Friday, July 15

Napavine Funtime Festival Begins

The 36th annual Napavine Funtime Festival will be held Friday through Sunday in Napavine.

Friday night at 7 p.m., the new Princess Napawinah will be coronated at the Napavine Amphitheater, with a teen dance to follow at 9 p.m.

Breakfast in the Rebekah Lodge starts the festivities off at 7 a.m. Saturday. The parade begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the downtown area followed by a Cal Ripken League Rookie Tournament at 1 p.m. in Napavine City Park. Other events on Saturday are: BBQ Cook Off from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Diaper Derby at 12:30 p.m.; a movie under the stars at 8:30 p.m. in the Napavine Amphitheater; with fireworks ending the evening at 10 p.m. Sundays highlights are a car show starting at 7 a.m. and a church service at 10 a.m. in the amphitheater.

Saturday, July 16

Cascade Country Cook-Off at Stan Hedwall Park

The annual Cascade Country Cook-off will be held from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday at Stan Hedwall Park in Chehalis.

Enjoy food samples, barbecue demos, displays and watch barbecue teams duke it out for $5,000 in cash and prizes.

For more information, visit www.cascadecookoff.com, email BBQ@CascadeCookoff.com or call the Advocate Agency at (360) 748-6836.

Tires Inc. Cascade Car Show at Stan Hedwall Park

Rain or shine, the Tires Inc. Cascade Car Show will be held from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Registration for show-day entries is from 9:30 a.m. each day.

All types of vehicles from rusty to fully restored classics are welcome. Registration is $25 per vehicle for both days or $15 per vehicle for one day.

Admission to the public is free, and the event runs at the same time as the Cascade Country Cook-Off Barbecue Competition and Best Barbecue Burger Battle.

Prime Time Players Reunion Show at Lucky Eagle Casino

The Prime Time Players will play a reunion show in benefit of Popes Kids Place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Lucky Eagle Casino in Rochester.

Tickets are $35 and available in advance at Popes Kids Place, John L. Scott Realty in Centralia or Twin Cities Trading Post in Chehalis.

Euro Camp Car Show at Southwest Washington Fairgrounds

The gates will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday for the second-annual Euro Camp car show at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds in Chehalis.

Family activities include a coloring contest, bouncy castle, design your own button, face painting, arts and crafts, a movie room and a community canvas painting project. Other events include a cake eating contest at 12:30 p.m., an unofficial dog show at 2 p.m. and raffles at 3 p.m. Trophies will be handed out at 3:45 p.m.

Admission is $5 for general, and kids 12 and under are free. For more information, visit www.pnweurocamp.com.

Chris Guenther at The All In Tavern

Chris Guenther and the Honky Tonk Drifters will play a country music show from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday at the All In Tavern in Onalaska. No cover will be charged.

HASC Open Horse and Game Show at Southwest Washington Fairgrounds

The HASC Open Horse and Game Show will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. on Saturday at the horse arena at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds in Chehalis.

For more information, contact (360) 748-4234 or jeh-2001@hotmail.com.

Antique Quilt Show at Lewis County Historical Museum

An antique quilt show and festival will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Lewis County Historical Museum in Chehalis. Admission is free.

Civil War Sesquicentennial at Veterans Memorial Museum

See firsthand what life was like for Civil War soldiers and citizens in 1861 on Saturday and Sunday at the Veterans Memorial Museum. Admission is $3 per person at the gate, which includes access to the museum, encampment and the 10 a.m. presentation on the Battle of Bull Run.

The two-day event will include a skirmish re-enactment of the Battle of Bull Run and Civil War food, fashion and music.

For more information, call (360) 740-8875 or visit www.vet

eransmuseum.org.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday

10 a.m. Presentation on the Battle of Bull Run

noon Civil War lunch (pulled pork, cornbread, salad, beans and lemonade). $8/person, limit 100

1 p.m. Troop train ride with the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad. $10 for adults, $6 for children 4-15 years old.

2:30 p.m. Skirmish

Sunday

10 a.m. Church service

1 p.m. Troop train ride with the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad. $10 for adults, $6 for children 4-15 years old.

2:30 p.m. Skirmish

Tour Borst Home at Fort Borst Park

The Borst Home, built in the early 1860s and home to pioneer Joseph Borst, will be open for tours from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Located in scenic Fort Borst Park, it was considered to be the finest home between Forts Steilacoom and Vancouver.

For more information, contact Sarah Blosser at sblosser@cityofcentralia.com.

Centralia-Chehalis Elks Car Show

From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fairway Center presents the Centralia-Chehalis Elks Car Show in front of the Elks Lodge at 1732 S. Gold St. Music is by WOLFMAN. Bike rodeo and raffles are included. The first 50 cars to register get dash plaques.

Sunday, July 17

Fang, Angie and the Car Wrecks and McNeil at The Matrix Coffeehouse

Punk rock and rockabilly bands Fang, Angie and the Car Wrecks and McNeil will play starting at noon on Sunday at The Matrix Coffeehouse in Chehalis. Cover is $6.

For more information on the bands, visit www.myspace.com/fangofficial and wwww.angieandthecarwrecks.com.

Beaucoup Chapeaux at The Matrix Coffeehouse

Beaucoup Chapeaux will hold their CD release party at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday at The Matrix Coffeehouse in Chehalis. The band features multi-instrumentalist players playing original compositions of French musettes, Italian mazurkas, Argentinian tangos and more. Cover is $6.

For more information, visit www.beaucoupchapeaux.com.

Pioneer Pie Social at Historic Claquato Church

The ever-popular annual Pioneer Pie Social will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday at the historic Claquato Church.

Activities will include an egg salad sandwich lunch and apple pie slices for sale, raffles, an egg toss, chicken bingo and music with Rosie and the Posers. Miss Lewis County will make an appearance, and Wade Samuelson and Bobbie Jackson will be auctioning off pies.

For more information, contact the Lewis County Historical Museum at 748-0831 or director@lewiscountymuseum.org.

Wednesday, July 20

Friends and Family Night at McMenamins Olympic Club

The Valley View Health Center will have a friends and family night starting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday at McMenamins Olympic Club. Proceeds will assist Valley View Health Center patients without insurance.

For more information, contact Outreach Coordinator Roberta Bryan at rbryan@vvhc.org.