Community Calendar: 3.16.11

Published 5:00 pm Monday, March 14, 2011

Wednesday, March 16

Grange meeting

LONG BEACH The Long Beach Grange at 5715 Sandridge Road is holding their monthly potluck meeting from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., March 16. Come check out the grange and see what its all about. Everyone is welcome. Call Anna Klingler at 642-3895 for information.

Diabetes Support Group 

OCEAN PARK The next meeting of the Diabetes Support Group will be held at a different location Ocean Park Lutheran Church at 240th and U Street from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., March 16. The theme for the group, lead by Deanna Duret, MA RD LD, CDE, is Eat Right with Color.  For questions call 642-6308 or 642-6314.

Women in Business mtg

LONG BEACH The next Women in Business meeting is from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., March 16 at the PUD building on Sandridge Road. The theme this meeting is a new comers program. This is an event to help everyone get to know each other and what you have to offer. R.S.V.P. to Candace at scribecandace@netzero.net.

Womens group

OCEAN PARK A womens spiritual growth group is from 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., Wednesdays at the home of Mace Kahlsdorf in Ocean Park. Rev. Mary Evelyn Long will lead this group. Call 665-5300 or 665-6691 for more information.

DAR meeting

WARRENTON Astoria Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution meets March 16 at 10 a.m. at the home of Sue Glen. Please note time change. Regent Evelyn Laughman will present a program on veterans. Following the meeting there will be a supplemental workshop on preparing applications. For information contact Sue Glen 503-861-0574 or Evelyn Laughman 503-325-4683.

Alanon family group 

SEAVIEW Peninsula Alanon Family Group meets on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 4603 Pacific Highway. This is a confidential fellowship for persons with friends or family members affected by alcohol. Call 642-2611 if you have questions.

Neptune Classic Movies 

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 March 16 is Follow the Fleet starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. 1936. 110 min.

Thursday, March 17

Commercial fishermen

ASTORIA Attention commercial fishermen a two-day drill conductor course will be offered March 17 and March 18 from 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., free of charge at Clatsop Community Colleges MERTS campus. This marine safety and survival training will soon be required by federal regulations. Space is limited, so please pre-register by calling 503-240-9337. Topics of instruction include personal safety gear and kit, safety regulations, onboard drills, dewatering pumps, coldwater survival skills, hypothermia, patching and plugging, immersion suits, personal floatation devices, and much more. Participants will develop and hone skills in the use of onboard safety equipment. Sign up today!

DivorceCare

OCEAN PARK DivorceCare is a weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced. Its a place where you can be around people who understand what you are feeling and where you can hear valuable information about ways to heal from the hurt of divorce. DivorceCare groups meet every Thursday night from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., starting March 17. (open enrollment) for 13 weeks at Peninsula Baptist Church, 23802 Pacific Hwy, Ocean Park. Call 665-5100 for more information.

Gardening chat

OCEAN PARK Join us for an informal gardening chat at the Ocean Park Library community room at 2 p.m., March 17. The topic is beginning to plan this summers edible gardens tour. Call Lisa at 665-3061 with questions.

Pre-Register for Kindergarten

PENINSULA Kindergarten pre-registration is being held for all Peninsula children who will be five years old on or before Aug. 31. You may pre-register your child at Ocean Park Elementary School or at Long Beach Elementary anytime between 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.  during the month of March. Cranberry Road is the dividing line; children living north of Cranberry will attend Ocean Park School, and those south of Cranberry will attend Long Beach Elementary. Please bring your childs birth certificate and immunization record (copies or originals). Your child does not need to be at pre-registration. If you have any questions, please call 665-4815 for Ocean Park or 642-3242 for Long Beach.

Art Around Town

PENINSULA Peninsula Arts Association has something to brighten your day three local artists are showcasing some of their work during March and April. At Ilwaco Library are paintings from Joan Taplin, at Ocean Beach Hospital enjoy paintings by Judy Leonard and Aileen Roberts and at the county building on Sandridge Road are painting from Jean Nitzel and Ruth Carpenter. 

