Community Calendar: 9.30.09

Published 5:00 pm Monday, September 28, 2009

Wednesday, Sept. 30Classic Movies at Neptune

LONG BEACH – The Neptune Twin Cinemas offers family and classic movies with no charge for admission, subject to capacity. All family and classic shows begin at 1 p.m. The movie on Sept. 30 is “Beau Geste” starring Ray Milland, Gary Cooper and Robert Preston. 1938. 114 min.

Thursday, Oct. 1Cool Carl & Hot Tamales

KLIPSAN – The Peninsula Senior Activity Center is hosting Cool Carl and the Hot Tamales beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1. This fundraiser for the center promises entertainment and smiles as the trio presents tacos and possibly more. Call 665-3999 for information. All are welcome.

Connection Group

KLIPSAN – NAMI Connection Recover Support Group meets on Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at Golden Sands, 21608 “O” Place in Klipsan. Local residents facilitate this structured, confidential recovery group open to anyone who has lived with a psychiatric disorder. For information call Kat at 665-6305 or Barb at 665-4421.

Free Thursdays

ILWACO – Thanks to the generous support of the Ilwaco Merchants Association, you can visit the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum at 115 SE Lake Street in Ilwaco on Thursdays free of charge. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays and they are closed on Mondays. Bring the family and come see what treasures our local museum has to offer. Call 642-3446 for information.

Line dancing

LONG BEACH – Line dancing continues at the Long Beach Elks every Thursday evening (except the fourth Thursday) from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. The cost is just $3 per person per class. Come check out this fun class. Call Linda at 783-2389 for more information.

Friday, Oct. 2Living Well Workshop

ILWACO – Living well with chronic conditions is a workshop to help lighten your load through self-management. This is a free six-week workshop that runs once a week on Fridays beginning Oct. 2, and ending Nov. 6, at Ocean Beach Hospital in Ilwaco. If you have a chronic condition and you’d like to improve your healthful behaviors and health status this workshop can help. This workshop covers better breathing techniques, muscle relaxation, fatigue management, healthy eating, depression management, exercise, how to work with your health care provider and lots more. Pre-registration is required. Contact Frances Vandeventer at 665-2555 for questions and to sign up for the classes.

Dinner & Auction

OCEAN PARK – Ocean Park Lutheran Church is holding their annual salmon dinner and auction on Oct. 2. Doors open at 5 p.m., with the silent auction followed at 5:30 p.m., by the dinner, which includes baked salmon, rice pilaf, Italian green beans, salad, a beverage and Swedish cream. Proceeds benefit Community Table and other community ministries. Make your reservations early. Tickets are $12 and are available by calling 665-6344.

Country Days

GRAYS RIVER – The 4-H extension office is hosting the second annual Columbia River Country Days on Oct. 2 and Oct. 3. Features include the slow moving parade on Friday afternoon as well as harvest walks on local farms and the lamplit dinner at the covered bridge on Saturday. In addition there is an art show by the Johnson Park artists which will be held at Johnson Park in Rosburg. Tickets for the dinner are $35 and are available at the Cathlamet and Naselle branches of The Bank of the Pacific as well as from the WSU Wahkiakum County extension office at 25 River Street in Cathlamet. Proceeds benefit the Wahkiakum 4-H program. Call 795-3278 for information.

Retired Teachers’ Get-together

OCEAN PARK – Retired teachers are invited to meet for coffee and conversation at Adelaide’s in Ocean Park at 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 2. Contact Robert Brake at 665-2784 or oobear@centurytel.net for more information or to confirm your plan to attend.

Art around town

ILWACO – October brings new artwork from Peninsula Arts Association to the Pacific County Building and Ocean Beach Hospital. Vivian Easter and Sharon Bernasek will show their watercolors at the Pacific County Building. At Ocean Beach Hospital will be a special show which includes a sampling of the ribbon winners from the PAA Spring Art Show. Artists include Andrea Traphagen, Maxine Brown, Judy Leonard, Carol Johnson, Ruth Carpenter, Ruth Spani-Phinney, Marilyn Casey, Vickie Starr Wilburn, Theodore Diebold, Elizabeth Bonn-Zimmerman, Marie Wagner, Bernie Elliott, Carol Olson, Rose Power, Bonnie Cozby, Marty Blount and Rick Houston. Do yourself a favor and stop by to see these fine examples of local art.

AA meeting

OCEAN PARK – AA meets each Monday and Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Ocean Park United Methodist Church located at 1202 262nd Place in Ocean Park. Everyone is welcome. For more information call 642-8449.

