Community Calendar: 5.18.11

Published 5:00 pm Monday, May 16, 2011

Wednesday, May 18

Women in Business

KLIPSAN The next meeting of the Peninsula Women in Business is at 5:15 p.m., May 18 at Nanci and Jimellas Seafood Market. Urban bites and wine will be available for $5. Join fellow businesswomen for an evening of fun, while learning how to protect and organize your vital documents. Please R.S.V.P. to Heidi at junglenurse@comcast.net.

DAR meeting

ASTORIA The Astoria Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution meet at 11 a.m., May 18 at the Astoria Golf and Country Club. Plans for Memorial Day observances and the flag retirement ceremony will be discussed. Members and women interested in membership are welcome. Call 503-325-4683 or 503-861-0574 for information and reservations.

Diabetes group

NASELLE Ocean Beach Hospitals Diabetes Support Group meets from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., May 18 at the Naselle Clinic located at 21 N. Valley Road in Naselle. The agenda will include a presentation by new womens provider Dr. Lea Marlow, who will discuss Why do I have to take all these medications? All with an interest are welcome. Call 642-6308 with questions.

Fancy Nancy soiree

NASELLE From 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., May 18, children are invited to Naselle Timberland Library for a Fancy Nancy soiree. Ooh La La! Youre invited to a Fancy Nancy Soiree at the library. Hear a Fancy Nancy book, make a craft and do other related activities. Wear your fanciest attire! For more information call 484-3877.

Grange potluck

LONG BEACH Come check out the newly reinvigorated Long Beach Grange on Sandridge Road at a monthly potluck meeting from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., May 18. Everyone is welcome. For more information call Anna at 642-3895.

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 May 18 is A Guy Named Joe starring Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne and Van Johnson. 1944.  121 min.

Thursday, May 19

Gardening Chat

OCEAN PARK Come join an informal gardening chat at the Ocean Park Library community room the third Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. May 19 will be a discussion of ways to make caring for our gardens easier and less work.  If you have questions call Lisa at 665-3061.

Butler exhibit open

ILWACO A new exhibit, Picturing the Lower Columbia The Paintings of Maude Kimball Butler, is at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum through July 31. The exhibit will includes more than 60 paintings encompassing her extraordinary views of pioneer life on the lower Columbia River. The Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Thursdays are free thanks to support from the Port of Ilwaco. For more information please call CPHM Director Betsy Millard or Jane Sweringen in public relations at 642-3446. 

The Zookeepers Wife

ILWACO The Zookeepers Wife by Diane Ackerman is the book up for discussion at Ilwaco Timberland Library from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., May 19 for adults. For more information call 642-3908.

Art Around Town

PENINSULA Spring has once again brought out several artists competing at the Peninsula Arts Association spring art show in April. The first and second place winning painters art pieces are being shown at the Ocean Beach hospital in Ilwaco during the months of May and June. Come and see!

Friday, May 20

The Sound of Music

CHINOOK After successful auditions, rehearsals are in full swing for the Peninsula Association of Performing Artists production of The Sound of Music.  Be sure to mark your calendars for this exciting event. With a cast of 25 outstanding performers from Rosburg to Astoria to Ocean Park, The Sound of Music is guaranteed to be a memorable experience for all. Opening night is Friday, May 20, at 7 p.m. at the Fort Columbia Theater. Closing night is Sunday, June 12, at 3 p.m. Tickets are now on sale at Okies Thriftway and Stormin Normans, or call 665-6530. 

DAR meeting

ASTORIA Astoria Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will meet May 20 at 11 a.m., at the Astoria Golf and Country Club. Plans for the Memorial Day observance at Oceanview Cemetery and the flag retirement at Fort Stevens on June 14 will be discussed. Members and women interested in membership are invited to attend. For information and reservations call Regent Evelyn Laughman 503-325-4683 or Registrar Sue Glen 503-861-0574.

Coast Symphony

ASTORIA Beginning at 7 p.m., Friday, May 20, is the North Oregon Coast Symphonys season finale, Russian Harp, featuring the Peninsulas own very talented harpist, Cheri Walker, co-owner of 42nd Street Café. The concert will be held in the Clatsop Community Colleges Performing Arts Center at 16th and Franklin in Astoria. General admission is $10; students 12 and under are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Call 777-8750 for advance tickets.

Housing Authority meets 

SOUTH BEND The Joint Pacific County Housing Authority board of commissioners meets at 10 a.m., May 20 at the county annex building in South Bend. Call 360-423-0140, extension 15 if you have questions.

Pinochle 

LONG BEACH Everyone is invited to come to the Elks Lodge in Long Beach for pinochle every Friday at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $1.50 to play. Call 642-2749 for more information.

Parkinson support

ILWACO The Parkinsons disease support group is meeting on a special day at a special location. Everyone  is welcome to attend this months meeting from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., at the Ilwaco Timberland Library, next to the hospital. For information, call Patti at 665-3284.

