NEW! Rainier Saturday Market Facebook Page

Rainier Saturday Market

The Rainier Saturday Market has a new Facebook Page:

You can get all of your updates and Saturday Market 

information there.  You can look it up by name, or go directly 

to their page by following the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1355512853005728

The Saturday Market had a wonderful turnout for the

Rainier Round-Up Days and Bluegrass Festival events.

Thank you Cindee Day and all of her volunteers for 

making this a successful event.

We had a lot of help with the Bluegrass event, too.  

A special "Thank you" to all of the Volunteers from:

1. the Rainier Marching Band and Band Booster Club for providing a Burger Den 
2. Senior Center of Rainier 
3. We Love Rainier WA  
4. The Rainier Community Gardens 
5. The Well Rainier.
6. Rainier Public Works Crew
7. David Wuller and Crew
   
8. The City of Rainier WA
9. Valley Heart Church for their Bake Sale

The Bluegrass Festival wouldn't have happened without everyone's help.

Have a great day!  (

All the best,

Linda

If I forgot someone, it wasn't intentional.)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/rainiers-32nd-annual-bluegrass-festival-draws-large-crowd-for-weekend-long-event,407236

Thank You for Grants for New Kitchen Vents

 Dear Seniors & Friends,

The Senior Center of Rainier received 2 grants that helped us replace the vent over one stove, which quit working, with 2 new commercial recessed vents.  We now have vents over both kitchen ranges.  

A special "Thank You" to the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound and the Rotary Club of Olympia.  We couldn't have done this without the help of our grants and the contractor who installed our vents.  

The Senior Center of Rainier is a non-profit charity.  We serve lunch on Mondays and Wednesdays.  Soup &/or Salad is served at 11:30 am and lunch at noon.  The cost is $7.00 for members & $9.00 for non-members.

The Senior Center of Rainier opened in 1976.  Moved to it's present location in 1977 and continues to operate with an all-volunteer staff (100%).  We do all of this with an annual income that is below $35,000, including the grants we receive.

The grants we receive help us get the equipment and make the improvements that keep our volunteers and members.  We couldn't do this without everyone's cooperation and support.

Thank you ALL!

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Final Day on Board of Directors May 31, 2025

 

Dear Seniors & Friends,

Today is my last day on the Senior Center Board of Directors.

It has been an honor serving you over the years.  I appreciate

your gifts.  It was touching and totally unexpected.  The cake

was scrumptious.  The flowers are beautiful and I enjoyed reading 

my card.  

The Senior Center of Rainier will always hold a special place in my heart.

You will still see me at the Senior Center and I will help whenever I can.

Thank you again

Respectfully,

Linda

Rainier Pickin'Party '24 Thank you

 

Rainier Pickin' Party '24

It's done. The 30th Rainier Pickin' Party is over. Who would have thought that such a hot and sunny festival season would have produced an honest to goodness stereotypical Pacific NW weekend? Despite the damp, it went well. Thanks to hard-core campers, and the general public's attendance, I would consider the weekend a success.

For those of you who don't know, the festival was started by Art and Char Runyan and the Rainier Lions but, with the Lions' disbanding a few years ago, is now put on by We Love Rainier, WA (WLRWA). Free admission and low camping fees are made possible through volunteers and the generous donation of time and talent by the bands and MC. The bands don't leave empty-handed, however. They are handsomely rewarded with wooden nickels redeemable for hamburgers. This year, using grant money, band members also got a T shirt. Those braving the open mic received the traditional Snickers bars. Let me know if you would like to play next year, we had three bands lined up by the week's end.

Of course there are many others involved, including the sound, stage and WLRWA volunteers. In addition to the usual jamming and shows, there were food vendors, a corn feed and the Sunday gospel show. A short walk away, in town, other activities included the Roundup Days parade, craft market and street dance.

As in years past, performances were recorded by The Right Country, KYLM, Yelm and will soon be available at therightcountry.com. Information about the Rainer festival, a list of NW bluegrass festivals and other info can be found at rainierpickinparty.com.

So, a big thanks to you all for making the festival possible.

Remember to mark the fourth weekend of August on next year's calendar and, when offered a wooden nickel, consider taking it.

See you at Rainier next year.

David Wuller

RSC in Senior News - October 2017

Thank You for Donating to the Olympia Union Gospel Mission!

It all started with one person's idea.  Thank you, Nancy Bay!  Nancy cleaned out her closet and brought in 4 bags of gently used winter clothing for the Rainier Senior Center to donate to the Olympia Union Gospel Mission.  

Rosemary Sanders ran with the idea!  

Everyone at the Rainier Senior Center sends a special "Thank You" to everyone who donated clothing and other usable items to the Olympia Union Gospel Mission.  In addition to nice, warm winter clothing, we received business suits from someone who recently retired, sleeping bags and back packs, winter coats shoes, socks & new underwear.  

We had so many items we filled up the entry way with bags and bags...and more bags.  What a treat for the people who were there to help us unload our vehicles.  (Yes, we overfilled 2 vehicles.  A full sized truck and a station wagon.  

Once we arrived at the Olympia Union Gospel Mission,m we had many people help us unload all of the clothing and other items.  We are grateful for everyone's help and donations.  Thank you so much!

George Johnson is 6' 4" tall.  Look at how tall the pile is behind him!  It's tall, deep and wide!

USPS Food Drive 2017

Monday, the Rainier Senior Center received a call from the local Post Office asking George (who regularly picks up and delivers food to the food bank) to pick up the food donated by local citizens.  Although we were all just getting ready to play BINGO, he ran to the Post Office and picked up the food.  Since it was raining, we all pitched in and quickly unloaded the truck and took the food inside.  Even with all the helping hands, we were still late starting BINGO.  

George had to move something else out of the Senior Center Monday and was working at the Tumwater Farmers Market on Wednesday.  The people at the Senior Center took the food to the Food Bank Wednesday after lunch.  WOW!

A very special "THANK YOU" goes out to everyone who donated food to the USPS Food Drive! The food collection was shared with many hungry people in Rainier.  Many people benefited from your generous donations.   

A Special Thank You to RSC Kitchen Staff

         THANK YOU!!!

A special "Thank You" goes out to our  kitchen staff, Teena Scott, Cindy Amidon and Nina Muehlen, who volunteer at the Rainier Senior Center.  They do a wonderful job preparing meals for our many members and visitors.  
If you haven't visited our Senior Center, come join us Monday or Wednesday.  Our center opens at 10:00 AM and lunch is served at Noon.  A $3.00 donation gives you a wholesome, home cooked meal complete with beverages of your choice, soup & or salad, entree with side dishes.  On the first meeting of the month we serve breakfast.  On the last meeting of the month we serve meatloaf - complete with all the trimmings - and birthday cake.  Come join us. 

Rainier Senior Center
108 Michigan Ave S.

(360) 446-2258