What’s Happening for May 8
Sunday
Swedish pancakes: Treat Mom and the entire family to Swedish pancakes from 8 a.m. to noon at Ford’s Prairie Grange, 2640 W. Reynolds Ave., Centralia. Authentic Swedish pancakes served with lingonberry butter and hot strawberry preserves, sausage, scrambled eggs, juice and coffee. Adults $8; people younger than 12 $4; and people 5 and younger are free. Information: 360-918-1356.
Family Support Center 5K race: Registration opens at 7:30 a.m., and the free kids 1 mile begins at 8:30 a.m. outside the Hands On Children’s Museum at 414 Jefferson St. NE. 5K begins immediately afterward. Information: nataliem@fscss.org or 360-754-9297 x218.
2016 Olympia Wooden Boat Fair: The 37th Olympia Wooden Boat Fair is at Percival Landing Park in downtown Olympia from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. An addition to this year’s lineup of vessels is the Navy’s Old Man IV command cutter. Built in 1957, the Old Man IV was designed as a personal transportation ship for an admiral. For information and directions, go to olywoodenboat.org or email association@olywoodenboat.org.
Monday
Historical Sanborn Overlay Project: A presentation on the historic shoreline of Budd Inlet and changes in Olympia is sponsored by the Olympia Historical Society, Bigelow House Museum and the South Puget Environmental Education Clearinghouse, 7-9 p.m. at Traditions Fair Trade, 300 Fifth Ave. SW, Olympia. Information: Jomack51@earthlink.net, 360-352-7639 or Ja9gates@aol.com, 360-791-7736.
Disaster planning: Community preparedness is the focus of a workshop from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Thurston County Emergency Management offices, 9521 Tilley Road SW, Olympia. The free workshop is open to community members. No registration necessary. Information, 360-791-9701 or terhune@southbayfire.com.
This story was originally published May 8, 2016 at 5:37 AM with the headline "What’s Happening for May 8."