The Longview City Council meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers on 2nd floor of Longview City Hall at 1525 Broadway, Longview. The City Hall is accessible for persons with disabilities.  Special equipment to assist the hearing impaired is also available.  Please contact the City Executive Offices at 360.442.5004 48 hours in advance if you require special accommodations to attend the meeting.

Kelso City Council meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at Kelso City Hall 7:00 PM

The Kalama City Council meets at the Kalama City Hall on the first and third Wednesday of every month at 7:00pm.  KLTV broadcasts these meeetings at a later date and time.  Check your local listings for more information on program timing.

City of Kalama

P.O. Box 1007

320 N. 1st Street

Kalama, WA 98625

www.cityofkalama.com

The City of Kalama Planning Commission holds meetings at City Hall on the second Thursday of every month.
City of Kalama
P.O. Box 1007
320 N. 1st Street
Kalama, WA 98625
www.cityofkalama.com

The City of Kalama Parks and Recreation Board holds meetings on the second Tuesday of every month.

City of Kalama
P.O. Box 1007
320 N. 1st Street
Kalama, WA 98625
www.cityofkalama.com

Seeing is Believing! Watch the Season Video at www.columbiatheatre.com.

International Guitar Night is the longest-running “Mobile” Guitar Festival in North America! Since its humble beginnings in 1995 in a converted Laundromat in the San Francisco Bay Area, IGN has featured the best performing guitar composers from around the world. Audiences cherish the virtuosity of the playing and the friendly, informal ambiance of the performances. Participants relish the chance to play with peers from different genres and to collaborate rather than compete. This year's performers include: Brian Gore – IGN Founder and San Francisco guitar-poet, Pierre Bensusan – Revered French, finger-style acoustic guitarist, Benjamin Verdery – A designated “American Original and American Master” and Cecilia Zabala – A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, making her North American debut.

Performance Location: Rose Center for the Arts, Lower Columbia College

Seeing is Believing! Watch the Season Video at www.columbiatheatre.com.

Four Generations of Great Musicians! Directed by former Sierra Maestra drummer Juan De Marcos González, the Afro-Cuban All Stars have been at the forefront of the explosion and popularity of Afro-Cuban music around the world. This multi-generational big band, with members ranging in age from 13 to 81, incorporates the full spectrum of Latin dance music: mambo, cha-cha-chá, salsa, rumba and bolero. If you loved Buena Vista Social Club, you don't want to miss this show!

Performance Location: Rose Center for the Arts, Lower Columbia College

Buy online at www.columbiatheatre.com. Call 360.575.8499 or 1.888.575.8499. Purchase on-site 2 hours before show at the Rose Center.

Sponsored by Wilcox & Flegel

The commission serves in an advisory capacity to the city manager and city council with respect to the best methods of insuring the growth, development and expansion of the municipality.  The commission performs administrative functions including the holding of hearings on subdivisions, comprehensive plan and zoning amendments.

Do you have a flair for marketing; presentations; interested in special events and/or fundraising?  WE NEED YOU!  Please consider joining Cowlitz County Habitat for Humanity's Public Relations (PR) and Development (DEV) Team.  We currently meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month.  Please contact Diane Perron, Program Manager or Len Lelevich, E.D. at 425-6177 or reach us by e-mail at office@cowlitzhabitat.org.  THANK YOU

Counseling for small businesses (either existing or those being formed) is provided free by S.C.O.R.E., an adjunct of the Small Business Administration.  One hour sessions are scheduled each Tuesday morning at 9, 10 & 11am. 

The meeting place is the Kelso/Longview Chamber of Commerce,
1563 Olympia Way, Longview, WA.  
Counseling is by appointment, only.  To reserve a one-hour spot, phone 1-360-699-1079. 
{ please DO NOT phone the Chamber of Commerce }

The Mt. St. Helens Club is southwest Washington’s oldest & favorite outing
club.  Currently with 100 members & growing, the club schedules hikes
(almost) every Monday and (almost) every Saturday year round.  During
the winter, hikes are often replaced by x-country skiing & snowshoeing. 
Other outdoor activities include biking, camping, canoeing and picnicking.

Monday hikes are Easy to Moderate: (3 to 7 miles & less than 1000 elevation)
Saturday hikes are Moderate to Difficult (5 to 12 miles & over 1000 elevation).

To learn more, access the website:   mtsthelensclub.org

Once looking at the website press the “Events” tab, then select the outing
you want to begin your experience with this great group of people. 
If you have questions about this event, just phone the leader.  If you get an
answering machine, leave a message and expect a return call.

The Mt. St. Helens Club is southwest Washington’s oldest & favorite
outing club.  Currently with 100 members & growing, the club
schedules hikes (almost) every Monday and (almost) every Saturday
year round.  During the winter, hikes are often replaced by x-country
skiing & snowshoeing.  Other outdoor activities include biking,
camping, canoeing and picnicking.

Monday hikes are Easy to Moderate: (3 to 7 miles & less than 1000 elevation)
Saturday hikes are Moderate to Difficult (5 to 12 miles & over 1000 elevation).

To learn more, access the website:   mtsthelensclub.org

Once looking at the website press the “Events” tab, then select the
outing you want to begin your experience with this great group of
people.  If you have questions about this event, just phone the leader. 
If you get an answering machine, leave a message & expect a call back.

LIONS CLUB FOOD BANK
EVERY THURSDAY, 1PM
Location:  FOE Club 224 Huntington Avenue South, Castle Rock
Contact:  Frank Murias,  749-1472

Business Meetings are the second Thursday of each month.  Chamber of Commerce meets at 8:30am at the School District Modular Building located at 620 Roake Avenue SE Castle Rock, WA   (THIS IS A NEW LOCATION)
 Visit: http://www.castlerockchamber.com for more information. 

LIONS CLUB FOOD BANK; every Thursday  1p.m.
Location:  FOE Club 224 Huntington Avenue S.
Frank Murias  749-1472

CONTACT INFO:  RYANA COVINGTON, CLERK-TREASURER
360/274-8181  EMAIL:  rcovington@ci.castle-rock.wa.us

CONTACT INFO:  JOANNE PURVIS, PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY
360/274-8181    EMAIL:   jpurvis@ci.castle-rock.wa.us  
 

MEETS AT NOON, EVERY THIRD WEDNESDAY.
LOCATION:  Castle Rock Exhibit Hall And Visitor's Information Center
147 Front Avenue NW   Castle Rock
Contact:   John Kramer   360/274-6603

CONTACT INFO:  Barbara Roller, Public Works Secretary   360/274-7478

CR Senior Center Monday Cinnamon Sales.  222 2nd Avenue SW
Info:  274-7502

CR SENIOR CENTER, 222 2ND AVE SW
INFO:  274-7502

The United Way of Cowlitz County Board meeting is open to the public with advanced notice of attendence to the United Way staff at 360-423-5320.

The United Way Executive Committee meeting is not open to the public.  A report of the business of the committe can be obtained from the United Way office by calling 360-423-5320 or e-mailing Bob Johnson at bjohnson@cowlitzuntedway.org.

The Board of Cowlitz County Commissioners meet every Tuesday starting at 9:00 a.m.
Visit our website to view the Agenda. 

http://www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/commissioners/Minutes_&_Agendas.htm

Programs for that day will be listed on a seperate posting.

The Kiwanis are an international organization with a focus on helping the children in our communities.  We do several fundraisers and community projects around Longview/Kelso. 

Please come join us for lunch and see what we are all about.

Monthly meeting of local runners and walkers. Everyone welcome.

Runners and walkers meet each Saturday for an hour of exercise followed by coffee. Location varies each week, check website for details.

IF YOU LIKE WORKING WITH PEOPLE - especially our newly chosen partner families - we've got a place for you.  Our Family Support Team serves as an advocate to our partner familiy and you team up with other members to help during the build process; while they're preparing and getting into their home.  We NEED two or three additional ADVOCATES.  Please call Marion Metke or the office at 425-6177 for additional information. 

The team meets monthly and in 2008 will change the meeting date and time TO the 2nd TUESDAY of each month at 6:30 pm

The Monticello Camera Club meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month in the Dining room of the Somerset retirement apartments.

During this meeting we will be judging prints and electronic images from our club members.

Digital and film photographers of all ages and skill levels are invited to join, dues are $10 annually. Feel free to come and just sit in on a meeting for free. As a club we hold regular photo competitions in all formats, Print, digital, and slides. We are currently planning some photography outings and some workshops so beginning and intermediate photographers can learn from the "more experienced."  

