Editing Vader, Washington (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Ben Olsen House 76001897 NRHP Lewis County, WA.jpg|thumb|Ben Olsen House]]

===Festivals and events===
Vader has hosted an annual event known as the May Day Festival since 1952 which is held on the first Saturday of May.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spurr |first1=Kyle |title=Vader Cruises into Spring With May Day Festival |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/vader-cruises-into-spring-with-may-day-festival,100369? |access-date=April 15, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=May 5, 2013}}</ref> The celebration includes a [[maypole dance]] and a parade. It began through the actions of Lena DeAger, a leader of a local [[Girl Scouts of the USA|Girl Scout]] troop, and the first years included scouts parading on decorated bicycles and wagons. Over the years, the festival has incorporated car shows, a [[cake walk]], and the coronation of a May Day Queen, who used to be elected based on the most amount of money collected through donation jars.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carroll |first1=Brian |title=Maintaining a Vader Tradition Through Changing Times |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/maintaining-a-vader-tradition-through-changing-times,100588? |access-date=April 15, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=May 2, 2013}}</ref>

===Historic buildings and sites===
The city is home to the Gothic-style [[Grace Evangelical Church of Vader]], a [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Lewis County, Washington|National Register of Historic Places]] recognized building that is in current use under the [[United Methodist Church]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kunkler |first1=Aaron |title=Vader Church Celebrating 125 Years of Faith |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/vader-church-celebrating-125-years-of-faith,43239 |access-date=9 July 2021 |work=The Chronicle |issue=September 22, 2016}}</ref>

A second building within Vader is also listed with the NRHP, the [[Ben Olsen House]].<ref name="OHM"/><ref>{{cite web |title=NRHP - Ben Olsen House |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/76001897 |website=npgallery.nps.gov |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> The mansion was built in 1903 to serve the Olsen family who owned the Stillwater Lumber Co. and Mill; it was the first home in the community to have electricity.<ref name="SOLFS"/>