Community Calendar: 2.1.2012

Published 4:00 pm Monday, January 30, 2012

Wednesday, Feb. 1

NOAA Weather Radio Program

    PENINSULA The Pacific County Emergency Management Agency is participating in a NOAA Weather Radio Program designed to educate the public on the warnings and alerts that may be issued from the National Weather Service. On Feb. 1 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., a training will be held at Fire District No. 1 at 26110 Ridge Avenue and then from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., that evening at the Ilwaco Community Building at 158 First Avenue North. Program participants will learn important information about tsunamis and how to make a home preparedness kit during a presentation by the Washington State Emergency Management Division. By attending the presentation, participants will be eligible to receive a NOAA weather radio at no cost (if they meet the specified income levels). Residents of the Long Beach, Ilwaco, and Ocean Park vicinity are all welcome to attend this training; however, radios are limited to the first 50 residents per presentation who meet the specified income levels. Programming assistance will be provided. Please contact the PCEMA office at 875-9409 for more information.

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

    CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT Attend a meeting of the local U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 62 and see what this organization is all about. They are the uniformed volunteer component of the United States Coast Guard that supports the Coast Guard in nearly all of the services missions. Two of their purposes are safety of life upon navigable waters and the promotion of efficiency in the operation of pleasure craft. Anyone age 17 and older is welcome to join. The group meets on the mess deck of USCG Station Cape Disappointment at 7 p.m., Feb. 1. Any questions may be directed to Lee at 665-6882 or Ron at 503-803-3380.

Grief support

    SEAVIEW A Grief Support Group meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m., in the fireside room at Peninsula Church Center at 5000 N Place in Seaview. Call 800-772-1319 if you have questions, or just come to this support group.

Big Book meeting

    OCEAN PARK The Ocean Park Big Book meeting is at 6 p.m. each Wednesday at Ocean Park Methodist Church at 1202 262nd Place. All are welcome. For information call Jeannie at 665-3831.

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 Feb. 1 is Gigi, starring Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier. 1958. 117 min.

Thursday, Feb. 2

Living Well Workshop

    ILWACO  Ocean Beach Hospital hosts the workshop, Living Well with Chronic Conditions, for six consecutive weeks through Feb. 23. Why come to the workshop? You can learn to live a healthy life with your chronic condition by managing your symptoms. The course is for 2.5 hours on six consecutive Thursdays in the Ocean Beach Hospital meeting rooms. The workshop is free. For any questions call Denise at 642-6308.

Film snob

    RAYMOND  Raymond Timberland Library presents How to be a Film Snob in a Month: Romance Movies, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Feb. 2 for teens and adults under 25. Have you ever been around a movie know-it-all? Learn about a new genre every month, so you can be the expert in your group. Meet to watch and discuss pivotal movies in the genre. This month come watch a romantic movie. Come with suggestions of movies that you think are important to the genre. This program takes place after the library closes. For more information call 942-2408.

Masons meet

    ILWACO On the first Thursday of each month, the Masonic Lodge Occident meets, with dinner at 6:30 p.m., and the meeting starting at 7 p.m. All Masons are welcome. Call 665-4618 if you have questions.

Toastmasters

    ILWACO  Ilwaco Toastmasters Night Owls group meets from     6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., the first and third Thursdays of each month at the Ilwaco Community Building. The Lunch Bunch group meets from noon to 1 p.m., on the second and fourth Mondays in the community room at the Ilwaco Community Building.

Free Thursdays

    ILWACO Thanks to the generous support of the Port of Ilwaco, 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., Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays. Bring the family and come see what treasures our local museum has to offer.

Line dancing

    LONG BEACH Line dancing on the Peninsula is offered at Long Beach Grange at 5715 Sandridge Road. Dancing for beginners is at       5 p.m.; intermediate dancing starts at 6 p.m.; and couples hit the floor at 7 p.m. each Thursday, except the fourth Thursday of the month. Everyone is welcome  the cost is just $3 per person per class. Come check out this fun activity. Call Linda at 783-2389 for more information.