Friday, March 18

Quilt Show

ILWACO Peninsula Quilt Guild is holding their 16th Annual Quilt Show Quilting at the Beach at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco, Friday, March 18 and Saturday March 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, March 20 from noon to 4 p.m. The exhibition includes quilts of all types and sizes and will fill three galleries. Call 642-3446 if you have questions.

Clam bunch

LONG BEACH The Long Beach Grange at 5715 Sandridge Road is holding a brunch daily at 10 a.m., March 18 through March 20. Everyone is welcome. Call 642-3895 for information.

Agatha Christie mystery

RAYMOND The Willapa Players production of The Hollow by famed mystery author Agatha Christie continues with performances set for Friday, March 18; Saturday, March 19; Friday, March 25; Saturday, March 26, and a Sunday matinee on March 27.  Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. at the Hannan Playhouse on Eighth Street in Raymond. Willapa Players veteran actors Tena Boggs, Jenny Allan, Scott Cowell, Mike Williams, Dotsi Graves, Jim White, Gracie Manlow and Dani Massin are joined by a couple of outstanding newcomers Shawn Friese and Bob Parks. Completing the cast are two young adults Kelly Rockett and Rebecca Manlow. Tickets are $8 and are available at South Bend Pharmacy, Everybodys Video and More in Raymond, and at the door the evening of the performance.

Veterans hotline

PACIFIC COUNTY Military members, veterans and their families are encouraged to use the suicide hotline specifically for armed services personnel at 800-273-8255 (press one). In addition mental health appointments are available by calling 503-273-5058.

Al-Anon 

KLIPSAN An Al-Anon daytime group meets on a new day of the week Fridays from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the meeting room at Golden Sands Assisted Living. Find help and hope and how to deal in a healthy way, in a safe environment. Call 665-5300 for more information. 

Saturday, March 19

RFL Rally & Pancake Feed

LONG BEACH The Long Beach Relay for Life is hosting a free pancake breakfast on Saturday, March 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Chautauqua Lodge meeting room, 304 14th Street NW in Long Beach. Stop in to enjoy a free breakfast and meet your 2011 Long Beach Relay for Life teams. This event will highlight the local relay set for June 24 and June 25 and will share some of the exciting activities that are planned. Guests will also have the opportunity to meet some local cancer survivors. Donations will gladly accepted at the breakfast, but are most definitely not required.

Whateverly Brothers

SEAVIEW The Whateverly Brothers will perform at the Souwester Lodge at 38th and J Place in Seaview on March 19 at 7:30 p.m. Come listen and enjoy their eclectic, fun-filled music. A donation to charity is suggested. Please call 642-2541 to reserve your seat, as space is limited.

Night of blues

ILWACO Saturday, March 19, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Peninsula Players presents A Night of Blues with North Coast Blues and friends at the River City Theater, 127 Lake Street SE in Ilwaco. A trio consisting of The Swing Cats Richard Thomasian on guitar and Dan Golden on bass and drummer Clint Carter from the Buoy 10 band, North Coast Blues plays a variety of blues, funk and rock n roll and will feature guest musicians in its shows, including lead guitarist John Arevalo and Ken Honey Bucket Johnson. Arevalo played lead guitar for the Righteous Brothers band and is currently the lead guitarist and a vocalist for Ilwacos Buoy 10 band and has a solo act as well. Johnson is a founding member of the Hudson Rocket Band from Portland and the organizer of Blues By The Sea. With the guitar work of Thomasian and Arevalo combined on one stage, this show is one you dont want to miss. Beer and wine will be available. Tickets are $10 and the proceeds to benefit Peninsula Players, your community theater group. Tickets and information are available at the Imperial Schooner Restaurant in Ilwaco, or call 642-8667.