Regularly Scheduled City Council Meeting

Kalama Chamber of Commerce meets every 2nd  and 4th Tuesday of the month at the Kalama Community Building.

Visit our website www.kalamachamber.com or call 673-6299

Patients, Friends and families come and discuss osteoporosis as a group meets the first Thursday of every month at the Womens Health Pavilion.  1660 Delaware Street, Longview, Washington 98632

                                                                                                    360-501-3700

We meet the second Tues. of every month in the large downstairs meeting room of the Longview Public Library.

Everyone interested in the sanctity of life is encouraged to attend.

Meet a geneologist at the library to discuss your family search challenge.

Seeing is Believing! Watch the 2009 Spring Season Video at www.columbiatheatre.com.

Afro-Cuban All Stars. Four Generations of Great Musicians! Directed by former Sierra Maestra drummer Juan de Marcos González, the Afro-Cuban All Stars have been at the forefront of the explosion and popularity of Afro-Cuban music around the world. This multi-generational big band, with members ranging in age from 13 to 81, incorporates the full spectrum of Latin dance music: mambo, cha-cha-chá, salsa, rumba and bolero. If you loved Buena Vista Social Club, you don't want to miss this show!

Performance Location: Rose Center for the Arts
Lower Columbia College - 1600 Maple Street
Tickets: $20-$40 student/senior/group discount for Adult Gold tickets only

Online: www.columbiatheatre.com
Phone: 360.575.8499 or 1.888.575.8499
"New" Box Office: 1544 12th Avenue & Michigan - Suite B
(next to Blake's Auto Repair)
Mon-Fri, 11:30-5:30 pm & 2 hours before show at the Rose Center.

Thank you to our Sponsor: Wilcox & Flegel

Seeing is Believing! Watch the Season Video at www.columbiatheatre.com.

International Guitar Night is the longest-running “Mobile” Guitar Festival in North America! Since its humble beginnings in 1995 in a converted Laundromat in the San Francisco Bay Area, IGN has featured the best performing guitar composers from around the world. Audiences cherish the virtuosity of the playing and the friendly, informal ambiance of the performances. Participants relish the chance to play with peers from different genres and to collaborate rather than compete. This year's performers include: Brian Gore – IGN Founder and San Francisco guitar-poet, Pierre Bensusan – Revered French, finger-style acoustic guitarist, Benjamin Verdery – A designated “American Original and American Master” and Cecilia Zabala – A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, making her North American debut.

Audience members can enter a drawing to win
a Stonebridge Guitar, a $3,000 value!

Performance Location: Rose Center for the Arts
Lower Columbia College - 1600 Maple Street
Tickets: $20-35 student/senior/group discount for Adult Gold tickets only

Online: www.columbiatheatre.com
Phone: 360.575.8499 or 1.888.575.8499
"New" Box Office: 1544 12th Avenue & Michigan - Suite B
(next to Blake's Auto Repair)
Mon-Fri, 11:30-5:30 pm & 2 hrs before the show at the Rose Center.

Thank you to our Sponsor: Columbia Bank

International Guitar Night
Acoustic Sounds to Ignite the World

A Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts show
Presented at LCC's Rose Center

Time: 5:00-7:30 pm

Thanks to a unique collaboration between the Columbia Theatre and LCC,
five shows from the Columbia Theatre and two concerts from the Southwest Washington Symphony
will be presented at LCC's new Rose Center while the Columbia Theatre is being renovated.

Afro Cuban All Stars
Four Generations of Great Musicians

A Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts show
Presented at LCC's Rose Center

Time: 7:30 pm

Thanks to a unique collaboration between the Columbia Theatre and LCC, five shows from the Columbia Theatre and two concerts from the Southwest Washington Symphony will be presented at LCC's new Rose Center while the Columbia Theatre is being renovated.

Winter Classical Concert
Southwest Washington Symphony Performance

A Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts show
Presented at LCC's Rose Center

Time:
Saturday, February 21, 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 22, 3:00 pm

Thanks to a unique collaboration between the Columbia Theatre and LCC, five shows from the Columbia Theatre and two concerts from the Southwest Washington Symphony will be presented at LCC's new Rose Center while the Columbia Theatre is being renovated

Winter Classical Concert
Southwest Washington Symphony Performance

A Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts show
Presented at LCC's Rose Center

Time:
Saturday, February 21, 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 22, 3:00 pm

Thanks to a unique collaboration between the Columbia Theatre and LCC, five shows from the Columbia Theatre and two concerts from the Southwest Washington Symphony will be presented at LCC's new Rose Center while the Columbia Theatre is being renovated.

Do you have a passion for ending homelessness?  Do you want to help families achieve a safe, decent, affordable home?  Interested in public speaking, especially with Cowlitz County churches?  We're looking for you!   Please join us the first Thursday of each month for one hour.  We're looking to establish a 12 member team and have additional openings.  

Give call Len or Diane at our office at 360-425-6177 or ask for Rev. John Williams and Robert Meket - Co-Chairs

THANKS for your support and consideraton.

DO you have construction skills or the interest and ability to learn and teach them?  Would you like to take a leadership role in our construction process for Habitat for Humanity?  We build simple, decent, affordable homes for families in need.  We are looking for people to join our construction team that would be willing to serve as a crew leader or work on site.  We are also looking for members to join who would help with the bid process, inventory control, assist with "green/substainable energy" projects and other special construction programs.  This team meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month and typically at an off-site restaurant.  We'd love for you to join us.  If interested, please call Diane or Len at the CCHFH office or you may also ask for the Construction Co-Chairs, Nate Dozier or Gail McCarthy.  Hope to see you soon.   

Do you have a passion for helping others, especially with the placing them in a home?  Cowlitz County Habitat for Humanity's Family Selection Team works with interested community members seeking homeownership.  Throughout this process we hold Open Enrollment meetings, complete home visits, work with families in becoming prepared for homeownership and other needed areas.  We meet at least once a month and typically hold 2 to 4 community/public meetings to assist with the application process and to share the Cowlitz County Habitat for Humanity mission and purpose.  Please call!  We're looking for two to six additional members and we'd love to meet with you! 

CCHFH Executive Team Meeting

Cowlitz County Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors Meeting

Each Board member serves a three-year term.

Interested in serving as a Habitat Board member?  Call 425-6177 and discuss confidentially.

Please come out and help us build HABITAT FOR HUMANITY houses!  Cowlitz County Habitat is currently building HOUSE #11 at 800 N. Pacific in Kelso, WA.  We work form 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.  Please make sure you've attending a safety and volunteer orientation prior to working on site.  You must be 16 to work on site.  16 to 18 must NOT work with power tools nor climb ladders. 

Please call the office at 425-6177 for details and if you're interested in volunteering, please call our Volunteer Coordinator, Savannah Norum on Tuesday from 1 to 4 pm or Thursday from 12 to 3 pm. 

THANKS and we hope to see you all on site soon! 

Starting Your Own Business: An Overview
With Susan Hoosier

Have you considered starting your own business, but aren't sure what it would take to do so?

If so, this is the course for you.  This brief course, designed for busy people, will give you the tools and information to help you decide if running a small business is right for you!

Monday, February 2
From 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. At the Main Building, Room 146
Course fee $24 Sign up for Item # 2369

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Please see attached registration form.

Susan Hoosier
Certified Business Advisor/Certified Economic Development Finance Professional Washington State SBDC,
Longview Phone: 360-442-2946 Fax: 360-442-2948
shoosier@wsu.edu
Mailing Address: c/o LCC, P.O. Box 3010, 1600 Maple St., Longview, WA 98632-0310
Physical Location: Don Talley Bldg., First Floor, Room 103A (Co-located with the Title III offices)

Computer Basics 2: Introduction to Personal Computers

Do you feel like your computer only does a small fraction of what it is capable of doing?

Get practice with Windows, options, and file maintenance.  Create files and sotre your documents exactly where you intend to find them.

Computer Basics 1, or basic computer skills are required.

Courses take place on Mondays and Wednesdays,
February 4 - March 3
From 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Course fee $20

For Rick Lance in the Applied Arts Building, Room 110C
Sign up for Item # 2275

For Billie Bevers in the Applied Arts Building, Room 105
Sign up for Item # 2280

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Please see attached registration form.

Digital Scrapbooking
With Jolene Williamson

Get started on a fun and exciting hobby!

From the past to the future, you can create a collage of artwork that uniquely yours.

Previous experience working with layers, or completion of "Layers With Photoshop" is reccomended.