Friday, Feb. 3

Womens Heart to Heart lunch

    ILWACO  Gwen Meyer, an advanced registered nurse practitioner from the Naselle Medical Clinic, will be one of three speakers featured at the annual Womens Heart to Heart lunch, Feb. 3 from       11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Long Beach Elks Lodge. Listen to Your Heart is the theme of this years forum, which focuses on the unique health issues women face. The event is co-sponsored by Ocean Beach Hospital Auxiliary and Gift Shop and Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics. In addition to Meyer, other speakers will include Dr. Pam Law, a naturopath from Portland, and Geri Marcus, the education manager at Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics. Meyers presentation is entitled What Is Your Blood Pressure Telling You? Laws presentation is entitled The Natural Path to a Healthier Heart. Marcus presentation is entitled Staying Alive: The Importance of Learning CPR. Tickets are available at Ocean Beach Hospital Gift Shop, Peninsula Pharmacies and Campiche Studios. The cost is $7 and includes a heart-healthy lunch. For more information, call Denise Ross, Ocean Beach Hospitals diabetes educator, at 642-6308.

CERT training

    ILWACO The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is offering training for disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact this area. The course is a total of 20 hours, spread over three instructional days. All course materials will be provided. In South County training is set for Friday, Feb. 3 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 11 from 8 a.m. to noon at Pacific Bible Church at 501 N. Highway 101 in Ilwaco. Register today by calling Natasha at 642-9409 or email nnesbitt@co.pacific.wa.us.

Pinochle

    LONG BEACH  Come play pinochle at Long Beach Coffee Roasters at 811 Pacific Hwy. South, each Friday beginning at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $1.50 and everyone is welcome. Call 642-2749 if you have questions.

LB Merchants

    LONG BEACH The Long Beach Merchants Association meets Friday, Feb. 3 at 8 a.m., at Bensons Restaurant, 504 S Pacific Ave., in Long Beach. For more information call Steven Linhart at 642-5625.

Al Anon family group

    KLIPSAN  An Al Anon family group meets from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 pm., every Friday in the conference room at Golden Sands at 21608 O Lane in Klipsan. The group is open to anyone who has been affected by alcohol use in a family member or friend. For information call 665-2510.

Saturday, Feb. 4

Perfect Garden Soil

    LONG BEACH On Saturday, Feb. 4 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., the Long Beach Grange, located at 5715 Sandridge Road, is hosting another community class during the Indoor Market. Come meet Ray Millner and Jim Karnofski, who will share their expertise on making the perfect garden soil. The class will concentrate on the concept that the best soil will produce the largest crop possible with the most taste, vitamins, and minerals. Jim will discuss the use of compost and bio-char to improve the productivity of your garden and to incorporate carbon-rich materials in the soil. This class is free to Grange members, $5 for non-members. For more information, contact 777-8898.

Craftspeople

    SKAMOKAWA  Redmen Hall, at 1391 SR-4 in Skamokawa, is opening on Feb. 4 with an exhibit by some of Wahkiakum Countys talented craftspeople. A kaleidoscope of Wahkiakum crafts will cover the range from well-known to new, from fabric arts to woodcarvings to tiles to ceramics and more. It will be a celebration of Wahkiakum talent. The Redmen Hall is open from noon to 4 p.m.. Cookies and hot cider will be served and the rest of Redmen Hall has been restocked with new books and gifts and spruced up historical exhibits. Call 795-8675 with questions.

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.

Sunday, Feb. 5

The Heart of the Museum

    ILWACO  The Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum has received a wide array of gifts over the past several years, from gift wrap imprinted with the Ilwaco Rail & Navigation Company locomotive, to a sled made from Columbia River Packing Association crates and many more. While they are not able to display all the wonderful donations to the museum, a cross-section of recent donations will be part of a special exhibition showing now through March 11.

Monday, Feb. 6

Strengthening families

    LONG BEACH  Parents and youth ages 10 to 14 are invited to a workshop entitled Strengthening Families to be held each Monday, starting Feb. 6 (except Feb. 20) through March 26. Dinner is at        5:30 p.m., class runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The seven sessions will include family discussions and games, a free meal, childcare, parent discussions and youth activities. The cost is $25, with scholarships available. To register call 783-2356.

AARP meeting

    KLIPSAN The next monthly meeting of American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) is at noon on Feb. 6, at the Peninsula Senior Activity Center in Klipsan. The Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) group will present their annual fashion show. This is a potluck meeting. Call Doris Shoemaker at 642-2205 for more information.

Bunco for kids food

    LONG BEACH Each Monday at 7 p.m., a fundraiser for the Long Beach Elks sponsored Food4Kids Program will be held. Everyone is welcome to come play bunco, with proceeds going to help purchase food for a backpack of healthy food and snacks to get kids in need through the weekend.