Food/Farm Summit

CATHLAMET The Wahkiakum Food and Farm Network and the Wahkiakum WSU Extension and Master Gardeners present the seventh annual Food and Farm Summit on Saturday, March 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at JA Wendt Elementary School in Cathlamet. The cost is $25 per person (advanced registration by March 15) and includes a day of informative workshops for urban and rural growers, continental breakfast and lunch. Admission at the door the day of the event is $30 per person. The keynote speaker is Ed Hume. Workshops that will be offered include: Edible Landscaping with Vern Nelson, garden writer for the Oregonian; Northwest Vegetable Gardening with Ed Hume, gardening personality and host of the weekly television show Gardening in America; Small Farm Farming and Making a Living and Surviving for 30 years on a Small Farm with Beverly Klock a local blueberry farmer; and Organic and Sustainable Farming for the Little Guy with Charles Benbrook, agricultural consultant with Benbrook Consulting Services. For more information call Kim Howell at 360-431-5133.

AAUW tea

LONG BEACH The Willapa Chapter of the AAUW will present the annual Treasures of Time Tea Saturday, March 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Elks Lodge in Long Beach. This year celebrates National Womens History month with a presentation representing Mary Ann Dickenson Adair, Marilla Washburn Bailley, and Bethenia Owens-Adair, three pioneer women of the Northwest, their stories and experiences in a conversation onstage while high tea is enjoyed by the audience. AAUW scholarship awards will be presented to local high school women, and Pat Donnelly, a former scholarship recipient will give a musical performance. Tickets are $20 per person or $10 for children 12 and under, and are available at Okies Thriftway, Sweet Williams, Long Beach Pharmacy or at AAUW, P.O. Box 385 Long Beach WA 98631. All proceeds go to AAUW Young Womens Scholarship Fund for Ilwaco High School.

Sunday, March 20

Winter heating help

PACIFIC COUNTY Coastal Community Action is making appointments for those who are income eligible for energy assistance. Call 533-5100 or 800-828-4883 to get more information.

WellSpring grants

PACIFIC COUNTY WellSpring Community Network is currently accepting applications for mini-grant activities from groups who serve children and/or families in the Long Beach Peninsula or Naselle communities.Past grants have been awarded for parenting enrichment classes, summer band camp, basketball camp, and youth adventure programs, among many others. Awards range between $50 and $500, on average. The application deadline is March 31, and all grant funding must be spent by June 30. To obtain an application, visit www.wellspringpacific.com or call 360-783-1090.

Monday, March 21

Legion Boys and Girls State

PENINSULA Applications are due March 21 for the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary Boys State and Girls State at Central Washington University.  These programs are open to any high school junior who is going on to their senior year.  The young people selected to attend will spend a week at Central Washington University learning about American government.  Girls State is held from June 12 to June 18; Boys State is held from June 19 to June 25. Participants will experience the nations premiere youth leadership and government program.  They will build their very own government from the ground up. Students have the opportunity to live in a college dorm. They will experience working with other motivated boys or girls under supervision of people interested in helping them develop leadership skills. The American Legion and The American Legion Auxiliary pay tuition costs. Questions may be directed to Terry Bryan for Boys State at 642-2041 or Connie Soditus for Girls State at 665-6626.

Cooking class

LONG BEACH On Monday, March 21 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., come to a cooking class on the advantages of a vegetarian diet. The class is offered free of charge at the Long Beach Seventh-day Adventist Church at 2707 Pacific Ave., North in Long Beach, and include demonstrations and tasting. The classes are designed to help attendees work to have the best health they can in an imperfect world. For information you can call 642-5905.

Kneedle Knight

ILWACO Knit? Crochet? Lap quilt? Other? Bring your portable project and a friend for an evening of fun now every Monday night from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Ocean Beach Hospital Lobby. For more information, contact Joan at 642-6459.