Thursday, February 12
From 6-8 p.m. At the Applied Arts Building, Room 110C
Course fee $20 Sign up for Item # 2005

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Please see attached registration form.

Introduction to Voice-Overs

Do you have the desire to be the voice everyone hears on commercials and documentaries?

This fun and interactive class covers the details of the industry, the importance of marketing, and of a demo tape.  You will be coached and recorded for a personal evaluation.

Many who have taken this class have gone on to become professional Voice Actors!

Saturday, February 7
From 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
At the Applied Arts Building, Room 124
Course fee $40
Sign up for Item # 2022

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Please see attached registration form.

Flagger Training & Certification
With Clyde Carpenter

Get your Washington State Flagger Certification by attending this required 8-hour training.  Fee includes the Flaggers handbook and certification card.  Individuals will receive a Flaggers Certification card upon successful completion of the training and the Evergreen Safety Council Flagger Certification Test.

If renewing, present your current Flagger Certification card to instructor.

If you want your photo on your card, bring a 1" x 3/4" photo with you.

Certification valid in WA, OR, ID, and MT.

Saturday, February 7
From 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. At the Physical Science Building, Room 104
Course fee $50 Sign up for Item # 2396

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Please see attached registration form.

Cookie Bouquets
With Traci Tansill

Make something sweet for your sweetheart just before Valentine's Day!

Learn to bake, decorate, and arrange bouquets for holidays, special occasions, or fun! 

Tuesday and Wednesday, February 10 & 11
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
At Payton Produce on Westside Hwy
Course fee $40
Sign up for Item # 2039

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Please see attached registration form.

Meeting 2nd Tues of the month at St. John's hospital cafeteria

Cowlitz Substance Abuse Coalition General meeting

We meet monthly at the Kelso First Presbyterian Church, 215 Academy Street in Kelso. 

The Coalition meets third Thursday of each month, except THERE IS NO MEETING IN AUGUST. 

Please contact Brian McCrady at 360-577-3041 with any questions.

Internet & Email
With Rick Lance

Do you know someone who got lost after missing the on-ramp to the Information Highway?

Be a pal and reccomend this course!

In this course they will learn how to search the Web. use bookmarks, download, and about privacy, security, email, viruses, and netiquette.  Computer Basics course, or basic computer skills are required for this course.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, Feb. 10-26
From 3-5 p.m., At the Applied Arts Building, Room 110C
Course fee $20 (An additional $10.10 lab fee will be charged at time of registration)
Sign up for Item # 2295

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Please see attached registration form.

Opening Reception
LCC Art Gallery

Cara Tomlinson

Exhibit
February 5 - 27

Gallery Hours
M / T / F, 10 am - 4 pm
W / TH, 10 am - 7 pm

Admission is free and open to the public

This event sponsored, in part, by the LCC Foundation

LCC Art Gallery

Cara Tomlinson

Exhibit
February 5 - 27

Gallery Hours
M / T / F, 10 am - 4 pm
W / TH, 10 am - 7 pm

Admission is free and open to the public

This event sponsored, in part, by the LCC Foundation

LCC Art Gallery

Cara Tomlinson

Exhibit
February 5 - 27

Gallery Hours
M / T / F, 10 am - 4 pm
W / TH, 10 am - 7 pm

Admission is free and open to the public

This event sponsored, in part, by the LCC Foundation

LCC Art Gallery

Cara Tomlinson

Exhibit
February 5 - 27

Gallery Hours
M / T / F, 10 am - 4 pm
W / TH, 10 am - 7 pm

Admission is free and open to the public

This event sponsored, in part, by the LCC Foundation

LCC Art Gallery

Cara Tomlinson

Exhibit
February 5 - 27

Gallery Hours
M / T / F, 10 am - 4 pm
W / TH, 10 am - 7 pm

Admission is free and open to the public

This event sponsored, in part, by the LCC Foundation

LCC Art Gallery

Cara Tomlinson

Exhibit
February 5 - 27

Gallery Hours
M / T / F, 10 am - 4 pm
W / TH, 10 am - 7 pm

Admission is free and open to the public

This event sponsored, in part, by the LCC Foundation

LCC Art Gallery

Cara Tomlinson

Exhibit
February 5 - 27

Gallery Hours
M / T / F, 10 am - 4 pm
W / TH, 10 am - 7 pm

Admission is free and open to the public

This event sponsored, in part, by the LCC Foundation

LCC Art Gallery

Cara Tomlinson

Exhibit
February 5 - 27

Gallery Hours
M / T / F, 10 am - 4 pm
W / TH, 10 am - 7 pm

Admission is free and open to the public

This event sponsored, in part, by the LCC Foundation

LCC Art Gallery

Cara Tomlinson

Exhibit
February 5 - 27

Gallery Hours
M / T / F, 10 am - 4 pm
W / TH, 10 am - 7 pm

Admission is free and open to the public

This event sponsored, in part, by the LCC Foundation

LCC Art Gallery

Cara Tomlinson

Exhibit
February 5 - 27

Gallery Hours
M / T / F, 10 am - 4 pm
W / TH, 10 am - 7 pm

Admission is free and open to the public

This event sponsored, in part, by the LCC Foundation

LCC Art Gallery

Cara Tomlinson

Exhibit
February 5 - 27

Gallery Hours
M / T / F, 10 am - 4 pm
W / TH, 10 am - 7 pm

Admission is free and open to the public

This event sponsored, in part, by the LCC Foundation

LCC Art Gallery

Cara Tomlinson

Exhibit
February 5 - 27

Gallery Hours
M / T / F, 10 am - 4 pm
W / TH, 10 am - 7 pm

Admission is free and open to the public

This event sponsored, in part, by the LCC Foundation

LCC Art Gallery

Cara Tomlinson

Exhibit
February 5 - 27

Gallery Hours
M / T / F, 10 am - 4 pm
W / TH, 10 am - 7 pm

Admission is free and open to the public

This event sponsored, in part, by the LCC Foundation

LCC Art Gallery

Cara Tomlinson

Exhibit
February 5 - 27

Gallery Hours
M / T / F, 10 am - 4 pm
W / TH, 10 am - 7 pm

Admission is free and open to the public

This event sponsored, in part, by the LCC Foundation

LCC Art Gallery

Cara Tomlinson

Exhibit
February 5 - 27

Gallery Hours
M / T / F, 10 am - 4 pm
W / TH, 10 am - 7 pm

Admission is free and open to the public

This event sponsored, in part, by the LCC Foundation

LCC Art Gallery

Cara Tomlinson

Exhibit
February 5 - 27

Gallery Hours
M / T / F, 10 am - 4 pm
W / TH, 10 am - 7 pm

Admission is free and open to the public

This event sponsored, in part, by the LCC Foundation

LCC Art Gallery

Cara Tomlinson

Exhibit
February 5 - 27

Gallery Hours
M / T / F, 10 am - 4 pm
W / TH, 10 am - 7 pm

Admission is free and open to the public

This event sponsored, in part, by the LCC Foundation

Digital Scrap-BLOGging
With Jolene Williamson

Walk through the process of creating a multi-media digital online scrapbook.  Share completed projects online at Scrapblog, embed in sites like Facebook. or download as JPEG's for personal use.

Previous experience in basic computers and internet blog sites helpful.

Thursday, February 12
From 6-8 p.m., At the Applied Arts Building, Room 110C
Course fee $20, Sign up for Item # 2011

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Please see attached registration form.

Bookmaking: The Codex
With Sharon Hartley Iverson

In this workshop, construct a traditional codex, with sewn pages and a protective hard cover to make a personalized photo album, journal, or travel log.  Use decorate papers and a variety of art media and process to make your book shine with personal spark!

Bring $10 to class for materials.

Tuesdays, February 17 - March 10
From 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., At the Main Building, Room 203
Course fee $48, Sign up for Item # 2033

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Please see attached registration form.

Expression Through Art: Beginners
With Collette Edmunds

Learn the basic formulas for watercolor and acrylic painting-light and shadow, color smarts and composition-to get started creating your own art!  Hone drawing skills using graphite and charcoal, the bones of any successful painting.

Materials you need to bring for class: sketchbook and 3 brushes (small, medium, and large).

Tuesday and Thursday, February 17 & 19
From 12:30 - 3:30 p.m., At the Kalama Community Building (216 Elm in Kalama)
Course fee $30, Sign up for Item # 2116

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Please see attached registration form.

Website Design Basics for Beginners
With Kathryn Taylor

Design and publish a site in under an hour.  In this hands-on design class you will create a website for business or personal use.  Add content, graphics, shopping carts, photos and newsletter registration.  Learn how to get your website to show up on search engines and the process used to create award-winning websites!

