Community Calendar: Jan. 30, 2013

Published 4:00 pm Monday, January 28, 2013

Wednesday, Jan. 30

Beachcombers & birders

    PACIFIC COUNTY  Help make a difference for the environment by collecting data for the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST).  This is a citizen science project dedicated to involving volunteers in the collection of high quality data on the status of coastal beaches, and trends of seabirds. The goal is to assist government agencies and other organizations in making informed management and conservation decisions, and promote proactive citizen involvement and action. COASST volunteers systematically count and identify bird carcasses that wash ashore along ocean beaches from northern California to Alaska. Volunteers need no experience with birds, just a commitment to survey a specific beach (about 3/4 mile) each month. If you are interested in participating, join COASST staff for a full, six-hour training session. There is no charge to attend a training, but plan to provide a $20 refundable deposit if you would like to take home a COASST volunteer kit complete with a COASST Beached Birds field guide. Training activities take place indoors and include a break for lunch.  Please pack your own or plan to buy lunch nearby.

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 Jan. 30 is Harvey Girls, starring Judy Garland, John Hodiak. 1945. 102 min.

Thursday, Jan. 31

Peninsula Has Talent

    ILWACO  Dust off your dancing shoes and tune up that tuba, it is time for the Peninsula Players annual Peninsula Has Talent competition and a chance to compete for the prize of $250. There will be a number of performers and local celebrity judges. Come to the preliminary judging on Thursday, Jan. 31 and Friday, Feb. 1 at the River City Playhouse at 127 Lake Street SE in Ilwaco. All ages and talents are invited. (Performances will be Feb. 8 through Feb. 9 at 7 p.m., and on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 2 p.m.) For more information call Rob Lindberg at 665-0590.

ReachOut meeting

    SEAVIEW ReachOut Ministries will hold their annual meeting on Thursday, Jan. 31, at 1 p.m. at the Peninsula Church Center at 5000 N Place in Seaview. Everyone is welcome. On the agenda will be a discussion of the 2013 plans for youth ministry and outreach. For information, call 642-2708.

Open house

    KLIPSAN  From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., on Jan. 31 there will be an open house at Golden Sands at Klipsan Beach. All are welcome for an afternoon of relaxed and casual visiting, food and fun, and to check out this wonderful facility. There will be door prizes, music, good food and more. Please RSVP to 665-0190.

No tax help

    OCEAN PARK Because there are not enough volunteers this year there will not be free help for seniors and low-income taxpayers through the library.

Friday, Feb. 1

Womens Heart to Heart lunch

    LONG BEACH Dr. Pattie Malone, Ocean Beach Hospital Emergency Department director, will be one of three speakers featured at the annual Womens Heart to Heart lunch, Feb. 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Long Beach Elks Lodge. The Heart of a Woman is the theme of this years forum, which focuses on the unique health issues women face. In addition to Malone, other speakers will include Jennifer Vedenoja, EMT-P, a local emergency services provider, and Julie Miller, RN from Olympia, a cardiac event survivor. The event is co-sponsored by Ocean Beach Hospital Auxiliary and Gift Shop, and Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics. Tickets are available at Ocean Beach Hospital Gift Shop. The cost is $7 and includes a heart-healthy lunch. For more information, call Denise Ross, Ocean Beach Hospitals diabetes educator at 642-6308.

Library friends meet

    NASELLE The Naselle Friends of the Timberland Library will hold their annual meeting beginning at 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 1 in the library at 4 Parpala Road in Naselle. For information call 484-3877.

Writers Weekend

    OCEAN PARK The 22nd annual Writers Weekend at the Beach is set for Feb. 1 through Feb. 3 at the Ocean Park Retreat Center. The keynote speaker, Normandie Ward Fischer, is the executive editor for Wayside Press, a general market imprint of Written World Communication. She will speak on The Cadence of Voice. Other topics include poetry, marketing, writing curriculum, fiction, nonfiction and photography. If you have questions or would like to attend please contact Birdie Etchison at 665-6576.

Kite Festival posters

    LONG BEACH  The Washington State International Kite Festival is beginning the process to select the artwork for the 2013 Kite Festival poster. If you have a great idea and would like to submit your art, do so by Feb. 1. To request a packet of information for the contest please submit your name, mailing address and phone number to Troy Rodenbaugh, chair, P.O. Box 1443, Long Beach, WA 98631 or call 642-0886.

Saturday, Feb. 2

New Sid Snyder book

    ILWACO Across the Aisles: Sid Snyders Remarkable Life in Groceries and Government, written by Jeff Burlingame, will be launched at The Artisan in Ilwaco from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., on Feb. 2. Part of Washington states Legacy Project, the book chronicles the remarkable life and achievements of the coasts favorite state senator, the man dubbed the governor of Southwest Washington. In addition to being available at the book launch, books will be sold at Sids Market and Time Enough Books. Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum is doing a photo exhibit on Sid to correspond with the book launch.