Lupus & Fibromyalgia 

SEASIDE The Northcoast Lupus and Fibromyalgia Support Group meets on March 21 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the education center at the Seaside Hospital. The speaker will be Barbara Kauffman, MScH who will talk about homeopathic medicine. Kauffman has more than 15 years experience as a classical homeopath. If you have any questions, please call Sheila at 665-4870 or Carol at 503-325-1100. 

Scholastic Book Fair

OCEAN PARK Ocean Park Elementary will host an Scholastic Book Fair on March 21 through March 25. The Book Fair helps raise funds for purchasing books for the school library. Hours are Monday, March 21, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., is a viewing day; Tuesday, March 22 through Thursday, March 24, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., are purchasing days as is Friday, March 25 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Trollers meeting

ILWACO The Washington Trollers Association will meet in Ilwaco, at the port office on Monday, March 21 at 6 p.m. They will be discussing the options for the 2011 Commercial Troll Fishery. Any interested trollers are encouraged to attend. Call Kim at 360-753-6917 or e-mail khreisbick@comcast.net

AA meetings

OCEAN PARK and SEAVIEW Alcoholics Anonymous has two group meetings on the Peninsula. The Ocean Park group meets at 7:30 p.m., at the Ocean Park Methodist Church at 1202 262nd Place on Mondays and Fridays. The second group meets seven days a week at 6:30 a.m., noon and 8 p.m., at 4603 Pacific Highway in Seaview. For more information you can call 642-2902 or go to http://area72aa.org.

North Beach Water

OCEAN PARK The North Beach Water District Board of Commissioners meets at 6 p.m., March 21 at the district office at 25902 Vernon Ave. Call 665-4144 with questions.

Tuesday, March 22

Beginning Birding

LONG BEACH Discovery Coast Audubon Societys Education Coordinator, Mary Atherton will teach a free one-hour beginning birding class emphasizing vultures, hawks, falcons, and eagles on Tuesday, March 22 at 2 p.m., in the conference room at Lighthouse Oceanfront Resort in Long Beach. The facility is handicapped accessible. For a complete list of future birding classes visit www.meetup.com/Discovery-Coast or call 665-5975.

Masonic meeting

ILWACO Occident Lodge No. 99 meets at noon every Tuesday for a no host luncheon at the Imperial Schooner Restaurant at the Port of Ilwaco. Sojourners are welcome. For information call Jim at 665-6577 or Norm at 642-2258.

Kiwanis

LONG BEACH The Ilwaco-Long Beach Kiwanis meets at noon the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the El Compadre Restaurant at 1900 Pacific Avenue in Long Beach. Call 665-2598 for further information.

Sees Candies

LONG BEACH From now through April 1, Amanda and Marlene are selling Sees candies at the Chinook Observer, with half of all sales proceeds going directly to the Chinook Observer Relay for Life team, and from there, to the American Cancer Society. There is a good variety to choose from including truffles, assorted chocolates, assorted gourmet lollypops, peanut butter eggs, Bordeaux eggs, fluffy chicks and more. If theres anything youd like to order, call 642-8181 or stop by 205 Bolstad Avenue East, Suite 2 in Long Beach.

Rotary

SEAVIEW The Southwest Pacific County Peninsula Rotary Club meets Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m., at the 42nd Street Café in Seaview. For more information contact Club President Lynn Raymer at 665-2685 or go to www.beachrotary.org.

Wednesday, March 23

Free tax help

OCEAN PARK Seniors and low-income taxpayers can get free help with their 2010 Federal income taxes at the Ocean Park Timberland Library on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., through April 13. No appointment is needed this is a sign in and wait your turn service. Please bring all current tax records (including all amounts of rebates/credits received in 2010), plus a copy of all 2009 tax records/return. If you need more information, call Yvonne Howell at 665-5845. (Tax help at the Ilwaco Community Building will not be available, so plan to come to Ocean Park.)