Must have experience using Internet Explorer and fell comfortable surfing the Internet.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, February 17-26
From 6-8 p.m., At the Applied Arts Building, Room 108
Course fee $59, Sign up for Item #2362

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Please see attached registration form.

Intro to Beading for Fun & Profit
With Collette Edmunds

Learn marketing strategies, venues, and Internet resources for selling your bracelets, earrings, necklaces, flatware, wine charms, and more!

Bring to class: Chain and round nose pliers, side cutter, strand of 8 or 10 mm beads (approx. 25), clasps, spaces & crimps; and wire-flex, memory, silver or brass.

$10 materials fee waived for students bringing their own materials.

Tuesday & Thursday, February 17 & 19
From 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., At the Kalama Community Building (216 Elm, Kalama)
Course fee $30, Sign up for Item # 2364

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Please see attached registration form.

Better Bones & Balance
With Judy Bain

The pressure is good for you!  Slip on your weighted vest, obey the commands of your instructor, and you will have a pressure combination that is perfect for your bones, balance, and even your waistline!  Sign up if you have been diagnosed with osteoporosis and want to indulge in a rigorous workout to start your day.

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, February 18 - April 23
Courses take place at the Square Dance Hall (1041 Industrial Way)
Course fee $30
Sign up for item #2200 (7-8 a.m.), 2205 (8:10-9:10 a.m.), 2210 (9:15-10:15 a.m.), 2215 (10:30-11:30 a.m.)

Beginning Better Bones & Balance
A lower intensity work out.

Same location, dates, and course fee as above.
Sign up for Item # 2216 (11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Please see attached registration form.

Easy & Fun Slideshow Presentations
With Jolene Williamson

In this hands-on clas, learn to create a simple, entertaining slideshow of vacations and/or family photos.  Use Windows Movie Marker to utilize a variety of formats.  Image optimization, music, special effects, and transitions will be covered.  Images will be provided for classroom experience.

Thursday, February 19
From 6-8 p.m., At the Applied Arts Building, Room 110C
Course fee $20, Sign up for Item # 2021

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Please see attached registration form.

Beverage Servers Permit
With Pat Townsend

If you have your food ahndler card but still need to get either your class 12 or class 13 beverage servers permit, get your training at LCC!  Get your 5 year card now!

Bring your SSN, picture id (REQUIRED), and $10 for materials fee to class.

Thursday, February 19
From 6-10 p.m., At the Main Building, Room 125
Course fee $25, Sign up for Item # 2367

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Please see attached registration form.

Lower Columbia College presents Community Conversations
The New Frontier: Science,
Medicine and the Future

This is a FREE event open to the public or get credit by enrolling in Humanities 116 for the 1 credit course. The presenters are faculty and community members. 

When: Thursdays, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Where: Rose Center Wollenberg Auditorium, RCA

February 5
Pharmacology: Brave New World Revisited
By Adam Wolfer

Lower Columbia College presents Community Conversations
The New Frontier: Science,
Medicine and the Future

This is a FREE event open to the public or get credit by enrolling in Humanities 116 for the 1 credit course. The presenters are faculty and community members. 

When: Thursdays, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Where: Rose Center Wollenberg Auditorium, RCA

February 12
Genetics: the Right (and Wrong) Stuff
By Robert Sandstrom, M.D.

Lower Columbia College presents Community Conversations
The New Frontier: Science,
Medicine and the Future

This is a FREE event open to the public or get credit by enrolling in Humanities 116 for the 1 credit course. The presenters are faculty and community members. 

When: Thursdays, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Where: Rose Center Wollenberg Auditorium, RCA

February 19
Eugenics and the Legal System: the Underbelly of a Good Birth
By Jerry Zimmerman

Lower Columbia College presents Community Conversations
The New Frontier: Science,
Medicine and the Future

This is a FREE event open to the public or get credit by enrolling in Humanities 116 for the 1 credit course. The presenters are faculty and community members. 

When: Thursdays, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Where: Rose Center Wollenberg Auditorium, RCA

February 26
Gerontology: Who Will Care For Me?
By Richard Kirkpatrick, M.D.

Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild meeting, 2218 E. Kessler Blvd, Longview.  Social at 6:30, meeting at 7 p.m.  Speakers, door prize drawing, show and tell.  For more information contact Karen Cox, (360) 423-6149.

Men's Self Portraits-Seeing Ourselves
With Collette Edmunds

An unconventional approach to self portrait painting, with mixed media like tile, glass, wire, and even two-dimensional art work.  Explore art through the ages, from cave art to modern art, addre3ssing the historical, mythical, and personal roles of men.  This is not photo realism, but self expression, so wear grubbies for this "man's work!"

Bring a sketchbook, a 2'x2' plywood board or larger, and $10 to class for materials.

Mondays, February 23 - March 30
From 6-8 p.m., At the Main Building, Room 125
Course fee $60, Sign up for Item # 2121

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Please see attached registration form.

Latin for Everyone 2
With Carl Wingate

Build on skills gained in Latin for Everyone 1 in this enlightening course.  Same text.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, February 24 - March 26
From 7-9 p.m., At the Main Building, Room 205
Course fee $40, Sign up for Item # 2151

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Please see attached registration form.

Presentations With PowerPoint
With Billie Bevers

Learn how to add personal pizzaz to your presentations with music, movement and more!  Whether you are sharing business proposals, vacation highlights, or something entirely different, get tips and tricks to make your presentation sparkle.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, February 24 - March 5
From 5-7 p.m., At the Applied Arts Building, Room 105
Course fee $20, Sign up for Item # 2315

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Please see attached registration form.

LCC Scholarship Night

When: February 3 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Where: LCC Student Center

Learn how to get organized, find scholarships, write great applications, and avoid scams.

Light refreshments will be available and drawings for prizes too!

Questions? Contact Betty Hayes at 442-2411.

Lower Columbia College presents

3rd Annual Steps to Success /

Pasos Al Exito Latino Workshop

It's time to start planning for college and Lower Columbia College is here to help.

Steps to Success will help you learn what to do NOW to prepare for college and find the resources you need. Then hear from current LCC students about their educational journey.

When: February 24 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Where: LCC Student Center

For more information please contact Betty Hayes, Outreach Specialist at 442-2411

or the Entry Center at 442-2311

Rainier School Board Meeting

Join us on the second Monday of each month in the portable next to the District Office at 28168 Old Rainier Rd.

Kelso School Board Meeting

Meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month in the Ruth B. Clark Administration Services Building, located at 601 Crawford Street.

For more information please visit: http://www.kelso.wednet.edu/district/members.html

Longview School Board Meeting

Meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at the Longview School District Administration Building at 2715 Lilac Street.

For more information please go to: http://www.longview.k12.wa.us/board%20highlights.htm

The Monticello Camera Club has photographers of all ages and skill levels.  We use the Meetup meetings as a less formal way of getting together and swapping stories and experiences, and knowledge.  Come and just sit and socialize with other photographers from the Lower Columbia Region.

Our goal is to plan a photography outing of some kind for every month of 2009.  Get involved in planning.  Attend an outing and learn while you shoot.

Only have a point and shoot camera? No matter!  Some of our best photos were shot with point and shoot cameras.  Learn to maximize your use of your camera and get the best shots you can.  Learn from some of the best and friendliest photographers in the area!

If you have a brand new SLR camera and want to know more about how to use it, join us and network with other photographers.  When your skills improve attend one of our regular meetings and compete against some of the best photographers in the Northwest!

For more information please go to: http://www.meetup.com/mccmeetupgroup/

Go Fourth Committee Meeting

Meets 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month at 7am at the Monticello Hotel.

Coffee Break @ Kelso Lodge

Time: 6:30 am to 9 am Every Monday and Saturday

Free and Open to the public.

For more information please go to: http://www.bluelodge-wa.org/kelso94/our_lodge.htm

Rainier City Council Meeting

Meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month at Rainier City Hall from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm.

Every Tuesday!
January 20 - March 3
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

January 20
Teen Spotlight: Karaoke Night

January 27
Special Guests

• Karen Straube, Game Developer
• Mark Counts, Zine Artist
• Dave Mielcarek, Graphic Artist
• Klint Hull, LCC Anime Club

February 3
Game Night

• Board games, XBOX, online RPG & more!

February 10
TeenScreen: Howl's Moving Castle

• 2004, PG, 119 minutes

February 17
Teen Spotlight: Knot Knitting

• Pam Hite demos chain mail & more!
• Check out the new Knot Knitting group

February 24
Manga Mochi

• Howl's Moving Castle: Jones & Miyazaki!