Sunday, Feb. 3

Neighbors helping neighbors

    OCEAN PARK Community Table free lunch program needs your help. The all volunteer hot lunch program prepares about 100 meals each week at a cost of $2 per meal, with 100 percent of your tax deductible donation going to provide a hot meal for your neighbors in Ocean Park and nearby. Please help them continue. Mail your donation for one or more meals to: Community Table, c/o Ocean Park Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 22, Ocean Park, WA 98640.

Monday, Feb. 4

AARP meeting

    KLIPSAN The next monthly meeting of American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) is at noon on Feb. 4, at the Peninsula Senior Activity Center in Klipsan. The newly-elected officers for 2013 will be introduced.  This is a potluck meeting. Call Dorothy Tenney at 665-0888 for more information.

Beach Barons meeting

    OCEAN PARK The Beach Barons meet the first Monday of each month in the clubhouse just south of Bay Avenue in Ocean Park. The next meeting is set for Feb. 4. Anyone with an interest is welcome. For information call 642-3998 or 665-5743.

Girls Circle

    SEAVIEW The Boys & Girls Club of the Long Beach Peninsula is proud to announce Girls Circle facilitator training to be held Feb. 4 and Feb. 5, at the Peninsula Church Center in Seaview. The club was awarded a millage grant in winter 2012, allowing the training to come to the Peninsula. Girls Circle is a program that promotes healthy relationships and resiliency for girls ages 9 to 18 in a safe space. This program is vital to the livelihoods of local girls and young women, providing activities that help strengthen and build relationships, body image and healthy habits. The training is free to Pacific County residents and lasts from 8 a.m. to    4:30 p.m., both days. The training provides the foundation to be hired to facilitate the program, which will potentially happen four times throughout the year, once during the summer and three times during the school year. Call Bethany Brakemeyer at the Boys and Girls Club for more information or to register at 642-8668.

Tuesday, Feb. 5

Volunteer firefighters

    PENINSULA  Volunteers are needed with the local fire departments. For more information call Pacific County Fire District No. 1 at 665-4451, Pacific County Fire District No. 2 at 777-8209, Long Beach Volunteer Fire Department at 642-4421 or Ilwaco Volunteer Fire Department at 642-3188.

Wednesday, Feb. 6

Chinook Food Bank

    CHINOOK The Friends of Chinook School is sponsoring the Chinook Food Bank in the Chinook School building at 810 State Route 101 in Chinook. The food bank will be open on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call Loma at 777-8367 with 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 Feb. 6 is Suddenly, starring Frank Sinatra and Sterling Hayden. 1964. 77 min.

Future Events

Masonic dinner

    ILWACO Occident Lodge No. 99 will hold a dinner at    6:30 p.m., with a meeting following at 7 p.m., on Thursday, Feb. 7. All Masons are welcome. Call 665-4618 for more information.

Bunco for Food4Kids

    LONG BEACH The Long Beach Elks holds bunco the first and third Thursdays of each month at 6:30 p.m., at 110 N. Pacific Highway. These are potluck gatherings so bring something to share. The cost is $5, which goes to support the Food4Kids backpack program. Prizes will be awarded to winners. This program provides a backpack with food for needy kids to take home on Fridays so they have something to eat on the weekend. If you have questions call 642-8244.

Clamming

    PENINSULA A razor clam dig is scheduled on the Long Beach Peninsula from the Columbia River north jetty to Leadbetter Point on Feb. 8 through Feb. 10, pending marine toxin tests, with digging allowed between noon and midnight. The best time to start is an hour or two before low tide and it is recommended you take a lantern for evening digs. Harvesters are allowed to take no more than 15 razor clams and must keep the first 15 they dig, regardless of size or condition. Each diggers clams must be kept in a separate container. Licenses are available at numerous local businesses.

Irene Martin presentation

    NASELLE Irene Martin, noted author and historian, will speak at the Pacific County Historical Society and Museums annual board meeting on Sunday, Feb. 10, at 1:30 p.m. following the Deep River American Legion Auxiliarys Valentine Smorgasbord at Naselle High School in the middle school commons. Her presentation will be about canneries on the Columbia River; how they started; what made them work or not work; how they changed over time in terms of organization; and some of the more colorful individuals who owned and operated them. Everyone is invited to this free presentation.

American Legion meetings

    ILWACO The American Legion and Auxiliary, Don R. Grable Post and Unit No. 48, will have their monthly meetings on Tuesday, Feb. 12, preceded by a potluck, at 6 p.m. at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco.  For information, please call Teresa Bryan, Post Commander, at 642-2041 or Janet Easley, Unit President at 665-5580.  Veterans and their families are welcome to come and spend some time with other veterans.