Backpack ministry

OCEAN PARK The Ocean Park United Methodist Church and the Kiwanis Club of Ilwaco and Long Beach are seeking donations of money or various food items in individual serving sizes to put in backpacks to send home with needy children in our community who dont have food to eat on the weekends. Some of the items needed include: V-8 juice or 100 percent orange juice, hot chocolate, oatmeal, cold cereal, granola bars, breakfast bars, muffins, bagels, bread, crackers, peanut butter and jelly, fruit cups, canned fruit, fresh fruit, chili, tuna kits, macaroni and cheese singles, Top Ramen, ravioli, soups, raisins, pudding cups, applesauce, string cheese and similar. If you have questions call 665-4177 or mail your monetary donation to Food4Kids, c/o Ocean Park United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 326, Ocean Park, WA 98640.

Neptune Classic Movies 

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 March 23 is Overboard starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. 1987. 112 min.

Future Events

The Fantasticks

ILWACO Tickets are now on sale for Peninsula Players presentation of The Fantasticks, book and lyrics by Tom Jones, music by Harvey Schmidt. This show is set for 7 p.m., March 25 and March 26, April 1 and April 2 and April 8 and April 9; and at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 27, April 3 and April 10 in the River City Theater, 127 Lake St SE in Ilwaco.. Rita Smith will direct this performance. Tickets are $15 and will be available at the Imperial Schooner in Ilwaco, Stormin Normans in Long Beach and at Okies Thriftway in Ocean Park. Call 642-8667 if you have questions.

Vegetable/Flower Gardens

RAYMOND The WSU Master Gardeners in conjunction with Grays Harbor College are offering a free workshop on vegetable and flower seeds on Saturday, March 26, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Riverview Education Center, 600 Washington Ave., in Raymond. Topics will include information on buying and collecting seeds as well as starting seed indoors for subsequent outdoor planting or when to plant directly outdoors. The focus will be on varieties suitable for our short, and often, cool growing season. For more information, call 360-875-9466.

Limited parking

ILWACO On Thursday, March 24, parking at the Ilwaco Community Building will be limited as landscaping work will be performed outside the building that day. The library will remain open. 

AARP Driving Course

OCEAN PARK There will be an eight-hour AARP driver safety course at Peninsula Senior Activity Center on March 26 beginning at 8:30 a.m. Call the Peninsula Senior Activity Center at 665-3999 to register.

Republicans Gather 

SOUTH BEND On March 26 beginning at 5 p.m., the Pacific County Republicans will hold their annual Lincoln Day Dinner and observe the 100th anniversary of President Reagans birth. The event is at the Willapa Harbor Community Center at First and Alder in South Bend. The social hour, with silent auction and raffle, begins at 5 p.m., the prime rib dinner will begin at 6 p.m. Newly-elected Congresswoman from the 3rd Congressional District, Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler. Fresh will give an update on the latest news and efforts in the 112th Congress. Jaime will also speak about issues and Federal projects related to the local area. The keynote address will be given by Bill Bryant, president of the Seattle Port commission, who will talk on the Four Lessons on Liberty. Both speakers will be available for meet and greet during the social time. For more information, contact Brett Malin at 642-2444 or www.pacificgop.com.

Summer lunch meeting

LONG BEACH The Pacific County Healthy Communities Program is looking for ideas, input, volunteers and possible host sites for a new summer lunch program on the Peninsula. Come to a discussion at 10 a.m., March 29 at the south Pacific County administration building at 7013 Sandridge Road. Call Mary Goelz at 642-9349 for more information.

Free CPR

OCEAN PARK Pacific County Fire District No. 1 and the Ocean Park Eagles Auxiliary are working together to provide CPR training to the community for free. A CPR class will teach you how to recognize a heart attack and what you can do to help save someones life. The event is funded by grant monies secured by the Eagles Auxiliary, and the fire district provides instructors certified by the American Heart Association. The class will be held on Thursday, March 31 at 10 a.m., at 1412 262nd Place in Ocean Park. Please call Suzy at 665-6688 to reserve a space in the class.