Are you in Blogger, Facebook, MySpace, or Xanga? Come to Teen Tuesday to become our "Friend" (get an invitation)!

Blogger Facebook MySpace
Tagged Xanga

If you would like to help or want to learn more about Teen programs, call us at 442.5301 or email Youth Services Librarian Jan E.V.W. Hanson.

Mother Goose Time

Babies up to 18 months
Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.
January 20 - March 10

Mother Goose Time with Linda Nelson, Children Family Literacy Specialist, is a special time to cuddle and bounce your little one!

Sharing books, rhymes, songs and stories with your baby in a cozy context stimulates the growth of your baby's brain, helps your baby begin learning words and concepts, and builds bonds of trust and closeness.

The best reason for Mother Goose Time is it's fun, and your baby will love it!

Music, rhymes, smiles and hugs are the main ingredients! It's a sensory-rich experience that introduces early language activities you will enjoy over and over again at home with your baby.

Baby toys are provided for an informal play time; it’s a great way to meet other parents with babies!

Registration now for our Winter Program now: in person at the lower desk, online, or by calling Youth Services at 360.442.5301.

For more information, please stop by the lower floor desk, call 442.5301 or send us E-mail.

Homework Hour

Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m. Computers available in the Small Meeting Room from 3 p.m. on Monday - Friday, 12-5 on Saturday.
  Winter Session runs through March 4!  Homework tutoring (in Math & Science) also available on Tuesday evenings!

We have many resources for K-12 students! Supervised Internet access for homework is available, too! Drop by for free individualized tutoring in Math, English, and Computer Literacy Skills. See Library Online presentations on request, learn research tips, or fulfill your Community Service requirements with fun volunteer projects. Snacks, stories and crafts are provided for "Fun Hour".

Try out Learning Express, one of the many online databases available; Learning Express offers many tutorials and practice tests in a variety of subject areas and grade levels. These and many other doorways to the "Hidden Internet" are available at your library.

Manga: Japanese Comic Book Art

When made into animated movies, Manga is called "Anime". When we celebrate Manga night during Teen Tuesdays, we eat mochi and drink bubble tea (thank you Fusion Bubble Tea!), share our favorite books, watch an anime classic, or spend a night drawing manga.  (check the website for samples!)

Play Xbox 360 from 3-6 p.m. (that's 3 hours, the "three sixties" part!), including Rock Band, Guitar Hero, Naruto and More!  Meet in the Small Meeting Room next to the TeenSpace, from January 26 through March 3.  Adult supervision provided.  You may make reservations for times during the 1st hour by phone or in person; free play during 4-6 p.m.  Bring your own games rated Teen or Everyone. Games projected on the big screen; Audacity, Scratch and some other computer games/game development also available.

Don't miss GameCrazy Game Night on the 1st Tuesday of each month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. with a variety of new games, board games, Magic, MMORPG, and more!

Thursdays in the TeenSpace from 4 to 6 p.m.

is not your grandmother's knitting group. Learn how to knit or crochet chain mail, fingerless gloves, and iPod covers. Are you into cosplay? Find out how to alter patterns to work them into items for your outfit! All students in middle and high school are welcome. Fiber artist Pam Hite will act as group advisor, starting you off with the basics and guiding you through more advanced projects.

Thursdays 6:30 pm January 22nd to March 5th

Family Story & Crafts: Great stories and a related craft to take home for families with kids 3 years and older.  Join fabulous storyteller, Linda Nelson, and the very crafty Marilyn McGhee for a free fun evening for the whole family!

Toddler Time
18 to 36 months
Fridays, 10:30 a.m.

Winter Programs will start January 23. Register after the start of the year by calling Youth Services at the number below, stopping by the lower floor desk, or using our online form.

For more information about programs for toddlers, call 442.5301 or e-mail Family Literacy Coordinator, Linda Nelson.

Toddler Time is a story time for parents or caregivers and their little ones to enjoy library time together.

It’s a happy introduction to the library and to group listening with simple stories, and action rhymes and songs selected with busy toddlers in mind. It provides lots of ways for active toddlers to wiggle while they listen and learn.

Toddler Time
18 to 36 months
Fridays, 10:30 a.m.

Toddler Tales
2 & 3 year olds
Fridays, 11:15 a.m.

Winter Programs will start January 23. Register after the start of the year by calling Youth Services at the number below, stopping by the lower floor desk, or using our online form.

For more information about programs for toddlers, call 442.5301 or e-mail Family Literacy Coordinator, Linda Nelson.

Preschool Story Time

Preschoolers, Age 3 and Up
Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.
January 22 - March 5, 2009

OLIVIA LOVES BOOKS!

Have fun with Olivia -- sing songs, hear stories and NEVER wear out!

Compelling stories keep children that are 3 and older on the edge of their seats! Siblings welcome.

January 22 - Olivia & Storybook Pigs
In which we meet Olivia!

January 29 - Olivia Saves The Circus
Storytelling & imagination

February 5 - Olivia And the Missing Toy
Losing & finding

February 12 - Olivia & the color RED

February 19 - Olivia & Accessories
Hats, mittens & more!

  February 26 - Olivia Forms a Band
Let's make MUSIC!

March 5 - If You Give Olivia a Party

Children's Librarian Jan E.V.W. Hanson and her panda puppets lead Preschool Story Time every Thursday morning. Register for the Winter Preschool Program in person at the lower desk, by calling Youth Services at 360.442.5301, or by filling out our online form.

"Open them, Shut them, Give a little clap.
Open them, Shut them, Lay them in your lap!"

Pier Park Trail Runs
6hr/3hr/6mi

Time: 8am

Place: Pier Park in St John's Neighborhood, North Portland

Cost: $45 with shirt, $35 without shirt until January 20, 2009, then $50 and shirt is not guaranteed.

Awards will be presented to the top 3 runners in the open division (18-39) Men and Women and the top three in the Masters Division (39 and up) Men and Women.  All Kid's participants will receive a ribbon.

For more information please click here .

Register now for the 2009 Race!

February 14th

Fort Borst Park, Centralia

For more information please go to http://www.matchmaker5krun.com/

For driving directions please go to  http://www.infosports.com/parks/WA/1772378.html

Register now for the Geoduck 1/2 Marathon and 10k.

Have Marathon and 10k start at 8am.  Registration and packet pickup begins at 6:30 am.  Raceday registration will close at 7:45am.

For further information, direction and to register on line please go to: http://www.evergreen.edu/athletics/crosscountry/geoduckgallop.htm

Oregon Trail Runners Club is hosting Hagg Lake 25k/50k. 

Mud-man and mud-woman awards will be given at the 9th annual trial run.

For more information please go to: http://www.haggmud.com/

For directions please to go: http://www.co.washington.or.us/deptmts/sup_serv/fac_mgt/parks/hagglake.htm#Where

Heart & Sole 5/10k Run/Walk

This is a family centered 5/10k run/walk.  Prizes will be given.  

Cost: $15 per person, $25 for teams of two, kids under 12 are free.  Longview sleeve t-shirt $14 each (Shirt fees are collected on raced day only.)

On site registration starts at 8am.  For more details and to register early please go to http://www.cowlitzvalleyrunners.org/

Proceeds benefit the Longview Recreation's After School Teen Program.

Command Spanish

Now Online at LCC!

Are language barriers affecting your ability to do your job?

Excel in your career by breaking down those walls with job oriented language training.  Here at Lower Columbia College there are courses designed specifically to meet your work related language diversity needs with Command Spanish.  Learn to communicate effectively with language training directly related to the field you work in.  Whether you workin in construction, education, finance, health care, dental care, real estate, or law enforcement, there's a course designed solely with your communication needs in mind.

Courses available: Spanish for Construction Supervisors, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Financial Institutions, Hospital Nurses, Law Enforcement Officers, Library Personnel, Pharmacy Personnel, Physicians, Real Estate Sales, Respiratory Therapists, School Teachers, Community, Medical Office Nurses, & Workforce.

Most courses are only $99!
Follow the link on the picture for course descriptions and to sign up online.

If you have any questions, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Command Spanish

Now Online at LCC!

Are language barriers affecting your ability to do your job?

Excel in your career by breaking down those walls with job oriented language training.  Here at Lower Columbia College there are courses designed specifically to meet your work related language diversity needs with Command Spanish.  Learn to communicate effectively with language training directly related to the field you work in.  Whether you workin in construction, education, finance, health care, dental care, real estate, or law enforcement, there's a course designed solely with your communication needs in mind.

