Bulletin Board: Kiwanis Scholarship Banquet, roadside cleanup

Community events and weekly meeting in an around the North Beach area

April 18, 2017 1:30 am
Angelo Bruscas/North Coast News: The students competing for the 2017 Oean Kiwanis Scholarship program are from right: Ryan Turner, Christopher You, Seth Bridge, Reilly Moore, Olivia Harnagy and Emly Deal, with Scholarship Chairman and School Board member Scott Sage. The scholarships will be awarded at the Kiwanis May 17 banquet and auction at the Ocean Shores Convention Center. See Page 2 for more information.
Angelo Bruscas/North Coast News: The students competing for the 2017 Oean Kiwanis Scholarship program are from right: Ryan Turner, Christopher You, Seth Bridge, Reilly Moore, Olivia Harnagy and Emly Deal, with Scholarship Chairman and School Board member Scott Sage. The scholarships will be awarded at the Kiwanis May 17 banquet and auction at the Ocean Shores Convention Center. See Page 2 for more information.

Roadside trash cleanup

Ocean Shores Block Watch group is sponsoring a roadside trash pickup effort May 6-7 headquartered at North Bay Park in Ocean Shores. Volunteers should come to North Bay Park from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. those days to pick up garbage bags and sign up for pre-designated areas. Bring gloves if you have them, and pick-up trucks are needed to help collect the trash. The city of Ocean Shores is providing support, coordination of collection, and other sponsors include McDonald’s, IGA and the North Beach Chamber of Commerce. For more information, contact Molly High (360) 500-7893 or online at molly.high@yahoo.com.

Kiwanis Scholarship Banquet

The Kiwanis Club of Ocean Shores is having its 27th Annual Scholarship Awards Banquet &Auction on Wednesday, May 17. The Awards Banquet will take place at the Convention Center in Ocean Shores. The social hour and silent auction start at 5:30 p.m. and the dinner, awards, and live auction begin at 7. The cost of the tickets is $30 per person, which includes a full dinner with dessert catered by George Lee. All of the proceeds go to scholarships for North Beach High School students. Tickets may be purchased from any Kiwanis member or at the Ocean Shores Chamber of Commerce, or you may call (360) 289-9338 for more information.

Women in Motion

Women in Motion have access to their workout facility at 897 Minard in Ocean Shores 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Women in Motion will offer another open house event Saturday, May 6 (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) for any women interested in getting fit or staying fit. For questions contact Virginia Schuster at (360) 589-9116.

Joint garage sale

The Coastal Interpretive Center and North Beach VFW Post 8956 will hold a huge joint garage sale over Memorial Day weekend. Donations are being taken now (no books or clothing, please) at the VFW, 953 Trent Court SE, between 9 and 11 a.m. Monday-Friday. Call 360-591-7595 for pick-up or other arrangements. The sale will be May 26-28 at the VFW. Proceeds will be split between the VFW Post and the Coastal Interpretive Center.

CERT CPR training

Grays Harbor County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will present a community awareness informational program on infant/child/adult CPR at the Ocean Shores Elementary School on July 29. There are two sessions, one at 8 a.m. and the second at noon. To sign up, email OSTLCERT@aol.com. List all names of those attending and which time you or your group would like to attend. Suggested donation of $10 per adult at the door.

Model Aircraft Club

The club will be meeting every second Saturday of the month, flying drones, gas and electric powered planes, and probably a helicopter now and then. The club is open to men, women and children 6 and older, with memberships for families. You must provide your own equipment for instruction. For more information on the club or sport, contact Gino at (360) 213-3882. Email at OSRCF@coastaccess.com

Ongoing

• Answers for All (AFA) meets every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Ocean Shores Elks Lodge, 199 Ocean Lake Way SE. Join for coffee and conversation about Ocean Shores, the North Beach and the county.

• The Coastal Interpretive Center is open 11 a.m.-4 p.m. every day at 1033 Catala Ave SE, Ocean Shores. Its website and Facebook page has regular updates: www.interpretivecenter.org

• Toastmasters Club No. 3942026, North Beach Speech Masters, meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Ocean Shores Elks Lodge, 199 Ocean Lake Way SE, Ocean Shores. Phone: (360) 209-2143; Email: northbeachspeechmasters@gmail.com; website: http://3942026.toastmastersclubs.org.

• Bingo at the Elks: Ocean Shores/North Beach Elks Lodge No. 2581 hosts bingo every Sunday at 1:30 p.m., with lunch at noon; 199 Ocean Lake Way SE, 360-289-2581.

• Ocean Shores Lions Club meets at noon on the second and fourth Thursdays in the Lions Club building, 832 Ocean Shores Blvd. NW.

• Ocean Shores Kiwanis meet the first and third Tuesdays of the month at noon at Alec’s by the Sea, 131 E. Chance A La Mer NE in Ocean Shores.

• Community Voices meets at 11 a.m. every Thursday at North Beach Senior Center. Welcome to anyone who wants to share ideas and information about local issues. Contact Susan Conniry, (619) 977-07132 or online at susan@careforthefuture.org.

• The North Beach Senior Center and Thrift Store is located at 885 Ocean Shores Blvd. Lunch is served Monday through Saturday 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; breakfast on Sundays from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

• The Ocean Shores Food Bank at 848 Anchor Ave. NW provides distributions of food on the first and third Thursday of every month, from 1:30 until 5 p.m. To make arrangements for transportation or food delivery, call Mitch at (309) 236-4896 or Galilean Lutheran Church, (360) 289-3313. Emergency food is available Monday through Saturday between 10 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. by requesting assistance at the Anchor Avenue Thrift Store.

• The Copalis Community Church Food Bank is at 3140 State Route 109. Open every Wednesday from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.

• VFW 8956 of the North Beach meets at 6 p.m. on the first Monday of the month at 953 Trent Court SE, Ocean Shores.

• North Beach Senior Resource Center and the Olympic Area Agency on Aging have a Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisor every Thursday, noon to 2 p.m. at Ocean Shores United Methodist Church, 557 Point Brown Ave. NW.

• Women Helping Women – Women sharing resources, information, support and friendship – meets at noon on the second Friday of each month at the Shilo Inn on the fourth floor. No-host lunch and speaker. Call 289-3880.

• Brookdale Ocean Shores, formerly Emeritus at Harbour Pointe Shores, is offering SAIL (Staying Active and Independent for Life) exercise classes for seniors, with instructor Daniela Werner. Classes every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at 1020 Catala Ave. SE. Public welcome, call (360) 289-9663.

• PAWS volunteers. If you love animals and have an hour and a half to spare each week helping at the shelter taking care of dogs or cats, call Lorna at (360) 289-2924.

• The Ocean Shores Animal Shelter needs volunteers a few hours a month to care for lost, stray or abandoned animals. Stop by the police station for an application.

• The Wednesday Men’s Christian Breakfast Group meets every Wednesday at 8 a.m. in the lounge at the Shilo Inn. Contact Leon Cooke, (360) 289-5735.

• There are now two bridge sessions per week in Ocean Shores. Duplicate Bridge is 12:30 p.m. every Monday at the Ocean Shores Inn &Suites. Party bridge starts at noon every Tuesday at the Community Club, 1016 Catala Ave. S. For more information, call Glenda Reade at (360) 289-2327.

• Pickleball: Learn to play, have fun at Damon Park on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 a.m.