Gallery 505 Opening Night featured libations and refreshments highlighting January's theme: Fruits, Nuts and Veggies. Camp Singing Winds recording artist Jessie Campbell's Persephone Dreams (on CD) provided music for two dozen+ art lovers. Through January 30. Visit www.artgallery505.com or call (360)864-2789.
Hats off to the many, many winners of vision:Toledo's Second Annual Holiday Lighting Contest. Huge thanks to these Toledo businesses for over $1000 in prizes and gift certificates: Art Gallery 505, Betty's Burgers, Brian's Transmission, Chimi's Family Mexican Restaurant, Cindy at Farmers Insurance, Gee Cee's Truck Stop, Hair It Is, Rachel Phillipps Insurance, Royce's, Sandy's Pizza, Julie at the Toledo Community Library, Toledo Hair Studio, Toledo Hardware & Feed, Toledo Market Fresh, ToledoTel, and Gwen at Valley View Health Clinic. Special thanks to Jean and Ed Borte for the touring wagon and Toledo High School for awards venue.
Kudos to 2013 Alumni for besting Class of 2007 in the Tenth Annual Alumni Basketball Game. Visit https://www.facebook.com/visiontoledo/ for detailed article link.
Congrats to Mary Jane Hall, winner of ToledoTel's December Food Bank Drive raffle for an HDTV. Cash and non-perishable donations up over 50% this year!
Forms available at the Community Library for Adult Winter Reading program sponsored by Timberland Regional Library. Every 5 books read (including audiobooks) through March 15 earns one Grand Prize Drawing entry including overnight stays at one of three locations. Local prizes too.
Adult Page Turners order "Winter Garden" by Kristin Hannah from Timberland catalog. Meets fourth Thursdays. Also: Volunteer positions now open. Visit https://www.facebook.com/FriendsToledoTimberlandLibrary or call (360)864-4247.
January 15 Nutrition Lunch at the Senior Center features Pulled Pork Sandwich, January 20 serving Ravioli with Italian Vegetables. RSVP $3/over 60. Sponsored in part by Area Agency on Aging. Contact diana.haug@lewiscountywa.gov or (360)864-2112.
January 18 Martin Luther King's birthday (January 15) observed.
January 19 City Council meets Tuesday 6 p.m.due to MLK Day holiday. Visit www.toledowa.us or call (360)864-4564.
January 19 Winolequa Garden Club meets third Tuesdays at Toledo Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall 12:00 noon. Contact Sandra, thebickars229@yahoo.com or (360)864-2601.
January 20 Toledo Lioness Club meets third Wednesdays at Community Library 6:30 p.m. for appetizers. Visit www.facebook.com/toledo.lioness or call Rachel, (360)864-8844.
RSVP: 2016 ARTrails Call for Artists. Deadline February 1. Visit http://www.artrailsofsww.org to download application for the 14th Annual ARTrails Event.
RSVP: Tix available now for Toledo Senior Center's Royal Tea February 14 (Valentine's Day). Ladies: dresses and hats. Gentlemen: jackets and bow ties. Limited seating. $15.
Contact diana.haug@lewiscountywa.gov or (360)864-2112.