Longview Centennial Countdown of Events

2023

Monthly The Long View* CRR’s “People+Place Then and Now”

Special Centennial Feature Series (thru June)

June 24 Centennial Car Show 9–3 - Vintage 1920s-1950s Reg. fee $25

June 25 Trinity Lutheran Church Open House 1–4pm 10:30am Joint Worship Service followed by 1920s-themed Picnic RSVP

June 30 CRR’s “From Page to Stage”

Book Launch & Gala Variety Show Rose Center, Lower Columbia College

Sept 8-9 Centennial Celebration: Banquet, Drone Shows, Parade, Street Dances & MORE

* The Long View is an independent Columbia River Reader project. CRR also collaborates with and supports the goals and events organized by the Longview Centennial Committee, headed by Reed Hadley.

Watch this page or check online for Centennial-related community events!

The Longview Public Library’s Podcast Your Shelf or Mine is celebrating Longview’s Centennial with historical episodes, including

• Longview’s ‘23 Club, with Cal Fowler and Abe Ott

• Empire of Trees: America’s Planned City and the Last Frontier, with Hal Calbom and Sue Piper

To listen, visit longview100.org, click on “Events” and then the Your Shelf or Mine icon (shown here).

To volunteer:

Please contact: Reed Hadley longviewcentury@gmail. com or Arleen Hubble ahubble61@gmail.com

Students: For ways to earn volunteer hours for school, contact Danielle Robbins.

Email: RobbinsD@co.cowlitz.wa.us

U.S. MAIL: P.O. Box 1035, Longview, WA 98632

WEBSITE longview100.org

Info • Upcoming Events • Merchandise

Historic Calendars $5, Official Centennial

Coins $10, lapel pins $3 (2 for $5); T-shirts $1518, Pens $1, Stainless steel drink tumblers, etc

Now available at Kelso Longview Chamber Visitor Center next to I-5 in Kelso, and Longview YMCA.

Calendars also available at Paperbacks Galore and Cowlitz County Historical Museum

Creative Design Help Invited For Drone Show

300 drones with multi-colored lights will launch into the September night sky and from high overhead, form images and animations highlighting Longview’s creation and accomplishments, while inspiring future progress.

NEW EXHIBIT

OPENING IN LATE APRIL AT COWLITZ COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM

YMCA OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON 100th Birthday 2023 Centennial Events

May 7 Spring Tea Party, Sunday 2–4 pm

A dress-up party for granddaughters over 3 years, moms and/or grandmothers. Tea, finger foods, musical entertainment. Ticket good for up to 3 people, $20. Only 40 tickets will be sold.

June 3 Healthy Kids Day, Saturday1–3pm

Free event with lots of fun and activities for families.

Sept 30 YMCA Ice Cream Social and

Ol’ Time Music, 2–5 pm

Ice cream treats, music, dancing. $5 Adults, $3 kids.

Nov 11

First Ever YMCA Military Ball, Saturday 6–10pm

Black tie or dress uniform event with dinner and dancing for all active military personnel, veterans and their spouses or dates. AWPPW Hall adjacent to the YMCA. Child care, silent auction, other activities at the YMCA.

Info 360-423-4770 • longviewymca.org

APRIL 15

Centennial Pub Crawl in Longview. Pick up passport at Triangle Bowl, visit 9 local pubs. Prize drawing and fun. More details at longview100.org

Use your imagination to develop a storyboard, images, and sounds for an inspiring, emotional, memorable tribute to the founders and builders who made Longview a super home for all of us. Check page 46 for more details, and visit longview100.org for specifications, entry forms, and links to other drone presentations. More details, page 46.

Fri-Sat-Sun

July 28th-30th

Loggers Breakfast, Quilt Show, Sculptor Wade Lapp, Parade, Boat Races, Live Music by Bruce Maier Band. Details, www.ryderwood.org

Clatskanie, Ore.

Fultano’s Pizza

770 E. Columbia River Hwy

Family style with unique pizza offerings, hot grill items & more!

Dine-in,Take-out and Home Delivery. Visit Fultanos.com for streamlined menu. 503-728-2922