Bulletin Board: Hydrant flushing, meeting on Homelessness and Hunger

Weekly community bulletin board

January 3, 2018 1:30 am
Lions Club photo: Ocean Shores Lions Club members donated presents and Christmas cheer to the folks at Brookdale Senior Living on Catala Avenue. Photo courtesy Tim Milligan, Lions Club secretary.
Lions Club photo: Ocean Shores Lions Club members donated presents and Christmas cheer to the folks at Brookdale Senior Living on Catala Avenue. Photo courtesy Tim Milligan, Lions Club secretary.

January flushing schedule

The Ocean Shores Water Department will be flushing fire hydrants in the southwestern area of the city in January. Work will be conducted in the vicinity of Ocean Shores Blvd. from Marine View Dr. to Sportsman’s St. on Jan. 9-10, and from Sportsman’s St. to East Ocean Shores Blvd. (Jetty) on Jan. 23-24. 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 of flushing. If you experience discoloration of your water, please 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 operations are complete. A map of the work area can be viewed at www.osgov.com. If you have any questions or require additional information please contact (360) 289-4210 or email at mtobert@osgov.com.

Homelessness and Hunger

The Ad Hoc Committee on Homelessness and Hunger for the North Beach School District has changed its public meeting dates to the second Wednesday of every month, from 3-4:30 p.m. at the North Beach Senior Center, 885 Ocean Shores Blvd. NW. The next meeting is Jan. 10.

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.

• Indivisible Ocean Shores meets at varous meeting places and times; find current information at the group’s website: indivisibleoceanshores.website.

• Ocean Shores Councilwoman Holly Plackett holds a weekly no-host coffee hour on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. at the Home Port Restaurant, located at 857 Pt. Brown Ave. The next one will be Jan. 9.

• 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 to discuss local issues on Thursdays at the North Beach Senior Center, 885 Ocean Shores Blvd. from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Moderated by Susan Conniry.

• 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.