association; as a consultant to the Regional Community Policing Institute of New England at Northeastern University, School of Criminal Justice and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Care Sciences at The George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C. Chief Kelly is a graduate of the University of Hartford with a BS in Police Administration and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. He has completed additional graduate work in Organizational Behavior and Statistical Research. His research interests include threat assessment and the prevention of targeted violence and he has co-authored a number of publications and reports on Terrorism and Mass Transit.
Date: May 23, 2018
Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Website: http:// http://greatriversbho.org/
Location: Centralia Middle School Gymnasium
Contact: Megan Higby Please contact me @ mhigby@cihealthservices.com
EMail: transcontinentalvampire@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: 05.23.18 4pm-7pm
Fees/Admission: Free
May 25    Twin Cities Rotary Club Meeting
Join Twin Cities Rotary Club for coffee and breakfast at Holiday Inn Express in Chehalis. Twin Cities Rotary is dedicated to build meaningful community relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever.
Date: May 25, 2018
Time: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Location: Holiday Inn Express
Contact: Guy Steele
EMail: Guy.Steele@ExpressPros.com
Date/Time Details: Every Friday
Fees/Admission: Free to Newcomers
May 28    Memorial Day - Chamber Office Closed
Date: May 28, 2018
Time: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Contact: Chamber 360-748-8885
EMail: TheChamber@ChamberWay.com