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.
School District planning
The North Beach School District is holding one final public session as part of an effort to draft a strategic plan for local schools that includes community goals and updating the district’s mission statement. The planning session is at the North Beach Jr./Sr. High School Cafeteria on Thursday April 13, from 5:30-7 p.m.
DSHS assistance
The state Department of Social and Health Sevices mobile customer van is coming to the Ocean Shores Convention Center parking lot on Tuesday April 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. At the mobile unit, you can apply for cash and basic food assistance, along with medical assistance. You can also drop off paperwork, complete an eligibility review, mid-certification review or make changes to an existing case.
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. The “Women in Motion” site is also a Silver Sneakers approved facility. Women with Silver Sneakers cards pay no fees; their insurance covers the cost of their workouts. Women in Motion will offer two open house events (Saturday, April 29, from 2-6 p.m.; and again 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.
Roadside trash collection
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.
Council member sessions
Ocean Shores City Council member Holly Plackett has a weekly no-host Council Coffee at 4 p.m. every Tuesday at the Ocean Grille, located at the Quinault Sweet Grass Hotel, 845 Ocean Shores Blvd NW. Everyone is welcome, and the goal is to discuss current issues before the City Council and to gather input and ideas, Plackett said.
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 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. 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. to noon every Thursday at Oyhut Bay in the loft room above the sales office. 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. Coffee and dessert every Wednesday at 2 p.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 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.
• 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.
