Flag Day Parade
needs help
The Action Committee for Tourism in Ocean Shores has disbanded, and one of the casualties may be the annual Flag Day Parade. Cheryl Turner, manager of the Ocean Shores Convention Center, wrote in an email last week, “the Parade is in jeopardy” and the event “is desperately seeking a new promoter or promoters.”
Interviewed later, Turner said the event showcases “the diversity of our community and surrounding communities.” She also cited it as an example of multiple agencies and entities — the city’s public safety and street departments, the Convention Center and the city-owned KOSW radio station, all working with volunteers “for the success of this iconic event,” that has taken place in downtown Ocean Shores for a quarter-century.
Turner suggested that “maybe a combination of groups or individuals would lend more sustainability to the event instead of relying on just a handful of dedicated individuals,” and asked that people “talk to your friends and any organizations you may belong to and see if a team could be pulled together to keep our Parade on our event schedule.”
She said anyone interested or seeking more information should call her at the Convention Center, 360-289-4411.
Interpretive Center
fund-raising dinner
The Coastal Interpretive Center is holding a spaghetti feed and live auction event on Saturday Oct. 7. The feed will start at 5:30 and run through 8 p.m. at the VFW hall, 953 Trent Court SE, in Oceans Shores.
The menu for the dinner will include spaghetti with homemade meat sauce, salad, bread and dessert. A vegetarian sauce option will also be offered.
A live auction will start at 6:30, with varied themed gift baskets up for bid. The Ocean Shores Pirates have agreed to make an appearance.
Tickets for this dinner event are on sale at the Ocean Shores Chamber of Commerce on weekdays and at the Coastal Interpretive Center, 1033 Catala Ave SE, on the weekends. The cost is $10 per person and $25 for a family of three or more, kids under 12 are free with adults.
For more information, call the Coastal Interpretive Center at (360) 289-4617.
Moclips Museum
zoning meeting
The next phase of the new Museum of the North Beach depot project in Moclips is the approval of a conditional use permit. The new museum property is zoned (R3) Residential. Grays Harbor County has no category for museums so it is necessary that the new property be zoned for retail/gift shops. There will be a public meeting on Monday, Oct. 9, at 6:30 p.m. by the Grays Harbor County Board of Adjustment in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room at the County Administration Building in Montesano. Comments can be submitted in writing and should be addressed to Alice Shawyer, Grays Harbor County Planning Division, 100 W. Broadway, Suite 31, Montesano, WA, 98563 or email ashawyer@co.grays-harbor.wa.us.
Hydrant flushing
Ocean Shores Water Department will be flushing fire hydrants in the southeastern areas of the city in October. Work will be conducted in the vicinity of Mt. Olympus Ave. and Quinault Ave. from Cape Alava St. SE to Cakesosta St. SE on Oct. 10-11; and in the vicinity of Falls of Clyde Dr., Mt. Olympus Ave., Albion Ave., and Island Circle from Cakesosta St. SE to Discovery Ave. SE on Oct. 24-2. The city recommends 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, please run the COLD water tap for a few minutes until it clears. If you must use hot water during flushing operations, you should flush 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 contact by phone at (360) 289-4210 or email at mtobert@osgov.com.
Candidates forum
Ocean Shores Block Watch will host the final City Council candidates forum from 1-4 p.m. on Oct. 15 at the Ocean Shores Lions Club.
PAWS annual event
The North Beach PAWS annual fundraising dinner & auction will be held on Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Ocean Shores Convention Center. Organizers are looking for donations of items (new or like-new condition) and services for the auction. Especially in need of “large ticket” items for the live auction part of the event. Contact Sharon Dahlbeck at (360) 589-2570.
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. On Oct. 11, Bob Crumpacker, council candidate; Oct. 18, Vickie Raines, County Commissioner; Oct. 25, Grays Harbor Community Hospital CEO Tom Jensen.
• 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. NW.
• The Coastal Interpretive Center is at 1033 Catala Ave SE, Ocean Shores. Through fall and winter months, the center will be open on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 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 and share in building programs and services to support the Ocean Shores Library.
• 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 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 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.