Tuesday, Feb. 7

Friends of the Library Meeting

    NASELLE Friends of the Naselle Timberland Library are having their annual meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Board positions will be filled and anyone interested in supporting the library is encouraged to come. They are also seeking new members for the board. Call 484-3877 with questions.

Book discussion

    OCEAN PARK  Ocean Park Timberland Library presents PageTurners Book Discussion, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 7 for adults. Join in a discussion of The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler. For more information call 665-4184.

Do Nothing Club

    OCEAN PARK Break away from the humdrum of everyday life and do absolutely nothing for a few hours as part of the Do Nothing Club. All men who want to have some fun on Tuesdays at 10 a.m., at the Ocean Park Lutheran Church at 24002 U Street in Ocean Park can just drop in. Pool, cribbage, exchanging stories and lunch are the order of the day. No membership, no officers and doing nothing are the goals of the group. For more information, call Jack McBride at 665-2721.

Wednesday, Feb. 8

Door of Hope shower

    SEAVIEW St. Marys Catholic Church in Seaview is having a baby shower, potluck and bingo in support of the Pregnancy Resource Center Door of Hope in Astoria, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 11:30 a.m. Anyone attending is asked to bring an unwrapped item for newborns to size 2T, in neutral colors, or diapers size 5 or 6, or boys socks or sleepers for newborns 0 to 3 months. Please call Janet Easley at 665-5580 with questions.

Working in the Shadows

    ASTORIA On Feb. 8, Gabriel Thompson, the author of Working in the Shadows: A Year of Doing The Jobs (Most) Americans Wont Do, will be in Astoria to discuss his book. Thompson will be speaking at noon at Clatsop Community College in Columbia Hall, room 219, and, at 6:30 p.m., at the Liberty Theater in the McTavish Room. These events are free and everyone is invited. In 2008, Thompson, who was born in Oregon, spent a year working undercover in several minimum-wage jobs in the lettuce fields of Arizona, a chicken processing plant in Alabama and delivering restaurant food on a bicycle in New York City. Thompsons book is the centerpiece of Clatsop Community Colleges Campus Reads program during the 2011-12 academic year. Copies are available for checkout in the CCC library and no library card is needed to check out a copy.

Be my Valentine

    NASELLE From 3:30 pm. to 4:30 p.m., on Feb. 8, all ages are invited to Naselle Timberland Library for Be My Valentine. Create beautiful valentine cards for family and friends. Share stories and songs, and enjoy a sweet treat. All materials will be provided. Refreshments provided by the Friends of the Naselle Timberland Library. For more information call 484-3877.

Ilwaco Merchants

    ILWACO  Ilwaco Merchants Association holds their monthly general membership meeting Feb. 8 at 8 a.m. at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum. For more information, please call Clint Carter at 642-8667.

Books & Crafts

    OCEAN PARK  Ocean Park Timberland Library presents After School Books and Crafts, from 3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., Feb. 8 for youth in grades first through sixth. Grab a friend and join library staff to find out about new books and make a seasonal celebratory craft as well. This months craft will celebrate Valentines Day. For more information call 665-4184.

Archery meeting

    LONG BEACH  Bear River Archers meet at 7:30 p.m., the second Wednesday of each month at the Bear River Archery range located at 85th and Sandridge, next to Lone Fir Cemetery. Anyone interested in archery and/or bowhunting is welcome to attend. For more information call 783-2453 or 783-1059.

Be my ValenTeen

    OCEAN PARK  On Feb. 8 from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., teens are encouraged to come to Ocean Park Timberland Library for Be My ValenTeen. Drop into this open studio and make your own valentines. The library provides the cards, lace, ribbons and other art supplies. You provide the creativity and heart. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Ilwaco and Ocean Park Timberland Libraries. For more information call 665-4184.

Big Book meeting

    OCEAN PARK The Ocean Park Big Book meeting is at 6 p.m. each Wednesday at Ocean Park Methodist Church at 1202 262nd Place. All are welcome. For information call Jeannie at 665-3831.

Caregivers support

    KLIPSAN  Caregivers Support Group meets at the PUD auditorium at 9610 Sandridge Road in Long Beach on Feb. 8 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.. For more information call Don Cantrell at 642-3787, ext. 203.

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 Feb. 8 is Kellys Hereos, starring Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles. 1970. 143 min.