WellSpring meeting

    LONG BEACH The public is invited to attend the WellSpring Coalition meeting at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12 in the main conference room the county building at 7013 Sandridge Road in Long Beach. Please join attendees and help work toward a safer and healthier environment for our community. For additional information call 360-783-1090.

Shrove supper

    SEAVIEW From 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Feb. 12 is the Shrove Tuesday pancake supper, sponsored by St. Peters Episcopal Church, at the Peninsula Church Center, 5000 N?Place in Seaview. The is no charge but donations are appreciated.

Tsunami train-the-trainer

    ILWACO  The Pacific County Emergency Management Agency (PCEMA) is offering a free tsunami public education course on Feb. 14, at the Grays Harbor College Columbia Education Center at 208 Advent Ave. S.E. in Ilwaco. The course will be from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Workbooks will be provided.  Topics for the course include: near and far source tsunami events and scenarios, the Cascadia Subduction Zone, tsunami modeling, inundation mapping in Washington state, local vulnerabilities, emergency management systems, tsunami response, how to reduce risks, and community training.  Anyone interested in participating must pre-register with AmeriCorps member Kirsten Harvill by calling 875-9409 or 642-9409 or email kharvill@co.pacific.wa.us.  

Mini-grants available

    PENINSULA  WellSpring Community Network has mini-grants available with applications due Feb. 15. See www.wellspringpacific.com for details or call Monica at 642-3787.

Baby shower

    ASTORIA St. Marys Catholic Church in Seaview is having a baby shower, potluck and bingo in support of the Pregnancy Resource Center Door of Hope  (located in Astoria), on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 11:30 a.m.  Anyone attending is asked to bring an unwrapped item such as diapers for newborns and sizes four, five and six; sleepers, any color, in sizes 0-to-3, 3-to-6, and six-month sizes; diaper bags in neutral colors; toys and rattles; socks for boys; cute coming-home-from-the-hospital outfits for babies; or white, rectangular laundry baskets for layettes. Patty Dunn, executive director of the Door of Hope, will speak briefly about the centers program. Please call Janet Easley at 665-5580 with questions.

Paul Buck Stierle

    TOKELAND Mr. Tambourine Man, Paul Buck Stierle plays guitar and sings songs from Bob Dylans early years at a free performance at the Shoalwater Bay Tribal gym (located across from the Tokeland Post Office) on Wednesday, Feb. 20. The show begins at 4:30 p.m. Stierle focuses on Dylans early hits, from 1962 to 1974, and traces Dylans progress through folk music, protest song, folk rock and rock-n-roll to country rock and Christian music. Free pizza and refreshments will be served. CDs will be available for purchase. This event is sponsored by the Shoalwater Bay Tribal Community Library. For information call 360-267-8190.

Diabetes Support Group

    ILWACO  The next meeting of the Diabetes Support Group with the topic of The Personal Side of Diabetes, presented by Heather A. Bee, Psy.D is set for 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the Ocean Beach Hospital meeting rooms. The meeting is free to the public. For questions call 642-6314.

Events seminar

    CHINOOK  In a collaborative effort between Long Beach Peninsula Visitors Bureau, city of Long Beach Tourism and Events, and Long Beach Merchants Association there will be an Events Seminar on Feb. 20 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the Chinook School gymnasium. This presentation is geared toward new event chairs and organizers and those aspiring to leadership or wanting refresher information. On the agenda will be event chair guidelines including subjects like leadership structure, timelines, budgeting and finance, volunteer recruitment, training, coordination, and retention, promotion and advertising, and more! Following the presentation there will be small group break outs to exchange best practices. Pizza and beverages will be provided during the dinner break. Please RSVP by Wednesday, Feb. 13 via email to andi@funbeach.com.

Mardi Gras coming

    ILWACO On Saturday, Feb. 23, Ocean Beach Hospital Foundation will be holding their annual auction as a Mardi Gras-themed, fantastic celebration, in lieu of their usual holiday Celebration of Lights. For more information call Geri Marcus, Ocean Beach Hospital Foundation executive director at 642-6405.

Student Photographers

    WASHINGTON  The Professional Photographers of Washington is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for the 2013 Student Photographer of the Year Award, which is open to all high school seniors in Washington state graduating in 2013. One student will receive the $2,000 scholarship grant, which will be used to further the applicants study in the photographic arts. The Student Photographer of the Year will be chosen based upon photographic and scholastic studies, and the students wish to continue their studies in the photographic arts. The application postmarked deadline is March 16. For more information or to receive an application, contact Anita Weston 425-776-4426.  Applications and more are available online at www.ppw.org.