Saturday, Oct. 3″Three Cups of Tea”

NASELLE – Naselle Timberland Library is hosting a book discussion from 10 a.m. to noon on Oct. 3 for adults. Join in a discussion of “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace … One School at a Time” by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, who show how simple acts can make a great difference in people’s lives, even from half a world away. This program is being held in conjunction with the regularly scheduled PageTurners discussion and is outside regular library open hours. The library will be open only for the program. For more information call 484-3877.

Blessing animals

OCEAN PARK – Pastor Linda Smith of Ocean Park Lutheran Church will be holding a Blessing of the Animals Service on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. outside the church at 24002 “U” Street, Ocean Park. Call 665-6344 for more information.

Orchid Society Show & Sale

SEASIDE – The Sunset Empire Orchid Society presents its 13th annual show and sale Saturday, Oct. 3 from noon to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Bob Chisholm Community Senior Center at 1225 Avenue “A” in Seaside. Repotting will be available. For more information, contact Monica at 503-861-1344 or Georgia at 665-5565.

“Trial By Fork”

ILWACO – On Saturday, Oct. 3 at 2 p.m., the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum and Humanities Washington present “Trial by Fork: Formal Victorian Dining Demystified” with historian Tames Alan. With this presentation Alan brings to life the Victorian era, when a formal dinner setting easily became a trial by fork. Explore a time of forgotten elegance, when one changed into dinner clothes and chose jewelry to reflect candlelight, where setting the table was an art, and serving a meal a well-choreographed dance. Tames will explain the mysteries of a formal 12-course Victorian dinner, from the menu and place setting, to what dishes were served with each course. Also covered will be suitable conversation topics when in the presence of ladies and how formal Victorian manners became modern good manners. Call the museum at 642-3446 for information.

Red Hats meet

OCEAN PARK – The Red Hats Cranberry Queens annual fun auction starts at noon on Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Ocean Park fire station on Ridge Road. There will be a silent auction and election of a new Queen Mum. Please bring finger food to share at the potluck. Ladies are welcome who are not members. For more information call Queen Mum Donna at 665-2336.

Sunday, Oct. 4100 Days of Color

SURFSIDE – The Surfside Community Relations Committee is sponsoring a bulb container demonstration with Teresa Millner of the Planter Box on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. at the Skating Lake Cabana located at 30012 W Street in Surfside. She will be planting a large container with a range of early flowering bulbs to late flowering bulbs that should produce flowers from February through June. Once planted, the container will be at the Surfside office for all to enjoy. In addition two smaller containers of bulbs will be planted for a raffle and Teresa will have some bulb collections available to purchase. A map is available at the Surfside office if you need directions, and the cabana provides shelter and a fireplace if the weather does not cooperate. For further information, contact Merri at 665-2622 or Georgia at 665-5565.

Bingo at the Elks

LONG BEACH – Play bingo Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays at the Long Beach Elks from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Doors open at noon. Bingo is open to the public. Call 642-2651 for more information.

Blessing of the Animals

OCEAN PARK – Pastor Rene Devantier of the Ocean Park United Methodist Church will lead a Blessing of the Animals service at the church on Sunday Oct. 4, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The church is located at 1202 262 Place in Ocean Park. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information call 360-951-9290 or 665-4177.

Monday, Oct. 5Candidates forum

ILWACO – Ilwaco Merchants are sponsoring a candidates forum on Monday, Oct. 5 at the Ilwaco Community Building, 156 N. 1st Avenue. The doors open at 5:30 p.m., the forum runs from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. All with an interest are invited to come and meet the candidates.

AARP meeting

KLIPSAN – The first meeting of AARP after the summer break is Oct. 5 at noon at the Peninsula Senior Activity Center in Klipsan. On the agenda is the installation of new officers for the year, who include: Pat Smith, president; Patty Koskela, vice president; Doris Shoemaker, secretary; Lucile Lee, treasurer. The board includes: Ruby Moore, Deloras Carr, Evelyn Benge and Jeanne Zubal. This is a potluck meeting. Call 665-3999 for more information.

Launch closed

ILWACO – The boat launch at Cape Disappointment State Park will be closed due to construction until Dec. 11. Contact the park office at 642-3078 for more information.

Dance classes

ILWACO – River City School on Lake Street in Ilwaco offers a variety of classes each Monday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Classes include ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop and more and are open to those three-years-old and up. Call 642-8707 for details.

Tuesday, Oct. 6’Fruitcakes’ tryouts

ILWACO – Four men, four women and 13 children are needed for the Peninsula Players’ December production of “Fruitcakes.” Tryouts will be Oct. 6, 7 and 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the 2nd Story Playhouse, 108 Spruce Street in Ilwaco. Call Sherry Ahlers, director at 642-7203 for more information.