Courses available: Spanish for Construction Supervisors, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Financial Institutions, Hospital Nurses, Law Enforcement Officers, Library Personnel, Pharmacy Personnel, Physicians, Real Estate Sales, Respiratory Therapists, School Teachers, Community, Medical Office Nurses, & Workforce.

Most courses are only $99!
Follow the link on the picture for course descriptions and to sign up online.

If you have any questions, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Spanish for Nurses

 
Are language barriers affecting your ability to do your job?

Excel in your career by breaking down those walls with job oriented language training at Lower Columbia College.

Spanish for Hospital Nurses - 32 hours of training accepted as 32 Contact Hours by the American Nursing Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).  Make your routine duties run smoothly with Spanish-speaking patients by learning Spanish focused on Communicating patient body commands and position, calming the patient, initial assessment, routine in-bed and out-of-bed procedures, treatment procedures, and more.

Spanish for Medical Office Nurses - 30 hours of training accepted as Contact Hours by the American Nursing Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).  Better assist your Spanish-speaking patients by learning communication skills including: patient room traffic, intake instructions, taking vitals, assisting the physician with examinations, explaining diagnoses, follow-up instructions, and collecting blood and urine samples.

Most courses are only $99!

Check us out and sign up on the web at www.lowercolumbia.edu/commandspanish

If you have any questions, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Spanish for Dentists & Dental Hygienists

Are language barriers affecting your ability to do your job?

Excel in your career by breaking down those walls with job oriented language training at Lower Columbia College.

Spanish for Dental Hygienists - 19 hours of training.  Communicate successfully with Spanish-speaking patients in order to perform routine dutiesl  Learn communication strategies that include, greetings, identifications, introductions, diagnostic questions, dental cleaning, dental x-rays, patient education, patient discharge, and more.

Spanish for Dentists - 20 hours of training.  Better care for your Spanish-speaking patients.  Learn communication strategies that include topics such as greetings, dental examinations, sedation, topical anesthesia, procedures, treatment, follow-up instructions, and more.

Most classes are only $99!

Check us out on the web!
www.lowercolumbia.edu/commandspanish

If you have any questions, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Spansih for Law Enforcement Officers

Are language barriers affecting your ability to do your job?

Excel in your career by breaking down those walls with job oriented language training from Lower Columbia College.

Spanish for Law Enforcement Officers - 14 hours of training.  Enhance skills needed to effectively carry out your responsibilities.  Topics covered range from car stops, issuing citations, identifying individuals, body commands, medical emergencies, and field interview questions.

Most classes are only $99!

Check us out on the web!
www.lowercolumbia.edu/commandspanish

If you have any questions, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Spanish for Physicians & Respiratory Therapists

Are language barriers affecting your ability to do your job?

Excel in your career by breaking down those wall with job oriented language training from Lower Columbia College.

Spanish for Physicians - 27 hours of training.  Learn Spanish directly relating to your duties as a physician.  Topics covered include the Spanish you will need for examining, communicating your diagnosis, and explaining treatment.

Spanish for Respiratory Therapists - 22 hours of training.  Designed to help you to competently communicate with Spanish-speaking patients.  Aspects of communication covered are: greetings and introductions, identifications, procedure discussions, body positioning, basic respiratory commands, breathing treatments, diagnostic questions, and more.

Most courses are only $99! 

Check us out on the web!
www.lowercolumbia.edu/commandspanish

If you have any questions, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Spanish for Construction Supervisors

Are language barriers affecting your ability to do your job?

Excel in your career by breaking down those walls with job oriented language training at Lower Columbia College.

Spanish for Construction Supervisors - 32 hours of training.  Avoid costly miscommunication by learning some basic Spanish oriented directly towards construction.

Most classes are only $99!

Check us out on the web!
www.lowercolumbia.edu/commandspanish

If you have any questions, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Spanish for Financial Institutions

Are language barriers affecting your ability to do your job?

Excel in your career by breaking down those walls with job oriented language training at Lower Columbia College.

Spanish for Financial Institutions - 20 hours of training.  Effectively serve your Spanish speaking clients.  Obtain communication skills that include verifying client identification and account information, determining types of transactions, including deposits and withdrawals, cashing checks, and purchasing money orders and certified checks.

Most courses are only $99!

Check us out on the web!
www.lowercolumbia.edu/commandspanish

If you have any questions, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Spanish for the Workforce & Community

Are language barrier affecting your ability to do your job or be involved in your community?

Excel in your career and communicate with neighbors by breaking down those walls with language training from Lower Columbia College.

Spanish for the Workplace - 30 hours of training.  Designed to provide you with the skills needed to create a positive work environment for Spanish speaking employees.  Learn how to communicate topics like: the hiring process, explaining work scheduels and pay, describing work rules and regulations, and safety issues.

Spanish for the Community - 18 hours of training.  Created for commuity members to communicate with neighbors.  Learn the Spanish needed to welcome and assist Spanish speaking members of your community.

Most classes are only $99!

Check us out on the web!
www.lowercolumbia.edu/commandspanish

If you have any questions, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Annual Flea Market within the Kalama Community Bldg., 2nd & Elm. 

Over 20 different vendors.  Includes Kalama Fair homemade soup and bake sale items, commissioned items, antiques, some new items and traditional flea market items. 

Market includes Friday & Sat. 

Also downtown Kalama will feature the antique district Wheel & Deal. 

Kalamafair.com or 673-4479 for vendor inquiries.

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Cowlitz Wahkiakum Relay For Life Kickoff
Thursday, February 12, 2009  5:30 to 7:30
Cowlitz County Expo Center Floral Building

We encourage all who are interested in Relay For Life to come and discover what this exciting event is all about. The actual Relay is Aug. 8 & 9 at the Expo Center. Teams that register at our Kickoff will receive a $25 discount on their team registration making it only $75 instead of $100.  Refreshments will be served along with entertainment. Mini campsites and luminarias will be set up to show new participants some of the activities that take place at the Relay. You can also purchase luminaria bags to honor your special someone. Drawings will be held for door prizes. Corporate sponsors are encouraged to attend as well as previous participants. For more information call Sherry Crayne at 423-6988.

This is a lecture, demonstration & discussion class.  Chief Tsungani will discuss tribal styles & the variations through time along the coast. He will demonstrate tools used in the creation of ceremonial masks including the D-adz, elbow adz, crooked knives, straight knives & slant blades. Tsungani will demonstrate the different techniques used in creating masks, rattles, totem poles, & complex masks. Pieces from the family collection will be shared to increase your understanding.

Cost: $45.  Advance reservations are necessary. 360-225-9522.

Class will be held at the Lelooska Cultural Center, 165 Merwin Village Rd, Ariel.

The class explores how the forms & elements of Northwest Coast art come together to form designs that represent hereditary crests. Learn how these designs are interpreted when carved into wood & painted on masks. You will learn basic forms & begin to work on layout of designs. Bring a sketchpad & pencils.  Instructor: Chief Tsungani.

Cost: $45. Advance registration is necessary. Call 360-225-9522.

Class is held at the Lelooska Cultural Center, 165 Merwin Village Rd, Ariel.

GIRLS YOUTH SOFTBALL SIGNUPS
FEBRUARY 7, 14, 21, AND 28TH    10AM - 1PM
LOCATION:  NORTH COUNTY RECREATION FIELD
IN CASTLE ROCK (NEXT TO HIGH SCHOOL PROPERTY)

CASTLE ROCK EXHIBIT HALL ANNUAL QUILT SHOW
FEBRUARY 1ST - 28TH   10AM - 2PM    (Closed Sunday)
NUMEROUS BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED QUILTS
147 FRONT AVENUE NW CASTLE ROCK, WA 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 360/274-6603 

Farm to Table Talk

    Joan Lemiux, one of the founders of Lower Columbia Farm to Table, will discuss the group's plans for 2009, with an emphasis on community gardens, victory gardens and gleaning. The Talk will begin at 7:00pm in the second Floor activity room at Caterbury Park, 1335 Third Avenue, Longview.This event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Cowlitz County Branch of the American Association of University Women.

     Lower Columbia Farm to Table is a community of local growers, businesses, organizations and consumers working together to promote growing, selling, buying and eating "locally grown food." For more informaiton, contact Joan Lemiux at 636-0242.

