An exclamatory (!) press release, from the Chamber of Commerce: Chamber Networking Event Wednesday July 14, 2010 6:00 PM and 8:00 P.M. At the Boardwalk Shops in Ocean Shores Celebrate Summer with a Hawaiian Luau Party!
 Wear your favorite Hawaiian Shirt and Flip Flops!
 Hawaiian music, fresh fruit skewers, fruit smoothies! 
Your hosts are seven beautiful shops
 at The Boardwalk — 759 Pt. Brown Avenue
Door Prize Drawings—
All Chamber Members & Guests are welcomed!
 No Cover Charge!

From the State Dept. of Ecology: Now that the weather is turning warmer and people are enjoying the water, be on your guard against toxic algae blooms in Washington’s lakes. They can make people sick, especially children.

If the level of toxins is high enough, pets, livestock and wildlife can die from drinking water laden with toxic algae.

Love them or hate them? Crude, or brilliant? (or both?) Note: some people went off a deep-end tangent on this from the July 4/fireworks posting, so here is the spot for all your PV commenting needs.

*Summer arrives

(fashionably late)

*Seabrook is cooking: Coastal Living home, hot sales

*Ocean Shores real estate: Sales up, prices down

*Point Grenville: Historic day trip

*The “Oily Days” of Ocean Shores

*Locals Only: Drunken Sailors unite!

Photo of Sweetie by Becky Baker.

From this week’s Police Log (and, yes, this is the same street where a resident shot at a bear):

July 2

Huckleberry Court

“Black bear sitting on a dumpster.”

Richard Cherry captures a racer, and a dis-interested Local, at yesterday’s Tri Freaks:

“Barefoot Bandit” busted by Bahamans (Seattle Time story here) . . . Here, the Bear-foot Bandits gang members remain “at large” (up to 250 pounds), hitting bird feeders, composters and garbage cans from Rain Street to Marine View. Any recent sightings?

“Attention, Ocean Shores: If anyone hears of a Groom who is missing his Bride, as well as an entire Bridal Party, please have him report to the Tri Freaks finish line . . .”

Why are all these people laughing and having a good time today, at the Convention Center? Well, when you uncork wines from more than a dozen wineries around the state, have gourmets like Jess Owen from Ocean Crest Resort putting out delicious nibblings, add live music and works of local artists . . . . And the $10 entry fee and portions of the sales go to a great cause: The Interpretive Center.

Everybody wins. The Wine, Art and Food festival is going on until 9 p.m. today.