Bulletin Board: Coats for Kids; upcoming benefit

Photos of Knights of Columbus coat donation drive.

November 27, 2016 1:30 am
Photo by Kristin Hieronymus: The Knights of Columbus and members of St. Jerome Catholic Church last week presented boxes of winter jackets for students in the North Beach School District to Ocean Shores Elementary Principal Rhonda Ham, center, with Bob Hakanson and John Balmer doing the presentation.
Photo by Kristin Hieronymus: The Knights of Columbus and members of St. Jerome Catholic Church last week presented boxes of winter jackets for students in the North Beach School District to Ocean Shores Elementary Principal Rhonda Ham, center, with Bob Hakanson and John Balmer doing the presentation.

Coats for Kids

The Knights of Columbus and members of St. Jerome Parish last week provided boxes of winter jackets for students in the North Beach School District to Ocean Shores Elementary Principal Rhonda Ham, with Bob Hakanson, Grand Knight, and John Balmer doing the presentation. At Ocean Shores, 132 boys and girls new winter coats were presented to Ham; while 48 boys and girls new winter coats were presented to Lynette Reime, principal at the Pacific Beach Elementary School. Also coats were given to the St. Mary School in Aberdeen.

“We were able to obtain these coats as a direct result from the overwhelming support given to our Spaghetti Dinner & Silent Auction, from the businesses in Ocean Shores, nearby communities, and St. Jerome parishioners,” Hakanson said.

Benefit Spaghetti Dinner

A spaghetti dinner/auction to benefit North Beach Medical Equipment will be held Jan. 21 at Pirates Cove. North Beach Medical Equipment helps hundreds of people every month by providing free medical equipment, everything from crutches and wheelchairs, to bed pans, shower aides, walkers and canes. The silent auctionwill begin at 2 p.m. with dinner ($12) at 5 p.m. and a live auction at 7. To donate items for the auction, call Rich at (360) 289-3733.

Ongoing

• The Coastal Interpretive Center is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Mondays, at 1033 Catala Ave SE, Ocean Shores. Its website and Facebook page has regular activity 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. Visitors and potential future members always welcome. An opportunity to learn to feel comfortable and confident speaking in public while getting your point across. Phone: (360) 209-2143; Email: northbeachspeechmasters@gmail.com; Website: http://3942026.toastmastersclubs.org.

• 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.

• 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 Tuesdays at noon at Alec’s by the Sea, 131 E. Chance A La Mer NE in Ocean Shores.

• The North Beach Senior Center and Thrift Store is located at 885 Ocean Shores Blvd. Coffee and dessert every Wednesday at 2 p.m.

• The Ocean Shores Food Bank at 848 Anchor Ave. NW provides regular distributions of food on the first and third Thursday of every month, from 1:30 until 5 p.m. 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 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 alone, 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 or 500-5242.

• 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.