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 (which is handicapped accessible) 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, May 21

Bikes 4 Books Sale

ILWACO The Masons annual yard, garden and plant sale will be held May 21 at the Ilwaco Saturday Market. All proceeds will go to Bikes 4 Books to help support school reading program. If you have questions call 665-3037.

Vintage Fashion show

ILWACO From Past to Present, a vintage fashion show and lunch to benefit patient care at Ocean Beach Hospital, will be May 21 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco. In what amounts to a time travelers tour of the fashion world, the event will feature clothing from the Roaring 20s to the Psychedelic 60s, and all points in between and beyond. Sponsored by Ocean Beach Hospital Foundation, the lunch is a fundraiser to support treatment programs including womens health and cancer screenings. In addition to the fashion show, the event will include raffle prizes and auction items. Tickets are available at Ocean Beach Hospital Gift Shop, the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum and the Long Beach Peninsula Trading Post.  The cost is $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Price includes the fashion show and lunch. For more information, call Beatrice Fabiano at 360-244-3312 or Gloria VanDeHey at 503-325-1202.

Grange Big Plant Sale

RAYMOND Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Willapa Valley Grange at 290 Camp One Rd in Raymond, is hosting a plant sale event and more. Presentations include topics like Building Hoop Houses at 11:15 a.m., a forge welding demonstration at       12:20 p.m., and Gardening and Pets at 1:15 p.m.  Local nursery vendors, soil amendment producers, farmers, veggie and herb flower seed suppliers will be on hand for all gardening needs. This event promises to be fun for the whole family! Worn Out Shoes will provide music. This is a potluck event with a suggested sliding donation of $1 to $5. Proceeds from vendor sales and donations go to help renovate the Willapa Valley Grange No. 527. For more information contact Jeff Gee at 360-589-3444.

Stamp Club

LONG BEACH Peninsula Stamp Club meets May 21 at 11 a.m. at the Long Beach Grange at 5715 Sandridge Road. Beginners to advanced collectors are welcome. Call John at 642-8732 for more information.

Great White Tail Run

SKAMOKAWA The 27th annual Great White Tail Run will be held on May 21 beginning at 10 a.m., on the Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge located in Skamokawa. Participants will run or walk an out and back course for the 10k, 5k or two miles.  There will be recognition awards given to the top overall female and male in each event along with ribbons for the top three finishers in each age division. Registration and packet pickup will begin at 8:30 a.m. the day of the event at Vista Park where parking will be available. Day of run registration cost is $12 without a shirt and $25 with a shirt. A limited supply of shirts will be available.  For more information or to request a registration form, please call 360-465-2275 or 360-795-3278 or email to carol.ervest@gmail.com. This event is fundraiser for the Wahkiakum County based 4-H program and all proceeds will be used to benefit the county program.

Clamming

PENINSULA A razor clam dig is scheduled on the Long Beach Peninsula on May 21 and May 22. See Page B6 for details.

Free appliance disposal

LONG BEACH On May 21 from 10  a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Long Beach Transfer Station, you can get rid of old washers and dryers, hot water heaters, ovens, stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers, microwaves and freezers free of charge. In addition, the household waste facility in Long Beach is open every Friday from 9 a.m. to noon through September. During this time, oil based paints, pesticides, fluorescent lights, batteries, poisons, etc., will be accepted. Call 642-9356 if you have questions.

Sunday, May 22

Emergency Notification System

PACIFIC COUNTY If you live within a tsunami inundation zone, you may call 642-9338 or 875-9338 and provide your name, address, phone number, and telephone provider. VOIP and cell phone users may register their phone numbers by visiting the following link, www.co.pacific.wa.us/pcema/EmergNotifcation.htm.

Meditation session

OCEAN PARK Loving kindness meditation is available every Sunday at Golden Sands at 7 p.m. The session begins with a teaching on CD or DVD followed by 20 minutes of silent meditation and group discussion. For information contact  patriciachristie3@gmail.com.

Overeaters Anonymous

PENINSULA There are meetings four times a week on the Peninsula in both Seaview and Ocean Park, on Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays for those interested in the support group Overeaters Anonymous. If you have questions call 665-2535 or Kathleen at 642-8439.

Monday, May 23

Garage sale items 

LONG BEACH Donations are being accepted from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., May 23 through May 27 for the Pacific County Humane Societys annual garage sale to benefit the no-kill shelter. Items donated should be priced and can be left at 1615 Pacific Avenue North, behind the house on Boulevard. Please do not bring clothing, shoes and similar items. 

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.

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.