Library meeting

NASELLE – The Friends of the Naselle Timberland Library will meet at 6 p.m., Oct. 6, at the library. This meeting is open to the public and new members are welcome. For more information call 484-3877.

“The Red Tent”

OCEAN PARK – Ocean Park Timberland Library is hosting a book discussion for adults from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 6. Join in a discussion of “The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant. For more information call 665-4184.

Studying the Book of Acts

SEAVIEW – The study of the book of Acts happens at 10:30 a.m., each Tuesday at the Peninsula Church Center, 5000 “N” Place in Seaview. Tom Schaffer, a renowned Bible teacher, leads this class. Everyone is welcome.

Do Nothing Club

OCEAN PARK – The men’s “Do Nothing Club” or “Wife’s Relief” invites local men to join them in doing nothing (well practically). The group meets every Tuesday at 10 a.m. at 24002 “U” Street. Come play pool, cribbage, chess, checkers, or just sit around and talk. Meet and make some new friends. For more information, call Jack McBride at 665-2721 or Jim Wirth at 665-2420.

Encore meeting

SEASIDE – The West Lake Chinese Restaurant at 1480 S. Roosevelt Drive in Seaside will host the ENCORE “Lunch Bunch” on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 12:30 p.m. Members are encouraged to wear their nametags, their fall colors, and to bring guests. A prize will be awarded by a drawing from names of members present. For further information, call Madeline Gobel, coordinator at 503-325-3330, or Paula Duncan, at the CCC Community Education office toll-free number at 866-252-8767. ENCORE (Exploring New Concepts of Retirement Education) is an association of retirement-age people who share a love of learning and the desire to meet new friends.

Wednesday, Oct. 7 Classic Movies at Neptune

LONG BEACH – The Neptune Twin Cinemas offers family and classic movies with no charge for admission, subject to capacity. All family and classic shows begin at 1 p.m. The movie on Oct. 7 is “A Matter of Life and Death” starring David Niven and Kim Hunter. 1946. 164 min.

Future EventsEmergency management

SOUTH BEND – The Pacific County Emergency Council meets at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8 at the Pacific County Emergency Operations Center at the courthouse in South Bend. This meeting is open to the public. Call 875-9340 or 642-9340 for more information.

Transit board meeting

RAYMOND – Pacific Transit System will hold its regular quarterly board meeting at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 216 N. 2nd Street in Raymond. Public comment will be accepted on the 2010 Operating and Capital Budget. The public is invited to attend.

Hospice Memorial

OCEAN PARK – From 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, there will be a celebration of life memorial gathering for all who have lost someone over the last year. Sponsored by Harbors Home Health and Hospice, this event is open to all and will be held at Ocean Park Lutheran Church at 240th and “U” Streets. For more information call Harbors at 642-3623.

39th Art Show

OCEAN PARK – PAA invites artists to participate in the upcoming 39th Annual Fall Art Show, set for Oct. 9, 10, 11 and 12, at the World Kite Museum in Long Beach. The show is open to all PAA members in good standing. Information on joining PAA is listed on the Web site at www.beachartist.org. Membership is currently $20 a year and runs from January to December. Interested artists may call Bonnie Cozby at 665-6041 to receive registration packets.

Pancake breakfast

KLIPSAN – The Peninsula Senior Activity Center is holding their fundraising pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 10. This is a great deal and is open to the public. For just $5 for adults and $3 for children, you have a choice of pancakes, scrambled eggs and sausage or biscuits and gravy with scrambled eggs; a beverage is also included. Call 665-3999 for information.

Chinook Tribal meeting

ASTORIA – The Chinook Tribal Council meets at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Neutel Room at Fort Clatsop in Astoria. Tribal members are encouraged to attend. There will be the usual potluck luncheon. If you have questions call 875-6670.

Book signing

NAHCOTTA – Bailey’s Café in Nahcotta is hosting a book signing for author and historian Sydney Stevens’ newest book, “North Beach Peninsula’s IR&N” from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., on Oct. 11. All are welcome. Call 665-4716 for more information.

Great Columbia Crossing

MEGLER – Registration is now open for the 28th Annual Great Columbia Crossing set for Sunday, Oct. 11. The event provides the only opportunity all year when runners or walkers can cross the Astoria-Megler Bridge on foot from the Dismal Nitch Rest Area in Washington to the Port of Astoria. Registration is open online, by mail or in person at 111 West Marine Drive in Astoria. For more information go to www.greatcolumbiacrossing.com or call 503-325-6311.