"HELP BUILD A FUTURE"  Help build a future for Progress Center.  Join our Auxiliary or Volunteer teams.  Our next Auxiliary/Volunteer meeting will be held February 20th at 12:00 at the Progress Center. Snacks will be provided.  1600 3rd Ave. Longview.  Please Call or email Tina. 360-425-9810

Join the Progress Center Walk-A-Thon committee to help raise awareness of Early Intervention Services and to raise funds for the center’s needs.  This walk will help raise money for developmental supplies, tools, and equipment.   Progress Center is an organization devoted to providing services of speech/communication therapy, physical therapy,  occupational therapy,  as well as education  services through small groups, home visits and classroom services for children birth-3 years old.   Please email or call if you are interested in helping.  Ask for Tina.  We will meet at Progress Center 1600 3rd Ave.  Longview.  425-9810

Product Development Workshop

This workshop is designed to bring businesses together to identfy partnerships, initiate new collaborations and define new product through story, packages and itineraries.

Central Cascades National Geographic Map Guide Forum

We know that National Geographic readers expect real insider information, and we know that the Central Cascades region has plenty to offer. The scenic beauty of the Cascades in legendary; however, that's not enough for this mapping project. In order to be included, you'll need an authentic engaging story that helps National Geopgraphic distiguished your place from everyone else on earth.

The forum will introduce the Central Cascades Map Guide project and guide attendees through the nomination process.

• Woodland YAAB

  Teens, help plan programs and events for your peers by joining your branch's Young Adult Advisory Board. Bring your friends and make new friends.
  Wednesday, February 4 at 4:30 pm
  Woodland Community Center (next door to the library)

• Book Discussion Group: Woodland

  "Good Evening Reads" will discuss Wicked by Gregory Maguire
  Thursday, February 5 at 6:30 p.m.
  Woodland Community Library

Workshop will focus on making farm to school connections.  Please see attached flyer for information.

• Preschool Storytime at Woodland

  Storytime for ages 3-6 years. Siblings welcome!
  Fridays at 10:30 am
  Woodland Community Library

• Woodland Writers' Circle

  Share your writing. Get support and feedback about your work. Writing exercises and tips for getting published, too. Teen writers welcome.
  Tuesday, February 10 from 4-6 pm
  Woodland Community Center (782 Park St. - next door to the library)

• Yu-Gi-Oh! Meet

  Bring your cards (Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic: the Gathering, Pokemon�) and duel other masters.
  Wednesday, February 11 from 3:30-5:30 pm
  Woodland Community Center (782 Park St., next door to the library)

• Book Discussion Group: Woodland

  Love in the Present Tense by Catherine Ryan Hyde. New participants welcome.
  Wednesday, February 18 at 10 am
  Woodland Community Library

• Book Discussion Group: Yale

  Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
  Wednesday, February 11 at 7 pm
  Yale Elementary School Library

Meeting Location: Cowlitz County Health Department.  1952 9th Avenue.  Longview 

Meetings are open to the public.  Our mission is to promote healthy lifestyles for all Cowlitz County residents through access to recreation, nutritious foods and clean air. 

• Anime-zing Woodland

  Enjoy the anime and the snacks, do the survey and choose next month's title. Adults welcome.
  Friday, February 20 from 3:30-6:30 pm
  Woodland Community Center (next door to the library)

• Family Play Day

  Come and play! The library has a PlayStation 2 plus games like Dance Dance Revolution, SingStar and Buzz! The Mega Quiz Game for everyone to enjoy. We'll also have board games, puzzles and toys. Bring your gear and your games to add to the fun!
  Saturday, February 21 at 2 pm
  Woodland Community Center (782 Park St., next door to the library)

• Movies @ Your Library! "Teen Flick"

  Fencing, fighting, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love and miracles�this movie has it all. A very funny modern fairytale. Stop by or call the library for more information.
  Sunday, February 22 at 3 pm Monday, February 23 at 7 pm
  Woodland Community Library

• Movies @ Your Library! "Teen Flick"

  Fencing, fighting, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love and miracles�this movie has it all. A very funny modern fairytale. Stop by or call the library for more information.
  Sunday, February 22 at 3 pm
  
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•  Monday, February 23 at 7 pm
  Woodland Community Library

• Teen Book Gab

  The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor. Snacks, too!
  Wednesday, February 25 at 4 pm
  Woodland Community Library

• Woodland Friends

  Friends of the Library groups are a great way to get involved in your library! New members welcome.
  Thursday, February 26 at 7 pm
  Woodland Community Library

Sign ups for Longview Girls Softball will be held from 10am-2pm at the softball park clubhouse on 7th Ave. (next to Columbia Ford).  Please bring a copy of birth certificate.  For more information, please contact the league office at 577-1006.

Sign ups for Longview Girls Softball will be on Sat. Feb. 7th at the clubhouse at the softball fields on 7th Ave. (next to Columbia Ford).  Registrations will be taken from 10am-2pm.  Please bring a copy of your birth certificate.  For more information, please contact the league office at 577-1006.

This is the final in a series of community outreach meetings to help a Kelso citizens group decide which of a consultant’s suggestions the city should carry out to enhance its image and economic growth.

The Community Assessment Task Force is comprised of people representing Kelso’s business owners, schools, government, neighborhoods, tourist industry, arts, recreation and history. It’s a collaboration of the city and the Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce.

Information the task force gathers at the meetings will be used to evaluate the community assessment conducted in spring 2008 by Destination Development, a Seattle-based “branding” consultant the city hired to evaluate its “community appeal.”

Where: Wallace Elementary School Cafeteria

When: 6:30pm

The public is invited to come to the meeting, give suggestions and help rank those the task force already has. Eventually, the task force will create an action plan to present to the Kelso City Council.

“The task force wants to hear from all parts of our community, not just the downtown. It is important that every resident has the opportunity to let us know what improvements matter to them,” said Rick Winsman, chamber president.

For more information or to get on the task force notification list, contact Shelly Timm at the City of Kelso, (360)577-3301 or Norma Davey at the Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce, (360)423-8400.

The County Commissioners meet the first four Tuesdays of each month.  Their meetings begin at 9:30 am and continue until all business for the day is transacted. 

Public comment period is scheduled from 10-10:15 am each Tuesday unless otherwise noted on the board's agenda.  The public is encouraged and welcome to attend.

For more information please see the Wahkiakum County Washington Government Website .

The Castle Rock School Board meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month.

Community input is generally taken at 6 pm.  You may request a specific time between 5:30 and 8:00 pm if you call 360-501-2940 a day or two in advance.

For more information please check out the Castle Rock School District Web Site .

The Networking Cafe is a casual cafe-style event featuring a directed discussion with table-switching every 15 to 20 minutes to increase interaction. The discussion topics will be Underage Drinking, Early Childhood Education, Highlands Neighborhood Group, Tobacco Cessation, Unique funding for after-school programs, Health Services for families, Social Service/Ministry Burnout, Needs of the elderly and Housing dilemmas.

The format is designed to build relationships and discuss local concerns, issues, and visions.

The mission of the Networking Cafe is to advance the health of the mind, body and soul of Cowlitz County families by building relationships between agencies, faith-based organizations, schools and volunteers for the purpose of information sharing and resource networking, states a press release submitted to The Daily News.

To register call Brian McCrady at 577-3041 or send an e-mail to him at bmccrady@cwcog.org.

If humans create robots to complete everyday tasks and jobs, what would people do with extra time they’d have on their hands?

How would they earn a living? Would they watch more television? Play video games? Take more walks in the park?

“Where will that lead?” asked Lower Columbia College instructor Jerry Zimmerman, organizer of an upcoming LCC lecture series called “The New Frontier: Science, Medicine and the Future.”

The weekly series will explore how changes in science, medicine and technology will affect our lives.

The nine lectures will be held from noon to 1 p.m. on consecutive Thursdays starting Jan. 8. They will take place in the Wollenberg Auditorium in the college’s new Rose Center. The lectures are free and open to the public.

Lecture Series Schedule
Feb. 12: “Genetics: The Right (and Wrong) Stuff” Dr. Robert Sandstrom

Feb. 19: “Eugenics and the Legal System: the Underbelly of a Good Birth” by Jerry Zimmerman

Feb. 26: “Gerontology: Who Will Care for Me?” by Richard Kirkpatrick, M.D.

March 5: “Technology and Education: The Wired Future, or, Brother Can You Spare a Mouse?” by Cable Green

March 12: “Pharmacology: Brave New World Revisited” by Adam Wolfer

March 19: “Bioethics: Easy Answers, Tough Questions” by Kyle Hammon

Join us at the Lion's Club Food Bank every Thursday at 1 pm.