Tuesday, May 24

Birding class

LONG BEACH Discovery Coast Audubon Society Education Coordinator Mary Atherton will teach a free, one-hour beginning birding class emphasizing woodpeckers, sapsuckers and kingfishers at 2 p.m., on May 24 at the Lighthouse Oceanfront Resort in Long Beach. The conference room is handicapped accessible. Call 665-5975 for information.

Summer Food Program 

LONG BEACH The Boys and Girls Club of the Long Beach Peninsula is hosting a summer meal program at no charge to attending children 18 years of age and younger at the old high school at the Black Lake Community Center, 404 School Road in Ilwaco. A sack lunch will be available from noon to 1 p.m., and afternoon snacks from 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., each Friday starting June 17 and continuing through Aug. 26. If you have questions call Mary Ann Sinar, program director at 642-8668.

Fruits of the spirit

SEAVIEW A study of the fruits of the spirit with nationally recognized Biblical scholar Rev. Tom Schaffer runs each Tuesday through June 28 at St. Peters Episcopal Church in Seaview. All are welcome. Call 642-3115 with questions.

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 Lynn Raymer at 665-2685 or go to www.beachrotary.org.

Do Nothing Club

OCEAN PARK There is no better time than now to check out the Do Nothing Club. The club is always looking for a few good men to meet on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. at 24002 U Street in Ocean Park. You can play cribbage, shoot pool or sit around solve the worlds problems. Meet and make some new friends. For more information, call Jack McBride at 665-2721 or Russ Jones at 665-3939.

Wednesday, May 25

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.

Chinook Food Bank

CHINOOK Volunteers for the Chinook Food Bank, located at 70 Houchen Street in Chinook, are handing out food on Wednesday, May 25. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For questions or in an emergency, call 875-6670.

Author Readings

ILWACO Writers are encouraged to come share works in progress or published writings, and everyone is welcome to come hear these original stories on May 25 at Olde Towne Trading Post, on Lake Street in Ilwaco. Coffee and goodies available at 6 p.m., and readings begin at 7 p.m. For more information call 642-4932.

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 May 25 is Silk Stockings starring Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse. 1957.  118 min.

Future Events

Blood drive

ILWACO Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics is teaming up with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive at the hospital, Thursday, May 26, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Blood products are routinely transfused to those with cancer and other diseases, organ transplant recipients, premature babies, and accident and trauma victims.  One donation can help save up to three lives, according to the Red Cross. Last year, 228 patients at Ocean Beach Hospital received more than 600 units of blood products, according to Steve Raymond, laboratory manager for the hospital. Those interested in donating can schedule an appointment by calling Alan Craft at Ocean Beach Hospital at 642-6461, or schedule online at www.redcrossblood.org, code: oceanbeach.  

OBH support group

ILWACO Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics Cancer Support Group will meet Friday, May 27, at 2 p.m. in the Ilwaco Community Building meeting room. The support group is part of the hospitals oncology outreach and education program. Cyndy Soule and Jami Greenfield, members of the hospitals chemotherapy team, will facilitate the meeting. Current and past cancer patients and their families are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call Cyndy at 642-6327, or Jami at 642-6475.  

Library Book Sale

OCEAN PARK The Friends of The Ilwaco-Ocean Park Libraries used book sale will be held May 27, May 28 and May 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Ocean Park Timberland Library. Some books are marked for price; all others are $1 per hardbound and trade paper and .50 for regular size paper. Stock up with summer reading material. All proceeds are for the benefit of the Ilwaco and Ocean Park Libraries.

Church garage sale

NASELLE Naselle Lutheran Church at 308 Knappton Road in Naselle is holding a large multi-family garage sale on Friday, May 27 and Saturday, May 28 from 7 a.m. until      1 p.m. each day.  Coffee and baked goods will also be available for sale. Monies earned will be used to continue on with mission work. 

Memorial Day Observances

PENINSULA On Monday, May 30, Memorial Day observances are planned. See box above for details.

Community Open House

KLIPSAN From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 4, the Peninsula Senior Activity Center will host a community open house. Representatives from various social, health and non-profit organizations will be on hand to explain their programs and answer questions about volunteering or other opportunities existing. Lunch will be available for a nominal fee. Call Ernie Henson at 665-3999 if you have questions.

Furrballs golf tournament

LONG BEACH The Furrballs Golf Tournament is set for 10:30 a.m., Sunday, June 12 at Peninsula Golf Course in Long Beach. Come play golf and help our local no-kill shelter. The $25 fee includes nine-holes of golf in the two-person scramble format plus a delicious lunch. There will be prizes and field events, mulligans for sale, raffle tickets available and an incredible opportunity for $10,000 for a hole-in-one. Space is limited to call 642-2828 to sign up now.

Chinook School meeting

CHINOOK The Friends of Chinook School hold their annual meeting at 7 p.m., Monday, June 20 at the Chinook gymnasium. On the agenda is the election of board members and an annual update progress report. If you have questions call Connie at 777-8859.