La Center United Coalition News

Newsletter & Community Calendar

Drug Take Back

Guiding Good Choices - Parent Program

Our Days

Family Night Out

Screenagers Viewing

Listen Line Fundraiser

La Center Youth Football

La Center Lions Pancake Breakfast/Egg Hunt

Love Street Playhouse

Kiwanis

La Center Little League

City of La Center Blood Drive

La Center Library - FVRL

La Center Art Council

La Center Bands - Big Band Dance

Upcoming Events / Save the Dates

Did you know....

Listen Line

Wheel Club Ribbon Cutting

Friends for Life Campaign

In the news - Carfentanil

Simply submit your event details or announcements through one of our new emails:

lacenterunitednewsletter@gmail.com - just send an email with a flyer or simply type what you would like us to add to the newsletter. This email will be checked as we work on our monthly newsletter.

lacenterunitedcalendar@gmail.com - just send an email with all the specific information you would like listed. We plan to update the calendar a few times a month.

To view the live calendar visit La Center United webpage (www.lacenterunited.org) and click on Get Involved. To view the calendar directly click here.

Mark your calendars for our yearly spring Drug Take Back event. Once again, we will be at the La Center Police Station. We would like to give a big thank you to our local Clark County Sheriff's Office for making this event possible.

La Center United has been asked for a while to help provide programs for parents in La Center. We have secured a grant to make this happen. We are looking at bringing Guiding Good Choices (a program for parents of youth ages 9-14, offered in five 2-hour workshops offered over five consecutive weeks). If you would be interested in attending this free facilitated workshop please contact La Center United's coordinator, Melissa Flatt-Girard, for more information.

lacenterunited@gmail.com or 360-213-8385

Our Days planning is underway. The committee is seeking volunteers (planning now) as well as sponsorship donations. Anyone who would like to help plan activities for the KidZone area should contact Sam Glackler @ 503.333.5546 or come to the next meeting on March 10th @ 5:30 @ City Hall. Those interested in monetarily sponsoring the event can contact Wendy Chord or visit lacenterourdays.com

All Ages Welcome! As this is our first event like this please understand first come, first served.

Interested in helping, sponsoring or attending?

Please contact La Center United for more information: lacenterunited@gmail.com or 360-213-8385

Light refreshments will be served

La Center United will be partnering with La Center Schools to host viewings of four Screenagers movies. These viewings are open to all members of the community. If you are concerned with how technology affects youth/students, communities, families, etc., be sure to join us. To learn more please visit https://www.screenagersmovie.com/ . If you have questions about the event please email lacenterunited@gmail.com .

There are two more Screenager Documentary viewings. The next two are

movies that have not been brought to our community in the past. You do not

need to have viewed the previous two documentaries to join us for the next two.

April 14, 2025 - LCMS Commons - 6-7:30 PM

Screenagers Next Chapter: Youth Mental Health in the Digital Age - Millions of young people experience high stress, anxiety, and depression. We follow physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston as she discovers solutions for improved adolescent well-being in the digital age.

Synopsis

Filmmaker and physician Delaney Ruston uses a personal lens and professional eye to help us all flip the script on stress, anxiety, and depression. We follow Delaney as she finds herself at a loss on how to help her own teens as they struggle with their emotional wellbeing. Ruston sets out to understand these challenges in our current screen-filled society, and how we as parents and schools empower teens to overcome mental health challenges and build emotional agility, communication savvy, and stress resilience.

We witness Delaney as she finds her way from ineffective parenting to much-improved strategies. We follow other personal stories of families from an array of backgrounds with a spectrum of emotional challenges. We also observe approaches in schools that provide strategies relevant beyond the classroom setting. Interwoven into the stories are surprising insights from brain researchers, psychologists, and thought-leaders that reveal evidence-based ways to support mental wellness among our youth. The impact of social media and screen time in general is incorporated in topics brought to our attention in Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER, how it may be impacting our teen’s mental health, and what we can do to help support youth in the face of struggles.

To learn more click here.

May 12, 2025 - LCMS Commons - 6-7:30 PM

Screenagers Under The Influence: Vaping drugs & Alcohol in the digital age - Join Screenagers’ filmmaker, Delaney Ruston, as she picks up her camera once more to examine the impact of our digital age on teens' decision-making in relation to substances such as vaping, drugs, and alcohol.

Synopsis

‍Screenagers Under The Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Digital Age, the third feature documentary in the Screenagers trilogy, delves into how the tech revolution has reshaped adolescence and its effects on substance use. The film debunks myths and depicts strategies parents and schools can use to encourage healthy decision-making, support teen mental health, set limits, and create healthy home environments. The film also includes many ways young people are using their wisdom and strength to help each other and themselves through this complicated terrain around substance use.