Radar Ridge Wind Project

LONG BEACH – Discovery Coast Audubon Society will host a presentation on the “Proposed Radar Ridge Wind Project” on Oct. 12, at 7 p.m., at the PUD auditorium on Sandridge Road. Julie Sackett, assistant regional manager for asset management with Department of Natural Resources, and Dave Kobes, of Energy Northwest will be discussing the electricity that can be available from wind turbines after the current contract expires. Energy Northwest provides electricity, at cost, to public utilities and municipalities. Come and learn about the wind turbines and how this will benefit Pacific County. It is interesting to learn where we can get electricity after the current contract expires. You are welcome on to attend. For more information call 642-1310.

PC Democrats

SOUTH BEND – The Pacific County Democrats meet at 7 p.m., on Monday, Oct. 12 at the courthouse annex in South Bend. For information e-mail Marshall Tate at pcd@pondhouse.com, 665-0102 or 665-0023.

Legion meeting

ILWACO – Members of the Don R. Grable American Legion Post No. 48 and Auxiliary Unit No. 48 will meet at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. for a potluck followed by meetings. Bring your favorite dish and join veterans and their families. For further information, call Commander Chuck Schussman at 665-6010 or President Janet Easley at 665-5580.

Ready!

LONG BEACH – Ocean Beach School District is offering “Ready! A Seminar for Parents” from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. beginning Wednesday, Oct. 14. The first session is for children who are zero to two years old. The Oct. 21 session is for children that are two to four years old; and the third session on Nov. 4 is for children four and five years old. This seminar will provide parents with information about how your child learns, as well as materials and activities you can use at home to make learning easy and fun. You’ll go home with some wonderful, free toys! For more information or reserve a free spot, call Jona at 642-1319.

Ready, respond, recover

LONG BEACH – Pacific County Economic Development Council is holding the second session of Ready, Respond, Recover from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 at the Chautauqua Lodge in Long Beach. The one-day conference is $25 and includes lunch and admission. Open to businesses in Pacific and Wahkiakum counties this conference will provide information about securing facilities, communicating with customers, handling money, and more in the event of a disaster. For more information or to register call 360-875-9330 or via e-mail at edcpcog@pacificedc.org.

Master Gardeners meet

ILWACO – The Clatsop County Master Gardeners meet on Oct. 15 at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, 115 SE Lake Street in Ilwaco. The business meeting starts at 11 a.m., and the guest speaker begins at noon. The guest speaker, Kathleen Sayce, will be speaking on using native plants in your garden. After the talk, tours will be given in the Discovery Garden at the museum. Sayce is the science officer at ShoreBank Pacific. For information call Jane at 503-325-9026.

Benefit Golf Tournament

LONG BEACH – A golf tournament sponsored by the Peninsula Rotary to benefit the local Christmas Angel Program, which provides Christmas presents to local children in need, will be held on Oct. 17, with a 11 a.m. start time. The cost is $50, which includes lunch at the Peninsula Golf Course and prizes. Contact Don at 642-4587 or via e-mail at don.parsons.lo17@statefarm.com or Peninsula Golf at 642-2828.

Gifts That Make a Difference

CLATSOP – Over a hundred non-profits serve the residents of Clatsop and Pacific counties, providing food, housing, clothing, care, education, recreation, counseling, spiritual support and a wide array of arts and entertainment. During this year’s holiday season, the public will get the chance to say thank you in a way that’s fun, festive and supportive. Gifts That Make a Difference will take place Saturday, Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the Liberty Theater, and all non-profits in Clatsop and Pacific counties are invited to register to be part of this event. This is an alternative gifts fair where holiday shoppers donate to participating non-profits in the names of people on their gift lists. This year, for the first time, donations may be made in volunteer hours, as well as cash contributions. Non-profits may also sell items related to their work, like tickets, scholarships and fundraising items. Registration is now open for all non-profits in Clatsop and Pacific counties. Early registration (through Oct. 11) is $15. Registration is $20 from Oct. 12 through Dec. 12. There are three ways to register: in person at Lucy’s Books in Astoria or at The Paper Clip in Seaside, by phone at 503-325-6886, or online at www.GiftsFair.TitanicLifeboatAcademy.org.

Fall back

UNITED STATES – Nov. 1 is the date that Daylight Saving Time ends and you should turn your clocks back one hour to standard time. The official time change occurs at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November. This is also a good time to check all the smoke detectors in your home and change the batteries.

AARP Driving class

KLIPSAN BEACH – The driver-safety class scheduled for Nov. 9 and Nov. 10 at the Peninsula Senior Center has been cancelled due to the instructor being seriously ill. The class will be rescheduled at a later date.