Future Events

Bunco

    KLIPSAN  The Peninsula Bunco Club hosts a game the second Thursday of each month starting at 6 p.m., at the Peninsula Senior Activity Center in Klipsan Beach. The next game is Feb. 9. The public is welcome. There is a $6 charge for each player; $1 is for the use of the senior center and the other $5 goes towards the prize pay out at the end of the session. For information call Pamela at 360-318-4164.

Local DAR meeting

    OCEAN PARK  Ocian in View Chapter of DAR meets at 1 p.m., Feb. 10 in the Ocean Park library. Contact Mary Ellen Langridge at 665-5615 for more information.

Chinook Tribal Council

    ASTORIA  The Chinook Tribal Council meets at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria. Tribal members are encouraged to attend. There will be a potluck luncheon following. If you have questions, call 875-6670.

Valentines Dance

    ILWACO From 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., on Feb. 11, the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum on Lake Street in Ilwaco is holding a Valentines dance. There will be food and fun and 70s music and décor with 70s dress optional! Tickets will be available soon. Call 642-3446 for more information.

Ham Radio

    NASELLE  The Pacific County Amateur Radio Club meets the second Saturday of each month at 9 a.m., at Hunters Inn in Naselle. The next meeting is Feb. 11. Anyone interested in ham radio is encouraged to attend. For more information contact Dick Lemke at 665-2438 or Bob Cline at 665-4496.

Smorgasbord & meeting

    NASELLE The Pacific County Historical Society will hold its annual meeting at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Naselle-Grays River Valley High School. The event follows the always-popular Deep River American Legion Auxiliarys Valentine smorgasbord. This years program will feature LaRee Johnson of Astoria, who will present Fashion Before Freedom highlighting the history of fashion from the early 20th century. Johnson is the author of Ladies Vintage Accessories, which is in its fourth edition. Johnson has shared her extensive collection of vintage clothing and accessories with audiences throughout the Pacific Northwest for several years. The event is open to the public. For further information contact the Pacific County Museum in South Bend from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily or email museum@willapabay.org.

Chair Yoga

    RAYMOND  Senior Chair Yoga with instructor Tina Jaffe will begin Feb 13. Classes will be held on Mondays and Thursdays from    10 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the Pacific County Senior Center, 324 Jackson Street in Raymond. Yoga will be done in a chair and will be uncomplicated for seniors. Attendees should wear comfortable clothing and tennis shoes. This is open to men and women, ages 60 years and over. Cost is by donation. Call 942-5739 for more information.

Coastal Writers Critique

    LONG BEACH  Coastal Writers meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. in the PUD Building on Sandridge Road. This months meetings are Feb. 14 and Feb. 28. The group includes discussion and critique of writing works in progress, encouragement, support, and inspiration! Call Jan at 642-4932 for more information.

Legion meetings

    ILWACO The American Legion and Auxiliary, Don R. Grable Post and Unit No. 48, will have their monthly meetings on Tuesday, Feb. 14, preceded at 6 p.m. by a potluck at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco. For information, please call Dick Wallace, Post commander at 642-4188, or Connie Soditus, Unit president, at 665-6626.  Veterans and their families are welcome to come and spend some time with other veterans.

Positive community norms

    SEAVIEW  From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 15 and Feb. 16, anyone interested in learning more about changing social norms around youth substance use, mental health, or other wellness topics in our community is encouraged to attend the Positive Community Norms Training at the Peninsula Church Center at 5000 N Place in Seaview. Training is free for anyone who lives or works in South Pacific County. Register using email at koien@co.pacific.wa.us, or call 642-9349.

Brown pelicans

    FORT CLATSOP  At 1 p.m., on Sunday, Feb. 19 in the Netul River room of the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center, Deborah Jaques will be talking about the history of brown pelican occurrence in the Columbia River region, the general ecology of the species, and current pelican research and management topics on the west coast. Jaques is a wildlife biologist at Pacific Eco Logic, based in Astoria. She specializes in applied research, monitoring, and management of Pacific coast waterbirds and their habitat. For more information, call the park at 503-861-2471.

Daylight saving

    U.S.A. Turn your clocks ahead one hour for the beginning of Daylight Saving Time at 2 a.m., on Sunday, March 11. Fire departments encourage you to change the batteries in your smoke detectors at the same time.

Crab feed

    SOUTH BEND The 87th annual Pacific County Democratic crab feed is set for March 12, beginning at 5 p.m., at the Willapa Harbor Community Center, 916 W. 1st Street in South Bend. For information email Karen Spackman at kess-spack@wwest.net.