While most documentaries about substance use focus on severe addiction, Screenagers Under The Influence fills a pressing need for a film that explores more common scenarios. The film is grounded in teens’ current reality of being flooded by images on social media, movies, and TV shows about vaping, drugs, and alcohol.

Like the first two Screenagers films, Screenagers Under The Influence interweaves cutting-edge science with personal stories to create an informative and entertaining film experience for young people and adults alike. Screenagers Under The Influence focuses on practical solutions for keeping our teens safe in a changing world.

To learn more click here.

To learn more about Listen Line click here.

Stephanie Clark

253-376-1405

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Written by Ken Ludwig and Directed by Melinda Pallotta

April 25 - May 18, 2025

In the madcap comedy tradition of Lend Me a Tenor, the hilarious MOON OVER BUFFALO centers on George (Lou Pallotta) and Charlotte (Samantha Brown Hsu) Hay, fading stars of the 1950s. At the moment, they’re playing Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in rep in Buffalo, New York with five actors. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by George’s dalliance with a young ingénue, they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee, and if he likes what he sees, he might cast them in his movie remake of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything that could go wrong does go wrong, abetted by a visit from their daughter’s clueless fiancé and hilarious uncertainty about which play they’re actually performing, caused by Charlotte’s deaf, old stage-manager mother (Sharon Mann) who hates every bone in George’s body.

Starring Lou Pallotta, Samantha Brown Hsu, David Roberts, Lynn Lavon, Sharon Mann, Jeremy January, Nicole Harwood and Michael Harwood. Photo by Bobby Pallotta

Click here for tickets: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=lsp

The Ridgefield La Center Kiwanis meets the first Tuesday of the month 11:30-1pm at the La Center Church. These are luncheon meetings open to all and they are looking for new members.

Are you excited about the start of baseball season and ready to support local youth? Spring Ball starts on April 7th and Opening Ceremonies will be help April 12th.

Are you available to help in the Little League Concession Stand? You don't have to have kids playing to help support local youth. LCLL will have a sign up soon. If you have questions please contact president@lacenterliittleleague.com.

Help support our local blood banks without having to leave La Center.

Friday, April 18, 11am - 5pm

La Center City Hall

210 E 4th Street, La Center, WA 98629

Ladies Paint Night (free event) - May 9th

Data Walk - May 19th

Volunteer Appreciation (for volunteers of all organizations) - June 9th

March 29, 1973, was the departure of the last American troops from Vietnam and is now known as the Vietnam War Veterans Day.

This information was shared at two community meetings this week by Al Fila, a lifelong resident of La Center and member of the local American Legion. Al also shared that in his graduating class of 1969 there were thirty-three graduates and eighteen of them were male. Of those eighteen, eight went on to serve during the Vietnam War. At the meetings Al went on to honor those from the La Center High School graduating class of 1969 by calling their names:

Alfred Fila - US Army

Bill Marshall - US Army

Robert Niblett - US Air Force

David Ransier - US Army

Gregg Robinson - US Army

Donald Taylor - US Navy

Gary Tryon - US Navy

Dennis Tyrell - US Air Force

In 2012 President Obama signed a presidential proclamation, designating March 29th as the annual observance of Vietnam War Veterans Day. The signing of the proclamation marked the 50th anniversary of the departure of the last American troops from Vietnam.

Listen Line Community Services' mission is to create a community where mental health is understood, supported, and prioritized.

We envision a society where mental health care is as accessible and accepted as physical health care.

We strive to achieve this by providing a 24/7 listening ear for those in need, offering mental health education, and collaborating with community partners to expand our reach and impact.

Our goal is to break down the stigma surrounding mental health, connect individuals with essential resources, and empower our community to prioritize mental wellness.

Join the City of La Center as they hold a celebratory ribbon cutting to unveil the renovation of the Wheel Club

Most teens say they trust their parents or caregivers more than anyone when it comes to information and advice about drugs. The Friends for Life campaign can help parents start a conversation with their teens about illicit fentanyl and help to prepare them to avoid any pressure that they may face to experiment with pills.

A training video for parents was created by Prevent Coalition. This video is presented by Mandy Feeks, Prevention Coordinator with Prevent. The video is a 25-minute training about the Friends for Life campaign and how to use it to start the conversation today.

Access campaign resources and learn more about Friends for Life by visiting the campaign website: https://wafriendsforlife.com

Our Mission:

• Inspiring our community to be safe, healthy and resilient
• Preventing destructive behavior through open access to education and environmental strategies
• Supporting those in need, sharing ideas, and offering help

Our Vision:

A healthy and resilient community for youth and families

Email: lacenterunited@gmail.com
Website: http://lacenterunited.org/
Phone: 3602138385
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lacenterunited