PAWS annual event

The North Beach PAWS Annual Dinner & Auction to benefit homeless and needy domestic animals in the North Beach area will be held at the Ocean Shores Convention Center on Nov. 18 with silent auction starting at 5 p.m., buffet dinner at 6, and live auction at 7. Tickets $30 each available at: Kool Katz & Dawgs, Valdez & Sage, My Favorite Shop-Dolores’ & Fay’s, North Beach Printing, Ocean Shores Visitor Information Center.

Hydrant flushing

The Ocean Shores Water Department will be flushing fire hydrants in the western areas of the city in November. Work will be conducted from Taurus Blvd. SW to Butterclam St. SW on Nov. 21-22. It is common for flushing activities to stir up sediment in the water lines surrounding the work areas. The city recommends that you do not use hot water during the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the days shown. If you experience discoloration of your water, run the COLD water tap for a few minutes until it clears. If you must use hot water during flushing operations, the city strongly recommends flushing your hot water tank after our operations are complete. A map of the work area can be viewed at www.osgov.com. If you have any questions, contact (360) 289-4210 or email at mtobert@osgov.com.

Interpretive Center need

The Coastal Interpretive Center (CIC) in Ocean Shores is looking for people with experience in the sciences oreducation to help promote its mission of engaging the public about the natural and man-made environments ofthe Washington coast. The Education Committee of the CIC would welcome anyone interested in promoting thenatural history, human history, and ecology of the coastal environment. The CIC offers a 3-day summer EcologyYouth Program focused on the marine, upland, and freshwater environs for 5th graders, a STEM EnrichmentProgram for 6th graders, and a lecture series from October through March. A program for 3rd and 4th graders isbeing developed, as well as a program for high school students. The CIC would welcome any individualsinterested in promoting knowledge of the Washington coastal environments. Contact Nancy Eldridge at (360)589-7189, or email neldridge@interpretivecenter.org if interested or for more information.

Spay and Neuter clinic

The final 2017 North Beach PAWS free spay/neuter clinic for pets of low-income North Beach residents will be held on Dec. 9. There is room for male cats only. Call 360-660-4661 to schedule your Dec. 6 sign up. The clinic is paid for by The Albohn Family Foundation & done in partnership with Dr. Stacy Steele & the Ocean Shores Animal Hospital.

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. Nov. 22 featured speaker is Grays Harbor County Commissioner Vickie Raines.

• Ocean Shores Councilwoman Holly Plackett holds a weekly no-host coffee hour every Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the Home Port Restaurant, located at 857 Pt. Brown Ave.

• The Coastal Interpretive Center is at 1033 Catala Ave SE, Ocean Shores. Through fall and winter months, the center will be open on Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Its website and Facebook page has regular updates: www.interpretivecenter.org

• The group Community Voices meets on Thursdays at the North Beach Senior Center, 885 Ocean Shores Blvd. from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

• Ocean Shores Friends of the Library (FOL) meets the second Monday each month in the Library meeting room at 573 Point Brown Ave NW at 2 p.m. All interested persons are encouraged to attend.

• Toastmasters Club No. 3942026, North Beach Speech Masters, meets every Thursday from 6:30-8 p.m. at The Canterbury Inn. Guests welcome.

• Bingo at the Elks: Ocean Shores/North Beach Elks Lodge No. 2581 hosts 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.

• 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.

• The Grace Cafe is open each Friday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a free Community Meal at Galilean Lutheran Church, 824 Ocean Shores Blvd. NW in Ocean Shores. For more information, call Leslie Reedy at 360-589-3349 and Nina Chalupnik at 651-900-3142.

• VFW 8956 of the North Beach meets at 11 a.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.

• Ocean Shores’ Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meets Wednesdays at 4:45 p.m. at the Ocean Shores Library. Visitors welcome.