Location: FOE Club 224 Huntington Ave South Castle Rock

Contact info: Frank Murias 749-1472

Digital Scrap-BLOGging
With Jolene Williamson

Walk through the process of creating a multi-media digital online scrapbook.  Share completed projects online at Scrapblog, embed in sites like Facebook. or download as JPEG's for personal use.

Previous experience in basic computers and internet blog sites helpful.

Thursday, February 12
From 6-8 p.m., At the Applied Arts Building, Room 110C
Course fee $20, Sign up for Item # 2011

If you have any questions, or would like to sign up over the phone using a VISA or MasterCard, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Join us for the 11th Annual Royal Chocolate Extravaganza

Location: Hotel Cathlamet, 69 Main Street 

Time: 4:30 - 7 pm

Cost: Seniors (age 60+) - $5, Adults - $10, Chidren (age 12 and under) - $5

This chocolate tasting event supports The Charlotte House Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services and is sponsored by the Charlotte House Advisory Board. Matching funds will be provided by Thrivent Financial Services. To-go boxes will be available for people who cannot attend.

Tickets can be purchased at The Golden Ladder, Bank of the Pacific, The Secret Garden, Trillium Bookstore, the St. James Family Center and Sharon’s Pizza and More. Tickets also will be available at the door.

Anyone interested in baking is asked to call Nancy McCoy at 795-3602.

Members of the Fleet Reserve Auxiliary No. 363 meet the second Friday of each month.  All people who have active, retired or reserve status family members who are serving or have served in the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard are welcome.

The potluck starts at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. 

For details, call Mary at 425-4688.

Don't have a Valentine? Join us in a Christian environment and meet some new people!

When: 2/14/09 6:30-11pm

Location: Shekinah Church 1015 3rd Ave Longview

Cost: Donation of $5

DJ Dance: Country, Ballroom, Free Style

Contact Person: Cindy 749-0285

Well-known Portland Blues guitarist Robbie Laws performs at the Monticello Hotel for Valentine's Day.  Doors open at 6 pm, music starts at 7 pm.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.  Available at Monticello Hotel and Continental Investors Services. Tickets can also be purchased at the Gallery of Diamonds.  Proceeds benefit the Rocky Spencer Memorial Scholarship.

The Friends of the Kalama Library Presents: The Fourth Annual Sweetheart Dance

Join us from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 14 in the Kalama Community Building, 126 N. Second St.

Complimentary coffee, tea and an hors d’oeuvres buffet will be offered with dessert added to the buffet this year. Beer, wine and soda will be available for purchase.

High school students will direct patrons to their tables where favors will be placed for each attendee.

Entertainment includes: Stage Three performing music from 1940's top 40 hits and a free drawing for two one-pound boxes of See’s candy.

Tickets are $15 per person or $30 per couple. They are available at the Kalama Public Library at 321 N. First St. (673-4568). Tickets also are available by mail. Checks should be sent to Dell Nelson, 573 Varsity Road, Kalama, WA 98625. For details, call Nelson at (360) 225-7734.

Recreation Online is a new service for online program registration for the Longview Recreation Department.  It is available 24-hours a day, seven days a week.  You can use this service to register yourself and family members for most programs that are in the current program guide.

Register online at www.mylongview.com/reconline

by phone: 442-5400

Recreation Online is a new service for online program registration for the Longview Recreation Department.  It is available 24-hours a day, seven days a week.  You can use this service to register yourself and family members for most programs that are in the current program guide.

Register online at www.mylongview.com/reconline

by phone: 442-5400

Cats & dogs will be up for adoption during this event.  Dogs & puppies are current on shots and microchipped; cats & kittens are current on shots, microchipped and spayed/neutered.  All our critters are looking for 'forever homes'.  Will you be that special family?

The Humane Society of Cowlitz County will cats & dogs up for adoption during these times.  Dogs & puppies are current on shots and microchipped; cats & kittens are current on shots, microchipped and spayed/neutered.  All our critters are looking for 'forever homes'.  Will you be that special family?

The Humane Society of Cowlitz County will have cats and dogs up for adoption during these times.  All dogs & puppies are current on shots and microchipped; all cats & kittens are current on shots, microchipped and spayed/neutered.  All our critters are looking for 'forever homes'.  Will you be that special family?

Ed2go

Expand your mind in your free time!

Ed2go has nearly 300 classes to choose from.  These classes offer the flexibility of being able to work on your class any time of day while retaining an easy to adhere to timetable for quiz and assignment submission.  The courses are comprehensive, with expert instructors who offer timely feedback.  Within the course space there are interactive student forums.  There are start dates every month and each class runs for six weeks.  Upon successful completion a Certification of Completion is awarded and can be printed for your records.

Some categories available:

Courses for Teaching Professionals, Business Administration, Law & Legal Careers
Accounting, Computer Applications, Graphic Design, Web page Design
Web & Computer Programming, Grant Writing & Nonprofit Management
Sales & Marketing, Personal Finance & Wealth Building
Entertainment Industry, Languages, Certification Prep, Test Prep
Art, History, Psychology, Literature, Math, Philosophy, Science
Health Care, Nutrition, & Fitness
And many more!

In the month of February, four randomly selected participants will win a Garmin GPS System!

Check us out on the web: www.lowercolumbia.edu/ed2go

If you have questions, please call.
Community Education (360) 442-2840

Cal Ripken Babe Ruth Signups
February 14th and 28th      9am - 1pm
North County Recreation Fields

CAL RIPKEN-BABE RUTH SIGNUPS
FEBRUARY 28TH     9AM - 1PM
NORTH COUNTY RECREATION FIELDS

CASTLE ROCK LIBRARY AND FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY ARE HOSTING AN OPEN HOUSE CELEBRATION HONORING THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF DICK BOSS.  PLEASE JOIN THE CELEBRATION, FEB 17TH AT 2 P.M. IN THE CASTLE ROCK LIBRARY.  OVER THE YEARS MR. BOSS HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE SUPPORTER OF THE CASTLE ROCK LIBRARY.  HE DID MUCH OF THE INTERIOR WORK IN THE LIBRARY WHEN IT MOVED TO IT'S PRESENT LOCATION IN 1973.  COME JOIN LIBRARY FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS FOR BIRTHDAY CAKE AND COFFEE. 

Renowned Italian pianist Gianluca Luisi will present a concert at LCC's Rose Center for the Arts, playing the college's Bosendorfer Imperial Grand piano.

Luisiʼs program, presented with special support from the Associated Students of Lower Columbia College, The Italian Institute for Culture in San Francisco, the LCC Music Department and
Bösendorfer, will include:

• French Suite No. 5 in G Major by Johann Sebastian Bach;
• Partita (1926) by Goffredo Petrassi;
• Scherzo No. 1, Op. 20 by Frédéric Chopin;
• Nocturne, Op. 27, No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin; and
• Six Études dʼexecution transcendente dʼapres Paganini, S 140 by Franz Liszt.

More information about Maestro Luisi is available at his website:
http://www.gianlucaluisi.com

Tickets—adults $8 and students $5—will be available at the door on Feb. 22
from 2–3 p.m. and 6:30–7:30 p.m.

www.harvestcc.org

Event times - Friday from 5-10pm and Saturday from 8:30am -4:30pm

For more information, call 800-888-5991 / www.how2conference.com   / info@group.com

Dana Brown Mainstage Theatre at R. A. Long H. S. present Letters to Lucerne February 27, 28, March 6, and 7 at 7:30 p.m. An understudy performance is slated for March 7 at 2 p.m. All tickets are $5.00.

For more information, call Director Susan Donahue at 360-575-7133. For advance tickets please call the ASB office at RA Long, 360-575-7128. Only 170 tickets are available for each performance.

The Dana Brown Mainstage Theatre is located at 2903 Nichols Boulevard in Longview, WA.

Free Movie at Kelso Theatre PUB...See the story of a homeless family and their struggle to stay together despite the odds! Sponsored by Peace Health/St. John Medical Center, Longview Housing Authority, Kelso Housing Authority; organized by Longview Presbyterian Church and Cowlitz Housing First Coalition. Doors open at 1:30 PM.

Dana Brown Mainstage Theatre at R. A. Long H. S. present Letters to Lucerne February 27, 28, March 6, and 7 at 7:30 p.m. An understudy performance is slated for March 7 at 2 p.m. All tickets are $5.00.

For more information, call Director Susan Donahue at 360-575-7133. For advance tickets please call the ASB office at RA Long, 360-575-7128. Only 170 tickets are available for each performance.

The Dana Brown Mainstage Theatre is located at 2903 Nichols Boulevard in Longview, WA.