Oysters and Art

ILWACO Peninsula Rotary is presenting their 6th Annual Oysters & Art Fundraiser on April 2, at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco. Oysters & Art is a benefit for youth programs, including the Boys and Girls Club of the Long Beach Peninsula, the Family Health Center at North Beach childrens dentistry program and the Peninsula Arts Associations Youth Scholarship Program, along with a small portion allocated to our International projects. In addition to the silent and live auctions, there will be delicacies from our areas top restaurants, great entertainment, exciting balloon popping and just an all around good time for everyone. Tickets are just $30 and may be purchased from any local Rotarian. For information call Cheri Diehl at 244-2660 or Judi Stidham at 642-0837. The SW Pacific County Peninsula Rotary Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization and artists may be entitled to a deduction as a charitable contribution. 

Casper Babypants

RAYMOND Pacific Countys Know and Grow Early Learning Coalition presents Casper Babypants live in concert at the Raymond Theater on Saturday, April 9, at 11 a.m. Chris Ballew, best known as the frontrunner for rock band the Presidents of the United States of America (PUSA), is Casper Babypants and has created a huge following with the preschool set with his hooky, cool and authentic pop. Tickets are $1 each and are on sale at the Raymond Theater, Coastal Community Action office, and WSU Extension office. Tickets will also be available at the door. Call 875-8194 for information.

Scholarship Applications

OCEAN PARK Peninsula Arts Association awards an annual High School Graduate Scholarship to a student from the Ocean Beach or Naselle/Grays River School districts. Graduating seniors, planning to pursue an education in the arts, are urged to contact their school scholarship director and ask about the possibilities of applying for this $1,000 award. To be eligible for the PAA Scholarship, students must have developed an interest in art, completed 11th grade and maintained a minimum of 2.5 GPA. Applicants must attend high school in the previously mentioned school districts, or live and be home schooled locally.  Along with references, referrals and school transcripts, the applicants are asked to write an essay on their future art plans and present a portfolio of work during a follow-up interview. Any graduate interested in pursuing further art related education, through workshop classes, college courses, apprenticeships and such may apply.  Application deadline is April 15. For more information call PAA President Sue Raymond at 665-1375, email sray5406@cox.net or visit the website at www.beachartist.org.

Farmers Market volunteers

LONG BEACH The Columbia-Pacific Farmers Market will get off the ground in May. An authentic farmers market, this event will be exclusively a food market dedicated to showcasing the spectacular eats of the Columbia-Pacific region and to supporting and celebrating the hardworking people who bring those foods to our community. The market will include 20 or so farmers, ranchers, fishers, growers, and package food producers, and will also feature entertainment and games. It will be a place to meet your neighbor every Friday afternoon/evening and have fun! Many volunteers will be needed each week from noon until 7:30 p.m., mid-May through September. Please contact Gayle Borchard at 642-4421 or planner@longbeachwa.gov if you wish to volunteer.

PC Democrats Scholarships

PACIFIC COUNTY The Pacific County Democrats will award up to two $500 scholarships will be awarded to Pacific County high school graduates by the Pacific County Democrats. Home-schooled graduates are also encouraged to apply. Applicants will be evaluated on four weighted qualifications: Academic achievement (types of classes as well as overall grade point average); political, school and community activism (leadership and participation); financial need; and relationship to, or sponsorship by, a Pacific County Democrat club member.  Scholarships will be paid at the completion of the first term of school, following reception of an official college transcript showing satisfactory completion, and must be used within one academic year unless an extension is requested and approved. Application packets are available through the scholarship advisor at all county high schools and can also be found on the PCD website www.pacificcountydemocrats.com. Application should be completed and returned to the PCD, P.O. Box 455, South Bend, WA 98586 and must be postmarked no later than May 1. For additional information contact Pacific County Democrats pcd@pondhouse.com.